The existence of UFOs had been "proved beyond reasonable doubt," according the head of the secret Pentagon program that analyzed the mysterious aircrafts.
In an interview with British broadsheet The Telegraph published on Saturday, Luis Elizondo told the newspaper of the sightings, "In my opinion, if this was a court of law, we have reached the point of 'beyond reasonable doubt.'"
"I hate to use the term UFO but that's what we're looking at," he added. "I think it's pretty clear this is not us, and it's not anyone else, so no one has to ask questions where they're from."
Since 2007, Elizondo led the government program, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, investigating evidence of UFOs and alien life. It was shuttered in 2012.
Its existence was first reported by The New York Times last week.
Elizondo was not able to discuss specifics of the program, but told The Telegraph that there had been "lots" of UFO sightings and witnesses interviewed during the program's five years.
Investigators pinpointed geographical "hot spots" that were sometimes near nuclear facilities and power plants and observed trends among the aircrafts including lack of flight surfaces on the objects and extreme manoeuvrability, Elizondo told The Telegraph.
Previously: Pentagon's UFO Investigation Program Revealed
(Score: 2) by inertnet on Wednesday December 27 2017, @12:32PM (7 children)
Indeed, highly unlikely. I'd love to verify the proof he's talking about.
I would sooner believe that they're time travelers from the future, wondering about all the stupid decisions from the current era.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by turgid on Wednesday December 27 2017, @12:39PM
Here's a happy thought for the festive period: they're not time travellers from the future because the human race wipes itself out with WW III before it can invent time travel.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 3, Touché) by khallow on Wednesday December 27 2017, @12:52PM (5 children)
If they have to wonder, then they haven't advanced much.
(Score: 2) by inertnet on Wednesday December 27 2017, @02:24PM (4 children)
After the singularity, all important decisions will be made by one or more AI's, who may want to learn from the past for a change.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday December 27 2017, @03:52PM (2 children)
(Score: 2) by turgid on Wednesday December 27 2017, @04:03PM (1 child)
Indeed. In the last two years, the West has set itself on course for a return to the 19th Century, particularly the UK and USA. I really don't have much hope for the human race.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 1) by khallow on Thursday December 28 2017, @12:38PM
And why suddenly concerned about this regression in the last two years? The far right aren't the only holdovers from the 19th Century. A huge portion of their political opponents also live in that era as well.
My view is let's see how the EU fixes the current immigration crisis (and its many anti-democratic tendencies as well) before deciding whether a return to the 19th Century is the worst of your worries.
(Score: 2) by Bot on Friday December 29 2017, @11:00AM
Don't worry, Kill All Lawyers is pretty high on the directives' list already.
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