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U.S. intelligence officials told members of Congress on Tuesday that sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) continue to be “frequent”, with nearly 400 detections currently reported by American service members – an almost triple increase since last year.

For the first time in more than 50 years, senior government officials have given public testimony about UFOs, or unidentified weather phenomena (UAPs) as the military refers to them.

Ronald Moultrie, Under Secretary for Defense Intelligence and Security, and Scott Bray, Deputy Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence, sought to shed light on a House Intelligence Committee sub-panel to better identify airborne objects that no one has yet explained.

While they do not rule out the possibility of extraterrestrial life, their main concern is to combat potential new technologies from US enemies.

This means trying to find plausible explanations for UAPs and potentially withholding information from the public.

“We recognize that this may be inadequate or inadequate in the eyes of many. “This is a popular topic in our nation with various theories about what these objects might be and where they originated from,” he said. “We are all inquisitive by nature and seek to understand the unknown. And as a lifelong intelligence specialist, I am impatient. For this I want an urgent explanation as much as anyone else.”

He said that although there was no “direct contact” between the UAPs and the US aircraft, 11 “near misses” were recorded. The US has never opened fire on or fired on a UAP, no debris from such observations has been of “extraterrestrial origin” and there have been no attempts to communicate with the UAPs as they appear to be “unmanned”. .

Pentagon officials responded to some of the lawmakers’ questions by saying that the answers were left for a secret briefing that would follow the public, whether encounters with UAPs changed the evolution of offensive or defensive military capabilities.

Lawmakers on the Intelligence panel of both parties warned that UAPs pose serious “national security threats” and should therefore be investigated.

Defense officials agree. They said one of their main priorities is to stamp out UAP sightings reported out of fear of ridicule or judgment, and they said they’ve seen success in increasing sighting reports from the 144 documented in one report last year to the 400 reported this year.

“Honestly, one of Congress’ concerns is that the executive branch in the administration of both parties is sweeping concerns about UAPs under the rug by focusing on the events that can be explained and avoiding the unexplained,” he said. Indiana Democrat André Carson said.

Cases that are resolved generally fall into one of five categories: airborne clutter, natural atmospheric phenomenon, U.S. government or industry development programs, xenophobic systems, or “other” all-encompassing designation, officials said.