UFO enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting a landmark Pentagon report about sightings and experiences of mystery flying objects by US armed forces personnel.
US government officials have said the document detailing into Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) will be released any day.
It comes after the US Department of Defence established a task force last year to help the military "improve its understanding of, and gain insight into, the nature and origins" of UFOs.
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The report was stipulated when former US President Donald Trump signed the $2.9 trillion coronavirus relief and government funding bill into law last December.
It will be the first into UFO sightings by any major US defence agency.
While UFOs are associated with possible alien life, many security experts believe the unidentified sightings over US military sites could be advanced drones developed by rival powers such as Russia or China.
Ex-military pilots recount sightings
For months, public interest in the report's findings have been stoked by fresh revelations of UFO sightings from retired military personnel and the release of unclassified video showing mystery objects seen by US fighter pilots.
The US Department of Defence's watchdog is also set to examine how the Pentagon has handled reports of UFOs.
Ryan Graves, a former US Navy pilot, told CBS's 60 Minutes last month that he was among the military aviators who spotted "unidentified vessels" flying off the coast of Virginia every day for two years, starting in 2019.
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The former naval lieutenant said he was worried by the incidents and the Pentagon's response.
Retired US Navy pilot David Fravor also told the program how he encountered unidentified aerial objects in 2004 off the Californian coast.
He said their lightning speed and handling was superior to his advance FA-18 warplane.
"I don't know who's building it, who's got the technology, who's got the brains. But there's, there's something out there that was better than our airplane."
In April, the Pentagon confirmed the authenticity of photos and video from US Navy personnel, taken in 2019, that appeared to show triangle-shaped objects blinking and moving through the clouds.
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Former President Barack Obama has also confirmed there are UFO sightings that the government cannot explain.
Mr Obama told The Late Late Show last month there really were aerial objects that couldn't be explained.
"What is true, and I'm actually being serious here, is that there's footage and records of objects in the skies that we don't know exactly what they are," Mr Obama said.
What will upcoming UFO report say?
While UFO experts have applauded recent moves by the US government to share more information about unknown aerial encounters reported over the last several decades, many remain sceptical that the upcoming report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and other agencies will provide a comprehensive look at the issue.
That's because the Pentagon has long resisted acknowledging that some of what has been observed is simply unexplainable despite compelling evidence that these objects displayed characteristics that are not normally associated with conventional aircraft.
It is likely to be an interim report that will meet the intent of Congress with a promise to provide another report at a future date.
But the good news is that the report shows the Pentagon is taking UFOs seriously.
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