The Pentagon has issued a statement saying that the path and altitude of the latest object raised concerns and was considered a safety hazard and threat due to its potential surveillance capabilities. US Senator Marco Rubio has claimed that UFOs have been operating over restricted US airspace for years but have only recently come to the public’s attention.
US Air Force General Glen VanHerck has stated that the intelligence community is exploring all possible explanations, including the possibility of extraterrestrial origin. However, British UFO expert Nick Pope, formerly with the UK’s Ministry of Defence, believes that the objects are likely some form of surveillance device rather than extraterrestrial.
Nick Pope, says : “I’m sure there’s life out there in the cosmos, and I’m open minded about the idea of visitation – to borrow the general’s phrase, I don’t rule it out, but this isn’t The War of the Worlds, it’s spying.”
Regardless of their origin, the increasing number of unidentified objects in Northern American airspace is causing concern and making headlines around the world. The US authorities are making every effort to assess what damage has been done and to mitigate the threat.
