The Pentagon released yet more documents related to unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) on Friday.
This is the seventh tranche of records released since May, though, unlike previous releases, there are no videos or images included. Instead the latest trove is an assortment of memos and reports of encounters with possible UAP.
The most in-depth account is a report from this year in which multiple federal law enforcement agents in an undisclosed location witnessed a UAP “presenting as a matte black triangular shape of extremely low aspect ratio.”
The object reportedly had a 13- to 15-foot wingspan, measured about six to nine feet in length and had a thickness of one to two feet. According to the agents, the craft was steady as it climbed about 200 or 300 feet into the air above a ridgeline over the course of 10 seconds. At that point, it hovered for another 20 seconds before it flew out of sight at fighter-jet-like speeds into a nearby canyon while hugging the low-lying terrain and executing fluid turns.
The craft didn’t make any of the sounds associated with a fighter jet, however, such as roaring engines or whooshes as it flew through the air. Nor did it display any apparent exhaust plumes or other emissions expected from powered flight. It did show up on an agent’s handheld infrared monocular, however, with a uniform thermal signature across the entire body. According to the report, optical views through binoculars revealed “no propulsive apertures, rotating elements, rivets, panels, windows, canopy, cabin structures, and no protrusions or structural features” on the UAP.
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