US President Donald Trump spoke for the first time directly about the evidence of military pilots claiming to have seen unidentified flying objects ( UFOs, revealing unusual details from stories he heard at the White House.
During an interview with CBS’s news show, Trump indicated that several U.S. Air Force pilots reported on meetings with mysterious objects that, they said, performed movements that could not be easily explained. However, the president stressed that he remains skeptical about the theories of aliens, though he considers pilots reliable witnesses and their very serious claims to be considered.
One of the most remarkable episodes that Trump confessed relates to a sphere – shaped object that allegedly passed by an American fighter plane at a speed of three times its own. According to the president, the pilots were on F-22s, considered among the most advanced and fastest combat vehicles of the U.S. Army, when they noticed the mysterious object.
They flew F-22s, better and faster planes, but something exceeded them at three times faster speeds. It was a round object, not aerodynamic. Maybe it was a comet, Trump expressed it, leaving open the possibility of a natural explanation for what pilots claim to have seen.
During the interview, the president was also asked whether there is any US secret programme for the study of UFOs, which even senior White House executives may not be aware of. Trump denied to hear of such a program, but stated that, if he existed, he would try to find out immediately after the interview.
Meanwhile, his administration has taken steps towards publishing classified documents related to unidentified air phenomena. The Pentagon has released several pieces of declassified documents, including a new set of materials published in October, promoting public interest and debates over what the American military may know about these phenomena.
Trump’s statements, however, have also sparked criticism. Some of his opponents have claimed increased attention to the UFOs could serve to draw attention to domestic political issues and controversy. Another point that has raised questions is the mention of the possibility that the first object by pilots was a comet. According to scientific explanation, this hypothesis does not stand because comets are celestial bodies moving into space at very great distances from the Earth as fighter planes operate within the atmosphere.
Furthermore, F-22 uses motors that need atmospheric oxygen to function and can fly up to 20 kilometers, while comets are located in astronomical distances. For this reason, a comet cannot be an object flying near a fighter plane and can predict it, as described in the pilot’s testimony.
Source Layer: Insander
