On November 27, 2024, the Pentagon firmly denied allegations of a secret reverse engineering program related to recovered UFOs. During a congressional panel, former Navy Admiral Tim Gallaudet emphasized the reality of UFOs, stating, "We must face this new reality with courage and learn from it."
Gallaudet recounted an incident where he received an email containing a video of a military aircraft performing routine exercises. The footage revealed an unidentified object nearly colliding with the plane. He noted that the UFO exhibited structural and flight characteristics unlike anything in the U.S. arsenal. Strangely, the email vanished from his inbox without explanation.
Former Department of Defense official Luis Elizondo claimed that the U.S. and rival nations possess unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) technology, which they are concealing to maintain the illusion that humanity is alone in the cosmos. He asserted, "UAP are real. Advanced technologies not made by our government or any other are monitoring sensitive military installations worldwide."
While Elizondo believes the American public can handle the truth, the Pentagon maintains that reported UFO sightings are explainable as drones, rockets, or birds, denying any secret program related to alien technology.