The U.S. government aims to shift the discussion on UFOs from speculation to scientific inquiry.

For decades, UFOs have fascinated Americans, with most discussions centered on science fiction media.

Conspiracy theories about the U.S. government hiding alien life and technology have gained popularity, with a 2019 poll showing that 68% of respondents believed the government knows more about UFOs than it is telling us.

The government is making an effort to be more transparent and address potential national security concerns by promoting the study of unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs, which the military has now labeled as UFOs.

According to Ryan Graves, executive director of Americans for Safe Aerospace, the recognition that the ability to report objects is necessary for national security and domain awareness has started among the tactical air crew in this country, despite the belief that they are out there conducting a UFO hunt.

In July, a former U.S. Navy pilot, Graves, testified before Congress alongside two other former military officials about his experience with UAPs.

In June 2021, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a preliminary report on UAPs, and in November, the Pentagon established a group to identify and track objects in restricted airspace.

In July 2022, NASA appointed an independent expert panel to analyze UAP incidents and advise the Department of Defense on how to collect and interpret data on UAPs. Following this, the DoD established the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in August 2022 to coordinate efforts across federal agencies in detecting and investigating UAP sightings.

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