Officials tell NYT many UAP sightings are foreign surveillance or airborne clutter

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The New York Times reported, citing unnamed defense officials, that a classified government review attributed many recent UAP incidents to foreign surveillance, some to Chinese drones, and others to airborne clutter such as weather balloons. Officials did not release the underlying analysis.

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  1. PressMost UFOs are 'Chinese surveillance' drones and 'airborne clutter,' Pentagon officials reveal (opens in a new tab)Live Science / 2022-11-04

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