A former Pentagon official stated that the government uses the term "unidentified" for aerial phenomena to help remove the stigma associated with reporting them.

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• Person: Not available Organization: The New Yorker
  How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker

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• How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker www.newyorker.com The New Yorker via serper

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• Pentagon entity
• unidentified anomalous phenomenon concept