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Also known as: US Navy, United States Navy, U.S. Navy

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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com The New Yorker Apr 30, 2021 8 facts

quoteJohn Ratcliffe, the former director of National Intelligence, stated in a Fox News interview that UAP/UFO sightings involve objects seen by Navy or Air Force pilots or captured by satellite imagery that exhibit movements difficult to explain, are hard to replicate, exceed the sound barrier without a sonic boom, and utilize technology currently unavailable to the United States.

quoteJohn Ratcliffe, the former director of National Intelligence, stated in a Fox News interview that U.F.O. sightings involve objects observed by Navy or Air Force pilots or satellite imagery that engage in actions difficult to explain, exhibit movements hard to replicate, utilize technology the United States does not possess, and travel at speeds exceeding the sound barrier without producing a sonic boom.

claimThe December 16, 2017 New York Times article included two videos, recorded by the Navy, of what were described in official channels as 'unidentified aerial phenomena' (U.A.P.).

claimThe Department of Defense confirmed that the video of the three airborne triangles released by George Knapp and Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell was real and was taken by Navy personnel.

claimThe Department of Defense confirmed that the video released by George Knapp and Jeremy Kenyon Lockyer Corbell was authentic and was recorded by Navy personnel.

claimJohn Ratcliffe, the former director of National Intelligence, stated in a Fox News interview that unidentified objects observed by Navy and Air Force pilots or satellite imagery exhibit movements that are difficult to explain, hard to replicate, and travel at supersonic speeds without producing a sonic boom.

claimThe New York Times article published on December 16, 2017, included two videos recorded by the Navy of objects described in official channels as 'unidentified aerial phenomena' (U.A.P.).

claimJohn Ratcliffe, the former director of National Intelligence, stated that Navy and Air Force pilots have observed objects that engage in actions difficult to explain, move in ways hard to replicate, exceed the sound barrier without producing a sonic boom, and are not consistent with known technology.

Disclosure movement - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 5 facts

accountIn September 2025, Representative Anna Paulina Luna hosted a hearing that included testimony from former Air Force and Navy personnel Jeffrey Nuccetelli, Dyland Borland, and Alexandro Wiggins, as well as disclosure advocate George Knapp.

accountNavy pilots reported sightings of unexplained flying objects.

claimIn 2019, Navy fighter pilot Ryan Graves founded the group Americans for Safe Aerospace to advocate for increased disclosure of UFO information by the military and other government agencies.

accountNavy pilots recalled an 'unsettling' 2004 UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) sighting during an interview.

The Evolution of the U.S. Intelligence Community-An Historical ... govinfo.gov U.S. Government Publishing Office 4 facts

accountThe Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, revealed significant failures in the U.S. intelligence apparatus, including casual and uncoordinated handling of intelligence, insufficient attention to collection requirements, and a lack of coordination between the Army and Navy.

claimThe National Security Act of 1947 created the position of Secretary of Defense and unified the Army, Navy, and the newly-created Air Force under this position.

referenceExecutive orders issued by President Jimmy Carter (E.O. 12036, 1978) and President Ronald Reagan (E.O. 12333, 1981) defined the members of the Intelligence Community as the CIA, NSA, DIA, DOD reconnaissance offices, INR/State, intelligence elements of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, FBI, Treasury, and DOE (then known as the Energy Research & Development Administration), with staff elements of the DCI added in these orders.

claimThe National Intelligence Authority, established in 1946, comprised the Secretaries of War, State, Navy, and the President's personal representative, and was responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating the intelligence effort.

Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 2 facts

referenceGeneral Nathan Twining, a future USAF Chief of Staff, authored a memo on September 23, 1947, that recommended intelligence cooperation regarding UFOs between the Army, Navy, Atomic Energy Commission, the Defense Department's Joint Research and Development Board, Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA), Project RAND, and the Nuclear Energy for the Propulsion of Aircraft (NEPA) project.

claimRalph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean reported on Navy records describing encounters with unexplained flying objects in a New York Times article published on May 14, 2020.

Global overview of dietary outcomes and dietary intake assessment ... link.springer.com Springer Aug 21, 2021 1 fact

referenceA 1988 study by Trent and Conway, published in the American Journal of Health Promotion, examined the relationship between dietary factors and physical fitness among men serving on Navy ships.