Coverage dated January 11, 2023 to January 12, 2023

Pentagon Receives More Than 350 New Reports of UFO Sightings

Headline from NBC Chicago, on the newest of 2 developments

About half of the unidentified flying objects appeared to be balloons or drones, while the rest could not be explained and “appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities."

NBC Chicago's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. More Than 360 New UFO Cases Have Been Reported to U.S. Intelligence Agencies Since March 2021

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

  2. Newest

    Pentagon Receives More Than 350 New Reports of UFO Sightings

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

Reports & sources

43 articles, oldest first.

  1. Phys

    US government examining over 500 'UFO' reports (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    The US government is examining 510 UFO reports, over triple the number in its 2021 file, and while many were caused by drones or balloons, hundreds remain unexplained, according to a report released Thursday.

  2. KVIA El Paso

    US government has received more than 350 new UFO reports (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Katie Bo Lillis and Kristin Fisher, CNN The US government has received over 350 new reports of what the US government terms “unidentified aerial phenomenon,” commonly known as UFOs, since March of 2021 — roughly half of which are so far unexplained, according to a report from the Office of the Di…

  3. Politico

    Spy agencies report hundreds more UFO sightings since 2021 (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    Many of the over 500 “unidentified aerial phenomena” appear to perform maneuvers that are highly advanced.

  4. CBS News

    Hundreds more UFO sightings included in latest report (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The new annual report on UFOs, or unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), contains 366 more reported sightings than included in the initial report in 2021.

  5. Washington Times

    Pentagon: Military personnel report at least 247 UFO sightings since March (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    U.S. military personnel reported 247 new UFO sightings between March 2021 and August 2022, officials said in a major report released Thursday, with some of the objects having “demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities” that cannot be explained.

  6. NBC Los Angeles

    More Than 360 New UFO Cases Have Been Reported to U.S. Intelligence Agencies Since March 2021 (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The total record of bizarre aerial activity now sits at 510.

  7. MyNorthwest

    UFO reports rise to 510, not aliens but still a threat to US (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in sensitive military airspace. While

  8. The Guardian

    US government logs more than 500 UFO reports with hundreds unexplained (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Although many are attributed to drones or balloons, others point to the spying capabilities of rival nations

  9. Insider

    The US military received hundreds of new UFO reports, but half are suspected to be balloons, drones, and random clutter (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Others are still unknown, and among those, some had "unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities," a new report said.

  10. Bowling Green Daily News

    AP Trending SummaryBrief at 7:18 a.m. EST (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    UFO reports rise to 510, not aliens but still a threat to US

  11. Fox News

    UFO sightings surged over last two years, US intel report says (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Pentagon's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office has gathered 366 UFO sightings over the past two years, intelligence officials wrote in a report to Congress.

  12. NPR

    The nation's security agencies are studying hundreds of new reports of UFOs (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    That's according to an unclassified version of a report from the director of national intelligence. The mysterious sightings include objects that appear to perform "highly advanced maneuvers."

  13. NBC Chicago

    Pentagon Receives More Than 350 New Reports of UFO Sightings (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    About half of the unidentified flying objects appeared to be balloons or drones, while the rest could not be explained and “appear to have demonstrated unusual flight characteristics or performance capabilities."

  14. FOX 43 York

    UFO reports rise to 510; not aliens but still a threat to US (opens FOX 43 York)

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    FOX 43 York's feed description

    While there's no evidence of extraterrestrials, they still pose a threat, the government said in a declassified report summary released Thursday.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    U.S. releases report on 2022 UFO counts (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in sensitive military airspace. While there's no evidence of extraterrestrials, they still pose a threat, the government said in a declassified report summary released Thursday.

  16. FOX 35 Orlando

    UFO reports rise to 510, no evidence of aliens but still pose a threat to US (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The U.S. has now collected 510 reports of unidentified flying objects, many of which are flying in sensitive military airspace.

  17. BizPac Review

    UFO sightings have skyrocketed since March 2021, report finds (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    U.S. intelligence agencies received 366 reports of unidentified airborne objects between March 2021 and August 2022, according to the newly revealed unclassified version of a report provided […]

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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