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THE Pentagon's highly anticipated report into UFOs needs to be released now because "something's out there," a former US military official has said.

Sean Cahill, who saw the infamous 'Tic Tac', said he fears "if we don't pry this out right now... it'll be another 70 years before we actually find out what this is."

Pilots described the object as looking like a Tic-Tac and moving without a clear trajectory
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Pilots described the object as looking like a Tic-Tac and moving without a clear trajectoryCredit: AFP
Sean Cahill was one of those to see the infamous 'Tic Tac' while on board the the USS Princeton in 2004
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Sean Cahill was one of those to see the infamous 'Tic Tac' while on board the the USS Princeton in 2004Credit: CNN

Cahill was on board the USS Princeton when an object "shaped like a 40ft Tic Tac sweet" was seen off the coast of San Diego, California in 2004.

Footage appeared to show the mysterious orb buzzing around the US ship.

The retired US Navy Chief Master-at-Arms added: "This was not just another flock of birds or a balloon or a or swamp gases, we knew that this was a craft that was outstripping our arsenal, and that was in 2004.

"I think that there's even more out there that we need to we need to see and understand."

An unclassified report is expected to contain everything the US Government knows about 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena'
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An unclassified report is expected to contain everything the US Government knows about 'Unidentified Aerial Phenomena'
Brit Lucy Jane Castle claimed she saw a craft matching the description of the "Tic Tac" buzzing in Leicestershire, England
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Brit Lucy Jane Castle claimed she saw a craft matching the description of the "Tic Tac" buzzing in Leicestershire, EnglandCredit: Lucy Jane Castle

Former Navy pilots Commander Dave Fravor and Lt. Commander Alex Dietrich were each flying F/A-18F fighter aircraft when they said they saw the anomalous object flying in their vicinity.

At the same time the USS Princeton detected "multiple anomalous aerial vehicles" on the horizon that were descending 80,000 feet in under a second.

"We saw this little white Tic-Tac-looking object, and it's just kind of moving above the whitewater area," Fravor said.

"It's climbing still, and when it gets right in front of me, it just disappears," Fravor said. "Disappears – like gone."

Seconds later, the USS Princeton picked the UFO up on its radar, reading that it was 60 miles away.

Former Navy pilots Dave Fravor and Alex Dietrich told CBS about the day they saw a mysterious flying object
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Former Navy pilots Dave Fravor and Alex Dietrich told CBS about the day they saw a mysterious flying objectCredit: CNN

UFOs, which were once a fringe conspiracy, have turned into a genuine 

Intelligence experts are preparing to publish the findings of the Pentagon's highly anticipated report into  this week.

last week and they refused to confirm if the findings concluded that extra-terrestrial life exists.

Chris Jones of the Mutual UFO Network told : "The phenomenon has just been validated by the papers coming out that, yes, there's something out there.

"No, we don't know what it is, but it's worth looking into. And that's what we've been doing for decades."

The Sun on Monday exclusively reported on claims that  in a bizarre incident at a US military base.

Former US Senate majority leader Harry Reid said: "This goes back 70 years and we know initially the government did everything it could to cover it up.

"I think the new technology we have has made it more difficult for the government to deny what is going on.

"The government has got to be part of it and no longer be part of a cover-up, they've got to be transparent in everything they do."

UFOs, which were once a fringe conspiracy, have turned into a genuine national security debate in the US
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UFOs, which were once a fringe conspiracy, have turned into a genuine national security debate in the USCredit: CNN
Intelligence experts are preparing to publish the findings of the Pentagon's highly anticipated report into unidentified aerial phenomena this week
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Intelligence experts are preparing to publish the findings of the Pentagon's highly anticipated report into unidentified aerial phenomena this week

The UAP debate soared up the political agenda after Pentagon officials released three videos - including the 'tic tac' clip - that appeared to show US Navy encounters with UFOs.

A second clip showed an unusual orb that was also caught stalking the  in July 2019.

 then claimed she saw a craft matching the description of the "Tic Tac" buzzing in Leicestershire, England.

Last month, intelligence agents appeared to rule out that the vast majority of reported sightings were not American military or other government technology, according to leaked conclusions published by .

But, they appeared to leave open the theory that unmanned hypersonic technology might have been sent by  or  to harass US vessels.

An unclassified report must be presented to Congress by June 25 as lawmakers mandated intelligence experts in December to report back within 180 days.

The dossier will be unclassified and is expected to contain everything the US Government knows about "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena."

It's expected that recommendations for further UFO research and funding will be included in the report.

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But, it will still include one classified annex which is unavailable for the public and the media to read.

Nick Pope, a former Ministry of Defence official, previously told The Sun that the when the findings are presented.

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