Pentagon UFO report is ‘complete whitewash’ & ‘proves coverup’ as it fails to rule out aliens, say conspiracy theorists
UFO enthusiasts visiting the mysterious Area 51 base have blasted the Pentagon's report as a "complete whitewash."
The US government this week admitted they could not explain 144 sightings of flying objects spotted since 2004.
In , officials said that despite not finding any evidence the UFOs filmed by navy pilots were aliens, that "explanation can't be definitively ruled out."
Following the release of the report, alien conspiracy theorists have slammed the US government for allegedly hiding the truth from the public.
The spoke to several people near the Area 51 base in Nevada - where many people believe American authorities are hiding spacecrafts from another planet.
Misty Ingram, 40, of the Alien Research Centre located near the base, said: "They know full well what is out there, but they refuse to tell us the truth.
In the nine-page document, 144 sighting of "unidentified aerial phenomenon" (UAP) were examined after being reported by pilots.
Yet, despite the vast array of unexplained flying objects captured over the years, the US government was only "able to identify one reported UAP with high confidence."
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The report stated: "In that case, we identified the object as a large, deflating balloon."
That case was put down to "airborne clutter."