The Pentagon released a new report on Unidentified flying objects (UFO)officially known as unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). The report found hundreds of new cases, but no evidence to support the claims of any extraterrestrial origin.

The report included hundreds of new cases of misidentified balloons, birds and satellites, including some that cannot be explained in simpler terms, such as a close call between a commercial airliner and an unidentified object near the New York coast.

Providing no evidence of any extraterrestrial existence, the report highlights growing public interest in the subject and efforts by the U.S. government to provide answers.

The report comes a day after US lawmakers demanded greater transparency during a hearing on NAPs. “There’s something there.” The question is: is it ours, is it someone else’s or is it from another world? Representative Andy Ogles of Tennessee was quoted by the AP news agency in its report.

The US government’s study of UAPs focuses primarily on possible threats to their national security or aviation security, thus neglecting the science fiction aspect associated with the phenomenon. The report was prepared by the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), an office created in 2022 to study UPAs. In its report, the AARO refuted the claims of supernatural origin.

“It is important to emphasize that to date, AARO has not discovered any evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activities or technologies,” the report said, the AP news agency reported.

The Pentagon reviewed 757 cases of unidentified objects reported to U.S. authorities between May 1, 2023 and June 1, 2024. The total includes 272 incidents that occurred in earlier periods that had not previously been reported.

Most incidents took place in airspace, but 49 occurred at altitudes above 62 miles, classified as space. None occurred underwater. Reports came from commercial and military pilots as well as ground observers.

Investigators explained nearly 300 cases in the report. Many involve balloons, birds, planes, drones or satellites. The Starlink satellite system, owned by tech giant Elon Muskwas a common source of confusion, as satellite channels were mistaken for UFOs.

Hundreds of cases remain unexplained, often due to a lack of sufficient information to draw conclusions.

No injuries or accidents were reported. A commercial flight crew reported a near miss with a “cylindrical object” over the Atlantic Ocean near New York. This matter remains under investigation.

In three other cases, military crews reported being followed by unidentified aircraft. Investigators found no evidence linking this activity to foreign powers.

(With inputs from AP)