A highly anticipated U.S government report on UFOs was released on Friday, but the overarching message was - a lack of data fails to explain the mysterious flying objects.
It included 144 observations of what the U.S calls "unidentified aerial phenomenon," dating back to 2004.
The unclassified report marks the first time the U.S government has publicly acknowledged the unexplained sightings previously seen by military pilots, after decades of deflecting.
Among the incidents included cases that previously came to light in the Pentagon's release of video from naval aviators showing unexplained aircraft off the U.S. East and West Coasts exhibiting speed and maneuverability exceeding known aviation technologies.
The report listed five potential categories to explain the sightings ranging from airborne clutter, to natural atmospheric phenomena or foreign adversary systems.
One of the incidents was attributed to a large, deflating balloon, the remaining 143 cases remain unexplained.
Asked about potential alien explanations, one of the officials said: "That's not the purpose of the task force, to evaluate any sort of search for extraterrestrial life."
But analysts have not ruled out whether the sightings might be of extraterrestrial origin.
It also found that too little data exists to conclude whether they represent some exotic aerial system developed either by a U.S. government or commercial entity, or by a foreign power such as China or Russia.
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