UFO Coverage

Congress holds closed-door meeting about UFO

Congress is holding a hearing about billions of dollars going into the Pentagon's secret programs looking into UFOs.

Lawmakers and Former Officials Press for Answers on UFOs

WASHINGTON -- Even by the extraordinary standards of contemporary political theater, Wednesday's House Oversight subcommittee hearing on UFOs stood out.

Helene Cooper, New York Times

Military whistleblower believes government is withholding evidence on UFOs

An out-of-this-world claim is making waves across the country. A military whistleblower revealed a top-secret program is withholding alien spacecraft from the government.

'What is that?' Strange line of lights in sky mystifies people across Triangle

Did you see an unusual string of lights in the sky last night?

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Congress holding its second hearing on UFOs

Congress is holding its second hearing on unidentified objects.

US government tracking more than 650 potential UFO cases

The US government is tracking more than 650 cases of potential cases of so-called "unidentified aerial phenomenon," commonly known as UFOs, according to the director of the office created last year to focus on the sightings.

By Jeremy Herb, CNN

President Biden discusses US response to shooting down UFOs

President Biden will deliver remarks on the U.S. response to recent aerial objects in the nation's airspace.

Spies, aliens or weather gauges: Experts are stumped about what's in U.S. airspace

The United States military has shot down a series of "unidentified objects" from the sky in the past week.

Series of mysterious objects in skies raises worries, military response

U.S. jets shot down three "objects" out of the sky over the weekend, a week after a Chinese balloon was downed off the Carolina coast.

U.S. military shoots down 'unknown object' off Alaska

White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the object was downed because it was flying at about 40,000 feet (13,000 meters) and posed a "reasonable threat" to the safety of civilian flights.

Pentagon: Object shot down off Alaska coast

Pentagon leaders discuss the shooting down of an airborne object over Alaska Friday afternoon.

Pentagon announces plans to streamline UFO reports and analysis, citing national security threat

The Department of Defense announced its plans to streamline the collection and analysis of UFO reports across the government Tuesday, following the government's acknowledgment earlier this year that these reports are worth studying and may pose a national security threat.

By Oren Liebermann, CNN

NC museum explores UFOs, Bigfoot

The Cryptozoology & Paranormal Museum, located at 328 Mosby Ave., features animals whose existence lacks physical evidence but myths and legends are reported, like Bigfoot, UFOs and the Loch Ness Monster, according to its website.

All summer, after sunset, look northwest for the most commonly reported UFO

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence released a report last week on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, describing the most common explanations, but left out the item that is most often labeled a UFO: the planet Venus.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

New report on UFOs doesn't rule out alien technology

One thing the report makes clear is that most of the instances investigated by officials cannot be explained as secret American aircraft

Trump says he'll take 'good, strong look' at whether UFOs exist

President Trump was interviewed by Fox News on Sunday. Host Maria Bartiromo asked him if UFOs exist, and the president said he'll "check on that."

Post Malone claims he's seen several UFOs over the years

While appearing on 'The Joe Rogan Experience,' Malone recalled the first time he allegedly saw an unexplained aerial phenomenon in New York at the age of 16.

Pentagon's UFO program to offer 'new transparency' to public

The 'New York Times' has delved into the Pentagon's "once-covert" UFO program and found promising information.

Pentagon officially releases three UFO videos

On Monday, the Pentagon released three declassified videos taken by Navy pilots.

Man captures strange lights off NC coast

A video by William Guy shows 14 glowing orbs hovering in the air off the Outer Banks. He was on a ferry when he recorded the unidentified lights.

The US Navy just confirmed these UFO videos are the real deal

The US Navy has finally acknowledged footage purported to show UFOs hurtling through the air. And while officials said they don't know what the objects are, they're not indulging any hints either.

By Scottie Andrew, CNN

More than 1 million Facebook users plan to storm Area 51 in Nevada in search of aliens

Nearly a million Facebook users say they're going to raid Area 51 in Nevada on Sept. 20 in a quest to see aliens.

CNN Newsource

A history of alien sightings on World UFO Day

The existence of unidentified flying objects has been debated for decades. In honor of World UFO Day, here's a look at the history of alien sightings.

Mysterious booms rock east Wake neighborhood

Could it be construction? Military exercises? Meteors falling to earth? Residents of Barham Crossing just wonder what that noise is.

What are those loud booms rocking Wake/Franklin community?

Loud booms roll through the Barham Crossing area, but no one seems to know where the noise and vibration is coming from.

Richard Adkins, WRAL photojournalist