Mysterious aerial phenomena have occupied the attention of the American public in recent years, with increased discussion recently following the downing of an unidentified object over Alaska.
Shawn Kirkpatrick, the head of the Pentagon's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office, revealed that there is a possibility that spacecraft from outside Earth may visit planets in our solar system. In a research report published on Tuesday, he stated that this object or craft could potentially deploy numerous small probes while passing near Earth, similar to what NASA missions do.
Scientists have named the craft "Oumuamua," which means "scout," a term introduced by Kirkpatrick and Abraham Loeb, chair of the Department of Astronomy at Harvard University, in their research paper as an example of potential spacecraft.
The study's authors explained that with proper design, these small probes could reach Earth or other planets in the solar system for exploration. They also mentioned that the mother craft would pass through a small portion between Earth and the sun, noting that astronomers would not be able to observe the small probe spray as it does not reflect enough sunlight for current survey telescopes.
The research paper titled "Physical Constraints on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" comes after a month of intense scrutiny of unidentified flying objects, following the recent attention on a Chinese surveillance balloon.
