Long-Awaited UFO Report Leaves Central Questions Unanswered

The U.S. government released a highly anticipated report on UFOs late Friday, but it didn’t answer the central question: What are those mysterious flying objects spotted by military pilots in recent years? Reporting for Weekend TODAY, NBC’s Courtney Kube speaks with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who says he isn’t convinced the current data points to extraterrestrial aliens.

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[donnabane]

It’s not like we expect the government to tell us the truth about anything anyway.

[drekelley]

It's been a balloon since the 50's. These balloons are faster than the wind I tell ya

[Jim-fexz]

If you honestly expected the government to relinquish their power and control and tell you everything they know about anything you're one of a select few!

[kiaroscyuro]

If they had an answer then they would be identified flying objects

[Mosasaurus]

Neil and other skeptics could witness an alien in front of them and still go “I’m just going to need better evidence”.

[allisone]

When you have been lying as long as they have you no longer know how to tell the truth. I didn’t expect anything substantial from this report.

[guillermocortes]

Of course they didn’t answer “THE” question. This was all just a huge distraction.

[kane]

If people actually believed that anything would be answered or disclosed will be better off waitng for animals to talk

[naturesbest]

The government, no matter it’s political party, will never be transparent to its citizens. When are we going to learn?

[SAINTPONTIUS]

Did anyone really expect the government to tell us what’s really going on.

[bearsikes]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE how there was nothing answered here, lol. This report is a complete JOKE, full of lies and half truths.

[nickpeterson]

If true, this is our military admitting that they are incompetent failures unable to keep us safe from forces beyond their comprehension. If false, then the military would rather admit to being incompetent failures than have to admit to the truth. I'm certainly curious.

[MoejiiOsmanTV]

There are tons of portraits from artist in the 1500-1700s that drew paintings with saucers in the sky there's a couple famous paintings that show this. This is not new

[halvey]

Media 1 decade ago: “Aliens? Really? You’re a nutcase”

Media now: “Who would’ve thought?!”

[jefflaclaire]

I’m going to stop traveling with a plane and start taking a weather balloon instead

[Iripedj]

Can someone shut up Tyson? "Absence of evidence, evidence of absence...." are we playing words here? This guy is just a spokesperson, has not done anything for science.

[trevino]

Funny how they add a deflating ballon as one of the UFO's they identified. However, that one deflating ballon did not move with the speed of a jet in any direction, why even even add that stupid deflating ballon commnet...

[Tuka-]

"A large deflating balloon"
They still use that excuse?

[DoubtedPumpkin]

It's almost as if they are unidentified flying objects, wow

[davide]

Plot twist: Neil Degrasse Tyson is an alien masquerading as a human.