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Two weeks ago, previously “buried” government footage showing what was being called a “jellyfish” UFO flying over an American base was made public.
In the video, shot in Iraq in 2018, the UFO changes colors from black to white as it flies over the military base. It then, witnesses claim, disappears into a lake for 17 minutes before flying off into the sky.
The Pentagon has now responded to the UFO video’s release and the speculation surrounding it. In it, they stated they “do not comment on the authenticity of alleged DOD [U.S. Department of Defense] material that may have been leaked.”
However, in the statement issued by Sue Gough, spokesperson for the DOD, they did add, “DOD takes public interest in unidentified anomalous phenomena seriously and is committed to openness and accountability to the American people. This commitment must be balanced with the department’s obligation to protect sensitive information, sources, and methods.”
What appears to be missing, at least according to some, is a flat-out denial that the footage doesn’t reveal a UFO.
“I must say it’s very revealing for what it doesn’t say. It doesn’t reveal a categorical denial,” said NewsNation special correspondent Ross Coulthart.
“It’s the last resort of governments and intelligence services when they don’t want to answer a question. Essentially, it’s a neither confirm nor deny.”
The footage, released by investigative documentary filmmaker Jeremy Corbell, who claims his sources confirmed is real and risked a lot to pass it along to him, was supposedly shot by an American intelligence agency.
Corbell also claimed that soldiers who witnessed the “jellyfish” UFO said the object’s “legs” didn’t move and that they couldn’t see it using night vision unless they used thermal stratum.
He also added that the UFO moved between nuclear silos at the Pantex Plant nuclear facility.
“Mr. Corbell is making the direct accusation that this was a designated UAP [Unidentified Aerial Phenomena],” Coulthart told NewsNation. “That’s not something that’s denied by the Pentagon. I don’t know why it couldn’t be denied if it was untrue. And I think it really does put pressure on the Pentagon to start being more open and transparent with the public.”