Pentagon officials appear to be preparing to set up a "real X-Files" office to probe UFOs after a bombshell report didn't rule out aliens.
UFOs have stepped from a fringe conspiracy theory to a genuine national security debate as the US admitted a string of mysterious encounters in the skies.
DoD officials released a memo on Friday which stated they will now seek to "formalise" the investigations of UFOS, often now referred to as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs).
UAPs are currently the main brief of the UAP Task Force, a body set up after a series of stunning leaked videos show strange encounters between the phenomena and US warplanes.
And a memo released by the DoD set out a three point plan to pull together US investigations to try and work out exactly what these mysterious objects that defy normal understanding could be.
The first point states the DoD wants to "synchronize collection, reporting and analysis" of UAPs, and to "secure" military test and training ranges.
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