Why some scientists want serious research into UFOs

That doesn’t necessarily mean studying aliens

a picture of a large screen showing a video of an unidentified aerial phenomenon during a congressional hearing

This image shows a still from a video of an unidentified aerial phenomenon, more commonly known as a UFO, that was presented during a congressional hearing on May 17. Officials stressed there’s nothing to suggest the object or others like it in a military database are extraterrestrial.

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