The number of encounters has climbed from the 144 compiled by a top US spy agency in its 2021 report.
BBC News, Washington
Nearly half of the new sightings were deemed "unremarkable" and attributed to human origins, according to the report.The report says that encounters with UFOs - which the government calls Unidentified Aerial Phenomena - continue "to occur in restricted or sensitive airspace, highlighting possible concerns for safety" and national security.
It goes on to say that 171 sightings still remain "uncharacterised and unattributed" - meaning, not enough information was collected to effectively identify them.
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