Unexplained aerial encounter left U.S. intelligence officer ‘virtually speechless’ NBC News Top Stories By: Laura Strickler · Colleen Long · Justin Goldman · Mosheh Gains 22 May 2026 at 17:55 Pilots and astronauts detail unexplained aerial encounters in declassified UFO files © Dept. of DefenseA user uploaded this video to a classified network in June 2024. © Dept. of DefenseThis video, whose uploader-defined title is “Syrian UAP instant acceleration,” is likely derived from an infrared sensor aboard a U.S. military platform in 2021. © U.S. Defense DepartmentChart showing observations of these “green fireballs,” as well as meteors, meteorites and disks.
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