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Trump says credible pilots reported a round object outpacing an F-22
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The new coverage adds context to Donald Trump’s account of pilots reporting a round object passing an F-22 at three times its speed: he said he would investigate claims of a secret government UFO programme if one existed. In a CBS interview, he described himself as sceptical but said the pilots were credible.
Trump did not identify the pilots or say when or where the encounter occurred. The remarks came weeks after the Pentagon’s anomaly office released records covering decades of sightings, including a 2026 report of a matte-black triangular object; witnesses estimated its speed, which was not measured by instruments.
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In short
- Trump says pilots reported a round object outpacing an F-22 threefold.
- He pledged to investigate claims of a secret UFO programme.
- The reported encounter’s time and location remain unknown.
How this story developed
- 4 hours ago Trump added that he would investigate any secret government UFO programme if it existed, while saying he was sceptical but considered the pilots credible.
- 5 hours ago Donald Trump said Air Force pilots had reported a round unidentified object passing an F-22 at roughly three times its speed, but gave no details about the pilots or the encounter.
Explained simply
The US Air Force operates the F-22 Raptor, a fast fighter aircraft used to patrol airspace and carry out military missions. “Unidentified” means observers could not establish what an object was; it does not by itself show that the object was unusual or from outside Earth.
The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office collects and examines reports of objects that observers cannot identify, including accounts from military personnel and other federal staff. Some reports contain estimates made by witnesses rather than measurements, and missing details can make them difficult to assess.
UFO reports draw public attention because they raise questions about air safety, what officials know and whether unusual sightings have ordinary explanations. Claims of secret research also matter to debates about government transparency, though the existence of a particular programme needs evidence.
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Originally published by Fox News as “Trump says Air Force pilots described a round UFO flying three times faster than an F-22 fighter jet”.