ST. PETERSBURG, FL. (THECOUNT) — Just in time for Storm Area 51 Alien Fest! The U.S. Navy is demanding answers after videos the department confirmed are real were leaked by an organization led by former Blink-182 rocker Tom Delonge.
The videos, which the Navy says should have never been seen by the public, were posted by the To the Stars Academy of Arts and Science, an organization founded by DeLonge in 2015 to research UFOs and “extraterrestrial life,” according to reports.
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“The Navy considers the phenomena contained/depicted in those these videos as unidentified,” an official spokesperson for Naval Operations for Information Warfare reportedly told the Black Vault, reports 9NEWS.
The Washington Post and The New York Times reported that the video was obtained and released by DeLonge’s organization. In one 2015 video in question, two Navy pilots are seen tracking an unidentified object off the East Coast, The Huffington Post reports.
One of the pilots is heard saying to another pilot, “Wow! What is that, man? Look at that flying!”
In another video, an object which looked like a “Tic Tac” was seen lowering from 60,000 to 50 feet in seconds off the coast of California in 2004. In a third video, a U.S. Navy Hornet pilot almost hit an unidentified flying object during a mission.
Former military intelligence official Luis Elizondo reportedly told CNN in 2017, “My personal belief is that there is very compelling evidence that we may not be alone.”
Geo quick facts: St. Petersburg is a city on Florida’s gulf coast, part of the Tampa Bay area. It’s known for its pleasant weather (hence its “Sunshine City” nickname), making it popular for golfing, boating, fishing and beach going. Its waterfront parks host the Dali Museum, featuring surrealist works of art; the Museum of Fine Arts, with works ranging from ancient to contemporary; and Mahaffey Theater, home of the Florida Orchestra – wikipedia.