Pentagon answers question about whether aliens have visited the Earth

The Pentagon has answered a question about whether aliens have visited Earth...

Alien life is something that most of us are interested in, and while we aren't actively hunting them down, it'll be cool to find out once and for all.

As Arthur C. Clarke famously said: "Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying."

Are we alone in the universe? Credit: David Wall/Getty

Movies have shown us the disasters that would happen if extra-terrestrial life ever found its way to Earth - but what if they're already here?

Many suspect the government of covering things up, but the Pentagon has finally given a definitive answer.

The statement was delivered by Pentagon press secretary Major General Pat Ryder, who fielded a variety of questions during Thursday's press conference.

Topics ranged from the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to the use of B-2 bombers in precision strikes against Houthi military sites in Yemen, and the involvement of North Korean soldiers in Russia’s conflict in Ukraine.

Major General Pat Ryder answered the question everyone wanted to know. Credit: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

Amid the intense news cycle, one reporter took the opportunity to ask about a subject that continues to fascinate many - UFOs and aliens, per News.com.au.

Jeff Schogol of Task & Purpose, a military-focused news outlet, posed the question during the press briefing.

"Given the news cycle, you could announce anything about aliens or extraterrestrial life, and no one would care," Schogol remarked. "So … I’m just going to take the shot. What do you got on UFOs, aliens, et cetera?"

Aliens are a source of fascination. Credit: David Wall/Getty

Responding with a touch of humor, Ryder said: “The truth is out there, Jeff, and the truth is, we have no evidence to indicate extraterrestrial life has visited the planet.”

Boring.

This message mirrors previous statements made by the Department of Defense (DoD), which has repeatedly emphasized that there is no conclusive evidence linking unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) to extraterrestrial origins.

This stance follows the DoD’s increased efforts to investigate such phenomena.

But if you refuse to believe the Pentagon and want something a bit more interesting, how about some alleged aliens that were found in South America?

The alleged extraterrestrial bodies, reportedly recovered from Cusco, Peru, were presented by UFO researcher Jaime Maussan in transparent cases.

Since their unveiling, they have sparked widespread curiosity due to their unusual appearance and supposed otherworldly characteristics.

Carbon dating conducted by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) has suggested that these remains date back approximately 1,000 years, adding an ancient element to the mystery.

The so-called aliens were discovered in Peru. Credit: Daniel Cardenas/Anadolu Agency/Getty

José Zalce Benitez, director of the Health Sciences Research Institute, stated that further research has confirmed the bodies are composed of a single skeleton each, with no signs of human-made objects being part of their construction.

Benitez also revealed that one of the bodies appeared to be carrying an embryo.

"One of the specimens was alive, was intact, was biological, and was in gestation," he said, hinting at the possibility that the entities could have been harboring eggs, as reported by The New York Post.

He concluded that these remains have "no relation to human beings."

See, isn't that more fun?

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