(Natural News) Following the release of a new report from The New York Times (NYT) about efforts by the United States government to investigate unidentified flying objects (UFOs) as a potential threat to national security, some amazing video footage has now been released suggesting that this threat may be more imminent than previously thought.

There have been at least two separate incidents now in which a U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter jet apparently captured infrared video footage of what appears to be UFOs flying around in space. The one video contains audio of a conversation between the pilot and his weapons officer, both of whom sound flabbergasted over what they saw before their very eyes. The second video actually shows the plane's radar apparatus locking onto the UFO, which is seen moving so quickly that it disappears offscreen before it can be fully tracked.

In an interview with NPR, portions of which were relayed by PJ Media's Rick Moran, an intelligence officer by the name of Luis Elizondo who headed up the Pentagon program responsible for probing UFOs explained how the intelligence asset is often unsure about what it sees flying in the sky – and this anomalous footage is no exception.

"If you're asking my personal opinion from here, look, I've got to be honest with you, I don't know where it's from. But we're pretty sure it's not here," Elizondo is quoted as saying, noting that the objects seen often move and rotate with almost magic-like ease and speed.

"Now does that mean it's 'out there?' Whether or not it's Russian or Chinese inside or little green men from Mars or frankly your neighbor's dog, I wanted to purposely steer away from that because I wanted to focus on truly the raw science: what were we seeing and did it pose a threat to national security."