An investigation is currently underway by the Department of Defense's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF). 

"I can confirm that the photos and videos referenced were taken by Navy personnel. The UAPTF has included these incidents in its ongoing reviews," Pentagon spokeswoman Susan Gough told The Debrief in an email Saturday, The Daily Caller reported.

John Greenewald, who runs the popular government document archive The Black Vault, also confirmed the images' authenticity.

On December 3, 2020, The Debrief reported a leaked UFO photograph captured by the rear-seat weapons system officer of a F/A-18 fighter jet.