Pentagon Official , Co-Authors Paper Suggesting , Alien Intelligence Behind UFO Sightings.br Politico reports that a recent academic paper br suggests that unidentified aerial phenomenon may actually br be alien probes from a mothership sent to study Earth.br Politico reports that a recent academic paper br suggests that unidentified aerial phenomenon may actually br be alien probes from a mothership sent to study Earth.br A draft paper dated March 7 was co-authored by br Sean Kirkpatrick, head of the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly br Resolution Office (AARO), and Harvard professor Avi Loeb.br A draft paper dated March 7 was co-authored by br Sean Kirkpatrick, head of the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly br Resolution Office (AARO), and Harvard professor Avi Loeb.br Politico reports that over half of the paper is dedicated to br the possibility of unexplained objects under investigation br by the DoD may relate to the "mothership" scenario.br Experts claim that the academic paper highlights br the Pentagon's openness to scientific debate br regarding the nature and possible origin of UFOs. .br According to the paper, interstellar objects br like the cigar-shaped 'Oumuamua' spotted in 2017, “could potentially be a parent craft that releases br many small probes during its close passage to Earth.”.br The paper also reportedly speculates br on the possible motivation for aliens br to deploy exploratory probes to our planet.br What would be the overarching purpose br of the journey? In analogy with actual br dandelion seeds, the probes could br propagate the blueprint of their senders, 'Physical Constraints on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,' via Politico.br As with biological seeds, the raw materials br on the planet’s surface could also be used br by them as nutrients for self-replication br or simply scientific exploration, 'Physical Constraints on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena,' via Politico.br Last year, the Pentagon formed the AARO team to replace br an Office of Naval Intelligence task force which was br previously investigating the phenomenon of UFOs.br Last year, the Pentagon formed the AARO team to replace br an Office of Naval Intelligence task force which was br previously investigating the phenomenon of UFOs.br Politico reports that AARO br sits at the center of a governmentwide br investigation into hundreds of reports of , "unidentified aerial phenomenon.