The Navy recently released 3 videos showing Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP), what earlier would have been referred to as UFOs.

As far as I know, this is the first time the military has released any evidence associated with UAP.

All the videos are from F/A-18 Super Hornet’s infrared cameras.

FLIR

This first video was from a 2004 incident involving F/A-18s from the carrier USS Nimitz. There is no audio in this video, and the video quality isn’t very good.

GIMBAL

This second video was from a 2015 incident also involving Navy F/A-18s. This video includes audio.

GOFAST

This third video is also from a 2015 incident involving Navy F/A-18s. This video includes audio. The aviator tries and fails several times to get his system to see and lock on to the object before he finally succeeds, and I love the excitement in his voice when he does succeed.

Additional information

Extensive analysis of these three videos is done in a 6-part video series by The History Channel and available for purchase ($15) from Amazon Prime Video.

Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation

I’ve been bingeing on a lot of UFO content lately, and most of what is available is pretty bad. This series is a welcome breath of fresh air. If you are interested in the UFOs, this series is well worth $15.

Implications

The biggest implication is the military is officially releasing video evidence of phenomenon that they apparently do not understand and that demonstrates capabilities (e.g., high performance with no heat signature) that is unknown to them.

The Navy’s official statement on the release of the videos can be found here:

Statement by the Department of Defense on the Release of Historical Navy Videos

In addition to the release of the three videos, the military officially announced the creations of a new organization to study UAPs - the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF)

Establishment of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force

On Aug. 4, 2020, Deputy Secretary of Defense David L. Norquist approved the establishment of an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Task Force (UAPTF). The Department of the Navy, under the cognizance of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, will lead the UAPTF.
The Department of Defense established the UAPTF to improve its understanding of, and gain insight into, the nature and origins of UAPs. The mission of the task force is to detect, analyze and catalog UAPs that could potentially pose a threat to U.S. national security.
As DOD has stated previously, the safety of our personnel and the security of our operations are of paramount concern. The Department of Defense and the military departments take any incursions by unauthorized aircraft into our training ranges or designated airspace very seriously and examine each report. This includes examinations of incursions that are initially reported as UAP when the observer cannot immediately identify what he or she is observing.

In addition to these three videos, discussions in The History Channel series with Navy pilots and radar operators suggests the appearance of these UAPs have happened a lot.

Questions I have are: Where are the reports from the Air Force? Are only Navy pilots seeing these phenomenon?