The Pentagon's latest report on UFOs has revealed hundreds of new reports of unidentified and unexplained aerial ... flight crew reported one near miss with a “cylindrical object” while flying over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New York.

The Pentagon has received hundreds of reports of new UFO sightings, including “several particularly interesting cases,” according to the director of the office that investigates these reports, but reiterated it found no evidence of alien activity.

The Pentagon’s UFO office has received more than 700 reports, a newly declassified assessment reveals. It’s a dramatic increase in witness sightings and accounts that adds to a growing list and comes as former Defense Department officials claim the U.