A police chiefs organization has just published its first guide instructing officers on how to report incidents involving unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), which are more commonly known as UFOs.
“They’re happening. Whether you believe in what the origin of them is or not, they’re happening, and it’s important that we are able to report,” Johnny Jennings, the chief of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, told NewsNation's "Morning in America."
The 11-page guide was put together by the Major Cities Chiefs Association, and it provides the framework for how to handle these unique encounters. The book's goal is to bring awareness to the phenomena and to normalize them, so that officers take them reports of them seriously.
“It’s important to make sure we’re tracking these incidents,” said Jennings.
He added that the Charlotte area doesn't receive many UAP reports, and he hasn't had any of his own encounters with them. But they do happen around the country. In June 2023, a Las Vegas police dashboard camera captured an unexplained blue light streaking across the sky about an hour before a 9-1-1 call reporting aliens in a residential backyard.
“We just want to make sure that they’re reporting properly, and they’re taken seriously,” said Jennings.
