Christian leaders have questioned the recent release of UFO files by the Pentagon , suggesting unexplained objects could have a more divine explanation.

The declassified material included more than 160 files, videos and photographs collected by the U.S. government over the decades, from “unidentified phenomena” spotted in space from the Moon’s surface by the Apollo astronauts to strange sightings reported to the FBI by stargazers on Earth.

Responding to the disclosures, Jeremiah J Johnston of the Christian Thinkers Society attempted to debunk the files, offering a spiritual explanation for the mysterious lights and “orbs” spotted in the night sky.

The Christian leaders said they were unimpressed by the Pentagon’s latest release of declassififed material about unidentified aerial phenomenon, which included this sketch of an eyewitness’s description of an ellipsoid metallic object they claim to have seen in September 2023 (Department of Defense)

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