US EditionCIA Won't Confirm Records on Interstellar Comet
The CIA’s classified response to FOIA fuels speculation about 3I/ATLAS’s anomalous features and possible national security implications, despite NASA’s natural comet conclusion.
- On January 5, 2026, the Central Intelligence Agency replied that it would 'neither confirm nor deny' records about 3I/ATLAS in response to John Greenewald Jr.'s FOIA request, publicized by The Black Vault.
- Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb flagged no less than 16 anomalies in 3I/ATLAS, which continued to exhibit anomalous behavior after its perihelion on October 29, fueling debate, despite NASA's assertion it is a natural comet.
- Spectrometric and X-ray observations from various ground and space observatories informed analyses of 3I/ATLAS, while images released by NASA and ESA in late November faced criticism for low resolution and data withholding last year.
- The CIA justified its response by invoking classification protections under Section 6 of the CIA Act of 1949, while Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb said it aims to keep rare 'black swan' events hidden.
- Scientists caution that even low-probability, high-impact scenarios merit monitoring, and Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has urged intensified observation when 3I/ATLAS nears Jupiter in March as data challenges his claims.
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CIA statement on 3I/ATLAS has reignited debate about the nature of interstellar object
Updates on 3I/ATLAS: An official query was made about the interstellar object, and the CIA did not admit that it had any records on it. But it also did not deny anything either. It responded that both of these scenarios are classified.
CIA Will Neither Confirm Nor Deny Records on 3I/ATLAS
Ever since it was first spotted hurtling through the solar system, Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb has maintained that there’s a chance mysterious interstellar object 3I/ATLAS is a technological object sent by an extraterrestrial civilization. He’s meticulously catalogued what he claims are anomalous qualities of the object, which most of his peers believe is a natural comet from a different star system, from its unusually large suspected size to a …
CIA raises doubts about true nature of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS
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CIA issues shock statement on 'interstellar object' as Nasa explanation now up in the air
The mystery surrounding 3I/ATLAS has been reignited after the CIA failed to confirm or deny holding any records about the interstellar visitor currently traversing our solar system.Responding to a Freedom of Information Act request submitted in November 2025, the intelligence agency issued what is termed a "Glomar response".This effectively says it would not reveal whether it possesses information, as doing so might expose classified material.Na…
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