The U.S. Navy has been assigned a patent on an aerospace technology that is eerily similar to a string of UFOs described by fighter pilots.
A technology patented by an aerospace engineer working at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) describes a 'hybrid' craft that is capable of flying at breakneck speeds in the air, water, and even space using an unprecedented electromagnetic propulsion system.
As reported by The Drive, when looking over a patent on the technology, an examiner for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office responded with skepticism that such a craft exists only to receive a personal letter from the Chief Technology Officer of the U.S. Navy, who explained that Chinese researchers are 'investing significantly' in the craft.
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A patent shows a theoretical spacecraft (pictured above) that proposes altering the laws of physics to achieve unparalleled speeds and maneuverability.
The patent application, titled 'Craft using an inertial mass reduction device' lists Salvatore Cezar Pais, a NAWCAD engineer, as the inventor and describes a mind-blowing technology that 'can engineer the fabric of our reality at the most fundamental level (thus affecting a physical system's inertial and gravitational properties).
In short, the patent says a ship using the outlandish technology would be able to surround itself in a type of quantum field that subverts the laws of physics as we know them.
This would theoretically allow the craft to move through air, water, or space, without succumbing to any of the effects of thermodynamics, or in the case of water, hydrodynamics.
According to The Drive, letters from the Navy to the U.S. Patent Office seem to suggest that tests of technology have already been conducted by Pais, who holds other mind-bending patents like a 'force-field' to fend off an incoming asteroid.
Officers in the U.S. Navy have described sightings of 'tic-tac' ships that seem to defy the laws of physics, flying with agility at breakneck speeds
While the patent -- which was originally applied for in 2016 -- is only theoretical, the urgency of the Navy's desire for the its approval coincides with an increasingly transparent attitude toward UFOs on the part of the U.S. military.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Navy unveiled new guidelines on collecting information about UFO sightings.
The guidelines are designed to make it easier for sailors to report UFO sightings amid fears that mysterious unidentified flying objects could actually be 'extremely advanced
