Why did the US government admit that it has evidence of UFOs?

The next day, after 98 percent of participants completed the survey, the New York Times revealed the report’s findings, which had been leaked. The following morning, I recontacted everyone who had already taken the previous survey, and showed them that morning’s Washington Post article titled, “Report does not confirm, or rule out, UFOs in unexplained aerial events.”
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