The Times of India

Neither deny nor confirm: CIA issues rare response to records request on 3I/ATLAS origin

The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS reignited controversy after the CIA issued a rare Glomar response to a records request, refusing to confirm or deny holding information about it. While NASA insists the object is a harmless natural comet, the intelligence agencys secrecy has fuelled speculation, amplified by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, that the object warranted quiet scrutiny despite official reassurances.