It is curious that the Pentagon doesn’t say—wink, wink—”We’ve got this under control. Don’t panic.”
I don’t understand the confusion.
it was Unidentified, Flying, and It was it was Likely Ours
just because something is Unidentified does not make it Alien or Extraterrestrial, The odds of that are really vanishingly small.
"Don't Panic" is a phrase already known by space travelers across the Galaxy.
I know where my towel is.