UFO data is honestly a mess, NASA panel says

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 - 18:03 in Astronomy & Space

This unidentified object, captured in South Asia and analyzed by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, may be a commercial aircraft. Department of Defense After decades of the US government generally avoiding discussion of UFOs, NASA and the Department of Defense have embarked on investigations into mysterious, unexplained sightings, aerial or otherwise: what are now being dubbed unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs. NASA launched a nine-month UAP investigation in October. In the spirit of the space agency’s goal of transparency for that work, on Wednesday it live-streamed a public meeting of its independent UAP study team. The panel concluded it needed quality data, noting the fragmentary nature of what was available to analyze has restricted research into UAPs.   The subject of UAPs “has captured the attention of the public, the scientific community, and...

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