Today, September 14, 2023, the NASA Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent 17 member Study Team published its final report containing a series of recommendations for how the agency could help to move our understanding of UAP forward.
Summary of the key points from the NASA report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP):
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NASA Director Bill Nelson dodges filmmaker James Fox's question on the existence of aliens
"We are all entertained by Indiana Jones finding the crystal skull, so lots of folklore out there - Uh, so that's why we entered the stage, the arena."
— Bill Nelson; UAP Thunderdome of Neverland | Source
You can bet your boots on it!
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Summary of the key points from the NASA report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP):
- NASA has extensive expertise and assets that can be leveraged to study UAP, including satellites, sensors, data archives, and advanced analysis techniques. Its earth science missions provide environmental data coincident with UAP sightings.
- Current UAP data is limited because observations are often incidental, lack metadata, and were not optimized to study UAP. NASA can help improve data standards, collection, curation, and integration.
- New data should be collected with multiple calibrated sensors and platforms. NASA can provide multispectral data and help develop crowdsourcing tools.
- Advanced analysis techniques like AI and machine learning are key, but require high quality training data. NASA can help characterize normal vs anomalous data.
- Searches for technosignatures, like for extraterrestrial life, provide techniques to identify anomalies. NASA missions can expand searches within the solar system.
- There are no definitive conclusions yet about the nature and origins of UAP. With improved data and analysis, NASA can help place physical constraints and characterize UAP.
- Reducing stigma around reporting is important. NASA's reputation can help legitimize UAP studies.
- NASA partnerships, like with the FAA, can improve air traffic data collection on UAP and future tracking capabilities.
NASA Director Bill Nelson dodges filmmaker James Fox's question on the existence of aliens
"We are all entertained by Indiana Jones finding the crystal skull, so lots of folklore out there - Uh, so that's why we entered the stage, the arena."
— Bill Nelson; UAP Thunderdome of Neverland | Source
You can bet your boots on it!
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