UFOs: how NASA plans to get to the bottom of unexplained sightings

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As reports continue flying in about what were traditionally called UFOs (unidentified flying objects), NASA is taking the topic very seriously. In fact, following the publication of a report from an independent committee of experts in fields including astronomy and aviation safety, the agency has even appointed a new director of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) research.

UAP is the term NASA now uses for UFOs. The committee was directed to gather reports of UAPs and try to understand what these mysterious events really are, including answering the question of whether or not they could be extraterrestrial in origin.

The committee held a press conference back in May, when it provided an update on its work up to that point. The study team outlined some of the common explanations for UAP sightings – which include boats low on the horizon and high-flying balloons – as well as how many events remained truly unexplained.

Now, the committee has published the full report into what it has found, including recommendations for NASA as its work continues. That report, which also contains NASA's response and plan as it moves forward, can be read in full here. I've also created a video about the findings.

The report makes clear that, so far, the committee has absolutely no evidence that any of the reported UAP events have any involvement from aliens. But for the reports that are still unexplained by terrestrial phenomena or aircraft, the team doesn't rule anything out. It makes it clear that an extraterrestrial origin is unlikely, but that it has no evidence at all for what these sightings are.

The rest of the report deals with how Nasa should respond to the findings, and what it plans to do to continue this research in future.

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