NASA originally announced news of this research in June.
US space agency NASA announced Friday that it has selected 16 individuals to participate in the much-anticipated study of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), also commonly known as unidentified flying objects (UFOs). The research, which will use unclassified data, will lead to a report that will be made available to the public next year.
one in Press note, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the team will begin the study on Monday and is scheduled to spend nine months reviewing past observations and analyzing data on future events to determine what will happen. It added that the study will not determine whether previous reports of UFOs were valid, however, will pave the way for understanding what observations will be needed in future events to better understand the phenomenon.
We selected 16 individuals to participate in an independent study team on Unknown Airborne Events (UAPs), or observations in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena. The nine-month study will begin on October 24: https://t.co/RsVP4kggwdpic.twitter.com/OQ5XecW0Ai
— NASA (@NASA) 21 October 2022
“Exploring the unknown in space and the atmosphere is at the heart of who we are at NASA,” Thomas Zurbuchen, an associate administrator for NASA, said in a statement.
Mr. Zurbuchen said, “Understanding the data we have about unknown air phenomena is critical to helping us draw scientific conclusions about what is happening in our skies. Data is the language of scientists and makes unambiguous, explanatory. Is.”
The selected research group includes professors, scientists, an oceanographer and others studying space. Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and science journalist Nadia Drake are also among the group’s members, according to the press note.
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The US space agency said the study is designed to “lay the groundwork for future studies on the nature of UAPs for NASA and other organizations”. It said some of this data would come from “data from civil government entities, commercial data and other sources”.
Notably, NASA originally announced news of this research in June. Subsequently, the agency said that the lack of existing research on UAPs “makes it difficult to draw scientific conclusions about the nature of such events”.
NASA believes that the study of unidentified objects is essential for both air security and national security. But it also says that there is no evidence yet that links UAPs to extraterrestrial life.