The first public meeting of a NASA panel examining what the United States government calls an “unidentified flying object” and what are commonly known as UFOs took place last year to discuss the findings since it was set up.Bringing together experts from fields ranging from physics to astrobiology, the 16-member organization was established last June to examine unclassified UFO sightings, which it calls the UAP, and data collected from the civilian government and commercial sectors. Panel chair David Spergel said in his keynote, “If I can summarize what I think we’ve learned in one line, we need higher quality data.” said.
We are exposed to online harassment and abuse
Dan Evans, senior research officer in NASA’s science unit, said the team had “several months of work” ahead, adding that panel members had been subjected to online harassment and abuse since they began their work.
“Harassment only leads to further stigma of the UAP field, significantly hampers the scientific process and discourages others from studying this important issue,” said NASA science chief Nicola Fox. said.
We get around 50 to 100 new reports every month
“We get around 50 to 100 new reports each month,” said Sean Kirkpatrick, director of Nasa’s Office of All-domain Anomaly Resolution (AARO). He said that the number of observations that “could be abnormal” is between 2% and 5% of the total database. In addition, unexplained images were also shared at the meeting, one of which is as follows:
We are committed to transparency
One of the reasons the meeting is so notable is because of NASA’s change of approach. Because the space agency has spent decades debunking UFO sightings. At the end of the session, the panel took questions from the public, one of which was “What is NASA hiding?” it happened. Dan Evans said the agency is committed to transparency. “That’s why we’re here on TV live today.” said. You can watch the entire public meeting below.
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