INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NASA said Thursday that the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques, including advanced satellites as well as a shift in how
unidentified flying objects are perceived.The space agency released the findings after a yearlong study into UFOs.In its 33-page report, an
independent team commissioned by NASA cautioned that the negative perception surrounding UFOs poses an obstacle to collecting data
But officials said NASA&s involvement should help reduce the stigma around what it calls UAPs, or unidentified anomalous phenomena, AP
reported.&We want to shift the conversation about UAPs from sensationalism to science,& NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said
He promised an open and transparent approach.Officials stressed the panel found no evidence that UAPs had extraterrestrial origin
But Nelson acknowledged with billions of stars in billions of galaxies out there, another Earth could exist.&If you ask me, do I believe
there&s life in a universe that is so vast that it&s hard for me to comprehend how big it is, my personal answer is yes,& Nelson said at a
His own scientists put the likelihood of life on another Earth-like planet at &at least a trillion.&When pressed by reporters on whether the
or other governments are hiding aliens or otherworldly spaceships, Nelson said: &Show me the evidence.&
NASA has said it doesn&t actively
search for unexplained sightings
But it operates a fleet of Earth-circling spacecraft that can help determine, for example, whether weather is behind a strange event.The
16-member panel noted that artificial intelligence and machine learning are essential for identifying rare occurrences, including UFOs.NASA
recently appointed a director of UAP research, but refused to divulge his identity at Thursday morning&s news conference in hopes of
avoiding the threats and harassment faced by panel members during the study.The government refers to unexplained sightings as UAPs versus
NASA defines them as observations in the sky or elsewhere that cannot be readily identified or scientifically explained.The study was
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