

Officials said there are so few high-quality observations that no scientific conclusions can be drawn. Instead, the group relied on unclassified data in an attempt to better understand unexplained sightings in the sky. No top-secret files were accessed by the panel's scientists, aviation and artificial intelligence experts, and retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, the first American to spend nearly a year in space. He's also worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Hurricane Center. 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.Įight hours later, however, NASA said it's Mark McInerney, who previously served as a liaison on the subject of UAPs between the space agency and the Defense Department. The 16-member panel noted that artificial intelligence and machine learning are essential for identifying rare occurrences, including UFOs. But it operates a fleet of Earth-circling spacecraft that can help determine, for example, whether weather is behind a strange event. NASA has said it doesn't actively search for unexplained sightings. or other governments are hiding aliens or otherworldly spaceships, Nelson said: “Show me the evidence.” When pressed by reporters on whether the U.S. His own scientists put the likelihood of life on another Earth-like planet at “at least a trillion.” “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 news conference. But Nelson acknowledged with billions of stars in billions of galaxies out there, another Earth could exist. Officials stressed the panel found no evidence that UAPs had extraterrestrial origin.

He promised an open and transparent approach. The AP is solely responsible for all content.“We want to shift the conversation about UAPs from sensationalism to science," NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The study was launched a year ago and cost under $100,000. NASA defines them as observations in the sky or elsewhere that cannot be readily identified or scientifically explained. The government refers to unexplained sightings as UAPs versus UFOs. Most events can be attributed to planes, drones, balloons or weather conditions, said panel chairman David Spergel, president of the Simons Foundation, a scientific research group.
