Unidentified anomalous phenomena – Independent study team report [pdf]

  • "Our report indicates that we don't have resources to provide definitive answers and we need more resources" - The report

    With political acumen like that they will quickly have the best run UAP program in the world

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-5zEb1oS9A

  • Rather disappointing, but not at all surprising. However you come down on UAP/UFO/etc the fact that there's no definitive answer from the governments, intelligence communities, authorities, etc. is mildly perplexing.

  • it reads more like a request for more budget to study UAPs, or at least to better formalise the process.

    nothing really insightful as far as the UAPs thesmselves as far as i can tell.

  • The media briefing just happened live, mostly saying that NASA is focussing on transparency and removing the stigma around UAP reporting so that more evidence can be acquired:

    Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwU6V5GFaQA

    Edit: shorter summary by NASA Administrator Bill Nelson:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJKLP5hcuQ

  • Maybe it was too dense for me. But I don't see anything new in there.

  • Basically, the evidence for something anomalous is weak at best, more probably a Nothingburger (imho).

    Mick West in his channel[1], plus friends at Metabunk have made fantastic research on UAPs, and they have really mundane explanations:

    I think the level of expertise of some pilots has been overblown. They are human after all and not necessarily can come up for explanations for everything, especially if they are not on top of every new spaceflight development, which might be a lot to ask considering other obligations that they might have, at least in the case of commercial airline pilots.

    [1] https://www.youtube.com/@MickWest