NASA Holds First , Public Meeting of Expert Panel , on UFO Sightings.
'The Independent' reports that NASA has
convened a public meeting revolving around
sightings of unexplained phenomena. .
A panel has been tasked with investigating
sightings of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
(UAPs), otherwise frequently known as UFOs.
NASA's first public discussion of
the topic comes ahead of a report
expected to be published later this year.
According to NASA, the panel seeks to make
it easier to submit reports of sightings
and investigate their nature. .
The presence of UAPs raises concerns
about the safety of our skies, and it’s
this nation’s obligation to determine
if these phenomena pose any
potential risks to airspace safety, Daniel Evans, NASA’s assistant deputy associate
administrator for research, via 'The Independent'.
According to Daniel Evans, NASA’s assistant deputy associate
administrator for research, the work highlights the agency's , “responsibility to be honest and
forthright and to follow the science.”.
The panel's chair, David Spergel, called for better data and
echoed other panelists' arguments that a "stigma" about
reporting sightings made it difficult to make a full examination.
Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the U.S.
Department of Defense’s all-domain anomaly
resolution office, or AARO, said that many sightings have , "readily explainable sources.”.
However, Kirkpatrick admits that a small
number of UAP reports are truly unusual.
'The Independent' reports that the panel, which
was formed in June of 2022, includes experts
in fields that range from physics to astrobiology.