Nasa UFO panel seeks more reliable data to solve UAPs’ mystery
During their groundbreaking assembly, a 16-member panel convened to discuss the enigmatic Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) or UFOs, NASA emphasized the need for further data to unlock the mysteries surrounding these occurrences. Formed in June of the previous year, NASA’s UFO body consists of diverse experts ranging from physicists to astrobiologists, who emphasized the inadequacy of the existing data in effectively elucidating these unexplained phenomena.
The panel conducted a comprehensive four-hour session, which was streamed live on a NASA webcast, and shared preliminary findings from their research. A comprehensive report is expected to be released this summer.
David Spergel, an astrophysicist and the panel’s chairman, clarified that their objective was “not to determine the nature of these events” but to provide NASA with a “roadmap” for future analysis.
NASA officials revealed that several panelists had faced unspecified “online abuse” and harassment since commencing their work in June of the previous year.
Expressing concern, Nicola Fox, NASA’s science chief, stated, “It is truly disheartening to learn about the harassment that our panelists have endured online simply because they are studying this subject. Harassment only contributes to further stigmatization.”
The panel members acknowledged that the greatest challenge lies in the lack of scientifically reliable methods for documenting UFOs, typically observed as objects moving in ways that defy known technologies and laws of nature.
They underscored, “The underlying issue is that the phenomena in question are generally being detected and recorded using cameras, sensors, and other equipment that are not specifically designed or calibrated to accurately observe and measure such anomalies.”
“If I were to summarize in one line what I believe we have learned, it is that we require high-quality data,” added Spergel.
“The existing data and eyewitness reports alone are insufficient to provide conclusive evidence about the nature and origin of every UAP event.”