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Transient Astronomical Objects and the UAP Flap of 1952
In 2024, researchers led by Enrique Solano and Beatriz Villarroel reported a 1952 triple transient on Palomar plates, defying known astrophysical explanations.
NASA’s 2023 UAP Study
Release date: 14 September 2023Commissioned by: NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD)Study vehicle: Independent Study Team (IST) of 16 outside expertsCore...
AARO and Disinformation
AARO’s 2024 Historical Record Review finds no verified evidence of non-human craft, linking UAP myths to misidentification and disinformation.
UAP Incursions at Malmstrom AFB and Nuclear Sites (2000–2010)
From 2000–2010, renewed veteran testimony and major missile outages revived scrutiny of U.S. nuclear bases’ ties to UAP incidents.
FLIR, Gimbal, GoFast: An Explainer
Three short Navy targeting-pod videos, FLIR (aka “FLIR1” from the 2004 Nimitz event), Gimbal (2015, East Coast), and GoFast (2015,...
The Five Observables (Elizondo Model)
The “Five Observables” are a descriptive framework popularized by former Department of Defense official Luis (“Lue”) Elizondo to characterize a...
FOIA & The Black Vault: How to Read Docs
If you study UAP seriously, your best “sensors” are often declassified records, FOIA releases, and agency reading rooms. But getting...
Tic Tac: Shape & Performance Claims
The “Tic Tac” UAP, first described during the 2004 Nimitz incident, refers to a smooth, white, wingless object tracked by...
Report on the ODNI UAP Reports (2021–2023)
Between 2021 and 2023, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), in partnership first with the Navy’s UAP...
Abduction Cannon: research methods and critiques
“Abduction studies” sits at the crossroads of UAP research, clinical psychology, folklore, and law. Since the 1960s, investigators have proposed...
Roswell (1947): Documents and Disputes
The Roswell incident of July 1947 began when debris was discovered on a ranch northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. Initially,...
Project Blue Book Records & Data Archives
This article is a comprehensive explainer of the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book record set (1947–1969): what exists, where...
Trans-Medium Behavior: Known Physics vs Claims
Trans-medium UAP, the idea that a single craft slips from air to water or space to atmosphere without losing speed,...
NUFORC & MUFON: Civilian Data Sources
Civilian reporting pipelines are the front door of modern UAP research. Two names dominate in English-language reporting: This explainer maps...
Rendlesham Forest (1980): Britain’s Best Known UAP Case
In late December 1980, a series of late‑night alerts rippled through two NATO air bases on England’s east coast. What...
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