NASA appoints new head of UFO research Study: Six of nine planetary limits exceeded

In order to better understand ‘unidentified unusual phenomena’ in the future, the American space agency NASA has appointed a new head of research into so-called UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena). However, who has taken over the position will not be announced for the time being, also due to security considerations.

This happened on the recommendation of a special NASA expert group, NASA boss Bill Nelson said Thursday at a press conference in Washington, where a report from this group was also presented.

The report’s main takeaway is that there is still much more to learn, Nelson said. The expert group found no evidence that the UAP under investigation had an “extraterrestrial origin”. “But we don’t know what these UAP are,” Nelson continued. “There is a worldwide fascination with UAPs and this fascination is largely due to their unknown nature. We want to shift the conversation around UAPs from sensationalism to science.”

Not enough data

According to NASA, the report was agreed with the US government, but is separate from the US Department of Defense’s work in this area together with the secret services. During a first public meeting at the end of May, the NASA expert group had already spoken out in favor of more and better data on observations of unidentified objects.

In recent years, the Pentagon has presented reports that there is no explanation for dozens of celestial phenomena over the past two decades — but also no evidence of secret technology from other countries or extraterrestrial life. The Pentagon also criticized insufficient data. For the first time in decades, there were hearings in Congress. (sda/dpa)