DISCLOSURE / FILENASA Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team Final Report, NASA News Release, Update- NASA Shares UAP Independent Study Report.html
NASA news release announcing the September 14, 2023 delivery of its 16-member Independent Study Team's final UAP report, which found no evidence of extraterrestrial origin and recommended NASA expand its role in UAP data collection.
Brief
On September 14, 2023, NASA published a release accompanying the final report of its independent UAP study team, a 16-member panel commissioned to assess how the agency could contribute to the federal UAP effort. The panel concluded the existing data did not support an extraterrestrial origin for observed phenomena and recommended NASA leverage its civilian Earth-observing and aviation sensor infrastructure to systematize UAP data collection. The release also marked NASA's appointment of a director of UAP research to lead implementation of the study team's recommendations.
Metadata
- Agency
- NASA
- Release
- 2023-09-14
- Type
- PDF • .html
- Length
- 260.3 K
- Classification
- UNCLASSIFIED
- Programs
- NASA UAP Independent Study Team
- Tags
- NASA, independent study, 2023, civilian sensors, UAP policy
Key points
- NASA released the Independent Study Team's final UAP report on September 14, 2023.p.1
- The study team was composed of 16 members drawn from science, aerospace, and data analysis disciplines.p.1
- The team found no evidence that UAP observations have an extraterrestrial origin in the data reviewed.p.1
- The report recommends NASA take a larger role in UAP data collection using its existing civilian sensor infrastructure.p.1
- NASA's civilian Earth-observation and aviation assets are positioned as the agency's distinct contribution to the federal UAP effort.p.1
Most interesting
- The 16-member panel is one of the largest formal civilian science bodies ever convened on UAP in the United States.
- NASA's framing positions the agency as a sensor and data-science contributor rather than an investigative authority, distinguishing its role from AARO's.
- The conclusion that available data does not support an extraterrestrial origin is a finding about evidence sufficiency, not a verdict on the phenomenon's nature.