In turn, NASA will launch an investigation to explain UFOs

Published on: 09/06/2022 – 23:36 After attempts by American intelligence, then the Pentagon, NASA in turn launched an investigation to understand unidentified aerial phenomena. The study, which should start in the fall and last nine months, will be carried out by eminent scientists and aeronautical experts. The possibility of extraterrestrial visits to Earth is definitely being taken more and more seriously in the United States: NASA announced on Thursday June 9 the launch in the fall of a multi-month investigation into unidentified aerial phenomena – the famous UFOs. After the attempts of American intelligence, then the Pentagon, it is thus the turn of NASA to look into the presence of these objects, moving for example in an abnormal or very fast way in our atmosphere, and not being able to be explained in the current state of our knowledge. There is no proof that these phenomena have an extraterrestrial origin, the space agency immediately underlined. But “if someone asked me if I think there is compelling evidence of intelligent life in any of these phenomena, I would give a perfectly acceptable answer for a scientist, which is that I don’t know”, said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator at NASA, at a press conference. However, the subject could not be more important, because it concerns both national security and that of air traffic, argued the American agency. .Three objectivesThe study will be conducted by eminent scientists and aeronautical experts. Scheduled to start at the beginning of the fall, it should last nine months and lead to a report made public. Three objectives are announced: to collect the data that already exists, to determine what is missing and how to best collect it, and to decide with which tools analyze them in the future. “This makes it difficult to draw conclusions.” However, mountains of data actually exist, according to NASA experts, who wish to collect them from governments, private companies, associations or even individuals. The allocated budget should not exceed 100,000 dollars. The idea is to de-stigmatize the subject. “One of the results of this study for me would be to make everyone understand (…) that the scientific process is valid to treat all problems, including this one”, launched Thomas Zurbuchen, who says having himself decided to open this investigation. Speculations In June 2021, American intelligence had affirmed in a long-awaited report that there was no proof of the existence of extraterrestrials, while acknowledging that dozens of phenomena observed by military pilots could not be explained. And last month, for the first time in more than 50 years, the US Congress held a public hearing on it. According to the Pentagon, an increasing number of unidentified objects have been reported in the sky over the past 20 years. And they inevitably arouse the craziest speculations. “I think that new scientific mechanisms will be discovered”, for his part judged Thomas Zurbuchen. “There have been many cases where something that appeared almost magical turned out to be a new scientific effect.” “Never underestimate what nature is capable of,” he added. The experts assured that they embarked on this project without preconceived ideas. But for David Spergel, UFOs probably group together different phenomena, which cannot be placed under a single explanation. The study may not immediately shed light on many aspects, he conceded, but should rather provide a roadmap for moving towards this goal in the future. With AFP