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Don’t look now, but a brand new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) release from NASA has revealed 181 pages of documentation that show the government is taking reports of extraterrestrials, UFO’ or “UAP”‘s as they call them now (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenae) pretty seriously. The implications of the emails are clear, that there is a large segment of NASA who share an opinion that extraterrestrials are behind UAP activity and are already visiting Earth.
Karen Fox, Senior Science Communications Officer for NASA, stated in recently released documents, “One of NASA’s key goals is the search for life in the universe. Although we have yet to find signs of extraterrestrial life, NASA is exploring the solar system and beyond to help us answer fundamental questions, including whether we are alone in the universe.
“From studying water on Mars, probing promising ‘oceans worlds’, such as Titan and Europa, to looking for biosignatures in the atmospheres of planets outside our solar system, NASA’s science missions are working together with a goal to find unmistakable signs of life beyond Earth.
“To date, NASA has yet to find any credible evidence of extraterrestrial life, but we are not closed to the possibility that such life exists. We stand ready to support the rest of the government in the search for life in the universe, be it close to home, on the planets or moons of our Solar System or deeper into space. The nature of science is to better understand the unknown.”
Fox continued, “Most UAP sightings result in very limited data, usually video recordings from a single angle that can only be cross-validated with eyewitness testimony. The language of scientists is data. But without access to an extensive set of data, it is nearly impossible to verify or explain any observation. The lack of robust data, including the lack of access to some existing data, is the central problem for scientific study of UAPs.”
However, Marc Etkind, Associate Administrator of Communications for NASA, made a more compelling argument than the type of pre-written ‘canned response’ offered by Fox when he said, “Lack of reliable data is another crucial reason why the scientific community gave little attention to UAP. Most UAP sightings result in very limited data, usually video recordings from a single angle that can only be cross-validated with eyewitness testimony. Some UAP sightings were also observed on radar, which could assist in determining their identity. Without robust or credible data, UAP studies will always be viewed as fringe science and will never be able to come into the mainstream.”
Following the batch of UFO videos that were released by the Pentagon in June he added,
“A notable aspect surrounding the media coverage of the U.S Navy videos is the absence of scientific or expert opinion, in addition to government officials and witness testimonials. If we truly want to understand what UAPs really are, then we need to engage the mainstream scientific community in a concerted effort to study them. This should include the involvement of experts and scientists trained in scientific methodology in such investigations. Make data available to them. Speak their language. Remove any taboos surrounding free scientific inquiry of UFOs. Because, ultimately, understanding UAP is a science problem.”
