Vandenberg's 1964 UFO Episode and the Quest to Legitimize UAP Scholarship

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Unidentified aerial phenomena persist as a mix of dramatic claims, contested evidence, and official records—from Lt. Robert Jacobs’s 1964 Vandenberg sighting to the Pentagon PURSUE files—while skeptics question the footage and researchers urge standardized methods, funding, and institutional support to turn UAP study into a legitimate scientific field, with public engagement led by figures like Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger.