NASA’s UAP Findings and a Public Heat Map Highlight Widespread US Sightings and the Evidence Debate

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NASA’s yearlong study of unidentified aerial phenomena and NUFORC’s interactive map of sightings across the United States show California leading and a distribution that roughly follows population, while Sean Kirkpatrick says there is no evidence of aliens in a Scientific American op‑ed and warns that erosion of critical thinking could hinder solving complex challenges, and Maj. David Grusch testified about a claimed multi‑decade program at a House Oversight Committee hearing with whistleblowers Ryan Graves and David Fravor, underscoring the ongoing tension between belief and evidence as the public remains fascinated by sightings and official perspectives.