From Stigma to Strategy: A Data-Driven, Multi-Agency Effort to Understand Trans-Medium UAPs

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The study of unidentified anomalous phenomena has matured into a data‑driven, multi‑agency field that seeks to determine what these phenomena are, how they operate, and their implications for science and national security, using standardized reporting, multi‑sensor data fusion, and open data where possible, with coordination from the Pentagon’s AARO, NASA, and civilian efforts such as Avi Loeb’s Galileo Project.

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: A Review of Scientific Context, Typology, and Characteristics - New Space Economy
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Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: A Review of Scientific Context, Typology, and Characteristics - New Space Economy

The subject of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, formerly and popularly known as Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), has undergone a significant paradigm shift in the twenty-first century. No longer relegated to the fringes of pseudoscience or folklore, UAP are now the subject of serious inquiry by national defense agencies, intelligence communities, and academic institutions. The transition from UFO to UAP signifies more than a rebranding exercise; it represents a fundamental change in how these events are categorized, investigated, and understood. The term Anomalous broadens the scope beyond strictly aerial events to include trans-medium phenomena that may operate effectively in space, the atmosphere, and underwater.