NASA names Mark McInerney Director of UAP Research to coordinate data, AI analytics, and interagency collaboration.

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NASA named Mark McInerney as director of UAP research to centralize communications, resources, and data analytics, coordinate with the DoD and other agencies, expand citizen reporting, and apply AI/ML to sky observations, following an independent study led by David Spergel that emphasizes high‑quality, calibrated, unclassified data for studying future UAP.

NASA Releases UAP Independent Study Report And Names Research Director - Astrobiology
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NASA Releases UAP Independent Study Report And Names Research Director - Astrobiology

In response to a recommendation by an independent study team for NASA to play a more prominent role in understanding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), the agency announced Thursday it is appointing a director of UAP research.