From Disclosure to Discipline: Building UAP Studies in Academia

To the point

Trump ordered the release of government UFO/UAP files in early 2026 after years of pressure, while Congress had formalized investigations and the AARO now handles over 2,000 reports dating back to 1945; despite many countries running UAP programs, U.S. universities largely lack dedicated centers and funding due to stigma and career risk, even though about 20% of scholars report seeing something unidentified, and forming an academic discipline would require stable funding, shared methods, and institutional commitment, with France, Japan, Canada and several European institutions already active and nonprofits in the U.S. supporting the field.