Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: Navy Sightings, Cautious Skepticism, and the Search for Life Beyond Earth

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Interest in unidentified aerial phenomena rose after 2014–2015 Navy sightings, but officials and experts including Seth Shostak and Luis Elizondo caution that most sightings have ordinary explanations such as radar or instrument glitches, a new Pentagon reporting policy aims to collect better data, NASA’s Kepler findings keep the door open to life elsewhere, and the overall message is to remain skeptical and thorough while continuing the search.