Modern reactions to unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs – what you might think of as UFOs) are similar to those of thousands of years ago.
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The space agency hopes to get to the bottom of the many sightings being reported.
Months after a military officer made sensational claims about unexplained objects in the skies, NASA released a report loosely outlining a scientific approach for analyzing UAP reports.
Whistleblower allegations that the government possesses UFOs may not be backed up by public physical evidence, but some argue that listening for extraterrestrial life is the first phase of contact.
All who testified before a congressional subcommittee claimed that UFOs pose a threat to national security, though there’s still no public evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial.
While UFO videos might seem compelling, they’re rarely backed up with evidence. A sociologist explains why claims of alien life gain traction through both social and mass media every few years.
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University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
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Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of South Carolina
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Ph.D. Candidate in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State
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Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Penn State
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Professor of Native Studies, University of Alberta
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Associate Professor, Management Discipline, Faculty of Business, Arts and Law, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor in Ancient History, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Macquarie University
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Professor in Pathways Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of World Arts and Cultures/Dance, University of California, Los Angeles
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Researcher at the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, University of Portsmouth
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Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Bowdoin College
