NASA steps up hunt for extraterrestrial life, will commission 'absolutely necessary' study on UFOs
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NASA will study unidentified aerial phenomena, or unidentified flying objects, to collect data and "move the scientific understanding" of UFOs forward.
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While UFOs have fascinated humanity for centuries, if not millennia, they have come under increased interest recently following the release of a report by the Director of National Intelligence on 144 sightings.
Some of those sightings featured objects with "unusual UAP movement patterns or flight characteristics," such as the ability to "remain stationary in winds aloft, move against the wind, maneuver abruptly, or move at considerable speed, without discernable means of propulsion."