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UAP

abbreviation for

plural UAP's, UAPs.

unidentified aerial phenomenon: a phenomenon or object in the atmosphere, observed from the ground or the air, whose nature or cause remains unexplained even after subsequent scientific analysis. Compare UFO ( def ), flying saucer ( def ).

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Usage Note

In 2021, the U.S. government released for the first time an unclassified intelligence assessment of ��’s (unidentified aerial phenomena). The report avoided use of the older term UFO (unidentified flying object) because of its association with unproven claims of extraterrestrial spacecraft sightings. UAP has been embraced as the official term, as it expresses a neutral position on the associated phenomena that remain an ongoing mystery.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of UAP¹

First recorded in 2000–05

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Indeed, as military pilots continue to report UAP sightings, the government has convened exploratory panels into the issue.

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She added that the “best case is that with transparency, people can see the UAP mystery for themselves and hard data is made available for the scientific community to try and get some answers.”

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“Keep in mind that declassification doesn’t necessarily come with explanations,” Haley Morris, co-founder of the military pilot-led nonprofit Americans for Safe Aerospace, the world's largest UAP advocacy organization, told Salon.

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"There are thousands of classified UAP records across government agencies that would be subject to declassification by executive order."

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There are some distinctions between how the UAP debate and those over COVID’s origins and the safety and efficacy of vaccines have unfolded.

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