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UAP Topics & Themes
Deep-dive explainers on UAP themes, non-human intelligence, crash retrieval programs, nuclear-site incidents, trans-medium objects, and disclosure law.
Crash Retrieval Programs
Allegations of classified U.S. programs to recover and reverse-engineer non-human craft, the focus of the Grusch complaint.
Open fileFOIA and Declassification Process
FOIA is the legal mechanism that forces federal agencies to release UAP records, subject to exemptions and declassification rules.
Open fileLegacy Program
A plain-language explainer of the term 'legacy program' as defined in U.S. law covering UAP-related activities.
Open fileNon-Human Intelligence (NHI)
Non-human intelligence (NHI) is a legal term in U.S. law for any sentient, intelligent lifeform that is not human.
Open fileNuclear Site Incidents
In 1967, all missiles at Malmstrom Air Force Base's Echo Flight shut down simultaneously, with conflicting accounts of whether a UAP sighting was involved.
Open fileProsaic Attribution
Prosaic attribution means a UAP has a human origin and follows known science, not non-human intelligence.
Open fileRange Fouler
A range fouler is a term that appears on official debrief and reporting forms used to document encounters for data collection purposes.
Open fileReverse Engineering Allegations
Claims that U.S. defense contractors have been tasked with reverse-engineering non-human craft and materials.
Open fileTechnologies of Unknown Origin
A legal term for physical objects or materials tied to UAP that cannot be explained by any known human science or manufacturing process.
Open fileTrans-Medium UAP
Trans-medium UAP are objects or devices seen moving between space and air, or between air and water, that cannot be immediately identified.
Open fileUAP Disclosure Legislation
Congressional efforts to mandate declassification of UAP records, including the 2023 Schumer-Rounds UAP Disclosure Act.
Open fileUnidentified Aerial Phenomena
Unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) are airborne objects seen by a pilot or aircrew that cannot be immediately identified.
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