I thought this might interest some out there...humans. Not aliens.
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The UFODATA group is crowd funding because governments will not fund the research A
team of scientists and other experts have set up UFODATA to seriously
investigate Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) seen on Earth and beyond.
The www.ufodata.net website, which is seeking backing through crowd-funding websites, wants the subject to be taken seriously.
Mainstream scientists are involved in the Search for Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life Institute (SETI), with looks light years into the cosmos searching for any frequencies coming from alien technologies, but have historically been reluctant to embrace the issue of flying saucer and other UFO sightings.
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The truth (might be) out there "This is now possible for
the first time in the history of UFO research as a result of an
unprecedented convergence of high resolution digital camera
technologies, off-the shelf scientific instrumentation, powerful
low-cost computing platforms, and ubiquitous high-speed internet access."
The website says: "Our goal is to exploit this technological convergence by building a large network of automated surveillance stations with sophisticated sensors that will monitor the skies 24/7 looking for aerial anomalies.
"After over two years of developing our ideas, making plans, and testing relevant technologies we are now ready to move into the next phase – a ‘proof of concept’ by developing our first working prototype of a fully functioning monitoring station."
The monitoring station will, according to the group, have cameras capable of detecting and recording both an image and spectra, a magnetic sensing unit, instruments to detect microwave and other radiation, and other sensors to record atmospheric and local environmental data.
Alarm triggers will also initiate recording by all the equipment, permitting "capture of a broad range of physical data that can then be analysed by experts."
UFODDATA claims this is because of the black and white divide between believers and non believers and lack of moderate middle ground.
A group spokesman said: "At UFODATA we seek to create a systematic, rigorous science of UFO phenomena.
"Such a science is needed because of misplaced certainties on both sides of the UFO debate.
"Believers 9are) convinced that UFOs are extraterrestrials, and sceptics (are) equally convinced that UFOs do not even exist.
"Our own view is that humanity knows very little about the true nature of unexplained UFO reports, and that the only way to resolve this lack of understanding is through serious scientific study."
The group led by Mark Rodeghier, scientific director and president of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies, in Chicago, USA, and Alexander Wendt, professor of Political Science at the Ohio State University, claims technology is now so advanced and available to the masses, the skies can be scoured night and day all year.
The spokesman added: "This is now
possible for the first time in the history of UFO research as a result
of an unprecedented convergence of high resolution digital camera
technologies, off-the shelf scientific instrumentation, powerful
low-cost computing platforms, and ubiquitous high-speed internet access.
"At UFODATA we seek to create a systematic, rigorous science of UFO phenomena.
"Such a science is needed because of misplaced certainties on both sides of the UFO debate : “believers” convinced that UFOs are extraterrestrials, and “skeptics” equally convinced that UFOs do not even exist. Our own view is that humanity knows very little about the true nature of unexplained UFO reports, and that the only way to resolve this lack of understanding is through serious scientific study.
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FORGET the SETI hunt for aliens, a team of scientists are bringing the hunt for UFOs a bit closer to home.
GETTYThe www.ufodata.net website, which is seeking backing through crowd-funding websites, wants the subject to be taken seriously.
Mainstream scientists are involved in the Search for Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life Institute (SETI), with looks light years into the cosmos searching for any frequencies coming from alien technologies, but have historically been reluctant to embrace the issue of flying saucer and other UFO sightings.
GETTYThe website says: "Our goal is to exploit this technological convergence by building a large network of automated surveillance stations with sophisticated sensors that will monitor the skies 24/7 looking for aerial anomalies.
"After over two years of developing our ideas, making plans, and testing relevant technologies we are now ready to move into the next phase – a ‘proof of concept’ by developing our first working prototype of a fully functioning monitoring station."
The monitoring station will, according to the group, have cameras capable of detecting and recording both an image and spectra, a magnetic sensing unit, instruments to detect microwave and other radiation, and other sensors to record atmospheric and local environmental data.
Alarm triggers will also initiate recording by all the equipment, permitting "capture of a broad range of physical data that can then be analysed by experts."
UFODDATA claims this is because of the black and white divide between believers and non believers and lack of moderate middle ground.
A group spokesman said: "At UFODATA we seek to create a systematic, rigorous science of UFO phenomena.
"Such a science is needed because of misplaced certainties on both sides of the UFO debate.
"Believers 9are) convinced that UFOs are extraterrestrials, and sceptics (are) equally convinced that UFOs do not even exist.
"Our own view is that humanity knows very little about the true nature of unexplained UFO reports, and that the only way to resolve this lack of understanding is through serious scientific study."
The group led by Mark Rodeghier, scientific director and president of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies, in Chicago, USA, and Alexander Wendt, professor of Political Science at the Ohio State University, claims technology is now so advanced and available to the masses, the skies can be scoured night and day all year.
Such a science is needed because of misplaced certainties on both sides of the UFO debate: “believers” convinced that UFOs are extraterrestrials, and “skeptics” equally convinced that UFOs do not even exist.
"At UFODATA we seek to create a systematic, rigorous science of UFO phenomena.
"Such a science is needed because of misplaced certainties on both sides of the UFO debate : “believers” convinced that UFOs are extraterrestrials, and “skeptics” equally convinced that UFOs do not even exist. Our own view is that humanity knows very little about the true nature of unexplained UFO reports, and that the only way to resolve this lack of understanding is through serious scientific study.
