New Study!
July 26, 2023
New Study!
July 30, 2020
Recommendations to Improve Acquisition and Management of Aviation-Related UAP Data - Martin Snow, John M. Platte, John-Michael Guttierez, Ted Roe, Ryan Graves 2023
This paper was published under the auspices of AIAA and presented at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AV23 Conference on June 14, 2023. They are intended to offer FAA/ DoD AARO a solution to the problem of UAP reporting and civil aviation. To date, the FAA instructs pilots to report to civilian reporting centers and does not formally accept UAP/UFO reports per the FAR AIM 7.7.4 - Ted Roe, coauthor and cofounder AIAA UAPIOC and Executive Director, NARCAP.org, July 26, 2023
removed pending new information and further discussion with witnesses . Please see James Oberg’s review at satobs.org/seesatref/19111-spacex.pdf This photograph and video are of the Falcon 9 Booster.
Analysis of an incident including a cockpit photograph and a video
This case is out of publication sequence because it took some time to prepare the report
New Study!
June 1, 2020
New Study!
Flight Dynamics of UAP
October 2019
Military Cases:
October 2019
NEW!
UAP/UFO and Aviation Safety: Advisory for Pilots
June 2019
NARCAP 2.0
June 2019
An Independent Analysis of a March 19, 2020 Aviation-Safety Related Incident involving UAP, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, Over Mexico - Roe, June 1, 2020
An analysis of an incident including photographs and video of the UAP taken from the cockpit and video of the activated Surveillance Scanning Radar animation.
Four profiles of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, UAP, that are commonly associated with aviation safety related UAP incidents, Balls of Light, Discs, Cylinders, and Spheres, are reported to fly with attitudes, movements, and velocities that appear inconsistent with and often exceed the capabilities of airplanes and known aerial phenomena. Pilot witnesses include words like “suddenly”, “instantaneously”, and “disappeared” to describe UAP movements that are faster than their eyes can visually track. These descriptions include sudden movements between points, angular changes of direction, “instantaneous” reversal of direction, extreme accelerations, sudden full stop/hover, and hovering. A preliminary examination of the physical descriptions of four profiles of UAP and their movements reveals common characteristics and flight dynamics as well as important differences with known aerial phenomena.
The NARCAP website continues to be updated. New and broken links are being added or repaired. New content and new studies are being completed and new material will continue to be added. The NARCAP newsletter is also in process and will soon roll out to our Newsletter subscribers.
NARCAP accepts and investigates confidential reports from military sources involving military aircraft however NARCAP will not publish case studies of these incidents nor will it discuss them publicly.
NARCAP is offering an advisory to pilots, aircrews, air traffic controllers, managers and the flying public regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, UAP, UFOs, and Aviation Safety.
Click here to read . “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, UAP, UFOs, and Aviation Safety; Advisory for Pilots, Aircrews, Air Controllers, and Aviation Professionals”
There is no professional guidance for pilots or commercial aviation regarding UAP/Light/UFO observations or incidents. This document is intended to inform the aviation community and the flying public about common UAP characteristics, UAP incident profiles, Aviation Safety Factors and UAP incidents, Reporting and Reporting Bias, and information on how to report a UAP observation or incident as a pilot or aviation professional.
There are many examples of official reports about UAP incidents that involve safety factors. These include close pacing, loss of separation, near midair collisions, appearing as uncontrolled traffic in controlled or restricted airspace, crew distraction, transient or permanent failures of electronic systems, and more.
NARCAP has a new management team and a new research team.
NARCAP will continue to accept and investigate confidential reports of aviation-related incidents and observations that may involve unidentified aerial phenomena or UAP.
NARCAP will continue to conduct studies and will publicly publish some reports.
NARCAP is a volunteer organization. All donated funds are applied to research and administrative/operating costs.