RAND Corp study of UAP
The RAND Corporation, sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, conducted a study using publicly available UAP reports. The full report can be downloaded from here:
Not the X-Files: Mapping Public Reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Across America
Surprisingly, the frequency of UAP reporting actually decreased near areas often cited by skeptics to discredit such sightings—airports, military bases, and locations where weather balloons are launched.
Unsurprisingly, UAP reporting increased in areas where the military conducts exercises (MOAs).
Numerous UAP reporting clusters are not near any military operation areas, and I find those locations intriguing.
Some highlights:
Analyzed 101,151 public reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC)
Normalized for population density
Identified 751 clusters (hot spots) of UAP sightings
Sightings decreased near
military installations
airports
where weather balloons are launched
Sightings increased near
Military operations areas (MOAs)
areas that tended to be cloudier
Numerous UAP clusters are significantly far from MOAs
Christopher Mellon provided them with feedback
UAP clusters, military installations, and military operation areas (MOAs)
(My thanks to Dan O’Donnell (@danothebeach) for notifying me of the report)