NASAOctober 21, 2022NASA UAPIST — Charter

NASA UAP IST — Terms of Reference (Signed)

Washington, D.C.

Summary

This memo, signed on October 21, 2022, by NASA's Science Mission Directorate, establishes the Terms of Reference for the NASA UAP Independent Study Team. It outlines the team's responsibilities to evaluate publicly available data and provide recommendations on how NASA can apply scientific methods to study unidentified anomalous phenomena.

Key highlights

The UAPIST is a subordinate group of the Earth Science Advisory Committee.p.1
“Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Independent Study Team (UAPIST) as a subordinate group of the Earth Science Advisory Committee (ESAC)”
The team aims to enhance understanding of UAP through scientific inquiry.p.1
“NASA is commissioning the UAPIST in order to examine Unidentified Aerial Phenomena from a scientific perspective”
The UAPIST will hold up to three meetings in a year to discuss findings.p.3
“The UAPIST will hold up to three meetings during the year”
A full report from the UAPIST will be publicly available after deliberation.p.3
“A full copy of the report will be made publicly available”

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