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The space agency considers this a first step in trying to explain mysterious sightings in the sky known as UAPs, or unidentified aerial phenomena.

US space agency NASA has announced it will be launching its first ever study into unidentified aerial phenomena - known popularly as UFOs - for purposes of aircraft safety and national security.

Ever since aviation came into our lives all those many decades ago, people started seeing things. Things that could not be explained or dismissed as bein...

Lawmakers from both parties say UFOs are a national security concern, but scientists don't believe the sightings are "extra-terrestrial in origin."

NASA is creating a team to gather data on "events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena－from a scientific perspective," the agency said.

The space agency considers this a first step in trying to explain mysterious sightings in the sky known as UAPs, or unidentified aerial phenomena.

NASA will consider other explanations like unknown advanced technology developed by Russia, China, other countries. Read more at Boston.com.

The US space agency’s announcement comes as the study of unidentified flying objects gains more mainstream attention.

NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science.

Nasa is set to venture into one of the most controversial subjects — UFOs. The space agency is forming a science team to study the mysterious sightings.