"Nearly 1 in 5 academics admit close encounters of the anomalous kind"
"Boffins call for end to UFO stigma"
https://www.theregister.com/2023/05/23/academic_uap_experien...
" A survey of academics has found that nearly one in five reported an experience with unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs, previously known as UFOs and unidentified aerial phenomena), which researchers say signals the need to ditch the stigma surrounding sightings and broaden inquiries.
In a paper published today in Nature, a trio of scholars said they surveyed 1,460 tenured and tenure track faculty at 144 "major research universities" to learn about their attitudes toward UAP research and reports.
Their findings uncovered an academic community curious about UAPs while retaining a healthy reservoir of skepticism. Despite around a fifth of respondents saying they may have witnessed a UAP, nearly 40 percent chose to exercise their academic integrity by reserving judgment.
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