What are UFOs? NASA to form team to study

Mysterious sightings

Are UFOs advanced earthly technologies, mere atmospherics or of an extraterrestrial origin? We don't know yet Image Source: AFP

But now, NASA has said it plans to set up a team of scientists to study these 'unidentified aerial phenomena'. Image Source: AP

The US space agency will set up a team by autumn, which will then develop a public report in roughly nine months. Image Source: AP

NASA will spend 'anywhere from a few tens of thousands of dollars' to not more than $100,000 on this new study. Image Source: Getty Images

The focus will be on identifying available data, and on how much more is needed to understand the phenomena. Image Source: ThinkStock Photos

NASA has tapped David Spergel of Princeton University, and its own senior researcher Daniel Evans to lead the study. Image Source: ThinkStock Photos

NASA's decision to announce this study shows the seriousness with which the US government is taking the UFO issue. Image Source: AFP

US officials have dubbed UAPs as a national security issue - of interest for both national security and air safety. Image Source: AFP

NASA considers this a first step in trying to explain the mysterious sightings. It should be one interesting report. Image Source: AFP

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