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UAP

American  

abbreviation

UAP's, plural UAPs plural

1. unidentified aerial phenomenon: a phenomenon or object in the atmosphere, observed from the ground or the air, whose nature or cause remains unexplained even after subsequent scientific analysis.

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Usage

In 2021, the U.S. government released for the first time an unclassified intelligence assessment of UAP’s (unidentified aerial phenomena). The report avoided use of the older term UFO (unidentified flying object) because of its association with unproven claims of extraterrestrial spacecraft sightings. UAP has been embraced as the official term, as it expresses a neutral position on the associated phenomena that remain an ongoing mystery.

Etymology

Origin of UAP

First recorded in 2000–05

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Tom DeLonge, guitarist, vocalist and co-founder of the rock band Blink-182, is among one of the most visible UAP obsessives as a founder of To The Stars, an entertainment company that has done UAP research.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Last week, the Defense Department published its third release of UAP files, the first of which came in May.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

The "series of close UAP encounters" lasted for more than an hour, he said.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

“Keep in mind that declassification doesn’t necessarily come with explanations,” Haley Morris, co-founder of the military pilot-led nonprofit Americans for Safe Aerospace, the world's largest UAP advocacy organization, told Salon.

From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2025

“I think the audience feels a degree of vindication,” said Nick Pope, a UAP researcher and former civil servant in the U.K.’s Ministry of Defense, who presented at Contact.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2024