Sightings1999

NARCAP founded to study pilot UAP reports

When: 1999
Sources: 2 public sources

The National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena began collecting pilot and aircrew UAP reports as an aviation-safety matter. Its first technical report, by former NASA Ames scientist Richard Haines in 2000, argued pilots under-report sightings for fear of ridicule.

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FirsthandAbout NARCAP (opens in a new tab)NARCAP
FirsthandAviation Safety in America - A Previously Neglected Factor (NARCAP TR-1, Richard F. Haines) (opens in a new tab)NARCAP / 2000-10-15

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Earlier in SightingsProject Hessdalen installs its automatic measurement station1998 Later in SightingsRichard Haines publishes NARCAP report on UAP and aviation safety2000

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