Government2023

NASA names Mark McInerney its first director of UAP research

When: 14 Sep 2023
Where: Washington, D.C.
Sources: 2 public sources

NASA's UAP independent study team at its public meeting on 31 May 2023 NASA Headquarters / NASA/Joel Kowsky, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Alongside its independent UAP study report, NASA named Mark McInerney, its former liaison to the Defense Department on UAP, as director of UAP research, charged with centralizing data and building a database for evaluating future reports.

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OfficialUPDATE: NASA Shares UAP Independent Study Report, Names Director (opens in a new tab)NASA / 2023-09-14
PressNASA appoints new head of UFO research (opens in a new tab)Space.com / 2023-09-15

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