A relaxed discussion of a number of UFO-adjacent topics, including a recent CE investigation and thoughts about Close Encounter cases in general.
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Case 23-025 (Austria) Closed as Unidentified.
We closed the video case 23-025 as Unidentified. You can read our redacted report of Investigation for full details.
We’ve updated our hotline number again
Photo by Zach Copley
We prefer to be contacted via our “contact us” web page, or if you want to make a sighting report, via our sighting report page. However if your are out and about and the website is not a good option, you can call the hotline.
The new USA phone number is . We’ll accept both texts and calls at that number, and if no one is available, you can leave a voicemail. We will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Our account on Bluesky is now much more active than our Twitter account. If you’re on the rapidly growing new platform, please give us a follow. We’ll be talking about new reports as they come in, as well as legacy cases, witness submitted videos, and related matters.
Materials from the Mysteries of Space and Sky 2023 Conference
API’s Paul Carr spoke at the Mysteries of Space and Sky 2023 conference in Gambrills, Maryland on the 21st of October. The purpose of the talk was four fold:
- To discuss the current paradigm for citizen involvement in studying the phenomena and why and how it needs to evolve.
- To propose some research questions that we can address with data we have or could collect.
- To introduce the idea of Citizen Science into the UAP space.
- To encourage everyone to get involved in some way.
As usual, the materials for this talk are published under Creative Commons 1.0. You can copy and remix them as you see fit. Attribution would be nice, but we won’t insist.
Mysteries of Space and Sky 2023 – Presentation materials by Paul Carr is marked with CC0 1.0 
Mysteries of Space and Sky 2023 – talk text by Paul Carr is marked with CC0 1.0
The visual aids for the talk can be seen here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HLgHmUsY-46fQnyY746HBoY4SfojICPf/view?usp=share_link
The text of the talk, which was not followed exactly, can be read here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS6PcRQdKQODc6pbldYNpistTsatuV_ASxIxp6KtgVykZyhc8J4OmsYIvCy3qHsJRP2-djfMJE98V2a/pub
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API Senior Leadership on the Terra Signals Podcast with Justin Bamforth.
Almost 5 years ago, we published a Conversation with Justin Bamforth. Now Justin has his own podcast, and has put out an episode with API senior leadership.
Click below to listen:
Saying “Yes” to an Investigation
The primary purpose of the Aerial Phenomenon Investigations Team is to investigate unknown aerial object sightings reported by citizens. We do this with the cooperation of YOU, the Witness. Without YOU we cannot conduct a credible investigation.
When a citizen fills out one of our reporting forms, that begins a process of research and investigation. It’s important to realize that when a Witness selects YES to an investigation, then the team needs the Witnesses involvement and cooperation throughout the investigative process.
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