NASA wanted someone who had an independent perspective, independent both of NASA itself and no real kind of agenda here. So our job is not to say resolve every UAP event, right? NASA has tasked... Resolve. You mean, here's a light in the sky. We don't understand it. Figure it out. That's not your task. Our mission is tell NASA what they can do that contribute to understanding. And for me, you're at the top of that pyramid.
Are the UAP sightings aliens here on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian co-host Paul Mecurio discuss the congressional hearings on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) with astrophysicist and chair of NASA’s UAP independent study team, David Spergel.
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