Critics proposed nuclear test debris, meteors, solar flares or balloons for the POSS-I transients; the study's authors contest these. SOURCE →
UFO Activity Near Nuclear Sites Gains Peer-Reviewed Validation
A study in Scientific Reports found transient objects were 45% more likely near nuclear test dates, with significant correlation to UAP reports.
'No easy explanation': Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery
A Michigan couple experienced repeated close encounters with basketball-sized structured illuminated objects in their yard, captured on video and investigated by NUFORC.
A Colorado police officer filmed a silent object flashing red, blue, and green that hovered ~15 minutes in October 2023 — the first local-police records in PURSUE (Release 06).
UFOs repeatedly hovered over nuclear missile silos at Malmstrom AFB, tracked by NORAD radar, as part of a broader wave at northern-tier military bases.
Unknown craft repeatedly hovered over the nuclear weapons storage area at Loring AFB during a wave of UFO incursions at nuclear bases across the US.
A glowing UFO hovered over Malmstrom AFB while 10 Minuteman nuclear missiles simultaneously went offline with no technical explanation found.
A brilliant light repeatedly hovered over Wanaque Reservoir, witnessed by police, officials, and hundreds of residents over several weeks.