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npm 2.0.0-beta.4 · 96 entries

This catalog and its shared snapshot APIs are published in Beta 4. Inclusion does not establish an explanation.

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Groups and specific hypotheses share this catalog. They are not exhaustive or mutually exclusive causes. Display order does not imply likelihood.

1PhysicalTheories attributing UAP to tangible, material objects or phenomena.physical · 3 child entries
2PsychosocialTheories attributing UAP to psychological, perceptual, and sociological factors.psychosocial · 3 child entries
3MetaphysicalTheories with origins beyond conventional scientific understanding.metaphysical · 3 child entries

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Adapted from Col. Karl Nell (U.S. Army, ret.), Proposed Taxonomy of UAP Origin Hypotheses, Sol Foundation Symposium, Stanford University, November 2023.

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