Are You Interested in Moving the Science of UAP Forward?

Background

Transient, star-like objects have been reported in archival astronomical images and their nature and origin remain unexplained. These objects appear briefly on photographic plates taken between 1949 - 1957 and do not correspond to any known astronomical source.

A team of researchers including Dr. Stephen Bruehl of Vanderbilt University Medical Center has recently published research suggesting that some of these transients may be reflective objects in orbit prior to the launch of the first human satellite, and that they appear more often and in greater numbers during periods of historical nuclear testing.

Current Research

In response to criticisms of their published work, Dr. Bruehl and his colleagues are conducting new research to:

• Dramatically improve the accuracy of transient identification using machine learning and replicate prior findings using confirmed transients
• Replicate their findings using images from other observatories around the world
• Test for evidence that might support transients as non-human technosignatures

All donations will be used to fund ongoing research by scientists studying the UAP topic, including computing resources, research time, and the tools needed to carry this work forward.

Publications

• Bruehl et al. (2025) — Scientific Reports Nature Portfolio · Transient detections and nuclear test correlations
• Bruehl et al. (2025) — PASP Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
• Bruehl et al. (2025) — Cluster Analysis World Futures