Pentagon UFO study led by researcher who believes in the supernatural

A year ago, when the U.S. government released a report on unexplained flying objects, many were perplexed that it couldn't explain all of the 142 reported incidents. The report concluded that the object was a deflating balloon. One headline asked where the aliens were.

There was still truth to be found. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence gave no information about who had investigated the cases. A former Department of Defense (DOD) astrophysicist and reality TV personality namedTravis Taylor claimed last week that he was the chief scientist for the congressionally mandated study.

Skeptics in the science community were surprised by the revelation. Taylor has made a lot of claims during TV appearances, including that he has been tracked by supernatural entities that caused his car and appliances to malfunction. According to an astronomer at the SETI Institute who is familiar with Taylor's involvement with Ancient Aliens, federal authorities gave Taylor a prominent role in the preparation of the report.

The Pentagon confirmed that Taylor served in a lead role with the UAP Task Force. Taylor was not a full-time scientist. Taylor did not reply to questions.

Taylor has five advanced science degrees, including a PhD in optical physics. He has published many papers and books.

In recent statements to George Knapp, a TV journalist in Las Vegas, Taylor said he was asked to be the government's lead scientist on aliens in 2019. Taylor was employed by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command until he retired. He retired from the Office of Naval Intelligence. The men are employed by a defense contractor in Alabama.

Taylor has starred in a show called The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch over the past three years. There is a ranch in Utah that claims to have a history of ghosts. Taylor said poltergeistlike entities from the ranch followed him home to Alabama and wreaked havoc. Taylor's car started and stopped. Taylor said that after his car stuttered in his driveway, he looked up and saw a strange cloud above his house.

Taylor has an antiscientific embrace of the supernatural and the Pentagon is willing to work with him. The government's task force was unsuccessful in identifying its UAPs, according to Robert Sheaffer.

There has been an increase in institutional interest in unexplained phenomena. Last month, NASA said it would fund a pilot study of unexplained phenomena. The Galileo Project was raised millions of dollars by a well-regarded Harvard University astronomer. Leib has been criticized for his willingness to work with people who believe in aliens. The two men appeared together at a symposium in Utah last month, where they reviewed and talked about various videos of unexplained phenomena.