European Commission monitors Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

Documents obtained by Euronews reveal that the European Commission has been monitoring Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) since at least 2023. A letter from the Commission’s defense department indicates an effort to improve technological capabilities for detecting and identifying these phenomena in the sky and deep space.

The investigation follows correspondence from two amateur astronomers in Malaysia who, in 2022, sent 37 images of alleged UAPs to the Commission, requesting information from President Ursula von der Leyen. While the Commission stated it lacks the authority to investigate incidents occurring in Malaysian airspace, it expressed intent to propose that EU member states increase their capacity to detect objects in the space environment around Earth.

This increased focus aims to distinguish UAPs from other factors such as drones, space debris, and atmospheric phenomena. European pilots and lawmakers have also called for a standardized reporting system to overcome the stigma that prevents the documentation of such sightings, which are increasingly viewed through the lens of airspace and aerospace security rather than extraterrestrial theories.