Sighted over PM Modi's residence, Mumbai centre to track UFOs

Opening up an exciting field of scientific study a Mumbaibased scientist has formed a centre to study the mysteries and suspense shrouding Unidentified Flying Objects UFOs once sighted above Prime Minister Narendra Modis residence in New Delhi to coincide with the World UFO Day2021 July 2 here on FridayIt also marks the release of a major report in June 2021 by the US Department of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence acknowledging the existence of UFOs and how the Pentagon Report failed to explain 143 of the 144 UFOs sightings investigated in the past decadeAgainst this backdrop the Indian Astrobiology Research Foundation has launched the IARFCentre of Excellence for UFOs ICEU IARF Head and scientist Pushkar G Vaidya told IANSTo begin with the ICEU will create an authentic searchable database cataloging all UFOs sightings reported in the Indian media and others that were ignoredIt will provide people a credible platform to submit their own UFO sightings which would be independently verified by the ICEU and its expert teamsThe ICEU will conduct primary research and surveys on UFOs across the country and involve the people and international scientists on UFO discussions within the scientific parameters explained Vaidya 40 who is a scientist with over 25 years in astrobiology and related aspectsExplaining the philosophy behind the ICEU he said that UFOs have been spotted in Indian skies since long and recorded since the 1950s though there have been no reports of genuine UFO landings or crashings or alien creatures seen scurrying about anywhereThe World UFO Day is celebrated this day July 02 to commemorate the controversially famed UFO crash on July 2 1947 at Roswell New Mexico in the USA Since then UFOs have grabbed public imagination and led to a lot of interest even among the global scientific communities Vaidya saidAlso read World UFO Day These six films will introduce you to alien species and spaceshipsAlthough UFO sightings are being reported from various parts of India since 1954 the most famous one was in November 1996 when a group of aeronautical engineers witnessing UFOs for several days above the Kandivali suburb of northwest MumbaiInterestingly in June 2018 a UFO paid a visit to the PMs official residence in the capital which was widely reported by the media and sent the Indian intelligence agencies into a tizzy smiled Vaidya who authored a book In Search Of Aliens 1997 when he was 16 years oldPrior to that worried IndoTibetan Border Police Force brass wrote to the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2012 detailing over 100 UFO sightings near the famous Pangong Tso Lake in LadakhWe plan to investigate in detail all such past and present events to get to the truth of the UFOs their possible origins from alien civilisations the implications for the country and humanity as a whole Vaidya addedBesides there have been stray UFO sightings reported from Thane adjoining Mumbai Bengaluru Kerala Assam by individuals and now there are several amateur groups of UFO Hunters in India who track and scout for such objects in spaceOn the relevance of ICEU in the Indian context Vaidya said The subject of UFO falls squarely within the stated definition of astrobiology which concerns the study of the origins evolution and distribution of life in the universe including the search for hitherto unknown or undetected intelligent extraterrestrial lifeThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever