The report recommends that institutional support be given to UFO investigation and research. Prompted by these findings, in the days following the release of the report, some in the UFO community have renewed calls for Congressional hearings on UFO phenomena. The observation that some things sighted in the sky are unknown and merit further investigation is not a new revelation. We are committed to an open-minded inquiry into any responsible paranormal claims.
Some cases do remain unexplained.
But that we should now devote government resources to further research is questionable. In our view, the government should not divert funds and time from other more fruitful scientific projects. Given limited resources for scientific research, the evidence to date regarding UFOs does not merit such strong attention. The idea that we should devote the business of the United States Congress to hearings on UFOs borders on the ridiculous. The release of the report appears well-timed to gain publicity for the SSE and their claims.