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Author Biography

Joshua Pierson is a Chief Warrant Officer Four with 24 years in the US Army and is a career national security practitioner. Joshua has focused on educating his superiors and counterparts on the importance of technology protection, insider threats, and illuminating adversarial capability and intent to target US Interests. Joshua is the National Security Advisor for the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies and the Society for UAP Studies. Joshua holds a Bachelors of Arts in Intelligence Studies, a Masters of Science in Strategic Security and Protection Management, and a Doctorate in Strategic Security.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5038/1944-0472.18.3.2339

Subject Area Keywords

Homeland security, Intelligence analysis, Intelligence collection, Intelligence studies/education, Methodology, National security, North America, Security studies

Abstract

Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena (UAP) penetrate sovereign airspace and sea space with such proliferation that often national security entities are left baffled with how to detect, identify, and respond to such actions. Since World War II, these phenomena were reported to pace aircraft, maneuver at high speeds in an erratic fashion and increase speed to hypersonic velocity when starting from stasis. The study of UAP is shrouded in stigma, perplexing government mishaps, and academic inquiry focusing on the material aspects of UAP, leaving a gap in determining the exhibited capability and intent of these phenomena. The use of structured analytic techniques to collect and analyze these phenomenological encounters determined key findings that indicate these anomalies are not originating from the US or from a foreign competitor. Analysis of UAP encounters did not highlight any patterns to determine if UAP pose a threat. Instead, UAPpatterns arose that determined UAP observations occur through aided and unaided means. Furthermore, UAP signatures are detectable and observable, indicating that current technological capabilities exist to identify key characteristics of UAP.

Disclaimer

I have adhered to all the submission guidelines outlined for the Journal of Strategic Security, and I confirm that this article has not been published elsewhere and is not under consideration by another publication. I approve the manuscript and agree with its submission to the Journal of Strategic Security.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Dr. Herb Kemp, PhD, my dissertation committee chair for taking the time to review this essay and encouraging me to continue pursuing the truth, no matter where the data takes a person.

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