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SCU (Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies)

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SCU (Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies)

The Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) is a civilian scientific organization focused on rigorous UAP investigation. It advocates for independent, instrument-based uap-scientific-study outside the military and intelligence community.

Key Members

  • robert-powell — Researcher who has provided detailed cost estimates for civilian UAP detection infrastructure

Focus Areas

  • Independent civilian instrumentation for UAP detection
  • Bridging the gap between military sensor data and civilian scientific access
  • Advocating for funding to deploy comprehensive sensor networks (estimated $10-100 million for 930 camera systems across the U.S.)

Significance

SCU represents the civilian scientific community’s effort to independently investigate UAP phenomena without relying on government-held data. This independence is important for reducing concerns about uap-stigma and ensuring scientific credibility.

2025 AARO Workshop

SCU participated in aaro’s August 2025 invite-only UAP narrative-data workshop (src-aaro-uap-data-collection-whitepaper-2026-03), with robert-powell delivering the keynote. SCU sat alongside nuforc, galileo-project, uapx, and the National Archives on the civilian-research side of the event.

2026 Annual Conference (Toronto, July 24-26)

SCU’s 2026 Annual Conference, themed “The Role of Science and Global Governments in UAP Research,” runs July 24-26, 2026 in Toronto. chris-mellon delivers the opening dinner keynote, calling for the Air Force to provide sworn congressional testimony on UAP data. robert-powell frames the event as a “tipping point” after nearly a decade of SCU’s evidence-based research. randy-bostick, a former aaro Science Advisor, addresses applying scientific rigor to UAP study. micah-hanks serves as event M.C. See src-scu-conference-2026-2026-03.

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