Instrumentation & detection
Hardware, sensor systems, and signal-processing pipelines built to detect, track, and characterise UAP — including the Galileo Project observatory stack and adjacent radar, infrared, acoustic, and EM-signature work.
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Galileo Project Observatory Class System Architecture
arXiv (astro-ph.IM preprint) · 2025Bridgham et al.
The reference architecture for Galileo's distributed observatory class: sensors, software, calibration, and data management for replicable UAP-grade aerial observation.
Domine et al.
Commissioning paper for Galileo's all-sky infrared imaging array. Documents detection efficiency for known traffic and establishes the baseline against which anomalous objects are scored.
A Civilian Astronomer's Guide to UAP Research
arXiv (astro-ph preprint) · 2024Lawrence et al.
Practical methodology guide for amateur and citizen astronomers contributing UAP observations — instrumentation, logging discipline, and chain-of-custody for evidence.
Overview of the Galileo Project
Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation · 2023Loeb et al.
Founding overview of Harvard's Galileo Project: a privately-funded multimodal observatory programme to record, classify, and disambiguate aerial objects of unknown provenance.
The Scientific Investigation of UAP Using Multimodal Ground-Based Observatories
Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation · 2023Watters et al.
The Galileo observatory's multi-sensor approach (optical, infrared, radio, acoustic, magnetometer) and how cross-modal coincidence drives anomaly classification.
Multi-Band Acoustic Monitoring of Aerial Signatures
Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation · 2023Mead et al.
The Galileo Project's acoustic-monitoring stack: microphone arrays, band coverage, and the signal-processing pipeline used to associate sound signatures with optical/IR detections.
SkyWatch: A Passive Multistatic Radar Network for Object Position and Velocity
Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation · 2023Randall et al.
Design of a passive multistatic radar receiver network for low-cost UAP-grade tracking. Uses ambient illuminators rather than active transmitters.
A Hardware and Software Platform for Aerial Object Localization
Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation · 2023Szenher et al.
Reference implementation of the Galileo localisation stack: hardware-software co-design for real-time aerial-object position estimates from multimodal sensors.
Integrated Computing Platform for Detection and Tracking of UAP
Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation · 2023Cloete et al.
The Galileo Project's integrated compute and storage architecture for ingesting, processing, and archiving multimodal sensor streams in near-real-time.
Detection of Moving Objects in Earth Observation Satellite Images
Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation · 2023Keto et al.
Methodology for extracting transient and moving objects from Earth-observation satellite imagery — relevant to retrospective UAP detection in archival passes.
System Study of Constraints for UAP Electromagnetic Signature Optimal Detection Systems
AIAA Aviation 2023 · 2023Reali
Top-level systems-engineering study of constraints on building EM-signature-optimised UAP detectors — antenna design, noise floor, and survey strategy.
Research on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg
AIAA AVIATION Forum 2023 · 2023Kayal et al.
Status of the Würzburg UAP research group, one of the few European university programmes investigating UAP. Includes their sensor-platform plans.
Detection, Characterization, and Evaluation of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
AIAA AVIATION Forum 2023 · 2023AIAA UAP Integration & Outreach Committee
Reference UAP white paper from the AIAA's UAP Integration and Outreach Committee. Defines a shared detection-and-characterisation framework for aerospace researchers.
Initial Results from the First Field Expedition of UAPx
arXiv (physics preprint) · 2023Szydagis et al.
First field-expedition results from the academic-led UAPx instrumentation programme. Documents the sensor stack, deployment, and preliminary findings.
Recommendations to Improve Acquisition and Management of Aviation-Related UAP Data
AIAA AVIATION Forum 2023 · 2023Snow et al.
Operational recommendations for civil-aviation UAP data: reporting taxonomy, sensor capture standards, ATC integration, and analyst pipelines.
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