Albany: UAPx receives major endowment gift

Event Overview On November 5, 2025, the University at Albany announced a transformative endowment gift from longtime businessman Tony Gorman, enabling cutting-edge physics research into unidentified aerial phenomena through the newly launched UAlbany Project X (UAPx). This initiative builds on prior scientific efforts by university physicists and continues the mission of a former federal non-profit co-founded by Navy veterans Kevin Day and Gary Voorhis to collect high-quality UAP data.

Key Participants and Background Physics professor Kevin H. Knuth described the project as an extension of years of ongoing research by him and colleagues, including Matthew Szydagis and Cecilia Levy, who have published peer-reviewed papers on UAP analysis using tools like radar, radiation detectors, and AI. The gift supports standardized sensor arrays, multispectral cameras, and field studies to gather repeatable evidence, aiming to clarify misconceptions and advance credible science.

Significance This funding positions the University at Albany among elite global academic efforts, such as those at Harvard and in Europe, shifting UAP study toward rigorous, long-term investigation. Inspired by local news on the team's work, Gorman's contribution ensures sustainable research, potentially spanning decades, and aligns with broader governmental interest like the Pentagon's AARO office.