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New Paradigm Institute (NPI)

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🏛️ Organization🇺🇸 USSince 2023🔗 Visit Website
Methodology
6/10
Transparency
7/10
Institutional
4/10
Peer Review
3/10
Track Record
5/10
Fact vs. Spec.
5/10
Self-Correction
5/10

The CRED-7 framework evaluates sources across seven criteria: Methodology (20%), Transparency (20%), Institutional Affiliation (15%), Peer Review (15%), Track Record (10%), Fact/Speculation (10%), and Self-Correction (10%).

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Description

Overview
Initiative of the Romero Institute, founded in 2023 by Daniel P. Sheehan — a lawyer with experience in the Pentagon Papers, Watergate scandal, and Iran-Contra proceedings. Based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Mission
'Full & Responsible UFO/UAP Disclosure': preparing the public for potential contact with non-human intelligence and technological consequences. Congressional advocacy for disclosure legislation (incl. Enhanced UAP Whistleblower Protection Act 2026).

Activities
UAP Transparency Pledge to strengthen congressional oversight. Citizens for Disclosure as grassroots movement. UN petition for a Global UAP Working Group. Extensive library on UAP history, secrecy mechanisms, and whistleblower protections.

Assessment
Strong legal expertise and congressional connections. Tends toward advocacy rather than research. Sheehan's claims about 'The Association' (24 former senior officials) are not independently verified — hence CRED deduction on fact/speculation separation.

Focus Areas

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