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National Institute for Discovery Science

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Background

The National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS) was a private research organization founded in 1995 by real estate mogul Robert Bigelow in Las Vegas, Nevada.

  • Assembled a scientific advisory board including Harold Puthoff, Jacques VallΓ©e, John Alexander, Colm Kelleher, and John Mack.

UAP Involvement

NIDS purchased Skinwalker Ranch in 1996 and conducted systematic investigations of UAP and paranormal phenomena there until approximately 2004.

Key Contributions

NIDS built the first comprehensive UAP database (1,570 cases) that later became the foundation for the CAPELLA Data Warehouse under AAWSAP/BAASS.