not to be confused with discovery institute . national institute for discovery science nidsci founded 1995 defunct 2004 headquarters las vegas nevada website http www.nidsci.org dead link the national institute for discovery science nidsci was a privately financed research organization based in las vegas nevada usa and operated from 1995 to 2004 . it was founded in 1995 by real estate developer robert bigelow who set it up to research and advance serious study of various fringe science and paranormal topics most notably ufology . 1 deputy administrator colm kelleher was quoted as saying the organization was not designed to study ufos only . we don t study aliens we study anomalies . they re the same thing in a lot of people s minds but not in our minds . 2 nidsci was disbanded in october 2004 . contents 1 history 2 see also 3 references 4 external links history edit the national institute for discovery science known also as nids was founded by robert bigelow serving as a way to channel funds into the scientific study of paranormal phenomena . the nids performed research in the area of cattle mutilation and black triangle reports . in 2002 nids issued a report which said the black triangles were u.s. military prototype blimps a finding agreed to by other experts but not confirmed by the military . 3 the nidsci bought skinwalker ranch after journalist george knapp first wrote about it in 1996 and deputy administrator colm kelleher led the investigation for a number of years . 4 5 a hotline was established in 1999 to receive reports of odd occurrences . over 5 000 calls and e mails were received by the organization . citation needed vague officials say many were explained as missile test launches and meteors . 2 see also edit bigelow aerospace aerial phenomena enquiry network references edit dorio mark 2005 ufology a very short introduction trafford publishing isbn 1 4120 6473 2 a b mercer brandon m. the ufo hunters scientists at the national institute for discovery science study anomalous phenomena . ufo evidence . retrieved 2007 06 30 . david leonard . investigation casts light on mysterious flying black triangle . www.space.com . retrieved 2007 06 30 . knapp george . las vegas based scientists study skinwalker ranch . channel 8 eyewitness news . retrieved 2007 06 30 . whiting lezlee e. mysteries of ufo ranch in spotlight . deseret news . retrieved 2007 06 30 . external links edit nidsci official website static image of nidsci logo no text or hyperlinks snapshot of nidsci site at the internet archive archived october 7 2007 nids robert bigelow a collection of news articles about the nids early days the ufo hunters scientists at national institute for discovery science study anomalous phenomena where the steers and the aliens play an article by sean castel in fate august 1998 the end of the national institute for discovery science nids bigelow s aerospace and saucer emporium skeptical inquirer 33.4 july august 2009 v t e ufos and ufology index of ufology articles incidents general list of reported ufo sightings sightings in outer space pre 20th century tulli papyrus possibly 15th century b.c. ezekiel s wheel circa 622 570 b.c. 1561 celestial phenomenon over nuremberg jos bonilla observation 1883 aurora 1897 20th century los angeles 1942 kenneth arnold 1947 maury island 1947 roswell 1947 aztec new mexico 1948 mantell 1948 chiles whitted 1948 gorman dogfight 1948 mariana 1950 mcminnville photographs 1950 sperry 1950 lubbock lights 1951 carson sink 1952 nash fortenberry 1952 washington d.c. 1952 flatwoods monster 1952 ellsworth 1953 kelly hopkinsville 1955 lakenheath bentwaters 1956 ant nio vilas boas 1957 levelland 1957 trindade island 1958 barney and betty hill abduction 1961 lonnie zamora incident 1964 solway firth spaceman 1964 exeter 1965 kecksburg 1965 westall 1966 shag harbour 1967 pascagoula abduction 1973 travis walton incident 1975 allagash 1976 tehran 1976 petrozavodsk phenomenon 1977 opera o prato 1977 valentich disappearance 1978 robert taylor incident 1979 val johnson incident 1979 cash landrum incident 1980 rendlesham forest 1980 trans en provence 1981 japan air lines 1986 voronezh ufo incident 1989 belgian ufo wave 1990 varginha 1996 phoenix lights 1997 21st century mexico 2004 o hare airport 2006 alderney 2007 norway 2009 morristown new jersey 2009 sightings by country argentina australia belarus belgium brazil canada china france india indonesia iran italy mexico new zealand norway philippines portugal russia south africa spain canary islands sweden united kingdom united states types of ufos black triangle flying saucer foo fighter ghost rockets green fireballs mystery airship types of alleged extraterrestrial beings alleged ufo related entities energy beings grey aliens insectoids little green men nordic aliens reptilians studies the flying saucers are real 1947 1950 project sign 1948 estimate of the situation project grudge 1949 flying saucer working party 1950 project magnet 1950 1962 project blue book 1952 1970 robertson panel 1953 condon report 1966 1968 institute 22 1978 project condign 1997 2000 identification studies of ufos hypotheses ancient astronaut cryptoterrestrial extraterrestrial interdimensional psychosocial nazi ufos conspiracy theories area 51 bob lazar dulce base majestic 12 men in black project serpo involvement abduction history entities claimants narrative missing time perspectives insurance other implants close encounter contactee declassification of documents government responses geipan organizations ufologists topics culture conventions fiction religions list skepticism list of scientific skeptics committee for skeptical inquiry retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title national institute for discovery science & oldid 738210764 categories ufo organizationsscientific organizations based in the united statespseudophysicsufo culture in the united statesorganizations based in nevadahidden categories all articles with dead external 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