Editorial Standards

// EDITORIAL STANDARDS

Editorial Standards

UAP Oracle operates under a strict, public editorial framework. These rules govern every article we publish.

1. Evidence first

Every factual claim must be traceable to a primary source. Primary sources are: official agency documents (AARO, NARA, FAA, DoE, NASA, NOAA), congressional records (House Oversight, Senate Intelligence), peer-reviewed scientific literature, aviation incident reports, and institutional archives (UK National Archives, GEIPAN, etc.). When secondary sources are used, they are explicitly labelled as such.

2. Three verdicts only

Every case we cover is filed under one of three verdicts:

  • Resolved. The investigation found a credible prosaic explanation (Chinese balloon, drone, sensor artifact, etc.). The case is closed.
  • Insufficient data. The witness or sensor evidence is too thin to reach a conclusion. Not anomalous — just not investigable.
  • Unresolved high-interest. The case has survived rigorous institutional analysis without prosaic explanation. This is the rare and valuable bucket.

3. Unresolved is not alien

“Unresolved” means the institutional process could not reach a conclusion with the evidence available. It does not mean non-human intelligence. We resist any rhetorical move that conflates these.

4. Sources are named

If a case relies on whistleblower testimony, the whistleblower is named. If a document is cited, the document is linked or sourced. We do not publish anonymous tips as fact without independent corroboration.

5. Corrections are public

When we make a factual error, we correct it publicly. The original article is updated, the correction is dated, and the correction note remains on the article permanently. We do not silently delete or rewrite content.

6. No clickbait

We do not write headlines that overstate, sensationalise, or imply more than the article contains. The goal is precision, not engagement metrics.

7. Independence

UAP Oracle accepts no funding from defense contractors, advocacy organisations, or commercial UAP operators. We are an independent civilian research project. Editorial decisions are made on the basis of evidence and public interest only.

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