The Australia-based Non-Human Intelligence Research Institute (NHIRI) advances scientific research into unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) through independent, data-driven research.
Founded by biotech entrepreneur Anton Uvarov, NHIRI funds global projects including an expedition to Brazil and an Australian archive project.
NHIRI aims to answer the profound question: “Are we alone?” Project head Ross Coulthart explains: “What evidence is there for a non-human intelligence interacting with this planet? What kind of hard evidence can we obtain to verify or refute this claim?”
The institute has digitized decades of Australian UAP records into a searchable AI database, including the 1966 Tully flying saucer nests.
Researcher Keith Basterfield, who contributed to the archives, noted: “Only about 5 percent of observations cannot be explained in mundane ways.”
Although a 2023 NASA study found no extraterrestrial link to UAP, it did not rule it out and urged further research. Coulthart emphasizes that stigma has long hindered UAP research.
“We now have technologies – radar, cameras, audio receivers – to conduct scientific research and reach conclusions.”
In the absence of an Australian defense policy on UAP, NHIRI is filling the gap. “It’s time for private investigations to do the research that the government isn’t doing,” says Coulthart said.
Now that the global taboo on UAP has been lifted, spurred by hearings in the US Congress and the involvement of NASA, NHIRI’s work marks a turning point in exploring the unknown.
