Watters, Wesley AndrésLoeb, AbrahamLaukien, FrankCloete, RichardDelacroix, AlexDobroshinsky, SergeiHorvath, BenjaminKelderman, EzraLittle, SarahMasson, EricMead, AndrewRandall, MitchSchultz, ForrestSzenher, MatthewVervelidou, FoteiniWhite, AbigailAhlstrom, AngeliqueCleland, CarolDockal, SpencerDonahue, NatashaElowitz, MarkEzell, CarsonGersznowicz, AlexGold, NicholasHercz, Michael G.Keto, EricKnuth, KevinLux, AnthonyMelnick, Gary J.Moro-Martin, AmayaMartin-Torres, JavierRibes, Daniel LlusaSail, PaulTeodorani, MassimoTedesco, John JosephTedesco, Gerald ThomasTu, MichelleZorzano, Maria-Paz2023-06-232023-06-232023-05-13Watters, W A, Loeb, A, Laukien, F, Cloete, R, Delacroix, A, Dobroshinsky, S, Horvath, B, Kelderman, E, Little, S, Masson, E, Mead, A, Randall, M, Schultz, F, Szenher, M, Vervelidou, F, White, A, Ahlstrom, A, Cleland, C, Dockal, S, Donahue, N, Elowitz, M, Ezell, C, Gersznowicz, A, Gold, N, Hercz, M G, Keto, E, Knuth, K, Lux, A, Melnick, G J, Moro-Martin, A, Martin-Torres, J, Ribes, D L, Sail, P, Teodorani, M, Tedesco, J J, Tedesco, G T, Tu, M & Zorzano, M-P 2023, 'The Scientific Investigation of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) Using Multimodal Ground-based Observatories', Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation , vol. 12, no. 1, 2340006. https://doi.org/10.1142/S22511717234000682251-1717RIS: urn:BA7CF6F6331CD55F8E887F2BF9AB5E73ORCID: /0000-0001-6479-2236/work/137686097https://hdl.handle.net/2164/20986WW thanks mentor and friend David Akers for many stimulating conversations. Christopher Mellon, Jacques Vallée, Nick Pope, Florin Stefan-Morar, and Robert Powell are warmly thanked for their helpful reviews and insights. We also thank Jacob Haqq-Misra for his insights and contributions. We are grateful to Hassaan Tariq for assistance with citations, as well as Timothy Tavarez and Bradley Reimers for their contributions to software development. Lily Kuan is thanked for assistance with instrument deployments.438675236engAerial anomalyanomaly detectionaerial object trackingUAPUFOunidentified aerial phenomenaunidentified aerospace phenomenaunidentified anomalous phenomenaQB AstronomyQBJournal article10.1142/S2251171723400068121