Question 1

What is DECUR?

Accepted Answer

DECUR (Data Exceeding Current Understanding of Reality) is an independent research archive cataloguing UAP and NHI phenomena through structured documentation of insider testimony, primary source material, and government program records. It covers key figures, documented cases, declassified documents, government programs, and a 618,000+ entry community sightings database spanning more than eight decades.

Question 2

Does DECUR claim that UAPs are extraterrestrial or that NHI exist?

Accepted Answer

No. DECUR documents that these claims exist and does not adjudicate their truth. The platform records what credentialed witnesses have testified, what official records state, and what physical evidence has been documented. Evaluating ultimate attribution - whether phenomena are extraterrestrial, non-human, classified human technology, misidentification, or unknown - is beyond the scope of an evidence archive.

Question 3

What is the Evidence Quality Index (EQI)?

Accepted Answer

The EQI is a 0-100 score measuring the documentary strength of evidence for a given case, independent of what the evidence implies. It scores six components: witness credentials, official documentation, sensor/instrumentation data, physical evidence, corroboration breadth, and chain of custody. High EQI means the evidence is well-documented and verifiable - not that any particular explanation is correct.

Question 4

What is the Behavioral Anomalousness Index (BAI)?

Accepted Answer

The BAI is a 0-100 score measuring how anomalous the reported behavior of a phenomenon is relative to known physics and technology, scored independently of documentation quality. Four components are evaluated: kinematic anomalousness (acceleration, speed, maneuverability), electromagnetic and physical effects, apparent agency or awareness, and trans-medium travel. A case can have high BAI from strong witness accounts even if its EQI is low due to limited official documentation.

Question 5

What are the AATIP Five Observables?

Accepted Answer

The Five Observables are the behavioral signatures identified by the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) as markers of technology beyond current human understanding: instantaneous acceleration (rapid velocity change without propulsion signature), hypersonic velocity with no thermal signature, low observability (evasion of sensor detection), trans-medium travel (movement across air, water, and space without transition), and positive lift without aerodynamic surfaces. DECUR scores each observable per case as confirmed, possible, not observed, or unknown.

Question 6

How are evidence tiers (Tier 1 / 2 / 3) determined?

Accepted Answer

Evidence tiers reflect the type and verifiability of the primary documentation. Tier 1 requires multi-source official documentation - simultaneous sensor confirmation, released government records, or sworn congressional testimony. Tier 2 requires strong official acknowledgment such as declassified program involvement or confirmed agency investigation. Tier 3 is supported by credentialed witness testimony without authenticating official records. Tiers describe documentation provenance, not event magnitude.

Question 7

Who are the key figures catalogued in DECUR?

Accepted Answer

Key figures include government insiders, intelligence officers, military personnel, scientists, pilots, journalists, and congressional officials who have disclosed involvement in UAP research or testified to relevant phenomena. Profiles include Luis Elizondo, David Grusch, Ryan Graves, Hal Puthoff, Garry Nolan, Jacques Vallee, and more than 60 others with documented public disclosures.

Question 8

What is the UAP Sightings Database?

Accepted Answer

The sightings database aggregates 618,000+ community-submitted reports from five major databases: NUFORC, MUFON, UFOCAT, the Vallee UPDB, and the Geldreich archive. Reports are mapped geographically and cross-referenced with DECUR's documented cases. Community reports are not editorially reviewed by DECUR - they represent raw public reporting, not curated evidence.

Question 9

How often is DECUR updated?

Accepted Answer

DECUR is updated on an ongoing basis as new figures are profiled, cases are catalogued, documents are declassified, and scoring is refined. Updates are logged in the What's New feed. There is no fixed publication schedule - additions are made when research is ready.

Question 10

How do I search DECUR?

Accepted Answer

The global search bar at the top of every page searches across key figures, cases, documents, programs, and glossary terms simultaneously. You can also browse by category from the Data page, or explore relationships between figures, cases, and programs visually on the Explore page.

Question 11

How can I follow new additions?

Accepted Answer

Subscribe to the RSS feed at decur.org/rss.xml in any feed reader (Feedly, Reeder, NetNewsWire, etc.) to receive updates when new figures, cases, or documents are added. The What's New page lists all recent additions.

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