NASA says they'll be studying unidentified aerial phenomena—or unidentified flying objects (UFOs)—from a scientific perspective.

NASA recently stated that it will be comissioning a team to study unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs), which are described as "observations of events in the sky that cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena."

Basically, UAPs are the proper way of saying unidentified flying objects (UFOs). And to clarify, NASA says there's "no evidence UAPs are extra-terrestrial in origin."

"NASA believes that the tools of scientific discovery are powerful and apply here also," said Thomas Zurbuchen, the associate administrator for science at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "We have access to a broad range of observations of Earth from space – and that is the lifeblood of scientific inquiry. We have the tools and team who can help us improve our understanding of the unknown. That’s the very definition of what science is. That’s what we do."

The study will be led by astrophysicist David Spergel, president of the Simons Foundation in New York City. Daniel Evans, assistant deputy associate administrator for research at NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, will serve as the NASA official responsible for orchestrating the study.

"Consistent with NASA’s principles of openness, transparency, and scientific integrity, this report will be shared publicly," said Evans. "All of NASA’s data is available to the public – we take that obligation seriously – and we make it easily accessible for anyone to see or study."

This UFO study is expected the start this fall and should take roughly nine months.