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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realtors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realto... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realtors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Realto... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Organization_for_Women https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Organization_for_Wome... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Underwater_Instructors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Underw... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_for_Bilingual_Education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_for_Bilin... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Interc... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Black_Journalists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Black_... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Rocketry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Association_of_Rocket... Ergo the use of the term 'national' does not automatically indicate intent by the organization to influence the presumption of association with national (regulatory) bodies.

addaon 1y ago
No, but it conventionally indicates either that, or (a goal of) national presence; for example the National Association of Realtors has members in all fifty states of the (US) nation, not just in one dude's apartment.
- handfuloflight 1y ago
  NAR also had 117 years to mature.
  - addaon 1y ago
    And had 120 members across ~15 states on day one, yes.
    - handfuloflight 1y ago
      In a totally non-fringe, non-dismissed, socially accepted, even legally defined profession. We don't even today have standardizations to understand what equipment should be used to even record the data that this phenomena generates.
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      - RajT88 1y ago
        Peculiar right? A well funded agency would likely be able to develop a sensor package which tracks objects with multiple cameras with various zoom lenses and spectrums (IR/UV/etc.) and also radio. I think tech is becoming so good eventually some enterprising UAP engineer is going to be able to cobble something together with off the shelf components and start selling kits. Probably nothing will come of it still, I think, but who knows?
- AStonesThrow 1y ago
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addaon 1y ago

No, but it conventionally indicates either that, or (a goal of) national presence; for example the National Association of Realtors has members in all fifty states of the (US) nation, not just in one dude's apartment.

handfuloflight 1y ago
NAR also had 117 years to mature.
- addaon 1y ago
  And had 120 members across ~15 states on day one, yes.
  - handfuloflight 1y ago
    In a totally non-fringe, non-dismissed, socially accepted, even legally defined profession. We don't even today have standardizations to understand what equipment should be used to even record the data that this phenomena generates.
    - deleted 1y ago
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    - RajT88 1y ago
      Peculiar right? A well funded agency would likely be able to develop a sensor package which tracks objects with multiple cameras with various zoom lenses and spectrums (IR/UV/etc.) and also radio. I think tech is becoming so good eventually some enterprising UAP engineer is going to be able to cobble something together with off the shelf components and start selling kits. Probably nothing will come of it still, I think, but who knows?
AStonesThrow 1y ago
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