Meteor Tracking Using a Variety of Phenomenologies and Their Potential Application for Detecting Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

This paper reviews the phenomenology of detecting and tracking meteors through the passive observation of radio frequency (RF) reflections and its potential application for the detection of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). Signals from terrestrial and space-based transmitters can be exploited as RF illuminators to take advantage of the physical principles behind this technique. UAP generating plasmas entering or exiting the Earth’s atmosphere, or as byproducts of their propulsion systems, may provide similar opportunities for detection. The paper considers the advantages, challenges, and inherent limitations of this approach in the context of UAP observations.