What's the Fastest Spacecraft Ever?

For spacecraft that zoom through the cosmos at thousands of miles per hour, calculating which one is traveling the fastest is more complicated than simply clocking the first to cross a finish line.

When space agencies calculate and establish speed records, these numbers need to be defined and qualified, because there can be more than one frame of reference. In other words, the speed of a spacecraft can be calculated relative to the Earth, the sun or some other body.

And as these spacecraft move further away from Earth, it gets trickier to use traditional methods of measurement. This is especially true for metrics such as time; for example, a day on Mars is a different length than a day on Earth. As humans' framework for time breaks down, speed (which is a measurement of distance over time) also becomes relative. [Supersonic! The 11 Fastest Military Airplanes]

When trying to suss out which of the many objects hurtling through space is moving the fastest, there are a few things to consider. To start, it's important to determine which celestial body you'll use as a reference point when calculating velocity. If you're trying to simply measure the speed of a car, Earth works perfectly fine as a reference point, but as you venture out into the cosmos, it makes more sense to use a larger frame of reference. Calculating an object's heliocentric, or sun-relative, velocity then becomes more common.

What's more, once a spacecraft makes it out of Earth's atmosphere, the vessel doesn't always maintain a constant speed. Launch velocities are different from cruise velocities (just like on an airplane), and according to NASA, planetary interactions can cause an object to change speed as well.

For example, a spacecraft can increase its velocity in space by performing a flyby of a planet (or other celestial body, such as a moon), using that planet's gravitational force to speed up or propel the spacecraft out further into the cosmos, NASA said. Essentially, the planet or moon provides a gravitational slingshot. Imagine throwing a tennis ball at an oncoming train: The momentum from the train transfers to the ball, and the ball's velocity increases.

After a five-year jaunt through space, NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016, and the gas giant's impressive gravity accelerated the probe to approximately 165,000 mph (265,000 km/h) relative to Earth. This made Juno the fastest-moving human-made object in history.

In terms of pure heliocentric velocity, NASA's Helios I and Helios II probes previously held the record at 157,000 mph (253,000 km/h) as they passed by the sun. These probes were launched in 1974 and 1976, to study solar processes.

The record for fastest launch velocity belongs to the New Horizons probe, which lifted off in 2006 on a mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. This 1,054-lb. (478 kilograms), piano-size spacecraft sped away from the Earth at a blistering pace of 36,000 mph (almost 58,000 km/h).

New Horizons' escape speed from Earth beat the previous record of 32,400 mph (about 52,000 km/h), set when Pioneer 10 set out for Jupiter, in 1972.

And though Juno is currently the fastest human-made object, it remains to be seen how long the space probe can hold onto the impressive title.Solar Probe Plus, a NASA mission scheduled to launch in 2018, is designed to fly into the sun's atmosphere, making it the first probe to do so. Due to the enormity of Earth's nearest star, the probe is expected to reach orbital velocities as high as 450,000 mph (724,000 km/h). For perspective, at this speed, you could travel from the Earth to the moon in about 30 minutes.

For spacecraft that have re-entered Earth's atmosphere, the highest speed was set by the comet-catching Stardust spacecraft, which plunged back toward Earth at a speed of 29,000 mph (more than 46,600 km/h).

Editor's Note: This story was first published in 2010 and has been updated with the most recent data.

Original article on Live Science.

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13-07-2016 om 23:30 geschreven door peter  

What's the Fastest Spacecraft Ever?

For spacecraft that zoom through the cosmos at thousands of miles per hour, calculating which one is traveling the fastest is more complicated than simply clocking the first to cross a finish line.

When space agencies calculate and establish speed records, these numbers need to be defined and qualified, because there can be more than one frame of reference. In other words, the speed of a spacecraft can be calculated relative to the Earth, the sun or some other body.

And as these spacecraft move further away from Earth, it gets trickier to use traditional methods of measurement. This is especially true for metrics such as time; for example, a day on Mars is a different length than a day on Earth. As humans' framework for time breaks down, speed (which is a measurement of distance over time) also becomes relative. [Supersonic! The 11 Fastest Military Airplanes]

When trying to suss out which of the many objects hurtling through space is moving the fastest, there are a few things to consider. To start, it's important to determine which celestial body you'll use as a reference point when calculating velocity. If you're trying to simply measure the speed of a car, Earth works perfectly fine as a reference point, but as you venture out into the cosmos, it makes more sense to use a larger frame of reference. Calculating an object's heliocentric, or sun-relative, velocity then becomes more common.

What's more, once a spacecraft makes it out of Earth's atmosphere, the vessel doesn't always maintain a constant speed. Launch velocities are different from cruise velocities (just like on an airplane), and according to NASA, planetary interactions can cause an object to change speed as well.

For example, a spacecraft can increase its velocity in space by performing a flyby of a planet (or other celestial body, such as a moon), using that planet's gravitational force to speed up or propel the spacecraft out further into the cosmos, NASA said. Essentially, the planet or moon provides a gravitational slingshot. Imagine throwing a tennis ball at an oncoming train: The momentum from the train transfers to the ball, and the ball's velocity increases.

After a five-year jaunt through space, NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016, and the gas giant's impressive gravity accelerated the probe to approximately 165,000 mph (265,000 km/h) relative to Earth. This made Juno the fastest-moving human-made object in history.

In terms of pure heliocentric velocity, NASA's Helios I and Helios II probes previously held the record at 157,000 mph (253,000 km/h) as they passed by the sun. These probes were launched in 1974 and 1976, to study solar processes.

The record for fastest launch velocity belongs to the New Horizons probe, which lifted off in 2006 on a mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. This 1,054-lb. (478 kilograms), piano-size spacecraft sped away from the Earth at a blistering pace of 36,000 mph (almost 58,000 km/h).

New Horizons' escape speed from Earth beat the previous record of 32,400 mph (about 52,000 km/h), set when Pioneer 10 set out for Jupiter, in 1972.

And though Juno is currently the fastest human-made object, it remains to be seen how long the space probe can hold onto the impressive title.Solar Probe Plus, a NASA mission scheduled to launch in 2018, is designed to fly into the sun's atmosphere, making it the first probe to do so. Due to the enormity of Earth's nearest star, the probe is expected to reach orbital velocities as high as 450,000 mph (724,000 km/h). For perspective, at this speed, you could travel from the Earth to the moon in about 30 minutes.

For spacecraft that have re-entered Earth's atmosphere, the highest speed was set by the comet-catching Stardust spacecraft, which plunged back toward Earth at a speed of 29,000 mph (more than 46,600 km/h).

Editor's Note: This story was first published in 2010 and has been updated with the most recent data.

Original article on Live Science.

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13-07-2016 om 23:30 geschreven door peter  

This 3D Printer Can Produce Living Tissue Structures

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13-07-2016 om 23:22 geschreven door peter  

Frederick Valentich disappearance: How UFO helped inspire The Kettering Incident

A pilot who disappeared nearly 40 years ago after reporting a UFO is one of the inspirations for the plot of the new television drama series The Kettering Incident.

While the show revolves around fictional mysterious disappearances in the Tasmanian bush, the disappearance of Frederick Valentich was very real.

Valentich was a 20-year-old pilot who went missing over Bass Strait in 1978, leaving nothing behind except a mysterious radio transmission.

Historian Reg Watson has been researching the disappearance for many years.

"I've looked at it for gosh, three decades," he told Leon Compton on 936 ABC Hobart.

"I have to say, in my opinion, he had an encounter with a UFO — and I don't say that lightly."

'It's not an aircraft'

Valentich went missing on the night of October 21, 1978.

Mr Watson said Valentich wanted to increase his flying hours and planned to fly from Moorabbin in Victoria to King Island.

He left Moorabbin at 6:19pm and made radio contact with air traffic control in Melbourne at 7:06pm.

"He asked if there was any sort of aircraft in the area," Mr Watson said.

Valentich was told there was "no known traffic".

He went on to report a large unknown aircraft had flown over the top of him and added: "It seems to be playing some sort of game. He's flying over me."

Valentich then said:

"It's not an aircraft."

The pilot continued to speak with air traffic control in Melbourne about the craft until 7:12pm and that was the last anyone heard from him.

Mr Watson said authorities searched for Valentich for four days but nothing was ever found.

Theories around disappearance

There are some theories that Valentich staged his disappearance due to some discrepancies in his plans that night.

"There is some mystery about Frederick going to King Island," Mr Watson said.

"His father told me he was 40 minutes late [setting off] to King Island.

"He put his flight plan into Moorabbin but he never told King Island flight service that he was coming, therefore they never had the lights on at the airport.

"This has given rise to two assumptions: one, that he planned his own mysterious departure; or two, that he was a suicide."

Mr Watson said he had spoken to Valentich's family and friends and he did not believe the young man intended to disappear that night.

"Frederick was a well-adjusted young man," he said.

"He had a girlfriend, there was no problem there, he wasn't suffering from depression and he got on well with the family."

1978 UFO sightings — 'The biggest flap in Australia'

The documents around Valentich's disappearance were released to the public in 2012 and Mr Watson said these backed up his belief it was a UFO that caused the disappearance.

"All I know, in the broad terms of a UFO, an unidentified flying object ... that caused his demise," he said.

"For two months prior [to October 21] lights in the sky, cigar-shaped objects, were seen from King Island.

"And I've spoken to witnesses on the north-west coast [of Tasmania] who actually saw a craft on the day 15 minutes before he went missing."

Mr Watson said there were numerous reports of UFO sightings in 1978.

"It's been called the biggest flap in Australia's history," he said.

"Sightings were seen, not only from Tasmania, they were seen as far away as South Australia, right through the coast of Western Australia, even up to the coast of NSW."

A coronial inquiry into the disappearance in 1982 returned an open verdict with Valentich listed as missing, presumed dead.

His family erected a memorial plaque on Cape Otway in 1998 which was unveiled by Steve Roby, the air traffic controller that night in 1978 and the last person to speak with Valentich.

Topics: history, television, human-interest, air-and-space, king-island-7256, moorabbin-airport-3194, tas

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13-07-2016 om 23:00 geschreven door peter  

Astronomers Discover a New Dwarf Planet in Our Solar System

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IN BRIEF

Researchers discovered a new dwarf planet outside the Solar System. Around 700 km in diameter, it is considered the 18th largest object in the Kuiper Belt.

NEW DWARF PLANET

Another Pluto-like dwarf planet was discovered by astronomers. The dwarf planet, located about 20 times farther from the sun than Neptune, has a diameter of around 700 kilometers (435 miles), revolves in an elliptical orbit around the sun for 700 Earth-years and is called 2015 RR245.

On the year 2096, it will be closest to the sun at about 5 billion km (3.1 billion mi) and its farthest distance from the sun is at about 12 billion km (7.5 mi).

The dwarf planet was discovered by a team of astronomers using the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT) in Maunakea, Hawaii. They took images last September 2015 which were analyzed this February. The discovery was announced on Monday in the Minor Planet Electronic Circular.

New Dwarf Planet Discovered Beyond Neptune

https://youtu.be/NyAN01UfcCw

KUIPER BELT

RR245 is described as the 18th largest object in the Kuiper Belt. Discovered in 1992, the Kuiper Belt is located 30 AU from the sun. Some objects included in this belt are Pluto, Makemake and Varuna. It contains icy bodies with sizes ranging from small chunks to more than a hundred kilometers across.

According to CFHT, “RR245 is one of the few dwarf planets that has survived to the present day — along with Pluto and Eris, the largest known dwarf planets.” Majority of the dwarf planets were destroyed or were forced to move away from the sun as the giant planets settled into their current positions.

The Outer Solar System Origins Survey team will get the naming rights to the planet for their discovery. As soon as the precise orbit of the planet is identified, the planet will get its official name. Meanwhile, observations on the dwarf planet will continue.

Source: Seeker

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13-07-2016 om 22:31 geschreven door peter  

UFO and Aliens in The Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign (Genre UFO & Alien)

13-07-2016 om 21:39 geschreven door peter  

Watch: ISS Feed Censors UFO Coming to Earth?

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13-07-2016 om 21:24 geschreven door peter  

Ruimtesonde Juno verstuurt eerste foto van planeet Jupiter - HLN.be

Bron: ANP

Foto gemaakt door Juno waarop een deel van Jupiter te zien is en drie van de vier grootste manen. 

© NASA.

De Amerikaanse sonde Juno heeft sinds zijn aankomst in een baan rond de planeet Jupiter zijn eerste foto naar aarde verzonden. Dat maakte de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA dinsdag bekend.

© Een schets die NASA liet maken van Juno bij Jupiter. EPA.

Op het beeldmateriaal is een deel van Jupiter te zien en drie van zijn vier grootste manen: Io, Europa en Ganymedes. In augustus komt de sonde dichterbij de gasreus om betere foto's te kunnen nemen.

Polen
Een hoofdonderzoeker van NASA is in ieder geval tevreden dat de apparatuur aan boord van de sonde de reis heeft overleefd. Hij zegt vooral nieuwsgierig te zijn naar beeldmateriaal van de polen van Jupiter.

Atmosfeer
De Juno werd in 2011 gelanceerd en kwam vorige week in een baan rond Jupiter, na een reis van 3 miljard kilometer. De sonde moet onder meer de atmosfeer van de planeet in kaart brengen. Wetenschappers willen bijvoorbeeld weten hoeveel water Jupiter heeft.

Lees ook

• Ruimtesonde Juno filmt voor het eerst de harmonie van ons universum
• Amerikaanse sonde met succes in baan rond Jupiter

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13-07-2016 om 21:11 geschreven door peter  

Astronomen vinden bewijs zwaartekrachtskolk - HLN.be

Bron: Belga

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Een internationaal team van astronomen heeft bewijzen gevonden voor het bestaan van een zogeheten zwaartekrachtskolk rond een zwart gat in de ruimte. De ontdekking maakt het mogelijk theorieën over de zwaartekracht te testen, meldt de Universiteit van Amsterdam.

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13-07-2016 om 21:05 geschreven door peter  

VIDEO: “NASA onderbreekt livestream ISS op moment dat mysterieuze UFO aardatmosfeer binnengaat”

13-07-2016 om 20:54 geschreven door peter  

FBI-document bevat informatie over lichamen van aliens, ruimteschepen en planeet

13-07-2016 om 20:45 geschreven door peter  

Klokkenluider: “Ik zag constructies op de achterkant van de maan”

13-07-2016 om 20:39 geschreven door peter  

Arkansas witness details low flying UFO

An Arkansas witness at Lonsdale reported watching a low flying object with bright lights and windows that could not be identified, according to testimony in Case 77398 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

Witness illustration.

(Credit: MUFON)

The witness was westbound along Highway 70 riding a motorcycle about one-half mile past the 70 and 128 junction at 10 p.m. on July 2, 2016, when the incident occurred.

“The night was warm, weather was dry and clear with very good visibility,” the witness stated.“The road was three lanes wide with approximately40 yards from tree line to tree line. Tree height is 30 to 40 feet. I first noticed flashing lights just entering my view above the tree line to the north of my line of sight. The object appeared to be traveling diagonally across my line of sight to the southwest. It appeared to be at approximately 60 to 70 degrees above the ground.”

The witness first assumed the object was a low flying, small aircraft.

The witness was westbound along Highway 70 about a half-mile past the 70 and 128 intersection, pictured, when the incident occurred.

(Credit: Google)

“However, I quickly realized the ‘navigation lights’ were unlike anything I had ever seen on any aircraft. My next thought was that due to its apparent low speed and height (my impression) that it could be a blimp. However, it didn’t have a traditional navigation light pattern.”

The witness described the object.

“It had a flashing white light at the back with a second flashing white light slightly below the first. A row of sequentially strobing white light along the (what I took to be) underside with a single red light at the front. Above the bottom lights was a single row of six, square, hard edged ‘windows’ that emitted a bright, white light. This all seemed to be attached to a solid structure of a light blue/gray/silver color. I could not see any other hard edges, however I got the impression that the ‘windows’ or ‘light panels’ were attached to a V-shaped “hull.” I could only see the side facing me, but it seemed that there was a glow from where the other side would be, so one might assume that it was symmetrical. Once or twice when the uppermost rear light flashed, I thought I saw some structure above the light, but I am unsure of that. There were no other lights above the ‘windows’ or anywhere else other than the one I describe.”

The witness described the lights and their flashing order.

Approximately area where the witness was driving when the object was first seen.

(Credit: Google)

“The first light in the sequence was the uppermost rear white light followed by the lower rear white light (these two were the largest and brightest of the flashing lights). The two rear lights seem to have the longest duration and gap between them. After the lower light flashed, a row of eight to 10, sequentially flashing, white light flashed from the rear lower, large light to the front (direction of travel). These lights were fast (maybe a half second, rear to front), smaller and less intense than the two rear most lights. At the end of this sequence, at the front most point, the last light to flash was red. After a short (half second) pause, the pattern would repeat. The ‘windows’ or ‘light panels’ maintained a steady bright glow. The light was a very bright white with a blueish tinge. They appeared to be the same size and distance apart, taking up approximately one-third of the visible structure.”

The object stayed in view for approximately one minute before its travel and the height of the surrounding trees blocked its view from the witness.

“The road turned more southerly and I re-acquired the object in my view for approximately 10 to 20 seconds and then intermittently through the trees for a short while. It appeared to stay on the same course and height for as long as I had it in my view. If I extended my arm and turned my hand horizontal, I could have covered the object with my thumb, from the tip to midway past the first joint. This is an approximation as I was not able to do this at the time. My only feelings were of curiosity as to what the object was.”

Overview of area where the witness was driving westbound along Highway 70 near Lonsdale.

(Credit: Google)

The witness also provided information on himself.

“I was clearheaded. I had not consumed any drugs or alcohol. I don’t do drugs legal or otherwise (I’m allergic to most narcotic pain killers). I am not on any psychotropic medications (nor do I have reason to believe I should be) and rarely drink. My only thoughts at the time I first saw the object were of getting home and enjoying the ride as the evening cooled off. I live in a relatively high aircraft traffic zone and have seen navigation lights from all angles, heights and on many types of aircraft. I have seen drones of various sizes. I have seen blimps in daytime and I have seen them at night at sporting events, however, I have never seen one operating at night in a rural area. The object I saw falls outside of my personal experience, and searching online I was unable to find any aircraft with lights of this type, including blimps and the Virgin lightships. I am a rationalist and a firm believer in Occam’s razor. I enjoy debunking other people’s misidentifications and wild conclusions. I would be quite happy to have you identify this as a blimp, if, in fact that’s what this was.”

Arkansas MUFON is investigating. Lonsdale is a town in Garland County, Arkansas, population 118. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com. Visit mufonsymposium.com for information on the Orlando, FL, annual Symposium August 25-28.

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13-07-2016 om 20:26 geschreven door peter  

Florida witness captures UFO on photo

A Florida witness at Palm Harbor reported discovering a UFO in a photo that was not noticed until the following day, according to testimony in Case 77399 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.

Witness image taken on July 2, 2016, in Palm Harbor, Florida.

(Credit: MUFON)

The witness was outside on July 2, 2016, searching for UFOs.

“I was asking in my head for the beings to show themselves to me,” the witness stated.“Looks like I was answered because as I was taking photos of the last light of the day, I caught an anomaly or entity in one of my photos that I only noticed the next day.”

Cropped and enlarged portion of witness image.

(Credit: MUFON)

The witness stated that the photo was not altered. Two images were included with the MUFON report, which was filed on July 3, 2016.

“Very strange. I did not tamper with the photo except zoom in to show more detail on the anomaly.”

Cropped and enlarged portion of witness image.

(Credit: MUFON)

Cropped and enlarged portion of witness image.

(Credit: MUFON)

Palm Harbor is an unincorporated community in Pinellas County, FL, population 57,439. Florida Chief Investigator John A. Gagnon is investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com. Visit mufonsymposium.com for information on the Orland, FL, annual Symposium August 25-28.

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13-07-2016 om 20:20 geschreven door peter  

Whole city has been found in Tycho Crater This Month In Amazing Detail, July 2016, Video, UFO Sighting News

Date of discovery: July 2016
Location of discovery: Tycho crater, moon
Source NASA photo: http://lroc.sese.asu.edu/posts/933

This alien structure was found by Streetcap1 of Youtube. He seems to have found an alien city within Tycho crater and is pumping out building by building. Each structure is very amazing. I added some darkness to make the edges of this building come into focus. Its obvious that this is not just a rock. That this is an incredibly massive structure among a city on Earth moon. Wow, not often we get to see them so close up and so focused. Hats off to Streetcap1 for this great find. 
Scott C. Waring
www.ufosightingsdaily.com 

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13-07-2016 om 20:08 geschreven door peter  

Newmarket man spotted UFO at Oshawa Harbour, Canada June 22, 2016, UFO Sighting News.

Date of sighting: June 22, 2016

Location of sighting: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

News source: 

http://www.durhamregion.com/news-story/6760371-newmarket-man-claims-to-have-spotted-ufo-at-oshawa-harbour/

Check out this UFO over a ship in Canada last month. It made the Oshawa news today and its more evidence that UFOs are seen as frequently over the water as over the land. If a UFO can be air tight in space, then is should also work similarly underwater. In this photo the disk looks like its over the ship, but the ship is focused, and the UFO is blurry, so I believer the UFO is further away, far behind the ship.

Scott C. Waring

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News states: 
OSHAWA - Daniel Koostachin said he had a bad feeling, like he was about to enter a haunted house when he showed up to the gates at the Oshawa Harbour on June 22 around 9:30 a.m., alone to pick up some metal rebar for a company he drives transport truck for.

“I felt very uncomfortable all of a sudden,” said the Newmarket resident. “It felt like someone was watching me.”

Mr. Koostachin said he checked his surroundings, looking left then right and that’s when he saw “the object” hovering over the waters of Lake Ontario.

He managed to snap a couple of photos with his camera before “it took off into the sky.

“After I saw it, I couldn’t sleep for two days. I had mixed feelings inside me,” he explained. “I felt dreadful.”

Mr. Koostachin described what he saw as a black object that was a disc shape.

“There were no lights, no sounds, no nothing,” he said. “That UFO was far from the harbour. It was far in distance.”

He said he has always been a believer that UFOs exist and thinks he has seen them before but this time was different.

“I’ve never been close enough to see it and get proof. I was hoping it’d take me but it didn’t that day,” he joked.

“Hopefully the Men in Black don’t show up at my door.”

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13-07-2016 om 19:52 geschreven door peter  

UFO Expert Gaurav Tiwari Dies In Mysterious Conditions In Delhi, India July 2016, UFO Sighting News.

Date of death: July 2016
News source: 

http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/the-ghost-busters-death-of-gaurav-tiwari-delhi-based-indian-paranormal-society-2909971/

Many UFO researchers over the past few decades were murdered by government people trying to cover up the truth. I thought it had stopped about 15 years ago, but now it seems to be starting again, but in India. This UFO and ghost researcher was killed and it was made to look like a suicide. I don't believe it because if you read up on the deaths of past UFO researchers, there are three main ways they were killed. 1st was made to look like suicide. 2nd made to look like a robbery. 3rd was radioactive poisoning, invisible, but makes you come down with cancer in just a week or less. Scary stuff guys, so to all UFO researches in India, please be careful, and keep an eye out. 
Scott C. Waring
www.ufosightingsdaily.com

News states:
The death of Gaurav Tiwari, the CEO of Delhi-based Indian Paranormal Society, has turned the spotlight on an eccentric clan of ghostbusters that has, in the past decade, turned into an underground phenomenon. “Many of us were inspired by his work, and found our way to the field through him,” says Rahul Kumar, 28, a Bangalore-based paranormal investigator, who is dentist by the day. “Paranormal investigations are not uncommon, it has been around for over 80 years in India and abroad,” says Kumar, whose interest in paranormal forces began in 2008. “However, in the past few years interest in the field has increased. We get calls from students, IT professionals, even doctors and scientists, who are influenced by what they see and believe some things go beyond science,” he adds. But, he says, they have to look out for the majority bogus cases or incidents of psychological disturbances, and it is only one percent of the time where they cannot explain what is going on. “We investigate the property, interview the owners, and learn the history of the place. We rule out illnesses, psychological problems or drug abuse that might be the cause; sometimes, we stay the night and set up devices to pick up on any activity,” explains Rahul. The devices used are scientific and sophisticated. While many question the credibility of the devices, and the validity of parascience, the popularity of ghosts and spirits is undeniable. Delhi By Foot organises a “Night Walk” in the Capital where guests set out to explore places like Sanjay Van around twilight and discuss personal experiences of ghosts and spirits. Kolkata, however, has the more boldly titled “Ghost Walk”, but Anthony Ahatchaturian, who organises it, is surprisingly cynical about the supernatural. “For me, the ghost walks are a foolproof way of showcasing the city’s heritage. The spooky element gains instant attention,” says Ahatchaturian. “There was an incident that happened during one of our walks in Garstin Place that housed the old AIR office. Apparently, when it was functional, during the break between radio broadcasts, a British pianist would play Beethoven and Mozart. However, years after the office shifted to a different place, people who walked by the building at night claimed that they could hear music. During my walking tours, on two separate occasions, my guests insisted that they heard music in that very spot,” he says. Though Ahatchaturian doesn’t believe in ghosts, one prospect really scares him. “If, by any chance, one of my guests gets really spooked out and gets a heart attack, that will be the end of it. I am scared of the legal backlash,” he says.

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13-07-2016 om 19:48 geschreven door peter  

Four UFOs Over Memphis, Tennessee Following Jet On July 12, 2016, Photos, UFO Sighting News.

Date of sighting: July 12, 2016
Location of sighting: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
News Source: MUFON report #77636

This is interesting. A group of metallic orbs was seen coming out of a cloud and was near a plane flying past. Perhaps the orbs were hiding and waiting for planes, so they could scan the technology. My favorite part of the eyewitness description is that he noticed the orbs come out of the cloud before he took the photo. Excellent. 
Scott C. Waring
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Eyewitness states:
I was at work when I took this photo. I work in Memphis,Tn. The warehouse is only maybe 5 miles from Memphis international Airport. I was on my lunch break from 1230 to 1 o'clock Pm. I Saw a large military cargo plane ( the kind that drops tanks out of the back with parachutes attached) taking off from the airport heading south, then turned to head east as it was taking off. The plane made a small maneuver, ( I thought to myself that the huge plane shouldn't try that at such a slow speed.) as the metallic orbs appeared out of the small clouds. I grabbed my phone to try and capture both the plane and the orbs closer together.The military plane can still be seen very well by zooming in. I stopped looking at the orbs to check the photo for both plane and orbs,GOT THEM BOTH, when I looked back to the sky I didnt see the orbs any more. Also there appears to be a bird flying close to one of the orbs. I Am including a screenshot of the details from the photo along with the photo, and map of where I work showing the airport. Enjoy. Also I have seen Chinook helicopters flying in groups of three for the past few days, just throwing that in there.

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13-07-2016 om 19:32 geschreven door peter  

UFO Over New York City World Trade Center By Tourist On May 2016, Photos, UFO Sighting News.

Date of sighting: May 19, 2016, but reported July 2016
Location of sighting: New York City, USA
Source: MUFON #77629

Here's an interesting UFO over the World Trade Center. This UFO is unusual because it seems to have two tails, and it has a rocket like shape to it. The fact that this is over the World Trade Center shows me that aliens have a lot of interest not just in the old building, but also in the new buildings that have symbolic meaning to the country. If you go to a cultural location that has a special meaning to people, look up once in a while, you might get lucky and see a UFO.
Scott C. Waring
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Eyewitness states:
First of all sorry for my English writing. We were visiting WTC groundzero with my wife. I was capturing continously without focusing a spesific object. I captured many photos. In one minute I captured 3 photos consecutively. After holiday while I and my wife viewing photos we found an unknown object and it was flying above. We didn't detect it with naked eyes when we were visiting WTC. I don't belive that US Goverment lets an ordinary vechile to fly above WTC. Maybe this is an undetected vechile or it was a Made in USA UFO. In photo 1 there are colorful circles. In Photo 2 that circles are replacing and an UFO appears suddenly. In photo 3 there is no light no UFO. I want professionals to analyze the images and I am so curious about results. I was not a believer but I was ready to believe. Now I want to believe! 

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13-07-2016 om 19:28 geschreven door peter  

Amazing UFO sighting caught on tape over Cumberland, Maine 4-Jul-2016

Here’s one interesting footage of an unknown craft hovering in the sky above Cumberland in Maine. This was taken on 4th July 2016. What do you think about this video? Please leave your comments below!

Witness report: 

1. I was in my home with my wife and teenage son. We all saw the object high in the sky and we filmed the object using 60x HD camcorder.

2. My wife looked out the window and saw an object with bright light high in the sky.

3. We thought the object could be a sophisticate, large drone, possibly military. However when we reviewed the video at the end frame by frame it appears to spin and then disappear.

4. The object hovered stationary for several minutes. Using my HD video camera zoomed in at 60x I could see an A fram shape for each structure, a red and green light in the middle, and 3 bright white lights on top. It began spinning and then disappeared as shown frame by frame on the video. It returned a few minutes later in the same location but facing a different direction. It hovered stationary again and then disappeared. The video zoom did not resolve well but the object appeared to change color all at once to red before it disappeared.

5. We were excited to see the object even if it turns out to be just a drone. My wife posted the video clip to her facebook account and friends were shocked. Some said it was just a drone, but other did not.

6. We lost sight of the object because it disappeared. Please see the video clip as it is all there. I have 4 videos total but have processed only 1 to remove the audio and clip just the best section to reduce file size. The sequence of the video is continuous and has not been modified. Please contact me if you think this is a UFO or just a drone.

Author (source: MUFON)

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13-07-2016 om 19:19 geschreven door peter