Dit is ons nieuw hondje Kira, een kruising van een waterhond en een Podenko. Ze is sinds 7 februari 2024 bij ons en druk bezig ons hart te veroveren. Het is een lief, aanhankelijk hondje, dat zich op een week snel aan ons heeft aangepast. Ze is heel vinnig en nieuwsgierig, een heel ander hondje dan Noleke.
This is our new dog Kira, a cross between a water dog and a Podenko. She has been with us since February 7, 2024 and is busy winning our hearts. She is a sweet, affectionate dog who quickly adapted to us within a week. She is very quick and curious, a very different dog than Noleke.
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UFO'S of UAP'S, ASTRONOMIE, RUIMTEVAART, ARCHEOLOGIE, OUDHEIDKUNDE, SF-SNUFJES EN ANDERE ESOTERISCHE WETENSCHAPPEN - DE ALLERLAATSTE NIEUWTJES
UFO's of UAP'S in België en de rest van de wereld In België had je vooral BUFON of het Belgisch UFO-Netwerk, dat zich met UFO's bezighoudt. BEZOEK DUS ZEKER VOOR ALLE OBJECTIEVE INFORMATIE , enkel nog beschikbaar via Facebook en deze blog.
Verder heb je ook het Belgisch-Ufo-meldpunt en Caelestia, die prachtig, doch ZEER kritisch werk leveren, ja soms zelfs héél sceptisch...
Voor Nederland kan je de mooie site www.ufowijzer.nl bezoeken van Paul Harmans. Een mooie site met veel informatie en artikels.
MUFON of het Mutual UFO Network Inc is een Amerikaanse UFO-vereniging met afdelingen in alle USA-staten en diverse landen.
MUFON's mission is the analytical and scientific investigation of the UFO- Phenomenon for the benefit of humanity...
Je kan ook hun site bekijken onder www.mufon.com.
Ze geven een maandelijks tijdschrift uit, namelijk The MUFON UFO-Journal.
Since 02/01/2020 is Pieter ex-president (=voorzitter) of BUFON, but also ex-National Director MUFON / Flanders and the Netherlands. We work together with the French MUFON Reseau MUFON/EUROP.
ER IS EEN NIEUWE GROEPERING DIE ZICH BUFON NOEMT, MAAR DIE HEBBEN NIETS MET ONZE GROEP TE MAKEN. DEZE COLLEGA'S GEBRUIKEN DE NAAM BUFON VOOR HUN SITE... Ik wens hen veel succes met de verdere uitbouw van hun groep. Zij kunnen de naam BUFON wel geregistreerd hebben, maar het rijke verleden van BUFON kunnen ze niet wegnemen...
05-11-2021
Chicago Woman Spots Black Object Floating in Sky, Footage Leaves UFO Watchers Stumped
Chicago Woman Spots Black Object Floating in Sky, Footage Leaves UFO Watchers Stumped
Aiyana said that the object floated in the south east direction with no significant movement. She added that the shape floated few miles in around 20 minutes.
The black wishbone shape with wings ending in a sphere, which could be seen in the video, was spotted by Aiyana from her terrace.
(Representational image: Reuters)
This world has a lot of hidden secrets and unanswered questions. Strange and bizarre occurrences often put people and experts in a dilemma. Spotting of Unidentified Flying Objects or UFOs are among these events. In one such incident, a woman from Chicago was “creeped out” when she saw a weird black object floating in the sky, reported Mirror. The woman whose name is Aiyana was left in “total confusion” after spotting the strange shape. The black wishbone shape with wings ending in a sphere, which could be seen in the video, was spotted by Aiyana from her terrace. The report quoted her saying, “I literally have no idea what it was. There is nothing comparable.” She further told that the object seemed like some ball with two long strings attached to it. The strings had knob attached to them in the middle and end.
The report further quoted Aiyana and her son saying that they had no idea what they had seen. They kept seeing the object until it was no more in sight. Aiyana said that the object floated in the south east direction with no significant movement. She added that the shape floated few miles in around 20 minutes.
To seek some clarity as to what that object was, Aiyana’s friend shared the surreal footage online with UFO watchers. But instead of getting any clarification, the UFO watchers themselves got bewildered, watching the object floating so calmly above the “windy city,” the report stated.
One of the watchers said, “I've never seen a balloon just hang still in the open air like that. It should bob, even if just a little."The watcher added that this could happen only if there was absolutely no wind.
Another watcher stumped by the footage said that they had no explanation. The person said that it seemed like some object hanging from a helicopter, sans helicopter.
One of them ruled out the possibility of the object being a balloon or rooftop antenna covered by clouds.
There’s good and bad news. Let’s start with the latter. As everyone knows—at least, those who are sane—there’s this thing called global warming. Earth is rapidly becoming uninhabitable, with polar ice caps melting and sea levels rising, and more frequent wildfires and hurricanes. This is bad news. Very bad news.
But the good news, though not really comparable in magnitude as, you know, our planet dying, is that there are people building things that could help fight climate change. So while it is easy to view our future as a dystopian hell world with rising sea levels, dead agricultural crops, and a massive die-off of the human species— The Debrief has decided to provide a nice little list of how some people are working to save our asses. So, here we go.
THE TOP 4 WAYS HUMANITY CAN BE SAVED FROM GLOBAL WARMING:
1. China’s Artificial Star
A non-negotiable way of fighting climate change is switching to renewable energy. Solar energy is one thing, but what if we can generate energy comparable to that of the Sun itself? Instead of using our Sun as a source of energy, scientists are wondering if it’s possible to create the Sun itself.
That line of research has led to the birth of an artificial star. In the hopes of finding a better way to fuel the Earth, China is betting on one of its own inventions: EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak).
Harnessing the power of nuclear fusion, EAST burns at temperatures eight times hotter than the Sun. And it’s sustainable, too! Nuclear fusion reactors not only produce an extreme abundance of energy, but it also generates (practically) zero waste and is safe to use, despite having the word “nuclear” in its title.
So how does this artificial star do all this?
When particles of hydrogen nuclei collide, they fuse to form helium nuclei. The resulting helium atom is lighter than the two hydrogen ones, and since energy is conserved, the lost mass of the collision results in the creation of pure energy.
To get enough of these hydrogen nuclei particles to collide, they need to be sped up via heat. This is basically what is going on in the Sun, and it’s the same process that is replicated in the artificial star. It’s nuclear fusion.
The problem scientists have previously faced with nuclear fusion is not blowing things up. But in the 1950s, Russian scientists discovered a way around that unfortunate side-effect. Nuclear fusion can happen safely when it’s in a donut-shaped chamber filled with magnets—a Tokamak.
So really, China’s artificial star is more of a hot nuclear donut.
EAST isn’t anywhere close to producing enough energy for consumers yet. Scientists behind the project are still focused on the goal of keeping the temperature stable for a long time, but so far, it’s looking like a positive step towards solving the energy crisis.
2. Algae photobioreactor
We’ve established that we need clean energy if we’re to fight climate change, but we also need clean water. An algae photobioreactor can help us get both.
NASA invented a new method to grow algae, clean wastewater, and capture carbon dioxide to produce biofuel.
A photobioreactor uses a light source to cultivate microorganisms. These microorganisms then generate biomass from light and carbon dioxide. NASA’s photobioreactors in particular have semi-permeable membranes which utilize osmosis to clean the water as well.
Algae-derived fuel is an emerging practice in the field of renewable energy, with similar projects coming out of Scotland-based BioEconomy (ENBIO). ENBIO’s photobioreactor uses LED technology to produce microalgae and has cultivation systems that allow for integration with local renewable energy grids.
“Since microalgae are grown using only light, CO2, and nutrients, the use of algae-based fuel could limit the impact on the environment,” said ENBIO business development officer Carole Shellcock.
While NASA and ENBIO have pushed for algae in discussions on biofuel, algae-derived fuel isn’t going to be the kind of showstopper-energy-producer that China’s EAST plans to be. Instead, algae proves to be a hub of innovation in the realm of biofuel, with more projects using the organism to refine and re-invent.
3. Alternatives to lithium-ion batteries
What good is producing energy if there’s no sustainable way to store it?
A central reason why renewable energy has yet to catch up with the petrochemical industry is because of the challenges that come with producing, storing, and disposing of this energy form. Renewable energy is already difficult to store, but the whole dilemma is made even harder when factoring in how expensive it is to create energy storage tools, and how unsustainable it is.
Lithium-ion batteries are currently viewed as the go-to renewable energy storage solution, but they are costly to produce and dispose of. They also require sourcing raw materials—lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt, and graphite—a process which has led to dire ecological consequences, such as toxic black holes and ecological die-offs (like the flamingos in Chile!).
But there are innovators in search of technology that can dethrone the lithium-ion battery. Volt Storage is a new company looking to use its new vanadium redox flow storage technology. Volt Storage uses a vanadium-based liquid electrolyte, which flows through the battery cells in two separate circuits. The technology promises to be resource-saving and CO2-reducing.
Another company looking to put forth a new battery is Form Energy. With the invention of flow battery, a new type of sulfur-based battery, Form Energy promises to reform the electricity grid to run on low-cost, renewable energy.
Yet-Ming Chiang, Form Energy co-founder, said, “this battery literally inhales and exhales air, but it doesn’t exhale carbon dioxide, it exhales oxygen.”
In August, Form Energy announced that it raised $240 million in funding, with backing from investors like Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos. Talk about an energized industry!
4. Alternative meat
It’s long been understood that meat consumption is bad for the environment. Yet there’s no stopping us carnivores. The average American eats 274 pounds of meat per year, and that doesn’t include seafood. Meat and dairy production accounts for 14.5 percent of the planet’s greenhouse gas emissions. Safe to say, we should all be eating way less meat.
Targeting those who just can’t seem to give up meat, companies have started producing alternatives: laboratory-grown meat.
In the last decade, this field of cellular agriculture has raised $7 billion worth of investor and venture capital funding, with Bill Gates and SoftBank showing support. There are currently over 70 startups worldwide dedicated to the production of this alternative meat product. But what is this form of lab meat exactly, and how is it different from most of the vegan meats you can find at Whole Foods?
Cultured meat is meat created using animal stem cells. These cells are nurtured to grow into muscle cells or fat cells, then assembled to replicate the structure of meat itself. This method bypasses animal slaughter and cruelty and promises to have a smaller environmental footprint than traditional meat production.
The first time cultured meat was approved for sale was in December 2020. In Singapore, a private members club started serving chicken nuggets made by San Francisco-based Just Eat. Now companies have manufactured lab-grown Italian pork sausages and bluefin tuna.
While a report from consulting firm AT Kearney predicts that most meat in 2040 would not come from dead animals, and innovation in the field of cellular agriculture is rapidly growing, cultured meat is still a long way away from being a dinnertime staple. But at least it’s on its way.
Humanity still has a way to go to solve the climate crisis. However, if any of these ideas can become a mainstream change, there may be hope for us. Otherwise, we are all going to have to go ‘Mad Max’ for a few centuries…
Candy Chan is a journalist based in New York City. She recently graduated from Barnard College with a degree in History. Follow her reporting on her Twitter @candyschan.
ALS HET AAN WETENSCHAPPERS LIGT, GAAN BACTERIËN RAKETBRANDSTOF KNUTSELEN OP MARS
ALS HET AAN WETENSCHAPPERS LIGT, GAAN BACTERIËN RAKETBRANDSTOF KNUTSELEN OP MARS
Vivian Lammerse
Het eens zo bizarre idee dat we op een dag de rode planeet zouden kunnen koloniseren, krijgt nu toch steeds meer vorm.
Sinds jaar en dag wil de mensheid al naar Mars. Het idee om de onherbergzame en exotische planeet daadwerkelijk te kunnen bewonen, prikkelt de verbeelding. Toch leek het lang niet echt realistisch. Maar daar komt langzaam maar zeker verandering in. Zeker nu onderzoekers een vernuftige methode hebben bedacht om ter plekke raketbrandstof te fabriceren.
Hulpmiddelen op Mars Zoals je je kunt voorstellen komt er een hoop bij kijken als we daadwerkelijk onze stoffige buurplaneet willen gaan bewonen. Niet alleen hebben we zuurstof, water en voedsel nodig om onszelf in leven te houden, ook raketbrandstof behoort tot het boodschappenlijstje. Want hoe kom je anders van de rode planeet weer terug op aarde? Op dit moment overweegt men methaan en vloeibare zuurstof (LOX) te gebruiken. Maar geen van beide komt van nature op Mars voor, wat betekent dat we dit vanaf de aarde zouden moeten meenemen. Dat transport is vrij prijzig; het vervoeren van de benodigde 30 ton methaan en LOX kost naar schatting zo’n 8 miljard dollar. Om deze kosten enigszins te drukken, heeft NASA voorgesteld een chemische katalyse te gebruiken om kooldioxide op Mars om te zetten in LOX. En hoewel dat op zich een prima oplossing lijkt, zou in dit geval alsnog de benodigde methaan van de aarde naar Mars moeten worden verscheept.
Oplossing Onderzoekers hebben nu echter een betere oplossing bedacht om zowel aan LOX, als aan methaan te komen. Zo willen ze op vernuftige wijze beide stoffen uit CO2 vervaardigen; een gas dat al ruimschoots op Mars aanwezig is. Een slim plan, dat de missiekosten aanzienlijk zou kunnen drukken. “Kooldioxide is één van de weinige bronnen die op Mars beschikbaar is,” zegt onderzoeker Nick Kruyer. “Wetende dat de biologie bijzonder goed is in het omzetten van CO2 in bruikbare producten, maakt dit het goedje heel geschikt voor het vervaardigen van raketbrandstof.”
Hoe werkt het? Op het ingrediëntenlijstje vinden we eigenlijk maar drie dingen, die allemaal al op de rode planeet te vinden zijn en dus niet in de reiskoffer mee hoeven: koolstofdioxide, zonlicht en bevroren water. Daarnaast moeten er wel twee microben naar Mars worden vervoerd. De eerste betreft cyanobacteriën (blauwalgen) die CO2 uit de atmosfeer van Mars halen en zonlicht gebruiken om suikers te maken. De tweede is een gemanipuleerde E.coli-bacterie, die de door de blauwalgen vervaardigde suikers omzet in een Mars-specifiek drijfgas. En daar kunnen vervolgens de raketten mee worden voortgestuwd.
Reactoren ter grootte van vier voetbalvelden, bedekt met cyanobacteriën, zouden op Mars raketbrandstof kunnen produceren.
Afbeelding: BOKO mobile study
WIST JE DAT…
…het Mars-specifieke drijfgas, dat 2,3-butanediol wordt genoemd, momenteel al bestaat? Dit wordt op aarde gebruikt om polymeren te maken voor de productie van rubber.
Een fijne bijkomstigheid: tijdens het proces komt er zo’n 44 ton overtollige schone zuurstof vrij. En dat komt natuurlijk handig van pas. Zo kan dit voor talloze andere doeleinden worden ingezet, zoals het ondersteunen van een heuse menselijke kolonie.
Zwaartekracht Het betekent dat de onderzoekers een slimme manier hebben uitgevonden om raketbrandstof te maken die een retourtje naar de aarde mogelijk maakt. Dat is overigens mede te danken aan de zwaartekracht op Mars, die slechts een derde is van de aantrekking op aarde. Dit betekent dat de onderzoekers creatief konden zijn in het bedenken van mogelijke brandstoffen. “Je hebt veel minder energie nodig om op Mars op te stijgen,” legt onderzoeker Pamela Peralta-Yahya uit. “Dit gaf ons de flexibiliteit om verschillende chemicaliën te overwegen die niet bij raketlanceringen op aarde werken.”
Uitdagingen Hoewel het een briljante oplossing lijkt, zijn er toch ook nog wat uitdagingen te overbruggen. Zo is het volledige proces aardig zwaar en zoekt het onderzoeksteam nu naar mogelijkheden om het proces lichtgewicht te maken. “Daarnaast moeten er experimenten worden uitgevoerd om aan te tonen dat blauwalgen inderdaad kunnen worden gekweekt in Mars-omstandigheden,” zegt onderzoeker Matthew Realff. “We moeten bijvoorbeeld rekening houden met het verschil in zonneschijn, zowel vanwege de afstand tot de zon als vanwege het gebrek aan atmosferische filtering van het zonlicht. Hoge ultraviolette straling kunnen de blauwalgen beschadigen.”
Al met al is er nog genoeg te doen. Maar toch is deze studie een belangrijke stap in de richting van een bewoonbare rode planeet. Het betekent dat de plannen om Mars te koloniseren, steeds meer vorm beginnen te krijgen. Het is dus niet meer de vraag of, maar wannéér we gaan.
Al eerder suggereerden onderzoekers dat microben zoals blauwalgen nodig zijn om ons verblijf op Mars een stuk aangenamer te maken. Al weten we ook dat blauwalgen niet rechtstreeks in de Martiaanse atmosfeer kunnen gedijen. Maar ook daar hebben onderzoekers een oplossing voor bedacht, zodat we deze cruciale microben toch mee kunnen nemen naar Mars. Lees hethier!
An odd video said to be dashcam footage from a UFO sighting reported by police in Canada over a decade ago has surfaced online. The material allegedly comes from a case that occurred on April 24th, 2011 in the city of Selkirk, Manitoba and was obtained by the website Vice from "a government source with knowledge of the incident." The sighting in question centered around what officers described as "an unidentified bright yellow and orange light traveling west to east" at around 2:15 in the morning. The witnesses also asserted that they were familiar with conventional aircraft and insisted that the object was no such thing.
The case was apparently intriguing enough that it wound up being sent to NORAD as well as Canada's federal transportation department, which included a post about it in their Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS). Alas, as with so many intriguing UFO sightings, that appears to be where the official investigation ended with no clear answer as to what the mysterious craft might have been. This dead-end is reportedly what prompted Vice's source to share the video with the website after all these years. However, the origins and nature of the footage far outweigh what can be seen on screen which is, sadly, not particularly fantastic.
In the video, a glowing ball of light can be seen slowly ascending in the sky over the city of Sekirk with no response from the officers watching the scene unfold. Opinions on the decade-old footage seems to largely fall into two camps: that the object was a plane or, failing that, a lantern. The latter theory has been met with skepticism since the possibility of a solitary lantern floating over the community at that time of night seems doubtful. However, the possibility that the UFO was a plane does seem plausible considering its trajectory in the video. That said, ten years later, the true nature of the peculiar object remains a mystery. With that in mind, what's your take on the intriguing footage? Share your thoughts with us at the C2C Facebook page.
On Thursday, in news potentially related to UFOs, a NASA sponsored report by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, stated that the search for alien life is the top priority of astronomers in the next ten years.
“The coming decades will set humanity down a path to determine whether we are alone,” the report stated.
Based on much of the recent UFO and alien news, it’s understandable why they would want to take such a hard look at the issue.
One of the more interesting stories of late with regard to people witnessing UFOs comes to us from someone who says they were a passenger on a recent Jet Blue flight from Boston to Jacksonville.
The incident report, filed with the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), notes that the organization “spoke at length with the witness, and consider him to be exceptionally capable, and credible.”
It begins, “In full disclosure, I have been a licensed private pilot for 24 years, and a licensed drone pilot for 6 years. Typically when I fly commercially, I tend to book a window seat… on an exit row. On this flight, I was sitting in Row 12, window seat – exit row, on the left side of the aircraft. The jet configuration was two seats on the left, an aisle, and two seats on the right.”
The witness goes on to state that at approximately 12:35 p.m. they had just entered the “pattern” for landing at Jacksonville International Airport, heading due west at approximately 2,800 feet in the air, traveling at roughly 240 MPH. Visibility was very clear.
“Flying over this part of the pattern is a thick, heavy forest. In August, the leaves on the trees are very dark green,” the witness continued.
“As I looked out the window, facing west, I saw three bright white objects flying in the opposite direction. I didn’t know what they were.”
The witness says the UFOs he saw were definitely not birds or drones.
“As they got closer, they were three long cylindrical objects. They were in a triangle pattern. They were roughly 75 feet to 150 feet above the tree line. I was above the objects. I was completely stunned what I saw. It was crystal clear and their white fuselage stuck out against the dark tree line.
“I could clearly see these ‘aircraft’. They were all white, I am guessing about the size of 2 or 3 cars (20 to 25 feet long)… maybe a bit longer. The width was about as wide as a car. They clearly had a rounded front fuselage, and a rounded rear – everything looked completely smooth. All three were the exact same size – and they were flying in a perfect triangle. These three had NO wings, NO rotors (blades), and absolutely NO exhaust. I could not see any windows.”
This UFO encounter reportedly lasted 10 to 15 seconds as once the objects flew past his Jet Blue flight they were out of his field of vision.
“I was completely stunned! After the flight, the captain of our plane was standing in the aisle outside of the cockpit. I stopped and asked him if he noticed anything on radar right before he turned the base leg. He said he did not notice anything.
“As I got into my vehicle, I was so upset that I pulled over and contacted the Jacksonville Control Tower. They took my information, and took a report. I told two people in the control tower what I saw.”
The witness says he also contacted Naval Station Mayport and left two messages, one with a Lieutenant of Air Operations.
“To say that I am upset with what I saw is an understatement,” the witness added. “Aeronautically speaking, what I observed is not possible. BUT I SAW IT!”
Footage of an apparent 'UFO' has left people scratching their heads after the mysterious object was filmed above a flat in Glasgow.
Lynsey Currie said her boyfriend had filmed the mystery object above his flat in the Maryhill area of the city.
She told Glasgow Live it was 'flying across the sky going from the northwest of Glasgow towards the southwest'.
The video footage appears to show an unidentified object floating across the city skyline, but what exactly the shape is remains a mystery.
What do you think? Is it a UFO or something a little more terrestrial? Let us know in the comments.
It was recorded from a flat in Maryhill
The latest sighting isn't the first suspected UFO that has been documented in recent weeks.
In Springfield, Missouri one man claimed to have seen a mysterious rotating metallic cube-shaped object in the sky.
Justin Johnson spotted something he just couldn't explain hovering over some shops in the city.
The 30-year-old said it left him spooked - and others have come forward with similar experiences.
And last month it was revealed that Yorkshire is a 'hot bed' for UFO encounters after hundreds were reported in the past two decades alone.
In September, a strange triangular light moved across the night sky over Kingston-upon-Hull in Humberside.
In August a large orange glowing ball of light around 300ft high was spotted moving north to south in a smooth motion at about 11.30 at night in Otley.
And the same month in Pontefract four black objects were seen in a diamond formation travelling upwards and slowly out of view at around 8:30 at night.
Across the UK in just March and April 2020 alone there were 192 UFO sighting recorded in the country - up 200 per cent from 2019.
Meet little Leti: Tiny 250,000-year-old skull discovered in South Africa is the first child found from an ancient human species known as Homo naledia which had features of humans and extinct primates
Meet little Leti: Tiny 250,000-year-old skull discovered in South Africa is the first child found from an ancient human species known as Homo naledia which had features of humans and extinct primates
The remains were found in 28 pieces, along with six teeth that researchers reconstructed to form the partial skull of the child Homo naledia - the first to be discovered
Scientists say Leti, the name given to the child, died when it was between ages of four and six about 250,000 years ago
The location of the tiny skull suggests the body had been placed there on purpose and could have been part of an ancient ritual
Homo naledia was a species of archaic human that lived in what is now Africa during the Middle Pleistocene about 335,000 to 236,000 years ago and had a combination of human and non-human traits
A tiny skull discovered in the remote depths of the Rising Star cave in Johannesburg, South Africa is the first evidence of a Homo naledia child ever found.
A team of international researchers led by Wits University found the partial skull and teeth of the child – which they have named 'Leti' – and concluded that it was between the ages of four and six when it died roughly 250,000 years ago. The child's gender has not been disclosed.
Homo naledia was a species of archaic human that lived in what is now Africa during the Middle Pleistocene about 335,000 to 236,000 years ago and had a combination of human and non-human traits.
Remains of adults have been previously found in the Rising Star Cave System, but Leti is the first child to be unearthed, which provides insight into the growth and development of this species.
The location of the tiny skull, which was found in pieces and later reconstructed, suggests the body had been placed there on purpose and could have been part of an ancient ritual.
The placement 'adds mystery as to how these many remains came to be in these remote, dark spaces of the Rising Star Cave system,' said Professor Guy Berger of the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, who led the team and made the announcement Thursday.
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A team of international researchers led by Wits University found the partial skull and teeth of the child that they say died when it was between ages of four and six about 250,000 years ago
The name Leti, which means 'lost one' in Setswana, was chosen because it was found alone without any other parts of its body.
The remains were discovered in a tight passage that measures only five inches wide and 31 inches long and was located just beyond an area named the 'Chaos Chamber.'
The partial skull consists of 28 fragments and six teeth and when reconstructed, the team found it had frontal orbits and the top of the skull showed some dentition.
Dr Darryl de Ruiter, a paleoanthropologist who previously led a study of the adult skull of Homo naledi and who is a co-author on the paper, said in a statement: 'There were no replicating parts as we pieced the skull back together and many of the fragments refit, indicating they all came from one individual child.
The partial skull consists of 28 fragments and six teeth and when reconstructed, the team found it had frontal orbits and the top of the skull showed some dentition
Remains of adults have been previously found in the Rising Star Cave System, but Leti is the first child to be unearthed, which provides insight into the growth and development of this species. Pictured are the skull fragments found
Leti's brain size is estimated at around 29 to 37 cubic inches.
Leti's brain size is estimated at around 29 to 37 cubic inches
Dr Debra Bolter, co-author on the paper and a specialist in growth and development, said in a statement: 'This would have been around 90 percent to 95 percent of its adult brain capacity.
'The size of Leti's brain makes it very comparable to adult members if the species found so far,' said Bolter.
The first remains of a Homo naledi were found in 2015 in in the Rising Star cave system.
Scientists unearthed more than 1,500 bones belonging to at least 15 individuals.
Human evolution expert Prof Chris Stringer, who was involved in the 2015, work said: 'Some of Homo naledi's features, such as its hands, wrist and feet, are very similar to those of modern humans and Neanderthals.
'Other characteristics are much more primitive. The species' small brain and the shape of its upper body are more similar to the pre-human australopithecines and the very early human species Homo habilis.
Homo naledi's anatomy suggests it walked on two legs with a modern gait and an efficient long-distance stride.
A tiny skull discovered in the remote depths of the Rising Star cave in Johannesburg, South Africa is the first of a Homo naledia child ever to be found – and researchers have named it 'Leti'
Its shoulder position and shape of its fingers would have helped it climb and hang from trees and could be traits retained from a more ape-like ancestor.
'Homo naledi remains one of the most enigmatic ancient human relatives ever discovered,' said Berger.
'It is clearly a primitive species, existing at a time when previously we thought only modern humans were in Africa. Its very presence at that time and in this place complexifies our understanding of who did what first concerning the invention of complex stone tool cultures and even ritual practices.'
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT HOMO NALEDI
- Homo naledi lived in Africa between 236,000 and 335,000 years ago
- The species' feet share many features with a modern human foot, indicating it is well-adapted for standing and walking on two feet
- Wrist bones and thumb show anatomical features that are shared with Neanderthals and humans and suggest powerful grasping and the ability to use stone tools
- Finger bones are more curved than most early fossil human species, suggesting that H. naledi still used their hands for climbing in the trees
- The species had delicate bones of the inner eye region and nose
- The average height of the Homo naledi was around 5 feet (1.5 metres)
- They had a brain the size of an orange - this is around one third the size of a human brain
- Homo naledi may have stored the dead, suggesting they were an intelligent species
Does it seem as if not a day goes by without news concerning yet another ancient human ancestor that may or may not have had sexual relations with humans? Most of these discoveries are tiny bone fragments or environmental DNA (eDNA) – cellular material from skin, feces or other sources – so the discovery of a 250,000-year-old skull of a child of the ancient species known as Homo naledi is a stop-the-presses moment (ask your grandparents what it means). Not only may it reveal more on how we’re related to this species which had both human and non-human traits, the skull was positioned purposefully in what may have been a funeral ritual. Did you say non-human traits? Is this the missing link?
“This is the first partial skull of a child of Homo naledi yet recovered and this begins to give us insight into all stages of life of this remarkable species.”
Juliet Brophy, lead author of a study of the skull and an associate professor at Louisiana State University, explained in a press release announcing the discovery that the team nicknamed the fossil “Leti” which is short for “letimela” and means “the lost one” in the South African Setswana language. The skull was found with great difficulty in the Rising Star cave where the first Homo naledi fossils were discovered in 2013. They date to the Middle Pleistocene era 335,000–236,000 years ago and the 1,550 fossil specimens have been linked to at least 15 different individuals. Homo naledi were small and had unusually small brains – Leti confirms this (photo here)
— but indications are that they could speak, use tools and intermingle with other larger-brained homo species in the Cradle of Humankind. (More photos here.) However, Lee Berger, lead researcher on the study, says Leti was very different from the other hominids at the time.
You can learn so much from a skull
“Homo naledi remains one of the most enigmatic ancient human relatives ever discovered. It is clearly a primitive species, existing at a time when previously we thought only modern humans were in Africa. Its very presence at that time and in this place complexifies our understanding of who did what first concerning the invention of complex stone tool cultures and even ritual practices.”
Perhaps the biggest ‘complexifier’ is the location where Leti’s skull was discovered in 2017 – deep within a spiderweb of passages in a narrow one only five inches wide and 31 inches long. It seems obvious the 4-to-6-year-old was carefully and painstakingly placed there for a reason. What was it?
“It is not known whether Leti was buried in the passage or whether her bones were placed there. The situation is very similar to the way Neo, and adult male Homo naledi from the Lesedi Chamber of the Rising Star system, in that he was also found in a narrow passage. However, there have been no remains of Leti’s body found yet. The situation where Leti’s skull was found is very difficult to access, making excavation difficult, but at this stage it appears that only Leti’s skull was in the passage.”
One is enough
Only the skull … that makes the discovery even more puzzling. But what a skull it is – not only is it the first skull remains of a child of Homo naledi discovered, it has a set of teeth that will help researchers better understand the growth and development of the species.
UFO Shooting Into Volcano, Mexico, Nov 2, 2021, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Shooting Into Volcano, Mexico, Nov 2, 2021, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: November 2, 2021 Source: POPOCATEPETL Live Cam Location of sighting: Volcano near Mexico City, Mexico
While watching the Popocateptetl live cam I noticed a disk shaped glowing object depending from the right side of the screen. Just as a huge plume of smoke came out of the volcano, the UFO shot toward it, all the while descending until it vanishes inside the mouth of the volcano.
For over 15 years I have been watching this live cam, and have caught dozens of UFOs entering and exiting this volcano on live cam. UFOs enter the volcano, because the mouth is inaccessible to humans since its an active volcano, making it harder for humans to accidentally stumble into the alien base. Such a thing could happen if a person were at the exact location where a UFO was descending. Because at that location, a tunnel opens...like an elevator taking the ship lower and lower until it reaches the base below...all the while, closing above them sealing up the tunnel from above. The base itself is 5-6km below the lower base of the volcano.
A routine flight turns terrifying when a bush pilot witnesses unsettling UFO activity. A former government operative A routine flight turns terrifying when a bush pilot witnesses unsettling UFO activity. A former government operative reveals top-secret coordinates to an alleged alien base. A man chases a playful pair of levitating lights across Juneau, Alaska.
Freaky moment 'UFO' orb drops suddenly to Earth sparking frenzy of theories
Freaky moment 'UFO' orb drops suddenly to Earth sparking frenzy of theories
Night vision binoculars spotted an alleged UFO hovering above a man's house in Azpeitia, Spain. The mysterious object appeared to move incredibly fast towards the ground
A weird video shows an alleged UFO hovering in the sky before dropping very fast towards Earth – with conspiracy theorists calling it "legit".
In the clip, recorded on October 8 by Xan Bernardo with night vision binoculars, a large orb is floating in the night sky above Azpeitia, Spain.
The movement of the strange object is seen clearly with the infrared as it moves slightly from side to side above the rooftops, before dropping down extremely fast and out of sight.
It was shared on the YouTube channel The Hidden Underbelly 2.0 who described the mysterious footage and said it was "pretty cool".
He said: "This orb can not be seen with the naked eye. This has been picked up with night vision.
"And we just see this thing hovering and then all of a sudden it just dives straight down.
"For me, this isn't the behaviour of any object that we possibly have.
"This thing just shoots right down to the ground."
Since it was uploaded, the video has been watched hundreds of times and sparked a debate about what the orb might be, with many viewers suggesting an alien craft.
One said: "Eww yeah, that's a legit one. The curvy gyro movements about an invisible axis."
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1971 was a banner year for classic UFO Cases throughout the world. Perhaps two of the most intriguing investigated that year had what we would consider trace evidence.
First, let's look at the September 4th, 1971 Lago De Cote, Costa Rica case. One of the most analyzed UFO photographs ever was taken by a Costa Rican Government plane whose crew were doing an aerial mapping mission. Since these were days long before digital photography the negative went through much testing to verify if what was on it was real, a hoax or a blemish. The flight crew and mapping engineers were considered above reproach and no hoax was suspected. However, the object in the photo was only seen later. No one on the plane observed anything below them with their own eyes.
Richard Haines and Jacques Vallee analyzed the photo in The Journal of Scientific Exploration, Volume #3, Issue number #2 and concluded "In summary, our analyses have suggested that an unidentified, opaque, aerial object was captured on film at a maximum distance of 10,000 feet. There are no visible means of lift or propulsion and no surface markings other than dark regions that appear to be nonrandom. There is no indication that the image is the product of a double exposure or a deliberate fabrication". Richard Hall of NICAP’s analysis was as follows: Very high reliability, unquestionably an authentic photograph. The lack of a visual sighting or any observed or recorded extraordinary performances reduces the "strangeness" level. Yet, the evidentiary data is strong and the investigation thorough, resulting in a well-documented and well-investigated anomaly. Ray Stanford, another longtime UFO researcher most famous for his analysis of the April 1964 Socorro New Mexico egg shaped UFO encounter of Officer Lonnie Zamora provided his take next and was at odds with his fellow contemporaries as to what was seen. He considered it may have been the bulb reflector in a common flashlight. See his analysis below.
To this day there is great debate about what was seen. Entire internet forums are dedicated to attempting to debunk the photo outright or to suggesting various types of camera artifacts such as emulsion blemishes.
Our second case took place in Delphos, Kansas on November 16, 1971 when a sixteen-year-old named Ronald Johnson saw a mushroom shape descending on the farm where he was tending sheep with his dog.
Ronald came within 25 feet of the object which was covered in multi-colored lights. The object was reported to be nine feet wide and ten feet high. Ron ran to get his parents and when they returned, the object was gone but a glowing ring was found in the dirt where the object was seen hovering.
The case has several interesting facets including possible missing time for Ron, the farm animals being disturbed at the time of the sighting and for weeks afterwards but most of all was the physical effect suffered by Ron’s mom after touching the glowing material. Her fingers became numb for days and where she wiped off the dust on her leg that area of skin became numb also. Ted Phillips initially investigated with the cooperation of the Delphos police and the story eventually appeared in the September 1985 MUFON Journal. Again, Jacques Vallee got involved and tested the soil sample finding Actinomycetes which are intermediate organisms between bacteria and fungus according to Vallee. So, was it merely the result of a natural phenomenon of fungus growth called Fairy Rings? Even noted debunker Phillip Klass got involved claiming the ring was caused by sheep urine. Phyllis Budinger, a well-known Ohio chemist who has helped MUFON on innumerable trace evidence cases, tested the samples and found Oxalic Acid which could have been the result of exhaust from low level ionization or even a combustion engine. The National Inquirer even convened a panel of well-known UFO researchers to examine the best cases of the time with a $5,000 prize on the line. The Delphos Case and Ron Johnson’s family won the prize!
Photo of the National Inquirer panel from 1975. From left: Dr. Leo Sprinkle, Dr. Frank Salisbury, Dr. James Harder, Dr. Robert Creegan, Dr. J. Allen Hynek and Mr. Jim Lorenzo of APRO. Photo credit: APRO
Claims of a crashed UFO in October 1998, possibly a vehicle of extraterrestrial origin is one that not only shares the same details of other apparent crash and retrieval operations but also shares the same official explanations of a “crashed weather balloon”.
The sudden appearance of a strange, silvery craft over a small village in Chile was witnessed by most of the local population. As was the sudden crashing to the ground of the aerial object several moments after it appeared. And while the crippled, ruined craft remained where it fell for several days, a sudden military presence, which as we will see shortly also had a discreet American “feel” to it, would suddenly descend on the village, restrict access to the area, and confiscated the remains.
Is this another case of an alien craft crashing to Earth, bringing with it proof of life elsewhere in the Universe being removed and suppressed by unknown powers? Or might the incident be one involving an equally strange military-type craft that resulted in a tragic accident during an experimental flight?
The account comes to us from several UFO researchers in the region, many of whom would visit the region in the aftermath, including Patricio Diaz, Luis Sanchez Perry, Miguel Jordan, and Roderick Bowen.
A Silvery Object That Split In Two And Crashed To The Ground
According to the report, at just before 4 pm on the 7th of October 1998, in the small village of Paihuano in the Valle de Elqui district of Chile, multiple residents of the village noticed the sudden appearance in the late-afternoon skies over the Las Mollacas hill of a strange silver disc. Reports would later suggest that the object was approximately 50 feet across.
After remaining completely motionless for several moments the object would suddenly rise into the air. It then made an equally sudden turn which seemed to “split it in two” as the residents of the town looked on.
As they watched in awe and confusion, the object came crashing to the ground. One piece of the wreckage would land on the top of the hill while the other fell a little way behind it.
According to the many reports of the locals who not only witnessed the crash but also went to inspect the wreckage, the object was definitely of a solid, metallic exterior which was silvery and shiny. So much so, the sun would reflect brilliantly off its surface. Furthermore, when it was in one piece, it was of an elongated shape.
Even stranger, in the days following the incident, several earthquakes were noticed. What’s more, the region experienced several strange blackouts. Whether they were connected, several towns in the region experienced disturbance to television and radio broadcast.
The object itself would remain on the hill where it fell for two days until a strange military-type unit “in uniform” arrived and removed the wreckage.
The report continues that the Chilean military did investigate the case. They first sent a unit on horseback who would confirm the crashed craft from a distance as the terrain of the hill area made it difficult to reach. According to the report, they did attempt to reach the wreckage, but the operation resulted in the death of one of the horses.
There is, it would appear, evidence of a cover-up taking place at this stage. Communications from the unit were seemingly intercepted by the police of the region. Shortly after, the unit received orders to vacate the area, upon which the “uniformed” unit arrived. As well as removing the wreckage, they would cordon off the area and allow no further access.
The unit would conduct extensive investigations and interviews with the local population. Furthermore, they would also extend these interviews to the residents of several nearby towns. Even stranger, according to the research of UFO investigators, several hotels in the region experienced a sudden surge of “American tourists” booking their rooms in the days following the incident, and especially following the arrival of the mysterious military unit.
One anonymous witness – a local goatherder who was familiar with many of the routes around the suddenly restricted area – claimed to have also witnessed the arrival of unmarked helicopters. These aerial vehicles would “work tirelessly from midnight until the early hours of Friday 9th March”. In their military nets, they carried away pieces of the wreckage.
These were not the only accounts of strange goings-on during the night hours. Local researcher, Patricio Diaz would collect several such accounts and it is to those where we will turn our attention to next.
Evidence Of A Heavy-Duty Operation!
According to Diaz’ files, several local residents described significant activities during the night, including the presence of helicopters over the village. One such resident, Omar Prieto who managed one of the town’s tourist resorts, would claim that he witnessed the wreckage “with his own eyes”. He would describe it as “something like the wing of a plane”.
He would also state that following the sudden activity on the evening of Thursday 8th March the wreckage had disappeared. What was left behind, though, was evidence of heavy-duty military trucks in the form of tread marks. One member of the public who did manage to get a closer look would state there were also boot markings near the tread marks, themselves leading to a “large cleft” on the hillside.
An image showing a UFO in the daytime sky
Even more suspicious was that by Monday 12 March, there appeared signs of an effort to plant disinformation at the location so as to cover up what had occurred. Many residents would find stones that had been painted with silvery and reflective paint. A number of bizarre and strange explanations would surface for the strange events. All of which was seemingly rejected by those who had witnessed the events for themselves.
Perhaps one of the strangest claims came from the El Tololo Astronomical Observatory. They would state that the crashed craft was actually an “out of control weather balloon”. However, this claim was publicly refuted by a high-ranking member of CEFAA. Gustavo Rodriguez would state no such weather balloon launches had taken place. And furthermore, any launches would require 48 hours’ notice, which he had not received.
One of the most interesting aspects of the apparent incident could be the location itself. The soil there is said to be mineral-rich, with very valuable uranium deposits. This is intriguing as uranium, according to collective research in the field, comes up often in UFO reports.
Might it be that these seemingly otherworldly vehicles are reliant on this particular mineral? Perhaps for fuel, for example?
What’s more, several months earlier in June 1998 reports of a similar crashed craft surfaced. According to the reports a “deafening noise” would ring out suddenly. At the same time so did a flash so bright that it seemed “night had turned into day”. Some reports also claim that the region experienced strange storms.
This is perhaps an interesting point. Especially when we recall that following the October incident the region experienced significant earthquake activity. Might the arrival of these crafts be responsible for such activity on Earth? Could it be possible that such activity is a result of these crafts entering our atmosphere? Or might such atmospheric storms and even earthquakes be the result of a gateway or portal? One that allows these strange crafts passage into our world?
Like the case itself, the possibilities and questions remain in abundance.
The incident of October 1998 in Paihuano is one of the most intriguing on record. Of that, there is little doubt. It perhaps also appears to be very credible. That something most definitely happened that fall afternoon is surely beyond doubt.
Of course, whether the object was a military vehicle or a craft from another world under the control of another intelligence remains open to debate. We should perhaps note that during the time there were joint military UNITAS exercises taking place. Interestingly or not between the militaries of the United States and Chile.
This itself proposes several questions. Firstly, that the craft was a secret military craft, either an American or Chilean one. Or possibly some top-secret joint effort. Or, let’s assume that there is an alien presence on our planet. Do such military operations attract the attention of these extraterrestrials? In the same way that UFO sightings increase during wartime, researchers suggest they also increase during such military exercises.
Although the incident itself occurred over two decades ago it remains of interest to UFO researchers today. Just what did come crashing to the ground that afternoon in the small Chilean village? And why was there such an effort to seemingly cover over the events? And perhaps most interesting, particularly to the larger UFO picture, what should we make of the increased but discreet American presence in the background of the crash?
The incident remains unresolved and without a satisfactory explanation
Researcher claims to have found an alien city on Titan (Saturn)
Researcher claims to have found an alien city on Titan (Saturn)
For decades, experts have claimed that Titan is one of the best places to start looking for signs of alien life. However, an image taken of Saturn’s satellite could reveal that not only is there life, but it is intelligent.
The controversial researcher and ufologist, Scott C. Waring, administrator of the web portal Ufo Sightings Daily, has published an image of Titan taken by the European Space Agency’s radar.
In it, what could be an alien ship entering a developed city is observed.
Intelligent life on Titan?
Waring stated that he was looking at a photo of the satellite , which was taken thanks to the radar of the Cassini orbiter.
In detailing it, he noticed that in the lower right corner there is a round tubular artificial structure . It’s hidden under the surface, but it’s really big.
Although it made it difficult for him to estimate its exact size, he believes it would be about 25 miles wide . The ideal size to house an alien colony.
Waring assures that it is impossible for nature to have made such a structure on Titan, so it is most likely an alien construction . The researcher suggests that it could be a ship that landed in that place to do some work or simply to rest.
On the left side, the object is also more rounded , like a disk, which is probably the front of the ship.
And this couldn’t be something totally strange, especially when many scientists have revealed over decades that Titan is a perfect candidate to search for life.
Ideal for the formation of life?
The natural satellite of Saturn has a surface covered with lakes, rivers and seas . However, these areas are covered in liquid methane and ethane, rather than water.
This makes the surface air full of nitrogen and methane, making it toxic to human life. However, what makes us think that an alien life that has developed differently from us could not live on Titan?
Cassini-Huygens missions, over the past 20 years, have provided information on the chemical composition of the satellite. This has led experts to detect the presence of polyimine, which could lead to life in very cold temperatures .
In fact, in its early days, life on Earth began thanks to the presence of hydrogen cyanide and polyimine.
According to computer simulations by experts, all these data suggest that what has been found on Titan is a prebiotic chemistry . That is, a series of requirements that could ultimately lead to life as we know it .
Second, there is a strong possibility that there is liquid water under the surface of the icy satellite, enclosing a massive subterranean ocean.
Could this be proof that there is an alien civilization inhabiting Titan? Or, at least is it habitable enough for an advanced civilization to take it as a place of passage?
DID UFOS REALLY DISABLE NUCLEAR-ARMED AMERICAN MISSILES IN 1967?
Robert Salas’s UFO story begins as the best ones always do: on night shift, working in a top-secret facility monitoring nuclear warheads.
Then a young Air Force first lieutenant, Salas was on duty deep underground on March 14, 1967, at Montana’s Malmstrom Air Force Base when he received a phone call from the flight security controller working topside. The noncommissioned officer reported some unusual lights making strange maneuvers in the sky. It was nonthreatening but notable.
Only minutes later, the controller called back. This time his tone was frantic; over the phone, he screamed about a large, glowing red object hovering over the facility’s front gate. He and his men were ready with weapons drawn to confront whatever it was. According to an affidavit he later signed, Salas ordered the controller to not let anything past the gate.
After that, Salas woke his commanding officer, 1st Lt. Frederick Meiwald.
As Salas recounted the unfolding situation, alarms flashed red on the command console, indicating that all ten Minuteman III nuclear ICBMs under the facility’s control were unable to launch. Someone — or something — had disabled the missiles.
Some lights indicated a fault code for guidance system failure, and some of the fault lights also had the attached security violation indicators blinking brightly. It meant a security breach at the launch site. Salas quickly dispatched a team to investigate.
The team reported that personnel at the launch site had witnessed the same unexplained object, but it was already long gone.
Just as quickly as it began, the event was over. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations later told Salas not to speak about his experience again and classified the incident at the “secret” level.
Salas signed a 2010 affidavit regarding his 1967 incident, hoping the move would help other veterans come forward with their own accounts of unexplained activity. Salas, undeterred by Washington’s previous dismissals, continues his efforts to compel government officials to take veterans’ UFO experiences seriously. He also warns that UFO sightings tend to occur at nuclear weapons sites.
On Oct. 19, 2021, Salas held a press conference sharing veterans’ UFO accounts. Some had recorded their experiences before they died, such as US Navy pilot Lt. j.g. Clarence “Bud” Clem.
Clem presciently recorded his account of a January 1945 incident that he witnessed over the Hanford Site in Washington state. Hanford produced plutonium for the Manhattan Project, supplying the nuclear core that went into Fat Man, the atomic bomb the US dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on Aug. 9, 1945.
Clem and his two wingmen saw on the ground radar that an unknown aircraft had entered the area near the plutonium facility. The two other pilots jumped into their Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft. As their 2,200-horsepower engines sputtered the propellers to life, Clem went to the radar tower to relay the readings over the radio while the pilots followed the unidentified bogey. The “glowing fireball” shot off too fast for the pilots to follow.
Clem noted that the Navy logs never reflected the intrusion.
“There does indeed seem to be some sort of nexus between UAP activity and our critical nuclear technology—whether it’s propulsion, or weapons systems and whatnot,” Luis Elizondo, former director of the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, told Nextgov.
EXCLUSIVE: Striking video shows pulsating orb drop down from the sky and cruise alongside two FedEx pilots flying over Mexico that experts believe is a UFO with a plasma forcefield to deflect radar
EXCLUSIVE: Striking video shows pulsating orb drop down from the sky and cruise alongside two FedEx pilots flying over Mexico that experts believe is a UFO with a plasma forcefield to deflect radar
On March 19, 2020 two FedEx pilots flying a cargo airplane near Monterrey, Mexico, saw a bright light drop down from the sky
The UFO stopped at their altitude, shot them with a beam of light, then moved in tandem with the plane for over 30 minutes before flying away
Mysteriously, the UFO did not show up on the plane's radar
The captain shot video of the encounter, which was analyzed in a report by the National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP)
In the video the captain can be heard expressing his shock at seeing a UFO, which he described as 'a brilliant yellow white plasma object, teardrop shaped'
'I thought it was a shooting star but then it stopped,' the former Air Force pilot said in the video
Aviation experts tried to explain the light as the planet Venus, and the pulsating as a deceptive effect from the camera autofocus adjusting its lens in the dark
However, the pilots told NARCAP they saw the pulsing, plasma-like appearance with their own eyes as well as capturing it on camera
NARCAP executive director Ted Roe told DailyMail.com that the pilots' account was 'very consistent with what pilots have been reporting for over 100 years'
A video exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com shows a pulsating orb caught on camera by FedEx pilots flying over Mexico – which experts say could be aUFOwith a plasma forcefield that may help it fly or deflect radar.
On March 19, 2020 two FedEx pilots were flying a cargo airplane near Monterrey, Mexico, when they saw a bright light drop down from the sky, stop at their altitude, shoot them with a beam of light, then move in tandem with the plane for over 30 minutes before flying away.
The captain shot a stunning video of the encounter, which was analyzed in a report by the National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP), a nonprofit organization that studies pilots' brushes with UFOs to help develop safety procedures.
The report did not name the pilots, as many in the aviation industry are still wary of the stigma around UFOs despite official acknowledgement of the phenomena by the U.S. and other governments.
But NARCAP executive director Ted Roe, the author of the report, told DailyMail.com that the pilots' account was 'very consistent with what pilots have been reporting for over 100 years.'
On March 19, 2020 two FedEx pilots flying a cargo airplane near Monterrey, Mexico, saw a bright light drop down from the sky
The UFO stopped at their altitude, shot them with a beam of light, then moved in tandem with the plane for over 30 minutes before flying away
Mysteriously, the UFO did not show up on the plane's radar. Experts say it could be a UFO with a plasma forcefield that may help it fly or deflect radar
The captain of the Boeing 767 cargo plane is 'a career pilot with 19 years of experience flying wide-body aircraft for a major cargo company with an additional 10yrs flying KC-135 refueling tankers for the US Air Force,' according to the report, while the first officer was a 'career fighter pilot that flew f-15s before working in the private sector.'
NARCAP executive director Ted Roe told DailyMail.com that the pilots' account was 'very consistent with what pilots have been reporting for over 100 years'
They were described as 'competent airmen, highly experienced with observing and identifying aircraft, and are capable of determining normal observations and incidents from unusual ones.'
The plane left Queretaro International Airport north of Mexico City at 8.05pm, and was about 150 miles south of Monterrey on its way to Memphis, Tennessee, when the unidentified object appeared.
'The incident began when the First Officer, looking across to the left side of the cockpit, saw a yellowish white light descend into view from above,' the report said.
'He first believed that it was a meteor and began to say so when it suddenly stopped near the same altitude as their aircraft. The UAP [unidentified aerial phenomenon]/Light then projected an illuminating beam of bright, white, light on their aircraft, and appeared to take a collision heading.
'At this moment the Captain also saw the beam of light projected onto their aircraft from the UAP/Light. Both crewmen, in the belief that an aircraft with its landing lights on had turned onto a collision heading with their aircraft, took a defensive attitude and prepared for evasive control inputs.'
But instead of heading to crash into them, the UFO then started to move in tandem with the plane between 1,000 and 2,000 ft away.
'As they prepared to avoid the apparently approaching UAP/Light, the beam of light illuminating their aircraft ceased, and the UAP/Light suddenly accelerated to the same speed and heading of the aircraft, maintained separation, and paced the aircraft,' the report said.
In the video the captain can be heard expressing his shock and excitement at seeing a UFO, which he described as 'a brilliant yellow white plasma object, teardrop shaped.'
The report said it had 'no navigation lights or other features associated with airplanes'.
The captain took a five-minute video of the object, three other clips and eight photographs.
Mysteriously, the UFO did not show up on the plane's radar.
'I thought it was a shooting star but then it stopped,' the former Air Force pilot said in the video.
'It's like an orb man, look at that s**t. It's pulsating. This is awesome. And he's not on TCAS [the plane's radar].
'That is s**t hot… Oh man, look at that thing dude.
'That is an unidentified flying object bro, I can finally say I saw one. That is cool.'
'You saw it just drop out of the sky and just stop?' he asked his copilot.
'Yeah. I thought it was a shooting star and then it stopped,' the former F-15 pilot replied.
The plane left Queretaro International Airport north of Mexico City at 8.05pm, and was about 150 miles south of Monterrey on its way to Memphis, Tennessee, when the unidentified object appeared
The captain was flying a similar Boeing 767 cargo plane. He was described as a 'a career pilot with 19 years of experience flying wide-body aircraft for a major cargo company'
Discussing whether it could be a weather balloon, the captain said: 'The only weather balloon we have is near [inaudible], it's 15,000 ft AGL [above ground level]. This thing's above our altitude.'
The 767 was flying at approximately 575 mph at 37,000 ft when the encounter happened.
'As the aircraft and its attendant UAP/Light approached the Mexico/US border the UAP/Light began to flicker, it changed colors from yellow-white to pinkish/purple, and turned on a perpendicular heading away from the aircraft and parallel to the border without crossing into the United States,' the report said.
'We're going to lose him in the clouds, son of a b***h,' the captain said towards the end of the video.
'There's weather about 40 miles off our left wingtip where this thing seems to have disappeared. It didn't have strobes or beacon or nothing.'
The captain filmed his radar screen showing no sign of the UFO, just patches of clouds to the west of the 767.
Aviation experts on the website Metabunk, including renowned UFO debunker Mick West, tried to explain the light as the planet Venus, and the pulsating as a deceptive effect from the camera autofocus adjusting its lens in the dark.
Although the flight was not identified in the NARCAP report, West identified it from flight records matched to the times in the report as FedEx flight FDX82, which departed Queretaro 50 minutes late at 8.55pm and arrived in Memphis around 12.20am.
West dug out star maps showing Venus was in a similar location in the sky to where the pilots saw the pulsating light, sitting about 10 degrees above the horizon at that time of night.
'Out of focus with atmospheric distortion and focus seeking, it looks like a wobbly pulsating blob,' he wrote.
West posted videos on the debunking forum showing how stars can appear to flash or ripple on camera from atmospheric distortions or heat shimmer, exaggerated by an autofocus lens coming in and out of focus.
However, the pilots told NARCAP they saw the pulsing, plasma-like appearance with their own eyes as well as capturing it on camera, and described seeing the pulsing light, as well as the inexplicable movement of the object – dropping from the sky, coming to a complete stop in mid-air and then matching their speed and direction.
NARCAP executive director Ted Roe says, 'We have a database going back to 1916. It describes four basic types of UAP encounters and they are balls of light, spheres, cylinders and discs,' he said.
'I went through the analysis. There was some argument that it could have been an astronomical effect. Venus was quite bright that night.
'But when you take the entire narrative of how they describe it dropped in vertically, stopped at their altitude and then paced their aircraft, that is a very consistent story. We've had many of those.
'They flew northbound out of Queretaro Airport. Venus was quite high in the western sky at that point and bright, they were well aware of it. They were at 37,000 ft.
'When he turns the camcorder towards his radar, which is probably the most important aspect of this case and really the only reason I took it on, it confirmed what I've been saying all along which is that UAP are intermittently detected on radar. He turned his camera on his radar monitor and there was no detection.
'It also showed there were clouds to the West, and if Venus was parallel to his aircraft, appearing to be at his altitude, the clouds would have obstructed it.'
Roe said both the 'teardrop' shape that the UFO made as it moved through the air and the lack of radar return could be due to plasma surrounding it.
'We didn't get a clearly defined video of what this phenomenon was. But we have the description. It was teardrop shaped, white/yellow. I'm guessing that these things are plasma or have plasma involved in them,' he said.
'We use plasma to cut the radar cross-section on the reflectable parts of a stealth aircraft. They might use plasma actuators to absorb that signal rather than allow it to reflect.'
The plane left Queretaro International Airport (pictured) north of Mexico City at 8.05pm on its way to Memphis, Tennessee
In 2011, researchers at the University of Florida wrote a report on a 'proof-of-concept demonstration' of how plasma could be used to make a wingless object 'selflift, hover and fly'.
Their experiments, sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, involved 'building, characterization, testing, and simulation of plasma actuators, aerodynamics, power and propulsion systems, micromachining and microfabrication.'
NARCAP was founded in 1999 specifically to investigate and document the safety implications of pilots' encounters with reports of UFOs,
It has a staff of about 50 specialists that conduct 'investigations, analysis, publications and activism related to UAP and aviation safety.'
NARCAP's chief scientist, Dr. Richard Haines, has collected 'over 3,400 cases of aviation-related observations and incidents involving unidentified aerial phenomena' according to the organization.
Roe told DailyMail.com that one of his continued frustrations is that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) refuses to document incidents like those of the FedEx pilots.
'The FAA literally will not accept their reports,' he said. 'The aeronautical instruction manual, which is the primary manual for air crews, tells them if they want to report a UFO they can contact a civilian UFO reporting center.
'This has been going on for decades. The information is lost to the aviation system and safety planners because the data is never presented to the aviation system to begin with.
'Recently we've had this UAP Task Force and government activity on the subject. In the report, the Director of National Intelligence on June 25 stated that UAP are a hazard to aviation, and they were rather clear about it.
'When they were out looking for data, I can't imagine what it was like going into the FAA's offices, and saying 'you guys must have all this great UFO data, we need it now,' and there isn't any because they've been telling the pilots they don't take those reports.'
Two FedEx pilots flying a cargo plane filmed a brush with what they called a pulsating orb that followed them for more than 30 minutes.
The UFO incident occurred near Monterrey, Mexico and video of the encounter has been analyzed by the National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP).
Two FedEx pilots flying a cargo plane near Monterrey, Mexico had an encounter at 37,000 feet with a UFO that has experts perplexed.
The pilots claim that as they were flying near Monterrey, Mexico a bright light dropped down from the sky, stopped at their altitude, shot them with a beam of light, then moved in tandem with the plane for over 30 minutes before flying away, reports DailyMail.com.
The UFO incident, which occurred on March 19, 2020, was captured on video, along with audio revealing their dialogue during the sighting.
While the two pilots remain unnamed, the captain of the Boeing 767 cargo plane is “a career pilot with 19 years of experience flying wide-body aircraft for a major cargo company with an additional 10yrs flying KC-135 refueling tankers for the US Air Force,” according to a National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP) report. The first officer is “a career fighter pilot that flew f-15s before working in the private sector.”
The initial reporting of this UFO sighting shed little light on the details surrounding it, but this week NARCAP executive director Ted Roe spoke with DailyMail.com and offered up some new insight.
‘The FAA literally will not accept their reports,’ he said. ‘The aeronautical instruction manual, which is the primary manual for air crews, tells them if they want to report a UFO they can contact a civilian UFO reporting center.
‘This has been going on for decades. The information is lost to the aviation system and safety planners because the data is never presented to the aviation system to begin with.
‘Recently we’ve had thisUAP Task Force and government activity on the subject. In the report, the Director of National Intelligence on June 25 stated that UAP are a hazard to aviation, and they were rather clear about it.
‘When they were out looking for data, I can’t imagine what it was like going into the FAA’s offices, and saying ‘you guys must have all this great UFO data, we need it now,’ and there isn’t any because they’ve been telling the pilots they don’t take those reports.’
Footage of the UFO incident near Monterrey, Mexico taken by the FedEx pilots, described as “competent airmen, highly experienced with observing and identifying aircraft, and are capable of determining normal observations and incidents from unusual ones,” was analyzed by Roe’s group at the NARCAP.
In the video, one of the pilots can be heard talking about “a brilliant yellow white plasma object teardrop shaped” object in the sky.
They were so concerned about what they were seeing that the daptain engaged the Combined TCAS and cockpit display and activated the Airborne Collision Avoidance System SSR (Secondary Surveillance radar) system.
Radar did not detect anything in the sky.
According to the NARCAP report, “The UAP/Light came from above and stopped/hovered near FL37, about the same altitude as the aircraft, shone a light on the 767 and briefly approached the aircraft. Then it instantly matched the speed, and heading of the aircraft and maintained a consistent separation.”
a. The light descended vertically, stopped abruptly, and shone a light on the 767 causing the crew to believe that there was another airliner on a collision heading with its landing lights on.
b. It changed direction from vertical descent to a sudden stop/hover, to approaching the aircraft briefly, to taking the same heading and speed of the aircraft at about the same altitude and an estimated distance of 1-2k ft.
c. It matched the altitude, speed, and heading of the aircraft, 575mph and at 37,000ft for over 32 minutes.
d. The UAP/Light changed colors and turned away from the aircraft on a perpendicular heading, West, just inside the Mexico/US border.
e. The UAP/light did not have wings or running lights. It was a new and unique observation to the experienced air crew.
These movements, the report explains, “are not consistent with known aerial phenomena but they are characteristic movements of UAP.”
“We have a database going back to 1916. It describes four basic types of UAP encounters and they are balls of light, spheres, cylinders and discs,’ Roe told DailyMail.com.
“I went through the analysis. There was some argument that it could have been an astronomical effect. Venus was quite bright that night.
“But when you take the entire narrative of how they describe it dropped in vertically, stopped at their altitude and then paced their aircraft, that is a very consistent story. We’ve had many of those.”
Roe also added that the FedEx pilots’ account of their UFO experience is “very consistent with what pilots have been reporting for over 100 years.”
“The primary difference being that this case is on video. Now there are cameras in the cockpits and they are validating what pilots have been describing anecdotally for over 80 years and the work of NARCAP over the last 20 years,” reads the report.
NASA chief Bill Nelson latest official to suggest UFOs have otherworldly origins
NASA chief Bill Nelson latest official to suggest UFOs have otherworldly origins
BY MARIK VON RENNENKAMPFF, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR
In a freewheeling Oct. 19 discussion on space policy, NASA administrator Bill Nelson spoke passionately about his agency’s mission to seek out life beyond Earth. In his comments, Nelson pivoted almost immediately to a series of U.S. military encounters with mysterious flying objects, many of which appeared to maneuver in extraordinary ways while inrestricted airspace.
After speaking with several of the naval aviators who observed the unknown craft, NASA’s chief is convinced that the pilots “saw something, and their radars locked onto it.” Asked to speculate about the nature of the phenomena, Nelson – an Army veteran, former senator and ex-astronaut – responded, “Who am I to say that planet Earth is the only location of a life form that is civilized and organized like ours?”
As surprising as his answer may be, Nelson is only the latest high-level official to hint that UFOs may have otherworldly explanations.
Asked in June about the military’s recent encounters with mysterious craft, former President Bill Clinton – like Nelson – responded by pondering the vastness of the universe and the high probability of life existing beyond Earth. Similarly, former President Obamaspeculated about the extraordinary implications if recent incidents involved otherworldly objects. Of note, Clinton and Obama retain access to top-level intelligence briefings.
But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Queried about the Navy’s encounters with UFOs, former CIA director John Brennanspeculated that the objects might “constitute a different form of life.” Channeling Clinton, Obama and NASA’s Nelson, Brennan stated that “it’s a bit presumptuous and arrogant for us to believe that there’s no other form of life anywhere in the entire universe.”
In much the same vein, former CIA Director James Woolsey, a longtime UFO skeptic, recently signaled openness to the possibility that such encounters have otherworldly explanations.
In a series of interviews, Ratcliffe ruled out secret U.S. technology and cited “high confidence” intelligence assessments to eliminate foreign adversaries as possible explanations for the most compelling UFO encounters. According to the former head of U.S. intelligence, some UFOs exhibit “technologies that we don’t have and, frankly, that we are not capable of defending against.”
Like Ratcliffe, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) ruled out foreign powers or highly classified American technology, leaving few explanations for the phenomena.
By now, readers should be sufficiently convinced that this topic transcends America’s deepest political fault lines.
Perhaps more importantly, Luis Elizondo, former director of a Pentagon unit that analyzed military encounters with UFOs, has suggested that the most compelling incidents have extraterrestrial explanations. Ditto for Christopher Mellon, the top civilian military intelligence official during the Clinton and second Bush administrations. At the same time, U.S. intelligence analysts are reportedly considering the possibility that recent encounters involved “non-human technology.”
As surprising as these developments may seem, a holistic view of the phenomenon suggests that history is repeating itself.
Reports of unidentified craft maneuvering in extraordinary ways surged in the 1940s, shortly after the first nuclear weapons were detonated. With stark parallels to recent developments, declassified documents show that from 1947 to 1952, U.S. intelligence analysts ruled out foreign adversaries – such as the Soviet Union – or highly classified American technology as plausible explanations for the most credible and compelling UFO encounters. Unsurprisingly, top military officials began “seriously considering the possibility of interplanetary ships.”
In early 1953, however, such objective, open-minded government analyses came to an abrupt halt.
In response to these Cold War fears, the CIA convened a panel of scientists to assess the UFO phenomenon. Over the course of two days, the scientists, who – critically – were “not given access to the truly puzzling [UFO] cases,” recommended a sweeping government effort to “debunk” UFO sightings.
Fearing another flood of UFO reports, the CIA-convened panel reasoned that a “debunking” campaign would decrease “public interest in ‘flying saucers’” and reduce Americans’ “susceptibility to clever hostile propaganda.”
As investigative journalist Leslie Kean notes, the CIA’s remarkably brief, superficial meetings “would forever change both the course of media coverage and the official attitude toward the UFO subject.”
Vice Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter, the first director of the CIA, summarized the situation: “Through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe [UFOs] are nonsense. … Behind the scenes,” however, “high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned…”
As the Air Force systematically discredited witnesses (many of whom had nothing to gain by coming forward), widespread public and congressional anger followed.
Unsurprisingly, the Air Force’s campaign to “debunk” UFO sightings at all costs fueled widespread perceptions of a government coverup, creating fertile ground for an array of exotic (and enduring) conspiracy theories. Moreover, by wrongfully tarring credible witnesses as kooks, the Air Force further fueled the powerful stigma that continues to stifle good-faith reporting of unidentified objects by reliable observers.
Perhaps worst of all, as astronomer and long-time consultant to the Air Force’s UFO project J. Allen Hynek bluntly stated: The 1953 CIA panel “made the subject of UFOs scientifically unrespectable.”
Ultimately, the two scientists who immersed themselves in the study of UFOs more than any of their contemporaries became fierce advocates of serious academic inquiry of the phenomenon.
Sixty year later, as high-level officials speculate openly about such extraordinary possibilities, McDonald and Hynek’s meticulous, undeniably scientific work deserves close examination.
Marik von Rennenkampff served as an analyst with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, as well as an Obama administration appointee at the U.S. Department of Defense. Follow him on Twitter @MvonRen.
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