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UFO's of UAP'S in België en de rest van de wereld Ontdek de Fascinerende Wereld van UFO's en UAP's: Jouw Bron voor Onthullende Informatie!
Ben jij ook gefascineerd door het onbekende? Wil je meer weten over UFO's en UAP's, niet alleen in België, maar over de hele wereld? Dan ben je op de juiste plek!
België: Het Kloppend Hart van UFO-onderzoek
In België is BUFON (Belgisch UFO-Netwerk) dé autoriteit op het gebied van UFO-onderzoek. Voor betrouwbare en objectieve informatie over deze intrigerende fenomenen, bezoek je zeker onze Facebook-pagina en deze blog. Maar dat is nog niet alles! Ontdek ook het Belgisch UFO-meldpunt en Caelestia, twee organisaties die diepgaand onderzoek verrichten, al zijn ze soms kritisch of sceptisch.
Nederland: Een Schat aan Informatie
Voor onze Nederlandse buren is er de schitterende website www.ufowijzer.nl, beheerd door Paul Harmans. Deze site biedt een schat aan informatie en artikelen die je niet wilt missen!
Internationaal: MUFON - De Wereldwijde Autoriteit
Neem ook een kijkje bij MUFON (Mutual UFO Network Inc.), een gerenommeerde Amerikaanse UFO-vereniging met afdelingen in de VS en wereldwijd. MUFON is toegewijd aan de wetenschappelijke en analytische studie van het UFO-fenomeen, en hun maandelijkse tijdschrift, The MUFON UFO-Journal, is een must-read voor elke UFO-enthousiasteling. Bezoek hun website op www.mufon.com voor meer informatie.
Samenwerking en Toekomstvisie
Sinds 1 februari 2020 is Pieter niet alleen ex-president van BUFON, maar ook de voormalige nationale directeur van MUFON in Vlaanderen en Nederland. Dit creëert een sterke samenwerking met de Franse MUFON Reseau MUFON/EUROP, wat ons in staat stelt om nog meer waardevolle inzichten te delen.
Let op: Nepprofielen en Nieuwe Groeperingen
Pas op voor een nieuwe groepering die zich ook BUFON noemt, maar geen enkele connectie heeft met onze gevestigde organisatie. Hoewel zij de naam geregistreerd hebben, kunnen ze het rijke verleden en de expertise van onze groep niet evenaren. We wensen hen veel succes, maar we blijven de autoriteit in UFO-onderzoek!
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Heb je vragen of wil je meer weten? Aarzel dan niet om contact met ons op te nemen! Samen ontrafelen we het mysterie van de lucht en daarbuiten.
04-04-2024
Unveiling the Cosmos: Rep. Tim Burchett’s Quest for UFO Answers and Faith
Unveiling the Cosmos: Rep. Tim Burchett’s Quest for UFO Answers and Faith
In the vast expanse of the universe, the intersection of faith and the unknown often prompts profound questions. Rep. Tim Burchett, a Tennessee Republican, is at the forefront of a movement within Congress seeking transparency and answers about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). His unique stance intertwines his Christian faith with a belief in extraterrestrial life, a topic he delves into on an upcoming episode of NewsNation’s “Reality Check” podcast.
Rep. Burchett’s inquiry into UFOs is not just a quest for knowledge but a journey that harmonizes with his spiritual beliefs. The congressman argues that the existence of aliens and their mention in biblical texts do not contradict Christian faith but rather enrich it. According to Burchett, such references expand the understanding of the universe and God’s creation, moving beyond the confines of Earth.
The congressman points to passages in the Bible, like those in the Book of Ezekiel, which he interprets as possible encounters with extraterrestrial beings or spacecraft. He suggests that these descriptions of “wheels within wheels” and “living creatures” could hint at otherworldly visitors. Burchett’s openness to these interpretations challenges conventional readings of the scriptures and invites a broader contemplation of divine creation.
This exploration of the unknown is timely, as public interest in UFOs and what the government may know about them has surged. Burchett’s leadership in calling for more congressional hearings and whistleblower testimonies reflects a growing demand for transparency. These efforts seek to bridge the gap between unexplained aerial phenomena and public understanding, potentially reshaping perceptions of our place in the cosmos.
Moreover, Burchett’s perspective finds resonance beyond political or religious boundaries. The Vatican’s acknowledgment of the possibility of non-human intelligent life exemplifies a wider acceptance of these discussions within religious communities. This openness suggests a readiness to welcome the idea of extraterrestrial intelligence within the framework of faith.
As Rep. Burchett continues to advocate for more investigations and disclosures regarding UFOs, his approach underscores a pivotal moment where faith, politics, and the quest for cosmic truths converge. The congressman’s work not only propels a national conversation about extraterrestrial life but also prompts a reevaluation of humanity’s understanding of the universe through the lens of faith.
In anticipation of new hearings and revelations, the public’s interest remains keenly focused on what the future may hold. Rep. Burchett’s endeavors exemplify a courageous willingness to question, explore, and integrate the unknown with the spiritual, charting a course for a more inclusive and expansive view of the universe and our place within it.
A passenger on a commercial flight from from Florida to New York City captured a mysterious metallic-looking UFO through the window of the plane.
“Watch It fly by over the top of the clip first few seconds… video was taken from a friend flying back from Florida to NYC. By far the clearest video I’ve ever seen,” the person who shared the footage on Reddit wrote.
When viewed at normal speed it is somewhat difficult to pick out the UFO in the sky with all of the background noise.
However, when slowed down, the object looks a lot like the classic flying saucer type of UFO.
“Here’s what I know about the footage,” The Hidden Underbelly 2.0said about the video. “This was captured on March the 25th, 2024 from a flight leaving from Florida to New York City and this was what was caught at the New York City end of the flight.
“Now when we look at this object we can see that it’s tapered in and I don’t see the propellers where we would expect to see.
“If this was a drone and flying this close to a commercial airliner somebody would be in trouble if this was a drone. As for another plane, well, where’s the wings?”
Earlier this month a fleet of UFOs was spotted and recorded in the night sky over Lowville, New York.
According to the eyewitness, “You’ll see in the video, the lights that appeared, and just as they came slowly in the frame, the lights went out I have seen star link and this was not that.
“I have also seen in person military exercises using flares at night and this was also not that.
“I am big into looking at stars and very aware of the world around me and I slammed on my brakes.
“The first time I saw it didn’t get my phone out in time. I waited a minute or two and then it appeared once more and got the video just after it started, I waited around another 10 minutes and did not appear again, it seemed like it lit up pretty much in the same spot as the first time.”
A map published Monday details the locations of thousands of UFO encounters across the British Isles.
An enormous steel monolith appeared in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, (arguably the greatest town in the world) in March, prompting many locals to suggest the object is some type of alien technology, according to CBS News. In reality, the monoliths are 10- to 12-foot-tall pieces of metal artwork that have shown up in Utah, California, Romania and New Mexico, according to Vox, and now it is hanging out in Wales — a nation known for its ancient cultures that predate what the Romans never did for us.
Even though the monolith is probably just a poorly executed art prank, there are still countless reports across the British Isles of visitors from other worlds. Analysis by InYourArea revealed thousands of UFO sightings and other types of strange phenomena throughout the tiny nation since 2020.
In 2023 there were 395 UFO sightings, according to data collated from the research team at UFO Identified, social media, newspaper reports, 50 Freedom of Information Act requests and reports made directly to the group. This is a 20% drop compared to 2022, when almost 500 reports were made.
In 2021 and 2020, there were 413 and 484 UFO reports respectively. Some of these sightings included the traditional “glowing orbs” we’ve seen in multiple videos shared online. A flying saucer was also spotted over Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
Another report included 15 bright lights being chased through the sky by an Apache helicopter and two fighter jets.
More recent reports suggest thatStansted Airportin London is a “UFO hotspot” as mystery objects seemingly hurl themselves all over the skies above the runways. Pilots for thecheap and unhinged(like me) airline RyanAir said he saw a “black”objectabout 65 feet from his aircraft in November 2023 as he made his way out of Stansted.
UFOs over Italy and Florida and they want you to believe it's alien
UFOs over Italy and Florida and they want you to believe it's alien
The first video shows an unknown cylindrical object with rings hovering in the sky over Lucca, Italy. The sighting captured on February 18 2024 raises many questions as to what the object might have been.
The second video showcases yet another unidentified object in motion, captured during a flight from Florida to New York City on March 25, 2024. Resembling a classic flying saucer, this entity, akin to its counterpart over Lucca, Italy, lacks discernible propellers characteristic of drones or wings typical of aircraft, as well as visible propulsion systems.
While the allure of extraterrestrial origins persists, it's almost certain that most of the UFO sightings we seen in the sky nowadays is not alien but actually ours, covert, highly advanced technologies concealed within classified projects.
Organizations involved in these classified projects want to believe you that these objects are alien because allegations of an alien presence could provide cover for their clandestine operations employing advanced technologies.
Consequently, should governments and mainstream media begin espousing narratives of an alien threat, it's prudent to maintain a critical perspective. Much of the alleged information may be fabricated or distorted to serve motives such as a false flag operation by using these highly advanced technologies.
And if that happened they can blame it on the aliens.
In the vast and often uncharted territories of UFOlogy and extraterrestrial research, a groundbreaking case emerges that challenges our understanding of the unknown. Among the myriad of stories about encounters with otherworldly beings, one narrative stands out due to its tangible, albeit mysterious, evidence: radioactive implants discovered inside a woman, pointing to a possible extraterrestrial intervention.
The Discovery of Radioactive Implants
The case revolves around an individual who, after experiencing a UFO encounter, was found to have peculiar implants inside her body. These implants are not just unusual in their presence but are distinguished by their radioactive nature. Such a characteristic is not typically associated with earthly materials used in medical implants, suggesting a possible origin that is not of this world.
The implants were described as being of a bio-organic composition, unlike any known substances on Earth. This discovery raises intriguing questions about their purpose and origin. Are these devices a form of biological surveillance? Or could they be tools for monitoring and potentially manipulating their human hosts?
Investigative Insights
The investigation into these mysterious implants has been spearheaded by experts in the field of alien abductions, who have dedicated decades to unraveling the phenomena of UFO encounters and abductions. One expert, with over 40 years of research under his belt, has accumulated evidence of various alien implants extracted from individuals claiming to have been part of extraterrestrial hybridization programs.
These programs, as alleged by those who have experienced them, involve the collection of human genetic material by alien species. The end goal appears to be the creation of hybrid entities, combining human and extraterrestrial DNA. The implants found in victims are thought to play a crucial role in this grand scheme, serving purposes that range from genetic manipulation to tracking and control of the human subjects.
A Galactic Conspiracy?
The existence of radioactive alien implants supports the theory that Earth is the stage for a cosmic agenda, orchestrated by advanced beings from the far reaches of the galaxy. This agenda, as some researchers suggest, could be focused on genetic experiments that blur the lines between species, creating hybrids that serve purposes unknown to us.
Speculations abound regarding the intentions behind these interventions. Some view them as part of a benevolent effort to elevate human consciousness and evolution, integrating humanity into a broader galactic community. Others, however, perceive these actions as malevolent, aimed at controlling or even replacing the human race.
The Bigger Picture
The implications of such discoveries are profound, opening up a Pandora’s box of ethical, philosophical, and existential questions. What does it mean for humanity if we are indeed not alone, and more so, if we are under the surveillance and manipulation of alien species? The evidence of radioactive implants is a piece of the larger puzzle, suggesting that our understanding of the universe and our place within it may be on the cusp of a paradigm shift.
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While the evidence of radioactive alien implants offers a tantalizing glimpse into the unknown, it also underscores the need for rigorous scientific investigation and an open-minded approach to the mysteries of the cosmos. As we stand on the brink of potentially groundbreaking discoveries, it is crucial to navigate these uncharted waters with both skepticism and curiosity, ever mindful of the vast, unexplored frontiers that lie beyond our current understanding.
In an era where the unexplained often takes a backseat to the concrete evidence of science, the existence of a secret Pentagon program dedicated to investigating Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) or Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) sounds like the plot of a sci-fi thriller. Yet, it’s not the fabric of fiction but a reality that was once shrouded in the highest levels of secrecy within the U.S. government. This initiative, known as the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), represents a fascinating chapter in the ongoing quest to understand phenomena that defy conventional explanation.
The AATIP emerged from the shadows into public awareness primarily through a groundbreaking exposé, bringing to light the U.S. Government’s clandestine efforts to study UAPs. This program was not the concoction of conspiracy theorists but a well-funded, serious endeavor backed by the Department of Defense, tasked with the systematic study of unidentified flying objects. The initiative was spearheaded by Luis Elizondo, a career intelligence officer, who led the program until his resignation in 2017. Elizondo’s leadership and subsequent decision to come forward played a pivotal role in unveiling the program’s existence and its findings to the world.
What makes the AATIP notably significant is the high caliber of its investigations and the credibility of the sources involved. Fighter pilots, radar operators, and military personnel provided firsthand accounts of encounters with objects demonstrating capabilities far beyond existing technology. These accounts are not mere anecdotes but are supported by radar data and, in some cases, video footage, adding a compelling layer of veracity to the UFO sightings.
One of the most famous incidents investigated by the AATIP occurred in 2004, involving Navy Commander David Fravor’s encounter with an object described as a “Tic Tac” due to its shape. This object exhibited extraordinary flight characteristics, including instantaneous acceleration and abrupt stops, capabilities that remain unexplained by modern aerodynamics.
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Secret Pentagon Program (Full Episode) | UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
Despite the groundbreaking nature of its investigations, the AATIP faced internal challenges, particularly regarding the dissemination of its findings within the Pentagon and to the public. Elizondo’s frustration with the bureaucratic hurdles and the stigma associated with UAP research led to his resignation. His departure was not an act of defiance but a strategic move to bring the program’s discoveries to the public eye, catalyzing a broader conversation about the phenomenon.
The revelation of the AATIP has significantly impacted the public and scientific discourse surrounding UAPs. No longer relegated to the fringes of serious study, the acknowledgment of these phenomena by the Pentagon has paved the way for a more open and rigorous examination. It raises fundamental questions about our understanding of technology, physics, and perhaps most intriguingly, the possibility of otherworldly visitors.
The AATIP’s legacy is not just in its pursuit of the unknown but in its contribution to destigmatizing the study of UAPs. By bringing the conversation into the mainstream, it challenges us to confront the limits of our knowledge and the vastness of the unknown with an open mind. The program serves as a reminder that the pursuit of understanding is an endless journey, one that requires curiosity, courage, and, above all, an unwavering commitment to the truth.
Black UFO over ocean in Tampa, Florida, March 5, 2024, UAP Sighting News.
Black UFO over ocean in Tampa, Florida, March 5, 2024, UAP Sighting News.
Here is a water UFO, a craft seen hovering over the ocean area off Florida coast. All UFOs can fly underwater, but for some odd reason the US gov labels them USO instead of UFO. However any alien craft capable of flight through space is also capable of moving underwater, just slower. This particular UFO is very similar to the ones seen in some of the US gov released UFO video. Also, the distortion field around the Black UFO is proof that it's real. Alien propulsion systems create this field around them. This is 100% real alien tech here.
String of UFOs over Lowville, New York, USA on March 7, 2024, UAP Sighting News.
String of UFOs over Lowville, New York, USA on March 7, 2024, UAP Sighting News.
Watch this amazing fleet of UFOs over New York States last week as almost a dozen glowing orbs come out of a single UFO sphere. This is absolute proof that aliens are over New York and zero fear of being seen in public places. It looks like we can expect big things coming from NY in the coming weeks.
It flew in a large oval over an area of about 2 miles, it was the size of a car, flying about 12,000 ft high at about 40 mph. So very bright, fluctuating red to orange, turned blue before disappearing, flew steady not erratic. It made no sound. Video is only half because I lost time retrieving my phone. Close up pic is edited for clearest photo.
Giant UFO over China on doppler radar weather map, March 29, 2024, UAP sighting news.
Giant UFO over China on doppler radar weather map, March 29, 2024, UAP sighting news.
Hey all, I found this using a world weather map and it looks to be a giant UFO thats hundreds of miles across over the coast of China. This massive craft was seen there for over 30 minutes and its absolute proof that aliens are in our skies and watching over the world as we speak.
The Stephenville Sighting: Unveiling the Texas UFO Phenomenon
The Stephenville Sighting: Unveiling the Texas UFO Phenomenon
In the early dusk of January 8, 2008, the small town of Stephenville, Texas, became the epicenter of one of the most compelling UFO sightings in modern American history. This event not only captivated the local community but also garnered international attention, challenging the skepticism surrounding unidentified flying objects and urging a reevaluation of our skies’ mysteries.
The Sighting Unfolds
As the sun set over Stephenville, a group of friends gathered to enjoy the evening’s tranquility, unaware that their night would turn into an unparalleled experience. It started with a call to Steve Allen, a local pilot, from his friend, inviting him over for a casual outdoor gathering. The serenity of the evening was abruptly disrupted when Allen, stepping out of his vehicle, noticed a series of bright lights hurtling toward them at an unprecedented speed. The object, described as having lights as blinding as magnesium flares, was moving at a velocity beyond any known aircraft in the vicinity. To the witnesses’ astonishment, the object was pursued by two F-16 jets, a detail that lent a chilling realism to the encounter.
The Community’s Response
The event swiftly transcended the boundaries of a mere anecdotal encounter, as numerous residents across Stephenville reported witnessing the same or similar anomalies. The local reporter, Angela Joyner, took it upon herself to chronicle these sightings, embarking on a journalistic journey that would later consume her life. Joyner’s investigation revealed a pattern of credibility among the witnesses, ranging from business owners to law enforcement officers, all adamant about what they had seen yet unable to explain it.
Government Denials and Confirmations
Initially, military officials denied any aircraft, specifically F-16s, were in the area at the time of the sightings. However, this statement was later retracted, with officials conceding that military jets were indeed present, albeit on unrelated training missions. This admission did little to clarify the nature of the sighting and instead fueled further speculation and demands for transparency.
The Investigation Deepens
The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a civilian organization dedicated to the study of UFO phenomena, took a keen interest in the Stephenville sighting. Their investigation was comprehensive, involving interviews with witnesses and an analysis of radar data, which intriguingly revealed unidentified objects moving at speeds and with capabilities unattribated to conventional technology. This analysis suggested the presence of an object or objects that defied easy explanation, either hovering motionless or accelerating beyond the known capabilities of human-engineered aircraft.
The Legacy of Stephenville
The Stephenville UFO sighting remains a pivotal moment in the study of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). It challenges the stigmas associated with UFO sightings and calls into question the adequacy of our understanding of the phenomena. The incident underscores the necessity for a more open, scientific investigation into UAPs, free from the constraints of skepticism and government secrecy.
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Giant UFO in Texas (Full Episode) | UFOs: Investigating the Unknown
The events of that evening in Stephenville have not only left an indelible mark on the witnesses and the town but have also reignited a global conversation about our place in the universe and the possibility of life beyond Earth. It is a reminder that, sometimes, the truth is not only out there but is also more complex and astonishing than we could have ever imagined.
Why do people believe in aliens and UFOs? We asked a psychologist his views on the paranormal
Why do people believe in aliens and UFOs? We asked a psychologist his views on the paranormal
Iain Todd
UFOs and the idea that aliens in spacecraft have visited Earth.
Yet the notion that there could be life beyond Earth is not so hard to believe.
Astronomers estimate there are 100 - 400 billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy alone, and exoplanet researchers calculate there is at least one planet orbiting every star we see in the night sky.
This makes the chances of alien life existing elsewhere in the Universe seem very likely.
But what about ufology, flying saucers and alien abductions? What makes people believe in UFOs and other unexplained phenomena?
Psychologist Chris French's latest book is called The Science of Weird S*t and explores these very questions.
We got the chance to speak to Chris about his research into strange phenomena to get a psychologist's view on what makes people believe in UFOs and alien contact.
As someone who deals in science, why devote so much time to the paranormal?
I suppose I'd have to go back to my childhood, into early adulthood. I believed in a lot of paranormal stuff.
I was always fascinated by it as a kid and even as a teenager, even when I went to university and did my first psychology degree.
My PhD was not on any of the weird stuff at all. It was all about differences between the cerebral hemispheres and using EEG. It was all very scientific.
And somebody recommended a particular book that I thought I'd like.
It was Parapsychology: Science or Magic? by a guy called James Alcock, a Canadian social psychologist.
It was the first sceptical treatment of any of this stuff that I'd ever come across, and it opened my eyes to this whole new way of thinking about things.
I started at Goldsmiths in 1985 and by that point I counted myself as being a card-carrying skeptic.
I did a couple of lectures on one of the courses on parapsychology from a skeptical perspective, and the students seemed to enjoy it, whether they were believers or skeptics.
It's one of those topics that people get engaged with. And then about 10 years later, I realised I could put on a whole course on this stuff.
So I had a course originally called, I think it was Psychology, Parapsychology, and Pseudoscience, and was occasionally just doing little studies here and there, but still carrying on with the more 'respectable' research.
It was made very clear to me that my interest in the weird stuff was tolerated, but not encouraged!
It got to a point where I thought, well, that's the stuff that really interests me.
There are very good arguments for taking it seriously, because most people statistically believe in at least one paranormal concept.
And a lot of people claim they've had direct experience with the paranormal. So there's something from a psychological point of view that needs to be explained there.
And it can tell us a lot about how the mind works.
So in the end, I ditched all the other stuff and devoted myself entirely to the weird stuff.
Zener cards can be used to test phenomena such as telepathy. Credit: Aida Servi / Getty Images
Is belief in the paranormal a problem that needs to be addressed, do you think?
When I first discovered the joys of scepticism, I became what I would now see as a fairly extreme sceptic.
I held a lot of views like all kinds of paranormal belief are a bad thing to have, that all people who claim to have psychic powers are either crazy or deliberate frauds, that all parapsychology experiments were flawed, that parapsychologists didn't know how to do science.
I don't believe any of those things anymore.
The the deeper I've got into it, the more I've modified and come back towards the central ground.
Paranormal beliefs can be dangerous insofar as it depends on people's reasons for believing this stuff.
If it's because they lack critical thinking skills, then that opens the door to a lot of other kinds of beliefs that can be potentially dangerous.
For one thing, I'm a sceptic when it comes to complementary and alternative medicine.
And I think that people who practice that, even if they're totally 100% sincere, can sometimes do damage because people might fail to get treated for conditions if they're encouraged to abandon conventional medicine.
That's dangerous. And there are all kinds of other examples you can think of.
People are more likely to be ripped off by con artists pretending to be psychics.
But again, I don't think that most people who claim psychic powers are deliberate con artists, but some of them are.
So there's all kinds of potential dangers there.
On the other hand, there are psychological benefits from believing in the paranormal.
People do take psychological comfort from those kind of beliefs, particularly at times of stress and crisis and so on.
So I think we need to separate the questions of whether or not these paranormal claims are ever true - other things that defy explanation in terms of conventional scientific concepts - from the questions about whether paranormal beliefs and paranormal practices are actually dangerous.
Sometimes they can be, most of the time they probably aren't.
The feeling that you've had a paranormal experience could be similar to getting engrossed in a TV programme. Credit: Mikael Vaisanen / Getty Images
Is there a specific type of person that believes in the paranormal?
There are lots of different factors that come into play.
Personality is one of them, and there are certain personality dimensions that pretty reliably correlate with paranormal belief.
Things like fantasy proneness, a personality dimension called absorption, the kind of tendency that you might have if you're watching a film or reading a book to get totally engrossed in it.
Those things are involved in being very creative and having a good imagination.
Those kind of people are more likely to believe in the paranormal and they're more likely to report paranormal experiences.
But it's not a perfect correlation: far from it.
You might lack all of those quite desirable qualities and still believe in the paranormal, or you might have all of them and not believe in the paranormal.
But if you compare in groups, believers with sceptics, yes, you would find personality variables that correlate with it. But there are all kinds of other factors as well.
Personal experience is an obvious one. There are lots of reasons why people might have genuinely weird experiences that maybe initially they can't explain.
One of the things we're really interested in is the phenomenon of sleep paralysis.
If you have an episode of sleep paralysis, which can involve hallucinations and things like that, if you can't think of any other explanation, well maybe ghosts or aliens seem to be the most logical explanation for it.
It might be that you've been brought up in a family where everybody's a strong believer, and most of us tend to adopt the kind of beliefs of our parents to some extent.
All kinds of factors come into play.
Are you a creative, imaginative person? You may be more likely to have a paranomal 'experience'. Credit: We Are / Getty Images
Is there a set psychological approach to addressing beliefs in the paranormal?
Most of the research we did was focused on seeing if we could come up with non paranormal explanations for ostensibly paranormal experiences, and also looking at the factors that correlate with paranormal belief and so on.
And wherever possible, seeing if we could actually put those kinds of skeptical explanations to the experimental tests, the kinds of things that were raised as possible alternative explanations, be it hallucinatory experiences, false memories, reasoning errors or others.
Could we actually produce empirical evidence to support those kinds of explanations?
Most of what we did was in that strand.
But for me, a very important part of skepticism is to always be open to the possibility that you might be wrong.
New evidence might come along that makes you change your mind.
So there was a lesser strand of research where we would directly test paranormal claims.
And in those cases, for those kinds of studies, the way that you test it depends very much on what the claim is.
You design the test around the claim and you make sure that the claimant is happy with the way you intend to test it.
We would go to the lengths of getting them to sign something in advance to say "this is a fair test of my claim" and then when we tested them and they failed the test, they'd decide that it wasn't actually a fair test after all.
That just happened again and again and again, but I think it was also important to show that there is a degree of open mindedness there.
I'm putting my skepticism on the line and putting it to the test, and we'll just see what the data comes out as.
Ever seen something strange in the sky and didn't know what it was? You're not alone. Credit: David Wall / Getty Images
Is belief in UFOs and flying saucers common?
It varies from survey to survey, but you will typically find about a third of people say they believe that aliens have visited the Earth.
And again it varies, but certainly 10%, 15% say they have actually seen a UFO.
Now that raises the question: "what do you mean by UFO?"
Do you literally mean an unidentified object in the sky? Well, fine, I don't have a problem with that.
We can all look up into the sky and not know what we're looking at.
But of course, it's kind of quite interesting that we automatically these days equate UFO with ET, and that's a huge inferential leap.
When you look back historically, 1947 was a golden year. That was the year that the phrase 'flying saucer' entered the English language.
And there was a series of what they called UFO flaps at the time, where lots of people were reporting seeing things up in the sky.
But the surveys that were carried out, when they were asking the general public what they thought this phenomenon was, often didn't even include ET as an option.
It wasn't part of consciousness then: it was things like Soviet military technology, a meteorological phenomenon, a celestial phenomenon, whatever else it may be.
And yet now, it would be the automatic go-to explanation for many people.
If they see a light up in the sky and they don't know what it is, it's an ET, it's an alien.
Well of course that's a huge inferential leap.
And ufologists themselves acknowledge that well over 95% of sightings have a mundane explanation.
If you put the time in, you can figure out, well, it was in that part of the sky and it was at that time we know there was a meteorite, or there was a satellite re entry, it's on a flight path for aeroplanes, et cetera.
It's that very small percentage that don't have an obvious explanation that gets people very excited.
But why should we assume we'll be able to come up with a definitive explanation for all possible sightings?
Police can't solve all crimes that they investigate. Sometimes the evidence just isn't good enough for us to be able to decide what it was.
A Geminid meteor photographed by Gaurav Singh, Panuke Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada, 14 December 2023
Do you think we would rather believe the more exciting explanation?
Well, I think that's right. Certainly that's why, as a kid and as a teenager, I was into the paranormal.
It wasn't particularly of any great personal experiences I'd had. It's just that it's exciting. It's fun.
And again, people sometimes say, well how arrogant to assume we're the only intelligent species in the universe.
It's a very big place! I'm just not convinced that it's been visiting Earth on a regular basis.
Things from a psychological point of view get really interesting when you go beyond just the sightings, but onto alien abduction claims.
I've met, spoken to a lot of alien abductees, people who in my opinion sincerely believe they have had contact with aliens.
And there's only two possibilities: either they really have, or they haven't and there's something really interesting going on from a psychological point of view.
My favoured explanation tends to be in terms of false memories. But I'm open to the possibility I might be wrong.
It'd be really, really exciting if we do ever make direct contact, but I'm not convinced that we have yet.
Concluding there must be life beyond Earth isn't too much of a stretch. What what about alien beings having visited Earth? Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Do you find when people claim to have seen a ghost or alien, it's when they were alone at night and rarely in a crowded place during the day?
I'm sure if you were talking to somebody on the other side of the argument here now, they'd be saying, oh, but there are cases where the phenomenon has been witnessed by other people.
And again, you have to look at each case on its individual merits.
Even in those cases where it's claimed there were multiple witnesses, there are often reasons to be rather dubious about the claim that's being made.
By and large, a lot of cases occur when people report they were in bed, and suddenly they felt paralysed, they couldn't move, they felt a strong presence.
And often they don't actually directly see any aliens during this experience.
If they've had that kind of experience, I would put it down to sleep paralysis, which we know all about and there's medical and scientific literature on.
But if they come across some article by a ufologist saying, "if you've ever had this experience, you've been abducted by aliens, and they have wiped your memory for the rest of the experience."
Then they might go to see a hypnotherapist for hypnotic regression under the mistaken belief that going through that will help them to recover hidden or repressed memories.
It doesn't. It just provides the perfect context for the creation of false memories. So you end up with these apparent memories in your head that feel very real.
What about case where multiple witnesses have all seen a UFO?
Even with those multiple witness cases, you have to look at each one individually.
But when you get cases like that, one of the phenomena that's relevant here is something called memory conformity.
And that's a situation where if a group of people all witness something unexpected and unusual, then before there's any kind of formal interview of them, they're likely to discuss it together.
And sometimes you get situations where one person's account can influence another person's memory.
We've done studies on this, not in the context of UFOs particularly, but in the context of spoon bending, where if you suggest to somebody that a spoon is bending right before their very eyes when nobody's even touching it, some people will kind of be affected by that suggestion.
The chances are that, when you get those multiple witness cases in a UFO context, there was something up in the sky.
So, yes, they did all see something, whether it was a metallic craft with little windows and aliens beaming, smiling back at them, or whether it was actually Chinese lanterns or a weather balloon or whatever else it may be.
People can influence each other in those kind of contexts.
So you have to look at each case individually. But then after having done that, you then have to stand back and say well, okay, overall do I think any of these cases are likely to be genuine ET contact?
I wouldn't claim that I can explain away every single case you could put before me, I wouldn't do that.
But given that we know people sometimes make mistakes, we know people sometimes just make stuff up, then on balance I'm going to need stronger evidence.
Another point in this context is the fact there are so many CCTV cameras, particularly in this country, and everybody carries a good quality camera around with them in their pocket these days.
Why aren't there loads of really high quality videos showing UFOs hovering over cities from different angles?
It just doesn't happen. It tends to be the same blurry, not-quite-sure-what-it-is photos.
So there's the potential there to prove that, yes, these things really are flying around up there.
So far the evidence, I'd say, is far from convincing.
If a group of people all see the same unknown object in the night sky, chances are they will influence each other's testimony. Credit: AerialPerspective Images/Getty Images
Is it a psychologist's job to convince someone they haven't seen what they think they've seen?
Not necessarily. When I've got my scientist hat on, if you ask me for my view on a particular topic, I'll give you my honest opinion and my reasons for believing what I believe.
I'm not necessarily out to convince you that you're wrong and I'm right.
And that applies even more in other paranormal contexts.
Anything that relates to, say, life after death. If you've got a situation where somebody is taking great comfort from feeling the spirit of a dearly departed loved one is still around and they're getting comfort from that, I wouldn't want to take that away from them. Why would I?
As far as I'm concerned, anybody can believe anything they like as long as it doesn't have negative impact on other people.
If you then ask for my opinion on what they're talking about, well I'll give it to you, because that's what science is all about.
Science is all about what's true, not necessarily what makes us feel good.
Whether or not we believe UFOs are visiting Earth, science will continue to look for life elsewhere in the Universe. Credit: SETI Institute
Is belief in spacecraft visiting Earth more credible than other phenomena, because it's likely there could be life beyond Earth?
To my way of thinking, yes, because I have kind of considerable respect for the laws of physics and the idea there's life out there that might conceivably make contact with Earth.
There'd be all kinds of problems to surmount, vast distances for example, but you can imagine a scenario with suspended animation or advanced technology of some sort.
It doesn't actually require us to say the laws of physics as we currently understand them are completely wrong.
They may be incomplete, but I don't think they're wrong.
But other kinds of concepts within the paranormal would require a complete turning upside down of our current scientific view in major aspects.
As Carl Sagan was very fond of saying, extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
The evidence has to be so much stronger for those kind of paranormal claims, for us to take them seriously, because we've got a vast amount of evidence that generally supports the conventional scientific worldview.
Where will your research take you next?
There are a lot of topics that I either barely touch on or even don't touch on at all in the book.
One possibility I've been thinking about is that of false memories.
Looking at false memories as they relate to things like alien abduction claims and past life memory claims and so on, has implications for legal cases in the real world.
Another possibility for a follow up would be a look at false memory from different angles, as it relates to the weird stuff, as it relates to real life legal cases and just what it tells us about the way memory works in general.
It's a fascinating topic. So that's another idea I'm toying with, but I haven't decided yet. I'll see how well this book does first.
The Science of Weird S**t is published by MIT Press. Find out more about Chris's work by following him on Twitter @chriscfrench.
What Is The Viral Jellyfish UAP? The UFO Video And The Internet's Weird Reaction Explained
What Is The Viral Jellyfish UAP? The UFO Video And The Internet's Weird Reaction Explained
The past year has been a wild one for the UFO and alien community. Hearings about supposed UAP evidence have found their way into mainstream news, and it seems people are talking more and more about the UFO phenomenon.
Now, there's a new viral video going around that supposedly shows a UFO. But no one has any good guesses as to what it actually is, whether it's "alien" or not, because it's just that weird. Here's everything you should know about the so-called "Jellyfish UAP."
What Is the Jellyfish UAP?
The "Jellyfish UAP" video supposedly was shot by a PTDS surveillance balloon at a military base in Iraq in 2018. The video focuses on an unusual object as it moves across the landscape for about two minutes. The UFO is clearer at first, but the visual looks like a bizarre clump of snakes, leaving lots of people confused. The object was most widely compared to a jellyfish.
While a lot of alleged UFO videos make the rounds online, often being dubbed hoaxes or appearing only in niche UFO-obsessed forums, the main reason this one hit the mainstream and became popular is due to the sheer weirdness of it. No one knows what it is, even big believers in UFO phenomena. Naturally, the internet came up with a lot of jokes about the jellyfish UAP discourse.
How Is The Jellyfish UAP Being Discussed Online?
Naturally, these UAP videos are subjected to lots of scrutiny and discourse online. But this one's special. In this case, it doesn't really matter if you care about UFOs, or if you believe aliens are real and have been visiting Earth. The jellyfish UAP is gaining tons of attention online, and not just for conspiracy theorists or alien fans.
For the most part, it's people trying to picture exactly what the UAP looks like up close, or what it could be. Then, people redraw it, with varying degrees of detail or humor. There are the typical alien interpretations:
And then, because the other half of the internet would never take something like this too seriously, there are the more … creative interpretations or some good old-fashioned memes:
Area 51 Unveiled: The Lazar S4 UFO Mystery in 3D CGI
Area 51 Unveiled: The Lazar S4 UFO Mystery in 3D CGI
Embark on a captivating journey behind the enigmatic bay doors of Area 51 with our latest 3D CGI animation, “Behind the Bay Doors of Area 51 – The Lazar UFO at S4.” This video takes you deep into the heart of one of the most secretive locations on Earth, where the legendary Bob Lazar claimed to have worked on reverse engineering extraterrestrial technology.
Through cutting-edge CGI, we bring to life the rumored alien spacecraft and the clandestine surroundings of the S4 site, located just south of the main Area 51 facility. Lazar’s controversial claims have fueled UFO enthusiasts and skeptics alike for decades, sparking debates and investigations into the existence of alien life and advanced technology.
Whether you’re a believer in the extraordinary or simply fascinated by the mysteries of Area 51, this animation is sure to intrigue and entertain. Join us as we peel back the layers of secrecy and explore what might lie within the depths of S4. It’s an experience that invites you to question the boundaries of human knowledge and the possibilities of what exists beyond our world.
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Nuclear powerplant becomes UFO hotspot with '10 sightings in a single month'
Nuclear powerplant becomes UFO hotspot with '10 sightings in a single month'
The Kudankulam Nuclear Plant in the town of Tirunelveli in India has seemingly become a UFO /UAP hotspot - with as many as ten sightings in a single month.
Kudankulam (or Koodankulam) Nuclear Plant appears to be a UFO hotspot.
(Image: Wikipedia/submitted)
Multiple sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have been reported at a troubled nuclear power plant being built by Vladimir Putin's Russia in India.
UFOs or Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) have been spotted around Kudankulam Nuclear Plant, in the town of Tirunelveli, India, as many as 10 times within a single month.
Sabir Hussain, a UFO researcher affiliated with the Indian Society for Extraterrestrial Studies, said the UFOs have been observed by a local official.
He said: "Syed, an engineering graduate (now a sub-inspector), has seen UFOs more than 10 times in the Koodankulam area in August 2023."
The initial sighting reportedly occurred just 10 days after another individual reported witnessing a UFO in a nearby village along the coastline of Chennai.
Claiming that UFOs were spotted in the sky covering Koodankulam in Tirunelveli district last year, UFO tracker Sabir Hussain here said these unidentifhttps://www.dtnext.in/news/tamilnadu/ufo-visits-near-key-nuclear-installations-baffle-experts-776265
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The mysterious object was described to have been flying in a peculiar "zigzag" pattern while emitting an intensely bright light across the night sky.
Syed told news outlet DT Next: "After meeting UFO tracker Sabir and discussing with him, I am more than 100 percent sure what I saw were UFOs. The way it stood still, the way it made zigzag movements and the speed in which it disappeared all were different."
A picture snapped by Syden reveals a bright white light in the night sky, forming a circle but no clear details can be seen from the image he shared. The first part of the nuclear plant in question was launched in 2013, with additional units becoming operational over the next decade.
Syed who claims he saw UFOs 'zig zagging' around the plant.
Mysterious Cattle Mutilations: Extraterrestrial Intrigue or Covert Government Acts?
Mysterious Cattle Mutilations: Extraterrestrial Intrigue or Covert Government Acts?
In the vast stretches of rural America, a perplexing phenomenon has been occurring for decades, leaving farmers, investigators, and the public alike baffled and concerned. Cattle mutilations, characterized by precise and inexplicable surgical-like incisions, removal of organs without any traces of blood, and absence of predator signs, have been reported across various states and even globally. This phenomenon has sparked a flurry of theories attempting to explain the culprits behind these bizarre occurrences, with two primary hypotheses emerging: extraterrestrial involvement and clandestine government operations.
A significant portion of the speculation surrounding cattle mutilations points towards the involvement of extraterrestrial beings. This theory is bolstered by numerous eyewitness accounts of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and unexplained lights seen in the vicinity of mutilation sites. Investigators like Chuck Zukowski have dedicated years to mapping these incidents against UFO sightings, discovering intriguing patterns that suggest a correlation. For instance, many of these events align along the 37-degree latitude, hinting at a potential “paranormal freeway” that intersects with areas reporting the highest UFO activities. This alignment has led some to theorize about the motivations behind these extraterrestrial visits, suggesting that the precise nature of the mutilations indicates a scientific purpose, possibly related to genetic research or the study of terrestrial life forms.
The Government Operation Hypothesis
On the other side of the debate are those who believe that these mutilations are the result of secret government or military experiments. Witnesses have reported seeing unmarked, military-style helicopters in areas where mutilations occurred, raising suspicions about a government-led program. This theory suggests that the government might be conducting covert operations to monitor the health of the livestock population, possibly in response to concerns about diseases such as mad cow disease. The secrecy surrounding these operations could be attributed to the potential panic and societal ramifications that could arise from the public’s awareness of threats within the food chain.
Seeking the Truth Amid Mystery
Despite the multitude of theories, concrete evidence pointing definitively to either extraterrestrial or government activities remains elusive. This lack of clarity only adds to the mystery and fuels further speculation. What is clear, however, is the impact of these incidents on the affected communities. For the farmers who have suffered losses, the phenomenon is not just a subject of curiosity but a direct threat to their livelihoods and well-being.
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The quest for answers continues as both independent researchers and possibly undisclosed entities delve deeper into this enigma. The implications of discovering the truth behind cattle mutilations are profound, potentially revealing new dimensions of our reality, whether they are rooted in our own world or stem from the far reaches of the cosmos.
As the investigation into this perplexing phenomenon advances, one thing remains certain: the resolution of the cattle mutilation mystery could unravel secrets that challenge our understanding of both the natural and the supernatural, urging us to reconsider what we know about the universe and our place within it.
Blue Cigar-Shaped UFO Captured Over Scottsdale, AZ: A Night to Remember
Blue Cigar-Shaped UFO Captured Over Scottsdale, AZ: A Night to Remember
In the serene night sky of Scottsdale, Arizona, a remarkable event unfolded on March 28, 2024, that has since sparked the curiosity and excitement of UFO enthusiasts and skeptics alike. Amidst the familiar paths of airplanes from the nearby airport, a mysterious blue, cigar-shaped object made an appearance, distinguishing itself with its peculiar movements and sustained presence. This extraordinary sighting, captured on an iPhone 13 Pro, has become the latest sensation in the realm of UFO sightings, adding to the growing archive of unexplained aerial phenomena.
A Witness’s Account: A String in the Sky
The sighting was reported by a local resident of Scottsdale who was out for a routine evening walk with their dog. What was expected to be a typical stroll turned into a captivating encounter with the unknown. The witness described seeing “a strange blue light that looked like a string hanging in the sky.” This luminous entity was observed to move in a manner unlike any aircraft commonly seen in the area—ascending and descending gracefully, yet with an intent that defied simple explanation. For over 30 minutes, this blue, cigar-shaped UFO hovered in the night sky, performing a mesmerizing dance that was both enigmatic and awe-inspiring.
Despite the proximity to an airport, where the sight of planes is an everyday occurrence, the behavior and appearance of this object were distinctly out of the ordinary. It maneuvered at altitudes higher than those of passing aircraft, capturing the witness’s full attention until it eventually descended and vanished from sight.
The Implications of the Sighting
This incident in Scottsdale is not an isolated event but rather a part of a larger pattern of UFO sightings that continue to intrigue and puzzle observers around the world. Each account, including this latest one from Arizona, adds valuable data to the ongoing investigation into UFO phenomena. With every report, the call for a deeper understanding and more thorough exploration of these sightings grows louder, urging both scientific and public communities to ponder the possibilities that lie beyond our current comprehension.
Join the Quest for Answers
For those fascinated by the unknown, this sighting serves as an invitation to join the quest for answers. It encourages us to look up at the sky with curiosity and wonder, to question the nature of the unexplained, and to engage in the broader conversation about what lies beyond the visible spectrum of our everyday lives.
As the search for understanding continues, the importance of documenting and sharing observations becomes ever more evident. Whether you’re a seasoned UFO researcher or simply someone who marvels at the mysteries of the universe, your perspective is valuable. The Scottsdale sighting reminds us all of the infinite wonders that await discovery, urging us to keep our minds open and our eyes skyward.
India's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has become a UFOhotspot after a police officer reported seeing odd aerial lights above it more than 10 times last summer.
Indian Police Service investigator Syed Abdul Kader shared two videos exclusively with DailyMail.com, which track the bright lights making 'zigzags' above the facility.
Fearing the craft was not manmade, Kader turned to his nation's leading UFO expert, who in 2019 filed a petition to the Supreme Court of India with the backing of former Pentagon officials and US Air Force vets — urging the south Asian nation to take all the unexplained sightings near its nuclear facilities more seriously.
While the shape, size and speed of Kader's mystery objects are difficult to discern, his footage shows them making unusual movements at the altitude of an airplane.
'It's shaking when it's moving! It's going up and down,' the confused cop narrates in one video, watching the UFO's bizarre and apparently non-aerodynamic maneuvers.
'The way it's moving,' he opines in the video, 'this could never be an airplane.'
India's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has become a UFO hotspot after a police officer reported seeing odd aerial lights above it more than 10 times last summer
Roughly a dozen or so incidents last summer all involved apparent airborne craft loitering near the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (pictured above) at the southern tip of the subcontinent - as well as the Madras Atomic Power Station near Kalpakkam, along the country's east coast
'It's in a southern direction,' Kader told his wife during the August 8th sighting.
'It's standing [or hovering] in the direction of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant.'
'It is always coming in at this time, when it is not too dark, nor too bright,' Kader's wife can be heard saying. 'I've seen this many times.'
While it is difficult for an outside observer to discern if the UFO is moving, or if Kader's camera is unsteady, DailyMail.com can report that some common prosaic explanations can likely be ruled out.
Such sightings have turned out to be distant planets, like Venus that is the third brightest object in the sky, after the sun and moon.
And the bright 'dog star,' Sirius, as well as the planets Jupiter and Mercury have also been occasionally misreported as UFOs.
However, in Kader's August 8 video, filmed at dusk (7:30PM local time), the eastern direction of the UFO at sunset refutes the notion that a common bright planet or star could explain the mystery's eerie aerial glow.
While the shape, size and speed of Kader's mystery objects are difficult to discern, his footage shows them making unusual movements at the altitude of an airplane
Syed Abdul Kader shared two of the videos exclusively with DailyMail.com, which show bright lights whizzing up and down above the facility
Police sub-inspector Syed Abdul Kader (right), assigned to the technical wing of the Tirunelveli office - one hour's drive north of the Kudankulam nuclear plant - told UFO expert Sabir Hussain (left) that he filmed two videos of these unusual aerial phenomena or UAP
A sky map for that night and time, geolocated to the Kaders' hometown of Tirunelveli via TheSkyLive.com shows that Venus was completely obscured, below the western horizon and below the sunset.
Most other bright stars and planets were also not in the eastern sky at that moment.
At another point in the video, Kader's wife exclaims, 'It's so close. How come no one else is seeing this?'
To which Kader replies, 'No, that's why the DGP [Director General of Police] he, himself, has seen it [the UFOs]. And that's why everybody's talking about this.'
India made history by becoming the first nation to land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole August 23, 2023
Kader's mysterious UFO videos were first secured by one of India's foremost UFO investigators, Sabir Hussain, director of the Indian Society for UFO Studies (INSUFOS) based in Chennai.
It was Hussain who petitioned the Supreme Court of India in 2019 warning that casually dismissing reports of UFO activity near the nation's sensitive atomic power sites could risks an unintentional nuclear war between India and its uneasy neighbor Pakistan.
His efforts came with letters endorsing his petition, by former US counterintelligence official and Pentagon UFO investigator Lue Elizondo, US Air Force veteran Robert Salas, and other UFO experts from America and Europe.
'Syed came to my house,' Hussain told DailyMail.com. 'I debriefed him.'
'He told me that most of the time, [the UFO] was either coming from the direction of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, going towards it, or stationary in that direction.'
Officer Kader, Hussain told DailyMail.com, also stated that the UFOs were sometimes spotted hovering above the nearby Indian Space Research Organization's (ISRO) Propulsion Complex.
Nestled alongside the mountainous Mahendragiri hill in the state of Tamil Nadu, the ISRO Propulsion Complex tests cryogenically stored rocket fuel among its other space program duties.
The ISRO facility is also approximately one hour's drive south of the Kaders' home, which is in the city of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu.
A vocal advocate on the UFO issue, Hussain once voiced his suspicion that alleged alien occupants of such craft cut communications between ISRO and its Chandrayaan-2's Vikram lander in 2019 — for the south Asian nation's own good.
'The extra-terrestrials have sent a message to the Indian government to get rid of your nukes before you explore other worlds,' Hussain told the Deccan Chronicle.
'You will not be allowed to land on the moon unless "they" decide to allow you.'
The fate of ISRO's Vikram lander aside, Hussain's new UFO witnesses, sub-inspector Kader and his wife, can at least be heard in their videos discussing the mysterious aerial phenomena's consistent apparent interest in the Kudankulam nuclear plant.
Kader's video-taped sightings, as Hussain told DT Next, 'happened just 10 days after former DGP [Director General of Police] Prateep V. Philip took pictures of a UFO on [the] Muttukadu sea shore near Chennai.'
Philip's rank of DGP is the highest position attainable in the Indian Police Service.
A sky map for that night and time (above), geolocated to the Kaders' hometown of Tirunelveli via TheSkyLive.com, shows Venus was completely obscured, below the western horizon and sunset. Most other bright stars and planets were also not in the eastern sky at that moment
The Kaders' sightings to the south overlapped with weeks of sightings in July and August up the eastern coast, along the Neelankarai-Mahabalipuram shoreline. That region, near the city of Chennai, is home to the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) in Kalpakkam (above)
Hypothetical extraterrestrial interest in the Kudankulam nuclear plant, if correct, would join decades of active protests against the plant by concerned local civilians.
Thousands of local residents faced teargas shelling, imprisonment and prosecution under both terrorism and sedition charges by local police for speaking out against the nuclear energy plant. Even children with the protestors faced sedition charges.
In September of 2019 the Kudankulam nuclear plant was discovered to be infected with malware, which one cyber security analyst with CSO attributed to 'a false flag operation using stolen North Korean code to muddle attribution.'
Hussain told DailyMail.com that the plant has faced corruption charges and safety concerns since before it first became operational a decade ago.
'Kudankulam, which is a focus of our attention,' Hussain said, 'came online only in 2013 after Fukushima disaster happened.'
'Ever since it came online, it has been shutting down once every two months,' he added. 'They are working only to 30 percent of their capacity. So you do the math.'
DailyMail.com has reached out to the Indian government's Nuclear Power Corporation of India, Ltd., which runs the plant, for comment.
US Air Force ICBM launch officer Robert Salas (pictured left, and as a young man, right) told of his encounter with an orange flying disc that turned off 10 warheads at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana in 1967
An email shows AARO staff contacted former US Air Force ICBM launch officer Robert Salas to gather information about his encounter. He tweeted his thank you email from AARO
This time last year, two Air Force veterans revealed to DailyMail.com's Josh Boswell that they had just testified to the Pentagon's UFO-hunting All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) about their experiences witnessing UFOs interfere with US nuclear missiles.
One email showed AARO staff contacting former US Air Force ICBM launch officer Robert Salas to gather information about his chilling encounter with an orange flying disc that inexplicably turned off 10 warheads at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana in 1967.
Another former officer, Dr. Robert Jacobs, also briefed AARO, testifying to a 35mm film he shot for the Air Force in 1964, which allegedly caught a flying saucer shooting a test missile out of the sky.
Although Salas described those early interactions with AARO officials as 'very magnanimous,' this month the disappointed Air Force veteran described the Pentagon office's most recent UFO report as 'a 'Steaming pile of ...'
'I gave AARO a two hour PowerPoint presentation on the Malmstrom AFB incidents where twenty ICBMs were disabled during UFO encounters,' Salas said on the social media site X, speaking to incidents at the base beyond 1967.
'The USGOV owes us, the informed public, much more respect on this subject,' he concluded, 'than offered by AARO's steaming pile of insults.'
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