Jay Stratton, a former high-ranking intelligence official, is breaking his silence on government UFO investigations. With his extensive experience working with various intelligence agencies, Stratton has had access to some of the Pentagon’s most classified UFO files. He’s the only person in the federal government to have worked directly on all three of the most recent UFO programs, including one based in Las Vegas.

In this exclusive interview, Stratton shares the latest UFO sightings and details on his role in uncovering the truth behind them. Stratton was the man behind the investigation into the Tic Tac UFO, a mysterious object that left Navy aviators and sensors baffled off the coast of San Diego in 2004. The Tic Tac UFO was the first incident tackled by the Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems Application Program (OSAP), a secret program created by the Defense Intelligence Agency and funded by a black budget.

As a result of Stratton’s work with the OSAP, he’s become one of the leading experts on the latest UFO sightings. Stratton and his colleague, Dr. James Lekatsky, were the driving force behind the creation of a central location to analyze unknown craft sightings. They even investigated the famous “UFO hotspot” Skinwalker Ranch in Utah.

• Navy Officer Exposes Top Secret Government Pact With Aliens

In 2021, Stratton left the UAP Task Force, but his work formed the basis of a comprehensive report to Congress. Out of the 144 incidents investigated by the task force, 143 were considered unidentified. Today, Stratton works for Radiance Technologies, a defense contractor, and continues to uncover the truth behind the latest UFO sightings.

So what’s the latest on the UFO front? Stratton scoffs at the debunkers who’ve tried to explain away UFO sightings as flares, drones, or birds. With 144 incidents still considered unidentified, Stratton and his team have a lot of work to do. But they’re up for the challenge and are dedicated to uncovering the truth behind the latest UFO sightings.

Watch the interview in the video below!

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08-02-2023 om 16:43 geschreven door peter  

07-02-2023 om 22:07 geschreven door peter  

Do Muslims Believe In Aliens & UFOs?

What does Islam say about alients? With the Universe being as unfathomably vast as it is, it seems impossible that Earth is the only planet that contains life. It just may be, however, that Islam has already confirmed the existence of extraterrestrial life. Here's what the Qu'ran and hadith say about aliens.

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WHAT DOES ISLAM SAY ABOUT ALIENS?

The idea of extraterrestrial life is one of incredible fascination to us. Perhaps aggrandized through a century of literature and film, human beings are obsessed with the idea of searching the stars and discovering intelligent life.

With the Universe being as unfathomably vast as it is, it seems impossible that Earth is the only planet that contains life.

Humans have been searching for alien life rigorously for the past few decades. It just may be, however, that Islam has already confirmed the existence of extraterrestrial life.

WHAT DOES SCIENCE SAY?

Even within the solar system, there exists the possibility of some form of life. Europa, for example, one of Jupiter’s larger moons, is believed to be a geologically active world, due to the gravitational fields of Jupiter heating its interior. Its surface is covered by water ice, and scientists believe that beneath the surface, due to the heated interior of the moon, is a global ocean which may be over 100 km deep. It’s plausible that the ocean floor contains hydrothermal vents and volcanos, features on Earth that enable the existence of life in the deepest depths of its oceans.

Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, is also ice covered with a subsurface ocean of salty liquid water. Scientists discovered enormous geysers near the moon’s south pole which spray out water into space. The water contains tiny grains of rocky silicate particles that provide strong evidence for the existence of hydrothermal vents, and possible conditions for life.

Another moon of Saturn which is of interest to scientists looking for life is Titan. Its weather system is methane-based, instead of water-based, and the moon contains rivers and lakes made of methane and ethane, as well as possible cryovolcanoes that erupt liquid water rather than lava. It’s entirely possible that lifeforms exist on Titan, made up of different chemistry to lifeforms on Earth.

Some scientists are still hopeful of the discovery of life on Mars. It had water billions of years ago, and potentially life, but what interests scientists today is the methane that exists in the Martian atmosphere, as methane can be produced by biological processes. While its atmosphere is very thin, it’s not impossible that life may still exist if the planet has managed to retain some reserves of water beneath its surface.

Outside of the solar system, the possibilities are endless. Scientists generally look for planets in what is known as the Goldilocks Zone, which refers to the habitable zone around a star where the temperature is just right for liquid water to exist on a planet. And, based on our understanding of life, where there is water, there should be life.

There are however other factors to consider. Scientists look for rocky planets, rather than gas giants like Jupiter or Saturn. And even if they find them, it doesn’t automatically make them inhabitable. For example, Mars and Venus exist in our sun’s Goldilocks Zone, but Mars barely has an atmosphere, and Venus is being decimated by its own greenhouse effect. Scientists would also look for traces of gases on potential worlds that can only be produced by life.

In short, there may be life outside Earth. There may not be. What that life may look like – and whether it is intelligent life – no-one can say for sure. Whether we will ever even discover life outside of Earth, no-one can know for sure. And, regardless, given how vast the Universe is, finding life is unbelievably difficult.

ALIENS IN THE QUR’AN

The Holy Qur’an, perhaps, alludes to the existence of alien life multiple times.

In a surah we read every single day – Surah Al-Fatiha, Allah (SWT) says:

All praise is for Allah—Lord of all worlds.”

(Holy Qur’an 1:2)

Allah emphasises that He is the Lord of all worlds, perhaps referring to worlds as in planets, universes, or dimensions. ‘Aalam’ – the word used for worlds here – can refer to an entire world or an entire people. Classical scholars obviously understood ‘aalam’ to mean people, animals, jinn, angels etc, but Allah is, from the very beginning, saying here that we are not alone.

The biggest pointer to life on other planets is a verse in Surah Ash-Shuraa, where Allah says:

And among His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth, and of whatever living creatures He has spread forth in both. And He has the power to gather them together whenever he pleases.”
(Holy Quran, 42:30)

Examination of this verse leads many to believe that Allah is being clear here about the existence of extraterrestrial life. Firstly because the plural is used for heavens – ‘Samawaat’, meaning He is not just referring to the sky above us. Secondly, because the word used for creatures here is ‘daabah’. ‘Daabah’ refers to land-dwelling animals that move along the surface of the Earth. Therefore He is not referring to spiritual beings, but literal beings that occupy the Heavens (i.e., outside of Earth).

The famous Qur’an translator Abdullah Yusuf Ali seems to agree. He writes:

…it is reasonable to suppose that life in some form or another is scattered through some of the millions of heavenly bodies scattered through space.”
(The Quran: Text, Translation and Commentary, Ad-Dar Al- ‘Arabiah, Beirut, 1938, 1314)

He isn’t the only one. In a commentary on this verse, Allamah Tabatabai says:

The apparent meaning of this verse is that there are living creatures (Dawab) in the heavens similar to those on earth…”

(Al-Mizan – Volume 18, Page 58)

Islamic theologian Fahir al-Din al-Razi says in his commentary of this verse:

It is not impossible that in the heavens there are species of animals that move just like humans walk on the earth.”

(Religions and extra-terrestrial life, David Weintraub, pg. 165)

Agha Mahdi Puya, the Ayatollah who authored his famous Qur’an tafsir, was quite specific about the existence of alien life. He writes:

Life is not confined to the earth. It is indicated in this verse that life in some form or other is existing in the millions of heavenly bodies scattered through space. The Almighty who created such countless beings has surely the power to bring them together when the trumpet is blown.”

What’s also interesting is the latter portion of the verse, where Allah says ‘He has the power to gather them together whenever he pleases’, emphasising that He can gather these various types of life together. Meaning that if the verse does refer to extraterrestrial life, He could be alluding to contact between beings on Earth and beings living beyond it. Let’s not forget that we look back at many verses today that highlighted hidden mysteries which science later “discovered”, such as living things being made of water, the expansion of the Universe, etc. We may one day look back at this verse and point out that the Qur’an foretold first contact with extraterrestrial life.

However, it’s important to remember that how we interpret this verse is based on how we choose to interpret the word used for Heavens – ‘Samaawat’. Objectively, the word has been used in the Qur’an for multiple meanings, including referring to above, planets in the sky, and the atmosphere on the Earth. So when Allah uses the word ‘Daabah’ in the context of ‘samaawat’ meaning the atmosphere of the Earth, ‘Daabah’ may actually be referring to microscopic life forms or large creatures (like birds) that surround or travel in the atmosphere.

Furthermore, Allah referring to gathering these beings together, could simply be referring to gathering them on the Day of Judgement, and not before.

In another verse, Allah (SWT) says:

Allah is He Who created seven heavens, and of the earth the like thereof. The divine command comes down in their midst, that you may know that Allah has power over all things, and that Allah encompasses all things in His knowledge…”
(Holy Quran: 65:13)

Here Allah alludes to the fact that there are similar, if not identical bodies to Earth. While this may be referring to planets in general, He also reminds us that divine revelation comes down to all of them. This could mean that divine revelation descends to alien life as well.

In another verse, Allah says:

The seven heavens and the earth and those that are in them extol His glory…”
(Holy Quran, 17:45)

Here, Allah uses the pronoun ‘men’ when saying ‘those’, indicating that He is referring to intelligent life that occupies the heavens, or distant star systems, perhaps.

The last verse, which Dr. Yasir Qadhi mentions is perhaps the biggest proof for extraterrestrial life (though he leans toward its existence, as opposed to fully supporting the idea) is where Allah says:

Indeed, We have dignified the children of Adam, carried them on land and sea, granted them good and lawful provisions, and privileged them far above many of Our creatures.”
(Holy Qur’an 17:1)

His point is that Allah is telling us here that we are higher than many other creatures – but not all of them (hence His use of the word ‘many’). And since we know that we are higher than angels, jinn, and animals, this verse is alluding to another form of creation that we are not aware of – perhaps, alien life.

ALIENS IN THE AHADITH

It’s when we begin to look into the ahadith, of the Shia Muslim tradition specifically, that things start to become more interesting.

Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq, famous scholar and 6th Imam of Shia Islam, is quite specific when it comes to this topic. He says:

Maybe you see that God created only this single world and that God did not create humans besides you. Well I swear by God that God created thousands and thousands of other worlds and thousands and thousands of humankind.”
(Bihar Al-Anwar, Vol. 8, p. 375)

Another hadith I came across, also attributed to Imam Al-Sadiq, says:

Allah has created twelve thousand worlds and every one of them is bigger than the seven skies and seven earths together, none of the people of these worlds ever think that Allah has created any other worlds.”

(Khisal, vol. 2, pg. 639, hadith 14)

In another tradition, found in Safinatul Bahar, Imam Ali says:

These stars which are in the sky are like cities similar to the cities on earth, every city with another city (every star with another star) is connected by pillars of light.”
(Safinatul Bahar: Volume 2, Page 574)

While Imam Ali has often used metaphors that the Arabs of his time would understand to describe the Universe (see Nahjul Balagha), it could be said that he is literally referring to alien civilizations here.

Another hadith by the 5th Shia Imam, Imam Mohammed Al-Baqir, states:

Allah has Created this Domain of green aquamarine. It is from its greenery that the sky appears as such’. I said, ‘And what is the Domain?’ He said: ‘The veil. By Allah(azwj), behind that (veil) are seventy thousand worlds, more numerous that the number of the human beings, and the Jinn…”

(Basaair Al Darajaat, pg. 512)

However, while the Shia Muslim literature above seems to essentially confirm the existence of extraterrestrial beings, the authenticity of these narrations up for debate. And even if they are authentic, how one chooses to interpret these hadith is also based on what one is looking for. It could be that the Imams are referring to different dimensions or universes that we just do not (and cannot) understand. Other hadith references that there were peoples who existed before humankind as we know it, meaning the above hadith may fall into a similar category of discussion.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Ultimately, Islamic literature is far from explicit on the existence of alien life. It can be said that, perhaps, some Islamic literature can be interpreted to point toward the existence of life beyond Earth. Whether that be what we consider to be intelligent life, different types of creatures not unlike that which we find in the deepest depths of our oceans, or alien beings whose genetic and societal makeup is beyond our ability to understand, is up to pure speculation.

Much like the conclusion of science, the truth is, we just don’t know, and, at least right now, only Allah does. But after searching the stars enough, perhaps one day we will.

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07-02-2023 om 20:55 geschreven door peter  

Black Triangle Over Salt Lake City, Utah Sept 16, 2022, UFO Sighting News.

Date of sighting: September 16, 2022

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07-02-2023 om 18:10 geschreven door peter  

5 Most Terrifying Alien Encounters Suppressed by the Government

The events that happened during the recent history, such as the Roswell crash and the Pentagon UFO recordings, have raised questions about the government’s involvement in the UFO sightings phenomenon. In this episode, we will the top five most alarming sightings of extraterrestrials that the government covered up.

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07-02-2023 om 17:24 geschreven door peter  

LATEST UFO SIGHTINGS AND VIDEOS - 07-02-2023

Elon Musk: "Starship orbital flight in March"! Elon reacts Falcon Heavy's 1st launch

Elon Musk: "Starship orbital flight in March"! Elon reacts Falcon Heavy's 1st launch

See huge comet 96P flyby the sun in epic SOHO spacecraft time-lapse

The ESA/NASA Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured comet Comet 96P/Machholz latest flyby of the Sun from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2, 2023. See a time-lapse of the footage here.

May have 'alien' origin: https://www.space.com/comet-machholz1... The comet estimated to be about 6.4 km (4.0 mi) in diameter.

Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO | edited by Space.com's [Steve Spaleta](https://twitter.com/stevespaleta)

Where Are the Voyager Spacecraft Now?

It's been over 45 years since the Voyager spacecraft launched from Earth. Where are they now?

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Nasa Detects New Alien Life Radio Signals From Outer Space

Space is full of the known and the unknown! However, the unknown far outweighs the known, and we continually get baffled by phenomenons that, try as may, we cannot explain! Thanks to sophisticated equipment and sound data interpretation, we can detect many strange things, even though we struggle to explain them or their origin! The latest discovery that has left even the best NASA scientists scratching their heads is a series of strange radio signals emanating from space! What are these strange radio signals? Are they coming from intelligent aliens trying to establish communication with us? And how do they affect your everyday life? Join us as we dive deep into the strange radio signals coming from space that NASA just detected!
Sitting in a cozy, well-lit room on Earth, space might look like a serene place where you can enjoy solitude, unlike the hustle and bustle of the big cities down here. However, that perception could not be more wrong! One of the most common is radio emissions because they come from basically everywhere! From planets and stars, exotic objects like pulsars and black holes, galaxies. Radio emissions even come from human technology. So, at any point in time, radio waves are emanating from uncountable sources!
Despite the many possible sources, astronomers have detected new and unusual radio wave signals, unlike any found before! The radio waves fit no currently understood  patterns of variable radio sources but are coming from the direction of the center of our Milky Way galaxy! The discovery was made using the ASKAP radio telescope.
What is ASKAP? It stands for Australian Square Kilometer Array Pathfinder and is a next-generation radio telescope incorporating novel receiver technologies and leading- edge ICT systems. It is made up of 36 antennas, each 12 meters in diameter, that all work together as a single instrument.
When ASKAP is completed, it will be capable of high dynamic wide-field imaging using novel phased array feeds that will provide a unique new capability within radio astronomy. The design of ASKAP is unique among radio telescopes because its antennas feature three-axis movement and will use phased array feeds or radio cameras rather than ‘single pixel feeds’ to detect and amplify radio waves. These attributes mean that the telescope will survey large areas of the sky with unprecedented sensitivity and speed.
Why did the scientists believe this radio wave was different from whatever they had heard before? They explained that it has a very high polarization. This means its light oscillates in only one direction, but that direction rotates with time. Apart from this, the brightness of the object also varies dramatically, by a factor of 100, and the signal switches on and off apparently at random, unlike anything the scientists had ever seen before! Initially, the scientists thought it could be a pulsar or else a type of star that emits huge solar flares. But the signals from this new source don’t match what these celestial objects emit!
While the investigation continues on the radio wave, the source of the signals has been dubbed the ASKAP J173608.2-321635. However, even though the scientists werebaffled by the source of  the emission, finding it was nothing short of extraordinary! The astronomers detected six signals over a period of nine months in 2020.
But, when the astronomers tried to find the source in visible light, using optical telescopes, they saw nothing. The Parkes radio telescope in Australia also came up empty. This telescope, located just outside the town of Parkes in the central-west region of New South Wales, is one of the four instruments that make up the Australia Telescope National Facility.
Parkes has a diameter of 64 meters, making it one of the largest single-dish telescopes in the southern hemisphere dedicated to astronomy. It started operating in 1961, and the surface, control system, focus cabin, receivers, computers, and cabling have all been upgraded to keep the telescope at the cutting edge of radio astronomy. The telescope is now 10,000 times more sensitive than when it was first commissioned.
However, it failed to detect the source of the radio signal!
Luckily, there is the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa, an array of 64 interlinked receptors. A receptor is the complete antenna structure, with the primary reflector, sub- reflector, and all receivers, digitizers, and other electronics installed. Forty-eight of the receptors are concentrated in the core area, which is approximately 1 km in diameter.
MeerKAT is even more powerful than Parkes, so the astronomers turned to it to unravel the mystery of this strange radio signal!
MeerKAT did detect the signal! However, it was intermittent and different, signaling that

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The Inside Story on the F-22's Chinese Spy Balloon Kill

Ward gives the details behind the F-22 shootdown of the Chinese Spy Balloon that occurred on February 4, 2023, the first kill by a Raptor in the history of that stealth fighter.

How an F22 Raptor shot down China's spy balloon | Why US choose F22 Raptor | USA China Geopolitics

How an F22 Raptor shot down China's spy balloon | Why US choose F22 Raptor | USA China

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This May Be The Real Reason Why China Is Flying Spy Balloon Over US: Gordon Chang | Forbes Exclusive

Author and geopolitical expert Gordon Chang joins Diane Brady on "Forbes Newsroom" to discuss the Chinese spy balloon that is terrifying the US.

Now the Chinese 'spy balloon' is down, what was it for?

Military divers are searching the ocean for pieces of the balloon that was shot down over the weekend.

250 Tonnes to Orbit!?: SpaceX's New Expendable Starship Option

Today, an array of captivating topics to delve into. From the latest updates on the Starship project including the creation of a potential water deluge system, announcement of a 250 Tonnes to Orbit New Expendable Starship Option, to an intriguing rideshare mission with spectacular Starlink launches. Also we get to exploring NASA's innovative rotating detonation rocket engine design. And that's not all, another breath-taking spacewalk, honoring two heroes with the Space Medal of Honor, and much, much more. So sit back, and hold on tight as we blast through yet another awesome week of updates.

Former intelligence official breaks silence on gov't UFO investigations

Jay Stratton is one of the United States government's highest-ranking and most experienced UFO hunters. During his long career working with various intelligence agencies, Stratton might have seen more of the Pentagon's hidden UFO files than anyone. He is the only person in the federal government to have worked directly on all three of the most recent UFO programs, including one based in Las Vegas.

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Urgent mission to recover Chinese spy balloon debris | WNT

U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships are searching and securing a massive perimeter to retrieve every piece of the balloon they can find.

Why Don't Venus And Mars Have Life If They Are Both In The Habitable Zone?

The habitable zone is a region of the solar system where temperatures allow liquid water to exist on a planet, that is, a region that is neither too hot nor too cold. Did you know that there are three planets within the habitable zone in our solar system?

The habitable zone

The habitable zone is an area around a star within which temperatures between 32°F (0°C or 273K) and 212°F (100°C or 373K) are reached. That is, the habitable zone corresponds to the area around a star where the average temperature of the planets there would allow liquid water on its surface.

Other factors for habitability

The existence of liquid water on a planet does not depend only on the amount of energy it receives from its star. Atmospheric pressure also plays a vital role in the presence of water. Some of these other factors are:

Greenhouse effect: carbon dioxide in a planet's atmosphere generates the well-known greenhouse effect, due to which much of the radiation from the star cannot escape from the planet's surface.
Albedo: is called albedo to the level of reflectivity of the surface of the planets or celestial bodies.

The habitable zone of other stars
The main factor that determines the extent and characteristics of the habitable zone is stellar luminosity. As such,

Venus and Mars: habitable or not?

As we have already seen, the habitable zone of our solar system hosts three planets, Venus, Earth, and Mars; however, of those three, only Earth has life. Not only that but Venus and Mars are a long way from habitable planets.

1. Dough
Low-mass planets are bad candidates for life for two reasons. First, its low gravity makes conserving the atmosphere difficult.
2. Orbit and rotation of the planet
As in the other criteria, stability is critical in determining the effect of orbital and rotational characteristics on planetary habitability.

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07-02-2023 om 16:32 geschreven door peter  

Over the years, reports of pyramid-shaped UFOs have surfaced online. 

For example on December 18, 2009, a large triangle-shaped craft hovered above Red Square in Moscow and on December 18, 2018 a pyramid-shaped UFO was spotted over the Pentagon. That same year a leaked footage surfaced online of a meeting at the UN where the pyramid-shaped UFO was also discussed. 

During the meeting Maria Garces said that on December at 4.07 pm an extraterrestrial contact occurred. A metal object, shaped like a pyramid appeared over the Pentagon, Washington DC, USA. The unidentified object with a diameter around 100 meters rotated around its own axis at an altitude of around 500 meters. 

NASA operational task group, specializing in the receiving and processing of space data; received incoming data from the object. The data (information from the radars, the visual information and the fixation of the radio signals incoming from the UFO).  After analyzing all data of the object that hovered over the Pentagon, NASA explained that the object can be identified as an craft of unknown origin, hypothetically of extraterrestrial origin. 

The question is, who are they, where are they from, and what is their intention? Moreover, while the US shoots down an alleged Chinese spy balloon with a stinger missile (if you have to believe the hyped stories of the mainstream media about the Chinese spy balloon) then why are these unknown craft equipped with advanced and sophisticated technology allowed to fly with impunity within restricted airspace.

  

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06-02-2023 om 18:30 geschreven door peter  

UFO at 37,000′ – Captain Delgado’s Amazing UFO Sightings

In recent years, UFO sightings have become a hot topic of discussion among people from all over the world. With the advancement of technology, more and more individuals are capturing videos and images of unidentified flying objects. One such individual is Captain Erik Delgado, who has recently captured several videos and photos of UFO sightings. Chris Leto, a popular YouTuber, recently interviewed Captain Delgado and shared his videos and photos with the world.

• Further Appearances of the Mysterious Bright UFO Continue to Puzzle Witnesse

It’s hard to say what the object captured by Captain Delgado was, but it’s an amazing account nonetheless. The videos and photos show an object moving in the sky, changing shape, and color, and moving away from the airplane. This account raises many questions about the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the existence of UFO’s.

In conclusion, Captain Erik Delgado’s UFO sightings have been captured on video and photos and have recently been shared with the world by Chris Leto. The videos and photos show an unidentified flying object moving in the sky, changing shape, and color, and moving away from the airplane. This account raises many questions about the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the existence of UFO’s. The footage is intriguing and has left many people wondering what the object could have been. Whether it was an extraterrestrial spacecraft or a weather phenomenon, it’s a fascinating account that has caught the attention of many.

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06-02-2023 om 18:21 geschreven door peter  

There's Something Strange About The Chinese Spy Balloon

Was this Chinese spy balloon a test run for an EMP detonation?

In this video, we examine some of the histories of nuclear weapon-equipped balloons and the potential consequences of a balloon-launched EMP event.

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05-02-2023 om 18:16 geschreven door peter  

LEAKED VIDEO of a PYRAMID SHAPED UFO shot in 1968 in Soviet Union & smuggled by GEORGE KNAPP in the 90s

The leaked video of a pyramid-shaped UFO shot in 1968 in Latvia (back there Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), part of the Soviet Union) is a topic that has captured the imagination of many people around the world. It all started in the early 1990s when the American television investigative journalist, news anchor, and talk radio host, George Knapp, was on a mission to uncover the truth about Russia’s UFO files. With the help of a Russian physicist who was in contact with the government, Knapp was able to make contact with the Ministry of Defense and intelligence officials in Russia.

The Russians were conducting a ten-year-long large-scale study of UFOs and had collected tens of thousands of reports and videos, including the pyramid-shaped UFO video that was shot in Latvia in 1968. Knapp was able to obtain the classified video and smuggle it into the United States. This video became a significant piece of evidence in the investigation of the UFO phenomenon.

The video depicts a huge pyramid-shaped object in the skies over Latvia in 1968. Despite its age, the video quality is remarkable, and it shows the object hovering in the air, with a beveled edge. This footage was part of a gigantic cache of information that the Ministry of Defense collected over a ten-year period, and it was considered to be a genuine UFO because of its unique characteristics.

• This UFO Was Shapeshifting Over Brazil

Over the years, there have been numerous other videos of pyramid-shaped UFOs, including footage from 2019 that showed multiple triangle-shaped UFOs pulsing in the sky. This new footage has sparked a lot of speculation and debate among UFO enthusiasts and experts. Some people believe that the two videos could be related and that the technology reflected in the 2019 footage could be a more advanced version of the technology in the 1968 video.

It’s interesting to note that despite the abundance of video documentation of pyramid-shaped UFOs, it’s only in recent years that people are talking and paying attention to it. This could be attributed to the growing interest in the UFO phenomenon and the increasing coverage of it by mainstream media.

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05-02-2023 om 17:42 geschreven door peter  

LATEST UFO SIGHTINGS AND VIDEOS - 05/02/2023

Ancient Aliens: Intergalactic Mystery Baffles Scientists

In 2017, scientists in Hawaii detected a strange object traveling through our solar system. See more in this scene from Season 6, Episode 1, "Aliens and Outer Space."

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You Won’t Believe What NASA Found on Mars

Scientists used to consider Mars a geologically dead planet. It's smaller than Earth and loses internal heat faster. In the past, there was a lot of activity in its depths, and there are many traces of huge volcano eruptions on its surface. The largest volcano in the Solar System, Olympus, can be seen from Earth even with an amateur telescope. But volcano eruptions on Mars stopped a long time ago. The planet's interior cooled and solidified, the internal cooling weakened its magnetic field, the solar wind blew away the atmosphere, and the remaining water froze.

But recently, Mars has become more active. Everything changed when astronomers studied thousands of images of the Martian equatorial region. The images were taken between 2006 and 2020 by the NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

The HiRISE camera took the images at an altitude of 300 kilometers above the Martian surface. The images allow us to distinguish individual objects with a size of up to 1 meter. The study revealed a large number of landslides and debris flows on the slopes of the Martian volcanoes. Scientists have discovered more than 4,500 traces of rocks that have left characteristic patterns in the shape of a Christmas tree, which usually happens after strong earthquakes. The longest trace is more than 2.4 kilometers [1.5 miles] long and in total, these traces are around 900 kilometers [560 miles] long. About a third of the traces weren’t present on images before 2006, indicating that they formed later. It’s clear that only very powerful underground tremors are capable of moving these huge boulders. However, until recently, such tremors weren’t found on Mars.

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NASA Just Found Declassified Photos of Venus by the Soviet Union. Real Images!

NASA Just Found Declassified Photos of Venus by the Soviet Union. Real Images! Venus's surface has hellish acoustics. Nearly 465°C and dotted with mountains and volcanoes that rise toward sulfuric acid clouds characterizes this intolerably hot place. The atmosphere is under intense barometric pressure, almost similar to being 1,500 meters underwater, and clouds are being driven across a murky yellow sky by fast-moving winds.

Little was known about this planet before the Soviets turned their attention to Venus and began their exploration. What was found on Venus? Is there life form living on Venus? What secrets did the Soviet Union hide about the planet when they visited?

This Is What The Surface Of Venus Sounds Like! Venera 14 Sound Recording 1982 (4K UHD)

Nearly 40 years ago Venera 14 landed on Venus and recorded the sound of its eerie, scorched surface. But what did it hear? Click of the video to find out!

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Does the Sun make sound?

Yes! and it's very unsettling! During its first few years of exploring the Sun, NASA's Parker Solar Probe recorded six strange but amazing sounds of the solar wind. The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the Sun's upper atmosphere, known as the Corona. Scientists have studied the solar wind for more than 60 years, but they're still puzzled over some of its behaviours. However, by listening to the pressure waves it produces, we can hear the bizarre sounds of the Sun. The small chirps, squeaks, hurricane-like screams and rustles recorded by the Parker Solar Probe hint at the origin of this mysterious and ever-present wind. So what does the Sun sound like? Click on the video and listen to real audio recordings of our closest star.

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05-02-2023 om 00:45 geschreven door peter  

BREAKING NEWS: Fighter jet shoots down China spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina after Biden vowed to 'take care of it' and the FAA closed airspace and three airports - PART I

• A missile burst the balloon at 2.38pm and separated its payload - carrying its cameras - sending it plummeting towards the ocean off Myrtle Beach 
• Footage showed a fighter jet screaming towards the spy aircraft before firing a missile which shredded the balloon. It then dropped straight down
• Biden told reporters, 'I told them to shoot it down on Wednesday. They said to me let's wait for the safest place to do it'

By ROSS IBBETSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Fighter jets shot down the Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic today after Joe Biden vowed to 'take care of it' and the FAA shutdown three airports in the Carolinas.

A missile burst the balloon at 2.38pm and separated its payload - the metal structure carrying its cameras - sending it plummeting towards the ocean off Myrtle Beach.

Footage showed a fighter jet screaming towards the spy aircraft before firing a missile which shredded the balloon as stunned locals watched from the coast. 

An operation was underway to recover the wreckage and retrieve any valuable intelligence before it sinks into the ocean.

Biden told reporters, 'I told them to shoot it down on Wednesday. They said to me let's wait for the safest place to do it.' 

'We successfully took it down it down and I want to compliment our aviators,' the President said he stepped off Air Force One en route to Camp David at Hagerstown Regional Airport, Maryland.

The Pentagon confirmed: 'The balloon, which was being used by the People's Republic of China in an attempt to surveil strategic sites in the continental United States, was brought down above US territorial waters.' 

Defense officials estimated the balloon was about the size of three buses and that any debris field would be substantial. 

The balloon was seen bursting at 2.38pm and its payload - the metal structure carrying its cameras - appeared to have been separated as it plummeted towards the Atlantic off Myrtle Beach

Biden (boarding Air Force One this morning in Syracuse, NY) told reporters, 'I told them to shoot it down on Wednesday. They said to me let's wait for the safest place to do it'

Jets were seen flying close to the balloon around 1.30pm after a source revealed that defense officials were planning a shoot down and capture mission

Military aircraft have been spotted ripping around the Chinese balloon

The airspace in the Carolinas has now reopened after the Federal Aviation Authority announced a 'ground stop' at Charleston, Myrtle Beach and Wilmington's international airports shortly after 1pm.  

The Coast Guard earlier advised mariners to immediately leave the area due to military operations 'that present a significant hazard.' 

The Biden administration confirmed the shoot-down order around 2pm after the President this morning vowed, 'We're gonna take care of it,' as he stepped off Air Force One at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, upstate NY. 

Biden gave the order as it emerged that a Chinese spy balloon had been spotted over Latin America, passing over the Panama Canal and moving southeast over Venezuela.

The Pentagon confirmed the second Chinese aircraft Friday night.

'We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon,' chief Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said. 

But the Biden's administration's attempts to hide the blatant US airspace violation from the public for almost a week and inaction over the threat to national security have infuriated Republicans.

'Communist China's surveillance balloon violates international law and threatens our homeland,' Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island) told The New York Post.

'It's an outrage that the Biden Administration spotted this balloon days ago as it was flying over the Aleutian Islands and did nothing about it,' she said. 'The president has not even made a comment about this unacceptable act of aggression by the CCP.'

Biden first became aware of the balloon last Sunday, January 28, when it was spotted over Alaska. The US military tracked it over Canadian airspace and as it re-entered US territory on Tuesday.

'We successfully took it down it down and I want to compliment our aviators,' the President said he stepped off Air Force One en route to Camp David at Hagerstown Regional Airport, Maryland

Biden confirms he gave the order on Wednesday to the Pentagon to shoot it down as soon as possible

The aircraft was tracking towards the Carolinas this morning and is due to exit the east coast by noon after passing over a sensitive nuclear missile site in Montana dubbed America's 'Doomsday Base'. It comes amid mounting pressure on Biden as it emerged that a second Chinese spy balloon had been spotted over Latin America, passing over the Panama Canal and moving southeast over Venezuela. The Pentagon confirmed the second Chinese aircraft Friday night. 'We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon,' chief Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said

A US defense official said the balloon is the size of several buses - but doesn't pose an immediate threat to Americans. The balloon, pictured over Montana, has been tracked for several days but officials decided not to shoot it down over fears about debris. China claims it is a civilian airship used for meteorological research. However, William Kim, a specialist in surveillance balloons at the Marathon Initiative think tank in Washington, said the balloon has a significant, visible 'payload' - the electronics for guidance and collecting information, powered by large solar panels. Artificial intelligence has made it possible for a balloon, just by reading the changes in the air around it, to adjust its altitude to guide it where it wants to go, Kim said

The following day, Biden was given a detailed report on the aircraft and its course, attended by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley.

Biden initially wanted to take it down but Milley and Austin argued the risk from falling debris was too great, sources revealed.   

Meanwhile, the administration went to the Chinese embassy for an explanation and continued making preparations for Blinken's landmark diplomatic visit.

The administration finally told the public on Thursday after local Montana paper, the Billings Gazette, published photos of the balloon.

The emergence of the spy aircraft comes on the heels of a classified report to Congress which outlined advanced new technology that US adversaries were harnessing to spy on the country.  

The report last month mentioned at least two incidents of a rival power conducting aerial surveillance with what appeared to be unknown cutting-edge technology, sources told The New York Times.

Although the report did not single out any country, two US officials familiar with the research named China.

The two sites where the unusual surveillance was detected included a military base in the US and another overseas. 

Since 2021, the Pentagon has studied 366 unexplained incidents and determined that 163 were balloons. 

A handful of these were advanced surveillance balloons, a US official told the Times.

The President was last night slammed by the Governor of Montana over his inaction. Greg Gianforte (pictured in the Montana State Capitol on Jan. 25) said that as as a result, 'Americans are endangered and our enemies are emboldened.'

Stunned Montana residents Friday posted videos on social media of helicopters buzzing overhead after the emergence of the balloon

The footage, taken near Billings, Montana, appears to show Chinooks escorted by smaller helicopters 

Biden was last night slammed by the Governor of Montana over his inaction. Greg Gianforte said that as a result, 'Americans are endangered and our enemies are emboldened.' 

Speaking to Fox News, the Republican governor revealed that he was briefed earlier in the week that the Pentagon had been looking at taking it out.

'Clearly this went to the President's desk and he chose not to act,' Gianforte said.

He added: 'If it was up to Montanans this thing would have taken out the sky the moment it entered our sovereign airspace and it clearly had been there for a while. It's not moving that fast.'

China insisted the balloon is an errant civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research that went off course due to winds. 

However, the US rejected that out of hand and Blinken cancelled his trip to Beijing, telling a senior Chinese diplomat that sending the balloon over the US was 'an irresponsible act'.

Shooting the slow-moving, low-flying balloon down is not as simple as it sounds.

William Kim, a specialist in surveillance balloons at the Marathon Initiative think tank in Washington, told AFP that the target was resistant to missiles and bullets.

'These balloons use helium... It's not the Hindenburg, you can't just shoot it and then and then it goes up in flames,' he said.

'If you do punch holes in it, it's just kind of going to leak out very slowly.'

He said it was not clear if using surface-to-air missiles would work, because their guidance systems are designed to hit fast-moving missiles and aircraft. 

Kim said the Chinese balloon is also far more advanced and could be using artificial intelligence (AI), allowing it to steer through severe winds at extreme altitudes.

It has a significant, visible 'payload' - the electronics for guidance and collecting information, powered by large solar panels, he said.

AI has made it possible for a balloon, just by reading the changes in the air around it, to adjust its altitude to guide it where it wants to go, Kim said.

'Before you either had to have a tether... or you just send it up and it just goes wherever the wind takes it,' he said.

'What's happened very recently with advances in AI is that you can have a balloon that... doesn't need its own motion system. Merely by adjusting the altitude it can control its direction.'

That could also involve radio communications from its home base, he said.

But 'if the point of it is to monitor (intercontinental ballistic missile) silos, which is one of the theories... you wouldn't necessarily need to tell it to adjust its location,' he added.

Kim said that as satellites become more vulnerable to being attacked from the Earth and space, balloons have distinct advantages.

Firstly, they don't easily show up on radars.

'These are materials that don't reflect, they're not metal. So even though these balloons expand to quite large, detecting... the balloon itself is going to be a problem,' he said.

And the payload, if small enough, can be overlooked.

Balloons also have the advantage of holding relatively stationary positions over a surveillance target, compared to constantly orbiting satellites used by spy agencies to take photographs.

'These things can stay overhead, they can stay over one spot months at a time, compared to the low-Earth-orbit satellites,' Kim said.

Kim called it a 'real possibility' that a Chinese balloon may have been intended to collect data from outside US boundaries or much higher but malfunctioned.

'These balloons don't always work perfectly,' he said. He said it was 'definitely a little low (in the sky).'

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The Chinese surveillance balloon is estimated to be about the width of three buses. The balloon is fitted with solar panels to power the on-board equipment, which could include long-range cameras and radar. It was traveling at an altitude of around 60,000ft on Friday afternoon, but the balloons can reach heights of around double that

'If you wanted it to be harder to spot, if you want it to be harder to shoot down, then it would make sense to operate at higher altitudes,' Kim said.

Even if it's not armed, the balloon poses a risk to the US, a former military leader has warned. Retired Army Gen. John Ferrari claimed the flight itself can be used to test America's ability to detect incoming threats and to find holes in the country's air defense warning system.

It may also allow the Chinese to sense electromagnetic emissions that higher-altitude satellites can't detect, such as low-power radio frequencies that could help them understand how different US weapons systems communicate.

He also said the Chinese may have sent the balloon 'to show us that they can do it, and maybe next time it could have a weapon. So now we have to spend money and time on it' developing defenses.

The discovery of the balloons dealt a new blow to already strained US-Chinese relations that have been in a downwards spiral for years over numerous issues.

Still, US officials maintained that diplomatic channels remain open and Blinken said he remained willing to travel to China 'when conditions allow'.

'We continue to believe that having open lines of communication is important,' he said.

A US State Department official said Blinken and deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman had both protested to the top official at the Chinese Embassy on Wednesday, a day before the Pentagon announced the discovery of the balloon.

A second Chinese spy balloon was reported flying over Latin America, with many taking photos of a balloon hovering above Venezuela (left). The sighting comes after a surveillance balloon was spotted flying Montana (right) 

A social media user shared this photo of the suspected Chinese spy balloon allegedly flying over Costa Rica yesterday

The aircraft has also sparked concerns that China could have deliberately sent the balloon to spy on US bases.

Montana Senator Steve Daines warned that the balloon might've been targeting his state's nuclear missile fields.

'Montana plays a vital national security role by housing nuclear missile silos at Malmstrom AFB,' Daines wrote to the Department of Defense. 

'Given the increased hostility and destabilization around the globe aimed at the United States and our allies, I am alarmed by the fact that this spy balloon was able to infiltrate the airspace of our country and Montana.'

Blinken claims he told senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in a phone call that sending the balloon over the US was 'an irresponsible act and that (China's) decision to take this action on the eve of my visit is detrimental to the substantive discussions that we were prepared to have'. 

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement: 'In actuality, the US and China have never announced any visit. The US making any such announcement is their own business, and we respect that.'

According to Beijing, Wang said China 'has always strictly followed international law, we do not accept any groundless speculation and hype. Faced with unexpected situations, both parties need to keep calm, communicate in a timely manner, avoid misjudgments and manage differences'.

The Chinese surveillance balloon is estimated to be about the width of three buses. The balloon is fitted with solar panels to power the on-board equipment, which could include long-range cameras and radar. It was traveling at an altitude of around 60,000ft on Friday afternoon, but the balloons can reach heights of around double that

CIA Director William Burns pictured on Thursday at Washington's Georgetown University, where he called China the 'biggest geopolitical challenge' facing the United States

China's foreign ministry said the balloon 'seriously deviated from the scheduled route' and expressed regret that 'the airship strayed into the United States due to force majeure' and claimed it was used for scientific research 'such as meteorology' – something the Pentagon disputed.

The detection of the balloon, which triggered alarm in the White House and the Pentagon, adds to a series of recent controversies that have further strained the tense relationship between China and the United States. 

Beijing had urged calm while it established the 'facts' before a statement yesterday morning said the balloon was a weather research device that had 'deviated far from its planned course'.

The Chinese foreign ministry said it regretted that the balloon had mistakenly entered US airspace. 

Republican leaders and former President Trump had led calls for the balloon to be shot down. 

F-22 fighter jets were mobilized to track the device as it hovered over Montana, which borders Canada, on Wednesday. 

Analysts said the balloon is about the size of 'three buses' and could be fitted with high-tech equipment including cameras, sensors and radar. 

The alleged Chinese spy balloon is pictured over Maracaibo, Venezuela yesterday

A model of the path the balloon caught hovering over the US is thought to have taken, created by meteorologist Dan Satterfield, showed it originated in central China

US officials had said that the balloon is large enough that destroying it would rain down debris, risking the safety of people on the ground. 

After it was spotted flying over, the balloon was tracked further south on Friday afternoon flying over Missouri. 

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04-02-2023 om 23:48 geschreven door peter  

BREAKING NEWS: Fighter jet shoots down China spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina after Biden vowed to 'take care of it' and the FAA closed airspace and three airports - PART II

• A missile burst the balloon at 2.38pm and separated its payload - carrying its cameras - sending it plummeting towards the ocean off Myrtle Beach 
• Footage showed a fighter jet screaming towards the spy aircraft before firing a missile which shredded the balloon. It then dropped straight down
• Biden told reporters, 'I told them to shoot it down on Wednesday. They said to me let's wait for the safest place to do it'

By ROSS IBBETSON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

The Pentagon said the balloon was floating at around 60,000 feet on Friday afternoon

Images posted by the National Weather Service in Kansas City, MO, showed an unidentified balloon flying over the state which is believed to be the Chinese surveillance device. 

A report from the crew of a Cessna Citation private jet on Friday afternoon said they observed a 'derelict balloon adrift' while cruising at 43,000 feet near Kansas City.

They said the balloon was floating at around 50,000 feet, which could cause safety concerns among aviation officials.

Military and defense officials previously said the balloon was floating at around 60,000 feet and doesn't pose a threat to civilians or civil aviation.

A Pentagon spokesman also noted the aircraft could remain aloft over the US for 'a few days,' extending uncertainty about where it will go. 

The news initially broke as CIA Director William Burns was speaking at an event at Washington's Georgetown University, where he called China the 'biggest geopolitical challenge' facing the United States. 

Elaborating on China's readiness for an invasion of Taiwan, Burns added: 'Now, that does not mean that he's decided to conduct an invasion in 2027, or any other year, but it's a reminder of the seriousness of his focus and his ambition.

A high-altitude Chinese balloon that was spotted flying over Missouri and sensitive areas of Montana - where nuclear warheads are siloed - yesterday, prompting the military to take actions to prevent it from collecting intelligence.

'Our assessment at CIA is that I wouldn't underestimate President Xi's ambitions with regard to Taiwan,' he said, adding that the Chinese leader was likely 'surprised and unsettled' and trying to draw lessons from the 'very poor performance' of the Russian military and its weapons systems in Ukraine.

Russia and China signed a 'no limits' partnership last February shortly before Russian forces invaded Ukraine, and their economic links have boomed as Russia's connections with the West have shriveled.

The Russian invasion had fueled concerns in the West of China making a similar move on Taiwan, a democratic island Beijing says is its territory.

China has refrained from condemning Russia's operation against Ukraine, but it has been careful not to provide the sort of direct material support which could provoke Western sanctions like those imposed on Moscow.

'I think it's a mistake to underestimate the mutual commitment to that partnership, but it's not a friendship totally without limits,' Burns said.

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04-02-2023 om 22:36 geschreven door peter  

Why Would China Use A Spy Balloon When It Has Satellites? - Chris Martenson LIVE!

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04-02-2023 om 20:59 geschreven door peter  

Mysterious UFO Sighting Captured by Fighter Pilot in Iraq: A Closer Look

A recent UFO sighting photo has caused quite a stir in the world of ufology. The photo, which was taken in Iraq in 2015, depicts a mysterious flying object in the sky. The image was captured by a veteran F-16 pilot during a mission in the war-torn country.

According to the pilot, they were on a mission to provide air support to troops on the ground. During the mission, they noticed a strange object in the sky, which they quickly captured on camera. The object was described as being a disc-shaped craft with a metallic exterior. It was also noted that the object was completely still in the sky and made no noise, making it unlike any other aircraft they had seen before.

The photo was eventually released by documentary filmmaker Jeremy Corbell, who has made a name for himself by investigating and documenting UFO sightings. In a recent interview, Corbell spoke about the significance of this photo, stating that it provides further evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial life and the possibility of advanced technologies beyond our understanding.

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It’s worth noting that this photo is not the only evidence of UFO sightings in Iraq. In recent years, there have been several other reports of strange flying objects in the region, many of which remain unexplained. The release of this photo has reignited the debate about the reality of UFO sightings and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

In conclusion, the UFO sighting in Iraq captured by the veteran F-16 pilot has caused a lot of excitement and speculation among the UFO community. The photo provides a fascinating glimpse into the unknown, and serves as a reminder of the many mysteries that still exist in our world. Whether this photo is the result of a natural phenomenon, a secret military operation, or extraterrestrial life, it remains a mystery that continues to captivate and intrigue people around the world.

Watch the analysis of the ORB photo made my Chris Lehto in the video bellow!

04-02-2023 om 20:50 geschreven door peter  

ANOTHER Chinese spy balloon is spotted: Mystery 'surveillance device' floated over Costa Rica before reaching Venezuela, the Pentagon confirms amid frenzy over airbone spyware in the air over the United States

• Second Chinese spy balloon was spotted over Latin America, officials confirmed
• Pentagon said it does not appear the balloon is heading into the United States 
• It comes after a different Chinese balloon hovered over Montana and Missouri  

By RONNY REYES and NATASHA ANDERSON 

A second Chinese spy balloon was spotted hovering over Latin America just hours after the Pentagon accused Beijing of using a similar balloon to spy on sensitive military sites in the US.

Early reports indicated the surveillance craft was flying over Costa Rica, Colombia and Venezuela. Officials say the new balloon does not appear to be heading to America.

The US was tracking another high-altitude Chinese balloon that was spotted flying over Missouri and sensitive areas of Montana - where nuclear warheads are siloed - prompting the military to take actions to prevent it from collecting intelligence

China insisted the balloon is an errant civilian airship used mainly for meteorological research that went off course due to winds. 

However, the US rejected that out of hand and Secretary of State Antony Blinken cancelled his high-stakes trip to Beijing, telling a senior Chinese diplomat that sending the balloon over the US was 'an irresponsible act'.

A second Chinese spy balloon was reported flying over Latin America, with many taking photos of a balloon hovering above Venezuela (left). The sighting comes after a surveillance balloon was spotted flying Montana (right) 

The infographic shows the suspected paths of the two Chinese spy balloons spotted hovering over the west yesterday

Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said reports showed 'a balloon transiting Latin America,' confirming last night that it was another Chinese surveillance balloon.

'We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon,' Mr Ryder said. He declined to offer further information such as where it was spotted.

The US actually had been tracking the first balloon since at least Tuesday, when President Joe Biden was first briefed, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.

After passing the sensitive military sites in Montana, the balloon was moving south-east over the heartland of the central United States during the day and was expected to remain in US airspace for several days, officials said. 

According to three US officials, Mr Biden was initially inclined to order the surveillance balloon to be blown out of the sky, and a senior defence official said the US had prepared fighter jets, including F-22s, to shoot it down if ordered.

Officials said defence secretary Lloyd Austin and general Mark Milley, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, strongly advised Mr Biden against shooting down the balloon, warning that its size – as big as three buses – and considerable weight could create a debris field large enough to endanger Americans on the ground.

A social media user shared this photo of the suspected Chinese spy balloon allegedly flying over Costa Rica yesterday

The alleged Chinese spy balloon is pictured over Maracaibo, Venezuela yesterday

The Chinese surveillance balloon is estimated to be about the width of three buses. The balloon is fitted with solar panels to power the on-board equipment, which could include long-range cameras and radar. It was traveling at an altitude of around 60,000ft on Friday afternoon, but the balloons can reach heights of around double that

'We continue to believe that having open lines of communication is important,' he said.

A US State Department official said Mr Blinken and deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman had both protested to the top official at the Chinese Embassy on Wednesday, a day before the Pentagon announced the discovery of the balloon.

A US defense official said the balloon is the size of several buses - but doesn't pose an immediate threat to Americans. The balloon, pictured over Montana, has been tracked for several days but officials decided not to shoot it down over fears about debris. China claims it is a civilian airship used for meteorological research

The Pentagon said the balloon was floating at around 60,000 feet on Friday afternoon

The aircraft has also sparked concerns that China could have deliberately sent the balloon to spy on US bases.

Montana Senator Steve Daines warned that the balloon might've been targeting his state's nuclear missile fields.

'Montana plays a vital national security role by housing nuclear missile silos at Malmstrom AFB,' Daines wrote to the Department of Defense.  

'Given the increased hostility and destabilization around the globe aimed at the United States and our allies, I am alarmed by the fact that this spy balloon was able to infiltrate the airspace of our country and Montana.'

The incident heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing, with the US cancelling Mr Blinken's long-planned trip to China.

The trip was to feature a landmark meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, a trip President Biden and Xi announced during their own high-stakes summit meeting in Bali in November. 

'We do acknowledge, we note the PRC statement of regret,' a senior State Department said yesterday when announcing the decision. 

'But again, the presence of this balloon in our airspace is clearly unacceptable and a clear violation of our sovereignty. And our clear assessment was that under these current conditions, it wouldn't be constructive to visit Beijing at this time.'

Mr Blinken, who had been due to depart Washington for Beijing yesterday, claims he told senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in a phone call that sending the balloon over the US was 'an irresponsible act and that (China's) decision to take this action on the eve of my visit is detrimental to the substantive discussions that we were prepared to have'. 

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement this morning: 'In actuality, the US and China have never announced any visit. The US making any such announcement is their own business, and we respect that.'

According to Beijing, Mr Wang said China 'has always strictly followed international law, we do not accept any groundless speculation and hype. Faced with unexpected situations, both parties need to keep calm, communicate in a timely manner, avoid misjudgements and manage differences'.

A high-altitude Chinese balloon that was spotted flying over Missouri and sensitive areas of Montana - where nuclear warheads are siloed - yesterday, prompting the military to take actions to prevent it from collecting intelligence

A model of the path the balloon caught hovering over the US is thought to have taken, created by meteorologist Dan Satterfield, showed it originated in central China

China's foreign ministry said the balloon 'seriously deviated from the scheduled route' and expressed regret that 'the airship strayed into the United States due to force majeure' and claimed it was used for scientific research 'such as meteorology' – something the Pentagon disputed.

The detection of the balloon, which triggered alarm in the White House and the Pentagon, adds to a series of recent controversies that have further strained the tense relationship between China and the United States. 

Beijing had urged calm while it established the 'facts' before a statement yesterday morning said the balloon was a weather research device that had 'deviated far from its planned course'.

The Chinese foreign ministry said it regretted that the balloon had mistakenly entered US airspace. 

Republican leaders and former President Donald Trump had led calls for the balloon to be shot down. 

The Chinese surveillance balloon is estimated to be about the width of three buses. The balloon is fitted with solar panels to power the on-board equipment, which could include long-range cameras and radar. It was traveling at an altitude of around 60,000ft on Friday afternoon, but the balloons can reach heights of around double that

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A missile alert facility near Belt, Montana. Officials feared the spy balloon could be used to gather intelligence about nuclear sites in the state as it floated overhead

F-22 fighter jets were mobilized to track the device as it hovered over Montana, which borders Canada, on Wednesday. 

Analysts said the balloon is about the size of 'three buses' and could be fitted with high-tech equipment including cameras, sensors and radar. 

US officials had said that the balloon is large enough that destroying it would rain down debris, risking the safety of people on the ground. 

After it was spotted flying over, the balloon was tracked further south on Friday afternoon flying over Missouri. 

Images posted by the National Weather Service in Kansas City, MO, showed an unidentified balloon flying over the state which is believed to be the Chinese surveillance device. 

A report from the crew of a Cessna Citation private jet on Friday afternoon said they observed a 'derelict balloon adrift' while cruising at 43,000 feet near Kansas City.

They said the balloon was floating at around 50,000 feet, which could cause safety concerns among aviation officials.

Military and defense officials previously said the balloon was floating at around 60,000 feet and doesn't pose a threat to civilians or civil aviation.

A Pentagon spokesman also noted the aircraft could remain aloft over the US for 'a few days,' extending uncertainty about where it will go. 

CIA Director William Burns pictured on Thursday at Washington's Georgetown University, where he called China the 'biggest geopolitical challenge' facing the United States

Pictured: A map showing China's likely tactics when it comes to an invasion of Taiwan

China's President Xi Jinping has ordered his military to be ready to invade Taiwan by 2027, the director of the CIA has warned. Pictured: Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers during military training at Pamir Mountains in Kashgar, northwestern China's Xinjiang region

The news initially broke as CIA Director William Burns was speaking at an event at Washington's Georgetown University, where he called China the 'biggest geopolitical challenge' facing the United States. 

Elaborating on China's readiness for an invasion of Taiwan, Burns added: 'Now, that does not mean that he's decided to conduct an invasion in 2027, or any other year, but it's a reminder of the seriousness of his focus and his ambition.

'Our assessment at CIA is that I wouldn't underestimate President Xi's ambitions with regard to Taiwan,' he said, adding that the Chinese leader was likely 'surprised and unsettled' and trying to draw lessons from the 'very poor performance' of the Russian military and its weapons systems in Ukraine.

Russia and China signed a 'no limits' partnership last February shortly before Russian forces invaded Ukraine, and their economic links have boomed as Russia's connections with the West have shrivelled.

The Russian invasion had fuelled concerns in the West of China making a similar move on Taiwan, a democratic island Beijing says is its territory.

China has refrained from condemning Russia's operation against Ukraine, but it has been careful not to provide the sort of direct material support which could provoke Western sanctions like those imposed on Moscow.

'I think it's a mistake to underestimate the mutual commitment to that partnership, but it's not a friendship totally without limits,' Burns said.

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04-02-2023 om 16:15 geschreven door peter  

Putin 'is buzzed by colour-changing UFO' spotted by FOUR Russian planes as he makes speech threatening nuclear war against the West

• Mysterious object spotted changing colour during Putin's Volgograd visit
• Putin marked the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad (now Volgograd)
• UFO sighting occurred during speech on a possible escalation to nuclear war 

By WILL STEWART

Pilots in multiple Russian planes reported a UFO buzzing Volgograd when Vladimir Putin visited the city on Thursday.

The extraordinary accounts say the unidentified object 'changed colour and height' in the sky.

A report by Telegram channel Aviatorschina said the UFO was seen and reported to the aviation authorities by the crews of four separate passenger planes.

Putin had flown to Volgograd under close security to attend ceremonies linked to the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad in the Second World War.

The incidents came as the dictator hinted that the conflict in Ukraine could turn nuclear following the West's moves to supply Kyiv with major supplies of tanks.

He said: 'We don't send our tanks to their borders but we have the means to respond, and it won't end with the use of armoured vehicles, everyone must understand that.

'A modern war with Russia will be completely different.'

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech as he attends commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory in the battle of Stalingrad in Volgograd

S7 airlines flight S72046 from Sochi to Moscow reported a sighting of 'an unidentified flying object' over Volgograd, Russia, on 2 February 2023

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Aviatorschina channel reported: 'The crew of an Airbus A321 of S7 Airlines, operating flight S72046 from Sochi to Moscow, 12 minutes before reaching Volgograd at an altitude of 10,000 meters, reported that they observed an unidentified flying object at right angles to the plane, on the left side.

'The object was changing colour and height, and the direction of movement.'

The channel monitors air incidents and added: 'Later, the crews of Aeroflot (SU1125), S7 Airlines (S73750) and Rossiya (SU6358) flights confirmed this information after flying near Volgograd.'

The Rossiya plane crew assessed the distance of the UFO at around 125 miles.

The sightings were reported to air traffic control and civil and military authorities.

'The competent authorities have been notified, since no flight plans were provided in the specified area at the time.

'Permission to use the airspace was not issued.'

The S7 crew reported the timing at 19:08 Moscow time [16:08 GMT] on Thursday.

The timing of the other sightings were not precisely revealed.

The 19:08 sighting was around three hours after Putin's arrival, and occurred as he took part in the commemorations which included his sabre-rattling speech.

It is known that laser displays linked to the 80th anniversary commemorations were taking place at 18:00, 19:00, 20:00 and 20:45.

Vladimir Putin visits Volgograd on 2 February 2023 to commemorate the Battle of Stalingrad

A laser show pictured in Volgograd, southern Russia, amid celebrations in February 2023

Yet the pilots would be expected to be informed about this.

The Russian authorities have not commented on the UFO reports.

The flights reporting the strange sightings were S72046 - S7 or Siberia Airlines - from Sochi to Moscow, SU1125 - Aeroflot - also Sochi to Moscow, S73750 Istanbul to Moscow and SU6358 - Rossiya - from Mineralnye Vody to St. Petersburg.

The flight paths took the planes to the east of Volgograd, formerly called Stalingrad.

All the air routings show major detours to avoid flying close to the war zone in Ukraine before they flew past Volgograd.

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04-02-2023 om 15:48 geschreven door peter  

Bonnybridge, a small Scottish town, is located in the heart of the Falkirk Triangle, one of the world’s most renowned hotbeds for UFO sightings. In just a 20 square mile radius, encompassing the towns of Stirling, Cumbernauld and Falkirk, over 60,000 people claim to have had a UFO sighting or believe in them wholeheartedly.

Councilor William Buchanan, who has served as a representative of Falkirk City for over 25 years, firmly stands by the credibility and sincerity of his town’s residents. Since 1992, when cases of UFO sightings were first reported, Buchanan has been advocating for the Scottish and English governments to launch a thorough investigation. He shuns media circus and the notion of mystery tourism, but rather, has written to every Prime Minister that has come to power, demanding respect and an in-depth investigation into the strange occurrences in the area.

In a 2017 exclusive interview with “Becarios del Misterio,” Councilor Buchanan candidly shares his own extraordinary encounter with a suspected alien. He also delves into the history and various theories surrounding the Falkirk Triangle and the mysterious happenings that take place all too often in this Scottish triangular landscape.

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This short documentary, “The Bonnybridge Files,” is a must-watch for anyone intrigued by the mystery of UFO sightings and the unexplained phenomenon in the Falkirk Triangle. Councilor Buchanan’s testimony adds credibility to the many strange occurrences in this Scottish town and serves as a call to action for a deeper investigation into the mystery.

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04-02-2023 om 15:10 geschreven door peter  

Orange Balls in the Sky: The Feb 1st 2023 UFO Sighting in Mesa

On the night of February 1st 2023, residents of Mesa, Arizona were stunned by a mysterious UFO sighting. According to a witness report, the person saw several orange balls in the sky, which were too big to be stars or planes. The balls remained stationary for several minutes before disappearing.

The sighting has sparked speculation about a possible connection to the rumored underground base in Mesa. There have been rumors for years about a secret underground facility located beneath the city, with some suggesting that it may be a joint human-alien base.

The term Dulce Base refers to a widely held conspiracy theory suggesting that a secret underground facility is being operated by humans and aliens. The idea of this concept emerged during the 1970s after Paul Bennewitz, an Albuquerque businessman, claimed that he had intercepted alien communications. Over time, various claims about the facility and UFO sightings began to emerge within the UFO community.

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According to Michael Barkun, a political scientist, the base story became popular in 1986 after the Cold War’s underground missile facilities were discovered in the area. Despite the lack of concrete evidence supporting the base’s existence, the legend has persisted to captivate UFO fans. According to some residents of the town of Dulce, they have seen strange objects in the area, and the town has even organized a Dulce Base UFO Conference to promote tourism.

Find out more at the video bellow called UFO Hunters: Alien Experiments at Secret Underground Base

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04-02-2023 om 13:05 geschreven door peter  

Why Doesn’t Biden’s Pentagon Shoot Down the Chinese Surveillance Balloon Over Montana?

The Biden Administration has decimated America’s credibility and deterrence. This is the result. A Chinese spy balloon flying over the state of Montana. The CCP would not have dared done this under President Trump. Gd help us.

On Thursday afternoon, NBC News revealed that a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon is hovering over Billings, Montana. The supposed weapon of espionage had apparently flown from the Alaskan Aleutian Islands and over Canada before making its way to airspace above the U.S. nuclear arsenal. According to NBC News, the balloon was spotted over the state that’s home to 150 warheads on Wednesday, near where the Chinese have been buying up American farmland.

The Federalist: “The U.S. military has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern U.S. for the past few days,” NBC reported. “Military and defense leaders have discussed shooting it out of the sky, according to two U.S. officials and a senior defense official.”

Defense officials told reporters that military leaders refused to shoot the balloon down because a widespread debris field would pose a threat to civilian life in the rural state. According to The Wall Street Journal, President Joe Biden was briefed on the issue on Wednesday.

If the Pentagon knew the surveillance tool was on its way to the nuclear arsenal, however, why didn’t the president have it shot down when it was over Alaska? Was Biden’s Wednesday briefing his first? Why wasn’t he told sooner? Why didn’t officials inform the public when it crossed into U.S. airspace? Did our government maybe not catch the balloon and are now covering for their own negligence? And why didn’t the Canadians shoot it down?

Even more troubling is why the Chinese would have a surveillance balloon over Montana in the first place, considering Beijing’s advanced satellites in low-earth orbit that provide all the bird’s eye images they need. Are they sending a message before Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to the Chinese capital next week?

I am demanding answers from the Biden administration about the spy balloon that flew over our airspace.

The administration failed to protect our border and now has failed to protect our skies. pic.twitter.com/68ZRDhgwK9

— Steve Daines (@SteveDaines) February 3, 2023

US government monitoring suspected Chinese spy balloo over northern states

Senior U.S. defense official said government closely monitoring suspnected Chinese spy balloon

By Fox News, February 3, 2023

The U.S. government is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been moving over northern states over the past several days.

Pentagon spokesperson Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said during a briefing on Thursday afternoon that the U.S. government has detected a high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental U.S.

Source: 

• https://gellerreport.com/2023/02/why-doesnt-bidens-pentagon-shoot-down-the-chinese-surveillance-balloon-over-montana.html/
  
  

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04-02-2023 om 00:32 geschreven door peter