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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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21-09-2024
Top secret China spaceplane releases a mystery object into Earth's orbit - and no one knows what it is
Top secret China spaceplane releases a mystery object into Earth's orbit - and no one knows what it is
China’s top-secret spaceplane has released a mysterious object into Earth’s orbit just 372 miles above the surface.
The US Space Force is monitoring the situation, but the purpose of the object ejected on May 24 is unknown.
A Harvard astrophysicist first spotted the object, speculating it could be a subsatellite deployment, or a piece of hardware ejected before the spaceplane ends its mission and deorbits.
The craft - named Shenlong after a spirit dragon from Chinese mythology - launched last December and has since been found to release several objects into orbit with some sending strong signals over North America.
China ’s top-secret spaceplane has released a mysterious object into Earth’s orbit just 372 miles above the surface. The US Space Force is monitoring the situation, but the purpose of the object ejected on May 24 is unknown
The craft launched one day after the US scrubbed the flight of its ‘spy’ plane, which the US Space Force chief said was 'no coincidence.'
'It's probably no coincidence that they're trying to match us in timing and sequence of this,' General Chance Saltzman, Space Force's Chief of Space Operations, said.
And while China’s spaceplane has since fallen under the radar, the mysterious object is raising concerns.
Jonathan McDowell, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, first spotted the object and shared his findings on X.
‘This object could be a subsatellite deployment, or it could be a piece of hardware ejected prior to end of the mission and deorbit (the spaceplane's first flight did something similar),’ McDowell shared.
‘Will be interesting to see if the plane maneuvers or lands soon.’
China’s spaceplane is currently on its third mission, and US officials have said that its capabilities are somewhat similar to America's X-37B (pictured) that launched on December 29, 2023
'I.e., on higher elevation passes over me, there are no signals, but on ocean-hugging passes to my southwest, all of my observations of the object have occurred.'
Tilley has teamed up with a group in Switzerland that specializes in optical-band space surveillance, and the collaboration has been keeping a close eye on the plane since it launched on December 15.
The launch followed more than two weeks of false starts and delays attributed to poor weather and unspecified technical issues, leading ground crews to roll the spacecraft back to its hangar.
It came two weeks after China's spaceplane launched on its third mission to orbit since 2020.
The US Boeing-built vehicle, roughly the size of a small bus and resembling a miniature space shuttle, is built to deploy various payloads and conduct technology experiments on years-long orbital flights.
The planned duration of the latest X-37B mission was not made public, but it will presumably run until June 2026 or later, given the prevailing pattern of successively longer flights.
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CIA scientist Frank Olson, who was part of the CIA’s mind-control project MK-Ultra, fell from his Manhattan hotel room and died on the sidewalk. His death remains one of the most mysterious to this day, as he knew some of the CIA’s darkest secrets. In 1994, his son exhumed his body, searching for evidence of foul play.
Frank Olson was 43 years old when he died on November 28, 1953. He was a scientist, a CIA officer, and one of the few people who knew about the CIA’s Project MK-Ultra. This project focused on mind control experiments, including using LSD to see if it could be used against U.S. enemies. The U.S. feared that the Soviet Union was ahead in developing mind control techniques.
Olson was deeply involved in the project, making him part of an elite group. However, this also made him a security risk if he ever revealed what he knew about the top-secret program.
A week before his death, Olson was unknowingly given LSD during a retreat with CIA and Army colleagues. While others at the meeting were also drugged, Olson had a much stronger reaction. He became anxious, had trouble focusing, and couldn’t sleep. He even forgot how to spell. At some point, he told his wife, “I’ve made a terrible mistake,” though she never learned what he meant.
“My uncle Frank Olson died sometime around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 28, 1953 when he “jumped or fell” from his room on the 13th floor of the Statler Hotel in New York City,” writes Paul Vidich, author of The Coldest Warrior.
Frank Olson was a highly skilled Army scientist who worked at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, a top-secret U.S. Army facility that researched biological warfare agents. He had gone to New York to see a security-cleared psychiatrist in the company of a CIA escort.
Olson’s sealed casket was delivered to his wife two days after his death. She was advised not to view the body because they said he had severe facial injuries. Olson was buried the next day, and she received a quick pension soon after. For 22 years, that was all the family knew.
In June 1975, new information surfaced. A report by the Rockefeller Commission, which was investigating illegal CIA activities, mentioned an army scientist who was unknowingly given LSD and died after falling from a New York hotel window. The case caught the family’s attention. After checking with the CIA, the Army confirmed that the scientist was Frank Olson. Major newspapers reported the story with headlines like “Suicide Revealed.”
Just 10 days later, the family was invited to the Oval Office, where the president personally apologized for Olson’s death. Within a year, the family received a $750,000 settlement in exchange for releasing all claims against the U.S. government. (Source)
President Ford met privately with the family of Dr. Frank Olson and apologized on behalf of the U.S. Government for the scientist’s suicide after he was secretly given LSD by the CIA. Pictured in the Oval Office are left to right: Nils Olson, Lisa Olson Hayward, Mrs. Frank Olson, The President, Eric Olson, and Gregory Hayward, (Mrs. Olson’s son-in-law).
The questions surrounding Frank Olson’s death could have ended if his sons, Eric and Nils, had accepted the official story. But in 1994, they chose to exhume their father’s body and have a second autopsy done.
James E. Starrs, a professor of law and forensic science, led the investigation. He didn’t find clear evidence of murder, but also didn’t find the “multiple cuts” expected if Olson had crashed through a closed hotel window, as the official story claimed. (Source)
Starrs suggested it’s possible someone could have broken the window afterward to make it look like Olson had jumped. He expressed doubt that someone could jump through a small window in the dark, over obstacles like a radiator and window sill.
Starrs added, “I’m skeptical that anyone could clear a radiator, a 31-inch high window sill, pass through a 3-by-5-foot window opening obscured by a drawn shade, all in the darkness of a hotel room at night.”
Over the years, information has slowly come out about Frank Olson’s work. He was the Acting Chief of the Special Operations Division at Fort Detrick and worked closely with the CIA’s Research and Development team. With his high security clearance, Olson knew about secret projects like “Artichoke,” a mind control program that used harsh interrogation techniques.
Frank Olson was a WWII US Army Chemical Corps captain and later a CIA officer
But why would someone drug a trusted colleague like Olson? That question has remained unanswered for 6 decades.
On November 18, 1953, Olson attended a retreat at a cabin on Deep Creek Lake in Maryland. CIA and Army scientists from the technical services and chemical corps divisions were there, according to author Stephen Kinzer. They drank Cointreau that had been secretly spiked with LSD, and 20 minutes later, it was clear they had been drugged. Olson seemed to be more affected than the others. Ten days later, while seeking medical help in New York, he fell from a hotel window in the middle of the night.
The Olson family was later told that the scientists were drugged as part of an experiment. The goal was to see if a scientist, if captured and drugged, would reveal secret information.
This revised narrative shed new light on earlier events. Olson’s rushed burial and the expedited pension approval were meant to stop the family from asking questions. Later, the speedy presidential apology, the $750,000 payment, and their waiver of claims conspired to continue the cover-up.
Frank Olson’s death has become a symbol of our interest in the darkest secrets of the Cold War. It also highlights the questionable powers the CIA gave itself in the name of national security. Even 66 years later, the case remains unclear and still draws a lot of attention.
Errol Morris examined the case in his 2018 Netflix series Wormwood. In 2019, former New York Times reporter Stephen Kinzer also wrote about it in his bestseller Poisoner-In-Chief, a biography of Sidney Gottlieb, Olson’s CIA boss.
Eric Olson never accepted that explanation, however. On August 8, 2002, Eric called reporters to his home to announce that he had reached a new conclusion about what had happened to his father.
“The death of Frank Olson on 28 November 1953 was a murder, not a suicide,” he declared. “Frank Olson did not die because he was an experimental guinea pig who experienced a ‘bad trip’. He died because of concern that he would divulge information concerning a highly classified CIA interrogation program in the early 1950s, and concerning the use of biological weapons.”
Without proof, however, Eric Olson’s suspicions will forever remain just that.
Paul Vidich writes:
Olson’s death remains officially classified as “undetermined,” but all the evidence that has emerged over several decades points toward murder and none of it points away. Like a black hole, existence is proven by evidence that points to existence and not by direct observation. Among the things that have become known:
-Three months before his death Olson spent two weeks with his brother-in-law (my father) reroofing a family cabin in the Adirondacks. My father saw a man who was in a deep moral crisis. He wasn’t suicidal. He was a man who had begun reading the Bible to find answers to disturbing questions.
-On Feb. 23, 1954 (three months after Olson’s death), the CIA and the Department of Justice signed a Memorandum of Understanding that allowed the CIA to withhold information relating to criminal activity if disclosure compromised intelligence sources and methods. In 1975, Senator Bella Abzug questioned Lawrence Houston, CIA general counsel at the time of Olson’s death, and an author of the memo. She asked, with specific reference to Olson, “In other words, the Memorandum of Understanding, in your judgment, gave authority to the CIA to make decisions to give immunity to individuals who happened to work for the CIA for all kinds of crimes, including murder.” Houston answered, “Yes.”
-Mossad, which started using “targeted killings” in 1962, for decades included the death of Frank Olson in its assassination training program as an example of the perfect murder—“perfect” due to the skill with which it had been made to look like a suicide.
7 Compelling Documentaries on the Breakaway Civilization
7 Compelling Documentaries on the Breakaway Civilization
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The concept of a "Breakaway Civilization" has been a subject of fascination and speculation for several decades, blending elements of advanced technology, hidden societies, and covert operations. Often linked to discussions about UFOs, secret space programs, and black budgets, this theory proposes that a segment of humanity has achieved an unprecedented level of technological advancement and operates independently of mainstream society.
These documentaries delve into various aspects of the Breakaway Civilization hypothesis, providing viewers with a range of perspectives and in-depth analysis. By exploring these films, one can gain a deeper understanding of the complex ideas and evidence that support this intriguing theory.
1) The Phenomenon of UFOs
"The Phenomenon" (2020) is a highly regarded documentary that takes a serious and evidence-based approach to the subject of UFOs. This film delves into the mystery and cover-up surrounding UFO sightings and encounters. Featuring interviews with high-ranking government officials and NASA astronauts, it seeks to provide credible information on this global phenomenon.
The documentary covers incidents from the early 20th century to present-day sightings. It includes shocking testimony and notable interviews that aim to offer viewers an informed perspective on these encounters. The film underscores the growing acknowledgment of UFOs by official agencies, including the Pentagon.
One of the most intriguing aspects of "The Phenomenon" is its wide range of credible witnesses. Their testimonies lend weight to the argument that UFO sightings are not just a fringe topic, but a legitimate subject of investigation deserving serious attention.
"Ancient Aliens: The Evidence" is a documentary series that delves into the controversial theory that extraterrestrials have visited Earth for millions of years. From the age of the dinosaurs to ancient Egypt, this series explores various forms of alleged evidence supporting this hypothesis.
Investigators from the series examine ancient texts, architecture, and artifacts. They propose that some of these discoveries are too advanced for the known technologies of the time, suggesting possible extraterrestrial influence.
The documentary covers a broad range of topics, including early cave drawings, ancient structures like the pyramids, and other historical sites. These elements are presented as potential evidence of early contact between humans and alien visitors.
It also delves into various scientific and pseudoscientific theories to support the possibility of advanced ancient civilizations with extraterrestrial connections. Critics argue these interpretations often lack empirical support.
For viewers interested in alternative history theories and speculative archaeology, "Ancient Aliens: The Evidence" provides an intriguing perspective. It combines archival footage, expert interviews, and detailed analysis to present its case.
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3) The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time (1993)
The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time dives into a series of alleged government experiments at Montauk Air Force Base in Long Island. These experiments are rumored to involve time travel, mind control, and alternate dimensions.
Based on the book by Preston B. Nichols and Peter Moon, the documentary explores the controversial claims that have captivated conspiracy theorists and sci-fi enthusiasts alike.
Preston B. Nichols and Duncan Cameron appear in the film, recounting their experiences and the supposed events that took place at the base. They provide detailed stories of secretive operations and bizarre phenomena.
The film also examines the influence of these supposed experiments on popular culture, notably inspiring the Netflix series Stranger Things. This connection has sparked renewed interest in the Montauk Project's alleged activities.
The Montauk Project remains a subject of fascination, blending elements of science fiction and conspiracy theory. Whether one views it as fact or fiction, it continues to be a compelling narrative for those interested in government secrets and extraordinary technologies.
One of the most persistent conspiracy theories surrounds the 1969 moon landing. Skeptics argue that NASA faked the Apollo 11 mission to win the space race against the Soviet Union.
Several documentaries explore this topic in depth, providing various pieces of alleged evidence and expert testimonials.
"Moon Landing - The World's Greatest Hoax?" dives into questions about the authenticity of the moon landing footage and photographs. This documentary suggests that shadows and lighting inconsistencies point to a staged event.
Another notable documentary is "Truth Behind the Moon Landing" which dissects popular conspiracy theories. It examines claims such as the fluttering American flag, the lack of stars in the lunar sky, and the supposed presence of a film crew on the moon.
In 1978, the film "Capricorn One" dramatized the concept of a faked space mission, albeit with a Mars expedition instead of the moon. This movie fueled public imagination and provided a fictional but engaging exploration of what a cover-up might involve.
Despite numerous scientific refutations, the moon landing hoax theory remains a topic of popular debate. These documentaries offer compelling viewpoints for those interested in exploring the controversy further.
"Secret Space Program: Unveiled" explores the idea of advanced, covert space operations conducted by a hidden faction within the government. This documentary delves into theories around black budget projects which allegedly fund these secret missions.
Richard Dolan suggests the existence of a "Breakaway Civilization" that operates beyond the public's knowledge. This elite group purportedly has access to advanced technologies and extraterrestrial information. The film examines the implications of such operations on society and global power dynamics.
The documentary also investigates the declassified Project Horizon, a 1950s U.S. Army plan to establish a moon base. This project feeds into the larger narrative of secret operations and the potential for military and technological advancements far beyond public awareness.
With interviews and rare footage, "Secret Space Program: Unveiled" provides a compelling look at what might be occurring behind closed doors. Richard Dolan's insights and meticulous research offer viewers a thought-provoking perspective on one of the most debated topics within the realm of UFO and conspiracy theories.
For more information on the film, visit its IMDB page. (Release Year: 2014)
6) Operation Highjump: The Antarctic Nazis
Operation Highjump, officially known as The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947, remains a fascinating subject. Led by Admiral Richard E. Byrd, the mission aimed to establish a research base in Antarctica.
There are intriguing theories suggesting that the operation's true goal was to investigate and possibly neutralize secret Nazi bases in Antarctica. These theories often involve rumors of advanced Nazi technology, including UFOs.
One of the key documentaries exploring these claims is "The Secret Land" (1948). This film delves into the official narrative of the mission while sparking curiosity about what might have been discovered. It won an Academy Award for its portrayal of the expedition.
Another notable documentary is "Operation Highjump: The Black Vault". This work provides detailed insights into the mission and examines the persistent rumors surrounding it. It’s a critical watch for anyone interested in post-World War II military history and the mysterious events in Antarctica.
For more information on The Secret Land (1948), visit the IMDb page.
For Operation Highjump: The Black Vault, check the Wikipedia page.
7) The Roswell Incident
The Roswell Incident is one of the most famous and debated UFO cases in modern history. In July 1947, a crash occurred near Roswell, New Mexico, leading to speculation about extraterrestrial life.
Initially, the U.S. Army suggested it was a weather balloon but many believed it was a cover-up for an alien spacecraft.
Witnesses claimed to have seen alien bodies at the scene. Over the years, various reports emerged, both supporting and debunking the alien theory. The 1997 report by the Air Force titled "Case Closed: Final Report on the Roswell Crash" suggested the bodies were dummies used in military programs.
Despite these explanations, the Roswell Incident continues to intrigue both skeptics and believers. The story has been the subject of numerous documentaries, books, and films.
One notable documentary that delves into this mystery is "The Roswell Incident" (1994), which examines the evidence and theories surrounding the case.
For more information on "The Roswell Incident" documentary, visit IMDB.
Historical Context
The concept of a breakaway civilization has roots in post-war developments and speculative interpretations of technological advancements. This section examines both the origins and influences that shape the narrative of this elusive idea.
Origins of the Breakaway Civilization Concept
The idea of a breakaway civilization first gained traction in speculative literature and conspiracy theories. Prominent authors and researchers like Richard Dolan have explored the possibility of secret human communities with advanced technologies set apart from mainstream society. This theory postulates that certain elites or groups may possess knowledge and technological advances far beyond the public's awareness.
Discussions often highlight UFO phenomena, suggesting these sightings could be human-made, resulting from secret technological projects. This contrasts with the extraterrestrial hypothesis, positioning the breakaway civilization as a plausible alternative. Early 20th-century science fiction also contributed to this narrative, envisioning hidden societies with superior technology and agendas diverging from the known world.
Influence of Post-War Developments
The aftermath of World War II significantly influenced the breakaway civilization hypothesis. Operations like Paperclip, where Allied forces integrated former Nazi scientists into their technology programs, fuel speculation that some technologies were kept secret. The Cold War further intensified these rumors, with both superpowers possibly developing clandestine technologies.
Architectural undertakings like the creation of Area 51 and secretive aerospace projects added credibility to the idea. Additionally, the rapid advancements in aerospace, computing, and military technologies during this period lead some to believe that a hidden tier of technological progress exists, accessible only to a select few. This reinforces the breakaway civilization narrative, suggesting a divide between public knowledge and elite secrets.
Key Figures and Theorists
Key individuals contributing to the breakaway civilization theory comprise researchers and authors who have investigated these ideas, as well as insiders and whistleblowers who claim firsthand experience.
Influential Researchers and Authors
Richard Dolan is a prominent researcher known for his work on the breakaway civilization theory. He asserts the existence of a covert society with advanced technology, hidden from public view. Dolan's books and talks have attracted significant attention.
Jason Jorjani, noted for his provocative hypotheses, suggests that post-WWII Nazi scientists integrated with the military-industrial complex, contributing to rapid technological advancements. His ideas, though controversial, push the conversation forward.
Whitley Strieber, an author and host of "Unknown Country," provides platforms for discussions on hidden civilizations and unexplored technologies. His contributions have broadened the understanding and sparked wider interest in this area.
Notable Whistleblowers and Insiders
Participants such as Dr. Steven Greer have brought insider knowledge to the discussion. Greer, a former emergency physician, turned whistleblower, claims that extraterrestrial technology is controlled by clandestine groups, affecting global security and economics.
Another key figure is Richard Doty, a former special agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Doty's revelations about classified government programs and extraterrestrial encounters support the notion of a hidden, technologically advanced faction.
Some insiders have continually claimed that this parallel civilization utilizes suppressed technologies. Their testimonies offer a glimpse into potential operations and objectives of these concealed groups, enhancing our grasp of the breakaway civilization discussion.
Technological Advancements
Technological advancements play a pivotal role in the concept of a breakaway civilization. They are exemplified by innovations in advanced aerospace technologies and energy and propulsion systems.
Advanced Aerospace Technologies
The notion of a breakaway civilization inherently includes the development of aerospace technologies that surpass conventional wisdom. Research into this field often highlights hypersonic travel and anti-gravity propulsion.
There are claims about the existence of secret space programs, which may involve highly classified spacecraft capable of reaching extraordinary speeds and altitudes. Such technologies, if real, could potentially enable off-world colonies or deep space exploration beyond current human capabilities.
Energy and Propulsion Innovations
Energy and propulsion innovations are critical to the sustainability and mobility of a breakaway civilization. The focus here includes the development of zero-point energy and fusion power.
These cutting-edge energy sources promise immense power output with minimal environmental impact. Such advancements could not only revolutionize energy consumption on Earth but also provide necessary propulsion for long-term interstellar travel. This opens new possibilities for remote habitation and resource exploitation far from our planet.
In an unprecedented achievement, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, has announced that through its “ACE” program the X-62A “VISTA” has become the first autonomous fighter jet in the world to successfully engage in aerial dogfighting maneuvers against a manned F-16.
This historic event marks a significant milestone in applying artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in combat scenarios, highlighting a radical advancement in military aviation technology.
“The X-62A Team demonstrated that cutting-edge machine learning-based autonomy could be safely used to fly dynamic combat maneuvers,” Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said in a video released by DARPA marking the achievement. The team accomplished this while complying with American norms for safe and ethical use of autonomous technology.”
The X-62A’s recent accomplishment represents a major breakthrough in DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution, or “ACE” program. The primary goal of ACE is to enhance trust in autonomous combat systems by focusing on the challenge of enabling an AI-controlled aircraft to engage in fast, within-visual-range aerial combat, commonly referred to as “dogfighting.”
Since its inception in 2019, the ACE program has rapidly reached several key milestones, marking a significant departure from the usual lengthy timelines associated with developing advanced aerospace platforms.
In 2020, DARPA’s ACE program hosted the “AlphaDogFight” trials, a three-day virtual competition where AI programs from various industry partners competed in simulated dogfight scenarios. Maryland-based software company Heron Systems emerged as the winner, outperforming seven other AI agents designed to control F-16s. These competing programs included entries from major defense firms such as Lockheed Martin and the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
Heron Systems’ F-16 AI agent would then go on to dominate a series of dogfights against an experienced human Air Force F-16 pilot, “winning 5-0 through aggressive and precise maneuvers the human pilot couldn’t outmatch.” In 2021, Heron Systems was acquired by Shield AI, a San Diego-based technology company that specializes in the development of AI-powered defense systems.
The previously computer simulation-bound AI program was subsequently uploaded into a modified F-16D multirole fighter aircraft, known as the X-62A “Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft,” or VISTA.
Developed by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in collaboration with Calspan Corporation, the X-62A is a one-of-a-kind experimental aircraft outfitted with software that allows it to mimic the performance characteristics of other aircraft. The VISTA is used as a testbed for new systems, notably contributing to the development of the Direct Voice Input and the “Virtual HUD,” which have been incorporated into the cockpit design of the F-35 Lightning II.
“We conducted multiple sorties [takeoffs and landings] with numerous test points performed on each sortie to test the algorithms under varying starting conditions, against various simulated adversaries, and with simulated weapons capabilities,” DARPA ACE program manager, Air Force Lt. Col. Ryan “Hal” Hefron, explained. “We didn’t run into any major issues but did encounter some differences compared to simulation-based results, which is to be expected when transitioning from virtual to live.”
In 2020, the Air Force tested an AI algorithm named “ARTUµ” to control the sensor and navigation systems of a U-2 “Dragon Lady” spy plane. However, the 2022 tests with the X-62A represented the first time a machine-learning program had ever been used to pilot a tactical fighter aircraft.
Less than a year after these groundbreaking tests, the ACE program has achieved another significant milestone by showcasing the AI-controlled X-62A’s ability to successfully engage in real-world dynamic, offensive, defensive, and high-aspect air combat scenarios against crewed F-16s.
According to DARPA, initial testing of the AI-controlled X-62A against human fighter pilots began in late 2023 and continued into 2024.
“In September 2023 we accomplished another world first where we actually took the x62 and flew it against a live manned F-16,” Lieutenant Colonel Maryann Karlen, Deputy Commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School explained. “We built up in safety using the Maneuvers first defensive, then offensive, and then high aspect nose to nose engagements where we got as close as 2,000 ft at 1200 miles-per-hour.”
The recent announcement showcases the ACE program’s rapid progress from simulations to real-world applications and serves as a testament to machine learning’s potential to revolutionize air combat tactics and strategy.
The image of an autonomous, AI-controlled fighter jet engaging in dogfights with human-piloted aircraft is bound to capture widespread public attention. However, at the core of this breakthrough lies the significant advancement of machine learning technologies and their ability to handle a spectrum of highly complex tasks.
Machine learning stands apart from traditional, rule-based autonomous systems in its ability to learn and adapt from vast streams of data. Unlike pre-programmed systems that operate within strict parameters, AI algorithms like those developed in DARPA’s ACE program autonomously analyze data to make real-time decisions during flight. This capability mirrors how human pilots react instinctively to dynamic combat scenarios, continually learning and adjusting tactics based on experience.
A crucial aspect of integrating AI into practical aviation scenarios is establishing trust. DARPA says the ACE program has made significant strides in this area by ensuring the AI agents controlling the X-62A operate within aviation safety norms. These include aerial and ground collision avoidance protocols, adherence to combat rules, and ensuring the AI’s decision-making process aligns with human safety and ethical standards.
“While the X-62 unique safety features have been instrumental in allowing us to take elevated technical risk,” explained James Valpiani, Commandant of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School Colonel, “with these machine learning agents in this test campaign, there were no violations of the training rules which codify the airmen’s safety and ethical norms, demonstrating the potential that machine learning has for future aerospace applications.”
Given the recent success in testing with the X-62A, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall recently revealed he was planning to personally fly on the autonomous-controlled aircraft at some point this year.
“I’m going to get a ride in an autonomously flown F-16 later this year,” said Kendall at an April senate hearing on the Air Force’s 2025 budget. “There will be a pilot with me who will just be watching, as I will be, as the autonomous technology works. Hopefully, neither he nor I will be needed to fly the airplane.”
As Kendall mentioned, DARPA has highlighted that while the X-62A conducts fully autonomous flights, it still carries two human pilots. These pilots monitor aircraft systems and can switch between AI agents to evaluate performance. They are also prepared to take control of the aircraft at any moment to maintain safety during tests.
Ultimately, the rapid success of DARPA’s ACE program underscores the shift in how future air combat will be conducted. It potentially introduces a new era where AI can be trusted to handle complex decisions in high-stakes environments and reduce human pilots’ risks in combat scenarios.
The implications of this breakthrough in machine learning additionally extend beyond military applications to potential adaptations in other sectors, including civilian aerospace. By demonstrating AI’s capability to handle intricate tasks under extreme conditions, the ACE program could pave the way for future applications where AI can enhance safety, efficiency, and reliability in commercial and military systems.
In DARPA’s announcement, Bill Gray, the Chief Test Pilot at the USAF Test Pilot School, underscored the importance of these recent advances and their potential to herald more robust AI-enhanced systems in scenarios previously considered too hazardous for automation.
“It’s very easy to look at the X-62 Ace Program and see it as under autonomous control [and] it can dogfight. That misses the point,” Gray said. Dogfighting was the problem to solve so we could start testing autonomous artificial intelligent systems in the air. But every lesson we’re learning applies to every task you could give to an autonomous system.”
Tim McMillan is a retired law enforcement executive, investigative reporter and co-founder of The Debrief. His writing typically focuses on defense, national security, the Intelligence Community and topics related to psychology. You can follow Tim on Twitter:@LtTimMcMillan. Tim can be reached by email: tim@thedebrief.org or through encrypted email:LtTimMcMillan@protonmail.com
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Nestled in the arid desert of southern Nevada, Area 51 has long captivated the imaginations of conspiracy theorists, UFO enthusiasts, and the general public. Known for its shroud of secrecy, the base has become synonymous with alien lore and government cover-ups. But what exactly is Area 51? Is it truly a testing ground for extraterrestrial technology, or is it simply a highly classified military facility? This article explores the history, myths, and facts surrounding one of the most enigmatic sites in the United States.
1. The Mysterious Origins
Area 51 is located at Groom Lake, a dry lake bed in the Nevada desert, approximately 120 miles northwest of Las Vegas. The base's name originated from its designation on Atomic Energy Commission maps. Although the name "Area 51" has stuck with the public, the military rarely uses it. Established in 1955 as part of the Nevada Test and Training Range complex, the area was initially named "Paradise Ranch" by aerospace company Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin, to attract workers.
2. The Roswell Incident and UFO Lore
The lore of Area 51 is deeply intertwined with the 1947 Roswell incident, where a mysterious object crashed near Roswell, New Mexico. While the government claimed it was a weather balloon, many believe it was a UFO. This event fueled conspiracy theories that Area 51 was used to study alien technology recovered from crash sites, including the alleged Roswell UFO. The secrecy surrounding the base only added to these suspicions.
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3. Secretive Operations and Security Measures
Area 51's primary function has always been as a testing ground for experimental aircraft and weapons systems. The base was originally used to test the U-2 spy plane, followed by other notable aircraft such as the SR-71 Blackbird and the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter. The need for secrecy in these operations led to extensive security measures, including restricted airspace, armed guards, motion sensors, and surveillance cameras. Signs warning of "deadly force" against trespassers further deter curiosity seekers.
4. The U-2 Spy Plane and Cold War Context
In 2013, the US government finally acknowledged the existence of Area 51, largely in response to a declassified CIA document detailing the history of the U-2 spy plane. Developed during the Cold War, the U-2 was used for high-altitude reconnaissance missions. The secrecy surrounding its development and testing at Area 51 contributed to the base's mysterious reputation. The U-2's unusual appearance and high-altitude flights likely sparked many UFO sightings.
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5. Modern Technology and Surveillance
With the advent of satellite imagery and digital technology, Area 51 is no longer as invisible as it once was. Since 2018, the base can be viewed on Google Maps, although its operations remain highly classified. The increased visibility has not diminished public fascination, and the base continues to be a focal point for conspiracy theories and speculative fiction.
6. Pop Culture Impact
Area 51 has significantly impacted popular culture, appearing in movies, TV shows, and books. The 1996 blockbuster "Independence Day" featured Area 51 as a key location in humanity's battle against an alien invasion. The TV series "The X-Files" and "Doctor Who" have also included episodes centered around the base. These portrayals have cemented Area 51's status as a symbol of government secrecy and extraterrestrial intrigue.
7. The Robert Lazar Story
In 1989, Robert Lazar claimed he worked on alien technology at Area 51, further fueling the mythos. Lazar alleged that he had seen autopsy photos of aliens and that the government used the site to study recovered alien spacecraft. However, investigations revealed that Lazar had fabricated his background and employment history. Despite being discredited, his stories continue to influence public perception of Area 51.
8. The 2019 "Storm Area 51" Event
In 2019, a Facebook event titled "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us" went viral, attracting millions of RSVPs. The event, started as a joke, suggested that a large crowd could overwhelm security and uncover the base's secrets. Although only a few thousand people showed up, the event highlighted the enduring public fascination with Area 51 and the hope of uncovering hidden truths.
9. The Reality of Military Testing
While Area 51 is undoubtedly a site of intense secrecy, the notion that it houses alien technology is unlikely. The base's primary purpose remains the development and testing of advanced military aircraft and technology. The sightings of unidentified flying objects are more plausibly explained by the presence of cutting-edge experimental aircraft.
10. MYSTERY
Area 51 remains one of the most enigmatic places in the world, shrouded in secrecy and speculation. While the tales of alien technology and government cover-ups are compelling, the reality is likely more mundane. Area 51 is a testament to the lengths nations will go to protect their technological advancements and maintain an edge in global security. Whether or not extraterrestrial beings have ever set foot on its grounds, the legend of Area 51 continues to captivate and inspire imaginations worldwide.
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NASA Scientist Richard John Terrile believes our existence is simply a simulation. Our Consciousness is not magical…at at some point it can be simulated by a computer, or in other words, replicated. In simple words, We can create a God!
The Matrix might have been Hollywood science fiction, but some scientists and philosophers take the so-called “simulation hypothesis” — the idea that everything we see might be an artificial creation — seriously.
Rich Terrile is a Voyager scientist who discovered several moons of Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. He works for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Also, he took the first pictures of another solar system around the nearby star Beta Pictoris.
According to Rich, the principles of quantum mechanics support this Simulation hypothesis. Particles do not have a specific state if they are not visible. In other words, we see what we expect to see, and this happens when we look at it. The essence of Rich’s theory is that a “programmer” from the future designed our reality to simulate the course of what the programmer considers to be ancient history—for whatever reason, maybe because he’s bored.
Rich says our universe is pixelated in units (broken up into pieces like subatomic particles)
There is much evidence that indicates that our reality is not as real as it seems to some of us. This may be the result of computer simulations that we are all in. Of course, the main question to be asked in such a situation is “who created this simulation?” Among the possible solutions is God or some advanced alien civilization.
Rich defines science as the discovery of the mathematical framework that explains our observations of the physical world.
He emphasizes that the universe is astonishingly mathematical, meaning that it can be described and understood through mathematical laws and principles. This is not a necessary condition, but it is a fundamental aspect of our universe.
He quotes Einstein, who found it incomprehensible that the world is comprehensible. He also references Eugene Wigner’s treatise on the “unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural world,” which describes this phenomenon as a “miracle” or “gift.”
He says the entire universe, including physical constants, can be described on a few sheets of paper.
This allows for simulating the universe on a computer smaller than the universe itself.
The universe is “pixelated,” meaning it has a finite number of elements (Planck length) and cannot be divided further.
All aspects of the universe (length, mass, energy, time, volume) are finite and discrete.
The universe has a finite number of states, making it computable.
Rich Terrile says, ‘Even things that we think of as continuous – time, energy, space, volume – all have a finite limit to their size. If that’s the case, then our universe is both computable and finite. Those properties allow the universe to be simulated.’
Rich says he can build a GOD!
He notes that most scientists aren’t faith-based, as the mathematical framework of the universe leaves no room for magic, faith, or miracles. Instead, science offers a more amazing reality.
Rich discusses what it takes to be an atheist, starting with an origin theory independent of a creator. Science offers the Big Bang theory, although it has some unlikely probabilities and epicycles. He mentions the concept of Boltzmann brains, which could form more frequently than an entire universe. Despite some problems with the theory, science has a good origin story.
To be an atheist, one also needs to believe there’s no God. Rich can’t prove a negative, but he flips the perspective: can he prove that God can exist within the laws of science, without miracles or magic? The answer is yes, due to the universe’s mathematical nature. Rich can simulate a universe, creating a scenario where he meets the requirements of God as described in the Baltimore Catechism. As a programmer, he can create a simulation with artificial self-awareness, essentially becoming the creator of a universe.
Rich believe these three key areas: advanced computation, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality, can come together to give humans godlike power over mind and matter, allowing us to create and engineer our own universes.
“Right now the fastest NASA supercomputers are cranking away at about double the speed of the human brain. If you make a simple calculation using Moore’s Law, you’ll find that these supercomputers, inside of a decade, will have the ability to compute an entire human lifetime of 80 years—including every thought ever conceived during that lifetime—in the span of a month,” said Rich. (Source)
How can we determine if our reality might be a computer simulation?
NASA scientist Richard Terrile, who was coincidentally a technical adviser on “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” and spends his days trying to develop artificial intelligence, thinks that AI could eventually fix everything from ending world hunger to curing cancer.
“I believe it can,”he says. “These very, very advanced information systems, which go way beyond the capabilities of a human, I think are the way to go in actually solving these [problems].”
Unless you believe there’s something magical about consciousness—and I don’t, I believe it’s the product of a very sophisticated architecture within the human brain—then you have to assume that at some point it can be simulated by a computer, or in other words, replicated. There are two ways one might accomplish an artificial human brain in the future. One of them is to reverse-engineer it, but I think it would be far easier to evolve a circuit or architecture that could become conscious. Perhaps in the next ten to 30 years we’ll be able to incorporate artificial consciousness into our machines.
Now brace yourself: In 30 years we expect that a PlayStation—they come out with a new PlayStation every six to eight years, so this would be a PlayStation 7—will be able to compute about 10,000 human lifetimes simultaneously in real time, or about a human lifetime in an hour.
There’s how many PlayStations worldwide? More than 100 million, certainly. So think of 100 million consoles, each one containing 10,000 humans. That means, by that time, conceptually, you could have more humans living in PlayStations than you have humans living on Earth today.
So there’s a possibility we’re living in a super advanced game in some bloodshot-eyed goober’s PlayStation right now? Rich said “Yes.”
Rich: I can create Consciousness
Rich continues to explore the nature of consciousness and whether it’s something spiritual or magical. As a scientist, he bases his ideas on science rather than faith. He suggests that consciousness likely comes from the complex connections in our brains rather than any mystical source.
Currently, there are two main approaches to understanding and replicating consciousness. One approach is to reverse-engineer the brain, trying to map out and understand its intricate workings. Another approach, which Rich’s lab uses, involves evolving artificial neural networks through random variations and selections to see if they can mimic the brain’s self-awareness.
In 2015, Rich estimated that it might take 10 to 30 years to achieve artificial consciousness. He then shifts to discussing virtual reality and its mathematical aspects. If two things are mathematically indistinguishable, they are considered the same. This leads him to question whether a perfectly simulated environment is the same as the real one. If a simulated world can replicate the real world’s sensory experiences perfectly, then, in theory, the real and simulated worlds could be identical.
Rich proposed a thought experiment where if our entire body was enclosed and its sensory inputs replaced with a perfectly realistic simulation, we would have to question if the real world and the simulated world would be indistinguishable. If the simulation could recreate all sensory experiences exactly, it might be as real as the actual world.
He speculated about the possibility of uploading our consciousness into computers. In such a scenario, we might not need physical bodies or brains, only minds interacting with a machine capable of simulating reality. This simulated reality could theoretically manipulate time and probabilities, creating any kind of universe or scenario imaginable.
What are the requirements of to become a creator?
Rich considers different ideas about the universe’s origin. For people who don’t believe in a divine creator, the Big Bang theory explains how the universe started. But Rich thinks about what it would take for a creator to exist within our universe and how such a creator might be able to control and change the universe, much like how you can control a game world in “The Sims.” He believes that with future technology, it might be possible to create simulations with conscious beings, similar to how a creator might work with a simulated universe.
After thinking about it, I realized that a creator of a universe is capable of changing the laws of physics and sculpting whatever this universe is, which I can do in a computer simulation. In fact, I’ll maybe be able to do that soon with conscious beings.
Maybe, or maybe I’d just let them go. They’d be living out their lives in an incredibly short amount of time. Maybe I could change the physical laws. I could make them live in places both hospitable and inhospitable. I could make it so that they’re completely alone—perhaps that’s a boundary condition for us, and explains why there are no aliens.
Einstein, teleportatie en het raadselachtige 'Philadelphia Experiment' Geloof je in buitenaards leven? Denk je dat tijdreizen een mogelijkheid is? Als jouw antwoorden op beide vragen 'nee' is, lees dan verder over deze vermeende gebeurtenis in de Verenigde Staten tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog. Het is huiveringwekkend!
Vragen zonder antwoorden Het universum verbergt veel mysteries. Een daarvan is of er intelligent leven aanwezig. Het volgende verhaal suggereert dat dit inderdaad het geval is en onthult daarnaast dingen die nog angstaanjagender zijn.
Experiment Volgens het boek 'The Expanding Case for the UFO' van Morris K. Jessup (een aan de University of Michigan opgeleide astronoom) heeft de Amerikaanse marine een experiment uitgevoerd dat bekend zou worden als het 'Philadelphia Experiment'.
Hoe gebeurde het? Verondersteld wordt dat het schip, gemeerd in de stad Philadelphia, in een flits licht, met haar bemanning en al, aan boord spoorloos verdween.
Getuigen Vermeend getuige van het incident was marinier Carl Allen. Hij beweerde eveneens te hebben gezien dat enkele bemanningsleden dood waren, versmolten met de scheepsromp.
EInstein's onderzoek Volgens het History Channel, ontwikkelde Albert Einstein een project van voor het Amerikaanse leger dat het fenomeen zou kunnen verklaren.
Einstein's onderzoek Volgens zijn unificatietheorie ('theorie van alles'), zou een elektromagnetisch apparaat hiervoor verantwoordelijk kunnen zijn. De VS wilde oceaan kunnen oversteken zonder dat het door de vijandelijke schepen waargenomen zou worden.
Onzichtbaar Volgens het History Channel, zou Einstein een experiment hebben ontwikkeld waarbij een sterk elektromagnetisch veld werd geïnstalleerd op het schip dat het 'onzichtbaar' zou maken voor radars en mijnen. Maar beweerd wordt dat het experiment een heel ander effect had.
Film De film 'The Philadelphia Experiment' is gebaseerd op het verhaal en werd uitgebracht in 1984. Jaren later zou de film opnieuw voor controverse zorgen.
Getuigenis Alfred Bielek kwam met nieuwe getuigenverklaringen en claimde dat de film hem zijn ervaringen tijdens het experiment opnieuw deed beleven. Volgens hem werden ze niet alleen naar een andere plek geteleporteerd, maar hebben ze ook door de tijd gereisd.
Buitenaards leven Door de ophoping van zoveel energie zou er volgens Bielek een doorgangsportaal in de ruimte zijn ontstaan door welke UFO's naar onze planeet zouden kunnen komen.
Bewijs? Alfred Bielek ging zelfs verder en zei dat de Amerikaanse marine hier niet alleen weet van had, maar dat het eveneens een buitenaards wezen gevangen had weten te nemen.
Verre van voorbij Zij die niet in deze samenzweringstheorie geloven wijzen op objectieve feiten die het weerspreken. Voor hen die er wel in geloven, zijn de antwoorden op het marineschip zelf te vinden.
Verslagen Volgens de verslagen is er geen buitengewone activiteit waargenomen en er is ook geen document dat kan bevestigen dat het schip in Norfolk is aangemeerd.
Onzichtbaarheid Er zijn gevorderde wetenschappelijke onderzoeken gedaan naar onzichtbaarheid die geen directe relatie hebben tot de theorie van Einstein.
FAA imposes flight restrictions around US Air Force Plant 42, home to classified aerospace development projects.
Reports of UFO sightings prompt concerns over espionage and drone interference in military installations.
Drones have become an increasing threat to aviation safety in recent years.
A series of unidentified flying object (UFO) reports around a highly classified US Air Force base in California have coincided with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) imposing temporary flight restrictions in the area. United States Air Force Plant 42 - home to advanced military aerospace development projects - has experienced a surge in suspected drone incursions within the past few months.
FAA flight restrictions around Plant 42
Residents of Palmdale, California have reported seeing several unidentified objects in the skies over the past few days, prompting action by the FAA. However, the larger story is that Plant 42 - an offshoot of Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) housing top-secret defense projects from the likes of Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrup Grumman - has reportedly seen an uptick in "uncrewed aerial systems" (UAS) activities in recent months.
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As detailed in a report by The War Zone, Mary Kozaitis, Chief of Media Operations for the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, said the FAA restrictions were put in place "because of the increase in UAS activity." Other US bases have experienced suspected drone activity too, including a notable situation at Langley AFB in December, raising concerns over espionage.
According to Kozaitis,
"We have observed multiple UAS [uncrewed aerial systems] activities over Plant 42 during the last few months. The number of UASs fluctuated and they ranged in size and configuration."
The facility is home to Lockheed Martin's 'Skunk Works', or Advanced Development Programs (ADP) division, as well as other highly advanced aerospace projects, including the B-21 Raider stealth bomber program.
The sixth-generation bomber could be operational within four years.
Videos of alleged UFO sightings in Palmdale began showing up on social media on August 17th, although some clips have since been revealed as hoaxes. Nonetheless, the number of unexplained drone incidents that have been occurring around US military installations is a cause for concern.
US Navy ships have also reportedly experienced drone swarms, raising the likelihood that all of this is state espionage activity. The government has generally sought to downplay any incidents and has remained predictably quiet about the recent Palmdale sightings.
Drone challenges
Drones have become something of a nuisance for airports since affordable commercial drones hit the market. There have been several instances of drone interference at major global airports, including a notable situation over the 2018 Christmas holidays at London Gatwick (LGW) that forced hundreds of flight cancelations. Dublin Airport has also suffered from repeated drone incursions, eventually looking to specialist anti-drone technology as a solution.
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Wayward drones pose a threat to aircraft as they are landing or attempting to take-off, and there have been many near misses over the years. In one particularly close call, an Emirates Airbus A380 suffered damage to its right wing after striking a suspected drone while landing in Nice.
The United States Air Force (USAF) and Lockheed Martin have announced the successful completion of tests involving their future intercontinental ballistic missile reentry vehicle, the Mk21A.
The planned test flight of the Mk21A vehicle took place over the Pacific Ocean on June 17, demonstrating a significant step forward in the development of future intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) technology.
The unarmed reentry vehicle was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, aboard a Minotaur I rocket at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time.
In a press release, the American aerospace company said the test allowed engineering teams to evaluate several of the Mk21A’s technological capabilities and primary design components. The development of the Mk21A is part of a broader initiative that forms a critical component of the U.S. Air Force’s strategy to modernize its ICBM weapon systems.
“Test launches like these are crucial for protecting our nation’s defense,” said Col. Mark Shoemaker, Commander of Space Launch Delta 30, in a statement following Monday’s launch.
Presently, the Mk21A reentry vehicle represents the cutting-edge ICBM weapon technologies of the future, providing the basis for technologies that are already becoming integral to the U.S.’s deterrent posture.
Jay Watson, vice president of Strategic Reentry at Lockheed Martin, said his company’s more than six decades of involvement in the development of aerospace systems has “demonstrated exceptional performance in reentry technologies and a pioneering digital engineering approach on this program from its beginning.”
“We remain focused on delivering this capability for the warfighter as a trusted partner to the U.S. Air Force for ICBM reentry systems and modernization of the deterrent triad,” Watson said.
Monday’s test was part of an Engineering and Manufacturing Development contract the aerospace company presently has with the Air Force Nuclear Systems Center, based at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The company says that the data it collected during the test flight will provide potentially crucial information that it will use in the ongoing development and future testing of the Mk21A.
Presently, the reentry vehicle’s development remains on schedule, with assistance from modelling and simulation and the implementation of advanced digital engineering capabilities that have helped Lockheed Martin maintain an economical approach to the system’s development.
The Mk21A’s unique design includes the arming and fuzing subsystem and support elements, which contribute to ensuring the vehicle’s operational performance and overall effectiveness.
“As global threats evolve, it’s essential to support these launches and maintain access to space to safeguard our nation,” Col. Shoemaker said following Monday’s launch.
Paranormal lore is replete with reports from witnesses who claim to have been visited by mysterious figures claiming to be with the government or the military and delivering threatening messages. Generically known as the Men In Black (or less commonly, Women in Black), they typically seek out witnesses to UFO sightings or other incidents that the government would prefer to keep hidden from the public. They seek to confiscate evidence and intimidate witnesses to prevent them from speaking about what they saw, warning that bad things might happen if they do and that loose lips can sometimes lead to far worse things than sinking ships. But is this something that really happens or could it all be misunderstandings on the part of the witnesses, or perhaps even hallucinations?
Rock-solid evidence is difficult to come by, but it does exist if you dig deeply enough. One example of a visit by the Men in Black can be found in the United States Government's own archival files. The encounter in question that started the entire affair took place on July 7, 1947, but it's not the one you are probably thinking of based on that famous (in ufology) date. In the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona, there lived a young man named William A. Rhodes, a professional musician, amateur photographer, and electronics hobbyist. Late in the afternoon of the day in question, Rhodes was headed out to the workshop he had constructed in his backyard when he heard a strange sound coming from the skies. Looking to the northeast, he observed what he described as a flat, elliptical, gray object 20 to 30 feet across descending from a great height in a spiraling flight path. Amazed, he rushed into his shed and retrieved his Kodak Brownie 120 box camera. He returned outside and took two photographs of the object, one as it reached its lowest, closest point of approach and a second as it zoomed upward and away at a 45-degree angle.
Rhodes quickly contacted the Arizona Republic newspaper, sending them his photographs and giving them an interview. These remain some of the best photos of a UFO from the period, at least in my opinion. (You can view the photos here.) The report briefly generated some excitement locally in the press and among the public. The reason many of us may never have heard of Rhodes' encounter, however, was that it took place only two weeks after Kenneth Arnold's famous "flying saucer" sighting and on the same day that the infamous Roswell, New Mexico incident hit the national news and absorbed the media's attention. What William Rhodes didn't know at the time was that United States military and government officials were paying very close attention to his story. He would find out about that soon enough.
The Rhodes sighting and photographic evidence would go on to be recorded in the Project Grudge Archives under the humble name of "Incident 40." (You can read the full government record at the link.) The government's investigation into Mr. Rhodes would stretch on for more than five years and lead to multiple lawsuits. But the portion of interest for this discussion unfolded quickly. Air Materiel Command at Wright Patterson Air Force Base had been contacting the newspapers that had spoken to the witness and collecting all of the publicly available information about the sighting. Barely a month after the sighting, Wright Patterson assigned Special Agent George Fugate Jr. from the Counter Intelligence Corps (CIC) to arrange an interview with Rhodes at this home. CIC wanted some backup from the FBI to assist with the interview and a man identified as Special Agent Brower (no first name given) was detailed to travel with Fugate and help him. The interview was scheduled for August 29, 1947.
This is where the story takes an interesting twist. On their way to Rhodes' home, Fugate instructed Special Agent Brower to not reveal his name or produce his badge or any ID for the witness. He was only introduced as "a representative of the United States Government.” Brower complied, though when he was later debriefed he recounted that he found the request to conceal his identity to be “a peculiar procedure." But he also concluded that it was "none of his business," so he accomplished the mission and returned to his regular assignment. The agents informed Rhodes that he would need to turn over any copies of the photos he had in his possession as well as the negatives. Rhodes turned over the photographs but informed the agents that the negatives were not in his home. He would retrieve them and they could return the next day to collect them, which they did. That would be the last time that William Rhodes would ever see the photos or the negatives.
Rhodes pursued various legal methods to have his property returned to no avail. The government insisted that they could not find the evidence, at one point suggesting that they were unsure if the witness had ever turned them over in the first place. The government was obviously lying because the linked archival records contained multiple material transfer receipts showing the negatives being delivered to various offices, with the results of various technical tests done upon them being recorded. They also recorded investigations into William Rhodes' "character," including checks of his credit rating and background investigations revealing that his mother was a Russian immigrant, calling his loyalty to the nation into question. They seemed to be preparing a case against the witness more than anything else. But there was no question that they were very much interested in the sighting. One expert who was very impressed with the evidence was J. Allen Hynek, who wrote in his report that "Incident 40" was “one of the most crucial in the history of these objects.” That was because the photographs Rhodes provided so closely matched the actual description of the objects seen by Kenneth Arnold, which were later incorrectly described as "flying saucers."
Returning to our original subject of inquiry, that's most of what we know about Incident 40, William Rhodes, and his mysterious visitors in August of 1947. This leaves us with an obvious, glaring question. Was the enlistment of Agent Brower to help extract what the government wanted from the witness a one-off, random strategy that Special Agent Fugate cooked up on the spur of the moment, or was this a technique that they were already employing and Brower was unwittingly called in to play that role when they were short-handed? Keep in mind that all of this was unfolding very early in what is now considered the "modern era" of ufology. No matter which answer is the truth, it probably doesn't matter. If this was the only time the government ever did this, that would make the incident a unicorn, and those are deemed impossibly rare for a reason. Few things only happen once in our universe, with the possible exception of the Big Bang, and even that has been called into question recently.
The technique worked, and if it worked once, why wouldn't you try it again? Having spent time working in both military and government operations myself, I can assure you that this would be a very typical military mindset. You don't abandon your game plan when you're in the process of running up your score. The archived files of Project Blue Book are filled with stories of the American government diving deeply into reports of UFOs and associated phenomena while working strenuously to assure the media and the public at large that there was "nothing to see here" and it was all swamp gas, balloons, or ball lighting (which doesn't even exist according to my own research). The major stumbling blocks in their efforts were the eyewitnesses, particularly those who may have captured compelling photographic or video evidence. Finding a way to shut them up and prevent the spread of potential "public hysteria" would have been high on their priority list.
It's not as if the American government (and most other governments, for that matter) don't have long-established track records of keeping secrets when they felt it was in their best interest. In the United States, consider what happened during the Tuskegee syphilis experiments. That went on for decades and hundreds of unwitting Black Americans died as a result, believing that they were "helping the government" find a cure. Plenty of people knew it was going on but they remained silent and hid it from the public and the press. The United States Army conducted tests of hallucinogenic drugs on its own soldiers starting in the 1950s for years without informing them. Again, this was all known and records exist confirming it to this day, but nobody was told. Should we honestly believe that these same power brokers wouldn't engage in some "Men in Black" tactics to conceal what they really knew about potential extraterrestrial life if they believed it would benefit their long-term goals?
It's not as if we don't have plenty of other highly credible accounts of people who have described run-ins with these shadowy military or government entities under similar circumstances, even if their own accounts didn't wind up in the national archives. These reports come to us from the earliest days of the modern UFO era to the present. Back in the 1950s, Albert Bender reported encounters with extraterrestrials and being subsequently visited by Men in Black who may or may not have even been human. He went on to write a book about it and became the subject of numerous documentaries. He said that he was visited by three men dressed in black suits who warned him to stop his UFO research. His claims were quickly dismissed by skeptics because he later described them as "floating about a foot off the floor," suggesting that they may have been aliens themselves, but who is to say that this point?
In 1947, around the same time that William Rhodes was having his own experiences, Harold Dahl reported seeing mysterious flying objects near Maury Island, Washington. He later claimed he was visited by a man in a black suit who threatened him and his family if he spoke about the incident. In 1968, UFO researchers Jack and Mary Robinson reported Men in Black searching their apartment while they were out after being warned to avoid the topic. A friend of theirs even captured a picture of a stereotypical MIB sitting in a car outside their home.
Much more recently, in 2008, residents of Stephenville, Texas, called in to local media and the police reporting strange lights in the sky. Some of those same witnesses later told reporters that they had been "visited by men in black suits who instructed them not to discuss what they had seen." In another event in 2014, a man going by the pseudonym "Jack Smith" reported that the MIB had accosted him in New Orleans, threatening his life unless he stopped investigating the topic. So what is the logical explanation for all of this? If you wish to argue that some of these people were simply confused or they were making up stories to attract attention or sell books, that's fine. That's part of human nature and it happens. But all of them after so many years? We've already documented here that the American government has done this at least once. The idea that they wouldn't have kept doing it is even less plausible than the proposal that every UAP ever reported was nothing more than an errant weather balloon or the planet Venus. My wife and I have seen five UFOs and I can assure you that they were neither of those things. At this point, I'm literally waiting to hear a knock on our door.
On July 2, 1997, Will Smithand Tommy Lee Jones teamed up as Agents Jay and Kay, respectively, to quietly control the large alien population living in New York City. The comic book-adapted buddy comedy spawned three sequels, which as a franchise went on to gross more than $1.9 billion. The original film in the series—which was released nearly 25 years ago—was the second-highest-grossing film of 1997, only overshadowed by Titanic’s immense success. Here are some intergalactic facts about the series.
1. Will Smith used to be known as “The King of the 4th."
Smith had back-to-back number one Fourth of July weekend hits in the mid-1990s: In 1996, Independence Day dominated the box office, and the next year Men in Black opened in first place. Though 1999’s Wild Wild West was one of Smith’s lowest openings, bringing in just $27,687,484 during its opening weekend, it was a strong enough total to top the box office charts. In 2002 and 2008, Men in Black II and Hancock, respectively, solidified Smith’s moniker.
2. Men in Black director Barry Sonnenfeld got his start as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers.
Sonnenfeld cut his teeth as a director of photography on the Coen brothers’Blood Simple, Raising Arizona, and Miller’s Crossing; he also worked with Penny Marshall on Big and Rob Reiner on When Harry Met Sally… and Miserybefore segueing into directing the Addams Family films and Get Shorty. Besides all three Men in Black films, Sonnenfeld also directed Smith in 1999’s Wild Wild West.
3.Sonnenfeld didn’t want to work with Tommy Lee Jones because of his alleged temper.
In fairness, he can look a little grumpy. Jeff Vespa/GettyImages
Before Sonnenfeld signed on to direct Men in Black, a director by the name of Les Mayfield was originally hired. Tommy Lee Jones joined the cast in the beginning, back when Chris O’Donnell was being considered for what eventually became Will Smith’s role. Much to Sonnenfeld’s surprise, he loved working with Jones.“I saw Tommy do a TV interview a few years ago, and he was so mean I remember thinking, ‘Thank god I never have to work with this jerk,”’ Sonnenfeld recalled to Entertainment Weekly. “But I ended up loving every minute of it. He can be difficult if you don’t have clear opinions, but we got along extraordinarily well.”
4. Some people think the Men in Black really exist.
Going back to Ufology in the 1940s and ’50s, several people wrote accounts and books about these so-called "men in black." The Mothman Prophecies author John Keel was the first person credited with using the "MIB" abbreviation in his writings. Albert K. Benderclaimed“he was visited by three men in dark suits who threatened him with imprisonment if he continued his inquiries into UFOs,” and Gray Barker wrote several nonfiction books featuring the men in black, including 1956's They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers and 1984's MIB: The Secret Terror Among Us.Barker’s sister, Blanch, recalled how he once told her why he wrote the books: “There’s good money in it.”
5. The Men in Black comic book writer also thinks they’re real.
In the early ’90s, Lowell Cunningham penned the Men in Black comic book series, which was based on his own ideas of the men in black agents. “I was taken with the whole idea of these powerful men who show up and keep the peace,” Cunningham told The New York Times in 1997. “I shaped the men in black to be active agents, out there responding to threats, cleaning them up if they’ve already occurred. They describe themselves as the thin black line between reality and chaos.” He goes on to say one day he saw a black car drive by him and thought, “That’s the kind of car the men in black would drive.”
6. Frank the pug got the diva treatment.
In real life, Frank was a pug named Mushu, who appeared briefly in the first film but had a more expanded role in the sequel. “I had to find a pug for the original Men in Black," Mushu’s owner, Cheryl Shawver, told The National Enquirer in 2002. "I saw an ad in the paper and bought Mushu for just a few hundred dollars. He travels by crate in business class with Cristie [the trainer]. He goes under the seat. He stays in the hotel room with her, sleeps on her bed. She orders his meals from room service: steak, chicken. He drinks only bottled water when he’s on the road. He’s a VIP!”
7. A Men in Black /21 Jump Street mash-up was discussed.
Tommy Lee Jones and his 'Men In Black' co-stars. Getty Images/GettyImages
In the wake of the 2014 Sony hack, reports surfaced that among the leaked documents was an e-mail from former Sony studio head Amy Pascal stating that the studio was planning on mashing up the 21 Jump Street and Men in Black franchises for one star-studded movie. The premise would entail Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum playing cops, but it’s unclear if Jones and/or Smith would reprise their roles. In an e-mail to Pascal, Hill said: “Jump Street merging with MIB—I think that’s clean and rad and powerful.”
Back in 2013, it was reported a Men in Black 4was in the works, with 22 Jump Street scribe Oren Uziel writing the script. Though a fourth installment led by Smith and Jones hasn't materialized yet, 2019 did see the release of Men in Black: International with Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson as the leads.
8. BadAstronomy.com laid out the film’s scientific accuracies and inaccuracies.
The scientific website BadAstronomy.com broke down all of the astronomical incidents in the first Men in Black film and discussed what was good (a.k.a. accurate) about the movie and what wasn’t. For instance, Agent Kay says,“You want to stay away from that guy. He’s, uh, he’s grouchy. A three-hour delay in customs after a trip for 17 trillion miles is gonna make anybody cranky,” but BadAstronomy corrects the error: “The nearest known star to the Sun is Proxima Centauri, which is roughly 25 trillion miles away. So 17 trillion still falls a bit short. Still, I give them some credit.”
9.Men in Black is still the highest-grossing action buddy comedy of all time.
Rush Hour 2 almost dethroned Men in Black from the top spot in 2001, but with a gross of $250 million, Men in Blackheld onto its position. 22 Jump Street comes in third, and Men in Black II and Men in Black 3 rank fourth and fifth on the list, respectively.
10. Basketball braces inspired Vincent D'Onofrio’s bug walk.
The actor, who played a bug-like alien named Edgar, talked about how he came up with his distinct walk in the movie. While watching bug documentaries helped, there was another ingredient that put it over the top.
“I was walking by a sporting goods store one day, and I saw these braces that the basketball players wear,” he said. “I went in and I tried one on and I realized you could lock it off, you could tape the hinges so that you can’t bend either way. So I bought two of them and I took them home and I put them on. So, I slightly bent my leg and locked off the braces so I couldn’t move either way, but it was slightly bent and I taped off both my feet and I tried to walk and it created this restrained, physical odd thing.”
11. Will Smith came up with the plot for Men In Black 3 while filming Men in Black II.
One night while on the set of Men in Black II, Smith told Sonnenfeld his idea for a third film.“At the beginning, something has happened and Agent Kay is missing and I have to go back to the past to go try to save young Agent Kay,” Sonnenfeld recalled to CNN. “In doing so, myself and the audience find out all sorts of secrets about the world that we didn’t even know were out there.” All Sonnenfeld could muster was, “Can we just finish this one?” Over a decade later, the plot to Men in Black 3 did revolve around time travel and saving a young Agent Kay, played by Josh Brolin.
12. The Men in Black theme song was Will Smith’s first solo hit.
Smith previously experienced success with his rap-duo group DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, but co-writing and singing the Men in Black theme song was his first taste of solo success. The song was featured on both the film’s soundtrack (which sold more than 3 million copies) and Smith’s debut solo album, Big Willie Style, which was released a few months after the film came out. The theme song won Smith a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance, and cemented Smith as a triple threat: a bona fide television and movie star, and a rapper.
13. Men in Black makeup artist Rick Baker announced his retirement in 2015.
Rick Baker won seven Oscars for his makeup effects during his career, including one for his Edgar the Bug work on Men in Black. In 2015, Baker announced his retirement.
“I said the time is right, I am 64 years old, and the business is crazy right now,” Baker told 89.3 KPCC about why he was getting out of the biz. “I like to do things right, and they wanted cheap and fast. That is not what I want to do, so I just decided it is basically time to get out.”
14. Will Smith and Rip Torn reprised their roles for an amusement park ride.
In 2000, Men in Black Alien Attack replacedBack to the Future Part III Locomotive Display when it opened at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando. Smith and Torn filmed a short video and supplied their voices, which play as the riders use laser guns to shoot animatronic aliens. At 70,000 square feet, it was the largest dark ride built for a Universal park at the time.
15.The Ray-Ban glasses worn in the movie almost didn’t get a shoutout.
The Ray-Bans from 'Men in Black' are an iconic part of the franchise. Getty Images/GettyImages
The sunglasses Smith and Jones sport in the film are Ray-Ban Predator II glasses. According to a 1997 article in Promo magazine, a special coating was applied to the glasses to limit reflection, which meant removing the logo. Without the logo, nobody would know what type of glasses they were (Sonnenfeld edited out a previous line in the movie where Jones says “that’s why they call them Ray-Bans”).
Ray-Ban tried to convince the studio to reinstate the logo, but they refused. After some coercing, Smith compromised and name-dropped the company in the “Men in Black” song: “Black tie with the black attitude / New style, black Ray-Bans, I’m stunnin’, man.”The popularity of the movieand the song’s music video gave the $100 Predators a four- to five-fold increase in sales, and a boost to Ray-Ban’s entire catalog of shades.
Dr. Astrid Stuckelberger is a Swiss Scientist who claims CERN is working on a secret ‘Nuclear Program’ & there is a Portal underneath CERN from where Beings coming in & out; Physicists who work there told her that there are 17 different dimensions of reality or more.
Dr. Stuckelberger is a scientist and expert in international health. She holds a PhD and teaches at the University of Geneva and Lausanne. With over 20 years of experience, she’s a leading Swiss researcher who has worked with the WHO, UN, and EU on various health programs. That’s what her LinkedIn profile says. She has done numerous interviews which add credibility to her profile.
Two years ago, Dr. Stuckelberger interviewed Maria Zeee on Zeee Media. This interview was published on Rumble where she discussed many strange things, one of which was about CERN’s terrifying experiments. (Source)
Dr. Stuckelberger claimed that CERN is dealing with “Radio Nuclear research” and there are lots of Physicists, who are doing very strange experimentation. She said Physicists from the CERN who her “There are beings from portals, coming in and out.”
She said, “Yes. And they were saying, I mean, I met them at a dinner and there were two of them. And both said that, yes. They have, you know, secondhand proof that the people who, you know, they’re dealing with the boson of Higgs and the subatomic. So they have apparently in the bottom of the CERN, this portal, this door, where they are dealing with all the subatomic dimensions.”
Dr. Stuckelberger further said,
“They [Physicists] say there are 17 different dimensions of reality. That’s what those physicists and some others say.
There are more dimensions. We know the time-space, the tri-dimensional x, y, and z in a graphic. But then you have more dimensions, and they are playing with that. They’re using that. And they were a group, and they had a being.
They did not tell me more about who came that doesn’t resemble a human. And then they had another one. And they have proof because they left a scarf.
And now when you look at what is going on in the CERN, there is a fight from some of the military agencies, intel. They say that there is a fight on time. They’re trying to change time. I’m just saying that because as a scientist, you can not say something so important, because if you can deal with the little, the smallest energies on earth, you can imagine that you can go through other realms of dimensions.”
Dr. Stuckelberger’s claims are bizarre, and we have no proof to accept or deny them. The stories of interdimensional portals are primarily discussed in fiction, but some concepts in science touch on similar ideas.
Scientists discuss wormholes, theoretical structures in space-time that could, according to some interpretations of general relativity and string theory, potentially connect distant points in the universe or even different dimensions through a tunnel-like passage.
Perhaps there are different life forms on the other side… Who knows, but… Michio Kaku explains the concept of the Multiverse: There are invisible creatures among us (Perhaps a portal can make a way for them)
Regarding Dr. Stuckelberger’s claims, I found a strangely similar story posted on Reddit by a user claiming to be a top scientist at CERN around five years ago. I do not want you to take it seriously, but it does align with what Dr. Stuckelberger said.
This story was published in r/nosleep with 18 Million Subscribers. The synopsis of this user post says: A serious mistake may have endangered humanity. The scientist’s team worked with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to study particles.
On March 22, 2019, a small error in the LHC’s startup code led to an unusual yellow light filling the facility. The team noticed a dark, otherworldly orb that quickly vanished. Subsequent experiments with similar orbs led to dangerous results. A metal pen tested in one of the voids showed extremely high radiation, killing ten researchers. Drones sent into the void lost connection instantly.
In a recent test, instead of the expected light, a large black figure emerged from the void and communicated telepathically. It threatened to destroy humanity by invading their world.
This incident happened a week ago. The situation is dire, and there is concern for the safety of many.
“A black figure started to emerge from the large void. Although very humanoid this “thing” was anything but human. It was featureless, It gave off strong vibrations and was so massive it had to duck to exit the void. Many researchers broke down at the sight of this thing, and then it spoke. We all heard it clear as day in our heads, we all heard the blistering static sound as words began to play inside our minds.
“You creatures have no place peering into our world, your destruction was set in stone the moment you opened up the doorway into our dimension, we will exterminate your kind as your knowledge of our existence threatens us, this is not a warning, but a promise.”
In 2022 Vice published this article in….”CERN Causing Collective Mass Delusion by Creating Portals to Alternate Dimensions?”
The theory states that in 2012, CERN scientists were attempting to study the Higgs Boson particle when something went wrong. According to the theory, their experiments caused a rift in the space-time continuum, destroying our universe and moving us into a parallel universe. This new universe is an experimental one, belonging to some unknown entity. It is believed that this is the cause of the so-called “Mandela Effect” and other paranormal activities. The theory further states that CERN used quantum entanglement to bridge the gap between the two universes and move us into this new one.
The theory concludes that the current universe we inhabit is not our own, but rather an experimental universe belonging to some unknown entity. This entity, it is believed, is manipulating the universe to study the effects of their experiments. This is the cause of the Mandela Effect and other paranormal activities.
Clara Nellist, a particle physicist who works on CERN’s ATLAS explained this phenomenon and said she understands where people are coming from.
“I completely get the curiosity and trying to understand the Mandela Effects—people have a strong memory of what they think something was, and then to see a contrast with that memory can be quite jarring … I think we should [to some extent] be honored and happy that we’re capturing the imagination of people because we’re at the forefront of science. People are interested in what we’re doing.”
“In my opinion, some of the things being misremembered make more sense as what they should have been,” she said. “I can see how more people remember the spelling of something in a certain way because it’s more intuitive.” This is a popular theory for why people remember “Berenstein Bears” vs “Berenstain Bears”—it just makes more sense as “Berenstein,” because Berenstein is a somewhat common name.
Nellist said that, while the science CERN is doing at the LHC is groundbreaking, they are simply recreating “collisions that happen in our atmosphere all the time” in a controlled environment. “For billions of years this has been happening in our universe,” she said.
The questions that theoretical physicists are trying to answer are in some ways related to the questions that conspiracy theorists and hobby researchers are trying to answer, though they are going about it in wildly different ways. Legitimate scientists, quantum physicists, and theoretical physicists have hypothesized multiple universes, wormholes, teleportation, the idea that reality is a simulation, additional dimensions, and so on. Learning more about basic physics to fill in gaps in knowledge and understand how some of these phenomena may work is part of CERN’s mission, but that doesn’t mean CERN is causing these things to happen.
A few days before his mysterious death, the 35th US president John F. Kennedy demanded that the CIA provide him with a UFO dossier. From another archival note by John Kennedy, it became known that he wanted to offer the USSR a joint program for space exploration. Almost half a century after the death of John F. Kennedy, sensational details were revealed regarding his latest orders. It turned out that just 10 days before his death, the 35th president of the United States requested top-secret information about flying ships from special services.
According to the Daily Mail, Kennedy sent two requests: one to the CIA, the other one to NASA. The circulars had been useless in the archives of these departments for many years, but in the end, on the request made by author William Lester under the Freedom of Information Act, the CIA had to release the documents to him.
Author William Lester said the CIA released the documents to him under the Freedom of Information Act after he requested while researching for his new book ‘A Celebration of Freedom: JFK and the New Frontier.’
While working on a new book ‘A Celebration of Freedom: JFK and the New Frontier,’ the writer got the opportunity to familiarize himself with the contents of archival materials. Studying those documents, the author came across two sensations at once.
In a letter dated November 12, 1963, to the Director of the CIA, John F. Kennedy demanded a detailed report on the secret materials of the department devoted to UFOs and other paranormal phenomena. In another one, that was addressed to the administration of the National Space Agency (NASA), the president expressed a desire to cooperate with the Soviet Union in the field of space research and even join forces in space exploration.
Of course, there could be no talk of any opening of the Iron Curtain: after the Caribbean crisis, relations between the two nuclear powers became extremely heated. However, according to Lester, the coincidence of the two documents in time is far from accidental. The fact is that flying ships had repeatedly been seen over the territory of the Soviet Union. Kennedy rightly feared that the USSR might regard the appearance of unidentified objects in the sky above its territory as military aggression.
“I think this is one of the reasons why he wanted to get his hands on this information and get it away from the jurisdiction of NASA so he could say to the Soviets,” said Lester.
”The government regularly declassifies documents after a certain amount of time goes by, and then you have to file a request for those documents,” Lester told Life’s Little Mysteries, a sister site of Space.com. “When I was in the process of filing, those letters had just become declassified and released to the public.” This happened in 2006 or 2007, Lester said. “At the time, I think other people were getting them too.”
The top secret memo hasn’t turned up anywhere else besides Lester’s book, however, and some archivists question its authenticity. A research technician at the JFK Library in Boston, who asked not to be named, was unable to find a carbon copy of it in its presidential archive, which holds copies of all of JFK’s letters.
“We did some research into the presidential papers to try to find any evidence of the Nov. 12, 1963, letter to the director of the CIA, John McCone,” the technician told Life’s Little Mysteries. Despite the fact that JFK kept carbon copies of all his letters, even the classified ones, “in searching through the president’s office files — CIA, NASA and National Security files — we could find no evidence of this memo or anything like it.”
“Something is a little odd about it,” the technician said. “It is sanitized in very odd places: the director’s name, the top heading of the document (which usually distinguishes which agency is generating it) and then the tiny “top secret” print at the top of letter. Top secret items are usually stamped in large dark ink on the letter.“
The publicized documents once again convinced ufologists that the president was killed because of his interest in UFOs. According to paranormal researchers, behind the tragic death of Kennedy were people who were not interested in the head of state who was wildly popular among ordinary Americans, to learn the truth about UFOs.
Supporters of the conspiracy theory in connection with newly discovered circumstances recall other documents: the sensational “burned memo.” In 1999, ufologist Timothy Cooper was given a certain document with charred fields. The papers contained internal correspondence of senior CIA officers. In particular, the director of intelligence services drew the addressee’s attention to the fact that ‘Lancer’(Kennedy’s Secret Service code name) was too actively making inquiries, and his curiosity needed to be stopped.
It was reported that this top-secret file, subject to destruction, was saved from the fire by a CIA officer who served in the department from 1960 to 1974. The authenticity of the document was repeatedly questioned, and its last owner even turned to forensic experts for a professional opinion. However, the examination results have not yet been made public.
UFO investigator Robert Wood said he has tested the paper it was printed on, the ink age, watermarks, font types and other markings. He said: ‘I hired a forensics company to check the age of the ink and check several other things that you can date, using the same techniques you’d use in a court of law.’
There's some interesting paintings inside the Vatican ... and it's worth taking a closer look at what's being depicted in the sky.
TMZ Studios has a new series, "Strange & Suspicious," now airing on a dozen FOX stations, where we explore unexplained and downright weird stories, and now we're combing over the artwork inside the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.
In several paintings that are centuries old, there are some mysterious shapes in the heavens above ... sparking comparisons to flying saucers.
The potential references to extraterrestrial craft are hidden in plain sight ... some are subtle, and some are seemingly obvious ... like the objects appearing to shoot beams down from the sky.
Of course, there were no flying objects of any kind way back when painters were creating these works ... making this phenomenon even more interesting.
Some inside the Vatican are open to the possibility of alien life ... making these mysterious paintings worth another look.
We try to answer all these UFO questions and more on "Strange & Suspicious" ... plus bizarre phenomena and true crime.
A group of scientists have been trying to understand what is causing a radar blip in the middle of Utah wilderness that is a notorious 'UFOhotbed'.
In a series of experiments that see the group using both ground-penetrating radar and rockets, they try to determine what may also be causing the electromagnetic disturbance from above.
The experiments were set at the 512-acre Skinwalker Ranch in northeastern Utah in the Uinta Basin.
The area is notorious for UFO sightings and other paranormal-related mysteries.
A group of scientists have been trying to understand what is causing a radar blip in the middle of Utah wilderness
In a series of experiments that see the group using both ground penetrating radar and rockets, they try to determine what may also be causing the electromagnetic disturbance from above
The scientists used radar in order to detect what may be behind a specific anomaly they're repeatedly experienced at a specific area of the ranch called The Triangle.
The ground penetrating radar (GPR) they used sends radio signals into the ground, but some are also sent up into the sky, enabling the detection of objects that might be lingering above.
The team noted how in the past, when they were scanning the area using GPS, there were times when all data would suddenly be lost, and the GPS signal would give readings that were below the surface of the ranch.
So far, the team have been unable to identify what is behind the sudden blocking of the GPS signal.
The history of Skinwalker Ranch is steeped in mystery. It's been called a supernatural place while others say it's 'cursed'
The team used ground penetrating radar to analyze both above and below the ground
Rockets were fired into the sky in an attempt to detect any objects overhead
The ground penetrating radar (GPR) sends radio signals into the ground, but some are also sent up into the sky, enabling the detection of objects that might be lingering above
Rockets were fired into the sky only for the same GPS dead spots to appear as in previous experiments
In a curious result, the rocket appeared to head directly into the mesa despite being fired upwards
In this latest episode of The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, the scientists attempt to uncover more of the mysteries of the area.
Rockets were fired into the sky only for the same GPS dead spots to appear as in previous experiments.
While a second team conducted GPR surveys, a similar phenomena was uncovered with major blips picked up at the exact same time as the rocket launch, some 40ft in the air.
Although the team had been attempting to uncover an underground tunnel that may lie below, the scientists were perplexed when the data they received appeared to have been altered by an unknown force.
The scientists used all manner of equipment including rockets, cameras and radars
Despite the rockets being fired directly upwards, the readings showed it being fired into the mesa
The readings surprised scientists who were analyzing the results in real time
A radar blip appeared to occur at a spot that had been pinpointed previously, 40ft in the air
There appeared to be a disturbance in the radar and GPS readings for no obvious reason
The point where the rocket appeared to go inside the mesa is where a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon) was seen entering and exiting the area on a previous occasion
Only seconds after launch the data produced some unusual readings appearing to show that the rocket had gone directly into the mesa, despite them witnessing from the ground that the rocket had fired straight up, to a height of around 2000ft.
However, the point where the rocket appeared to go inside the mesa is where a UAP (unidentified aerial phenomenon) was seen both entering and exiting the area on a previous occasion.
The team at first believe they may have uncovered some sort of electromagnetic disturbance, but others in the group say an object was discovered that appears and disappears if only for a few seconds.
Earlier this month, the team believed they had exposed a possible 'portal' on the haunted ranch, where the team has witnessed a mutilated cow who died under mysterious circumstances.
The discovery adds to the mystique surrounding Skinwalker Ranch, where past events have included encounters with mutilated cattle and other unexplained phenomena.
This discovery adds to the mystique surrounding Skinwalker Ranch, where past events have included encounters with mutilated cattle and other unexplained phenomena
Rancher Terry Sherman, who bought the property in the 90's became so spooked that he sold the property and moved his family of four away. Sherman found several heads of his cattle mutilated after purchasing the land in 1996
The history of Skinwalker Ranch is steeped in mystery. It's been called a supernatural place while others say it's 'cursed.'
Rancher Terry Sherman, who bought the property in the 90's became so spooked that he sold the property and moved his family of four away.
Sherman found several heads of his cattle mutilated after purchasing the land in 1996.
Additionally, Sherman witnessed unexplainable encounters, one in which Sherman saw a wolf-like creature three times the size of a normal wolf.
Another researcher saw an bizarre creature with piercing yellow eyes surveilling him from a tree, among other mysterious instances.
The ranch later became the focus of Pentagon investigations into UFOs through programs like the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP).
In 2020, a bombshell report in Popular Mechanics describes the Pentagon's UFO program on 'Skinwalker Ranch.'
Using black-budget money under the auspices of the Defense Intelligence Agency, in 2008 AATIP contracted private space technology company Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) to provide the government with technical reports and research into UFOs, according to the magazine.
The ranch later became the focus of Pentagon investigations into UFOs through programs like the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP)
BAASS controlled 'Skinwalker Ranch' in Utah - which the company proposed as a 'possible laboratory for studying other intelligences and possible interdimensional phenomena.'
Two previously unreleased technical reports submitted through the contract were published in full or in part by Popular Mechanics, revealing research into the medical effects of contact with anomalous flying objects and the frequency of unexplained phenomenon near nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile silos.
In 2008, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) awarded a $10 million contract to BAASS under a contracting program known as the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP).
A lifelong enthusiast of space travel and the paranormal, Bigelow purchases the Skinwalker Ranch, after various strange and paranormal events were reported there.
Bigelow proposed to use the ranch to study paranormal phenomenon, and a visit to the ranch by a DIA scientist in 2007 may have inspired the creation of the AATIP, according to Popular Mechanics.
Former AAWSAP contractor and astrophysicist Eric Davis shared what colleagues had told him of the DIA scientist's experience in an interview with researcher Joe Murgia.
A lifelong enthusiast of space travel and the paranormal, Bigelow (pictured left next to NASA astronaut Mike Gernhardt) purchased the Skinwalker Ranch, after various strange and paranormal events were reported there
Bigelow proposed to use the ranch to study paranormal phenomenon, and a visit to the ranch by a DIA scientist in 2007 may have inspired the creation of the AATIP
'In the living room of the former NIDS double wide observation trailer/staff quarters. A 3D object appeared in mid-air in front of him and changed shape like a changing topological figure. It went from pretzel-shaped to Möbius strip shaped. It was 3D and multi-colored. Then it disappeared,' he said.
According to former Senator Harry Reid, whatever happened at Skinwalker was enough to convince the DIA to seriously investigate paranormal and UFO phenomena.
'Something should be done about this. Somebody should study it.' I was convinced he was right,' Reid told New York Magazine.
A 2009 BAASS report commissioned by the Pentagon mentions Skinwalker Ranch in Utah as a 'possible laboratory for studying other intelligences and possible interdimensional phenomena.'
In 2016, Bigelow sold Skinwalker Ranch for $4.5 million to 'Adamantium Holdings', a shell corporation whose true owners have never been traced.
After this sale, all roads leading to the ranch were blocked, the perimeter was secured with cameras and barbed wire, and signs went up warning strangers not to approach.
Anyone who approached the ranch after reported being immediately confronted by guards and ordered to leave.
Over the years, much has been published about the strange things that happen on the dark side of the moon.
The far side of the moon has been a mystery since the dawn of the space age. But is it just a barren, crater-filled wasteland?
Shocking claims from astronauts, whistleblowers, and classified documents suggest there's more to the story. Eerie sounds, inexplicable sightings, and covert missions point to something astounding hidden from public view.
Before delving into the evidence, which ranges from Apollo-era transcripts to insights from modern military insiders, it's worth noting an intriguing paper recently released by Harvard. Titled "The Cryptoterrestrial Hypothesis. This paper proposes among other themes that UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) might be the result of activities by intelligent beings hidden here on Earth eventually underground or in nearby areas such as the moon. (Notion: The dark of the side of the moon could be an excellent place to hide.)
But the Harvard paper has suddenly disappeared... though we saved you a copy: https://bit.ly/4b1xk11
The implications are staggering, hinting at a secret history beyond our world.
77 Years after the Roswell Incident, What Have We Learned?
Major Jesse Marcel, an intelligence officer from Roswell Army Air Field, with the debris found 75 miles northwest of Roswell in June 1947. Courtesy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Photograph Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library, Arlington, Texas.
77 Years after the Roswell Incident, What Have We Learned?
For many Americans today, the name “Roswell” will inevitably conjure up images of flying saucers crash landing in the remote New Mexico desert; bald, diminutive aliens with gigantic eyes; and bizarre theories about government conspiracies and cover-ups. The events of 75 years ago have spawned books, movies, and TV shows, and the so-called “Roswell Incident” has attained the status of an American myth. To celebrate the 75th anniversary, here is a brief look at some of the many government publications available in Sycamore Library and on the Internet that provide insight into this intriguing story.
THE ROSWELL INCIDENT
In 1947, beginning in the spring and continuing into the fall, a rash of sightings of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) were being reported across the United States, with the maximum number of these sightings occurring during the period from mid-June to early July.
On July 7, 1947, while interest in UFOs was at its height, W.W. “Mac” Brazel appeared at the office of sheriff George Wilcox in Roswell, New Mexico and described the wreckage of a metal disk and some other materials, including tinfoil, broken wood beams, strips of rubber, and thick paper, which he had discovered a few days earlier on the Foster Ranch where he worked, about 75 miles northwest of Roswell. Brazel had heard stories about UFO sightings on the radio recently and wondered if the debris he found might be part of one of those “flying saucers” everyone was talking about.
Sheriff Wilcox contacted Major Jesse A. Marcel, an officer in the Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF) intelligence office, about Brazel’s discovery. Marcel drove to the sheriff’s office to inspect the wreckage, then went out to the ranch with Brazel to collect as much of the debris as they could.
The next day, July 8, the Public Information Office issued a press release, prematurely announcing that the Army Air Force had recovered a “flying disk.” The news media went wild, for this was perhaps the first time the government had ever taken reports of alien aircraft seriously.
Meanwhile, military police were sent to the sheriff’s office to collect the wreckage, which was flown to Eighth Air Force headquarters in Fort Worth (later known as Carswell Air Force Base) for inspection. Officers and staff in Texas determined that the objects were remnants of a weather balloon and its attached metallic radar target.
A few hours after the previous announcement, the RAAF issued a correction, announcing that the debris found at Foster Ranch was from a weather balloon, not a flying saucer. Immediately suspicion was aroused that the government was covering something up.
Years later it turned out there had indeed been a cover-up, but it had nothing to do with aliens or flying saucers from outer space.
FBI REPORT ON ROSWELL
On July 8, 1947, the Dallas Office of the FBI issued a one-page teletype summarizing the Roswell incident. This document relays information from the U.S. Air Force that a hexagonal object appearing to be a “flying disk” had been recovered in the desert near Roswell, New Mexico. The object was described as being attached by cable to a balloon about 20 feet in diameter, resembling a weather balloon. Because of the interest generated by the recent UFO sightings, the disk and balloon were transported to Wright Field in Ohio for examination.
This document is available on the FBI website in their FOIA library known as The Vault. Several more FBI investigations of UFOs conducted from 1947 to 1954 are also included in The Vault.
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
From 1947 to 1969, a total of 12,618 sightings of UFOs were collected and investigated by the U.S. Air Force. The project, known as Project BLUE BOOK, was headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
As a result of several private and governmental investigations and studies conducted during this time period, the members of the Air Force running Project BLUE BOOK reached the following conclusions:
No UFO reported, investigated, and evaluated by the Air Force had ever given any indication of threat to our national security.
There has been no evidence that sightings categorized as “unidentified” represent technological developments or principles beyond the range of present-day scientific knowledge.
There has been no evidence indicating that sightings categorized as “unidentified” are extraterrestrial vehicles.
On December 17, 1969, the Secretary of the Air Force announced the termination of Project BLUE BOOK. The documentation collected is now in the possession of the U.S. National Archives, and anyone with any further testimony regarding UFOs is referred to one of the many private agencies and individuals that are currently researching such phenomena.
The following blog posts provide more information about records in the National Archives pertaining to UFOs:
In early 1987, British UFOlogist Timothy Good claimed to have been given a highly classified government document indicating that a secret committee of senior U.S. officials called the “Majestic 12” had investigated, and then covered up, the 1947 discovery of a crashed flying saucer containing the bodies of four humanoid aliens.
After this sensational story had been publicized through various news outlets, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations referred the Majestic 12 document to the Dallas FBI to determine whether it was still classified. The Office of Special Investigations announced on November 30, 1988 that the document was “bogus,” and FBI Headquarters instructed Dallas to close the investigation.
GAO REPORT
In February 1994, the General Accounting Office (GAO), acting on the request of Steven H. Schiff, a New Mexico Congressman, initiated an audit to attempt to locate any government records connected with the Roswell incident, and to determine if those records had been properly handled according to established procedures for reporting air accidents.
An extensive search ensued for government records related to the crash near Roswell, and a wide range of classified and unclassified documents dating from July 1947 through the 1950s were examined. These records came from numerous organizations in New Mexico and elsewhere throughout the Department of Defense, as well as from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and the National Security Council.
In 1947, Army regulations required that air accident reports be maintained permanently, and although none of the military services filed a report on the Roswell incident, there was no requirement in 1947 to prepare a report on the weather balloon crash.
Although some of the records concerning Roswell activities had been destroyed, there was no information available regarding when or under what authority the records were destroyed.
Only two government records originating in 1947 have been recovered regarding the Roswell incident:
A 1947 Federal Bureau of Investigations record revealed that the military had reported that an object resembling a high-altitude weather balloon with a radar reflector had been recovered near Roswell.
A 1947 Air Force report noted the recovery of a flying disk that was later determined by military officials to be a radar-tracking balloon.
PROJECT MOGUL: THE REAL COVER-UP
In July 1994, the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force concluded an exhaustive search for records in response to the General Accounting Office (GAO) inquiry about the “Roswell Incident.” After reviewing its records, the Air Force concluded that the debris recovered from the ranch on July 7, 1947, was a weather balloon, but it was not being used strictly for weather purposes. In early 1995 the results of this inquiry were published in a document nearly 1000 pages long, entitled The Roswell Report: Fact vs Fiction in the New Mexico Desert.
An examination of now declassified technical and progress reports revealed that the Air Force had been conducting an experimental, top secret balloon project, called by the code name Project MOGUL, at the nearby Alamogordo Army Airfield (now Holloman AFB) during the summer of 1947. The Air Force admitted in the 1990s that they had been using this project to develop and test a surveillance device designed to fly over nuclear research sites in the Soviet Union and spy on them.
Project MOGUL was a then-sensitive, classified project, whose purpose was to determine the state of Soviet nuclear weapons research. This was the early Cold War period, and the U.S. government was concerned about the possibility that the Soviets were secretly developing an atomic weapon behind their closed borders. As early as 1945, Dr. Maurice Ewing of Columbia University had proposed to General Carl “Tooey” Spaatz (supervisor of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima) that a connected string of high-altitude balloons equipped with microphones could be sent floating over the Soviet Union to pick up sound waves and monitor any attempts by the Soviet government to test their own atomic weapon.
The weather-balloon story put out in 1947 had actually been a cover for this top secret spy operation, but only after the documents had been declassified in the post-Cold War era could the true cover-up finally be revealed.
CASE CLOSED
The 1995 Roswell Report dealt only with the material recovered from the first reported incident near Roswell, which had occurred in 1947.
In the decades after the Roswell Incident there were many more reports of UFOs, including two more that occurred near Roswell. Some of these new reports mentioned alien bodies that had been discovered among the crash debris. These bodies were not a part of the original reports of 1947, so they were not discussed beyond a brief mention in the Air Force’s report, but at some point dim memories and inaccurate retellings had caused the various reports to become mixed up and conflated, so that the original 1947 incident was associated not just with the idea of a flying saucer landing in the desert, but also with rumors of dead aliens and more government cover-ups. In 1995 there was even a film released of an alleged “alien autopsy” that took place in connection with the 1947 crash.
In order to respond to these later allegations, the Air Force published a 1997 update to their 1995 report. The update was confidently titled The Roswell Incident: Case Closed. Together, these two reports provide the definitive U.S. Army statement on what really happened during the Roswell incident.
In the final report, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, Air Force researchers investigated reports of alien bodies, and concluded that in every case there was a logical explanation much more mundane than treating them as evidence of the misadventures of extraterrestrial visitors. In almost every case, the fantastic stories collected by UFO theorists and enthusiasts proved to be misinterpretations—intentional or inadvertent—of actual operations and tests carried out by the U.S. Air Force in the 1950s. In some cases, the “alien” bodies were in reality anthropometric test dummies, sometimes damaged, used in scientific experiments involving high altitude balloons. In other cases, there were real bodies, but they were human Air Force personnel who had been injured or killed in the line of duty, not creatures from outer space.
In the public eye and in the popular media, UFOs have come to be associated primarily with “flying saucers” and other visits from extraterrestrial beings. For the armed forces and other government agencies, an unidentified flying object (now more likely to be referred to as “unidentified aerial phenomenon,” or UAP) is thought of as a matter of national security, and is more likely to be an airplane, drone, or other espionage device controlled by a member of an enemy government on Earth. This may not be as sensational as a visit from outer space, but it may be closer to the truth.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE?
If you would like to check out any of these publications, or explore these and other government publications, visit us in person at Sycamore Library, give us a call at (940) 565-2194, or send us a message at govinfo@unt.edu.
For more than half a century, incredible information about Nikola Tesla has been kept secret, and only recently the FBI declassified document revealed this data, which indicates that a cult scientist was once brought to Earth from Venus. Tesla’s mind was almost too great for the limitations of his time’s technology.
These things make it clear that Tesla was a remarkably intelligent man who was far ahead of his time. In fact, it has been said by many that his inventions were between 300 and 1,000 years ahead of time. If it were not for Tesla’s inventions, the world as we know it would be nearly half a century behind where we are today in terms of technological advancement. This has, understandably, led many to wonder about Tesla’s origins. Was he even from this planet?
According to information from the FBI documents, Nikola Tesla was an alien. In the archives of the FBI’s official website, there is a very mysterious document that contains a very unusual statement regarding Nikola Tesla. In addition, the declassified FBI dossier contained information about a certain George Washington Van Tassel, who was engaged in ufology and also worked on the Douglas, Hughes, and Lockheed planes in the 30s and 40s.
Credit: FBI vault
This declassified FBI document known as the “Interplanetary Sessions Newsletter“, written on June 14, 1957, seems to suggest that these notions may not be as unbelievable as they sound. In fact, this document seems to suggest that Tesla was originally from the planet Venus. It read in part:
“The Space People have visited the Tesla engineers many times, and have told us that Tesla was a Venusian, brought to this planet as a baby, in 1856, and left with Mr. and Mrs. Tesla in a remote mountain province in what is now Yugoslavia.”
Margaret Storm had been assigned to certain work with the Space People, as follows: She wrote a book – Return of the Dove – a story of the life of Nikola Tesla, a scientist, and the part his inventions played in the New Age. Much of the data for this book has been supplied to Mrs. Storm through transcripts received on the Tesla set, a radio-type machine invented by Tesla in 1938 for Interplanetary Communication.
Tesla died in 1943 and his engineers did not build the Tesla set until after his death. It was placed in operation in 1950 and since that time the Tesla engineers have been in close touch with space ships. The Space People have visited the Tesla engineers many times, and have told us that Tesla was a Venusian, brought to this planet as a baby, in 1856, and left with Mr. and Mrs. Tesla in a remote mountain province in what is now Yugoslavia.”
Margaret Storm Publication, Baltimore Maryland 1959. Image credit: Hello-earth.com
Additionally, Margaret Storm, a woman who was tasked with writing a book on Tesla’s remarkable life, was reportedly given information through a device that the scientist created in 1938 that was said to allow for “interplanetary communication”. Allegedly, Storm even had contact with these so-called “Space People”. In an interview in May of 1959, Storm reported that Tesla was a Venusian saying:
“Tesla was born onboard a spacecraft and brought to this planet… and placed in the care of Mr. & Mrs. Tesla.”
Storm claimed that Tesla was frequently in contact with his fellow Venusians, even visiting him from time to time. In the interview, she states that Tesla had many visitors who arrived in spaceships and that “most of them have come from Venus”.
According to the “Interplanetary Sessions Newsletter”, Margaret Storm had been “assigned to certain work with the Space People as follows: She is writing a book- Return of the Dove- a story of the life of Nikola Tesla, scientist, and the part his inventions will play in the new age”. Further, much of the information that Storm used to complete her book was given to her through communication with the Space People. The now-declassified FBI document goes on to say:
“Much of the data for this book has been supplied to Mrs. Storm through transcripts received on the Tesla set, a radio-type machine invented by Tesla in 1943 and his engineers did not build the Tesla set until after his death. It was placed in operation in 1950 and since that time the Tesla engineers have been in close touch with space ships.”
It’s tough to know why Margaret Storm wrote her book and said Tesla was from Venus. But by checking the FBI document that’s not secret anymore, we might get a hint about the smart people behind all this.
“Mrs. Storm will present the material to certain small groups in the New York area within the next few weeks, and probably Space Groups in other sections will also co-operate by offering it to their members. Our world situation is not hopeless by any means, although the Space People bluntly inform us that as a race we are too “lazy”; spiritually we must become more potent if we are to hold this planet together against the efforts of the dark forces to blow it to bits”.
Geheimzinnig Chinees ruimtevliegtuig brengt onbekend object in baan rond de aarde
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Geheimzinnig Chinees ruimtevliegtuig brengt onbekend object in baan rond de aarde
Floris Poort
Het Space Shuttle-achtige ruimtevliegtuig van China heeft tijdens zijn derde missie een onbekend object in een baan rond de aarde gebracht.
China troefde de VS eind vorig jaar af met de derde lancering van zijn herbruikbare ruimtevliegtuig. Inmiddels is het al ruim 165 dagen in een baan rond de aarde, en sindsdien stoot het voertuig allerlei signalen uit, en worden objecten losgelaten. Astronoom Jonathan McDowell van het Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics denkt meer te weten.
Onbekend object
"Een nieuw object (59884/2023-195G) is gecatalogiseerd in verhouding met het met het Chinese CSSHQ-ruimtevliegtuig", aldus McDowell. "Het lijkt rond 1900 UTC 24 mei te zijn uitgeworpen", schrijft de astronoom over het onbekende object. Het zou volgens de wetenschapper een satelliet, of 'een ander stuk hardware' kunnen zijn. Mogelijk wordt er al hardware afgestoten voordat de landing wordt ingezet, of wordt met het object geoefend voor bepaalde manoeuvres of het terughalen van satellieten.
"Dat gebeurde bij de eerste vlucht ook", schrijft McDowell over een dergelijke test. Het ruimtevliegtuig werd in 2020 voor het eerst getest, toen voor twee dagen. In 2022 steeg 'ie nogmaals op, en bleef het vaartuig 276 dagen in een baan om de aarde.
Gebaseerd op Amerikaans ontwerp
Het Chinese ruimtevliegtuig lijkt volgens experts op de Boeing X-37B die door de VS wordt ontwikkeld. Dat 'vliegtuig' lijkt op een miniatuur-Space Shuttle en heeft sinds 2010 al zes missies achter de rug. Tijdens zijn laatste missie, die in november 2022 ten einde kwam, verbleef het 908 dagen lang in een baan rond de aarde. Experts denken dat het ontwerp van het Chinese vliegtuig gebaseerd is op de X-37B.
Throughout human history, some people possessed an immense amount of knowledge in various fields. A Russian man named Genrikh Mavrikiyevich Ludvig had a vast knowledge of ancient culture. He was an outstanding architect, engineer, and researcher in ancient languages. Ludvig was even compared to Leonardo da Vinci. He is apparently known for getting access to secret Vatican archivesand purportedly found information on ancient aliens.
Professor Ludvig’s story was first revealed by a very popular Russian newspaper “Sovershenno Sekretno” in 2011 in an article titled “Worlds of Professor Ludvig [English translation]” by Vladimir Kucharyants. The author described Ludvig as overweight, bald with a huge forehead and a Scandinavian beard. His blue bulging eyes looked very intent under thick gray eyebrows. He used to get in trouble with the Stalin regime many times, and the Soviet federal agency (NKVD) declared him as an agent of the VaticanVatican counterintelligence, sending him to concentration camps in 1938.
Professor Ludwig
Kucharyants recalled Professor Ludvig’s first lecture in the 1960s that sounded interesting at first and then confusing for everyone by mixing linguistics, ancient and medieval history and architecture, plant symbolism, types of labyrinths, phenomena from the history of science. Though the author was Ludvig’s student and researched a lot about him, he is still unaware who Genrikh Ludvig really was: a phenomenal encyclopedist or a mystic. He wrote that after meeting with the professor his life changed, which allowed him to see the world from a different perspective.
Ludvig’s bizarre claims came from reading Vatican secret archives (now known as Vatican Apostolic Archive). It is fifty-three miles of shelving that holds 35,000 volumes of catalog and 12 centuries’ documents. The Archives are the stuff of historical legend. Documents at the repository are only released once they are at least 75 years old.
During the 1920s, Professor Ludvig somehow granted access to the VaticanVatican library where he was able to read some bizarre ancient manuscripts that probably could change the course of humanity. He claimed to have come across numerous texts on ancient codes, alchemy, and strange things about UFOs and extraterrestrials who visited Earth in the ancient past.
According to him, he read texts which discussed the influence of aliens on the various ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, the Mayans, and the Mesopotamians. Subsequently, he began his research on the Maya civilization. Ludvig translated their symbols that turned out to be spaceships and spacesuits. He also found historical records of the use of nuclear weapons in ancient times and showed his photographs of the fortress walls of Babylon, melted by a monstrous temperature up to a height of one and a half meters.
Professor Ludvig was very interested in the Sumerian civilization and had great knowledge about it. It is not known from where Sumerians came to Mesopotamia but in the middle of the 4th millennium BC, a sudden and incredible transformation happened to them. They suddenly learned how to build cities and enclose them with strong walls, lay irrigation canals and create the world’s first complex irrigation systems. They invented the wheel and the writing system. At first, Sumerian writing was pictographic, that is, individual objects were depicted in the form of drawings. The oldest texts inscribed with such a letter date back to about 3200 BC.
He also discussed the esoteric meaning of pyramids in Egypt that, under certain ritual manipulations, generate an energy-informational exchange with the cosmic mind. He studied the Etruscan civilization and in particular, believed that images of angels in Christianity come from Etruscan culture.
The Sistine Hall of the Vatican Library.
(Credit: Maus-Trauden/Wikimedia Commons)
Professor Ludvig was no ordinary man. During World War II, he worked as an architect, design engineer, and inventor while being an inmate of the GULAG. From 1941 to 1943, he had 17 military inventions on his name. He is very well known among UFO researchers and ancient alien theorists. In 2016, Wikileaks revealed thousands of emails that were allegedly linked to Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman John Podesta. The emails unfolded secret information shared with Podesta about UFOs and ETs. In 2015, Podesta received emails from Astronaut Edgar Mitchell that expressed his concern about the weaponization of space and its impact on the ETI (extraterrestrial intelligence). According to this set of leaks, the VaticanVatican, one of the highest religious authorities in the world, knows about aliens.
Mitchell wrote: “My Catholic colleague Terri Mansfield will be there too, to bring us up to date on the VaticanVatican’s awareness of ETI. Another colleague is working on a new Space Treaty, citing involvement with Russia and China. However, with Russia’s extreme interference in Ukraine, I believe we must pursue another route for peace in space and ZPE on Earth.”
Still, due to less corroborating information available about Professor Ludvig, there has been some skepticism of his claims. Did he really gain access to the secret Vatican archives and find all this amazing information?
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