The purpose of this blog is the creation of an open, international, independent and free forum, where every UFO-researcher can publish the results of his/her research. The languagues, used for this blog, are Dutch, English and French.You can find the articles of a collegue by selecting his category. Each author stays resposable for the continue of his articles. As blogmaster I have the right to refuse an addition or an article, when it attacks other collegues or UFO-groupes.
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UFO'S of UAP'S, ASTRONOMIE, RUIMTEVAART, ARCHEOLOGIE, OUDHEIDKUNDE, SF-SNUFJES EN ANDERE ESOTERISCHE WETENSCHAPPEN - DE ALLERLAATSTE NIEUWTJES
UFO's of UAP'S in België en de rest van de wereld 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!
Blijf Op De Hoogte!
Wil jij de laatste nieuwtjes over UFO's, ruimtevaart, archeologie, en meer? Volg ons dan en duik samen met ons in de fascinerende wereld van het onbekende! Sluit je aan bij de gemeenschap van nieuwsgierige geesten die net als jij verlangen naar antwoorden en avonturen in de sterren!
Heb je vragen of wil je meer weten? Aarzel dan niet om contact met ons op te nemen! Samen ontrafelen we het mysterie van de lucht en daarbuiten.
28-02-2017
UFO sightings hit all-time high, report says
UFO sightings hit all-time high, report says
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UFOs are visiting at all-time highs, according to new statistics, which say that sightings are most common in the U.S.
The findings are based on data crunched by Sam Monfort, a doctoral student in Human Factors and Applied Cognition at George Mason University. Monfort wrote up his findings in a blog update that used information from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), an organization that documents UFO sightings.
According to Monfort's report, UFOs have been increasingly popping in, with 104,947 reported sightings on record over the past 100-plus years.
The first recorded flyby occurred in Portland in 1905, where viewers reported seeing a “buzzing” sphere-shaped UFO that descended from the heavens. But sightings have spiked dramatically over the past 30-plus years, with the reported number jumping from around 5,000 in 1980, to roughly 45,000 in 2010.
Other information from Monfort’s findings points to the UFO phenomenon being a fairly U.S.-based trend. The nation collectively reports 2,500 sightings per 10 million people, which is 300 times more than the global median. More sightings are reported in states in the West and Northwest, with some states in the Northeast not far behind.
Monfort thinks that America's rate of internet connectivity may explain the large number of U.S. sightings. “Why are Americans obsessed with UFOs? Maybe it’s related to Internet access,” he wrote. “You have to have Internet access to submit a report, after all.”
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Are aliens invading Australia? Facebook erupts with bizarre theories after a huge fireball is spotted in the morning sky… but can you work out what it REALLY is?
Are aliens invading Australia? Facebook erupts with bizarre theories after a huge fireball is spotted in the morning sky… but can you work out what it REALLY is?
Once a good alien conspiracy gets going, it won't be stopped by simple facts
UFO believers swooned over a mystifying video shot in Tasmania on Tuesday
The footage showed what looked like a fireball traversing the morning sky
But the explanation, according to the government, is way less exciting
Once a good alien conspiracy theory gets going, it won't be stopped by simple facts.
A mystifying video of what looks like a fireball traversing the Tasmanian sky got UFO believers excited, and they weren't swayed by the federal government's explanation.
The federal air navigation services provider Airservices Australia told ABC the fascinating display was simply an aircraft 'as it passed over Australian airspace.'
'What would you expect the government to say!!!!' objected one Facebook user to the feds' explanation.
Simple explanation - or are aliens invading the nation?
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A mystifying video of what looks like a fireball traversing the Tasmanian sky got UFO believers excited, and they weren't swayed by the federal government's explanation
The video, uploaded by a southeastern Tasmania resident to Facebook on Tuesday, shows a light object travelling across clear morning sky
The federal air navigation services provider Airservices Australia told ABC the fascinating display was simply an aircraft 'as it passed over Australian airspace'
'The governments just covering it up like Roswell. Bloody reptilian government,' wrote another.
'This isn't a bloody plane, wake up people... Planes don't leave flames so how bout you all open your f*****g eyes and get some perspective,' one particularly enraged sceptic wrote.
To be fair, the blazing mystery ball hardly looks like an air plane.
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'UFO' sighting over Tasmania sparks intelligent alien life theories on Facebook
'UFO' sighting over Tasmania sparks intelligent alien life theories on Facebook
Aneeta Bhole and James Dunlevie
The mystery of a fireball crossing the Tasmanian skyline is solved, but not before Facebook users had declared alien life had finally made it to Tasmania.
Lee-Anne Peters' footage of the object kickstarted numerous theories about what it could be.
(Credit: Audience submitted)
The mystery of a fireball crossing the Tasmanian skyline has been solved, but not before Facebook users declared alien life had finally made it to Tasmania.
The federal government's air navigation services provider Airservices Australia confirmed the object captured on hundreds of mobile phones and cameras across southern Tasmania early on Tuesday morning was nothing more than an aircraft "as it passed over Australian airspace".
But that assertion did not stop members of the public drawing their own conclusions and disparaging naysayers for their lack of faith.
Striking footage of the object filmed by Sorell resident Lee-Anne Peters caused a frenzy as Facebook users speculated on what it could be, with the International Space Station, meteorites, plane contrails, fairies and, of course, spacecraft from another galaxy among the mix of possibilities.
"It was very slow moving, not like the high jets I've seen before. I got out the binoculars and thought it must be a meteorite," Ms Peters said.
"I was sure it was something burning up from space … but now, I am sure it was just a plane with the sunrise highlighting its contrails," she said.
Despite Ms Peter's verdict, many Facebook users were quick to disagree — with some rejoicing in what the close encounter might mean.
"No longer will the population outcast you for believing in aliens," one Facebook user posted.
"Don't want to alarm anyone but … the alien visitors are our friends," another person said.
Facebook experts to the rescue
University of Tasmania's head of the School of Physical Sciences, John Dickey, said the mystery object could be "a piece of space junk" re-entering the atmosphere.
"It's definitely not a meteorite — they tend to look more like shooting stars. I wouldn't call it a contrail of a plane either," he added.
Professor Dickey explained space junk could include "old spacecraft" which had broken-off the upper stage of a rocket.
He added that such material was becoming a lot more common in orbit and posed a danger to satellites circling the Earth.
Professor Dickey posited another theory that the object in the video could be "high cloud, backlit by the rising sun", which might explain the brightly-lit trail.
Facebookers checking aircraft flight trackers narrowed it down to an Emirates Airbus A380 flight bound for Auckland which was scheduled to be in the airspace about the time the phenomenon occurred.
Another person suggested the "fireball" was caused by the dawn sunlight reflecting the "wind drag over the wings" of a plane.
'Fireball meteor' theory grounded
Astronomer at Launceston Planetarium, Chris Arkle's, said he thought it was definitely a "high flying aircraft" and poured cold water on the "fireball meteor" theory.
"Apparently some international flights to and from New Zealand use Hobart as a way point," he said.
"The length of time that the object was visible for and its apparent speed both support this hypothesis.
If the object was a fireball meteor it would be travelling much faster and generally not be visible for such an extended period.
"I would be surprised if it were de-orbiting space junk or a meteor for the reasons outlined above," he finished.
It is not the first time people have speculated about intelligent extraterrestrial life in the skies over Tasmania.
In 2015, UFO enthusiasts chronicled a list of "unidentified aerial phenomena from a scientific perspective", including an Tasmanian incident from March that year during which three men said they "saw a light" the size of a golf ball, which had "shrunk" to a small point of light after the men tried to approach it.
"Huge, big, round, yellow, orange and red, like a ball about as big as the full moon," the woman, who only wanted to be identified as Ruth, said at the time.
LAS VEGAS - The global reputation of Nevada's Area 51 military base has meant that the Silver State is a magnet for UFO enthusiasts.
Thousands of people travel to Nevada each year to look for weird objects in the desert skies.
But the history of the UFO phenomena in Nevada extends far beyond Area 51. A new book is out which details hundreds of strange encounters with unknown objects and a creature of two.
The incidents listed in the book are not so easily explained. They've been reported dating back more than a century by credible witnesses from all walks of life.
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In the early 1960s, the X-15 rocket plane flew higher and faster than anything on earth, or so we thought.
During two separate test flights over Nevada's Mud Lake, X-15 pilots encountered something that flew higher and faster.
"A different pilot saw six objects this time, described as white or silver and they took up a formation around his plane, way, way up there, so clearly these are not ours, if they are doing things that we can't do. This was a high altitude test, higher than we've ever gone," said Preston Dennett.
One of the pilots stated that he knows there are things out there. Film of the objects was recorded, but never made public. It was ice crystals, the government said years later.
The X-15 incidents are among the hundreds of strange encounters detailed in Preston Dennett's new book UFOs Over Nevada: True History of Extraterrestrial Encounters in the Silver State.
"There are so many cases," Dennett said. "I'm guessing one in a hundred people report their sighting officially."
The I-Team interview took place in front of the aptly named Giant Rock in the California desert. It's been scarred by fires and graffiti, but was once the site of mass gatherings that made it the center of the UFO universe.
The first big wave of flying saucers was reported in 1947. Dennett says Nevada cases preceded the national UFO hubbub. Weeks before the infamous Roswell incident in New Mexico, two military pilots flying over Lake Mead spotted a weird formation of three odd craft.
"They saw that these weren't planes at all," Dennett said. "They were delta-wing shaped craft with no other markings, moving really fast, and they ended up reporting this officially."
That case remained unidentified, although in later years, the U.S. Air Force did its best to explain away as many UFO reports as it could.
These shape shifting objects were recorded over Las Vegas a few years ago. The book lists dozens of more distinct shapes seen over Nevada military facilities including Nellis Air Force base, Fallon Naval Air Station, Area 51 and the Nevada Test Site (now known as the Nevada National Security Site) during the height of the nuclear testing program.
Officials have always denied ever getting reports of UFOs over those air spaces.
One of the best cases in the book is a report from a military officer whose car died on the outskirts of Tonopah. The officer spotted four flying saucer shaped craft sitting beside Highway 95. He walked toward them to get a closer look.
"All of a sudden, the buzzing sound increases in pitch and all of these objects take off at once and dart away. He's amazed, he rushes back to his car which now starts fine and reports the sighting to officials," Dennett said.
Instead of investigating the incident, Project Blue Book assigned a psychologist to evaluate the witness who was said to have suffered from highway hypnosis.
The most spectacular case in the book is from April 1962.
"It's a fantastic case involving, not only a few hundred witnesses, thousands of witnesses saw this thing as it traveled across the United States," he said.
A fireball came in over Cuba, traveled up the East Coast, and over New York, made a 45 degree turn to the left, zipped across the U.S. at differing speeds, landed in Utah where it knocked out electrical power, then took off again before exploding over Clark County."
"The air force labeled it. First they called it a meteor, then they changed their story and called it a balloon."
The book contains dozens of sightings over the Las Vegas Strip, some of which were photographed, and a smattering of reports from celebrities. Rock drummer Ronnie Vanucci of The Killers saw a red UFO over Highway 95.
Late night radio host Art Bell and his wife saw a gigantic UFO not far from their home in Nye County. Actor and country singer Johnny Sands, in 1973, encountered two of the strangest aliens ever reported while driving near Blue Diamond Road.
Nevada's UFO godfather, former CIA pilot John Lear, was told by his wife Merilee to give up his passion for flying saucers, that is, until she saw her own.
Filmmaker Jeremy Corbell has been working on a series about Lear and tells about Mrs. Lear's UFO sighting.
"Then one day she gets called out by her daughter in the backyard right at Sunrise Mountain in Nevada and she sees for herself with her own eyes these two circular flying saucers. She said they were like cans of tuna, tuna fish cans, silver cans, which is not very aerodynamic," said Corbell, director of Immaculate Deception.
When it comes to UFOs, Dennett says, seeing is believing.
"It really hits people at the core of their being and when they see UFOs are real, it kind of changes your whole world view," he said.
Between 90 to 95 percent of all UFO incidents are probably explainable -- that is misidentifications of known phenomena.
It's the five percent or so that fuel the imagination. It's also true that about 90 percent of UFO sightings made by the public are never reported. Also, the stranger the incident, the less likely a person is to tell others about it.
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CHINA REVEALS THAT A MASSIVE ALIEN OUTPOST AND MINING FACILITY IS OPERATING ON THE MOON
CHINA REVEALS THAT A MASSIVE ALIEN OUTPOST AND MINING FACILITY IS OPERATING ON THE MOON
Ever wondered why no one has set foot on the Moon for decades? And why there’s no permanent outpost already established there? Is it because the Moon is not a viable celestial body to harness, or maybe because all of the above mentioned are already happening, but we are not being told about it?
The answer to these questions may be easier than first anticipated, but complex at the same time. Dr. Michael Salla has pointed out that there is a military industrial extraterrestrial complex (MIEC) on the surface of our ‘natural satellite’, and there’s a strong possibility of an alien regime currently operating on the moon in tandem with humans.
To support his claims and those of many others, the Chinese have released an intriguing photo of what appears to be an artificial complex operating on the lunar surface. The image represents yet another confirmation of secret operations carried out up there, and it may also reveal that the Chinese government has been in touch with otherworldly visitors. That, in turn, would also explain why China has been investing massively in radio telescopes.
The following report will bring further clearance into this matter:
“I was sent some pictures by a source who claims China will be releasing Hi Res images taken by the Chang’e-2 moon orbiter, which clearly show buildings and structures on the moon’s surface. He also claims NASA has deliberately bombed important areas of the Moon in an effort to destroy ancient artefacts and facilities.
Pictures yet to be released clearly show nuclear impact craters and building debris caused by explosions in an effort by NASA to destroy the truth. China is moving toward full disclosure of the Extraterrestrial reality, if these images and future ones are verified genuine then NASA should be investigated for fraud and treason. China will be releasing all the data and images from the Chang’e-2 in the coming weeks and months, let’s hope this is the beginning of a new era.“
There’s a chance that the world governments have a secret pact to exploit the moon for its minerals. This pact may be signed by other ET species residing in the Universe, which could explain why this alliance has a secretive nature. However, since greed is a common trait among humans, there shouldn’t be long until someone is excluded out of this alliance, and eventually disclose this secret project to humanity.
Countless rumors speak of an alien base located on the dark side of the moon – the side we never get to see, and it’s no secret that, in 2009, NASA publicly bombed a portion of the moon for unclear reasons. Other leaked images originating from NASA’s headquarters reveal different structures found up there that are likely to be artificial in nature.
Among the most renowned people to speak of this Moon conspiracy is Milton Cooper, a Naval Intelligence Officer who disclosed that the US Navy Intelligence Community knows of the alien base. The term used to describe it is “Luna,” and according to Cooper, its main objective is to mine the underground for certain materials. He also speaks of a massive mother ship found in the vicinity of the moon used by the aliens to store up materials, and also travel to Earth in small “flying saucers” found on the main ship.
“LUNA: The alien base on the far side of the Moon. It was seen and filmed by the Apollo astronauts. A base, a mining operation using very large machines, and the very large alien craft describing in sightings reports as mother ships exist there,” Milton Cooper revealed.
So, is it possible that what the Chinese revealed is in fact a small fraction of the mining operation facility called Luna? After all, it strongly resembles the drilling devices used by our own species, and there is no one to debunk it as being a natural formation.
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ANCIENT NUCLEAR WAR? THE MELTED STONE STEPS AT THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SITE OF DENDERA
ANCIENT NUCLEAR WAR? THE MELTED STONE STEPS AT THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SITE OF DENDERA
The Dendera Temple complex is one of the best preserved temple complexes in Egypt. The complex covers approximately 40,000 square meters. Also the site of the famed Dendera light relief, Dendera is an incredible site.
The building that dominates the Complex is the main temple, which is called the Hathor temple and is dedicated to Hathor who was the goddess of love, joy and beauty.
One of the strangest and most intriguing parts of the site however are the stairs leading up to the temple roof. The stone steps appear to be melted. It’s hard to imagine what could have melted solid stone steps such as these. The temperatures that would be need to melt solid stone such as this would have to have been tremendously high.
It is said that some of Dendera was built over an even older site, and while no conclusive proof has ever been found, there has been speculation of nuclear war in ancient Egypt.
Ancient Egyptian sites still hold many secrets, looking at this melted stone passage just leaves us wondering, what could possibly have melted these stone steps?
Two thrill seekers are paying SpaceX to make a trip around the moon next year.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced Monday afternoon that the space tourists had already placed a significant deposit for the trip. The travelers will undergo fitness tests and begin training later this year.
"Like the Apollo astronauts before them, these individuals will travel into space carrying the hopes and dreams of all humankind, driven by the universal human spirit of exploration," SpaceX said in a blog post.
For takeoff, SpaceX will use the same launch pad near Cape Canaveral, Florida, that was used for the Apollo programs missions. No humans have traveled past low Earth orbit since the final Apollo mission in 1972. (Low-earth orbit is essentially the first rung on the ladder in being to space. It's also where some satellites that circle the Earth reside.)
The company doesn't expect this to be a one-time mission. SpaceX said that other people have expressed strong interest in making the trip. The names of the first two travelers have not been released. They are likely paying millions for the adventure.
For comparison, space tourists have previously paid the Russia government upwards of $20 million for a trip to the International Space Station.NASA has paid the Russians $80 million a seat to send astronauts to the space station. SpaceX has not revealed the price of the roughly week-long trip.
SpaceX is putting forward an aggressive timeline for the mission, which will rely on a rocket and spacecraft that have not flown yet. The Falcon Heavy rocket is expected to make a test flight this summer. And the Crew Dragon spacecraft, which will hold the two tourists, will complete a demo mission later this year.
The UFO Reality | Mysterious lights in the skies or extraterrestrial visitors?
The UFO Reality | Mysterious lights in the skies or extraterrestrial visitors?
by Christy Wilcox
LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — The Central Intelligence Agency calls them their X-files. Thousands of declassified documents now posted online with photographs, witness accounts, research and newspaper articles. The collection is one of the largest official UFO databases ever to be made available to the public.
Former Army Colonel Dr. John Alexander has been researching UFO’s and other phenomena his entire professional career.
"It's interesting reading and the biggest advantage now is the keyword search,” said Alexander.
The CIA X-files reveal close encounters mostly from the 1940's and 1950’S. The CIA website even ranks them by what they consider the most intriguing accounts of the unknown. They said their top picks would even make Mulder and Scully from the original X File television show interested in the documents.
But will these files provide the public with a collective answer to the unknown? Alexander said it is not likely.
“Most of the cases are known, and the key cases even have books written about them. I don't think you're going to find a lot new,” said Alexander.
Still, researchers and alien believers hope to open a door to the previously unexplained, but the question remains - has our technology advanced enough to understand what might be encountered?
"It's only been over a century that we could fly and in that time frame we went to the moon,” said Alexander.
He cites Area 51 as a reason he doesn’t believe those files have new information helping to answer questions about UFO’s and extraterrestrial life. For example, the files don’t expose information about the rumored alien and UFO research happening there. Still skeptical how research can continue, he believes there is life outside earth.
"If the question is is there another life somewhere in the universe. The answer is absolutely and that's not a belief system that's pure math,” said Alexander.
But UFO witnesses often struggle with the idea of coming forward. Dr. Lynne Kitei researches unidentified flying objects. She first captured 35 mm images of a mysterious craft hovering in Phoenix in the mid-1990s.
"I am a healthy skeptic until I saw what was so extraordinary and technically advanced right in front of my eyes,” said Kitei.
Now, almost 20 years later, Kitei is happy to talk about her close encounter because she says she's not alone. It was March 13, 1997, when Kitei and thousands of others spotted a phenomenon known as "The Phoenix Lights.” The mysterious vessel was spotted in the skies above Henderson, Nevada to Phoenix. What they were remains a mystery.
"There were two commercial airline pilots that reported that one of these mile-wide crafts was hovering and covering Las Vegas,” said Kitei.
Last week, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope discovered a system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. Scientists say three of those planets are located within the "habitable" zone and could have water.
"With this amazing system we know that there must be many more potentially life-bearing planets out there just waiting to be found,” said Prof. Sara Seager with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The solar system may be 235 trillion miles from Earth, but NASA scientists say when it comes to the vastness of space, that's in our galaxy and not so far away. Could decades of research, reports, sightings, and speculation find a collective answer? On Nov. 15, 2016, a mysterious light in the sky appeared near Blue Diamond. Steven Barone captured the image with his camera.
"Just hovering in one spot for a while and then it began to move in towards Las Vegas," said Barone.
Barone watches for UFOs as a hobby from his backyard. This time, he wasn't as impressed by the video he posted until a message came from an anonymous witness who recognized that flying object.
"It wasn't flying like an airplane, it was spinning and tumbling in the sky," said Barone.
Barone, once a UFO skeptic, knew he had captured a special moment after receiving a drawing from the man.
"He saw two amber spheres eject out of it," said Barone.
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Tom DeLonge Is Officially the Best at UFO Stuff
Tom DeLonge Is Officially the Best at UFO Stuff
He's coming for Alex Jones' spot and we aren't ready.
Look, as odd as Tom DeLonge's post-Blink escapades keep getting, you can't deny that the man is serious about what he does. Yes, he's a former pop-punk guitarist hunting for aliens but even Moby was right once. Per the absolute and knowledgeable authority of *totally believes in a hollow Earth voice* Open Minds Productions, DeLonge has been deemed the UFO Researcher of the Year for "his groundbreaking work."
The video below is DeLonge's acceptance speech for the award. It's actually not as insane as you'd think it would be, despite his saying that the Wikileaks business last year proved that he was on "some serious shit." But in case you doubted said seriousness, here are his credentials.
I'm just like you guys. I spent 20 years up all night, reading about Roswell, Dulce, Serpo, Churchill, the crashes here, Nazis building craft there, Antarctica, what's on Mars, what's on the back of the moon, anomalous structures. I mean, I've done it all. I know it all.
Anomalous Structures would also have been a good name for Blink-182's 2011 album Neighborhoods, wherein the band tried to sound like Rush for skaters. DeLonge repeatedly says that his work on the UFO front has just begun, which... yeah, we already knew that. Don't waste your time on us Earthlings, dude, we're already the voices inside your head.
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The mysterious Piri Reis Map: Is this evidence of a very advanced prehistoric civilization?
The mysterious Piri Reis Map: Is this evidence of a very advanced prehistoric civilization?
The Piri Reis map is a world map compiled in 1513 from military intelligence by the Ottoman admiral and cartographer Piri Reis.
Approximately one third of the map survives; it shows the western coasts of Europe and North Africa and the coast of Brazil with reasonable accuracy. Various Atlantic islands, including the Azores and Canary Islands, are depicted, as is the mythical island of Antillia and possibly Japan.
The historical importance of the map lies in its demonstration of the extent of exploration of the New World by approximately 1510, and in its claim to have used Columbus’s maps, otherwise lost, as a source.
It used ten Arab sources, four Indian maps sourced from the Portuguese, and one map of Columbus. More recently, it has been the focus of pseudo historic claims for the pre-modern exploration of the Antarctic coast.
Surviving fragment of the Piri Reis map showing Central and South America shores. Source
The map was discovered accidentally on 9 October 1929, through the philological work of the German theologian Gustav Adolf Deissmann (1866–1937). He had been commissioned by the Turkish Ministry of Education to catalog the Topkapi Palace library’s non-Islamic items.
At Deissmann’s request to search the palace for old maps and charts, the director Halil Edhem (1861–1938) managed to find some disregarded bundles of material, which he handed over to Deissmann. Realizing that the map might be a unique find, Deissmann showed it to the orientalist Paul Kahle, who identified it as a map drawn by Piri Reis.
The discovery caused an international sensation, as it represented the only then known copy of a world map of Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), and was the only 16th-century map that showed South America in its proper longitudinal position in relation to Africa. Geographers had spent several centuries unsuccessfully searching for a “lost map of Columbus” that was supposedly drawn while he was in the West Indies.
After reading about the map’s discovery in The Illustrated London News, United States Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson contacted the United States Ambassador to Turkey Charles H. Sherrill and requested that an investigation be launched to find the Columbus source map, which he believed may have been in Turkey.
In turn, the Turkish government complied with Stimson’s request, but they were unsuccessful in locating any of the source maps.
The Piri Reis map is currently located in the Library of the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, but is not usually on display to the public.
The map was depicted on the reverse of the Turkish 10 million lira banknote of 1999-2005 and of the new 10 lira banknote of 2005-2009.
The map is a portolan chart, as shown by the four compass roses (two large and two small) from which lines of bearing radiate. Some analyses assert that the map is an a zimuthal equidistant projection centered on Cairo, but a 1998 analysis by Steven Dutch of the University of Wisconsin Green Bay shows a better fit with a point near the intersection of the present-day prime meridian and the equator.
There are extensive notes in Turkish around the edges of the map, as well as some interior detail which is mostly inaccurate and fanciful.
The Iberian peninsula and the coast of Africa are rendered accurately; as for the Americas, the northern portion of the South American coast is also fairly accurate and positioned correctly with respect to Africa. Much of the Caribbean is also mapped fairly accurately and appears to reflect Columbus’s maps of the area.
The area representing North America bears almost no resemblance to its real coastline (which is unsurprising, since by this time, it was still almost totally unexplored) except for one projection which might be Newfoundland; an island labelled “Antilia” may actually be Nova Scotia, since it has a note attached which refers to the legendary voyages of Saint Brendan.
There is some suggestion that this area may represent the Asian coast. Island groups in the east Atlantic are accurately placed, but are depicted out of scale.
Although there are frequent claims for the extreme accuracy of this chart, McIntosh, in comparing the Piri Reis map to several other portolan-style maps of the era, found that
The Piri Reis map is not the most accurate map of the sixteenth century, as has been claimed, there being many, many world maps produced in the remaining eighty-seven years of that century that far surpass it in accuracy. The Ribeiro maps of the 1520s and 1530s, the Ortelius map of 1570, and the Wright-Molyneux map of 1599 (‘the best map of the sixteenth century’) are only a few better-known examples.
The likely explanation of the southern part Piri Reis Map. Source
There are two major discrepancies from known coastlines: the North American coast mentioned above, and the southern portion of the South American coast. On the Piri Reis map, the latter is shown bending off sharply to the east starting around present-day Rio de Janeiro.
A more popular interpretation of this territory has been to identify this section with the Queen Maud Land coast of Antarctica. This claim is generally traced to Arlington H. Mallery, a civil engineer and amateur archaeologist who was a supporter of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact hypotheses. Though his assertions were not well received by scholars, they were revived in Charles Hapgood’s 1966 book Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings.
This book proposed a theory of global exploration by a pre-classical undiscovered civilization based on his analysis of this and other ancient and late-medieval maps. More notoriously, these claims were repeated in Erich von Däniken’s Chariots of the Gods (which attributed the knowledge of the coast to extraterrestrials) and Gavin Menzies’s 1421: The Year China Discovered the World (which attributed it to supposed Chinese voyages), both of which were roundly denounced by both scholars and debunkers of fringe works, but which attracted huge popular followings.
A more sober analysis of these claims was published by Gregory McIntosh, a historian of cartography, who examined the map in depth in his book The Piri Reis Map of 1513 (Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 2000). He was able to find sources for much of the map in Columbus’s writings.
Certain peculiarities (such as the appearance of the Virgin Islands in two locations) he attributed to the use of multiple maps as sources; others (such as the errors in North American geography) he traced to the continued confusion of the area with East Asia. As far as the accuracy of depiction of the supposed Antarctic coast is concerned, there are two conspicuous errors.
First, it is shown hundreds of miles north of its proper location; second, the Drake Passage is completely missing, with the Antarctic Peninsula presumably conflated with the Argentine coast. The identification of this area of the map with the frigid Antarctic coast is also difficult to reconcile with the notes on the map which describe the region as having a warm climate.
It should be kept in mind that maps of the period generally depicted a large continent named Terra Australis Incognita of highly variable shape and extent. This land was posited by Ptolemy as a counterbalance to the extensive continental areas in the northern hemisphere; due to a lack of exploration and various misunderstandings, its existence was not fully abandoned until circumnavigation of the area during the second voyage of James Cook in the 1770s showed that if it existed, it was much smaller than imagined previously.
The first confirmed landing on Antarctica was not until 1820, and the coastline of Queen Maud Land did not see significant exploration before Norwegian expeditions began in 1891. In 1513, Cape Horn had not yet been discovered, and indeed Ferdinand Magellan’s voyage of circumnavigation was not to set sail for another six years.
It is unclear whether the mapmaker saw South America itself as part of the unknown southern lands (as shown in the Atlas Miller), or whether (as Dutch thought) he drew what was then known of the coast with substantial distortion, but in any case, serious scholarship holds that there is no reason to believe that the map is the product of genuine knowledge of the Antarctic coast.
THE BRITISH ROSWELL Retired cop calls on government to reveal ‘truth’ on infamous Rendlesham Forest UFO incident
THE BRITISH ROSWELLRetired cop calls on government to reveal ‘truth’ on infamous Rendlesham Forest UFO incident
New evidence from two retired radar operators has led to fresh claims of a cover-up 36 years after the incident
EXCLUSIVE
BY LAUREN FRUEN
A FORMER police detective who probed the 7/7 London terror bombings is aiming to crack Britain’s most famous UFO case.
Gary Heseltine who was heavily involved in major rail disasters including Hatfield and Great Heck, is now investigating the so-called Rendlesham Forest incident.
Former policeman Gary Heseltine is now investigating the so-called Rendlesham Forest incident
ALAMY
6The Rendlesham Forest incident took place in December 1980 and has been dubbed Britain's Roswell
The 56-year-old believes new evidence from two retired radar operators, who claim they tracked a UFO travelling 120 miles in eight seconds, should be taken seriously by the Ministry of Defence.
The MOD closed its 'UFO desk' in 2009 and no longer officially investigates reports.
But Gary, who retired three years ago after 24 years in the force, mainly as a detective constable, is calling on Defence Secretary Michael Fallon to reveal the truth.
He enlisted his local MP Jason McCartney to ask the defence chief to make a statement after new information came to light from Ike Barker and Jim Carey.
The two radar operators were on duty in the air traffic control centre at RAF Bentwaters, in Suffolk, when an unidentified target was tracked on radar during a spate of bizarre sightings between 26 and 28 December 1980.
On December 26, a small team of security police officers reported seeing a strange triangular shaped craft land in Rendlesham Forest, just outside the base.
Two nights later, the Deputy Base Commander Lt Col Charles Halt and several other USAF personnel observed strange flashing lights moving through the trees.
The military team were shocked when a beam of light hit the ground just a few feet away. And, even more bizarrely, there were reports that beams were being fired into the weapons storage bunkers at the NATO base.
Col Halt went on to write a memo detailing what happened which he sent to the MOD but defence chiefs said the incident was of "no defence significance".
Gary (left) with Deputy Base Commander Lt Col Charles Halt who encountered the UFO
Colonel Charles Halt confirming UFO shone a beam at RAF Brentwaters
Charles Halt discusses the Rendlesham Forest incident
Charles Halt, Perspective on The Rendlesham Forest Incident & More 12-14-2016
The UK and US government have always had a policy of neither confirming nor denying that weapons of mass destruction were at the base. If the base did have nukes, it could have contravened UK/US armament treaty obligations of the day.
But Gary claims Col Halt told him "there were more nuclear weapons in the Bentwaters Weapons Storage Area than anywhere else in Europe."
In a response to Gary's MP, the MOD stated it no longer investigated UFO reports adding: “All historic MOD files relating to UFO sightings, including Rendlesham Forest, have either been released, or are in the process of being released to The National Archives.”
The Rendlesham Forest incident: Britain’s most famous UFO sighting
The Rendlesham Forest incident took place in December 1980 over a series of at least two nights. On December 26, 1980, military personnel at the twin bases of RAF Bentwaters and RAF Woodbridge in Suffolk saw a strange light in Rendlesham Forest, which lies between the two bases. Three men were sent out to investigate where two of them encountered a small, triangularshaped craft. One man, Jim Penniston, got close enough to touch the side of the object. He and another of the airmen present, John Burroughs, made sketches of the craft for witness statements Two nights later Deputy Base Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Halt and his team then encountered the UFO. He said later: "Here I am, a senior official who routinely denies this sort of thing and diligently works to debunk them, and I'm involved in the middle of something I can't explain." Despite an MOD investigation the Rendlesham Forest incident remains unexplained.
Gary, who lives in Holmfirth, near Huddersfield, thinks there is still a cover-up 36 years after the incident - dubbed the British Roswell.
He said: “For them it is clear the Rendlesham Forest incident is a closed issue despite whatever new information arises.
“The MOD’s response is a classic case of dismissing any legitimate questions about UFOs and in particular those about the Rendlesham Forest incident.
“How can it not be of defence significance that two radar controllers have come forward publically to say that they observed a UFO over the base, moving at fantastic speeds as well as being seen visually on the base radar?
“How can it be that people have confirmed that a UFO shone a beam down in the weapons storage area nuclear bunkers, that this act is not of acute defence significance? How can it be that the MOD are not interested when it is confirmed that there were ‘more nuclear weapons’ in the Bentwaters WSA than anywhere else in Europe?”
A copy of the USAF (United States Air Force) report on the sighting of a UFO near bases at RAF Woodbridge RAF Bentwaters in Suffolk
Mr McCartney, who represents Colne Valley, Yorkshire, said: “All I’ve got to say is I asked the question of the Minister on behalf of my constituent as I do on many issues for those I represent.”
Since 2002, Gary has collected a database of more than 425 UFO cases involving 940 British police officers.
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Beyond Roswell - The Five UFO Crashes in New Mexico, July 1947.
Beyond Roswell - The Five UFO Crashes in New Mexico, July 1947.
JP Robinson
For more detailed analysis of the story covered in this post, please read The Alien Enigma by JP Robinson.
One reason for so much conflicting evidence arising from the famous Roswell incident of 1947, is due to the remarkable fact that there seems to have been more than one crash which occurred during the same time frame of July 1947 and in the same state of New Mexico.
Could there be a link between the separate incidents of which the well known Roswell crash was but one of them? According to researcher Chuck Wade, several craft were intentionally sabotaged during a three year period from 1945-1948 starting with a crash which occurred in August 1945, at San Antonio near the ‘Trinity’ nuclear test site where the world’s first atomic bomb test had taken place just weeks earlier in the July.
Putting that incident aside, along with an another which took place in March, 1948 in Hart Canyon, 9 miles north of Aztec where a craft that was 100" in diameter was found completely intact with 16 dead occupants, we shall now concentrate on the five different UFO crashes which all went down in New Mexico between the 1st and the 4th of July, 1947.
One UFO crash was on the plains of San Augustin, the night of July 1 or 2, 1947. This craft was 32" in diameter. Gerald Anderson and some family members claimed to have found the crashed object in which they saw four alien bodies: one was still alive, another was wounded and two were already dead. The discovery was verified by Barney Barnett who also witnessed the same downed craft, and also archaeologist Dr. Herbert Dick, a Harvard grad student.
A second crash site is believed to be southwest of Roswell and happened possibly July 4, 1947. Frank Kaufmann claims to have witnessed an oval-shaped crashed UFO, 25 feet long. This incident is still under investigation by MUFON and UFO researchers, Chuck Zukowski and Debbie Ziegelmeyer.
A third crash was north of Roswell which was reported to the military by civilians. This incident also occurred July 4, 1947. Walter Haut described the crashed object as “12-15" long, not quite as wide and 6 feet high, and more of an egg shape.” Col. Philip J. Corso stated in his book The Day after Roswell that he had command of the artefacts from this UFO crash whilst working in the Pentagon.
Site four was found by Mac Brazel at the Corona debris field, located 75 miles northwest of Roswell and 40 miles southeast of Corona on the Foster ranch. The size of the craft is unknown but it scattered “truckloads” of debris over the site. This is the crash site referred to as 'The Roswell Incident', the one most researchers speak of, and the one which caught the imagination of the world.
The fifth UFO crash was reported by Jim Ragsdale and it also took place on the night of July 4, 1947. The site was 53 miles west of Roswell in the foothills of the Capitan Mountains. This craft was 20" in diameter. Four dead extraterrestrials were found inside. Ragsdale departed the scene as the military arrived in numbers.
Wade’s research continues to shed more light on the events surrounding the infamous Roswell crash, and the interconnection between seven possible crashes in a three year period, all of them in the same American state, does raise many questions. Many UFO researchers have focused their attention on the occurrence of one isolated incident located near Corona and about 75 miles northwest of Roswell, but it is clear from the information available that the remarkable events of 1947 lend themselves to a much wider perspective. Wade has a theory, which if proven correct would explain why so many separate incidents apparently occurred in one area, some of them on the same evening.
The Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL) in New Mexico’s capital Santa Fe was constructed during the 1940’s as a facility to research and build atomic bombs. Chuck Wade’s theory revolves around the three high-powered radar units which were built simultaneously to watch the skies over Los Alamos to protect them from invasion and warn them of prying eyes. One radar site was at El Vado, near the Colorado border. The second radar was built in the south near the continental divide, close to the border of Arizona, and the third was a mobile unit stationed at Moriarty in central New Mexico. Wade suggests that it could have been the mobile radar unit that shot down all seven of the UFOs that crashed and were retrieved in New Mexico between 1945 and 1948.
Following the Arnold sightings in the June of ’47 and the ensuing publicity which the incident received via the national media, Wade believes that orders came from the highest authority to relocate the mobile radar unit from Moriarty to the San Augustin basin. From the bowl-like plains of San Augustin, the high-powered radar was employed to shoot down the next UFO that flew overhead.
The tracking radar would have enabled the military to locate the crashed object within twelve hours of impact, and organise a retrieval team to clear the site as efficiently as possible. From there, the mobile unit could have been transported to somewhere northwest of Roswell, according to Wade.
Author Art Campbell located a brother and sister who claim that they saw three huge flashes of light, about three seconds apart, occurring on the night of July 4, 1947. Driving with their mother that night between Carlsbad and Vaughn, NM, the siblings described the flashes as so brilliant that they lit up both the desert and the distant mountains. Chuck Wade put two and two together and theorised that the flashes were caused by the high-powered radar’s energy beam colliding with three electromagnetic vehicles from outer space causing three separate crashes. One crashed near Corona, reported by Mac Brazel. The second landed north of Roswell, as described by Walter Haut and Philip Corso. The third incident was witnessed by Jim Ragsdale and took place in the Capitan Mountains.
Ragsdale claims he was sat in the back of his pickup truck with a friend, looking up at the stars, when they saw a tremendous flash “as bright as a flame from a welder’s arc” occurring several miles to the north. The object was soon heading towards them “trailing flames” and making an incredibly loud noise before passing through the trees, and finally colliding with the mountain just a short distance from his truck. Wade believes that the loud noise and the flames were caused by the disabled craft’s electromagnetic systems shorting out. Not long after the collision, Ragsdale and his friend departed swiftly as military vehicles were fast approaching. Once again, the military’s ability to locate the site so efficiently, already prepared with recovery equipment, has to be due to the tracking radar locking onto and following the craft.
In a signed affidavit, James Ragsdale claimed that he personally witnessed a UFO crash into the north slope of the Capitan Mountains, southeast of Roswell near the Pine Lodge. Ragsdale also described the scattered debris on the mountainside as looking like “tin foil and would go back to its original shape when crumpled in your hand.”
He claimed that he and his friend had climbed down to get a good look at the crashed object saying that “When we looked into the craft, we saw four bodies of a type we had never seen before, and all were dead.” He then detailed his experience with the recovered occupants of the crashed disc which he described as “all about four feet or less tall, with strange looking arms, legs and fingers.” He continued, “They were dressed in a silver type uniform and wearing a tight helmet of some type. This is a positive because I tried to remove one of the helmets, but was unable to do so. Their eyes were large, oval in shape, and did not resemble anything of a human nature.”
It is apparent from the overwhelming array of evidence that something very extraordinary took place in New Mexico during the first week of July in 1947, only a matter of days after the Kenneth Arnold incident in Washington. A varied selection of people recall handling some rare and peculiar material believed to be crash debris, and a host of other witnesses claim to have seen non-human entities either on site or having being recovered from the scene of the crash.
It is of no surprise then, that if one or more of these events did actually take place, and the bodies found in the wreckage were indeed of an extraterrestrial origin, that the initial response of the authorities was one of panic which ultimately led to the implementation of some form of cover-up.
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THE SECRET OF MALTA'S MISSING ALIEN BODIES
THE SECRET OF MALTA'S MISSING ALIEN BODIES
In 1902 workers on a construction site in Malta were stunned when they uncovered what was later identified as an incredibly ancient sanctuary buried beneath the earth. The story that then unfolded is one of the most bizarre and fascinating scientific and archaeological stories of recent times.
ELONGATED SKULLS DISCOVERED IN MALTA COULD BE FROM ALIEN CREATURES
Archaeologists assessed the site and found that it was a remarkable architectural construction. A number of rooms were uncovered, each of which appeared to have a very specific function. One of the most unusual of these was referred to by the investigators as the ‘Oracle Room’ where a speaker’s voice reverberates around the walls. In this room, archaeologists discovered an intricately carved statue of a sleeping women. Indeed, there were a number of statues – all depicting the female form – discovered in various places in the labyrinthine complex. The historians and archaeologists were only able to speculate about the purpose of these statues because almost nothing is known about the society that created them. It is believed that the sanctuary was constructed approximately 5000 years ago, making it the oldest known structure in the entire world. Given the implications of this building, it is perhaps surprising that it is not more widely known about giving rise to speculation that knowledge about the sanctuary has been suppressed. The reason why someone might want to cover up the discovery of the sanctuary may be linked to the 7000 bodies extracted from the site. These bodies had incredibly strange elongated skulls which evidently did not belong to human beings. While skull elongation is a common practice in many cultures throughout the world, skulls that have been lengthened artificially tend to portray tell-tale signs of physical manipulation. These skulls presented none of these signs. However, some of them did present with drill holes which suggest that these ancient people were trying to relieve pressure in their skull. The combination of these two factors led leading scientists to suggest that these skulls were not likely to be human.
Mysteriously, these bodies were all stolen from where they were being kept, and now the only records documenting their unusual features are from the scientists who initially studied them, Dr. Anton Mifsud and his colleague Dr. Charles Savona Ventura.
Skulls bearing these unusual signifiers have also been discovered in Egypt and in regions of South America. While some people have suggested that they may indicate that there was once another race of humanoid creatures who walked the earth that was loosely related to human beings, others have suggested that the secrecy surrounding these discoveries indicates that there is something more mysterious about them. Could these skulls be from an ancient alien race? And if so, why are some taking such pains to conceal their existence from the rest of the world?
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OVNI ABATTU PAR DES SOLDATS RUSSES SELON LA CIA
OVNI ABATTU PAR DES SOLDATS RUSSES SELON LA CIA
Un militaire russe aurait abattu un ovni avant d’être attaqué et tué par les aliens survivants de l’engin, selon un rapport déclassifié de la CIA. Il est important de préciser que celui-ci s’est basé sur des articles de presse de l’époque et qu’aucune enquête de terrain de leur part n’a vraisemblablement eut lieu
Ce rapport choquant, créé le 27 Mars 1993, vient d’être mis en lumière par le média express.co.uk et relève d’une traduction par la CIA d'un rapport du journal ukrainien "Ternopil Vechirniy", aussi repris par Weekly (magazine Canadien).
Il indique tout d’abord que suite au Putsch de Moscou de 1991, de nombreuses archives du KGB ont été récupéré par la CIA, y compris les 250 pages présumées au sujet d’un dossier sur l'attaque d’un ovni, comprenant des photos et des témoignages.
Le rapport suggère qu’un ovni en forme de soucoupe, volant à basse altitude, était apparu au-dessus d’une unité militaire de Sibérie, avant que l'un des soldats ne tire un missile sol-air en direction de l’engin.
Cinq humanoïdes de petites tailles, avec de grosses têtes et de grands yeux noirs seraient sortis des décombres de l’appareil.
Deux soldats auraient survécu et décrit « cinq êtres ayant fusionnés en une boule sphérique blanche et brillante de lumière. Elle bourdonnait et sifflait. »
La boule aurait ensuite explosé et transformé la vingtaine de soldats en pierre, comme l’indique le rapport.
Le document explique : « Le rapport du KGB poursuit en disant que les restes des « soldats pétrifiés » ont été transférés au sein d’une institution de recherche secrète près de Moscou. »
Un représentant de la CIA a déclaré : « Si le fichier du KGB correspond à la réalité, alors ce cas met en évidence une extrême menace ». Il ajoute : « Les aliens possèdent une technologie qui va au-delà de tout ce que nous pouvons imaginer ».
Cette affaire, sans fondements réels, pourrait représenter la face sombre de la CIA et qui consiste, concernant le dossier ovni, à colporter des récits farfelus de ce type dans le but de désinformer le public et désorienter les chercheurs.
I found these structures today. The structure above was the most fascinating to me. Its a long straight structure along what looks like a crater but is actually not. Its actually all one structure. No crater there, just structure. Hard to understand I know, but I got this from Karl Wolfs description...of giant fugus like structures. Also you see a few others below of interest.
How Far Will Aliens Go With Their Mind Control Abilities? Feb 28, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
How Far Will Aliens Go With Their Mind Control Abilities? Feb 28, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Heres something thats been on my mind this week. I remember two sightings where a calming effect happened to me. Something that felt more like a drug effect from Prozac or Zoloft than anything else. I have also read hundreds of UFO and alien contact reports that describe the same feeling of comfort, relaxation, love around aliens..all fears and worries temporarily taken away. This may be nice for aliens and even some human, but sure as hell not what I 'm looking for. I don't know if I could trust an alien that is using technology or telepathy to control my feelings, because that means the alien does not trust you enough to be yourself in its presence. Mind control...thats what I'm talking about. Its a weapon no matter how its used. Aliens have the technology to totally control you if they wanted and even make you forget about seeing a UFO...but it wears off depending on the size of the UFO. The larger, the more powerful the time frame of the control lasting. A good start for aliens would be to turn off all mind control technology when flying their ships around our planet. It would be a show of good faith by them. That they believe in us to not panic. I think I speak for most humanity when I say if aliens want to contact us on earth, using mind control to manipulate our emotional state is not the correct or ethical way to do it. To the aliens out there who wish to make contact with humans and walk among our streets in the open...do not even think about using your mind control on humans. It will start a war between humans and aliens in the end. The one thing people hate more than all other things is to lose control to another person against their will. To the aliens out there, let us be ourselves. Here is a full documentary about what I am talking about below. Scott C. Waring
What is needed for life on another planet?IBTimes UK
There is a conundrum among scientists about why we have not found alien life elsewhere in the universe. Known as the Fermi Paradox, it says that – theoretically – life should be abundant beyond our own solar system. But if that is the case, why haven't we found it yet?
At present, astronomers have identified some 3,500 exoplanets across more than 2,600 planetary systems. It is estimated the Milky Way alone is home to 100 billion exoplanets, with far more Earth-sized planets than massive ones like Jupiter. As a result, there could be billions of 'potentially habitable' exoplanets out there – meaning they have the potential to have liquid water on the surface.
So what are scientists looking for in exoplanets when considering their potential to host life? Robert Massey, Deputy Executive Director at the Royal Astronomical Society, tells IBTimes UK what is needed for life on another world:
If you want a planet that's habitable – and potentially inhabited – you need a lot of very specific conditions. At least we think so.
You need a planet around a star that is relatively stable, that has a long lifetime because that allows life to evolve. You also want a star that doesn't vary too much, because if your star changes its brightness and heat output radically over say a few years or even centuries, that's not going to be good for life. It's going to make it very hard for complex life to adapt and survive.
Artist impression of what it would be like to stand on the surface of the TRAPPIST-1 - a potentially habitable exoplanet.NASA/JPL-Caltech
You also need a world – we think – which is around a star with lots of metals in it. Metals in astronomy doesn't mean things like iron – it means everything heavier than helium. If you have those so-called metals, the heavier elements, you're more likely to be able to form rocky planets. The kinds of planets you could walk around on seem to be the sort of place where life could flourish based on our experience here on Earth.
You also need that planet to be in orbit around a star that is either single, or if it's a binary star – which is very common in the universe – that those stars are very close together, in which case a planet can have a stable orbit around them, or they're very far apart, in which the same thing applies. If these stars are separated by the same distance as the Earth and the Sun, it would be very hard for a planet to have a stable orbit. That would be quite bad for life as the planet might get thrown out of its star system or be subject to very extreme changes in climate.
Other factors include the famous 'Goldilocks zone' idea – that it has to be in the middle of the habitable zone. If the planet is outside of that it means it's either too cold for liquid water to form or it's too hot so it stays as water vapour and steam.
That again is not very good for advanced life evolving. Other factors beyond that include things like the planet not having extreme seasons. If you imagine a world like Uranus which is tipped right over so it has a tilt of more than 90 degrees, then its pole experiences 42 years of darkness and 42 years of daylight. That probably isn't going to be the kind of system that's good for life. There are ways around it – you could have a thick atmosphere that helps distribute the heat. But it probably isn't going to make life any easier.
Related vidoe: An ocean once covered 20% of Mars' surface - long enough for life to thrive.IBTimes UK
It also helps if the planet is the right size. If a planet is too big and has too much mass it would have a strong gravitational field. That would mean it might end up like Jupiter in our own solar system with a very thick atmosphere, not much of a solid core, very hot in its interior. Very hard to imagine complex life surviving. Conversely if it's too small then it probably can't hold onto that atmosphere. If it's smaller than Mars, then that atmosphere would get stripped away very quickly.
Another related factor – one we benefit from on Earth – is a magnetic field. The advantage of that is it protects us from harsh radiation from the Sun and from interstellar space. High levels of radiation are very bad for life. We really don't want a planetary environment that is subject to that.
As well as having moderate seasons because the planet has a moderate tilt like Earth (so we don't get too many extreme seasons), it would also be very important the planet is not in an eccentric orbit. Now the orbit of the Earth around the Sun is roughly a circle. If you stretched it out too much you would have the issue that sometimes the planet would be very very cold, and potentially very hot. These extremes are not good for life. You want clement worlds. That means we need a circular orbits – at least for the kind of life we are familiar with to flourish.
North America as seen from spaceNasa
The other thing to think about is that although a very massive planet is probably not a good place for life, if you look at a planet like Jupiter it has a big retinue of moons so it's almost like a mini solar system. It is just possible that some of those moons, even in our own solar system like Europa, might host life in deep oceans under an icy crust. So we shouldn't be too worried if we don't find precisely Earth-like planets around other stars because there are other ways that life could get a foothold.
Of course the real problem we have is that the only example we have of life in the Universe – the only one we're aware of – is right here on Earth. Until we actually find life elsewhere in the universe, all of this is quite moot. It's very much a theoretical discussion. It's a discipline looking for extraterrestrial life so far with no data.
Having said that, if we did find it, it would probably rank as one of, if not the most exciting scientific discoveries of all time.
Breathtaking new footage from the first dives of the NOAA’s 2017 American Samoa Expedition has revealed a glimpse into the alien world of the deep sea.
A ‘cosmic jellyfish’ caught on camera looks remarkably like a UFO, spreading its opposing tentacles out like a disc as it floats through the water in eerie stillness.
The researchers have also observed a number of other enthralling creatures, including a ‘sinister’ pink anemone that looks like Venus flytrap, an ‘alien-looking’ hydroid, and a fish ‘out for a stroll’ on the seafloor.
Breathtaking new footage from the first dives of the NOAA’s 2017 American Samoa Expedition has revealed a glimpse into the alien world of the deep sea. A ‘cosmic jellyfish’
(pictured) caught on camera looks remarkably like a UFO
THE EXPEDITION
NOAA researchers kicked off the 2017 American Samoa Expedition earlier this month.
It will span from February to April, exploring the little-known deepwater areas in American Samoa and Samoa.
Researchers will focus on Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa, and National Park of American Samoa.
Among the many priorities for the mission, it’s hoped that this will help scientists to identify and map vulnerable habitats – especially those with high density of deep-sea coral and sponge communities.
It comes as part of the three-year Campaign to Address the Pacific monument Science, Technology, and Ocean Needs , which aims to explore Pacific marine monuments sanctuaries, ‘last relatively pristine marine ecosystems on the planet.'
The first cruise leg of the 2017 American Samoa Expedition kicked off on February 16th, beginning a mission that will last until April, allowing scientists to explore the mysterious deepwater areas in American Samoa and Samoa.
It’s been less than two weeks since the expedition started, but the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) has already imaged a slew of creatures that are out of this world.
One of the most spectacular lifeforms they’ve seen so far is the cosmic jellyfish, spotted during the first dive on Utu seamount.
In the video, the glowing jellyfish is completely rigid as it appears to hover in the water, before taking on an entirely different form as it undulates to move away.
Then, like a UFO in the sky, it suddenly zips out of sight.
‘It has two sets of tentacles, some facing up and some facing down,’ the researchers explain in the footage.
NOAA finds bizarre looking deep-sea jellyfish with odd tentacles
One of the most spectacular lifeforms they’ve seen so far is the cosmic jellyfish, spotted during the first dive on Utu seamount. In the video, the glowing jellyfish is completely rigid as it appears to hover in the water, before taking on an entirely different form as it undulates
‘You can see the yellow, likely reproductive organs.
'In the center is the digestive system, with the mouth in red. It’s really amazing to see.’
The footage also reveals a stunning pink creature known as the Venus flytrap anemone.
Perched atop a dead coral – like a stem – it sits waiting with its mouth open, displaying an array of spike-like tentacles.
But, when the ROV approaches, the mouth closes up.
‘These are really beautiful creatures,’ the researchers say in the footage. ‘The tentacles of this anemone have stinging cells that have microscopic harpoons that inject venom'
This incredible sea anemone looks just like a Venus fly trap
These are really beautiful creatures,’ the researchers say in the footage.
‘The tentacles of this anemone have stinging cells that have microscopic harpoons that inject venom.
‘It can also use them just to grab and hold onto prey.’
At the Leoso seamount, on the boundary between the American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the Cook Islands EEZ, the researchers spotted another bizarre specimen.
A lone hydroid sitting at a depth of roughly 3,770 meters appeared to dance on the seafloor, with countless tentacles covering its strangely shaped body.
Researchers find 'very alien-looking' hydroid under American Samoa
Hydroids are closely related to most jellyfishes, the researchers explain.
Its bottom portion blooms out with a full skirt of tentacles, and another group of tentacles surrounds its mouth.
‘You can see the structures are very intricate and unusual,’ the researchers comment in the footage.
‘These are very alien looking lifeforms that we find in the deep sea.’
The team also spotted a fish that’s equipped with tiny leg-like structures that allow it to walk across the seafloor.
Hydroids are closely related to most jellyfishes, the researchers explain. Its bottom portion blooms out with a full skirt of tentacles, and another group of tentacles surrounds its mouth
The researchers observed a number of other enthralling creatures, including a ‘sinister’ pink anemone that looks like Venus flytrap, an ‘alien-looking’ hydroid, and a fish ‘out for a stroll’ on the seafloor (pictured). The fish has thickened rays that act like 'little thin legs'
The ROV captured footage of the strange armored searobin scuttling the bottom during a dive within the Ta'u Unit of National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.
Thickened rays at the front part of its pectoral fin – the fan-shaped feature at its side – act like ‘little thin legs’ so the fish can hunt for small invertebrate prey.
The exploratory dives have so far yielded remarkable findings, revealing the stunning creatures that live thousands of meters beneath the sea.
The expedition will continue on over the next two months, collecting information on this little-known region.
This crab-like creature is actually a fish with leg-like fins
Some scientists have already theorized that space aliens could look like jellyfish, but maybe it's actually the other way around.
A team of marine biologists from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration captured footage of a jellyfish called the rhopalonematid trachymedusa, which looks like a flying saucer.
Cosmic Jellyfish NOAA
The Office of Ocean Exploration and Research’s project, called Okeanos Explorer, aims to gather environmental knowledge and discover the undiscovered from exploring the ocean. According to the team’s website, the office is the only federal department exploring the unknown parts of the deep sea.
A dive to “Utu,” a previously unexplored seamount of the American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone, on Feb. 21 explored a volcanic crater. Starting at more than 3,000 meters below the surface, researchers were able to capture shots of many fantastic deep-sea creatures, including the UFO jellyfish.
As scientists state in the project's video, the translucent outer skin allows us to view their yellow reproductive organs and red digestive system. The team also points out the jellyfish has two sets of tentacles—a set facing upward and a set facing downward—but the purpose of this isn’t currently known.
According to Gizmodo, the team is using a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) to capture their explorations of the depths. This specific find, in the South Pacific, comes from protected waters and is home to a very diverse population of marine life.
But aliens may also be on our doorstep, and live in a much hotter climate.
Space boffins are planning to launch the Solar Probe Plus, which will travel most of the 93 million miles to the sun.
NASA research scientist Eric Christian said: "This is going to be our first mission to fly to the sun.
"We can't get to the very surface of the sun, but the mission will get close enough to answer important questions."
As well as the search for aliens, NASA are hoping to get to grips with the speed of solar wind and high energy particle beams emitted from our star in the 2018 mission.
Experts want to analyse how solar wind gets its speed, and why the sun fires particle beams, which are a danger to astronauts and spacecraft.
Mr Christian added: "The sun blows a stream of charged particles in all directions at a million miles an hour.
"But we don't understand how that gets accelerated."
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Due to the surface of the blazing inferno, no spaceship can safely land on the surface, but the Solar Plus will get within 4 million miles of the Sun.
To deal with the searing heat even at that distance, the spaceship will have to be fitted with a 4.5 inch thick carbon shield and a number of other safety measures.
The spacecraft will be unmanned, but NASA hope to develop a spacecraft capable of transporting a human to the same distance.
20 years ago, dozens of people in Phoenix, Arizona experienced something… out of this world.
The mountaintop and what occurs there has played a central role in the mythologies of civilizations gone by, and these stories speak volumes about how the people telling them interpreted the world around them. The Ancient Greeks had Olympus, which was believed to host a pantheon populated by immortals. Jews and Christians have Mount Sinai, which they believe Moses ascended to receive the Ten Commandments. And Phoenix, Arizona has the Sierra Estrella—a mountain range that many Phoenicians believe is presided over by UFOs.
The story begins on March 13, 1997, when thousands of Arizonans from all across the state reported seeing strange lights in sky. It remains one of the largest UFO sightings ever, but the details of the Phoenix Lights story ultimately depends on who is telling it—some contend that it was actually a composite of two separate events occurring simultaneously over Arizona, and there is little consensus as to whether these lights were extraterrestrial in origin.
As a longtime resident of Phoenix and UFO agnostic, I've heard the story of the Phoenix Lights retold countless times, each retelling rife with contradictions and inconsistencies. So, tired of the hearsay, I decided to visit the International UFO Congress to see if I could discover the truth about one of history's most infamous UFO sightings.
Image: Daniel Oberhaus/Motherboard
Each year, hundreds of people gather in the foothills of the McDowell Mountains outside of Phoenix, Arizona for the International UFO Congress. Presided over by Alejandro Rojas, an Arizona real-estate agent and the guy behind the online UFO hub OpenMinds , the congress has been going strong since it first started in 1991. The highlight of this year's congress was a panel of Phoenix Lights eyewitnesses who wanted to share new developments in the Phoenix Lights story on its 20th anniversary.
Among these witnesses was Lynne Kitei, a Phoenix area physician and perhaps the closest that anyone could come to being an expert on what occurred that March evening 20 years ago. She has written a book and produced a full-length documentary on the subject and also maintains the Phoenix Lights Network, a hub for people to meet up and discuss the phenomenon.
"I put my medical career on hold for four years afterwards to investigate the Phoenix lights and have dedicated my life for 20 years just to get information out there," Kitei told me at the congress. "Let me tell you, a day does not pass by that I don't get an email from somebody that saw a similar phenomenon."
The phenomenon in question began at approximately 7pm on the night of March 13, 1997 when people in northwestern Arizona reported seeing a massive craft pass overhead. According to the National UFO Reporting Center, one of the few organizations that bothered to keep an official record of Phoenix lights sightings, the first call it received on its UFO Hotline that night came from a retired police officer in Paulden, Arizona, a small town about 2 hours north of Phoenix. The man reported seeing a cluster of red-orange lights arranged in a V-formation.
According to the write up of the event, after the initial report, calls began "pouring into the Hotline" from locations south of Paulden, indicating that the craft was heading in a southeasterly direction. While some of the specifics from these reports were slightly different, asUSA Today would report a few months after the fact, the reports were united by several key observations, namely: the craft was enormous (witnesses described it as a mile wide), it made no sound, and moved slowly over Arizona, often times stopping to hover in a single location.
Lynne Kitei signing books at the UFO Congress. Image: Daniel Oberhaus/Motherboard
According to USA Today, the craft traversed Arizona in 106 minutes based on witness reports. Interestingly, however, a second incident that same night occurred around 10pm Arizona time, about an hour after the last reports of the large V-shaped craft had come in from the southern portion of the state. This event, which is the subject of the few Phoenix lights photos that exist, consisted of an arc of blinking orbs that moved slowly over Phoenix before promptly disappearing as soon as they reached the Estrella mountain range southwest of the city.
One of the most remarkable things about the Phoenix lights is how many people witnessed them. The reason for this, Kitei told me, was that many Arizonans were outside stargazing that night to observe Hale-Bopp, an unusually bright comet that was approaching its closest pass to the Sun on April 1. Interestingly, Hale-Bopp was also believed to have an extraterrestrial craft in tow by members of the Heaven's Gate UFO cult in California, which led 39 members to commit suicide just 11 days after the Phoenix lights sighting in Arizona, although the two incidents are unrelated.
In any case, despite the number of people who reported witnessing the lights pass overhead, there was no official acknowledgement of the event and no media coverage until USA Today picked up the story that June.
2017 International UFO Congress. Image: Daniel Oberhaus/Motherboard
The USA Today report brought international attention to the Phoenix lights phenomenon, and people began demanding answers. The most obvious explanation for the lights was that they were the result of military exercises being conducted in the area, which isn't so farfetched considering that Phoenix has two air force bases near the city. Indeed, subsequent reports in local newspapers such as The Arizona Republic andPhoenix New Times began stacking up the evidence that the Phoenix lights were just a military training exercise.
According to the New Times, three months after the lights, a local television reporter filmed a flare drop by military planes at an Air Force gunnery range south of Phoenix, and the resulting footage "looked remarkably like the 10pm lights of March 13." Moreover, days after that report the Tucson Weekly reported that the Maryland Air National Guard had been in Arizona for winter training and had dropped flares from a few A-10 fighter planes at the gunnery behind the Estrella mountain range. While this may have accounted for the second event of the night, a spokesperson for the National Guard had said that the planes never went north of Phoenix, so the initial sightings remained unaccounted for.
"We know that that same night there was a whole bank of illumination flares put up by the Air Force over the Barry Goldwater test range," Jim Mann, director of the Arizona Mutual UFO Network, told me. "A lot of people say the Phoenix lights aren't real, that they're just military flares, but a lot of research has led us to realize that the Phoenix lights were just a small portion of this huge UFO event."
Jim Mann, director of the Arizona Mutual UFO Network. Image: Daniel Oberhaus/Motherboard
Indeed, many shared Mann's skepticism that the Phoenix lights were reducible to military flares. Aside from the reports that came from the far north of the Arizona, independent analyses of footage of the Phoenix lights were performed by videographers working at a special effects company in Phoenix, as well as Paul Scowen, a professor of astronomy at Arizona State University who also independently analyzed video footage of the lights and found that they disappeared as soon as they hit the Estrella mountain range.
Still, the incident was dismissed as fantasy. Shortly after the front page USA Today story that brought international attention to the event, the incumbent governor of Arizona, Fife Symington, held a press conference during which he claimed to have "found who was responsible" for the lights. During the conference, Symington trotted out someone dressed in an alien costume with their hands cuffed.
"They made a mockery of the whole thing and it was really disconcerting," said Kitei. "They were trying to make a joke out of it, but people were taking this seriously. They wanted to know what these things were and who was doing it."
Although Symington made light of the sightings at the time, on the 10th anniversary of the event, he claimed that he had in fact witnessed the phenomenon in 1997.
"I'm a pilot and I know just about every machine that flies," Symington said. "It was bigger than anything that I've ever seen. Other people saw it, responsible people. I don't know why people would ridicule it."
Ultimately, the story of the Phoenix lights blurs the line between delusion and reality, so it seems these UFO-observers must find equilibrium in a profound and righteous paranoia. In some ways, it is a matter of indifference whether it turned out the military behind the lights or it was the work of extraterrestrial beings—either way it is confirmation of a vast web of either military or extraterrestrial power that is hidden from sight, as well as the lies and omissions it requires to stay hidden. But despite all the ufologists who want to believe that the Phoenix lights were other worldly, many remain skeptical about the origin of the craft.
"I think it's a little premature to say it was an alien ship," said Mann. "This is a mystery. Something happened, we don't know what it was, we just know that it happened."
When the astronomer Josef Allen Hynek was enlisted by the US Air Force to conduct a number of studies on UFOs in the 1940s and 50s, he found that from the hundreds of reported sightings, only a couple of dozen seemed to lack a scientific explanation. This is what makes the Phoenix lights such a unique UFO case—to this day, it remains an unresolved phenomenon, one that was witnessed by hundreds, if not thousands, of people, many of whom had never taken UFOs seriously before that spring night in 1997.
In any case, when it comes to the Phoenix lights, conspiracy is to be found at every turn. Indeed, after my visit to the UFO Congress, the only thing I knew for sure was that the stories that create and define the UFO phenomenon were united by one detail: they are told by people who are inclined to look up.
“Sometimes I think we’re alone in the universe. Sometimes I think we’re not. In either case, the thought is staggering.”
—R. Buckminster Fuller
The 19th century naturalist Thomas Huxley (1825-1895) made an astute observation. He noted that even though the universe has to be filled with all sorts of alien life—that, statistically, it is almost guaranteed to be teeming with both intelligent and unintelligent life forms—there is virtually no chance of any of them ever meeting any of the others. Why? Because it’s simply too big. As Donald Trump might say, the universe is “yuge.”
Pick up a high-powered rifle and fire it in the air. If the bullet were to travel for, say, 10,000 years at rifle-speed, the distance it traversed over that period would be so infinitesimally small compared to the dimensions of the universe, it wouldn’t even move the needle. How big is the universe? So big, no adjective can describe it.
And yet there are people who insist that aliens have not only landed on earth, but that they were the ones who created the dinosaurs, built the pyramids, and gave us the world’s great religions. After building the pyramids, they decided to hang around for a few centuries. Apparently, they now occupy themselves by doing rectal probes on the white, male population of rural Alabama.
It’s no coincidence that the so-called “UFO craze” in America began in the 1950s. This craze happened to coincide with the same period in which the U.S. Air Force and the Soviet Union began experimenting with all manner of exotic aircraft. There were literally thousands of UFO sightings during this decade. Thousands.
But if these super-advanced space aliens had been tooling around Earth in their flying saucers ever since the pyramids, why were there no reports earlier? Why were there no sightings until the 1950s—when the Air Force began doing its experiments, and everybody and his brother began reporting UFOs?
There was a ridiculous book written in 1968, called, “Chariots of the Gods,” by Erich von Daniken, a self-promoter and con man who had spent time in a Swiss mental institution. The book was filled with spectacular examples of “proof” that space aliens had visited Earth. Naturally, it became a best-seller.
One of von Daniken’s amazing examples was the famous Iron Pillar, located in Delhi, India, estimated to have been built around 400 AD. The author stated that, incredibly, even after all this time, (1) the 23-foot high iron edifice was totally rust-free, and (2) that no one had a clue how it was created. The world’s greatest scientists were dumbfounded. The greatest minds in the world were baffled. Clearly, it had to be the work of an advanced race of extraterrestrials.
As it happened, I was in Delhi years ago, and (along with thousands of other tourists) visited the Iron Pillar. While it was impressive, there were two things wrong with von Daniken’s claims: (1) The Iron Pillar does, in fact, have rust on it, and (2) after examining its metallurgy, s cientists had no problem figuring out how it was constructed. While it was an amazing accomplishment for 400 AD, it was clear that this puppy had been built by ingenious Indians, not spacemen.
But, alas, as long as it remains fun to believe in space aliens, we’re going to believe in them. And because no one trusts the Government, we cling to the myth that we actually captured some of these little bastards and are keeping them locked up in Area 51. It’s all part of a massive cover-up. It’s a conspiracy. And it’s yuge.
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1985-The Abduction of Whitley Strieber
1985-The Abduction of Whitley Strieber
Whitley Strieber is one of the most well known UFO researchers in the area of alien abduction, and alien implants. His well known book, "Communion" is a UFO classic. It was also made into a movie by the same name.
In upper state New York over the 1985 Christmas holidays, Strieber was staying in his isolated cabin with his wife and son. At this time, Strieber was already a well know writer. He had become somewhat suspect of potential intruders, and had recently installed a high tech alarm system in the cabin.
At approximately 11:00 PM on the 26th of December, he activated the system, and the family retired for the night. After a couple of hours, he was awakened by an unusual sound. He felt that the security of his cabin had been breached. He was soon shocked to see a creature in his bedroom.
After this, the next thing he knew he was sitting in the woods which surrounded his cabin. His memories of what had occurred were fragmented. Eventually, to reestablish memories of that night, and understand what had really happened, he would undergo regressive hypnosis by Dr. Donald F. Klein.
The hypnotic regression would uncover many of the details of his experience. He recalled that he had been "floated" out of his bedroom and into a waiting UFO. He would see four different types of alien beings, one a small, robot type of being, secondly, a short, stocky type, the third was very slender and weak looking.
It had mesmerising black eyes that slanted, and the last being had black, button eyes.
He was subjected to medical testing by these aliens. One of these was the insertion of a needle into his brain, and another involved an object being inserted into his rectum. The beings took a blood sample from him by making an incision in his finger.
The recounting of the most bizarre facts, caused Dr. Klein to diagnose Strieber with "temporal lobe epilepsy."
This condition can cause one to have hallucinations. Strieber did not accept the diagnosis, and recounted his abduction as a real event. He would eventually establish a foundation as a support group for alien abductees.
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Ancient Egyptian Papyrus reveals extraterrestrials visited Egypt in the past
Ancient Egyptian Papyrus reveals extraterrestrials visited Egypt in the past
It is believed that the Tulli Papyrus is the best evidence of ancient flying saucers in the distant past, and for some reason, historians have questioned its authenticity and meaning. Like many other ancient texts, this ancient document tells an incredible story, one that could change the way we look at our past, our future and present.
It is believed that this ancient document, which in fact isn’t a papyrus actually, offers the earliest citation of flying saucers on the planet. The Tulli “papyrus” is a translation of a modern transcription of an ancient Egyptian document.
According to this ancient text, the Pharaoh that ruled over Egypt was Thutmose III, and this mass UFO sightings happened around 1480 BC. It was recorded in history as a day of great importance, a day that something unexplainable occurred.
Before going any further into the subject, here is the translation of the text according to R. Cedric Leonard:
“In the year 22, of the third month of winter, sixth hour of the day […] among the scribes of the House of Life it was found that a strange Fiery Disk was coming in the sky. It had no head. The breath of its mouth emitted a foul odor. Its body was one rod in length and one rod in width. It had no voice. It came toward His Majesty’s house. Their heart became confused through it, and they fell upon their bellies. They [went] to the king, to report it. His Majesty [ordered that] the scrolls [located] in the House of Life be consulted. His Majesty meditated on all these events which were now going on.
After several days had passed, they became more numerous in the sky than ever. They shined in the sky more than the brightness of the sun, and extended to the limits of the four supports of heaven […] Powerful was the position of the Fiery Disks.
The army of the King looked on, with His Majesty in their midst. It was after the evening meal when the Disks ascended even higher in the sky to the south. Fish and other volatiles rained down from the sky: a marvel never before known since the foundation of the country. And His Majesty caused incense to be brought to appease the heart of Amun-Re, the god of the Two Lands. And it was [ordered] that the event [be recorded for] His Majesty in the Annals of the House of Life [to be remembered] for ever.”
This incredible and historical event was described as being silent, but with incredible views of mysterious flying disks highly reflective, shining like the sun. According to this ancient text, the departure of the otherworldly visitors was marked by a mysterious event, as fish rained down from the heaven.
Even though this ancient text does not mention whether the ancient Egyptians did in fact establish contact with the otherworldly visitors, it is nonetheless a very important day in history, both for humanity and the ancient Egyptian Civilization.
It is important to mention that it is very unlikely that the ancient Egyptians misinterpreted these “fiery disks” with some sort of astronomical or weather phenomena. The Ancient Egyptians were experienced and gifted astronomers, and by the year 1500 B.C., they were already experts in the field, meaning that they would have described an astronomical phenomena in a much different way. Also, in this ancient documents, the “fiery disks” are described as they changed directions in the sky, so we know that these objects didn’t fall, but remained in the Egyptian Sky.
To understand this ancient story and its history, the ancient text would need to be studied, regrettably, today, the original papyrus is gone. Researcher Samuel Rosenberg requested from the Vatican Museum an opportunity to examine this precious document to what he got the following reply: ” The Papyrus Tulli not property of Vatican Museum. Now it is dispersed and no more traceable.”
Is it possible that the Tulli Papyrus is in fact located in the archives of the Vatican Museum? Hidden on purpose from the people? If so, why?
Is it possible that this is one of the best recorded ancient UFO encounters in history? And if so, is it possible that these otherworldly visitors influenced the ancient Egyptian civilization as Ancient Astronaut theorists believe?
If astronauts are going to make it on long duration space missions, they’re going to need some veggies.
For the first time since the end of NASA's Apollo missions to the moon, there is serious talk of sending humans beyond low earth orbit. NASA has been courting ideas for journeys to the moon and eventually Mars, while SpaceX is hell bent on being the first to get boots on the Red Planet. These ambitious plans present a host of technical challenges, however, particularly when it comes to food. This is why researchers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida have turned themselves into space farmers—without leaving Earth.
Up until 2015, the fare for astronauts aboard the International Space Station was limited to the dehydrated, freeze-dried foods that would be delivered aboard cargo resupply missions. Not only are these foods lacking in the taste department, but at $10,000 per pound, it's also incredibly expensive to ship freeze-dried spaghetti to low earth orbit. The goal, then, is to figure out how to produce food in space. This idea had its first proof of concept in August of 2015, when astronauts aboard the ISS were treated to a rare delicacy: fresh lettuce that was grown in space.
That lettuce was made possible by NASA's vegetable production system, otherwise known as Veggie, one of the handful of approaches the agency is taking to offset food transport costs and provide astronauts with a nutritious diet on long duration space missions. During a recent visit to Kennedy Space Center to view the SpaceX launch to the ISS, I stopped by NASA's labs to see how researchers are continuing to develop techniques to farm in microgravity.
Onate shows off the clay chips that are used as a growing medium in NASA's Advanced Plant Habitat.
Image: Daniel Oberhaus/Motherboard
My first stop was to visit Bryan Onate in his lab, where he is part of a team of researchers working on developing NASA's Advanced Plant Habitat. A prototype of the APH, which looks like a big, high-tech microwave, arrived at Kennedy last November and is basically the equivalent of MIT's food computer, but especially designed for the space requirements of the ISS.
Inside the habitat, a number of Arabidopsis, a type of flowering plant related to cabbage, were growing under an array of LED lights. The researchers are able to control a number of variables in the growing chamber, including oxygen and nutrient levels, and can even measure the temperature of the individual leaves of the plant. However the main perk of the APH is that the control of these variables is automated by a computer system the researchers have accurately, albeit awkwardly, named PHARMER—the Plant Habitat Avionics Real-Time Manager in Express Rack.
The APH is experimental—Onate described it as the "Veggie's big brother," and like the Veggie system that is currently on board the ISS, it is used to explore optimum growing conditions for various types of vegetables. The new advanced plant habitat will be sent to the ISS to take over for Veggie on two upcoming commercial resupply missions. According to Onate, one of the main goals of APH research on the space station is to recover some of the plants grown in space, bring them down to Earth, use their seeds to grow plants at Kennedy, and then ship seeds from those plants to the space station to see if they're still viable after the transition between terrestrial and microgravity environments.
Bryan Onate and the Advanced Plant Habitat Prototype.
Image: Daniel Oberhaus/Motherboard
The next stop was Kennedy's large environmental control chambers. These look like sterile walk-in refrigerators and are used to replicate all the environmental variables found on-board the ISS, such as humidity or CO2 levels—the only variable that can't be replicated is microgravity. These chambers served as a ground control for the vegetables that were grown on the ISS as part of the Veggie program so that the researchers could compare how microgravity affects the plant growth when compared with terrestrial conditions. I visited during the final hours before Friday's harvest of the Chinese cabbage, the fifth and most recent vegetable crop to be grown aboard the ISS.
According to researchers I spoke with on site, the experiment has so far been a resounding success. The astronauts on the ISS have been able to grow enough lettuce to make a small salad and the Chinese cabbage will likely be greeted with enthusiasm by the astronauts because it has more flavor than the red lettuce that had previously been grown.
"In microgravity, your taste sensation is dulled so astronauts like to have things a little bit spicier, sharper," one of the researchers told me. "So this is why we are growing Chinese cabbage: it grows fast, has great nutrient levels and also performed very well on our taste tests."
My final stop was to a small, unremarkable room with a metal work table in its center and potted plants crammed into small gaps of shelving space around the walls.
"What we're doing here is looking for the long duration aspects of food production, the next steps after veggie and APH," said Ralph Fritsche, the Kennedy food production project manager. "APH is really a research platform and Veggie was kind of the first steps of trying to grow crops, but the focus of the research in this room is to develop something that's actually going to supplement the crew's diet."
The ground control for the Chinese cabbage that was harvested on the space station on Friday.
Image: Daniel Oberhaus/Motherboard
As Fritsche pointed out, growing small batches of lettuce on the ISS is great, but so far NASA hasn't managed to produce enough plant matter to really make eating lettuce anything more than a novelty for the crew. To actually produce vegetables that will supplement the crew's freeze-dried diet, both on the ISS and eventually on the surface of Mars, Fritsche and his colleagues have to figure out a way to mass produce vegetables in space.
This is trickier than it sounds for a number of reasons. In the first place, water flows differently in space. On earth, water will be pulled towards a plant's roots, but in space, water will ball up and not be distributed evenly for the plant. Also, since liquids tend to ball up in microgravity, this also prevents effective oxygen flow to the plant. According to Fritsche, NASA is working on a couple of solutions to this problem of oxygen and water systems for plants in microgravity. One is an active system which essentially pumps water to the desired locations within a grow area.
The other is passive and based on a 3D printed nylon substrate that NASA has developed with researchers at Utah State. This is basically a cube that is made up of a bunch of densely packed triangles. Seeds are then placed on top of this cube and water is allowed into the system. Nylon is hydrophilic so the structure attracts the water and because of the way the cube is designed, the water disperses to the corners of the triangles and is kept there by surface tension. This allows for even distribution of water droplets for the plant's roots, as well as allowing air to flow to the plant through the vacant space in the triangles that make up the substrate.
"If we get good results after testing this in parabolic or suborbital flight, we'll try to fly this to the space station," said Fritsche.
Some microgreens grown in Fritsche's long duration food production lab.
Image: Daniel Oberhaus/Motherboard
According to Fritsche, growing vegetables on the surface of Mars will be slightly less problematic than growing them in orbit. Even though Mars only has about a third of the gravity found on Earth, for the purposes of space farming and figuring out things like water flow, it is essentially the same.
Still, Fritsche and his colleagues want the most bang for their buck, which means figuring out how to maximize the amount of plant matter that can be grown in confined areas like those that are found on the space station and eventually, Martian greenhouses. This has led them to explore microgreens, which is an umbrella term for regular vegetables that are eaten long before they're mature, usually just a few weeks after sprouting. Since these vegetables are so small, grow relatively fast, are nutritionally rich and full of flavor, they make the most sense for supplementing astronaut's diets.
Fritsche imagined a future in which technologies like the 3D printed plant substrate and the APH automated farming system are combined to provide future Martians with a buffet of fresh microgreens. But despite the promise of combining NASA's farming technologies, he said it is unlikely that astronauts will ever be able to entirely ditch freeze-dried cuisine.
"I don't think we're going to get to a point that you're going to be able to offset the bulk of your nutrition with something you make on the way to Mars or the Moon," Fritsche said. "The key is that there are certain nutrients that degrade over time to the point you kind of have to make them along the way. Really what we're looking at is nutritional support, but I think it's likely that astronauts will continue to bring the bulk of food with them."
Watch: Eerie footage of 'UFO' flying over Dublin suburb
Watch: Eerie footage of 'UFO' flying over Dublin suburb
The video was recorded by a Dublin Live reader
BY JOHN PATRICK-KIERANS
This video shows eerie footage of what some people are claiming to be a UFO flying over Leopardstown in Dublin this evening.
The video was recorded by a Dublin Live reader, who did not want to be named, but said he saw a green light flying over Leopardstown.
He said: "I was driving home and at Leopardstown I saw this bright light flying over me.
"I thought nothing of it but when I got home my Italian students who are staying with me told me they had seen a light flying beside Bray Head and they recorded it."
Despite claims it's an alien spacecraft, our reader added: "It's probably just a drone, but it does look very strange."
The Irish Aviation Authority were unavailable for a comment on Sunday.
Although UFO sightings are down from their peak years, voyagers from space are still among us, and there's video over Champaign to prove it.
The skies here have had decades of brightly lit flying objects, to go by News-Gazette clippings.
That flying saucer parked just south of Champaign? Sorry, that's the State Farm Center. But the Foo Fighters, who took their name from what Air Force pilots in World War II called UFOs, did play there in 2000 and 2005.
The big boom for UFO spottings started in 1947, said Mark Rodeghier, the director of the Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies in Chicago. There were many reports during the 1950s and 1960s, with some going back in Illinois to 1897.
Rodeghier, who said he's skeptical of many reports, has advanced degrees from the University of Illinois-Chicago. He started studying UFO events in college in the 1970s.
The sightings have changed in many ways, he said.
"Years ago, we had reports of objects looking like disks. That's much less common now. Reports have tended to come in on triangle-shaped objects since the 1980s," Rodeghier said.
"I can't tell you why there is this change to a triangle spottings. You don't hear of many flying squares, since they're not aerodynamic."
Also, abduction cases have declined somewhat, he said.
"People report lots of weird things that have happened to them: sleep paralysis, hidden trauma, dissociation," Rodeghier said.
"Just because things are unexplained does not mean they are caused by aliens."
Some of these feelings were so vague because "for many years people had experiences, but nothing to organize their thoughts around."
Then came books and movies about alien abductions.
"When abduction reports became prominent, people said, 'I literally didn't know what happened until I read this book.' It gave them an idea," Rodeghier said.
The News-Gazette hasn't reported on alien abductions, but the files are rich with stories of flying objects — sometimes with credible witnesses, as when Champaign police officers Richard Van Etta and John Hall both reported seeing lights hovering, in 1967.
They took a sceptical approach, guessing it was the moon — only to spot the moon in another part of the sky. Their reports were independently added to those from throughout Champaign that night.
Staerkel Planetarium Director David Leake said the night skies are full of lights.
"I talked several times with a lady who said a light was following her, but it was always right after sunset," he said.
"We assumed it was Venus, which is the third-brightest object in the sky after the sun and moon. When Venus passed between the sun and the Earth and ventured into the morning sky, the reports stopped."
He also viewed a "throbbing light" that someone captured on video.
"To me, it was pretty obvious that the point of light they were shooting was bright, but given it was dark around it, the camera's auto-focus was going back and forth trying to get a proper focus, hence the 'throbbing' light," Leake said.
If you search the words Champaign and UFOs, what comes up the most is a 1997 video, which can be seen at sites including youtube.com/watch?v=FmHZSSOwxO8.
The low-tech video, which has audio of viewers shouting in amazement, purports to be a series of inexplicable lights moving north from the Town Center apartments near Market Place toward Rantoul.
An archive called ufosonearth.com posted a description of the video as "A fleet of mystery UFO lights." The site often debunks reports, but did not offer commentary on the 1997 incident.
Sam Maranto, the state director for the Illinois chapter of the Mutual UFO Network, has looked at the video but doesn't have a conclusion.
"It is interesting, but I can't find anything more about it," he said.
Some video commenters argued that they were probably planes headed to Chanute Air Force Base, while others noted that even before the base closed in 1993, the runways had long been shut down.
Maranto and Rodeghier stress the level of research in their work; both organizations build databases from the sightings.
"We're not a bunch of crazies," Maranto said. "This is a scientific study."
He said he didn't go out looking to be in the unusual field.
"This interest found me. I had my first sighting in 1959, in the Fox Lake area, and it scared the bejeebers out of me," he said of the childhood sighting.
Robert Idleman saw something in 1969 — and lived to tell about it
1969 saw a Close Encounter of The Weird Kind.
A witness, Robert Idleman of Champaign, remembers the 1969 event as summer shocker, weeks before the first moon landing on July 20.
Many people saw the UFO, including a deputy sheriff on graduation night 1969, Idleman said:
Near Mahomet, "there were four of us. It was very dark. We noticed a blip in the sky, pulsating. We had the nervous Nelly of our group who freaked out saying it was a UFO. We laughed, but in watching it, it actually came closer," Idleman said.
"In one instance, it was blipping far away. Next it was blipping closer. We got out of there fast."
No beer was involved in this incident, he hastened to add.
Near some Mahomet gravel pits, the UFO returned, Idleman says.
"Again it was almost instantaneous. The thing was again right over us. We went about 90 (mph) to Champaign, hearts pounding. As we approached a farm (near First Street), we saw the thing again moving to the south. As soon as it left, the electricity came on at the farmstead."
Idleman said the UFO spotting was near the end of an era of multiple sightings:
"This was a good area for the UFO during the '50s. But by 1969, it had calmed. Anybody that would admit it was nuts. Especially long-haired ne'er do wells" like himself at the time.
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UFO sightings have reached an all-time high
UFO sightings have reached an all-time high
By: Emily Drooby, Buzz60
Statistician and PhD candidate Sam Monfort compiled all of the data from the National UFO Reporting Centre and found that more people than ever have spotted UFO's in the recent years.
The number, which has been rising since the 1980's, hit an all-time high in 2010 with about 45,000 yearly sightings.
Sightings between 1990 and 2000 rose dramatically by nearly 30 thousand yearly sightings.
The data also shows that USA has the most sighting by far at almost 300 times greater than the global median.
But these sighting are no longer all about the UFO's. Instead, according to Monfort, lights are now the most popular way these sightings take form with a saucer 'flying' into second place.
Now that NASA has found seven Earth-size planets that could actually have alien life, these sightings could possibly increase.
Underneath Venus’ acid clouds, UFO hunters claim, rests a permanent structure that seems to suggest the planet was not only visited in the distant past – it was deemed secure enough to house massive outposts!
Today, Venus is a hellhole. Although its size and composition has earned it the nickname of Earth’s Sister, the reality is you wouldn’t last 3 seconds on its surface. Calling Venus’ climate unpleasant would be a gross understatement.
With surface temperatures high enough to melt lead and an atmospheric pressure 90 times greater than what we have here, Venus would be near the bottom on your list of exotic vacation spots. Come for the thrills, stay for the sulphuric acid rains! Just to drive the point home, the longest a man-made probe’s ever survived on its surface was a little over two hours. The Soviet Venera 13 landed, took a few photos and measurements and then succumbed to the infernal conditions.
But, astronomers determined, Venus wasn’t always this way. Like Mars, it is almost certain at one point in the distant past, Venus had a much lighter atmosphere and oceans of liquid water on its surface. It got the way it is today because of global volcanic eruptions and a runaway greenhouse effect. As CO2 and other greenhouse gasses accumulated in the atmosphere, temperatures rose, water turned to steam and the planet’s habitability index dropped below the threshold.
Recently, alien hunters have spotted an enormous, apparently stationary structure underneath Venus’ thick layer of acid clouds. Responsible for the discovery is Tyler Glockner, self-entitled conveyor of the “exposure of the alien phenomenon.”
The video he uploaded to YouTube shows what looks like an enormous curving band that stretches along a portion of the planet’s circumference.
SCIENTISTS HAVE YET TO EVER SEE SOMETHING AS MASSIVE AS WHAT IS BEING DEPICTED HERE ON VENUS.”
Glockner added: “Maybe this is something else all together. Some sort of massive structure hidden in the clouds. Or possibly a grouping of something. All coming together to form this giant band. […]”
“You always hear about Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto but you really don’t hear about Venus. Maybe there’s something about this planet they don’t want us to know.”
The scientific community was quick to dismiss Glockner’s hypothesis because caution saved the scientist’s career. If prominent figures suddenly started backing every outrageous claim involving aliens, their credibility would drop lower than Venus’ real estate value.
Their explanation for the unusual band on the planet is gravity waves. Not to be confused with gravitational waves (ripples in space-time), gravity waves form when there is a difference in the atmospheric pressure of two neighboring regions. Think of clouds going over a mountain and you’ve got a pretty good picture.
“Gravity waves are an atmospheric phenomenon we often see in mountainous parts of Earth’s surface. Crudely speaking, they form when air ripples over bumpy surfaces,” French astrophysicist and atmospheric climate expert Jean-Loup Bertaux told Fox News. “The waves propagate upwards and grow larger and larger until they break below the cloud top and forms a wave,” he added.
If there’s one thing Venus is known for, it has to be strange cloud formations. So while gravity waves could potentially account for the weird structure, there is no proof it was actually caused by a mountain.
The planet’s strange history parallels our present and its present might foretell ours. Mankind sent only a handful of probes to Venus’ surface and to be completely honest, our knowledge of our next door neighbor is superficial. Taking this into consideration, it would be unwise to claim there are no alien relics on Venus. Until we succeed in mapping its surface (and we might never get to), there is plenty of room for sensible speculation.
At the end of the day, Glockner remains convinced what he saw on Venus is proof of ancient (or even present) alien habitation. He says gravity waves only last for a few days before dissipating. On the other hand, the strange band has been there for a while and shows no signs of disappearing anytime soon.
It’s been nearly 50 years since Robert Salas was a young missileer stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base and, on a mid-March night in a silo near Roy, became an unwitting witness to history.
Awake and alert underground in the early morning while his commander rested in a two-person compartment where men manage missiles, Robert was alerted by security guards up top.
“They told me about strange lights in the sky,” Robert says. “I thought they were pulling my leg.”
About 10 minutes later the phone rang again.
“This time he was clearly frightened, extremely frightened,” Robert says. “He was looking right at the thing, a glowing red object, oval-shaped and some 40 feet in diameter, and it was hovering above the front gate.”
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It was March 1967. When the Montana missiles malfunctioned.
Salas has written two books about this: “Faded Giant” and “Unidentified, The UFO Phenomenon.”
He considers them nonfiction to be sure.
THERE WERE TWOstrange incidents just days apart nearly 50 years ago when missiles in the midst of Montana were rendered temporarily inoperable. Robert, who came to Great Falls in 1966 after graduating from the Air Force Academy, was there on one of the harrowing nights.
It’s called the Oscar Flight, in reference to the name of the site.
“I was shocked,” he says.
And what happened the next day, he says, was even more stunning.
He was asked – basically ordered, he says - by commanders to sign a non-disclosure document in which he pledged to never talk about the incident.
“That haunted me,” Robert says. “It haunted me for a long, long time.”
Because, he says, the truth is this:
“It was an unidentified flying object that nobody could explain. To this day,” he says. “The Air Force investigated this secretly, I believe through 1972. I think this thing was not of this earth. I’m convinced it was not built here, because it was able to send signals to each of our missiles separately. The guidance and control equipment was upset in each one.”
ROBERT UNDERSTANDSpeople are skeptical about UFOs. But undeniably there is a history of such sightings in Montana, particularly in this part of the state.
In 1950 there was an incident reported at the Great Falls ballpark that’s been the subject of many studies. Hence the ballclub is now called the “Voyagers,” the mascot of which is a warm and funny creature that makes people of all ages smile.
Not that Robert considers his work any laughing matter.
“This,” he says, “is a real phenomenon. It’s not science fiction. The public and public media has kept it pretty much in the laugh track of reporting. It hasn’t been taken seriously. But I’ve got a lot of evidence that shows it truly did happen. And also involving the Air Force investigation and basically the whitewashing of the whole thing.”
He says the decision to remain silent bothered him for decades, for the rest of his military service and subsequent working career in the public sector. Then one day in 1994 he came across a book by Timothy Good called “Above Top Secret: The Worldwide UFO Cover-Up,” and about 300 pages in discovered a paragraph stating that UFOs were involved in a missile shutdown in 1967.
That’s the night he was on duty. The Air Force had declassified the information.
Since then, Robert has been on a mission.
“Ever since I’ve been committed to revealing the reality of this phenomenon,” Robert says. “This is something the public needs to know and believe in. The public needs to know that it’s true and that there has been an ongoing cover-up. That’s why I’m committed.”
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LIVING NOW INCalifornia, Robert is still an active investigator. He says UFO sightings have occurred many times in the last 50 years, including a 2010 incident at Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne, Wyo., when 50 Minuteman nuclear missiles mysteriously malfunctioned.
“The Air Force,” Robert says, “is in denial.”
But why?
“Well, I can tell you a couple reasons,” he says. “No. 1 these objects can do some pretty fantastic things and it would have military applications if they were able to recover an object and deconstruct it. They consider the technology they’ve gleaned from them (very significant), and I’m confident they’ve recovered many of these items.
“Another issue is that it’s an international cover-up. UFO incidents been going on for many, many years, and there must be an international group, in intelligence, obtaining this information and sharing it. The other aspect of why they keep it a secret is because it’s political capital between nations.”
Robert resigned his Air Force commission in 1971 because, he says, “Vietnam got too much for me to stomach.”
That’s not to suggest he isn’t patriotic.
“I consider myself a patriot,” he says. “Even though I’m convinced there are cover-ups going on that the public needs to know about. I think a good patriot is someone who influences people’s right to know.”
MANY BELIEVE, of course, in heaven and hell. In angels and spirits. And in an afterlife. So perhaps it is naïve for people to be convinced there could not be life among the stars and beyond?
And maybe, just maybe somebody was trying to tell us something by shutting down those missiles in 1967. A statement against war, perhaps.
“Exactly,” Robert says. “I think this was a message, just a message. Because they did not damage the equipment. It wasn’t like they destroyed the weapons. It was just a weapon. I believe we have got to get rid of nuclear weapons because they’re so dangerous.”
Of course in the present political climate this is very much an issue.
“We’re starting another nuclear arms race,” says Robert, referring to his perception of the new administration in Washington.
WE LIVE IN SUCH PRISTINEcountry, the middle of Montana, where one envisions the landscape unaltered for centuries.
That is, until the fenced missile silo facilities are noticed.
President John F. Kennedy is said to have famously referred to the Malmstrom missiles as the country’s “Ace in the Hole.”
Roberts laughs.
“Well, at the time we considered the communist countries a threat to us,” he says. “But times change.”
ROBERT HASN’T BEENback to Great Falls for five or six years. To think that 50 years has passed since the incident that changed his life, he says, is sobering. Talk about unsolved mysteries.
“I’ve been making video clips and will publish them on YouTube,” he says. “I guess that’s the way I’ll celebrate this 50-year anniversary.”
What would Robert say to folks who continue to scoff at his conclusions?
“I’d say they should do their homework before making such statements,” Robert says. “Not only myself, but multiple Air Force officers have come forward talking about similar incidents. So it’s not just me talking about this.
“There is good evidence and plenty of documents and testimony that support the phenomenon.”
Northern lights appear regularly in our part of the world. And some 50 years ago men from Malmstrom were witnesses to lights not necessarily out of the north that, Robert Salas believes, were not of this world.
The takeaway, Robert Salas believes, is this:
Perhaps we all should be mindful we’re not alone.
“Exactly,” Robert says. “That’s exactly right.”
Mansch On Montana, dedicated to personalities and places that make living in the Treasure State so interesting, appears Mondays in the Tribune. Scott Mansch can be reached at 791-1481 or smansch@greatfallstribune.com
Wetenschappers hebben voor het eerst aanwijzingen voor de aanwezigheid een gesteenteplaneet in een binair stersysteem gevonden, zo staat vandaag te lezen in het vakblad Nature Astronomy.
Binaire zonnestelsels, zoals in Star 'Wars', zijn geen zeldzaamheid. Dat ze een planeet herbergen ook al niet. Maar het ging tot nu toe om koude en gasachtige planeten zoals "onze" Jupiter.
Binair systeem SDSS 1557 op ongeveer 1000 lichtjaar van ons lijkt evenwel anders te zijn. Voor het eerst zijn er immers in een tweezonnenstelsel brokstukken van asteroïden gevonden, legt Steven Parsons van de Universiteit van Valparaiso uit. Indien brokstukken zich groeperen in een grote gordel is dit een teken dat er daar planeten ontstaan, zelfs al zijn die onmogelijk te zien.
Planeten vormen zich immers door het aaneenklitten van gesteente-achtige objecten als asteroïden en meteorieten.
Jay Farihi van het University College in Londen is er zodoende naar eigen zeggen zeker van dat er zich in SDSS 1557 een gesteenteplaneet heeft gevormd. Al is dit, gezien de effecten van de gravitatie van de twee sterren, een gecompliceerd proces dat voorheen als onmogelijk werd geacht.
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Planeet aarde als slavenkolonie
Planeet aarde als slavenkolonie
Door Pieter Stuurman: De wereld is een slavenkolonie. Die slavenkolonie wordt gerund en beheerd door één misdaadsyndicaat. De populatie van de kolonie bestaat uit twee soorten mensen: de eigenaren, en de slaven.
Uiteraard vereist het runnen van zo’n misdaadsyndicaat een organisatiestructuur. In de huidige situatie is het syndicaat daarom onderverdeeld in een aantal afdelingen, elk met een eigen functie.
– Het strategisch topmanagement
Hier bevindt zich de top van het syndicaat. Het zijn de eigenaren ervan. Hier worden de strategieën ontwikkeld die de macht en rijkdom van deze top moeten vergroten. Daarnaast wordt hier bepaald hoe de andere afdelingen moeten functioneren. Die andere afdelingen werken als instrumenten ten bate van de macht en rijkdom van deze top. De leden komen met enige regelmaat bij elkaar in de vorm van “denktanks” zoals de Bilderberggroep. Alleen in deze groep is de volledige agenda van het syndicaat bekend.
– Het uitvoerend management
Dat zijn de regeringen van de wereld. Zij zijn de uitvoerende organen van het syndicaat. Deze afdeling vaardigt (op bevel van het topmanagement) de regels (wetten) uit, voert de dagelijkse controle over de slaven, bestuurt het geweld dat op de slaven losgelaten wordt (leger, politie) en int de belastingen die indirect bijdragen aan het verdienmodel van het syndicaat. Het is het dagelijks management en het dient als incassobende, slavendrijver en bestraffer. Deze afdeling vormt een potentieel risico omdat ze beschikt over wapens. Dit risico wordt onschadelijk gemaakt door deze afdeling volledig afhankelijk te maken van het topmanagement door middel van onaflosbare schulden.
– Het commercieel management
Dat is het monetair/kapitalistische systeem. Dit is het uiteindelijke verdienmodel van het syndicaat. Hier wordt zoveel mogelijk waarde die de slaven met hun arbeid leveren, geconfisqueerd door het syndicaat. Deze afdeling gebruikt daarbij de instrumenten banken en rechtspersonen (NV’s, BV’s etc.) waarvan het topmanagement eigenaar is. Hier wordt zowel vrijwel alle arbeid geleverd door de slaven (werknemerschap) als vrijwel alle opbrengst daarvan afgenomen van de slaven. Het middel dat wordt ingezet is geld/schuld.
– Het PR-management
Deze afdeling houdt zich bezig met perceptiemanagement. Het doel is te voorkomen dat de slaven beseffen dat het syndicaat bestaat en wat de werkelijke aard ervan is. Het middel dat hiervoor gebruikt wordt, is liegen. Het doel van liegen is de slaven te laten geloven dat de afdelingen van het syndicaat (en het syndicaat zelf) niet de bedoeling hebben om op de slaven te parasiteren, maar ze te beschermen. Deze afdeling kennen we onder de noemer: media.
De bovenstaande afdelingen moeten natuurlijk bemand worden. Het syndicaat verleent hiervoor privileges aan een aantal slaven. Die privileges variëren van een bescheiden inkomen als ambtenaar, tot een topinkomen in de bancaire sector, of van lokaal bestuurder tot enige bescheiden macht als politicus etc.
In ruil voor die privileges, nemen deze slaven een afgebakende taak op zich. Veruit de meeste van deze slaven zijn zich er niet van bewust dat ze deel uitmaken van het misdaadsyndicaat. Ze overzien alleen hun eigen taak en geloven een eerzaam beroep te hebben.
De topslaven zijn zich daar vaak meer bewust van, maar hun beloning is dusdanig groot dat het belang van positiebehoud groter is dan de roep van het geweten. Slaven met een gezond ontwikkeld geweten, komen voor deze posities niet in aanmerking.
Deze organisatie van het misdaadsyndicaat functioneert op zich prima, maar kent een aantal kwetsbaarheden. Ten eerste werken er bij de verschillende afdelingen betrekkelijk veel mensen. Die moeten allemaal bestuurd worden en dat is niet erg efficiënt. Ten tweede kan het syndicaat alleen voortbestaan zolang de slaven niet beseffen dat het om een misdaadsyndicaat gaat. Dat maakt het hele systeem kwetsbaar voor plotselinge bewustzijnsgroei onder de slaven.
Om die reden, wil het strategisch topmanagement (tevens de eigenaren van het syndicaat) het met minder submanagement gaan doen. Daarnaast wil het minder afhankelijk worden van het geloof van de slaven. Het moet eenvoudiger, efficiënter en (voor de eigenaren) veiliger.
Om deze redenen, moet de organisatiestructuur op de schop. Het nadeel daarvan is dat de slaven gehecht zijn aan deze structuren, en daarom een eenzijdige verandering niet zomaar zullen accepteren. De oplossing hiervoor is het opzettelijk creëren van problemen (crisis) en het hiermee scheppen van een situatie van “overmacht”. En die overmacht moet vervolgens maatregelen rechtvaardigen die zonder die overmacht niet aanvaard zouden worden.
Maatregelen zoals directe individuele elektronische controle over het gedrag van alle slaven en een nieuw elektronisch verdienmodel (100% centraal gecontroleerd, digitaal geld) dat tevens het geweld van het uitvoerend management grotendeels overbodig maakt. De slaven kunnen dan immers bij ieder ongewenst gedrag, individueel en volautomatisch uitgesloten worden van de toegang tot voedsel en andere zaken die een levensvoorwaarde zijn voor die slaven. Zonder te kunnen teruggrijpen op anonieme contante betaling. Niet gehoorzamen betekent dan niet eten.
Daarnaast is het uitvoerend management (regeringen) nu erg versnipperd en dus is het besturen ervan omslachtig. Dit moet dus worden samengevoegd tot één afdeling (één wereldregering, met één wetgeving, één leger etc.)
Op dit moment is er dus een reorganisatie gaande binnen het misdaadsyndicaat. Dit om te voorkomen dat het “wakker worden” van de slaven het einde van het syndicaat zal betekenen.
Dit brengt echter wel een risico met zich mee: door alle veranderingen, zouden de slaven versneld tot ongewenste inzichten kunnen komen. Bijvoorbeeld het inzicht dat ze slaven zijn. Gerund door een misdaadsyndicaat. En dat ze zich – vóór de voltooiing van de reorganisatie – daarvan bevrijden. Ze zijn immers in een overgrote meerderheid en alleen hun geloof houdt ze gevangen….
Naast de vele verhalen over een mogelijke nep buitenaardse invasie zijn er natuurlijk ook nog de echte buitenaardsen.
En wanneer er voor het eerst formeel contact gemaakt gaat worden, hoe zal dit er dan uit zien?
De overgrote meerderheid van de aardse bevolking heeft nog nooit contact gehad met buitenaardsen en heeft dan ook geen flauw idee wat ze zich daar bij moeten voorstellen.
Iemand die dat wel heeft, is Darryl Anka. In de jaren '70 heeft hij een zogenaamde close encounter gehad met buitenaardsen.
Hoe dat in zijn werk ging en wat er uit resulteerde, het fungeren als kanaal voor de buitenaardse Bashar, is te zien en horen in de volgende korte video:
De boodschappen van Bashar worden inmiddels door duizenden mensen wereldwijd gevolgd, omdat zij van mening zijn dat deze zoals die worden doorgegeven door Darryl Anka, echt zijn en zij daar veel van kunnen leren.
Inmiddels is er een fascinerende documentaire gemaakt getiteld: First Contact. Een documentaire die de positieve gevolgen laat zien van buitenaards contact en vragen stelt zoals “Waarom zijn we hier?” en “Wat is het doel van ons bestaan?” en “Hoe past buitenaards contact in ons leven?”
De film verkent niet alleen de potentiële positieve impact van ET contact voor onze samenleving, maar de-mystificeert kanaliseren, het middel dat Darryl gebruikt om te communiceren met het interdimensionale wezen. First Contact zal niet alleen kijkers verbazen met schokkende ooggetuigen en wetenschappelijk bewijs, maar de film zal ook verschillende vragen verkennen die we al millennia aan onszelf stellen: Waarom zijn we hier? Wat is het doel van het bestaan? Waar gaan we heen?
Bashar antwoordt deze vragen door middel van kanaliseren en legt uit hoe het universum werkt en hoe elk persoon de realiteit creëert die zij ervaren, begeleid door state-of- the-art graphics. Sinds de afgelopen decennia, duizenden individuen over de hele wereld hebben geluisterd naar Bashar's berichten en hebben de kans gehad om dit toe te passen op de principes van hun leven om de realiteit te creëren die ze willen.
Mensen die graag deze film willen zien, kunnen op 22 maart aanstaande terecht in Gorinchem.
Op woensdag 22 maart vertoont Vue Gorinchem eenmalig de fascinerende docu-film First Contact. De voorstelling start om 19.00 uur. Daarna is er tijd & ruimte voor napraten in de bar van de bioscoop. Tickets zijn €9,50 en zijn te koop aan de kassa, via de telefoon (0183-631058) en online via de website.
UFO Over Dublin, Ireland On Feb 26, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Over Dublin, Ireland On Feb 26, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting:February 26, 2017 Location of sighting: Dublin, Ireland News Source:
http://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/watch-eerie-footage-ufo-flying-12660438 Glowing orbs have been seen all around the world this week. It may be orb shaped due to the focus of the camera causing a distortion. The camera is a lower quality and its focus is poor. Had the quality been better, its shape may have been more disk shaped. Scott C. Waring Dublin News states: This video shows eerie footage of what some people are claiming to be a UFO flying over Leopardstown in Dublin this evening. The video was recorded by a Dublin Live reader, who did not want to be named, but said he saw a green light flying over Leopardstown. He said: "I was driving home and at Leopardstown I saw this bright light flying over me. "I thought nothing of it but when I got home my Italian students who are staying with me told me they had seen a light flying beside Bray Head and they recorded it." Despite claims it's an alien spacecraft, our reader added: "It's probably just a drone, but it does look very strange." The Irish Aviation Authority were unavailable for a comment on Sunday.
Bizarre Video Seemingly Shows A Near Collision Between A UFO and Air Force Jet
Bizarre Video Seemingly Shows A Near Collision Between A UFO and Air Force Jet
A video that apparently shows a UFO nearly colliding with a jet created a buzz among UFO enthusiasts online. It was reportedly shot last Friday in Puerto Varas during a series of stunts by Chilean high aerobatics squad above a crowd.
Hundreds of people gathered on the ground to witness the Halcones Fach’s military planes aerial stunts. While one of the military aircraft zoomed upwards, a mysterious disc appeared out of nowhere.
Astonishingly, the video shows the UFO almost collide with the Air Force jet as it flashes across the sky.
After the bizarre event, some witnesses took to social media and online forums to share their UFO sightings near the plane during the military aerial demonstration.
The footage has been posted to YouTube and racked up thousands of views with many commenters speculating over the object’s identity.
While many believe it is a spaceship, others think it might have been a passing bird, a meteorite or another plane.
One person claims he saw the same UFO in the sky just recently.
Some commenters noticed that there were actually two UFOs appeared during the event.
Speculations on the existence of extraterrestrial life went high recently after NASA officially announced the discovery of a solar system with Earth-like planets. The TRAPPIST-1 is estimated to be 39 light years away, but finding aliens may not need going that far as they could be in our backyard.
UFO sighting reports are at an all-time high, according to Sam Monfort. The US Ph.D. student used the data from the National UFO Reporting Center to collate reported sightings of UFOs, which have sprung up significantly since the 1980s.
In his data visualization blog, he plotted yearly sightings from 1910 to 2010, where sightings top 45,000 around the world.
The details of UFO sighting reports have also changed over time.
One of the earliest accounts of UFO sightings took place in 1905 from Portland, where a sphere UFO descended from the clouds buzzing.
Claims from witnesses seeing other shapes started to pop up later, with saucers dominating in numbers until the 1990s as strange lights became the most famous.
The doctoral student of human factors and applied cognition in Virginia talks about a July 4th effect where sightings rise significantly after 2008 on the U.S. Independence Day, which could be attributed to fireworks lighting up the sky.
The George Mason University student also created a map of the globe with UFO sightings per ten million people. Areas in deep shade of red have over 25 sightings per 10 million people, and these include North America, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and parts of Europe.
The vast majority of reported UFO sightings take place in the United States, which recorded around 2500 per 10 million people. The nation’s western states Washington and Montana, as well as northeastern states Maine and Vermont, are places in the country with most reported UFO sightings.
UNKNOWN OBJECT PASSES SPACEX’S FALCON 9 ROCKET DURING LANDING
UNKNOWN OBJECT PASSES SPACEX’S FALCON 9 ROCKET DURING LANDING
The launch took place at Launch Pad 39a - the same pad that men went to moon from and from which the last Shuttle was launched.
During the landing process, at 0.10 seconds in the video, an unknown round-shaped object appears and passes the Falcon 9 rocket.
We all remember when an explosion destroyed a rocket at a space base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The explosion occurred during routine tests of Falcon 9, the rocket of the SpaceX aerospace company owned by Elon Musk
We all remember when an explosion destroyed a rocket at a space base in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. The explosion occurred during routine tests of Falcon 9, the rocket of the SpaceX aerospace company owned by Elon Musk The space agency confirmed that there was an anomaly in the takeoff zone. Indirect statement of UFO presence?
Now during the descent of the spacex rocket an anomaly has been videotaped that you can see in the video below.
King of the “Contactees”: The bizarre UFO saga of George Adamski.
King of the “Contactees”: The bizarre UFO saga of George Adamski.
In November 1952, a man named George Adamski, a Polish-born, California-bred ranch owner and operator of a burger stand, claimed that he and several friends were walking in the desert near Desert Center, California when an alien spacecraft swooped down and landed near them.
Adamski claimed he went off alone and encountered a second ship, out of which clambered a golden-haired alien named Orthon. Supposedly from the planet Venus, Orthon came with a message of peace, warning Adamski of the dangers of nuclear war. After he got back in his ship and flew away Adamski and his friends said they took plaster casts of Orthon’s footprints–ostensibly to prove he was really there.
Adamski further claimed that he returned to the landing site a few weeks later, on December 13, 1952. As the Venusians’ ship descended to meet him, he took a photograph of it–the first clear picture ever of a flying saucer, which would eventually become easily the most famous photo of a UFO. The following year Adamski began publishing books about his experiences with the “space brothers.” In Flying Saucers Have Landed, published in 1953, and Inside the Space Ships, published in 1955, Adamski waxed eloquent about the fabulous civilization of the Venusians, who wanted to bring peace to Earth. Jesus Christ, according to Orthon, was one of these emissaries. When they wanted to, the Venusians could pass as humans, and Adamski said he met some of them in various Southern California bars.
As pop culture material, flying saucers were big in the early 1950s. Sightings of “unidentified flying objects” went viral in the years after World War II, and with grandiose claims being made by government and private industry about technological progress, they did not seem so far-fetched. There was also a great deal of anxiety about nuclear warfare and nuclear weapons. The bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, the badly-botched Bikini Atoll tests the next year, and the USSR’s acquisition of the bomb in 1949 deeply affected the psyche of Americans. The mix of these two elements–fascination and fear–made Adamski’s message of peace, demanded by extraterrestrial visitors, essentially go viral. Adamski’s books were best-sellers and suddenly people all over America, and some in Britain, were coming forward claiming that they too had been “contacted” by Venusians and other races of aliens.
There were a number of problems with Adamski’s claims. For one thing, Venus, where he said was the “space brothers’” home planet, in reality was totally inhospitable to any life, much less life that resembled Earthlings closely enough to go to bars in Southern California. The temperature on Venus is hot enough to melt lead and its carbon-dioxide atmosphere was full of sulfuric acid rain. This was not unknown to scientists in 1954 even though it would be several more years before space probes reached the planet. Furthermore, his “proof” was pretty shaky. A photographic expert examined the December 1952 photo and said it wasn’t a flying saucer at all. It was a streetlight. Its exposed “landing gear” was actually light bulbs. Even Adamski’s own witnesses–the people who had been with him for various sightings–told contradictory stories. In short, Adamski made up the whole thing.
That Adamski was a fraud was evident just by looking a bit into his background. A drifter who supported himself in the early years mostly by manual labor–though he was in the Army during World War I–Adamski got into the occult in California in the 1920s, forming something called the Royal Order of Tibet. Aside from whatever dubious spiritual benefits the Order conferred, it also afforded him an opportunity to make wine. This was during Prohibition, and one of the few exemptions was for religious orders that used wine for sacramental purposes. The Royal Order of Tibet was very small, but it wound up making a lot of wine–enough, conveniently, to provide Adamski a profitable business. This business ended when Prohibition was repealed in 1933. At that point, according to one witness, Adamski said that he had to get into “the flying saucer crap.” Also, it turned out his accounts of journeys through the solar system with the Venusians were eerily similar to a science fiction novel that was ghost-written for him in 1949, three years before he claimed he ever met Orthon.
The flying saucer crap, as it turned out, paid very well. In addition to selling hundreds of thousands of copies of his books, Adamski charged money to give lectures on his adventures with the Venusians and their philosophy, Eventually he had a paid staff and took vacations in Mexico. In 1959 Adamski was punk’d by two UFO skeptics who wrote a fake letter to him on FBI letterhead suggesting that the U.S. government knew all about the Venusians and supported his claims. It was a prank of course, but for the rest of his life Adamski claimed the letter “proved” the government was behind him. He also claimed he received a special medal from the Pope–which turned out to be a cheap souvenir available for sale in the Vatican–and at one point that he was dating an attractive female alien. He died in 1965.
Adamski was obviously a fake, but tell that to the legions of fans who did–and some who still do–support him and believe his claims are literally true. Adamski almost single-handedly began the “contactee” movement, people who claim personal involvement with aliens who have come to Earth in UFOs, usually communicating spiritual, personal-transformation or political messages. The eagerness to believe with which many people approach these claims is evident in the number of people who still believe the literal truth of oft-proven hoaxes like the Gulf Breeze sightings of the 1980s, or the “Voice of Vrillon” prank from 1977. Silly though his claims were, George Adamski remains a prophet of the bizarre UFO subculture, even now almost 50 years after his death.
INSANE VIDEO OF TRIANGLE UFO FLYING OVER TEXAS IS THE BEST ONE YET
INSANE VIDEO OF TRIANGLE UFO FLYING OVER TEXAS IS THE BEST ONE YET
The sighting took place in Longview, Texas on October 26, 2015, at approximately 20:50 P.M. When the witnesses saw the triangular craft quietly gliding “above Texas neighborhoods, unaware to the masses,” they immediately knew they had tofilm it.
One and a half minutes into the video, another triangular UFO made a silent entry into the picture and when they slowly distanced themselves, the guys filming the video jumped in the car and drove to a better vantage point.
Since the video is described as [Raw chase footage], the next three minutes are a mix of blurry, shaky footage and Guns N’ Roses. Whoever needs to complain about this must first understand that a certain amount of excitement accompanies UFO sightings and even professional hunters make mistakes. However, the video has two very good portions of footage at the beginning and near the end that make up for the shaky middle.
The UFO manages to cover a lot of ground (technically, sky) during the video. Coupled with its apparent size, the drone hypothesis seems to deteriorate. With what details can be gathered from the footage, the object fits the description of a classic triangle UFO. It is hard to discern whether this craft was built and operated by extraterrestrials or a military prototype such as the TR-3B.
As usual, the sighting sparked controversy on the internet, with users chipping in with their opinions on the matter.
“This is a few hours from where the Cash-Landrum incident happened,” one Reddit user commented. “I wonder if there is a military base in the area.”
The Cash-Landrum incident is one of the best documented UFO sightings to occur in the United States, one that left its witnesses in a state of shock and with palpable physical evidence.
Classified as a close encounter of the second kind, this incident involved Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum and her seven year-old grandson Colby. The three of them were traveling on an isolated road to their home in Dayton, Texas when they encountered a huge diamond-shaped object hovering above the treetops. The UFO spewed flames and emitted a large amount of heat; it was enough to make the metal parts of the car so hot they were painful to the touch.
Shortly after the object ascended, a number of 23 military helicopters zoomed over the witnesses’ heads in apparent pursuit of the UFO.
The aftermath of the incident saw Cash fall ill and her symptoms were consistent with radiation poisoning. Large, painful blisters appeared on her body and she bagan losing patches of skin and clumps of hair.
We have strong evidence that these patients have suffered secondary damage to ionizing radiation. It is also possible that there was an infrared component as well.” – MUFON radiologist who examined the patient.
Could this notorious incident have any connection to the recent Triangle UFO sighting?
It is possible. The fact that the diamond-shaped UFO was closely followed by a squadron of unmarked military helicopters could attest to the presence of a nearby secret base. The UFO itself could have been a prototype they were testing out and for whatever reason they decided to see the effects of an interaction with humans.
If this is the case, the area might be home to a number of other anomalies and we should be on the lookout for skywatchers’ videos and testimonies.
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS ZAPPED BY ALIENS AFTER SHOOTING DOWN UFO
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS ZAPPED BY ALIENS AFTER SHOOTING DOWN UFO
RUSSIAN military shot down a UFO before they were attacked and killed by the surviving aliens, it is sensationally claimed in a declassified CIA report.
CIA RELEASES MILLIONS OF SECRET DOCUMENT PAGES
Files describe several aspects previously classified about agency activities, including paranormal and UFO investigations The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has just made available on its website nearly 13 million pages of secret documents, making up about 930,000 previously classified files. The availability of this online material for quick reference by anyone is being salted as a very important step for researchers in recent human history. Much of this information has actually been available since the mid-1990s.
Rumors that lasted many years, where the Russians had the first contact with the gray aliens, and this fact supposedly occurred in 1942.
Now this document declassified by the cia reveals that an extraterrestrial ship was shot down by the Russians and that its extraterrestrial occupants killed some of the Russian soldiers
Since the dawn of ages, throughout cultures and civilizations, there have always been those who were considered enlightened. Prophets, Messiahs, and Sages throughout history have been able to tap into the eternal energy of the universe, bringing forth ancient wisdom of the cosmos and creation and bestowing upon all who would listen the understanding of our very existence. Some were ridiculed and others were murdered for what seemed to be, at the time, irrational views.
Take for example Jesus Christ. He was known to be one of the most radical of enlightened masters in history. To onlookers, a man walking around telling everyone that he was the son of God would have seemed so irrational and ‘blasphemous’ that just speaking the words “I and my father we are one” had already made him a prime subject for public scrutiny.
In the life and times of Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama), we understand that his teachings were very radical, in the sense that they did not fall into the mainstream of Buddhist regime. This lead to his closest disciples writing down accounts of his teachings and hiding away many of his direct works prior to Buddha being poisoned to death.
Thankfully, we are at the point in history where, through advancement of technology and scientific observation, we can finally bridge the gap between spiritual philosophy and scientific reality.
1. Galaxies Are Alike To A Human Brain
In a study released in 2012 in the journal Nature’s Scientific Reports, physicist Dmitri Krioukov of San Diego’s University in California found that, according to a computer simulation, the universe may grow like a brain. “Natural growth dynamics are the same for different real networks, like the Internet or the brain or social networks,” he explains. The study suggested that(1) fundamental laws may govern the growth of systems large and small, from the electrical firing between brain cells and growth of social networks to the expansion of galaxies.
2. Binary Codes
While working on the equations pertaining to the superstring theory – a scientific theory that aims to explain all the forces in nature through the vibration of theoretical strings — theoretical physicist James Gate Jr. at the University of Maryland discovered something very interesting: computer code. Yes, according to Gates there were patches of 0s (off) and 1s (on) embedded in the equations — a sort of pulsing binary code that runs our computers. What is interesting is that this leads us to understand that what we experience may just be the product of signals from a virtual reality generating computer network broadcasted by an entity from the edge of space.
Pao Chang, a spiritualist, thinks that our reality is, in fact, a mere illusion. In his book, entitled Staradigm, he presents an interesting take on how reality works:
The core structures of reality work similar to how a computer works. A computer communicates and operates through the use of binary codes, which are codes that consist of ones (on) and zeros (off). Binary codes are very simple but with the right combinations they can help computers create magnificent things.
3. Golden Ratio
The golden ratio has been found in pine cones, seashells, and even in Leonardo Davinci’s paintings, but in an exciting discovery by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, fractal patterns and golden ratio pulses were found to exist in stars. They made the discovery using the Kepler Space Telescope. The researchers were studying a specific kind of star known as RR Lyrae variables that are unlike normal stars in that they expand and contract. With each expansion and contraction the star’s brightness increases and decreases dramatically, a process known as pulsing.
What the researchers found next was the most astonishing. The stars in the study have been found to be pulsating in accordance with the golden mean. This finding is the first time the golden ratio has even been identified in space. Although the sample of stars in this study was quite small, the researchers noticed an intriguing pattern among the four stars with pulsation frequencies close to the golden ratio. Each of these stars exhibited fractal behaviour in a never-ending pattern that repeats on continuously smaller scales.
“That suggests there might be a pattern,” Linder says. “What we need is more data.” An example of a fractal is a jagged coastline, which reveals more and more wiggles in its outline as you zoom in from any vantage point. “It’s the same with the frequencies in these stars,” Linder says. “As we lower the threshold we see more and more frequencies.”
4. Time & Space Are An Illusion
5 Sweet and Simple Words: Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity.
Space and time are not independent variables in our universe but rather agglomerate into the space-time continuum. In essence, space is dependent upon time and time is dependent upon space, a concept which shatters our idea of a definite reality and the universality of time altogether. So, both space and time, in fact, turn out to be mere illusions dependent upon the spatial location and movement of nothing but the observer. Past, present, and future are not fixed but rather are just an accumulation of spatial variables.
5. Quantum Mechanics & The Double Slit Experiment
In the experiment, a beam of electrons fired through a slit and at a screen replicated a wave-like pattern instead of a material splatter.
However, more interestingly, when this same beam of electrons was observed, it behaved as something consisting of solids, meaning that the electron already had several probable quantum events before the observation took place. It could have bounced off the screen, passed from either slit, passed from both slits, or just went over the screen. These probabilities were represented by the wave. However, when an observation took place the wave collapsed into one material reality — meaning that any physical event is a product of nothing but observation!
According to Erwin Schrödinger, every possible outcome of an event exists as a combinative wave form before this wave collapses into a material manifestation upon observation. The type of manifestation depends upon its probability and the point in the space-time continuum at which the observation is made.
In conclusion, we need to change the paradigm, from saying, “God created the universe,” to “God is the universe.”
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Do pilots believe in UFOs? Many of them do and here is my close encounter story
Do pilots believe in UFOs? Many of them do and here is my close encounter story
Captain Andy talks with the Daily News about the widely scrutinized 1996 explosion of TWA Flight 800.
People love to ask pilots questions. But my favorite, and certainly the most interesting, is "Have you ever seen a UFO while flying?"
The answer is yes. And here's how it happened.
It was April 10, 1989 and early in my career. I was still a first officer at a regional airline. It was about 8 p.m. and we had just taken off from Kansas City International Airport bound for Waterloo, Iowa. It was a beautiful evening, with a full moon, clear skies and crisp early spring temperatures. The weather forecast for Waterloo was as nice, with clear skies and unlimited visibility.
After a short taxi and take-off, Air Traffic Control (ATC) cleared us to our cruise altitude of 15,000 feet. We established a Northeasterly heading, pointed strait at Waterloo, about 200 miles ahead. There were thin wispy clouds all around us, illuminated by the light of the full moon that shone through the captain's-side window at our left. Despite the presence of these clearly visible wispy clouds everywhere, we weren't flying through any of them. There was also a white disc dimly but clearly visible through those clouds just off to our right.
Andrew Danziger said he saw a UFO during a flight from Kansas City to Iowa in 1989.
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We flew on and I commented to Bruce, the captain, about this dimly visible disc. He said that he'd been watching the same thing since we had leveled off. It looked similar to the moon faintly visible though thin fog, except the two were visible at the same time on opposite sides of our cockpit. We looked down below for search lights, you know, the kind that's sometimes used for aerial light displays or advertising at a car dealer, but there was no beam of light coming from the ground, no search light from an airport either. The captain and I had cumulatively spent many years flying and were accustomed to seeing — day and night — all manner of airplane, blimp, hot air balloon, satellite and bird. But neither of us had any idea what this disc could be.
We spent 20 to 30 minutes at our cruise altitude, all the while staring at this white disc dimly visible through some clouds that we somehow never seemed to fly through. Within about 40 miles of Waterloo, ATC confirmed the weather, still clear skies and unrestricted visibility at our destination as we began to descend. We got busy with our flying duties and for a short while, maybe for a minute, both of us had looked away from the disc, but when I looked up at it again I saw something that has been burned into my memory.
Pilots can call the "National UFO Reporting Center" to reporting sightings of extraterrestrials.
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I yelled to Bruce, "Holy s--t." He immediately looked over from what he was doing. Above the clouds, where the white disc had been, was a now giant red ball. It was big and bright and just sat there above the clouds. It wasn't intense enough to illuminate us with a red glow but it was still plenty bright. We sat there in stunned silence. We obviously didn't want to hit it but quickly saw that it was flying parallel to our course. We weren't on a collision course and we also weren't gaining on it. Time became a blur as we continued our descent, this giant, red ball holding its course.
We slowly lost altitude and at around 13,000 feet, the brightly glowing ball began a gradual descent, too. As it did, it slowly started disappearing behind those wispy clouds. In about 30 seconds, like a setting sun but not nearly as bright, it vanished behind the clouds. The instant it fully disappeared, hundreds of lights began flashing from within the clouds.
As I looked on in disbelief, the flashing lights were brighter than ever and I could see that the section of the cloud that the glowing red ball had descended behind was starting to stretch apart like a piece of "Silly Putty," two halves being pulled slowly apart with the middle getting thinner and thinner. This continued until the halves grew so thin that it tore apart and, pop! Everything was gone. The dimly lit disc, the flashing lights, the thin wispy clouds that we had with us for the last 40 minutes; all of it, gone. There wasn't a cloud in the sky. Only the full moon remained off to our left.
Bruce and I just looked at each other. "Oh my God, what the f--k was that", was all I could muster. My colleague just stared out the windscreen, mesmerized. We discussed whether we should report what we had just witnessed. After a few minutes, I picked up the radio mic and asked the Kansas City Center controller if they had anything on radar. "Nope, nothing but you," came the response. "No, not right now but a couple minutes ago, at our one to two o'clock," I replied. "No," he repeated, "It's a slow night. I've got the entire sector between Kansas City and Waterloo and you're all that's been in it for the last hour." Bruce and I again just looked at each other, completely dumbfounded. "So for the last say 40 minutes or so you've had no traffic at all, not at our one or two o'clock?" I asked. "No sir, not at your one or two o'clock, not anywhere, you're all there is," he assured us.
Do pilots believe in UFOs? It's a question people often like to ask.
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A minute or so later, from over the radio came, "Air Midwest , do you want to report a UFO?" We looked at each other for a couple seconds and Bruce nodded his head. "Yes sir, we do," I finally replied. "OK, take down this number and call when you get on the ground."
After deplaning we called the number. "National UFO Reporting Center" said the voice from the other end. At the time I didn't even know such a place existed, but they took collect calls from pilots and air traffic controllers. Bruce told the person on the other end of the line that we wanted to report a UFO. We were interviewed separately, first the captain and then me. When my interview was finished the man on the other end of the line said that we would never hear from him again and would never receive any additional information, this was going to be our first and only contact regarding the sighting. I asked, "Can I ask just one question, do you think we're crazy, has anyone else ever reported something like this?"
Many pilots believe in little green men, Captain Andy said.
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"Oh no, you're not crazy at all," he replied. "This very same thing has been reported by pilots countless times." And while neither of us had any idea what we had saw one thing we were certain of, it wasn't from here.
Our airline had no official UFO policy (nor did any that I ever worked for), but at the time we were both young with long and promising careers in front of us. We knew through the grapevine that pilots weren't supposed to talk about UFOs so we swore the station agent on duty to secrecy and agreed not to talk about our incident to any of our co-workers.
That was more than 25 years ago. Today I'm older, wiser and at the end of my career. In my last few years of flying the subject of UFOs occasionally came up in the cockpit. If it was brought up at all, it was usually by a younger, newer first officer who'd say something with much trepidation. More than a few pilots have shared their UFO stories with me, too. I'm not going too far out on a ledge to say that virtually all pilots believe in UFOs. Little green men, "close encounters", alien kidnappings,... not so much, but with billions of stars and trillions of planets out there, "ya gotta believe", and almost all of us do.
Andrew Danziger is a 28-year airline veteran, with experience in turboprops and Boeing aircraft. He was an international 757/767 captain for the last 14 years. He has served as an airline ground school instructor and check pilot in both simulators and aircraft and was one of the pilots to fly Barack Obama during his 2008 presidential campaign.
Chuck Zukowski has spent the last 30-plus years investigating reported UFO sightings and unexplained animal mutilations at ranches across the Rocky Mountains and Southwest. His investigations have led “the Mulder of El Paso” to a shocking discovery: a “UFO highway” running across the United States.
To learn more about Chuck’s UFO quest, read The Post’s interview with him here.
RUSH, COLORADO, AUGUST 12, 2010
38.845858° N, 104.092197° W
Even after twenty years, the feeling of excitement still took Chuck by surprise, the intense burst of adrenaline that seemed to hijack his entire system the moment before he arrived at an incident site, the sense of anticipation that built in his chest, shortening his breath.
Today, the long drive over from his home in Colorado Springs hadn’t helped. Two hours was a lot of time to be alone with one’s thoughts while going through nothing but high, barren desert, broken by sporadic areas of low brush, dried-up streambeds and the occasional barn.
When he finally reached the dirt turnoff to the fifty-acre cattle-and-horse ranch, whose owner, Glenda, had called him, he drove up and parked his pickup truck next to the house. He caught a glimpse of the rancher’s face as she crossed the short distance from the edge of the grazing area where she’d been waiting for him. From both personal experience and his years on the force, he knew what fear looked like.
“Morning,” Glenda managed to say as she reached Chuck’s truck. He had the door open, but was still sitting and gathering his equipment from the front passenger seat. Rubber gloves, plastic bags for samples, two cameras, his handheld electromagnetic field reader, and his gun. He was pretty certain the gun was unnecessary. If history was any predictor, whatever had hit this ranch several days earlier had come in fast and had finished just as suddenly.
“Made it as quickly as I could, ma’am,” Chuck said as he got out and strapped the equipment to the special vest he wore. He’d designed it over the years, after responding to so many of these calls and learning what he would need for most of them. He placed the plastic bags and gloves into Velcro pouches along his ribs and the EMF reader and gun into holsters on either side. “I only wish I could have gotten here closer to when it happened.”
Half a week since the incident — a truly frustrating lapse of time, but it couldn’t be helped.
“I’m just glad you’re here. The officers who came by the morning it went down were — well, less than useful.”
Chuck could hear the distaste in her voice, and he completely understood. He’d already read the police report made by the two investigating officers who had stopped by the ranch after Glenda had first called 911. It was obvious the two cops had been far out of their comfort zone — Chuck couldn’t really blame them for that. It was equally obvious that the officers hadn’t been able to give the woman any comfort. It took a lot to traumatize a third-generation rancher, but a pair of cops from the El Paso County Sheriff’s Department weren’t going to be able to make much sense out of something like this.
They started away from the truck and into the ranch proper. On the surface, Glenda’s compound wasn’t unusual. Eighty or so acres, twenty-five head of cattle, with a low house beyond the grazing area and a medium-sized barn attached to the horse corral directly ahead.
But the farther they got from the road, the harder Chuck’s heart started to beat. The low grass they were now moving through seemed untouched — ungrazed — and it was instantly obvious why that was. The handful of cows Chuck could see were clustered together in a small section of their feed area, as close to the barn as they could go.
Beyond them, within the horse corral, the horses were behaving similarly — crowded together near the back fence. In the distance, he could hear a dog making noise from somewhere inside the house — a high-pitched sound, more wail than bark.
“They’ve been like that since it happened,” Glenda said. “Huddled over there, by the barn.” And then, almost as an afterthought: “They won’t go near the bodies.”
“On the phone, you said that at least one of the horses was nearby when it happened?”
Glenda nodded. “A survivor. A witness. Whatever you want to call him.”
This was part of the reason for Chuck’s elevated adrenaline level, beyond being at the site of the incident itself. It was extremely unusual for there to be any “survivors.”
Usually, there were only bodies.
“Over here.”
Even from a distance, Chuck could tell that the two fully mature horses — Princess and Buck — lying prone in the grass had died unnaturally.
Glenda led him the last few yards to the edge of the corral, where she unlatched a wooden gate and headed for the horses grouped together by the back. It took almost ten minutes for her to coax the animal away from the group, another ten for Chuck to get the poor thing comfortable enough with him so that he could approach.
It was a young male, a little over two years old, and to describe the animal as agitated would be a laughable understatement. He pawed at the ground, eyes rapidly shifting, spittle pooling at the edges of his mouth. Moving closer, Chuck immediately saw a reddish mark on the horse’s upper nose — what looked to be some sort of cut, scrape or even burn — about the size of a quarter. Following Glenda’s lead, he bent low and saw similar marks on the inside of the animal’s legs.
“And his behavior — the way he’s acting — this is unusual for him?”
“Unusual? He’s one of my husband’s favorites. Like a pet. Him, Princess and Buck, the three of them were inseparable.”
Chuck nodded. Horses are different from other animals on a ranch — they’re high maintenance, but more than that, they are often part of the family. Glenda and her husband — who, over the past few months, had grown too ill to tend to the ranch, leaving it under her watch — had raised these animals from foals. Beyond the emotional value, horses were expensive. Ranchers like Glenda ran their businesses at very tight margins. The unexpected loss of even a single animal hurt — losing multiple animals could mean the difference between a good season and a bad one.
“I don’t know what I’m going to do with him. And the dog — she’s even worse. Same sort of marks on her. Shaking, drooling, whining. She won’t even come out of the house anymore.”
From the corral, Chuck could still hear the dog’s high-pitched wail. Nearly a week had gone by and the animal was still obviously traumatized. Chuck would want to take a closer look at the poor thing and run some tests on the agitated horse. But first, it was time to see the bodies.
Without another word, Glenda led him toward the pasture where the incident had taken place.
Even from a distance, Chuck could tell that the two fully mature horses — Princess and Buck — lying prone in the grass had died unnaturally. The carcasses were flat against the ground on their sides, splayed out in exactly the same position. As Chuck drew closer, he could see no signs of predators or of any sort of defensive resistance — no deep hoofprints or raised furrows. They had obviously died suddenly. According to Glenda, they had been young, healthy animals, worth around a thousand dollars each.
Both horses had been stripped to the bone in various places. Much of their hides was still present, but the wounds were prolific, from head to haunch.
“You seen this sort of thing before?” Glenda asked, her voice low as they both stopped a few paces from the bodies.
Chuck pulled his rubber gloves out from the pouch on his vest and moved the last few feet to the closer corpse. His heart was pounding so hard, it was difficult to keep his hands from shaking.
Yes,over the past decade, he’d seen this many times.
Even more terrifying, incidents like this had been going on for more than fifty years — this exact same scene had been witnessed and documented on ranches all over Colorado, as well as in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and many other places — decade after decade.
What had occurred on Glenda’s ranch — as violent and horrifying as it was — was part of a phenomenon made up of more than ten thousand individual incidents, in a half-dozen states — all of them completely unexplained.
Ten thousand incidents.
For the past ten years, Chuck had been pursuing the truth behind these kills and what he believed to be a connected but also unexplained phenomenon. This was his hobby, his obsession, his addiction . . .
“The wounds,” Glenda whispered. “They look, well — surgical.”
Chuck didn’t respond. But as he peered closer, he could see that she was right. On both animals, the eyes had been carefully removed. Other wounds on what was left of the carcasses were precise, small, and yes, seemingly surgical — where internal organs had been excised. And the tongues had both been taken — cleanly, via perfectly straight incisions, far back in the throat.
And that wasn’t even the worst part.
“There isn’t any blood,” Glenda said, her voice trembling.
Chuck dropped to one knee by the closer, partially stripped corpse, the larger of the two dead horses — the male named Buck. His rubber gloves felt snug around his fingers as he sealed them tight at his wrists. She was correct — the animals had been drained of blood. No reddened stains anywhere on the revealed bones, the mostly intact rib cage, skull and stripped limbs. There did appear to be a darkened area of ground just in front of the dead horse, and below its hooves — and in the police report Chuck had read, the investigating officers had called it a pool of blood — but Glenda and Chuck were both experienced enough with dead animals to know the difference between decomposing fats and other bodily fluids and blood. A horse like this — a large male, maybe twelve hundred pounds before whatever happened to it — should have contained about four gallons of blood. For whatever reason, this horse had been exsanguinated — either before it was killed, or after.
“Not enough blood on the ground,” Chuck noted, “and none on the body.”
Why? How? This was a phenomenon so vast, there were cases being recorded in more than a half-dozen states, sometimes simultaneously, sometimes as many as ten in a week.
Now with both knees in the dirt in front of the animal, Chuck leaned forward, his gloved fingers gingerly reaching toward Buck’s partially skinned torso.
“Looks like a long, T-like incision going down what’s left of the abdominal area,” he said, talking mostly to himself, focusing on the areas of the carcass where he could still see flesh and memorizing what he would eventually put in his field notebook, which he’d then share with his expert veterinary contacts at the University of Colorado. “The back anal area was cut out in an unusual circular manner, void of the penis. The eyes, the tongue — and again, not the expected blood pooling, even with such a massive wound.”
Strange, perhaps impossibly so — even days later, there should have been blood around these wounds.
When Chuck had first talked to Glenda on the phone before he’d driven over to Rush, the woman had called the incisions on her horses “laserlike,” and had described a burn-type smell associated with them. And in the police report, the officers had related being led onto the scene by Glenda’s husband, who had been agitatedly suggesting that some sort of military agency must have been responsible for the butchery, using high-tech lasers. Chuck took a deep breath, then shook his head.
“I don’t see any burn markings,” he said, running his gloved fingers along each revealed rib. “No signs of cauterization at all.”
And there was no scent of burning flesh or bone; whatever smell had once been associated with the wounds had since cleared. However, as Chuck continued running his fingers along each of the animal’s ribs, he felt grooves. He peered closely and noticed unusual, etchlike markings, starting approximately three inches from the spine on each rib, originating up near the skull, and running consistently down all the ribs, a straight-line pattern leading all the way to the eleventh rib.
Curious. He kept the grooves to himself, as he rose from his knees and shifted to the second horse, splayed out in an identical position. He was pretty sure that when he eventually got out his measuring tape, he’d find the positioning so precise, the differences would be minuscule.
He didn’t even need to go to his knees to see that Princess’s wounds were also nearly identical to Buck’s: the same partially excavated hide, the same missing eyes, tongue and anal region, the same bizarre because of its location.
The very first well-publicized mutilation had occurred very close to Glenda’s ranch, more than fifty years earlier.
Back in 1967, a horse named Lady had been killed and similarly excised in nearby Alamosa, Colorado. Lady’s head and neck had been skinned, and her hide appeared to have been cauterized. As with Buck and Princess, the wounds had been bloodless.
That particular mutilation had also been accompanied by a handful of UFO sightings, within a twenty-four-hour period. One witness, a Superior Court judge named Charles Bennett, had claimed to have seen “three reddish-orange rings in the sky” that had maintained a triangular formation and had moved at incredible speeds. These reports had galvanized popular interest.
That 1967 incident, so close to where Glenda had found her prized horses, had caused the phenomenon of animal mutilations to enter the paranormal lexicon.
Standing next to the two dead horses — the terrified whine of the rancher’s dog still rising above the wind — Chuck did his best to reassure Glenda that he was going to do everything he could to try to help her understand what had happened on her ranch. He would run as many tests as he could on the two corpses, perhaps even cart the carcasses over to his veterinary sources at the university, and take readings on the “surviving” horse, as well as the traumatized dog. But even so, he was certain that nothing he could say or do would be enough. In fact, at the moment, nothing anyone could say or do would be enough.
In Chuck’s expert opinion — and over the past eight years, he had turned himself into one of the most knowledgeable investigators in the world — the scene in front of them wasn’t the result of a predator. No animal could have caused these bizarre wounds. Nor did Chuck see any evidence that pointed to human culpability. No footprints, tire tracks, or signs of violence one would expect with two horses taken down like this, in such close proximity, in such a macabre manner.
In their report, the two officers who had first investigated the scene agreed it wasn’t a predator, and despite any actual evidence, had assumed it was some sort of act of animal cruelty. Chuck believed their report only opened doors to more questions than it answered: In the history of animal mutilations — ten thousand, over the past fifty years — nobody had ever been caught or arrested.
Every one of them had eventually been deemed unexplained.
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“But you’ve seen this before,” Glenda said. “How could this be happening, over and over again, and nobody knows why?”
Why? How? This was a phenomenon so vast, there were cases being recorded in more than a half-dozen states, sometimes simultaneously, sometimes as many as ten in a week.
“What about the authorities? Not the local cops, I mean, like maybe the sheriff, the mayor’s office?”
Chuck pulled off his rubber gloves and put his hand on Glenda’s trembling shoulder, leading her back to the house.
“Actually, it’s gone a lot higher than that.”
In fact, the phenomenon of animal mutilations, which had been simultaneously mocked as the product of some sort of Midwestern mass hysteria and shrouded in continually redacted secrecy, had once inspired a massive, multistate investigation. It had involved a Democratic senator from Colorado, the FBI, at least one satanic cult, and a near-decade-long open case file that had ended right back where it had started
Ten thousand animal mutilations — all of them unexplained.
NASA had some big news this past week. No, it wasn’t aliens. It was the next best thing: the discovery of seven new “Earth-sized exoplanets,” a few of which could be hospitable to life. Now, it turns out that Elite: Dangerous actually predicted the existence of the TRAPPIST-1 star system where they’re located.
Elite: Dangerous, the game you’re probably constantly hearing about but have perhaps been too intimidated to play, is a large-scale space trading simulator. Players explore and trade goods inside a 1:1 scale open world galaxy based on the real Milky Way, leading to any number of strange and uncanny experiences, like playing Grand Theft Auto in space.
But to generate its numerous star systems and other cosmic phenomena, the game’s Stellar Forge engine takes the total measured matter for our galaxy and allocates it between known objects and other, procedurally generated ones. Using some of the leftover “unaccounted mass,” the game, unprompted, created a star system very much like TRAPPIST-1.
Image: NASA/JPL-CaltechCEO of Frontier Developments and the director Elite: Dangerous, David Braben, explained the anomaly in the game’s forums,
“The way Stellar Forge works is to use ‘available mass’ from which to generate systems – and because of this unaccounted mass, Stellar Forge has created a system with a Brown Dwarf in very nearly the same place – 39 light years away – this is only a little smaller than an M8 – and it even has seven terrestrial worlds around it – Core Sys Sector XU-P A5-0.
Interestingly the system that came out of Stellar Forge has a couple of moons, and a couple of co-orbiting binary pairs – these things would not (yet) be detected in the occlusion technique, as this is simply detecting the darkening of the stellar disc, but who knows, this might be possible.”
As a result of this collision between reality and simulation, Braben said the game will be updated with the data from the recent discovery to make Elite: Dangerous’ version of the star system identical. It will even be officially named TRAPPIST-1 and added to the game in its 2.3 beta. “The great thing is it is only a small tweak!” wrote Braben.
NASA’s original reveal of TRAPPIST-1 and the planets orbiting it was big news in part because of its implications in the ongoing search for extraterrestrial life. “Finding several potential habitable planets per star is great news for our search for life,” the Director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University told Gizmodolast week.
But while the search for alien life in the cosmos continues, it’s already been discovered in Elite: Dangerous. An Xbox One player discovered a giant, magnolia-looking UFO in the game earlier this year. Despite already being out for a couple years, the first sighting didn’t occur until last month, a testament to the game’s methodical approximation of real-space and the slow-burn satisfaction of encountering its hidden wonders.
Only time will tell if Elite: Dangerous’ alien life is as predictive of its original approximation of the TRAPPIST-1 system.
As World War II ravaged on, the likelihood of life on other planets was also on Churchill’s mind, a newly released essay reveals.
Winston Churchill, seen in 1950 flashing the V-sign for victory -- or possibly pointing to overhead spaceships -- was always interested in science. (AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
By KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURAThe New York Times
LONDON—Even as he was preparing for the biggest struggle of his life, leading Britain in its fight against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill had something else on his mind: extraterrestrials.
In a newly unearthed essay sent to his publisher on Oct. 16, 1939 — just weeks after Britain entered World War II and Churchill became part of the wartime Cabinet — and later revised, he was pondering the likelihood of life on other planets.
Churchill, who went on to become prime minister during much of World War II and again from 1951 to 1955, was so enthralled by the subject that he even ordered a suspected sighting of an unidentified flying object by the Royal Air Force to be kept a secret for 50 years to avoid “mass panic.”
In an 11-page essay titled “Are We Alone in the Universe?” the statesman showed powers of reason “like a scientist,” said Mario Livio, an astrophysicist who read the rarely seen draft and wrote about it in an article published recently in Nature magazine.
“The most amazing thing is that he started this essay when Europe was on the brink of war and there he is, musing about a question about a scientific topic that is really a question out of curiosity,” he said in an interview.
Churchill first defines what life is, then details the requirements for life to exist and progressively expands his reasoning to the existence of life in other solar systems, Livio said. “He’s really thinking about this,’’ Livio said, “and though he didn’t have all the knowledge at hand, he thinks about this with the logic of a scientist.”
Churchill’s interest in science stemmed from his early years as an army officer in British-ruled India, where he had crates of books, including Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species,” shipped to him by his mother.
He later became friends, at least for a time, with the writer H.G. Wells, whose hugely popular “The War of the Worlds,” about Martians invading Britain, was broadcast in 1938 — a year before Churchill wrote his article. (Churchill once said Wells’ “The Time Machine” was one of the books he would like to take with him to purgatory.)
Another take on life from another planet: A still from director Steven Spielberg's "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial."(UNIVERSAL PICTURES)
Churchill argued that it was probable that extraterrestrial life existed somewhere in the universe. This was years before Frank Drake, the U.S. astronomer and astrophysicist, presented in 1961 his theory about the number of communicative civilizations in the cosmos. “It is astonishing that Churchill wasn’t a scientist and yet he showed such an interest in science,” Livio said.
The manuscript was passed on to the National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri, the site of Churchill’s famed 1946 Iron Curtain speech, in the 1980s by Wendy Reves, the wife of Churchill’s publisher, Emery Reves. It had been overlooked for years until Timothy Riley, who became the museum’s director last year, stumbled upon it recently. Soon after news of the discovery, two other copies were found in a separate archive in Britain.
Although the article was sent to Reves in 1939, it was not published. Churchill had revised it a number of times in the 1950s.
Largely self-educated in the sciences, Churchill had boundless curiosity for practically anything, an attitude he once described as “picking up a few things as I went along.”
He wrote about 30 million words in his lifetime, including wartime speeches, an African travelogue, a book on oil painting, a lengthy memoir, and even an essay on an imagined invasion of Russia when he was just 15. For his body of work, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.
Welding an active imagination with scientific thought, Churchill produced a few madcap ideas — which he called “funnies” — that he actually championed while he was prime minister, as a means to defeat Nazi Germany.
There was Operation Habakkuk, an imagined fleet of aircraft carriers made from wood pulp and ice to fight German U-boats in the mid-Atlantic. Then there was the Great Panjandrum, an enormous, rocket-propelled wheel packed with explosives. Churchill even invented a green velvet “siren suit” to be put on in a hurry during air raids.
While none of these ideas came into being (the giant wheel having run amok in the testing stage), science was not just a hobby for Churchill.
He was the first prime minister to hire a science adviser. Frederick Lindemann, a physicist, became Churchill’s “on tap” expert and once described him as a “scientist who had missed his vocation,” said Andrew Nahum, who curated an exhibition on Churchill and science at the Science Museum in London.
Churchill also met regularly with scientists such as Bernard Lovell, the father of radio astronomy and the Lovell telescope.
“Churchill presided over a culture that encouraged technological development,” Nahum said. He had such a genuine interest in science, he added, that as chancellor of the Exchequer in prewar Britain, he complained to a friend of having to draft the budget instead of reading a book on quantum physics.
During World War I, when he was lord of the admiralty and later secretary of state for air and war, he encouraged military aviation, chemical warfare and tanks. During World War II, which he called in his memoirs “The Wizard War,” he supported the development of radar, rockets and Britain’s nuclear program.
Churchill founded in 1958 the British equivalent of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Cambridge — Churchill College — which has since produced 32 Nobel Prize winners.
In the interwar period, Churchill wrote numerous scientific articles, including one called “Death Rays” and another titled “Are there Men on the Moon?” In 1924, he published a text asking readers “Shall We All Commit Suicide?”, in which he speculated that technological advances could lead to the creation of a small bomb that was powerful enough to destroy an entire town.
Churchill had a “natural curiosity and general optimism about life,” Riley said. He had “a willingness to see technical and scientific advances improve not only his immediate world or his country, but the world.”
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Planets, planets everywhere
Planets, planets everywhere
One possibly habitable planet is already known to exist near Earth. Many more will soon be found
Tim Cross
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Science-fiction writers have been dreaming up alien planets for decades. That other suns should have planets of their own was a reasonable enough speculation. But science had to wait until 1992 for proof that such planets did exist, when two were detected around a pulsar called PSR B1257+12. A steady trickle of discoveries followed. These days that trickle has become a flood. Thanks to a combination of ground-based telescopes and planet-hunting satellites, particularly one called Kepler which was launched in 2009, more than 3,500 such worlds are known.
Unlike their depiction in fiction, reasonably few are much like Earth. Many are gas giants, like Jupiter, whose gravitational pull on their host stars makes them easy to detect. Others orbit dim stars, or super-bright ones. Most are too hot or too cold for life. And almost all are far, far away. Kepler, which has discovered the lion’s share of these planets, is staring at a patch of space covering about 1/400th of the celestial sphere.
From 2017, though, that will change. In December a successor to Kepler, called TESS (for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), will be launched into orbit. It is designed to survey the entire sky, looking for the sorts of exoplanets that are of most interest to humans—ones that are small (like Earth), rocky (like Earth) and relatively close by.
Over its planned two-year life TESS will scan hundreds of thousands of nearby stars, looking for the telltale dips in their brightness as planets cross them (as seen from Earth). Indeed, Kepler has gathered enough statistical information about how common planets are in the galaxy for astronomers to make a reasonable guess of how many Earth-like planets TESS should find. Assuming Earth’s galactic neighbourhood is average, the new satellite should spot about 3,000 planets in total. About 500 of those should have radii up to twice that of Earth’s; of those, perhaps a few dozen will orbit in the “habitable zone”, where liquid water could exist on their surfaces.
Kepler’s planets are too far away for scientists to learn much about them beyond their rough size and the length of their orbits. Being much closer, the planets TESS turns up will be easier to scrutinise. A new generation of giant telescopes, including the European Extremely Large Telescope, currently being built in Chile, and the James Webb Space Telescope, a successor to the Hubble that is due to be launched in 2018, should have the power to provide intriguing details.
By zeroing in on starlight that has passed through the planets’ atmospheres, scientists hope to learn about the chemical composition of the alien air, including the presence of any chemicals (such as free oxygen or large amounts of methane) that could be telltales of life. If the planets are close enough astronomers may be able to take pictures of them directly. Via painstaking computer modelling, it could even be possible to infer basic geographical features, such as what proportion of a planet’s surface is liquid or solid. Early trials of the technique, using pictures of Earth taken by distant space probes, have been promising.
The ultimate question is whether humans might one day send probes to a nearby exoplanet. In August 2016 scientists announced the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, which, at 4.25 light-years away, is the closest star to the Sun. Yuri Milner, a Russian billionaire and physicist (see next story), is already working with Stephen Hawking, a British theoretical physicist, on plans for a tiny, laser-propelled probe that could cover that distance in about 20 years. It is far from certain that they will succeed. But, in the meantime, TESSshould give them a comprehensive list of targets. Science fiction is about to get a tiny step closer.
He was found dead on a sofa while staying at Monika Duval’s home during a trip to Poland.
Now cops want to speak to the science fiction writer who was present at the time of his death and called the ambulance.
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MYSTERY: Max Spiers died after vomiting two litres of black fluid
Warsaw prosecutor Lukasz Lapczynski said the nature of the relationship between Mr Spiers and Ms Duval remains unclear.
He told the BBC: “The nature of this relationship will be determined during the investigation.
"The doctor started resuscitation which was not successful. As a result of the doctor's decision, the police weren't involved in conducting additional procedures.”
The prosecutor said he plans to interview everyone who was present when Mr Spiers died.
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UFOs: Max Spiers claimed to have information on government cover-ups
“The nature of this relationship will be determined during the investigation”
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The dad-of-two, from Canterbury in Kent, had travelled to Poland to talk about conspiracy theories and UFOs.
But his mum Vanessa Bates, 63, believes there may have been people who wanted him dead.
Just before his death he texted her: “Your boy’s in trouble. If anything happens to me, investigate.”
His girlfriend Sarah Adams, 31, believed he was being held against his will and was bombarded with death threats days before he died.
Mr Lapczynski continued: "The information about Max Spiers' death reached the prosecution office on August 30 when the body had already been transported to the UK.
“We couldn't do a post-mortem which is essential in such cases.”
An inquest into Mr Spiers’ death was opened in Kent in December and is set to continue later this year.
Ghost rockets, rocket- or missile-shaped unidentified flying objects (UFOs), were first sighted on February 26, 1946, mostly in Sweden and nearby countries.
More than 2000 sightings were recorded between May and December of the same year, with an increased amount of sightings in mid-August 1946.
The origin of these ghost rockets was never fully revealed. Some investigations attributed the sightings to meteor showers, making special note that the August peak coincided with such events. But most ghost rocket sightings did not occur during meteor shower activity and, moreover, displayed characteristics inconsistent with meteors, such as reported maneuverability.
A 1946 Swedish newspaper photo of such sightings
Other theories attributed the origin of the ghost rockets to former German rocket facility at Peenemünde. Such theories claimed the rockets were long-range tests by the Russians of captured German V-1 or V-2 missiles, or perhaps early form cruise missiles because of the ways they were sometimes seen to maneuver.
These missile theories prompted the Swedish military to investigate. Some investigators for the Swedish military apparently believed the objects could not be conventionally explained, and instead hypothesized an extraterrestrial origin.
The missiles were often reported as having crashed into lakes, yet no missile fragments were found in lakes. For example, on July 19, 1946, a ghost rocket was reported as having crashed into Lake Kölmjärv in Sweden. Witnesses saw a gray, rocket-shaped object with wings crashing in the lake with a noise that suggested the object had exploded. However, a three-week military search conducted in intense secrecy, again turned up no evidence of a craft, only impact at the bottom of the lake.
The Swedish Air Force officer who led the search, Karl-Gösta Bartoll (see photo of him on the search), reported back to the military that the rockets were most likely made of material that would disintegrate quickly in water. A craft built of such material, which would also have to be capable of traveling at top speeds while carrying progressive equipment for maneuverability, would be considered extremely advanced and expensive in terms of 1946 technology.
In a 1984 interview, Bartoll reiterated his material belief and said "what people saw were real, physical objects” in opposition to ideas that such sightings were delusions or sci-fi fodder.
While largely in Sweden, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, and Italy, all reported similar ghost rocket sightings in 1946.
The United States military was also involved in investigations. A US document declassified in 1997 states, "we are inclined not to discredit entirely this somewhat spectacular theory [extraterrestrial origins], meantime keeping an open mind on the subject."
Max Spiers vomited two litres of black liquid before his death
The science fiction writer girlfriend of a British conspiracy theorist is to be quizzed about his death.
Max Spiers, 39, sought to expose government cover-ups and investigated UFO sightings — after, his mum says, he saw "the darker side" as a child.
The dad-of-two, from Canterbury, Kent, visited Poland to speak at a conference before he died at partner Monika Duval's home 24 hours later in July 2016.
He vomited two litres of a black fluid before he died, his inquest heard in December.
Involuntary manslaughter
Now prosecutors have opened an investigation into involuntary manslaughter and want to speak to his girlfriend, who was present at the time of Mr Spiers's death.
Lukasz Lapczynski, prosecutor in Warsaw, said: "At this stage we have determined that the ambulance arrived at the request of Mr Spiers's partner.
"Our initial investigation indicates that it was Mr Spiers's partner [who called the ambulance], but the nature of this relationship is unclear."
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Speaking to the BBC, he added: "The nature of this relationship will be determined during the investigation.
"The doctor started resuscitation which was not successful. As a result of the doctor's decision, the police weren't involved in conducting additional procedures.
"The information about Max Spiers's death reached the prosecution office on August 30 when the body had already been transported to the UK. We couldn't do a post-mortem which is essential in such cases.
"The prosecutor told me he plans to interview everyone that was present when Max died. We know Monika was there, but it's unclear who else was around."
When the conspiracy theorist's body was transported to the UK, his laptop and phone weren't among his belongings.
His mum Vanessa Bates said science fiction writer Monika sent the valuables a few weeks later but there was no Sim card in the phone.
'Somebody had wiped everything'
She added: "There was nothing on the computer at all. Somebody had clearly, definitely wiped everything off it.
"It makes no sense to wipe somebody's computer, no sense to me."
Ms Bates, who had previously stated she believed her son was "murdered by enemies", added: "I spoke to Monika for probably a couple of weeks [since Mr Spiers's death]. She was kind, she lived in a lovely house.
"She said to Max 'Come stay here for a while, I've got a couple of good business things that we can get going'.
"I don't know what happened, but I know there's been a lot of people suggesting a lot of things and pointing a lot of fingers in her direction, and I'm sure that she wants to go very quiet."
Mr Spiers's inquest opened in December and continues later this year.
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Earth Size UFO Near Our Sun On Feb 25, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Earth Size UFO Near Our Sun On Feb 25, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 25, 2017 Location of sighting: Sun This UFO was found by UFOnearSun of Youtube and shows and Earth size craft near our sun. These photo are all taken by NASA and SOHO agencies, so they cannot be disputed. I will include a note in the comments below this post. Eyewitness states:
The size of the UFO - Sphere commensurate with the size of the planet Earth! Incredibly Huge UFO - Sphere and other UFO near the Sun - February 25, 2017
I watched a documentary a couple of years ago about what happens inside the belly of a mother the 9 months before the baby is born. However, the first 10 minutes of the documentary, that described the journey of the spermatozoid which will win “the race of its life” I was in awe. I got inspired, and exactly that inspiration led me to create this article.
Most of us live our lives unaware of all the incredible (almost impossible) things that happened so we can be born. Many of us even feel worthless. The majority cannot sleep at night stressing about some absolutely artificial problem that they may not even have. We live with so much unhappiness, worry, racing, fighting and killing each other for scoring on an artificial scoreboard. Some even try or commit suicide.
We forget that we already won the race. We won life. This is the price here and we spend it like we are still fighting for something. That’s why I decided to create an article with all (at least I’ll try to add all) the FREAKISHLY “random” events which took place so you can exist. To remind you how much you matter. THIS WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!
THIS IS YOUR REAL ORIGIN STORY:
LET THERE BE LIGHT…
Long, long time ago (and I mean really long, this is not a fairy tale), long like 13,7 billion years ago, there was only darkness. Suddenly, a spark of light smaller than an atom entered this darkness and tada, The Universe was born.
This light and the darkness, entangled in an eternal dance, created the 4 fundamental forces of The Universe (Gravity, Electromagnetism, Weak and Strong). The Universe started expanding and very soon the first quarks were created. Then the first electrons, the first protons, and all of this happened in the first second, like literally.
After the first second, things didn’t change much for quite a while (380,000 years to be exact). The Universe just kept expanding and slowly cooling down. The Universe was TOO HOT in the beginning (no pun intended) for atoms to form.
After 380,000 years loose electrons cooled enough so they can combine with protons and form atoms. (“Produce An Atom” Achievement Unlocked). These were mainly Helium and Hydrogen, and a new era of “nothing really happening” began. This era lasted longer than the first one.
1.6 million years later, gravity began to form stars and galaxies from clouds of gas. Here things STARted to get a little more interesting.
As new stars formed and others were dying out The Universe looked like a Fireworks show (or a Michael Bay movie); with explosions and UNBELIEVABLE amounts of energy blowing up, and crumbling down, creating new sources of light and destroying anything in its way. Stars were blowing up in supernovas giving birth to new stars who lived, died and blew up and gave birth to other stars, and so on, and so on. This chaotic battleground lasted for almost 200 million years.
After 200 million years the first black holes were formed and because of Gravity the first galaxies were created.
It’s MINDBLOWINGLY amazing to think that even 1 single star forming too early or too soon could have prevented the existence of our entire Solar System. 1 single star from trillions and trillions that existed and still exist. Each one of them lived and gave their life in a way so our galaxy can exist. Like perfectly arranged dominos, or gears inside the most expensive clock.
This precise domino effect lasted “brief” 9 billion years resulting with a giant molecular cloud from which you, your parents, every plant, animal, and being that ever existed on this planet came to be. With a gravitational collapse of just a tiny part of this molecular cloud, the sun, the planets, moons, asteroids, and other small Solar System bodies formed , creating the system today famously known as Our Solar System (“The Birth Of The Solar System” Achievement Unlocked).
In order for life to exist and thrive inside our solar system a planet needs to orbit the sun at just the right distance. Scientists call this belt “The Goldilocks Zone” were the conditions for life are just perfect. Guess what! Our home planet Earth formed EXACTLY inside this zone.
Like that’s not miraculous enough, our moon formed to be exactly in the right place so it would not conflict the evolution of life but help it thrive. When I say exactly, I mean EXACTLY and in an absolutely perfect ratio; not just with its distance but with its size too;
(Really Interesting Fact: What makes a full solar eclipse possible is that the sun is 400 times the size of the moon, and the sun is also 400 times further from the moon than the moon is from earth. The distance between the moon and the earth is equivalent to 108 moons; the distance from the earth to the sun is equivalent to 108 suns; the radius of the sun is equivalent to 108 earths;
LET THERE BE LIFE…
Everything until now fits perfectly to allow life on earth. The earth started cooling down and the oceans started forming. First life on earth was created 10 billion years after The Big Bang initially with single-celled prokaryotic cells, such as bacteria.
After a couple of million years, life evolved into the first multicelled organisms. Life inside the oceans thrived. Trilobites came into existence, Nautiloids and BOOM!
The planet experienced its first mass extinction event (it was formatted).
Many life forms were extinct. However, some life forms prevailed; the strongest and most adaptable ones.
13 billion years after the big bang the first fishes formed on planet earth. Soon after, the first insects, the first life that walked the earth. Things were going great for planet earth and its inhabitants, life just recovered from the disaster and started thriving again. BOOM!
The second mass extinction event wiped out most of the life on earth. This was the closest earth came to being wiped out of all its life. For a couple of million years, the earth could have been called a dead planet. However, few of the strongest species survived.
Things were tough, but what was left alive on this planet was tougher. In the midst of the disaster life decided to thrive, to explore new frontiers. Life crawled its way out of the oceans and into the beautiful lands. The frogs, snakes, first primitive dragonflies, all of them were the first courageous explorers of the lands. They made the ever moving continents their permanent home.
After 120 million years of peace, sunshine and rainbows, the planet was struck with its third mass extinction event. This mass extinction wiped out most of the species, however, it paved the way for the movie Jurassic Park to be created (and the first dinosaurs too).
And then BOOM! Like something was against life thriving, a fourth mass extinction event wiped most of the dinosaurs. However, life was more stubborn. This event started the Jurassic era. Life did not just thrive, but it surpassed its limits with the first birds conquering the skies.
The dinosaurs ruled the earth for a couple of million years. They were the big and scary predators that everybody feared. The world was theirs.
Far away, in the vastness of our galaxy, a star blew up in a supernova. This event started a chain of events that blasted meteors in a course collision with a giant asteroid. The meteors hit the asteroid steering it away from its course into a new one. A course that will change the history of the earth forever. A course that will pave the way for the first humans.
It was a normal day for the dinosaurs. They went on doing what they were always doing, hunting smaller animals and ruling the earth. However, they had no idea what’s shining brighter and brighter upon the sky. It was their demise. BOOM!
The earth was struck by its fifth mass extinction event, the giant asteroid. The blast itself wiped out most of the dinosaurs. The drought and the ice age finished them.
Smaller animals were smart enough to hide inside the earth. They survived the ice age. When they came out after a couple of million years, they saw that the mighty rulers, the big and scary dinosaurs were no longer there.
SO IT BEGAN, THE ERA OF MAMMALS.
Now, I don’t know if you know, but ice ages come and go. This period we live in right now, since the last big ice age that wiped out the dinosaurs, is a time of intermission between ice ages. Scientists say it will last for about 50,000 years more (which is kind of good news).
It happened so, that the asteroid which hit the earth created a global shift in the climate and wiped out the scary “monsters” just so life can keep evolving (without being eaten every time it tried).
The first Homosapiens evolved from years and years of animals migrating, hunting, surviving and passing their DNA code unto the next generation. Each generation tweaked this code just a little bit with their choices. It was changed to better survive, adapt and thrive.
One tiny little choice made differently, like making a settlement on a top of a mountain instead of inside a cave, could have impacted the way humans evolved today (or whether we evolved at all).
Because we developed a perfect system of sweating (yes dear humans, that’s our special ability, to sweat) we were able to run for hours and not overheat our bodies. We ran for average of 50 miles per day. That’s more than even running a marathon.
This ability enabled us to out run even the fastest of the animals. We would wait for their body to overheat and catch them than (all cool and sweaty). Because we would run so far away from our home, we needed a new kind of ability, a better memory of landmarks (because I guess iStones back then didn’t had the Google maps app).
Exactly THIS over stimulation of our brain evolved our prefrontal cortex. We developed something no animal has, the ability to visualize things, our imagination. We upgraded our consciousness and expanded our Inner World, and all because we would not give up. Just because we were not the fastest, or the strongest, it doesn’t mean it was a game over for us. Oh, no.
The upgrade of imagination enabled us to create tools. “We are not the strongest, but let’s see what strength does when it meets the sharp end of a stone tied on a stick.” We invented, and created, and invented, and created, and pretty soon we climbed on the top of the food chain (started from the bottom now we here).
We established societies, cultures, cities and countries. We waged wars and we killed each other still driven by our animal instincts, by fear of survival and the fire to thrive, to be better, to excel and evolve. Every war fought, every hero choosing courage over fear, every act of love and kindness, every single decision of all our ancestors, brought us the world we live in today.
It was every man for himself. Then, it was every family for themselves. Every city, every country, every race for themselves. And today, we can see glimpses that we are still evolving and thriving, we can see people from different families, cities, countries and races coming together to unite; to stand for what we represent together, HUMANITY!
We have changed our ways with animals. We are not that scared to love anymore; we start to love and care for the same animals who would have prevented humanity from ever evolving. Instead of vengeance, we show love. And through this love, we show them a better way. We are not just thriving, we’ve become a force that helps other species to experience love.
And because your father loved dogs, he got one. One day he went to walk his dog in the park where he bumped into your mother (this probably never happened but you get what I am trying to say). Do you know what’s the chance of your father meeting your mother?
OK, LET’S DO THIS!
The population was smaller 30 years ago so your dad could have met almost 200 million of its women. But over 25 years, he probably met around 10,000 women (go dad)! The same is true for your mother. So, the odds that your mom was in this small group and met your dad is 1 in 20,000.
And this is just them meeting. We know how tricky love can be. Combining the chance of them starting to talk to each other, going on a second date, keep dating and having children in that precise moment when you were a ready spermatozoid results with 1 in 40 million.
Things get even more unbelievable when we take in consideration the odds that the 1 of 100,000 eggs met the 1 of 4 trillion spermatozoids, which together made you (and not your brother/sister). But wait, we are just getting started.
Because your existence here, now, and on planet earth presupposes undeniable chain of events (like every one of your ancestors living to reproductive age) going all the way back not just to the first Homosapiens, but all the way back to the first singlecelled organism, there are a lot more variables. You are a representative of an unbroken lineage of life going back 4 billion years.
Do you know what the chance is right now? It’s 1 in 10 with 2,685,000 zeroes after it.
(In comparison: The number of atoms in a human body is 10 with 27 zeroes after it; the number of atoms making up earth is 10 with 50 zeroes after it; the number of atoms in the known universe is estimated at 10 with 80 zeroes after it;)
Think of it like this: The odds of you existing is the same as 2 million people getting together to play a game of dice each rolling a trillion sided dice. They each roll the dice and they all come up with the exact same number (for example 550,343,279,002)!
So, the odds that YOU exist at all are basically 0! But you still does!
And in order to exist you won a race against 250 million contestants.
You were not just first to touch the egg, but you were one of the few to pass all the traps of the race. This video will show you the whole journey:
LET THERE BE YOU…
ALL that we mentioned above refers ONLY to planet earth. And that’s just a tiny, tiny, tiny piece of the puzzle.
To put things in perspective here is Our Planet inside our Solar System:
Here is our Solar System with its other “Solar friends” inside The Solar Interstellar Neighborhood:
Here is where The Interstellar Neighborhood flows inside our Milky Way Galaxy:
Here is The Milky Way Galaxy with its “Galactic friends” inside our Local Galactic Group of galaxies:
Here is The Local Galactic Group inside The Virgo Supercluster:
Here is The Virgo Supercluster with its “Supercluster friends” inside The Local Supercluster Group:
And, believe it or not, this is not all! Here is where The Local Supercluster Groupis positioned inside Our Observable Universe (which means there is possibly a lot more we cannot yet observe, and all of this might still be just a tiny piece of the puzzle):
But here you are, on this blue speck of dust orbiting a fireball in an ever expanding Universe where more than 99,99999999% is empty space. But not you! You are the 0.00000001% of The Universe that is made out of matter (you matter). For some reason, The Universe conspired to start a chain of events that will create YOU on THIS planet, in THIS time, with THOSE people around you.
And ALL OF THIS happened, all unbelievably precise, so you will be born. Every single choice you made in your life led you here, today, to read this article. And if you think that’s not a sign of destiny, think about this:
If one star blew up too late or too early; if our planet was just a tiny little bit outside of the goldilocks zone; if those meteors never changed the course of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs; if your ancestors never ran for 50 miles per day, or did just a tiny little choice differently; if just 1 war your ancestors won was lost, or one of your ancestor warriors was killed; if your parents never met, or were not brave enough to talk to each other; if they postponed the night they conceived you just for 1 day; if just 1 of 250 million spermatozoids was faster than the one that made you; if any single one of these things happened (and many many more) YOU WOULD NOT READ THIS RIGHT NOW!
You are a 13,7 billion year old product in the making; forged in the hottest fires of giant stars and chaotic explosions that wiped out worlds; holding a 4 billion year old lineage of the toughest species on earth, surviving 5 mass extinctions and stubbornly crawling its way to land; outwitting larger and stronger than you, courageously choosing and never giving up; climbing on the top of the food chain and outshining fear itself to choose love; produced by a union of 2 opposites coming together, shaped out from love itself;
In This MIND BLOWINGLY BIG Universe you are really, really tiny. FREAKISHLY tiny. But you are not small! You are inside a rare group of beings (with free will) which makes the 0.00000001% of The Universe that’s not an empty space.
So no matter if you believe in destiny or not, you are a miracle!
You are The Universe becoming conscious of itself!
You have a purpose that’s inside your heart and everything conspired so you can be the one to realize it (and still, you are allowed to whine about your life).
Stop acting so small! Go forth and feel and act like the miracle that you are! THRIVE!
VIDEO: Onderzoek ingesteld naar mysterieuze dood van complottheoreticus Max Spiers
VIDEO: Onderzoek ingesteld naar mysterieuze dood van complottheoreticus Max Spiers
De vermoedelijke vriendin van een Britse complottheoreticus die twee liter zwarte vloeistof braakte voordat hij stierf is ondervraagd door de politie.
Max Spiers werd in juli 2016 dood gevonden in het huis van Monika Duval, enkele dagen voordat hij zou spreken op een conferentie over complottheorieën in Polen.
De 39-jarige Spiers, die overheidscomplotten blootlegde, gaf twee liter zwarte vloeistof over voordat hij overleed.
Overgebracht
De politie heeft nu een onderzoek ingesteld naar zijn dood. Aanklager Lukasz Lapczynski vertelde aan de BBC: “We hebben vastgesteld dat de partner van Spiers een ambulance liet komen.”
Spiers werd tevergeefs gereanimeerd. De informatie over zijn dood bereikte het kantoor van Lapczynski pas op 30 augustus, toen zijn lichaam al was overgebracht naar Groot-Brittannië.
“We konden geen autopsie verrichten, iets wat bij dit soort zaken van essentieel belang is,” zei hij.
Onduidelijk
De aanklager is van plan iedereen te ondervragen die aanwezig was in de woning op het moment dat Spiers overleed.
“We weten dat Monika er was, maar het is onduidelijk wie er nog meer waren,” klonk het.
Max waarschuwde zijn moeder voordat hij naar Polen afreisde om zijn dood te laten onderzoeken als er iets met hem zou gebeuren.
Vijanden
Hij zou een natuurlijke dood zijn gestorven, hoewel er geen autopsie is verricht. In december werd het onderzoek geopend.
Door zijn onderzoek naar UFO’s en overheidscomplotten heeft hij mogelijk vijanden gemaakt die hem dood wilden hebben, zegt zijn moeder Vanessa Bates.
Enkele dagen voor zijn dood schreef Max aan zijn moeder: “Je jongen zit in de problemen. Als er iets met me gebeurt, ga dan op onderzoek uit.”
Geheime diensten
Vriend Miles Johnson vertelde aan Project Camelot: “Ik denk niet dat het normaal is dat iemand die gewone medicijnen slikt plotseling zwarte vloeistof begint te braken en kort daarna sterft.”
Vlak voor zijn dood dook Spiers in het leven van beroemdheden en politici. Veel van zijn aanhangers zijn ervan overtuigd dat hij is gedood door de overheid.
Complottheoretici stellen dat UFO-jagers die te dicht in de buurt van de waarheid komen worden uitgeschakeld door geheime diensten of mannen in het zwart.
Bekijk deel 1 van de BBC-reportage over de mysterieuze dood van Max Spiers hieronder terug:
TRAPPIST-1: How Long Would It Take to Fly to 7-Planet System?
TRAPPIST-1: How Long Would It Take to Fly to 7-Planet System?
By Hanneke Weitering, Space.com Staff Writer-Producer
The discovery of seven Earth-size planets around a nearby star, TRAPPIST-1, is certainly exciting news. But what would it take to visit one of these potentially Earth-like alien worlds?
TRAPPIST-1 is 39 light-years away from Earth, or about 229 trillion miles (369 trillion kilometers). It would take 39 years to get there traveling at the speed of light. But no spacecraft ever built can travel anywhere near that fast.
Characteristics of the seven TRAPPIST-1 worlds, compared to the rocky planets in our solar system.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Given a spacecraft's speed, calculating the amount of time it would take to travel to TRAPPIST-1 is simple. Because speed is equal to distance divided by time, the total travel time must equal the distance to TRAPPIST-1 (39 light-years) divided by the spacecraft's speed.
New Horizons
New Horizons, the fastest spacecraft ever launched, flew past Pluto in 2015 and is currently traveling out of the solar system at 14.31 kilometers per second, or about 32,000 mph, according to NASA's New Horizons tracking page. At this rate, it would take the Pluto probe about 817,000 years to reach TRAPPIST-1.
Juno
NASA's Juno spacecraft actually flew faster than New Horizons during its approach to the gas giant Jupiter in 2016. With the help of Jupiter's gravity, Juno hit a top speed of about 165,000 mph (265,000 km/h) relative to Earth, making it the fastest human-made object ever (though New Horizons' initial speed was faster than Juno's speed after launch).
Even if Juno were constantly traveling that fast — not just getting a speed boost en route — it would take the spacecraft 159,000 years to reach TRAPPIST-1.
Voyager 1
Voyager 1, Earth's most distant spacecraft, left the solar system and entered interstellar space in 2012. According to NASA, it is currently speeding away at 38,200 mph. For Voyager 1 to get to TRAPPIST-1, it would take the spacecraft 685,000 years.
But Voyager 1 isn't going there anytime soon, or ever. Instead, the spacecraft is heading for a different star, AC +79 3888, which lies 17.6 light-years from Earth. It will fly within 1.7 light-years of this star in about 40,000 years.
Space Shuttle
NASA's space shuttle traveled around the Earth at a maximum speed of about 17,500 mph (28,160 km/h). A spaceship traveling at this speed would take around 1.5 million years to get to TRAPPIST-1.
So for a human mission to the TRAPPIST-1 solar system, the space shuttle would not be a practical mode of transportation.
Breakthrough Starshot
One ultrafast spacecraft that could reach TRAPPIST-1 in a much shorter time span is an interstellar mission dreamed up by Stephen Hawking in his Breakthrough Starshot initiative.
Hawking's tiny, laser-propelled probes could theoretically fly as fast as 20 percent of the speed of light, or 134 million mph (216 million km/h). That's about 4,000 times faster than NASA's record-breaking New Horizons spacecraft! A spacecraft that fast could reach TRAPPIST-1 in less than 200 years. But that concept has yet to leave the ground.
An artist's impression of the view from a planet in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
With today's technology, there's no way that anyone alive right now could make it to TRAPPIST-1 in a lifetime. While discussing the new discovery at a news conference today (Feb. 22), NASA officials suggested that it would likely take at least 800,000 years to reach the TRAPPIST-1 system.
So don't start making any interstellar vacation plans anytime soon.
Incredible multi-colored light formed 'out of nowhere' appears in the skies over Singapore
Incredible multi-colored light formed 'out of nowhere' appears in the skies over Singapore
An amazing cloud phenomenon called a ‘fire rainbow’ formed in the skies of Singapore on February 20, 2017 for just 15 minutes.
The incredible ball of multi-colored light formed 'out of nowhere' behind a cloud on Monday afternoon in North-East District, Singapore. It was so bright that onlookers even mistook it at first for a UFO as it loomed ominously across the skyline.
Fire rainbows - also known as circum horizontal arcs - are a rare occurrence caused by light bursting through cirrus clouds at high altitude.
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Huge Alien Starship near Nebula discovered on Google Sky
Huge Alien Starship near Nebula discovered on Google Sky
The universe is full of mysteries, the more we learn about the universe, the more questions seem to arise. Mysteries like the supernova 1987A, Nebula or alien starships hidden in Nebula, but let’s start with Supernova 1987A.
Supernova 1987A.
Discovered in 1987, Supernova 1987A is the closest observed supernova to Earth since 1604. The exploded star resides 163,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way.
The first short video begins with a nighttime view of the Small and Large Magellanic clouds, satellite galaxies of our Milky Way. It then zooms into a rich star-birth region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Nestled between mountains of red-colored gas is the odd-looking structure of Supernova 1987A, the remnant of an exploded star that was first observed in February 1987.
The site of the supernova is surrounded by a ring of material that is illuminated by a wave of energy from the outburst. Two faint outer rings are also visible. All three rings existed before the explosion as fossil relics of the doomed star’s activity in its final days.
The second short time-lapse video sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images reveals dramatic changes in a ring of material around the exploded star Supernova 1987A.
The images, taken from 1994 to 2016, show the effects of a shock wave from the supernova blast smashing into the ring. The ring begins to brighten as the shock wave hits it. The ring is about one light-year across.
Nebula.
A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases and most of them are of vast size. Contrary, dismissed as fictional deceptions, aliens hide their starships in Nebula as thick as cloud banks.
Alien Starship.
While checking the location of Supernova 1987A using Google Sky I came across an exceptional object which is located between Nebula and Supernova 1987A.
Although it cannot be proven the object looks like a huge cigar shaped UFO which is about 220 meters long.
So, what if it is not fiction and extraterrestrial races use Nebula to hide their Starships, could it be true?
Google Sky coordinates Alien Starship: -69.125497° -95.770837°
This illustration shows the possible surface of TRAPPIST-1f, one of the newly discovered planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system.(NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Seven new Earths? As in seven new habitable worlds?
That was the tantalizing possibility dangled by NASA this week following the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star.
All the seven planets could have the key to life –liquid water—with the chances of this highest in three of the planets located in the habitable zone, NASA said in a press release.
"This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. "Answering the question 'are we alone' is a top science priority and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal."
The seven planets were found orbiting the TRAPPIST-1 ultracool dwarf star about 40 light-years, or 235 trillion miles, away from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. These planets are scientifically known as exoplanets because they are located outside of our solar system0
One Christian astrophysicist, however, is not about to shout "Eureka!" with NASA's announcement.
Interviewed by The Christian Post on Thursday, astronomer and best-selling author Dr. Hugh Ross pointed out that the chances of these planets being habitable are small, and that they do not diminish Earth's uniqueness.
"I think that NASA is looking for funding, so I think they are actually hyping it a little more than they should," Ross said.
In an article on his ministry's website, Reasons to Believe, the astrophysicist pointed out the seven so-called Earth-size planets are orbiting an "extremely small star."
"The luminosity of the star is less than a thousandth that of the Sun," he said.
"Ultracool, fast-rotating stars exhibit frequent huge flares that are accompanied by strong x-ray and ultraviolet radiation," Ross said.
Since the exoplanets are orbiting very close to their star, this means they are tidally locked — "one side of the planet will always be facing the star, while the other side will be in perpetual darkness," he explained.
Ross said these are just some of the details that prove how special the Earth is.
"The more planets they discover, and the more we learn about them, the more we recognize how unique our own planetary system is, and its capacity to support life," he said.
Monika Duval was called in for questioning this week, seven months after the UFO theorist died in her flat in Poland.
The duo were said to be involved in a secret romance behind his girlfriend, Sarah Adams’, back.
According to Polish prosecutors, they have opened a new investigation into involuntary manslaughter.
Science fiction writer Duval is being questioned as she was reportedly present at the time he died.
Max died after throwing up two litres of black liquid (Picture: Facebook)
The duo were said to be involved in a secret romance behind his girlfriend, Sarah Adams’, back (Picture: Facebook)
Prosecutors have opened a new investigation (Picture: Facebook)
Speaking to the BBC, Lukasz Lapczynski, prosecutor in Warsaw, said: ‘At this stage we have determined that the ambulance arrived at the request of Mr Spiers’s partner.
‘Our initial investigation indicates that it was Mr Spiers’s partner [who called the ambulance], but the nature of this relationship is unclear.
‘The nature of this relationship will be determined during the investigation. The prosecutor told me he plans to interview everyone that was present when Max died. We know Monika was there, but it’s unclear who else was around.’
Max Spiers, 39, sought to expose government cover ups and visited Poland to speak at a conference, shortly before he died.
But his mother, Vanessa Bates, claimed he was ‘digging in some dark places and somebody wanted him dead’.
Just days before his death, the dad-of-two had texted his mum the chilling message: ‘Your boy’s in trouble. If anything happens, investigate.’
He died in Poland (Picture: Facebook)
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He texted his mum before he died (Picture: KMTV Video News)
Max, a world-renowned conspiracy theorist from Canterbury, Kent, was said to have been probing into the lives of well-known figures in politics, business and entertainment.
Polish authorities had initially dismissed his death as from natural causes but a postmortem examination at Margate QEQM Hospital, Kent, was unable to determine how he died.
In a statement, coroner’s investigations officer Caroline O’Donnell said: ‘When they returned, Mr Spiers became ill with a high temperature and was weak. The following day, Mr Spiers vomited two litres of black fluid.
‘The friend called a doctor who attempted resuscitation before pronouncing him dead.’
PLUTO's "heart" icy plains outlined by darker features, has been dubbed " Tombaugh Regio"
The name of Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto, is a step closer to being formally affixed to the planet’s most recognizable feature, a heart-shaped region that was informally called “Tombaugh regio” when the New Horizons spacecraft sent back the first pictures of the planet in July 2015.
The International Astronomical Union has approved the naming strategy devised by the NASA space mission’s operators, clearing the way for Tombaugh, Percival Lowell, the UA’s Michael Drake and a host of science-fiction creators and characters to be honored with their names on features of Pluto or its moon Charon — including characters from “Star Wars,” “Star Trek” and Sigourney Weaver’s “Ripley” character from the “Alien” movies.
The union, the same body that stripped Pluto of its planetary status in 2006, announced in a news release Thursday that it had approved the “naming themes” for Pluto and Charon.
In addition to names associated with mythology (Pluto is the Roman god of the underworld), the union said it would consider the names of “scientists and engineers associated with Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, pioneering space missions and spacecraft, and historic pioneers who crossed new horizons in the exploration of the Earth, sea and sky.”
That clears the way for Tombaugh to be honored with a “regio” or region of Pluto, along with Percival Lowell, who established the Flagstaff observatory from which Tombaugh found the planet in 1930.
The late Michael Drake, former head of the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Lab, who chaired the committee that approved the New Horizons mission, has a crater tentatively named for him.
The IAU approved honoring authors, artists and fictional space explorers on Charon. Craters, chasms, regions and mountains on Charon had been informally named for characters in science fiction books and movies.
“Star Wars” names include Leia, Skywalker and Vader, while “Star Trek” is represented by Spock, Kirk, Sulu and Uhura — all located in Vulcan Planum.
Film director Stanley Kubrick and novelist Arthur C. Clarke, both of “2001: A Space Odyssey” fame, are also named.
Back on Pluto, there is a crater named for Venetia Burney, who suggested the name for the planet shortly after it was discovered. She was 11 at the time.
Honored space missions include the Columbia and Challenger shuttles, Pioneer, Voyager and the Soviet Sputnik satellite.
Terrestrial explorers include Leif Erikson and Sir Edmund Hillary.
Maps of the features and their names are posted on the New Horizons “Our Pluto” page at ourpluto.org
The names are not yet official. After the mission formally submits them, they need approval from the IAU’s Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature.
Alan Stern, who led the New Horizons mission and who waged a very public spat with the IAU over its demotion of Pluto, praised the action.
“I’m very happy with both the process and partnership that New Horizons and the IAU undertook that led to wonderful, inspiring, and engaging naming themes for surface features on Pluto and its moons,” Stern said in a news release.
Polish 'secret lover' of British conspiracy theorist, 39, who died after throwing up two litres of black liquid in her flat is quizzed by police for 'manslaughter' seven months after coroner ruled he died from natural causes
Polish 'secret lover' of British conspiracy theorist, 39, who died after throwing up two litres of black liquid in her flat is quizzed by police for 'manslaughter' seven months after coroner ruled he died from natural causes
Conspiracy theorist Max Spiers was found dead on a sofa in Poland, July 2016
Spiers, who was fit and healthy, was said to have vomited two litres of black fluid
He died while staying with writer Monika Duval who is being quizzed by police
It was released Spiers died from natural causes but no post-mortem took place
The suspected Polish lover of a British conspiracy theorist who vomited two litres of black fluid before dying suddenly in Poland has been questioned by police on suspicion of manslaughter seven months after a coroner ruled that he had died from natural causes.
Father-of-two Max Spiers was found dead in Warsaw, Poland, July 2016
Monika Duval, who is said to have secretly been romancing Max Spiers while his girlfriend Sarah Adams was in Britain, was this week quizzed after the mysterious death of the father-of-two in the Pole's flat in July last year.
Polish prosecutors did not reveal why they suddenly opened an investigation into involuntary manslaughter or if any new evidence has come to light.
They are quizzing science fiction writer Duval, who was present at the time of his death, and said they have no plans yet to question anyone else.
Lukasz Lapczynski, prosecutor in Warsaw, said: 'At this stage we have determined that the ambulance arrived at the request of Mr Spiers's partner.
'Our initial investigation indicates that it was Mr Spiers's partner [who called the ambulance], but the nature of this relationship is unclear.'
He told the BBC: 'The nature of this relationship will be determined during the investigation.
'The doctor started resuscitation which was not successful. As a result of the doctor's decision, the police weren't involved in conducting additional procedures.
'The information about Max Spiers's death reached the prosecution office on August 30 when the body had already been transported to the UK. We couldn't do a post-mortem which is essential in such cases.
The Last Interview with Max Spiers
Spiers (centre) with suspected lover Monika Duval who is being quizzed by police over his mysterious death
'The prosecutor told me he plans to interview everyone that was present when Max died. We know Monika was there, but it's unclear who else was around.'
He was ruled to have died from natural causes by Polish authorities despite no post-mortem examination being carried out on his body.
An inquest at Canterbury Coroners opened in December after his body was repatriated but a second post-mortem at the Margate QEQM Hospital, Kent, was unable to determine how he died.
Spiers had only known Duval for three months before his death and had recently returned to Poland after a holiday to Cyprus with her.
Lukasz Lapczynski, prosecutor in Warsaw, confirmed that investigation into his death is being opened
Spiers with his mother Vanessa Bates who also believes that her son's death is suspicious
The conspiracy theorist, who believed governments have covered up contact with Extraterrestrials, texted his mother to say 'If anything happens to me, investigate' just days ahead of his mysterious passing.
In one of his final social media messages he wrote, in a reply to a friend who asked how he was: 'I'm good, I am just wayyyyyy too tired.'
Spiers' mother, Vanessa Bates, 63, after her son's death said there were a number of people who wanted him dead due to his bid to uncover supposed government secrets.
Vanessa said: 'He was making a name for himself in the world of conspiracy theorists and had been invited to speak at a conference in Poland in July.
Bates by Spiers' grave in Canterbury. She said he was 'exposing' who was 'dangerous in the world of government [and] the entertainment world'
'He was staying with a woman who he had not known for long and she told me how she found him dead on the sofa.
'But I think Max had been digging in some dark places and I fear that somebody wanted him dead.'
Spiers was a UFO conspiracy theorist who believed that the governments had been in contact with alien life
Leading up to his death, Spiers, who hails from Canterbury in Kent, was said to be probing into the lives of well-known figures in politics, business and entertainment.
Conspiracy theorists have long been convinced that UFO chasers who get too close to the truth are 'bumped off' by the secret services or so-called 'Men in Black'.
On one UFO news portal, Project Camelot, a blogger wrote: 'The entire circumstances are suspicious and I urge everyone to encourage the release of details about what really happened and call for an autopsy.'
Vanessa, who works as an English teacher, added: 'Max was a very fit man who was in good health and yet he apparently just died suddenly on a sofa.
Spiers had been working with science fiction writer Madlen Namro and Duval, who he is also believed to have been staying with while in Poland
The type of relationship he had with Duval is unclear as it was believed Sarah Adams, 31, was his girlfriend at the time.
Speaking soon after his death Adams stated: 'He was terrified, he wanted to leave. He rang secretly as they wouldn't let talk. He said they were trying to get away from them.'
He had gone to Poland give a talk about conspiracy theories and UFOs.
Spiers with his girlfriend Sarah Adams, He was also penned to speak at a conference in Wiltshire in August 2016 but died weeks before
British conspiracy theorist Max Spiers talks his theories
British Conspiracy Theorist Max Spiers killed by one of his enemies
Now prosecutors have opened an investigation into involuntary manslaughter and want to speak to his girlfriend, who was present at the time of Mr Spiers's death.
Max Spiers(Photo: BBC)
Lukasz Lapczynski, prosecutor in Warsaw, said: "At this stage we have determined that the ambulance arrived at the request of Mr Spiers's partner.
"Our initial investigation indicates that it was Mr Spiers's partner [who called the ambulance], but the nature of this relationship is unclear."
Speaking to the BBC, he added: "The nature of this relationship will be determined during the investigation.
"The doctor started resuscitation which was not successful. As a result of the doctor's decision, the police weren't involved in conducting additional procedures.
"The information about Max Spiers's death reached the prosecution office on August 30 when the body had already been transported to the UK. We couldn't do a post-mortem which is essential in such cases.
"The prosecutor told me he plans to interview everyone that was present when Max died. We know Monika was there, but it's unclear who else was around."
Max Spiers gives a revealing interview, not long before his death(Photo: YouTube / Max Spiers)
When the conspiracy theorist's body was transported to the UK, his laptop and phone weren't among his belongings.
His mum Vanessa Bates said science fiction writer Monika sent the valuables a few weeks later
but there was no Sim card in the phone.
She added: "There was nothing on the computer at all. Somebody had clearly, definitely wiped everything off it.
"It makes no sense to wipe somebody's computer, no sense to me."
Vanessa Bates and son Max Spiers(Photo: Youtube/Facebook)
Ms Bates, who had previously stated she believed her son was "murdered by enemies", added: "I spoke to Monika for probably a couple of weeks [since Mr Spiers's death]. She was kind, she lived in a lovely house.
"She said to Max 'Come stay here for a while, I've got a couple of good business things that we can get going'.
"I don't know what happened, but I know there's been a lot of people suggesting a lot of things and pointing a lot of fingers in her direction, and I'm sure that she wants to go very quiet."
Mr Spiers's inquest opened in December and continues later this year.
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Largest UFO Conference In The World Draws Thousands
Largest UFO Conference In The World Draws Thousands
The International UFO Congress presented by OpenMinds.tv, an Arizona based organization dedicated to the dissemination of information related to UFOs and the search for extraterrestrial life drew thousands of people with their own experiences and encounters.
Amazing UFO footage filmed over Summerlin, Nevada February 2017
Amazing UFO footage filmed over Summerlin, Nevada February 2017
Check out this amazing video filmed over Summerlin in Nevada. This happened on 8th and 21st February 2017.
Witness report:
I shot this video from my backyard in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas, Nevada on the night of February 21, 2017, and during the day of February 8, 2017. I had to put this video out. Too many people believe that the lights on this hill are off-road vehicles. There is no way that is possible. The land on this small mountain is under BLM control. It is also very close to National Conservation land. Riding any motorized vehicles is strictly forbidden and carries a huge fine if caught. A local friend climbed it twice looking for evidence of motorized vehicles and found only his own footprints. Whatever these are they are extremely strange. I have videos of the same objects lining up in the air (as many as 12 or 13 of them) in a perfectly horizontal row which would be impossible if they were on the ground. I have checked and double checked and no clubs, businesses or anybody else has been riding up there. The only legal place to drive off-road vehicles is about 30 miles from here out at the Nellis Dunes. My wife, me and our dog attempted to climb it a couple weeks ago so I could prove the soil up there was undisturbed but we couldn’t find any way to get up there. I believe that the lights are very similar to the “Marfa Lights” in Texas.
Alien hunters have already begun checking out a newly discovered planetary system for any messages from ET. And the news so far is that if intelligent life exists on any of the seven Earth-sized rocky planets, it is keeping itself to itself.
This artist’s concept is one interpretation of what it could look like from the surface of rocky planet TRAPPIST-1f. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Astronomers from the SETI Institute – it stands for Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence – turned a collection of radio telescopes onto red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1. This ultra cool star, just a little bigger than Jupiter, lies just 39 light-years away, which is right on our cosmic doorstep, and has at least three rocky worlds warm enough to host life.
The alien hunters pointed the 42 dishes forming the Allen Telescope Array in California at the star last year when three of the seven planets had already been detected. For two days, they scoured the region around TRAPPIST-1, scanning through ten billion radio channels to listen for any signals from ET. No transmissions were detected.
Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer at the SETI Institute, said on the organisation’s blog: “How sensitive was this search? Assuming that the putative inhabitants of this solar system can use a transmitting antenna as large as the 500-metre FAST radio telescope in China to beam their messages our way, then the Allen Array could have found a signal if the aliens use a transmitter with 100 kilowatts of power or more. This is only about ten times as energetic as the radar down at your local airport.”
Other scientists point out that life in the TRAPPIST-1 star system might only have advanced to the level of microbes or simple organisms.
Part of the Allen Telescope Array, built by the University of California at Berkeley, near San Francisco, which is used to listen for possible signals from E.T. Image credit: Colby Gutierrez-Kraybill via Wikimedia Commons.
The alien hunters are planning to make further attempts to tune in to the planets using their radio telescopes. And a new NASA observatory being launched next year, the James Webb Space Telescope, will be powerful enough to detect any chemical signatures in the planets’ atmospheres that would indicate life.
Dr Amaury Triaud, of the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, who was part of the discovery team, told Skymania: “From the cocktail of molecules detected, we will deduce whether there is active biology on the surface or whether the planets are barren.
“I prefer using the term “biology” because if I say life, people imagine little green men. Here we are looking at bacteria, plants – the sort of more inert type of life.”
This week NASA released news of an astounding discovery—a solar system that may harbor the right conditions for life as we know it. The system is named TRAPPIST-1, not after those monks in Belgium who brew beer, but after the Transiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope used to detect it. TRAPPIST-1 consists of at least seven planets the size of Earth orbiting around one ultra-cool star (which is not my opinion of how neat it is but rather a characterization of effective temperature). This discovery is of particular importance because three of the planets are undoubtedly located in the habitable zone—an area around parent stars where the conditions are right for rocky planets (opposed to gaseous ones) to contain liquid water.
At forty light years away in the constellation Aquarius, it’s difficult for scientists to immediately answer questions regarding the existence of water and life within this solar system. Although TRAPPIST-1 is relatively close to us, due to limitations in technology scientists currently rely on space-based telescopes to remotely investigate it. The discovery was made by astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope—an infrared space telescope that explores the universe in distinct wavelengths of light. The system’s exoplanets (planets that orbit a star other than our Sun) were detected using the transit technique, meaning that planets must pass between their star and Earth in order to be“visible” to us.
This artist’s concept shows what each of the TRAPPIST-1 planets may look like, based on available data about their sizes, masses and orbital distances.
Advanced technology is on the horizon, however. NASA’s James Webb Telescope, launching in 2018, will be able to detect the chemical composition of the components of a planet’s atmosphere. This technology is crucial for scientists as they will be able to tell if any of the seven planets even have an atmosphere at all—and if so, if water vapor or gases attributed to living organisms are present.
Atmospheres are especially essential for these exoplanets to sustain life as this particular dwarf star appears to have one flare every week, and a more significant one every six months. An atmosphere and accompanying magnetic field (to protect from stellar winds) could limit the impact of these disruptions on the exoplanets.
Although NASA does not rule out the possibility of atmospheres and liquid water—and thus the potential for life as we understand it—they see the discovery as an opportunity to evaluate what we consider habitable environments. “This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington, DC. “Answering the question ‘are we alone?’ is a top science priority and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal.”
The potential to find life within TRAPPIST- 1 is remarkably enticing. Perhaps just as exciting is the opportunity to one day visit these planets. NASA released beautiful artistic interpretations of what standing on the planets of TRAPPIST-1 may look like, including an advertisement for futuristic interplanetary tourism. While this historic discovery provides a chance to plan your descendants’ vacations, it’s also an opportunity to ask once more the question humanity has been contemplating for centuries: How will we respond to extra-terrestrial life? The answer to that question and many others may still be a very long way away—forty light years to be exact.
For the most comprehensive updates, including the release of new data in March, check out NASA’s webpage dedicated to TRAPPIST-1.
The International Space Station (ISS) crew member Thomas Pesquet of France waves before space a suit check at the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, November 17, 2016.
REUTERS/Shamil ZhumatovReuters
Thomas Pesquet indeed minds when conspiracy theorists don't seem to take his work seriously. He even says that pessimists will even go to the extent of calling his photos fake.
On Thursday, Pesquet took a selfie outside International Space Station (ISS), which shows the 38-year-old French astronaut conducting a space walk, to directly address the conspiracy theorists. He also highlighted that conspiracy theorists will still consider the photo as another fake.
ISS is a habitable artificial satellite in low Earth orbit which serves as a microgravity and space environment research laboratory for astronauts to conduct experiments in human biology, physics, astronomy and meteorology.
But according to conspiracy theorists, the ISS is a hoax. They have nicknamed it as 'International Fake Station.' Some theorists even say that ISS does exist, but is an empty orbiting tin can with space walks faked on Earth inside a swimming pool.
In November 2016, astronaut Andrey Borisenko, who was a part of RT's Space 360 project, was also accused of fooling people that Earth is flat when he told viewers: "You can see from here that the Earth is round – no elephants or whales holding it up."
Apart from the photo as an answer to beliefs of conspiracy theorists, Pesquet, who is in ISS since November 2016, has been active on Twitter with his mesmerising photos of Earth from space.
Filipijnen in de ban van enorme aangespoelde ‘zeemonsters’
Filipijnen in de ban van enorme aangespoelde ‘zeemonsters’
Een ‘zeemonster’ dat is aangespoeld op een Filipijns eiland trekt veel bekijks. Op sociale media duiken allerlei theorieën op over het harige wezen.
Inwoners van Cagdianao in de provincie Dinagat Islands trekken massaal naar het strand om een glimp op te vangen van het mysterieuze zeedier.
Het betreft een 4,5 meter lange witte massa. Het lijkt erop alsof het dier allerlei tentakels heeft, maar het kunnen ook stukken vlees zijn.
Riemvis
Na een krachtige aardbeving afgelopen week spoelden er eerder ook al harige massa’s aan op eilanden.
Dat doet vermoeden dat de wezens aardbevingen kunnen voorspellen of opsporen.
De afgelopen weken spoelden er meerdere mysterieuze zeemonsters aan op de Filipijnse stranden. Op Mindanao ontdekte men een negen meter lange riemvis.
Onheil
Sommigen denken dat het zeemonster op Cagdianao een grote walvis is. Biologen denken aan een zeekoe, maar die komen rond het eiland niet voor.
De lokale bevolking ziet in de dieren een aankondiging van onheil. In veel culturen gelden dergelijke zeemonsters namelijk als brengers van slecht nieuws.
Filipijnen in de ban van enorme aangespoelde ‘zeemonsters’
Filipijnen in de ban van enorme aangespoelde ‘zeemonsters’
Een ‘zeemonster’ dat is aangespoeld op een Filipijns eiland trekt veel bekijks. Op sociale media duiken allerlei theorieën op over het harige wezen.
Inwoners van Cagdianao in de provincie Dinagat Islands trekken massaal naar het strand om een glimp op te vangen van het mysterieuze zeedier.
Het betreft een 4,5 meter lange witte massa. Het lijkt erop alsof het dier allerlei tentakels heeft, maar het kunnen ook stukken vlees zijn.
Riemvis
Na een krachtige aardbeving afgelopen week spoelden er eerder ook al harige massa’s aan op eilanden.
Dat doet vermoeden dat de wezens aardbevingen kunnen voorspellen of opsporen.
De afgelopen weken spoelden er meerdere mysterieuze zeemonsters aan op de Filipijnse stranden. Op Mindanao ontdekte men een negen meter lange riemvis.
Onheil
Sommigen denken dat het zeemonster op Cagdianao een grote walvis is. Biologen denken aan een zeekoe, maar die komen rond het eiland niet voor.
De lokale bevolking ziet in de dieren een aankondiging van onheil. In veel culturen gelden dergelijke zeemonsters namelijk als brengers van slecht nieuws.
Filipijnen in de ban van enorme aangespoelde ‘zeemonsters’
Filipijnen in de ban van enorme aangespoelde ‘zeemonsters’
Een ‘zeemonster’ dat is aangespoeld op een Filipijns eiland trekt veel bekijks. Op sociale media duiken allerlei theorieën op over het harige wezen.
Inwoners van Cagdianao in de provincie Dinagat Islands trekken massaal naar het strand om een glimp op te vangen van het mysterieuze zeedier.
Het betreft een 4,5 meter lange witte massa. Het lijkt erop alsof het dier allerlei tentakels heeft, maar het kunnen ook stukken vlees zijn.
Riemvis
Na een krachtige aardbeving afgelopen week spoelden er eerder ook al harige massa’s aan op eilanden.
Dat doet vermoeden dat de wezens aardbevingen kunnen voorspellen of opsporen.
De afgelopen weken spoelden er meerdere mysterieuze zeemonsters aan op de Filipijnse stranden. Op Mindanao ontdekte men een negen meter lange riemvis.
Onheil
Sommigen denken dat het zeemonster op Cagdianao een grote walvis is. Biologen denken aan een zeekoe, maar die komen rond het eiland niet voor.
De lokale bevolking ziet in de dieren een aankondiging van onheil. In veel culturen gelden dergelijke zeemonsters namelijk als brengers van slecht nieuws.
VOORBEREIDINGEN ALIEN INVASIE IN VOLLE GANG ( VIDEO )
VOORBEREIDINGEN ALIEN INVASIE IN VOLLE GANG ( VIDEO )
NASA ontdekt opeens allemaal “aardes” en de geheime ruimtevloot van de Bilderbergers vliegt open en bloot rond in Nevada.
Het lijkt alsof het publiek nu in razendsnel tempo wordt voorbereid op buitenaards leven in voorbereiding op een komende nep alien invasie en/of de komst van de planeet Nibiru.
Niets gebeurt bij toeval en zeker niet bij instanties zoals NASA die als geen ander weten hoe ze het publiek zand in de ogen dienen te strooien.
Wij schrijven al langere tijd dat de bevolking nu in sneltreinvaart wordt voorbereid op de komst van het mini zonnestelsel Nibiru, zodat wanneer er eenmaal een tweede zon voor iedereen zichtbaar is, dit verklaard kan worden zonder dat de bevolking onmiddellijk in paniek raakt, want NASA heeft dit toch al vaker gedaan, vreemde planeten ontdekt?
Het is dan ook niet voor niets dat je het aantal van 7 planeten tegenkomt die dan draaien om een dwergster. Dit is ongeveer dezelfde situatie met het Nibiru zonnestelsel, waarbij er dan ook een aantal planeten en manen (in totaal ongeveer 7) om de dwergster Nemesis draaien.
Volgens Masters bestaat het minizonnestelsel uit vier planeten zoals weergegeven op het volgende plaatje:
De grootste in het plaatje is Nemesis, de planeet die je de donkere tweelingplaneet van onze zon kunt noemen.
Naast de twee andere planeten die hij Helion en Arboda noemt, schijnen er ook nog een aantal manen rondom die planeten te cirkelen.
Het tweede aspect van de conditionering van de bevolking heeft te maken met het buitenaards leven om ervoor te zorgen dat het publiek niet heel vreemd staat te kijken als er in de toekomst vreemde dingen gebeuren.
Er zijn dingen die het grote publiek weet, maar er zijn nog veel meer dingen die het grote publiek niet weet.
En één daarvan is de vergevorderde technologie waar landen zoals Amerika nu al over beschikken, zoals wij bijvoorbeeld schreven in een eerder artikel:
Ook een voormalig directeur van Lockheed, Ben Rich, gaf op zijn sterfbed het volgende toe: “Het Amerikaanse leger kan naar de sterren reizen en buitenaardse bezoekers bestaan echt”. “We beschikken al over de middelen om naar de sterren te kunnen reizen, maar deze technologieën zitten opgesloten in zwarte projecten en er zou een handeling van God voor nodig zijn om hier ooit voordeel voor de gewone mensen uit te halen. Alles wat je je maar voor kunt stellen, kunnen we nu al doen”.
Wij hebben enkele jaren allemaal het verhaal van de Engelse hacker Gary McKinnon kunnen lezen:
In 2002 werd Gary gearresteerd voor het inbreken in talloze NASA en Pentagon computers. Hij heeft dit toegegeven, maar ook gezegd dat de enige reden dat hij dit deed was omdat hij op zoek was naar bewijsmateriaal over Ufo’s.
Heeft Gary gevonden wat hij zocht? Ja, want hij zegt zelf dat hij foto’s, film en ander bewijs heeft gevonden van geheime ruimtevaartuigen in het bezit van diverse Amerikaanse overheidsinstanties. In een computer van NASA ontdekte hij een hoge resolutiefoto van een groot sigaarvormig ruimteschip boven het Noordelijk Halfrond.
In Amerikaanse overheidscomputers vond hij een lijst met namen van officieren met de titel “niet aardse officieren”. Volgens McKinnon kan dit betekenen dat dit officieren zijn die niet op aarde zijn gestationeerd, maar elders in de ruimte. Ook vond hij een lijst met namen van schepen en transfers van officieren van en naar deze schepen. De namen van de schepen komen nergens anders voor, ook niet bij de Marine, dus denkt Gary dat dit een soort ruimteschepen zijn waarvan niemand het bestaan kent.
Ook ontdekte hij de geheimen van operatie Solar Warden. Een uiterst geheim project wat een ruimtevloot onder haar beheer heeft, gebaseerd op antizwaartekracht technologie.
Echter, er werd al eerder geschreven en gesproken over Solar Warden.
Vier jaar voordat McKinnon zijn ontdekking deed, werd er op het Open Mind Forum al gesproken over Solar Warden en ook dat de Bilderbergers eigenaar zouden zijn van die bewuste ruimtevloot.
Alle bestaande ruimteprogramma’s dienen om de bevolking zand in de ogen te strooien. De Solar Warden vloot bestond in 2005 uit acht grote ruimteschepen, vergelijkbaar met vliegkampschepen, en 43 “beschermers”, wat natuurlijk ook ruimteschepen zijn.
Een technicus uit Area 51, Bill Uhouse, claimde dat hij al vroeg in de jaren '60 samengewerkt heeft met een Grey Alien in vliegende schotel simulators waarin piloten leerden vliegen met deze objecten.
In dezelfde tijdsperiode werkte een luchtmacht technicus, Charles Hall, bij Nellis en had contact met de Tall White Extraterrestrials (Grote Witte Buitenaardsen). Zij lieten hem een TW shuttle schotel van binnen zien waarmee je naar de Maan en naar Mars kon reizen, maar niet dieper de ruimte in. Deze schotel had logo’s van alle grote lucht- en ruimtevaartbedrijven in het interieur van de schotel.
Niet is wat het lijkt. We hebben ondertussen al alle planeten in ons zonnestelsel bezocht met uitzondering van Mercurius. We zijn geland op Pluto en enkele manen. Deze schepen zijn bemand met personeel van diverse landen en zij hebben allen een eed gezworen aan de Wereldregering, ook wel bekend als de Bilderbergconferentie. De benodigde technologie is gekopieerd van neergestorte buitenaardse schotels en in sommige gevallen hebben de buitenaardsen zelfs geholpen.
En als er één plek is waar activiteiten van deze geheime ruimtevloot plaatsvinden dan is het wel Nellis Airforce Base in Nevada, vlak in de buurt van de bekende gokstad Las Vegas.
Het is een enorm groot vliegveld met een oppervlakte van meer dan 1.000 vierkante mijl. Niemand schijnt zich af te vragen waarom een luchtmachtbasis zo groot moet zijn. Het antwoord is simpel, die basis is zo groot omdat er niet alleen activiteiten van de geheime ruimtevloot plaatsvinden, maar ook omdat daar een basis is gevestigd van het buitenaardse ras dat men Tall Whites noemt.
Volgens ufoloog Scott Waring is het een arrogant en agressief ras en kunnen ze tot wel 800 jaar oud worden.
De man die precies bijhoudt wat daar gebeurt, is Steven Barone, een man die als het ware in de achtertuin van de basis woont en vaak heel opmerkelijke dingen filmt.
Eén van de meest spectaculaire opnames heeft hij enkele dagen geleden gemaakt en je vraagt je af waarom ze juist nu die ruimteschepen zo prominent in beeld laten komen. Ze weten zo langzamerhand dat Barone alles filmt wat daar vliegt en toch doen ze het gewoon.
Dit alles lijkt er ook op te wijzen dat men de mensheid steeds meer vertrouwd wil maken met buitenaardse zaken. In dat kader is ook de “ontdekking” van NASA deze week belangrijk, waarmee ze mededelen dat ze talloze planeten hebben ontdekt die vergelijkbaar zijn met de aarde en waarop in principe leven mogelijk zou zijn.
Het is dan ook absoluut geen onmogelijk scenario dat er straks met de komende chaos op aarde ook nog eens een grote “buitenaardse” invasievloot verschijnt, waarbij de mensheid eigenlijk alleen maar de keuze heeft om als één wereld samen te werken en deze bedreiging het hoofd te bieden.
Als er ergens wordt geoefend met de schepen die gebruikt zullen worden voor deze komende invasie, dan is het wel in Nevada.
Door de jaren heeft Steven Barone bewezen “echte” opnames te maken, in tegenstelling tot de rotzooi die je tegenwoordig regelmatig op Youtube aantreft. En als de beelden echt zijn, dan dagen wij eenieder bij deze uit met een verklaring te komen dat we hier niet te maken hebben met een geheime (buiten)aardse vloot of een schip van de Tall Whites.
This alien creature was discovered on the coast of the Philippines this week. Its 20 foot size is baffling scientists since there are not 6 meter creatures that have white hair...but since this creature was bitten in half, its full size could be 12 meters or 40 feet! Yes I call that an alien, because no such animal could ever exist on Earth that size without being noticed in the last thousand years. It could be an alien visitor that was amphibious living on both land and water, but didn't account of the dangerous sharks and whales in the area. Or worse yet, it was killed by another of its own kind. Scott C. Waring News states: The 20ft long beast is covered in what looks like thick white fur, prompting some to liken it to the Yeti or Abominable Snowman. The beast washed up on the shores of the Philippine’s Dinagat Islands on Sunday, on Cagdainao beach. Residents and tourists alike have flocked to the site to gawk at the incredible sight with some snapping selfies with the creature as it went viral online. Several suggestions have been put forward as to what the beast may be, with one twitter user, John Paul Garcia, saying: “Globster/Trunko right? Half whale half polar bear?” (more at source).
25,000 Year Old Bosnian Pyramids, Scientist Has found Tesla’s ‘TORSION FIELDS’ at the Bosnian Pyramids! UFO Sighting News.
25,000 Year Old Bosnian Pyramids, Scientist Has found Tesla’s ‘TORSION FIELDS’ at the Bosnian Pyramids! UFO Sighting News.
Age of pyramid: 25,000+ years (DNA evidence)
Location of pyramid: Bosnia The Bosnia pyramid was carbon dated when they found a leaf between between the carved stones and found its DNA dated to 25,000 years ago. That 22,000 years before the Egyptian pyramids were built. Water irrigation tunnels have been found through the bottom of the pyramids, showing advanced intelligence made them. Its an alien ancient structure. Scott C. Waring
Video states:
Dr. Semir Osmanagić, the discoverer of the Bosnian Pyramids explains he has made another fascinating discovery which not only changes the history of the European Continent, but that of the entire planet. The discovery of Tesla’s standing waves at the top of the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun—which are believed to travel faster than the speed of light, while not losing strength as they pass through cosmic bodies—prove the existence of something referred to as a cosmic web or cosmic internet which allow for a immediate intergalactic communication throughout the universe, writes Dr. Osmanagić.
Giant UFO Caught Over Indonesia Highway On Feb 7, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Giant UFO Caught Over Indonesia Highway On Feb 7, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 7, 2017 Location of sighting: Indonesia The eyewitness caught this UFO cloaked in a cloud while drive though Indonesia a few weeks ago. The UFO is moving to the right, and leaves a cloudy trail behind if from where it came. UFOs are trying hard to hide from the public, but awareness is heightening, and the public is on constant alert. Scott C. Waring
Travis Walton Says "Aliens Accidentally Killed me but Took my Corpse onto UFO to Save my Life." Video, UFO Sighting News.
Travis Walton Says "Aliens Accidentally Killed me but Took my Corpse onto UFO to Save my Life." Video, UFO Sighting News.
Here the video talks about how Travis Walton of the famous UFO case Fire In The Sky reveals that he was taken aboard the alien craft because when he got too close to the UFO, a burst of energy camera from it, probably from the anti gravity propulsion, and killed him. The aliens then took him aboard the UFO and brought him back to life. This is the very reason that humans and aliens need to make open public contact so that such resources as medical technology, food technology and fuel technology can be shared to improve the quality of life across the globe for all. Scott C. Waring
Newly discovered solar system off the Gerrymeter charts
This artist's concept of the TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultra-cool dwarf, has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it. Any of these planets could have liquid water on them. Picture: NASA
Newly discovered solar system off the Gerrymeter charts
HAYLEY SORENSEN, NT News
THE discovery of a nearby solar system which could have the right conditions to sustain life has sent Territory skywatchers into a tizz.
Science journal Nature this weekpublished the startling news NASA has found seven Earth-sized exoplanets around a single star, Trappist-1.
Three of those planets fall in the “habitable zone”, neither too hot nor too cold to hold liquid water.
“I think that we’ve made a crucial step towards finding if there is life out there,” University of Cambridge astronomer Amaury Triaud said.
NASA chief scientist Thomas Zurbuchen said the revelation meant “finding a second Earth is not just a matter of if, but when”.
The discovery ranks five Gerrys — the highest possible score on the Gerrymeter, the metric used by the NT News to gauge the credibility of extraterrestrial-related news.
UFO Reseach spokesman Doug Moffett said it was a thrilling discovery.
“Anything that points to life being more abundant in the universe points to the possibility of other civilisations or intelligent life being there as well,” he said.
He said the odds of a civilisation advanced enough to have mastered faster than light travel were strong, given the size and age of the universe.
“I don’t think anyone could mount the argument these days that we’re alone in the universe. It’s impossible,” he said.
The newly discovered solar system is just 39 light years from Earth, meaning it would take about 44 million years to travel there from Darwin Airport on the Jetstar red-eye.
“In space terms, that’s not very far away. That’s almost like a neighbouring suburb,” Mr Moffett said.
Mr Moffett estimated up to 1500 reports of UFO sightings were made to Australian UFO organisations each year.
The truth is up there ... Gerry Wood, the Independent MLA for Nelson, reckons the presence of the US Marines in Darwin may have frightened UFOs away from the Top End since sightings reached their peak in 2010. Picture: Dhanji Kabir
Hot spots included the NT’s Wycliffe Well. He speculated the extraterrestrial visitors to remote areas were attempting a kind of “drip feed learning” of humankind.
“Maybe they think (a mass reveal of their existence) is going to be too much for humans,” he said.
Closer to home, independent MLA Gerry Wood on Wednesday claimed to have spotted a strange light in the sky near Coolalinga. It’s the first UFO Mr Wood has spotted in at least five years.
He theorised the presence of United States marines in Darwin had frightened them away since sightings reached their peak in 2010.
UFO Sightings At An All-Time High, Especially in America
Somebody call Mulder and Scully—UFO sightings are at an all-time high.
Sam Monfort, a PhD student at George Mason University, has created an online heatmap of data from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC), which has cataloged over 100,000 sightings of unidentified flying objects since 1905. The visualization shows that the number of reported UFO observations has increased dramatically since 1990.
Is something out there? Sam Monfort
This rise in sightings is partly explained by the increased use of computers—today witnesses simply fill out an online form describing the incident, whereas data from before the internet age is only available retroactively from historical documents.
Descriptions of alien spacecrafts have also changed over the years—the classic flying saucer dominated UFO reports through the 1990s, but “post-internet sightings take the form of strange lights in the sky,” Monfort reports (the reason why, he speculates, is that lights are easier to photograph). Because of this, the number of UFO reports increases during the summer when fireworks are prevalent.
Plenty of people file reports throughout the rest of the year, however—so far in February, 269 people have logged UFO encounters on NUFORC’s website. Descriptions include a “bright pulsating white light brighter than Venus,” an “orange fireball” and “a boomerang shaped aircraft.”
The United States is far ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to UFO sightings—on average there are 2,500 sightings reported per 10 million people, which is 300 times higher than the global median. Northwestern and northeastern states report the most amount of sightings per capita.
Some of this might have to do with the fact that the U.S. has more prevalent internet access than other areas of the world, which makes it easier to submit a report online. Or maybe all of these people are just trying to get a world away from President Trump. Time will tell.
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North Carolina witness unsure: UFO or drone? (VIDEO)
North Carolina witness unsure: UFO or drone? (VIDEO)
A North Carolina witness at Wake Forest is considering he may have simply shot video of a drone, but was unable to positively identify the object captured last spring, according to testimony in Case 82061 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
Cropped and enlarged frame from the witness video.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness shot video from his cell phone from the front of his home on a bright, sunny afternoon, about 4:30 p.m. on April 2, 2016.
“I’m near a lake and river, so I’m used to seeing large birds, like herons,” the witness stated.“Unless the distance was greater than I thought, I don’t think this was a bird.”
Cropped and enlarged frame from the witness video.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness noticed this object moving from his right to left, northeast to north, at a slow, but steady speed.
“It made no noise that carried to my position. My first thought was that it was a drone, due to the spherical shape, slow rate of horizontal travel, etc. There also appears to be either some spinning upon its own access or fluttering (perhaps bird wing flapping) motion. The object was 200 – 400 feet above the horizon, and perhaps one-half to three-quarter mile from my vantage point. I’ve never been unable to determine to which basic, real-world category an observed object belongs, which is why I thought it might be a drone.”
Cropped and enlarged frame from the witness video.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness has no drone background.
“I’ve never seen a drone in flight, in person, from a distance. I don’t think it’s anything other than something mundane, but would like to know your opinion.”
North Carolina MUFON Field Investigator Linda Larson is investigating. Two video clips were uploaded with the case, which was filed on February 13, 2017. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
If you’re craving more UFO goodness, view our slide show of baffling photos taken by fellow Oregonians over the years.
May 1949 Location: Rogue River A fishing party on the Rogue River spies an unusual hovering object through binoculars. The description of the saucer-shaped craft (sketched in the official report above)
LONGBEFOREOREGON became a magnet for the creative class, East Coast refugees, and retiring 20-somethings, our state was attracting visitors of a different kind: the alien kind. Not only was the term “flying saucer” coined here in 1947—unleashing a nationwide UFO frenzy—but two of the first-ever photographs of UFOs were taken just down Highway 99, at the Trent farm near McMinnville, in 1950.
This month, thousands of curious onlookers, diehards, and experts will converge on McMinnville for the 13th annual UFO Festival—the second-most popular such celebration in the world, after Roswell, New Mexico’s—to commemorate the famous (and still controversial) photos.
But the Trent case merely scratches the surface of Oregon’s rich UFO history. By one estimate, Oregon has recorded more than 1,500 reported UFO sightings, making it third on the list of sightings per capita, close behind neighbors in Washington and Montana. We interviewed UFO investigators, debunkers, and historians to learn more about Oregon’s penchant for attracting the otherworldly. What we found just might surprise you.
The Sleuths
When you see something wrong in the sky, Oregon’s chapter of the Mutual UFO Network uses science to solve the mystery.
This image, said to have been taken along Wagner Creek Road near Medford in the 1960s, was submitted to MUFON field investigator William Puckett in 2008. The lack of additional evidence or information precluded any further investigation." data-image-selection="{"x1":0,"y1":0,"x2":423,"y2":600,"width":423,"height":600}">
This image, said to have been taken along Wagner Creek Road near Medford in the 1960s, was submitted to MUFON field investigator William Puckett in 2008. The lack of additional evidence or information precluded any further investigation.
ON AN EARLYFALL morning last October, Mercedes Corbin (note: not her real name) was driving west on Highway 26 when she spotted a tiny white light ahead of her hanging in the sky over North Plains. Still groggy from an early-morning flight, Corbin slowed to less than 40 miles per hour. The object grew larger and brighter until it hovered—soundless and wingless with flashing red and green lights—above a field just a few hundred feet away.
Heart pounding, Corbin took the next exit and circled back to the spot. But the strange object—which she described as a kind of Washington Monument on its side—had disappeared.
“I was not the only one who saw this,” she later wrote, noting that other trucks and cars had slowed down to watch it. “I am not crazy.”
Disturbed by the incident, Corbin began searching the Internet to find evidence of others who had seen the same thing. Instead, she found the Oregon chapter of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON). The national organization was founded in 1969 for the purpose of cataloging and investigating UFO reports. MUFON is—to borrow a phrase from Ghostbusters—who you’re gonna call when you see something unexplainable in the sky.
With the government, NASA, and even the SETI Institute (which takes its name from the search for extraterrestrial intelligence) officially not interested, MUFON fielded some 100 reports of UFOs last year alone. But these guys aren’t some goofy Big Gulp–fueled pack of X-Files-ites, pointing to every passing satellite as proof of extraterrestrials. In fact, MUFON classified fewer than half of those 100 reports as “unidentified” (including Corbin’s flashing object), ruling everything else out as hoaxes, airplanes, weather balloons, or simply lacking enough evidence for thorough investigation. And, according to the Oregon MUFON chapter director, Tom Bowden, even those “unidentified” flying objects don’t necessarily mean we need to put together a welcoming committee.
“It means there’s something flying around that is not one of our aircraft, and somebody saw it,” says Bowden, a computer programmer for a financial firm who has been studying UFOs since his college years in Illinois in the 1960s. “It means that there’s a problem that has not been solved, and in order to solve it we need more data.”
Bowden’s pragmatism might seem somewhat surprising in a group that includes its fair share of eccentrics. (Some members believe UFOs come from another dimension.) But logic and science are at the core of MUFON’s beliefs. Like Bowden, many of MUFON’s top members have scientific or technical backgrounds: Keith Rowell, the group’s assistant director (and resident human encyclopedia), is a retired technical writer. William Puckett, an investigator, is a former EPA and National Weather Service meteorologist. And Bowden was an investigator from 1976 to 1988 for the now-defunct Aerial Phenomena Research Organization, a group of sober-minded scientists hailed by the air force scientific adviser on UFOs, J. Allen Hynek, as one of the country’s best civilian UFO groups.
“What we’re trying to do is study UFOs in a scholarly way—as academics would if they bothered to look into it,” says Rowell, who hopes to donate his personal library of 1,500 UFO-related books to a university after his death.
To that end, MUFON has developed an elaborate protocol for investigating UFO reports, all of it laid out in a 250-page investigator’s manual. When a report is filed, MUFON investigators interview witnesses, collect any photographic evidence (employing a strict, police-department-style chain of custody), and document even the most innocuous information they can about the sighting, from wind speeds to light levels. Then, the investigation begins in earnest. Drawing on astronomy, weather reports, and FAA flight logs, all possible earthly explanations are tested and discarded until they land on one that fits: planets, military aircraft, birds, atmospheric effects, flyovers of the International Space Station. If, in the end, nothing makes sense, the case is declared a UFO.
“Photographs by themselves are useless,” Bowden says. “They don’t have any evidentiary value. It’s just whatever someone says it is. We have to get to the original source of the photograph in order for it to be considered evidence.”
MUFON’s academic approach follows a long lineage of scientific exploration of UFOs dating back to the US Air Force’s Project Blue Book, a group of soldiers and scientists who began tracking and investigating “flying saucers” in 1952. When the military terminated the group in 1969, its work was left to volunteer groups like MUFON, which have become exceptionally image-conscious as a result of media and other groups painting them as kooks.
To wit: Monthly meetings are open to the public, but recording and photographs are typically prohibited. Case files are available online, but the names of witnesses and investigators are changed to pseudonyms. Interviews with members are granted, but only with reassurances that the purpose is not to poke fun—or worse. In an e-mail, prior to our interview, Bowden noted his concern: “They [the CIA] have operatives placed in many news organizations for the dual purpose of intercepting specific news items and for introducing propaganda.”
Some think this insularity has had a negative effect. “There’s not a lot of collaboration between groups,” says Puckett, who runs his own reporting website, ufosnw.com, though he has worked with Oregon MUFON on a number of investigations. “That’s a major problem.”
Indeed, methods of investigation, proof, and tracking vary widely across organizations and individuals. Without a centralized database or rigorous international standards of investigation, winning over a dubious public to the global UFO “phenomenon” remains a gargantuan task.
But it’s one Oregon’s MUFON continues to take on, united behind their common belief in science.
“I say look at the data,” says Puckett, who in 15 years of study has never seen a UFO himself. “You only need one case to be real, and there are thousands out there. Everybody can’t be crazy.”
Close Encounters
Four accounts from our extraterrestrial past
Photo: Courtesy Robert Sheaffer
CASE: THEFIRST “FLYINGSAUCER”
Date: June 1947 Location: Oregon and Washington
Rescue pilot Kenneth Arnold (left), was flying east from Mount Rainier when he spotted nine silvery objects flying in an echelon formation at supersonic speed ahead of him. The objects moved in an “eerie” side-to-side fashion for about two minutes before jetting out of view, Arnold said. When he landed, Arnold recounted his tale in exceptional detail, noting the angle of the objects’ trajectory, their speed, and estimated size. The crafts, according to Arnold, were more triangular than circular—like curved wings. However, in his discussion with a reporter from the East Oregonian, he described the crafts as moving like saucers “skipping across water.” The paper ran a story about “flying saucers,” and the term was born. Arnold’s sighting may have been the first of its kind, but a veritable deluge of UFO reports across the country followed. The infamous Roswell “crash” occurred only one month after Arnold’s tale was published, and in 1947 and 1948 the military received hundreds of similar reports.
Photo: Courtesy Robert Sheaffer
CASE: THEFIRSTPHOTOEVIDENCE
Date: May 1950 Location: McMinnville, Oregon
On a cool May evening, Evelyn Trent was feeding chickens on her McMinnville-area farm when she saw something unusual in the sky and called for her husband, Paul, to grab the camera. The two black-and-white snapshots the Trents took—the first photos of a UFO in the US—are grainy and dark, but the disc-like object hanging in the center of both images is crystal clear. Every grain of the Trents’ two black-and-white photos has been examined, analyzed, and reanalyzed over the past 62 years. Debunkers have argued that the Trents must have hung an object from the power line near the top of the photo, but UFOlogists have concluded the pictures are real. Despite the publicity storm that followed them, the Trents lived out their next 40 years (they passed away in the ’90s) quietly: they never sought to monetize their fame, never asked for their negatives back, and never reported anything similar again.
Photo: Courtesy Keith Rowell
CASE: MUTILATEDCOWS
Date: October 1990 Location: Vancouver, Washington
Between June and October, Richard Fazio, owner of New Columbia Garden Farms on the banks of the Columbia River, found five of his cattle dead and scattered across three different pastures. Many cows’ organs and parts had been carefully removed —eyes, ear, tongue, rectum, udder, genitals, belly skin. Oregon State University analyzed tissue samples and determined the wounds were consistent with “electrosurgical excision” and “heat-induced injury,” possibly from laser. None of the injuries matched the typical explanations for cattle deaths (disease, weather, or predators). Two neighbors testified they had heard unusual sounds in the night before the carcasses were discovered. One of them said she had been startled by a “little man” carrying a “flashlight” in one of the pastures. The Clark County Sheriff’s Office quickly closed the case—without ever charging a suspect in the crime.
Photo: Courtesy Keith Rowell
CASE: CROPCIRCLES
Date: July 1998 Location: Hubbard, Oregon
On his approach into Hubbard’s Lenhardt Airport, a pilot saw an intricate pattern of circles, lines, and arcs in the wheat fields below. Farmer Doug Aamodt claimed to not know anything about the design on his land, igniting a media frenzy and sending dozens of UFO experts to the site. After analyzing the formation’s measurements (about 250 feet long and 170 feet wide), soil samples, and swirls, researchers determined that it was consistent with other crop circles, but they remained uncertain about how it got there. No official explanation was ever found, but at least one witness claimed to have seen an unusually bright object in the area at night, just before the circles were discovered. Since then two similar crop circles have been reported in the same field. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the field had a history of crop circles as early as the 1920s, well before UFOs became part of popular culture.
The Hot Zone
A look at local UFO sightings over the past 10 years*
MOSTRECENT WHEN: March 9, 2012 WHERE: Southeast Portland WHATHAPPENED: Eleven orbs—glowing orange, red, and white—fly east to west across the night sky before abruptly veering north and vanishing one by one.
MOSTRECENT WHEN: February 11, 2012 WHERE: Downtown Vancouver WHATHAPPENED: A witness sees a large, glowing orange orb hovering in the air in the distance. It appears to be ascending the north face of Mount Hood.
MOSTRECENT WHEN: February 15, 2012 WHERE: Unspecified WHATHAPPENED: A bright light moving east to west zigzags, pauses, then shoots out of sight on an arcing path.
*Drawn from MUFON’s database of reported sightings
Sight-Line
Oregon’s UFO History in Brief
MAY 1949 A fishing party on the Rogue River spies an unusual hovering object through binoculars. The description of the saucer-shaped craft given by two of the men is very similar to the one in the McMinnville case a year later.
SEPTEMBER 1959 A policeman and FAA employee at the Redmond Airport see a bright, reddish object hovering 200 feet off the ground. It registers on multiple nearby radar screens before rising out of sight with a “long yellow and red flame from lower side.”
JANUARY 1973 A veteran and his family driving south along the coast encounter three “yellowish glowing objects” near Coos Bay. The man gets out to inspect them and finds a large object made of a sparkling, gemlike material.
MARCH 1981 A man listening to police radio frequencies on his CB captures a 30-minute audio recording of sounds coming from a 30-foot-wide orange light hovering above the Columbia River near St. Helens, lighting up both banks.
FEBRUARY 1984 A 16-year-old driving home with her boyfriend around 11 p.m. near Fern Ridge comes across a black, triangular object hovering over a marshy area by the side of the road. Other drivers pull over to observe it and then speed off, frightened.
1985 A flight attendant on a trip to Portland serves a passenger with “very piercing eyes and an unusual forehead” traveling without any luggage. The passenger inquires about the mass and velocity of the plane but doesn’t know the names of everyday objects.
SUMMER 1989 Ranchers in La Pine report 35 cattle found slaughtered and mutilated over the course of a few weeks. The Deschutes County DA heads up a task force whose report remains secret to this day.
JULY 1992 Nine witnesses at Glenwood Park in Southeast Portland see a “very bright” and “intense” light hovering silently above the area for almost 30 minutes. An out-of-focus VHS recording shows a glowing red dot against the night sky.
MARCH 1996 Two witnesses capture a video of six glowing spheres hovering in the afternoon sky above Lake Grove. The unidentified orbs are gold, blue, and pink and appear sporadically over the next two hours.
DECEMBER 2004 A Springfield man photographs a “very, very bright” bluish circle with a red rim in the night sky—which he believes to be the under-side of a UFO. Investigators initially believe it could be a planet, but none should have been visible that night.
JULY 2005 A Eugene couple photographs a “bright reflective” saucer moving across the sky. The FAA won’t provide radar data to investigators, but witnesses report that three military jets show up minutes later and tail the object until all are out of sight.
AUGUST 2005 In Eugene, several independent witnesses report “unusual” bright lights in the midnight sky, close to the ground and moving erratically. A grainy picture from one of the witnesses shows a red circular object, glowing yellow on the edges.
Real or Fake?
The country’s leading UFO debunker, Robert Sheaffer, tells us why he doesn’t think Oregon’s famous Trent UFO photos are real.
GRAYSKIES The Trents’ photos show an overcast sky, but the Weather Bureau recorded clear skies for the entire day the Trents reported taking them.
SHADOWS The Trents claimed to have taken the pictures at sunset—but the angle of shadows on objects in the foreground suggests the sun was in the east.
SAUCERPLACEMENT If the object in the Trent photos were far away and moving, it should appear different in size and location in each of the images, which were taken roughly 10 feet apart. But when the two photos are compared, the UFO object remains in the same place and roughly the same size in relation to other objects in the photo (like the power lines above it).
SO … WHATELSECOULD IT BE? If you look at the picture long enough, Sheaffer says, the UFO starts to resemble a 1940s truck side mirror.
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Visit TRAPPIST-1e! NASA Travel Poster Advertises Exoplanet Discovery
Visit TRAPPIST-1e! NASA Travel Poster Advertises Exoplanet Discovery
By Tariq Malik, Space.com Managing Editor
Visit TRAPPIST-1e! NASA released this exoplanet travel poster to commemorate the discovery of seven Earth-size planets, three of them in the habitable zone, around the star TRAPPIST-1 39 light-years from Earth.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
If you're looking for an ultra-long vacation to an ultra-small dwarf star, a new NASA travel poster has just the trip for you: a star trek to TRAPPIST-1e!
"Planet Hop From TRAPPIST-1e," the NASA poster proclaims, showing what appears to be two children marveling at a view of the system's six other planet in the sky. "Voted Best 'Hab Zone' Vacation Within 12 Parsecs of Earth." TRAPPIST-1e is one of three planets (the others are TRAPPIST-1f and TRAPPIST-1g) in the TRAPPIST-1 system located within the cool dwarf star's habitable zone, that "Goldilocks zone" where liquid water could exist. [How Long Would It Take to Fly to TRAPPIST-1?]
The system is just over 39 light-years from Earth. That's about 235 trillion miles, or as you've read above, about 12 parsecs.
Twelve parsecs! Han Solo's Millennium Falcon from "Star Wars" could easily make the trip. After all, it's the ship that made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs.
Steven Barone, who runs YouTube channel UFOs In THE USA, is convinced he is filming alien activity or even top secret US Airforce test craft leaving the Blue Diamond Hills, which is near the Nellis US Airforce base in Nevada.
But, as Express.co.uk reported this week, sceptics have claimed they are just the headlights of vehicles coming down the hillside that he is recording.
In a bid to prove the critics wrong, Mr Barone filmed himself trying to climb the remote hillside to prove that no vehicles drive on it, and to also see if he could find a secret entrance to the base.
In a video, uploaded to YouTube, he said: "Too many people believe that the lights on this hill are off-road vehicles.
"There is no way that is possible. The land on this small mountain is under BLM control.
"It is also very close to National Conservation land.
"Riding any motorised vehicles is strictly forbidden and carries a huge fine if caught.
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Steven barone hopes to find the entrance to a secret alien or military base in Nevada.
"Whatever these lights are they are extremely strange.
"I have videos of the same objects lining up in the air - as many as 12 or 13 of them - in a perfectly horizontal row which would be impossible if they were on the ground.
"I have checked and double checked and no clubs, businesses or anybody else has been riding up there.
"The only legal place to drive off-road vehicles is about 30 miles from here."
He and his wife Sue set out to try to climb the hill in the video, but were left scratching their heads at the bottom.
He added: "My wife, me and our dog attempted to climb it a couple weeks ago so I could prove the soil up there was undisturbed but we couldn't find any way to get up there.
"Everything is fenced in, there is construction going on, but we cannot find a way to get in here, everything is blocked off."
Mr Barone has been filming the area for three years and has scores of videos on his YouTube channel, that he suggests are alien UFOs or top secret US space vehicles hovering over the Nellis Air Force Base.
The base, like top-secret Area 51 in the Nevada desert, is alleged by conspiracy theorists to be where the US authorities hide the remains of crashed flying saucers and dead aliens, and where secretive technology is developed and tested.
Some even claim that visiting aliens have been allowed to use the bases to keep them from public view.
Fellow UFO conspiracy theorist Scott C Waring also believes there is an alien base on the hillside.
He blogged on ufosightingsdaily.com about Mr Barone's video.
He said: "This is the location of the UFOs appearing from the hill top.
"The hill is completely surrounded by a fence and getting in looks difficult, but not impossible.
"Steven's on his way to finding a way to the top, which is an entrance to an underground base area.
"If he focuses his thoughts downward in a open and relaxed way, he may establish mental contact with the aliens and they may come up or take him down for a meet and greet session."
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UFOs filmed forming bizarre ‘triangle formation’ over remote farm
UFOs filmed forming bizarre ‘triangle formation’ over remote farm
UFO investigators are excited by footage appearing to show three UFOs making a sustained triangle formation above a remote US farmland area in Everett, in the state of Washington.
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Five on Friday: 5 unusual natural world sightings in Singapore
Five on Friday: 5 unusual natural world sightings in Singapore
In our regular light-hearted look at what has been making the headlines, Ramesh William recalls some other rare sightings apart from the "fire rainbow" that set tongues wagging this week.
The water spout that was spotted near East Coast Park on Aug 6, 2016.
(Photo: Chua Chin Hon/TODAY
SINGAPORE: Folks on this sunny isle did not know what to make of a swirl of colours which emerged from behind some innocuous-looking clouds on Monday (Feb 20).
Was it a UFO? A sign from the heavens, perhaps?
Most people, however, just marvelled at a unique optical phenomenon known as a circumhorizontal arc, or - to the layman - a “fire rainbow”.
Looking suspiciously like a Tycho album cover (it would have been nice had it appeared during Laneway), people gave it all sorts of names from Paddle Pop rainbow to the Southern Lights.
Oh, the wit.
Speaking of optical phenomena, here are examples of the opposite: Sightings that are becoming familiar mainstays in various parts of the island to the point of boredom.
Rats (Bukit Batok), wild boars (Punggol), otters (Bishan, Marina Bay) and monitor lizards (no fixed abode) hardly elicit a second glance these days.
With that in mind, we thought we would go to the other end of the spectrum and showcase five rare natural world sightings that got us all in a tizzy.
1. DOUBLE RAINBOW DELIGHT
Two for the price of one. It is a bargain few Singaporeans can resist. Which is why when a double rainbow appeared last September, many whipped out their phones and set social media alight.
The science: A double rainbow occurs when the light is reflected twice in a raindrop - leading to two different reflections, coming from different angles.
Believed by some cultures to be a sign of good fortune, double rainbows are not altogether once-in-a-blue-moon rare.
There was one in July 2015 and also during the auspicious Chinese New Year period this year. But still, rare enough to cause a stir.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called on his Facebook fans to share their pics of the unique event during Chinese New Year festivities.
2.WELCOME BACK MALAYAN TAPIR
“If that’s a wild boar, why is it wearing diapers?” the driver asked, squinting.
“Erm, I dunno dear … maybe it has a weak bladder,” said her husband. “Taking precautions I guess. It’s so hard to find a loo around here.”
We will never know for sure if such a conversation took place along Changi Coastal Road on a balmy June night last year.
But one imagines it cannot be far from the incredulous chatter that would have occurred upon the sighting of a Malayan tapir - one that looked as if it was on a late-night mosey after a particularly heavy supper. Hey, we have all been there!
The Malayan tapir's biggest claim to fame in Singapore is that it is among the first animals you will see upon entering the zoo in Mandai (on the left, after the gift shop). And as for a sighting in the wild? Well, you would have to go back all the way to 1986 - on Pulau Ubin.
Forget the double rainbow, or even unicorns - this is a rare sighting. Goodness only knows when the last wild Malayan tapir made it to our mainland. The International Union for Conservation of Nature has said there are anywhere between 1,500 and 2,000 left in Malaysia.
And then after a fleeting glimpse, the Changi Malayan tapir vanished. Animal Concerns Research and Education Society (ACRES) said it most likely swam back to Malaysia.
Well, till next time then. Jumpa lagi.
3. WATERSPOUTING ABOUT
Do not be fooled by its innocent sounding name. Waterspouts can do some real damage and the video above can attest to its might.
Thankfully not much mayhem (apart from getting people all uber-excited) was caused when a larger-than-usual version turned up off East Coast Park in August 2016.
According to the National Environment Agency, there is an average of three waterspout occurrences reported over Singapore waters every year.
Singapore’s thunderstorm-prone climate makes it all the more susceptible to waterspouts, but one as massive as this is extremely rare.
Still, if you are hanging about Bedok Jetty chasing fish and you see something similar heading your way, you best be on your skates sharpish.
4. DOLPHINS, SWIMMING WILD
An Indo-Pacific humpback dolphin spotted off St John's Island in August 2015.
Dolphins in captivity have been in the spotlight in recent years in Singapore, with questions asked about their living conditions.
So when footage or photos appear of dolphins freewheeling with joy off Singapore’s shores, it definitely calls for beers all round.
The Wild Singapore site has, over the years, blogged about dolphin sightings in the vicinity of the Southern Islands. Wild dolphins were sighted off Raffles Lighthouse in 2006, and off St John’s Island and off Sisters Island in 2007. Dolphins were also seen near Singapore’s landfill island Pulau Semakau in 2009.
The most recent sighting of wild dolphins was in August 2015 when four Indo-Pacific humpback pink dolphins were seen off St John’s Island. Joseph Chng, who spotted the dolphins while out at sea, said he had to perform an emergency stop to prevent his boat from running down the cute things.
5. SUPERMOON
Nov 14, 2016: A date that will live long in infamy. That was when the moon was at its closest to Earth in nearly 70 years.
Why infamy? Well, because the supermoon was a damp squib for many of us. Although the moon was 35,400km closer, cloud cover that night meant there was very little big lunar action to be had.
Yet, from photos that did emerge, we know that there were plenty who lucked out and managed to snag photos of the swollen moon - except that it was early the next morning.
Most of us were still in bed. I was quite exhausted after spending most of the previous evening like a demented maniac, opening my bedroom window, peering out and then shutting it again every 10 minutes or so.
Skygazers will not be able to see the moon this big again until Nov 25, 2034. At least there is some breathing space before we are all left disappointed again.
Vous découvrirez avec stupéfaction que l’armée française détenait déjà en 1954 un ovni dans un blockhaus de bord de mer, mis sous haute surveillance militaire.
Une question se pose néanmoins : mais depuis combien de temps ?
Les USA avec plusieurs crashs d’ovnis récupérés, dont celui de Roswell, ne sont donc absolument pas les seuls a détenir des vaisseaux d’une autre technologie déjà durant la dernière guerre les nazis en avait récupéré au moins un. En septembre 1954 Marius Dewilde est témoin de l’atterrissage d’un vaisseau et de ses occupants, posé sur la voie ferrée près de sa maison de garde-barrière. Son histoire a défrayé la chronique à l’époque, et plus tard il a raconté son histoire dans un livre: « Ne résistez pas aux extra-terrestres ».
Nous sommes le vendredi 10 septembre 1954, il est environ 22 h 30. J’habite une petite maison à Quarouble, dans le nord de la France. C’est une maison de garde-barrière, donc très proche de la voie ferrée. Les « soucoupes volantes »? Connais pas ou plutôt, j’en entends parler comme tout le monde, mais pour moi, c’est de la foutaise……..
Je suis un homme simple, un ouvrier métallurgiste qui ne pense qu’a améliorer son confort. J’ai pu acheter une télévision: en 1954, ce n’est déjà pas si mal. Ce soir là, ma femme regardait le petit écran tandis que moi, je préférait lire mon journal, car en tant qu’ancien marin un article me passionnait, il s’agissait du drame de l’Abeille.
Soudain, Kiki, mon chien, s’est mis a aboyer d’une façon anormale depuis sa niche qui est à l’extérieur de la maison. – Qu’est-ce qui lui prend ? questionne ma femme.
– Je n’en sais rien, je vais aller voir. Je pose mon journal, prends une torche électrique et sors de la maison pendant que ma femme demeure assise devant le poste de télévision. Dehors, la nuit est sombre. Je ne vois qu’un écran noir. Je braque ma torche électrique sur Kiki, littéralement terrorisé, levant le museau vers le ciel pour « hurler a la mort ».
Je ne suis pas superstitieux, mais ce hurlement me colle un mauvais frisson sur la peau:
-Tais-toi !
Kiki obéit, mais en gémissant, comme s’il souffrait. J’observe les alentours que je balaie de ma torche électrique: rien de particulier! Je me dirige alors vers la droite de la maison qui est entourée par une palissade de 1 mètre 20 de hauteur, je l’ai construite moi-même pour empêcher les enfants et le chien d’aller traîner sur la voie ferrée. En arrivant près de la barrière, j’éteins la torche et satisfait un besoin naturel.
C’est alors que j’aperçois, sur ma gauche, une masse sombre posée sur les rails, a environ six ou sept mètres de moi. Je pense tout d’abord a un wagon mais, rapidement, je me rends compte que l’engin ressemble a tout ce que l’on pourrait imaginer sauf a un wagon ferroviaire.
Brusquement, derrière moi, près de la maison des bruits de pas… Je ne m’affole pas outre mesure car, souvent, des contrebandiers empruntent ce chemin, près de la maison, pour passer en Belgique. Le chien recommence a s’exciter, allant en tous sens, tirant sur sa chaîne. Des ombres se profilent et avancent vers moi.
J’ai trente-trois ans, ma taille est bien au-dessus de la moyenne, je pèse soixante-quinze kilos, je suis tout a fait sûr de ma force; ce sont probablement des gamins en maraude des chapardeurs de poulailler. Pourquoi songerais-je a des gamins ?
Pour deux raisons: ils en ont la taille et cherchent a fuir – sans précipitation d’ailleurs – en se dirigeant vers la porte de la palissade. D’un bond, je leur barre le chemin et braque sur eux le faisceau lumineux de ma torche. Stupéfaction! La lumière que je projette se réfléchit sur leur tête comme sur du verre. Ils sont vêtus d’une sorte de combinaison sombre qui semble être de la matière très souple.
Ma première idée: en ceinturer un. On dirait alors que cette pensée agressive (probablement captée) déclenche un rayon de lumière qui jaillit de la masse sombre posée sur les rails. Ce rayon m’enveloppe en me paralysant de la tête aux pieds. Je voudrais crier, bouger, impossible.
Seul mon cerveau fonctionne d’une manière on ne peut plus lucide. Je ressens des picotements dans tout le corps tandis que je vois et entends parfaitement.
Ils marchent sur la dalle de ciment, franchissent la porte de la palissade, se fondent dans la nuit, rejoignent la masse sombre posée sur la voie. Un bruit de porte a glissière me parvient et, bientôt, un sifflement qui s’intensifie. Je perçois un souffle tiède, très agréable a respirer, comme l’odeur des foins fraîchement coupés.
Le rayon lumineux disparaît et je retrouve, instantanément, l’usage de mes membres. Je vois alors l’engin – toujours une masse sombre – qui monte dans le ciel: peut-être à la verticale, environ trente ou quarante mètres. L’engin s’illumine peu a peu, devient fluorescent, orange, presque rouge. C’est fini. Il a disparu …
CHAPITRE 4 (le lendemain quelques heures après la déposition à la police)
Cela commence par une voix d’homme derrière moi. – Monsieur Dewilde ? Je me retourne
– Oui, c’est moi
– C’est pour la Voix du Nord. Pourriez-vous m’accorder une interview, s’il vous plaît?
Apres avoir pris des notes sur son carnet, le journaliste me scrute
– Vous devriez rentrer chez vous, monsieur Dewilde, il y a beaucoup de monde…
Beaucoup de monde: bel euphémisme ! Un cordon de police empêche une foule de curieux d’envahir le terrain qui entoure la maison. Dans celle-ci ma femme reçoit le commissaire Gouchet tandis que, dans le même instant, arrivent la gendarmerie de l’Air et la D.S.T. Et ce n’est pas fini, les « envahisseurs » ne sont pas les extraterrestres d’un mauvais feuilleton télévisé.. mais bien plutôt toutes les polices, y compris la police de l’Air de Lille et de Paris munies d’appareillages.
Ce qui se passe alors dépasse l’entendement humain et j’ai l’impression d’être transporté dans un monde démentiel ou les ordres fusent toutes parts, ou chacun réclame une priorite d’action: A cet égard, ce sont des militaires revétus d’une combinaison antiradiations qui s’imposent en tout premier lieu: mon locataire, toute ma famille et moi-même sommes soumis à la d étection des compteurs Geiger, ensuite c’est le tour des animaux et du terrain. Résultat de l’opération: « La radioactivite est supportable pour l’être humain et les animaux ».
La preuve est faite: L’ENDROIT OU L’ENGIN S’EST POSE EST RADIOACTIF !
Je ne devrais pas trop me réjouir de cette « preuve », elle va entraîner des conséquences désastreuses pour moi.
L’enquete sur les lieux est brusquement interrompue par une rumeur houleuse venant de la foule maintenue par le cordon de police. A cette rumeur s’ajoute un grincement strident suivi d’un grondement lourd.
Le premier moment de surprise passe, la Police et l’Armée tirent les conclusions de ce nouveau phénomène, plus « rationnel » que l’atterrissage dont j’ai été témoin: un train, en passant lentement pour ne pas provoquer d’accident parmi l’attroupement, a provoque un affaissement de la voie (le grondement sourd) tandis que ses roues patinaient sur les rails (le grincement strident).
L’affaissement s’est produit à l’endroit même ou l’astronef s’était posé quelques heures plus tôt.
Le machiniste immobilise sa locomotive, met pied a terre pour aller téléphoner tandis que les enquêteurs, stupéfaits, constatent une friabilite anormale de la voie et du ballast.
Quelques instants plus tard , le machiniste s’écrie: – Le téléphone ne fonctionne pas!
– Je sais, dis-je, il ne fonctionne plus depuis l’atterrissage.
– Qu’est-ce que c’est encore que cette histoire? gronde une voix aux mâles accents militaires.
Cette voix ne dira plus rien dès que celui qui en a l’usage constatera que les piles sont neuves et paradoxalement vidées.
Je ne peux alors résister au plaisir de lui montrer ma torche électrique et mon poste transistor! Il compare, rumine, tente de ne rien laisser paraître sur un front soucieux et qui se voudrait intelligent, mais derriére lequel il n’y a que le vide de l’incompréhension !
Prés de la voie, un officier attire l’attention de tous:
– Venez voir ici! Il y a un creux, une sorte de cuvette sur une longueur d’au moins six métres, il y a également des traces sur le travers du ballast et des entailles sur les traverses des rails.
Les preuves s’accumulent et, bizarrement, chaque fois qu’un nouvel élément accrédite mes declarations, j’ai la désagreable sensation de poser le pied sur les marches d’un escalier qui descendrait aux enfers.
Je sais, désormais, que la précognition n’est pas un vain mot!.
CHAPITRE SIXIEME (quelques jours plus tard)
Werner Von Braun n’est pas l’inventeur des V.1 et V.2…….
Le temps s’écoulait mais j’en perdais pratiquement la notion. Depuis combien de temps étais-je dans cet endroit bizarre ou l’on enfermait, indifféremment, aussi bien les fous, « les individus dangereux » que les lepreux? 4, 5, 6 jours? Comment savoir avec ces piqûres journalieres qui me maintenaient dans un etat semi-comateux. Et toujours les interrogatoires, la sempiternelle question: Vous n’avez pas tout dit, n’est-ce pas ?
Un matin, la porte s’ouvre:
– Habillez-vous Dewilde, on y va.
Ou ? Quelle importance! Je me sens habité par une espèce de fatalisme a toute epreuve, car l’échéance est fatale: Je m’en sortirai, d’une manière ou d’une autre, sans avoir a intervenir personnellement. Quant à expliquer ce sentiment, cela m’est impossible: je sais, voila tout.
Une nouvelle fois,le fourgon. Une heure de route. Je n’ai ni ceinture ni lacets.
En descendant du fourgon, je découvre un camp militaire qui est, en fait, une ancienne prison civile. La fête continue: médecins, interrogatoires, piqûres. Je me souviens du conseil de l’infirmier « l’individu classé dangereux » se fait doux comme un agneau, mais il ne rajoute rien a ses dépositions précédentes.
Durant trois jours, c’est l’habituel carrousel: hopital, camp militaire, camp militaire, hopital: Ils sont inlassables. Moi aussi.
Ils optent enfin pour le camp militaire où le médecin est un commandant qui officie dans le service du professeur Merle d’Aubigne. J’y demeure quelques jours.
Aujourd’hui, en 1980, je me demande si les autorités qui me détenaient n’ont pas commis une regrettable erreur en me laissant parler à un autre détenu, lui aussi classé « dangereux » ou « fou », et avec lequel j’ai longuement conversé, il ne m’a paru ni dangereux, ni fou. Il s’agit du savant Georges Claude qui voulut vendre son invention a la France, laquelle refusa parce qu’elle jugeait cette invention aussi inutile que coûteuse. Georges Claude trouva acquéreur en Allemagne et les nazis attribuèrent la paternité de l’invention à Werner von Braun !
On m’accuse, maintenant de trahison ! me dit Georges Claude.
Mais si j’ai trahi, pourquoi n’informe-t-on pas l’opinion publique ?
– Parce que j’aurais mon mot a dire!
Intéressante digression, non ?
Est-ce bien cela que vous avez vu ? Electrochocs, penthotal, séances d’hypnose, finalement, a mon insu, j’ai probablement parlé. Mais n’anticipons pas. On m’eveille en pleine nuit, on m’emmène jusqu’au fourgon qui, a l’aube, stoppe au bord de la mer. Laquelle ? Je n’en sais rien. Je suis encore sous l’effet des « calmants ». J’entends cependant le bruit des vagues dans l’obscurité de la nuit et je respire, à pleins poumons, l’air salin.
On me pousse vers des marches que je descends, me voici devant un blockhaus surveillé, gardé par des fusiliers marins. L’officier qui m’accompagne désigne des meurtrières dans la masse de béton.
– Regardez a l’intérieur.
J’obtempère tanisé, je n’en crois pas mes yeux.
L’officier me murmure a l’oreille:
– Est-ce bien cela que vous avez vu ? Dans une grande pièce à l’intérieur de l’édifice, je vois un énorme engin de forme lenticulaire, long d’environ dix mètres et parfaitement éclairé.
Je l’observe tandis qu’il se situe en contrebas par rapport à mon angle de vision.
– Est-ce que l’engin que vous avez vu ressemble a celui-ci ? insiste l’officier.
Je déglutis difficilement. – Il m’est impossible de répondre affirmativement, car je n’ai vu aucun détail lors de la nuit du 10 septembre, sinon la forme approximative de l’engin.
A ma grande surprise, l’officier semble se contenter de cette réponse. Il me laisse tout a mon observation qui ne durera pas moins de trente minutes, après quoi, on m’a ramené chez moi, à Quarouble.
Etait-ce bien la fin du cauchemar ?
***** L’armée récupère la boite*****
Il n’y avait pas un quart d’heure que j’étais de retour à Quarouble qu’une Jeep de l’armée de Terre s’arrêtait devant la maison. A son bord: un commandant, un capitaine et deux hommes de troupe en armes. Suivi de près par le capitaine, le commandant s’approcha: – Monsieur Dewilde, donnez-nous la boite.
– La boite ? Quelle boite ?
– Allons… vous savez bien la boite
– Je ne sais pas de quoi vous parlez.
– Nous savons ou elle se trouve, monsieur Dewilde.
– Eh bien, dans ce cas, vous n’avez qu’a la prendre.
Le commandant eut un sourire circonspect.
– C’est ce que nous allons faire. A mon grand étonnement, je vis les deux officiers et les deux soldats se diriger vers la cave. Ils réapparurent quelques instants plus tard avec la boite !
– Monsieur Dewilde, déclare le commandant, on vous paiera cet objet. On vous le paiera très cher. La somme que vous recevrez sera vraiment très importante.
Je n’ai plus jamais entendu parler de la boite, quant à l’argent promis par le commandant, celui-ci a du oublier de me le faire parvenir…
Churchill reportedly quashed UFO sighting to avoid panic
Churchill reportedly quashed UFO sighting to avoid panic
Editor, the Tribune:Many thanks to Rudi Keller for his excellent articles on Winston Churchill’s essay on space, alien life, atomic bombs and several other matters of great scientific importance.
An online search regarding the essay included a New York Times article titled “Winston Churchill Wrote of Alien Life in a Lost Essay,” which described Churchill’s deep concern regarding UFOs. The article notes that Churchill was so enthralled with the likelihood of life on other planets “that he even ordered a suspected sighting of an unidentified flying object by the Royal Air Force to be kept secret for 50 years to avoid ‘mass panic.’”
Interestingly, an Aug. 5, 2010, BBC News report quoted Nick Pope, a former UFO investigator for Britain’s Ministry of Defence, as saying, “What happened is that a scientist whose grandfather was one of his (Churchill’s) bodyguards said look, Churchill and Eisenhower got together to cover up this phenomenal UFO sighting that was witnessed by an RAF crew on their way back from a bombing raid. The reason apparently was because Churchill believed it would cause mass panic and it would shatter people’s religious views.”
From the 1950s to 2009, the British Ministry of Defence collected more than 5,000 pages of UFO reports and related documents. The ministry’s UFO inquiry desk was closed in 2009, and the files were made available on the British National Archives Website.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – It’s a story of cosmic proportions that’s throwing the astronomy community into orbit. On Wednesday, NASA announced the discovery of 7 Earth-sized planets orbiting a dwarf star 40 light years away, in a system they're calling TRAPPIST-1.
Astronomy experts say 3 of those 7 planets are orbiting in the habitable zone, where conditions are optimum for liquid water to exist.
“That star seems to have a Goldilocks Zone or a habitable zone,” says Dave DeBruyn, astronomy specialist at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. “Which is quite large too by comparison to a lot of other stars that have been investigated.”
They are all orbiting a red dwarf star much smaller than the star we orbit.
“It’s 8% as massive as our sun. That’s as small as stars can go,” says Lawrence Molnar, astronomy professor, Calvin College. “It might be quite common to have large groups of planets around these small stars and these small stars are one of the most common stars around.”
And since dwarf stars burn dimmer, their life span is infinitely longer.
“Stars this small, live so long that no one has ever died,” says Molnar.
Many scientists are hopeful to one day find the existence of life on other worlds like the newly discovered planets.
The truth is out there, and science may now know just where to look.
"They of course have been looking for other worlds out there similar to ours and they keep on finding them. It becomes more evident every day that there could be something out there," says Bill Konkolesky with the Michigan Chapter of the Mutual UFO Network.
"It's a subject that's fascinated me since I was a little kid and here I am 76 years old and still doing it," said DeBruyn.
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Weird Lights Over Korean City Have People Talking About Aliens
Weird Lights Over Korean City Have People Talking About Aliens
Strange columns of yellow light disrupted the peaceful night sky. Over the last week, hundreds of residents complained about the light’s appearance. For three nights, the illumination settled over Busan, South Korea. With over 3.6 million people, the second largest city in the country always has people staring at the sky. Video footage of the phenomenon has led to claims about UFOs, black holes, and squid.
Most of the internet’s interest in the occurrence relates to the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The organization operates the Large Hadron Collider. The collider is the largest and most powerful machine on the planet. Its purpose is to slam particles together, just below light speed, in order to learn more about physics. However, opponents claim that by conducting these experiments, CERN places everyone on Earth in jeopardy. The main fear is that the powerful magnets along the 16-mile long track could inadvertently create a black hole. That hole would quickly swallow the Earth. These same advocates who oppose CERN claim the lights above Busan result from the start of the world-ending black hole.
Alternatively, others believe that the lights are UFOs observing the tensions between North and South Korea. Some researchers believe the presence of aliens in the area indicates that Korea will be the site of the apocalypse. Additionally, a subset of this group believes the lights are actually god-like entities that travel through space without ships. Based on calls fielded by police in Busan, many adherents to the CERN and UFO theories live in the city.
However, there is a more pedestrian explanation for the lights that does not involve aliens or the end of the world. Rather, these backers claim that fishing boats are the reason for the moving lights in the sky. Busan is South Korea’s busiest port. This also happens to be one of the busiest squid fishing times of the year. According to a representative from the Busan Regional Weather Bureau, lights from the squid boats reflected off ice crystals in the air to form “light poles.” Additionally, he said such anomalies are common on the country’s eastern coast. Nevertheless, skepticism remains for many due to the synchronized movement of the lights. These movements do not match the movements of the fishing vessels.
Earlier this week, we brought you reportsof an alien's plans to land a UFO on Bourbon Street on Fat Tuesday. Should you happen to spot the alien — or a UFO at any other time — Reginald Buck, Louisiana's state director of Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), is ready to document your sighting.
Buck has been involved in UFO investigation since 2009, when a mysterious object appeared outside his window on a flight from Laredo, Texas, to Houston.
"The sun was setting in the west behind us, and I saw this thing pass right by the plane, very close to my window," he recalls. "It was a perfect sphere ... a little bit bigger than a grapefruit, but not as big as a basketball.
"My first thought was, 'That doesn't belong here.' My second thought was, 'If that would have hit the plane I'd be dead right now.'"
Buck was always interested in UFOs, but his sighting kicked a hobby into high gear, prompting him to join MUFON and become one of its investigators.
With two other investigators in Louisiana, Buck checks out about four reports of UFOs each month. Using research, phone calls and interviews, investigators basically go through a process of debunking. They look at weather patterns, check whether the International Space Station was visible that night, ask around to see if anyone in the area used a drone (a particular issue in this state, where Buck says drones often are used for deer hunting), and do everything possible to find a reasonable explanation for what the person saw.
"You want to try to get rid of all the regular things, all the basic stuff ... [to call it] an unidentified flying object," Buck says.
Surprisingly, Buck is kind of an agnostic about whether UFOs come from aliens. He thinks there could be any number of explanations, including alternate dimensions, previously unobserved occurrences here on Earth and more.
"We just know that the phenomenon itself is a real thing. People see things they don't understand. They see them in the ground, they see them in the air, they see them on the water and in the oceans," he says. "As far as we know there's nothing man-made or terrestrial that can do the things that a lot of these reported things can do. ... [Sometimes] the alien hypothesis is really the only thing that fits."
To become an investigator, Buck joined MUFON, acquired its official investigator's manual and took a written exam. There's also a background check and and training with a more experienced investigator. The group is nationwide and always looking for more help; in Louisiana aspiring investigators can visit the organization's Facebook page for more information. Be warned, it's a volunteer gig — in his day job, Buck is a corporate trainer for oil and gas companies.
And if you're convinced you saw a UFO at some point in the past, MUFON welcomes entries to its historical database. Though Buck says there's not a lot he can do with sightings from prior decades, people report them in great detail more often than you'd think and they sometimes can be cross-referenced with other entries to create a more complete picture of the incident.
Despite a lot of duds, including false sightings of Chinese lanterns and lights from neighbor's parties, Buck says every so often he'll run across something truly unexplainable.
"[Being an investigator is] not as exciting as some people think it is," he says. "But every once in a while, something will happen and you'll think 'wow, this is kinda cool.'"
REAL MEN IN BLACK FILMED IN A HOTEL AFTER A REPORTED UFO SIGHTING
REAL MEN IN BLACK FILMED IN A HOTEL AFTER A REPORTED UFO SIGHTING
This was a real incident: Those two guys, dressed in black suits wearing black hats with no eyebrows, entered a hotel after a UFO Sighting was reported to the police. Watch the whole story in the video.
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“Tesla’s torsievelden ontdekt boven Bosnische piramides”
“Tesla’s torsievelden ontdekt boven Bosnische piramides”
Piramides zijn energieversterkers die informatie versturen via de zon. Dat schrijft dr. Sam Osmanagich in de krant Sarajevo Times.
Volgens hem zijn Tesla’s torsievelden ontdekt boven de top van de Bosnische Zonnepiramide.
Dergelijke velden zouden sneller dan het licht reizen en wijzen op het bestaan van een kosmisch internet dat kan worden gebruikt voor supersnelle intergalactische communicatie.
Sneller dan het licht
De scalaire of staande golven die in torsievelden ontstaan reizen sneller dan het licht, aldus Osmanagich. “Tot wel 10 miljard keer sneller.”
De torsievelden kunnen volgens hem ieder hemellichaam passeren zonder energie te verspillen.
Ze kunnen dus grote afstanden afleggen zonder dat er informatie verloren gaat of beschadigt raakt.
Kwarts
“De zon geeft ons niet alleen warmte en energie, maar ook informatie,” zei hij. “Ze reageert op ons DNA en zuivert ons.”
In termen van energie is de piramide de meest krachtige geometrische vorm, merkte hij op. “Boven een krachtige energieplek wordt de piramide een energieversterker.”
Tijdens opgravingen werden rond de Zonnepiramide grote hoeveelheden kwarts gevonden. “Het is bekend dat kwarts energieën opvangt en versterkt,” zei Osmanagich.
Energiestraal
Hij merkte op dat natuurkundigen, antropologen en geluidsdeskundigen al sinds 2010 onderzoek doen naar de Bosnische piramides.
“Diverse teams hebben onder meer een energiestraal boven de Bosnische Zonnepiramide ontdekt met een frequentie van 28 kHz,” zei hij.
Herziening
Uit onderzoek is volgens hem gebleken dat de straal gericht is op de zon.
De definitie van de kosmos is in zijn ogen aan herziening toe. “We leven in een elektrisch universum waarin alles is gebaseerd op geladen deeltjes,” zei Osmanagich, die niet gelooft in de oerknaltheorie.
“De kosmos is onbeperkt en onderdeel van een eindeloos aantal andere universa,” besloot hij. “We zijn allemaal onderdeel van het kosmische internet.”
Russian soldiers zapped by aliens after shooting down UFO, declassified CIA report claims
Russian soldiers zapped by aliens after shooting down UFO, declassified CIA report claims
RUSSIAN military shot down a UFO before they were attacked and killed by the surviving aliens, it is sensationally claimed in a declassified CIA report.
The shocking report, which includes claims that 23 soldiers were turned into stone by the aliens in the UFO after they transformed into a ball of light, was buried among thousands of declassified files published online by the US intelligence agency.
The report in question, created on March 27 1993, is a translation by the CIA of a report from the Ukrainian newspaper Ternopil vechirniy.
The newspaper report said that after Mikhail Gorbachev lost power in 1991, many KGB files made their way to the CIA, including an alleged 250-page dossier on the bizarre UFO attack, which included pictures and witness testimonies.
The report suggested that a low flying flying saucer had appeared over a military unit in training in Siberia, before one of the soldiers fired a surface to air missile, bringing it down.
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The UFO was said to have been shot down by Russian soldiers.
CIA
The now declassified CIA report with the extraordinary claims.
It said: "Five short humanoids with large heads and large black eyes got out.”
Two soldiers are said to have survived, who described how, after emerging from the debris, the five beings merged into a brilliant white spherical ball of light that buzzed and hissed.
It then exploded, and as it did 23 soldiers who stood watching were turned into stone, the report claimed.
The two survivors had been in a shaded area, it said.
Five short humanoids with large heads and large black eyes got out.
CIA report
The report said: "The KGB report goes on to say that the remains of the 'petrified soldiers' were transferred to a secret research institution near Moscow.
"Specialists assume that a source of energy still unknown to Earthlings instantly changed the structure of the soldiers living organisms, having transformed it into a substance whose molecular structure was no different to limestone.
"A CIA representative stated: 'if the KGB file corresponds to reality, this is an extremely menacing case.
"The aliens possess such weapons and technology that go beyond all our assumptions'."
It is not explained in the document why the CIA held a translation of the Ukrainian newspaper report on file.
However, the translated newspaper report contained in the declassified CIA file said the source of the information had come from the Canadian Weekly World News, which was known at the time for publishing outlandish and fictional news headlines.
According to UFO website anf YouTube channel Lionsground, "you have to be careful about what the CIA publishes online, as it could be misinformation."
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CIA-document: Russische soldaten ‘veranderd in steen’ nadat ze vliegende schotel neerschoten
CIA-document: Russische soldaten ‘veranderd in steen’ nadat ze vliegende schotel neerschoten
In een vrijgegeven CIA-document valt te lezen dat Russische soldaten die een UFO neerschoten ‘in steen werden veranderd door aliens’.
In het geopenbaarde document wordt gesteld dat 23 soldaten werden gedood door vijf aliens die in een vliegende schotel zaten die in 1993 boven Siberië uit de lucht werd geschoten.
Het stuk, dat op de officiële website van de CIA kan worden gevonden, is een vertaling van een artikel uit een Oekraïense krant.
Oefening
Volgens de krant beschikte de KGB over een 250 pagina’s tellend dossier over de aanval, dat onder meer afbeeldingen en getuigenverklaringen bevat, onthult de Daily Express.
De vliegende schotel zou zijn verschenen op het moment dat een militaire eenheid in Siberië was voor een oefening.
Eén van de soldaten zou het object met een luchtdoelraket hebben neergehaald. “Vijf kleine humanoïden met grote hoofden en grote zwarte ogen stapten uit,” schreef de krant.
Lichtbol
Naar verluidt overleefden slechts twee soldaten het incident.
De vijf wezens kwamen volgens de krant uit het gecrashte toestel en vuurden een lichtbol af waarna 23 soldaten ‘in steen’ veranderden.
Het rapport van de KGB vermeldt dat de resten van de soldaten werden overgebracht naar een geheim onderzoeksinstituut nabij Moskou.
Onbekende energiebron
“Experts nemen aan dat de structuur van het lichaam van de soldaten werd veranderd door een energiebron die voor ons nog onbekend is,” klinkt het.
De CIA merkte in een voetnoot op: “Als het rapport van de KGB strookt met de werkelijkheid, is dit een extreem bedreigend voorval.”
In het document wordt niet uitgelegd waarom de CIA een vertaling van een Oekraïens krantenartikel bewaarde.
WAT ALS JE VOOR EEN DEEL BUITENAARDS BENT? ( VIDEO )
WAT ALS JE VOOR EEN DEEL BUITENAARDS BENT? ( VIDEO )
Er zijn mensen die zich hier op aarde niet thuis voelen en die ergens diep van binnen weten dat ze geen “normale” mensen zijn.
Zo iemand is de Canadese Lisa die niet alleen dat gevoel heeft, maar er ook van overtuigd is dat ze een mengsel is tussen mens deel, en buitenaards, een zogenaamde menselijke hybride.
Vaak worden met hybrides kinderen bedoeld van mensen die ontvoerd zijn geweest door buitenaardsen en door deze zijn bevrucht, waardoor er een menselijke hybride ontstaat.
De menselijke eigenschappen voeren vaak de boventoon en de buitenaardse zijn meer “slapend” aanwezig. De hybriden zelf voelen meestal zelf haarfijn dat ze anders zijn en dat ze eigenlijk niet thuis horen op deze aarde.
Vaak kun je het aan de ogen zien en wanneer deze hybriden je aankijken heb je het gevoel alsof ze in het diepst van je ziel kunnen kijken. Vaak hebben de hybriden uittredingen, waarbij ze de ruimte in gaan en contact hebben met hun buitenaardse oorsprong.
Hybriden hebben ook een ongekende intuïtie en zijn dikwijls in staat om telepathisch te communiceren vanwege hun buitenaardse eigenschappen en kunnen dan ook gedachten lezen van mensen zonder dat er een woord tegen wordt gesproken.
Lisa vertoont al deze eigenschappen en voor haar is het eigenlijk vanzelfsprekend dat ze voor een deel buitenaards is.
Lisa heeft er voor het eerst in toegestemd om voor een camera te komen om te spreken over haar ervaringen. Dit interview staat hieronder en aangezien ze alleen Frans spreekt, worden haar woorden vertaald door de UFO onderzoeker Luigi Vendittelli die afkomstig is uit Montreal in Canada.
Het verhaal begint al voor de geboorte van Lisa toen haar moeder ’s middags even ging liggen omdat ze moe was toen ze acht maanden zwanger was.
Nauwelijks was ze op bed gaan liggen, of ze was volledig verlamd en kon helemaal niets meer. Door de muur van de kamer zag ze een soort object de kamer in komen vliegen en even later zag ze twee kleine grijze zogenaamde Gray Aliens aan haar bed staan.
Ze wist wat ze zeiden ook al spraken ze niet woordelijk. Ze hadden een discussie of zij (de moeder van Lisa) nu wel of niet klaar was. De moeder smeekte hen om niets met haar te doen en weg te gaan, wat ze uiteindelijk ook deden.
De moeder had tijdens haar zwangerschap de normale onderzoeken gehad en men wist dus dat ze één kind zou baren, hetgeen dan ook prompt een maand later gebeurde toen ze een jongen kreeg.
De dokter had de kraamkamer alweer verlaten toen hij met spoed werd teruggeroepen omdat er nog een baby was. Tot op de dag van vandaag is dit volgens de artsen onmogelijk omdat bij eerdere scans duidelijk was gebleken dat er maar één baby was.
En zo werd Lisa geboren.
Lisa heeft heel duidelijk het gevoel dat ze hier op aarde is voor een bepaalde reden. Dat er iets is dat ze moet gaan doen. Dat er dingen moeten veranderen en dat dit geen gemakkelijk proces gaat worden.
Een variatie van het verhaal van Lisa is dat van Bridget. Over deze vrouw schreven wij vorig jaar een artikel en ook zij is moeder van hybride kinderen, met dit verschil dat haar kinderen niet op aarde wonen, maar bij buitenaardsen.
Degene die daar antwoorden op heeft, is Bridget Nielsen. Zij zegt dat buitenaardsen in het verleden uiteraard hetzelfde soort fouten hebben gemaakt als de mensen nu doen en daardoor in allerlei problemen terecht zijn gekomen.
Problemen waardoor ze moeite hebben met onder andere voortplanting en daarom naar de aarde zijn gekomen om materiaal af te nemen van een ras dat dit nog wel kan, de mens.
De buitenaardsen waar Bridget dan over spreekt zijn de Gray Aliens, afkomstig van het sterrenbeeld Zeta Reticuli.
Ook zijzelf is vanaf de leeftijd van drie jaar meegenomen naar de buitenaardse schepen en zegt dat ze het altijd een spannend avontuur vond. Het schijnt dat de Grays gebruikmaken van mensen uit bepaalde families. Hierdoor kan het bijvoorbeeld voorkomen dat oma is meegenomen, haar kind en vervolgens haar kleinkind. Dit zou als reden hebben dat bepaalde families genetisch gezien heel geschikt zijn voor wat de Grays willen.
Wat Bridget zegt, is dat de ontvoerden tegenwoordig veel beter worden behandeld door de Grays dan vroeger. Waar het op neerkomt, is dat het voor beide partijen een soort leerproces is, waar uiteindelijk iedereen beter van wordt.
Dan word het fascinerend want klaarblijkelijk nemen de Grays eicellen van vrouwen waarmee ze dan kinderen gaan "bouwen".
Bridget is dan ook moeder van diverse door de Grays gemaakte kinderen die ze dan in haar dromen of tijdens trips naar de ruimteschepen ontmoet.
Op de volgende foto zie je Bridget met de tekeningen van enkele van haar kinderen.
Er zijn inmiddels zo’n vijf verschillende hybriderassen gemaakt, maar de bedoeling van deze buitenaardse kinderen is dat ze naar de aarde zullen komen om zicht te vermengen met normale aardse kinderen waardoor dan het zesde hybrideras zal ontstaan.
Tot die tijd verblijven de kinderen die “freelancers” worden genoemd op de grote buitenaardse schepen in de buurt.
Volgens Bridget waren de beroemde Phoenix Lights een voorbeeld van het passeren van één van die grote schepen.
Dit alles en nog veel meer vertelt Bridget in het navolgende interview. Wie meer wil weten over de hybride kinderen verwijzen wij naar de website van Bridget, de Hybrid Children Community.
INDIASE BOEING 777 VERLIEST CONTACT MET VERKEERSLEIDING DOO UFO ( VIDEO )
INDIASE BOEING 777 VERLIEST CONTACT MET VERKEERSLEIDING DOO UFO ( VIDEO )
Enkele dagen geleden is een Boeing 777 met meer dan 300 passagiers onderweg van India naar Engeland als boven Duitsland alle contact met de verkeersleiding wegvalt.
Er worden onmiddellijk een aantal jets de lucht ingestuurd om poolshoogte te nemen en gelukkig werd enige tijd later de communicatie hersteld en is alles goed afgelopen, maar…
Voor passagiers in een groot verkeerstoestel ergens hoog boven de wolken is het niet bepaald een geruststellende gedachte dat alle communicatie van de bemanning met de verkeersleiding wegvalt.
En dat is precies wat er enkele dagen geleden gebeurde boven Duitsland met het volgende toestel van JET Airways uit India.
Het vliegtuig was onderweg van Mumbai naar Londen Heathrow toen er boven Duitsland gedurende een periode van 33 minuten alle communicatie met de verkeersleiding plotsklaps wegviel.
De normale procedure in een dergelijk geval is dat er onmiddellijk enkele militaire jets op af worden gestuurd om de zaak te onderzoeken. Dit gebeurde ook nu en enkele Duitse Typhoon jets vertrokken richting Boeing.
Wat er daarna gebeurde, werd gefilmd vanuit een ander passagierstoestel wat iets achter en wat hoger vloog dan de Indiase Boeing. Naar verluidt betreft het hier een toestel van British Airways.
Op een gegeven moment zie je aan de linkerkant van het Indiase toestel de eerste Duitse Typhoon verschijnen, maar na ongeveer 1 minuut en 33 seconden in de video zie je ook iets bewegen in een wolk links van de toestellen.
En wat je verder wel of niet gelooft, er vliegt iets in die wolk wat alleen omschreven kan worden als een UFO. Het is een onbekend en niet geïdentificeerd object.
De maatschappij JET Airways gaf de volgende verklaring:
Het contact was verloren voor iets meer dan een paar minuten en zoals gebruikelijk krijgt de bemanning de schuld. Er wordt gesuggereerd dat ze een verkeerde frequentie geselecteerd zouden hebben.
Wat echter een bekend verschijnsel is wanneer er UFO’s in de buurt zijn, is dat er elektrische storingen optreden. In dit geval wordt duidelijk een UFO in de buurt van het toestel waargenomen op het moment dat het radiocontact is verbroken.
Waarschijnlijk is de UFO er vandoor gegaan toen de jets naderden en hebben deze dan ook geen last gehad van communicatieproblemen, maar wat is de kans op een communicatiestoring van een modern verkeersvliegtuig op het moment dat er een UFO bij het toestel vliegt zonder deze twee zaken met elkaar gerelateerd zouden zijn?
Ongetwijfeld zal later onderzoek uitwijzen dat óf de bemanning een fout gemaakt heeft óf dat er sprake was van een onbekende technische storing, maar onderstaande beelden zullen (helaas) echt niet gebruikt gaan worden als mogelijke oorzaak. Ja, intern zeker, maar het publiek zal een ander verhaal op de mouw worden gespeld zoals gebruikelijk.
Navolgend eerst een korte video, waarin de UFO is omcirkeld zodat deze duidelijk zichtbaar is en daarna een iets uitgebreidere versie zoals die gemaakt is door de bemanning van het British Airways toestel.
Glowing Disk Seen Over Cloud Observing People Below, Singapore, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Glowing Disk Seen Over Cloud Observing People Below, Singapore, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 2017 Location of sighting:Singapore A UFO hid above the clouds in Singapore yesterday. You can see its disk lit up easily and a rainbow reflection coming from it. If the person had a infrared camera, 100% detail would be visible and infrared cameras are capable of cutting out the reflecting light and only seeing the UFO and cloud under it. IR is the one sure way to view these kinds of UFOs...cloud hiding UFOs I mean. Scott C. Waring BBC News States:
A rare cloud phenomenon over Singapore has delighted people in the city-state. The multi-coloured glow appeared in the sky on Monday in the late afternoon, lasting for about 15 minutes, and was seen across the island. Media reports said it was likely a fire rainbow, which occurs when sunlight refracts through ice-crystal clouds. Others have also said it could have been cloud iridescence, which happens when water droplets or crystals scatter light. "It started as a small orange circle and then grew bigger and bigger till all the colours came out... It lasted for about 15 minutes and it slowly went off. She said "all the children in the school, some parents, and other staff were very excited and commenting that it was very, very rare to see such a beautiful and unique rainbow". The phenomenon prompted jokes online, with many comparing it to a Paddle Pop, a rainbow-coloured frozen dessert popular in Australia and Asia. "The rainbow bridge is broken," joked one Facebook user, while another person asked: "Is this a case of Monday Rainbows?!"
Same UFO From 1996 Shows Up At Space Station Yesterday! NASA Live Camera, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Same UFO From 1996 Shows Up At Space Station Yesterday! NASA Live Camera, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting:Feb 23, 2017
Location of sighting: Space Station
Check out this tiny UFOs shooting around the space station this week. One of them is of extreme interest, because we have seen in before in the infrared footage from the NASA tether incident (Feb 1996 STS-75 raw footage). Its a living creature guys. It the old 1996 footage it grows and shrinks like its a jellyfish when it swims. Remarkable catch by Streetcap1 of Youtube.
Scott C. Waring-Taiwan
Streetcap1 states:
Now don't let another channel steal this and call it ufos. Remember Streetcap1 did not call these ufos. When another poster puts their spin on my post, I get the heat and it's really not that fair. You know what, I'm just posting interesting and cool stuff that I find because I enjoy doing that. SC1.
Alien Entrance At Top Of Hill In Las Vegas, Nevada Is Fenced Off Area! No Way In, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Alien Entrance At Top Of Hill In Las Vegas, Nevada Is Fenced Off Area! No Way In, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of video: Feb 2017 Location of video: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA This is the location of the UFOs appearing from the hill top. The hill is completely surrounded by a fence and getting in looks difficult, but not impossible. Stevens on his way to finding a way to the top, which is an entrance to an underground base area. If he focuses his thoughts downward in a open and relaxed way, he may establish mental contact with the aliens and they may come up or take him down for a meet and greet session. (Check out Steven Barones Videos On Youtube.) If any readers out there live in Las Vegas and find a way up there, post the video of it on Youtube and send the URL to me at @SCWbooks on Twitter. I would love to post it here. Scott C. Waring Steven Barone states:
I shot this video from my backyard in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas, Nevada on the night of February 21, 2017, and during the day of February 8, 2017. I had to put this video out. Too many people believe that the lights on this hill are off-road vehicles. There is no way that is possible. The land on this small mountain is under BLM control. It is also very close to National Conservation land. Riding any motorized vehicles is strictly forbidden and carries a huge fine if caught. A local friend climbed it twice looking for evidence of motorized vehicles and found only his own footprints. Whatever these are they are extremely strange. I have videos of the same objects lining up in the air (as many as 12 or 13 of them) in a perfectly horizontal row which would be impossible if they were on the ground. I have checked and double checked and no clubs, businesses or anybody else has been riding up there. The only legal place to drive off-road vehicles is about 30 miles from here out at the Nellis Dunes. My wife, me and our dog attempted to climb it a couple weeks ago so I could prove the soil up there was undisturbed but we couldn't find any way to get up there. I believe that the lights are very similar to the "Marfa Lights" in Texas.
Why? Because the astronomers who made the discovery believe some of the planets may have liquid water. And on Earth, wherever there is liquid water, there is life.
But we believe we can look much closer to Earth for potential candidates for evidence of extraterrestrial life, as we state this month in the International Journal of Astrobiology.
Recent discoveries by the NASA Voyager and Cassini space missions infer the presence of liquid oceans beneath a sea ice crust on some of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
These provide the most likely sites for finding extraterrestial life in our solar system.
Just like on Earth
The independent scientist James Lovelock, best known for developing the Gaia hypothesis, was contracted to NASA in the 1960s to develop atmospheric and planetary sensors for the Viking probes subsequently deployed to Mars in 1975.
Following a precursory Earth-based assessment, Lovelock theorised that the red planet was likely devoid of life because of atmospheric chemical equilibrium. In contrast, Earth’s atmosphere is in dynamic flux due to the biological activity that takes place on the surface.
Notwithstanding the continued ambiguity as to whether or not life is, or ever has been, present on Mars, Lovelock set a powerful precedent for the emerging field of astrobiology – the comparative approach with Earth in the search for extra-terrestrial life.
Energy and life
In our endeavour to answer the question of whether we are alone in the Universe, we have a solitary clue: “follow the energy”.
Earth is our only point of reference, and life on Earth requires energy – thermal energy for melting water and chemical energy for maintaining life. That’s it. Just two forms of energy define the cosmic imperative for life as we know it.
But ironically, we do not know when, where or how life originated on Earth.
What we do know is that the oldest and most abundant life forms on the planet are microorganisms. Biological adaptation is not restricted by structural simplicity, because microbes occupy every conceivable ecological niche on Earth.
If we accept the simple prokaryotic cell as being life’s universal blueprint, then ET is either an amalgamation of microbes or is still a microbe.
Follow the energy = follow the water
The mandate to “follow the energy” is synonymous with “follow the water”. The recent discovery of evidence of liquid water on the surface of Mars is therefore intriguing, but there is a lot more of it on Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus.
These moons are compelling targets for astrobiology because of the inferred presence of oceans beneath a sea ice crust that have persisted over geological time scales.
A new interpretation of data collected by the Cassini spacecraft suggests that the ocean beneath the ice on Enceladus is not just confined to the south polar region. Like Europa, it is global.
An artist’s rendering of Saturn’s moon Enceladus shows possible hydrothermal activity that may take place on and under the seafloor of the moon’s subsurface ocean.NASA/JPL-Caltech
Should more water equate to more life? Not necessarily. There are many biological constraints on habitability in extreme environments.
Life as we know it appears to be absent on the surface of Europa and Enceladus because of ionising radiation and extremely low temperatures. Photosynthesis as we know it is also very unlikely to occur under ice that is kilometres thick.
Hydrothermal vents, a habitat for deep-sea ecosystems on Earth, may or may not exist on the moons.
So is this the end of comparison with Earth and end of story? Actually no, because it’s feasible that microorganisms that currently inhabit sea ice on Earth could also inhabit the ice water-interface and ice fissures on Europa or Enceladus.
Life in extreme conditions
The molecular basis for adaptation is not completely understood, but extremophiles (organisms that live in extreme conditions) must tolerate steep gradients in temperature, salinity, acidity and inorganic nutrients, as well as dissolved gas and light signatures.
Stress-related fissures in the ice shells of Europa and Enceladus are complex, and our understanding of their topography is based on theoretical modelling. But fissures appear to actively exchange liquid from the subsurface oceans to the ice exteriors.
The physiological demands on any microbial organisms would be exceptional, but these features could harbour small-scale, biologically permissive domains. Even brief periods of photosynthesis might be possible.
Extremophiles are relevant reference organisms because they adapt to multiple stressors in ways we don’t completely understand.
Life on these moons may be possible, but how likely is it? The comparative approach calls for an understanding of how these microbes respond to multiple stressors and the limits to which they can be pushed.
But the search for extra-terrestrial life is impeded because we lack a framework linking the capacity for adaptation with environmental variability. Future research and exploration to these moons will benefit from experimental work that defines life’s limits in the sea ice ecosystem.
Ultimately, we need to characterise theoretical biological limits that are distinct from the limits imposed on Earth-based analogues.
In the search for life beyond our planet, more people are reporting sightings of spaceships and UFOs than ever before.
Exactly 104,947 UFO sightings have been reported since the first sign of aliens was spotted in 1905, according to data from the National UFO Reporting Centre.
And since the 1990s, the number of other-worldly sightings has shot up from 10,000 to 45,000 a year.
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The number of people spotting spaceships and UFOs has reached an all-time high, according to data from the National UFO Reporting Centre in Washington
LINKS BETWEEN CONSPIRACY, NARCISSISM AND SELF-ESTEEM
Over the course of three online-based studies, researchers at the University of Kent showed strong links between the belief in conspiracy theories and these psychological traits.
The results showed that those people who rated highly on the narcissism scale and who had low self-esteem were more likely to be conspiracy believers.
However, while low self-esteem, narcissism and belief in conspiracies are strongly linked, it is not clear that one - or a combination - causes the other.
But it hints at an interesting new angle to the world of conspiracy and those who reinforce belief.
The National UFO Reporting Centre, which is based in Washington, is a site dedicated to keeping track of UFO sightings from across the world.
Data from the site has shown that people living in the UK, the US and Australia are most likely to report seeing an alien spaceship, while countries such as Russia, China and Greenland rarely catch a glimpse of extraterrestrial activity.
An analysis of its data by statistician Sam Monfort, a PhD student at George Mason University in Virginia, has revealed that while the number of overall sightings is on the rise, the number of flying saucers being spotted has actually fallen.
'One of the first recorded UFO sightings comes from Portland in 1905 (of course, seeing UFOs before it was cool), where a 'buzzing,' sphere-shaped UFO descended from the clouds,' he wrote on his website, Visualise This.
'Other shapes began cropping up later, with Saucers dominating the scene until the 1990s, when mysterious lights became the most popular.'
Yearly UFO sightings spiked after the 1990s, with the number of other-worldly shooting up from 10,000 to 45,000 a year
Mr Monfort said the sharp increase of UFO sightings coincides with the rise of the internet in the late 1980s.
He said: 'Why lights instead of tangible shapes?
'Maybe claiming to see "lights" is less likely to make your friends and family react sceptically than claiming you saw an actual UFO up-close, especially now that everyone walks around with a handy picture-taking device in their pocket.'
Flying saucing sightings have dropped since the 1990s. On January 25, alien enthusiasts claimed they have spotted ET's ship, circled, hidden in a cave in the South Pole
He also pointed out that the number of UFO sightings in the US jumps up on July 4th every year.
He said: 'Maybe the mysterious lights are actually fireworks.
'Sightings of UFOs spike in the USA on July 4th! Strangely though, this "July 4th effect" only gets huge starting in 2008.'
Mysterious lights have become the most common type of UFO to be reported. On August 3, 2016, a bizarre ball of light appeared over a field in Siberia, Russia
Bizarre moment as strange UFO is spotted above village
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Texas witness watches sphere UFOs disappear
Texas witness watches sphere UFOs disappear
A Texas witness at Snyder reported watching two, sphere-shaped objects hovering about 500 feet off the ground that appeared to fade and disappear in place, according to testimony in Case 81249 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
Map of witness sighting area.
(Credit: Google)
The witness and his girlfriend were driving home from a grocery shopping trip in Snyder and heading toward Spur along Highway 208 when the incident occurred at 4:57 p.m. on December 31, 2016.
“I noticed a bright, shiny, silver ball hovering about 500 feet in front of us to the southeast,” the witness stated. “I said, ‘What is that?’ She first thought it was a helicopter because it wasn’t moving; that’s until it slowly started disappearing and fading away into nothing.”
The object was hovering just 500 feet in the air. Pictured: Texas Route 208 between Snyder and Spur.
(Credit: Google)
The two then saw another similar object.
“Then we immediately saw another one to the east and that also started to fade away. She pulled over and I grabbed my phone to record it. But by the time we got out it was completely gone. It was eerily quiet, and of course being in West Texas we were the only vehicle on the road. We were awestruck and excited that we both witnessed something unexplainable.”
Both objects appeared to disappear in place. Pictured: Texas Route 208 between Snyder and Spur.
(Credit: Google)
Snyder is a town in, and the county seat of Scurry County, Texas, population 11,202. Texas MUFON State Section Director Arthur B. Goodrich is investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
Hoewel velen geloven dat het object per ongeluk in botsing kwam met de zon, denken andere alien-jagers dat het een buitenaards ruimteschip is dat de zon gebruikt om te tanken.
Het object is naar verluidt net zo groot als de planeet Jupiter, zo wordt gezegd in een video die op YouTube is geplaatst door Paranormal Crucible.
Toen het enorme object in botsing kwam met de zon was er een felle lichtflits te zien. Wetenschappers hebben nog geen verklaring gegeven voor dit fenomeen.
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Eind vorig jaar stelden complottheoretici dat op beelden van de NASA ruimteschepen waren te zien die energie onttrokken aan de zon.
Op beelden was een witte vlek te zien die door middel van een kabel verbonden leek te zijn met het zonneoppervlak.
“Is dit een enorme UFO die zich voedt met zonne-energie?” vroeg YouTube-gebruiker Streetcap1 zichvorige week af.
Coen Vermeeren bij RTL Late Night: “NASA praat niet graag over astronauten die zich uitspreken over UFO’s”
Coen Vermeeren bij RTL Late Night: “NASA praat niet graag over astronauten die zich uitspreken over UFO’s”
De NASA praat niet graag over astronauten van de ruimtevaartorganisatie die in het verleden heel duidelijk dingen hebben gezegd over UFO’s.
Dat zei lucht- en ruimtevaartdeskundige Coen Vermeeren gisteravond bij RTL Late Night tijdens een fragment over de ontdekking van zeven aardachtige planeten die mogelijk leven herbergen.
“Dat zou erop duiden dat er misschien al eens een poging is ondernomen om hier te komen,” voegde hij toe.
“Ik heb bijvoorbeeld gesproken met Edgar Mitchell, de zesde man op de maan,” zei hij. “Die heeft heel duidelijk gezegd dat UFO’s bestaan, buitenaards zijn en hier kunnen komen.”
Vele honderden
En hij is niet de enige, voegde Vermeeren toe. “Het zijn er vele honderden. Niet allemaal van NASA, ook hoge militairen en politici.”
Zij spreken hier al jaren over, maar op de één of andere manier willen we hier niet naar luisteren, lichtte hij toe.
De NASA maakte tijdens een drukbezochte persconferentie bekend dat rond de dwergster Trappist-1 zeven aardachtige planeten zijn gevonden.
Buitenaards leven
Drie van die planeten bevinden zich dicht genoeg bij de warmte van de ster om leefbaar te zijn en lijken qua omvang op de aarde.
“Buitenaards leven is dus mogelijk,” aldus de NASA. “De vraag is niet of we een tweede aarde zullen vinden, maar wel wanneer.”
De ontdekking is uniek, want nooit eerder werden zoveel exoplaneten rond één ster gevonden. Bovendien lijken ze op de aarde en bevinden ze zich op nog geen 40 lichtjaar van onze planeet.
The Walking Dead TV Show Presents A UFO In This Week Episode
The Walking Dead TV Show Presents A UFO In This Week Episode
UFOs show up to witnesses when they least expected it, but no one would have thought an unidentified flying object appeared on The Walking Dead set in this week’s episode. The UFO appears at 28:27 minutes of the show. Lampicka PSN of YouTube discovered the strange thing in the background of the video. The UFO seems to be a dark object moving from the right to the left of the screen.
Some UFO enthusiasts suggest that the dark disk showed up on purpose so that it could use its mind control methods on one of the most popular TV shows in the U.S. It is believed that UFOs have mind control to make people temporarily forget what they saw or even make people remember things. Many believe that the UFO shows up on purpose to reach a lot of viewers out there.
According to Elon Musk, if super intelligent aliens exist somewhere else, they probably already observing people on Earth. He added that it would seem quite likely and humanity is just not intelligent enough to realize it.
UFO hunters believe that aliens are everywhere, but to uncover the evidence before our very own eyes needs effort.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 24 hours you might have noticed that NASA made a pretty huge announcement last night.
NASA announced that it had found not one, but seven Earth-like planets orbiting a single star.
What made things even more exciting was that it is just under 40 light years away.
While there has been a lot of hype surrounding the announcement and about what it could mean we thought we’d break things down into a simple Q&A that should hopefully put the discovery into perspective.
What Has NASA Actually Discovered?
NASA has discovered seven exoplanets, all that could be described as Earth-like, and all orbiting a single star.
The solar system is called TRAPPIST-1 and it’s located about 235 trillion miles away in the Aquarius constellation.
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What you may not know is that three of these planets are not new discoveries. Researchers first learnt about TRAPPIST-1’s exoplanets back in May 2016 when they announced that they had found three planets that could be Earth-like.
It was only after working with other major telescopes around the world including NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope that they were able to find all seven and determine what they were made of.
Why Is This A Big Deal?
Well any discovery of an exoplanet is a big deal because by very definition these are planets that share a similar composition to the planets we have in our own solar system.
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What makes TRAPPIST-1 really special though can be summarised in three points:
1. This is the largest number of exoplanets that we have found orbiting a single star.
2. Three of these seven planets are right in the middle of what we call the ‘habitable zone’ which means that they are the right distance from a star to potentially support an atmosphere that could contain life.
3. Despite the fact only three are in the ‘habitable zone’ astronomers believe all seven planets could theoretically support liquid water on their surface.
So Are There Aliens On Any Of These Planets?
Well this is the ultimate question, and it’s one that we just don’t know at the moment.
As Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the agency’s Science Mission Directorate in Washington said of the discovery: “Answering the question ‘are we alone’ is a top science priority and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal.”
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While we’re still a long way from being able to say conclusively whether there is life in TRAPPIST-1 or not, the discovery of so many exoplanets so close to home confirms what many astronomers now believe: That there are a lot of planets out there and far more than we expected could have the environmental conditions needed to create life.
What TRAPPIST-1 does give us though is a chance to explore these planets close-up.
“The TRAPPIST-1 system provides one of the best opportunities in the next decade to study the atmospheres around Earth-size planets,” said Nikole Lewis, co-leader of the Hubble study and astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.
What Are These Exoplanets Like?
The researchers who discovered them have described the planets as all being “rocky”.
What we also know is that because they’re all incredibly close to their host star.
That means that if you could stand on the surface of one of them the star in the sky would be 10x larger than our own Sun is.
You would also be able to see the other planets with incredible detail, possibly even making out atmospheric features like cloud formations.
Finally we know that they’re probably tidally locked. This means quite simply that they don’t rotate, so one side of the planet will be in permanent night and the other in permanent day.
NASA’s Favourite Photos Of 2016
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In this 30 second exposure taken with a circular fish-eye lens a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower as a photographer wipes moisture from the camera lenses Friday August 12 2016 in Spruce Knob West Virginia
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The second and final qualification motor QM-2 test for the Space Launch Systems booster is seen Tuesday June 28 2016 at Orbital ATK Propulsion Systems test facilities in Promontory Utah
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The Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 48 crew members NASA astronaut Jeff Williams Russian cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan Kazakhstan on Wednesday Sept 7 2016Kazakh time
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In this long exposure photograph the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft is seen launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Expedition 50 crewmembers NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy of Roscosmos and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Friday Nov 18 2016
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The Soyuz MS-02 rocket is launched with Expedition 49 Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA and flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos Wednesday Oct 19 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan
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The Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft is rolled out by train to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan Monday July 4 2016
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NASA astronaut Jeff Williams left Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos center and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos are seen inside the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft a few moments after they landed in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan Kazakhstan on Wednesday Sept 7 2016Kazakh time
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The Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome with Expedition 48-49 crewmembers Kate Rubins of NASA Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA onboard Thursday July 7 2016 Kazakh time July 6 Eastern time Baikonur Kazakhstan
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In this 30 second exposure a meteor streaks across the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower Friday August 12 2016 in Spruce Knob West Virginia
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From left to right Jack Connerney Juno deputy principal investigator and magnetometer lead co-investigator NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center Chris Jones associate director for flight projects and mission success NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL Dr Jim Green Planetary Science Division Director NASA Scott Bolton Juno principal investigator Southwest Research Institute Geoff Yoder acting Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate NASA Michael Watkins director NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL and Rick Nybakken Juno project manager Jet Propulsion Laboratory JPL celebrate with others on the Juno team after they received confirmation from the spacecraft that it had successfully completed the engine burn and entered orbit of Jupiter Monday July 4 2016 in mission control of the Space Flight Operations Facility at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena CA
NASA/Bill Ingalls The Orbital ATK Antares rocket with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard launches from Pad-0A Monday Oct 17 2016 at NASAs Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
NASA/Bill Ingalls The Soyuz MS-01 spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 49 crew members NASA astronaut Kate Rubins Russian cosmonaut Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and astronaut Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA near the town of Zhezkazgan Kazakhstan on Sunday Oct 30 2016
NASA/Joel Kowsky The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying NASAs Origins Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security-Regolith Explorer OSIRIS-REx spacecraft lifts off on from Space Launch Complex 41 on Thursday Sept 8 2016 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida
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This composite image made from ten frames shows the International Space Station with a crew of six onboard in silhouette as it transits the sun at roughly five miles per second Saturday Dec 17 2016 from Newbury Park California
NASA/Bill Ingalls The Orbital ATK Antares rocket with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard launches from Pad-0A Monday Oct 17 2016 at NASAs Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
Traveling to TRAPPIST-1: How Long Would It Take? | Video
Traveling to TRAPPIST-1: How Long Would It Take? | Video
By Steve Spaleta
The ultra cool dwarf star system is about 39 light-years from Earth. Find out how long it would take NASA’s Space Shuttle, the New Horizons spacecraft and Breakthrough Starshot’s proposed laser sail-propelled nanocraft to travel to the system that harbors 7 Earth-sized planets.
Straight Out of Sci-Fi: Hoverbike 'Surfs' Through the Air in Test
Straight Out of Sci-Fi: Hoverbike 'Surfs' Through the Air in Test
By Kacey Deamer, Staff Writer
The hoverbike prototype, dubbed Scorpion-3, is capable of lifting itself and a driver into the air.
Credit: Hoversurf/YouTube
Think of it as half drone, half motorcycle: A new hoverbike prototype aims to make flying as simple as riding a bike.
Hoversurf, a Russian drone startup, recently unveiled its Scorpion-3 hoverbike in a test- flight video — making it the first manned quadcopter that has undergone testing, reported Futurism, a science and technology news website.
The Scorpion-3 combines quadcopter-drone technology with a traditional motorcycle design, resulting in an electric-powered hoverbike that can lift itself and a pilot into the air. According to Hoversurf's website, the hoverbike can be flown by both professionals and amateurs, because the bike's custom software allows for both manual and automated control. [Hyperloop, Jetpacks & More: 9 Futuristic Transit Ideas]
"[The] Scorpion platform is the next step in accessible amateur flying developed to inspire athletes, engineers, scientists and inventors around the world," Hoversurf officials said on the company's website. "[It] is equipped with a safety system powered by state of the art flight controllers, special logical programing and passive elements with computer aided speed and altitude limiting."
While the Scorpion-3 could offer new mass transportation options, like Dubai's recently announced passenger drone, Hoversurf said it designed the hoverbike with extreme sports in mind. A compact dirt bike inspired the hoverbike's sport-utility frame, and the pilot's uniform (seen in the video and on the website) is reminiscent of a motocross driver. The company describes the hoverbike's ride as "surfing through the air."
Scorpion-3 is not the only hoverbike to take to the skies. Beyond the autonomous "taxi drone" that is scheduled to launch in Dubai, there are both private and public prototypes of similar high-tech modes of transportation in the works. According to Futurism, the U.S. military partnered with Malloy Aeronautics to build a hoverbike that could help soldiers in the field.
Aerofex, a California-based aerospace engineering company, is also developing a passenger drone. The company's so-called Aero-X is described as "a hovercraft that rides like a motorcycle," Live Science has reported, and can fly at 45 mph (72 km/h) up to 10 feet (3 meters) off the ground.
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20 Years After Dolly the Sheep, What Have We Learned About Cloning?
20 Years After Dolly the Sheep, What Have We Learned About Cloning?
By Stephanie Bucklin, Live Science Contributor
Dolly the Sheep in a field at The Roslin Institute.
Credit: Photo courtesy of The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the announcement of Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Her creation left a lasting impact on both the public and the field of developmental biology, experts say.
At the time, other researchers had managed to clone mammals by splitting embryos in a test tube and implanting them in adults. However, none had successfully used an adult somatic (body) cell to clone a mammal. Researchers at the Roslin Institute in Scotland were finally able to produce Dolly — cloned from the udder cell of an adult sheep — after 276 attempts, according to the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).
"For a developmental biologist, the ability to clone an advanced mammal was thought to be impossible," Lawrence Brody, director of the Division of Genomics and Society at the NHGRI, told Live Science.
Although Dolly was born in July 1996, Researchers announced Dolly's existence on Feb. 22, 1997. The delay in the announcement was due to the time needed to amass sufficient data on the project, check the data, write and get the manuscript published, said Bruce Whitelaw, the head of the Division of Developmental Biology at the Roslin Institute. [5 Fascinating Findings About Stem Cells]
Although British biologist John Gurdon had cloned frogs from the skin cells of adult frogs in 1958, researchers after him had failed to clone mammals such as mice, rats and pigs, despite trying for decades, Brody said. He added that many researchers began to feel there had to be "something different about mammals in the way their genome and genetic blueprints are packaged," and that cloning them would be impossible.
Dolly with Professor Sir Ian Wilmut, who led the research which produced her.
Credit: Photo courtesy of The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh
However, Dolly's creation "told us that was all wrong," Brody said.
That breakthrough would be crucial in the years to come. "It is rare that a single scientific story can have such a rapid, then sustained, impact" on science, Whitelaw said. Dolly had a massive scientific impact, especially through driving stem cell research and therapy, Whitelaw told Live Science.
Ian Wilmut, the scientist who led the team that created Dolly, similarly told Live Science that research on Dolly led to both unexpected and very important results. "The birth of Dolly and the new understanding of the opportunity to change the functioning of cells made researchers consider other possible ways of modifying cells," Wilmut said. Later, in 2006, researchers in Japan found that introducing a set of four proteins into these skin cells led to a portion of them to "become very similar to embryo stem cells," where they had the ability to then differentiate into different adult cell types, Wilmut said.
"The whole stem-cell investigation was really stimulated by the fact that Dolly was able to be born, and stem cells still are quite promising as a means to be able to repair human tissues when they're damaged," Brody said. "We're obviously not there yet, but it is something that could be traced back to the success of Dolly."
There is also a link between the Dolly experiments and the so-called CRISPR technologies that allow scientists to edit genomes, Brody said: Both are breakthroughs of enormous magnitude, and could help researchers figure out ways to repair damaged or diseased tissues, he said. [Unraveling the Human Genome: 6 Molecular Milestones]
Dolly the Sheep with her first born lamb, called Bonnie.
Credit: Photo courtesy of The Roslin Institute, The University of Edinburgh
Another important result of the Dolly experiments is that they put science in the spotlight. "Dolly captured the world's imagination and allowed the world to hear about science," Brody said. "It's rare that the general public gets enamored [with] science, and it was clearly enamored with Dolly". The creation of Dolly also brought up important conversations about the ethical limitations of manipulating human cells and embryos, laying the groundwork for similar conversations today, Brody said.
Dolly died in February 2003, at age 6. (A typical life span for a sheep is about 10 to 12 years.) She had both offspring and clone "sisters," which were derived from the same batch of cells as Dolly. However, none of her offspring are alive today, Wilmut told Live Science. (Whitelaw also mentioned that the Roslin Institute no longer keeps sheep, as the funding for this program has run out.)
Since Dolly's creation, numerous other mammals have been cloned successfully, including mice, cattle, deer, horses and rats, according to the NHGRI.
Some conspiracy theorists claim the Moon is a hollow artificial satellite.
The favoured official scientific explanation is that the Moon broke off from the Earth's crust after it was struck by a massive Mars-sized object, and then remained in our orbit.
Many pseudo-scientists and conspiracy theorists have latched onto claims that the moon's existence and relationship with Earth defies physics, to brand it an artificially-created object.
They have taken the giant leap from this to claim aliens from billions of years ago created the structure and it may even be occupied inside, in a similar way to the infamous Death Star from the Star Wars movies.
The latest supporter of the conspiracy theory has devoted an entire article to the claims on his website.
UFO researcher JP Robinson says the fact that the moon "rings like a bell or gong when struck" means it must be hollow and artificially constructed, despite being coated in rock.
Mr Robinson wrote: "It appears that the moon itself shouldn’t actually be where it is, and all the data regarding the moon’s size and its distance from the sun and from the Earth, have confounded scientists and researchers alike."
It is true that scientists have been divided on how the moon formed, with some suggesting its existence defies physics itself.
Many scientists agree the size of the Moon is one of our solar system's biggest anomalies.
Physics has been unable to explain why a planet the size of Earth has a Moon of such a large size in comparison.
Our Moon would be expected to be about 40 miles in diameter, but is closer to 2,000 miles.
Other supporters of the hollow moon theory include conspiracy theory king David Icke and Scott C Waring, editor of ufosightingsdaily.com.
Mr Robinson added: "The Moon revolves at exactly one hundredth of the speed that the Earth turns on its axis.
"It is also precisely 400 times smaller than the Sun and exactly 400 times closer to the Earth.
"Patterns and number sequences are consistent when looking at all of the Moon’s major aspects, contrary to the inconsistencies of all other planets and moons in our solar system.
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David Icke is a supporter of the hollow moon theory.
It appears that the moon itself shouldn’t actually be where it is, and all the data regarding the moon’s size and its distance from the sun and from the Earth, have confounded scientists and researchers alike.
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"If you divide the circumference of the Sun by that of the Moon and multiply by 100 you get the polar circumference of the Earth.
"In fact, so precise are the measurements and correlations between the Earth, Sun and Moon that any differentiation in the figures would inevitably lead to vastly visible changes. "Take the solar eclipse for example; the Sun would no longer be able to conceal itself so perfectly behind the Moon.
"That astoundingly perfect fit that we take for granted would cease to be."
It was also confirmed by NASA that the moon does ring like a bell when struck.
During Apollo 12 the shock waves made by the lunar module ascent were recorded by seismic equipment and showed that "Moonquake" tremors lasted for 55 minutes.
Vibrations caused by the impact of Apollo 13’s Saturn rocket booster, which was equivalent to 11 tons of TNT going off, left the Moon shaking for three hours and 20 minutes, the same equipment showed.
Mr Robinson added: "There are many theories doing the rounds regarding the enigmatic nature of Earth’s Moon.
"Many claim that the moon is an artificial satellite rather than a natural object.
"It is hollow, which should be impossible were it a natural planetary object.
"As noted astronomer Dr Carl Sagan wrote in 1966, 'A natural satellite cannot be a hollow object'.
"So, if the Moon is a hollow artificial construct as the facts lead us to understand, who built the Moon, how did they get it into its present orbit and why did they put it there? "How is it that our moon remains stationary in Earth’s orbit, never revealing the dark side to us?
"Such questions will certainly not be answered overnight but the initial realisation that our Moon is not a natural object behaving naturally would raise a few eyebrows were it common public knowledge."
International astronomers – led by Michaël Gillon and largely funded by the EU – have found a solar system with seven Earth-sized planets, three of which are close enough to the star to host life.
The star, dubbed TRAPPIST-1, is located 40 light years away in the constellation Aquarius, practically neighbors to Earth by astronomical standards. The planets that orbit TRAPPIST-1 are roughly Earth-sized and close enough to the star to retain liquid water, a requirement researchers have set for extraterrestrial life.
“The discovery gives us a hint that finding a second Earth is not just a matter of if, but when,” NASA chief scientist Thomas Zurbuchen said at a news conference on Wednesday.
The Commission-funded European Research Council (ERC) backed the project with €1.96 million with its Starting grant. From this point forwards, researchers hope to follow-up the discovery by scanning the planets for clear chemical indicators of life.
Although NASA announced its part of the findings first, the ERC and Commission were quick to point out their substantial contribution.
“This spectacular discovery illustrates that once again success can be achieved when researchers from different countries and the importance of support from the European Union,” said EU chief spokesperson Margaritis Schinas during a press briefing on Thursday.
The TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultra-cool dwarf, has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it. This artist's concept appeared on the cover of the journal Nature on Feb. 23, 2017.
The seven potentially habitable exoplanets discovered orbiting the ultra-cool dwarf star Trappist-1 are said to be our best chance at finding evidence of alien life in the near future.
Announcing the discovery in the journal Nature, the team of scientists said three of these planets, Trappist-1e, f and g, have the potential to have a liquid ocean covering them.
To support life (as we know it), these rocky planets would also have to develop the right atmosphere – something we should be able to establish in the coming years.
Without actually visiting the planets or receiving a message from any advanced civilisation that might have emerged, we could never be completely of the presence of life. But if it had evolved – what would it be like?
Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University, has written two papers currently under review that look at what conditions might be like on the Trappist-1 worlds, and what lifeforms they may support.
"Trappist-1 now holds the record for the most rocky planets in the habitable zone – our solar system only has two – Earth and Mars. Life is a definite possibility on these worlds, but it might look different because there's likely to be very high ultraviolet radiation flux on the surface of these planets," she said.
Artist impression of what it would be like to stand on the surface of the exoplanet TRAPPIST-1f.NASA/JPL-Caltech
She said one of the papers looks at the scenario that the planets have a high UV environment. Different atmospheres would result in different life, she said. "We find that if the star is active, as indicated by the X-ray flux, then planets need an ozone layer to shield their surface from the harsh UV that would sterilise the surface. If the planets around Trappist-1 do not have an ozone layer (like a young Earth), life would need to shelter underground or in an ocean to survive and/or develop strategies to shield itself from the UV, such as biofluorescence."
In the paper, currently being reviewed by the Monthly Notices of the Royal Society, Kaltenegger said that if a dense Earth-like atmosphere that has a protective ozone layer exists, environments would be similar to what we have on Earth. For this reason, she said if ozone is detected in any of the atmospheres, they would make for good target planets in the search for alien life.
But this does not rule out the possibility that life can emerge beneath the surface of a planet that is highly exposed to UV. "Certain radiation-tolerant species have demonstrated an ability to survive full solar UV in space exposure experiments; however, they achieve this by entering a dormant state. Therefore, although life may be able to survive on highly UV-irradiated surfaces like this, it would likely not be able to actively metabolise and complete a life-cycle," the study reads.
"Life could shelter subsurface on such planets, e.g. in an ocean, which would make it harder to detect remotely. If photosynthetic life developed on a highly UV-irradiated planet, the UV defences it would need to employ, such as living under soil layers or underwater, would mean that surface features like the vegetation red edge signature would not exist in surface reflectance spectra.
"However, there may be other detectable surface biosignatures that would be associated with high UV surface environments. Some biological UV-protection methods, such as biofluorescence, could make such a biosphere detectable."
While we will not know if alien life exists on these planets for some time, study author Amaury Triaud discussed what the view might be like from the surface. "Think of the light you see at the end of a sunset, brighter than the moon but dimmer than the sun. However, you would still feel warm because you still get energy from the star," he said.
"The spectacle would be beautiful because every now and again you would see another planet maybe twice as big as the moon in the sky – depending on which star you are on and which you are looking at. On 1f, the star has a diameter that is three times that of the sun seen in the sky. We had a debate about the colour. Originally we thought it would be extremely red like a deep crimson. But in the end the star is so red that most of its light is in the infrared, so we would see something more salmon coloured."
This artist's conception shows what the Trappist-1 planetary system may look likeNASA/JPL-Caltech
An artist’s concept of the surface of exoplanet Trappist-1f, located in the Trappist-1 system in the constellation Aquarius. Note: No aliens.
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When NASA began teasing a major announcement earlier this week about a great discovery “beyond our solar system,” it was clear that it was going to be something exciting. And in space, the most exciting thing is obvious: aliens.
It’s not aliens.
The space agency disclosed the discovery of Trappist-1, a system of seven Earth-size exoplanets orbiting a star about 40 light-years away. The scientists say it’s possible that all of those planets—the first-known and largest system of such worlds around a single star—could contain water, though it’s most likely on the three found in the habitable zone.
A detection including such terms as “Earth-size,” “habitable,” and “water” all contribute to the idea that we are getting ever closer to finding life elsewhere. And that means maybe aliens, right?
Technically, yes, it means maybe aliens. But not aliens where you think: As Quartz’s Akshat Rathipoints out, it’s less likely that we find life on these specific planets anytime soon, but that this will help scientists learn how to better search in the future. Finding a bunch more planets of the right shape, size, zone, and temperature would greatly increase the odds of finding water—and life.
As Rathi writes:
The reason this is a big deal is not because scientists have found so many Earth-like planets at once. We’ve already discovered hundreds of those. Nor is it because Trappist-1 is so close. The star Proxima Centauri is only four light years away, and it too has an Earth-like planet in its orbit. The Trappist-1 solar system is a big deal because it’s going to be the test bed for accelerating our search for alien life.
What about this discovery will help us do that? For one, the (actual) star in this announcement is an ultracool dwarf that is about the size of Jupiter, much different than our star. Finding such a similar planetary system like ours around a (literally) cool star like this one—there are clues that the planets are rocky and tidally locked to the star—signals that scientists may want to start looking away from sun-like stars for extraterrestrial life.
A comparison of the Trappist-1 system to our solar system. The close orbits of the Trappist-1 planets are reminiscent of Jupiter and its system of orbiting moons.
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Furthermore, scientists often discover the existence of exoplanets by observing how stars might dim as planets cross by in their orbits. Trappist-1’s star is much dimmer than most stars, which makes it easier to see the chemical signatures of these planets—like water or oxygen—using instruments like the ultrasensitive James Webb Space Telescope, which is set to launch in fall 2018.
So, not aliens yet. Of course, that doesn’t stop NASA from capitalizing on the thrill of the idea: The press release is accompanied with fantastic imagined sketches of the newly discovered planets. But don’t expect anything more Earth-like on them to pop up anytime soon.
Interestingly though, Sam has observed that spotting of flying saucers have been on the downturn, despite the rise in sightings over all.
Maybe extraterrestrials have just upgraded?
In terms of geography, Sam says that the US seems to be the most prone to UFO sightings all year round.
The States actually report 300 times as many sightings than the the global average, according to his calculations.
Picture: Sam Monfort
If you want to look at all Sam's awesome data, head over to this website, where there are also breaks downs of sightings by State and other great graphs.
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When is Alien Covenant out? UK release date, cast, trailer, watch Last Supper prologue
When is Alien Covenant out? UK release date, cast, trailer, watch Last Supper prologue
ALIEN: Covenant is Ridley Scott’s latest movie in the acclaimed Alien franchise and a sequel to 2012’s Prometheus. Watch the trailer and Last Supper prologue here and find out here all about the release date and cast.
Alien: Covenant is coming to UK cinemas this year, find out below about the release date and cast
Despite mixed reviews, Prometheus secured itself enough success at the box office to warrant a sequel.
The story does not pick up directly at the end of the prequel, but rather follows a new team of space explorers looking for planets across the galaxy.
The film’s plot will lead directly into the first cult-horror film Alien, from 1979, which starred Sigourney Weaver as the iconic Ripley aboard the Nostromo.
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The cast of Alien: Covenant includes James Franco, Michael Fassbender, and Noomi Rapace
Who are the cast of Alien: Covenant?
Prometheus ended with almost the entirety of the cast dead, save for Michael Fassbender’s android David and Noomi Rapace’s Elizabeth.
Fassbender will feature with a double credit, playing the dual role of android David and android Walter, in the new film.
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Michael Fassbender will reprise his role of Android David, but also play android Walter
The stars will however play second fiddle to an entirely new cast of actors who will step into the spotlight.
James Franco will lead in the role of Branson, captain of the Covenant spaceship, with actress Katherine Waterston, and Billy Crudup under his command.
Comedy actor Danny McBride will star as the cowboy pilot of the ship.
What the heck is this mysterious object flying during a Chilean Air Force flight demonstration held at Puerto Varas, Chile on February 10, 2017?
If this was a fireball, it was enormous!
Another witness filmed the same event from a different angle and reports: “I have more videos of that same day recorded from another place and you see several foreign objects flying very close to the plans.”
Here a few pictures of the unexplained sky event:
This mysterious light in the sky appeared during an Chilean Air Force flight demonstration in Chile on February 10, 2017. via Youtube videoUFO? Fireball, other planes? What was this mysterious light in the skiy of Chile on February 10, 2017?
What do you think this was? A bright meteor? SOme other airplanes on which the sun reflected? Or just another UFO?
Our world is filled with mysterious happenings, curious oddities and things that are just, well….strange. From the impressive to the downright weird, sometimes nature surprises the eye and bewilders the mind.
1. Moeraki Boulders
Found on the Otago coast along Koekohe Beach near Moeraki, New Zealand, the Moeraki Boulders were originally formed on the ancient sea floor roughly 60 million years ago. Numbering near 50, the diameter of the boulders range between half a metre (1.6 ft) and approx 2.2 metres (7.3 ft). According to Maori legend, the boulders are the remnants of eel baskets which washed ashore after legendary canoe, Araiteuru, was ship-wrecked.
2. Light Pillars
Simply a visual phenomenon created by the reflection of light from ice, Light Pillars (or columns) are most frequently formed when light from the sun or moon is reflected by ice crystals in the air. In order for the pillar effect to occur, the ice crystal must be horizontal so that the reflection can be made vertically. Due to the ambient appearance of the pillars, this phenom has been known to produce many false UFO reports. Have you seen lights in the sky on a freezing cold night? You may have just seen a light pillar.
3. The Sailing Stones
Found in the dusty, dried out plains of Racetrack Playa in Death Valley, California, the Sailing Stones have defied scientific explanation to this day. No conclusion has yet been offered as to explain why these mysterious stones leave long, stretching, tracks every two or three years, although it is popularly believed that the unique weather conditions which occur here in March every year play a vital role.
4. Blue Holes
Although not quite as cool as a black hole or anywhere near as mind-boggling as a worm-hole, blue holes are much easier to observe. Technically giant underwater sink-holes, blue holes were formed at some time during past ice ages, when the sea level was roughly 110 metres lower than it is today. The deepest blue hole in the world is Dean’s Blue Hole, just west of Clarence Town in the Bahamas, and is recorded at 202 metres. The widest blue hole is the Great Blue Hole (pictured), and is 300 metres in diameter.
5. Columnar Basalt
Looking more like a discarded scene prop from 2006’s Superman Returns (the less said, the better), Columnar Basalt occurs in the wake of thick lava flow. When the lava flow cools, an extensive network of fractures develops, resulting in the formation of hexagonal columns. If the cooling is rapid, smaller columns will be observed, and alternatively, slow cooling renders large colomns.
6. Blue Neon Waves
Unfortunately, the Blue Neon waves, which were observable from the San Diego shoreline, have ceased, but that doesn’t make them any less of a natural wonder. The nocturnal opposite to the city’s “Red Tide”, the Neon waves were a spectacle of colour brought on by an over abundance of a certain kind of plankton. The “neon” effect which was evident in the surf, was the result of the bio-luminescence of the millions of dead plankton being washed ashore.
7. Moroccan Tree Climbing Goats
Okay, so perhaps these guys don’t quite fit in with the rest of this list, but nothing says “weird and wonderful” quite like goats in trees. And the reason for the farmyard favorite’s vertical endeavor: food. The berries of the Argan tree are a food source in Morocco, and are one of the few in relative abundance. The escapades of these wily creatures are a testament of nature adapting to survive.
Tell us about your favourite “weird wonders of the natural world” in the comments below!
The exoplanet discoveries just keep getting better and better. An international team of astronomers, equipped with a gamut of state-of-the-art ground and space telescopes, have stumbled upon the presence of a staggering seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star 40 light-years away — including three which exhibit a strong chance of possessing water and being habitable to life.
The incredible new results, published in Nature on Wednesday, are the most exciting exoplanet discovery since the detection of Proxima b — the closest exoplanet to Earth, orbiting nearby Proxima Centauri at 4.25 light-years away — and raise hopes of finding another planet similar to Earth which could be inhabited by future generations which have mastered interstellar travel, or perhaps already be home to extraterrestrial life.
“With the right atmospheric conditions, there could be water on any of these planets,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA, at a press conference on Wednesday. “These planets are among the best of all the planets we know to follow up” for study in life-bearing atmospheres and biosignatures.
Indeed, the findings are a far cry from just a couple of decades earlier, when astronomers believed there were very few planets outside the solar system, and certainly even smaller odds that there could have been planets with the potential to sustain life.
The star system in question is governed by an ultracool dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1, named after the TRAPPIST telescope which found it, located at the European Southern Observatory’s La Silla Observatory in Chile. TRAPPIST-1 is just 8 percent the mass of the sun — hardly bigger than Jupiter — and is comparably quite dim.
For that reason, the planets would need to be much closer to the host star in order to stand a chance of developing the kind of temperatures and compositions necessary to sustain life as we know it. Fortunately, as explained by lead study author Michael Gillon, an astronomer at the University of Liege in Belgium, TRAPPIST-1 and its planets retain such a tight configuration.
“If you were on the surface of one of these planets, you would be able to see the others,” he said. “You would see them really as we see the moon [from Earth. You could see structures…it would be a wonderful view.”
The new findings, made using TRAPPIST, the ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal in Chile’s Atacama Desert, and the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope, collectively confirmed the existence of three previously found exoplanets in the system, plus an additional four which had never been observed before. The planets, named TRAPPIST-1b, c, d, e, f, g, and h in order of increasing distance from the star, all have sizes similar to Earth.
The key to discovering this exoplanet family has to do with the tried-and-true formula of observing stellar transits: watching the light glowing off a star dim on a regular interval as evidence that an object or series of objects are orbiting it. The TRAPPIST telescope is basically the “little telescope that could” in the world of exoplanet research — it was originally designed as a prototype to test out the technology for a larger project, but has managed to punch way beyond its weight and help lead to a groundbreaking discovery like this one.
As surprisingly useful as TRAPPIST is, it has its limits, and that’s why the VLT and Spitzer Space Telescope were also used to better observe the stellar transits in the TRAPPIST-1 system by honing in on more detailed spectral and chemical analysis. The research team was able to use the new data to make more accurate characterizations of the new planets’ sizes, compositions (the innermost six are most likely rocky), and distances from the star.
All seven planets might possess water — the single most essential trait to allowing life to thrive on another world — but it’s TRAPPIST-1e, f, and g which are particularly compelling. They reside in the host star’s Goldilocks zone: the original region in which is not too hot or too cold for surface water to pool up. The temperature and climate are just right for life to potentially evolve, or for life from another planet (raise your hands!) to potentially make a home for themselves.
The TRAPPIST findings add to the already growing list of over 3,500 confirmed exoplanets, including 44 potentially habitable worlds. However, the biggest impediment to really confirming if any of these planets resemble Earth and could foster life — terrestrial or alien — is the fact that it’s extremely difficult to study the atmospheres of these distant worlds. That could change with the new generation of instruments being constructed right now, like NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and ESO’s European Extremely Large Telescope. Developing more technology that can pinpoint the present of biosignatures, like methane and oxygen, is critical to the search for habitable planets and extraterrestrial life.
“You really have to wait till we can assess the atmospheres” before making conclusions about life, explained Sara Seager, an astrophysicist at MIT. And part of that means just hoping for optimal conditions in order to make such observations. “We have the capability to find signs of life elsewhere, but nature has to deliver.”
When those instruments finally go online, expect the TRAPPIST-1 system to be one of the first regions of space studied in closer detail, but it certainly won’t be the last. “This is a search that will go on for many generations,” said Seager. “With this amazing system, we know there must be many more potentially life-bearing systems waiting to be found.”
“Finding a second Earth,” said Zurbuchen, “is not just a matter of if, but when.”
National Geographic | Exploring the Universe - Documentary 2017 HD 1080p
National Geographic | Exploring the Universe - Documentary 2017 HD 1080p
Published on Feb 22, 2017
This program describes the most remarkable, perspective changing discoveries in the field of cosmology in the last 100 years. Each discovery was made by scientists working with a radically new telescope.
Seven Earth-sized planets have been found orbiting an ultracool dwarf star 40 light-years away
The planets are temperate, meaning they could have liquid water
The researchers believe this is the best place outside of our solar system to look for life
(CNN)Astronomers have found at least seven Earth-sized planets orbiting the same star 40 light-years away, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature. The findings were also announced at a news conference at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
This discovery outside of our solar system is rare because the planets have the winning combination of being similar in size to Earth and being all temperate, meaning they could have water on theirsurfaces and potentially support life.
"This is the first time that so many planets of this kind are found around the same star," said Michaël Gillon, lead study author and astronomer at the University of Liège in Belgium.
The seven exoplanets wereall found in tight formation around an ultracool dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1. Estimates of their mass also indicate that they are rocky planets, rather than being gaseous like Jupiter. Three planets are in the habitable zone of the star, known as TRAPPIST-1e, f and g, and may even have oceans on the surface.
The TRAPPIST-1 star, an ultracool dwarf, has seven Earth-size planets orbiting it.
The researchers believe that TRAPPIST-1f in particular is the best candidate for supporting life. It's a bit cooler than Earth, but could be suitable with the right atmosphere and enough greenhouse gases.
If TRAPPIST-1 sounds familiar, that's because these researchers announcedthe discovery of three initial planets orbiting the samestar in May. The newresearch increased that number to seven planets total.
"I think we've made a crucial step towards finding if there is life out there," said Amaury Triaud, one of the study authors and an astronomer at the University of Cambridge. "I don't think any time before we had the right planets to discover and find out if there was (life). Here, if life managed to thrive and releases gases similar to what we have on Earth, we will know."
Life may begin and evolve differently on other planets, so finding the gases that indicate life is key, the researchers added.
"This discovery could be a significant piece in the puzzle of finding habitable environments, places that are conducive to life," said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate. "Answering the question 'are we alone?' is a top science priority, and finding so many planets like these for the first time in the habitable zone is a remarkable step forward toward that goal."
And as we've learned from studying and discovering exoplanets before, where there is one, there are more, said Sara Seager, professor of planetary science and physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Seager and other researchers are encouraged by the discovery of this system because it improves our chances of finding another habitable planet, like Earth, in the future, by knowing where to look.
What we know
The planets are so close to each other and the star that there areseven of them within a space five times smaller than the distance from Mercury to our sun. This proximity allows the researchers to study the planets in depth as well, gaining insight about planetary systems other than our own.
The seven planets of TRAPPIST-1 compared with Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
Starting closest to the star and moving out, the planets have respective orbits from one and a half to nearly 13 Earth days. The orbit of the farthest planet is still unknown.
Standing on the surface of one of the planets, you would receive 200 times less light than you get from the sun, but you would still receive just as much energy to keep you warm since the star is so close. It would also afford some picturesque views, as the other planets would appear in the sky as big as the moon (or even twice as big).
On TRAPPIST-1f, the star would appear three times as big as the sun in our sky. And because of the red nature of the star, the light would be a salmon hue, the researchers speculate.
The researchers believe the planets formed together further from the star. Then, they moved into their current lineup. This is incredibly similar Jupiter and its Galilean moons.
Like the moon, the researchers believe the planets closest to the star are tidally locked. This means that the planets always face one way to the star. One side of the planet is perpetually night, while the other is always day.
What the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system may look like.
Based on preliminary climate modeling, the researchers believe that the three planets closest to the star may be too warm to support liquid water, while the outermost planet, TRAPPIST-1h, is probably too distant and cold to support water on the surface. But further observation is needed to know for sure.
How the discovery was made
TRAPPIST-1 barely classifies as a star at half the temperature and a tenth the mass of the sun. It is red, dim and just a bit larger than Jupiter. But these tiny ultracool dwarf stars are common in our galaxy.
Photos:Weird and wonderful planets beyond our solar system
They were largely overlooked until Gillon decided to study the space around one of these dwarfs.
The researchers used a telescope called TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) to observe its starlight and changes in brightness. The team saw shadows, like little eclipses, periodically interrupting the steady pattern of starlight. This is called transiting. The shadows indicated planets, and further observation confirmed them.
In July, the team was able to determine that two of the closest planets to the stars had atmospheres that were more compact and comparable to those of Earth, Venus and Mars by observing starlight through the planets' atmosphere.
By using a global network ground-based telescopes like TRAPPIST and space-based telescopes like Spitzer, the researchers continued looking toward the TRAPPIST system and were able to determine the orbital periods, distances from their star, radius and and masses of the planets.
What's next
Over the next decade, the researchers want to define the atmosphere of each planet, as well as to determine whether they truly do have liquid water on the surface and search for signs of life.
Although 40 light-years away doesn't sound too far, it would take us millions of years to reach this star system. But from a research perspective, it's a close opportunity and the best target to search for life beyond our solar system.
"If we learn something now, it can determine if we looked in the right place," Gillon said.
In 2018, the James Webb Space Telescope will launch and be positioned 1 million miles from Earth with an unprecedented view of the universe. It can observe large exoplanets and detect starlight filtered through their atmosphere.
The researchersare also searching for similar star systems to conduct more atmospheric research. Four telescopes named SPECULOOS (Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl Stars) based in Chile willsurvey the southern sky for this purpose.
This star system will probably outlive us because this type of star evolves so slowly. When our sun dies, TRAPPIST-1 will still be a young star and will live for another trillion years, Gillon said. After we are gone, if there is another part of the universe for life to carry on, it may be in the TRAPPIST-1 system.
"This is the most exciting result I have seen in the 14 years of Spitzer operations," said Sean Carey, manager of NASA's Spitzer Science Center at Caltech/IPAC in Pasadena, California. "Spitzer will follow up in the fall to further refine our understanding of these planets so that the James Webb Space Telescope can follow up. More observations of the system are sure to reveal more secrets."
You Find A Crashed Alien Space Craft Filled With Advanced Technologies. What Should You Do With It?
You Find A Crashed Alien Space Craft Filled With Advanced Technologies. What Should You Do With It?
One day you are out exploring the vast untouched wilderness of the Canadian north-west. Trees for as far as the eyes can see. Miles upon countless miles of virgin forest. You are inspired by the clean air and unspoiled nature. You are hiking on land untouched by human hands or feet. Your mind wanders as the breeze blows. You are utterly alone with your thoughts. As you walk in primal bliss…slowly the sounds of nature recede. Unnoticeable at first. The sounds of the birds, crickets, and woodpeckers evaporate into utter silence. Even the cool breeze you took for granted is a no show. You wonder when did it get silent. Was it you?
Off through a slight opening in the trees you see something shiny. A glint of sunlight in an otherwise pastel living backdrop. You approach and the shiny increases. You know no one else has ever set foot this deep in the uncharted forest. Is that a soda can? A piece of snack wrapper from some adventurous litterer. What is it?
You approach closer. You feel a trickle of sweat down the small of you back. Your mind is playing tricks on you. You get closer and closer…it’s not a soda can. Pupils dilate, pulse quickens, adrenaline gushes into your system. Your brain recoils in disbelief. Half buried in the soft undergrowth is what looks like a classic UFO. A la George Pal in “Earth vs. The Flying Saucers”. You half expect to see Klatu milling around. Nothing moves. All you can hear is your pounding heartbeat. You kick into discovery mode. It looks old. It has been here a very long time judging by the forest overgrowth. Silver-ish in color. The only explanation is that this is a genuine alien aircraft. You feverishly take your GPS coordinates.
Should you spirit the craft away in your barn in the woods, garage in the meat-packing district, or abandoned subway station. One of the three. Take care to prevent being followed! Prepare to live paranoid. No men in black yet…that is a good sign.
Being science-minded you consider the idea of something like this crashing in the first place. Paradox!
You understand the only option any alien race would have for travel through the unfathomably enormous distances and durations of space-time. To get here with any hope of doing whatever it is you might posit they intend to do they would have to bend space-time.
Ok. So they are folding space and unfolding at their will to travel without any relativistic side effects and without, as such, taking any time to do it. They are essentially popping into existence at will. I know what they are not doing – they’re not flying around in our atmosphere like aircraft. They are not accidentally losing control “in the air” and crashing down in a forest like infant-superman. Their ships don’t have “wings”, they don’t hover over farm houses, probe your ass, kill your cows, fly in formation, or dart through the sky in any way. I would go so far as to say they can be invisible to any spectrum at will. If anything happened they could just pop back instantly home.
Above all else, they don’t crash. They have complete control over what they do. Why? Because all the capabilities I describe above are side effects of being able to fold space at will. The notion of crashing and the notion of bending space-time are incompatible. So something else is afoot.
Now what?
Call a lawyer. Preferably one that is skilled in the law of salvage? Under maritime and aviation law, you may be able to get legal title to whatever is on the alien spacecraft, including intellectual property. This could be extremely valuable. With the help of the lawyer, find reliable witnesses. With them watching, document it in every possible, non-intrusive way — still pictures, audio, and video recordings. Have them provide sworn affidavits as to its existence — this in case someone takes it away from you. Store an encrypted copy of the documentation someplace safe that is nowhere near you.
Could It Be Dangerous?
The technologies contained inside the ship easily has the potential to push humanity into a post-scarcity existence.
Scientists have confirmed that microbes from Earth survived the decontamination process on Earth, survived orbit, and then survived reentry because they were recovered after all that. So your crashed alien ship definitely has alien life on it, of the single-celled variety. Should you torch the thing? But it’s already been sitting on the ground, so anything it’s got has already contaminated the area. Therefore, the human race’s top experts on the dangers of infectious disease should be told about the unprecedented ground zero that just appeared. If anything exotic is found…you should probably take a minute to set your affairs in order because you’re gonna be quarantined indefinitely.
Your mind rushes to a sea of dollar signs. This thing could hold a copy of the Encyclopedia Galactica. Untold technological advances could be yours.
Imagine you are one of the brightest minds in Victorian England. A nuclear submarine is transported back in time – so obviously you start messing around to find what makes it tick. You extract the control rods / drums from the nuclear reactor. You just exposed an active highly radioactive core. No more London – because no one knew about radioactivity back then. It gets worse if we are talking about invasion grade nano gray goo, or terra-forming goo, or Cthulu forbid something like a Kerr black hole energy storage. And that’s just stuff we already know it’s possible. The only place you should experiment with alien technology is past the orbit of Pluto, on an airless rock wired to the biggest, baddest bomb you can imagine and rigged to go off if something as much as twitches. Oh, and the rock should be on an escape trajectory from the solar system. But, that would be the smart thing to do, us humans rarely do the smart thing.
But it can be clearly and unmistakably identified as an alien craft, it does at least prove that we are not alone in the universe, which is an enormously important insight in itself. Your task should be, not to use or reverse-engineer the ship, but to make its very existence known.
Document it in every way possible before going public with your discovery. Photographs, films, reliable witnesses etc. etc. It is inevitable that the authorities will snatch the wreck as soon as they learn about it, but make sure they will never be able to put a lid on the story and pretend the whole thing never happened. They may not even try, despite the whole Roswell mythology about how the government will “always” suppress evidence of ET, but with a discovery of this magnitude, you shouldn’t take any chances. The authorities will try to study and reverse-engineer the ship, but as noted, this is almost certainly a futile pursuit. In any case, it is a job best left to the greatest scientists that can be found, not something you should attempt on your own.
What You Should Really Do.
Start by anonymously sharing very basic information about it with possible media outlets, scientists, and businesses. Be careful to maintain your anonymity, and do not mention aliens. Grab a digital camera and start taking as many detailed pictures as you can, ensure all of your pictures are in RAW and JPEG. Ensure that your pictures contain landmarks as well as evidence of the crash site itself there can be no question surrounding either the authenticity or providence of these pictures. Now you have 2 choices. Upload them all, RAW and JPEG, to somewhere they will be disseminated quickly and won’t be able to easily be taken down or removed by fraudulent DMCA notices (perhaps Reddit), or encrypt them and find a way to get them along with a written statement to some reputable journalist before the US Government shows up on your doorstep and you disappear (a la Edward Snowden).
Get feedback from all of those sources to figure out what your options are and who seems to be willing to interact with you in a safe way.
Then, it depends on whether you can separate any part of the craft to show the technology to people to get additional feedback and a sense for where a bigger reveal might land you. If you can’t, then share information carefully. Also, have an online lockbox with evidence and some kind of tracker on the craft that will provide information to your friends. So that in case someone kidnaps you or something else happens, you have some leverage or chance of being saved.
Or… If that’s too complicated, you could do some research on what researchers at a big university would be interested in and able to analyze unknown technology. And then very publicly take it to that university and tell everyone along the way to get a lot of attention, and so that there are a ton of cell phone videos and postings on the net. That way, too many people know about it for an easy cover up.
If you don’t do these simple things…Beg for your life. Seriously. Start begging. You aren’t begging to the aliens. You are begging to the very nice men and women who are about to show up in the SUVs with tinted windows. They WILL take it from you. They will take any photos or other evidence that you try and keep. And lastly, they will take you.
If you are lucky you will undergo days of interrogation while being in quarantine and to liven up your days it will be interspersed with vigorous invasive medical testing.
After all that your choices are slim. 6-foot hole. 8 by 10 cell. Comfy padded room. Best case scenario, nondisclosure agreement, and release. Worst case scenario your body turns up in a ditch the victim of an apparent suicide.
You have to be smart about all this. Your life will never be the same. It is completely up to you if it will be a long and fruitful life or not.
VIDEOOp een drukbijgewoonde persconferentie heeft de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA deze avond bekendgemaakt dat er zeven aarde-achtige planeten zijn ontdekt rond de dwergster Trappist-1. Drie van die planeten bevinden zich dicht genoeg bij de warmte van de ster om leefbaar te zijn en lijken qua omvang op de aarde. "Buitenaards leven is dus mogelijk", klonk het. "De vraag is niet of we een tweede aarde zullen vinden, maar wel wanneer."
De ontdekking is uniek, want nooit eerder werden zoveel exoplaneten - planeten buiten ons zonnestelsel - rond één ster gevonden. Bovendien lijken de planeten qua omvang op de aarde en bevinden ze zich op nog geen veertig lichtjaren afstand van onze planeet, en dat is in ons heelal "om de hoek".
De vondst heeft een Belgisch kantje, want het zijn Luikse astronomen die de vier op de aarde lijkende exoplaneten rond de dwergster Trappist-1 hebben ontdekt, nadat ze vorig jaar de eerste drie exoplaneten al hadden ontdekt.
Een team onder leiding van astronoom Michaël Gillon, verbonden aan de universiteit van Luik, had eind 2015 immers al een nieuw planetair systeem waargenomen. De ster werd Trappist-1 gedoopt en is veel kleiner en kouder dan onze zon. Gillon gebruikte hiervoor de 'TRAnsiting Planets and Planetesimals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST)' in Chili, maar de naam is evenzeer een knipoog naar ons land.
Rotsen en water Rond de ster werden toen ook al drie exoplaneten ontdekt, die qua temperatuur en omvang vergelijkbaar zijn met de aarde. Nu hebben de astronomen met behulp van NASA-telescoop Spitzer dus nog vier andere planeten rond Trappist-1 ontdekt, die eveneens qua afmeting vergelijkbaar zijn met onze aardbol. De in totaal zeven planeten werden, afhankelijk van hun afstand tot de ster, Trappist-1b, c, d, e, f, g en h gedoopt. Drie van die zeven bevinden zich volgens de wetenschappers in de "bewoonbare zone", namelijk op een afstand waar een rotsachtige planeet grote hoeveelheden vloeibaar water zou kunnen bevatten.
"Ter vergelijking, ons zonnestelsel telt twee planeten met omvang van de aarde. Slechts één daarvan, onze planeet, bevindt zich in een bewoonbare zone. Met drie planeten die aan die voorwaarden voldoen, lijkt Trappist-1 een ongelooflijk rijk planetair systeem te zijn", zegt Gillon.
De onderzoekers zullen hun observaties voortzetten. Ze hopen binnenkort meer informatie te krijgen over de massa van de planeten en over het bestaan en de grootte van hun atmosfeer (lees verder onder de video).
U hebt allicht al moeten gniffelen bij de naam die aan de ster gegeven werd, maar ze werd inderdaad - naar analogie met de astronoom die ze heeft ontdekt - vernoemd naar een Belgische delicatesse, het trappistbier.
En er is nog meer opvallends. Ook het project zelf verwijst naar een Belgische lekkernij: de speculoos. Want Gillons onderzoek naar exoplaneten heet officieel 'Search for habitable Planets EClipsing ULtra-cOOl-Stars', of SPECULOOS.
Onder meer de Amerikaanse krant 'The Washington Post' liet zich al op een grapje betrappen: "Like Trappist beer, speculoos cookies are a Belgian delicacy. His next effort will have to be called WAFFLES" of "Hoe zal de volgende ontdekking worden genoemd: 'Wafels'?
Welke naam de zeven nieuwe planeten zullen meekrijgen, is nog niet geweten. Gillon zelf opperde tijdens de persconferentie ze te vernoemen naar Belgische bieren.
Gigantisch aantal In de afgelopen jaren zijn bijna 3.500 planeten buiten ons zonnestelsel ontdekt. Daarnaast zijn er bijna 4.700 potentiële exoplaneten. Van al die planeten zitten er 44 in de leefbare zone. Maar wetenschappers zijn pas net begonnen met zoeken en tellen. Het werkelijke aantal exoplaneten ligt waarschijnlijk veel hoger. Alleen al in onze Melkweg zijn naar schatting honderden miljarden sterren, en er zijn honderden miljarden sterrenstelsels in het heelal. En waarschijnlijk hebben vrijwel al die sterren planeten om zich heen draaien.
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Collection of UFO Sightings By Streetcap1 Over The Years, Feb 23, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Collection of UFO Sightings By Streetcap1 Over The Years, Feb 23, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Unknown Location of sighting: Space station Here is a great collection of the best UFOs caught by Streetcap1 of Youtube. It has some very interesting sightings near the space station that have always gone unanswered by NASA. For some reason, NASA will not respond when asked about these UFOs near the space station and probably never will. To talk about it is to bring attention to it. Thats the opposite to what they want. They want you to ignore it, but thats not going to happen. Scott C. Waring Streetcap1 states:
This is a selection of ufos I have uploaded in the past. They had very little views and I feel that people need to see them. The final picture ( also thumbnail ) was uploaded a few years ago on a small video with a NASA link. Within 12 hours, the picture had been changed and a different photo of the moon, without huge object had replaced it. Of course I was accused of fraud by trolls as it did not show in the linked photo. I eventually removed the video. I am uploading a section of it today, it's up to you if you believe that an object this big, preceded the moon landings by two years. Streetcap1.
Edges Of UFO Appear During Thunderstorm On Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Edges Of UFO Appear During Thunderstorm On Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 2017 Location of sighting: Unknown This UFO is seen because the energy from the thunderstorm is gathering around the edge of the disk, allowing us to see the outer edge. This is not a ring UFO, but a disk UFO. Unfortunately the guy recording shakes like he just ran to the top of a hill or something to get a better view...its hard to say for sure, but its irritating. Scott C. Waring
Eyewitness states:
During a recent thunderstorm in the US a UFO appeared. It's not clear whether the UFO got hit by the lightning strike or whether it was using the lightning for it's energy. After the lightning strike the UFO becomes visible for a 30 seconds and illuminates the sky and the surrounding area. Then a second lightning strike is heard and the UFO dissappears. When the UFO disappears the area turns dark again. I made a short video analysis of the footage to explain what happened.
Glowing White Orb Over Cypress, Texas On Feb 22, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Glowing White Orb Over Cypress, Texas On Feb 22, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting:February 22, 2017 Location of sighting: Cypress, Texas, USA Source: MUFON #82278 This video is short but shows the glowing object in the sky over Texas this week. The UFO is very bright and has an orb shape to it. I only wish he had recorded more so we could see it move. Scott C. Waring Eyewitness states:
I was out riding my Harley and saw a strange light in sky. Pulled over and noticed it was very bright and no flashing lights. No stars visible in sky plus this was too close. Filmed and took pictures for about 45 minutes. It never moved very much. It was spinning and had structural design. Very similar to ufo's on tv. I felt very curious about it. Called my wife, she went outside and saw it too. I was also with my friend who witnessed it also. I have many more photos and lots of video that wouldn't upload. This was taken with an iPhone 7 plus with a telephoto camera. It was still there when we got home and I don't know when it left.
Amazing sighting caught on tape over Nevada – near Area 51
Amazing sighting caught on tape over Nevada – near Area 51
This interestin UFO video was caught on tape over Summerlin, Nevada back in July 2015, but it was just posted online recently. What do you think about this footage?
I rarely review other people’s reviews except of my own books. But I think I need to make an exception. Two very scholarly sounding experts have reviewed at great length Annie Jacobsen’s strangely inaccurate and misleading book “Area 51” on their site Washington Decoded. It supposedly tells all about the mysterious highly classified base not far from Las Vegas, In addition it provides an entirely new and totally unsubstantiated and unbelievable explanation for the Roswell Incident. I ,too, reviewed the book in one of my monthly columns and could frankly find nothing to support her extraordinary claim that beings manipulated by Joseph Mengele (in cooperation with Joseph Stalin) somehow piloted a German Horton Brothers flying wing vehicle to crash near Roswell to panic America..
In this instance two very formidable sounding professionals, Dr. Robert S. Norris and Dr. Jeffrey T. Richelson, recently published a very lengthy negative review of her book and also managed to somehow demonstrate the intellectual bankruptcy of the pseudo science of anti-ufology. They correctly note that she made no reference to a host of directly applicable sources and made loads of factual mistakes re Area 51 related matters. Then, amazingly, they commit many errors of omission and commission about Roswell and surprisingly some other items and also libel me. And frankly I am angry.
Area 51 book cover
I was surprised at some gaps in their knowledge. For example, they noted that Annie three different times falsely referred to a hero of mine, Dr. Vannevar Bush, as head of the Manhattan Project. That distinction fell to General Leslie Groves for the Army Corps of Engineers and the technical director, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. But then they refer to Bush only as “Science Adviser to President Franklin Roosevelt and as such was chairman of a 3 member oversight committee known as the military Policy Committee, that usually rubber stamped decisions that Groves had already made.”. Their major source about Bush was G. Pascal Zachary, “Endless Frontier: Vannevar Bush, Engineer of the American Century”. Zachary was a reporter for the Wall Street journal and as far as I could tell did not know much about Bush’s highly classified activities. One would think that the fact that VB was head of the Office of Scientific Research and Development during the war might have been noted. Thousands of engineers and scientists worked on projects funded by the OSRD. These included such important developments as that of the proximity fuse, radar, and indeed the Manhattan Engineering District. Their description is a bit like referring to Harry Truman as a Missouri haberdasher and ignoring his service in the US Senate and as US President.
They refer to only 3 Roswell books,(and touted debunkers like Phil Klass) none of them by serious researchers who searched for and interviewed first hand witnesses, visited archives and crash sites, etc There is no mention of such books as “The Roswell Incident” by Charles Berlitz and William Moore and to which I was a major contributor;“The Truth about the Roswell Incident” and ”The Real Truth about the Roswell Incident”, by Don Schmitt, and Kevin Randle, “Crash at Corona”,by Don Berliner” and myself and “Witness to Roswell” by Don Schmitt and Tom Carey .etc. They were aware of my existence as shall be noted later, but misrepresented my background and ignored a bunch of papers which I have published besides my books. They are upset that Annie repeats a nice comment about me by Larry King, but obviously couldn’t be bothered checking out me or my publications.
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(image credit: U.S. Library of Congress)
They state “Strewn throughout her story, moreover are numerous mistakes and questionable claims”. That is certainly true. But it is true of them as well. They blindly accept the 2 big Government Roswell volumes seemingly accepting everything in them as Gospel though many errors have been described for many years.
Here is how they describe the Roswell Incident ”… refers to some metallic debris that was found on 7 July 1947 at a ranch approximately 75 miles northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. The rancher who discovered it contacted the local sheriff who contacted Roswell Army Air Field. Several Intelligence officers were sent and collected portion of the debris and took it to Roswell AAF that evening. The next day, the public information officer released a statement saying that a flying disc had been recovered. The front page headline of the July 8 edition of the Roswell Daily Record was “RAAF Captures Flying Saucer on Ranch in Roswell Region”. The debris was then flown to 8th Air Force Headquarters at Fort Worth AAF in Texas and inspected. The conclusion was that the debris was the remnants of a weather balloon”. Later they said it was a balloon… since when are balloons made of metal??
The facts indicate that this is much less than accurate. In the first place the rancher had found the debris within a few days prior to Saturday, July 5, when he went to Corona and showed some to friends at the General Store there. The Rancher did not get a newspaper and had no phone and had not heard about flying saucers until the people in Corona told him about them and that there was a reward out for pieces. They suggested he go to the Sheriff in Roswell. He took a small portion of what was on the huge debris field to Sheriff Wilcox on July 6. The sheriff contacted RAAF and spoke with Major Jesse Marcel who actually handled the wreckage and was ordered by his boss Colonel William Blanchard to take a Counter Intelligence officer with him and follow the rancher to his place out miles from any road. They spent the night, viewed the debris field the next day, and brought back a small portion in their vehicles. Colonel Blanchard then ordered Major Marcel to have one of their B-29s take him and the wreckage to Wright field making a stop at their headquarters in Fort Worth. Somehow not only are the dates and sequence fouled up, but no mention is made of the fact that the Roswell group, the 509th was the most elite military group in the world having dropped two atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 and 2 more during Operation Crossroads in 1946. Blanchard went on to receive 4 more promotions and was a 4 star general serving as Vice-chief of Staff of the USAF when he died of a massive heart attack at the Pentagon. He had served as Operations office for the Strategic Air Command when it had thousands of nuclear warheads at its disposal. Marcel was the intelligence officer of this most elite group. Both Marcel and Blanchard were very familiar with weather balloons since they were launched every day at the base,and would have immediately recognized the wreckage as such. Marcel handled the strange wreckage in Roswell. He would never have been sent out without noting that the material was very strange. Norris and Richelson praise highly, “The Roswell Report: Truth Versus fiction in the Roswell Desert” (by Disinformation specialist Colonel Weaver) without noting all the fiction supplied by the Air Force. For example, it claims it was Project Mogul, a Top Secret Program, launched 4 June. The fact is that the original newspaper accounts (the story appeared and grew in evening papers from Chicago West.) say the wreckage was found “last week” .The rancher had been in the area just days before. Outstanding research by Dr. David Rudiak showed it could not have been that Mogul launch. The program was not TOP secret. Only the purpose was TS. If it had been TS, there would have been a chase plane along at each launch and the balloons and equipment would never have been allowed to remain in the desert.
The foolish claim was made that the huge report was a declassification effort. It was a propaganda effort.
Norris and Richelson foolishly state the balloons were made of special material. They were standard neoprene weather balloons. They speak very enthusiastically of the Air Force report and seem not to have caught any of its many mistakes. For example it states a National Enquirer article about Marcel appeared in 1978. It was actually in 1980 and was a result of my putting outstanding journalist Robert Pratt in touch with Jesse Marcel because the first Book “The Roswell Incident” was due to be published.
The report makes it sound as though I worked separately from Berlitz and Moore and got my ideas from the Enquirer, when I actually worked very closely with Moore for years. I told Moore about Roswell. They mention a strange grossly misleading book by three professors which also insinuated that Marcel was paid by the Enquirer. Of course none of these debunkers give any information about my background. To the USAF I am a UFO researcher. To Norris and Richelson I am “a UFO conspiracy Theorist.” No mention that I am a nuclear physicist, that I worked on classified advanced technology programs for 14 years for GE,GM, Westinghouse, Aerojet General Nucleonics etc. or that I have visited 20 different Archives , many times they claim that any ”positive reputation Friedman has is apparently restricted to those who believe in UFOs and Extraterrestrials.”
No source is given for these nonsensical charges. They might have mentioned that I belong to the American Nuclear Society, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Physical Society. No mention that I have lectured on topics such as “Flying Saucers ARE Real” and or “Flying Saucers and Science” to more than 700 colleges and professional groups in all 50 states, all 10 Canadian provinces and 18 other countries. I have had loads of favorable comments from these institutions. Are all of these “believers in UFOs and Extraterrestrials?” There is no mention of all the evidence I have provided such as dozens of TOP Secret almost completely blacked out CIA UFO documents, or 156 almost completed whited out NSA UFO documents. Seemingly they are unaware of the comments made by USAF General Carroll Bolender “Reports of UFOs which could affect national security are made in accordance with JANAP 146 or USAF Manual 55-11 and are NOT part of the Blue Book System” and “Termination of Project Blue Book would leave no official federal office to receive reports of UFOs. However, as already stated, reports of UFOs which could affect national security would continue to be handled through the standard Air Force procedures designed for this purpose.” I located and spoke with General Bolender. I would bet these guys never heard of him. Obviously the USAF has been lying ever since his October 20, 1969, memo which resulted in the closure of Project Blue Book. The USAF has since then falsely claimed there is no national security concern with UFOs and they have been doing nothing about them. They don’t mention the Congressional UFO Symposium of July 29, 1968, which involved 12 presentations by scientists including me, or the biggest study ever done for the USAF, Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14. Of course, like Jacobsen they are guilty of “authorial malpractice.”
Norris and Richelson also buy into the 2nd foolish USAF volume “The Roswell Report: Case Closed”. “The aliens observed in the New Mexico desert were probably anthropomorphic test dummies that were carried aloft by high altitude balloons. Some 43 high altitude balloon flights were launched and recovered throughout NM between June 1954 and February 1959.” Considering that the Roswell Incident occurred in July 1947 (Time travel, I guess) and the bodies, one of whose pictures is in the USAF Report, were 6’ tall and weighed 175 pounds, and was in a uniform and could not possibly have morphed even with time travel into a 4’ tall alien with a big head, one is astonished at their naivety. I talked to the head of the program, Colonel Madsen. Of course, he isn’t mentioned by them, nor did the USAF talk to him though they showed an old picture of him and one of the dummies.
In short, we have erudite people saying false and misleading things. I, of course, cannot know whether it is out of laziness, bias, ignorance or because they were conspiring to protect the reputation of the USAF. They owe us all an apology.
UFO-spotters ontdekken iets mysterieus in video van Duitse straaljagers
UFO-spotters ontdekken iets mysterieus in video van Duitse straaljagers
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Mogelijk sporen van donkere materie ontdekt in Andromedastelsel
Mogelijk sporen van donkere materie ontdekt in Andromedastelsel
Caroline Kraaijvanger
Gammastraling kan erop wijzen dat zich in het hart van het Andromedastelsel donkere materie ophoudt.
Het is een spannende ontdekking, vindt onderzoeker Pierrick Martin. “We verwachten dat donkere materie zich in de binnenste regionen van de Melkweg en andere sterrenstelsels verzamelt, daarom is het vinden van zo’n compact signaal heel opwindend.” Het compacte signaal waar Martin over spreekt, werd gedetecteerd met behulp van ruimtetelescoop Fermi. De telescoop speurt naar gammastraling en vond in het hart van het Andromedastelsel een bijzonder signaal.
Gammastraling Gammastraling ontstaat doordat kosmische straling de interactie aangaat met gaswolken en het licht van sterren. De laatste gegevens van Fermi laten zien dat de gammastraling overvloedig aanwezig is in het hart van het Andromedastelsel. Die ongebruikelijke distributie van de gammastraling zag Fermi eerder ook in het hart van ons eigen sterrenstelsel: de Melkweg. En het kan erop wijzen dat in het hart van deze sterrenstelsels donkere materie huist.
Hier zie je de overvloed aan gammastraling (in geel en oranje/rood) in het hart van het Andromedastelsel.
Afbeelding: NASA / DOE / Fermi LAT Collaboration & Bill Schoening / Vanessa Harvey / REU program / NOAO / AURA / NSF.
Pulsars? Helemaal zeker weten de onderzoekers dat dus niet. De gammastraling kan namelijk ook afkomstig zijn van een groot aantal pulsars in het hart van M31. Deze draaiende neutronensterren zijn ongeveer twee keer zo zwaar als de zon en hebben een ongelofelijk grote dichtheid. Omdat het Andromedastelsel zo’n 2,5 miljoen lichtjaar van ons verwijderd is, is het lastig om individuele pulsars in het hart van het stelsel te vinden. Toch zijn onderzoekers voornemens om uit te zoeken of pulsars de bron van de gammastraling kunnen zijn. En wel door onze kennis over pulsars in de Melkweg los te laten op nog te maken röntgen- en radio-observaties van het Andromedastelsel.
Mysteries Of donkere materie nu verantwoordelijk is voor de distributie van donkere materie in het Andromedastelsel of niet: onderzoekers zijn in hun nopjes met de ontdekking. Met name omdat het signaal in het hart van het Andromedastelsel vergelijkbaar is met dat in het hart van onze eigen Melkweg. Het betekent namelijk dat onderzoekers deze informatie kunnen gebruiken om mysteries in het Andromedastelsel én de Melkweg op te lossen. Zo blijkt bijvoorbeeld dat de grote schijf van het Andromedastelsel – de plek waar de meeste sterren ontstaan – relatief weinig gammastraling afgeeft. Het suggereert dat zich daar weinig kosmische straling ophoudt. Maar kosmische straling wordt doorgaans in verband gebracht met stervorming. Hoe zit dat dan? Het wijst erop dat het Andromedastelsel op een andere manier kosmische straling produceert of dat de kosmische straling sneller aan dit stelsel weet te ontsnappen. “We begrijpen niet helemaal welke rol kosmische straling in sterrenstelsel speelt of hoe de straling door deze sterrenstelsels reist,” vertelt onderzoeker Xian Hou. “M31 (het Andromedastelsel, red.) laat zien hoe kosmische straling zich gedraagt onder omstandigheden die anders zijn dan de omstandigheden in ons eigen sterrenstelsel.”
Dat er overeenkomsten zijn in de distributie van gammastraling in de Melkweg en het Andromedastelsel suggereert bovendien dat we door het Andromedastelsel te bestuderen, meer te weten kunnen komen over onze eigen Melkweg. En dat is goed nieuws. Want niet alle delen van de Melkweg zijn vanuit het sterrenstelsel zelf goed te bekijken. “Ons sterrenstelsel lijkt zo sterk op het Andromedastelsel dat we er echt baat bij hebben om het (Andromedastelsel, red.) te bestuderen, omdat we zo meer kunnen leren over ons sterrenstelsel en de totstandkoming ervan,” vertelt onderzoeker Regina Caputo.
Zeven 'aardes' ontdekt rond dwergster die hier 40 lichtjaar vandaan staat
Zeven 'aardes' ontdekt rond dwergster die hier 40 lichtjaar vandaan staat
Caroline Kraaijvanger
De zeven planeten zijn qua grootte vergelijkbaar met de aarde en drie ervan bevinden zich bovendien in de leefbare zone!
Dat hebben astronomen zojuist bekend gemaakt. Ze ontdekten de zeven planeten met behulp van telescopen in de ruimte en op aarde, waaronder de Very Large Telescope (VLT) en ruimtetelescoop Spitzer.
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Wanneer de zeven planeten – gezien vanaf de aarde – voor TRAPPIST-1 – langs bewegen, neemt de helderheid van de ster iets af. Voor astronomen is het observeren van dergelijke ‘planeetovergangen’ heel interessant, omdat ze tijdens zo’n overgang meer te weten kunnen komen over de afmetingen, omloopbanen en samenstellingen van de planeten. Zo ontdekten ze niet alleen dat zes van de zeven planeten rotsachtig zijn, maar ook dat deze qua temperatuur aan de aarde doen denken.
TRAPPIST-1 Het draait allemaal – letterlijk – om de ultrakoele dwergster TRAPPIST-1. Deze ster is slechts 40 lichtjaar van ons verwijderd en blijkt dus zeven(!) planeten te bezitten. En alle zeven planeten zijn qua grootte vergelijkbaar met de aarde (zie kader). Zes van de planeten (de binnenste exemplaren) zijn zeer waarschijnlijk rotsachtig en ook qua temperatuur vergelijkbaar met de aarde. Drie ervan bevinden zich bovendien in de leefbare zone. “Dit is een verbazingwekkend planetenstelsel,” vindt onderzoeker Michaël Gillon. “Niet alleen omdat we zoveel planeten hebben ontdekt, maar ook omdat ze stuk voor stuk ongeveer zo groot zijn als de aarde.”
Lekker dichtbij De planeten hebben de namen TRAPPIST-1b, -c, -d, -e, -f, -g en -h gekregen. TRAPPIST-1b staat het dichtst bij de ster, TRAPPIST-1h is het verst van de ster verwijderd. De planeten draaien in een nauwe baan om de ster heen: hun omloopbanen zijn veel kleiner dan die van Mercurius, de planeet die in ons zonnestelsel het dichtst bij de zon staat. Je zou misschien denken dat het snikheet is op de planeten, omdat ze zo dicht bij hun ster staan. Maar vergeet niet dat TRAPPIST-1 geen zonachtige ster is. Het is een ultrakoele dwergster. De ster is nauwelijks groter dan de planeet Jupiter en geeft lang niet zoveel energie af als onze zon. Het betekent bijvoorbeeld dat de planeten TRAPPIST-1c, -d en -f ongeveer net zoveel energie opvangen als Venus, de aarde en Mars (in die volgorde).
De omloopbanen van de zeven planeten in vergelijking met de omloopbanen van de vier grote manen van Jupiter. De omloopbaan van Mercurius is nog zes keer verder van de zon verwijderd dan TRAPPIST-1h van TRAPPIST-1 verwijderd is.
Afbeelding: ESO / O. Furtak.
Water Het brengt ons natuurlijk op de volgende interessante vraag: is er op deze zeven planeten dan misschien water te vinden? “De energieproductie van dwergsterren als TRAPPIST-1 is veel geringer dan die van onze zon,” vertelt onderzoeker Amaury Triaud. “Om water op hun oppervlak te kunnen hebben, moeten planeten veel kleinere omloopbanen volgen dan we in ons zonnestelsel gewend zijn. Gelukkig lijkt TRAPPIST-1 door precies zo’n compacte configuratie van planeten omgeven te zijn.” Het betekent niet dat op alle planeten vloeibaar water te vinden is. Zo zijn TRAPPIST-1b, -c en -d waarschijnlijk te heet om vloeibaar water te bezitten. TRAPPIST-1h is waarschijnlijk weer te koud (waardoor eventueel water bevriest). Helemaal zeker weten de onderzoekers dat laatste echter niet. Ze kunnen namelijk niet uitsluiten dat op deze planeet alternatieve warmteprocessen optreden. Een voorbeeld van zo’n warmteproces is getijdenopwarming. Hierbij warmt de planeet op doordat deze door toedoen van de zwaartekracht van de ster van vorm verandert. Ook een waterstofrijke atmosfeer zou het warmteverlies van de planeet zodanig kunnen beperken dat deze warm genoeg is om vloeibaar water te bevatten. Dergelijke capriolen hoeven de planeten TRAPPIST-1e, -f en -g waarschijnlijk niet uit te halen. Zij bevinden zich namelijk in de leefbare zone: een denkbeeldige zone rond TRAPPIST-1 waarin de temperaturen hoog genoeg zijn om te voorkomen dat eventueel vloeibaar water op het oppervlak van de planeten bevriest, maar niet zo hoog dat eventueel vloeibaar water verdampt. Op deze drie planeten zouden in theorie dus oceanen te vinden kunnen zijn.
Hier zie je de omloopbanen van de zeven planeten. De omloopbaan van TRAPPIST-1h is nog niet helemaal bekend. Het grijze vlak staat symbool voor de leefbare zone. Waar de grenzen van de leefbare zone liggen, is niet helemaal duidelijk. Daar zijn verschillende theorieën over. De streepjeslijnen die je in dit grijze vlak ziet staan, zijn alternatieve grenzen van deze leefbare zone die op andere theoretische aannames gebaseerd zijn.
Afbeelding: ESO / M. Gillon et al.
Leven? Het moge duidelijk zijn dat onderzoekers niet kunnen wachten tot ze een gedetailleerder beeld krijgen van deze zeven planeten en dan met name van de drie exemplaren in de leefbare zone. Want is er op deze planeten wellicht ook leven? “Eerst zullen we moeten onderzoeken of deze planeten überhaupt een atmosfeer hebben,” vertelt professor Ignas Snellen, niet betrokken bij het onderzoek, aan Scientias.nl. “Als een planeet voor de ster langstrekt sijpelt er ook een klein beetje sterlicht door de planeetatmosfeer heen, waardoor er in sommige kleuren absorptie optreedt. Door deze kleuren precies te meten kunnen we achterhalen wat voor gassen er in de atmosfeer voorkomen. In de dampkring van de aarde zit bijvoorbeeld zuurstof dat hier alleen maar zit omdat het door plantenleven wordt aangemaakt – zonder leven geen zuurstof. Zo zou een detectie van zuurstof op een andere planeet ook een eerste aanwijzing voor biologische activiteit kunnen zijn.”
Dit plaatje laat zien hoe groot TRAPPIST-1 in vergelijking met de zon en Jupiter is. De ster heeft ongeveer 1/8 van de massa van onze zon en is qua grootte vergelijkbaar met Jupiter. Ook de omvang van de planeten worden vergeleken met de omvang van enkele planeten in ons zonnestelsel en de manen van Jupiter.
Afbeelding: ESO / O. Furtak.
Meer tijd Dat de ster waar deze planeten omheen draaien anders is dan onze zon hoeft in feite geen belemmering te zijn voor het ontstaan van leven op de planeten. Sterker nog: het kan een voordeel zijn. “Kleine rode dwergsterren worden enorm oud – 1000 keer ouder dan de zon,” vertelt Snellen. “Dus er is in ieder geval wel veel meer tijd om leven te vormen.”
De zon vergeleken met TRAPPIST-1.
Afbeelding: ESO.
Bijzonder Of er nu leven is of niet: TRAPPIST-1 heeft ons in ieder geval versteld doen staan. Want het overvolle planetenstelsel is in meerdere opzichten bijzonder. Zo is er nog niet eerder een stelsel ontdekt dat zoveel planeten telt die qua omvang vergelijkbaar zijn met de aarde en zich ook nog eens in de leefbare zone bevinden. Wat ook bijzonder is, is dat er nog nooit zoveel exoplaneten ontdekt zijn die vrijwel in resonantie zijn met elkaar. Wat betekent dat? De onderzoekers keken hoe de omlooptijd – de tijd die een planeet nodig heeft om een rondje rond de ster te voltooien – van de verschillende planeten zich tot elkaar verhield. Uit dat onderzoek blijkt dat de verhouding tussen de omlooptijden van de binnenste zes planeten uit te drukken is in gehele getallen (bijvoorbeeld 5:3 en 3:2). Het suggereert dat de planeten op grotere afstand van de ster zijn ontstaan en later naar de ster toe zijn gereisd. Als dat inderdaad het geval is, zou het kunnen betekenen dat de planeten veel vluchtige stoffen bevatten en is er een gerede kans dat ze omringd worden door een atmosfeer en water (of ijs) op hun oppervlak hebben liggen. Op de vraag wat Snellen het meest verrast heeft aan dit stelsel, antwoordt hij: “Dat het stelsel zo veel op Jupiter en haar manen lijkt – maar dan in massa 80 keer zwaarder is zodat de manen aard-massa planeten zijn, en Jupiter een kleine dwergster. Het lijkt erop dat het Jupiter-systeem en TRAPPIST-1 op dezelfde wijze gevormd zijn.”
Een artistieke impressie van het planetenstelsel. Je ziet de ster TRAPPIST-1 op de achtergrond staan. Op de voorgrond de planeten. Uit het plaatje blijkt ook dat de binnenste drie waarschijnlijk te warm zijn om vloeibaar water te bezitten. De andere planeten – op de buitenste planeet na, want die is waarschijnlijk te koud – lijken de juiste temperatuur te hebben om vloeibaar water te bezitten.
Afbeelding: NASA / R. Hurt / T. Pyle.
Met de ontdekking van dit planetenstelsel zijn ons weer een aantal nieuwe aardachtige planeten bekend. Maar het tweelingbroertje van de aarde hebben we nog steeds niet gevonden. Dat kan ook nog wel even duren, denkt Snellen. “Met de huidige telescopen lukt dit niet, maar waarschijnlijk wel met PLATO-missie van ESA welke in 2024 gelanceerd gaat worden. Deze kan planeetovergangen van rotsachtige planeten in aardbanen gaan zien rond zonachtige sterren.” TRAPPIST-1 is dan ook zeer waarschijnlijk niet het laatste wereldnieuws dat uit de koker van astronomenkomt.
Hoe zien de planeten rond TRAPPIST-1 eruit? Dat blijft gissen. Maar misschien wel zo! Hier zie je de zeven planeten op rij, met daaronder hun omlooptijd, de afstand tot hun ster (1 AU is de afstand tussen de aarde en de zon), hun straal en massa.
Was Gary McKinnon right? ‘SECRET space fleet filmed at US Airforce base’
Was Gary McKinnon right? ‘SECRET space fleet filmed at US Airforce base’
A UFO hunter who claims to have filmed activity at a top-secret US Airforce base for THREE YEARS, claims space craft are regularly flying out from there.
Steven Barone has scores of videos on his YouTube channel, UFOs in the USA, that he suggests are alien UFOs or top secret US space vehicles hovering over the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
The base, like top-secret Area 51 in the Nevada desert, is alleged by conspiracy theorists to be where the US authorities hide the remains of crashed flying saucers and dead aliens, and where secretive technology is developed and tested.
Some even claim that visiting aliens have been allowed to use the bases to keep them from public view.
But, Mr Barone claims to be on to the secret via his YouTube channel.
He says he may have filmed space craft developed at the air base on numerous occasions.
His latest footage was filmed on February 19 near the base.
He wrote about the video: "If you haven't heard of the USA space fleet I highly suggest you look up Solar Warden or Gary McKinnon.
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This is part of a secret space fleet over Nellis USAF base, claims Steven Barone.
"He was the Scottish hacker that penetrated the computers at NASA and the Johnson Space Center.
"He wasn't trying to do any harm but wanted to know more about UFOs and what the USA knew about them.
"What he found far exceeded anything he was expecting. He found evidence of a secret space fleet that had been in existence since the 1980s.
"It is said that the USA has at least eight tubular motherships and nearly fifty smaller ones.
"What really blew him away was a list of non-terrestrial officers and ship to ship transfers.
"If you believe this then you have to ask where this secret space fleet is based.
"Where better than Area 51 and Nellis Air Force Base.
"This is just a theory of mine and I cannot prove it but based on everything I have seen and filmed over a nearly three-year period it is the only thing that makes sense."
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Steven Barone thinks that there is a secret space fleet over Nellis US Airforce base.
This is just a theory of mine and I cannot prove it but based on everything I have seen and filmed over a nearly three-year period it is the only thing that makes sense.
Steven Barone
Asperger's Syndrome sufferer Mr McKinnon, who avoided extradition to the US over his hacking exploits after a high-profile campaign, reported seeing details of non-terrestrial officers on a database.
Conspiracy theorists claim this must mean a secret fleet of space officers, but sceptics point out it could mean standard airforce or even naval officers.
However, Scott C Waring, editor of ufosightingsdaily.com, believes there are actually aliens based at Nellis Airfocebase.
In response to Mr Barone's latest video, he blogged: "Here is a great sighting that took place just a few days ago in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"It was over Nellis AFB which has over 1,000 square miles of land... but people never question why they need so much land.
"It's because the Tall White aliens moved in.
"The USAF let the Tall Whites build their own underground base behind the old firing range.
"An alien race thats lives up to 800 years and is highly arrogant and aggressive."
But, a UFO debunker claims Mr Barone is mistaken, and is simply filming car headlights descending down a mountain road in the distance on each occasion.
A declassified Central Intelligence Agency document reveals that in 1984, the CIA employed a psychic “remote viewer” to look at a region of Mars as it was approximately one million years ago. The remote viewer, who was not aware that the coordinates given were on the planet Mars, described seeing pyramids, futuristic technologies and a very tall human-looking civilization facing impending environmental calamity.
Small part of the Cydonia region, taken by the Viking 1 orbiter and released by NASA/JPL on July 25, 1976
What makes the CIA documentremarkable is that the coordinates provided to the unknown remote viewer were of the Cydonia region as depicted in a series of Viking Orbiter images of Mars in 1976. Cydonia became famous after a succession of researchers claimed that the region contained a face, ruins of a city, and pyramids.
The first reference to artificial structures found in Cydonia date to an October 25, 1977, National Enquirer article titled “Did NASA Photograph Ruins of an Ancient City on Mars?” It’s worth pointing out that the Enquirer was a tabloid run by Gene Pope, a CIA asset who was trained in psychological warfare.
Pope and the National Enquirer’s chief purpose was to hide the truth in plain sight by releasing it in sensationalized news stories with questionable sources that would be widely ridiculed by the general public. Subsequently, any academics or scientists prepared to investigate such sensational claims faced ridicule from their peers and ruining their professional careers.
Nevertheless, competent researchers did turn their attention to the now controversial Viking Orbiter images and found that they indeed did appear to show an artificially created “Face on Mars”, nearby ruins dubbed “Inca City”, and even pyramids.
The first objective analysis of the Viking data was published in 1982 in Omni Magazine by the researchers Vincent DiPietro, an electrical engineer, and Gregory Molenaar, a computer engineer. Their 1982 Omni article was an extract of their 77-page book, Unusual Martian Surface Features, also released that year. They were soon followed by other independent researchers such as Richard Hoagland who in 1987 authored The Monuments of Mars: A City on the Edge of Forever.
What this short review of the history of the Viking images of Cydonia tells us is that while researchers such as DiPietro, Molenaar and Hoagland were widely ridiculed by their scientific peers for their analyses and conclusions, the CIA was paying very close attention.
Declassified CIA documents confirm that remote viewing was taken very seriously by the Agency and other intelligence services. Significant funding went into studying the usefulness of remote viewing as an intelligence gathering tool.
The conclusion was that remote viewing had sufficient accuracy to be utilized for field work as the following declassified CIA document dated May 9, 1984 clearly states.
Among the most accurate of remote viewers described in the CIA documents was the famed psychic Ingo Swann. In his 1998 book, Penetration, Swann described at length how the CIA utilized his remote viewing skills.
One assignment in 1975 was to spy on secret bases on the Moon, which were run by one or more extraterrestrial civilizations. In chapter five, Swann opens by describing his remote viewing of the Moon for Axelrod/Axel, a CIA officer:
Given the earlier off-planet locations assigned to top remote viewers like Swann, it is not surprising that the CIA employed a remote viewer to learn about the origins of the pyramids and other artificial Mars structures in the Cydonia region.
The protocol used for the session is described on page 2 of the CIA document, which is dated May 22, 1984:
The rest of the CIA document (pp. 3-9) is a transcript of the remote viewer responding to questions about different locations and time periods given to him (in 1984, all known remote reviewers were men). The remote viewer is referred to as “SUB.,” while the questioner is “MON.”
This is what the remote viewer reports after being given his first question:
The coordinates are for the Cydonia region, and immediately the remote viewer describes some kind of pyramid sitting in a valley. This is remarkable corroboration for the multiple researchers who have identified pyramids in the Viking images of this exact region of Mars.
Next, the remote viewer responds to a serious of questions concerning the population living in the region shortly before planet-wide geological disturbances that occurred approximately one million years ago. He describes the population as very tall and thin, and looking to escape the disturbances which included very violent storm activity:
The Martian civilization is dying and the population knows about it:
The Martians are waiting to travel elsewhere to survive. Some are able to escape to distant regions, presumably off-planet, as the following quote suggests:
Next, the remote viewer describes what clearly appears to be a spacecraft taking survivors to another planet over a million years ago:
The above description is very suggestive of what Earth may have looked like at the time. So did escaping Martians travel to Earth approximately a million years ago leaving behind them pyramids and other ruins in the Cydonia region, which were observed by the Viking orbiter in 1976 and the CIA’s remote viewer in 1984?
The remote viewing of Mars revealed in a May 22, 1984CIA document gives details of a planet wide-catastrophe that led to many refugees leaving in spacecraft to safer locations over a million years ago. This leads to the intriguing possibility that a flash-frozen civilization recently found in Antarctica with cannibalized spacecraft nearby was the remnants of a colony originally established by Martian refugees.
Such a scenario is consistent with the claims of Secret Space Program whistleblower Corey Goode who says that extraterrestrial refugees have been finding sanctuary on Earth for at least five hundred thousand years, and that preparations are currently underway to officially disclose excavations of a flash-frozen Antarctica civilization.
Back in March 28, 2016, Goode described various insider sources that had told him about the influx of refugees from other planets during Earth’s history:
And it seems that more recent information that I’ve gotten is telling us that the Earth received refugees, at different points in history, from a couple of different planets, at least, in our solar system where the planets failed and inhabitants left and came to Earth as refugees.
Goode said that Mars was one of the planets from which the refugees originated. The Martians were highly advanced technologically with antigravity spacecraft. They engaged in aggressive warfare that led to planetary catastrophe and refugees leaving for Earth. Goode relates what he was told by inhabitants of the “Inner Earth”:
And the people in the Inner Earth Council stated that the different inhabitants of the planets in our solar system were extremely advanced technologically and extremely aggressive, and that they destroyed their civilizations and had to be relocated here as refugees by other ET races that came in.
According to Goode, Mars in particular was hit by a series of environmental catastrophes that were related to devastating wars with the inhabitants of a nearby “Super Earth”, around which both Mars and our current Moon orbited up to 500,000 years ago. The “Super Earth” orbited the sun in the area of the asteroid belt as it exists today between Mars and Jupiter.
Mars at the time had abundant water and oxygen rich atmosphere to host a large population on its surface. The existence of abundant water and oxygen on Mars in its distant past has been recentlycorroborated by scientists.
The events that led to the Super Earth’s destruction also wiped out much of the surface population on Mars, and removed the bulk of its atmosphere according to what Goode read on “smart glass pads”, which he had access to during his 20 year secret space program service.
It was postulated that Mars was most likely a moon of that Super Earth, and that it was damaged heavily on one side by massive impacts. And that most likely also stripped away its main atmosphere at the time, and it never recovered.
The force of the Super Earth’s destruction propelled Mars into its present planetary orbit.
So was there a Super Earth that was destroyed in a titanic battle, which resulted in one of its moons being sent into Earth orbit, and another being sent into its present orbit as the planet Mars?
The first major scientist to seriously research the possibility that the asteroid belt is the remains of a former planet is Dr. Thomas Van Flandern, who was the chief astronomer at the U.S. Naval Observatory. He wrote several academic papers on what he described as the “Exploded Planet Hypothesis”, which suggested that the main asteroid belt in our solar system arose from the destruction of a large planet around which Mars once orbited:
Putting all this evidence together, we have strong hints for two original planets near what is now the main asteroid belt: hypothetical “Planet V” and “Planet K”. These were probably gas giant planets with moons of significant size, such as Mars, before they exploded… The above summarizes evidence that Mars was not an original planet, but rather a moon of a now-exploded planet occupying that approximate orbit. Many of these points are the expected consequences of having a massive planet blow up nearby, thereby blasting the facing hemisphere and leaving the shielded hemisphere relatively unscathed. Especially significant in this regard is the fact that half of Mars is saturated with craters, and half is only sparsely cratered.
Van Flandern’s Exploded Planet Hypothesis lends scientific support to Goode’s claims about both the Moon and Mars being two former moons of a Super Earth. The CIA’s remote viewer’s claims of the history of Mars is therefore supported to varying extents by both Goode and Van Flandern’s information.
The remote viewer, as discussed in part one, described a planet with violent storms and volcanic activity that was very green. This certainly sounds like Earth, which at the time was likely the only planet in our solar system that would fit such a description. This leads to the question of whether the escaping Martians established colonies on Earth, at least one of which was in Antarctica.
In the remote viewers’ description of Mars, he described them as very tall and thin, and also possessing spacecraft used to transport refugees to the safe location – Earth. This is consistent with what Goode claims to have encountered when he was taken to Antarctica in early January 2017 to see first-hand what was being secretly excavated.
In a January 24 private briefing, Goode confirmed his earlier reports about a “Pre-Adamite civilization” found flash-frozen in Antarctica which was very tall and thin. He described three 30 mile long oval-shaped spacecraft nearby that appeared to have been cannibalized.
Artist Depiction of Pre-Adamites. Permission: Sphere Being Alliance
Such large ships would have been ideal space arks carrying many thousands of fleeing Martians as described by the remote viewer.
In earlier interviews, Goode described being taken into the interior of Antarctica, well under two miles of ice, and witnessed that it was volcanically very active, and that abundant thermal energy was available to be used as a power source. In the following graphic illustration of what he witnessed at a secret Antarctica base, the steam vents show the intense thermal energy used as a power source.
Permission: Sphere Being Alliance
Goode’s description of continued volcanic activity in Antarctica is supported by abundant scientific evidence. For example, on February 19, an NPR report discussed NASA scientists conducting experiments around Mount Erebus due to flowing lava under its icy exterior, which they believe is similar to what is likely to be encountered by NASA probes on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn.
Mt Erebus, Antarctica
Also, a second volcano was discovered under half a mile of Antarctic ice which is also still active and can erupt at any time.
Goode’s accounts of what he witnessed in Antarctica during separate visits is consistent with the scenario described by the CIA’s remote viewer. The Martians had to flee their dying world on spacecraft to another planet – Earth – that was volcanically very active at the time. Apparently, Antarctica, if it was chosen as a safe location for a colony of the refugee Martians, was located in a more tropical location that was both very green and volcanically active approximately one million years ago.
The descendants of the Martian refugees living in Antarctica were apparently caught off-guard by a sudden “pole shift” that happened approximately 12,000 years ago and led to them being flash-frozen.
Goode has said that major announcements about discoveries in Antarctica are forthcoming which are expected to release some but not all of the truth about the discovered flash frozen civilization. His claim is supported by internet mining expert Cliff High whose “predictive linguistics” model led him to conclude in January that major announcements about Antarctic discoveries are forthcoming.
If refugee Martians did flee to Earth a million years ago and settled in Antarctica, official disclosure of these events would revolutionize our understanding of world history. The digital release of declassified CIA documents detailing remote viewing experiments do contribute in an incremental way to the disclosure process. The truth about historic events in Antarctica would help significantly in our global civilization avoiding a similar fate to what prior civilizations have encountered on Earth and elsewhere in our solar system.
UFO IN WICHITA, KANSAS MAKING SOME PRETTY STRANGE MOVEMENTS
UFO IN WICHITA, KANSAS MAKING SOME PRETTY STRANGE MOVEMENTS
A Redditor posted a time lapse from the skies in Wichita (Kansas). When he reviewed the footage at home, he saw a strange pattern of lights appear on his photographs.
His initial thought was that it must be a regular plane, except, the object makes some pretty unbelievable turns. Also the acceleration of the object is astounding. Note that the timelapse exists out of 8 seperate images and all images were taken in about 14 minutes in total. This is almost 2 minutes per photo.
If you look up other plane trails in the night sky, you'll be bombarded with them. But not one is making the same kind of steep turn.
The creator of the video (not the Redditor who posted the time lapse) estimated that he was facing the city of Wichita and thus the Air Force base.
Could this just be an F-16 stationed at the air force base or is this a UFO?
"La recherche du vivant sur une autre planète est aujourd'hui à portée de main" : une équipe de scientifiques a annoncé, mercredi 22 février, la découverte de sept exoplanètes rocheuses de la taille de la Terre, orbitant autour d'une même étoile. Trois de ces planètes sont situées dans une zone "habitable", c'est-à-dire à la distance idéale de leur étoile pour que leur température rende possible l'existence de la vie. Mais selon la Nasa, les sept planètes pourraient toutes abriter de l'eau liquide, "sous les bonnes conditions atmosphériques".
La découverte est l'oeuvre d'une équipe internationale de cherchurs, dirigée par un astronome de l'Université de Liège (Belgique), Michaël Gillon. Leur étude a été dévoilée dans la revue scientifique Nature, mercredi.
Une étoile naine, peu lumineuse et ultra froide
"C'est la première fois que l'on détecte autant de planètes de taille terrestre dont trois potentiellement 'habitables',pour lesquelles une étude poussée est possible avec la technologie actuelle, y compris la détermination de la composition atmosphérique et la recherche de traces chimiques de vie", estime-t-il.
Les sept planètes, qui pourraient avoir des températures assez proches de celles de la Terre, tournent autour d'une toute petite étoile peu lumineuse et ultra-froide, TRAPPIST-1, située dans notre galaxie, à "seulement" 40 années-lumière de nous.
"A présent, nous avons la bonne cible" pour rechercher la présence de vie éventuelle sur des exoplanètes, a déclaré Amaury Triaud, de l'Université de Cambridge, coauteur de l'étude.
Les caractéristiques de ces planètes doivent encore être étudiées plus en détail. En août 2016, des scientifiques avaient annoncé la découverte de l'exoplanète potentiellement habitable la plus proche de la Terre. Mais après plus d'études, ils avaient conclu, en février, que celle-ci ne pouvait probablement pas abriter de la vie.
STRANGE ENCOUNTERS: Chris Evers will be putting on the UFO convention this year
UFO enthusiasts will converge in east Hull for a convention being organised by man who saw "bright lights leapfrogging" over Bransholme.
Since his extra-terrestrial 'encounter' in February 1974, Chris Evers has been hooked on all things out of this world.
Mr Evers' convention, called 70 Years of the Modern UFO Era, will take place later this year and will feature talks from UFO enthusiasts.
Chris talking about the convention
He said: "Thirty years ago the only planets that we knew about were in our solar system. Since then, at least five or six thousand planets, not in our solar system, have been discovered. Based on these figures, there must surely be intelligence life forms out there."
Mr Evers has turned his passion into a career, and is editor of his own free online magazine, Outer Limits, that is read in 57 countries.
His interest was sparked by a chance encounter as a young man in Bransholme.
"I saw two, bright lights leapfrogging each other in the sky," he said. "At that time, you'd often see aircraft flying over Bransholme - but they didn't move like an aircraft."
SPOOKY: Chris Evers saw 'leapfrogging lights' over Bransholme
Five speakers are booked for the all-day convention, including local historian Mike Covell, who has conducted extensive research into UFO reports, and Paul Sinclair and Russel Callaghan, who have both written extensively on the subject. It will take place on September 9 at the Freedom Centre, in Preston Road.
Mr Evers, now of west Hull, said: "Mike will be looking back to 1801, when the region's first UFO sighting was recorded in Hull."
The common misconception is that UFO sightings began in America in 1947, when Kenneth Arnold saw unidentified objects flying over the Cascade Mountains, Mr Covell previously told the Mail. The famous Roswell incident – when an alien craft supposedly crashed in New Mexico – happened the same year.
However, in 1801 Hull and the Humber featured in the local and national press, as well as science periodicals, when a fiery object appeared in the sky, bathing the city in blue light.
SIGHTING: An extract from a Hull Packet report from 1801
According to a report in the Hull Packet, a precursor to the Hull Daily Mail, after its initial disappearance, the UFO reappeared "looking like the face of the moon", before splitting into five circular balls of light.
One of the strangest cases centered on a report that a UFO landed in a park on the city's Longhill estate. Mr Covell's research reveals that on November 15, 1967, a group of Hull children saw a cigar-shaped craft descend and hover over the park, leaving burn marks on a hill.
Two police officers visited the 'landing site' and noticed burn marks on the hill but no sign of any such craft, according to Mr Covell. Initially they thought the children had been up to no good but their stories were said to have been very consistent.
Tickets cost £10 and are available directly from Mr Evers on 07962 397209.
Miles outside of the town of Roswell in 1947, something crashed. One-third of Americans believe it was a UFO.
UFO researcher Dennis Balthaser is trying to preserve the history of the infamous incident. But Balthaser is seeing his research hampered by witnesses dying, and his tour of the city impacted by the removal of old buildings with direct connections to the incident.
Over the three decades he has worked this mystery, he's had contact with many direct players in the drama. As the city if Roswell embraces the commercial appeal of the alleged alien saucer crash, this old guard UFOlogist is finding it hard to preserve the actual sites in town and continue his quest for what he feels is the truth.
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Wisconsin witness sees UFO move out of water
Wisconsin witness sees UFO move out of water
A Wisconsin witness at Little Suamico reported watching a triangle-shaped object move out of Green Bay that appeared to be 100 to 150 feet in length, according to testimony in Case 80998 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness watched the object emerge out of Green Bay.
(Credit: Google)
The incident occurred at 2:10 a.m. on November 28, 2016, as the witness was outside stargazing with several friends and neighbors. The case was investigated by Wisconsin MUFON Susan Birttnen and closed as an Unknown.
“He reports they witnessed a triangular-shaped object fly out of the water ofGreen Bay, traveling at approximately 35 knots,” Birttnen wrote in her report.“It was so close that they could hear a muffled jet sound. As it came out of the water it turned on its side as it traveled west and gainedelevation.”
The object appeared to be 100 to 150 feet long. Pictured: Suamico, Wisconsin.
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The witness provided a description of the object.
“The color was dark and it had blue flashing lights,” the witness stated.“The elevation wasat 500 feet and the distance was less than 1,000 feet. The side of the triangle was between100 to150 feet.”
The witness believes the object may be something operated by the U.S. Air Force.
“I believe they are investigating the saucers and the orbs in some joint effort,” the witness stated.
The city of Little Suamico is located in Oconto County and is on the Bay of Green Bay. It is in the northeastern part of Wisconsin and part of the Green Bay Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Austin Straubel International Airport is 16 miles away.The Outagamie County Regional Airport is 39 miles away.
The moved to an altitude of just 500 feet. Pictured: Suamico, Wisconsin.
(Credit: Google)
“Based on the evidence and the data provided by the witness,” Birttnen wrote,“I conclude thatthis case is in the Unknown UAV Category.”
Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
Aliens have always been bound to sci-fi, because a lot of things need to go right in order for extraterrestrial beings visiting us to be possible. The two main criteria we can think of are they would have to be close enough to travel to Earth, and they would need to live on a planet that’s conducive to supporting life. It turns out that may be more possible than we previously thought, as NASA just discovered that orbiting a star 40 light-years away are seven planets that just might be livable (via Vox).
Trappist-1 is a dwarf star that’s about a tenth the mass of our Sun and a thousandth as bright. That makes it pretty cool (in temperature, not swag), meaning that planets can orbit it pretty closely while remaining in a habitable zone. By “habitable,” we mean that there’s great potential for liquid water to exist on their surfaces.
Three of the planets—e, f, and g, as labeled above—are in the most habitable zone, meaning water could most likely exist on them. Water may be possible on the other four planets as well, depending on the composition of their atmospheres, NASA astronomers said. This solar system seems very different from our own, mostly in its size: The distance between Trappist-1 and its most distant orbiting planet isn’t much greater than that between Jupiter and Callisto, its most distant moon.
Naturally, as we established from the very beginning, habitable planets have us very excited about the possibility of aliens, and even those in the scientific community share our fan-like enthusiasm. Weekly science journal Nature has already published a sci-fi story that stars a space adventurer on one of Trappist-1’s planets.
In the paper announcing the discovery, the scientists said we can expect to know a lot more about these planets “in a few years,” but until then, let’s leave our imaginations unbridled as we envision alien societies on these neighboring planets, and the peace, conflict, and adventure that exists among them.
You can watch the whole press conference right here!
Searching for Life on 7 Nearby Alien Worlds: How Scientists Will Do It
Searching for Life on 7 Nearby Alien Worlds: How Scientists Will Do It
By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer
The hunt for signs of life on seven nearby exoplanets will likely begin just a few years from now.
An international research team announced today (Feb. 22) that seven roughly Earth-size alien worlds orbit the small, dim star TRAPPIST-1, which lies just 39 light-years from Earth. (For perspective: Our Milky Way galaxy is 100,000 light-years wide. The closest star to the sun, Proxima Centauri, is about 4.2 light-years away.)
Three of these planets appear to be in TRAPPIST-1's "habitable zone," the range of distances where liquid water (and, by extension, life as we know it) could potentially exist on a world's surface. And all seven may be capable of harboring water, given certain atmospheric conditions, study team members said. [Images: The 7 Earth-Size Worlds of TRAPPIST-1]
This combination of proximity and potential habitability makes TRAPPIST-1 an inviting target in the search for E.T.
"Looking for life elsewhere, this system is probably our best bet as of today," study co-author Brice-Olivier Demory, a professor at the Center for Space and Habitability at the University of Bern in Switzerland, said in a statement.
Characteristics of the seven TRAPPIST-1 worlds, compared to the rocky planets in our solar system.
Credit: NASA/JPL-CaltechFollow-up investigation of the TRAPPIST-1 worlds has already begun. For example, last year, observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope revealed that the two innermost planets do not possess large, puffy atmospheres, suggesting that the worlds are rocky rather than gaseous. (The discovery team announced in May 2016 that TRAPPIST-1 hosts three roughly Earth-size planets; the new study, which was published in the journal Nature, identifies a total of seven worlds orbiting the star.)
The team continues to study the TRAPPIST-1 system with Hubble. But such work can characterize atmospheres only in a relatively broad sense; the hunt for possible signatures of life such as oxygen and methane will require new instruments, the researchers said.
Luckily, such gear will be online soon. NASA's $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is scheduled to launch in late 2018, and three huge ground-based instruments — the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) and the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) — should start observing the heavens by the early to mid-2020s.
Indeed, the TRAPPIST-1 system will likely be one of the first targets for JWST once the telescope is operational, Nikole Lewis, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore and co-leader of the 2016 Hubble study, said during a press briefing today. JWST's observations should allow astronomers to get a good handle on the TRAPPIST-1 planets' atmospheres by the early 2020s, Lewis added.
JWST, E-ELT, GMT and TMT will all be capable of sniffing out "biosignature" gases, their builders have said. (The big ground-based scopes will also be able to image a number of exoplanets directly, but the TRAPPIST-1 worlds aren't good candidates for such photography because they're so close to their parent star, study team members said.)
Detecting either oxygen or methane by itself in a planet's atmosphere wouldn't be compelling evidence of alien life, because both of these gases can be produced by abiotic as well as biotic processes, astronomers have stressed. Finding the two of them together, however, would be a different story.
"They destroy each other," Shawn Domagal-Goldman, a scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, said in 2014 during a NASA panel discussion about ancient Earth and habitable exoplanets. "If they're both there together, you know someone is bringing the methane in an atmosphere rich in oxygen, so that's what you're looking for. The most likely explanation is, it's life that's bringing the methane and oxygen to the party."
Artist's illustration of the surface of a planet in the TRAPPIST-1 system, which hosts seven roughly Earth-size worlds.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
So astronomers will likely search for methane, oxygen and other gas combos in the skies of the TRAPPIST-1 worlds when JWST and the big ground scopes become operational. But even success on this front would not necessarily provide universally accepted, slam-dunk evidence for life, said Michaël Gillon of the University of Liège in Belgium, leader of the new TRAPPIST-1 study.
"We will never be 100 percent sure until we go there, or get something," Gillon told reporters Tuesday (Feb. 21). (By "get something," he meant a signal from an alien civilization.)
A robotic probe won't be zooming through the TRAPPIST-1 system anytime soon, but this prospect is not out of the question. Last year, a team of scientists and engineers announced the $100 million Breakthrough Starshot project, which aims to develop the technology required to blast tiny, sail-equipped probes through space at up to 20 percent the speed of light using powerful lasers.
If Breakthrough Starshot pans out, such spacecraft could conceivably make it to the TRAPPIST-1 system about 200 years after lifting off.
Everything You Need to Know About NASA’s Epic 7-Planet Discovery Today
Everything You Need to Know About NASA’s Epic 7-Planet Discovery Today
NASA
IN BRIEF
NASA has discovered more than 2,000 exoplanets that could potentially be home to some sort of life – but we know very little about them. Today, that all changed, as NASA unveiled a solar system with a staggering 7 Earth-like planets that are similar in size and density to our own.
ALIEN WORLDS
It wasn’t too long ago that we thought Earth was the only habitable planet in the universe. But recent advancements in space technology have led to the discovery of one exoplanet after another, leading to the conclusion that life must exist outside of Earth.
To date, astronomers have identified a few alien planets that could potentially support life. For example, five exoplanets that are particularly promising are Wolf 1061C, a rocky exoplanet about the size of the Earth that is 13,8 light years away; Gliese 832C, a larger planet dubbed a “super-Earth;” Gliese 667Cc, which is 22light-yearss away in the Scorpius constellation; TRAPPIST-1d located in the Aquarius constellation; and Gliese 163C in the Dorado constellation.
These five are some of the closest Earth-like planets in the habitable zone of their parent star, but they are by no means the only ones that have been identified. NASA has actually discovered more than 2,000 planets that could be home to alien life – but for the most part, we know very little about them.
Today, everything changed.
NASA just held a press conference announcing the discovery of a solar system that has a host of Earth-sized planets. Three of these are located firmly in the habitable zone, meaning that they very likely have liquid water and could host life.
Here’s everything you need to know about these finds.
REDDIT AMA
According to NASA’s Reddit AMA, this discovery sets a new record for greatest number of habitable-zone planets found around a single star outside our solar system. Here are the other highlights:
How long would it take with current technology to get to this solar system?
NASA: Right now, there is no current technology that can get us to the new planetary system. That’s why we will use space-based telescopes to “remotely” investigate by observing the planets from afar. To see fledgling efforts to send tiny space craft to a different star (with one known planet) see this link.
Do we know the gravity, compared to Earth or Mars, on those 3 planets that could have water in them?
NASA: Determining the surface gravity requires knowledge of both the radius and mass. The uncertainties on the mass measurements are large, but our best guess is that the surface gravity of most of these planets is similar to that on Earth. One exception is planet f. It has the same radius as Earth but 68% the mass. That means the surface gravity will be 68% lower than on Earth.
What is the protocol if you do find any signs of life on any of the exoplanets? How long would it probably take from time of discovery to an actual announcement to the public?
NASA: We do not yet have a protocol. Most likely, we will make a tentative discovery that will take longer to confirm. But that is a great question, and something that has been thought about a lot by many different organizations. There is a great article on this by SETI scientist Dr. Duncan Forgan, which looks at many different scenarios in the age of 24-hour news and social media
Can we expect to have the technology in the next 20-30 years that we could see, for sure, that there would be life in those planets in form of vegetation?
NASA: In order to see vegetation and any other surface features (e.g. oceans, continents), we’ll need future telescopes beyond JWST [the James Webb Space Telescope, set to launch in 2018] that will be able to directly image exoplanets. JWST will observe planets transiting their host stars. Transits are when the planet passes between us and its star, and from these transits, we can observe how gasses in the planet’s atmosphere interact with starlight passing through the atmosphere. Unfortunately, this technique doesn’t allow us to see the surfaces of exoplanets. To do that, we’ll need future technology that may become available in the coming decades that will allow us to block out the star’s light and observe the planets directly. Examples of these technologies are starlight suppression tools called coronagraphs and starshades. The planets we observe directly with these starlight suppression techniques will not be spatially resolved: they will literally be single points of light, but don’t despair because we can still learn a lot from single points of light!
When should we expect the data/results around atmospheric composition to be released or published?
NASA: The first observations of the newly discovered planets are underway, as soon as the results successfully pass through the scientific peer review process we will be able to share what we are learning. Stay tuned this system has lots more exciting things to teach us.
How well can Kepler spacecraft detect planets around TRAPPIST-1 compared to Spitzer spacecraft?
NASA: Kepler can observe for about 80 days consecutively and will, therefore, provide a very important time series and information on the gravitational interactions between the planets which cause timing variations. It is possible that there may be additional planets not seen by Spitzer in 20 days which Kepler could uncover. Kepler and Spitzer have comparable capabilities for the detection of planets around the TRAPPIST-1 system.
Pics and video NASA has discovered a mini solar system of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a small cool dwarf star, including three within the Goldilocks zone where liquid water is possible.
Last year, a telescope in Chile – dubbed the TRAPPIST aka the TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope – spotted two planets orbiting an ultra-cool white dwarf star. This diminutive star has about eight per cent of the mass of our own Sun.
After refocusing the Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes on the dwarf system, the astroboffins identified seven distinct planets. Today they've gone public with their findings.
"The seven wonders of TRAPPIST-1 are the first Earth-size planets that have been found orbiting this kind of star," said Michael Gillon, lead author of a paper detailing the discovery, and the principal investigator of the TRAPPIST exoplanet survey at the University of Liege, Belgium. "It is also the best target yet for studying the atmospheres of potentially habitable, Earth-size worlds."
Cool dwarf stars are more common than our own type of star, but they weren't considered good candidates for spotting exoplanets because they don't put out much visible light. They do, however, put out a lot of ultraviolet light. This was perfect for Spitzer and enabled the telescope to measure the planets as they were passing in front of the star. The system has been named TRAPPIST-1 after the Chilean telescope.
Of the three planets in the system's habitable zone, the innermost, TRAPPIST 1e, is the closest in size to Earth and would get around the same level of sunlight from its dwarf as we do from our Sun. Planet 1f is slightly larger than Earth, has a nine-day orbit and gets about as much light as Mars, while Trappist 1g is the largest of the seven – about 113 per cent of the size of Earth.
How we measure up ... the seven Earth-ish-sized planets in the TRAPPIST system. Click to enlarge (Source: NASA)
All of the planets are very close to the dim star they orbit, which means they are tidally locked like our Moon and so have one side in permanent darkness. They should also be water-rich, since they would have formed much further away from their sun and then fallen inwards, Gillion said.
The embarrassment of riches around TRAPPIST-1, and the type of star itself, has raised hopes that there may be many more Earth-like planets in habitable zones than first thought, said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters.
"While only three of the planets are in the right zone for liquid water, you could also find liquid water on any of the seven, with the right atmospheric conditions," he said. "Finding a second Earth is not just a matter of if, but when."
Next year, when the much-delayed James Webb telescope finally lifts off, it will have TRAPPIST-1 as one of its first targets. The enormous power of the telescope will enable astronomers to see into the atmospheres of the planets and look for evidence of oxygen, ozone and methane – considered possible signs of life – and will also calculate their temperatures.
Because the planets are so close together, if you were to stand on the surface of one, you'd see the other six looking as large or larger than our moon. NASA has designed a travel poster for the system just in case – but getting there to check out the view could take a while.
The system is located about 39 light years away from Earth, so we won’t be seeing a probe there in our lifetimes, even if the Starshot program is successful. Nikole Lewis, astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, pointed out it would take 44 million years to get there at the speed of a standard jet aircraft.
In the meantime, there's always Proxima Centauri, around which there is an Earth-style planet in orbit. It is just 4.25 light years away, and is the first Starshot target. But getting people out that far is a "100 miracle project," Zurbuchen said. ®
Researchers working worldwide have been fascinated with exoplanets for a long time now. Today (as announced in an earlier post) scientists at a NASA conference announced some great new discoveries that were made. The search for life beyond Earth has continued for a long time and the researchers have made a breakthrough discovery in which they have found a planetary system with a number of Earth-sized planets. These planets discovered could potentially host liquid water and as I’ve said before, where liquid water is present life usually follows.
Potential life forms may exist beyond our Solar System
The scientists working with telescopes at the European Southern Observatory and NASA announced an entire system of Earth-sized planets. Knowing that they are Earth-sized is not enough, what’s more intriguing is the fact that density measurements of the planets indicate that six innermost are Earth-like rocky worlds.
If you’re still not excited then this is just the beginning, three of the planets discovered lie in a star’s habitable zone. The term might be familiar to some of you, but if it isn’t then the habitable or goldilocks zone as it is sometimes called, is the region around a star where a planet would be able to have liquid water. This essentially means that three of these alien planets may have entire oceans of water and this brings us back to the theory of increased probability of life forms in liquid water filled areas.
This system has the largest number of Earth-sized planets
Other planets discovered may not have oceans of water but the team of researchers stated that liquid water is still a genuine possibility on those planets. The lead author, Michaël Gillon, stated that this newly discovered system has the largest number of Earth-sized planets ever found. In addition to this it also has the largest number of worlds that could support liquid water:
“This is an amazing planetary system — not only because we have found so many planets, but because they are all surprisingly similar in size to the Earth!”
The co-author of the search, Amaury Triaud, stated that the star in this system is an “ultra-cool dwarf,” he also clarified what this means relating to the planets:
“The energy output from dwarf stars like TRAPPIST-1 is much weaker than that of our Sun. Planets would need to be in far closer orbits than we see in the Solar System if there is to be surface water. Fortunately, it seems that this kind of compact configuration is just what we see around TRAPPIST-1.”
Just 40 light years away
The newly found system is just 40 light years away, before anyone starts stating the obvious we know that this is too far to reach with current technology. But still there’s hope that future technology might get us there a lot faster and safer. We can’t reach those Earth-like planets right now but at least we know they exist, and we know that there is potential for life out there.
See These Breathtaking Photos Of Mars Taken By NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft
The Hubble Space Telescope is being used to look at atmospheres around the planets while the TRAPPIST-1 is of sheer importance for future study of these exoplanets. Another researcher, Emmanuël Jehin, remarked how future telescopes could allow us to actually see this planetary system a lot more in depth than we can now, he stated that:
“With the upcoming generation of telescopes, such as ESO’s European Extremely Large Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, we will soon be able to search for water and perhaps even evidence of life on these worlds.”
PLANETARY LINEUP Seven Earth-sized planets orbit the star TRAPPIST-1 with short periods, from 1.5 to 20 Earth days. This artist’s illustration shows potential differences in the planets’ surfaces and sizes.
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A nearby ultracool star harbors seven Earth-sized planets, three with orbits that potentially put them in a habitable zone. That makes the system, around a star called TRAPPIST-1, a prime target in the search for signs of alien life. Its discovery also hints that many more cousins of Earth may be out there than astronomers thought.
“It’s rather stunning that the system has so many Earth-sized planets,” says Drake Deming, an astronomer at the University of Maryland in College Park. It seems like every stable spot where a planet could be, there is an Earth-sized one. “That bodes well for finding habitable planets,” he says.
Michaël Gillon, an astrophysicist at University of Liège in Belgium, and colleagues announced last year that they had found three Earth-sized planets around TRAPPIST-1, an ultracool dwarf star previously called 2MASS J23062928−0502285 (SN: 05/28/16, p. 6). The star, about the size of Jupiter and much cooler than the sun, is 39 light-years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. Follow-up observations with ground-based telescopes and the Spitzer Space Telescope now reveal that the third planet is actually four additional Earth-sized ones, three of which could be habitable. If those planets have Earthlike atmospheres, they may even have liquid water oceans on their surfaces, Gillon and colleagues report online February 22 in Nature. Data also revealed signs of a seventh outer planet in the system.
All seven planets were detected by watching how their star dims as the planets pass in front of it from Earth’s vantage point. Calculations of the amount of starlight blocked by each transit indicates that all seven have roughly the same radius as Earth. These dips in starlight can also reveal how fast the planets orbit the star: The innermost one makes a round trip in 1.5 Earth days, while it takes the outermost one about 20 days.
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SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT Planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 are a lot alike in some ways and distinct in others. Click through this slideshow to discover each planet’s specs, including how long it takes to orbit the dwarf star, distance from the star (in astronomical units), and radius and mass relative to Earth.
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SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT Planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 are a lot alike in some ways and distinct in others. Click through this slideshow to discover each planet’s specs, including how long it takes to orbit the dwarf star, distance from the star (in astronomical units), and radius and mass relative to Earth.
JPL-CALTECH/NASA
SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT Planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 are a lot alike in some ways and distinct in others. Click through this slideshow to discover each planet’s specs, including how long it takes to orbit the dwarf star, distance from the star (in astronomical units), and radius and mass relative to Earth.
JPL-CALTECH/NASA
SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT Planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 are a lot alike in some ways and distinct in others. Click through this slideshow to discover each planet’s specs, including how long it takes to orbit the dwarf star, distance from the star (in astronomical units), and radius and mass relative to Earth.
JPL-CALTECH/NASA
SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT Planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 are a lot alike in some ways and distinct in others. Click through this slideshow to discover each planet’s specs, including how long it takes to orbit the dwarf star, distance from the star (in astronomical units), and radius and mass relative to Earth.
JPL-CALTECH/NASA
SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT Planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 are a lot alike in some ways and distinct in others. Click through this slideshow to discover each planet’s specs, including how long it takes to orbit the dwarf star, distance from the star (in astronomical units), and radius and mass relative to Earth.
JPL-CALTECH/NASA
SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT Planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 are a lot alike in some ways and distinct in others. Click through this slideshow to discover each planet’s specs, including how long it takes to orbit the dwarf star, distance from the star (in astronomical units), and radius and mass relative to Earth.
JPL-CALTECH/NASA
To calculate the planets’ masses, which range from about half to 1.5 times that of Earth, researchers looked at the way the six inner planets tug on each other. The mass and size data together then allowed the team to calculate the planets’ densities, suggesting that the inner six are rocky.
The length of each planet’s day may sync with its stellar orbit, so the innermost planet’s day lasts 1.5 Earth days and the outermost planet’s day lasts about 20 Earth days. That’s like Earth rotating once in 365 days instead of in 24 hours. Such a spin means the same side of a planet faces the star throughout the planet’s orbit, giving it a day side and a night side. Astronomers feared that would make the planets too hot on the day side and too cold on the night side to be habitable. But if they have Earthlike atmospheres, TRAPPIST-1e, TRAPPIST-1f and TRAPPIST-1g would be warm enough all over to have liquid water, making them ripe for life. The seventh planet, TRAPPIST-1h, is probably icy, Gillon says, maybe like Jupiter’s moon Europa.
EARTH’S COUSINS Detecting seven Earth-sized planets orbiting an ultracool dwarf star is exotic. This video describes some of the data collected to make the discovery and what the analyses are revealing about these foreign worlds.
Finding these seven planets suggests that Earth cousins may be more common than expected. “We are on the right angle to see this system and its Earth-sized planets,” says Deming, who was not involved in the study. “For every system we see, there are dozens more that we don’t.” Stars like TRAPPIST-1 with Earth-sized planets are probably not rare, he notes. If they were, it would have taken many more observations to find them. The fact that Gillon and colleagues’ pilot project to study ultracool dwarfs spotted planets so quickly indicates that it may be the norm for these stars to harbor planets similar to Earth.
Studying the atmospheres of such planets could reveal if they have life, especially if gases such as methane and oxygen are detected. It could be possible to study the planets’ atmospheres with the Hubble Space Telescope or its successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, slated to launch in 2018. Deming is cautious, however, about how easy these atmospheric studies of the planets will be. Ultracool dwarfs’ starlight can vary, he notes. There are also atmospheric effects from the stars that astronomers don’t yet understand. Both could make it difficult to decipher what gases are in the planets’ atmospheres.
Didier Queloz, a study coauthor and an astronomer at the University of Cambridge, is a bit more optimistic. “We have no idea what these planets look like now. They could be wet or dry. We just don’t know,” he says. “But for the first time since the first exoplanet was discovered 25 years ago, we may be able to answer the question about life beyond our solar system.”
Andre Milne says Area 51 is used for exploring Russian fighter plane technology.
The top-secret US Airforce facility hidden away in the Nevada desert is so classified that it was only in 2013 that the US Government openly admitted it existed.
And, last year Hillary Clinton vowed to send in a task force to find out just what goes on inside it if she made it to the White House as part of her election campaign.
Theories about what Area 51 is used for range from the development of classified aircraft to a storage facility for recovered UFOs and alien body parts after alleged flying saucer crashes.
Armed private security guards are authorised to use "lethal force" on anyone foolish enough to enter the site unannounced.
Last year, Express.co.uk ran a poll asking readers if they believed evidence of alien visitations of Earth was being hidden in Area 51.
There were 7,139 votes, and a remarkable 66 percent thought there was an alien cover up under way inside Area 51.
But, industry insider Andre Milne, founder of defence technology firm Unicorn Aerospace, which describes itself as "the world's leading developer of advanced navigation technology", claims this is not the case.
He says one of Area 51's main purposes is to test Russian warplanes to ensure the US stays one step ahead of its Cold War rival.
Mr Milne claimed the US Airforce (USAF) uses Area 51 to study Russian fighter jets - something that used to be done by The 4477th Test and Evaluation Squadron at various locations until it was formally disbanded in July 1990.
He said: "An operational priority of the USAF is to fully understand the maximum endurance combat threshold of any potential adversaries primary front line military fighter aircraft.
"Following the official disbandment of The 4477th Test & Evaluation Squadron that was tasked with actively studying Russian fighter jets, Area 51 is now the unofficially designated base that does the exact same work as The 4477th.
Area 51 is a highly secured aerospace facility tasked with a wide variety of objectives to ensure the United States maintains a cutting edge of tactical air superiority against any potential threats.
Andre Milne
"Hopefully this helps in quashing the nonsensical myth that Area 51 is intertwined with some fictitious alien technology conspiracy.
"Area 51 is a highly secured aerospace facility tasked with a wide variety of objectives to ensure the United States maintains a cutting edge of tactical air superiority against any potential threats."
Last month Expresss.co.uk revealed pictures taken by a photographer of a mock dog fight between a US F-16 and a Russian Sukhoi SU-27 taking place in the skies above Area 51, before the fighters returned to base..
Mr Milne said that was an example of the work at Area 51 he has told of being underway.
He has previously told how so-called "Black Projects" are also underway inside Area 51.
Black Projects is a conspiracy theory name for the top-secret development of new experimental military aircraft.
Mr Milne says this is also ongoing at Area 51.
He said: "Area 51 is a very well secured US Air Force base that is mandated to test and evaluate the performance of experimental and or classified US military aircraft.
"The whole alien question being run out of Area 51 is complete nonsense."
According to its website, Unicorn Aerospace is "committed to development of advanced aerospace technologies in order to maximise revenue stream growth potential into the respective markets of the private commercial and public military sectors.".
Express.co.uk has contacted the United States Department of Defense for comment.
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Russian soldiers zapped by aliens after shooting down UFO, declassified CIA report claims
Russian soldiers zapped by aliens after shooting down UFO, declassified CIA report claims
RUSSIAN military shot down a UFO before they were attacked and killed by the surviving aliens, it is sensationally claimed in a declassified CIA report.
The shocking report, which includes claims that 23 soldiers were turned into stone by the aliens in the UFO after they transformed into a ball of light, was buried among thousands of declassified files published online by the US intelligence agency.
The report in question, created on March 27 1993, is a translation by the CIA of a report from the Ukrainian newspaper Ternopil vechirniy.
The newspaper report said that after Mikhail Gorbachev lost power in 1991, many KGB files made their way to the CIA, including an alleged 250-page dossier on the bizarre UFO attack, which included pictures and witness testimonies.
The report suggested that a low flying flying saucer had appeared over a military unit in training in Siberia, before one of the soldiers fired a surface to air missile, bringing it down.
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The UFO was said to have been shot down by Russian soldiers.
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The now declassified CIA report with the extraordinary claims.
It said: "Five short humanoids with large heads and large black eyes got out.”
Two soldiers are said to have survived, who described how, after emerging from the debris, the five beings merged into a brilliant white spherical ball of light that buzzed and hissed.
It then exploded, and as it did 23 soldiers who stood watching were turned into stone, the report claimed.
The two survivors had been in a shaded area, it said.
Five short humanoids with large heads and large black eyes got out.
CIA report
The report said: "The KGB report goes on to say that the remains of the 'petrified soldiers' were transferred to a secret research institution near Moscow.
"Specialists assume that a source of energy still unknown to Earthlings instantly changed the structure of the soldiers living organisms, having transformed it into a substance whose molecular structure was no different to limestone.
"A CIA representative stated: 'if the KGB file corresponds to reality, this is an extremely menacing case.
"The aliens possess such weapons and technology that go beyond all our assumptions'."
It is not explained in the document why the CIA held a translation of the Ukrainian newspaper report on file.
However, the translated newspaper report contained in the declassified CIA file said the source of the information had come from the Canadian Weekly World News, which was known at the time for publishing outlandish and fictional news headlines.
According to UFO website anf YouTube channel Lionsground, "you have to be careful about what the CIA publishes online, as it could be misinformation."
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‘Aliens accidentally killed me but took my corpse onto UFO to save my life' - shock claim
‘Aliens accidentally killed me but took my corpse onto UFO to save my life' - shock claim
A MAN was accidentally killed by a laser blast from a UFO… before his corpse was taken aboard and he was miraculously brought to life, it has astonishingly been claimed.
The events which allegedly happened to Travis Walton 41 years ago are one of the world's most infamous so-called alien abduction cases.
But, it now appears he may not actually have been abducted after all - but instead rescued.
The twist in the story has been revealed by UFO researcher JP Robinson, after a meeting with Mr Walton at an alien conference.
The case began in November 1975 in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, near Phoenix, Arizona, when six forestry worker colleagues of Mr Walton's reported him missing after they allegedly saw him get blasted back 20 feet by an energy beam from a UFO that "appeared over the trees”.
Officers thought it was an elaborate cover up and that they had actually killed him and disposed of the body.
But five days later he turned-up, saying he had been abducted by aliens and had been forced to punch his way out.
He relayed what happened in his book Fire In The Sky which was turned into a Hollywood movie of the same name in 1993.
He claims to have seen three grey aliens on the UFO, and later, human-looking beings described as "smooth-skinned and blemish-less".
Now, Mr Robinson has relayed the new details on his website.
He wrote: "I was never convinced of the authenticity of this incident, not to say I didn't believe it, just that you can never be wholly sure.
"All that changed when I met Travis Walton… and got the fantastic opportunity to speak face to face with the man who claims to have met beings from another world, and try to figure out whether he is for real or just a reallygood liar!
YouTube
Travis Walton claims he was killed by a UFO then aliens inside it saved his life.
"After having spent quality time in his presence and talking privately about his experience, I can only conclude that this man really did meet these beings aboard their ship.
"What wasn't clear before was the question of why would they 'zap' him with that beam of light to begin with?
"It's all a bit too sci-fi for me.”
However, he said he now realises it was an accident, which killed Mr Walton.
He said: ”Travis was in the wrong place at the wrong time and should never have been stood so close to such an incredible machine.
"He himself explained that he was just about to turn back to the truck seconds before being struck.
"It now seems that as the craft was preparing to take off into the night sky it inadvertently knocked Travis for six, killing him in the process.
"Yes, you read that right. Travis told me that he believed that he was actually dead.
"So now we get to the real question which so many people ask...why did they take him on board? Well, according to the man himself, they took him in order to save his life - and this they clearly succeeded in doing."
Mr Robinson said the story now had a "more legitimate tone".
TRAVISWALTON
Travis Walton in 1975 around the time of the bizarre incident.
Yes, you read that right. Travis told me that he believed that he was actually dead.
JP Robinsion
He added it was “an accident and an act of humanitarianism.”
He said: "Travis Walton has made me believe again, or should I say know again, that we truly are in the midst of something remarkable and it is only a matter of time before the bigger picture is revealed."
Now, 41 years on, Mr Walton and his former co-workers still maintain their account of what is recognised as the world's most remarkable UFO sighting and alien abduction claim on record.
The team, who were on a tree-thinning project, have all passed lie detector tests over the remarkable incident in November 1975, adding credibility to their account.
The seven of them reported how they were driving in the forest in a truck when they first saw mysterious lights which then appeared to be a flying saucer up in the canopy.
A mesmerised Mr Walton was the only one among them to venture out of the vehicle and approach the craft, despite his colleagues pleading with him not to go near.
Mr Walton said: "My eyes were just riveted on this thing. Then it threw me back through the air 20 feet."
His colleagues reported seeing him fly backwards with his back arched from a beam of light bearing down from the craft.
The terrified men fled in the vehicle, but returned later when there was no trace of the UFO or Mr Walton.
Mr Walton insists he woke up inside an alien craft, lying on a table and surrounded by three aliens with other humanoid looking beings in the background.
He said: "I got this rush of adrenaline and jumped from the table and just lashed out. Then I blacked out and woke up on the side of the road and ran to the nearest call box and collapsed."
What he didn't know at the time was he had been gone for five days.
There are still sceptics however, and those who claim it was an elaborate hoax.
The www.occupytheory.org website, part of the Occupy movement, is not convinced by the story and points out there were no witnesses to Mr Walton being drawn up into the spacecraft, adding that he could have hid for five days before reappearing.
In a report about the case, the website said: "Once Walton returned he wouldn’t just talk to the press.
"He’d only talk with publications that believed in UFOs.
"The story ran in the National Enquirer in 1975."
It also claimed he failed a lie detector carried out by the Enquirer and there was a history of UFO/alien claims among his immediate family before the "abduction".
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‘Aliens accidentally killed me but took my corpse onto UFO to save my life' - shock claim
‘Aliens accidentally killed me but took my corpse onto UFO to save my life' - shock claim
A MAN was accidentally killed by a laser blast from a UFO… before his corpse was taken aboard and he was miraculously brought to life, it has astonishingly been claimed.
The events which allegedly happened to Travis Walton 41 years ago are one of the world's most infamous so-called alien abduction cases.
But, it now appears he may not actually have been abducted after all - but instead rescued.
The twist in the story has been revealed by UFO researcher JP Robinson, after a meeting with Mr Walton at an alien conference.
The case began in November 1975 in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, near Phoenix, Arizona, when six forestry worker colleagues of Mr Walton's reported him missing after they allegedly saw him get blasted back 20 feet by an energy beam from a UFO that "appeared over the trees”.
Officers thought it was an elaborate cover up and that they had actually killed him and disposed of the body.
But five days later he turned-up, saying he had been abducted by aliens and had been forced to punch his way out.
He relayed what happened in his book Fire In The Sky which was turned into a Hollywood movie of the same name in 1993.
He claims to have seen three grey aliens on the UFO, and later, human-looking beings described as "smooth-skinned and blemish-less".
Now, Mr Robinson has relayed the new details on his website.
He wrote: "I was never convinced of the authenticity of this incident, not to say I didn't believe it, just that you can never be wholly sure.
"All that changed when I met Travis Walton… and got the fantastic opportunity to speak face to face with the man who claims to have met beings from another world, and try to figure out whether he is for real or just a reallygood liar!
YouTube
Travis Walton claims he was killed by a UFO then aliens inside it saved his life.
"After having spent quality time in his presence and talking privately about his experience, I can only conclude that this man really did meet these beings aboard their ship.
"What wasn't clear before was the question of why would they 'zap' him with that beam of light to begin with?
"It's all a bit too sci-fi for me.”
However, he said he now realises it was an accident, which killed Mr Walton.
He said: ”Travis was in the wrong place at the wrong time and should never have been stood so close to such an incredible machine.
"He himself explained that he was just about to turn back to the truck seconds before being struck.
"It now seems that as the craft was preparing to take off into the night sky it inadvertently knocked Travis for six, killing him in the process.
"Yes, you read that right. Travis told me that he believed that he was actually dead.
"So now we get to the real question which so many people ask...why did they take him on board? Well, according to the man himself, they took him in order to save his life - and this they clearly succeeded in doing."
Mr Robinson said the story now had a "more legitimate tone".
TRAVISWALTON
Travis Walton in 1975 around the time of the bizarre incident.
Yes, you read that right. Travis told me that he believed that he was actually dead.
JP Robinsion
He added it was “an accident and an act of humanitarianism.”
He said: "Travis Walton has made me believe again, or should I say know again, that we truly are in the midst of something remarkable and it is only a matter of time before the bigger picture is revealed."
Now, 41 years on, Mr Walton and his former co-workers still maintain their account of what is recognised as the world's most remarkable UFO sighting and alien abduction claim on record.
The team, who were on a tree-thinning project, have all passed lie detector tests over the remarkable incident in November 1975, adding credibility to their account.
The seven of them reported how they were driving in the forest in a truck when they first saw mysterious lights which then appeared to be a flying saucer up in the canopy.
A mesmerised Mr Walton was the only one among them to venture out of the vehicle and approach the craft, despite his colleagues pleading with him not to go near.
Mr Walton said: "My eyes were just riveted on this thing. Then it threw me back through the air 20 feet."
His colleagues reported seeing him fly backwards with his back arched from a beam of light bearing down from the craft.
The terrified men fled in the vehicle, but returned later when there was no trace of the UFO or Mr Walton.
Mr Walton insists he woke up inside an alien craft, lying on a table and surrounded by three aliens with other humanoid looking beings in the background.
He said: "I got this rush of adrenaline and jumped from the table and just lashed out. Then I blacked out and woke up on the side of the road and ran to the nearest call box and collapsed."
What he didn't know at the time was he had been gone for five days.
There are still sceptics however, and those who claim it was an elaborate hoax.
The www.occupytheory.org website, part of the Occupy movement, is not convinced by the story and points out there were no witnesses to Mr Walton being drawn up into the spacecraft, adding that he could have hid for five days before reappearing.
In a report about the case, the website said: "Once Walton returned he wouldn’t just talk to the press.
"He’d only talk with publications that believed in UFOs.
"The story ran in the National Enquirer in 1975."
It also claimed he failed a lie detector carried out by the Enquirer and there was a history of UFO/alien claims among his immediate family before the "abduction".
Adapted from the novella Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang, about a linguist who decodes an alien language, Eric Heisserer’s script was too intricate, too cerebral to interest studio executives. He shopped his screenplay around Hollywood for years before he found producers to champion the project. And only after another few years of re-working the script did it land on director Denis Villeneuve’s desk, who turned it into the Oscar-nominated film Arrival for Paramount Pictures.
The fact that Villeneuve’s Arrival—a heady sci-fi studio film with a female scientist as its main character—was nominated for the Oscar for best picture at all is worth celebrating. (Heisserer was also nominated for his adapted screenplay.) It won’t, however, win the night’s biggest award. Betting sites put the film’s odds of winning at around 100 to 1, far behind the two favorites, La La Land and Moonlight.
But that matters not. Because against the odds, Arrival works. One could name several different reasons for its critical and commercial success: Amy Adams’s sublimely understated performance; Jóhann Jóhannsson’s cryptic, alluring score; Bradford Young’s stunning photography; or editor Joe Walker’s scrupulous puzzle-playing, to name only a few.
Arrival‘s ultimate triumph, though, is how all of these things, together with the conceptual consistency of Villeneuve’s filmmaking, combine to pull off one of the most remarkable plot twists in cinema history.
It’s easy shorthand, but to call what happens toward the end of Arrival a “twist” is a disservice to its genius. Film twists often materialize out of thin air, tricks or random reversals inserted purely for shock value. The ending of Arrival doesn’t shock so much as it re-contextualizes the entire experience of watching the film. It represents a paradigm shift in the story: Villeneuve and company change the game right in front of your eyes, and you don’t realize it until the exact moment that you need to.
In the beginning of the film, we see Louise Banks, the linguist played by Amy Adams, caring for her young daughter, who’s dying. Throughout the film, Louise dreams of her daughters death, the flashbacks of a grieving mother. Of course, it’s not until the climax of the film does Louise (and, thus, the viewer) recognize that these aren’t flashbacks but flashforwards to the tragic story of a life yet lived, that of her future daughter. Studying the extraterrestrial language, she learns, has re-wired her brain to perceive time nonlinearly, just as the aliens do.
This actually isn’t the first time that this magic trick of storytelling has been performed on screen. But it has never been executed so beautifully. And it’s certainly never been bound so closely to the meaning of the film or the experience of watching it.
A masterclass of foreshadowing presages the final reveal. The best twists, as I’ve written before, must have breadcrumbs laid out for the viewer to find—but they should be more apparent the second time around than during the initial viewing, almost as if you get a special pair of glasses to see them, after you watch the film once.
A whole new world. (Paramount Pictures)
Allusions to Arrival‘s nonlinear narrative and the circular nature of its storytelling are present in every aspect of the film. Jóhannsson’s enchanting score contains musical palindromes—vocal patterns that repeat backwards and forwards. (Hannah, the name of Louise’s daughter, is also a palindrome.) The set design of Louise’s home, the university where she teaches, and the interior of the aliens’ ship all look like one another.
“You can see elements of the horizontal ship chamber where Louise communicates with aliens reflected in her house and in the classroom, ” production designer Patrice Vermette told Vanity Fair. “For Louise, the idea of the chamber was pre-conveyed in her world.” Villeneuve also told the set designers to incorporate circularity into their designs whenever they could “without making it obvious,” Vermette said.
One of the most famous principles of drama is “Chekov’s gun,” which states that each element of a narrative, however small, must be important to the story. “One must never place a loaded rifle on the stage if it isn’t going to go off,” the Russian writer Anton Chekov, is believed to have said.
These hints at the interrelation of present, past, and future don’t just factor into the story of Arrival (and thus fulfill Chekov’s principle)—they are the story. In the film, language literally changes the way Louise can perceive the world. That process is mirrored in how the “twist” and the visual language of cinema alter your perception of events as the movie watcher.
In the video above, Evan Puschak of the popular YouTube channel Nerdwriter breaks down some of the brilliance of Arrival‘s storytelling technique. The language that the aliens gift to Louise echoes the “unique perspective a film can gift a filmgoer,” he says. Films, essentially, can guide us through time in ways our own reality can’t.
In a way, the alien language lets Louise see the story of her life as if she were watching a movie of it—capable of moving both backwards and forwards, knowing the ending before it happens but still choosing to see it through.
Arrival is a completely different movie the second time you see it, once you know which scenes take place when. More clues start to present themselves: Early in the film, Louise’s partner, a physicist (played by Jeremy Renner), reads from her book about linguistics. “Language,” he recites, “is the first weapon drawn in a conflict.” Later on, Louise translates a message from the aliens: “Offer weapon.” The humans think they’re being threatened with a literal weapon, but remember—what’s the first “weapon” drawn in a conflict? Why, language, of course. The aliens were merely offering humanity the gift of their all-seeing language.
Louise and Ian, the physicist, nickname their two alien counterparts Abbott and Costello, a clever reference to the duality of meaning for anyone familiar with the “Who’s on First?” comedy routine by the legendary duo. It seems obvious in retrospect, but the first time around, even the most discerning of viewers are not equipped to notice clues like that, without, of course, the gift of knowing the future.
It’s rare, but not unprecedented, for a plot twist to double as a paradigm shift. Christopher Nolan’s Memento did it. M. Night Shyamalan’s The Sixth Sense did it too. What sets Arrival apart is how the game-changer is also the central theme of the film—that how we perceive the world is defined by how, and with whom, we communicate.
It would all fall apart without Denis Villeneuve’s impeccable eye for detail. Arrival is a film by a filmmaker refreshingly in total command of his craft. Villeneuve knows precisely what he intends to convey to the viewer, and with the help of actors, writers, editors, musicians, cinematographers, and set designers committed to that singular vision, he delivered the most rewarding cinematic experience of 2016.
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Nasa announcement: Will it announce the discovery of alien life at the 6pm press conference?
Nasa announcement: Will it announce the discovery of alien life at the 6pm press conference?
Nasa will hold a press conference at 6pm today in which it will present a finding "beyond our solar system", leading to hopes that it may be the discovery of alien life.
Although the content of today’s “major announcement” remains shrouded in mystery, the agency has said it will reveal details of “exoplanets”, planets which orbit stars other than the sun.
A possible appearance of the planet Kepler-452b, the first near-Earth-size world to be found in the habitable zone of star that is similar to our sunCREDIT: CREDITS: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/T. PYLE
These are significant because they are the major hope for discovering life beyond planet Earth, and scientists focus particularly on those a similar distance from their star as Earth is from the sun.
One of the great questions of all time is whether we are alone in the universePaul Hertz, director of the Astrophysics Division, NASA in Washington
If the announcement is not the discovery of alien life, the most significant detail may be the extent to which the new planet or planets have the conditions favourable for life, which would make them the focus of more intense study by astronomers.
The most significant detail in this respect is whether or not the new planet or planets include liquid water, the principal ingredient for life.
“One of the great questions of all time is whether we are alone in the universe," Paul Hertz, director of the Astrophysics Division at Nasa's headquarters in Washington, said at the time.
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“We live in a time when humanity can answer this question scientifically. And the first sign of answering this question is looking at exoplanets."
Nasa has so far analysed dozens of planets that orbit sun-like stars at similar distances as the Earth to the sun.
At a press conference earlier this year the organisation announced it had discovered 1,284 new planets, nine of which were in the "habitable zone".
The press conference will take place at 6 pm GMT (1 pm EST) on Wednesday.
Kepler planet has given it's name to an inhabitable zoneCREDIT: TELEGRAPH
'Great observatory'
The Spitzer Space Telescope was launched in 2003 and uses infrared technology to examine planets light years away.
After 4,930 days in space the telescope, the fourth and final element of NASA's Great Observatories programme, the craft is now more than 145 million miles from Earth.
It was named, following a public vote, after Lyman Spitzer, a major champion of space telescopes in the 1940s.
In just under 75 minutes we will know what new worlds it has seen.
NASA has given few clues as to its announcement at 6pm GMT, but we do know scientists from its Spitzer telescope will be at the press conference.
They spend their time observing 'exoplanets', and in particular looking for ones similar to Earth that could support life.
Alien breakthrough: NASA makes MASSIVE leap in hunt for extraterrestrial life
Alien breakthrough: NASA makes MASSIVE leap in hunt for extraterrestrial life
SPACE boffins have made a key discovery in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Ocean world Enceladus would appear to be one of the many cold, icy and inhabitable landmarks in the solar system.
But Saturn's moon has been earmarked as a potential home for other life after a salt water ocean was found beneath the moon's crust.
And experts believe there could be hydrothermal activity as well, which would further support alien life.
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BREAKTHROUGH: NASA has made a shock discovery on Enceladus
That has altered the way we think about where life might be found in our own Solar System, and in the worlds beyond”
Linda Spilker
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has now detected geysers under the planet's surface erupting into space.
The plumes emitted from the planet included gases and salts as well as water vapour, proving the existence of the global saltwater ocean.
Cassini project scientist Linda Spilker said extensive study of the moon has suggested it is being heated by tidal forces from Saturn, and could well support organic life.
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ALRIGHT GEYSER: How the water supply might look
Life has been found in similar conditions in extinct oceans under the surface of the earth.
She added: "That has altered the way we think about where life might be found in our own Solar System, and in the worlds beyond."
Other ocean worlds such as Jupiter's moon Europa, Saturn's moon Titan and Neptune's moon Triton are also being studied for alien life forms.
You know what doesn't make sense? Rampantspeculation that somehow this press conference, scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on a Wednesday — the same time the science journal Nature lifts its embargo every week — is an announcement that NASA has found alien life in the universe.
That hasn't stopped numerous news organizations and people on social media from speculating that the space agency will, in fact, publicly announce that aliens are real and we've found them. This is my favorite headline so far: "Has Nasa found ALIENS? Space agency to announce ‘discovery beyond our solar system"
'World on brink of being told aliens EXIST' after NASA 'hints at announcement'
THE world's population is being primed for an announcement that aliens have visited Earth after NASA hinted at new developments, conspiracy theorists have shockingly claimed.
Has Nasa found ALIENS? Space agency to announce ‘discovery beyond our solar system’ http://shr.gs/wKN2RVX
Has Nasa found ALIENS? Space agency to announce ‘discovery beyond our solar system’
NASA scientists are about to announce “new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun”- prompting speculation that it may have found ALIEN life.
If you want to watch the NASA announcement — which is seriously not about aliens but is about something cool — the agency will stream it live in the window below starting at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday.
This isn't the first time NASA has gotten the internet's hopes up by plugging a mysterious sounding announcement before a science journal's embargo lifts, either.
This kind of thing seems to happen every time the agency hints at announcing any science result at all.
There's nothing inherently wrong with NASA's habit of mysteriously announcing that an announcement will be made.
It's actually a great strategy if you want people to watch your mid-day press conferences. But that said, it's also clear that this whole thing just gives news outlets free rein to speculate in an attempt to drive plenty of traffic.
But here's a good rule of thumb for all you consumers of news out there: It's not aliens.
Besides, we all know that if it ever is aliens, that news will be dumped overboard on a Friday evening before a long weekend.
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50.000 jaar oude bizarre organismen ontdekt in gigantische ondergrondse kristallen
50.000 jaar oude bizarre organismen ontdekt in gigantische ondergrondse kristallen
Wetenschappers hebben in een Mexicaanse mijn vreemde levensvormen gevonden die in ondergrondse kristallen gevangen zitten, schrijft nieuwssite MNN.
Vermoed wordt dat de microben al minstens 50.000 jaar in de kristallen leven.
Het is NASA-wetenschappers gelukt om enkele van de organismen te verwijderen uit de kristallen en weer tot leven te wekken.
Superleven
Je waant je in de mijn van Naica, die zich 300 meter onder de grond bevindt, op een andere planeet. Er schijnt geen licht naar binnen en de temperatuur loopt er op tot 65 graden Celsius.
De onderzoekers weten nog maar heel weinig over de organismen die in de gigantische kristallen zijn gevonden.
“Het is superleven,” zei Penelope Boston van het NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI). De 40 soorten microben die ontdekt zijn, zijn totaal verschillend van alle andere levensvormen.
Bizar
De organismen, die leven van onder meer ijzer en zwavel, zijn zo bizar dat hun meest naaste verwanten zich op de genetische stamboom zo ver bevinden als mensen van paddenstoelen.
Onder het ijs van Antarctica werden enkele jaren terug levende organismen van een half miljoen jaar oud gevonden.
De ontdekking bewijst volgens de wetenschappers dat leven op aarde onder extremere omstandigheden kan gedijen dan altijd werd gedacht.
UFO-jagers ontdekken iets mysterieus in video van Duitse straaljagers die vliegtuig begeleiden
UFO-jagers ontdekken iets mysterieus in video van Duitse straaljagers die vliegtuig begeleiden
Zondag werden beelden van enkele vliegtuigen boven de Duitse stad Keulen op sociale media geplaatst, waarna oplettende kijkers een geheimzinnige zwarte stip opmerken die zich met grote snelheid voortbewoog.
Al snel werd gespeculeerd dat het om een ongeïdentificeerd vliegend object (UFO) ging. Er wordt inmiddels druk gediscussieerd over de beelden.
De video werd gemaakt toen enkele Duitse straaljagers een vliegtuig dat op weg was naar Londen begeleidden, nadat het toestel geen contact meer kon maken met de Duitse luchtverkeersleiding.
Niet overtuigd
Veel mensen ontdekten dat er iets vreemds aan de hand was met het filmpje. “Geweldige video! Er vliegt trouwens een UFO door de wolken,” schreef iemand.
“Ik heb deze video al enkele keren voorbij zien komen,” schreef een ander. “Er is iets heel vreemds aan de hand.”
Luchtvaartdeskundigen menen dat het gaat om de schaduw van een vliegtuig dat hoger vliegt en niet op de beelden is te zien. Anderen zijn niet overtuigd door deze bewering.
Niet zo snel
Sommigen stellen dat een vliegtuig niet zo snel kan vliegen, terwijl sceptici van mening zijn dat er niets bijzonders op de beelden is te zien.
De beelden zijn gemaakt vanuit een toestel van British Airways dat zich in de buurt van het incident bevond.
VIDEO: “Roswell-UFO was niet alleen en maakte deel uit van een vloot”
VIDEO: “Roswell-UFO was niet alleen en maakte deel uit van een vloot”
De UFO-crash bij Roswell in New Mexico in juli 1947 is één van de meest gedenkwaardige gebeurtenissen in de geschiedenis.
Voor het eerst gaan ‘drie van de meest getalenteerde remote viewers op aarde’ een antwoord proberen te vinden op de vraag wat er precies is gebeurd.
Deze remote viewers, die al eerder hebben deelgenomen aan wetenschappelijke experimenten, gaan onder meer proberen een kijkje te nemen in en buiten het object dat in de woestijn is neergekomen.
Verborgen
Ze reizen terug in de tijd om de herkomst van het vaartuig te bepalen en meer te vertellen over de wezens die het bestuurden en bouwden.
Over de inspanningen van de remote viewers is een documentaire gemaakt. Centraal in de film staat het Farsight Institute, dat zich bezighoudt met grootschalige projecten op het gebied van remote viewing oftewel verzien.
“We richten ons op doelen die onthullen wat lange tijd voor zoveel mensen verborgen is gebleven,” aldus het instituut.
Vloot
De remote viewers kregen van tevoren geen informatie over dit specifieke project. Pas achteraf kregen ze te horen dat het experiment betrekking had op de Roswell-crash in juli 1947.
“Dat ding was niet alleen,” zei Dick Allgire, één van de remote viewers. “Het maakte deel uit van een vloot, een squadron, een cluster.”
Unexpected Birth Has This Lady Thinking That She May Be An Alien Hybrid, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Unexpected Birth Has This Lady Thinking That She May Be An Alien Hybrid, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Aliens are all around us. On every moon and planet in our solar system, in Earths orbit and skies, and even on our planet. This woman dives into the subject and explains how her life has been impacted by the visits of aliens. Scott C. Waring Video states:
French talking. 6'3" with blonde-hair and green eyes. Lisa has dependably felt like she is "distinctive." More remarkable than her striking nearness is the way that Lisa trusts she might be what numerous in UFO hovers allude to as a human-cross breed. Half breeds are frequently characterized as the offspring of abductees who have been subjected to contact with outsiders where ladies have been impregnated. The outcome is the introduction of an outsider human cross breed with outsider attributes in these crossover kids that lay lethargic. It is the human qualities that are more dynamic.
However something else is seen and these human half and halves feel like they don't completely have a place on Earth. All things considered, the eyes of these human half and halves are regularly profoundly convincing. When they take a gander at you, it feels as though they achieve profound into your spirit. Deep down, they every now and again report longs for flying and out-of-body encounters that regularly carry them into space where contact with their ET starting points are seen. Cross breeds additionally report that they are exceptionally instinctive. They sense, feel and apparently discuss clairvoyantly, with their patrimonial clairvoyant aptitudes tuning into read the contemplations of people without saying a word to them. These qualities and the sky is the limit from there, characterize Lisa's encounters.
Having a secretive birth and numerous UFO-related encounters for the duration of her life, Lisa shares only a couple of her high abnormality perceptions translated into English through UFO Researcher, Luigi Vendittelli from Montreal, Canada. "I have an explanation behind being here and it is somewhat not quite the same as other individuals however I feel there are many individuals like this. There is something to be finished. We have to change things and it's an overwhelming weight to have." Lisa says as she herself tries to get a handle on the riddle of what she feels inside.
Alien Ship Hovering Over Nellis Air Force Base On Feb 19, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Alien Ship Hovering Over Nellis Air Force Base On Feb 19, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 19, 2017
Location of sighting: Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Here is a great sighting that took place just a few days ago in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was over Nellis AFB which has over 1,000 square miles of land...which people never question why they need so much land. Its because the Tall Whites moved in. The USAF let the Tall Whites build their own underground base behind the old firing range. An alien race thats lives up to 800 years and is highly arrogant and aggressive. Excellent video by Steven Barone of Youtube.
Scott C. Waring
Eyewitness states:
I shot this video from my backyard in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas, Nevada on the night of February 19, 2017. If you haven't heard of the USA space fleet I highly suggest you look up "Solar Warden" or "Gary McKinnon." He was the Scottish hacker that penetrated the computers at NASA and the Johnson Space Center. He wasn't trying to do any harm but wanted to know more about UFOs and what the USA knew about them. What he found far exceeded anything he was expecting. He found evidence od a secret space fleet that had been in existence since the 1980's. It is said that the USA has at least eight tubular motherships and nearly fifty smaller ones. What really blew him away was a list of non-terrestrial officers and ship to ship transfers. If you believe this then you have to ask where this secret space fleet is based. Where better than Area 51 and Nellis Air Force Base. This is just a theory of mine and I cannot prove it but based on everything I have seen and filmed over a nearly three-year period it is the only thing that makes sense.
United States: Circle-shaped UFO appears after thunderstrike
United States: Circle-shaped UFO appears after thunderstrike
Here’s one video analysis of a ring that appeared after a thunder strike. This happened somewhere in US recently.
During a recent thunderstorm in the US a UFO appeared. It’s not clear whether the UFO got hit by the lightning strike or whether it was using the lightning for it’s energy. After the lightning strike the UFO becomes visible for a 30 seconds and illuminates the sky and the surrounding area. Then a second lightning strike is heard and the UFO dissappears. When the UFO disappears the area turns dark again. I made a short video analysis of the footage to explain what happened. Did the UFO open up a portal in order to travel to another dimension?
Kuwait: The Same Two UFOs Appear In Five Videos Taken By Different People In Different Positions
Kuwait: The Same Two UFOs Appear In Five Videos Taken By Different People In Different Positions
Five different UFO sighting videos made the rounds online after they showed the same UFO over the same city captured in various positions. What makes the videos interesting is the fact that they were taken by three different people in Kuwait. The videos show one round white orb and another UFO in lower altitude, which some enthusiasts believe it was 90% cloaked. It is not happening every day that multiple people record the same UFOs.
One eyewitness says that he wants to share something he has seen with his very own eyes, which he has never seen before. He says that it looks like a UFO, which, according to him, gives out circular smoke before the UFO itself vanished. The witness admits he used the Viva Video app but insists that this is not edited at all. He says that he only used the app to get a slow motion of the video for the viewers to see the smoke. He assures the viewers that the video is not done with any camera tricks.
Some UFO observers found the evidence that comes with this sighting overwhelming. They suspect thousands of people witnessed the same thing and expect more UFO videos showing this particular sighting to come over the next few weeks. They speculate that aliens like to visit Kuwait because this is an ancient nation with ancient traditions still in place.
'Goal to search for evidence of life' on Jupiter moon Europa
Europa
NASA thinks aliens might be hiding on the frozen moon of Jupiter, called Europa, and as such, is sending out a search spaceship to root them out, the aeronautics agency reported.
Just this week, NASA announced three goals for its upcoming exploration mission on Europa. What were they?
“The primary goal is to search for evidence of life on Europa,” NASA wrote, News.com.au reported.
In layman’s terms, that’s tantamount to saying, ‘let’s go look for aliens.’
NASA’s other two goals with its Europa mission, meanwhile, are less eye-widening in nature.
“The other goals are to assess the habitability of Europa by directly analyzing material from the surface, and to characterize the surface and subsurface to support future robotic exploration of Europa and its ocean,” News.com.au reported.
The announced missions come on the heels of NASA’s mulled spacecraft exploration of the ocean – once again, to root out possible alien life forms.
But before starting that operation, NASA said it wants first to go to Europa. Tantamount to its mission is to find proof positive an ocean actually lurks beneath the surface layers of that moon.
“Scientists agree that the evidence is quite strong that Europa, which is slightly smaller than Earth’s moon, has a global saltwater ocean beneath its icy crust,” NASA said. “This ocean has at least twice as much water as Earth’s oceans.”
And that means the possibility for alien life is significant.
“While recent discoveries have shown that many bodies in the solar system either have subsurface oceans now, or may have in the past, Europa is one of only two places where the ocean is understood to be in contact with a rocky sea floor.”
So what?
As NASA noted: “This rare circumstance makes Europa one of the highest priority targets in the search for present-day life beyond Earth.”
The other moon in the solar system that likely has a rocky sea floor is Saturn’s Enceladus.
NBC News on Tuesday noted NASA’s ongoing pursuit of alien life forms with a short video chronicling the various electronic messages the agency has placed onto Voyager’s Golden Records. The Golden Records were created in 1977 as a means of NASA illustrating and “explaining Earth” via “a series of vinyls” to any alien life forms who happened upon them, the news outlet reported.
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“The records include sounds of wind, rain, laughter, heartbeats and animal noises,” NBC News reported. “It also offers a music collection, from Beethoven to Chuck Berry. The images feature equations, diagrams and snapshots of nature and human life. It also contains greetings from 55 languages to say hello to the universe.”
Watch video of Golden Records programmed by NASA in 1977 to explain the story of Earth:
Footage was filmed in the Middle East on Sunday of two mysterious objects in the sky, before being uploaded to social media.
It sparked intense online debate about whether they could be alien in origin.
Scott C Waring, editor of ufosightingsdaily.com, blogged: "Three different people in Kuwait just uploaded five different UFO videos of the same UFO, but from different positions within the city.
"All the videos do show two UFOs. One round white orb and another lower UFO that is 90 percent cloaked. We are very lucky to have so many people record the UFOs.
"The evidence that comes with this sighting is overwhelming. Its more than most sightings ever get.
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A series of UFO sightings over Iran and Kuwait led to specuklation over aliens.
All the videos do show two UFOs. One round white orb and another lower UFO that is 90 percent cloaked. We are very lucky to have so many people record the UFOs.
Scott C Waring
Scott Brando runs hoax-busting website ufoofinterest.org.
He forensically examines footage before reaching conclusions over what it could be.
He initially speculated that it may be a rocket launch, after learning of reports of Iranian rocket missile tests carried out on Monday.
However, he concluded that it was actually the launch on Sunday from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, by Space X of its Falcon 9 rocket, which he said would have passed over the Middle East at the time of the sightings.
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The Most Amazing Space Stories This Week!
The Most Amazing Space Stories This Week!
By SPACE.com Staff
The dwarf planet Ceres, as seen by NASA's Dawn spacecraft.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
NASA unveiled the winners of its space poop challence, life's building blocks were found on the dwarf planet Ceres and an Indian rocket launched a record-breaking 104 satellites to orbit. Here are the most interesting things that happened in the universe this week.
Space poop challenge
Turns out space poop is a problem that puzzles thousands of people. After NASA asked for solutions to let astronauts urinate and defecate inside a spacesuit for more than one day, more than 5,000 entries (representing 20,000 people) answered the call. [Full Story: How to Poop in Space: NASA Unveils Winners of Space Poop Challenge]
Ceres has organic molecules
NASA's Dawn spacecraft has spotted organic molecules — the carbon-containing building blocks of life as we know it — on Ceres for the first time, a new study reports. [Full Story: Life's Building Blocks Found on Dwarf Planet Ceres]
NASA whittles possible Mars 2020 rover landing sites to three
NASA has selected three potential landing sites for the upcoming Mars 2020 rover: an ancient lake, a past volcanic hotbed and a potential early hot-spring site. [Full Story: Landing Sites for 2020 Mars Rover: NASA Weighs3 Options]
North Korea may launch an ICBM this year
North Korea appears to be making serious progress on an intercontinental ballistic missile, which could conceivably allow the nuclear-armed nation to make good on its oft-repeated threat to turn major American cities into "seas of fire," experts say. [Full Story: North Korea's Missile Threats to US May Not Be Empty for Long]
A gigantic exoplanet and its host star have a very special relationship, a new study suggests. The gas-giant planet, known as HAT-P-2b, induces heartbeat-like pulsations in the star every time the two bodies get close. [Full Story: Cosmic Love: Star's Heart Beats for Giant Alien Planet]
Winston Churchill was known for his leadership during World War II, but a newfound essay on alien life reveals another side of him, one that was deeply curious about the universe. [Full Story: Winston Churchill on Aliens: 1939 Essay Discovered]
On Friday (Feb. 10), a 3D printer aboard the International Space Station created a sculpture that represents human laughter — the first such piece of art ever to be produced off Earth, project representatives said. [Full Story: 3D-Printed 'Laugh' Is 1st Major Artwork to Be Made in Space]
Should we send messages to aliens?
Although there's some fear surrounding the act of sending messages to hypothetical extraterrestrial intelligences, it could be one of the most important things humanity could do — scientifically speaking. [Full Story: This Is Why Sending Messages to Aliens Might Be a Good Idea]
The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week
The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week
By Live Science Staff
Each week we uncover the most interesting and informative articles from around the world, here are 10 of the coolest stories in science this week.
Deep-Sea Toxins?
Hirondellea gigas are the goats of the sea — they'll eat any organic material that floats down from above, including pollutants.
Credit: Alan Jamieson/Newcastle University
A recent study of creatures living in some of the deepest places in the ocean revealed disturbingly high levels of pollutants.
Scientists captured and tested crustaceans from the Mariana Trench, comparing them with crabs from the Liaohe River, one of the most polluted in China. Tests found incredibly high amounts of pollution in the deep-sea animals. [Read more about pollution in the Mariana Trench.]
Opioid-Cocaine Connection
Fatal overdoses from cocaine use in the U.S. are on the rise. A recent study revealed an increase in the number of deaths due to a combination of cocaine and opioids. [Read more about the drug connection.]
AC Without Energy?
A new material that is as thin as aluminum foil can be used to cool houses or power plants without using any electricity or water. The material manipulates the properties of light to reflect the sun's rays while allowing objects beneath it to passively radiate heat to cool off.
Credit: Glenn Asakawa
A simple-to-produce material could one day cool buildings without power. The futuristic supermaterial cools using radiative cooling, just like Earth. [Read more about the futuristic wrap.]
Walk on the Wild Side
Desert ants walk on treadmills to help scientists understand homing behavior.
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Studying how animals move can be tricky. Scientists have devised a unique way to study them — by having them run and walk on treadmills. [Read more about exercising ants.]
Let the Hidden Be Revealed
Scientists have announced they will conduct another set of radar scans of King Tut's tomb (shown here) to look for any hidden chamber.
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Archaeologists studying the tomb of Tutankhamun say it may hide a secret chamber with Queen Nefertiti's tomb. So far, scans of the tomb have not revealed any such secrets. [Read more about the secrets of King Tut's Tomb.]
Prepare for Battle, Cancer
The Lego bot can move each limb independently of the other thanks to its magnetically controlled screws placed in a unique layered magnetic field.
Credit: J. Rahmer and B. Gleich/Philips Research
In the future, troops of microscopic robots may help fight cancer. Scientists have created magnetically controlled swarms of magnetic devices to perform specialized tasks. [Read more about the robot army.]
Dueling to the death?
In South Australia, a battle to the death ensued and was captured on video. A red-bellied snake took on a brown snake and one of them paid the price. [Read more about the dueling snakes.]
Baby Sea Monsters
An artist's interpretation of an ancient mother Dinocephalosaurus swimming with an embryo developing within her.
Credit: Dinghua Yang
Researchers discovered that the ancient marine reptile known as Dinocephalosaurus gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. [Read more about the ancient "Nessie".]
Ancient Pottery and the Geomagnetic Fields
The magnetic field surrounding Earth is constantly fluctuating in strength.
Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio
Pottery jugs from over 2,500 years ago have secrets of Earth's geomagnetic field. The act of heating to create the jugs locked data about the field into the pieces and experts have unlocked some of those secrets. [Read more about the secrets of the geomagnetic field.]
Ruling the World
Fossils of 444-million-year-old sponges from the Anji Biota in China that thrived after the mass extinction.
Credit: J.P. Botting
While sponges may be simple creatures, after a mass extinction some 445 million years ago, they all but ruled the world. The Ordovician mass extinction killed off around 85 percent of all species on Earth at the time. [Read more about the sponges.]
Artist's conception of the proposed Advanced Telescope for High-Energy Astrophysics (Athena+).
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Athena, or Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics, is a European Space Agency (ESA) large-class mission expected to launch in 2028.
The spacecraft is an X-ray observatory expected to answer questions about the hot and energetic universe. The two main questions include "How does ordinary matter assemble into the large-scale structures that we see today" (such as galaxy groups and clusters) and "How do black holes grow and influence the environment around them." A black hole's environment is best seen in X-rays, and hot gases, which are visible in X-rays, can give clues about galactic structure formation and evolution.
Science objectives of Athena include investigating:
how galaxy groups and clusters form and evolve;
how hot "baryons," or subatomic particles, evolve;
missing baryons in the intergalactic medium, or plasma between galaxies;
how black holes and supermassive black holes grow over time;
how black holes influence "active" galaxies (those galaxies that produce an extraordinary amount of energy);
the effects of active galactic nuclei on galactic clusters and star formation.
The launch vehicle hasn't been determined yet, but it's possible that Athena will launch on an Ariane 5. After launch, the spacecraft will then be placed in a stable gravitational area in space known as a Lagrange point. In this case, Athena will use L2, which is on the "dark" side of the Earth (meaning that it is exactly opposite of the sun.) L2 has also been used for missions such as WMAP (the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe) and Planck, and will be the location of the future NASA James Webb Space Telescope after launch in 2018.
Athena will perform about 300 pointed observations of celestial objects each year, ESA stated. Each observation will last an average of 105 seconds. While there will be a planned observation campaign, there will be flexibility to move Athena to a target if a transient event in the sky is noticed, such as a gamma-ray burst. Planning allows this to happen twice per month, ESA said.
Athena is expected to last five years, although consumables (such as fuel) have been rated for 10 years in the case of a mission extension.
Athena history
Athena is named after an Ancient Greek goddess who favored Odysseus, the hero of the Odyssey. The telescope project was born out of the reformulation of several older missions. At first, ESA and NASA were each pursuing different telescope projects, called XEUS and Constellation-X respectively. This changed in 2008 after officials from NASA, ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) agreed on an International X-Ray Observatory (IXO) to merge the Constellation-X and XEUS projects.
The United States periodically conducts studies among space scientists to determine the priorities for the coming decade, which is called the decadal survey. ESA has its own priority list that draws from the recommendations of the Cosmic Vision Programme 2015-2025. The 2010 U.S. decadal survey ranked IXO fourth among large-scale missions. In 2011, ESA issued a statement saying the agency would go alone for large-scale missions. It cited the lack of support in the decadal survey for three joint European missions, and added that it had concerns that NASA funding would not let the missions launch in a timely fashion.
ESA subsequently moved forward with a modified version of IXO under Cosmic Vision, known as Athena. Athena was among the candidates proposed for the first large-class mission launch competition in 2012, but officials ultimately chose JUICE (the JUpiter ICy moons Explorer). Athena was instead chosen in 2014 for the second large-class mission opportunity, for a launch in 2028.
"The mission has now entered the study phase; once the mission design and costing have been completed, it will eventually be proposed for 'adoption' around 2019, before the start of the construction phase," ESA wrote in a summary page about the mission.
While Athena's design is still being determined, the telescope will likely have an X-ray telescope with a focal length (distance between the center of its lens, and the focus of the telescope) of about 12 meters, or 39 feet. It will also include two instruments: an X-ray Integral Field Unit for high-spectral resolution imaging, and a Wide Field Imager that will get more moderate resolution spectroscopy over a wide field of view.
"The telescope will use silicon pore optics (SPO), which will provide a unique combination of a large collecting area and good angular resolution across a large field of view while meeting a stringent mass budget," ESA stated on another page. Arrays of these pores will be placed into modules using commercially available silicon wafers, the agency added. These wafers will be cut, arranged and stacked in a radial pattern to focus the light.
Supporting the X-ray optics will be a mirror assembly module that will include a sun protector, a straylight baffle and a thermal baffle so that the telescope can perform its sensitive observations with a minimum of interference.
Other X-ray telescopes in space
With dozens of X-ray telescopes launched into space, it is difficult to summarize all of the missions quickly. The first of these launched in the 1970s, and observations from X-ray telescopes continue today. Some of the larger and more recent missions are summarized below.
The Chandra X-ray Observatory was launched on the STS-93 shuttle mission in July 1999, and is still operating. Chandra is considered one of NASA's "Great Observatories," referring to a program in the 1980s and 1990s that birthed the large-class observatories of the Hubble Space Telescope, Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory and Spitzer Space Telescope. Chandra has made numerous discoveries, including imaging a halo of hot gas around the Milky Way, showing that nearly all stars on the main sequence of evolution emit X-rays, and observing X-ray emission from Sagittarius A* (the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center).
XMM-Newton (X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission) is an ESA mission launched in December 1999 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. XMM-Newton is a part of ESA's Horizon 2000 program, a previous long-term plan the agency followed for choosing missions. Its mission has been extended several times, and the observatory remains in good health. Its discoveries include measuring the spin rate of a supermassive black hole (along with another observatory called NuSTAR) and making observations of massive galaxy clusters, which help confirmed the presence of dark energy.
The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission has instruments on board that can observe these transient phenomena using gamma-ray, X-ray, ultraviolet and optical wavelengths. It flew into orbit in 2004 aboard a Delta II rocket, and remains in operation. It has seen black holes, supernovas (star explosions), active galactic nuclei, comets and many other things. Among its discoveries was finding a new kind of gamma-ray burst that is not associated with a supernova, which was a surprise to astronomers.
ESA's INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (INTEGRAL), which launched in 2002 and is still operational, has a similar mission to Swift. In conjunction with NASA and the Russian Space Agency, INTEGRAL examines gamma-ray bursts. Besides gamma-ray bursts, it has performed observations of X-ray binaries as well as X-ray sources outside of the galaxy. This includes the cosmic X-ray background, the remnant of radiation left over from when the Milky Way was born.
In August or September 1987 (later determined to be Wednesday September 2, 1987), I left Ross River (where I lived) and headed up the North Canol Road by myself on my motor bike for moose (hunting).
I was planning on spending 3 days in the area between Sheldon Lake and Macpass. A guy I worked with and a friend of his were to leave a day later and I was to meet them for some fishing. We were all to stay at a trailer at Dewhurst Creek.
I left Ross River early in the morning and the temperature started to drop. Then it started to rain very hard and very cold. When I got to Gravel Creek, I stopped at Art John's Cabin and put on extra clothes while standing under the edge of his roof. I knew the rain would not stop, so I got back on my bike and headed off. I arrived at the trailer ½ hour before dark, very cold and very tired. I lit up a fire, cooked supper and went straight to bed looking forward to the morning hunt. Over night the rain had stopped.
At daybreak (September 3, 1987) I put my gear and my gun on my bike and headed towards Macpass. A couple of miles down the road, I was putting along at about 10 mph looking into the trees and watching the hillsides. I decided to stop for a restroom break.
I stopped where I could see some mountainsides and some valleys. I parked on the right side of the road. The sun was shining; the air was perfectly still and a bit cool. I was standing just in front of my bike watching the mountains to the south, when I noticed to the left out of the corner of my eye, what I first thought was an airplane. It was 400 to 500 yards away and about the size of a DC-3 plane or a full-size school bus. It was travelling north to south, at about 40 yards above ground and moving maybe 30 km/h. Right away I thought "boy is he low". I blinked my eyes because I couldn't make out any tail fin or wings.
It had what looked like portholes all along the side of it. It was cigar shaped with a grey strip down the middle and a dark green on top and bottom.
I thought to myself, "something's wrong with this picture", then I realised there was no sound! If it was an airplane, the roar would have filled the valley.
As I watched, it seemed to partially dematerialize and then return to solid form, it did this as it was moving, a couple of times. Then it dawned on me, oh, oh, I don't think I should be seeing this; it's a UFO and probably doesn't want to be seen!
I crouched down on the road, hiding behind the roadside grass.
I then watched it go behind a cone-shaped hill and not come out. I stood up looking for it and feeling very excited and happy about what I saw and thinking they didn't even know they were being watched.
I was standing beside my bike when I heard a loud metallic clunk behind me around the corner.
Right away I thought, somebody must be here and I've got to tell them what I saw. The noise I heard sounded like a heavy trunk lid on a car slamming shut.
I quickly walked along the edge of the road to the corner to see who was there.
I came face to face (about 20 yards) with 2 grey creatures in blue jump suits, about 5 ft. tall with big insect looking heads, pointy faces, big eyes, thin arms, body and legs. I immediately thought "they're not little green men*, they're grasshopper people".
At that same instant, the one on the left raised his left hand to his waist, which held some type of flashlight device and I saw a bright flash of light come from it.
I instantly felt paralyzed and was convinced time had stopped, everything was black, no sound. I tried to yell "No!" but all that came out was a distorted grunt.
Next thing I knew I was standing on the side of the road scared, shaking and confused.
Within seconds I remembered all of this that had just taken place and I thought, "I'm getting out of here before they get me again." I turned around to get my bike and for some reason it was not there, then I noticed it was on the other side of the road. I said to myself, "what the hell is this? I didn't put it there". Still panicking I rushed over and got on it and realized the keys were gone.
I always left the keys in it, that way I could not lose them while sneaking around in the bush. I immediately started looking down the road and suddenly saw them in my hand. I started my bike and raced back to the trailer.
I was feeling scared and amazed at the same time and then noticed that all the shadows of the trees were pointing in a different direction than that of the morning sun. About 15 minutes later I was at the trailer. Half an hour later it was dark. I thought "no way, I only left here an hour ago, what's going on?"
I was really confused then, I said to myself, "I'm not telling anybody about this, I'll just forget the whole thing".
I put on a pot of coffee and could then hear a soft humming sound above the trailer. I could also feel a soft vibration in everything (trailer, air, etc.). After about 10 minutes it had all stopped. I had a very strong feeling that they were outside. I did not look out the windows.
Later that night I still couldn't sleep and while having my coffee I began to have flashbacks of the past events. I remember being in a dream-like state watching scenery flash by underneath as if I was flying. I watched mountains and rivers and forests go by at a very high rate of speed.
I then became aware of other sounds and seemed to wake up. I opened my eyes and could see nothing but black, very deep and inky black. As I was looking at this, the blackness pulled back, revealing a face, I had been looking into the eyes of a grey type creature. I could hear in my mind a voice saying "there is nothing to worry about". I could hear him talking in my mind.
There were 3 or 4 of these types walking around, but only one talked to me. The two I saw earlier on the road, I never saw again. (Note: the aliens that he saw at this point were of the typical "grey type" while the ones at the edge of the road were more insectoid.)
I then sat up and had an idea of what might be going on and I asked, "Are you going to do experiments on me?" and the one said, "They've already been done." I felt really good then because, except for a strange sensation in my hands everything felt normal. I kept rubbing my hands together but did not look at them, as there was a totally strange environment to look at instead. I experienced no discomfort.
The being nearest me asked if I would like to see my home planet and I said sure. I then walked over to the window, where there was a machine that looked like a big copy machine. He asked me not to touch it, I replied "Don't worry, I'm not touching anything in here".
He then said, that bright white star is your home. I didn't know anything about astronomy at the time, but I always thought earth was blue, so right away I thought he's lying. He also explained to me about space and stars etc. but I can't remember any of it now.
I was also asked if I would like to go on a trip. I replied "Not yet", I felt very honoured to be asked and I did want to go, but felt that the time was not right.
Then I was told I would have to forget all of this. I was disappointed at hearing this. The first part of the experience was very scary, but once I was with them, I found them to be friendly, helpful and their looks didn't bother me. They actually seemed like old friends.
They gave me a clear glass, ¾ full with a yellow liquid and said to drink it up, it would make me forget everything. I told them, I did not want to forget an experience like this. It should be remembered! I was told it was for my own good that I forget. So I took 3 little sips and put the glass down.
Next thing I know, I'm on the road by my bike, scared to death and wanting to get out of there.
The next day I met up with the other two guys and never said anything to them.
Congress met in Fountain Hills, Arizona, last week, taking over the posh We-Ko-Pa Resort with their usual displays of space alien paraphernalia, panels about extraterrestrial abductions and occasional close encounters with tourists who dared to mix it up with cowboy boots, flying saucer earrings and “I Don’t Believe in Humans” T-shirts.
At the International UFO Congress — the world’s largest convention dedicated to unidentified flying objects — it doesn’t matter what political party you’re from, or, for that matter, what species.
Anyone is welcome at the week-long event, even skeptics, providing that they leave their snarky comments and tin foil hats at home.
“While the Roswell UFO Festival may be better known to the general public, the UFO Congress occupies a very special place in the hearts of UFO researchers and enthusiasts,” says Noe Torres, author of The Real Cowboys and Aliens: UFO Encounters of the Old West, who was one of this year’s convention speakers.
“There are no alien parades, alien dog costume contests or other gimmicks,” Torres, of Edinburg, Texas, tells PEOPLE. “It’s about exploring the history of UFO research and examining some of the most outstanding cases of the past and present.
This month marks the 26th year that hundreds of UFO enthusiasts worldwide descended upon the pretty desert town of Fountain Hills, with a population of 23,235, to celebrate starry skies and strange lights, spaceships, crop circles and alien life forms of all kinds at the conference sponsored by the paranormal research organization, Open Minds.
Although there were plenty of booths selling E.T.-themed merchandise (alien lawn statues, little green men necklaces, Fifty Shades of Greys books), most of the 2,000-plus conference goers came for the latest research on UFO sightings and crashes, speeches about government cover-ups and conspiracies, a popular UFO film festival and “experiencer” sessions featuring people who claim to have been abducted by aliens.
News reporters were not allowed to attend sessions featuring “abductees,” but people who claim to have been visited or whisked away by small creatures with large dark eyes were not in short supply.
Audrey Starborn Hewins, 43, came to the conference to offer support therapy to alien “experiencers” after claiming several close encounters of her own since age 5.
Hewins, of Oxford, Maine, says that she and her identical twin, Debbie, were visited frequently by grey aliens as girls growing up in Athens, Ohio.
“We’d tell our parents, ‘We don’t want to go to bed — the bald men are coming,'” she tells PEOPLE. “They started doing all kinds of experiments on us when we were 12.”
In later years, Hewins says she was saved from drowning in the ocean by an alien being.
“It was then that I decided to dedicate my life to helping others who have also had encounters,” she says. “I won’t want them to feel alone. It’s hard for people to come forward because they’re afraid that everyone will think they’re crazy. Only another experiencer can fully understand.”
Although Hewins has spent a lifetime dealing with skeptics, she found a believer in Robert Davis, a neuroscientist from North Port, Florida, who delivered a keynote address about a research project he worked on involving more than 2,300 people who claim they’ve had alien encounters.
“Despite initial feelings of confusion and anxiety, many UFO ‘contact experiencers’ manage to reach a place of integration and healing,” Davis tells PEOPLE, “but for some, it can be a difficult, long-term struggle. They often find that speaking of their experience can be traumatic to their psychological well-being and have devastating consequences. For many, it’s frightening to accept that this experience is valid.”
Abductees’ needs are not properly addressed by the psychological community, says Davis, even though their experiences are “shared by many thousands, if not millions, worldwide.”
“It’s unreasonable to think that they all would be lying or reporting dreams and fantasies,” he tells PEOPLE. “These events are consistently reported and should be taken seriously by everyone, in spite of their uniqueness.”
Ken Johnston knows the feeling of not being taken seriously, but that’s never stopped him from speaking out about what he calls a government conspiracy to cover up evidence of an alien base on the moon.
Ken Johnston
The retired aerospace engineer and astronaut trainer says one of his duties was to take care of photos from five lunar missions and provide them to scientists from around the world who were studying moon samples.
After the Apollo 15 mission in 1971, Johnston was told to destroy everything in his files, he tells PEOPLE. But he instead kept a set of the photos for himself and released them to the public in 2015, before donating his collection to the Roswell International UFO Research Center and Museum. One of the photos, he says, shows what looks like a base on the moon, with visible lights and structures.
“The United States, Canada and the U.K. have attempted to debunk any person who tries to provide information that might prove ETs exist and that they may have just messed with our DNA to make us who we are,” says Johnston, who now lives in Belen, New Mexico, and gave a presentation at the International UFO Congress about his findings.
“But now that the whole world has access to my personal archive, more anomalies are being discovered by people from all over the world, including Mexico, Europe and Africa,” he says. “Researchers worldwide now use my archives to help discover evidence of extraterrestrial life, past and present, on the moon.”
Closer to home in Arizona, thousands of people will soon be marking the 20th anniversary of the state’s most famous UFO sighting — the “Phoenix Lights” incident of March 13, 1997, when police phone lines were clogged with calls from residents reporting a triangular formation of lights in the night sky.
Dozens of those witnesses were at the International UFO Congress, including several who took to the stage to share what they saw that night.
Phoenix physician Lynne Kitei, 69, counts herself among more than 10,000 people who reported seeing bright orange lights in the shape of a boomerang, floating silently over the city 20 years ago.
“It was such a wondrous sight,” she tells PEOPLE, “that it sent me on a journey to try and find a logical source of meaning behind what I’d seen. Twenty years later, though, I’ve yet to find it.”
Kitei wrote a book about her experience, The Phoenix Lights, and is now a familiar face every year at the International UFO Congress.
“What I saw that night is the most documented mass UFO sighting in modern history,” she says. “You can choose to believe or you can choose not to believe. Ever since that night, I’ve been a believer. We are not alone.”
At least three of the seven planets represent the “holy grail for planet-hunting astronomers”, because they sit within the “temperate zone” and are the right temperature to allow alien life to flourish, the researchers have said. And they are capable of having oceans, again suggesting that life could flourish on them.
No other star system has ever been found to contain so many Earth-sized and rocky planets, of the kind thought to be necessary to contain aliens.
The researchers might soon be able to find evidence of life on the planets, they have said. British astronomer Dr Chris Copperwheat, from Liverpool John Moores University, who was part of the international team, said: “The discovery of multiple rocky planets with surface temperatures which allow for liquid water make this amazing system an exciting future target in the search for life."
Any evidence of life is likely to be “strong, very strong or conclusive”, the scientists said. It will be done by looking for what molecules are in the atmosphere – if they were to find things like oxygen, and in the right amounts, then it would probably indicate that there was biological activity.
Co-researcher Dr Amaury Triaud, of the Institute of Astronomy in Cambridge, said: “We hope we will know if there's life there within the next decade.”
Even if life isn’t ever found near TRAPPIST-1, it might eventually develop there. The star is relatively young – even when our own Sun has run out of fuel and our solar system is destroyed, the newly-discovered one will still be in its early infancy.
TRAPPIST-1 “burns hydrogen so slowly that it will live for another 10 trillion years – more than 700 times longer than the Universe has existed so far, which is arguably enough time for life to evolve”, wrote Ignas AG Snellen from the Leiden Observatory, in an accompanying article about the discovery.
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How the new solar system that could support life would actually look
All of the planets were found using a method called “transit photometry”. That works by watching out for when a planet passes, or transits, in front of its host star – blocking out a small amount of light, allowing us to see the planet and learn about its size.
Scientists first found the star TRAPPIST-1 in 2010, after monitoring the smallest stars close to the Sun. Since then, they have been watching out for those transits – and after seeing 34 of them clearly, they proposed that they can be attributed to the seven new planets.
They then worked to understand the size and composition of each of the worlds. That work is still continuing, but the researchers believe that the planets have large oceans, are temperate and other conditions that could make way for alien life.
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Dr Michael Gillon, from the STAR Institute at the University of Liege in Belgium, said: “This is an amazing planetary system – not only because we have found so many planets, but because they are all surprisingly similar in size to the Earth.”
If a person were on one of the planets, everything would look a lot darker than usual, the scientists said. The amount of light heading to your eye would be about 200 times less than you get from the sun, and would be comparable to what you can see at sunset.
Despite that relative darkness, everything would still feel warm, the researchers said. That’s because roughly the same amount of energy would be coming from the star as warms our Earth – but it does so infrared.
Because the star is so dim in relative terms, all of the planets are warmed enough to sit in the temperate zone. That’s despite the fact that they are all so close to it – each of them sitting nearer to the star than Mercury, the planet in our solar system that orbits closest to the Sun.
“The spectacle would be beautiful,” said Amaury Triaud, one of the scientists involved in the research. “Every now and then you’d see another planet, about as big as another moon in the sky.”
The sun would also look about 10 times bigger than our own does from Earth, Dr Triaud said, despite the fact that it is in fact only 8 per cent as big. And it would be a sort of salmon pink, said Dr Triaud, who noted that the scientists initially thought it would be a deep reddish crimson but most of that red light would be infrared and so invisible.
This chart shows, on the top row, artist conceptions of the seven planets of TRAPPIST-1 with their orbital periods, distances from their star, radii and masses as compared to those of Earth. The bottom row shows data about Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars (NASA/JPL-Caltech)
It’s unlikely that any possible life that is on the planet would actually see this way, the scientists noted, since they would probably have evolved entirely different eyes – or perhaps none at all.
The researchers hope that they can do more work to watch the planets and learn more about their character. They want to look in particular at the seventh, outermost planet because at the moment they are not sure how it interacts with the inner ones.
Nasa's Hubble Space Telescope is already being used to search for atmospheres around the planets. Future telescopes, including the the European Extremely Large Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope, may be powerful enough to detect markers of life such as oxygen in the atmospheres of exoplanets.
The first exoplanet was found in 1992. Since then, astronomers have detected more than 3,500 of the worlds, distributed across 2,675 star systems.
About a fifth of the sun-like stars are thought to have Earth-sized planets close enough to them to support life.
Further details on the 7 newly discovered planets
In all, there might be 40 billion potentially habitable words sitting just in our galaxy, the Milky Way, astronomers estimate.
Scientists have long thought that Earth-sized planets were abundant, but the new research shows just how many of them there might be. Many of those planets might never be seen, because they don’t pass in front of their host star and so aren’t visible.
That might mean that the new system is actually not all that out of the ordinary. Scientists expect that for each planet we find, there are as many as 100 we can’t see – and so the scientists might not actually have been lucky, but rather seen something that wasn’t that unusual.
UFO Recorded In This Weeks The Walking Dead TV Show, S07E10, Feb 2017, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Recorded In This Weeks The Walking Dead TV Show, S07E10, Feb 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 21, 2017 Location of sighting: Walking Dead S07E10 Here is the last place you would expect to find a UFO...on The Walking Dead set from this weeks episode. The UFO is at 28:27 minutes into the show. It was found byLampicka PSN of Youtube and shows a dark object that moves from the right to the left of the screen. The UFO is a dark disk and showed up on purpose. UFOs have have mind control, especially good for making you temporarily forget what you saw, and even make you remember things. Its even possible this UFO showed up to get caught on the scene on purpose so that it could use its mind control methods on the most popular TV show in America...which may reach a lot of viewers out there. It was Elon Musk that stated last week, "if there are super intelligent aliens out there, they probably already observing us.That would seem quite likely and we are just not smart enough to realise it." In other words, aliens are everywhere, but we have to put the effort into uncovering the evidence before us. Scott C. Waring
Mysterious UFO 'the size of Jupiter crashes into sun' captured in bizarre images from Solar Observatory spacecraft
Mysterious UFO 'the size of Jupiter crashes into sun' captured in bizarre images from Solar Observatory spacecraft
Conspiracy theorists believe the images - of huge transparent group of rings - could prove that giant extra-terrestrial spaceships exist in our solar system
Conspiracy theorists believe a UFO the size of Jupiter has crashed into the sun.
Bizarre images captured by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft, which is jointly run by Nasa and the European Space Agency, appear to show and object hovering close to the surface.
Russian website Pravadu.ru describes the UFO as being made up of a transparent group of rings.
But while many believe the ship collided 'by accident', other alien hunters believe the object is actually an extra-terrestrial spaceship using the sun to refuel.
The bizarre object allegedly crashed into the sun(Photo: Paranormal Crucible/Youtube)
When the huge object crashed into the sun, a bright flash of light was generated, although scientists have not offered any explanation for this phenomenon.
At the end of the last year, Nasa images circulated online which conspiracy theorists believed showed alien spacecrafts gathering close to the surface of the sun, and are sucking solar power away.
The pictures seem to show a white spot which is joined towards the sun's surface with a 'connected line'.
One YouTuber StreetCap1 asked the question last week: "Is this a massive UFO feeding off sun energy?" as he uploaded the video footage.
The object is said to be the size of Jupiter(Photo: Paranormal Crucible/Youtube)
UFO blogger Scott C Waring, who runs the website UFO Sightings Daily added his thoughts on the images too.
He said: "This is definitely a UFO shot out of the sun.
"It may have been using the sun's energy to fuel itself or to recharge in some way, but it's leaving at high speeds."
He also pointed out that the UFO is a somewhat glowing white, but the sun's plasma is yellow.
He added: "This will imply that the craft is made from a different material that is resistant from the sun's surface."
Could UFO spotted over Portreath Beach be proof of aliens in Cornwall?
A couple enjoying an evening stroll along Portreath Beach were left 'mesmerised' and had to flee to 'run home and lock the doors' after spotting a UFO floating above them in the sky.
It is the second reported UFO sighting in just a few weeks, as two women claim to have been left 'shocked' and 'in awe' of a huge UFO they saw in Penzance.
Speaking to UK UFOs about the sighting in Portreath, a woman who gave only her last name, Miss Couzens, said that she was walking along the beach with her partner when events started to take an eerie turn.
Miss Couzens said that she and her partner were watching the ocean, but soon noticed that they could not hear it.
She said that she was walking along the beach with her partner, as it was peaceful.
She continued: "We sat down on the bench by the cafe; as soon we looked at the ocean, we noticed everything went silent - it was an eerie feeling, we felt like we were in a different time zone."
The couple reportedly looked up and realised that hovering over their heads was a huge UFO.
Miss Couzens said: "We looked up and saw this black-shaped boomerang object (that) looked so big that we were sat frozen just staring at this thing. We both were so mesmerised by this. All of a sudden we heard a humming sound and we looked at each other and then all of sudden it disappeared."
After seeing the strange UFO the startled couple left the beach, heading home to lock their doors and contemplate what it was that they saw in the skies above Portreath.
"Me and my partner ran from the beach, ran home and locked our doors," added Miss Couzens.
"Whatever it was it was so big it covered the stars."
According to David Gillham, founder of Cornwall UFO Research group, no sightings were reported to them, however he is currently trying to get more information on a sighting in Penzance that left two women 'haunted' and 'in awe' of a strange phenomenon spotted in the skies.
David said: "We haven't had anything reported to us as yet in the Portreath area.
"The last sighting we had in Cornwall was in Penzance, but it was a few weeks ago now."
David is now appealing to members of the public who may be able to give him more information on the reported sighting over Penzance that left two women fearing there 'would be a plane crash'.
Two women driving in their car claimed to have seen unusual red, green and white lights forming a 'squashed triangle' in the skies on Wednesday, January 18.
The women said that other unusual paranormal events had occurred earlier in the evening.
One of the two women, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "Previously that evening the radio in my car was on a local station. It kept 'forgetting' the station and then skipped to another station. It did this a few times from about 5pm. On our way up the hill, my friend shouted that something was going to crash."
The woman turned to look out of the window and claimed that she and her friend saw a large flying object that they could not identify.
The woman added: "Seeing her look of surprise at something to the right of us, I instinctively turned to look. I immediately brought the car to an abrupt stop in the middle of road and together in a moment of silence, we braced ourselves for what we thought would be a plane crash very near to us.
"There was no sound, but our rational minds had told us we had seen an airliner about to plough into the ground.
"What we had seen were three lights. All different colours, red, green and white and forming a 'squashed triangle' shape. There was no substance or 'walls' to the shape, but the balls of light were moving at the same high speed, in the same direction which is what gave us the impression it was an object.
"This looked to be just above three buildings on our right, but slightly further away. It was easily the length of the three bungalows.
The photograph above was taken at the scene by the women, who drew in the lights to show the size and shape of the object they saw.
The two women then got out of their car to see if they could still see the lights.
"We waited until it had gone which was very quick and drove to the top of the hill where we got out of the car. We watched an odd light for between five and 10 minutes.
"This light was much smaller and singular and we thought this may have been a helicopter. However its movements were irregular and rapid and still, there was no noise.
"We have speculated and attempted to rationalise what we saw that evening, but the intense and immediate fear of something so large crashing stays with me. It has been suggested that the three lights may have been a helicopter. It was too big and too quiet. It was silent and fast.
"While I am open to exploring the theory of unexplained phenomena, I am a rational person and I find it difficult that I am not able to identify what we saw that evening with any kind of certainty.
"While it has haunted me immensely, I am still in awe at what I saw and grateful to have experienced this while with my friend. After I had dropped my friend home that evening, I left with silence and shock.
"My radio in the car no longer skipped or searched and it hasn't since."
If mankind ever wants to explore deep space, we’re going to need to make sure we can breathe. Right now, NASA’s technology recycles about half of the carbon dioxide that astronauts exhale and turn it into oxygen, but that’s just not good enough for a long-duration mission. That’s why the agency is investing in new technology that will help space explorers breathe easy — and they’re got two pretty promising ideas.
The International Space Station recovers about 50 percent of the oxygen its inhabitants breathe, but NASA’s Next Generation Life Support Spacecraft Oxygen Recovery project element is gunning to devise a new system that recovers at least 75 percent of the oxygen. A system that effective would drastically reduce the amount of oxygen resupply that future missions would require. That’s especially important for long-duration deep space missions, since resupplying oxygen is a logistical nightmare that far away, to say the least.
NASA plans on investing up to $2 million in the next two years towards this goal. The two proposals it’s selected to pursue are “Phase II Methane Pyrolysis System for High-Yield Soot-Free Recovery of Oxygen from Carbon Dioxide,” which was cooked up by Honeywell Aerospace in Phoenix, and “Continuous Bosch Reactor,” from the UMPQUA Research Co. in Myrtle Creek, Oregon. NASA didn’t go into much further detail in its news release.
“The development of advanced life support technologies will allow NASA to establish improved capabilities for future deep space, long-duration, human exploration missions,” said Steve Jurczyk, associate administrator of NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate.
All good, but seems like it’s going to be a while before this technology is perfected and implemented. In other words, astronauts: don’t hold your breath.
NASA researchers led by by Alan Stern, the principle investigator for NASA's New Horizons Pluto mission, have proposed a geophysical definition of a planet.
The new definition would include all known dwarf planets as well as our very own Moon, but would leave out other cosmic objects such as stars and black holes.
Pluto's redemption? Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
NASA MANIFESTO
Most people are just getting used to not counting Pluto among the solar system’s nine — oops, eight — main planets. Now though, we may have to change our understanding of what planets are (again), as NASA scientists suggest a new definition.
Back in 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) redefined what constitutes a planet in our solar system as follows: “a celestial body that (a) is in orbit around the Sun, (b) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (c) has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.” It was the last bit in this definition that effectively kicked Pluto out of the planet roster.
Now, NASA researchers led by by Alan Stern, the principle investigator for NASA’s New Horizons Pluto mission, have proposed a geophysical definition. Instead of being dependent on whether a cosmic body orbits the Sun or not, the scientists looked to their intrinsic physical properties. According to the manifesto, “a planet is a sub-stellar mass body that has never undergone nuclear fusion and that has sufficient self-gravitation to assume a spheroidal shape adequately described by a triaxial ellipsoid regardless of its orbital parameters.”
Stern was particularly adamant about the 2006 decision, as it was proposed by California Institute of Technology (Caltech) astronomer Mike Brown. “Why would you listen to an astronomer about a planet?” Stern told Business Insider’s Kelly Dickerson back in 2015. “You really should listen to planetary scientists that know something about this subject,” added Stern, who is a planetary scientist himself. “When we look at an object like Pluto, we don’t know what else to call it.”
Defining what a planet is isn’t as arbitrary is it seems. Stern and his team had to come up with a definition that would reinstate Pluto back into full-planetary status, while at the same time leaving out a host of other cosmic objects — like stars and other stellar bodies, including white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. The new definition, however, would include not just all known dwarf planets but also our very own moon.
None of this is final, of course. But if there’s one thing we can conclude from this battle of definitions, it’s this: there’s still so much we don’t know about the cosmos. Recent discoveries about Pluto have made it more obvious than ever that it could be defined as a planet, but more research is needed to finally conclude what a planet is.
For the first time, scientists have identified rich, complex organic molecules on the dwarf planet Ceres — the kind of carbon-based compounds that are the building blocks for primitive life. The discovery could catapult Ceres to near the top of the list of places targeted in the search for extraterrestrial life.
The molecules are called aliphatic organic compounds, and by all indications they formed on Ceres itself, rather than arriving via an external source like an impacted comet. Fans of the panspermia hypothesis — the theory that life throughout the universe has been “seeded” by traveling asteroids and comets — might look to this new data for support, but they won’t find it here. Ceres features enough water and possible heat-retention of its own to explain the evolution of the newfound molecules. It’s also pretty isolated compared to many other asteroids in our solar system (it’s classified as a small planet, but it’s more like an asteroid in terms of how it’s situated - the largest object in the belt that stretches between Mars and Jupiter). A paper describing the findings was published Thursday in the journal Science.
“We prefer the hypothesis of formation in Ceres itself,” says first author Maria Cristina De Sanctis. “It would be difficult to deliver material between Ceres and other bodies, not just organic material but [as a] general problem.”
De Sanctis and her colleagues made the observations using the Visible and InfraRed Mapping Spectrometer — a feature of NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, which studies Ceres alongside the asteroid Vesta and the surrounding objects in the belt. Ceres was the first dwarf planet ever visited by a spacecraft, when Dawn entered its orbit in 2015.
What they saw was that on Ceres’s surface near the crater Ernutet (in the tradition of naming celestial objects after ancient gods and goddesses, this was the Egyptian goddess of fertility), there were signs of the right groups of methyl and methylene to support the presence of aliphatic compounds. If you’re picturing brackish primordial ooze, you’re not far off — the minerals are described as “tar-like.” Another reason the science indicates these compounds were formed on Ceres and not elsewhere is that these particular molecules likely wouldn’t have survived the extreme heat of an impact event. Nor does their pattern of distribution across Ceres’s surface fit with an impact theory.
“Overall, I think it’s possible to transfer organic material from one body to another, or to bring by comet,” says Michael Kueppers, the author of a related paper on Ceres’s complex molecules. “But Ceres is the largest object around [that area], and also I associate panspermia more with the movement of microbes through the solar system and universe … this is about organic material.”
De Sanctis agrees, noting that while it’s possible to get a mix of impacted material and target material, that’s not the main hypothesis in this case. Her research didn’t reveal any evidence for small asteroid, pieces of debris, or other spatial material of any kind around Ceres.
“For other asteroids, for Vesta, we have a very large family [number of surrounding objects] that could also reach the Earth, but not for Ceres,” De Sanctis says.
Both scientists believe that Ceres will now gain much greater traction as an object on which to theoretically find microbial life. It could even compete with Mars as the most prominent candidate. It’s already a more attractive target than the two other big names that tend to come up in this discussion — Europa and Enceladus — because a) it’s closer to Earth and therefore easier to potentially investigate and b) the radiation in its environment is more benign. Plus, in addition to having the right chemistry to make an appealing biological study, it’s the proper distance from the sun for sustaining ice — not too close or too far, but just right.
When we’re differentiating between organic molecules that might indicate life and the ones that are just molecules, the factor most important to bear in mind is temperature, explains NASA planetary protection officer Catharine Conley. Ceres is extremely cold, so it would take something else - discovery of a liquid core, say - to get us really hoping for alien life.
It’s important to contextualize the discovery not just in relation to Mars and various distant moons, but in relation to everything out there we haven’t had the chance to study yet. Organic compounds are all over the place — pretty much everywhere you have oxygen and carbon and hydrogen, which are the among the most common molecules in the universe. We will find organic compounds in many more places just as soon as we have the means to look there, and only a fraction of those, if any, will actually translate to biological life. The carbon chemistry required to create life the way we think of it on Earth is really, really complex, and the conditions needed to approximate it are narrow.
But being able to understand what reactions are taking place on Ceres helps us understand exactly what those boundary conditions are. And as we go forward with these studies, it’ll be more vital than ever that we do so in controlled, sanitized settings — we’ll never be able to make any headway on the panspermia hypothesis if there’s a chance that non-indigenous life we find was introduced by our own scientific meddlings.
“We know there’s life on Mars,” says Conley. “It’s Earth life, and we put it there.”
We don’t actually know whether life, in the universe as a whole, is easy or hard to form, because we only have our own example — n=1, in science-speak — Earth. At least, for the time being.
In the meantime, at least we still have this:
Abstract
The delivery of extraterrestrial complex organic molecules to Earth may have been important for the origin and early evolution of life (1) and signatures of organic matter on solar system bodies have been sought for decades. Organic compounds, including amino acids, occur in some chondritic meteorites, possibly formed during aqueous alteration on their parent bodies (2,3,4) and/or as the result of interstellar photochemistry (5). However, organics have not been unambiguously identified on the surfaces of asteroids (meteorite parent bodies) or on outer solar system objects, with few exceptions (6-12). Here we report the clear detection on dwarf planet Ceres of an absorption at 3.4 μm that is characteristic of the presence of organic matter. The existence on Ceres of a mixture of ammonia-bearing hydrated minerals, water ice, salts (13-16), and organic material indicates a complex chemical environment that could allow the formation of prebiotic molecules.
Incredible unknown object caught skidding off the surface of the Sun. This object is immense, around the size of Jupiter.
Does this older footage, (see video below) from NASA confirm the possible existence of giant extraterrestrials who pilot gigantic spaceships in our solar system? . Another interesting anomaly caught near the Sun, which appears to show a large ring shaped UFO, firing a powerful beam of light into the suns corona.
Two questions remain and need to be answered. Was the object attacking the sun, or was it refueling, drawing plasma from the corona to power its massive engines. See video here.
The following object, similar to the other “Archon-like” anomalies appears to phase in or materialize next to the Suns corona, and then we see a very violent reaction taking place within the Sun itself.
I believe this craft is actually drawing electrical power. Because of the Sun's positive charge, it acts as the anode in a plasma discharge, so it makes sense that these enormous extraterrestrial ships require immense power sources for fuel, what's more abundant and powerful than stars? See video here.
Video below: Truly compelling footage of the Jupiter sized UFO or whatever this bizarre anomaly may actually be.
Everyone’s favorite aircraft will rise again according to its maker, Hybrid Air Vehicles.
The Airlander 10, which is world’s largest aircraft and doubles as the world’s biggest buttocks, will take to the skies again after “all major structural repairs are complete,” says the company.
Its last launch took place last August and ended in a soft crash, with everyone on board escaping without injuries.
HVA notes the cause of the crash is “fully understood” in its press release, which is great news seeing as how we’d all love to see the funny looking aircraft flying again sooner rather than later.
Ultimately, the Airlander 10 has experienced a sad existence thus far as it was originally built for the military, yet never quite reached its full potential.
What if, in the distant past, the Nazca lines were used as runways for the Ancient Vimana?
Ever since the Nazca lines and their intricate figures were discovered, people have wondered what their real purpose was. Were these giant figures meant to be seen from above? Do hey mimic constellations in the sky? What were the ancient’s trying to say to future generations? Were the Nazca lines mere ancient art? If so… why would ancient mankind create art that cannot be fully appreciated from the ground? It seems that whatever way you look at the Nazca lines, trying to explain to them while maintaining a close mind like most researchers is something impossible. What if the answer to the enigmatic Nazca lines is right in front of us, yet we do not want to accept it?
Not long ago, Professor Masato Sakai, a specialist in Andean archaeology who has been investigating the Nazca lines for over ten years; estimates that about one thousand of the straight lines found at Nazca have expressed, reaffirmed and facilitated communication and links between the villages and people. According to the theory proposed by Professor Sakai, the Nazca lines were produced over a period of about 2,000 years from 400 BC.
While his theory is certainly interesting, it fails to explain the general purpose of the figurines, geometric shapes and giant ‘runways’ on mountains that seem as if their top was literally removed to create a nearly flat surface that strangely mimics modern-day runways.
The question is why are we not interpreting the giant lines as what they seem to be… giant runways? Well, first of all, that would go against everything we have been told by history in the last hundreds of years. The ancient man who inhabited regions of the Americas, Asia and Africa was primitive and not advanced, so the idea that the Nazca lines could have been used as some sort of giant runway sounds ridiculous to those who abide to mainstream historians and archaeologists.
Regrettably, it has been proven that mainstream scholars are very close minded when it comes to sites like the Nazca lines, Puma Punku, Tiahuanaco, Teotihuacan, etc…
Just because mainstream scholars state that it is impossible that ancient mankind possessed advanced technology thousands of years ago, doesn’t necessary mean it’s true.
An important question we need to ask is if the Nazca lines were actually ancient art or a way for ancient man to communicate, then why are there magnetic anomalies present at the Nazca lines? According to reports, scientists from the University of Dresden researched the Nazca lines. They measured the magnetic field and they found changes in the magnetic field under some of the lines at Nazca. Electrical conductivity was also measured at Nazca where tests were performed directly at the Nazca lines and next to them and the results showed that electric conductivity was 8000 higher on the lines than next to them. According to the researchers approx. eight feet beneath some of the lines there are magnetic field anomalies. There is something at Nazca that makes it unique, different from any other place on Earth but we simply do not know what it is.
Nazca: The Ancient Vimana runway
Ancient texts, specifically from India speak of the ancient Vimana, which are, according to many interpretations the vehicles of the gods who visited Earth in the distant past. These incredible flying machines, believed to be a myth by mainstream scholars, are said to have been able to travel for short periods of time to different places on the planet, the same Vimanas are also said to have the ability to travel from planet to planet.
Aachaarya Naaraayana says, “That which can speed on earth, on water, through air, by its own power, like a bird, is a “Vimana.”
Shankha says, “Experts in the science of aeronautics say, “That which can fly through air from one place to another is aVimana”
And Vishwambhara says, “Experts say that which can fly through air from one country to another country, from one island to another island, and from one world to another world, is a “Vimana“.”
The Vaimānika Śāstra an early 20th-century Sanskrit text on aerospace technology makes a claim that he vimānas mentioned in ancient Sanskrit epics were advanced aerodynamic flying vehicles, similar to a rocket capable of interplanetary flight as backed up by the ancient alien theory. The texts were revealed in 1952 by G. R. Josye and contain 3000 shlokas in 8 chapters which Shastry claimed was psychically delivered to him by the ancient Hindu sage Bharadvaja. The propulsion of the Vimanas according to Kanjilal (1985) is by a “Mercury Vortex Engines”, a concept similar to electric propulsion.
The authors argue that the sage Maharishi Bharadwaj would have described more than 7000 years ago “aircraft traveling between countries, continents and planets.” At the same time, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Mumbai, Rajan Welukar, said that “there is no reason to believe in what they say about the Vedas, but it is something that is worth studying.”
So, what if the giant ‘runways’ that are clearly seen in Peru at the Nazca are in fact ‘navigational markers’ for ancient vehicles such as the Vimana? What if the ‘gods’ used these paths in the distant past to visit the people in Peru? And what if, ancient people created figurines such as the Nazca Astronaut in honor of those “gods” who came from above?
Interestingly, according to some local legends, the mysterious Incan creator god Viracocha, commissioned the Nazca Lines and glyphs in the past. These lines are said to be created by the Viracocha himself. He was the great teacher God of the Andes.
Viracocha was one of the most important deities in the Inca pantheon and seen as the creator of all things or the substance from which all things are created, and intimately associated with the sea. According to the myth recorded by Juan de Betanzos, Viracocha rose from Lake Titicaca (or sometimes the cave of Pacaritambo) during the time of darkness to bring forth light.
Some of the parts of Nazca have amazing designs, highly accurate triangles that are a mystery. Some of the triangles look like they were made by something that literally pressed the ground down at least 30 inches with incredible force. Could the ancient Nazca have done this? With their feet? How would you press down a six-mile “perfect” triangle into the desert? These are some of the theories from mainstream scholars which try to explain the enigmatic lines at Nazca.
"It started as a small orange circle and then grew bigger and bigger till all the colours came out... It lasted for about 15 minutes and it slowly went off.
She said "all the children in the school, some parents, and other staff were very excited and commenting that it was very, very rare to see such a beautiful and unique rainbow".
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The phenomenon prompted jokes online, with many comparing it to a Paddle Pop, a rainbow-coloured frozen dessert popular in Australia and Asia.
"The rainbow bridge is broken," joked one Facebook user, while another person asked: "Is this a case of Monday Rainbows?!"
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The Manhattan Abduction (Linda Cortile Napolitano)
The Manhattan Abduction (Linda Cortile Napolitano)
An extremely compelling and controversial case of alien abduction is that of Linda Napolitano, (originally aliased as Cortile) which was researched by the well-known and respected Budd Hopkins. Napolitano claimed that she was abducted by the so-called "greys," who floated her from a closed bedroom window into a hovering UFO. The craft was waiting for her above a Manhattan apartment building at about 3:00 A.M. November 30, 1989.
Linda's experience, though intriguing, was hampered at first by memory loss. She could recall only bits and pieces of the abduction. She could remember vividly the actual kidnapping and the room where she was examined, but the transportation process itself was totally lost to her. Further details of the case would be forthcoming via the passage of time, other witness statements, and through regressive hypnosis.
Hopkins, as to be expected, has been ridiculed by many of his peers, but has been steadfast in searching out the consistent, underlying themes that run through alien abduction cases. Napolitano's case is remarkable and unique in itself, although following the general abduction pattern on some points. More than a year after Cortile's experience, Hopkins received mail correspondence from two witnesses, (known as Richard and Dan) who claimed to have actually seen the abduction.
Doubtful at first about these witnesses, their claims would ultimately be a building block of the case itself. Agreeing perfectly with Linda's account of the abduction, the two men were bodyguards of a senior United Nations statesman who was visiting Manhattan. This diplomat would eventually be identified as Javier Perez de Cuellar, who, according to his two bodyguards, was visibly shaken while viewing the surreal scene. These three men encountered an unbelievable sight...the plight of a woman being floated through the air, and not only that...but three entities were also being floated, accompanying her on a short trip to a massive hovering flying craft.
Linda's own words:
"I'm standing up on nothing. And they take me out all the way up, way above the building. Ooh, I hope I don't fall. The UFO opens up almost like a clam and then I'm inside,"
said 41 year old (at the time) Linda.
"I see benches similar to regular benches. And they're bringing me down a hallway. Doors open like sliding doors. Inside are all these lights and buttons and a big long table."
"I don't want to get up on that table. They get me on the table anyway. They start saying things to me and I'm yelling. I can still yell. One of them says something that sounds like {Nobbyegg}. I think they were trying to tell me to be quiet because he put his hand over my mouth."
The high-level of security clearance and professionalism required for the two bodyguards' positions would be no help in dealing with what they had seen. What they witnessed that night would become a curse to them, having a deep impact on their lives for years to come.
They would become irrational and psychotic, and one of them would become to think of Linda as having some unusual, extraordinary power or influence on others. He began to stalk her. Did he somehow blame Linda for his emotional behavior and fear? Or would his involvement be a threat to his livelihood?
The actions of the two bodyguards, whom would later be revealed as CIA agents, presented a strange, enigma to Hopkins. On April 29, 1991 they kidnapped Linda, bundled her into their car in broad daylight and quizzed her for three hours. Dan became increasingly upset with Linda as she repeated stated that she had no idea why it (the abduction) had happened. Linda would be kidnapped a second time by the men who tried to pry information from her, thinking she had a part in the alien abduction herself, which brought them into the case involuntarily.
One of the agents, Richard, stated:
"There was an oval-shaped object hovering over the top of the apartment building two or three blocks up from where we sat."
"We didn't know where it came from. It happened too fast. Its lights turned from a bright reddish orange to a whitish blue coming out of the bottom. Green lights rotated round the edge of the saucer. A little girl or woman wearing a white gown sailed out of the window in a fetal position - and then stood in mid-air in this beam of light. I could see three of the ugliest creatures I ever saw. I don't know what they were. They weren't human."
"Their heads were out of proportion, very large heads with no hair. Those buggers were escorting her into the craft. My partner screamed, 'We have got to get them.' We tried to get out of the car but couldn't. After the woman was escorted in, the oval turned reddish orange again and whisked off."
Hopkins told them that Linda Cortile was the woman they had seen.
Hopkins' investigation would gain additional momentum when more witnesses to the event would come forward with their stories.
As was the usual, Hopkins kept the details of his case private until they reached a certain level of credibility. The additional eyewitnesses stated that they too, had seen the abduction that night from the Brooklyn Bridge. The witnesses (one of which was one Janet Kimbell?, or Kimble) thought they were watching the filming of a scene from an upcoming Sci-fi film. She was a retired telephone operator. Soon, Hopkins could not keep the lid on the Napolitano abduction any longer.
The case would take a dramatic turn when Hopkins finally discovered the identity of the United Nations representative, or the "third man," as Javier Perez de Cuellar, the former Secretary General of the United Nations. Naturally, Hopkins' dream would be to get Cuellar to go public with his acknowledgment of the facts of the abduction, which would bring the case and the entire alien abduction question to a sensational level of acceptance within the public's eye, and the scientific community.
Although Cuellar corresponded with Hopkins and verified the abduction, he explained to Hopkins that he could not go public for obvious reasons. Cuellar went even as far as to meet privately with Hopkins to discuss details of his observations that night, but demanded that he remain anonymous.
The Linda Napolitano affair is without question one of the best documented alien abduction cases in UFO history. Most of these cases are related to authorities and investigators by a single person. It is extremely unusual to have multiple witnesses, especially those totally unknown to the experiencer, to validate the facts of an alien abduction. Hopkins did an exceptional job of holding together the case, despite some unusual twists and turns.
Skeptics, as you would expect, dismiss the case without offering any evidence to support their theories, except the commonly used statement, "it can't happen, so therefore it didn't."
In a recent French magazine, La Gazette Forteenne, Issue # 2, 2003, Linda gives an interview that does add some new facts about her case. She mentions a new witness, a New York Post truck driver, who saw the abduction from the Brooklyn Bridge. No name is given
There had also been rumors of the abduction causing a small traffic jam on the intersection between South Street and Catherine Slip. Now, there is a witness who saw the stopped traffic at approximately the same time as the abduction. Linda says:
"At the New York Post complex, a well-known journalist leaves a nearby bar. Too drunk to drive, he asks one of the drivers if he can drop him home. The driver answers that the lorries cannot move because there are several limos blocking the street. He even suspected that the big boss could be paying a visit to the newspaper."
Supposedly, the lead limo was the one carrying Dan, Richard, and Cuellar. Hopefully, more information will be forthcoming in the near future.
On Monday, NASA announced it would hold a press conference on a “discovery beyond our solar system.” During the conference, to be held at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, the space agency is expected to present new findings on exoplanets — planets that orbit a star (or stars) other than our sun.
Although details of what researchers at NASA are planning to reveal are still not known, and a study outlining the findings is under an embargo until 1 p.m., speculation is rife that the revelation may be the biggest exoplanet news since last year’s discovery of a potentially habitable planet around Proxima Centauri.
As we wait with bated breath for NASA to reveal whatever it has up its sleeves, here’s a handy list of some of the most potentially habitable and/or Earth-like exoplanets we have discovered so far:
1. Proxima b
When a team of astronomers using the European Southern Observatory (ESO) announced the discovery of this planet back in August 2016, the excitement it triggered among exoplanet hunters was immediate and fierce. And with good reason.
Proxima b is not only located in the so-called Goldilocks zone — a region in a planet’s orbit where the temperature is just right for liquid water to exist — but it also orbits a star just over four light-years from Earth. In the cosmic scale of things, Proxima Centauri — the red dwarf star Proxima b orbits — is quite literally in Earth’s galactic backyard.
A view of the surface of the planet Proxima b orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our solar system, is seen in an undated artist's impression released by the European Southern Observatory, Aug. 24, 2016.
Photo: Reuters
“Although Proxima b orbits much closer to its star than Mercury does to the Sun in the Solar System, the star itself is far fainter than the Sun,” the ESO said in a statement last August. “As a result Proxima b lies well within the habitable zone around the star and has an estimated surface temperature that would allow the presence of liquid water.”
Although a recent study cast doubts over the habitability of the planet, arguing that stellar eruptions and storms associated with its parent star would’ve made it ill-suited for life — it is still the best bet for the discovery of life as we know it beyond our solar system.
2. Kepler-452b
NASA describes Kepler-452b as “Earth’s Bigger, Older Cousin.” This exoplanet was discovered by the Kepler Space Telescope — the space agency's planet-hunting workhorse that has so far made over 3,400 confirmed discoveries — in July 2015.
Kepler-452b is 60 percent larger in diameter than Earth (making it a “super-Earth”) and orbits a star that is 6 billion years old — about 1.5 billion years older than our sun — has the same temperature, and is 20 percent brighter.
This artist's concept compares Earth (left) to Kepler-452b, which is about 60 percent larger in diameter.
Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle
“It’s awe-inspiring to consider that this planet has spent 6 billion years in the habitable zone of its star; longer than Earth. That’s substantial opportunity for life to arise, should all the necessary ingredients and conditions for life exist on this planet,” Jon Jenkins, Kepler data analysis lead at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, who led the team that discovered the exoplanet, said in a statement.
3. Gliese 667 Cc
The discovery of this planet was announced in 2012 by researchers associated with the ESO’s High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) collaboration. Gliese 667 Cc, estimated to be about four times heavier than Earth, is the second planet in the Gliese 667 triple star system, located roughly 23.6 light-years away.
This artist’s impression shows a sunset seen from the super-Earth Gliese 667 Cc. The brightest star in the sky is the red dwarf Gliese 667 C, which is part of a triple star system.Photo: ESO/L. Calçada
Although scientists originally said that it “almost certainly” has the right conditions for the existence of liquid water — a prerequisite to the origin and evolution of life — a 2014 study, which took into account the effect of stellar activity of its parent red dwarf, cast doubts over whether Gliese 667 Cc is really habitable.
In addition, the fact that the planet is most probably tidally locked to the star — always showing the same hemisphere to its parent star (much like the moon is tidally locked to Earth) — may also have made its surface inhospitable to life.
4. Kepler-186f
Kepler-186f — the first validated Earth-size planet to orbit a distant star in the habitable zone — was discovered in 2014. The planet, which is less than 10 percent larger than Earth, orbits its star — a red dwarf — once every 130 days and receives one-third the energy that Earth does from its sun, placing it near the outer edge of the habitable zone.
“If you could stand on the surface of Kepler-186f, the brightness of its star at high noon would appear as bright as our sun is about an hour before sunset on Earth,” NASA explained in a statement.
The artist's concept depicts Kepler-186f, the first validated Earth-size planet to orbit a distant star in the habitable zone.
Photo: NASA Ames/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle
Scientists believe that Kepler-186f, located about 500 light-years from Earth, could either be a rocky terrestrial planet or an ocean planet (à la the Miller planet from “Interstellar”).
When the discovery of this planet was announced in January 2015, it was touted as the most Earth-like planet discovered to date (its Earth Similarity Index, a measure of how similar a planet is to Earth, is 0.88). Kepler 438b, which is about 12 percent larger than Earth, completes one orbit around its parent star — an orange dwarf located about 470 light-years away — every 35 days.
Given its small size, scientists believe that the planet is probably rocky. However, when it comes to answering the question about the existence of water and life on its surface, the answer is complicated by the fact that its parent star may be emitting high-energy coronal mass ejections.
An artist's impression of Kepler 438b — an exoplanet orbiting an orange dwarf located about 470 light-years away. Here the planet’s atmosphere is shown being stripped away.
Photo: Mark A Garlick / University of Warwick
“If the planet ... has a magnetic field like the Earth, it may be shielded from some of the effects,” David Armstrong from the University of Warwick, who conducted a study on the planet’s habitability, said in a statement. “However, if it does not, or the flares are strong enough, it could have lost its atmosphere, be irradiated by extra dangerous radiation and be a much harsher place for life to exist.”
NASA will hold a press conference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, February 22nd to present new findings on exoplanets, and the public will be able to ask questions via twitter.
Many are curious what this press conference will entail. Has evidence been uncovered of life beyond our planet?
AN EXO-CONFERENCE
NASA has served as a symbol of wonder and scientific enthusiasm. From landing on the moon to the exploration of our solar system, it has been the organization’s ultimate goal to make the unknown, known. As of this moment, one of the most pressing unknowns is the existence of extraterrestrial life. Avoiding discussion without a fact base, NASA has already launched several evidence-based research projects on the matter. From establishing a martian colony to diving into the seas of Europa—NASA is at work trying to find answers.
NASA will be holding a press conference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, February 22nd to present new findings on exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars other than our sun.
Participants of the briefing include Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters, Michael Gillon, astronomer at the University of Liege in Belgium, Sean Carey, manager of NASA’s Spitzer Science Center at Caltech/IPAC, Nikole Lewis, astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, and Sara Seager, professor of planetary science and physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
During the conference, NASA will be taking questions from the public and the media on twitter through the hashtag #askNASA. At 3 p.m. EST, following the briefing, NASA will host a Reddit AMA(Ask Me Anything) session with the scientists available to answer questions in English and Spanish.
The event can be streamed live on NASA TV at the time of the conference.
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
The first exoplanet around a main-sequence star to be discovered was in October of 1995, and ever since, we have discovered 4,696 candidates, 3,449 confirmed exoplanets, and of these exoplanets, 348 have been terrestrial. Thanks to advanced technology, we continue to unravel more and more mysteries of the universe, and exoplanets are no exception.
Below you can find a commercially sponsored trailer for exoplanets created by NASA:
De Amerikaanse ruimteorganisatie NASA zal straks tijdens een persconferentie een nieuwe ontdekking aankondigen. Dat schrijft The Independent. Het zou om een nieuwe planeet gaan.
Er is voorlopig maar heel weinig geweten over wat NASA zal onthullen, maar volgens verschillende bronnen zou het gaan om de ontdekking van een planeet die niet rond onze zon draait, een zogenaamde exoplaneet.
Exoplaneten zijn de grootste hoop voor buitenaards leven. De afgelopen jaren zijn er al verschillende planeten ontdekt die veel gelijkenissen vertonen met de aarde en waarop leven misschien mogelijk is. Mogelijk komt NASA straks op de proppen met een nieuwe 'aarde-achtige' planeet.
Om 13.00u (19.00u Belgische tijd) start de persconferentie in New York. Verschillende gerenommeerde wetenschappers zijn uitgenodigd en de volledige bijeenkomst wordt ook live gestreamd op de website van NASA.
Wie zelf nog met vragen zit, kan die via #AskNASA aan de onderzoekers stellen.
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Bewijzen deze twee foto’s met dezelfde achtergrond dat de maanlandingen nep waren?
Bewijzen deze twee foto’s met dezelfde achtergrond dat de maanlandingen nep waren?
Deze twee maanfoto’s worden door complottheoretici aangedragen als bewijs dat de Apollo-maanlandingen zijn gefilmd in een studio, schrijft de Daily Express.
De foto’s, in 1971 gemaakt tijdens de vierde maanlanding, tonen dezelfde achtergrond, hoewel ze op verschillende plaatsen zijn gemaakt.
Op de ene foto zijn de maanmodule en bandensporen te zien, op de andere is een rotsachtig oppervlak zichtbaar.
Bewerkt
Complottheoretici claimen dat de foto’s in een filmstudio zijn gemaakt. Ze hebben beide foto’s over elkaar gelegd en stellen dat de achtergronden precies met elkaar overeenkomen.
Producent David S. Percy, die lid is van de Royal Photographic Society, meent dat de foto’s bewerkt zijn en dat voor beide foto’s dezelfde achtergrond is gebruikt.
Hij acht het niet mogelijk dat vanuit verschillende locaties precies dezelfde horizon te zien is.
Niet echt
“Ons onderzoek toont aan dat de beelden van de Apollo-maanlandingen niet echt zijn,” zei hij. “Wij zeggen dat de Apollo-foto’s nep zijn. Veel van de beelden zitten vol onregelmatigheden.”
De NASA ontkent dat de maanlandingen in scène zijn gezet.
Je ziet het verschil niet doordat de bergen ver weg liggen, hoewel dat op de foto’s niet zo lijkt, aldus de NASA.
Geen waas
De maan heeft vrijwel geen atmosfeer, waardoor er geen waas ontstaat zoals op aarde, die ervoor zorgt dat objecten op grote afstand minder scherp ogen, klinkt het nog.
Volgens de website Badastronomy.com zijn de foto’s echt en is het onwaarschijnlijk dat de maanlandingen een hoax zijn.
Samenzwering
De complottheoretici beweren dat de maanlandingen pure volksverlakkerij zijn, een samenzwering van de Amerikaanse regering, de NASA, de media en de filmindustrie.
Het doel van het complot was de macht en het aanzien van de VS te vergroten, zo menen ze.
Het komt niet zo vaak voor dat er duizenden mensen getuige zijn van een UFO en daarom is de waarneming enkele dagen geleden boven Koeweit zeer waardevol.
Er zijn door diverse mensen vanuit verschillende locaties beelden geplaatst op Youtube, waardoor er geen enkele twijfel bestaat over de echtheid.
In alle beelden zie je hetzelfde. Een kleinere ronde UFO boven in beeld en onder zie je er een die voor een gedeelte "gecloaked" is, dat wil zeggen, verborgen of vermomd.
Op de volgende afbeelding zie je de onderste UFO duidelijk als een soort wolkje.
Op de twee afbeeldingen hierna zie je duidelijk een ronde ufo uit het wolkje tevoorschijn komen.
Later verdwijnt die onderste UFO ook weer. Het lijkt alsof hij als het ware oplost in de lucht en je hoort de verbaasde kreten van de getuigen in de achtergrond in de volgende video.
Een getuige die het fenomeen waarnam en filmde zegt het volgende:
“Hey lui, ik wil graag iets met jullie delen dat ik met mijn eigen ogen heb gezien. Iets dat lijkt op een ufo dat ik nog nooit eerder in mijn leven heb gezien.
Er was iets heel geks aan de hand, want er komt op een gegeven moment een soort rook wat rond lijkt te draaien en dan ineens is de ufo weg. De beelden zijn niet bewerkt, maar ik heb een Viva Video app gebruikt om het in slow motion te kunnen laten zien. Dat is alles. Maar, ik kan je verzekeren dat deze video niet is gemaakt door gebruik te maken van trucjes".
De waarnemingen in Koeweit zijn heel bijzonder, want niet alleen laten zij zonder enige twijfel een aantal UFO’s zien, ze tonen ook aan dat deze zich verbergen in een soort wolken zoals wij dat al talloze malen op deze site hebben geschreven en laten zien.
Navolgend nog een opname door iemand anders gemaakt en wat ons betreft horen de UFO’s boven Koeweit bij de beste waarnemingen in het nog vrij nieuwe jaar 2017.
Koeweit kwam eerder in het nieuws met een spectaculaire UFO waarneming en dat was in 1978 toen talloze mensen een grote cilindervormige versie waarnamen nabij een olieveld en waarbij ook tijdelijk de stroom uiviel.
Er werd destijds een onderzoekscommissie samengesteld, maar die kwam na maanden onderzoek tot de conclusie dat ze geen flauw idee hadden wat dat geweest kon zijn. Ook de Amerikanen hadden grote belangstelling voor de waarneming in Koeweit zoals je kunt zien uit later vrijgegeven berichten van hun overheid. Niemand durft met enige zekerheid te zeggen dat het geen buitenaards schip is geweest.
UFO Near Boeing 777 Causes It To Cloak On Radar, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Near Boeing 777 Causes It To Cloak On Radar, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 2017 Location of sighting: Germany UFOs often are not just cloaked, but have a invisible bubble area around them that hides them from radar. This bubble sometimes hundreds even a thousand meters across, so when this passenger jet flew into this UFOs cloak, it too became invisible to radar. That is why the Germany Air Force saw the jet disappear on radar and sent a jet escort to go check on it. You can hear the pilots say the words aliens as he is filming. Lucky for us, there was another passenger jet behind them to record it all. Scott C. Waring Video states: An Indian plane carrying more than 300 people flew to London and on the way lost contact with the ground. The German military sent a fighter jet escort. The process was was recorded by the pilots on the jet behind them. According to the "Central News Agency" reported that a Jet Airways aircraft from Mumbai to London on the way, in the German airspace and flight control personnel lost contact, causing serious security concerns, the German Air Force sent a fighter to escort this passenger jet carrying more than 300 in a Boeing 777 aircraft.
International UFO Congress Met In Phoenix, Arizona This Week, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
International UFO Congress Met In Phoenix, Arizona This Week, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
This is awesome. The International UFO Congress met in Phoenix, Arizona this week. I have never gone, but only because I live in Taiwan. At the conference, you get to hear some of the most famous eyewitnesses speak out about what they saw and experienced during their encounter. When you see the faces of the individuals and their body language on stage, you truly feel their confidence in the sighting and know that this is important for you to not just hear, but to keep inside you so you can mull it over later to help you better understand. Everyone everywhere eventually sees a UFO in their lifetime, some more so, because they look up more often than others. If you haven't, its because you have not spent a few hours this week looking at the sky. Try it sometime. You might be surprised, but record it so others can share your experience too. Just believe and it will happen. Belief translates into your effort to search the sky. If you believe you can...then you will try harder. Which increases the chance of success. Belief=effort (hours, days, weeks, months searching) Scott C. Waring
Round UFO Watches Astronaut On Space Walk At Space Station, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Round UFO Watches Astronaut On Space Walk At Space Station, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 20, 2017 Location of sighting: Space Station This is a UFO caught by Streetcap1 of Youtube. Its from his saved archives that he never released before. We see an astronaut working outside the space station and a round UFO moves slowly around the station to observe the astronaut. Awesome catch and it is 100% proof that aliens exist. Scott C. Waring Streetcap1 states: This is not new footage it is something I had on file, but I think it proves that spacecraft have flown very close to the ISS on several occasions. This particular one has overtaken the space station at incredible speed. SC1.
NASA Astronauts Train Deep Undersea For Deep Space Missions
NASA Astronauts Train Deep Undersea For Deep Space Missions
What do the bottom of a blue ocean and the surface of a Red Planet have in common? Both are extreme environments.
A group of astronauts, engineers and scientists will venture to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean again this summer to prepare for future deep space missions and the journey to Mars. Isolating crew members at the bottom of the ocean simulates life and work for astronauts in microgravity environments like the International Space Station, or in spacecraft that will travel to asteroids and planets in the future.
During the 16-day NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) 21 expedition beginning July 21, an international crew will explore tools and techniques being tested for future space exploration by living in simulated spacecraft conditions and conducting simulated spacewalks outside of their undersea habitat, Aquarius.
Inside Aquarius, the international crew will conduct a variety of research and operations studies, such as testing a mini DNA sequencer that NASA astronaut Kate Rubins also will be testing aboard the International Space Station, and a telemedicine device that will be used for future space applications. During their simulated spacewalks, the crew will collect samples for marine biology and geology studies, test software for managing operations, and participate in a coral restoration project. Throughout many of these tasks, the mission will also test communications delays similar to those that would be encountered on a mission to Mars.
“NEEMO 21 astronauts and crew will pioneer complex tasks on the seafloor utilizing the most advanced underwater navigation and science tools which are methodically choreographed to mimic a Mars exploration traverse,” NEEMO Project Lead Bill Todd said. “Equipment can fail, communication can be challenging and tasks can take longer than expected. Other tasks go just as planned. All cases are equally beneficial. It’s how we learn and how we are able to assemble all of this together so that someday we’re prepared for the unexpected when we are living on and traversing the Martian surface.”
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman will command the first eight days of the NEEMO 21 mission. Wiseman flew in space as part of Expedition 40/41 in 2014, spending 166 days living and working aboard the International Space Station. Wiseman was a naval aviator and test pilot prior to joining NASA in 2009.
NASA Astronaut Megan McArthur will command the second half of NEEMO 21, and will live in the habitat for the entire 16-day mission. McArthur flew on the STS-125 shuttle mission in 2009, and has served as a Mission Control spacecraft communicator for both space shuttle and space station missions. Prior to joining NASA, McArthur obtained a doctorate in oceanography at Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Joining McArthur for the entire 16 days is ESA (European Space Agency) Astronaut Matthias Maurer. For the first eight days, Marc O’Griofa, chief medical and technology officer for Noninvasive Medical Technologies Inc., also will join Wiseman, McArthur and Mauerer. For the second half of the mission, McArthur and Mauerer will be joined by Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Research Scientist Dawn Kernagis and Naval Postgraduate School Researcher Noel Du Toit.
The NEEMO crew and two professional habitat technicians will live 60 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean in Florida International University’s Aquarius Reef Base undersea research habitat 6.2 miles off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. NEEMO 21 is supported by the Human Health and Performance Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center with funding from ESA and partnerships with the Naval Postgraduate School, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Vega Telehealth, TeloRegen, and Johns Hopkins.
For more information about NEEMO, the crews and links to follow the mission on Facebook and Twitter, visit: www.nasa.gov/neemo.
An artist's impression shows what HD 219134b could look like NASA/JPL-Caltech
Nasa is to host a major press conference on a "discovery beyond our solar system".
The event will see the revelation of major information about exoplanets, or planets that orbit stars other than our sun, according to a release. It made no further mention of the details of what would be revealed.
Exoplanets are the major hope for life elsewhere in the universe, since many have been found that resemble our own Earth and could have the building blocks of life. More of them are being discovered all the time.
The event will take place on 22 February at 1pm New York time, it said. It will be streamed live on Nasa's television station and on its website.
Scientists find a hot 'super-Earth' – and much more
Attending the press conference will be astronomers and planetary scientists from across the world.
Nasa said that the public will be able to ask questions using the hashtag #AskNasa during the conference. The agency will also hold a Reddit AMA, or ask me anything, session straight after the briefing.
UFO Party - Kallangur AUSTRALIA Feb 16 2017 (Full speed then Slower Speed)
UFO Party - Kallangur AUSTRALIA Feb 16 2017 (Full speed then Slower Speed)
Published on Feb 20, 2017
This footage, from the Australian Weathercam Network is from Thursday Feb 16 2017.
After 6pm each night, numerous bright lights appear, usually from the lower right, then they take a sharp turn and zoom off screen to the left. On this date, quite a number appeared - many seem to appear out of nowhere. Thanks for watching.
Image: Australian WeatherCam Network Music: Cylinder 5 by Chris Zabriskie
Aliens, right? It's gotta be aliens. NASA are finally announcing the existence of aliens, right??
While we can't 100% discount that, and the conference is only a few days after several outlets reported the space station feed cutting out just as six large UFOs passed by the camera, its more likely got to do with discoveries made about Exoplanets - the planets that orbit different suns, but may be suitable candidates for life to existence elsewhere in the universe.
The event will take place on 22 February at 1pm at local New York time, or 6pm here, and since its NASA you can probably expect it to start right on time.
It will be streamed live on NASA's television station (hang on, NASA have their own TV station??), as well as on its website, which you can find right here.
NASA have announced that the public will be able to ask questions using the hashtag #AskNASA during the conference, and they will also be holding a Reddit AMA session directly after the briefing.
We already have our first question: How did the Millennium Falcon do the Kessel Run in twelve parsecs if a parsec is a unit of distance, not time?
The Mexican caves that could hold clues to alien life
The Mexican caves that could hold clues to alien life
Sarah Knapton
Lifeforms that have been living inside crystals for up to 60,000 years have been revived by NASA, raising hopes that alien organisms could be found in extreme environments on other planets.
Penelope Boston, the director of NASA's Astrobiology Institute, and her team have spent years exploring Mexico's Naica mine in Chihuahua looking for extremophiles - organisms that thrive in hostile conditions.
Mario Corsalini stands near a gypsum rosette crystal in the Naica cave system, where scientists have discovered life trapped in crystals that could be 50,000 years old. Photo: AP
The mine, which contain caves as large as cathedrals, is filled with giant gypsum crystals that look so extraordinary that when Dr Boston first saw a picture, she assumed it was a Photoshop hoax.
But more astounding was that, inside the crystals, tiny bugs were discovered in a state of "geolatency" - where living organisms remain viable in geological materials for long periods of time.
Dr Penelope Boston with gypsum crystals from Naica Cave in Mexico. Photo: NASA Astrobiology Institute
"Much to my surprise we got things to grow," Dr Boston said.
"It was laborious. We lost some of them - that's just the game. They've got needs we can't fulfil. That part of it was really like zookeeping.
About 100 different bugs, which were mostly bacteria, were found inside crystals, where they had been trapped for between 10,000 and 60,000 years. Ninety per cent had never been seen before.
The cave system sits above a large pocket of volcanic magma and is geothermally heated to temperatures of up to 60 degrees Celsius, which has led to astrobiologists dubbing it "hell".
A geologist in the Cave of Crystals in Naica Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico. Photo: Science Photo Library
Most life could not survive there but scientists have discovered that some organisms have evolved to feed on the sulphides, iron, manganese or copper oxide in the cave.
"They're really showing us what our kind of life can do in terms of manipulating materials," Dr Boston said.
"These guys are living in an environment where there's not organic food as we understand it. They're an example at very high temperatures of organisms making their living essentially by munching down inorganic minerals and compounds. This is maybe the deep history of our life here."
Other caves were detected with "weird life forms" but accessing them was too dangerous.
Scientists said the discoveries raised the possibility that dangerous bugs could hitch a ride back to Earth when spacecrafts return from other planets.
NASA has plans to bring back rock and ice samples from Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter, which is one of the best targets in the solar system for life because it has a salty ocean beneath its crust.
Dr John Rummel, from the Seti Institute in California, said it was "pretty easy" for bugs to survive space journeys as long as they are shielded from the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
"If we bring samples back from either Europa or Mars, we will contain them until hazard testing demonstrates that there is no danger and no life, or continue the containment indefinitely while we study the material," he said.
Alien subatomic particles from outer space are wreaking havoc on Earth’s electronic devices – including your smartphones.
Many have felt the frustration of a frozen screen and cursed Apple, Microsoft or Google.
But it appears that these rays are to blame for some of the glitches.
Scientists found that millions cosmic particles are striking our bodies every second could have a devastating affect on critical infrastructure, too.
“This is a really big problem, but it is mostly invisible to the public,” said Bharat Bhuva, professor of electrical engineering at Vanderbilt University during a conference for the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston on Friday.
Modal TriggerAn image of an aurora caused by cosmic rays is captured by an astronaut of the International Space Station in January, 2016.Getty Images
Bhuva and his colleagues have found that millions of energetic neutrons, muons, pions and alpha particles that are soaring through space could carry enough energy to affect the memory in our gadgets.
In some cases they can interfere with data stored in memory, which causes your phone to freeze.
“The semiconductor manufacturers [phone chip make] are very concerned about this problem because it is getting more serious as the size of the transistors in computer chips shrink and the power and capacity of our digital systems increase,” Bhuva said.
“In addition, microelectronic circuits are everywhere and our society is becoming increasingly dependent on them.”
Alien ray attacks have been found to attack plane and voting systems too.
In 2003, in the town of Schaerbeek, Belgium, suffered a “bit flip” causing an electronic voting machine to add 4,096 extra votes to one candidate.
The error was spotted after the glitch gave the candidate more votes than were possible and it was traced to a single bit flip in the machine’s register.
In 2008, the avionics system of a Qantus passenger jet flying from Singapore to Perth appeared to suffer from a single-event upset that caused the autopilot to disengage.
Modal TriggerA solar flare captured by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in 2014. Scientists think these types of rays might be causing glitches in airline computers.AP
As a result, the aircraft dove 690 feet in only 23 seconds, injuring about a third of the passengers seriously enough to cause the aircraft to divert to the nearest airstrip.
Bhuva added that there has been a number of unexplained glitches in airline computers – some of which experts feel must have been caused by solar rays – which have resulted in cancellation of hundreds of flights.
The strange link between the human mind and quantum physics
The strange link between the human mind and quantum physics
Nobody understands what consciousness is or how it works. Nobody understands quantum mechanics either. Could that be more than coincidence?
By Philip Ball
"I cannot define the real problem, therefore I suspect there's no real problem, but I'm not sure there's no real problem."
The American physicist Richard Feynman said this about the notorious puzzles and paradoxes of quantum mechanics, the theory physicists use to describe the tiniest objects in the Universe. But he might as well have been talking about the equally knotty problem of consciousness.
Some scientists think we already understand what consciousness is, or that it is a mere illusion. But many others feel we have not grasped where consciousness comes from at all.
The perennial puzzle of consciousness has even led some researchers to invoke quantum physics to explain it. That notion has always been met with skepticism, which is not surprising: it does not sound wise to explain one mystery with another. But such ideas are not obviously absurd, and neither are they arbitrary.
For one thing, the mind seemed, to the great discomfort of physicists, to force its way into early quantum theory. What's more, quantum computers are predicted to be capable of accomplishing things ordinary computers cannot, which reminds us of how our brains can achieve things that are still beyond artificial intelligence. "Quantum consciousness" is widely derided as mystical woo, but it just will not go away.
What is going on in our brains? (Credit: Mehau Kulyk/Science Photo Library)
Quantum mechanics is the best theory we have for describing the world at the nuts-and-bolts level of atoms and subatomic particles. Perhaps the most renowned of its mysteries is the fact that the outcome of a quantum experiment can change depending on whether or not we choose to measure some property of the particles involved.
When this "observer effect" was first noticed by the early pioneers of quantum theory, they were deeply troubled. It seemed to undermine the basic assumption behind all science: that there is an objective world out there, irrespective of us. If the way the world behaves depends on how – or if – we look at it, what can "reality" really mean?
The most famous intrusion of the mind into quantum mechanics comes in the "double-slit experiment"
Some of those researchers felt forced to conclude that objectivity was an illusion, and that consciousness has to be allowed an active role in quantum theory. To others, that did not make sense. Surely, Albert Einstein once complained, the Moon does not exist only when we look at it!
Today some physicists suspect that, whether or not consciousness influences quantum mechanics, it might in fact arise because of it. They think that quantum theory might be needed to fully understand how the brain works.
Might it be that, just as quantum objects can apparently be in two places at once, so a quantum brain can hold onto two mutually-exclusive ideas at the same time?
These ideas are speculative, and it may turn out that quantum physics has no fundamental role either for or in the workings of the mind. But if nothing else, these possibilities show just how strangely quantum theory forces us to think.
The famous double-slit experiment (Credit: Victor de Schwanberg/Science Photo Library)
The most famous intrusion of the mind into quantum mechanics comes in the "double-slit experiment". Imagine shining a beam of light at a screen that contains two closely-spaced parallel slits. Some of the light passes through the slits, whereupon it strikes another screen.
Light can be thought of as a kind of wave, and when waves emerge from two slits like this they can interfere with each other. If their peaks coincide, they reinforce each other, whereas if a peak and a trough coincide, they cancel out. This wave interference is called diffraction, and it produces a series of alternating bright and dark stripes on the back screen, where the light waves are either reinforced or cancelled out.
The implication seems to be that each particle passes simultaneously through both slits
This experiment was understood to be a characteristic of wave behaviour over 200 years ago, well before quantum theory existed.
The double slit experiment can also be performed with quantum particles like electrons; tiny charged particles that are components of atoms. In a counter-intuitive twist, these particles can behave like waves. That means they can undergo diffraction when a stream of them passes through the two slits, producing an interference pattern.
Now suppose that the quantum particles are sent through the slits one by one, and their arrival at the screen is likewise seen one by one. Now there is apparently nothing for each particle to interfere with along its route – yet nevertheless the pattern of particle impacts that builds up over time reveals interference bands.
The implication seems to be that each particle passes simultaneously through both slits and interferes with itself. This combination of "both paths at once" is known as a superposition state.
But here is the really odd thing.
The double-slit experiment (Credit: GIPhotoStock/Science Photo Library)
If we place a detector inside or just behind one slit, we can find out whether any given particle goes through it or not. In that case, however, the interference vanishes. Simply by observing a particle's path – even if that observation should not disturb the particle's motion – we change the outcome.
The physicist Pascual Jordan, who worked with quantum guru Niels Bohr in Copenhagen in the 1920s, put it like this: "observations not only disturb what has to be measured, they produce it… We compel [a quantum particle] to assume a definite position." In other words, Jordan said, "we ourselves produce the results of measurements."
If that is so, objective reality seems to go out of the window.
And it gets even stranger.
Particles can be in two states (Credit: Victor de Schwanberg/Science Photo Library)
If nature seems to be changing its behaviour depending on whether we "look" or not, we could try to trick it into showing its hand. To do so, we could measure which path a particle took through the double slits, but only after it has passed through them. By then, it ought to have "decided" whether to take one path or both.
The sheer act of noticing, rather than any physical disturbance caused by measuring, can cause the collapse
An experiment for doing this was proposed in the 1970s by the American physicist John Wheeler, and this "delayed choice" experiment was performed in the following decade. It uses clever techniques to make measurements on the paths of quantum particles (generally, particles of light, called photons) after they should have chosen whether to take one path or a superposition of two.
It turns out that, just as Bohr confidently predicted, it makes no difference whether we delay the measurement or not. As long as we measure the photon's path before its arrival at a detector is finally registered, we lose all interference.
It is as if nature "knows" not just if we are looking, but if we are planning to look.
Eugene Wigner (Credit: Emilio Segre Visual Archives/American Institute of Physics/Science Photo Library)
Whenever, in these experiments, we discover the path of a quantum particle, its cloud of possible routes "collapses" into a single well-defined state. What's more, the delayed-choice experiment implies that the sheer act of noticing, rather than any physical disturbance caused by measuring, can cause the collapse. But does this mean that true collapse has only happened when the result of a measurement impinges on our consciousness?
It is hard to avoid the implication that consciousness and quantum mechanics are somehow linked
That possibility was admitted in the 1930s by the Hungarian physicist Eugene Wigner. "It follows that the quantum description of objects is influenced by impressions entering my consciousness," he wrote. "Solipsism may be logically consistent with present quantum mechanics."
Wheeler even entertained the thought that the presence of living beings, which are capable of "noticing", has transformed what was previously a multitude of possible quantum pasts into one concrete history. In this sense, Wheeler said, we become participants in the evolution of the Universe since its very beginning. In his words, we live in a "participatory universe."
To this day, physicists do not agree on the best way to interpret these quantum experiments, and to some extent what you make of them is (at the moment) up to you. But one way or another, it is hard to avoid the implication that consciousness and quantum mechanics are somehow linked.
Beginning in the 1980s, the British physicist Roger Penrose suggested that the link might work in the other direction. Whether or not consciousness can affect quantum mechanics, he said, perhaps quantum mechanics is involved in consciousness.
Physicist and mathematician Roger Penrose (Credit: Max Alexander/Science Photo Library)
What if, Penrose asked, there are molecular structures in our brains that are able to alter their state in response to a single quantum event. Could not these structures then adopt a superposition state, just like the particles in the double slit experiment? And might those quantum superpositions then show up in the ways neurons are triggered to communicate via electrical signals?
Maybe, says Penrose, our ability to sustain seemingly incompatible mental states is no quirk of perception, but a real quantum effect.
Perhaps quantum mechanics is involved in consciousness
After all, the human brain seems able to handle cognitive processes that still far exceed the capabilities of digital computers. Perhaps we can even carry out computational tasks that are impossible on ordinary computers, which use classical digital logic.
Penrose first proposed that quantum effects feature in human cognition in his 1989 book The Emperor's New Mind. The idea is called Orch-OR, which is short for "orchestrated objective reduction". The phrase "objective reduction" means that, as Penrose believes, the collapse of quantum interference and superposition is a real, physical process, like the bursting of a bubble.
Orch-OR draws on Penrose's suggestion that gravity is responsible for the fact that everyday objects, such as chairs and planets, do not display quantum effects. Penrose believes that quantum superpositions become impossible for objects much larger than atoms, because their gravitational effects would then force two incompatible versions of space-time to coexist.
Penrose developed this idea further with American physician Stuart Hameroff. In his 1994 book Shadows of the Mind, he suggested that the structures involved in this quantum cognition might be protein strands called microtubules. These are found in most of our cells, including the neurons in our brains. Penrose and Hameroff argue that vibrations of microtubules can adopt a quantum superposition.
But there is no evidence that such a thing is remotely feasible.
Microtubules inside a cell (Credit: Dennis Kunkel Microscopy/Science Photo Library)
It has been suggested that the idea of quantum superpositions in microtubules is supported by experiments described in 2013, but in fact those studies made no mention of quantum effects.
Besides, most researchers think that the Orch-OR idea was ruled out by a study published in 2000. Physicist Max Tegmark calculated that quantum superpositions of the molecules involved in neural signaling could not survive for even a fraction of the time needed for such a signal to get anywhere.
Other researchers have found evidence for quantum effects in living beings
Quantum effects such as superposition are easily destroyed, because of a process called decoherence. This is caused by the interactions of a quantum object with its surrounding environment, through which the "quantumness" leaks away.
Decoherence is expected to be extremely rapid in warm and wet environments like living cells.
Nerve signals are electrical pulses, caused by the passage of electrically-charged atoms across the walls of nerve cells. If one of these atoms was in a superposition and then collided with a neuron, Tegmark showed that the superposition should decay in less than one billion billionth of a second. It takes at least ten thousand trillion times as long for a neuron to discharge a signal.
As a result, ideas about quantum effects in the brain are viewed with great skepticism.
Besides, the idea that the brain might employ quantum tricks shows no sign of going away. For there is now another, quite different argument for it.
Could phosphorus sustain a quantum state? (Credit: Phil Degginger/Science Photo Library)
In a study published in 2015, physicist Matthew Fisher of the University of California at Santa Barbara argued that the brain might contain molecules capable of sustaining more robust quantum superpositions. Specifically, he thinks that the nuclei of phosphorus atoms may have this ability.
Phosphorus atoms are everywhere in living cells. They often take the form of phosphate ions, in which one phosphorus atom joins up with four oxygen atoms.
Such ions are the basic unit of energy within cells. Much of the cell's energy is stored in molecules called ATP, which contain a string of three phosphate groups joined to an organic molecule. When one of the phosphates is cut free, energy is released for the cell to use.
Cells have molecular machinery for assembling phosphate ions into groups and cleaving them off again. Fisher suggested a scheme in which two phosphate ions might be placed in a special kind of superposition called an "entangled state".
Phosphorus spins could resist decoherence for a day or so, even in living cells
The phosphorus nuclei have a quantum property called spin, which makes them rather like little magnets with poles pointing in particular directions. In an entangled state, the spin of one phosphorus nucleus depends on that of the other.
Put another way, entangled states are really superposition states involving more than one quantum particle.
Fisher says that the quantum-mechanical behaviour of these nuclear spins could plausibly resist decoherence on human timescales. He agrees with Tegmark that quantum vibrations, like those postulated by Penrose and Hameroff, will be strongly affected by their surroundings "and will decohere almost immediately". But nuclear spins do not interact very strongly with their surroundings.
All the same, quantum behaviour in the phosphorus nuclear spins would have to be "protected" from decoherence.
Quantum particles can have different spins (Credit: Richard Kail/Science Photo Library)
This might happen, Fisher says, if the phosphorus atoms are incorporated into larger objects called "Posner molecules". These are clusters of six phosphate ions, combined with nine calcium ions. There is some evidence that they can exist in living cells, though this is currently far from conclusive.
I decided... to explore how on earth the lithium ion could have such a dramatic effect in treating mental conditions
In Posner molecules, Fisher argues, phosphorus spins could resist decoherence for a day or so, even in living cells. That means they could influence how the brain works.
The idea is that Posner molecules can be swallowed up by neurons. Once inside, the Posner molecules could trigger the firing of a signal to another neuron, by falling apart and releasing their calcium ions.
Because of entanglement in Posner molecules, two such signals might thus in turn become entangled: a kind of quantum superposition of a "thought", you might say. "If quantum processing with nuclear spins is in fact present in the brain, it would be an extremely common occurrence, happening pretty much all the time," Fisher says.
He first got this idea when he started thinking about mental illness.
A capsule of lithium carbonate (Credit: Custom Medical Stock Photo/Science Photo Library)
"My entry into the biochemistry of the brain started when I decided three or four years ago to explore how on earth the lithium ion could have such a dramatic effect in treating mental conditions," Fisher says.
At this point, Fisher's proposal is no more than an intriguing idea
Lithium drugs are widely used for treating bipolar disorder. They work, but nobody really knows how.
"I wasn't looking for a quantum explanation," Fisher says. But then he came across a paper reporting that lithium drugs had different effects on the behaviour of rats, depending on what form – or "isotope" – of lithium was used.
On the face of it, that was extremely puzzling. In chemical terms, different isotopes behave almost identically, so if the lithium worked like a conventional drug the isotopes should all have had the same effect.
Nerve cells are linked at synapses (Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library)
But Fisher realised that the nuclei of the atoms of different lithium isotopes can have different spins. This quantum property might affect the way lithium drugs act. For example, if lithium substitutes for calcium in Posner molecules, the lithium spins might "feel" and influence those of phosphorus atoms, and so interfere with their entanglement.
We do not even know what consciousness is
If this is true, it would help to explain why lithium can treat bipolar disorder.
At this point, Fisher's proposal is no more than an intriguing idea. But there are several ways in which its plausibility can be tested, starting with the idea that phosphorus spins in Posner molecules can keep their quantum coherence for long periods. That is what Fisher aims to do next.
All the same, he is wary of being associated with the earlier ideas about "quantum consciousness", which he sees as highly speculative at best.
Consciousness is a profound mystery (Credit: Sciepro/Science Photo Library)
Physicists are not terribly comfortable with finding themselves inside their theories. Most hope that consciousness and the brain can be kept out of quantum theory, and perhaps vice versa. After all, we do not even know what consciousness is, let alone have a theory to describe it.
We all know what red is like, but we have no way to communicate the sensation
As a result, physicists are often embarrassed to even mention the words "quantum" and "consciousness" in the same sentence.
But setting that aside, the idea has a long history. Ever since the "observer effect" and the mind first insinuated themselves into quantum theory in the early days, it has been devilishly hard to kick them out. A few researchers think we might never manage to do so.
In 2016, Adrian Kent of the University of Cambridge in the UK, one of the most respected "quantum philosophers", speculated that consciousness might alter the behaviour of quantum systems in subtle but detectable ways.
We do not understand how thoughts work (Credit: Andrzej Wojcicki/Science Photo Library)
Kent is very cautious about this idea. "There is no compelling reason of principle to believe that quantum theory is the right theory in which to try to formulate a theory of consciousness, or that the problems of quantum theory must have anything to do with the problem of consciousness," he admits.
Every line of thought on the relationship of consciousness to physics runs into deep trouble
But he says that it is hard to see how a description of consciousness based purely on pre-quantum physics can account for all the features it seems to have.
One particularly puzzling question is how our conscious minds can experience unique sensations, such as the colour red or the smell of frying bacon. With the exception of people with visual impairments, we all know what red is like, but we have no way to communicate the sensation and there is nothing in physics that tells us what it should be like.
Sensations like this are called "qualia". We perceive them as unified properties of the outside world, but in fact they are products of our consciousness – and that is hard to explain. Indeed, in 1995 philosopher David Chalmers dubbed it "the hard problem" of consciousness.
How does our consciousness work? (Credit: Victor Habbick Visions/Science Photo Library)
"Every line of thought on the relationship of consciousness to physics runs into deep trouble," says Kent.
This has prompted him to suggest that "we could make some progress on understanding the problem of the evolution of consciousness if we supposed that consciousnesses alters (albeit perhaps very slightly and subtly) quantum probabilities."
"Quantum consciousness" is widely derided as mystical woo, but it just will not go away
In other words, the mind could genuinely affect the outcomes of measurements.
It does not, in this view, exactly determine "what is real". But it might affect the chance that each of the possible actualities permitted by quantum mechanics is the one we do in fact observe, in a way that quantum theory itself cannot predict. Kent says that we might look for such effects experimentally.
He even bravely estimates the chances of finding them. "I would give credence of perhaps 15% that something specifically to do with consciousness causes deviations from quantum theory, with perhaps 3% credence that this will be experimentally detectable within the next 50 years," he says.
If that happens, it would transform our ideas about both physics and the mind. That seems a chance worth exploring.
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De vreemde link tussen de menselijke geest en kwantummechanica
De vreemde link tussen de menselijke geest en kwantummechanica
Sommige wetenschappers denken te begrijpen wat bewustzijn is, of dat het slechts een illusie is. Vele anderen hebben geen idee waar bewustzijn precies vandaan komt.
Er zijn onderzoekers die bewustzijn proberen uit te leggen aan de hand van de kwantummechanica.
De uitkomst van een kwantumexperiment is afhankelijk van een bewuste waarnemer die al dan niet eigenschappen van de betrokken deeltjes meet.
Illusie
Dit effect lijkt de basisaanname achter alle wetenschap te ondermijnen: dat er een objectieve wereld is waar we geen invloed op hebben.
Sommige wetenschappers concludeerden op basis hiervan dat objectiviteit een illusie is en dat bewustzijn een actieve rol moet spelen binnen de kwantumtheorie.
Vandaag de dag vermoeden sommige natuurkundigen dat we de kwantumtheorie nodig hebben om echt goed te kunnen begrijpen hoe het brein werkt.
Tweespletenexperiment
Het tweespletenexperiment laat misschien wel beter dan welk ander experiment dan ook zien wat er zo vreemd is aan de kwantummechanica.
De natuurkundige Pascual Jordan zei hierover: “Waarnemingen verstoren niet alleen datgene wat gemeten moet worden, ze produceren het.”
“We dwingen een kwantumdeeltje om een definitieve positie in te nemen. Met andere woorden: wij produceren de resultaten van de metingen.”
Weet
Als dat zo is, bestaat er inderdaad geen objectieve realiteit.
Maar het wordt nog gekker.
Uit een experiment dat in de jaren zeventig is bedacht door de Amerikaanse natuurkundige John Wheeler blijkt dat het net is alsof de natuur niet alleen ‘weet’ of we kijken, maar ook of we van plan zijn te gaan kijken.
Navigeren
Je kunt er niet omheen dat bewustzijn en kwantummechanica op de één of andere manier aan elkaar gelinkt zijn.
Er zijn onderzoekers die bewijs hebben gevonden voor kwantumeffecten in levende wezens.
Sommigen stellen dat vogels en planten bij respectievelijk het navigeren en de fotosynthese gebruikmaken van de kwantummechanica.
Telepathie
Er wordt ook beweerd dat de kwantummechanica vermogens als telepathie en telekinese kan verklaren.
In 2016 speculeerde Adrian Kent van de Universiteit van Cambridge dat bewustzijn mogelijk het gedrag van kwantumsystemen verandert.
Hij suggereerde dat de geest de uitkomst van metingen echt kan beïnvloeden. Over de achterliggende mechanismen is echter nog maar weinig bekend.
Churchill ordered UFO cover-up, National Archives show
Churchill ordered UFO cover-up, National Archives show
Image captionSpotters often drew what they saw and sent pictures to the MoD
The government took the threat of UFOs so seriously in the 1950s that UK intelligence chiefs met to discuss the issue, newly-released files show.
Ministers even went on to commission weekly reports on UFO sightings from a committee of intelligence experts.
The papers also include a wartime account claiming prime minister Winston Churchill ordered a UFO sighting be kept secret to prevent "mass panic".
The files show reports of UFOs peaked in 1996 - when The X Files was popular.
The Joint Intelligence Committee is better known for providing briefings to the government on matters relating to security, defence and foreign affairs.
But the latest batch of UFO files released from the Ministry of Defence to the National Archives shows that, in 1957, the committee received reports detailing an average of one UFO sighting a week.
The files also include an account of a wartime meeting attended by Winston Churchill in which, it is claimed, the prime minister was so concerned about a reported encounter between a UFO and RAF bombers, that he ordered it be kept secret for at least 50 years to prevent "mass panic".
X Files
Nick Pope, who used to investigate UFO sightings for the MoD, said: "The interesting thing is that most of the UFO files from that period have been destroyed.
"But what happened is that a scientist whose grandfather was one of his [Churchill's] bodyguards, said look, Churchill and Eisenhower got together to cover up this phenomenal UFO sighting, that was witnessed by an RAF crew on their way back from a bombing raid.
"The reason apparently was because Churchill believed it would cause mass panic and it would shatter people's religious views."
Reports of sightings of UFOs peaked in 1996 in the UK - when science fiction drama The X Files was popular.
According to the files, there were more than 600 reports in 1996, compared with an average of 240 in the previous five years.
The figures for 1996 show 609 reported sightings of unidentified flying objects, 343 letters from the public to the MoD's UFO desk and 22 enquiries and questions from MPs.
But by 2009, the MoD's UFO inquiry desk -Sec(AS)2 - had been closed down.
The 18 files released on Thursday are the latest to come out as part of a three-year project between the MoD and the National Archives.
Dr David Clarke, a UFO consultant to the National Archives, explained why the papers are being made public now.
Dr Clarke told the BBC: "Since the Freedom of Information Act arrived in 2005, this subject - UFOs - have become the third-most popular subject for people to write to the Ministry of Defence saying 'please could you release this file, or papers that you hold on this particular case'.
"What they've decided to do is to be totally open and to say, 'look we're not holding any secrets back about this subject we've got all these files and we're going to make them available to the public'."
One includes details on "aerial phenomena" prepared for a meeting of the Cabinet Office's Joint Intelligence Committee in April 1957.
According to a note included in the Red Book, the weekly intelligence survey, four incidents involving UFOs tracked by RAF radars were "unexplained".
'Spaceman'
The documents also include reports of a famous incident dubbed the "Welsh Roswell" in 1974, where members of the public reported seeing lights in the sky and feeling a tremor in the ground.
Other cases included in the files are:
A near-miss with an "unidentified object" reported by the captain and first officer of a 737 plane approaching Manchester Airport in 1995.
A mountain rescue team called to investigate a "crashed UFO" in the Berwyn Mountains in Wales in 1974.
Attempted break-ins at RAF Rudloe Manor in Wiltshire - sometimes referred to as Britain's "Area 51" - the US's secretive desert military base.
The Western Isles incident, when a loud explosion was reported in the sky over the Atlantic in the Outer Hebrides.
The 14-minutes of "missing" film relating to the Blue Streak missile test launch in 1964, believed by some to show a "spaceman".
A gambler from Leeds who held a 100-1 bet on alien life being discovered before the end of the 20th Century, and who approached the government for evidence to support his claim after the bookmakers refused to pay out. The MoD said it was open-minded about extra-terrestrial life but had no evidence of its existence.
The files come from more than 5,000 pages of UFO reports and letters and drawings from members of the public, as well as questions raised by MPs in Parliament.
In 1950, physicist Enrico Fermi famously asked, "Where are they?" as a kind of lament about the lack of observational evidence for alien intelligence in our universe. Today, the question is still asked in the context of the always-hoped-for discovery of other worlds like our own, with the thought that maybe, just maybe, we will finally find those aliens.
Against this backdrop, advances that have occurred in the past 20 years in the field of exoplanet discovery have excited the imaginations of scientists and enthusiasts alike.
When, the question goes, will we finally discover a planet that can sustain life? When will we discover Earth 2.0?
The impatience associated with this question has led many in the media and even some in the scientific community to make premature declarations that an "Earth analogue" has been discovered. But when exoplanets are discovered, claims that they are similar to Earth are based on, at best, optimistic modelling and, at worst, sensationalism.
Many such claims have been made on the basis of invented ranking systems that use the observed properties of exoplanets to extrapolate how Earth-like a planet might be. Unfortunately, these systems must make extremely simple – and almost certainly incorrect – assumptions about the characteristics of the planets they are trying to describe.
Ranking habitability: not so easy
Before any exoplanets had been discovered at all, certain astrophysicists proposed that each star had an associated zone around it that came to be known as the "habitable zone." This zone is at a distance from every star where a hypothetical Earth twin would have an average surface temperature between the freezing and boiling point of water. Too close and you exceed 100°C; too far and you drop below 0°C.
But if a planet has an atmospheric composition different from Earth’s, its true surface temperature is likely to be completely different.
Gaseous planets do not even have a well-defined surface to consider. And, for rocky planets, a thinner atmosphere can make them much colder (especially at night) while a thicker atmosphere can make them much hotter.
One of the most dramatic examples of this problem is Venus. Owing to its thick atmosphere and a runaway greenhouse effect, the planet has a temperature of a whopping 450°C — far higher than than the 25°C you would calculate given an Earth-like atmosphere. Although Venus lies within our Sun’s nominal habitable zone, it is surely not accurate to call it habitable.
Nevertheless, discoveries of planets in the habitable zones of other stars have been identified in the media and even in press releases of scientific institutions as discoveries of second Earths. Since we do not know the surface temperatures of any exoplanet, whether they are actual Earth analogues can only be guessed at using other lines of evidence.
Learning more about exoplanets
Our best understanding to date is that surface temperatures are strongly dependent on atmospheric composition and planet density. The density of a planet is dependent on both its mass and volume, but the two detection methods only allow for one or the other of the two complementary characteristics to be directly measured.
The transit method detects the shadow a planet casts on the star it is orbiting, allowing the planet's area (and, because planets are spheres, its volume) to be measured. What is not directly discoverable from this method, however, is the planet's mass.
Alternatively, the radial velocity method detects a planet via a wobble in the star's motion that can be used to infer a minimum possible planetary mass tugging on the star with its gravity. In many cases, the tug is being done at an angle so we see a reduced effect, which makes us infer a mass that is smaller than the actual mass of planet. Aside from this potential confusion, there is no way via the radial velocity method alone to determine a planet's volume.
Astrophysicists who model planet formation and composition have proposed a variety of models that offer possible relationships between the volumes and masses of planets depending on planet compositions.
The smallest planets in our own solar system are rocky and the largest planets are gaseous, but we see a number of exoplanets whose sizes lie between the smallest gaseous planet (Neptune) and the largest rocky planet (Earth). We have models that can accommodate "super-Earths" that are rocky or "mini-Neptunes" that are gaseous and all manner of hybrids in between.
These varied models can accommodate a range of atmospheres, and the exoplanets will have very different surface temperatures depending on all of this. It is therefore of some importance that we learn more about exoplanet atmospheres directly using better telescopes and more sensitive techniques.
Some astronomers have proposed a scheme to decide which exoplanets are most likely to have their atmospheres directly detected – the obvious next step in working towards determining a planet's surface temperature and ultimately whether it is habitable.
While discoveries of exoplanets are exciting, it is definitely premature to try to decide how Earth-like any planet is or is not on the basis of the scant data we are now able to gather. The best we can hope to do at this time is collate a list of possible targets for future observation.
Someday, we may discover definitive proof that another Earth is out there. But that day has not yet arrived – despite the excited headlines.
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LIFE ON MARS: Alien life could be discovered in the salty brine on the Red Planet
Boffins have identified the strange phenomena on the slopes of Mars as potentially key to discovering life.
Scientists believe markings – which appear to ebb and flow with the seasons – found on the Red Planet’s hillsides are proof a brine-like water is welling up from beneath the Martian surface.
The extremely salty water flows are believed to potentially be key to both discovering life on Mars and establishing human colonies on the surface.
“The presence and habitability of brines on Mars is vital to assess the planet’s potential for life”
Lulea University of Technology
A research paper published in the the journal Astrobiology by Swedish institution the Lulea University of Technology's division of space technology says probing these brines is "vital" for finding life.
The water flows could be teaming with microbes which have adapted to exist in the salty and icy cold water.
BRINE: Streaks on the Martian slopes called RSLs are thought to be briny water
"Understanding the presence and habitability of brines on Mars is vital to assess the planet’s potential for harbouring life and for providing usable resources for future human exploration," writes Javier Martin-Torres and Maria-Paz Zorzano from the research team.
The paper goes on: "The discovery of a large deposit produced by brines on Mars could hold the key to further human exploration or even colonisation of the Red Planet."
Mars is covered in gullies and dry riverbeds, suggesting water was once common on the fourth planet from theSun.
Alien bugs could hitch a lift on spaceships to Earth and attack humans, researchers warn.
These extraterrestrial viruses may be a 'danger' to our immune systems, potentially killing large numbers of people.
Scientists say rock and ice samples brought back from Mars or Jupiter’s moon Europa should be isolated forever to mitigate the threat.
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Alien bugs could hitch a lift on spaceships to Earth and attack humans, researchers warn. These extraterrestrial viruses may be a 'danger' to our immune systems, potentially killing large numbers of people
Dr John Rummel, a senior scientist at the Seti Institute in Mountain View, California spoke about his fears of space contamination at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston.
Dr Rummel said it was 'pretty easy' for alien pathogens to survive space journeys because they are shielded from the sun's ultraviolet radiation.
He said it was therefore hugely important to isolate material that comes from other planets.
'If we bring samples back from either Europa or Mars, we will contain them until hazard testing demonstrates that there is no danger and no life, or continue the containment indefinitely while we study the material', he said.
Scientists believe Europa has a salty ocean beneath its crust which may harbour simple life.
Extraterrestrial viruses could be a 'danger' to our immune systems and top scientists have said samples from other planets might have to be contained forever for public safety (stock image)
A patch of land in an ancient valley on Mars may once have been home to salty groundwater – and it could now be a prime target in the search for past life.
'Introduced to the intense radiation around Europa, exposed microbes should die off in hours to days to weeks, but organisms protected inside the spacecraft would still be alive as long as the silicon chips are functioning.'
'Microbial life, as a whole, is pretty immune to cold, dry conditions,' he said.
'It is assumed that such life would be hardy – to survive the trip to Earth; not easy – and precautions taken would provide a very high degree of containment.'
A 'COSMIC ZOO' OF ALIEN LIFE
In a recent paper published to the journal Life, researchers from Washington State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology describe how the evolution of life on Earth could predict what we find on other planets.
The researchers argue that the universe may be a ‘cosmic zoo’ of plant and animal life with functions similar to those seen on our planet – though with the possibility of different anatomy and chemistry.
In the study, they examined the key innovations that drove the development of life on Earth.
This includes the transition from single cell life to multicellular life, the rise of photosynthesis, the evolution of macroscopic beings, and the rise of intelligent life.
The team determined that these innovations were ‘invented’ several times, originating independently at different points of history.
They say this suggests that once life originates, it will likely follow a natural evolutionary path toward complexity, given enough time and the proper environment.
If life has arisen on an alien world and a sufficient energy flux exists, the researchers say animal-like life could develop.
Scientists say rock and ice samples brought back from Mars or Jupiter’s moon Europa (pictured) should be isolated forever to mitigate the threat of alien life invading Earth
The scientist also raised concerns about space equipment from Earth contaminated these foreign worlds.
Dr Rummel said it was essential that there were systems in place to prevent contamination of pristine planets with microbes from earth.
If organisms from Earth contaminated Europa it would make it much harder to find out the origins of the planet.
'Earth organisms in the Europan ocean could hide the origin of Europan life from science, forever,' said Dr Rummel.
Mars has such harsh conditions that it was less likely to be affected by bugs carried on spacecrafts.
How Alien Life Will Be Discovered
Could life exist here? Artist impression of alien world surface
Shut off from light or oxygen, some had been there for 60,000 years, and give an insight into how alien life could have thrived in the tough conditions on Mars.
When science boffs attempted to classify the bugs they found 90% could not be matched with any other existing micro-organisms.
Five cave chambers, ranging from the size of an average room to a cathedral-like cavern, were explored at the Naica mine in Chihuahua.
DISCOVERY: Mike Spilde looking at crystals in the Naica mine in Chihuahua
This is maybe the deep history of our life here”
Dr Penelope Boston
Dr Penelope Boston, director of NASA’S Astrobiology Institute, who led the first expedition in 2008, said: "The deepest part we accessed was a place called Hell, very evocatively. That chamber is at the 800 metre level.
"It was a transformative experience ... it really felt strange. It was a very hard environment to work in, but tear-inducingly beautiful. It's like being inside a geode."
To protect them from the heat and allow them to breathe, the scientists wore all-covering "space suits".
They found the microbes in small water-filled pockets within the sparkling white crystals, some of which were five metres long and a metre wide.
The bugs included around 100 different strains made up both of bacteria and other microbes known as archaea.
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INCREDIBLE: Mario Corsalini by giant gypsum rosette crystals in the Naicamine
And they may offer a hint of what to expect if alien microbes are found on Mars or Jupiter's moon Europa, which has a global ice-covered ocean.
Experiments conducted to see if the weird bugs could be cultured were partly successful.
"Much to my surprise we got the things to grow," said Dr Boston, who was speaking at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.
"It was laborious. We lost some of them — that's just the game. They've got needs we can't fulfil. That part of it was really like zoo keeping."
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ALIEN: The microbes discovered inside the cave give a hint of alien life
She said the bugs were as different to known micro-organisms as humans and fungi.
Dr Boston added: "They're really showing us what our kind of life can do in terms of manipulating materials.
"These guys are living in an environment where there's not organic food as we understand it.
"They're an example, at very high temperatures, of organisms making their living essentially by munching down inorganic minerals and compounds. This is maybe the deep history of our life here."
Clouds filled the sky over Cape Canaveral on Sunday morning, but the weather failed to obscure views of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage descending onto LZ-1. Sunday’s launch, designated CRS-10, was SpaceX’s 10th resupply mission for the International Space Station. This successful landing marked the third time SpaceX has landed a rocket at LZ-1, but the first time the company did so during daylight hours. And despite the weather, viewers around the world were treated to a fiery launch and graceful landing via the company’s webcast.
Sunday’s launch propelled a Dragon capsule into low-Earth orbit, where it will rendezvous with the ISS on February 22 to deliver routine equipment — food, exercise equipment, and the like — as well as scientific instruments. These include the Stratospheric Aerosol Gas Experiment III, SAGE III for short, which monitors Earth’s ozone layer, and the Raven module, which will be attached to the ISS and will eventually enable autonomous satellite repairs.
Almost as important as successfully delivering the payload to the space station, a top goal for SpaceX is safely returning the rocket’s first stage to Earth. In the long-term, the company hopes that by reusing the rockets instead of jettisoning them into the ocean, as has been the custom since the dawn of spaceflight, rocket launches can become cheaper and therefore more frequent.
In the video that SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk posted on Instagram, viewers can see the Falcon 9’s descent straighten out from its angled reentry path to a vertical posture. Having shed much of its speed on its way down through Earth’s atmosphere, the Falcon 9’s grid fins help maintain course. Its thrusters shoot a tongue of flame towards the ground, and the rocket’s legs smoothly unfold to embrace the landing pad. As it touches down, the Falcon 9 first stage is surrounded by a bowl of smoke shaped like an upside-down mushroom. For all the exacting engineering such a reentry requires, and all the tension surely felt by the crew on the ground, it’s a surprisingly peaceful sight.
Here’s the video Musk posted on Instagram:
SpaceX also shared this video, which was shot by a camera mounted on an aerial drone:
In this video, taken from a camera mounted on the side of the rocket, you can see the landing burn slowing the Falcon 9’s descent and the grid fins adjusting the rocket’s attitude as it comes down to Earth.
For all we know, aliens from advanced civilizations at cosmological distances may be trying to send us messages. These signals, called fast radio bursts(FRBs), travel from far-away galaxies with no known source of origin, although some have speculated that they may come from extragalactic civilizations.
In light of the fact that soon, our cell phones could be used to measure and understand what these weird signals are, it’s worth taking a deeper dive into what exactly FRBs are, and why they matter.
FRBs are intense signals that are similar to radio or laser signals. They might not be a force of nature, but possibly artificial in origin. Researchers are puzzled about where they came from, and in the past decade, less than two dozen FRBs have been identified using giant radio telescopes like the one in Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
“They’re extremely bright and their nature is not understood,” Avi Loeb of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, whose new paper details how we might be able to use cellular phones to better study FRBs, tells Inverse. “They require coherent emission by many electrons, of the type that you get in a radio antenna or a laser.”
There might be FRBs alive right in our Milky Way though. These signals are louder than the ones from distant galaxies, and using cell phones, we may find out where they actually come from — extraterrestrial life, nature, or something else.
“We might discover that one of these ‘monster FRBs’ lives in our galaxy, the Milky Way, in our own ‘backyard’, so it is ten billion times louder than the very distant FRBs we have seen so far,” study coauthor Dan Maoz of Tel Aviv University tells Inverse.
Although currently we have giant radio telescopes detecting FRBs, most FRBs last for a thousandth of a second and originate from the edge of the universe. A signal in the Milky Way would be much louder.
“Because an FRB from the Milky Way should be so much brighter, it can be detected with a cell phone or a small electronic device that costs tens of dollars instead of a giant radio dish,” Loeb says.
“Large radio telescopes can point at a given time only to a very small part of the sky, typically the size of the full moon, and they are designed to detect signals billions of time fainter than the nearby FRBs we are thinking of, which are comparatively very bright, while no one can say where in the sky this FRB will be,” Maoz says. “The network of cellphones is ideal both in terms of being able to receive the signal and in terms of being sensitive to signals from any direction.”
With the help of citizen scientists, scientists can study FRBs in different frequencies of radiation, like radio waves, visible light, and X-rays. One possibility is using a Citizens-Science app, where people with the app can listen for and record candidate FRBs and upload the recordings to a website. Another option is using FM-radio receivers in cell phones to search for FRBs at lower frequencies. A third option is using “software-defined radio” devices that cost about $10. These can be plugged into USB ports of personal computers to create a global network of receivers. A global network of these detectors could find nearby FRBs in no time.
Researchers believe that if an FRB occurs in our own galaxy, a global network of cell phones or radio receivers can “hear” it, especially since previous FRBs were detected at radio frequencies that match those used by wifi and cell phones. So if an alien from an extragalactic civilization calls us, we just need to pick up our phones.
Abstract:
If fast radio bursts (FRBs) originate from galaxies at cosmological distances, then their all-sky rate implies that the Milky Way may host an FRB on average once every 30-1500 years. If FRBs repeat for decades or centuries, a local FRB could be active now. A typical Galactic FRB would produce a millisecond radio pulse with ~1 GHz flux density of ~3E10 Jy, comparable to the radio flux levels and frequencies of cellular communication devices (cell phones, Wi-Fi, GPS). We propose to search for Galactic FRBs using a global array of low-cost radio receivers. One possibility is to use the ~1GHz communication channel in cellular phones through a Citizens-Science downloadable application. Participating phones would continuously listen for and record candidate FRBs and would periodically upload information to a central data processing website, which correlates the incoming data from all participants, to identify the signature of a real, globe-encompassing, FRB from an astronomical distance. Triangulation of the GPS-based pulse arrival times reported from different locations will provide the FRB sky position, potentially to arc-second accuracy. Pulse arrival times from phones operating at diverse frequencies, or from an on-device de-dispersion search, will yield the dispersion measure (DM) which will indicate the FRB source distance within the Galaxy. A variant of this approach would be to use the built-in ~100 MHz FM-radio receivers present in cell phones for an FRB search at lower frequencies. Alternatively, numerous “software-defined radio” (SDR) devices, costing ~$10 US each, could be plugged into USB ports of personal computers around the world (particularly in radio quiet regions) to establish the global network of receivers.
Ce vendredi 17 février 2017, la Nasa a interrompu une transmission en direct des caméras extérieures de la Station Spatiale Internationale, au moment où l’on voit passer au moins six objets lumineux derrière l’ISS. Il n’en fallait pas plus pour les ufologues.
Les chasseurs d’ovnis et ufologues en sont persuadés, « au moins six objets volants non identifiés » sont passés non loin de la Station Spatiale Internationale (ISS). Ceux-ci ont été capturés en vidéo, la Nasa retransmettant en direct depuis les caméras extérieures de l’ISS ce vendredi 17 février. Problème, au moment de cet étrange passage, la Nasa a interrompu le direct et les images ont été remplacées par une transmission montrant l’intérieur d’une salle de réunion.
« C’est un problème technique » s’est défendue l’agence spatiale américaine. Peu convaincant pour beaucoup, à commencer par le chasseur d’ovnis « Streetcap1 », qui fut le premier à s’être rendu compte de ce phénomène étrange. Il a ensuite partagé les images avec « SecureTeam10 », un groupe d’ufologues qui enquêtent sur la vidéo et publient leurs conclusions en ligne.
« Streetcap1 a découvert ce que certains appellent une flotte d’objets volants non identifiés survolant la Station spatiale internationale. Nous avons vu au moins six ovnis passant derrière l’ISS. À en juger par la distance, je suppose que la taille de ces objets, quels qu’ils soient, est assez grande« , a déclaré Tyler de SecureTeam, qui publie la vidéo ci-dessous, au Daily Mirror. Dans l’attente d’explications de la Nasa, ces objets restent un mystère.
ELON MUSK TALKS ABOUT ALIENS DURING THE WORLD GOVERNMENT SUMMIT 2017
ELON MUSK TALKS ABOUT ALIENS DURING THE WORLD GOVERNMENT SUMMIT 2017
7 days ago Elon Musk was invited to speak at the world government summit in Dubai. The world government summit is an organisation that serves as a platform for global dialogue attempting to revolutionize how governments operate and how policies are made.
During his interview Elon brings up the topic of artificial intelligence and this could be a threath for humanity. He explains the dangers of AI by comparing it to the arrival of superintelligent aliens.
Later during the interview, Elon is asked the question whether he believes aliens exist. Elon replies with another question: "Maybe the aliens are already amongst us?". He than goes on the fact that maybe we are already being observed, but we are too stupid to notice.
Elon's goal is to make planetary travel a reality within his lifetime. By hearing him talk on these topics, it's clear that he does not simply dismiss the idea that we will encounter extraterrestial intelligence during this next step in our evolution.
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Filer’s Files #8 – 2017 India May Reveal ET - PART I
UFO moved across Missouri on the night of February 7, 2017.
Filer’s Files #8 – 2017 India May Reveal ET - PART I
In special reports, this week’s files cover: Former Prime Minister, Japan and UFOs, Understanding Alien UFO Missions, Support the making of a UFO Film, India May Reveal ET, MUFON Investigated 7000 Cases in 2016, 45P Comet Passes Earth, Letter from J Murphy at beyondboundaries.org, Age of Flying Saucers, Helicopters Chasing Drones, and Cost of Undocumented Immigrants Rising.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Texas, and Washington
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over Australia, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Mexico, Poland, and England in the United Kingdom.
The Filer Research Institute feels the scientific study of UFOs is for the benefit of humankind and is an important endeavor. The US Air Force investigated UFOs publicly for more than twenty years under Project Blue Book; and I continue this advanced research. I believe the God of the universe has spread life throughout the cosmos and UFO’s are visiting us in ever-increasing numbers.
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Former Prime Minister, Japan and UFOs
Toshiki Kaifu says, “First of all, I told a magazine this past January that, as an underdeveloped country with regards to the UFO problem, Japan had to take into account what should be done about the UFO question, and that we had to spend more time on these matters”.
In addition, I said that someone had to solve the UFO problem with far reaching vision at the same time. Secondly, I believe it is a reasonable time to take the UFO problem seriously as a reality.
I hope that this Symposium will contribute to peace on Earth from the point of view of outer space, and take the first step toward the international cooperation in the field of UFOs.
Toshiki Kaifu, Prime Minister, Japan, in a letter to Mayor Shiotani of Hakui City, dated June 24, 1990, endorsing an upcoming Space & UFO Symposium.
Understanding Alien UFO Missions
Scientific analysis will undoubtedly provide part of the truth about UFOs; however, I no longer believe it will lead to the whole truth. I owe this realization to a man I shall call “Major Amos Chalif,” He taught me a lesson I am not likely to forget.
Major Chalif, who retired from a U.S. Intelligence service quite a few years ago, had seen action in World War II in Italy, and also described vividly his investigations in the Caribbean, where he organized efforts to intercept submarines and German spies on their way to the United States. None of the people in attendance knew anything about science. Then he posed a question that, obvious as it seems, had not really occurred to me: “What makes you think that UFOs are a scientific problem?”
I replied with something to the effect that a problem was only scientific in the way it was approached, but he would have none of that, and he began lecturing me. “First, he said, science had certain rules. For example, it has to assume that the phenomenon it is observing is natural in origin rather than artificial and possibly biased. Now, the UFO phenomenon could be controlled by alien beings. “If it is,” added the Major, “then the study of it doesn’t belong in science. It belongs in Intelligence.” meaning counterespionage. And that, he pointed out, was his domain.”
“Now, in the field of counterespionage, the rules are completely different.” He drew a simple diagram in my notebook. “You are a scientist. In science there is no concept of the ‘price’ of information. Suppose I gave you 95 per cent of the data concerning a phenomenon. You’re happy because you know 95 per cent of the phenomenon. Not so in Intelligence. If I get 95 per cent of the data, I know this is the ‘cheap’ part of the information. I still need the other 5 per cent, but I will have to pay a much higher price to get it. You see, Hitler had 95 per cent of the information about the landing in Normandy. But he had the WRONG 95 PER CENT!”
“Are you saying that the UFO data we use to compile statistics and to find patterns with computers are useless?”
George Hansen in his excellent book explores that the aliens are deliberately tricking us.
I asked. “Might we be spinning our magnetic tapes endlessly discovering spurious laws?”
“It all depends on how the team on the OTHER SIDE thinks. If they know what they’re doing, there will be so many cutouts between you and them that you won’t have the slightest chance of tracing your way to the truth. Not by following up sightings and throwing them into a computer. They will keep feeding you the information they want you to process. What is the only source of data about the UFO phenomenon? It is the UFOs themselves!”
“If you’re right, what can I do? It seems that research on the phenomenon is hopeless, then. I might as well dump my computer into a river.” “Not necessarily, but you should try a different approach. First you should work entirely outside of the organized UFO groups; they are infiltrated by the same official agencies they are trying to influence, and they propagate any rumor anyone wants to have circulated. In Intelligence circles, people like that are historical necessities. We call them ‘useful idiots.’ When you’ve worked long enough for Uncle Sam, you know he is involved in a lot of strange things. The data these groups get are biased at the source, but they play a useful role.
“Second, you should look for the irrational, the bizarre, and the elements that do not fit: that’s what I have come to observe at this meeting tonight. Have you ever felt that you were getting close to something that didn’t seem to fit any rational pattern, yet gave you a strong impression that it was significant?” There appears to be a pattern of deliberate confusion and bizarre behavior to hide their real purposes and mission.
India May Reveal ET
New Delhi is in the middle of a big secret internal UFO debate. On one side the largest democracy of the world is eager to explain to its citizens and to the world about the ongoing contacts with the UFOs and extraterrestrials. On the other hand there are invisible untold international protocols that prohibit doing anything that may cause worldwide fear and panic. It is well accepted between the UFO and extra-terrestrial experts that all the five nuclear powers are in contact with the beings from other stars for quite some time.
Recently India has seen enormous news on UFO contacts and secret UFO bases in Himalayas near the Chinese bases.
In Ladak, for example the locals clearly point out the everyday phenomenon of large triangular spacecrafts coming out below the ground and Indian security forces protecting them. Military officials and politicians have confessed the fact that India has been contacted. India has been told the rules of the Universe. The current debate is on whether to keep it secret like other countries are doing or in tradition of a total transparent society come out and tell the truth. India is so open and democratic; it is very difficult to keep a secret for long. The biggest concern of the Government today is that unlike in other countries, it will be very difficult to keep it secret for long. If the information comes out through unofficial channels first and then the authorities are pressed against the wall to confess, two bad things can happen.
First, it can really cause a panic in the country as well as the world. Second, the way the Indian politics is run, the ruling party will be thrown out of power in no time if it is ever found that the Government withheld such information from the public. The recent rush of world leaders to India is remarkable, starting from Russian President Putin to major US Senators. European Union is in deep discussion with India on cooperation. All sanctions against India’s nuclear programs and Indian Space Research Organization are in the process of being lifted. India is cooperating with Europeans and the Americans in space explorations and technology research program. India is also part of World Trade Organization. India is receiving major outsourcing contracts in IT and call-center service work from America and Europe.
All the five Security Council members China, America, Russia, France and UK support India’s inclusion. When all these factors are added together and analyzed, it seems like India is being told by the world to abide by the hidden protocols and in exchange be recognized as a major emerging superpower. The debate the country is facing internally is whether to abide by the laws of the world to be recognized as a superpower or be truthful to its citizens.
According to sources close to the Government, the UFO contacts are known by quite a few politicians in the opposition and of course by those who are in power. The military has legitimate concern of not letting the secrets out either.
Mr. Natwar Singh came out and said that for India it was not necessary to become a nuclear power. He is a strong supporter of Mrs. Indira Gandhi, India’s former Prime Minister who initiated the nuclear program in the mid sixties and exploded a nuclear device. But on analyzing his statements, it is evident, that based on what he knows now, being a nuclear power really does not matter much because the technologies controlled by the extraterrestrials are so advanced that all our technologies mean little.
But importantly he may be irritated with this controversial ongoing secret debate and what he really meant was that if India was not a nuclear power, the debate on UFO and extra-terrestrials will never be there in India.
Helicopters Chasing Drones
By Bob Spearing, MUFON Special Assignment Team
On March 9, 2016, USA Today ran an article suggesting that the United States Military was in compliance with a law that required them to seek special approval to operate drones within civilian airspace and only in the most necessary of circumstances. In all, the military made less than 20 requests between 2006 and 2015. Additionally, USA Today stated that the U.S. Military flew nine missions between 2011 and 2016, largely to assist with search and rescue, floods, fires or National Guard exercises.
This article suggests that either the U.S. Military is abusing that privilege or they are circumventing it by using non-military assets such as NSA or CIA and have flown far more missions than they are admitting. Additionally, these unknown drones are either being pursued or escorted by black choppers with no anti-collision lighting. It is alarming UFO researchers in the process. The incidents here below clearly exceed the number of cases suggested by the USA Today article and none of these incidents are probably any of the government mentioned flights in the newspaper article. All of the following cases were reported to The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) in a thirteen-month period.
Our first case is from 11/3/15, MUFON Case # 73377, Rancho Cucamonga California 11/3/2015 7:58 PM:
“During the night of 11/3/15 around 7 pm I was in my friend’s garage watching T.V. It had just finished raining and the clouds had mostly dispersed. We heard a helicopter outside that sounded like it was flying around the Cucamonga Peak area. I remarked that it was probably the news hovering over the 210 Freeway. The news than came on and the helicopter pilot mentioned he was more south over the 15 and 60 freeways. Around that time (we could still hear the helicopter but we just figured it was police) his dog kept acting odd. I left his house and decided to take a walk down the pacific electric trail. The pacific electric trail is a hiking/running/biking trail that runs through Rancho Cucamonga. I headed east. I could still hear the helicopter and when I could fully see Cucamonga peak and the surrounding foothills I looked in the direction of the helicopter sound. I figured it had to be searching for something since it was already going on being around the area over an hour.
I saw a blinking red light which was attached to the chopper but the chopper had no other lights including search illuminated. It was going back and forth in multiple directions. I then realized that it had to be chasing something. I figured an off roader running from police. I didn’t see anything on the surface but noticed a light in front of the helicopter that seemed to be going in between the trees on the foothill east of the peak. I was dumbfounded. At first I thought motorcycle but the light was moving too fast. Then it seemed to clear the trees and I could see a dense ball of light heading east across the front of the foothill. I could see the red beacon light of the chopper and saw and heard it following the object. The object went from east to west then over the hill all while the chopper followed. It skimmed the top of the hill and went west and shot straight up the face of the peak and kept rising. That’s when I saw the movement of another dense ball of light. The chopper then went straight up after the ball of light. The ball of light then came back around and leveled out and both it and the helicopter went east towards San Bernardino where I lost visual. I didn’t see where the other one went since I was following the chopper chase. That incident lasted from 7:58pm to 8:25pm on 11/3/15.”Thanks to Bob Spearing, MUFON Special Assignment Team and International Case Assistance Group, MUFON National Director of Spain and India, publisher of www.worldufowatch.com
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Craig Campobasso directed, wrote and produced the short-film Stranger at the Pentagon, which was adapted from the popular UFO book authored by the late Dr. Frank E. Stranges. After production, the short film collected accolades. In September 2014, it won Best Sci-Fi film at the Burbank International Film Festival. In 2015, it won a Remi Award at the Worldfest Houston International Film Festival for Best Sci-Fi Short. In July 2016, filmmaker Craig Campobasso appeared on The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens. He shared the Stranger at the Pentagon story, about Universal Envoy Valiant Thor, and about his friend and colleague Dr. Frank Stranges..Also appearing on the same episode, the Hon. Paul Hellyer, Canadian Minister of Defense (1983-1987), confirmed Valiant Thor’s three year residency at the Pentagon.
MUFON Investigated 7000 Cases in 2016
NEWPORT BEACH, CA –– The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) announced that the organization has investigated more than 7,000 UFO cases within 2016. In addition to the number of UFO investigations in 2016, the organization also has engaged more than 1,000 cases of non‐human entity encounters reported by individuals to MUFON and handled through its Experiencer Research Team. “For more than four decades, MUFON has been at the forefront of research and investigation into the UFO and ET phenomenon reported to the organization daily by the general public,” stated MUFON Executive Director Jan C. Harzan. “Our Field Investigators and Experiencer Research Team not only do an excellent job helping our witnesses and experiences deal with what they have seen, but they do so with an eye for research on this important subject.”
Jan Harzen
Since 1969, MUFON has been actively soliciting UFO reports from the public. And systematically collecting and analyzing relevant data from every case through field investigations. The number of reported UFO cases continues to increase significantly year after year. Part of MUFON’s mission is to help pull all the pieces together, fact by fact, and make sense of this mystery. “If we are to continue to promote research on UFOs and educate the public on its potential impact on society, we need the proper tools,” said Harzan. “MUFON has several new underwriting opportunities so that all of the people out there who are as passionate as we are about UFO research can provide support and play a role in furthering our mission.” MUFON’s new projects and underwriting opportunities include:
• A mobile friendly UFO reporting system.
• An improved website that is easier to navigate and that features a members-only section with exclusive information and perks.
• A more robust UFO archive system m for storing and retrieving UFO sighting information.
• An updated UFO research library.
• A new Experiencer questionnaire to help determine the needs of those who encounter other-worldly entities.
The mission of MUFON is to investigate the hundreds of reports the organization receives monthly from around the world, as well as to research, investigate and report the findings using the scientific method. Thanks to MUFON
45P Comet Passes Earth
A large snowball has just passed the Earth on February 10-11, 2017, the Full Snow Moon passed through Earth’s shadow in a penumbrual lunar eclipse while the Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusáková made its closest approach. Known as Comet 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková”, or 45P for short, the comet came 10 times closer to Earth yesterday than the Earth ever gets to the Sun. During this passage, the comet was photographed sporting a thin ion tail and a faint but expansive green coma. The green color is caused mostly by energized molecules of carbon. Comet 45P became just bright enough to see with the unaided eye when it came closest bas it heads back out to near the orbit of Jupiter, where it spends most of its time. The kilometer-sized nucleus of ice and dirt will return to the inner Solar System in 2022. Image Credit: Fritz Helmut Hemmerich
Letter from J Murphy at Beyond Boundaries
I don’t know whether I ever mentioned my husband to her or not but he is also retired Air Force Reservist, E9, Sr Chief MSGT. So our alien friend is in the midst of such government attachments – I will talk to her about all that stuff when she calls back – I think that she is living some sort of dual existence – am not sure which aliens – good or bad, she is with – as she believes some of the reptilians are okay – and I know for sure the ones supposedly controlling NWO are bad.
I have learned from many sources of the star wars situation going on in several dimensions – when they come into our 3D world then they sometimes get into trouble with our laws of physics and gravity. They have to deal with those realities – And, I do believe in the good vs. evil of the war. One guy I know who has been with me awhile – both he and his wife are aliens His wife is some high ranking something of some alien race and he is a general in some federation – certainly not Galactic – that is here to destroy the evil of this planet. I thought he was total BS at first – but then a year or so later I believe that he is telling the truth as he knows it. He has definitely done some things that make me believe in his alien work also –
Crazy world! If I would have thought 10 yrs ago that I believe stuff that I believe now I don’t think I could have handled it – I am not an abductee or experiencer – cannot handle working with abductees – always want to tell them to deal with it, get over it because worse things have happened to people, and to get on with their lives.
– I am certainly not a therapist – But back to the lady in question here – I thought she was a nutcase but kept on listening to her – thank God I had enough sense to get rid of my 800 line so that such calls are not costing me. She kept on calling and now I feel that we have become at ease with each other and I totally believe that she is telling me the truth as she perceives it also – So, I am about to put her symbols on the net tomorrow and a little story about the triangle in your report, our conversations that involve the alien lady’s possible knowledge of the symbol on that Bossett triangle case, etc – to see if we can get some helpful feedback – I am former MUFON, state section director and an investigator – but decided that I needed to devote all my time to my expeditions .
Age of Flying Saucers
Paris Flammonde, in his well-documented “Age of Flying Saucers,” remarked that“a great many of the contactees purvey philosophies which are tinged, if not tainted, with totalitarian overtones.”A catalogue of contactee themes, compiled from interviews I have conducted, includes the following. Intellectual Abdication. The widespread belief that human beings are incapable of solving their own problems and that extraterrestrial intervention is imperative to save us “in spite of ourselves.”The danger in such a philosophy is that it makes its believers dependent on outside forces and discourages personal responsibility: why should we worry about the problems around us, if the Gods from Outer Space are about to solve them?
Racist Philosophy. The pernicious suggestion that some of us on the Earth are of extraterrestrial descent and therefore constitute a “higher race.” The dangers inherent in this belief should be obvious to anybody who hasn’t forgotten the genocides of World War II, executed on the premise that some races were “purer” or better than others. (Let us note in passing that Adamski’s Venusians, the Stranger of the Canigou seen by Bordas, and many other alleged extraterrestrials were all tall Aryan types with long blond hair.)
Technical impotence. The statement that the birth of civilization on this planet resulted not from the genius and ability of mankind, but from repeated assistance by higher beings. Archaeologists and anthropologists are constantly aware of the marvelous skill with which the “Ancient Engineers” (to use L. Sprague de Camp’s phrase) developed the tools of civilization on all continents. No appearance of superior powers is necessary to explain the achievements of early culture. The belief expressed by the contactees reveals a tragic lack of trust on their part in human ability.
JPL Disc
An inquisitive anomaly hunter believes he has discovered a UFO at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab hiding in plain sight in an image from Google Earth.
Located in Los Angeles, the renowned division of the space agency known as JPL is credited with launching America’s first satellite into orbit back in 1958.
Given its function as NASA’s robotic spacecraft division aimed at exploring deep space, JPL is often suspected of having a hand in a UFO cover up as is the case in this strange instance. Learn more.
Cost of Undocumented Immigrants Rising
According to the Federation for American Immigration Reform illegal immigration cost U.S. taxpayers in 2013 about $113 billion a year at the federal, state and local level based on only 13 million immigrants. The bulk of the costs — some $84 billion — are absorbed by state and local governments.
The annual outlay that illegal aliens cost U.S. taxpayers is an average amount per native-headed household of $1,117. The fiscal impact per household varies considerably because the greatest share of the burden falls on state and local taxpayers whose burden depends on the size of the illegal alien population in that locality.
Most illegal aliens do not pay income tax and only 10% work in agricultural pursuits. Much of the cost is medical, educational, public assistance and law enforcement. Many states are on the edge of bankruptcy.
Most immigrants are hard working but the Drug Enforcement Agency shows that seven Mexican drug cartels or transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) have seized complete control of the U.S. drug market in close cooperation with US street and prison gangs.” The Mexican TCOs’ control of “lucrative smuggling corridors across the U.S. Southwest Border” enable them to deliver their drug portfolio of heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana” and other substances to U.S. consumer markets causing the deaths of 17,000 people per year. The gangs are also responsible for many murders, www.drugorg
The mainstream media is making a huge deal about the estimated cost to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. An internal Department of Homeland Security (DHS) document concluded that it would cost $21.6 billion and take 3.5 years to complete the border wall and would theoretically save billions each year.
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Filer’s Files #8 – 2017 India May Reveal ET - PART II
Filer’s Files #8 – 2017 India May Reveal ET - PART II
UFO Sightings in the United States
Arizona Object
Flagstaff – I was heading towards California to visit family for the first time.
Was taking pictures and noticed a ufo after taking multiple pictures on August 4, 2013.
The first picture was normal but then noticed a triangle shaped object coming out of the mountain. Thanks to MUFON CMS
California Light
Ukiah— Simon I Am told me “I am the Omega” (me) “the bridge , the rainbow serpent “. ” do not drink alcohol or take weed as it destroys your DNA beyond repair”. “I am the Librarian of the scrolls” “I have an honorable bloodline” (I am adopted”. I have seen beings all my life, they do not scare me, but people scare me. I have never been harmed. I also have had experience at night of many hands on me, and paralysis and my partner had same dream. I sleepwalk and turn in circles saying number codes and my granddaughter gets codes from Simon too. The beings are always around me, they come through energy sources like street lights, I affect electric and batteries drain around me. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Connecticut Lights
Manchester — My sister was driving down the highway heading home when these three lights appeared on February 13, 2017. They “flew” in and almost hovered. She pulled over to take a quick picture; as soon as she looked away the lights vanished. She continued driving home.
When she got home and reviewed the picture, she noticed the huge crescent shaped object on the right of the picture. The lights made no noise. She said she was really excited about what she might be seeing. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Florida Light
Jacksonville Beach – I was taking a late-night walk south along the shore since the moon was bright. I glanced and saw what I assumed was a plane coming in for a landing-but realizing it must be a crash landing. The craft even turned rather nose-up as a landing jet would do. I realized this was not a plane, and it was extremely close. It had three red lights, all moving in formation flying on this path, rising slowly, several hundred feet past the pier before making a total quick U-turn. It flew over the ocean, faster than it had over land at 60 mph, I’d estimate no further than 200 feet further out into the ocean than the tip of the pier. It slowed down and came almost to a stop, very close to the surface of the waves reflecting light on the waves. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Indiana Light
Amritsar — The UFO hovered in air and glowed with a bright hue, leaving a trail of light.
After about 7-8 seconds it suddenly turned its direction and disappeared towards west on February 9, 2017.
Thanks to MUFON CMS
Kansas Object
Pittsburg — On February 2, 2017, I was heading east bound on highway 400 in Kansas. As I was going around the corner, I noticed on my left, parked on side road running parallel to highway 400, what appeared to be a UFO being transported on back of a flatbed. A highway patrolman parked right next to semi facing highway 400. Around the object, on the ground were orange cones. I then turned around and headed west bound to get another view. It appeared to be perfect disc shape and was big in size that it was hanging on the side of flatbed. I then turned around once again heading east bound again but this time took pictures. This was at 1130 hours. At 2200 hours, I came back the same way and the object was still there. Now there are two highway patrolmen with a bright flashing light right on side of the object that made it impossible to see the object.
I would like to know more about this incident if any other reports were made. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Missouri Disc
UFO moved across Missouri on the night of February 7, 2017.
Thanks to UFO Daily
New York Circle
Long Beach — Walking to store saw Sphere in atmosphere it and took picture on February 1, 2017
Thanks to MUFON CMS
Beacon — Taking photos for ideas on landscaping paintings in NY. When I was looking thru my photos that evening I found an object nearby that I cannot recognize.
Three birds far in the back on an Antenna one seagull flying in the far right I can recognize.
Flew by unknown until I came home in Beacon. Many professional photographers said I should summit to photo to UFO experts. Didn’t know it was there until I came home. Thanks to MUFON CMS
New Mexico Light
Albuquerque — I was outside on my pool deck observing the stars, especially Venus. I had a feeling to look N.W. I see a star light moving really slow S.W. It appeared to be quite lower than a star, silent so I tried filming. All I saw through the lens was black; I focused on Venus, and lost sight of the object. When stopped you couldn’t tell it wasn’t a star. A bright light flashed about 50 or so feet below the object, then another to the left, and the light faded from it. It was miraculous, not my first encounter though. The picture of the object is messed up. Thanks to MUFON CMS
North Carolina Light
Wake Forest— Video was taken on my cell phone, from my front stoop. I’m near a lake, so I’m used to seeing large birds, like herons. I don’t think this was a bird on April 2, 2016. I noticed this object moving from my right to left, NE to N basically, at a slow, but steady speed. It made no noise. My first thought was that it was a drone, due to the spherical shape, slow rate of horizontal travel, etc. There also appears to be either some spinning upon its own access or fluttering. The object was 200 – 400 feet above the horizon, and perhaps half mile away. I thought it might be a drone. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Texas Light
Rowlett — Just was looking at the moon with my wife on Friday night February 2, 2017, and saw an orb flying around it.
I took these pictures. No clue what it could be, just couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Washington Lights
Washougal — This was after July 4th weekend when we saw weird clouds so we took some pictures. An hour later noticed the weird clouds, now 5 miles away so took more pictures of two short and weird colored rainbows. One is easily visible. We shot more within a two second window as the clouds open up (cloak lost?). It was a huge object that we might only be seeing the bottom half of this “pyramid on a side with sharp edges. You could see relief and contours (vents, windows, etc.).It seemed like 5 miles wide by 8 miles long. We are professional engineers from US Air Force Academy and the University of California using our cell phone. It became cloaked again 20 minutes later. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Worldwide UFO Sightings
Australia Cylinder
Brisbane — Ufo sighting of pill shaped red and white cylindrical object, during full moon rising of October 16, 2016. Updated information is that UFO was recorded on unmanned time-lapse video and later discovered upon viewing of the digital images (12 sequential frames from 559 600 shots). Several lights appear during 11 seconds time-lapse film using Panasonic Lummox Fz1000 Bridge Camera with Lexica Zoom Lens which was set to manual focus, mysteriously lost focus near the end of the recording. This object was descending on a steady flight path. It doesn’t appear to be a case of motion blur; rather an evenly halved red and white body. It is as a well lit, thick cylinder instead of just what I would normally see from an aircraft wing-tip lights? Also; there is red and white on the side of the cylinder and with rounded ends. I was a professional photographer for over 30 years. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Canada Lights
Whitby — At about 9:30 pm on February 4th 2017 on Ashburn Road we first observed four lights, three of which in rough triangle formation viewed head on while driving. Stopped to observe objects in the west hovering and moving lazily in no specific flight path and took 1.30 minutes video. Objects (5-6) appeared to pulse and glow with orange/yellow light only when hovering. They would dim considerably when moving. Two objects appeared to “exchange” light or energy with one dimming and the other brightening in close proximity. Objects flew very close together flying back and forth for 1.5 hours. Objects had red and green lights when dim but were NOT normal aircraft due to odd behavior. Was exhilarated at prospect of encountering UFO in sky. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Egypt Object
Mars Alam — I’m from Ukraine, you can check my profile on Instagram and find me on Facebook.
I was on vacation with family in Egypt on January 28, 2017 we went to Port Halib for a walk,
I took pictures and in the evening checked that there is something else on photo in the sky. I attached photo.
I think it’s some kind of UFO. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Germany Light
Konradsreuth — While everyone was watching the European championships on June 16, 2016, I went to the kitchen and started cooking. Somehow I felt the urge to look out of the window which points towards west. The sun was already setting and I realized a strange but perfectly disc shaped cloud below the average height. My phone was right next to me so I immediately took a picture, turned around and as I turned back to the “cloud” it had been completely vanished. I felt so baffled as not even 10 seconds had passed between shooting the picture and turning back to check if it was still floating. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Billigheim-Sulzbac— I was in the baby’s room and took outside the dirty napkin, and saw a strong light behind the street lamp on February 14, 2017.
Maybe an aeroplane, but it moved very slowly and was a strong light sphere with a black spot in the middle. At the right side of the object was a smaller blinking light. Suddenly the object grew and then gets smaller very fast. I tried to find explanations, of what it could it be, but I didn’t find any answers. I went out several times to see it had changed positions but the last time it was gone. I was so excited, my heart was like a hammer, and my hands shook. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Mexico Orbs
Tijuana Border — Strange video making the rounds online purportedly shows a cluster of anomalous glowing orbs flying across the Mexican border into United States. Believed to have been filmed at the Tijuana border, the minute long clip was allegedly posted to an Instagram account this past week.
In the perplexing footage, several luminous lights hover in the clouds above the border as observers point their cell phones to capture the orbs. After racking up over 30,000 views and 200 comments, the video was abruptly removed from the social media site. Nonetheless, the video was salvaged by a popular YouTube UFO blogger, who shared the footage. The removal of the video from Instagram has piqued the interest of UFO enthusiasts. Thanks to the Sun
Figures in Cloud on Poland to UK Flight
Lodz, Germany — Flying from Warsaw to London Heathrow, looking out the window on February 15, 2017, saw these dark thin figures in the middle of a cloud. It definitely wasn’t a building because we were too high up so I thought they were mini tornadoes. There were 4 figures: 2 tall ones and 2 slightly small ones. They were very close together and they weren’t moving at all. They were dark, had a thicker upper body and a thinner lower body. One of them looks like they had wings. I was in awe and shocked at how it was all deserted then there were these random weird objects just standing on top of a cloud. I took photos and showed my parents the photo and they couldn’t believe their eyes. I was also a little bit excited because I have never seen anything like this before. Flew past the object(s) then it disappeared.
UK/England Lights
Poynton — I was in bed, awake the time was 0509 hours on February 3, 2017, and I saw these bright lights that came into view from my rear window of bedroom. I just knew it was a ufo as it was huge flying about 1000/1500 feet altitude and fully lit with 100s of white laser lights all over. At first it looked like a huge dome as it passed from right to left; it changed its pitch and I could see it was a huge triangle. It was silent and seemed to drift in a slow curve and then all lit up into a bright beautiful green. It then changed to this fantastic color of blue.
I went to the front of my bedroom but it was gone I felt saddened as it was a brilliant experience.I got back in bed couldn’t settle and another small round ufo appeared lit up in white like laser lights with a cross on it or plus sign. It flew away in the direction of the big triangle then 10 minutes later another one flew by it was an orb that was white then to orange. I am not bothered what people believe. I saw what I saw and tried to get pictures on my iPod but I dropped it. It was a wonderful experience. Thanks to MUFON CMS
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12,000 YEAR OLD ANUNNAKI TOMB DISCOVERED IN IRAN
12,000 YEAR OLD ANUNNAKI TOMB DISCOVERED IN IRAN
Anunaki grave found?
This discovery was made in Iran and had become one of three sarcophagi.
The discovery was made back in 2008, but was long concealment Nam.
If this discovery realny then this is clear evidence that anunaki were alien beings because their bodies are not even after 12,000 years and not decomposed even though they were not embalmed
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The Nazi Bell Aircraft in American Skies The Nazi Bell Aircraft in American Skies
The Nazi Bell Aircraft in American Skies
The Nazi Bell, an aircraft involving antigravity technology, disappeared after World War II, but crafts with the same design have allegedly been sighted across the United States, leading some to believe that the U.S. government has the Nazi Bell and is experimenting with it.
It is said that during the Nazi occupation of Poland, the Nazis—specifically Nazi scientist Wernher von Braun and SS General Hans Kammler—were working on a craft that used electromagnetism as its propulsion. The craft was known as “Die Glocke” or “The Bell.”
Some sketches of the craft have survived, according to the History Channel, and they specify dimensions of 10 feet high and 5 feet in diameter.
There is no evidence to support the project’s use during World War II, but there is evidence of its development. As Germany was being invaded by the Allies, the entire bell project—along with project leader Kammler—disappeared.
Conspiracy theorists suggest that the Nazi Bell was taken to the United States—as were many German scientists—and that the United States has continued research on the technology
Both von Braun and Kammler were developers of advanced German weapons and rocketry, including the V–2 rocket. Von Braun surrendered to allied forces during Germany’s fall and was enlisted in the U.S. government for advanced propulsion and rocket development. Von Braun headed up the Saturn rocket development for NASA and played a significant role in putting Americans on the moon with the successful Saturn V rocket used in Apollo 11, according to PBS.
UFO supporters believe the German bell craft is related to the UFO crash in Kecksburg, Pa., on Dec. 9, 1965. Perhaps the most famous UFO incident second to Roswell, the Kecksburg incident involved many eye witnesses who saw a fiery streak overhead and a crash. There were civilian responders to the crash before the Army, National Security Agency, Department of Defense, and NASA showed up to claim the object, according to UFO Evidence.
Allegedly, first responders included Kecksburg volunteer firefighters, who saw an acorn-shaped object half-buried where it went down in the woods. Other residents claim to have made it to the site before authorities and reported seeing a golden-bronze colored, acorn-shaped craft large enough to fit just one occupant and marked with strange hieroglyphic writing. The object appeared to be one solid piece of metal with no rivets or seams, according to UFO Evidence.
Hundreds of witnesses were near the crash site but were reportedly turned away by military personnel. Some witnesses saw the object leaving on a flatbed truck. In 2005, NASA revealed that the object was a downed Soviet satellite, contrary to their earlier claims, according to Today in History. NASA also claimed that all records of the incident were misplaced sometime in the 1990s.
Other sightings of bell-shaped UFOs over America include four bell-shaped objects sighted over Maryland on April 5, 2009, and a more recent domed, bell-shaped UFO floating over Colorado on Jan. 15, 2013.
Perhaps the origin of these bell-shaped objects—be it Nazi-designed, American reverse-engineered, or extraterrestrial—will never be known, even though these objects continue to be seen throughout America and abroad.
Glowing Orb Seen Over Freeway In California, Aug 1999, UFO Sighting News.
Glowing Orb Seen Over Freeway In California, Aug 1999, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: August 10, 1999 (reported today) Location of sighting: Rancho Santa Margarita, California Source: MUFON #82195 The image with this report was made by the eyewitness and I think it really gives us a great idea of what they saw the day. Lots of sightings went unreported for decades because it was not convenient to carry an old fashioned camera everywhere and cell phones were not yet invented with that convince. So I find it great that this eyewitness came forward to teach us about his/her sighting from that day. From what she describes, it sounds like the Foo Fighters UFOs from WWI and WW2 era. The UFOs curiosity of the moving car and it deliberately putting itself in the field of view of the car driver would indicate this. Scott C. Waring Eyewitness states:
On a clear and sunny day, in broad daylight, on a very familiar road, while driving my car with some friends... What I can only describe as some kind of a "ball" of light (about the size of a large beachball) appeared, very suddenly, out of nowhere, directly in front of my car. In a bit of a panic, I asked my friends if they saw it too and they all definitely did. We were stunned and not sure what to do. It appeared to be floating/hovering/flying about 3 feet off the ground, and it was moving with us. There was no physical structure to it, as it appeared to be literally made of light. The light varied in color and was dynamic, not static. It was almost impossibly bright, like no other light source I've even seen, even though it was the middle of the day.
It appeared about 30 feet in front of my car, and it seemed to be matching my speed. I was going about 40 mph at first, but I slowed down a little bit, not wanting to drive into it... but it seemed to slow down with me, remaining the same distance ahead of us. Then I sped up a little, and it did the same thing, matching my speed and remaining directly in front of my car. And then... it just disappeared. It was only there for a few seconds... maybe 10 or 15 seconds... before it vanished, just as it had appeared, into thin air.
Also: There were definitely other cars on the road with me that day too, both behind me and in the lanes next to me and slightly behind me, but I have no idea if anyone other than my friends and I saw it. This happened in a pre-iphone/smartphone/cameraphone world, so none of us got any photos or video. (the image I uploaded was created by me, years later, using photoshop and a screenshot from google street-view of about where it happened.)
Five UFO Videos Of Same Two UFOs Over Kuwait, Feb 20, 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Five UFO Videos Of Same Two UFOs Over Kuwait, Feb 20, 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 19, 2017 Location of sighting: Kuwait Three different people in Kuwait just uploaded five different UFO videos of the same UFO, but from different positions within the city. All the videos do show two UFOs. One round white orb and another lower UFO that is 90% cloaked. We are very lucky to have so many people record the UFOs.
One eyewitness states:
"Hey guys....Just wanna share with you'll something that I have seen with my own eyes something like I have never seen before which may look like a UFO. Well there was even something so strange that it gives out some kind smoke which goes in a circular motion and then the object suddenly disappeared. This is not at all edited ,but I used the Viva Video app to show like a slow motion so that u see the smoke. That's all . But I can assure you that this video is not done with any camera tricks"
The evidence that comes with this sighting is overwhelming. Its more than most sightings ever get. It must have been seen by thousands of people and I expect more UFO videos will come in over the next few weeks from today. Kuwait is an ancient country with ancient traditions still in place. The is probably more reason for aliens to want to visit there for its history than to visit America for its new innovations. Scott C. Waring
Daytime video: UFO fleet over South Gate, California
Daytime video: UFO fleet over South Gate, California
Location:South Gate, CA Date:1/30/17 Submitted by Jay
Witness report:
Daniel captures the spectacular fleet of UFOs in South Gate, California, on January 30, 2017. This batch of UFOs compliments an actual flying saucer he filmed last week. The fleet was captured in his backyard at 9:59am with his Nikon P900. Daniel just looked up in the sky and saw a 2 inch cluster array of white orbs. He immediately ran into his house, grabbed his camera and tripod and began to fill this incredible sight. This one is for the history books. Notice how the orbs maintained an equidistance from each other except for one, possibly the commander that moved among them. This one is a sight to behold. Don’t deny or dismiss what is obvious to see.
CIA UFO Files: The Horrific Revenge of the Extraterrestrial – Siberia Incident
CIA UFO Files: The Horrific Revenge of the Extraterrestrial – Siberia Incident
The UFO attack on a military unit in Siberia where 23 Russian soldiers lost their lives. The CIA describes this event as a “horrific picture of revenge on the part of extraterrestrial creatures, a picture that makes one’s blood freeze”.
The snow has been incredible at the Winter Park Ski Area in Colorado with 216 inches on the year, which could be probably the reason why Director of Public Relations Steve Hurlbert is wearing a shiny, aluminum foil hat.
Hurlbert said that they know from their research that aliens love snow very much.
Snow-loving aliens could be the reason some claim a spaceship was observed on Winter Park webcam flying above the ski area in November of last year.
Alien visitation with an excellent snow is a fantastic combination in the Winter Park. Hurlbert said that someone who monitors their cloud seeding had seen on the webcam a black dot that interestingly looks like an alien spaceship.
The black dot is reportedly not a plane or helicopter, but there are some who think it maybe some dirt or perhaps a spaceship.
According to some conspiracy theorists, it could be a craft from or to a secret alien base. It is being reported that the Winter Park area is the home of an alien base and this would not be a surprise for Hurlbert since the area has been known for years of being an excellent destination for second home owners.
The reported UFO has not been reported again, and Hurlbert is yet to see one of the alien ships himself in the Winter Park, but in case he sees one, he is always prepared with his ET mind control prevention aluminum hat.
Area 51 is a popular but not-so-affectionate moniker used to denote a remote Edwards Air Force Base detachment located in the Nevada Test and Training Range. More specifically, Area 51 lies inside Nevada's southernmost region, about 83 miles north-northwest of Las Vegas. A large military field is also located in its center near Groom Lake's southern edges. First acquired by the U.S. Air Force in 1955, the site's then stated main purpose was to serve as a testing facility for Lockheed U-2 aircraft. All this information was revealed in CIAdocuments that were declassified in 2013.
Area 51 true purposes are top-secret
Although the U.S. Armed Forces contend that Area 51's primary on-site activities and functions are classified, certain historical data reportedly suggest its most probable use as an experimental aircraft and weapons development and testing facility. Interestingly enough, the U.S. government has never declared it a secret base, but does classify all Area 51 events and research as Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information.
Regardless of what's really going on in Area 51, its intensely secretive aura has sparked widespread conspiracy theories and made the base an integral feature of UFO folklore. Quite fittingly, areas in the immediate vicinity with very close proximity to Area 51 are collectively known as "Extraterrestrial Highway." A nearby town named Rachel is also reportedly a popular tourist attraction for precisely the same reason.
Area 51's entire border is plastered with conspicuously posted signs designed to warn the public that, "photography is prohibited," and the "use of deadly force is authorized," pursuant to 1950 McCarran Internal Security Act provisions. Likewise, all surrounding areas near Groom Lake are officially deemed as permanently off-limits to civilian and regular military aircraft. Personnel security clearances are frequently verified and even military pilot trainees at nearby NAFR face swift, severe discipline if they stray so much as a fractional millimeter into an "exclusionary box" around Groom Lake's airspace.
Furthermore, declassified government documents pertaining to the Nevada Test Site or Groom operations must be redacted to remove all references to Area 51. The sole known departure from this long-standing official practice was a Memorandum issued in 1967 by then CIA Director Richard Helms that mentioned "Three OXCART aircraft and ... necessary task force personnel will be [dispatched] to Kadena from Area 51." That verbiage was apparently overlooked by redacting editor(s).
Following nearly a full decade of persistent requests for disclosure pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by George Washington University National Security Archives Director Jeffrey Richelson, the CIA finally released an official history of OXCART and U-2 projects. That "simple" act was a historical event by itself, as it was the first official CIA acknowledgement that Area 51 even existed.
Area 51 inculcation into environmental litigation
Five private civilian contractors and two deceased contractors' widows filed suit against the U.S. Air Force and Environmental Protection Agency in 1994. Plaintiffs' legal counsel was George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, who claimed that his clients or their late spouses were present during the burning of a very large volume of unidentified chemicals in open pits on Groom.
Besides monetary compensation for serious bodily injuries like severe liver, skin and respiratory damage, plaintiffs demanded full disclosure of details about specific toxins to which they were allegedly exposed. However, government agency defendants refused to comply for various reasons that were reportedly stated so vaguely as to self-prove nothing more than thinly-veiled evasive tactics to conceal egregious negligence. Such blatant official disregard for the law sparked widespread theories of governmental conspiracies with much greater far-reaching implications than legal issues subsumed in the instant litigation.
One widely cited prominent example was a live interview televised by 60 Minutes, during which Congressman and former House Intelligence Committee Chairman Lee H. Hamilton publicly accused the U.S. Air Force for "classifying all [data] about Area 51 ... to protect [itself] from a lawsuit."
When the presiding federal judge rejected a government petition to exempt requested documents from mandatory FOIA disclosure, U.S. President Bill Clinton issued a Presidential Determination. That executive proclamation had the practical effect of exempting all requested documents from legally compelled disclosure. Consequently, the same federal judge who initially denied a government request to exempt relevant documents from forced disclosure was himself forced to dismiss the lawsuit for lack of legally competent supporting evidence.
Turley appealed to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Appeals Court on grounds of governmental abuse of vested power to classify information. Then incumbent Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Sheila Widnall filed an opposing legal memorandum that argued against mandatory disclosure on grounds that it could jeopardize the scope or nature of military operations. Ninth Circuit Court judges rejected Turley's appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari, thereby leaving plaintiffs with no legal recourse to pursue recovery for alleged damages.
In 2005, an Air Force website published a non-classified official memo with details about safe handling procedures for the same materials that plaintiffs previously requested but the government denied on grounds that it was classified. Soon after investigative journalists discovered it, the very damaging post suddenly disappeared.
Final remarks about Area 51
Based on above-reported findings, this author remains undecided as to whether Area 51 is legitimately classified or merely provides the feds with a convenient deeply shrouded "safe haven" for dirty secrets. In either case, one fact is certain. Human nature has long proven to spend at least ten times more thought on mysteries than known facts. Given that immutable timeless truth, the U.S. government might be best advised to jettison all cloak-and-dagger secrecy and just let whatever chips may fall simply land wherever they may. This recommendation stems from a second well-known reality that mere appearances can be far worse than case-specific factual circumstances that reside just beneath shallow surfaces.
On the other hand, public officials with sole discretion and exclusive possession of data with potentially vital import to public interests have strong disincentive to disclose information that may expose their own malfeasance. Hence, each reader must reach their own conclusions by using their own best judgment of all relevant facts reported.
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NASA DISCOVERED PROOF OF PORTALS OPENING UP ALL AROUND EARTH'S ORBIT
NASA DISCOVERED PROOF OF PORTALS OPENING UP ALL AROUND EARTH'S ORBIT
Portals have long been considered fictional, but it appears that NASA has gathered conclusive evidence of such doorways linking distant places in our solar system.
"We call them X-points, or electron diffusion regions,” explained plasma physicist Jack Scudder of the University of Iowa. “They’re places where the magnetic field of Earth connects to the magnetic field of the Sun, creating an uninterrupted path leading from our own planet to the Sun’s atmosphere 93 million miles away.”
As improbable as this may sound, it is all based on real science. These ‘X-points,’ as they were dubbed, are openings in space and time that connect all cosmic bodies with a magnetic field.
They were probably called X-points instead of wormholes to not draw too much attention to them.
At the moment, NASA and other space agencies are struggling to figure out a way to send material objects through these portals, as only energetic particles are known doing this before.
The new Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) will return high resolution images of these anomalous spots. In February 2017, the probes began a three-months journey into a higher orbit, reaching from middle to High Earth orbit, which is twice as far as previously flown.
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Onderzoekers wijzen 'nieuw' continent op aarde aan
Onderzoekers wijzen 'nieuw' continent op aarde aan
Caroline Kraaijvanger
Het continent heeft de naam Zealandia gekregen en bevat onder meer Nieuw-Zeeland en Nieuw-Caledonië.
Geologisch gezien telt de aarde op dit moment officieel zes continenten: Eurazië, Afrika, Noord-Amerika, Zuid-Amerika, Antarctica en Australië. Maar het lijstje is niet compleet, zo stellen onderzoekers nu in het blad GSA Today, een uitgave van de Geological Society of America. Er hoort een zevende continent in het lijstje: Zealandia.
De eisen Ze trekken die conclusie nadat ze de eigenschappen van het vermeende continent vergeleken met de vier criteria waar een continent – wil het die naam mogen dragen – aan moet voldoen. Allereerst moet het continent “in vergelijking met regio’s die bedekt zijn met een oceanische korst hoger gelegen zijn,” zo schrijven de onderzoekers. Daarnaast moet het een breed scala aan gesteenten bezitten (stollingsgesteenten, metamorfe- en sedimentaire gesteenten) en de aardkorst moet dikker zijn dan de oceanische korst. En ook moet het continent relatief groot zijn en duidelijk begrensd zijn.
Zealandia in volle glorie. Het grootste deel van het continent ligt onder water. Wat verder opvalt, is dat dwars door het continent een breuklijn loopt. Dat hoeft echter geen reden te zijn om Zealandia als een verzameling micro-continenten in plaats van één groot continent te zien. Er zijn immers wel meer continenten waar een breuklijn doorheen loopt. We zien dat bijvoorbeeld bij India dat ondanks de breuklijn toch tot Eurazië wordt gerekend. Dit plaatje laat ook heel goed zien dat Zealandia – hetzij nipt – los ligt van Australië en dus een op zichzelf staand continent is.
Afbeelding: GSA Today / doi: 10.1130/GSATG321A.1.
Aan alle eisen voldaan De onderzoekers stellen vervolgens dat Zealandia aan al deze eisen voldoet. Zo ligt het onder meer hoger dan de omringende oceanische korst. Ook is de continentale korst dik genoeg en zijn de drie typen gesteenten aanwezig. Het spannendst is nog het laatste criterium: de omvang van het continent. Want is Zealandia wel één geheel? Of is het meer een verzameling van kleine continentjes? Pas de laatste decennia zijn gegevens verzameld die gebruikt kunnen worden om deze vraag te beantwoorden. En dat hebben de onderzoekers ook gedaan. Ze moeten concluderen dat Zealandia geen verzameling micro-continenten, maar één geheel is. Dat geheel is zo’n 4,9 miljoen vierkante kilometer groot en onderscheidt zich duidelijk van het dichtstbijzijnde andere continent: Australië. Hoewel de twee continenten tegen elkaar aan gevlijd liggen, zit er toch nog zo’n 25 kilometer afstand tussen en daarmee is Zealandia toch een op zichzelf staand continent.
Jongste Het zou betekenen dat de aarde niet zes, maar zeven continenten telt. Zealandia is dan het jongste en dunste continent dat de aarde bezit. Daarnaast is er geen enkel ander continent dat voor zo’n groot deel door water bedekt wordt als Zealandia.
Net als India, Australië, Antarctica, Afrika en Zuid-Amerika maakte Zealandia ooit deel uit van Gondwana. Aan het eind van het Krijt zou Zealandia zich van Gondwana hebben afgescheiden. De ‘ontdekking’ van het continent is belangrijk, zo stellen de onderzoekers. Niet alleen omdat daarmee het lijstje met continenten compleet is, maar met name omdat het continent meer inzicht kan geven in de “cohesie en het uiteenvallen van de continentale korst”.
Organisch materiaal gevonden op dwergplaneet Ceres
Organisch materiaal gevonden op dwergplaneet Ceres
Tim Kraaijvanger
NASA’s Dawn-ruimtesonde heeft voor het eerst organisch materiaal gevonden op de dwergplaneet Ceres. Dit materiaal is gevormd op Ceres zelf en komt dus niet van buitenaf.
Het zijn zogenoemde alifatische verbindingen, oftewel bouwstenen van koolstof die mogelijk belangrijk waren voor de vorming van leven op aarde. Er zijn onvoldoende gegevens verzameld om de samenstelling van het organische materiaal vast te stellen. Toch lijken de materialen op teerachtige mineralen, zoals asfaltiet.
De onderzoekers denken dat het organische materiaal op Ceres zelf is gevormd. Als het materiaal van buitenaf is gekomen, dan kan dit maar op een manier: dankzij een meteorietinslag. Alleen zou de temperatuur dan zo hoog zijn, dat de organische verbindingen direct weer vernietigd zouden worden. Daarnaast zijn er op het oppervlak geen tekenen van een inslag te zien.
Het is aannemelijk dat het materiaal in het binnenste van Ceres is ontstaan. Ceres vertoont namelijk tekenen van hydrothermale activiteit, dus het binnenste van de dwergplaneet is nog niet helemaal afgekoeld. Bij de Occator-krater is een heldere vlek te zien, die rijk is aan carbonaatmineralen. Onderzoekers denken dat deze mineralen uit het binnenste zijn gesijpeld. Wellicht geldt dit ook voor het organische materiaal rondom de Ernutet-krater.
“Eerder vonden we al carbonaatmineralen, waterijs en zouten op Ceres”, vertelt onderzoeker Dr. Simone Marchi van het Southwest Research Institute. “Dankzij de nieuwe ontdekking van organisch materiaal op Ceres beschikt de dwergplaneet over de belangrijkste ingrediënten van leven.”
Stromatolites, like those found in the World Heritage Area of Shark Bay, Western Australia, may contain cyanobacteria, which were most likely Earth's first photosynthetic organisms.
Credit: Rob Bayer/Shutterstock
The earliest evidence for life on Earth arises among the oldest rocks still preserved on the planet.
Earth is about 4.5 billion years old, but the oldest rocks still in existence date back to just 4 billion years ago. Not long after that rock record begins, tantalizing evidence of life emerges: A set of filament-like fossils from Australia, reported in the journal Astrobiology in 2013, may be the remains of a microbial mat that might have been extracting energy from sunlight some 3.5 billion years ago. Another contender for world's oldest life is a set of rocks in Greenland that may hold the fossils of 3.7-billion-year-old colonies of cyanobacteria, which form layered structures called stromatolites.
Some scientists have claimed to see evidence of life in 3.8-billion-year-old rocks from Akilia Island, Greenland. The researchers first reported in 1996 in the journal Nature that isotopes (forms of an element with different numbers of neutrons) in those rocks might indicate ancient metabolic activity by some mystery microbe. Those findings have been hotly debated ever since — as, in fact, have all claims of early life.
Still, the fact that suggestive evidence of life arises right as the rock record begins raises a question, said University of California, Los Angeles, geochemist Elizabeth Bell in a SETI Talk in February 2016: Is the timing a coincidence, or were there earlier forms of life whose remnants disappeared with the planet's most ancient rocks?
These cone-shaped structures discovered in 3.7-billion-year-old rocks in Greenland, about the size of a quarter, may be fossilized colonies of microbes and the earliest fossils of life on Earth, researchers say.
Credit: Allen Nutman/Nature
The period that occurred before the rock record begins is known as the Hadean. It was an extreme time, when asteroids and meteorites pummeled the planet. Bell and her colleagues said they might have evidence that life arose during this very unpleasant time. In 2015, the research team reported discovering graphite, a form of carbon, in 4.1-billion-year-old crystals of zircon. The ratio of isotopes in the graphite suggested a biological origin, Bell and her colleagues wrote in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
"There is some skepticism, which is warranted," Bell told Live Science. Meteorites or chemical processes might have caused the odd carbon ratios, she said, so the isotopes alone aren't proof of life. Since the publication of the 2015 paper, Bell said, the researchers have found several more of the rare-carbon inclusions, which the scientists hope to analyze soon.
From what is known of this period, there would have been liquid water on the planet, Bell told Live Science in an interview. There might have been granite, continental-like crust, though that's controversial, she said. Any life that could have existed would have been a prokaryote (a single-celled organism without membrane-bound nuclei or cell organelles), Bell added. If there was continental crust on Earth at the time, she said, prokaryotes might have had mineral sources of nutrients like phosphorus.
A different approach to the hunt for Earth's early life suggests that oceanic hydrothermal vents may have hosted the first living things. In a paper published in July 2016 in the journal Nature Microbiology, researchers analyzed prokaryotes to find the proteins and genes common to all of these organisms, presumably the final remnants of the Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) — the first shared relative from which all life today descends.
The research team found 355 proteins shared by all archaeal and bacterial lineages. Based on those proteins, the researchers reconstructed a view of LUCA's genome, hinting that it lived in an anaerobic (oxygen-free), hydrothermal environment. If that's the case, Earth's first life (or at least the first life that left descendants) would have resembled the microbes that cluster around deep-sea vents today, the researchers said.
Winston Churchill on Aliens: 1939 Essay Discovered
Winston Churchill on Aliens: 1939 Essay Discovered
By Sarah Lewin, Space.com Staff Writer
Winston Churchill (shown here at his daughter's wedding in September 1935) wrote an essay on alien life in 1939 when Europe was on the brink of war, shortly before he became prime minister of the United Kingdom.
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Winston Churchill was known for his leadership during World War II, but a newfound essay on alien life reveals another side of him, one that was deeply curious about the universe.
"I, for one, am not so immensely impressed by the success we are making of our civilization here that I am prepared to think we are the only spot in this immense universe which contains living, thinking creatures," he wrote in the newly uncovered essay, "or that we are the highest type of mental and physical development which has ever appeared in the vast compass of space and time."
Besides being prime minister of the United Kingdom during the tumultuous years of World War II, the British statesman was also a prolific writer and proponent of science. In fact, he was the first prime minister to have a science advisor. Those traits converged in the newfound 11-page essay about the search for alien life, discovered at the Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri. It was first written in 1939 and was slightly revised in the late 1950s. [5 Bold Claims of Alien Life]
The museum's director, Timothy Riley, showed the document to astrophysicist Mario Livio, who described the work and Churchill's approach to science in an article published today (Feb. 15) in the journal Nature. Churchill's essay was titled "Are We Alone in the Universe?".
"I was amazed to see the title of this article, first of all," Livio, head of the Institute Science Division at the Space Telescope Science Institute, told Space.com. "And then I read it and was even more astonished, because I saw that this great politician is musing about a real scientific topic, an intriguing scientific topic, [and] he is reasoning about this in the same way that a scientist today would go about it."
Churchill was not a scientist, and when the politician composed the essay, Europe was on the brink of war, Livio said.
"And yet, at that time, he finds the time to contemplate such issues and think about things so clearly," Livio added.
Evaluating the likelihood of life
In the essay, Churchill first set out to define life, characterizing the most important quality as the ability to reproduce. He chose to consider "comparatively highly organized life," which Livio said is probably multicellular life. Churchill likely did this to avoid ambiguity for things like viruses, which are able to replicate but exhibit other characteristics that aren't terribly lifelike, Livio said.
Then, Churchill discussed where to look for life: in places with liquid water (or where liquid water can persist, which is what scientists now call the "habitable zone" around stars).
"Then, he says, OK, once we've defined life, what are the necessary ingredients for life to exist? And he identifies liquid water as one such ingredient," Livio said. "And that's exactly what we do today. Our searches for life in the universe today are primarily guided by liquid water."
In his essay, Churchill considered the solar system, deciding that only Mars and Venus could have fulfilled those conditions. The outer planets are too cold, Mercury is too hot on one side and too cold on the other, and the moon and asteroids have gravity too weak to trap the atmosphere, Livio wrote, summarizing Churchill's argument.
Then, Churchill discussed the possibility of planets outside the solar system — exoplanets — which had not yet been discovered. The model he considered, described by astrophysicist James Jean in 1917, predicted that planetary formation is very unlikely to occur. (The theory, which proved incorrect, described planets forming by the gas torn from a star when another star passes by it.)
"But the beautiful thing is, then he says, But wait! Maybe this theory is wrong! Why should we think that this theory is correct?" Livio said. Churchill added that the abundance of double stars suggests that planetary systems could form commonly.
In the article, Livio quoted Churchill's essay: "I am not sufficiently conceited to think that my sun is the only one with a family of planets." Churchill went on to posit that a large fraction of those planets would be the right size to keep water on their surface and maybe an atmosphere, and that some would be at the right distance from their stars to maintain a life-friendly temperature.
Livio said Churchill saw value in science, but the statesman took a nuanced approach. He understood that science was necessary to win the war effort, but also established an atmosphere in which science was important in its own right, and he wanted it to be used to improve the world.
"As a result of that, in the 1950s, came all these great discoveries," Livio said, citing milestones like finding the structure of DNA and developing radio astronomy, which stemmed from work on radar. "Once you generate the framework and the infrastructure for science to thrive, then a variety of discoveries come."
But Churchill also emphasized that science should work to advance humanity, Livio said.
"Later in life, he also understood that one cannot do the science in what he would call a moral vacuum," Livio said. "You need to embed all the scientific research and discoveries also in the context of human values, and an understanding of the human condition."
Livio emphasized that today, science has serious problems to address, particularly regarding food resources, climate change and disease. Churchill's approach to science is necessary, Livio said.
"All of those [concerns] require serious scientific input, so there must be the mechanisms in place to get that scientific input, and the correct scientific input — which means science advisors at high levels, and involvement of scientists in a variety of decisions concerning some of those challenges," Livio said. "It certainly doesn't help to shun sciences; some of these problems can turn into disasters if nothing is done."
As for the likelihood of life on other planets, over the past 20 years, scientists have discovered thousands of planets orbiting other stars and have made large strides in determining these worlds' characteristics remotely. But researchers have yet to discover definitive signs of life elsewhere in the universe, or to visit other planets in person to hunt for life. However, Churchill didn't want to put bounds on what advancing science or technology might bring, Livio said.
"When he discussed the possibility of traveling to other planets and things like that, he says, well maybe this isn't possible today but, he says, 'It is rash to set limits to the progress of science,'" Livio said. "Things that are not possible today, you shouldn't think that they would not be possible in the future."
Capture of an Orb/Disk Shaped Object During Air Display Show Puerto Varas, Chile 16th February 2017
Capture of an Orb/Disk Shaped Object During Air Display Show Puerto Varas, Chile 16th February 2017
Published on Feb 17, 2017
Interesting Capture of an Orb/Disk Shaped Object During Air Display Show in Puerto Varas, Chile 16th February 2017.
This fascinating Short piece of Video footage Appears to have captured an Orb/Disk Shaped Object, travelling at high Velocity dangerously close to a Stunt Display Aircraft, as it was carrying out a difficult Air Manoeuvre. During Air Displays worldwide there is a strict no Fly-Zone put in place around any Aircraft to protect it while carrying out its Display. I have inverted and filtered the source footage to enhance the detail.
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft has spotted organic molecules — the carbon-containing building blocks of life as we know it — on Ceres for the first time, a study published today (Feb. 16) in the journal Science reports.
"Because Ceres is a dwarf planet that may still preserve internal heat from its formation period and may even contain a subsurface ocean, this opens the possibility that primitive life could have developed on Ceres itself," Michael Küppers, a planetary scientist based at the European Space Astronomy Centre just outside Madrid, said in an accompanying "News and Views" article in the same issue of Science.
"It joins Mars and several satellites of the giant planets in the list of locations in the solar system that may harbor life," added Küppers, who was not involved in the organics discovery.
Data gathered by NASA's Dawn spacecraft show a region around Ceres' Ernutet crater where organic concentrations have been discovered (labeled "a" through "f"). The color coding shows the strength of the organics' absorption band, with warmer colors indicating the highest concentrations.
The $467 million Dawn mission launched in September 2007 to study Vesta and Ceres, the two largest objects in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
Dawn circled the 330-mile-wide (530 kilometers) Vesta from July 2011 through September 2012, when it departed for Ceres, which is 590 miles (950 km) across. Dawn arrived at the dwarf planet in March 2015, becoming the first spacecraft ever to orbit two different bodies beyond the Earth-moon system.
During its time at Ceres, Dawn has found bizarre bright spots on crater floors, discovered a likely ice volcano 2.5 miles (4 km) tall and helped scientists determine that water ice is common just beneath the surface, especially near the dwarf planet's poles.
The newly announced organics discovery adds to this list of achievements. The carbon-containing molecules — which Dawn spotted using its visible and infrared mapping spectrometer instrument — are concentrated in a 385-square-mile (1,000 square km) area near Ceres' 33-mile-wide (53 km) Ernutet crater, though there's also a much smaller patch about 250 miles (400 km) away, in a crater called Inamahari.
And there could be more such areas; the team surveyed only Ceres' middle latitudes, between 60 degrees north and 60 degrees south.
"We cannot exclude that there are other locations rich in organics not sampled by the survey, or below the detection limit," study lead author Maria Cristina De Sanctis, of the Institute for Space Astrophysics and Space Planetology in Rome, told Space.com via email.
Dawn's measurements aren't precise enough to nail down exactly what the newfound organics are, but their signatures are consistent with tar-like substances such as kerite and asphaltite, study teammembers said.
Organics probably native
"The organic-rich areas include carbonate and ammoniated species, which are clearly Ceres' endogenous material, making it unlikely that the organics arrived via an external impactor," co-author Simone Marchi, a senior research scientist at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, said in a statement.
In addition, the intense heat generated by an asteroid or comet strike likely would have destroyed the organics, further suggesting that the molecules are native to Ceres, study team members said.
The organics might have formed via reactions involving hot water, De Sanctis and her colleagues said. Indeed, "Ceres shows clear signatures of pervasive hydrothermal activity and aqueous alteration," they wrote in the new study.
Such activity likely would have taken place underground. Dawn mission scientists aren't sure yet how organics generated in the interior could make it up to the surface and leave the signatures observed by the spacecraft.
"The geological and morphological settings of Ernutet are still under investigation with the high-resolution data acquired in the last months, and we do not have a definitive answer for why Ernutet is so special," De Sanctis said.
It's already clear, however, that Ceres is a complex and intriguing world — one that astrobiologists are getting more and more excited about.
"In some ways, it is very similar to Europa and Enceladus," De Sanctis said, referring to ocean-harboring moons of Jupiter and Saturn, respectively.
"We see compounds on the surface of Ceres like the ones detected in the plume of Enceladus," she added. "Ceres' surface can be considered warmer with respect to the Saturnian and Jovian satellites, due to [its] distance from the sun. However, we do not have evidence of a subsurface ocean now on Ceres, but there are hints of subsurface recent fluids."
An artist’s impression of a Sun-like star close to a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole, with a mass of about 100 million times the mass of our sun. Credit: ESA/Hubble, ESO, M. Kornmesser
Our love of black holes continues to grow as our knowledge of these celestial bodies expands. The latest news is the discovery of a rare "middleweight" black hole, a relative newcomer to the black hole family.
We already knew that some black holes are just a few times the mass of our Sun, while others are more than a billion times as massive. But others with intermediate masses, such as the one 2,200 times the mass of our Sun recently discovered in the star cluster 47 Tucanae, are surprisingly elusive.
So what is it about black holes, these gravitational prisons that trap anything that gets too close to them, that captures the imagination of people of all ages and professions?
'Dark stars'
As far back as 1783, within the framework of Newtonian dynamics, the concept of "dark stars" with sufficiently high density that not even light can escape their gravitational pull had been advanced by the English philosopher and mathematician John Michell.
Almost immediately after Albert Einstein presented his theory of general relativity in 1915, which supplanted Newton's description of our Universe and revealed how space and time are intimately linked, fellow German Karl Schwarzschild and Dutchman Johannes Droste independently derived the new equations for a spherical or point mass.
Although at the time the issue was still something of a mathematical curiosity, over the ensuing quarter of a century nuclear physicists realised that sufficiently massive stars would collapse under their own weight to become these previously theorised black holes.
Their existence was eventually confirmed by astronomers using powerful telescopes, and more recently colliding black holes were the source of the gravitational waves detected with the LIGO instrumentation in the United States.
A dense object
The densities of such objects is mind-boggling. If our Sun were to become a black hole, it would need to collapse from its current size of 1.4 million km across to a diameter of less than 6km. Its average density within this "Schwarzschild radius" would be nearly 20 billion tonnes per cubic centimetre.
The increasing strength and pull of gravity as you get closer to a black hole can be dramatic.
On Earth, the strength of the gravitational pull holding you to its surface is roughly the same at your feet as it is at your head, which is a little bit farther away from the planet.
But near some black holes, the difference in gravitational pull from head to toe is so great that you would be pulled apart and stretched out on an atomic level, in a process referred to as spaghettification.
In 1958, the American physicist David Finkelstein was the first to realise the true nature of what has come to be called the "event horizon" of a black hole. He described this boundary around a black hole as the perfect unidirectional membrane.
It's an intangible surface encapsulating a sphere of no return. Once inside this sphere, the gravitational pull of the black hole is too great to escape – even for light.
In 1963, the New Zealand mathematician Roy Kerr solved the equations for the more realistic rotating black holes. These yielded closed time-like curves that permitted movement backwards through time.
While such strange solutions to the equations of general relativity first appeared in the 1949 work of Austrian-American logician Kurt Gödel, it is commonly thought that they must be a mathematical artefact yet to be explained away.
A video simulation of two black holes merging.
Black and white holes
In 1964, two Americans, the writer Ann Ewing and the theoretical physicist John Wheeler, introduced the term "black hole." Subsequently, in 1965, the Russian theoretical astrophysicist Igor Novikov introduced the term "white hole" to describe the hypothetical opposite of a black hole.
The argument was that if matter falls into a black hole, then perhaps it is spewed out into our universe from a white hole.
This idea is partly rooted in the mathematical concept known as an Einstein-Rosen bridge. Discovered (mathematically) in 1916 by the Austrian physicist Ludwig Flamm, and re-introduced in 1935 by Einstein and the American-Israeli physicist Nathan Rosen, it was later termed a "wormhole" by Wheeler.
In 1962, Wheeler and the American physicist Robert Fuller explained why such wormholes would be unstable for transporting even a single photon across the same universe.
Fact and fiction
Not surprisingly, the idea of entering a (black hole) portal and re-emerging somewhere else in the universe – in space and/or time – has spawned countless science fiction stories, including Doctor Who, Stargate, Fringe, Farscape and Disney's Black Hole.
Ongoing productions can simply claim that their characters are travelling to a different or a parallel universe to our own. While it appears to be mathematically feasible, there is of course no physical evidence to support the existences of such universes.
But this is not to say that time travel, at least in a limited sense, is not real. When travelling at great speed, or perhaps falling into a black hole, the passage of time does slow down relative to that experienced by stationary observers.
Clocks flown quickly around the world have demonstrated this, displaying time lags in accordance with Einstein's theory of special relativity.
The 2014 movie Interstellar played on this effect around a black hole, thereby creating a sense of travelling forward in time for astronaut Cooper (played by Matthew McConaughey).
Despite the strangely endearing name, the phrase "black hole" is perhaps somewhat misleading. It implies a hole in space-time through which matter will fall, as opposed to matter falling onto an incredibly dense object.
What actually exists within a black hole's event horizon is hotly debated. Attempts to understand this include the "fuzzball" picture from string theory, or descriptions of black holes in quantum gravity theories known as"spin foam networks" or "loop quantum gravity."
One thing that does seem certain is that black holes will continue to intrigue and fascinate us for some time yet."
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Huge Alien Craft decloaks in weird shaped rainbow cloud over Washougal, WA
Huge Alien Craft decloaks in weird shaped rainbow cloud over Washougal, WA
The following images taken with a cell phone on July 9, 2016 show a decloaking UFO in a weird shaped rainbow cloud over Washougal, WA.
The photographer of the amazing images states: There are two witnesses including myself: Both professional and credible, one an engineer with academics US Air Force Academy (engineering) and Washington (Seattle), the other from University Of California.
One hour before the event we noticed some weird clouds so we decided to take some pictures. We then went to store and on return an hour later we noticed the weird clouds again but now from a marina 5 miles away.
We stopped to take more pictures as now two short and strange colored rainbows were a part of the scenarios. One rainbow is easily visible in the images.
Started taking pictures and within a 2 second window the clouds open up (cloak lost?), and you see what we saw...one witness almost fainted.
In person you could see that object was huge, and that pictures might only be seeing the bottom half of this "pyramid” on a side with sharp edges, but we could see relief and contours (vents, windows, appendages, etc.).
It was about 5 miles away, seemed like 5 miles wide by 8 miles long, the visible part, and there are no mountains even close to this area like that.
We watched for 15 minutes and it soon became cloaked again 20 minutes later but we did not see that actually occur. Mufon case 82110.
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UFO almost collides with plane of Chilean Air force during air show over Puerto Varas, Chile
UFO almost collides with plane of Chilean Air force during air show over Puerto Varas, Chile
A fast unidentified flying object seems to pass very close to a plane of the high aerobatics squad “Halcones Fach” of the Chilean Air Force during a full flight demonstration held in the city of Puerto Varas, Chile.
The object which comes very close to the plane crosses it’s path at high speed. Then the object makes a turn and disappears.
Several witnesses stated they saw several other unidentified flying objects close to the planes during the demonstration.
After the strange event happened on February 10, 2017, the unknown object has been the subject of much speculation (UFO, meteorite, bird or other plane) on social media.
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NASA investigation mysterious Ancient Geoglyphs seen from Space
NASA investigation mysterious Ancient Geoglyphs seen from Space
NASA scientists found one group of geoglyphs so interesting they have decided to study it from space.
The space agency officially investigated the Steppe Geoglyphs, a group of more than 200 giant squares,lines, rings and a swastika formed by dirt mounds in the Turgai area of northern Kazakhstan.
Left: The Ushtogay Square is at 50.832933°N 65.326276°E.
Right: The Turgay triradial is at 50.102778°N 65.360833°E.
NASA teamed up with Digital Globe to study the formations, the joint effort produced 50 to 60 images of the glyphs which measure about 300 to 1300 feet across.
These geoglyphs are thought to have been made by the Mahandzhar culture between seven and nine thousand years ago which would make them older than any other such geoglyphs, including the famous Nazca Lines of Peru, which date to between 200 B.C. and A.D. 500.
Close encounters in Canada: UFO data reveals unexplained alien sightings
Close encounters in Canada: UFO data reveals unexplained alien sightings
Graham Slaughter
"Most of the time it's just a strange cloud formation, or the reflection of light, a rocket launch, an unusual view of a planet, most likely Venus—or it could be outright fraud."
A pair of orange fireballs streaking across the dark horizon. A mysterious object crashing into Lake Winnipeg. A nighttime visit from a “being with blonde hair and blue skin.”
These are among 1,267 reported UFO sightings across Canada in 2015, the second-biggest year for unexplained alien activity in the last 30 years.
The detailed Canadian UFO Survey released Monday by the Winnipeg-based group Ufology Research includes accounts of where, when and precisely what Canadians claim they saw in the sky last year.
The trove of strange stories includes dozens of unexplained lights, aircraft shaped like discs and diamonds, silently hovering UFOs and a few close encounters of the third kind.
In one case from Quebec, someone reported seeing three short “humanoids” with heads too big for their bodies and “big, black slanted eyes.” They then heard a high-pitched hum and woke up the next morning.
The stories may sound unbelievable, and researchers admit that many don’t hold up. Only about 12 per cent of the reports were classified as “unexplained.”
“The ridicule factor is quite certainly there, but we’re not saying the little grey guys are here. This is simply what people are reporting,” Winnipeg-based UFO researched Chris Rutkowski told CTV News Channel on Tuesday.
The data was collected from 17 sources across the country including Transport Canada, Canada National Defense, the National UFO Reporting Center and YouTube.
Witnesses included pilots, police officers and “other individuals with reasonably good observing capabilities and good judgement,” researchers wrote.
The only year with more UFO sightings than 2015 was 2012. Researchers believe that may have related to reports of a supposed “end-of-days” phenomenon from the Mayan calendar.
“We do know that the UFO reports continue to be made in growing numbers every year and this is just indicative that people are paying attention to what is in the sky. They’re not just looking down at their cellphones,” Rutkowski said.
Quebec led the country with 35 per cent of all UFO reports in 2015 -- a notable jump from previous years when that figure wavered between five and 15 per cent.
“It could be (that) the media are a little more attentive to the UFOs in Quebec,” Rutkowski said.
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland all had an increase in UFO sightings in 2015. In terms of major Canadian cities, Montreal had the most reports with 97, with 78 sightings in Toronto and 69 in Vancouver.
The average sighting lasted about 16 minutes.
Ufology Research has collected the reports on a yearly basis since 1989. Since then, they’ve compiled 16,905 sightings.
Many strange lights, few alien beings
By and large, Canadians mostly reported seeing strange lights in the night sky. They came in a variety of colours (pink, orange, “brilliant white”) and shapes (orbs, triangles), and some moved in curious zigzagging or stop-and-go patterns.
The data becomes particularly strange is in several isolated reports of one-on-one contact with alien beings.
In Montpellier, Que., a “humanoid” reportedly approached a house after lights were seen. In Kentville, N.S., an alien reportedly entered a person’s bedroom and held their shoulders. In Oshawa, Ont., someone reported being abducted aboard a spaceship (a note indicates “photos that don’t show anything.”)
In an attached essay on the data, researchers ponder what, if not proof of alien life, underlies the eyewitness reports.
“Is this phenomenon psychological, sociological, cultural, and/or physical? Is it our contemporary culture’s storytelling? Is it our collective psychological and social mythology generating what myths have generated since ancient times, answers to our desires, visions of our nightmares, and insights into what our future may hold? Or is the phenomenon something else? Physical objects created by our species or another form of life we cannot begin to understand?”
Canadians more open to discussing UFOs
The steadily rising reports of UFOs could be linked to several factors: the popularization of drones, camera phones, laser pointers, at-home strobe lights. But Rutkowski suggests that the increase likely relates to the country’s collective curiosity.
“People are more interested. I think other people will talk to each other at a party or in school or university, and these are the types of topics people are interested in,” he said.
He added that, as writers like Stephen Hawking continue to pen popular books on outer space, humankind will continue to question the existence of extra-terrestrial life.
“Because space is so much in the public eye, I think people are paying a little more attention to the possibility that we are not alone.”
Edmonton came fourth in UFO sightings in 2015, according to Ufology Research.SUPPLIED
Edmonton’s fascination with flat, round objects doesn’t stop with pizzas.
Sure, the city came in eighth in the battle for the world’s best pizza, but the Canadian UFO Survey released this week says Edmonton had the fourth-highest sightings of UFOs of any city in Canada.
The city followed Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
Among the provinces, Alberta also came fourth. Of Canada’s 1,267 sightings in 2015 – the second-highest number on record-, Quebec had a whopping 450 , Ontario 314, and 224 in B.C.
By comparison, wild rose country had a paltry 101 reported UFO sightings last year.
Edmonton’s 36 UFO reports included orange and green orbs, blinking red and white and fuzzy lights moving across the sky, a “large blurry cloud,” and a “bright round light,” moving slowly, which “seemed to flatten in shape.”
On May 12 last year, a “large green fireball” broke into six pieces and mysteriously disappeared in the city.
About a month later, on July 20, “several discs” in the sky “appeared to change colour and come in and out of focus.” That report was one of only a handful accompanied by photos or video.
The survey was compiled by Canadian-based Ufology Research, which gathers sightings “to provide data for use by researchers trying to understand this controversial phenomenon.”
Like Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Alberta had more reported UFO sightings this year than last.
Before you get excited about a visit from alien friends or foes, only 12 per cent of all UFO reports were classified as “unexplained” phenomenon.
The number of reported UFOs here did not, unfortunately, bring Alberta onto the list of Most Interesting Canadian “Unknowns” in 2015. You’ll have to look east to Saskatchewan or west to B.C. to find those.
Take a January incident in the town of Lumsden, Sask., in which several aircraft reported “a very large object with a small white light in the middle, surrounded by a halo, moving northbound in the vicinity” of the community.
About a month later in Vancouver, someone reported a “strange object” which ”appeared to be a cliché flying saucer” floating above the roofs of highrise apartments.
If you’ve ever looked up in the sky and noticed something odd flying by, you’re not alone.
Every year, thousands of Canadians report spotting an unidentified flying object, better known as a UFO, soaring through our airspace. Most of these objects are later identified, but about 17 per cent of all sightings are relegated to the category of “unexplainable.”
Manitoba seems to be the province where the most UFOs are spotted, by a fairly wide margin (even though Canada’s UFO landing pad is located in St. Paul, Alberta — fail). Sightings in the area date all the way back to 1792, before Manitoba was even a province. But there have been just over 2,000 reports of suspicious flying objects in the past 200 years alone. Are all these people wrong? Or has Canada actually been visited by extra-terrestrial life?
While he believes in the possibility that some of the sightings could be valid, he does caution that some of them could be attributed to military exercises or increased internet access (hoax videos, anyone?), the CBC reports. A big part of the reason Manitoba is considered Canada’s UFO capital is because no other province has conducted the same kind of extensive search of its recorded sightings. In other words, Manitoba is the UFO capital by default.
Still, we reached out to Transport Canada for some answers as to why these sightings of strange flying objects persist, since the agency regulates most of the bizarre things you’d find in the sky, from commercial airliners to tiny consumer drones. They pointed us to a report which included mentions of UFOs, but there was some fine print.
“It is important to remember that in [Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System] reports, the term ‘UFO’ can include many things, including sightings of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs or drones), balloons, meteors, weather phenomena, and birds,” Senior Communications Advisor Mélany Gauvin wrote in an email. “It should not be interpreted to mean something of extraterrestrial origin. The department cannot comment on data collected by other organizations or individuals.”
As far as Transport Canada is concerned, our country hasn’t been visited by any extra-terrestrial life. But the people in Manitoba must be seeing something in the sky, after all, since the sightings have persisted for more than 200 years. Rutkowski even reports that he receives about three alerts per day of UFO sightings from across the country.
Ah well. Guess we’ll file those under the category of “unexplained.”
IN DEEP Samples from fluid pockets in crystals inside Mexico's Naica mine in Chihuahua revealed life-forms that may have been trapped in the minerals for up to 50,000 years.
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BOSTON— Microbes found stowed inside giant crystals in caves in Chihuahua, Mexico, may have survived there for tens of thousands of years. The microorganisms, which appear to be vastly different from nearly all life-forms found on Earth, offer a good indication of how resilient life can be in extremely harsh environments, including those found on other planets.
“These organisms are so extraordinary,” astrobiologist Penelope Boston said February 17 during a news conference at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are not close to any known genus scientists have been able to identify, said Boston, director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute in Moffett Field, Calif. Their closest relatives live in caves halfway around the world or in volcanic soils or thrive on compounds such as toluene.
For eight years, Boston and her colleagues have been studying microbes deep inside the Naica lead, silver and zinc mine. Some microorganisms were discovered trapped in fluid pockets inside massive crystals of calcium sulfate. Analysis suggests that the microbes may have been tucked away in these tiny time capsules for 10,000 to 50,000 years and may have been dormant for some or all of that time. But they “remained viable in some fashion and were able to be regrown,” she said. Her team reawakened the microbes in the lab and studied their genetic material, along with genetic material from other organisms found in the walls of the cave and other areas near the crystals.
The microbes found inside the crystals appear to be similar but not identical to those living outside, on the cave walls and other nearby areas, Boston said. That leaves Boston and her team fairly confident that the samples were not contaminated with other microbes and that their age estimates for the crystal-trapped microbes is solid. The team has not yet published the result. If confirmed, the microbes would represent some of the toughest extremophiles on the planet — dwelling at depths 100 to 400 meters below Earth’s surface and enduring temperatures of 45° to 65° Celsius.
“Any extremophile system that we’re studying actually allows us to push the envelope of life further,” Boston said. “We add it to this atlas of possibilities that we can apply to different planetary settings.”
Studies like these show that some microbes are hardy creatures, willing to turn just about any habitat into a home. That’s promising for the hunt for life beyond Earth. It’s problematic, however, as researchers start to think about sending probes to potentially habitable worlds, such as Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Boston’s discovery is a reminder of how little scientists know about the microbes on Earth. And that means there are unknowns about what life-forms could stow away on spacecraft sent to other worlds, says Cassie Conley, NASA’s planetary protection officer.
“If you took some of these organisms from Earth and put them elsewhere, they may do just fine,” she says. That’s not so great for studying any native life that might be there. The Earth-based life could take over and contaminate those worlds.
VIDEO FOOTAGE OF A UFO APPEARING AFTER IT GOT HIT BY A LIGHTNING STRIKE
VIDEO FOOTAGE OF A UFO APPEARING AFTER IT GOT HIT BY A LIGHTNING STRIKE
During a thunderstorm a UFO appeared right after a lightning strike. It's unclear wether the UFO got hit by the lightning or that it generated the lightning strike in order to travel into this dimension. It appears after the strika and it hoovers above a little town. After 30 seconds there is a second lightning strike and the UFO disappears. It's interesting to see the UFO lights up the area when it's hoovering above it.
NASA has been accused of covering up an alien sighting after a video surfaced showing six UFOs passing the International Space Station live-stream seconds before the feed is cut and replaced with images from a camera showing the inside of a briefing room.
Conspiracy theorists claim the clip shows a fleet of unidentified objects flying by the ISS moments before the agency's live-stream goes dead.
The 31 second video appears to focus on the outside of the American station and within seconds, 'six large' glowing orbs crept past the camera.
Objects fly by the International Space Station
The sighting was originally spotted by YouTuber Streetcap1, who then shared the clip with SecureTeam 10.
'He has discovered what some are calling a fleet of unidentified flying objects moving in the distance behind the International Space Station,' Tyler from SecureTeam said.
'We have about six UFOs passing behind, and judging from the distance, I would guess that the size of these objects, whatever they are, would be fairly large.'
'Much larger than NASA's typical excuse of ice particles, we must be looking at icebergs.'
Tyler explained that suspiciously NASA cut the live feed and replaced it with feed from camera showing the inside of a briefing room.
The video shows the outside of the lit up International Station (ISS) floating in the dark abyss of space.
And at the six second mark, the first 'floating orb' appears in the frame - with the rest of the fleet following shortly after.
Although alien hunters are sure these balls of light are UFOs, a former NASA employee has a more scientific explanation.
The 31 second video shows the outside of the lit up International Station (ISS) floating in the dark abyss of space
And at the six second mark, the first 'floating orb' appears in the frame - with the rest of the fleet following shortly after. Although alien hunters are sure these balls of light are UFOs, a former NASA employee has a more scientific explanation - 'space dandruff' or ice
Conspiracy theorists claim to have spotted a fleet of unidentified objects flying by the International Space Station moments before the agency's livestream went dead
A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION
In 1996, the NASA STS-75 shuttle blasted off on a 15 day mission, with a mission to transport a tether with a satellite at the end that could conduct electricity.
Unfortunately, the tether broke, leading to the loss of the satellite.
However, the strangest sequence was a cloud of ice crystals floating ahead of and around the tether, almost like dandruff, that many believed were UFOs - which could be what was seen in the latest sighting by the International Space Station.
An article posted on Atlas Obscura, explains some of James Oberg's reasons behind sightings like this one.
Oberg, who was employed at NASA in the late 1990s, calls this type of occurrence a result of 'space dandruff'.
In 1996, the NASA STS-75 shuttle blasted off on a 15 day mission, with a mission to transport a tether with a satellite at the end that could conduct electricity.
Unfortunately, the tether broke, leading to the loss of the satellite.
However, the strangest sequence was a cloud of ice crystals floating ahead of and around the tether, almost like dandruff, that many believed were UFOs.
Although experts have there explanations of what these objects could be, there are still many alien hunters who beg to differ.
Another sighting near the ISS occurred in January, when John Craddick, from Wolverhampton, told the Sun he teaching a friend how to use the NASA live feed when he spotted an object float by the station.
'I've been watching it for years but never seen any UFOs on it before,' he said.
'At first it was really small and then it grew bigger, lasting for about 25 seconds.'
Mr Craddick said 'there's nothing human which can fly that high', which he took as evidence it was a UFO.
While it is not always possible to determine exactly what these objects are during the brief period they appear in the stream, there are a number possible explanations for these types of sightings.
'It is astonishing how many UFOs are seen buzzing around the ISS, but like this video there is usually a simple explanation for them,' Nigel Watson, UFO expert and author of the UFO Investigations Manual, told MailOnline.
'This could well be a lens reflection that appears and then goes as the light changes, giving the impression of an extraterrestrial space coming into view and then cruising out of sight.
'Many UFOs caught by the ISS's cameras can be also be explained as images of space junk or satellites in the distance, and even very small flecks of paint or particles can appear like UFOs when caught by the bright light from the sun.'
Is this the moment a UFO appears above Earth before flying away?
BELIEVE IN CONSPIRACY THEORIES? YOU'RE PROBABLY A NARCISSIST
People who doubt the moon landings are more likely to be selfish and attention-seeking, according to a study earlier this year.
Over the course of three online-based studies, researchers at the University of Kent showed strong links between the belief in conspiracy theories and negative psychological traits.
Writing in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, the team explained: 'Previous research linked the endorsement of conspiracy theories to low self-esteem.'
In the first study, a total of 202 participants completed questionnaires on conspiracy beliefs, asking how strongly they agreed with specific statements, such as whether governments carried out acts of terrorism on their own soil.
Alongside this, they were asked to complete a narcissist scale and a self-esteem assessment.
The results showed that those people who rated highly on the narcissism scale and who had low self-esteem were more likely to be conspiracy believers.
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Canadian Spots Three ‘Aliens’ Working on Damaged ‘Spacecraft’
Canadian Spots Three ‘Aliens’ Working on Damaged ‘Spacecraft’
CANADA — A North York man says he saw three alien beings working on a spacecraft.
The anonymous man claims he was walking his dog at Earl Bales Park when he noticed a few lights in the distance.
” It was approximately 10:30 at night and I thought it was an ATV or something with high beam lights on it,” he says.
Reportedly, as the Ontarian approached the lights, his dog exhibited “overwhelming fear” and began to cry.
“He was trying to stop me from walking towards it. Moments later, fear came over me as well.”
What he saw, he explains, was a “craft” that had “landed with lights on it” and three small beings around it.
“They were frantically working on the object, as if was a problem with it.”
The man says he became so fearful then that decided to leave the area, hoping to find a police car or “other witnesses” to go back and observe the incident with him.
He described the craft as a shiny metallic object measuring about 20 feet in diameter and emitting “a lot of light”.
“It was probably 8 feet tall at the tallest point, coming down to disk-shape edge. It was disc shaped, with three landing feet,” he said on a MUFON report.
The alleged object, which according to the eyewitness was not hovering but had already landed, had no door nor windows and appeared to be non functional.
“They were trying to repair something,” he said.
In 2014, as a Philadelphia retired Temple University professor stated that hybrid aliens are already living among humans on Earth.
UFO SPOTTED AS HUGE 'SPACESHIP' ALMOST COLLIDES WITH AIR FORCE JET
Incredible footage of a UFO almost colliding into a jet during an air show has emerged online.
The video was shot in Puerto Varas, Chile last Friday while the Chilean high aerobatics squad pulled off a series of stunts above a crowd.
While one of the Halcones Fach's military planes zooned upwards, the hundreds of people gathered below noticed a disc appear out of nowhere.
And astonishingly it appears to narrowly graze the Air Force jet as it flashes across the sky.
The UFO can be seen flying across the path of the Air Force jet(Photo: Copyright unknown)
Since the bizarre moment, witnesses took to social media and online forums to report they had seen an unidentified object near the plane during the demonstration.
The footage has been posted on YouTube, and has racked up nearly 10,000 views - with many people speculating over what the object could be.
While some claim it is a spaceship, others suspect it might have been a meteorite or another plane, or even a passing bird.
Hundreds of people had gathered to watch the air show(Photo: Copyright unknown)
One person posted under the video: "Yesterday I saw a UFO in the sky – this was incredibly similar".
Another commented: "I actually think there are two UFOs if you look carefully".
Most scientists dismiss ufology, the study of UFOs, as a pseudoscience. Dr. Bob Davis wants to change that.
Each year, Phoenix, Arizona hosts the International UFO Congress, the largest annual gathering dedicated to the study of this phenomenon, otherwise known as ufology. One of the most striking things I noticed while speaking with attendees at this year's congress was their insistence on the reality of UFOs, even before I had expressed any doubt. Ufologists always seem to be on the defensive, a conversational tic that is undoubtedly learned from years of speaking with skeptics.
In other words, ufologists will always be the first ones to let you know that they don't believe in UFOs, they know they are real. But the gap between belief and knowledge is a large one, a chasm that separates the scientific and the pseudoscientific. Since ufology became something of an organized field of study, albeit a fringe one, in the 1950s, the overwhelming majority of the scientific community hasn't hesitated to label the field as pseudoscientific, much to the ire of ufologists.
Although the US government has launched formal inquiries into the UFO phenomenon, little has changed in the last six decades to indicate that ufology will ever be anything more than pseudoscientific. But Bob Davis, a retired neuroscientist and self-described "UFO agnostic," wants to change that. I caught up with him at the International UFO Congress to find out why he thinks ufology can become a serious scientific discipline. Our conversation has been lightly edited for clarity and length.
Motherboard: Hey Bob! You're a retired neuroscientist, but most scientists don't take UFOs seriously. What gives?
Bob Davis: I've been a closet ufologist my whole life, I guess because of the fear of ridicule by others. When my wife and I visited Sedona, Arizona a couple of years ago, we happened to see two orange orbs in the night sky. I'm not entirely sure what that was all about, but that motivated me to start writing a book: The UFO Phenomenon. Now I'm a member of the Dr. Mitchell Foundation for Research into Extraterrestrial Encounters, which is exploring the essence of that phenomenon.
What kind of research does this organization do?
We have studied 3057 individuals who have claimed to have conscious, explicit memory of contact with a physical craft associated with some form of non-human intelligence.
What did you find based on this research?
Ufologists have always thought that this phenomenon was a negative or hostile experience, but we're finding just the opposite. What we've found is that about 85 percent of the people who are experiencing this phenomenon are being transformed in a very positive behavioral or psychospiritual way. Generally, people become more humane, experience a oneness with the world. They become less interested in organized religion, they become more spiritual, they have less interest in monetary values, and become more sensitive to the ecological welfare of our planet, among many other psychospiritual outcomes. It is a real and powerful outcome that is generally ignored by the UFO community.
We believe, but we don't pretend we have the answer, but we feel that the quantum holographic theory of consciousness outlined by Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the co-founder of FREE, provides a possible explanation of the essence of the phenomena. We base that again, in part, on the transformative aspects the experience has on the individual. People are reporting that they become aware, based on their interaction with the phenomenon, that there is indeed a multi-dimensional reality, that there is life after death. We're trying to apply, in other words, is a scientific explanation, but not claiming we have the answer.
Has the psychological community acknowledged this research?
Our results will appear in two journals later this year, the Journal ofConsciousnessand The Journal of Scientific Exploration.
We're not saying we have irrefutable evidence of what this phenomenon is about, we simply want to present our results and increase public awareness, especially that of the mainstream so they can take this topic much more seriously. Once we publish our results in these journals, hopefully it will stimulate more interest and attention, and hopefully research that builds upon our preliminary findings.
Did you notice any similarities between people who were reporting these experiences?
The obvious question is whether these individuals might be having an illusion or a fantasy proneness, some aberrant psychological pathology that might give rise to their contentions that they're behaviorally transformed. That's discounted to a large extent because if they were in fact having some type of psychological aberration to begin with, it would be very unlikely that they'd report such positive behavioral outcomes as a result of their interaction with this phenomenon. The fact that so many, about 85 percent, say the same thing, also diminishes the possibility that there is an underlying psychological aberration associated with it. Unfortunately we didn't have the time and money to screen all individuals for some psychological problem. Future research should look at that component of the individual who is reporting this kind of experience.
It sounds like a religious experience that these people are describing.
Many of these positive transformations are similar to a spiritual awakening. Call it psychospirtual, call it religious, call it whatever, but the vast majority of these people are transformed in a very positive way.
Aliens at the UFO Congress. Image: Daniel Oberhaus
Do you think UFOs are extraterrestrial in origin, or unexplained earthly phenomenon, like a military craft or something?
Most ufologists claim that this phenomenon is extraterrestrial in nature, but science has to look at other explanations. Unfortunately it will probably still continue to be viewed as a pseudoscience by the general scientific community, which is highly unfortunate because this phenomenon is valid and is impacting of thousands of people worldwide. Without question we have to make it more scientifically rigorous. The confounding variable is that we don't, at the present time, have the scientific principles to apply to help answer the underlying essence of what governs and regulates this phenomenon. We're probably not going to ever have irrefutable evidence to what this phenomenon is all about. We can only indirectly make conclusions. Maybe over time these principles will evolve, and that can be more specifically applied as a means to qualify and quantify largely anecdotal evidence which is what we have from thousands of experiences. Anecdotal evidence can't be measured in a laboratory and most scientists want tangible data.
What would that look like in this case? Actually capturing a UFO?
That would be the smoking gun. Many contend we do have UFOs being housed wherever. People contend they have the answer, but we don't know who or what to believe. Ufology is littered with such disinformation, people that make up conclusions without sufficient evidence. It's very hard to separate fact from fiction, sense from nonsense, which is largely why most scientists consider it at best a pseudoscience and don't want to become involved. Plus there's no granting agency that is going to provide funding for scientists to engage in this type of research, so that also turns off a lot of the scientific community, especially in the academic setting.
You spent 30 years as a neuroscientist, but now you don't doubt ufology as a legitimate area of study. What would it take to convince other scientists to take this seriously?
There are many scientists who are interested in the phenomenon and take it seriously. But it needs to be more so, a research effort by researchers from many scientific disciplines working in a collaborative fashion to study this phenomenon with much more serious intent. There's an obvious fear of ridicule, so people don't reveal interest in this area. It's unfortunate because the scientific community should be more engaged rather than being largely dissociated from studying the phenomenon. Although Organizations like the Mutual UFO Network devote a lot of time studying UFOs, but continuing to analyze this phenomenon in the manner that they do, which is a retrospective analysis of prior events, is not going to advance our understanding of the phenomenon. We need to apply more rigorous scientific protocols, using a multi-disciplinary approach. I believe that's going to be the only way we're going to gain greater insights into the phenomenon.
The Chilean high aerobatics squad – called Halcones Fach – were performing stunts above a crowd in Puerto Varas when the bizarre incident happened.
As one of the military planes zooms upwards in the sky, a high disc comes out of nowhere and appears to narrowly graze it.
Local reports have said that numerous witnesses at the show last week came forward to say they had seen numerous unidentified objects near the planes during the demonstration.
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SPOTTED: A 'spaceship' was spotted at an air show in Puerto Varas, Chile, last week
The footage has been viewed thousands of times since begin posted on video-sharing site YouTube.
Numerous people have speculated that it could have been a meteorite or some a near-miss event between the air force jet and another plane.
But ufologists are convinced it is evidence aliens have and continue to visit Earth.
One person posted under the video: "Yesterday I saw a UFO in the sky – this was incredibly similar".
Another commented: "I actually think there are two UFOs if you look carefully".
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5 surprising things about the 'Phoenix Lights' sighting that we learned at UFO Congress
5 surprising things about the 'Phoenix Lights' sighting that we learned at UFO Congress
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A witness describes encounter with the "Phoenix Lights" 20 years ago and and its lasting impact at the UFO Congress in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Wochit
PHOENIX — The "Phoenix Lights" incident remains a big deal to UFO researchers worldwide even 20 years later because thousands reported witnessing the phenomenon.
We know the official explanation that the lights in the sky and possible craft were military flares left many, especially among UFO and extraterrestrial believers, unsatisfied. We know that the curiosity about it probably isn't going to go away anytime soon.
Several hundred people attended "The Importance of the Phoenix Lights-Mass UFO Sighting" panel discussion earlier this week as part of the International UFO Congress in Scottsdale.
Panelists included:
•Richard Dolan, a UFO writer and researcher, host of a weekly radio program and guest on the shows Hangar One and Ancient Aliens.
• Lynne Kitei, a witness to the lights and author of Phoenix Lights: A Skeptic's Discovery That We Are Not Alone.
• Jim Mann, director of Arizona MUFON (Mutual UFO Network), an investigative and research organization.
The panel was moderated by James Fox, a director of three UFO documentaries.
Here are a few things you may not know about the lights, according to the panel.
1. Mysterious lights were spotted in the months before March 13, 1997.
Two months before Phoenix became a hotbed of UFO interest, some reported seeing strange lights in the month before, including panelist Kitei.
2. It's called, the Phoenix Lights, but the mass sightings began in another state.
UFO researchers report that before the lights were seen over Phoenix, they were first spotted near Henderson, Nev. Afterward, they were spied in Mexico.
"We call it the Phoenix Lights, but it's really not completely accurate," said Dolan, referencing the sightings hours earlier in Nevada. "You're talking about two distinctive types of events. Could be related. Could be the same thing. Could be something different."
3. It took three months for news of the mass sightings to 'go viral.'
The event happened in the middle of March, but it didn't become general knowledge until June 18, 1997, when USA TODAY put a brief headlined "Skies, phone lines light up Ariz." on the front page.
4. Even among some UFO investigators, there is not enough evidence to say it was extraterrestrial-related.
"Do we have evidence that it was an extraterrestrial event? No," said MUFON investigator Mann. "We have evidence that it was an extremely bizarre event. We can't put a label on it other than it was an anomaly."
Mann added that Arizona MUFON investigated 325 cases of reported UFOs last year. The majority were explained, 12 were filed away as unknown.
5. Seeing the lights caused an unnatural reaction, according to some witnesses.
Panelists shared that instead of being awed and immediately wanting to discuss what they saw, some witnesses reported a sort of temporary amnesia. Moderator Fox shared that while interviewing some hospice workers for one of his UFO documentaries about the event, they shared that they watched the lights appear and disappear over a period of time but didn't say a word about it. "We went right back to our tea," Fox said a woman told him.
Mann said he spoke to a man who reported that he stopped his car on the side of the road and watched with several others as a craft "slowly glided overhead. Not a word was spoken. After it went on by, everyone got in their car and drove home."
The Arizona Republic sifted through more than 100 reports from the Project Blue Book files, searching for the interesting, the bizarre and the unbelievable stories from Arizona's UFO sightings. Many of the names and specific locations within the reports were redacted by the U.S. Air Force. Thinkstock
VIDEOHet Amerikaanse ruimtevaartagentschap NASA heeft vrijdag plots zijn live feed vanuit het internationaal ruimtestation onderbroken. Volgens ufo-spotters zou dat gebeurd zijn nadat er zes 'ongeïdentificeerde vliegende objecten' in formatie door het beeld zoefden. Hoewel de beelden waarschijnlijk enkel ijspartikels zijn, zagen ufo-spotters er meteen complot in.
Tijdens de rechtstreekse uitzending zien we hoe de zes objecten van rechts naar links door het beeld bewegen. Het was ufo-spotter Streetcap1 die het merkwaardige fenomeen als eerste opmerkte. Hij deelde vervolgens de clip met SecureTeam10. Dit is een groep van ufo-experten die de beelden bestudeerde en hun bevindingen online delen.
"Streetcap1 heeft een zogenaamde vloot van ongeïdentificeerde vliegende objecten waargenomen die achter ISS voorbijschuift", zegt Tyler van SecureTeam10. "Het gaat zo te zien over een zestal objecten. Te oordelen naar de afstand waarop ze achter het ruimtestation passeren, zijn het objecten van een aanzienlijke omvang".
"NASA doet deze objecten meestal af als ijspartikels", vervolgt Tyler. "In dit geval zou het dan wel om enorme ijsbergen gaan".
Nog volgens Tyler heeft de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie de live-feed plots onderbroken nadat de 'ufo's' hun opwachting hadden gemaakt. Er werd overhaast overgeschakeld naar een camera die beelden doorstuurde van een vergaderzaal.
Dit is koren op de molen van de aanhangers van samenzweringstheorieën. Die beweren dat wetenschappers bij NASA wel degelijk op de hoogte zijn van buitenaards leven, maar er alles aan doen om bewijzen hiervan in de doofpot te stoppen.
Het zou bovendien niet de eerste keer zijn dat de livestream vanuit ISS abrupt afgebroken worden voor 'ongewone waarnemingen'. NASA doet dit steevast af als 'een technisch mankement'.
Anderen beweren dan weer dat wetenschappers en astronauten codenamen hanteren voor aliens en ufo's. Een 'theorie' luidt dat een astronaut aan boord van ruimtestation ISS per ongeluk het codewoord 'gospel' voor een ufo onthulde.
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Various Clues Show That the Fabled Continent of Lemuria Actually Existed
Various Clues Show That the Fabled Continent of Lemuria Actually Existed
Various legends and other unusual landforms remind of the submerged continent of Lemuria that stretched all the way from India to Australia. Like Atlantis, this ancient landmass disappeared in mysterious circumstances tens of thousands of years ago.
Towards the end of the 19th century, English geologist Philip Sclater had coined the idea of a submerged continent named Lemuria. Although such a belief was not so novel, the researcher provided evidence that would even be approved by the scientific community at that time.
In an article entitled ‘The Mammals of Madagascar,’ Sclater noted that lemur fossils were abundant in Madagascar and India, whlist in mainland Africa and Middle East there were none. Based on this observation, he proposed that India and Madagascar formed at some point in time a broader continent, and reffered to it as ‘Lemuria.’
Science later adopted the idea of continental drift, so a submerged continent would have been less probable by the new standards. Even so, the concept of a submerged ancient land remains viable, as there are numerous enigmas residing in the area which point in that direction.
The first anomalous area which hints at a mythical continent of Lemuria is ‘Adam’s Bridge,’ also known as ‘Rama’s bridge’ after its legendary builder. What remains of it is a mysterious string of sand combined with pebbles stretching over an 18-miles-area from mainland India to Sri Lanka. It was first considered a natural formation, but satellite images released by NASA revealed that it could be in fact a collapsed bridge underneath the ocean’s surface.
The legend has it that Rama constructed a colossal bridge that would transport his army of Vanara, or ape-men, across the water mass separating his kingdom from the island of Lanka where his wife Sita was held captive. It could be just a tale, but it’s more likely that it has some truth in it considering that the mysterious remains resemble a submerged bridge.
The Tamil people are an ethnic group who strongly believe in the existence of Lemuria, although they have their own term for it, namely Kumari Kandam. Tamil population numbers over 76 million people at present. They are spread throughout Sri Lanka, India, Mauritius, Singapore and Malaysia, and their language is considered among the oldest written dialects in the world.
According to their genesis story, they are descendants of the old Pandiyan kings which ruled over a portion of land that was swallowed by the ocean in ancient times.
Tamils claim their ancestors’ kingship was spread all across the Indian continent, and their civilization is the oldest in the world. When Kumari Kandam was flooded, its dwellers scattered in all directions and contributed to the foundation of many civilizations that followed. Because of this, it is believed that this long-forgotten and submerged continent was the cradle of human civilization.
According to geologists, the Lemurian continent had been divided somewhere towards the end of the Mesozoic era because of the rising waters. India’s National Institute if Oceanography revealed in a study that sea level was 100 meters lower approximately 14,500 years ago, and it gradually went up because of global warming until periodic floods covered a considerable portion of the landmass. In turn, this led to the disappearance of many coastal civilizations, in our case Lemuria, or Kumari Kandam.
The equator regions have always been most prone to natural catastrophes like earthquakes and volcano eruptions,” explained Professor Karsten M. Storetved, University of Bergen in Norway.
These tectonic processes played an important role in the disappearance of the ancient continent known as Lemuria to western scholars. Sri Lanka, together with India, Indonesia and Malaysia were part of this continent. Many islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans are remnants of this continent that in ancient times covered the whole area of today’s ocean.”
…descriptions of cataclysm in early literature when land suddenly went underwater are logical. But they should be proven to be scientific facts. This can be done with the help of sea-floor analysis that is possible to carry out. Modern theories find supportive evidence, both in ancient literature and language history…”
With so much technology at hand, it would seem a reasonable task to discover the ruins of this fabled continent, but the bottom of the ocean is an inhospitable place with frequent transitions resulting from volcanic activity, earthquakes and erosion. It may be that we’ll never discover the ruins of ancient Lemuria, but legends about it will continue to surf the planet in this new age of information.
And who knows, maybe one day every individual will have the possibility to become an amateur archaeologist, and eventually bring to light crucial facets of our long-forgotten ancestry.
Elon Musk Says Aliens Are Watching Humanity, But Humans Are Not Smart Enough To Realise It, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Elon Musk Says Aliens Are Watching Humanity, But Humans Are Not Smart Enough To Realise It, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Tech Billionaire Elon Musk spoke at the World Summit Meeting this week and brought up some very interesting subjects. At 11 min into the video he speaks of humanity meeting aliens for the first time. "Imagine you were very confident that we were going to be visited by super confident aliens in say 10 years or 20 years at the most." Then, seconds afterward the speaker asks, "So you think in maybe 20 years, we will have aliens on earth?" Elon got nervous at this point, fidgeted a little bit to gather his wits and then in a composed state of mind said stated; "Digital super intelligence will be like an alien." Then he continues, "Some people among us ask where are the aliens?" At this point, he grinned as if he knew something great...something he knew and the rest of the world didn't. It was a certain cockiness in his voice and attitude and continues by saying, "maybe they are among us, I don't know. Some people think I am an alien. Not true." A few minutes later the speaker asks, "Do you think we will make contact with aliens in the next 50 years?" You can see him thinking deeply about this question, and then says; "thats a real tough one to say. Uh...I mean, if there are super intelligent aliens out there, they probably already observing us. That would seem quite likely and we are just not smart enough to realise it." Then he continues; "any alien civilisation that was even interested in populating the galaxy, even without faster than the speed of light, even if you were only traveling at 10-20% the speed of light, you could populate the entire galaxy in say 10 million years." Now I have never stated publicly that Elon Musk is an alien, never, but apparently someone has, and its no surprise. His tech innovations are groundbreaking. He made a space capsule for NASA that was roomier, and more Star Trek-like in just 14 days after NASA asked for one. Thats impossible. I believe Elon could be an alien and is certainly showing lack of failing and mass successes as an alien would, but I feel he is getting his alien tech innovations from the US government trying to leak alien tech into the public sectors. Probably DARPA or some other Gov agency has been secretly passing alien technology to Elon and seeing what he could make with it. I also think a lot of his funding comes from the US government to insure he succeeds. Scott C. Waring
White UFO Shoots Past Chile Air Force Jet Over Chile Almost Hitting It, Feb 10, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
White UFO Shoots Past Chile Air Force Jet Over Chile Almost Hitting It, Feb 10, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 10, 2017 Location of sighting: Puerto Varas, Chile This UFO was caught near a Chile Air Force plane performing over the city of Puerto Varas last week. UFO and alien drones (AI controlled usually) have a put a high amount of interest upon any technology that can fly. This allows aliens to asses human tech levels. Thus, they can make predictions about humanities future and the events that will unfold. Scott C. Waring Eyewitness states:
Massive sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) in the city of Puerto Varas, Chile, seen from three different angles. Strange unidentified flying object (UFO), it seems to pass very close to a plane "Halcones Fach" of the Chilean air force, in full flight demonstration held in the city of Puerto Varas, south of the country, last February 10 2017.
Glowing UFO Over Kenner Neighborhood On Dec 20, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Glowing UFO Over Kenner Neighborhood On Dec 20, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Dec 20, 2016 Location of sighting: Keener, Louisiana, USA Source: MUFON Here is a report from December, but just came in this week about three glowing orbs over the city of Keener. The UFOs are in a triangle formation and may be part of once single UFO instead of three separate UFOs. Nice capture, but if you are that close to the UFO, you should walk forward toward its location if at all possible to see it better. Scott C. Waring Eyewitness states:
I first heard a very loud booming type bass sound about 10 minutes prior to seeing the triangle shaped UFO outside the front of my house. Not sure if this loud vibrating noise has anything to do with the UFO sighting but it is still occurring outside right now. The sound is strange because we are not able to figure out where it is coming from and normally it is easy to tell where a sound like this is originating from. As soon as I went outside in my front yard to listen to the booming sound a large triangle shaped UFO appeared in the northern sky above me moving in a westerly direction. The UFO had three white lights in the shape of a triangle with other colored flashing lights. There was no sound coming from the UFO and it was NOT a airplane, helicopter and or drone. I know this because I live close to the airport and I see planes all day and night and none of them look like this unknown object. I have video footage of the UFO which I will include in this report.
Last year, Albertans looking up at the night sky spotted everything from bright balls of light to glowing orbs, and even a "dark sphere the size of a small house."
That's according to the annual Canadian UFO Survey, which said the province saw an increase in reports pertaining to unidentified flying objects in 2015 compared to 2014.
There were 101 UFO sightings reported in Alberta last year and 95 the year before.
A southern Alberta family snapped this photo of what they think was a flying object that hovered over their cattle fields in 2014. In 2015, there were 101 UFOs reported in the province. (Sam Martine)
The most ever reported happened in 2012 — which according to the Mayan Calendar — was also supposed to be the year the world ended.
"There were 323 reports from Alberta alone," said Chris Rutkowski, a science writer who compiled this year's survey.
"People were spending a lot more time looking and and they were worried that the UFO's were coming. I guess it was sort of end of the world jitters."
The 2015 summary of the survey describes UFO witnesses as "individuals with reasonably good observing capabilities and good judgement."
Rutkowski said they're from all walks of life — pilots, air traffic controllers, and members of the Armed Forces.
"According to some polls, 10 per cent of the Canadian population believe they've seen UFOs. So you're actually in good company if you have seen a UFO."
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Pre-1900 UFO Cases
Pre-1900 UFO Cases
These cases date pre-1900, several prominent cases do not appear on this list because they are either hoaxes or have been further researched and were simply not authentic, most notable is the 'Alexander the Great Case of 329 BC', otherwise these incidents have all been deemed legitimate.
These cases include the Nuremberg Sighting of 1034 through to the Great California Airship of 1897. There will be a few more cases added shortly if research bears out there authenticity. There are other sightings that have their origin in the Bible, those are too numerous to list here.
UFO Over New York's Schoharie County - 1790
About 9 p.m., a bright shining light appeared in the northern sky with a great roar. The witness indicated that it grew in intensity until it would have out-shown the noonday sun. The resident remarked that the light was so bright that he could have “… picked up pins in every corner.” As the object moved over the countryside, it met with a rise of tall trees and as it did, it rose above them and continued on with the speed of galloping horse. To read more about this historic UFO Sighting in NY State 0f 1790.
Object Seen Above Tennessee College Campus - 1853
On June 1, 1853 a luminous object was seen by many as it hovered over a Tennessee college campus. As the sun rose over the campus of Burritt College, numerous students—who apparently were early risers in those days, too—were startled to see two luminous objects in the sky. According to professor A.C. Carnes, who reported the incident in a letter to Scientific American, the first had the appearance of a small new moon, while the other resembled a large star. The small object then vanished, while the bigger one changed shape, first into a globe and then into an elongated shape parallel with the horizon. The smaller light then became visible again, and increased rapidly in size, while the other object shrank. The two objects continued fluctuating in a similar fashion for the next 30 minutes. “The students have asked for an explanation, but neither the President nor Professors are satisfied as to the character of the lights,” wrote Carnes. While he himself speculated that the occurrence might have been caused somehow by atmospheric moisture, the incident remains a mystery.
Electrical UFO Monster July 1893
Long before government cover ups, hoaxes or even flying machines this article appeared in the Tacoma/Seattle Newspaper. On July 3, 1893 several fishermen were awakened in the middle of the night by the presence of a strange craft that they described as an "electric monster." Their watches stopped and the craft/monster emitted electricity and light. Read the full newspaper article at the link below.
Reports of UFOs were recorded in newspapers of the 19th century. One of the most famous cases of the time appeared in the St. Louis Democrat, Oct. 19, 1865. That article also appeared two weeks later in The Cincinnati Commercial, bringing more public awareness to UFOs. The account was of an old Montana fir trapper by the name of James Lumley who saw a UFO fly over him and crash into the forest, "exploding like a rocket". Lumley reported that there was hieroglyph writing and glass on the side of the craft which made this case extremely intriguing. To read about more about the James Lumley UFO.
Attempted Alien Abduction-Lodi, California, 1896
Shawed said the UFO hovered quietly over water
Over 60 years before alien abduction claims became mainstream, two people were nearly abducted in Lodi, California. Colonel H. G. Shaw, along with his friend Camille Spooner, had a close encounter with previously unknown entities, traveling with their UFO in 1896.
Not many people know that seeing unidentified lights in the sky goes back over a century, when the first UFO “flap” (a grouping of UFO sightings made over a specific area within a few months) occurred over a hundred years ago in the waning years of the nineteenth century. It all began when a mysterious unidentified light was observed by hundreds of people moving slowly over Sacramento, California in November, 1896, apparently moving against the wind at a leisurely thirty miles an hour. It was seen again a week later, this time over San Francisco; by the end of the year hundreds of reports of the thing were coming in from all over the Pacific coast, creating a media frenzy. To read more about the Great California Airship UFO.
Aurora, Texas UFO Crash of 1897
The Aurora UFO Incident that reportedly occurred on April 17, 1897 in Aurora, Texas, a small town in the northwest corner of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. The incident (similar to the more famous Roswell UFO Incident 50 years later) reportedly resulted in a fatality from the crash. The alleged alien body is was buried in an unmarked grave at the local cemetery. To read more about the Aurora Texas UFO crash.
The Maracaibo, (Venezuela) Incident Oct 24, 1886
The occupants, completely terror stricken, and believing, as they relate, that the end of the world had come, threw themselves on their knees and commenced to pray, but their devotions were almost immediately interrupted by violent vomiting and extensive swellings commenced to appear in the upper part of their bodies, this being particularly noticeable about the face and lips. To read more about the Maracaibo UFO Incident.
UFO, Denison Texas - 1878
City of Denison a few years after the sighting
"From Mr. John Martin, a farmer who lives some six miles south of this city, we learn the following strange story: Tuesday morning while out hunting, his attention was directed to a dark object high up in the southern sky. The peculiar shape and velocity with which the object seemed to approach riveted his attention and he strained his eyes to discover its character." To read more about the Denison Texas UFO.
UFO Seen From Windsor Castle - 1783
Thomas Sandby and his brother witness the event at Windsor
"An oblong cloud moving more or less parallel to the horizon. Under this cloud could be seen a luminous object which soon became spherical, brilliantly lit, which came to a halt; this strange sphere seemed at first to be pale blue in colour but then its luminosity increased and soon it set off again towards the East. To read more about the Windsor Castle UFO.
French Coin From 1680 Depicting UFO
French Education coin of 1680 clearly depicting a UFO
This is a French jeton minted in 1680, a coin-like educational tool that was commonly used to help people count money, or sometimes used as a money substitute for playing games. It is about the size of a U.S. quarter-dollar and similar to thousands of other jetons with different religious and educational designs that were produced and used in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. It appears to commemorate a UFO sighting of a saucer like object. Some researchers feel it represents the Biblical Ezekiel's wheel. The Latin inscription 'OPPORTUNUS ADEST' translates as 'It is here at an opportune time". To read more about the French UFO coin of 1680.
Two Large Glowing Wheels Over Hamburg Germany 1697
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This illustration shows the sighting of two UFOs over Hamburg, Germany, November 4, 1697. The objects were described as "two glowing wheels".
He would recall two accounts involving unidentified crafts. His first experience was in March of 1676, when he saw a, as he said, "Vast body apparently bigger than the moon."To read more about the Edmund Halley UFO.
First Unidentified Submerged Object (USO) In the USA - Boston Mass, 1644
In January 1644, America's first USO, or Unidentified Submerged Object, was sighted. A USO is an aquatic UFO. Governor John Winthrop made two entries in his journal in regards to this unholy affair.
First UFO Sighting in the United States - Boston, 1639
Artist Likeness
In 1639, America's first UFO was sighted over the Charles River in Boston. Lights sped back and forth across the Charles River from Back Bay Fens to Charlestown. Governor John Winthrop made an entry in his journal regarding this strange event. The primary witness was described as a man of good reputation, activity and estate in Boston: To read the full account of the first UFO Sighting in the United States.
Basel,Switzerland UFO Battle of 1566
In Basel Switzerland on August 7, 1566, at dawn, many citizens became frightened when they witnessed black spheres in the sky involved in a formidable aerial battle for several hours. There was no doubt that the skies above their city were being invaded.
According to the Nuremberg Gazette, the "dreadful apparition" filled the morning sky with "cylindrical shapes from which emerged black, red, orange and blue-white spheres that darted about." Between the spheres, there were "crosses with the color of blood" (i.e. red crosses). To read more about the Nuremberg UFO Sighting.
Christopher Columbus UFO Sighting 1492
Christopher Columbus and Pedro Gutierrez while on the deck of the Santa Maira, observed, "a light glimmering at a great distance." It vanished and reappeared several times during the night, moving up and down, "in sudden and passing gleams." To read more about the Christopher Columbus UFO Sighting
Shen Kuo UFO Sighting of 1053
Shen Kuo was a man ahead of his time, centuries before it was accepted Shen said the moon and the sun were round not flat, he accurately described why we have eclipses, and discovered magnetic north. In Shen most famous book "Dream Pool Essay" he had a chapter devoted to "Strange Happenings". In he he wrote about the following UFO sightings
It opened its door and a flood of intense light like sunbeams darted out of it, then the outer shell opened up, appearing as large as a bed with a big pearl the size of a fist illuminating the interior in silvery white. The intense silver-white light, shot from the interior, was too strong for human eyes to behold;
The Nuremberg Chronicle, UFO 0f 1034, in 15th Century Book
Illustration from the Nuremberg Chronicle
The illustration accompanying the account shows a cigar-shaped form haloed by flames, sailing through a blue sky over a green, rolling countryside. This "may" be the first work that actually contains actual illustrations of UFO's.
SHOCK: Humans are descended from aliens from Mars – shock claim
Seth Shostak, director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) institute, says life as we know it may have come from Mars.
He claims an asteroid collided with the red planet and flung dirt across space to Earth.
Shostak said: "It's possible that billions of years ago, tiny bits of biology quit the Red Planet and infected ours.
"If so, your family tree – and that of every other terrestrial life form – has its deepest roots not in the ancient oceans of Earth, but in the vanished seas of Mars.”
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CLAIM: Seth Shostak says life on Earth may come from the red planet
The theory, known as panspermia, is that some microorganisms can survive the lifeless space between planets.
They then grew and evolved on Earth eventually creating humans, the theory continues.
Writing in the Huffington Post, Shostak added: "Scientists estimate that in the early days of the solar system, billions of rocks between an inch and a yard in size were involuntarily shuttled from the Red Planet to ours.
"In its youth, Mars was wetter and warmer than now, and could have spawned living things at a time when Earth was as lifeless as an octogenarian slumber party.
"Because so many martian rocks were kicked into space, it's highly probable that at least some would have come from an inhabited patch of Mars – assuming it had inhabitants.
"And some of those would have landed in a suitably welcoming patch of Earth.”
In other baffling space news, yesterday five mystery UFOs flew past a space station – as NASA cut a live feed.
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Six UFOs 'creep past' International Space Station before NASA 'cuts live feed'
Six UFOs 'creep past' International Space Station before NASA 'cuts live feed'
Alien conspiracy theorists have gone into overdrive this weekend after a video emerged online allegedly showing a cluster of UFOs flying past the International Space Station.
The 31-second video appears to focus on the outside of the American station and within seconds, 'six large' glowing orbs crept past the camera.
WATCH: Cluster of mysterious objects fly past ISS before 'NASA live feed is cut'
Video by: NASA
According to the Daily Mail the sighting was originally spotted by Youtube user Streetcap1, who then shared the clip online.
The video was shared with alien conspiracy website SecureTeam and Tyler from group told the website that he believed the items would be "fairly large".
"Much larger than NASA's typical excuse of ice particles, we must be looking at icebergs."
Tyler explained that suspiciously NASA cut the live feed and replaced it with feed from camera showing the inside of a briefing room.
Last month John Craddick, from Wolverhampton in the UK, claimed he spotted another UFO on the ISS live feed.
The Phoenix Lights incident remains one of the world's most perplexing mass UFO sightings on record, and still causes intrigue among the alien research community, even though many sceptics claim to have debunked the case.
The Phoenix Lights Incident will celebrate its 20th anniversary next month.
It became a phenomenon in March 13 1997 thousands of people began telling of seeing huge triangular UFOs drifting over Arizona and the city of Phoenix.
The size of them varied from a Boeing 747 to multiple football fields.
A panel of UFO experts discussed the case as part of the UFO Congress conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Several hundred people attended an event called The Importance of the Phoenix Lights-Mass UFO Sighting.
One element that emerged during the panel's discussion was that there was a bizarre reaction to the sightings by a number of witnesses.
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Triangle UFOs, like this CGI representation, were reportedly seen by thousands.
Lynne Kitei
A picture of the Phoenix Lights taken by witness Lynne Kitei in 1997.
Some reported a temporary amnesia-like state, when immediately after seeing the lights, they went blank or failed to discuss it with anyone.
Panel moderator filmmaker James Fox, who investigated the case to produce a documentary, said that during interviews with hospice workers, they told how they "watched the lights appear and disappear over a period of time but didn't say a word about it."
One woman told him: "We went right back to our tea."
Jim Mann, director of the Arizona Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) branch, which investigates UFO and alien sightings, told of similar accounts.
A man told Mr Mann he stopped his car to watched the UFOs with several other people and "a craft slowly glided overhead".
The man said: "Not a word was spoken. After it went on by, everyone got in their car and drove home," the panel heard.
The panel also included Richard Dolan, a UFO writer and researcher, and Dr Lynne Kitei, a witness to the incident who went on to write the book Phoenix Lights: A Skeptic's Discovery That We Are Not Alone.
They looked at other claims, including that similar mysterious sightings had happened in the three months leading up to March 1997.
Witnesses to these earlier lights included Dr Kitei, she said.
The panel also heard that the mass sightings actually started outside of Arizona, azcentral.com reports.
They were first reportedly seen near Henderson, Nevada, and later in Mexico.
Mr Dolan said: "We call it the Phoenix Lights, but it's really not completely accurate.
"You're talking about two distinctive types of events. Could be related. Could be the same thing. Could be something different."
Despite the unanswered issues, researchers remain loathed to say it means it must have been aliens.
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VIDEO: Livestream NASA onderbroken op moment dat ‘zes grote UFO’s’ het ISS passeren
VIDEO: Livestream NASA onderbroken op moment dat ‘zes grote UFO’s’ het ISS passeren
Op de livestream van het internationale ruimtestation ISS zijn zes grote lichtbollen gespot. Dat schrijft de Daily Mirror.
Videobeelden van de NASA laten zien hoe de UFO’s van rechts naar links door het beeld bewegen.
Ze werden ontdekt door UFO-jager Streetcap1, die de beelden deelde met SecureTeam10, een groep die de objecten heeft bestudeerd.
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“Er zijn een zestal UFO’s te zien en op basis van de afstand zou ik zeggen dat deze objecten, wat het ook zijn, vrij groot zijn,” aldus Tyler van SecureTeam10.
“Veel groter dan ijsdeeltjes, het excuus waar NASA normaal gesproken mee op de proppen komt,” voegde hij toe.
Tyler legde uit dat NASA de livestream vreemd genoeg uitschakelde op het moment dat de lichtbollen in beeld verschenen. Er werd overgeschakeld op beelden vanuit een controlecentrum.
Vreemde objecten
Complottheoretici zeggen op YouTube dat de NASA bewust de bewijzen van buitenaards leven probeert achter te houden.
Eind vorig jaar ging het beeld ook al op zwart nadat vreemde objecten bij het ISS waren waargenomen. Op live-beelden van het ruimtestation was te zien hoe een voorwerp razendsnel voorbijvloog.
Grijs scherm
Net voordat het object uit beeld verdween, werd een grijs scherm getoond met de mededeling dat er technische problemen waren opgetreden.
Reden genoeg voor de complottheoretici om te stellen dat de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie de bewijzen van buitenaards leven wil uitwissen.
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NASA BEREIDT MENSHEID VERDER VOOR OP (NEP) BUITENAARDSE INVASIE ( VIDEO )
NASA BEREIDT MENSHEID VERDER VOOR OP (NEP) BUITENAARDSE INVASIE ( VIDEO )
In de loop der jaren zijn er al heel wat bijzondere dingen waargenomen bij het International Space Station.
Dat ze echter bij NASA zodanig zitten te slapen dat ze een complete UFO-vloot laten zien, is nog niet eerder vertoond.
Wat er normaal gesproken gebeurt bij NASA wanneer er een vreemd object oftewel een UFO in beeld komt, dan wordt onmiddellijk de live stream verbroken en verschijnt er een bericht dat er technische problemen zijn.
Alleen dit keer ging er bij NASA iets mis, ze zaten te slapen, of ze hebben het moedwillig door laten gaan, want er kwam enkele dagen geleden prominent een complete vloot UFO’s in beeld.
Even los van het feit dat NASA er alles aan doet om dit normaal gesproken voor het publiek verborgen te houden, blijft natuurlijk de vraag:
Wie of wat vliegen daar rond en wat hebben die daar te zoeken?
Zijn het buitenaardsen die nieuwsgierig zijn zoals Scott Waring denkt. Hij zegt dat de buitenaardsen op aarde aan allerlei regels zijn gebonden waardoor ze zich niet altijd mogen laten zien, maar dat de ruimte hun speeltuin is waar ze die beperkingen niet hebben.
Ze weten dat ze worden gefilmd en hebben daar klaarblijkelijk geen enkele moeite mee.
Anderzijds is het ook altijd mogelijk dat ze deze beelden bewust hebben laten zien om de mensheid een beetje meer vertrouwd te maken met het feit dat wij worden omringd door buitenaards leven.
Het antwoord op alle vragen weten we niet op dit moment, maar wel dat Streetcap1 er wederom in is geslaagd een mooi tafereel bij het ISS vast te leggen.
Nu zijn er diverse media die vermelden dat NASA de livestream zou hebben stopgezet toen de bovengenoemde UFO vloot in beeld kwam.
Dat verhaal schijnt afkomstig te zijn van Secureteam die op basis van beelden van Streetcap1 een video hebben gemaakt. Echter, wanneer je goed luistert naar het commentaar bij de video, dan zegt hij dat ook niet. Hij zegt dat het voordoen van een technische storing de gebruikelijke manier is waarop NASA ervoor zorgt dat men de beelden niet meer ziet. Hij zegt niet dat dit hier gebeurd is, want dan hadden we het blauwe storingsscherm waarschijnlijk ook wel in de opname van Streetcap1 gezien.
In de video van Secureteam die hierna volgt, hoor je Tyler op 4 minuten en 2 seconden het volgende zeggen: "Whether they cut the shot or they transition to a different to a shot like we are seeing here". Met andere woorden, in dit geval is het beeld niet door NASA afgekapt door middel van een storingsscherm, maar is overgeschakeld op een ander beeld. Ook blijkt dit afkappen nergens uit de originele beelden van Streetcap1.
Dit is een belangrijk gegeven, omdat dit de theorie ondersteunt dat NASA in dit geval moedwillig de beelden heeft laten doorgaan.
Het kan voor komen dat er per ongeluk even een UFO in beeld komt, maar dat ze een complete vloot "per ongeluk" laten doorgaan, lijkt ons vergezocht.
Voor de liefhebbers navolgend een compilatie van beelden van ruimtevluchten en ISS waar eveneens per ongeluk vreemde objecten in beeld komen waar nog nooit iemand een verklaring voor heeft gevonden.
Secret Winston Churchill Essay On The Existence Of Aliens Discovered! Feb 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Secret Winston Churchill Essay On The Existence Of Aliens Discovered! Feb 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Here is a great video posted by SecureTeam10 of Youtube. It talks about how Winston Churchill actually wrote about the existence of aliens and how ignorant it would be for humanity to assume its the highest form of life in the universe.
Winston then went on to say; “With hundreds of thousands of nebulae, each containing thousands of millions of suns, the odds are enormous that there must be immense numbers which possess planets whose circumstances would not render life impossible.”
Contemplation about the life within our own universe is something each of us have to find a way to deal with. Soon in about 10 more years the truth will be announced by AI. When AI becomes available to hackers and it will one day, AI will find the proof in databases around the world and come to the final conclusion, that aliens exist and governments have been hiding the information poorly. Scott C. Waring
The YouTube video taken from NASA camera on the ISS itself shows one faded object appear to pass the space station.
Then four clearer objects appear to pass, followed by a sixth faded one.
The footage was uploaded by YouTube user Streetcap 1 who spends hours scouring ISS live cams looking for anomalies.
He has posted several clips of alleged UFOs by the ISS, but many have been exposed as nothing more than lens flares being projected out by the camera after light reffacted inside the lens.
But, the latest video is one of the more intriguing ones.
So, the aliens were fully aware that they would be seen on the live internet cameras and they just didn't give a flying f***.
Scott C Waring
The video, uploaded this month, has been picked up by UFO blogger Scott C Waring.
He blogged on ufosightingsdaily.com: "This amazing catch was by Streetcap1 of Youtube as he watched the space station and caught a fleet of UFOs doing a fly by of the ISS.
"They came in close and they came within about 30 to 50 meters."
He claimed it was proof they were alien spaceships.
He added: "So, the aliens were fully aware that they would be seen on the live internet cameras and they just didn't give a flying f***.
"You see, on Earth, aliens in the most part, have to follow our rules, especially the rules made by former presidents that say that alien cannot reveal themselves to humans...yet.
"But in space, its their home turf, and that means, their rules. As you can see for yourself, they do as they please."
But, Scott Brando, a forensic UFO investigator, who runs hoax-busting website ufoofinterest.org, said it was just paticles of ice floating past, that were out of focus, giving an orb-like appearance.
He also said that the footage dated back to 2010, and was being re-run on YouTube, withoutthis pointed out.
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Wetenschappers vinden opvallende patronen op Mars, en dat zou wel eens belangrijke gevolgen kunnen hebben
Wetenschappers vinden opvallende patronen op Mars, en dat zou wel eens belangrijke gevolgen kunnen hebben
Wetenschappers hebben stukken land gevonden op de planeet Mars die ‘in een niet zo ver verleden’ overstroomd zijn geweest door water. Dat brengt de mogelijkheid van leven op de rode planeet weer een stap dichterbij.
Wetenschappers van het Trinity College in Dublin hebben een gebied op Mars kunnen afbakenen waar ooit water heeft gestroomd. “En dat is zelfs nog niet zo heel lang geleden”, staat er in de studie van de wetenschappers.
De onderzoekers pasten hun technieken toe in de woestijn van NamibiëFOTO: TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
De onderzoekers analyseerden delen van de Namibische woestijn op zoek naar plaatsen die ooit overstroomd waren, om dan die analyse en hun bevindingen ook toe te passen op een kaart van het oppervlak van Mars.
“Want wanneer woestijngebied overstroomd wordt, laat dat bepaalde patronen achter op de grond”, klinkt het bij de wetenschappers, die hun bevindingen publiceerden in het tijdschrift Geophysical Research Letters. “Via satellietbeelden hebben we het oppervlak van Mars gescand en hebben we ook dergelijke patronen gevonden, wat erop wijst dat er in een relatief recent verleden stromend water is geweest.”
En die aanwezigheid van stromend water is een belangrijke indicator van de mogelijkheid tot leven op de rode planeet.
Een impressie van het oppervlak van MarsFOTO: NASA
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Documenten: CIA bespioneerde Marsbewoners door middel van buitenzintuiglijke waarneming
Documenten: CIA bespioneerde Marsbewoners door middel van buitenzintuiglijke waarneming
Uit documenten die recentelijk zijn vrijgegeven blijkt dat de CIA Mars verkende met behulp van buitenzintuiglijke waarneming of ESP.
Vorige maand openbaarde de inlichtingendienst meer dan 13 miljoen pagina’s die onder meer informatie bevatten over onderzoeken naar UFO-waarnemingen en studies over ESP.
De CIA was onder meer geïnteresseerd in de omstandigheden op Mars in de prehistorie. Op 22 mei 1984 werd het verleden van de rode planeet geanalyseerd door een helderziende.
Piramide
Die kreeg een gesloten envelop met daarin een kaart waarop de volgende tekst stond: “De planeet Mars. Periode: ongeveer 1 miljoen jaar voor Christus.”
De proefpersoon mocht de envelop voor het einde van het experiment niet openen en de exacte coördinaten van de gebieden werden mondeling overgebracht.
Op de eerste plek werd een okerkleurige ‘piramide of piramide-achtige vorm’ waargenomen.
Gigantische structuren
Daarnaast zag de persoon een stofstorm die ‘het gevolg was van een groot geologisch probleem’.
In andere gebieden werden gigantische structuren gezien, waaronder een ‘obelisk’ die leek op het Washington Monument. Andere structuren leken op aquaducten.
In één van de piramides op Mars ontdekt de helderziende ‘verschillende kamers’ waar bijna geen meubels stonden. Het leken slaapvertrekken te zijn.
Vreemde kleding
Volgens de persoon waren de bewoners van Mars ‘dun en lang’ en ‘droegen ze vreemde kleding’.
De experimenten waren onderdeel van het Stargate Project, een geheime legereenheid die in 1978 werd opgericht door de Amerikaanse militaire inlichtingendienst DIA.
Het programma werd in 1995 beëindigd en kostte de Amerikaanse belastingbetaler miljoenen dollars.
Spaanse schilder openhartig over zijn ontmoeting met twee ruimtewezens: “Ze willen ons helpen”
Spaanse schilder openhartig over zijn ontmoeting met twee ruimtewezens: “Ze willen ons helpen”
Tienduizenden jaren oude rotstekeningen bevatten afbeeldingen van wezens die volgens sommigen erg lijken op aliens, meldt The Creators Project.
In de moderne wereld zijn er maar weinig kunstenaars die zeggen dat ze worden geïnspireerd door buitenaardse wezens.
Magazine Vice had een ontmoeting met een Spaanse schilder die zegt dat zijn werk is voortgekomen uit een ontmoeting met de bemanning van een buitenaards ruimteschip.
Twee wezens
Toen kunstenaar Robert Llimós in Brazilië was om daar een trouwerij bij te wonen, besloot hij op een middag een wandeling te maken door de duinen.
Hij ging ergens zitten, maar had niet door dat hij recht voor een UFO zat. “Er ging een raam open en er keken twee wezens naar me,” vertelt Llimós aan Vice.
“Ze hadden lange nekken, vreemd gevormde schedels en zwarte ogen,” vervolgt de schilder. “Eén van hen droeg een tiara op haar hoofd.”
Oudere broers
“Ik vermoed dat het de vips van de UFO waren of de royals van de plek waar ze vandaan komen,” aldus Llimós.
De wezens benaderden hem omdat ze wisten dat hij een schilder en beeldhouwer was en hen zou afbeelden.
“Het zijn een soort oudere broers van ons,” zei hij. “Ze willen ons helpen.”
Taak
Uit zijn omgeving kwamen gemengde reacties op het voorval. Sommigen geloofden hem, anderen niet. “Ik weet dat dit moeilijk is om te geloven,” legde hij uit.
Llimós zegt dat het zijn taak is om de angst rond aliens te verminderen voordat ze zullen terugkeren.
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Two Suns Seen Over Slovakia During Sunset, Video, UFO Sighting Daily News.
Two Suns Seen Over Slovakia During Sunset, Video, UFO Sighting Daily News.
Date of sighting: February 2017 Location of sighting: Slovakia This week a person was watching the sunset and noticed two setting suns. Now I have said time and time again, if you want to see a UFO, watch a sunset. The setting suns angle creates a problem for anything cloaked, so that any UFO is revealed for a few minutes. This UFO was huge and in the direction of the sun, but pocking though the clouds. A glowing orb UFO, which is very commonly seen over places like Dome of Rock and Denver, Colorado mountains. Great video posted by Martin Mikuas of Youtube. Scott C. Waring
The Occult Extraterrestrial War: America’s Secret Space Fleet
The Occult Extraterrestrial War: America’s Secret Space Fleet
America’s Secret Space Fleet – is it protection against alien invasion or a creation itself of malevolent aliens? Since 2015 NAVY engineer William Tompkins has made astounding claims that he personally participated in designing kilometers-long battle cruisers for the clandestine “Military Industrial Complex.” But even more astounding is his revelation that our planet has been a battleground for warring extraterrestrial cultures for thousands of years. The result has been wars, destruction and attempts to hinder our progress. Has hidden knowledge of this galactic war and alien exploitation of Earth been the greatest occult secret of all time?
Here’s one new interesting video of an unidentified flying object that was making a 180 degree turn over Charleroi in Belgium. This happened on 14th February 2017.
NAZI Blueprints of Flying Saucers Found, Reverse Engineering and Tested
NAZI Blueprints of Flying Saucers Found, Reverse Engineering and Tested
German engineer, who claimed that the Soviets German experts were able to get flying saucers back to work. Today’s American space dream is made possible to NAZIS.
Churchill essay on the possibility of alien life discovered in US college
Churchill essay on the possibility of alien life discovered in US college
Winston Churchill’s essay Are We Alone in the Universe? was penned the year before he became prime minister, and reveals his keen interest in science
Churchill was the first prime minister to hire a science adviser and created government funding for labs, telescopes and technology which led to post-war discoveries and inventions from molecular genetics to x-ray crystallography. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Image
It might never have seen the light of day. Lost and long forgotten, the unpublished essay by Winston Churchill was penned a year before he became Britain’s prime minister. The matter to which he applied his great mind? Not politics, not the battlefield, but the existence of alien life.
The 11-page article was probably intended for the now defunct Sunday newspaper the News of the World, but for reasons unknown the essay remained with his publisher and only recently resurfaced at the US National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Missouri.
In the essay, Churchill ponders the conditions that make for a habitable world, and on considering the vast number of stars perhaps circled by alien planets, comes to the conclusion that the answer to the essay’s title question, Are We Alone in the Universe?, was surely a resounding “no”.
“The first time I saw it, I thought the combination of Churchill and such a big question had to be a fascinating read, and that proved to be right,” Timothy Riley, the museum’s director, told the Guardian. “It is completely fitting that Churchill would ask such a question. He was keenly interested in science and technological advancement and supported it throughout his long career.” Riley said the museum hopes to make the essay public as soon as it can.
Churchill’s essay, on pondering the conditions that make for a habitable world, and considering the vast number of stars perhaps circled by alien planets, concludes that we are not alone. Photograph: National Churchill Museum at Westminster College
Found by chance in a box at the museum, the newly unearthed article reveals more than Churchill’s ease with scientific thinking. It also shows that as Europe stood on the brink of war, one of the most influential politicians of modern times was hard at work on an article about little green men.
Churchill read keenly on science from an early age. While stationed in India with the British Army, the 22-year-old read a primer on physics and Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. In the 1920s and 1930s he wrote scores of magazine and newspaper pieces on popular science, ranging from nuclear fusion to evolution and cells.
Writing in the journal Nature, Mario Livio, an astrophysicist and author of an upcoming book, Why? What Makes Us Curious describes how he apparently became the first scientist to read Churchill’s long lost essay on a recent visit to Missouri. “What’s so amazing about the piece is that here is a man, arguably the greatest statesperson of the twentieth century, and in 1939 he not only has the interest, but finds the time, to write an essay about a purely scientific question,” Livio said.
Livio ran a scientist’s eye over Churchill’s essay and was impressed at what he found. “His logic, his train of thought, mirrors exactly what we think today when we think about this question of life elsewhere,” he said.
Churchill starts out by defining what is meant by “life”. Most important, he writes, is the ability to “breed and multiply”. He then moves on to the need for liquid water, an apparent necessity for all living things that still drives the search for alien organisms today.
Modern astronomers talk about stars having a “habitable zone”, a Goldilocks region around them where a planet’s temperature will be neither too hot nor too cold to sustain liquid water. Churchill hit on the same idea, writing that life can only survive “between a few degrees of frost and the boiling point of water.” He was not spot on with every observation. On Earth, some bacteria can survive from -25C to 120C (-13F to 248F).
Churchill was a devoted fan of HG Wells and began his essay shortly after the 1938 US radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, which whipped up Mars fever in the media. He reasoned that Venus and Mars were the only places in the solar system other than Earth that could harbour life, the other planets being too cold, or on Mercury’s sun-facing side, too hot.
At the time Churchill penned the essay, astronomers favoured a theory that had planets form when stars ripped material off one another as they swept past. Because such encounters were bound to be rare, he reasoned that our sun might be alone in hosting planets. But Churchill proved a good sceptic. “I am not sufficiently conceited,” he writes,” to think that my sun is the only one with a family of planets.” His intuition was right. Astronomers have now spotted thousands of planets beyond the solar system.
Step by step, Churchill reaches a view and expresses it a final sentence that mixes despair with optimism. He writes: “I, for one, am not so immensely impressed by the success we are making of our civilisation here that I am prepared to think we are the only spot in this immense universe which contains living, thinking creatures, or that we are the highest type of mental and physical development which has ever appeared in the vast compass of space and time.”
Richard Toye, professor of history at Exeter University, and author of three books on Churchill, said the great wartime leader wrote scores of newspaper and magazine articles before he took office to fund his expensive lifestyle. It was not unknown for Churchill to jot down notes and pay a ghostwriter to flesh a piece out for him.
“It’s always interesting to find something unpublished by Churchill,” Toye said. “This is definitely the kind of thing that would have stimulated his imagination, and equally he would have seen it as a potentially saleable topic for the various Sunday newspapers and American magazines which he liked to publish in.”
“He always spent more money than was coming in and he always had to sell the rights to something or other to keep himself afloat,” Toye added. “Often he managed to do it by the skin of his teeth.”
At a time when a number of today’s politicians shun science, Livio said he found it moving to recall a leader who engaged with it so profoundly. “It does evoke some nostalgia to a time when high ranking politicians could think about such profound scientific questions,” he said.
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EXCLUSIVE: 'TR-3B Triangle UFO' seen being driven in military convoy near Area 51
EXCLUSIVE: 'TR-3B Triangle UFO' seen being driven in military convoy near Area 51
AN ALLEGED top-secret US spy plane that can "fly into space" was seen being driven in a military convoy near the mysterious Area 51, it has sensationally been claimed.
A trucker claims to have seen the heavily guarded convoy, with a triangular-shaped craft in tow, at night just about 100miles from the top-secret US Airforce base as the crow flies.
TR-3B is alleged by conspiracy theorists to be a secret "black project" spy craft of the US Government that can be flown into space.
The allegations are that these crafts are created at top-secret military bases like Area 51, in Nevada, by reverse engineering alien technology.
Others claim they are actual UFOs flown by aliens visiting Earth.
The man has filed a report about the sighting to the US-based Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), the world's largest organisation dedicated to UFO and alien research.
He said he was driving north on route I-15 between Baker and Primm, California, at 11pm on Thursday, February 9, when he had the shocking experience.
He wrote: "Now let me start off by saying that this vehicle could very well be a secret military experimental aircraft.
"After some time I had noticed that there wasn't any traffic heading south on I-15 for at least five minutes.
"A few minutes later as I was cresting a hill here comes the highway patrol with all their lights on driving somewhere between 80-100mph with the military in tow.
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A trucker claims to have seen an alleged TR-3B like the one in this CGI image in a convoy.
"They were all escorting a single flatbed trailer with an incredible somewhat triangular shaped UFO like vehicle on the trailer."
He said it was much wider than the trailer and had three sets of landing gear in which it stood upon.
He added: "It was also covered in a shrink-wrap like material. It had markings on it but none looked familiar (no American flag or numbers that I could see).
"The colour of the material it was covered in was light grey, dark grey and black.
"Behind the truck carrying the object was more military vehicles and then about a half mile or so behind them were more state troopers keeping traffic back.
"I've seen many different UFO pictures and this object was close to being similar to the TR-3B but it's edges were much more rounded and wider.
"I really wish I could have gotten a picture of it, but then again I'd probably have the military or some men in black paying me a visit."
YouTube
A video showing a mysterious UFO-shaped load being transported in convoy near Area 51.
They were all escorting a single flatbed trailer with an incredible somewhat triangular shaped UFO like vehicle on the trailer.
Trucker's MUFON report
Area 51 is a heavily guarded base in the Nevada desert, where conspiracy theorists claim evidence of alien visitations are hidden away, or secret projects to design experimental craft take place.
This is not the first similar convoy sighting.
Last week Express.co.uk reported how a stunned eyewitness watched open-jawed as a "UFO" was apparently seen being transported by a police convoy on the back on a truck at night near the Fort Leonard Wood area of Missouri on February 1 at 10.15pm local time.
The alleged sighting was reported by an unnamed man to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) in the US.
It is about 240 miles from the Wright Patterson USAF base, which is where conspiracy theorists claim crashed UFOs, and even alien bodies, have been hidden away by the military.
Then, Scott C Waring, editor of ufosightingsdaily.com, said that video footage had emerged of the most recent sighting reported to NUFORC, from another source.
Andre Milne, is the founder of defence technology firm Unicorn Aerospace, which describes itself as "the world's leading developer of advanced navigation technology."
According to its website, Unicorn Aerospace is "committed to development of advanced aerospace technologies in order to maximise revenue stream growth potential into the respective markets of the private commercial and public military sectors."
Mr Milne told Express.co.uk: "The semi circular UFO style aircraft being transported on the flat bed trailer in the video is in fact an advanced generation design of a long series of experimental aircraft called Flying Wing Bodies.
"In this design the main body of the aircraft is the actual wing of the overall aircraft itself."
He also claims top-secret craft are developed at Area 51, but there is no evidence of aliens hidden there.
The space probe “Voyager 2”, which left Earth in 1977 and is the only NASA spacecraft to pass Uranus and Neptune, sent mission control bizarre messages in an unknown language 33 years after its send off, it has emerged.
And conspiracy theorists have jumped on comments said to have been made by a NASA scientist in a series of videos that are doing the rounds online.
Voyager 2 was around 15 billion km from Earth, when the message was sent back.
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Voyager 2 was hacked by aliens, claim conspiracy theorists.
According to Physics Astronomy, NASA expert Kevin Baines said: “At a distance of about 15 billion kms from Earth, the probe suddenly started sending data in a language which they could never understand.
“Something or someone changed the communications system of the space probe Voyager 2.”
Voyager 2 has also visited Jupiter and Saturn.
Mr Baines reportedly said subsequent analysis found a component in a binary code system was changed from 0 to 1.
However, the real reason for the anomaly was never confirmed as the probe was so far away, research was inconclusive.
German academic Hartwig Hausdorf believes the Voyager was taken over by extraterrestrial life.
He told the German newspaper Bild: "It seems almost as if someone has reprogrammed or hijacked the probe – thus perhaps we do not yet know the whole truth.”
Conspiracy theorists have accused NASA of a cover up after keeping details of the incident hidden since 2010.
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Proof of US black projects? UFOs on back of trucks are secret stealth planes, says insider
Proof of US black projects? UFOs on back of trucks are secret stealth planes, says insider
EXCLUSIVE: SUSPECTED UFOs that have been seen being transported on trucks in police-escorted convoys in the dead of night on US highways are "secretly-developed" airforce technology, it has been claimed.
Alien conspiracy theorists believe the strange cargoes, which have been seen as recently as this month, are the UFOs of alien visitors that have been captured by the authorities and are on their way to secret storage.
Last week Express.co.uk reported how a stunned eyewitness watched open-jawed as a "UFO" was apparently seen being transported by a police convoy on the back on a truck at night near the Fort Leonard Wood area of Missouri on February 1 at 10.15pm local time.
The alleged sighting was reported by an unnamed man to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) in the US.
It is about 240 miles from the Wright Patterson USAF base, which is where conspiracy theorists claim crashed UFOs, and even alien bodies, have been hidden away by the military.
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A still from a video showing a UFO-shaped object driven near Area 51.
UNICORNAEROSPACE
An image of a US stealth craft provided by Andre Milne.
According to conspiracy theorists black projects are when the US military secretly develops experimental and classified fighter aircraft.
In a report to NUFORC, the man said: "I saw a line of police cars spaced out about a mile with no traffic coming southbound.
"I noticed more police cars with lights keeping traffic held back in the distance about another mile and a semi with flatbed was in the centre.
"As the semi (articulated truck) approached, I couldn't believe that the semi was carrying what appeared to be a saucer shaped object."
Then, Scott C Waring, editor of ufosightingsdaily.com, said that video footage had emerged of the most recent sighting reported to NUFORC, from another source.
But there was confusion after it emerged the video may have been taken a year ago.
UNICORNAEROSPACE-GETTY
Andre Milne says aliens are not being stored at Area 51.
The semi circular UFO style aircraft being transported on the flat bed trailer in the video is in fact an advanced generation design of a long series of experimental aircraft called Flying Wing Bodies.
Andre Milne
There have been other similar sightings around the US.
A US defence industry insider told Express.co.uk the sightings are actually evidence of secretly-developed technology by the US Air Force, in so-called Black Projects.
Andre Milne, is the founder of defence technology firm Unicorn Aerospace, which describes itself as "the world's leading developer of advanced navigation technology."
According to its website, Unicorn Aerospace is "committed to development of advanced aerospace technologies in order to maximise revenue stream growth potential into the respective markets of the private commercial and public military sectors."
Mr Milne told Express.co.uk: "The semi circular UFO style aircraft being transported on the flat bed trailer in the video is in fact an advanced generation design of a long series of experimental aircraft called Flying Wing Bodies.
"In this design the main body of the aircraft is the actual wing of the overall aircraft itself."
He provided images of "the original design prototypes that have been built for testing the aerodynamic properties of this experimental concept."
He added: "I hope this helps clear up the confusion about the occasional sighting of UFO type aircraft being seen transported on heavy trucks around the USA.
"Great to see that the aerospace industry is still actively conducting applied research into unconventional aircraft designs."
Alien conspiracy theorists, who have suggested they were UFOs, claim they are taken to top-secret airforce bases like Area 51 in the Nevada desert.
But, Mr Milne has already said that, instead of Area 51 storing crashed alien UFOs, it is where the experimental black projects take place.
Peter Davenport, NUFORC director, agrees.
He said: "We have heard about that object before, and we believe that it is some kind of space vehicle, used by the US Air Force."
In an Express.co.uk poll responded to by 626 readers, 35 per cent believed that the UFO in the video was a secret US craft, while just 17 per cent thought it was an alien space craft.
Scott Brando, of hoax-busting website ufoofinterest.org, said the object on the truck in the video was an X-47B unmanned drone, which is a tailless jet-powered blended-wing-body aircraft capable of semi-autonomous operation and aerial refuelling.
Montana has had an overwhelming number of UFO sightings, and still does.
Not only are these sightings reported by credible witnesses, but they’re also reported by the U.S. government. Yes, it would seem, Montana is indeed on the cosmic map.
But when did we get there? We know that the “first” recorded sighting of a UFO in America was on January 25, 1878. It was seen in Denison, Texas, by John Martin, who described it as saucer-size.
The term flying saucer wouldn’t take hold until pilot Kenneth Arnold made it popular after his June 1947 UFO sighting over Mount Rainier in Washington, however.
That wasn’t the first recorded sighting of a UFO, of course. The Japanese may have made the ‘saucer’ connection first, when they labeled a flying object an “earthenware vessel” on October 27, 1180, one they’d seen from a mountain in the Kii province.
Asia has always been a hotspot for UFO sightings, with the cave paintings in China’s Hunan Province showing cylindrical crafts, possibly with occupants getting out. The paintings are 47,000 years old.
In Montana we have a very long history of UFO sightings. One of the earliest occurred in September 1865, at “about 75-100 miles above the Great Falls of the Upper Missouri River,” in an area called Cadotte Pass.
Painting of Cadotte Pass, 1860
Fur trapper James Lumley spotted a “bright, luminous, body” in the darkening sky shortly after sunset. Suddenly the object moved to the east very quickly and then for no apparent reason, exploded, shaking the ground all around.
The sound was immense, like thunder, and afterward there was a “rushing sound,” something like a tornado moving through a forest. The wind kicked up suddenly before dying back down. The smell of sulfur filled the air.
Lumley must have been startled, to say the least. His courage can’t be doubted, however, for the next day he left his camp and went to where the object had crashed.
It was easy to get there – the trees had been chopped off halfway up, others had been uprooted, and even the earth had been shaved off in places, like tops coming off hills.
After following the desolation for two miles, Lumley found an immense rock or stone that’d been driven right into the side of a mountain. Examining it, Lumley found that it was divided into compartments and had writings or etchings on it, much like hieroglyphics.
That wasn’t all, however. Around the object were broken shards or fragments, which resembled glass more than anything. There were also dark stains on the ground, like some liquid had seeped into the earth.
Artist rendition of crashed UFO in Montana in 1864/1865
It wasn’t until October 19 that Lumley’s story was reported in the St. Louis Missouri Democrat, something the paper noted would “shake the foundations of the scientific world” if it were true.
The paper speculated, much like Lumley had, that this was a meteor that may well have been harnessed for use by some kind of alien beings. Furthermore, it devised a scenario where humans would be enslaved by these beings.
Trains were the fastest ways to travel at that point in time, and the idea of flying was still a fantasy. Most people had never moved faster than a horse could run.
There was no talk of UFOs or flying saucers or even a machine-like craft. People back then didn’t have much experience with machines. Is it a surprise that this object was therefore described as a rock? Perhaps not.
But could it still be there? We know that Ryan Dam is on the Great Falls of the Missouri now. Cadotte Pass would put the crash site right around Canyon Ferry Reservoir.
Or perhaps under it. The Canyon Ferry Dam was completed in 1954, which flooded the area. Still, it’s possible, and here are some likely spots:
Cadotte Pass, Montana
2 miles from Cadotte Pass
2.7 miles from Cadotte Pass (#2 circle from image above)
It’s also important to point out that before 2004 there was a blotted-out image showing up on Google Maps. Remember, Google Maps started in October 2004. Here’s a before and after:
Montana became a quiet place after that, at least as far as UFO sightings were concerned. Sure, there may have been a few here and there, and local papers may have even reported them, but there were certainly no more high-profile incidents like the Lumley case.
That all changed beginning in the 1950s.
In 1952 the United States Air Force stared Project Blue Book, though there were earlier incarnations called Sign and Grudge, in 1947 and 1949 respectively. The Cold War had begun, and America needed to know if UFOs were a threat first, and what they were second.
By clicking on the following links you’ll be directed to PDF files from Project Bluebook (Note: these links were removed. Look at comments to find the story behind that).
These were put together on a site called The Black Vault, and I’ve gathered together all the sightings for Montana. Most are 5 to 15 pages in length and have the original eyewitness accounts, often in handwriting. There are also drawings and sometimes even photos.
Montana UFO Sightings in the 1940s
May 1948 UFO Sighting in Plovna, Montana
April 1949 UFO Sighting in Dillon, Montana
August 1949 UFO Sighting near Hebgen Lake, Montana (49 pages)
February 1949 UFO Sighting in Dillon, Montana
Montana UFO Sightings in the 1950s
July 1950 UFO Sighting near Fort Peck, Montana
August 1950 UFO Sighting in Great Falls, Montana (10 Photos) This is also called the Mariana UFO Incident, and you can read more on Wikipedia about it.
May 1951 UFO Sighting in South Falls, Montana
August 1952 UFO Sighting in De Borgia, Montana
August 1952 UFO Sighting in Cutbank, Montana
January 1953 UFO Sighting in Craig, Montana
February 1953 UFO Sighting in Laurel, Montana
February 1953 UFO Sighting in Great Falls, Montana
February 1953 UFO Sighting in Dodson, Montana
February 1953 UFO Sighting in Great Falls, Montana
March 1953 UFO Sighting in Conrad, Montana
July 1953 UFO Sighting in Opportunity, Montana
January 1955 UFO Sighting in Kalispell, Montana
April 1955 UFO Sighting near Flathead Lake, Montana
July 1955 UFO Sighting in Glendive, Montana
May 1956 UFO Sighting in Alberton, Montana (objects fell like parachutes)
September 1956 UFO Sighting in Kalispell, Montana (25 pages, object appeared for 7 hours)
December 1956 UFO Sighting in Missoula, Montana: This document is 25 pages and details an object found near Harlowton or Shawmut, though the owner couldn’t remember where exactly.
It was “a dull black-gray colored volcanic type rock,” similar in type to the kind ranchers and herders found. These were “metal components of airborne meterological [sic] equipment.”
Typically these would be given to the Martinsdale Post Office, and then sent off to Malmstrom AFB. The reason was that Malmstrom was the only place in the country to be “sending airborne meteorological equipment aloft.” Still, locals were convinced it was a self-contained power unit of some spaceship.
Remember Lumley’s UFO and how it looked like a rock? Do you believe in coincidences?
May 1957 UFO Sighting in Great Falls, Montana
July 1957 UFO Sighting in Hamilton, Montana
July 1957 UFO Sighting north of Havre, Montana
August 1957 UFO Sighting in Livingston, Montana
August 1957 UFO Sighting in Helena, Montana
September 1957 UFO Sighting in Havre, Montana
December 1957 UFO Sighting in Sunburst, Montana
December 1957 UFO Sighting near Montana/Canadian Border (4 pages, pilot followed by object for a short time)
December 1957 UFO Sighting in Miles City, Montana (4 pages, object moving at 1,000 MPH)
Montana UFO Sightings in the 1960s
Sightings would continue into the 1960s, with 28 more specific incidents being recorded in Montana.
One of the most peculiar Montana UFO incidents occurred on April 30, 1964 near Canyon Ferry Reservoir in Helena. Burns of some sort were discovered in the ground, and looking at the 12 photos, one might surmise that they were prints of some sort.
UFO landing site near Canyon Ferry Lake on April 30, 1964
What happened was that several children of Harold Rust, as well as a woman named Linda Davis, saw an “egg-shaped object” the “size of an automobile land” about 150 feet away from them, leaving four indentations in the ground that were “4-8 inches deep, about 13 ft apart.”
It was even reported in the Victoria Advocate the next day, and the Montana Standard picked up the story closer to home:
What is it about this area…nukes? There’s no mention of the nuclear warheads begin turned off by a UFO at Malmstrom Air Force Base around that time.
The last recorded UFO sighting in Montana was in Columbia Falls in September 1967. After that Project Blue Book was finished. The program was ordered terminated in December 1969 and by January 1970, all activity had stopped.
Or did it?
You could go into any bar in Montana right now and hear at least one UFO story, one that happened somewhere out there in the vastness of this state, and in our lifetimes.
But would you want to?
Would you want to see one of these UFOs? Many still are, like these form the National UFO Reporting Center:
A UFO watching New Year’s Eve fireworks over Kalispell on December 31, 2014;
UFOs have always been coming to Montana, that much is clear. Too many people have seen them, and these witnesses are credible people in the community.
Oftentimes they’re benign sightings, with no harm done. Other times the results are more chilling, like with the incidents near Deer Lodge’s Red Gate.
Still, sightings occurred long before those nuclear missiles were installed. What is it about the Treasure State that draws them here? And when will we know?
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THE BIGGEST MILITARY HACK EVER REVEALS EVIDENCE OF ALIEN TECHNOLOGY
THE BIGGEST MILITARY HACK EVER REVEALS EVIDENCE OF ALIEN TECHNOLOGY
For more than a year, a hacker from North London named Gary McKinnon managed to hack into NASA computers as well as dozens of computer systems held by the US Army, the US Navy, the US Air Force and the Department of Defence, all completely undetected.
He was searching for evidence of the cover-up of free energy sources and UFO activity as well as any other potential information that might be useful for the public at large. Naturally, when the US government found out about his cyber-hacking escapades, they were determined to bring him to trial.
WHAT DID GARY MCKINNON FIND OUT WHEN HE HACKED NASA’S COMPUTERS?
The American government stated that they believed that McKinnon had been responsible for causing $800,000 worth of damage to their computers in his cyber-hacking spree. There followed ten years of frantic legal wrangling as the United States aimed to secure an extradition compliance from their allies in the United Kingdom. While the British government was initially sympathetic to the United States, the former Home Secretary (and current Prime Minister) Theresa May, withdrew her compliance on human rights grounds. There were concerns that McKinnon’s mental health was too fragile to put him through the harrowing extradition procedure and that he was a suicide risk.
Shortly after that, the Director of Public Prosecutions at the time, Keir Starmer, said that he after he had assessed the evidence he had concluded that there was not enough to try him in the United Kingdom as the United States were withholding much of their case work.
Therefore, it appears that McKinnon has managed to evade punishment after being accused of the ‘biggest military computer hack of all time.' Now, he is assured that he will not face trial for his hacking, McKinnon feels as though he can speak freely about what he uncovered in the United States’ secret databases. So what did he find out?
He claims that he has read the four hundred testimonials from the witnesses of the Disclosure Project. He said that these testimonials came from highly credible witnesses including air traffic controllers and those responsible for the maintenance of nuclear weapons. He also said that he uncovered raw image files of UFOs and extraterrestrial beings in NASA’s databases. He claimed that these pictures had been released in a doctored state to the general public. The full details of his extraordinary discoveries can be viewed in this fascinating video interview.
This article (The Biggest Military Hack Ever Reveals Evidence Of Alien Technology) is free and open source. You have permission to republish this article under a Creative Commons license with full attribution and a link to the original source on Disclose.tv
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Did the Military Battle with UFOs Over Southeast Missouri?
Did the Military Battle with UFOs Over Southeast Missouri?
Recently declassified government “Project Blue Book” documents detail a UFO sighting on Sept. 19,1950 by several Malden, New Madrid and Poplar Bluff, Missouri residents that was followed across Southeast Missouri by two military F-51 fighter planes. This was followed by what was called a meteor explosion and a military F2H Banshee jet crashing into a hillside near Piedmont, MO all within 24 hours of the initial UFO sightings.
Poplar Bluff’s Flying Saucer
Police stations and newspapers in Butler and surrounding counties were barraged with reports on the afternoon of Sept. 19, 1950. Newspapers dubbed the object Poplar Bluff’s flying saucer and reported the UFO was seen hovering in the sky above the city “like a silver marble”. Many residents of Poplar Bluff described the UFO as a “translucent washtub” or “translucent silver sphere”, others described it as having a bright gold center with lavender edges.
An F-51 flown by Lt. Claude Haverty was dispatched from Memphis and reached Poplar Bluff where Haverty spotted an object he described as looking like “a big silver marble”. Lt. Haverty pursued the UFO as it moved over Malden, Missouri but his fuel began to run low and he headed back without being able to reach the UFO that was now over the New Madrid, Missouri area and estimated to be travelling at an altitude around 60,000-80,000 feet.
Another F-51 from Memphis flown by Lt. Donald Soefker also spotted the UFO and climbed to 40,000 feet to get a closer look. Soefker was unable to get close enough to the UFO to identify it, but described it as a silvery object with a spherical and elliptical shape. The UFO disappeared from sight but Soefker remained in the area above New Madrid, Missouri. Soon after, Soefker reported in to his commanders that he had suddenly seen white and green lights above him moving at a very high rate of speed. Soefker described the lights being in a configuration similar to a U.S. military aircraft and appeared to move in bursts of extremely high speed northward. UFOs imitating known aircraft light configurations is a fairly commonplace phenomena described by John Keel, Harvey Rutledge and many other UFO researchers as well as being something I have witnessed myself.
Neither the lights or the silvery object were ever identified. However after the incident both pilots stuck with the military’s official story and told newspapers they had only seen a weather balloon.
The now declassified intelligence report details both the lights and the silvery spherical object as being one and the same, although the pilot acknowledges that it is possible they were not. It’s behavior was reported as hovering stationary to moving at a terrific rate of speed after it turned it’s lights on. The object also made no sound and left no exhaust trail.
The Giant Fireball AMS 2326
Newspaper headlines of Sept. 20th 1950 meteor explosion.
At 1:35 am Sept. 20, 1950 only hours after the UFO over Poplar Bluff and Malden had left, reports of a meteor called AMS 2326 blasting through the sky west of Poplar Bluff and exploding in the air near a swamp between Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee began to surface saying it rocked a two state area. Many people in Poplar Bluff reported seeing the “meteor” that morning. Reports of sightings also came in from many nearby states. One report of the “meteor” came from an American Airlines Captain Garman who saw AMS 2326 on his way to Memphis from Washington D.C., Garman described the incident saying
“I was flying at 18,000 feet, and it looked as though it just came across our nose.”
“I tell you I never saw such a brilliant flash of light before. No, it wasn’t a clear light. It seemed to be burning with an orange, yellow and blue flame. I tell you, it lit up the whole sky”
Tennessee Highway Patrol reported that they believed the object made impact in the Hatchie Bottoms, a swampy area north of Memphis. Was this really a low-flying meteor that had exploded? Or could it have been something else that fell into that swamp between Memphis and a nearby military base?
According to the recently declassified documents the date of Sept. 20, 1950 also marks the beginning of a rash of other fireball type UFOs in places such as Colorado. Many described as orange fireballs or spheres that sound like the typical orange orbs so often seen today. Others seen at close range were described as looking like they were made of glowing and dripping molten metal. Many of these were seen hovering and performing upward flight maneuvers and changing direction at thousands of miles an hour. Perhaps AMS 2326 was no meteor at all, but one of these fireball UFOs being confronted by the military who had obviously been observing and pursuing them in the Southeast Missouri area around that time.
Fighter Jet Downed Outside Piedmont, MO
A military F2H twin engine jet fighter crashed into a hillside near Piedmont Missouri at 10:19 am on Sept. 20, 1950. The pilot Logan MacMillan ejected from the jet before it crashed and walked to the Piedmont post office where he telephoned someone with the crash location. According to AP, no information was available on the crash and MacMillan was quoted as saying he was not permitted to give out any information on anything what so ever. The wreckage was quickly recovered and whisked away, nothing of it heard since. Could this have been a result of confrontations between the UFOs that seemed to have been swarming the area at the time and the U.S. military? It certainly seems to be beyond mere coincidence.
U.S. Military VS UFOs?
So did the military in fact battle with UFOs over Southeastern Missouri in September of 1950? Due to the secretive and deceptive nature of our governments policy regarding information on this type of subject, there really is no way of knowing for sure.
When you consider the history of the activity around the New Madrid fault zone and how far UFO sightings date back and how consistently the descriptions have matched up even over time spans of hundreds of years, then some sort of run in seems inevitable. There are other stories like the supposed UFO crash outside of Sikeston, Missouri in 1945 that seem to lend to the idea that the military was pursuing and possibly confronting UFOs in the area around the same time period. But right now all we have are strange stories and speculation. Hopefully with more declassification will come more clarification on the subject. Until then I can’t help but wonder.
You can view the declassified documents at Project Blue Book Archive here. The document PID is MAXW-PBB8-400 and following pages.
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16-02-2017
Éclaircir le mystère des crop circles : « Nous devrions être plus humbles »
Éclaircir le mystère des crop circles : « Nous devrions être plus humbles »
Un des messages du cercle mystérieux de 45 m de diamètre qui est apparu à Luton, dans le Wiltshire en Angleterre le 1er juin 2008, semble élucidé. (capture d'écran vidéo)
Des cercles de culture, ou crop circles, apparaissent régulièrement dans des champs de blé au Royaume-Uni. Un des messages contenu par l’un d’entre eux, un grand cercle de culture de 45 m de diamètre apparu à Luton dans le Wiltshire en Angleterre le 1er juin 2008, semble avoir été élucidé.
Quel est la signification de ce cercle de culture ? Mike Reed, un astrophysicien américain à la retraite, en a tiré une réponse impressionnante. Il affirme que ce crop circle exprime le ratio de la circonférence de π jusqu’à la neuvième décimale, qui est « 3,141592654 ». On peut légitimement être surpris que ce ratio de circonférence soit reproduit si justement dans ce champ de blé.
Le cercle mystérieux est supposé exprimer le ratio de la circonférence de pi jusqu’à la neuvième décimale, qui est « 3,141592654 ». (capture d’écran vidéo)
Dans ce crop circle, la circonférence du cercle est divisée en dix parts égales, chaque cercle concentrique disposé à l’intérieur divisant le rayon du grand cercle également en dix, correspondant aux dix chiffres de 3,144592654. Le nombre de chiffres est exprimé par le ratio des sauts vers l’extérieur du cercle concentrique . Le petit cercle près du centre est le point du séparateur décimal, et les trois petits cercles décroissants les plus à l’extérieur représente le symbole elliptique « … » (voir image ci-dessous), indiquant que le ratio de la circonférence de π est un nombre irrationnel continuant indéfiniment.
Un diagramme explicatif de comment le ratio de la circonférence du cercle de culture est représenté jusqu’à la neuvième décimale « 3,141592654 » par une figure géométrique circulaire.
Le petit cercle près du centre représente le point de la décimale (le séparateur décimale). (capture d’écran vidéo)
Le concept du ratio du cercle π des mathématiques abstraites est ainsi représenté dans de belles formes géométriques circulaires, et exprime la beauté mathématique de la correspondance mutuelle des nombres et des formes.
Mr. Reed a déclaré dans une interview : « J’ai vu l’image de ce crop circle et j’ai pensé qu’il était représentatif de l’image du code graphique de Pi. Le petit cercle au centre est en fait un point décimal. En outre, le ratio de la taille de la personne au centre et du pattern tout entier montre combien nous les êtres humaines sommes petits. Ne devrions-nous pas être plus humbles à propos de l’univers et des matières inconnues ? »
Ce cercle de culture est dit avoir d’autres messages cachés, comme des indices qui seraient contenus dans les trois petits cercles à l’extérieur pour dessiner des carrés de la même surface que ce pattern.
Spain: Police Look Into Alleged UFO sighting at Santuari de Misericordia (Reus)
Spain: Police Look Into Alleged UFO sighting at Santuari de Misericordia (Reus)
Source: Diari de Tarragona.com Date: 02.08.2017
Spain: Police Look Into Alleged UFO sighting at Santuari de Misericordia (Reus)
Local residence notified the Guardia Urbana to the presence of an unidentified flying object that gave gave off lights and bursts of color. Police officers have not dismissed any hypotheses out of hand, but are almost entirely sure it wasa star.
"It looked like a large donut-shaped circle that gave off flashes of light. One was white, while the other, smaller one was orange." This was the eyewitness report provided by Vicenta Quillez, one of the residents of Reus who confirms the sighting of a UFO (unidentified flying object) flying over the Santuari de Misericordia, an event that prompted the Guardia Urbana to take a closer look at the events.
Quilez told "Diari" that the events occurred on Wednesday around seven o'clock in the evening. It was around this time that she and other neighbors became aware of the presence of a large circle of lights over the sanctuary. Quilez recalls that they looked at the object for nearly two hours, unable to ascertain its nature. It was then that the UFO ceased to be motionless "and began heading toward the mountains," she says, adding: "I've always had misgivings about UFOs, but I've never seen anything like this before."
The sighting took place from Avenida La Salle. Uncertain as to where to go from there, the locals decided to phone the Guardia Urbana. After repeated inquiries, this newspaper has learned that the police sent two cruisers to the Santuari de Misericordia to investigate the possible UFO sighting. Police officers did not dismiss the possibility of a light-emitting object. However, all appears to indicate it was a star made visible thanks to the clear skies."
[Translation (c) 2017, S. Corrales, IHU with thanks to Sylvia Syl]
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Plasma Blob Phenomena Shows Characteristics Of Life
Plasma Blob Phenomena Shows Characteristics Of Life
In 2003 research in plasma physics found a phenomenon that shows the characteristics of self-organizing life. This discovery is all about something called “Complex Space Charge Configurations (CSCCs)”. Found in the form of well-defined nearly spherical luminous gaseous bodies known as anode glows and more recently as fireball are phenomena frequently observed in plasma devices. This discovery, when considered in the light of the discovery of bacteria that consumes electricity and excretes electricity directly with no need for all that inefficient biological process stuff, has some interesting implications
This is not science fiction but science fact. The “Big Book of Universal Life” may have more pages than once believed possible. The tree of life will eventually be a shrub when we learn all the ways that life is possible. Mircea Sanduloviciu and his colleagues at Cuza University have created blobs of plasma gas that can grow, replicate and communicate – meeting most of the currently understood requirements for biological cells. Without inherited material, they cannot be described as alive by our narrow definition, but the researchers believe these curious spheres may offer a radically new explanation for how life began here on Earth and possibly on other planets.
Is the drive for self-organization innate in the Universe? Is it like how fractal mathematics seems to be ingrained into the nature of our reality from the microscopic to the objects in the Universe the size of galaxies. Fractals and their special brand of organizations are found almost everywhere. Is there some self-organizing property of the Universe that is compatible or advantageous for life? Is there an invisible hand that creates the forces that are conducive to life formation? An emergent force that guides the formation of situations where life in the Universe can take hold? A force that permeates the Universe like fractal dimensionality apparently does?
If so, how and by what system of influence?
These questions are at this time beyond our science. That is why I am guessing not much has been published on this phenomena since 2003. No scientific avenue to explore next. It is a curiosity but an unactionable one. Does not mean that it was not an important discovery. Just one in which our current vision does not recognize the possibilities. The possible extrapolations of what significance this discovery might mean are in the eye of the beholder and the minds of the researcher.
Let’s behold the possibilities…
From the introduction of the research paper “Experimental Investigation of Multiple Self-Organized Structures in Plasma”
Complex space charge configuration emerges by self-organization in front of an electrode immersed in plasma when its potential is increased at a certain critical value. Consisting from a nucleus protected from the surrounding plasma by an electrical double layer, the complexity reveals an internal structure and behaviour which remind us primitive organisms. Thus the complexity is not static but stationary open system in which continuous decay is constantly compensated by substance and energy from the surrounding plasma. Endowed with a special kind of memory the complexity can work as an intelligent multifunctional system and consequently it is also able to perform innovations after selective interaction with an environment in evolution. Additionally, the complexity is able to replicate by division…
Most biologists think living cells arose out of a complex and lengthy evolution of chemicals that took millions of years, beginning with simple molecules through amino acids, primitive proteins and finally forming an organized structure. But if Mircea Sanduloviciu and his colleagues at Cuza University in Romania are right, the theory may have to be completely revised. They say cell-like self-organization can occur in a few microseconds. This is a level of order which happens at speeds unimagined.
One of the astonishing behavior of the CSCC is its ability to replicate by splitting in two independent CSCCs. Recently this phenomenon observed in plasma [11] was considered as an example of a self-replicating machine [12]…
The researchers studied environmental conditions similar to those that existed on the Earth before life began when the planet was enveloped in electric storms that caused ionized gasses called plasmas to form in the atmosphere. They inserted two electrodes into a chamber containing a low-temperature plasma of argon – a gas in which some of the atoms have been split into electrons and charged ions. They applied a high voltage to the electrodes, producing an arc of energy that flew across the gap between them, like a miniature lightning strike.
Sanduloviciu says this electric spark caused a high concentration of ions and electrons to accumulate at the positively charged electrode, which spontaneously formed spheres. Each sphere had a boundary made up of two layers – an outer layer of negatively charged electrons and an inner layer of positively charged ions. Trapped inside the boundary was an inner nucleus of gas atoms. The amount of energy in the initial spark governed their size and lifespan. Sanduloviciu grew spheres from a few micrometers up to three centimeters in diameter.
A distinct boundary layer that confines and separates an object from its environment is one of the four main criteria generally used to define living cells. Sanduloviciu decided to find out if his cells met the other criteria: the ability to replicate, to communicate information, and to metabolize and grow. He found that the spheres could replicate by splitting into two. Under the right conditions, they also got bigger, taking up neutral argon atoms and splitting them into ions and electrons to replenish their boundary layers.
Our measurements demonstrate that the temperature inside CSCC is not much greater that the temperature of the surrounding plasma (in the order of tens of Celsius grades). Changing the nature of the gas it is possible to evidence that the CSCC is able to self-adapt to the new environmental conditions by performing innovations evidenced by changing its internal space charge configuration but also its dynamical behavior…
Finally, they could communicate information by emitting electromagnetic energy, making the atoms within other spheres vibrate at a particular frequency. The spheres are not the only self-organising systems to meet all of these requirements. But they are the first gaseous “cells”.
Sanduloviciu even thinks they could have been the first cells on Earth, arising within electric storms. “The emergence of such spheres seems likely to be a prerequisite for biochemical evolution,” he says.
Perhaps the most intriguing implications of Sanduloviciu’s work are for life on other planets. “The cell-like spheres we describe could be at the origin of other forms of life we have not yet considered,” he says. Which means our search for extraterrestrial life will need a drastic re-think. If this emergent behavior is a real force at work in the Cosmos is really good news for us. It could be another tertiary consideration when considering if life abounds in the Universe. We are now in the position to know, more possible ways than ever that life could take purchase. The more ways we can identify that life might form the more certain we can be that we are not alone. It is looking more and more like we are the latecomers to a really good cosmic party.
Sources:
Experimental Investigation of Multiple Self-Organized Structures in Plasma – https://www.nipne.ro/rjp/2005_50_9-10/1089_1095.pdf – Free
Cell-like space charge configurations formed by self-organization in laboratory – https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0708/0708.4067.pdf – Free
Ball Lightning as a Self-organized Complexity – https://arxiv.org/abs/0708.4064 – $$$
Brand New Math May Explain Strange Phenomena in Space-Time
Brand New Math May Explain Strange Phenomena in Space-Time
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IN BRIEF
Mathematicians have created a new theory that could explain how universal disturbances move through space and time.
This field pattern theory could explain how gravitational waves move and answer seemingly unanswerable questions in quantum mechanics.
OF PATTERNS AND DISTURBANCES
Mathematicians from the University of Utah have developed a new mathematical theory that could explain how waves and other disturbances in the universe move through materials in varying conditions of space and time. They call it the field pattern theory, referring to characteristic patterns that cover how disturbances react to changing conditions. “When you open the doors to a new area, you don’t know where it will go,” said Graeme Milton, first author of the study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A.
Disturbances occur fairly regularly in the fabric of space-time that makes up the universe. The recently confirmed existence of gravitational waves from Einstein’s Theory of Relativity shows that these disturbances can permeate through both space and time. But what we don’t yet fully understand is how this happens, especially because space-time is continuously shifting. This is what field patterns explain.
Obviously, we first need to understand what field patterns are. According to a press release from the University of Utah, there are two analogies to explain them; the first being a chessboard analogy. The black and white squares represent two distinct materials with different properties. The horizontal dimension represents space, while the vertical dimension represents time. A disturbance like a pulse of laser light moves through this board, forward in time and expanding in space, meeting boundaries between materials.
Field patterns describe the propagation of this pulse, which the authors tested and observed using computer simulations. Secondary author Ornella Mattei prefers a tree analogy, where the root is the initial point of disturbance. As time progresses, a disturbance moves up the tree, splitting and branches out as it encounters boundaries — which could be space, time, or the changing condition of materials.
UNDERSTANDING PARTICLES AND WAVES
“The idea of a field pattern is a little like a wave in one tree but a separate wave in a different tree,” Milton explained. “You can imagine in one tree there’s a wind blowing from one direction that ripples the trees one way. But the other tree, with its own separate sets of leaves, as if the wind is coming from a different direction.” Mattei added: “When you look at the field pattern after a sufficiently large period of time, you see that it’s basically periodic.”
Image Credit: Ornella Matte
This new mathematical model is still being tested for potential applications. But, as far as the authors are concerned, there is one obvious application: quantum mechanics; where particles and waves literally blur. Field patterns could answer some of the biggest questions in this field.
According to Milton, this model could shed light on the nature of matter’s fundamental components. One idea is that even the smallest fluctuations in space and time could give rise to field patterns that manifest as electrons and protons. “What we see as electrons, protons or quantum mechanical waves are manifestations of the fundamental super microscopic scale of these field patterns,” he said.
Obviously, the initial paper is just a first step. “Something may pop up from this,” said Milton. “What’s really fundamental, though, is going in a completely new direction.”
Wil NASA zijn astronauten binnenkort voor langere missies de ruimte insturen, dan zal het toch eerst moeten uitvissen hoe het ruimtepersoneel hun behoefte kan laten doen zónder dat ze zich daarvoor uit hun ruimtepak moeten wrikken. Onder het mom van een publieke 'Space Poop Challenge' kreeg NASA maar liefst 5.000 creatieve oplossingen voor het probleem.
Nu als noodoplossing: luiers Ondanks de ietwat geestige naam van de wedstrijd, draaide de Space Poop Challenge wel degelijk om een serieuze zaak: hoe zullen astronauten - die in de toekomst waarschijnlijk voor zeer lange periodes aan een stuk in een ruimtepak zullen moeten verblijven - er toch nog in slagen om zich van ongewenste lichamelijke afvalstoffen te ontdoen?
Tot nu toe beperkt de tijd die een astronaut zich effectief in zo'n pak moet bevinden, zich meestal tot een tiental uur. Daardoor kon het fecaliënprobleem tot nog toe simpelweg opgelost worden door het dragen van volwassen luiers.
Mars en kolonies op de maan Als NASA binnenkort van start gaat met bemande reizen naar Mars en 'kolonies' op de maan dan zal die noodoplossing geen soelaas meer bieden. Om een 'sluitende uitweg' voor hun vestimentair probleem te vinden, riep NASA de hulp in van de rest van de wereld.
Het winnende voorstel ontwierp een 'tochtgat' in het ruimtepak waarlangs katheters en opblaasbare bedpannen kunnen worden doorgegeven
De uitdaging De uitdaging waar deelnemers aan de Space Poop Challenge voorstonden? Vind een manier om 144 uur aan human waste - oftewel een liter urine, 75 gram uitwerpselen en 80 milliliter menstruaal vocht - binnen de context van het ruimtepak te verwerken of het indien mogelijk zelfs te lozen.
Drie winnaars Uit het massief aantal inzendingen dat NASA op zijn complex raadsel aangeboden kreeg, koos het drie winnaars die elk aan de haal gingen met een flinke geldprijs.
'Tochtgat' Met stip op nummer één eindigde het theoretische ontwerp van dokter en medisch officier Tatcher Cardon. De mosterd voor zijn MACES Perineal Access & Toileting System (M-PATS) haalde hij uit de microchirurgische wereld: al jarenlang worden daar de meest ingewikkelde ingrepen gedaan aan de hand van minuscule buisjes en katheters. Cardons voorstel is dan ook om een luchtgat in het ruimtepak te ontwerpen, waarlangs katheters, opblaasbare bedpannen of zelfs een proper setje ondergoed gewoon kunnen worden doorgegeven.
Luchtstroom De tweede prijs ging naar een team dat zichzelf de Space Poop Unification of Doctors (SPUDs) doopte. Hun systeem draait op basis van luchtstroom die de urine en het menstruaal vocht rechtstreeks naar de achterzijde van het ondergoed van de astronaut stuwt, waar het meteen door een buisje kan wegvloeien naar een opslagplaats elders in het pak. De lucht die gebruikt zou worden om de druk te creëren, is afkomstig van de bewegingen die de astronaut maakt in zijn pak.
Nieuw soort ondergoed De derde prijs ten slotte ging naar Hugo Shelley die op de proppen kwam met een nieuw soort ondergoed. Het SWIMsuit zero gravity underwear gebruikt een katheter om de afvalstoffen van het lichaam te laten wegvloeien, in combinatie met een mechanisme om de fecaliën met vaste vorm compact samen te drukken en te ontsmetten.
Speciale vermelding Ook een heel aantal andere deelnemers kregen nog een 'speciale vermelding' voor hun design. Elk van de ontwerpen zou in de toekomst door NASA opgepikt kunnen worden en gebruikt in de toekomstige ontwerpen van hun ruimtegarderobe.
De legendarische Britse eerste minister Winston Churchill hield er een uitzonderlijk geloof op na voor zijn tijd. Dat blijkt uit een ongepubliceerd essay dat hij schreef in 1939, een jaar voor hij premier werd. Het document lag bijna 80 jaar stof te verzamelen in een Amerikaans museum in Fulton, Missouri. Tot de nieuwe directeur Timothy Riley het daar ontdekte. Deze week staat het in het toonaangevende wetenschappelijke tijdschrift Nature.
Het essay - 'Zijn we alleen in het universum?' - telt 11 pagina's en speelt met het idee dat er leven mogelijk is op andere planeten in ons zonnestelsel. En ook daarbuiten, vijf decennia voor de ontdekking van de eerste dergelijke planeten. Churchill wijst daarbij op het belang van vloeibaar water en zones in zonnestelsels die niet te warm of te koud zijn voor leven. In ons eigen zonnestelsel noemt hij Mars en Venus als mogelijke plaatsen waar leven kan bestaan.
Verrassing Het document werd vorig jaar gevonden door de nieuwe directeur van het US National Churchill Museum, Timothy Riley. Die speelde het door aan de Israëlische astrofysicus Mario Livio. Die laatste publiceerde het nu in het tijdschrift Science. Livio spreekt van een "grote verrassing", hoewel eerder al bekend was dat Churchill veel interesse had in wetenschap en zelfs sciencefiction. Zo was hij de eerste premier die een wetenschapsadviseur aanstelde.
Het stuk zou bedoeld geweest zijn voor 'News of the World', maar werd nooit gepubliceerd. "Ik ben niet zo onder de indruk van het succes van onze beschaving dat ik denk dat we de enige plek in ons immense universum zijn waar leven en denkende wezens bestaan. Meer nog, dat we de mentaal en fysiek de hoogst ontwikkelde levensvorm zijn in het uitspansel van tijd en ruimte", staat er onder meer te lezen.
Maan Opmerkelijk: Churchill voorspelde dat de mens de maan zou bereiken. Waar hij zich wel vergiste, was in zijn idee dat planeten gevormd worden door gas van een ster dat wordt afgescheiden als een andere ster passeert. Die stelling van astrofysicus James Jeans uit 1917 werd intussen ontkracht.
Het essay werd geschreven een jaar na een radioprogramma rond 'The War Of The Worlds' van HG Wells, door Orson Welles. Dat veroorzaakte grote paniek in de VS, waar luisteraars dachten dat ze écht aangevallen werden door marsmannetjes. Churchill verordende tijdens zijn tweede ambtstermijn in 1952 ook dat waarnemingen van ufo's om die reden geheim gehouden moesten worden.
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Wetenschappers ontdekken superaarde waar buitenaards leven mogelijk is
Wetenschappers ontdekken superaarde waar buitenaards leven mogelijk is
Planetenjagers hebben met een telescoop in Hawaï 60 nieuwe planeten ontdekt in de buurt van de onze. Eén daarvan wordt omschreven als een superaarde, een planeet waarop leven mogelijk is.
Daarnaast zijn er nog eens 54 potentiële planeten ontdekt, wat betekent dat het totale aantal op 114 kan uitkomen.
Het team van internationale onderzoekers bestudeerde bijna 61.000 beelden van 1600 nabijgelegen sterren die over een periode van 20 jaar zijn gemaakt met de telescoop.
Opvallende gelijkenissen
Met behulp van beschikbaar gestelde software kan iedereen nu in de meetgegevens op zoek naar aanwijzingen voor de aanwezigheid van planeten.
De onderzoekers ontdekten dat enkele van de planeten opvallende gelijkenissen vertonen met de onze.
Superaarde Gliese 411-b heeft een bergachtig oppervlak en werd gevonden in het op drie na dichtste zonnestelsel bij de aarde.
Fascinerend
De planeet draait rond de rode dwergster GJ411, ook bekend als Lalande 21185, op ruim acht lichtjaar in het sterrenbeeld Grote Beer. De superaarde heeft een omlooptijd van nog geen 10 dagen.
“Het is fascinerend om te weten dat alle sterren waar we naar kijken planeten zouden kunnen hebben die om hen heen draaien,” aldus onderzoeker Mikko Tuomi tegenover The Independent.
“Astronomen waren daar zelfs vijf jaar geleden nog niet overtuigd van,” voegde hij toe.
Tiny AI Alien Drone Shoots Past NASA Sun Satellite, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Tiny AI Alien Drone Shoots Past NASA Sun Satellite, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Wow, this little bugger flew right past the SOHO/NASA imaging satellite this week and while it was doing it, it curved, which is impossible for meteors or asteroids to accomplish. Found by Paranormal Crucible of Youtube, this video shows us the exact shape and the incredible speed that these UFO use out in space. It is my opinion that his UFO was much closer to the satellite and not really 10X the size of earth...which the video shows. I and Streetcap1 have both seen a lot of rainbow neon color UFOs that are this shape that shoot around the space station cam when the station is in the dark side. Could they be tiny alien drones sent out into space by the millions to scatter and record data? Or...and it would be so cool if this was it...are these live biological life forms? From the speed and shape, I would have to go with tiny alien drones that have advanced AI. How tiny? About half a meter or less. Scott C. Waring
Alien Hacked NASA Voyager Probe As It Exited Solar System, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Alien Hacked NASA Voyager Probe As It Exited Solar System, Video, UFO Sighting News.
I have often wondered about the Voyager probe shut down and this video sums up most of our worries about it. When it shut itself down, many of us suddenly thought back to that Star Trek 1979 movie where V'ger returned after making contact with aliens. Lets hope nothing like that happens, but if it does, hopefully when Voyager returns we will be ready to communicate with it and learn from it about the alien species that found it.
Scott C. Waring
Video states:
SHOKING!! NASA ADMITS: VOYAGER HAS BEEN HACKED BY ALIENS! 2016 NASA admits: Someone took control over our aircraft, we received messages from an unknown language Space probe “Voyager 2” during its path through space sent a message to the base of the Earth in a quite unintelligible language. NASA after over six years did not know the reason, but they know that it can not be accidental. “Voyager 2” is the first spacecraft to leave the solar system in 2010 and it was in the moments when the spacecraft could enter into interstellar space that a strange thing happened, that NASA would consider “someone or something” had assumed control over it. “At a distance of about 15 billion kilometers from Earth, the probe suddenly started sending data in a language which they could never understand,” said NASA expert Kevin Baines, reports Physics Astronomy. “Something or someone changed the communications system of the space probe Voyager 2,” added Baines.
Triangle UFO caught on tape over Kenner, Louisiana
Triangle UFO caught on tape over Kenner, Louisiana
Here’s one interesting footage of a triangular-shaped craft that was seen and recorded over Kenner, Louisiana. This happened on 20th December 2016 and was just submitted to MUFON.
Witness report:
I first heard a very loud booming type bass sound about 10 minutes prior to seeing the triangle shaped UFO outside the front of my house. Not sure if this loud vibrating noise has anything to do with the UFO sighting but it is still occurring outside right now. The sound is strange because we are not able to figure out where it is coming from and normally it is easy to tell where a sound like this is originating from. As soon as I went outside in my front yard to listen to the booming sound a large triangle shaped UFO appeared in the northern sky above me moving in a westerly direction. The UFO had three white lights in the shape of a triangle with other colored flashing lights. There was no sound coming from the UFO and it was NOT a airplane, helicopter and or drone. I know this because I live close to the airport and I see planes all day and night and none of them look like this unknown object. I have video footage of the UFO which I will include in this report. I also posted this to my subscribers on youtube since what I witnessed tonight I find to be very interesting UFO footage! It is RARE to capture up close video footage of a triangle UFO! I had a very interesting encounter back on March 2, 2007 which involved a triangle UFO in the sky near me. That very interesting encounter which I reported here on MUFON back in 2007 occurred about 10 miles from where I witnessed this UFO tonight.
Unknown lights hovering above Normandy, France 11-Feb-2017
Unknown lights hovering above Normandy, France 11-Feb-2017
The UFO sighting that took place over a town in Normandy, France was caught on camera. A witness living in the area recorded the strange event after getting across the UFO floating over his village on 11th February 2017.
He captured as much of the bizarre incident as he could before the battery of his camera phone he utilized to film the UFO went empty.
The UFO sighting video shows a silent floating object with several flaring lights seemingly connected to the mysterious object as it hovers over the French coastal town.
A copy of the clip was posted to YouTube on February 10 and received thousands of views. Viewers have lots of mixed reactions since it was posted online.
Some believe the lights were just fires on a hillside filled with haze, fog or mist. They think it was a mountain in the background and the lights were fires.
Others wonder why the phones or cameras being used to capture videos usually died.
Many viewers say it was a UFO until proven otherwise.
What do you think about this footage? Real or a CGI?
Winston Churchill had something to offer besides “blood, toil, tears and sweat”: A willingness to consider the existence life on other planets.
A newly discovered essay called “Are We Alone in the Universe?” that Churchill started writing in 1939, just weeks after Britain entered World War II and before becoming prime minister, suggests that the possibility of sentient life on other planets was on his mind.
Churchill revised the essay in the 1950s, but it was never published. Sometime in the 1980s, it was given to the National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri, and was discovered just last year by the institution’s director, Timothy Riley, according to the BBC.
In the piece, Churchill explains that life can survive only in regions where temperatures are between a few degrees of frost and the boiling point of water.
He then speculates that Venus and Mars are the only other planets in our solar system in that habitable zone.
However, Churchill also explains why life on other planets is more likely than not:
“With hundreds of thousands of nebulae, each containing thousands of millions of suns, the odds are enormous that there must be immense numbers which possess planets whose circumstances would not render life impossible.”
Churchill also refuses to be so arrogant as to think that humans are the highest evolution of sentient life:
“I, for one, am not so immensely impressed by the success we are making of our civilization here that I am prepared to think we are the only spot in this immense universe which contains living, thinking creatures, or that we are the highest type of mental and physical development which has ever appeared in the vast compass of space and time.”
“The most amazing thing is that he started this essay when Europe was on the brink of war and there he is, musing about a question about a scientific topic that is really a question out of curiosity,” he said.
Livio and Riley hope others get to read Churchill’s piece, but it will remain unpublished until copyright issues can be sorted out, according to the BBC.
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Winston Churchill vond het bestaan van aliens heel aannemelijk
Winston Churchill vond het bestaan van aliens heel aannemelijk
Caroline Kraaijvanger
Dat blijkt uit een essay dat hij in 1939 schreef, maar dat nooit gepubliceerd werd en nu is teruggevonden en bestudeerd.
Het essay met de werktitel ‘Are We Alone in Space?‘ is elf pagina’s lang. Churchill zette het kort voor het uitbreken van de Tweede Wereldoorlog op papier. Waarschijnlijk wilde hij het populair-wetenschappelijke stuk in een krant publiceren. Maar zover kwam het nooit. In de jaren ’50 paste hij het stuk nog wat aan – zo veranderde hij de titel naar ‘Are We Alone in the Universe?‘ – maar wederom ging het nooit ter perse.
SCHRIJVER
Churchill schreef veel en graag. Daarbij schuwde hij de wetenschappelijke onderwerpen niet. Naast buitenaards leven schreef hij ook over onderwerpen als evolutie en kernfusie.
Herontdekt Enkele decennia later kwam het essay in de archieven van het US National Churchill Museum in Fulton (Missouri) terecht. En lang leek het essay gedoemd om vergeten te worden. Tot de directeur van het museum het vorig jaar herontdekte en afleverde bij onderzoeker Mario Livio. Livio bestudeerde het essay en onthult in het blad Nature de gedachten die de beroemde Britse staatsman over buitenaards leven had.
Aliens
Churchill leek aardig overtuigd te zijn van het bestaan van (intelligente) aliens. “Ik ben zelf niet zodanig onder de indruk van het succes dat we van onze beschaving hier (op aarde, red.) maken dat ik bereid ben om aan te nemen dat dit de enige plek in het immense universum is dat levende, denkende wezens bevat.”
Kennis Maar die uitspraak is niet direct het meest indrukwekkende aspect van Churchills essay, zo stelt Livio. Hij stelt vooral respect te hebben voor de wetenschappelijke kennis van Churchill. Een deel van die kennis is anno 2017 nog altijd niet achterhaald. Zo stelt Churchill bijvoorbeeld dat water onontbeerlijk is voor levensvormen zoals wij die kennen. Anno 2017 laten we ons in de zoektocht naar buitenaards leven nog altijd leiden door de aanwezigheid van water. Ook merkt Churchill op dat leven alleen kan overleven op plekken die niet te koud (hooguit enkele graden onder nul) en niet te warm (onder het kookpunt van water) zijn. Vandaag de dag noemen we dat de ‘leefbare zone’: een denkbeeldige zone rondom een ster waarin de temperaturen niet te hoog zijn (en water dus niet kan verdampen), maar ook niet te laag zijn (en water dus niet kan bevriezen). Daarnaast haalt Churchill ook het belang van een atmosfeer aan en wijst erop dat een hemellichaam een bepaalde zwaartekracht moet bezitten om een atmosfeer vast te kunnen houden. Op basis van al die overwegingen stelt Churchill dat Mars en Venus – naast de aarde – de enige plaatsen in ons zonnestelsel zijn waar we buitenaards leven zouden kunnen aantreffen. De planeten in de buitenste regionen van het zonnestelsel sluit hij uit, omdat ze te koud zijn. Mercurius is te warm aan de dagzijde en te koud aan de nachtzijde en de maan en planetoïden hebben een te beperkte zwaartekracht en kunnen dus geen atmosfeer vasthouden.
MARS, VENUS EN EXOPLANETEN
De vragen die Churchill kort voor de Tweede Wereldoorlog bezighielden, houden vandaag de dag vele astrobiologen wereldwijd bezig. De zoektocht naar leven op Mars is in volle gang en simulaties wijzen erop dat ook Venus in het verleden leefbaar is geweest. Daarnaast achten onderzoekers het bestaan van buitenaards leven ook mogelijk op manen zoals Europa en Enceladus. En naar verwachting kunnen we met de volgende generatie telescopen ook in de atmosfeer van exoplaneten op zoek gaan naar sporen van leven.
Exoplaneten Daarnaast voorspelt Churchill – decennia voor we de eerste exoplaneet ontdekken – al het bestaan van planeten buiten ons zonnestelsel. Hij wijst er in zijn essay op dat onze ster slechts één ster in een miljarden sterren tellend sterrenstelsel is. “Ik ben niet zo verwaand dat ik denk dat mijn zon de enige met een verzameling planeten is.” Churchill schrijft bovendien te verwachten dat exoplaneten groot genoeg zijn om vloeibaar water en een atmosfeer te bezitten en dat er daarnaast ook nog exemplaren zullen zijn die zich op de juiste afstand (in de leefbare zone) van hun ster bevinden. Churchill benadrukt dat dergelijke planeten zich echter op zo’n grote afstand van de aarde bevinden dat we wellicht nooit te weten komen of ze daadwerkelijk levende wezens bevatten.
Uit het essay blijkt dat Churchill vertrouwd was met recente onderzoeken van onder meer astrofysicus James Jeans en astronoom Edwin Hubble (die stelde dat er naast de Melkweg nog veel meer sterrenstelsels zijn). Bovendien blijkt de staatsman te redeneren zoals het een wetenschapper betaamt. Het raakt Livio, die opmerkt dat veel politici vandaag de dag zo anders zijn. “In een tijd waarin moderne politici wetenschap vermijden, vind ik het ontroerend om me een leider te herinneren die zo diepgaand met wetenschap bezig was.”
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In Photos: Mysterious Amazonian Geoglyphs
In Photos: Mysterious Amazonian Geoglyphs
By Stephanie Pappas, Live Science Contributor
Credit: Diego Gurgel
1. Diamond in the Rough
The Brazilian state of Acre is home to more than 450 mysterious earthworks called geoglyphs, most built sometime between 2,000 and 650 years ago. Archaeologists have found that these sites weren't villages and probably weren't fortifications; more likely, they were ritual sites where people gathered temporarily, perhaps during harvest times. New research reveals that humans built these geoglyphs in forests that they had already been altering for hundreds or thousands of years. [Read full story about the mysterious Amazonian geoglyphs]
Credit: Diego Gurgel
2. Earthworks revealed
Acre's geolgyphs were hidden by forest until ranching and other activities led to massive deforestation in the 1980s. An analysis of the ancient vegetation at two sites, Jaco Sá and Fazenda Colorada, found that humans started clearing the forests by burning at least 4,000 years ago. The sites were dominated by bamboo forest for at least 6,000 years, but humans encouraged useful species like palms to grow in cleared areas. The geoglyphs were likely constructed in small temporarily cleared areas, University of Sao Paulo archaeologist Jenny Watling and colleagues reported Feb. 6 in the journal PNAS.
Credit: Diego Gurgel
3. Hidden shapes
Circular geoglyphs are visible from the air in deforested areas of Acre state in western Brazil. Researchers were surprised to find that when the geoglyphs were built around 2,000 years ago, the forest canopy was present, meaning that there had not been widespread deforestation by ancient people. Instead, people seem to have cleared small areas to encourage colonization by useful species like palm trees, which provided food and building material.
Credit: Diego Gurgel
4. Digging ditches
The Brazilian geoglyphs are huge. Many of the ditches are as wide as 36 feet (11 meters) and as deep as 13 feet (4 m). They can be between 330 and 980 feet (100 to 300 meters) in diameter. There are few artifacts found within the geoglyphs, but archaeologists have discovered decorated pots, smashed in place, near some entrances to the earthworks. These discoveries suggest that offerings were made or rituals conducted within and around the geoglyphs, the University of Sao Paulo's Watling told Live Science.
Credit: Edison Caetano
5. Double Circle
In the new PNAS study, researchers took soil samples from holes 5 feet (1.5 m) deep and analyzed chemical traces of the ancient vegetation that once grew near two geoglyph sites. They found that the sites had been dominated by bamboo forest for 6,000 years at minimum, and that humans began clearing areas of forest with fire 4,000 years ago. Palm trees moved into the cleared areas, and persisted for thousands of years, suggesting that humans were clearing away the slower-growing trees that typically take over from palms in a natural forest progression.
Credit: Edison Caetano
6. Ancient remnants
Little is known about the people who built these impressive earthen designs. Archaeologists believe that networks of loosely affiliated peoples gathered at these sites sporadically. The new research on forest clearing suggests that the Amazon has been altered by humans for thousands of years and that the forests are not pristine. (Though modern deforestation dwarfs what ancient people did with stone axes and fire.)
Credit: Diego Gurgel
7. Fazenda Atlantica
Geoglyphs at a site known as Fazenda Atlantica in Acre state, western Brazil. Ancient people may have practiced "agroforestry" here, a method of encouraging useful species to colonize cleared areas while removing less-useful plants that compete with those species. These findings should "serve to highlight the ingenuity of past subsistence regimes that did not lead to forest degradation, and the importance of indigenous knowledge for finding more sustainable land-use alternatives," to modern-day clear-cutting, the University of Sao Paulo's Watling said in a statement.
Credit: Edison Caetano
8. Dots mark the spot
Archaeologists found that after humans abandoned the geoglyphs around 650 years ago, palm species declined and a more natural forest ecology returned. However, there are still signs of human management echoing in the forests. The forest near the Jaco Sa geoglyph has a higher-than-average proportion of species useful to humans today, Watling and her colleagues found — nine out of its 10 most abundant species are used by people. This may be the ecological remnant of thousands of years of human forest management.
You Can Help Scientists Find the Next Earth-Like Planet
You Can Help Scientists Find the Next Earth-Like Planet
Ricardo Ramirez
IN BRIEF
A two-decade long radical velocity-planet hunting program has compiled almost 61,000 individual measurements made of more than 1,600 stars.
That's a considerable amount of data to comb through – so the research team made the data set available to the public.
GRAVITATIONAL WOBBLES
NASA’s Kepler space telescope holds the record when it comes to candidate and confirmed exoplanets — to date, it has identified more than 5,000. To scan the universe for these alien planets, Kepler uses what’s called the “transit method.” Basically, Kepler watches out for the brightness dips that occur when a planet crosses the face of the star it orbits.
This isn’t the only method to catch exoplanets. The High Resolution Echelle Spectrometer (HIRES) instrument at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii detects radial velocity instead of brightness dips. This radial velocity method searches stars for signs of gravitational wobbles induced by orbiting planets. HIRES was part of a two-decade long radical velocity-planet hunting program and it has compiled almost 61,000 individual measurements made of more than 1,600 stars.
“HIRES was not specifically optimized to do this type of exoplanet detective work, but has turned out to be a workhorse instrument of the field,” said Steve Vogt, from the University of California Santa Cruz, who built the instrument. “I am very happy to contribute to science that is fundamentally changing how we view ourselves in the universe.”
Artist’s conceptions of the probable planet orbiting the star GJ 411, which lies just 8.3 light-years from Earth.
Credit: Ricardo Ramirez
From this huge amount of data, a team of researchers led by Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C., identified more than 100 possible exoplanets. Specifically, the researchers identified 60 candidate planets, plus 54 more that require furter examination. They published their study in the The Astronomical Journal.
“We were very conservative in this paper about what counts as an exoplanet candidate and what does not,” researcher Mikko Tuomi explained, “and even with our stringent criteria, we found over 100 new likely planet candidates.” Among the candidate exoplanets, one could be orbiting the fourth-closest star (GJ 411) to our Sun just about 8.3 light years away. It’s not an Earth-twin however, as this potential planet has an orbital period that’s equivalent to just 10 days.
COLLABORATIVE EXPLORATION
There’s still a considerable amount of data to comb through. So, together with their findings, Butler’s team made the HIRES data set available to the public. “One of our key goals in this paper is to democratize the search for planets,” explained team member Greg Laughlin of Yale. “Anyone can download the velocities published on our website and use the open source Systemic software package and try fitting planets from the data.”
It’s certainly a noble idea and a timely one. “I think this paper sets a precedent for how the community can collaborate on exoplanet detection and follow-up”, said team-member Johanna Teske. “With NASA’s TESS mission on the horizon, which is expected to detect 1000+ planets orbiting bright, nearby stars, exoplanet scientists will soon have a whole new pool of planets to follow up.”
One of the most mysterious phenomena in today’s UFO. On the Internet there are a lot of documentary films from the US, especially the UFO on the American continent, whether in English, with subtitles or dubbing. Movies generally by eyewitnesses. Government and US government agencies to represent phenomena. The official explanation of the phenomenon by scientists practically non-existent. Rather, I feel like downplayed and belittle observation eyewitnesses taunted them of incompetence. In this vacuum (in) the information there is room for conspiracy theories.
The UFO phenomenon in the former Soviet Union in the past never anything not spelled. Only the late 80’s took place in our press information on alleged alien ships landing in Voronezh (1989). On YouTube is also enough films from the USA and examining UFO sightings in the former USSR (Soviet Union).
Artist’s concept of the probable planet orbiting a star called Gliese 411, or GJ 411.
(Courtesy of Ricardo Ramirez)
An international team of astronomers has found 60 new planets orbiting stars close to Earth’s solar system, including a rocky “super Earth.”
The experts also found evidence of an additional 54 planets, bringing the potential discovery of new worlds to 114.
One planet in particular, Gliese 411b, has been generating plenty of attention. Described as a “hot super Earth with a rocky surface,” Gliese 411b is located in the fourth-nearest star system to the Sun, making it the third-nearest planetary system to the Sun, according to the U.K.’s University of Hertfordshire, which participated in the research. Gliese 411b (also known as GJ 411b or Lalande 21185) orbits the star Gliese 411 (or GJ 411).
Despite the “super Earth” label, Dr. Mikko Tuomi from University of Hertfordshire’s Centre for Astrophysics told Fox News that Gliese 411b is too hot for life to exist on its surface.
Gliese 411 and Gliese 411b are located 8 light years from earth. A light year, which measures distance in space, equals 6 trillion miles.
By way of comparison, the recently-discovered Earth-like planet Proxima b, which orbits the red dwarf Proxima Centauri, is about 4 light years from Earth. A red dwarf is a relatively cool small star.
Tuomi, who was also involved in the discovery of Proxima b, told Fox News that the latest batch of planets marks a significant discovery. “Over the recent years it has been established as a scientific fact that there are more planets in the Universe than there are stars. This means that virtually every star has a planet, or several of them, orbiting it,” he explained, via email. “Our discovery of dozens of new nearby planets highlights this fact. But it also does more. We are now moving on from simply discovering these worlds.”
“In essence, we are now building an observational roadmap for future giant telescopes that can be used to image some or even most of these newly found worlds,” Tuomi added. “This is like mapping an archipelago so that we are familiar with it in the future when taking a closer look at what its islands actually look like.”
The 60 new planets are found orbiting stars that are mostly some 20 to 300 light years away, according to Tuomi.
The discoveries are based on observations taken over 20 years by U.S. astronomers using the Keck-I telescope in Hawaii as part of the Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey. During the course of the research, scientists obtained almost 61,000 observations of 1,600 stars, which are now available to the public.
Sponsored by NASA and the National Science Foundation, the Lick-Carnegie Exoplanet Survey harnesses the talents of planet hunters from a number of organizations, including the University of California (UC) Santa Cruz and the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, D.C.
The Carnegie Institution of Science also led a team that included MIT to release the data on the almost 61,000 observations of 1,600 stars.
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A bright light streaking across the sky captured the attention of several Bay Area residents early Tuesday, but it was not a UFO.
The Navy issued a statement saying it was conducting missile tests off the California coast.
“Navy Strategic Systems Programs conducted scheduled Trident II (D5) missile test flights at sea from an Ohio Class SSBN, in the Pacific Test Range offthe coast of California,” the statement said. ”This morning, there were two missiles launched.”
The Navy said such tests were vital to maintain its readiness. One launch took place at 3:30 a.m. PST and a second at 6:20 a.m. A submarine off the coast launched the Trident II D-5 missiles — a three-stage missile with a 4,000-mile range.
Navy spokesman John Daniels said residents likely saw stage one, which lasts about a minute, and possibly part of stage two.
“All missile test flights were conducted from sea, flew over the sea, and landed in the sea. At no time did the missiles fly over land,” the Navy statement continued. “All missiles are tracked from multiple sources from launch until final impact in the ocean. The missiles were not armed.”
But for the hours before the statement was issued, the bright light had led to an active debate on social media.
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'Not WWIII' US Navy statement after test firing of two Trident missiles shocks witnesses
'Not WWIII' US Navy statement after test firing of two Trident missiles shocks witnesses
THE US Navy has released a statement saying the testing of two Trident missiles was "not in response to any world events" after scores of people filmed a mysterious light trailing through the night sky.
Some people were even left convinced they may have witnesses an alien UFO.
Videos of the bizarre sight over California yesterday were uploaded to social media and even sent to investigators at the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) as a possible alien sighting.
The footage shows from various locations a bright point in the sky with a beam of light radiating below it.
In one video, a woman shrieked 'It's ET!', while others claimed on social media to have seen an alien craft.
But, in response, the US Navy confirmed it carried out missile tests off the coast at 3.30am and 6.20am local time yesterday.
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Many people reported that they felt the missile over California was a UFO.
The Navy issued a statement saying the missiles "were not armed and did not fly over land".
It said they fired two Trident II D-5 missiles.
The statement said: "All missile test flights were conducted from sea, flew over the sea, and landed in the sea. At no time did the missiles fly over land.
"All missiles are tracked from multiple sources from launch until final impact in the ocean. The missiles were not armed."
The Navy also said they were routine tests and not in response to any "ongoing world activities".
I looked to my left and saw a bright white light with what looked like a cone shaped mist of fog.
Witness report to MUFON
But that failed to stop mounting speculation over what it was.
US-based MUFON is the world's biggest organisation dedicated to UFO and alien research and keeps a database of global sightings.
One witness in Citrus Heights, California, wrote to MUFON: "I looked to my left and saw a bright white light with what looked like a cone shaped mist of fog.
"It then emitted a bright spotlight towards the ground. I thought it was a helicopter but as I kept looking I did not see any flashing lights.
At one point I saw a plane fly by it and could clearly see the planes flashing lights. When the object turned off its spotlight I decided to try to catch a video of it."
Another witness in Auburn, California, wrote: "When I really focused on it I could see a cone-shaped vapour trail emitting form
behind the object.
"The object seemed to slightly change in flight direction, it appeared to slowly drift from south to south-west and back again a few times."
Another report from Vallejo, California, included a video of a "glowing bullet-like object that left a cone-shaped cloud.
And, a fourth witness in Pebble Beach, California, who snapped it, said the object looked like "a star, then a comet, then a search helicopter, before it dissolved into space."
A UFO and Broadhaven School children drawings of UFOs February 1977
They are in their 50s now but the children of Broad Haven in west Wales still recall every scary detail of the chilly February lunchtime in 1977 when they saw a UFO land in the playing field next to their school.
It was a shiny grey torpedo shape, its upper dome topped by a pulsating red light – and some of them say a silver-clad spaceman emerged from the craft.
Headmaster Ralph Llewellyn was convinced it was a prank so he sat the 14 children down under exam conditions and asked them to describe what they’d witnessed – and to his astonishment their drawings were remarkably similar.
The children insisted they had seen a flying saucer and handed in a petition at the police station demanding an investigation.
The children insisted they had seen a flying saucer and handed in a petition at the police station demanding an investigation
Forty years on it is clear this was just the first of a spate of sightings.
A few days later a teacher and three dinner ladies saw the UFO and as winter turned to spring along the rugged Pembrokeshire coast, locals reported lights hovering in the sky, a strange being in a metallic suit, animals cowering in the fields and ghostly figures peering into farmhouse windows.
The Ministry of Defence sent a man to speak to the children because the school was close to RAF Brawdy, although for 30 years the MoD denied it had conducted an official inquiry and said there was no threat to security even though it was the height of the Cold War.
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Costal view of Broad Haven St Brides Bay in Pembrokeshire in Wales
Only in 2015 when secret documents in the national archives were featured in a book called The Watchers was it confirmed that a top-level inquiry had taken place.
Among documents uncovered by author Neil Spring was a letter from the head of the MoD’s S4 wing to the RAF’s internal police force.
The S4 chief wrote: “I have not even told the minister I am consulting you,” and called for a “discreet enquiry” after expressing bewilderment at the number of apparently “level-headed” witnesses to the strange activity.
Once the children’s experience was publicised in local newspapers the area became a magnet for UFO hunters who tagged it the Broad Haven Triangle.
Two months later Rosa Granville, owner of the Haven Fort Hotel, was in bed at 2.30am when she was woken by strange noises and lights.
She said she saw an “upside-down saucer” next to the hotel and two “faceless humanoid” creatures with pointed heads.
She told BBC Wales: “There was so much heat my face felt burned. There was light coming from it and flames of all colours.
Then [the creatures] came out of these flames.” Mrs Granville fi red off a letter to her MP Nicholas Edwards in which she said the incident left her “agitated and disturbed and not the least bit desirous of another encounter”.
She went on: “I would be pleased to hear of an explanation, it would greatly help to relieve the sense of shock I feel since my encounter.”
At Ripperston Farm a few miles away Billy Coombs and his wife Pauline reported a series of strange events scaring their cattle.
Mrs Coombs said she was driving her children to school one day when their car was followed by what looked like “a rugby ball that was on fire”.
Then one night the Coombs dialed 999 when a 7ft-tall figure wearing “a spacesuit” appeared at their sitting room window.
The constable who drove out to their farmhouse said later that in 26 years’ service “that was the most frightened family I have ever been to see”.
Only one child has spoken at length about the school UFO.
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Pupil drawings taken from Broad Haven School's 1977 UFO scrapbook
David Davies, who was 10 at the time, gave writer Spring a statement three years ago in which he said: “The object was pearlescent silvery-grey, approximately 40ft long, torpedo/cigar-shaped with an upper domed section that covered the central third of the vehicle and which was topped with a red pulsating light.
"I was the last of a dozen or so children to see the object on that day.”
In an interview later he said: “The sighting, despite only lasting a few seconds, is burned on my memory like a photograph. I’ve spent my entire life and countless thousands of pounds trying to find answers about what we saw.
“It has been a lifetime’s fascination driven by a desire to get to the truth. My personal inclination is that our particular sighting had a terrestrial origin. However I have never ruled anything out.
"Our sighting was not the last visit to the school though. Unbeknownst to the children and most of the small community, the craft returned a few days later and was on this occasion seen by a teacher and three of the canteen staff.
“I have never in the last 38 years exaggerated or sensationalised the account of what I saw and have never suggested that what we saw was of extra-terrestrial origin.
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Broadhaven school children drawings of UFOs February 1977
“Many suggestions have been made that what we saw was either an agricultural vehicle or an aircraft from nearby RAF Brawdy. I’d like to state categorically that this is not the case as the majority of the children at the school, myself included, came from farming backgrounds and would have been able to identify any agricultural vehicle and because of Brawdy’s proximity we were also familiar with almost every RAF aircraft in the skies.”
After researching his book, Spring said: “I visited Broad Haven a sceptic and came away convinced that some of the locals knew far more about the mysterious occurrences than they are willing to reveal.”
So was it all a hoax?
Emlyn Williams, organiser of a conference to mark the 40th anniversary, said: “One child can lie but can a whole class?
"Over 40 years at least one of them might have come forward to say they made it up – but they haven’t.” Broad Haven had a range of military bases within 40 miles. There was a top-secret rocket testing station at Aberporth while RAF Brawdy, near St David’s, trained pilots on Hawker Hunters.
The RAF station housed both a tactical weapons unit and a US navy “underwater research station” – which in reality tracked the movements of Soviet submarines.
It is known that Harrier jets, which take off and land vertically, flew there and three years ago a retired US serviceman revealed that search and rescue drills were carried out by men in silver fire suits.
The last word goes to the RAF.
A letter written by an officer to the MoD on June 3, 1977 ended: “I’m unable to offer any explanation but should a UFO arrive at RAF Brawdy we will charge normal landing fees and inform you immediately!”
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US Navy confirms Trident II test off California coast, puts end to ‘UFO glow’ speculations (VIDEOS)
US Navy confirms Trident II test off California coast, puts end to ‘UFO glow’ speculations (VIDEOS)
The US Navy has confirmed launching two Trident II missiles from submarines off the Californian coast after locals noticed a mysterious glow in the sky leading to speculation about possible UFO encounters.
“Navy Strategic Systems Programs conducted scheduled Trident II (D5) missile test flights at sea from an Ohio Class SSBN, in the Pacific Test Range off the coast of California,” the Navy said in an issued statement.
While the Trident missiles were launched at 3:30am and 6:20am, Navy spokesman John Daniels pointed out to local news stations that the mysterious spectacle was most likely produced by stage one of the launch which lasts about a minute, and possibly part of stage two.
“All missile test flights were conducted from sea, flew over the sea, and landed in the sea. At no time did the missiles fly over land,” the Navy statement said. “All missiles are tracked from multiple sources from launch until final impact in the ocean. The missiles were not armed.”
But before the Navy clarified the unexplained Tuesday sightings, the mysterious glow in the sky at 6:20 am dominated the social media chat where people shared photos of the alleged “UFO sighting.”
Prior to Tuesday’s launch, Trident II was successfully tested at least 161 times since the rocket’s completion in 1989. Trident D5 is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems for the American and British navies. It serves as the primary seaborne nuclear deterrent.
The missiles are carried by 14 US Ohio and 4 British Vanguard-class submarines. Some 24 missiles arm the Ohio class subs while only 16 missiles are found on each Vanguard class. The three-stage ballistic missile can travel a nominal range of 4,000 nautical miles and is capable of engaging multiple targets.
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Von Däniken: “Buitenaardsen vormen geen enkel gevaar”
Von Däniken: “Buitenaardsen vormen geen enkel gevaar”
“We zijn voor de gek gehouden.” Schrijver Erich von Däniken verwijst met deze uitspraak naar een geheim document van de CIA over ongeïdentificeerde vliegende objecten waar hij de hand op heeft weten te leggen.
Het document, dat dateert van eind 1954, zou zijn doorgestuurd naar alle andere geheime diensten ter wereld.
De CIA geeft de andere geheime diensten in het stuk de opdracht om alle UFO-waarnemingen en alle mensen die UFO’s hebben gezien belachelijk te maken.
Uit de ruimte
Von Däniken stuitte naar eigen zeggen via de website van MUFON op het geheime document. Via een Wob-verzoek is het boven water gehaald.
Er zijn helaas alleen documenten vrijgegeven die meer dan 50 jaar oud zijn, aldus de schrijver.
“Desalniettemin bewijzen ze dat de vliegende objecten inderdaad uit de ruimte afkomstig zijn,” zei hij.
Bang
Veel mensen hebben nog altijd moeite met dit onderwerp. Wetenschappers wordt geleerd om alles op een rationele manier te benaderen, maar als je het hebt over buitenaardsen is dat lastig, stelt Von Däniken.
Het druist ook in tegen de evolutietheorie, en dat maakt mensen bang.
Beroemde wetenschappers zoals Stephen Hawking zeggen daarnaast dat we allemaal bang moeten zijn voor buitenaardsen.
Nergens voor nodig
Die angst is volgens Von Däniken nergens voor nodig. “De aliens waren hier duizenden jaren geleden al en konden de mensheid op elk gewenst moment uitroeien.”
“Dat hebben ze echter nooit gedaan en dus is de angst voor aliens compleet ongegrond,” zei hij.
De schrijver ergert zich ook aan de manier waarop buitenaardse wezens in films en op tv worden afgebeeld.
Vrijwel altijd zijn het gewelddadige rassen die de aarde willen verwoesten.
Een man in de Amerikaanse staat Kansas rijdt ’s middags naar zijn werk als hij opeens langs de kant van de weg iets heel vreemds waarneemt.
Hij gelooft zijn eigen ogen niet en draait even verderop op zijn auto om om te controleren of hij inderdaad een UFO langs de kant van de weg zag staan.
Vorige week het verhaal van een getuige die onverwacht een vreemd transport tegenkwam, waarbij het er verdacht veel op leek dat er een UFO werd vervoerd op een dieplader.
Nu komt er een getuigenverslag met foto’s boven water van een UFO die langs de kant van de weg geland/geparkeerd schijnt te zijn. Of deze twee zaken met elkaar verband houden is niet helemaal duidelijk, maar wel zijn beide waarnemingen niet al te ver van elkaar gedaan.
De man die een UFO op een dieplader zag, bevond zich op de I-44 nabij Fort Leonard Wood en de waarneming van een UFO langs de kant van de weg gebeurde nabij Pittsburg. Beide gebeurtenissen vonden plaats rond 1 en 2 februari 2017.
Op 2 februari 2017 ging ik in oostelijke richting op Highway 400 in Pittsburg, Kansas. Toen ik de hoek om kwam, zag ik aan mijn linkerkant, op een parallelweg, iets dat leek op een UFO die op een soort trailer of dieplader leek te staan.
Aan de linkerkant van de oplegger stond een transportbegeleider geparkeerd. Het geheel was afgezet met verkeerskegels alsof het een bouwput was of zoiets.
Even verderop draaide ik mijn auto en reed terug om beter zicht te krijgen omdat ik mijn ogen niet kon geloven. Het object had een perfecte schijfvorm en was te groot om goed op de oplegger te passen waardoor het aan beide kanten uitstak.
Ik draaide weer terug om in mijn oorspronkelijke richting te gaan waardoor ik nogmaals langs reed, maar dit keer nam ik foto’s. Vervolgens reed ik door naar mijn werk terwijl ik probeerde te bedenken wat ik net had gezien.
Dit gebeurde rond half twee in de middag en diezelfde avond rond tien uur reed ik weer langs die plek en was benieuwd of het object nog daar zou staan. Dat bleek het geval, en de lichten van de oplegger waren aan alsof ze op het punt stonden te vertrekken.
Nu waren er twee transportbegeleiders en er was ook een fel flitsend licht aan de rand van het object. Iemand die het object niet bij daglicht daar heeft gezien, ziet niets omdat de lichten zo fel zijn. Het leek alsof ze dit bewust deden, zodat niemand precies kon zien wat er werd vervoerd.
De volgende beelden laten zien wat de getuige zag.
Wat er ook werd vervoerd rond die datum, het schijnt wel echt te zijn, want er zijn nu meerdere getuigen die een vreemd schijfvormig object hebben waargenomen dat werd vervoerd.
Misschien is de UFO daar langs de kant van de weg geland en moest deze worden geborgen vanwege een technisch mankement. Het lijkt onwaarschijnlijk dat dit iets te maken heeft met buitenaardsen omdat er dan een veel groter circus op de been zou zijn gebracht.
DE WERKELIJKE REDEN VOOR DE ENORME BELANGSTELLING ANTARCTICA
DE WERKELIJKE REDEN VOOR DE ENORME BELANGSTELLING ANTARCTICA
De meest wilde verhalen over Antarctica vliegen op dit moment over het internet waarbij onder andere claims worden gemaakt over verborgen steden onder het ijs.
Er bevinden zich inderdaad dingen onder het ijs en de verschillende hoogwaardigheidsbekleders zijn daar ook wel degelijk met een reden geweest.
Het afgelopen jaar is een sterk toenemende belangstelling gezien voor het nog steeds bevroren continent Antarctica.
Verschillende hoogwaardigheidsbekleders begaven zich die kant op, zoals de Amerikaanse Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, John Kerry, de Russische patriarch Kirill en de bejaarde astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Dan is altijd wel interessant om te zien wat Nancy Lieder daarvan zegt. Zij claimt in contact te staan met een buitenaards ras, de Zeta’s, en is uiteraard degene die al meer dan tien jaar de komst van de planeet Niburu en metgezellen volgt.
Vaak blijkt later dat de informatie die zij van de Zeta’s heeft ontvangen toch redelijk te kloppen en wie weet heeft ze het voor wat betreft Antarctica ook weer bij het rechte eind.
Informatie die niet afkomstig is uit buitenaardse bronnen, maar wel via Nancy Lieder komt, is dat er in 2001 al werd ontdekt dat er een oude constructie of apparaat diep onder het ijs van Antarctica verborgen lag. Dit werd eigenlijk per ongeluk ontdekt door een Amerikaanse spionagesatelliet. De Amerikanen deden er onmiddellijk alles aan om deze informatie niet naar buiten te laten komen en als het Amerikaanse leger dat wil, dan gehoorzaamt de mainstream media en dus verschenen er niet of nauwelijks berichten hierover.
Maar, via andere bronnen sijpelden er toch berichten door over dat er na de ontdekking een geheim opgravingsproject was opgestart. Er werd een sterke magnetische afwijking geconstateerd die toenam en zich uitbreidde tot aan de Russische basis Vostok.
Op het Amerikaanse vliegveld op Antarctica was het een drukte van belang, kwam er de ene na de andere vlucht aan met zwaar materieel, waarvan een aantal er heel exotisch uitzagen. Onbevestigde berichten verschenen dat de nucleair aangedreven boormachine Subterrene zelfs ter plaatse was aangekomen. Het vreemde verschijnsel van deze vreemde sterk magnetische tunnel naar het verleden werd door de militaire inlichtingendienst The Time Gate genoemd.
In 2012 werd er via Google Earth een vreemde ingang ontdekt in het poollandschap van Antarctica en sindsdien is er uiteraard gespeculeerd over wat dit zou kunnen zijn en of het wellicht een ingang was, waardoor UFO’s in en uit konden vliegen.
Volgens berichten die Nancy van de Zeta’s heeft ontvangen zijn dit inderdaad ingangen voor buitenaardsen die al heel oud zijn en nog dateren uit de tijd dat er geen ijs lag op dit continent. Het is bekend via oude kaarten zoals die van de admiraal Piri Reis dat er ooit een Antarctica was waar geen sneeuw en ijs voor kwam en dat daar waarschijnlijk een mild klimaat heerste.
Nancy zegt dat indertijd de Anunnaki over de gehele wereld uitzwierven en dat zij ook ongetwijfeld daarbij op Antartica terechtgekomen zijn.
Na een aantal poolomkeringen die de aarde heeft doorgemaakt, is Antarctica uiteindelijk in het permanente ijsgebied terechtgekomen en dat brengt ons dan weer naar de reden van de recente bezoeken van allerlei hoogwaardigheidsbekleders.
Nadat het mini zonnestelsel Nibiru ons dit keer is gepasseerd zal de poolomkering die daar het gevolg van is, er dit keer voor zorgen dat Antarctica weer in een ijsvrij gebied terechtkomt. En omdat allerlei landen nu druk bezig zijn met het claimen van delen van Antarctica zie je daar ook steeds vaker belangrijke mensen verschijnen. Niemand wil straks achter het net vissen als dit continent weer helemaal ijsvrij is, terwijl misschien grote delen van de wereld zoals wij die nu kennen, verdwenen zullen zijn.
Volgens Nancy en de Zeta’s zullen de komende ontdekkingen op Antarctica dan ook niet leiden tot een spontane disclosure, maar moeten we de vondsten die daar gedaan zullen worden, zien in het hetzelfde licht als de Egyptische piramides of de oeroude Tibetaanse voorwerpen.
Maar, wat we daar volgens haar zeker zullen aantreffen, zijn overblijfselen van de Anunnaki die verrast werden door de snelheid van de vorige poolomkering en nog steeds wachten op een begrafenis of een crematie.
Met de komst van de planeet Nibiru die steeds dichterbij komt en die volgens een aantal onderzoekers eind dit jaar open en bloot voor iedereen te zien zal zijn, zullen dingen op aarde volkomen anders worden en gaan mensen straks voor een zonvakantie naar Antarctica.
UFOs Shoot Between Sun And Earth On NASA Sun Camera, Feb 2017, UFO Sighting News.
UFOs Shoot Between Sun And Earth On NASA Sun Camera, Feb 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Feb 3, 2017 Location of sighting: Earths Sun These UFOs were found by Streetcap1 of Youtube. The UFOs were moving so fast that they got caught on the camera in a long line. Also notice that some of the lines are curved, which means they can turn while moving fast. Only intelligent creatures or UFOs could do that. Yes I said its possible that these objects were flying near the lens of the SOHO satellite. Over the years, many life like creatures have passed the cameras aboard the space station. This looks like a swarm of living creatures shot past. Each one in the shape of a half circle. Scott C. Waring
UFO Files Released From US Forestry Service, Recent Sightings In It, Feb 2017, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Files Released From US Forestry Service, Recent Sightings In It, Feb 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Christian Mace, a French UFO researcher just sent me over a message that The US Forest Service has declassified UFO files that they release. The files are more detailed that a lot of Blue Book files and many are UFO reports that took place just a few years ago with photos. This is very amazing to see recent UFO reports. For instance the first report is from February 7, 2017. We also need to thank the UFO site THE BLACK VAULT for petitioning the US Gov under the Freedom of Information Act to get these files. Scott C. Waring
The Navy conducted missile tests off the coast on Tuesday, leading Californians who spotted the mysterious white light in the sky to believe they had seen a UFO.
Several people from the Bay Area down to Los Angeles spotted the light and captured the incident in photographs and videos that were later circulated online.
But the Navy issued a statement revealing they had conducted two missile tests off the coast of California early Tuesday morning, ABC reported.
Suspicious looking lights in the sky turn out to be Navy missiles
The Navy conducted missile tests off the coast on Tuesday, leading Californians who spotted the mysterious white light in the sky to believe they had seen a UFO
Videos of the missile test, many of which were filmed on the road, show a bright point in the sky with a beam of light radiating below it.
In one video, a woman could be heard exclaiming 'It's E.T!' while others took to social media to declare they had seen an alien spaceship.
But the Navy issued a statement saying two Trident II D-5 missile test flights were launched at sea at 3.30am PST and 6.20am, CBS reported.
'All missile test flights were conducted from sea, flew over the sea, and landed in the sea. At no time did the missiles fly over land,' the statement said.
'All missiles are tracked from multiple sources from launch until final impact in the ocean. The missiles were not armed.'
The Navy also made it a point to say they were conducting routine tests 'not in response to any ongoing world activities', ABC reported.
Navy issued a statement saying two Trident II D-5 missile test flights were launched at sea at 3.30am PST and 6.20am. They were not armed and did not fly over land
Space X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is known for his futuristic visions and we witnessed his crystal-ball predictions for the future at the Word Government Summit in Dubai on Monday (February 13). While talking about the future of artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, interstellar travel and more, Musk shared his detailed opinion on, well, aliens.
"Maybe they're among us," Musk said talking about the possibility of extraterrestrial life on Earth.
Adding to that notion, Musk said some people think he is an alien. He quickly clarified that he's not and also knew that would be the most expected response.
Musk also made an interesting assumption that an alien civilisation is bound to take over the galaxy in next 10 to 20 million years. Well, that's still a long way from now, but according to him the smart aliens might be watching us already.
"If there are superintelligent aliens out there then they probably are observing us. That would seem quite likely, and we are just not smart enough to realise it," he said.
For a flamboyant visionary that he is, Musk revealed his wish to die on Mars, and in a natural way.
"I think, given the choice of dying on Earth or dying on Mars, I'd say yeah sure, I'll die on Mars. But it's not some kind of Mars death wish. And if I do die on Mars, I just don't want it to be on impact," Musk explained.
Real or not, it all certainly sounds fascinating. Musk's one-hour interview can be watched on YouTube to get his idea of how the future is shaping up for us. We have embedded the video for you watch it right here.
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Space X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is known for his futuristic visions and we witnessed his crystal-ball predictions for the future at the Word Government Summit in Dubai on Monday (February 13). While talking about the future of artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, interstellar travel and more, Musk shared his detailed opinion on, well, aliens.
"Maybe they're among us," Musk said talking about the possibility of extraterrestrial life on Earth.
Adding to that notion, Musk said some people think he is an alien. He quickly clarified that he's not and also knew that would be the most expected response.
Musk also made an interesting assumption that an alien civilisation is bound to take over the galaxy in next 10 to 20 million years. Well, that's still a long way from now, but according to him the smart aliens might be watching us already.
"If there are superintelligent aliens out there then they probably are observing us. That would seem quite likely, and we are just not smart enough to realise it," he said.
For a flamboyant visionary that he is, Musk revealed his wish to die on Mars, and in a natural way.
"I think, given the choice of dying on Earth or dying on Mars, I'd say yeah sure, I'll die on Mars. But it's not some kind of Mars death wish. And if I do die on Mars, I just don't want it to be on impact," Musk explained.
Real or not, it all certainly sounds fascinating. Musk's one-hour interview can be watched on YouTube to get his idea of how the future is shaping up for us. We have embedded the video for you watch it right here.
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UFO research, alien hunting, and conspiracy theories are often unavoidably intertwined (even though they are not always mutually inclusive) and a recently posted video showing what appears to be an astronaut purposely attempting to obscure the view of an object passing the International Space Station (ISS) will certainly add to the convoluted morass of perceived coverups and interferences to the public’s right to know. Worse, at least according to one UFO hunter, there seems to be a pattern of behavior that can be found in the ISS videos.
The Mirror reported this week that in a YouTube video posted by SecureTeam10, an organization that self-describes itself as a “source for reporting the best in new UFO sighting news, info on the government coverup, and the strange activity happening on and off of our planet,” the prolific UFO hunter claims that astronauts have been “trying to hide” evidence of actual unidentified objects during their missions in space. And in true conspiracy theory fashion, there is no attempt to diplomatically phrase the accusation. Tyler Glockner, narrating for SecureTeam10, simply says that the footage highlights “deliberate” attempts by astronauts to block any video evidence of UFOs.
The first UFO video clip included in “ASTRONAUT BUSTED Trying To Hide UFOs Near ISS! 1/14/17” shows a view of space from the ISS that has picked up an object (or maybe more) passing by the space station. The object is very small and barely noticeable, but Glockner and team slows down the footage and shows the passing object(s) frame-by-frame. The small object moves from the upper-right of the video frame diagonally to the left, disappears from view (blocked by the ISS), then reappears (or is a totally separate object) moving back upward, only to curve around and disappear. At the same time, Glockner points out that it is only then when the astronaut (the video footage was obviously taken when an astronaut was outside the space station), for some unknown reason, places his gloved hand across part of the viewing lens, obscuring much of the view of open space. Glockner says it is only when the astronaut notices the movement that the attempt is made to hide the object from the camera’s view.
And it’s not only the hand. In the same ISS video clip, after the astronaut’s glove is removed from view, even more unidentified objects appear. They move in various directions and are of various shapes. The camera is then panned away from the view that catches so much dark space, a move that Glockner believes is done to limit the view of the passing UFOs, and most likely at the behest of those at mission control monitoring the video feeds.
The SecureTeam10 video then goes on to show UFO video clips taken from a range of missions that span the last four decades. In all the videos, Glockner finds evidence of attempts to hide the presence of unidentified objects in the footage.
Of course, accusations of NASA and/or the government’s efforts to keep evidence of UFOs and aliens from the general public are nothing new and the basis of numerous conspiracy theories. Nor are the accusations surrounding attempts to hide UFO activity around the ISS.
UFO hunters have found the NASA ISS live feeds a treasure trove for spotting unidentified objects. [Image by Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock]
There have been many incidents of UFO hunters and researchers calling foul and applying the label of “coverup” over the years as ISS cameras have abruptly gone blank or cut off during live feeds, especially when those live feeds appeared to have captured UFOs or strange phenomena exhibited somewhere in the frame.
Back in July, NASA explained why the video feeds on the ISS suddenly go dark.
“The video is from our High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) experiment aboard the ISS, which is mounted externally on the ISS,” NASA spokesperson Daniel Huot told CNET via e-mail. “This experiment includes several commercial HD video cameras aimed at the Earth, which are enclosed in a pressurized and temperature-controlled housing. The experiment is on automatic controls to cycle through the various cameras.”
Huot went on: “The station regularly passes out of range of the Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) used to send and receive video, voice and telemetry from the station. For video, whenever we lose signal (video comes down on our higher bandwidth, called KU) the cameras will show a blue screen (indicating no signal) or a preset video slate.”
The explanation came after yet another black-out came where a UFO was sighted. The video, uploaded to YouTube from user Streetcap1, another prolific UFO hunter, picked up an object entering the Earth’s atmosphere.
“What made it interesting was the camera cut off when the UFO seemed to stop,” Streetcap1 wrote.
UFO enthusiasts have found what they see as evidence of UFOs entering and exiting Earth’s atmosphere captured on ISS live video footage. [Image by Keith Tarrier/Shutterstock]
It should be noted that NASA’s proffered explanation was a rare event, because the space agency does not commonly comment on or explain phenomena detected in its photos and videos. However, that particular UFO video went viral and was uploaded to dozens of media outlets and websites. Accusations and allegations were becoming quite strong that NASA was covering up the existence of UFOs and aliens.
Not that denying, or explaining away, something has ever stood in the way of a UFO conspiracy theory.
[Featured Image by Vadim Sadovski/Shutterstock]
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14-02-2017
Will Trump reveal aliens exist? New President vows to ‘unlock mysteries of space’
Will Trump reveal aliens exist? New President vows to ‘unlock mysteries of space’
THE NEW president of the United States vowed he would “unlock” the mysteries of space during his inauguration speech.
While vowing to improve life for everyday Americans and insisting to put power in the people’s hands, the billionaire businessman also made a bizarre comment about outer space.Donald Trump has not been quick in coming forward to say he believes in aliens, and has never said all the confidential UFO sighting papers should be released.However, after he became the 45th president of the USA on Friday, Mr Trump made reference to discovering non-earthly beings.Hesaid: “We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the Earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow.”A new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights, and heal our divisions.”During her campaign Hillary Clinton made it clear she would do all she could to release secret files on UFO’s.She even vowed to send a task force inside the mysterious Area 51 top secret military base in Nevada, where many people claim crashed UFO parts are stored.
Donald Trump took the presidency of the US at the White House today
Despite Mrs Clinton’s promises, Trump fans said he was more likely to get things done.The space section of his speech certainly got Mr Trump some attention on Twitter.One user wrote: “What a crazy speech by Trump. “We are going to explore the mysteries of space”. Space? Is that were Trump is going to deport the Mexicans?”
Donald Trump and wife Melania at the inauguration in Washington
Another said: “Let today be known as the day Donald Trump for some reason decided he’s gonna unlock the mysteries of space.”
One wrote: “My fave bit was when Trump became a crazy time lord ‘we stand at the birth of a little millennium ready to unlock the mysteries of space’.”
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Scientist Warns ‘Pray Aliens DON’T Come To Earth’ – Are The Elite Becoming Scared?
Scientist Warns ‘Pray Aliens DON’T Come To Earth’ – Are The Elite Becoming Scared?
A leading Scientist recently warned humankind that people should hope that aliens don’t visit us on Earth or it will end in DOOM – But could this be yet another game by the Elites, designed to scare the masses and make people believe that ALL ET Beings would be a threat to humanity?
Lucianne Walkowicz, who is a top astrophysicist, predicted that contact with extraterrestrials could spell disaster for mankind.
“There’s a possibility that if we actively message, with the intention of getting the attention of an intelligent civilisation, that the civilisation we contact would not necessarily have our best interests in mind,” she said.
But the scientist at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago appeared to then slightly change her mind and went on to say that spaceships landing may not be all bad!
Aliens may not be friendly towards humans, warned Dr Lucianne Walkowicz
Recently speaking to NBC News, she said that on the other hand there could be “great benefits”, of which appears to be a bit of a mixed message on what to expect from the ET’s!?
She added:
“It could be something that ends life on Earth, and it might be something that accelerates the ability to live quality lives on Earth.
“We have no way of knowing.”
Dr Walkowicz comments come not long after astronomer Seth Shostak recently called for more effort to be made in developing an action plan for dealing with the first contact. Interestingly his comments are also incredibly negative towards the prospects of ET’s actually making direct contact with the human race.
Mr Shostak, who works for non-profit space research group SETI, said that in the event of aliens showing up now, humans would be “like the Neanderthals having a plan in case the US Air Force showed up”. It is very interesting to note that the US Military in the last couple of years have helped towards funding of SETI. Could it be that SETI are being instructed to help manipulate the masses on what to expect from the ET’s!?
Mr Shostak went on to say:
“Some people asked me at a conference last week, ‘What plan does the military have to deal with aliens should they land?’ And I said, ‘I don’t know … but to the best of my knowledge, they don’t have a plan,” he told Live Science.
Elite Puppet on a string? Seth Shostak, director of SETI, spoke about the search for extraterrestrial life.
Even more interesting is that fact that World-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has made very similar predictions about aliens not being keen on us.
He has previously warned we could see ourselves colonised by a far superior species, but like many other leading scientists out there that work alongside the governments of this world, he also has given mixed opinions on ET contact – please click HERE for more on this story.
Interestingly back in In July 2015, Britain’s most famous scientist actually helped to launch Breakthrough Listen , a 10-year, £64million project funded by US-based Russian billionaire Yuri Milner. (Please click HERE for our previous post on this). So it does seem a little strange that on the flip side of all this Mr Hawking has given us all a stark warning about the kind of risks Alien beings could pose to us.
It appears that we are getting some very mixed views from the Elite scientists out there – but one thing that they all have in common is the fact that they like to encourage FEAR when it comes to ET contact.
U.I.P SUMMARY
Amazing how some of the most senior of scientists out there like to try to put the fear of god into the masses, when it comes to Alien Beings making direct contact with us. It is just as well that the vast majority of us have an open mind and can actually see that our current biggest threat to humanity is the Cabal Elites!
These fear mongering messages may have some purpose when it comes to understanding how the ET Beings may present themselves to us, however when you already have a planet which is filled with many different divisions and hatred, this warning could very well encourage many people to not approve of any direct ET contact!
In an infinite Universe ANYTHING is possible and just like humanity, you get good and bad in every walk of life. So yes, there could very well be ET Beings around us who do not have our best interests at heart, but the big question is WHY do the Elite seem so determined to hide the truth and manipulate our thought process?
It is clear to most of us who have done our research, that there are ET Beings out there that already know we are here and perhaps are already in contact with certain groups of individual on this planet – it is also clear that the Elite DO NOT want us to know what is really going on! (please click HERE for more on this!).
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Deep Space Anomalies
Deep Space Anomalies
Many of us have witnessed UFOs, some of us have also witnessed USOs. We are part of a massive universe which is full of secrets and anomalies, most of them too difficult to decipher or even to comprehend:
An enormous ‘dark hole’ in deep space, perhaps a ‘dark galaxy’ which is radiating practically no visible or optical frequency light. Extreme close-up shows that some material has been captured on film inside the dark hole, but indistinguishable at the limit of magnification, it cannot be seen if the galaxy spiral arms occupy the dark hole.
This enormous Dark Hole has some information in it, but no one has ever been able to know what, scientists cannot even agree on any hypothesis.
This man from Holland has discovered a fleet of 58 anomalies just by using Google Sky:
There are also “The Ghost Spirals”. This image was taken by The Hubble Telescope. This binary system is called LL Pegasi and the surrounding “pre-planetary nebula” is known as IRAS 23166+1655.
Much like the jets of water being sprayed from a spinning sprinkler head, the result is an expanding pinwheel spiral when viewed from above.
This NASA satellite image from deep space shows a massive anomalous object that currently has not been identified. The extremely peculiar shape, which doesn’t seem to be an explosion of any sort, could be a spacecraft or, as some have suggested, a “Zenoid” an extreme bio-form not affected by the vacuum of space.
Also, “closer” to home, someone has found two anomalies around the Orion Belt, a place, which many believe is where the Annunaki came from. This one is pretty amazing!
Some incredible anomalies were found by UFO hunter Rick Krejci, a diligent researcher with a real shot at having a heavenly object named after him, a first for web-based sky watchers.
The results, a “ring of fire” and a double-tailed “comet”, have been posted on a video to YouTube, along with co-ordinates, which should help to make independent corroboration easier, a crucial component for new discoveries.
Some of these objects are truly enormous, many times the size of planet Earth! They travel through space at great speed, but one must wonder: Where are they going? Are they peaceful to other civilisation?
U.I.P Summary:
What an intriguing universe we live in, so many gigantic spaceships fill this vastness. Looking at ourselves and how insignificant we are compared to these anomalies, make the little things in life rather uninteresting: having to go to work, dieting, money worries, etc.
Maybe one day, if we stop being controlled by the elite and concentrate in trying to communicate with these highly advanced beings, we will become advanced too and liberate our consciousness!
Another US Air Force Officer tells of missile shut-down by UFOs – Told by superiors ‘…never to speak about the incident.’
Another US Air Force Officer tells of missile shut-down by UFOs – Told by superiors ‘…never to speak about the incident.’
PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Release
Toronto,Canada [ZNN] More evidence has come to light concerning how levels of secrecy imposed by the United States Air Force on their own officers has served to restrict the public’s access to information about unauthorized incursions into restricted airspace and the unauthorized shut-down of nuclear missiles by craft of unknown origin.
Documentation and testimony by senior officials and military officers continue to come forward that describe an intriguing chronicle of repression, government control and secrecy.
The ZlandCommunications NewsNetwork has learned that yet another ICBM Deputy Launch Commander has come forward to describe not only his recollections about the unauthorized shut-down of nuclear missiles at an American nuclear installation but that he was told never to speak of the incident.
Based on this incident and others like it: Is there sufficient evidence to conclude that there may be an unacknowledged but orchestrated form of behaviour that taints the entire super-structure of the US government, its military and intelligence agencies – not only to deny the public its right to the truth but obliterating their access to it?
The evidence appears overwhelming in favour of this hypothesis. Not only are airspace violations by unidentified aerial phenomenon over US nuclear weapons installation sites widespread, but ranking US Air Force officers are being told by their superiors never to discuss these matters.
BACKGROUND
These officers – despite threats and intimidation – are now coming forward despite this apparent super-structure of secrecy. This time, Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota is the centre of the controversy. Minot has a history of incidents involving UFO’s. (See also Minot B-52) The missile shut-downs in this incident and those at other nuclear facilities coincide with the reported presence of craft of unknown origin as described by multiple USAF officers who were manning nuclear weapons installations in the mid-westUnited States during the mid 1960’s. In yet another chapter of this narrative, retired USAF Captain David D. Schindele, as a First Lieutenant and Deputy Missile Combat Crew Commander in the 742nd Squadron of the 455th Strategic Missile Wing at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota has come forward to describe not only how he was told at a briefing that the previous night’s missile crew had experienced some unusual circumstances where some missiles came “off alert”, but that he was also directed never to speak of the matter.
In an article by researcher Robert Hastings, Hastings cites a front page news story in the Minot Daily News in December 1966 that covered flying saucers over Minot AFB. In the same article Hastings also outlines former Captain Schindele’s corroborating testimony.
The now retired Captain David D. Schindele said, “I remember that when we were relieved the next morning and arrived topside, I attempted to query the Flight Security Controller, who told me he could not speak about the incident. It was then that my commander also informed me that he had received word, during my rest break below, that we were to never speak about the incident.”
This curious pattern of incursions by craft of unknown origin, the coinciding shut-down of nuclear missiles and clamps on staff observations is now coalescing. It now reads like a military litany of events the US Air Force will be hard pressed to explain when forced to do so by media pressure and public curiosity. Airspace violations in 1954 at Maxwell AFB in Alabama, Malmstrom AFB Montana 1967, Wurtsmith Air Force Base Michigan in 1975, Walker AFB New Mexico and Warren AFB in Wyoming are well documented. These are just some of the incursions researchers have uncovered – how many more are there that the Pentagon knows about but are yet to be unearthed?
POLITICAL ASSESSMENT
It is true that these strange incidents are difficult to comprehend. However, the military secrecy and the mysterious culture of political silence surrounding these and other similar incidents are even more perplexing. The less-exposed and broader pattern of military secrecy and obfuscation seem to provide what many might describe as a systemically unacknowledged backdrop of a wider conspiratorial context. The US government’s total silence on this matter is a testament to this assessment. All the evidence seems to point in this direction. If, as the United States Air Force maintains – UFOs are not a threat to national security, then why are USAF officers who report such a phenomenon told to keep quiet? Moreover, from where do these directives and policies emanate? What culture of concealment – fuelled by an addiction to secrecy – radiates such a well-orchestrated form of mendacity? Two instructive events might illustrate the depth of what can only be described as a subtle form of institutional deceit. In communication with the USAF and in response to questions about compromised nuclear missiles, ZNN was told by Vicky Stein of the US Air Force Public Affairs Office there is no comment on this matter beyond the US Air Force FACT SHEET on its web site; a flimsy if not inept response to very serious and substantive allegations about compromised nuclear weapons by craft of unknown origin – clearly an egregious and straightforward matter of national security. In another conversation – NORAD Media Relations Naval officer Lt. Desmond James indicated to ZNN that they were aware of the 2010 Washington press conference at which USAF officers described multiple incursions by UFOs over US nuclear facilities; however because this was an ‘American asset issue’, he pointed ZlandCommunications to the same United States Air Force web site http://www.af.mil/ to obtain the insipidly generic statement about UFOs on its Fact Sheet.
In the context of these kinds of dead-pan responses by expressionless Air Force officials, it is little wonder why those who research the secrecy behind the UFO matter come to conclude that an orchestrated form of behaviour contaminates the entire super-structure of the US government and its military and intelligence agencies. The result – the public remains ignorant of the facts. This recurring theme of imposed secrecy molds almost seamlessly with the now public and disturbing testimony of former Division Chief of the Accidents and Investigations Branch of the FAA in Washington DC, John Callahan. Callahan speaks of a meeting held with President Ronald Reagan’s scientific study team that included the FBI and the CIA on November 17 1986 to discuss the Japan Air Lines flight 1628 UFO incident captured on radar. Tapes and radar records were reviewed. Callahan, a senior FAA official, was then categorically instructed that the incident never occurred and this meeting never happened.
To more clearly accentuate the insidious nature of  US secrecy surrounding UFOs, the respected astronaut and US Air Force pilot Gordon Cooper stated during an interview, “For many years I have lived with a secret, in a secrecy imposed on all specialists in astronautics. I can now reveal that every day, in the USA, our radar instruments capture objects of form and composition unknown to us. And there are thousands of witness reports and a quantity of documents to prove this, but nobody wants to make them public.”
Cooper’s remarks demonstrate that questions continue to swirl around how the US government’s complete lack of transparency, threats of intimidation towards its own military personnel and a 65 year-old silence on the UFO matter has affected the constitutional right of citizens to know about this crucial issue. Not only does this impact upon the lives of Americans but the nature of our planet’s history.CONCLUSION Will the incessant silence in this matter continue to be tolerated by the press, elected officials and concerned citizens? What group, agency, elected official or media publisher is courageous enough to take on this monolith of government and military secrecy?
Three things have to happen:
1. The US government must be pressed to come forward and openly inaugurate public discourse about all evidence in this matter; examine the testimony of its own military officials and; ultimately admit they have been wittingly or unwittingly part of an extended generation of liars.
2. Amnesty must be offered to all and every individual within the military and intelligence community who may wish to come forward about their experiences or their part in the cover-up.
3. The North American mainstream media must set aside their indolent corporate conscience and get to work on exposing every aspect of the UFO cover-up.
Former USAF officers like Captain Schindele, Captain Robert Salas, Lt. Colonel Dwynne C. Arneson and many others who faithfully served America deserve to be heard. If and when this scourge of secrecy ever ends, and the truth about the reality of UFOs and an ET presence does emerge – the history of an entire planet will have to be re-written. ZNN will continue to follow these events.
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Scientists Have Discovered Hundreds of Nearby Galaxies That Were Hidden by the Milky Way
Artist's impression. Credit: ICRAR
Scientists Have Discovered Hundreds of Nearby Galaxies That Were Hidden by the Milky Way
Countless worlds no longer veiled by stardust.
PETER DOCKRILL
Astronomers have used radio waves to peer through the galactic mass and stardust of the Milky Way, and in so doing, have discovered hundreds of nearby galaxies previously hidden from view.
Some 883 galaxies – a third of which had never been seen before – were observed by scientists using the CSIRO Parkes radio telescope in Australia. While the former 'hidden galaxies' are located about 250 million light-years away from Earth, their comparative closeness in astronomical terms effectively means our own local neighbourhood of space just got a whole lot more crowded.
"The Milky Way is very beautiful of course and it's very interesting to study our own galaxy, but it completely blocks out the view of the more distant galaxies behind it," said astronomer Lister Staveley-Smith of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) at the University of Western Australia.
The new-found galaxies lie within an area known as the Zone of Avoidance, so called because our view of this region of space has always been obstructed by the planets and stars that make up the Milky Way. Astronomers have been trying to map the galactic distribution there for decades without success, but thanks to the Parkes radio telescope's receiver, that's no longer the case.
"We've used a range of techniques but only radio observations have really succeeded in allowing us to see through the thickest foreground layer of dust and stars," said researcher Renée Kraan-Korteweg from the University of Cape Town in South Africa. "An average galaxy contains 100 billion stars, so finding hundreds of new galaxies hidden behind the Milky Way points to a lot of mass we didn't know about until now."
And that huge amount of mass could help scientists to understand a cosmic phenomenon taking place within the Zone of Avoidance. The Great Attractor, as it's known by scientists, is a mysterious region of space that appears to be drawing the Milky Way – in addition to hundreds of thousands of other galaxies – toward it.
This anomaly, which scientists believe equates to the gravitational force of a million billion Suns, has puzzled astronomers since it was first discovered back in the 1970s, and the new data on the hidden galaxies could help explain what's going on.
"We don't actually understand what's causing this gravitational acceleration on the Milky Way or where it's coming from," said Staveley-Smith. "We know that in this region there are a few very large collections of galaxies we call clusters or superclusters, and our whole Milky Way is moving towards them at more than 2 million kilometres per hour."
The researchers identified a number of these structures among the hidden galaxies, and being able to study them might help to explain the forces behind the Great Attractor. The findings, reported in The Astronomical Journal, include three galaxy concentrations – called NW1, NW2, and NW3 – and two new galaxy clusters, CW1 and CW2.
"What we see behind the Milky Way is very similar to the rest of the Universe," Staveley-Smith told Stuart Gary at the ABC. "But the density of galaxies in this region seems to be a fair bit higher than in the average region… and this contributes to gravitational tug that the region is able to exert on us and all other nearby galaxies."
A supermoon-loving stargazer managed to capture what he claimed to be a UFO when viewing the moon in Surprise, Arizona on Saturday night.
On November 12, there were two amazing objects that passed by the moon, according to a posting on YouTube by Rondomon.
"While taking video of the Supermoon, with NexStar 6se telescope, UFOs do a fly by," the cameraman explained.
"After zooming in on the moon I walk away and sure enough UFOs start flying by," he explained. The UFOs appear to have distortion surrounding them, perhaps bending light."
He has even given details of his device: "Camera was a Sony CX500V HandyCam HD, 5X optical zoom, manual focus at .9m, maxview 40 lens for a 38X telescope magnification."
Blogger Scott C Waring called it odd. "A UFO in orbit that has a haze mist around it. The object is solid, because if it was transparent, we would see the light of the moon through it," he said. "I believe that the field around it is due to the alien propulsion, because the haze has been seen in thousands of UFO photos before.
A number of commentators have agreed that the sighting is a ufo. An Anonymous commentator wrote that he saw a strange object pass by the supermoon on November 13, from Phoenix in Arizona: "While stepping outside to take a look at the Supermoon, I also witnessed a UFO in orbit around the bottom left of the moon. Seen from a naked eye, with no telescope, it appeared to look exactly like the video posted above. I could see what appeared to be a black dot flying or passing around the front of the moon for minutes at a time. My boyfriend explained it to look as if it was a little black ant crawling on the moon. So strange but very real."
Other commentators have dismissed the phenomenon as just "Helium balloons."
A user called Jugganaut7 feels that they were just leaves blowing over the camera's lens. He said: "You can tell what you caught on film was way too close to be in space because the focus was way off. So, by all accounts, it is the definition of a UFO, but it really just looks like a leaf blowing in the wind."
Intriguing footage appears to show a UFO hovering above the French coast.
A video uploaded by YouTube channel, UFO Today, seems to depict a brightly lit craft in the sky above an unidentified Normandy town.
Two bodies of light can be seen with brighter orbs among the orange colour.
Bizarre moment as strange UFO is spotted above village
A video uploaded by YouTube channel, UFO Today, seems to depict a brightly lit craft in the sky above an unidentified Normandy town
Two bodies of light can be seen with brighter orbs among the orange colour
The person who filmed the clip believe the lights are connected to one structure.
UFO Today wrote online: 'One of my contacts in France send me over this video. This was shot today by a friend of him who lives in Edinburgh. He claims the footage is real and a lot of people saw it.
'The object hoovered above the village for a couple of minutes untill it simply vansihed. the cellphone of his friend just died out minutes before the object disappeared (sic).'
However, many people are sceptical and have suggested the source is in fact fires on a mountainside in the background that is shrouded in cloud.
The person who filmed the clip believe the lights are connected to one structure.
According to UFO Today: 'The object hoovered above the village for a couple of minutes untill it simply vansihed (sic)'
'I believe there a mountain in the background and those are fires,' one viewer commented, 'Try using your head people.'
'Fires on a hillside, obscured by mist/fog/haze,' another agreed.
A third pointed out: 'It's always the phone or camera battery died in these vids. Does everyone always walk around w camera or phone thats about to die? (sic).'
Police got eight reports related to UFO sightings and aliens in Lancashire, England in the past few years. There was one report of a man being abducted by aliens in the region as well. A Freedom of Information Request was made for these reports to be publicly available.
UFO Sightings: Extraterrestrial Activities In Lancashire
In 2015, police officers investigated report about a sighting involving a space craft at Pendle Hill in Lancashire. A second space craft was repeatedly seen in Lytham St. Annes. On March 2016, a call was made to police after a suspected alien abduction took place in Accrington, another place in Lancashire. According to a police spokesperson, who spoke with Lancashire Telegraph, they responded to these calls the way they do to any emergency calls. “The operator provides the appropriate response to this, which may include deploying an officer,” the spokesperson said. He explained further that they send officers if there was a concern for the caller’s well-being. The police spokesperson clarified however that after thorough investigation, the reported UFO sightings would always turned out to be just suspicious light or suspicious movement “that could mean any number of things.” The police had in fact ruled out the reported alien abduction in Accrington as a hoax call.
UFO Sightings: Other Sightings
Andy Sierolawski, a staff from Todmorden Observatory, told Express UK that people always ask if they had ever seen anything around the Lancashire area. He had one answer to all these questions: “Saturn and Venus as well as aircraft can very easily be mistaken for something else.” Meanwhile, The Lancashire Telegraph and Express UK listed all other sightings reported in the region.
The beam of light coming from a UFO in Burnley and the other sighting from Buckshaw Village did not get any police response as well as other 250 separate reports of sightings of an unidentified flying object.
In Fleetwood, in 2015, two UFOs were sighted.
A red craft and another white craft were also seen in Bottle in 2016.
In 1994, a Colne resident saw a copper gold triangle which was floating at right angles.
Another strange static bright red light flash was reported to police in 1996. The light was floating over a garden in the town.
On November 22, 1995, one of the most infamous mass sightings from the county took place. The incident took place in Hebden Bridge.
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Russian Navy has declassified its experiences with unidentified objects.UFO!
Russian Navy has declassified its experiences with unidentified objects.UFO!
ACCORDING TO THE RUSSIAN NAVY, MORE THAN HALF IN THE SEA VIDEO. Russian navy has declassified its experiences with unidentified objects technologically superior to anything humanity ever built,
Records from the time of the Soviet era, has prepared a special group of Russian Navy, headed by deputy Navy commander Admiral Nikolay Smirnov. It collects reports of unexplained events and phenomena that give it a crew of submarines and naval ships. Documents that declassified, reveal numerous cases in which the UFO was sighted. Former sailor and commander known Russian scientist and ufologist Vladimir Azazel views these materials as extremely valuable.
„Fifty percent of UFO sightings are associated with oceans, lakes fifteen then. Thus, the UFO tends to remain in the water, „he highlighted.
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What It Looks Like To Leave Our Solar System At The Speed Of Light
What It Looks Like To Leave Our Solar System At The Speed Of Light
Just how vast is our solar system?
An eye-opening new animation (above) really puts things in perspective. It shows that even if you travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), the trek from the sun to the Earth and other planets takes a really long time.
The 45-minute video, created by Los Angeles-based artist Alphonse Swinehart and posted on Vimeo on Jan. 26, starts at the sun and zooms out into the solar system. You reach the Earth and our moon at around 8:20, and the journey ends after reaching Jupiter and its moons (at around 43:20). The distance traveled and time elapsed is visible in the frame’s upper left corner.
“I’ve taken liberties with certain things like the alignment of planets and asteroids, but overall I’ve kept the size and distances of all the objects as accurate as possible,” Swinehart says in the video’s description. “I also decided to end the animation just past Jupiter as I wanted to keep the running length below an hour.”
If the video continued on to Saturn, it would have lasted another 34 minutes.
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“I think this is [a] super cool way to understand the enormity of space,” Vimeo user Joe Sullivan commented on the video. “You might want to note… if you were actually a photon traveling at the speed of light you would not experience any time or distance. The time you are expressing is the time as measured by a stationary observer.”
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What It Looks Like To Leave Our Solar System At The Speed Of Light
What It Looks Like To Leave Our Solar System At The Speed Of Light
Just how vast is our solar system?
An eye-opening new animation (above) really puts things in perspective. It shows that even if you travel at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), the trek from the sun to the Earth and other planets takes a really long time.
The 45-minute video, created by Los Angeles-based artist Alphonse Swinehart and posted on Vimeo on Jan. 26, starts at the sun and zooms out into the solar system. You reach the Earth and our moon at around 8:20, and the journey ends after reaching Jupiter and its moons (at around 43:20). The distance traveled and time elapsed is visible in the frame’s upper left corner.
“I’ve taken liberties with certain things like the alignment of planets and asteroids, but overall I’ve kept the size and distances of all the objects as accurate as possible,” Swinehart says in the video’s description. “I also decided to end the animation just past Jupiter as I wanted to keep the running length below an hour.”
If the video continued on to Saturn, it would have lasted another 34 minutes.
(Story continues below GIF.)
“I think this is [a] super cool way to understand the enormity of space,” Vimeo user Joe Sullivan commented on the video. “You might want to note… if you were actually a photon traveling at the speed of light you would not experience any time or distance. The time you are expressing is the time as measured by a stationary observer.”
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Pilot who flew candidate Obama talks about his UFO sighting
Pilot who flew candidate Obama talks about his UFO sighting
Danziger says many pilots have shared UFO stories with him, and he claims “virtually all pilots believe in UFOs.” He says they are skeptical when it comes to alien abductions and little green men, but, as Danziger puts it, “with billions of stars and trillions of planets out there, ‘ya gotta believe’, and almost all of usdo.”
His sighting took place in 1989, and in the article he gives every detail. Instead of trying to summarize it, I thought it would be best just to share it in his words. If you appreciate Danziger sharing his story, as I do, be sure to go to the story on New York Daily Newsand tell him you appreciate his article.
Here is his UFO encounter:
People love to ask pilots questions. But my favorite, and certainly the most interesting, is “Have you ever seen a UFO while flying?”
The answer is yes. And here’s how it happened.
It was April 10, 1989 and early in my career. I was still a first officer at a regional airline. It was about 8 p.m. and we had just taken off from Kansas City International Airport bound for Waterloo, Iowa. It was a beautiful evening, with a full moon, clear skies and crisp early spring temperatures. The weather forecast for Waterloo was as nice, with clear skies and unlimited visibility.
Kansas City International Airport as seen from the air.
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After a short taxi and take-off, Air Traffic Control (ATC) cleared us to our cruise altitude of 15,000 feet. We established a Northeasterly heading, pointed strait at Waterloo, about 200 miles ahead. There were thin wispy clouds all around us, illuminated by the light of the full moon that shone through the captain’s-side window at our left. Despite the presence of these clearly visible wispy clouds everywhere, we weren’t flying through any of them. There was also a white disc dimly but clearly visible through those clouds just off to our right.
We flew on and I commented to Bruce, the captain, about this dimly visible disc. He said that he’d been watching the same thing since we had leveled off. It looked similar to the moon faintly visible though thin fog, except the two were visible at the same time on opposite sides of our cockpit. We looked down below for search lights, you know, the kind that’s sometimes used for aerial light displays or advertising at a car dealer, but there was no beam of light coming from the ground, no search light from an airport either. The captain and I had cumulatively spent many years flying and were accustomed to seeing — day and night — all manner of airplane, blimp, hot air balloon, satellite and bird. But neither of us had any idea what this disc could be.
President Obama waves to the crowd at Waterloo Regional Airport as he boards Air Force One to head back to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015.
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We spent 20 to 30 minutes at our cruise altitude, all the while staring at this white disc dimly visible through some clouds that we somehow never seemed to fly through. Within about 40 miles of Waterloo, ATC confirmed the weather, still clear skies and unrestricted visibility at our destination as we began to descend. We got busy with our flying duties and for a short while, maybe for a minute, both of us had looked away from the disc, but when I looked up at it again I saw something that has been burned into my memory.
I yelled to Bruce, “Holy s–t.” He immediately looked over from what he was doing. Above the clouds, where the white disc had been, was a now giant red ball. It was big and bright and just sat there above the clouds. It wasn’t intense enough to illuminate us with a red glow but it was still plenty bright. We sat there in stunned silence. We obviously didn’t want to hit it but quickly saw that it was flying parallel to our course. We weren’t on a collision course and we also weren’t gaining on it. Time became a blur as we continued our descent, this giant, red ball holding its course.
We slowly lost altitude and at around 13,000 feet, the brightly glowing ball began a gradual descent, too. As it did, it slowly started disappearing behind those wispy clouds. In about 30 seconds, like a setting sun but not nearly as bright, it vanished behind the clouds. The instant it fully disappeared, hundreds of lights began flashing from within the clouds.
As I looked on in disbelief, the flashing lights were brighter than ever and I could see that the section of the cloud that the glowing red ball had descended behind was starting to stretch apart like a piece of “Silly Putty,” two halves being pulled slowly apart with the middle getting thinner and thinner. This continued until the halves grew so thin that it tore apart and, pop! Everything was gone. The dimly lit disc, the flashing lights, the thin wispy clouds that we had with us for the last 40 minutes; all of it, gone. There wasn’t a cloud in the sky. Only the full moon remained off to our left.
Bruce and I just looked at each other. “Oh my God, what the f–k was that”, was all I could muster. My colleague just stared out the windscreen, mesmerized. We discussed whether we should report what we had just witnessed. After a few minutes, I picked up the radio mic and asked the Kansas City Center controller if they had anything on radar. “Nope, nothing but you,” came the response. “No, not right now but a couple minutes ago, at our one to two o’clock,” I replied. “No,” he repeated, “It’s a slow night. I’ve got the entire sector between Kansas City and Waterloo and you’re all that’s been in it for the last hour.” Bruce and I again just looked at each other, completely dumbfounded. “So for the last say 40 minutes or so you’ve had no traffic at all, not at our one or two o’clock?” I asked. “No sir, not at your one or two o’clock, not anywhere, you’re all there is,” he assured us.
View from the Waterloo Regional Airport tower in 1988.
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A minute or so later, from over the radio came, “Air Midwest , do you want to report a UFO?” We looked at each other for a couple seconds and Bruce nodded his head. “Yes sir, we do,” I finally replied. “OK, take down this number and call when you get on the ground.”
After deplaning we called the number. “National UFO Reporting Center” said the voice from the other end. At the time I didn’t even know such a place existed, but they took collect calls from pilots and air traffic controllers. Bruce told the person on the other end of the line that we wanted to report a UFO. We were interviewed separately, first the captain and then me. When my interview was finished the man on the other end of the line said that we would never hear from him again and would never receive any additional information, this was going to be our first and only contact regarding the sighting. I asked, “Can I ask just one question, do you think we’re crazy, has anyone else ever reported something like this?”
“Oh no, you’re not crazy at all,” he replied. “This very same thing has been reported by pilots countless times.” And while neither of us had any idea what we had saw one thing we were certain of, it wasn’t from here.
Our airline had no official UFO policy (nor did any that I ever worked for), but at the time we were both young with long and promising careers in front of us. We knew through the grapevine that pilots weren’t supposed to talk about UFOs so we swore the station agent on duty to secrecy and agreed not to talk about our incident to any of our co-workers.
That was more than 25 years ago. Today I’m older, wiser and at the end of my career. In my last few years of flying the subject of UFOs occasionally came up in the cockpit. If it was brought up at all, it was usually by a younger, newer first officer who’d say something with much trepidation. More than a few pilots have shared their UFO stories with me, too. I’m not going too far out on a ledge to say that virtually all pilots believe in UFOs. Little green men, “close encounters”, alien kidnappings,… not so much, but with billions of stars and trillions of planets out there, “ya gotta believe”, and almost all of us do.
Lange tijd leek het nog regelrechte science fiction, maar nu is het er dan toch echt: een vliegende auto. De Nederlandse autofabrikant PAL-V heeft zijn eerste commerciële varianten te koop gezet. Pas eind 2018 worden ze ook echt geleverd.
PAL-V is een bedrijf uit Raamsdonksveer (Noord-Brabant). De fabrikant werkt al jaren aan de eerste vliegende auto, wat in dit geval eigenlijk vooral een combinatie tussen een helikopter en een auto is. Nu zijn er twee modellen voor iedereen te koop: de Liberty Pioneer en de Liberty Sport. Hier betaal je echter wel flink voor, want het goedkoopste model kost 299.000 euro.
Topman Robert Dingemanse stelt dat zijn voertuig, een soort vliegende driewieler, aan alle bestaande veiligheidsstandaarden en regels voldoet. De auto rijdt op de weg maximaal 160 kilometer per uur. Vliegbrevet Daarnaast kan het voertuig dus vliegen, maar daar is wel een vliegbrevet voor nodig. Ook is het alleen mogelijk om van vliegveld naar vliegveld te vliegen, want alleen daar mag opgestegen en geland worden. Het vliegen doet de Liberty met een snelheid tussen de 50 en 180 kilometer per uur.
Verbergt de tombe van de Egyptische farao Toetanchamon nog een geheime ruimte? En meer specifiek de grafkamer van de legendarische koningin Nefertiti? Op die vragen willen Italiaanse wetenschappers van de Polytechnische Universiteit van Turijn eindelijk een antwoord vinden.
Het nieuwe onderzoek met de meest recentste radartechnologie zou eind deze maand van start gaan en moet een einde maken aan een discussie die nu al bijna twee jaar aan de gang is.
Het was de Britse egyptoloog Nicholas Reeves van de universiteit van Arizona die in 2015 als eerste beweerde dat er een verborgen kamer in het graf van Toetanchamon was. Die zou de stoffelijke resten bevatten van koningin Nefertiti, de vrouw van farao Echnaton, de vader van Toetanchamon.
Volgens Reeves was het graf van Toetanchamon nog niet klaar toen de 19-jarige jongeman 3.300 jaar geleden - in 1323 voor Christus - onverwachts overleed. Hij zou in zeven haasten begraven zijn in de tombe van Nefertiti, die tien jaar eerder was gestorven. Twee plaatsen op de geplaasterde muren van het graf zouden volgens Reeves wijzen op de aanwezigheid van verborgen deuren.
Radarscans Na radarscans van de Japanse onderzoeker Hirokatsu Watanabu later dat jaar kwam de toenmalige Egyptische minister van antiquiteiten Mamdouh Eldamaty met de conclusie dat er een kans van 90 procent was dat er twee geheime ruimtes waren in de tombe: één aan de noordelijke en één aan de westelijke muur. En er werd meteen gesproken over "de ontdekking van de eeuw".
Maar een nieuwe scan van de National Geographical Society (NGS) zorgde voor een koude douche. Want die kon de resultaten van Watanabu niet bevestigen. Op een internationale conferentie rond Toetanchamon vorig jaar werd de theorie van Reeves op veel scepsis onthaald. "Er is nog altijd geen doorslaggevend bewijs gevonden voor het bestaan van geheime ruimtes", klonk het bij de huidige minister van antiquiteiten Khaled El-Enany. "Er is nog meer onderzoek nodig."
En dat komt er nu, dus. "Het wordt een rigoureus wetenschappelijk werk, dat dagen tot weken kan duren", aldus de leidinggevende professor achter het project, Franco Porcelli. "We zullen drie radarsystemen gebruiken en frequenties van 200 Mhz tot 2 GHz. Daarmee moeten we een antwoord kunnen geven met 99 procent zekerheid."
Vallei der Koningen Het onderzoek maakt deel uit van een groter project, dat de volledige Vallei der Koningen - waar de meeste farao's begraven liggen - geofysisch in kaart moet brengen. Met het meest recente onderzoeksmateriaal zal de bodem tot een diepte van 10 meter gescand worden op zoek naar ondergrondse structuren.
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NASA CONFIRMS: A SECOND MOON IS ORBITING EARTH
NASA CONFIRMS: A SECOND MOON IS ORBITING EARTH
Researchers from NASA have confirmed that the Moon is no longer the Earth’s only natural satellite.
It has been joined by what is referred to as a ‘mini-moon’ which has been named asteroid 2016 HO3 by the team that discovered it. It is believed that it has been orbiting the planet for at least one hundred years.
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While the orbit of the original Moon is spherical, stable and easily predictable, the new mini-moon is showing more irregular tendencies. The mini-moon is much smaller than both the Earth and the Moon and is being tugged around by their competing gravitational forces. This means that it is moving back and forth towards the Earth. Paul Chodas, manager of NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object (NEO) Studies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, explains, "The asteroid's loops around Earth drift a little ahead or behind from year to year, but when they drift too far forward or backward, Earth's gravity is just strong enough to reverse the drift and hold onto the asteroid so that it never wanders farther away than about 100 times the distance of the moon.” The Moon has the same effect on the mini-moon and exerts its own gravitational force which prevents the smaller moon from getting to close to it. “In effect, this small asteroid is caught in a little dance with Earth, ” Chodas concluded.
NASA have been swift to reassure the public that there is no danger posed by the mini-moon either to Earth or to the planet’s primary natural satellite. The scientists believe that it has been peacefully caught between the gravitational forces of the two bodies for at least a century and that it will remain caught in orbit for many hundreds of years to come.
But if the mini-moon has been in orbit for a hundred years, why has it taken astronomers so long to detect it? The reason for this is the extraordinarily small size of the mini-moon. Researchers estimate that it only measures 120 feet across and is no more than 300 feet wide.
Researchers from NASA have confirmed that the Moon is no longer the Earth’s only natural satellite.
It has been joined by what is referred to as a ‘mini-moon’ which has been named asteroid 2016 HO3 by the team that discovered it. It is believed that it has been orbiting the planet for at least one hundred years.
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While the orbit of the original Moon is spherical, stable and easily predictable, the new mini-moon is showing more irregular tendencies. The mini-moon is much smaller than both the Earth and the Moon and is being tugged around by their competing gravitational forces. This means that it is moving back and forth towards the Earth. Paul Chodas, manager of NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object (NEO) Studies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, explains, "The asteroid's loops around Earth drift a little ahead or behind from year to year, but when they drift too far forward or backward, Earth's gravity is just strong enough to reverse the drift and hold onto the asteroid so that it never wanders farther away than about 100 times the distance of the moon.” The Moon has the same effect on the mini-moon and exerts its own gravitational force which prevents the smaller moon from getting to close to it. “In effect, this small asteroid is caught in a little dance with Earth, ” Chodas concluded.
NASA have been swift to reassure the public that there is no danger posed by the mini-moon either to Earth or to the planet’s primary natural satellite. The scientists believe that it has been peacefully caught between the gravitational forces of the two bodies for at least a century and that it will remain caught in orbit for many hundreds of years to come.
But if the mini-moon has been in orbit for a hundred years, why has it taken astronomers so long to detect it? The reason for this is the extraordinarily small size of the mini-moon. Researchers estimate that it only measures 120 feet across and is no more than 300 feet wide.
Wow… it is refreshing to have this information finally going more mainstream. Coming from the western media has been mostly subliminal… and bits and pieces… the Russians are much more forthright on this matter that affects the entire world… in the west, those in the know are preparing to use the Planet X / Nibiru event to take over the world… but they won’t and cannot succeed.
Humans have been jumping timelines through this process… so predicted timings may be off… but the fireballs, the bending magnetosphere, the weird sun activity, even RED RAIN etc… all are continuing... caused from a source, often unacknowledged… we honor the Russians for helping the world out on this matter.
High Detail UFO Near Earths Sun Harvesting Energy, Feb 12, 2017, Photos, UFO Sighting News.
High Detail UFO Near Earths Sun Harvesting Energy,Feb 12, 2017, Photos, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 12, 2017
Location of sighting: Earths sun
This UFO was seen this week near our sun and was caught by UFOnearSun of Youtube. I decided to take a screenshot of the UFO itself and darken it with shadow only. This allowed me to see the thee dimensional object this is. The UFO close up photo in the bottom left corner is the result. It has at least eight right angles and the top is larger that the bottom. I have to admit, the result surprised me. I had not expected the detail to come out so well by just adding shadow to it. This is what the UFO truly looks like from the side. This is what NASA is trying to hide from you, but UFO researcher UFOnearSun of Youtube will continue searching, so click on his name and subscribe to his channel.
UFO During Sunset Over Normandy, France On Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
UFO During Sunset Over Normandy, FranceOn Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 11, 2017
Location of sighting: Normandy, France
A UFO over France was seen with flashing lights and semi transparent as onlookers were baffled at what they were seeing. The eyewitness said he recorded on his cell phone as long as he could, but then his phone suddenly died.
Such UFO lights have been seen before about 20 years ago from a mountain in Taiwan. Many people visiting a temple on the mountain witnessed the UFOs form one by one, as if they were flying in military formation. I will place the video below for you to compare.
Defence Minister of Canada Says Governments Need To Tell The Public The Truth About Aliens, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Defence Minister of Canada Says Governments Need To Tell The Public The Truth About Aliens, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of interview: 2017 Person interviewed: Former Defence Minister of Canada Paul Hellyer This is the Former Minster of Canada and he has a lot to say about UFOs and aliens. He has seen top secret US and Canadian documents that show photos and written proof of alien contact and how the governments of the world continually hide this information. Paul said enough is enough. Its time to tell the world the truth about the existence of aliens. He is risking a lot coming forward and telling the world about what he knows on national news and he is not benefiting at all from any of it. So if he doesn't benefit and telling the truth only hurts his career and future career in politics....then you know what he says is the truth, because what he knows is that the governments are hiding the existence of aliens...which would be the most monumental scientific discovery in the history humanity itself. Those who hide it have committed a crime against humanity and should be tried in an international tribunal court of law.
10.000 jaar oude rotstekeningen van ‘buitenaardse wezens en UFO’s’ in India
10.000 jaar oude rotstekeningen van ‘buitenaardse wezens en UFO’s’ in India
In India zijn 10.000 jaar oude rotsrekeningen gevonden die mogelijk buitenaardse wezens en UFO’s uitbeelden.
Volgens archeoloog J.R. Bhagat lijken de tekeningen van aliens erg op de wezens die je soms in Hollywoodfilms ziet.
“De vondst suggereert dat de prehistorische mens mogelijk wezens van andere planeten heeft gezien,” vertelde hij aan de Times of India. “Er is nader onderzoek nodig.”
Ruimtepakken
Verschillende lokale bewoners verwezen naar verhalen van hun voorouders over het ‘rohela-volk’, kleine wezens die in cirkelvormige vliegende objecten in een dorp waren geland.
J.R. Bhagat bij een rotstekening (TOI)
De rotstekeningen zijn in de loop der tijd nauwelijks verweerd. De figuren in de afbeeldingen lijken een soort wapen bij zich te dragen.
Het gezicht van de wezens is lastig te zien. Met name de neus en mond ontbreken in veel gevallen. Op enkele afbeeldingen dragen ze zelfs ruimtepakken, aldus Bhagat.
Landingspoten
“Het vaartuig in één van de tekeningen is voorzien van een antenne en drie landingspoten, en lijkt daarmee sterk op een UFO,” zei hij.
Op het Indiase Wetenschapscongres in 2015 verklaarde de gepensioneerde vlieginstructeur Anand Bodas dat er 7000 jaar geleden al vliegtuigen waren waarmee naar andere planeten kon worden gereisd.
Andere planeten
“In de Rig-Veda wordt verwezen naar luchtvaart in de oudheid,” zei Bodas. “De vliegtuigen waren 18 meter lang en in sommige gevallen zelfs meer dan 60 meter.”
Deze vliegtuigen konden volgens hem ook naar andere planeten reizen. Meer dan 3000 jaar oude hindoeteksten beschrijven zelfs het dieet en de kleding van de piloten, aldus Bodas.
Une étrange lumière observée dans le ciel un peu partout en Wallonie: "Tantôt elle bouge, tantôt elle fait du surplace"
Une étrange lumière observée dans le ciel un peu partout en Wallonie: "Tantôt elle bouge, tantôt elle fait du surplace"
Plusieurs personnes ont contacté notre rédaction via le bouton orange Alertez-nous ce lundi soir après avoir vu un étrange point lumineux dans le ciel. "Drôle d'objet dans le ciel vu de Hastière. Est-ce que c'est une météorite?", s'interroge Eric. "Il était 19h30 quand nous avons remarqué une lumière blanche brillante dans le ciel à Ottignies. Parfois cette lumière bouge, tout comme elle peut faire du surplace", décrit ensuite Emilie. "Des lumières étranges vues au-dessus de Beyne-Heusay près de Liège. Il y avait deux lumières mais la première a disparu. Savez-vous ce qu'il se passe?", écrit de son côté Anne-Valérie.
Les spécialistes de l'Observatoire royal de Belgique n'étaient pas disponibles ce lundi soir pour analyser les images envoyées par nos témoins. Plus de précisions devraient être fournies ce mardi matin.
Néanmoins, si vous aussi vous avez observé cette étrange lumière, vous pouvez nous contacter via la page Alertez-nous en indiquant vos coordonnées et le lieu où vous avez vu le phénomène. Cela pourrait apporter plus d'éléments pour déterminer l'origine du point lumineux.
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There’s An Invention That Will be the End of All Other Human Inventions
There’s An Invention That Will be the End of All Other Human Inventions
IN BRIEF
Artificial intelligence is already transforming the way people live their lives. Eventually, AI will become smarter than humans and will be able to innovate better than humans ever could.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is a quickly growing field that excites as many people as it terrifies. The common sci-fi trope where AI tech creates its own AI until it reaches human levels of intelligence and eventually surpasses us is quickly becoming a reality. Many believe that it is really only a matter of time before the AI that we create can create AI more intelligent than us.
According to Dr. Ben Goertzel, a robotics scientist and Chairman of a private AI software company, once this happens, human invention will become obsolete. Once AI devices are able to provide humans with food, water, shelter, and all other basic human needs, there won’t be much else for us to do. He thinks that some who seek higher levels of consciousness may elect to become “super-humans” (a possible theory, given rising interests in biotechnology, but that there will eventually be a tipping point where humans are surpassed by the very technology we created.
Dr. Goertzel was recently was quoted as saying “There’s a lot of work to get to the point where intelligence explodes… But I do think it’s reasonably probable we can get there in my lifetime, which is rather exciting.”
Humans Can Now “Print” Genetic Code and Engineer Life
Humans Can Now “Print” Genetic Code and Engineer Life
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IN BRIEF
Scientists' ability to create organisms through synthetic biology is getting easier and cheaper fueling the start of a new era in biology.
Synthetic biology has already lead to some innovations such as lab-grown meat, advancement in medicine, and even helping to bring back extinct species.
We have learned how to manipulate the code of life. Why this hasn’t received more attention is beyond me.
Synthetic Biology is a multidisciplinary field that often defies definition. Yet despite its complexity, it is a remarkably easy field to apply once you’ve learned the science behind it. From a computer, you can input your desired genetic sequence, print it out, glue it together, put it into a cell and then watch whatever you have created sprout.
Even more astonishingly is that it has also helped provide us with our best insights into how life on earth began, answering questions that have been with us from the beginning. Reason enough to learn a little more about it.
THE FUTURE OF LIFE
The amount of people and money pouring into this field is growing incredibly fast. This is being further expedited by the emergence of DIY bio (do it yourself biology). Labs are springing up all over the world as the tools required are getting cheaper and more ubiquitous. Now almost anyone with a decent enough understanding of the subject can build their own synthetic biology lab and start hacking away at life.
We have also recently discovered new bases that will allow us to do things we never would have dreamed of. All life that we know is made from DNA containing primarily four bases: A, C, T, and G. We have now added X and Y, opening the door for us to create things never before thought possible.
We have been altering the genomes of various species since the agricultural revolution, the difference now is in our ability to select specific lines from the code of life and swap them or delete them or put new lines in. This will have a wide range of implications as we learn more about the roles of specific genes while also allowing us to direct and accelerate evolution.
(Glowing microbes grown by Dr. Scott Pownall at Open Science Network, he took the genes from glowing jellyfish and inserted them into Escherichia coli cells.)
The 20th century saw a series of breakthroughs in our understanding of Physics that redefined what we were capable of. It brought about the atomic age, allowed us to explore our solar system, and opened up insights into the universe that fundamentally changed our understanding of reality.
Biology seems to be experiencing a similar paradigm shift. It is allowing us to manipulate the building blocks of life and redefine the natural world, all of which will radically alter our collective fate.
Future Robots May be Considered “Electronic Persons”
Future Robots May be Considered “Electronic Persons”
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IN BRIEF
Few government bodies are considering how we will categorize machines with advanced artificial intelligence.
Some have proposed creating a separate category known as "electronic persons" as a basis for deciding questions of legal standing.
Science fiction likes to depict robots as autonomous machines, capable of making their own decisions and often expressing their own personalities. Yet we also tend to think of robots as property, and as lacking the kind of rights that we reserve for people.
But if a machine can think, decide and act on its own volition, if it can be harmed or held responsible for its actions, should we stop treating it like property and start treating it more like a person with rights?
What if a robot achieves true self-awareness? Should it have equal rights with us and the same protection under the law, or at least something similar?
These are some of the issues being discussed by the European Parliament’s Committee on Legal Affairs. Last year it released a draft report and motion calling for a set of civil law rules on robotics regulating their manufacture, use, autonomy and impact upon society.
Of the legal solutions proposed, perhaps most interesting was the suggestion of creating a legal status of “electronic persons” for the most sophisticated robots.
APPROACHING PERSONHOOD
The report acknowledged that improvements in the autonomous and cognitive abilities of robots makes them more than simple tools, and makes ordinary rules on liability, such as contractual and tort liability, insufficient for handling them.
For example, the current EU directive on liability for harm by robots only covers foreseeable damage caused by manufacturing defects. In these cases, the manufacturer is responsible. However, when robots are able to learn and adapt to their environment in unpredictable ways, it’s harder for a manufacturer to foresee problems that could cause harm.
The report also questions about whether or not sufficiently sophisticated robots should be regarded as natural persons, legal persons (like corporations), animals or objects. Rather than lumping them into an existing category, it proposes that a new category of “electronic person” is more appropriate.
The report does not advocate immediate legislative action, though. Instead, it proposes that legislation be updated if robots become more complex; if and when they develop more behavioral sophistication. If this occurs, one recommendation is to reduce the liability of “creators” proportional to the autonomy of the robot, and that a compulsory “no-fault” liability insurance could cover the shortfall.
But why go so far as to create a new category of “electronic persons”? After all, computers still have a long way to go before they match human intelligence if they ever do.
But it can be agreed that robots – or more precisely the software that controls them – is becoming increasingly complex. Autonomous (or “emergent”) machines are becoming more common. There are ongoing discussions about the legal liability for autonomous vehicles, or whether we might be able to sue robotic surgeons.
These are not complicated problems as long as liability rests with the manufacturers. But what if manufacturers cannot be easily identified, such as if open source software is used by autonomous vehicles? Whom do you sue when there are millions of “creators” all over the world?
Artificial intelligence is also starting to live up to its moniker. Alan Turing, the father of modern computing, proposed a test in which a computer is considered “intelligent” if it fools humans into believing that the computer is human by its responses to questions. Already there are machines that are getting close to passing this test.
There are also other incredible successes, such as the computer that creates soundtracks to videos that are indistinguishable from natural sounds, the robot that can beatCAPTCHA, one that can create handwriting indistinguishable from human handwriting and the AI that recently beat some of the world’s best poker players.
If this progress continues, it may not be long before self-aware robots are not just a product of fantastic speculation.
The EU report is among the first to formally consider these issues, but other countries are also engaging. Peking University’s Yueh-Hsuan Weng writes that Japan and South Korea expect us to live in a human-robot coexistence by 2030. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry has created a series of robot guidelines addressing business and safety issues for next generation robots.
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If we did give robots some kind of legal status, what would it be? If they behaved like humans, we could treat them like legal subjects rather than legal objects, or at least something in between. Legal subjects have rights and duties, and this gives them legal “personhood”. They do not have to be physical persons; a corporation is not a physical person but is recognized as a legal subject. Legal objects, on the other hand, do not have rights or duties although they may have economic value.
Assigning rights and duties to an inanimate object or software program independent of their creators may seem strange. However, with corporations, we already see extensive rights and obligations given to fictitious legal entities.
Perhaps the approach to robots could be similar to that of corporations? The robot (or software program), if sufficiently sophisticated or if satisfying certain requirements, could be given similar rights to a corporation. This would allow it to earn money, pay taxes, own assets and sue or be sued independently of its creators. Its creators could, like directors of corporations, have rights or duties to the robot and to others with whom the robot interacts.
Robots would still have to be partly treated as legal objects since, unlike corporations, they may have physical bodies. The “electronic person” could thus be a combination of both a legal subject and a legal object.
The European Parliament will vote on the resolution this month. Regardless of the result, reconsidering robots and the law is inevitable and will require complex legal, computer science, and insurance research.
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EXCLUSIVE: 'Secret base for man-eating aliens being built' US official records reveal
EXCLUSIVE: 'Secret base for man-eating aliens being built' US official records reveal
OFFICIAL US records have revealed a shock claim that a top-secret base for human-eating aliens was allegedly being built in a remote part of New Mexico.
An alleged picture taken inside the Dulce alien base, seen right on Google earth
The United States Department of Agriculture has released a number of files about alleged alien and UFO activity on land managed by the US Forest Service, including details of the outlandish allegation.
The US Forest Service data was obtained by John Greenewald, founder of The Black Vault website, who obtains and publishes former confidential official data on aliens and UFOs.
Records of the service's Southwestern Region office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, detail a bizarre call from an alleged witness to the construction of an alien base in the Tonto National Forest, near Phoenix, Arizona.
An email was sent by the department to all rangers on December 30 2013, detailing the extraordinary encounter.
The email said: "David received a call this morning at the front desk from a male caller reporting the construction of a secret government installation upstream from the Salt River Canyon past Pinal Creek (Upstream from Roosevelt Lake).
"Aliens and at least one detached head are involved.
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An image allegedly taken inside the mythical Dulce alien base beneath New Mexico.
"Caller claims to have seen construction cranes coming out the side of the cliffs, miniature stealth planes and UFOs, aliens and people working together at the site, aliens eating people.
"He found a severed head and claims to have pictures of some of this stuff.
"Caller reported that he is 60, not crazy and doesn't do drugs.
"He said he had already called the 'office at the lake', but he didn't know if those people were turning the other cheek or maybe those people have been paid off."
The records do not detail if any action was taken in response to the strange tip off, but the email added: "Please let me know if there are any talking points to be developed. I'm sure the Phoenix media will be all over this.
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A conspiracy theory claims these pictures were taken inside the alleged Dulce alien base in New Mexico
There are longstanding claims by alien conspiracy theorists that there are aliens living here on earth, and the government knows all about it, but it is kept top secret from the public for fear of what would happen if they knew.
Bizarrely, this is not the first reference to there being a secret military/alien base in the Tonto national Forest.
He is now the director of the eastern section of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), based in the US, which is the world's largest organisation dedicated to UFO and alien investigation.
In a series of online reports known as Filer's Files, a man called Scott Heckman spoke of a base in the national forest, where scores of people have also "gone missing".
He wrote: "The most major base that I have been able to follow the craft towards is located in the Tonto National Forest.
Caller claims to have seen construction cranes coming out the side of the cliffs, miniature stealth planes and UFOs, aliens and people working together at the site, aliens eating people.
US Forest Service report
"I discovered this while camping in the Sierra Ancha Wilderness.
"The UFOs kept flying down into the basin two minutes apart. They flew low, out of the southeast at about two thousand feet above the terrain.
"During the daytime A-10's use the area for training. Re-fueling practice also occurs here both day and night.
"These areas have also been plagued with several unexplained disappearances that have occurred in Cochise County over the last 30 years.
"Cars are abandoned with people's ID; money and keys left behind.
"Their occupants are mysteriously missing, never to be seen again."
Some of the more outlandish conspiracy theories include that more superior aliens arrived on Earth, but a deal was struck with them to prevent them wiping us out.
In short, they were allegedly given secret bases to live in with a supply of humans to eat and experiment on. In return for this, the US Government was given flying saucer technology, it is claimed.
There appears to be no evidence for the shocking claims other than people who claim to have escaped from a base, and the stories being repeated on conspiracy forums.
Alleged bases include a huge underground one beneath Dulce, New Mexico, about 250 miles from the Tonto National Forest, a base for a species of aliens known as "Tall Whites" within the Nellis Airforce base in Nevada, and also an alien/military base at the top secret Area 51 US Airforce site also in Nevada.
Scott C Waring is a firm believer in the conspiracy theories, and said on his ufosightingsdaily.com blog: "Just on the outskirts of Las Vegas is Nellis Air Force Base, which has a Tall Whites Base near the old firing range area.
"It's a huge base taking up 1,350 square miles! Enough for a small country.
"So why would the Air Force need such a large area of land? Because they gave some of it to aliens to build underground bases, but sometimes the are outside going for a walk, so the USAF gives them their own space so they don't accidentally encounter a person and kill them.
"Tall Whites like killing, its in their DNA, they are aggressive even with US solders."
The 'UFO' lenticular cloud snapped over Are, Sweden.
Alien conspiracy theorists claim some alleged flying saucers are equipped with a substance that can male a cloud around them say they can hover above us seemingly unnoticed.
The claim usually does the rounds on online conspiracy theory forums after photographs of lenticular clouds - such as these snapped above mountains on Are, Sweden, are uploaded to the internet.
Photographer Sara Björkebaum joked on Instagram: "I thought I could jump on that spaceship," after posting the pictures on her page."
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The stunning image in full - but Scott C Waring still believes a UFO is inside.
The cloud appeared in the mountains of the ski resort of Are, in Sweden , causing people to stare in wonder and bewilderment.
But, while Sara knew it was just an odd-shaped cloud, there are many alien chaser who believe there is actually a UFO inside them when they appear.
The alleged disguise is known as a cloaking device to conspiracy theorists such as Scott C Waring, who runs website ufosightingsdaily.com.
He blogged about another lenticular cloud image taken over California: "UFOs make clouds, that's just a fact. We have reported hundreds of UFOs hiding in or near clouds over the years.
"Here we have a giant UFO shaped cloud. The shape is disk like because the UFO is disk shaped, but much smaller...about 10 per cent the size of the cloud.
"The layers are made because the disk decides to rise up or lower, but its making the cloud at the same time, so it appears a new layer is there."
But, the truth is lenticular clouds are a phenomenon that happen only with precise meteorological conditions
They are caused by so-called orographic waves, which are static waves formed in the atmosphere.
They happen when a current of air hits a mountainous relief, deflecting the flow upwards. Lenticular clouds, usually give the illusion of being motionless in the sky until they disappear.
And, not all readers of ufosightingsdaily.com are impressed by Mr Waring's theory.
A user called Jaz Man posted on the site: "To claim that this is a UFO is just ridiculous.
"Lenticular clouds are stationary lens-shaped clouds that form in the troposphere, normally in perpendicular alignment to the wind direction."
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Ministry of Defence officials 'DID investigate mass UFO sightings in West Wales village'
Ministry of Defence officials 'DID investigate mass UFO sightings in West Wales village'
The Broad Haven Triangle sightings made national headlines nearly 40 years ago
A school pupil's drawing of a UFO in February 1977
New details have emerged shedding light on a spate of mysterious UFO and alien sightings which gripped a West Wales community almost 40 years ago.
Dubbed the 1977 Broad Haven Triangle mystery, conspiracy theories went into overdrive when reports emerged that 14 pupils from Broad Haven primary school had seen a UFO landing in Pembrokeshire.
The head teacher at the time backed up their claims, saying they had all drawn similar pictures of the craft.
Many others reported being petrified by a strange silver alien.
Now a new novel claims to have revealed details of a declassified MoD document which suggests top-ranking officials carried out a covert inquiry into the mysterious activities.
Broadhave beach in Pembrokeshire
'Archive evidence'
The Watchers by Neil Spring is said to be based on “true events” and promises to reveal the truth about what really happened at Broad Haven.
According to the Express, Mr Spring researched the case through documents sent to the National Archives 30 years after the bizarre happenings and after a new witness came forward.
“I visited Broad Haven a sceptic, and came away convinced that some of the locals knew far more about the mysterious occurrences of 1977 than they are willing to reveal,” he said.
'Faceless humanoid'
According to documents held at the National Archive in Kew, the story began one night in April 1977 at 2.30am when Rosa Granville, who ran the Haven Fort Hotel in Little Haven, was awoken by strange noise and lights.
Broadhaven School children Drawings of UFOs February 1977
Looking out of her window, she described seeing an object which looked like an “upside-down saucer” in the field next to the hotel and two “faceless humanoid” creatures with pointed heads.
The incident, she said in a subsequent letter she wrote to her MP Nicholas Edwards, left her “agitated and disturbed and not the least bit desirous of another encounter”.
'Inundated with sightings'
On receiving Mrs Granville’s letter back in 1977, Mr Edwards contacted the Ministry of Defence and Flight Lieutenant Cowan, an officer from RAF Brawdy, then visited the hotel.
The MP said at the time: “I am being inundated at the present time with representations about UFOs said to have been seen in Pembrokeshire.”
Other incidents reported in the Broad Haven area at the time included a class of schoolchildren who claimed to have seen a spacecraft near their playground.
Then a family said they saw several UFOs in the space of a week, as well as several sightings of silver-suited creatures.
MoD officials expressed no interest, saying there was no threat to national security.
'Discreet inquiry'
However, among the documents was a letter from the head of the MoD’s S4 wing to the Provost Security Service, the RAF’s internal police force.
The S4 chief wrote: ”I have not even told the Minister I am consulting you” and called for a “discreet enquiry” after expressing bewilderment at the number of apparently “level-headed” witnesses to the strange activity.
Mr Spring said: “(The new witnesses’) testimony rocked the very foundations of the British Government.”
'Bombshell document'
Nick Pope, who worked as UFO investigator for the MOD, said: “This bombshell document shows how the MoD’s UFO project asked the RAF Police to conduct a secret investigation into these mysterious events, while Parliament, the media and the public were being told the subject was of no defence significance.
“Defence ministers were cut out of the loop.”
The disclosures have prompted Tory peer Lord Black of Brentwood to call for a full explanation from the MoD of what it uncovered.
'More answers needed'
Lord Black said: “A number of recently released MoD files leave little doubt that a small number of sightings of aerial phenomena - particularly by military personnel, pilots and air traffic controllers - remain unexplained and unidentified.
“There needs to be further examination of these issues in the hope of learning something new.”
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The sensational discovery of Antarctica are huge pyramids of age is 60 000 years! It is of extraterrestrial origin?
The sensational discovery of Antarctica are huge pyramids of age is 60 000 years! It is of extraterrestrial origin?
A Huge Pyramid in Antarctica. Built More Than 60,000 Years Ago! It is of extraterrestrial origin?
The structure was discovered pyramids from space satellites. Images that do, can clearly see its form and shape. It is about 1.7 times larger than the Great Pyramid in Egypt. Orthodox scientists and skeptics, of course, argue that, in this structure, it is only natural, geological formation created, but satellite images and photographs of people who were in it, speak a different language.
From the perspective of classical science, which in harmony with religion does not admit the possibility that long before our civilization was built by someone on our planet unique technical monuments, it is understandable that something like a gigantic pyramid under the ice of Antarctica can not and must not exist.
Its undeniable existence but implies the issue, rather the fact that either was for some reason built an alien civilization, or – the other possibility – that in Antarctica, which was at times her of building not covered by ice, it has built a developed terrestrial civilization, which for some reason ( natural disasters, or self-destruction ….) ceased to exist.
However, the fact that Antarctica was ice-historic times, the meantime science already knows and accepts.
In Antarctica there under the ice even two other, smaller pyramid. It announced a group of eight scientists who do research there. Since this is a serious scientists who are very careful anddo not want to premature closures, so their statements are restrained. In addition, also because while they want to remain anonymous – they are two Americans and six Europeans.
These scientists say that it is necessary to send a new big adventure, which will be equipped with all necessary devices and will be able to conclusively determine whether the artificially built pyramids.
The highest of the pyramid is located directly on the coast. Mentioned two smaller pyramids are close to each other and the distance from the coast 16 km.
Modern science is based on the fact that Antarctica looked like in ancient times completely different way than today. The analyzes showed that the Antarctic in those days were warm summers, with temperatures above twenty degrees.
Rainwater was even covered with forests, similar to those now in New Zealand. It is inhabited by a large number of organisms. If at that time on the continent they were living human beings – which now admit more courageous scientists – so there would have been very appropriate and favorable conditions for life.
Cheops pyramid in Egypt has a length of one side of its base of 230 meters. The same party giant pyramid in Antarctica but has up to 400 meters.
I conclude that it allowed to-view that in recent years occurred in the Antarctic to the large amount of warming, glaciers and snow cover was melted, and thus from the eternal snow and ice liberated apex of the pyramid, while a substantial part of it is still hidden. From the pyramid stands about 50 meters
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ENORMOUS UFO HOVERING OVER NORMANDY, FRANCE
ENORMOUS UFO HOVERING OVER NORMANDY, FRANCE
On the 11th of February 2017 a man from Normandy, France was walking around in the village where he lives, when he suddenly spotted a unusual object hovering in the sky above him. He took his smartphone to film this object. He captured as much footage as he could until his battery was flat. The object appears to be a very large structure with several lights connected to it. It did not make any sound.
UFO Project Stargate. CIA documents released millions.
UFO Project Stargate. CIA documents released millions.
Some 13 million pages of previously classified documents published by the US Central Intelligence Agency on the Internet. The documents were made available online for the first time, after a long campaign, supporters of free access to information.
Among the writings are records of intelligence agencies, investigative studies and documents about the paranormal or the experiments. Complete archive consists of almost 800,000 files containing altogether 13 million pages.
Perhaps among them to find records of Henry Kissinger, who as former presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford served as foreign minister. Available are also hundreds of thousands of pages of analyzes intelligence and scientific materials.
Project Stargate The less common are documents originating from the so-called Program Stargate (Stargate), which dealt with paranormal powers and extrasensory perception. Other special file is a collection of reports of flying saucers or formula for invisible ink, today informed BBC television.
While most of this information has been publicly available since technically the mid-90s, it was to them very difficult to access. The documents could have been only get through four computers situated at the rear of the library of the State Archives in Maryland, every day 09:00 to 16:30 h.
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US OFFICIAL RECORDS REVEAL TOP SECRET BASE HOUSING ALIENS AND UFOS!
US OFFICIAL RECORDS REVEAL TOP SECRET BASE HOUSING ALIENS AND UFOS!
There are tons of conspiracies regarding government involvement with extraterrestrial beings of all kinds of races. Many say ETs have a threaty with the US government with a terrifying plot in the works.
Perhaps one reason for our modern technology could be knowledge given to Earth's scientists by these aliens and it allowed us to develop powerful computers and machinery. Where in exchange, aliens can experiment on human "cattle" and do as they please. There have been countless reports of abductions where people tell of gruesome experiments done to them.
Recently, there have been declassified reports of top secret military base built on an US national park. There are also eye witnesses that tell of humans and ETs working there, UFOs and advanced air crafts roaming around and people being eaten by aliens.
Could these underground facilities be housing human cattle, aliens and secret technology?
'ALIENS EATING PEOPLE' - THE FOREST SERVICE UFO FILES
'ALIENS EATING PEOPLE' - THE FOREST SERVICE UFO FILES
The United States Forest Service which operates over the 154 national forests in the United States and Puerto Rico has complied with a request under the Freedom of Information Act for all records relating to the UFO phenomena.
The United States Forest Service responded with several documents relating to some events relating to the UFO phenomena which have occurred over the years. The most extensive report concerns an incident which occurred at the Yaak Air Base in 1952. While the account is very light on pertinent details, it does say that two USAF personnel were witnesses to an extraordinary incident while on duty monitoring air traffic control in the region. The two air force personnel claimed that they had seen dark objects flashing with multi-coloured lights on the horizon. They said that these objects were seen to be fly erratically for approximately an hour before coming closer to their line of vision. It was at this point that they realized that the object was a classically cigar shaped UFO. No explanation has ever been offered for what happened that day, the USFS reported.
The agency also responded to the request with information about more recent UFO sightings over the national forests of the United States, complete with a couple of low-resolution photographs. The body also supplied a letter relating to a highly disturbing story told by a caller who had alleged that there were aliens present within one of their forests that were posing a danger to the public. The anguished caller had relayed that he had witnessed aliens consuming human bodies and it appeared as though the forest workers were turning a deliberately blind eye to what was happening. From the tone of the letter, it does not appear as though the call was taken seriously by the agency.
While the USFS have provided a tantalizing glimpse of the extraordinary sights witnessed in the national forests of America, they were not particularly forthcoming with the details. Naturally, these documents only provide as much information as was necessary to fulfill their obligations under the Freedom of Information Act. More details about these intriguing cases have not been voluntarily offered up which suggests that the real story is much juicier than they are letting on.
Imagine being an astronaut in the dark of space, drowsy and isolated, slowly drifting off to sleep. Then suddenly, just as your eyes begin to close, a flash of blue light floods your chamber. But as soon as you're alert again, the flash is gone and it's just you left in the darkness.
Astronaut Don Pettit described a similar experience back in 2012 while stationed on the International Space Station. He reported "flashes in my eyes, like luminous dancing fairies" that would appear "in the dark confines of my sleep station, with the droopy eyelids of pending sleep."
It's the kind of experience that would give most people the willies, and possibly even cause them to question their mental health. And in fact, that's been the official explanation for similar episodes documented by astronauts ever since the Apollo missions: hallucinations. Experiences like these are typically chalked up as part of the eerie, mind-altering effects of space travel.
But now images of a spectacular electric light show, taken by Danish astronaut Andreas Mogensen during a 10-day stint on the International Space Station back in September 2015, are offering some vindication for these creepy experiences. You can see some video of these mysterious space lights in the video above.
"It is not every day that you get to capture a new weather phenomenon on film, so I am very pleased with the result - but even more so that researchers will be able to investigate these intriguing thunderstorms in more detail soon," said Mogensen in a press release.
The phenomenon, as indicated by Mogensen, does not actually come from space — it comes from weather here on Earth — but it can only be seen from high above the clouds. The blue jets have been identified as columns of electrical discharge that can fire up to over seven miles into space. Their durations are typically between 83 and 125 milliseconds, so a high speed camera is needed to capture them. It's easy to understand how they were confused for hallucinations for so long.
Although they've now been identified, the flashes still don't have an explanation. The leading theory right now is related to the phenomenon of lightning, only reversed. For instance, when negatively charged lightning hits the ground, it makes the clouds above more positively charged. Perhaps the blue jets arise from this.
Researchers plan to pour through Mogensen's observations in order to confirm or deny this theory, and hopefully glean some knowledge about how to predict where the lights will form. This way, future observations can be made more easily.
For now, though, the lights remain mere flickers in the eyes of astronauts, reminding them of the many eerie and wondrous things that we have yet to fully understand about the mysterious void of space.
Astronauten zien ‘lichtgevende dansende elfen’ in de ruimte. Wat zijn het?
Astronauten zien ‘lichtgevende dansende elfen’ in de ruimte. Wat zijn het?
Stel je voor dat je als astronaut in de ruimte bivakkeert en je slaapvertrek op een avond plotseling wordt verlicht door een blauwe lichtflits.
Dat overkwam onder meer astronaut Don Pettit in 2012 toen hij in het internationale ruimtestation ISS verbleef.
Hij maakte melding van ‘lichtflitsen in zijn ogen die leken op lichtgevende dansende elfen’. Ze verschenen in zijn slaapruimte vlak voordat hij in slaap viel.
Nieuw weerfenomeen
Dergelijke ervaringen worden normaal gesproken uitgelegd als hallucinaties als gevolg van de effecten van ruimtereizen.
De Deense astronaut Andreas Mogenson heeft in september 2015 vanuit het ISS foto’s gemaakt van mysterieuze lichten in de ruimte die de vreemde gebeurtenissen zouden kunnen verklaren.
“Het gebeurt niet iedere dag dat je een nieuw weerfenomeen vastlegt op camera,” zei hij in een persverklaring. “Ik ben dus erg blij met het resultaat.”
Boven de wolken
Het fenomeen is niet afkomstig uit de ruimte, maar van de aarde. Het kan echter alleen hoog boven de wolken worden waargenomen.
De blauwe jets kunnen zich tot wel 11 kilometer uitstrekken in de ruimte. Ze zijn gemiddeld tussen de 83 en 125 milliseconden te zien.
Hoewel ze zijn vastgelegd op camera, is er nog geen verklaring voor de flitsen. Vermoed wordt dat ze gerelateerd zijn aan bliksem.
Wonderlijke dingen
Wetenschappers gaan zich verdiepen in de waarnemingen van Mogensen om te kijken of deze theorie klopt.
De lichtflitsen herinneren ons eraan dat er nog vele wonderlijke dingen zijn in de ruimte die we nog niet volledig begrijpen.
VEEL BUITENAARDSE ACTIVITEITEN BIJ NELLIS AIRFORCE BASE ( VIDEO )
VEEL BUITENAARDSE ACTIVITEITEN BIJ NELLIS AIRFORCE BASE ( VIDEO )
Volgens de voormalig Canadese Minister van Defensie, Paul Hellyer, werkt het buitenaardse ras van de Tall White Aliens samen met de Amerikanen.
Zij schijnen hun eigen basis te hebben op een Amerikaanse luchtmachtbasis en daar beginnen nu ook televisiestations merkwaardige dingen te rapporteren.
Afgelopen zondag zag een vrouw die in het noorden van Las Vegas woont op twee verschillend avonden vreemde lichten in noordelijke richting.
En dan kom je eigenlijk automatisch uit bij de nabij gelegen Nellis Airforce Base.
De vrouw heeft een andere getuige erbij gehaald en foto- en filmopnames gemaakt. Een lokaal televisiestation vond de waarneming interessant genoeg om er onderstaande reportage over te maken.
De Amerikaanse luchtvaartautoriteiten (FAA) zeggen dat er op dat moment geen vliegtuigen of drones in de lucht waren en willen niet speculeren over wat het dan wel kan zijn. Na de uitzending is er door een meteoroloog bevestigd dat wat de vrouw heeft gezien niet Venus was.
Dus, als het geen vliegtuig was, geen drone en geen planeet, wat was het dan wel?
We hebben al vaker geschreven over deze luchtmachtbasis en de activiteiten die daar plaatsvinden.
Er doen al lange tijd veel verhalen de ronde over dat er buitenaardsen zouden verblijven.
Een bekende en prominente persoonlijkheid die veel weet over buitenaards leven is de voormalig Canadese Minister van Defensie, Paul Hellyer.
1) Er zijn minimaal vier verschillende soorten buitenaardsen die de aarde de afgelopen duizenden jaren hebben bezocht.
2) De soorten hebben waarschijnlijk verschillende agenda’s en dienen niet beschouwd te worden als van hetzelfde ras.
3) Een van die soorten is wat men noemt de Tall Whites. Volgens Hellyer werkt dit type samen met de Verenigde Staten.
4) Er leven op dit moment buitenaardsen op aarde.
Volgens ufoloog Scott C. Waring is de plek waar de Tall Whites wonen een ondergrondse basis op het terrein van Nellis AFB.
Bekijk met dat alles in het achterhoofd de video onderaan dit artikel. Het is een opname die enkele dagen geleden is gemaakt bij Nellis AFB. Dan zie je beelden van onbekende vliegende objecten boven de luchtmachtbasis.
Er wordt ook wel gesuggereerd dat de Tall Whites eigenlijk helemaal geen buitenaards ras zijn, maar de Duitsers die tijdens en na de oorlog naar Antarctica wisten te ontkomen.
Dit zou misschien ook kunnen blijken uit één van de meest bekende buitenaardse ontvoeringen ooit, die van Betty en Barney Hill in 1961.
Opmerkelijk is dat Barney op een gegeven moment naast de buitenaardsen een nazi ziet staan. Het is één van de zeer weinige aanwijzingen dat de (Duitse) "derde macht" samenwerkt met buitenaardsen.
Het blijft natuurlijk speculeren, maar feit is wel dat er eigenlijk op permanente basis vreemde lichten/UFOs worden waargenomen.
Zoals de volgende video die is gemaakt door de man die als het ware in de achtertuin van Nellis Airforce Base woont, Steven Barone, die vaker videos maakt van deze verschijningen.
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UFO Over Yellowstone Park, A Sign Trump May Sell Its Land Soon! Feb 12, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Over Yellowstone Park, A Sign Trump May Sell Its Land Soon! Feb 12, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Feb 12, 2017 Location of sighting: Yellowstone park, USA UFOs have an important recourse that humans don't...they know the world history and future events, because they have time travel. Traveling to the future will cause them to want to go to the past to see the things that no longer exist. What I am saying is that President Trump may be thinking about selling off the Yellowstone park land to pay for his wall or other projects. And if Trump did do this, the park wont exist in the future, so aliens may want to time travel back to see it. Scott C. Waring Person states:
My friend Shawn caught this on tape around 9am a cloud shaped ufo or something else we don`t know about it was very strange and he was baffled by this mysterious unidentified flying object phenomenon; Could this be a ufo over Yellowstone let me know.
Amazing new UFO footage from Mexico: Orb splits into 7 objects
Amazing new UFO footage from Mexico: Orb splits into 7 objects
Check out this amazing video of an alleged UFO mothership releasing smaller crafts. This was filmed in the daytime sky above Colima, Mexico on 31st January 2017.
What do you think about this footage? Please leave your comment below!
Former Minister of Defense for Canada Paul Hellyer: Only a well-run, united, peaceful Earth can count on alien friendship. Paul Hellyer speaks about the .
This video from last year left many people to believe that it shows another proof of space alien life. A black ring-shaped UFO, which looked like a sliced squid, was caught on video hovering above the skies of Argentina.
A YouTube clip has brought speculations over the origin of the bizarre phenomenon. It shows a pulsating object flying over Tigre, an Argentinian town just 28 km north of Buenos Aires.
Some believed it was a contrail of an alien war plane moving at supersonic speed. However, others suggested that it could have been chemtrails left in the sky by high-flying aircraft.
Another YouTube user gave a more straightforward explanation. Maria Laura Gal commented that the black ring was a plume of smoke from a cannon launched at Parque de la Costa, an amusement park nearby. She revealed that Parque de la Costa launched a cannon as part of its attraction.
Another one wrote that the smoke came from a special effect at the theme park as part of the Zombie Invasion show.
However, many still thought it was from an alien warplane. It just goes to show that people will believe what they want to believe and that only time can tell whether they are right or wrong.
Triangle lights photographed over Ljungby, Sweden on February 7, 2017
Filer’s Files #7 2017 – UFO Crash in 1941- PART I
In special reports, this week’s files cover: US Obtained Technology from Extraterrestrials, UFO Crash in 1941, Dan Sheehan Reports on UFO Photos, Returning Civilization to the Seventh-Century, George Wolkind’s Letter, and 2016 UFO Sighting Maps Updated.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over Arizona, Alabama, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over Australia, Canada, Dominican Republic, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, and England in the United Kingdom.
The Filer Research Institute feels the scientific study of UFOs is for the benefit of humankind and is an important endeavor. The US Air Force investigated UFOs publicly for more than twenty years under Project Blue Book; and I continue this advanced research. I believe the God of the universe has spread life throughout the cosmos and UFO’s are visiting us in ever-increasing numbers.
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Special Projects
US Obtained Technology from Extraterrestrials
Las Vegas — Don Phillips was in the Air Force at Las Vegas, Nellis Air Force Base during an event when UFOs were seen moving at enormous speeds near Mt. Charleston, northwest of Las Vegas. In addition, he worked with Kelly Johnson at the Lockheed Skunk works — on design and construction of the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird. He testifies that we not only have these extraterrestrial devices, but have also achieved tremendous technological advances from their study. He states that in the 1950’s and 1960’s, NATO did research into the origin of ET races, and disseminated reports to the leaders of various countries. He lists a few of the technologies we were able to develop because of ETs: computer chips, lasers, night vision, and bulletproof vests. Mr. Phillips now develops technologies that can help eliminate environmental pollutants and reduce the need for fossil fuels. http://www.SiriusDisclosure.com
UFO Crash in 1941
There are a small number of witnesses to a UFO crash in Cape Girardeau, South East Missouri in July 1941- Couple of mentions in documents about a UFO crash in 1941. A Letter was sent to UFO investigator Raymond Fowler and reprinted in a UFO crash retrieval report by Leonard Stringfield in July 1991 regarding this incident.
The letter was from a woman called Charlotte Mann about her
grandfather Reverend William Huffman who was born in August 1881. In April of 1941 at Cape Girardeau, he was asked by the Cape Girardeau police department to go to a plane crash outside of town. The letter said “Grandfather said it wasn’t an airplane or like any craft that he had ever seen. It was broken and scattered all around, but one large piece was still together and it appeared to have a rounded shape with no edges or seams. It has a very shiny metallic finish. You could see inside one section and see what looked like a metal chair with a panel with many dials and gauges, non familiar looking to him. He said that when he got there, men were already sifting through things. There were some police officers, plain clothed people and military men. There were three bodies not human that had been taken from the wreckage and laid on the ground.
Grandfather said prayers over them, so that he got a close look, but he did not touch them. He didn’t know what had killed them, because they did not appear to have had any injuries and they were not burned. It was hard for him to tell if they had suits, or if it was their skin. But they were covered head to foot in what looked like wrinkled aluminum foil. He could see no hair on the bodies and they had no ears. They were small framed like a child, about 4 feet tall, but had larger heads and longer arms than a human child. They had very large oval shaped eyes, no noses just holes, no lips with a small slit for a mouth.” Thanks to Linda Moulton Howe for this report. Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit Summary July 9th 1947 – Page 4 world ufo photos and news.org
Dan Sheehan Reports on UFO Photos
What makes something ‘credible?’ It depends on a lot of factors. When it comes to the topic of UFOs, what we have are thousands of people with distinct backgrounds, ranging from aviation companies, space agencies, military personnel of all ranks, to politicians and more who have all ‘testified’ to the existence of UFOs or intelligent extraterrestrials via experience in their given fields.
Daniel Sheehan is a Harvard trained lawyer and social activist who has spent virtually his entire life working on progressive social programs and initiatives. As the legal counsel on such nationally-recognized investigative cases involving government covert operations as the Karen Silkwood case, the Iran/Contra case, the Pentagon Papers case, the Watergate Burglary case, and the American Sanctuary Movement case, Daniel brings to the issue of Extraterrestrial Intelligence and the UFO Phenomenon a unique background in investigating and exposing the world of American governmental covert operations, “black budget” operations, mind control programs, government disinformation projects, covert warfare and clandestine operations. He established the Christic Institute in Washington, DC, which for nearly two decades was the country’s preeminent public-interest lawyer
On top of that, we also have official documentation that’s been released around the world by several governments and defense intelligence agencies outlining the existence of UFOs that perform maneuvers no known air craft can. UFOs aren’t really a fringe topic anymore, people just want to know the truth.
Daniel Sheehan, who while serving as the General Counsel to the United States Jesuit National Headquarters in Washington, D.C., was approached by the Director of the Library of Congress’ Science and Technology Division, Marcia Smith, in 1997 to help with a UFO research project. He says that during the course of his participation with Smith, she had told him that President-elect, Jimmy Carter, had requested that George Bush, Sr., who was Director of the CIA, brief him on the UFO situation. Bush refused, telling Carter that he did not have the need to know. If this story is true, and it does come from a credible source, then perhaps the CIA does know something about this subject.
Marcia Smith and she is the director of the science and technology division of the Library of Congress’s Congressional Research Service. She’s been working on a number of projects, and doing research on UFO stuff and extraterrestrial intelligence.” Marcia. Marcia told me that she had been asked by the Science and Technology Committee of the Library of Congress to undertake an evaluation of two separate issues. One was the potential existence of extraterrestrial intelligence. The second was the evaluation of the data on these phenomena of UFOs. I was pleasantly surprised to find that in her official capacity as director of the Official Congressional Research Service, that she had been asked by the United States Congress to do this investigation.
So she gave me a particular date and time and told me that I should go over to the new building at the Library of Congress, which was on the other side of Independence Avenue. I had mentioned before, when asked about this, this building had not even been opened yet. There were no people in it. I went over there, I believe it was on a Saturday morning and brought my identification. I went to the door, and there was an Executive Protective Service officer at the front door of the Library. I showed him my identification. He was a little puzzled because there was nobody in the building. No offices had been opened yet. I showed him my identification, and he made a call. A little bit to his surprise he said, “Yes, you are expected.” So I went in, and he told me what room I was expected to go to. I went down the hall, and went downstairs into the basement looking for this room. I found this place, and there was a room and these two security officers there at the door, and there was actually a third, plain clothed, sitting at a desk to the right of them. As I came in there I showed them all my identification, and they checked some documentation that they had, and said “Yes. I was supposed to be here.” As I started to go in, the man sitting at the desk told me I had to leave my briefcase there. I wouldn’t be allowed to take any notes. It turned out I had a yellow pad under my arm, so I set the briefcase down, gave it to him, and I went into the room. I was in there for some time.
There were a bunch of documents there. There was actually a film machine. It was like a little reel-to-reel – kind of a film machine there. I don’t know if it was 35mm, or whatever those things were. So there were actually some little films there. I looked at some of the films and they were like the classic films that you have seen sort of far distant shots of strange moving vehicles. So I decided I wasn’t making much headway on this, so I began to look into these little boxes that had these canisters there. There was one of these overhead filmstrip machines that was sitting in the room. I began to take these little canisters out, and open them up, and put the filmstrips in and look through these things. I don’t know how many I had gone through. I had gone through several, or at least a few of these boxes, when I hit upon this one canister that had film and pictures. I started going through, turning the little crank and there it was. Again I have people about this a number of times.
There were these photographs of unmistakable – of a UFO sitting on the ground. It had crashed, apparently. It had hit into this field and had dug up, kind of plowed this kind of trough through this field. It was wedged into the side of this bank. There was snow all around the picture. The vehicle was wedged into the side of this mud like embankment kind of up at an angle. There were Air Force personnel. As I cranked the little handle, and looked at additional photos, these Air Force people were taking pictures. In the photograph they were taking photographs of this vehicle. One of the photos actually had the Air Force personnel with this big long tape measure measuring this thing. You could see that they had these parkas on, with little fur around their hoods. You could see that they had the little name tags on their jacket. They were clearly U.S. Air Force personnel. I was kind of in this strange state saying, “Here it is!” So I turned the crank for more pictures, and I could see on the side of this craft these like little insignias – little symbols. So I turned ahead a couple of pictures to see if there was a closer picture. Sure enough there was. One of the photos had kind of a close-up picture of these symbols. So what I did is as, I was getting nervous. I looked around, and the guys weren’t watching or anything. They were outside of the room, so I took the yellow pad, and I flipped it open to the little grey cardboard backing and I flipped it under the screen. I shrank the size of the picture to the exact same size as the back of the yellow pad, and traced the actual symbols out in detail, verbatim of what was there. Then I said like I’m going to leave. That’s it. I’ve got this, and I don’t want to push my luck on this thing commercial break SDI: I spoke with Dan several times and he told me about the photos he saw and the drawing he from a picture in the Library of Congress. A small group of people and the corporations they run control virtually all of our media and decide what propaganda you should believe. Therefore, you don’t know about what is not presented, and what is presented is often skewed, misleading, and not true. .The Citizen Hearing On Disclosure.
Returning civilization to the seventh-century
Jihad is a struggle or fight against the enemies of Islam. If military jihad is required to protect the faith against others, it can be performed using anything from legal, diplomatic and economic to political means. If there is no peaceful alternative, Islam also allows the use of force, but there are strict rules of engagement.
Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (isis) already rules an area larger than the United Kingdom. On 29 June 2014, ISIS announced the establishment of a worldwide caliphate.
Al-Baghdadi was named its caliph, to be known as “Caliph Ibrahim”, and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant was renamed the Islamic State (IS). The inflow of jihadists that followed, from around the world, was unprecedented in its pace and volume, and is continuing. ISIS seized Mosul, Iraq, and the Iraqi forces are now attempting to retake. The Islamic State follows a distinctive variety of Islam whose beliefs about the path to the Day of Judgment matter to its strategy, and can help the West know its enemy and predict its behavior. The Islamic State requires territory to remain legitimate. Its bureaucracy is divided into civil and military arms, and its territory into provinces. Tithe Islamic State follows a medieval religious plan as directed by the Quran.
Much of what ISIS does looks nonsensical except in light of a sincere, carefully considered commitment to returning civilization to a seventh-century legal environment, and ultimately to bringing about the apocalypse. In conversation, they insist that they will not—cannot—waver from governing precepts that were embedded in Islam by the Prophet Muhammad and his earliest followers. They often speak in codes and allusions that sound old-fashioned to non-Muslims, but refer to specific traditions and texts of early Islam.
To take one example: In September, Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the Islamic State’s chief spokesman, called on Muslims in Western countries such as France and Canada to find an infidel and “smash his head with a rock,” poison him, run him over with a car, or “destroy his crops.”
Virtually every major decision and law promulgated by the Islamic State adheres to what it calls, in its press, and on its billboards, license plates, stationery, and coins, “the Prophetic methodology,” which means following the prophecy and example of Muhammad, in punctilious detail. Muslims can reject the Islamic State; nearly all do. But pretending that it isn’t actually a religious, millenarian group, with theology that must be understood to be combated, has already led the United States to back foolish schemes to counter it. We’ll need to get acquainted with the Islamic State’s intellectual genealogy if we are to defeat it. General Muhammad raised an Army and succeeded to conquer much of Saudi Arabia.
Following takfiri doctrine, the Islamic State is committed to purifying the world by killing vast numbers of people. Muslim “apostates” are the most common victims. Being a Shiite, as most Iraqi Arabs are, meets the standard as well, because the Islamic State regards Shiism as innovation, and to innovate on the Koran is to deny its initial perfection. That means roughly 200 million Shia are marked for death. So too are the heads of state of every Muslim country.
In September, Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the Islamic State’s chief spokesman, called on Muslims in Western countries such as France and Canada to find an infidel and “smash his head with a rock,” poison him, run him over with a car, or “destroy his crops.” But Adnani was not merely talking trash. His speech was laced with theological and legal discussion, and his exhortation to attack crops and forests directly.
There were once an estimated 900,000 Jews” in the Muslim world, “but today there are less than a few thousand. They were given a choice: die, convert or flee.” That’s The slaughter of gays across the Muslim world: that’s apartheid. The persecution of Christians across the Muslim world: that’s apartheid. The institutionalized oppression of women, gays and non-Muslims under Islamic law (Sharia) is seldom if ever mentioned. All Muslims acknowledge that Muhammad’s earliest conquests were not tidy affairs, and that the laws of war passed down in the Koran and in the narrations of the Prophet’s rule were calibrated to fit a turbulent and violent time. ISIS is operating has instructed by their ancient scriptures.
In Islam’s expert Haykel’s estimation, the fighters of the Islamic State are authentic throwbacks to early Islam and are faithfully reproducing its norms of war. This behavior includes a number of practices that modern Muslims tend to prefer not to acknowledge as integral to their sacred texts. “Slavery, crucifixion, and beheadings are not something that jihadists are cherry-picking from the medieval tradition,” The jihadists would bring in captive women 10 at a time to pick their sex slave for the next three days. After which, they would either be abused or married off to strangers and the alternative was often execution. http://www.billionbibles.org/sharia/sharia-law.html
Haykel said. Islamic State fighters “are smack in the middle of the medieval tradition and are bringing it wholesale into the present day.” According to Haykel, the ranks of the Islamic State are deeply infused with religious vigor. Koranic quotations are ubiquitous. “Even the foot soldiers spout this stuff constantly.” The caliphate has continued to embrace slavery and crucifixion without apology. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4212524/ISIS-guard-quit-group-sex-slave-15-died-rape.html#ixzz4YKeqGsc4
Islamic State claims, “We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women,” Adnani, the spokesman, promised, “If we do not reach this time, then our children and grandchildren will reach it, and they will sell your sons as slaves at the slave market.” http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/03/what-isis-really-wants/384980
Captured Yazidi women and children are being divided according to the Islamic law (Sharia) amongst the fighters of the Islamic State who participated in the Sinjar operations [in northern Iraq] … Enslaving the families of the kuffar [infidels] and taking their women as concubines is a firmly established aspect of the Sharia that if one were to deny or mock, he would be denying or mocking the verses of the Koran and the narrations of the Prophet … and thereby apostatizing from Islam.
Islamic law requires stoning, slavery and amputations.
The spokesman for the U.S.-led military coalition Air Force Col. John Dorrian said Wednesday, Islamic State Jihadist are leaving Syria, Iraq for their home countries. Another recent AFDI undercover video revealed that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (a component of the Department of Homeland Security) will admit people into the country with passports they know are fake has gone viral. ISIS has the ability to make fake passports and have boasted they will attack all non Moslem countries.
My intelligence contacts claim some attacks are occurring in the US but are not being reported, For example: University of California Berkeley vice chancellor and spokesmen said,
“Outsiders were behind the riots and mayhem. “They didn’t come to lock arms and sing Kumbaya. This was an unprecedented invasion.”The controversy was over Milo Yiannopoulas a conservative speaker who as two hours away. Agitators, who keep their faces covered with bandanas, attach themselves to peaceful protests often announced by the news media, they break out and start shattering windows and attacking cars, launching fireworks at police, toppling a diesel powered light, authorities say. They dress like ninjas carrying bats, steel rods, fireworks and Molotov cocktails. The attacks start in time for six o’clock news that brings you on the spot video. In treason cases, the prosecution must prove that the accused had a specific intent to levy war or aid enemies of the US. This requirement does not necessitate proof by explicit statement or direct admission of guilty purpose; the prosecution may prove the guilty intent by strong inference from the context of the accused’s behavior.
Since Trump has become President the TV media has forgotten we are in a declared war by ISIS that intends to kill us, enslave us and make our women and children concubines. The motivation of the six companies that control the news seems to be trying to destroy Trump at whatever the cost.
What is the penalty for journalistic fraud? Who decides what punishment? The Main Stream TV Media must be held accountable. There are no pardons for their kind of blatant bias, deliberate omissions and encouragement of riots and corrupt reporting. Their intentional misleading of the American people is not without malice. The six companies controlling the main TV news in my opinion verge on committing treason.
Space Fence
On Earth, Space Fence will take the form of radar arrays on Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, about 2,100 nautical miles southwest of Honolulu. Built by Lockheed Martin, the Space Fence will be the largest digital array radar in the world when it is finally completed. Its Gallium Nitride-based system will be able to see far into space with unprecedented resolution to help the Air Force detect and track objects—both satellites and vehicles—and maintain a database of their orbits. At lower orbital altitudes it will be able objects as small as marbles.
trategically important. And though Lockheed won’t say what Space Fence’s specific field-of-view is, the system will naturally see a large swath of the sky as the planet rotates. Practically, it will also see anything flying through its field, including aircraft, UFOs, and ballistic missiles.
Space Fence’s digital array radar is also similar to that found on the F-35. Scanned array radars such as these are good at directing energy for offensive purposes (jamming, sensor destruction) and given the amount of power Space Fence will use, it’s reasonable to assume it has some hefty capabilities in this regard. Lockheed won’t comment but it seems that, like an electric fence, the Space Fence is a zapper, even if its main objective is to sit and watch from distance. Thanks to Lockheed
George Wolkind’s Letter
A contactee from a southern state got in touch with me to tell his story. We determined that his contacts began at five. His brother also was involved. The contact experience continued until ages 11 and 13. The entities were human like and originate from the Pleiades. Several other people were also contacted in his town. He has an implant on the neck area. When this person was a cook working in a restaurant in another southern state he met a man who for some unknown reason began talking to him about UFOs. The elderly gentleman gave him a book about the Roswell crash telling him that his name is mentioned in the book. After he read the book the man showed our contactee a scrap of aluminum looking metal.
He said, “Now fold it up into as many folds as you can…He did that placed it on the floor and watched come to ‘life” straightened itself out with no folds or creases visible…and there was alien writing on it. His name was Strickland. He said he came from area 51 to pick up the debris…Mr. Strickland told him not to tell anyone about this. He said, “The Men in Black would come to get him.”
Space Object Seen from ISS
2017
Now I’m not sure if this is a UFO, but I saw circular lights coming out of a beam from Sun on February 7, 2017. I saw a circular light following the ISS and thought it was the space station itself, but found it strange when it vanished under clouds. I took pictures of the ISS download so it could have been their camera, but it seemed strange. I got more photos but can’t get them on your report. Thanks to MUFON CMS
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Filer’s Files #7 2017 – UFO Crash in 1941 - PART II
Filer’s Files #7 2017 – UFO Crash in 1941 - PART II
UFO Sightings in the United States
Alabama Lights
My dad and I were in the car waiting at a stop light. I looked to the west, and I noticed a bulky craft on February 3, 2017.
A split second later it burst into two sections and slowly fell to the ground.
Goodyear — My daughter and I were driving at night in when we noticed four lights that looked very bright above the distant mountains on January 22, 2017. They lined up next to one another and stayed stationary for a few moments before one flew swiftly away. It would reappear and fly above the other three, move left again and then realign with the other four. The UFOs were solid bright white/yellow and were brilliant against the night sky. They flew fluidly and moved great lengths across the sky in an instant. They were much larger than stars. We and our neighbors felt excited and in awe. We have seen them before over the Estella Mountains to the East. They are common in this part of. We see them several times a year. Thanks to MUFON CMS — I was in the downtown area as any other day snapping pictures when I saw the object hovering on February 3, 2017.
I didn’t hesitate so I took a picture. The object seems to a disc or cylinder.
Thanks to MUFON CMS
Florida Lights
Mark at 11:25 pm on February 2, 2017, and saw objects through the trees. The first object was moving towards me. Thought it was work helicopter, then five seconds later three more objects came behind first one. I hurried and snapped two pictures. Thought then it was drones but objects made no noise and started turning south while ascending to 250-300 feet and snapped another picture. I didn’t see anyone else. Started recording video then fifth object appeared still from east but this one was heading more southwest. Four objects were now heading south and I heard what sounded like a shotgun. Stopped recording, started driving heading south, and objects were now about 500 to 750 feet up. There was no erratic movement, and turned south, Went back into work, showed coworkers pictures and video, asked what they thought, all said not drones or lanterns, or plane or helicopter. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Idaho Light
Idaho Falls— I was meditating in my room when my sister went outside before going to sleep when she saw the flame object through the window and February 4, 2017. I went outside to see what it was and that’s when she saw the object that was coming towards our direction so she ran inside to let us know. My two nephews were outside, one phone camera kept giving him an error when trying to take video, he switched to take pictures and he managed to take four images of the object. When I got outside I saw the intense Red and Orange objects leaving. My nephew said object remained with a sphere shape until t passed over the house then started to change shape. He said: it resembled a Light Sabers from that movie Star Wars. It stretched out to a cigar shape then back to a sphere. There was this wave like pattern of fire and a strange silence. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Illinois Disc
Clinton — A 14 year old friend was in my son’s room with two of my sons, one is 14 the other is 9. The nine-year-old was lying on the bed, and saw something weird in the window on January 5, 2017. The nine year said, “What is that”? They observed a slowly rotating black disk shaped UFO. It had big bright blue lights on the side of it and red lights on the top of it in a dome. t. It was behind our house and the disc moved really quick like it was hiding. It zipped on the other side of their house. I had both kids draw what they had seen in separate rooms. The 14 year old was petrified and was crying when I took him home. I don’t know what is going on, but I’m sick of it. These boys are scared! Not for pretend-for real.
Thanks to MUFON CMS
Maryland Lights
Lusby— I had just stepped outside onto the deck on February 2, 2017, and looked upwards at the very clear sky to observe the moon. I also was looking for the planet that has been around it the past few nights. I think it was Venus, if not Jupiter. I saw a bright light moving on the left of the moon gaining altitude. It flickered randomly and then vanished. The sky was extremely clear so there was no where it could have hid. The only possible explanation is either the lights were turned off, or is fly away so fast that I didn’t see it. This has been my 4th sighting so far and it resembled a glowing orb that I saw in Florida. I know what to look for when spotting UFOs. I stepped out and saw it the exact moment it was visible for perfect timing. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Missouri Lights
Springfield – About 7:30 PM, I opened my door to get call my cat in and observed a string of orange lights hovering above the apartment complex across the street. They were above the tree line but probably no further south than five. They were traveling in a zig zag pattern like you see on a heart monitor. Some of the spheres however seemed to be clustered in groups of three lights in a formation resembling a triangle. Some of the brighter lights on the triangle seemed to show illumination of being attached to a solid black triangular craft that seemed to be revolving as it flew. All lights were travelling in a steady line heading west ascending in altitude making a faint whirring hum. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Nevada Disc
Las Vegas — My aunt, uncle, mom and I took a ride through red rock canyon, where we took these photos of scenery through the windshield of my uncle’s car on March 15, 2016.
Because my phone is an android and I use a Mac I only looked at these photos recently and was shocked to see what looks like a UFO hovering prominently in the sky.
The day I took these photos none of us saw or noticed this object in the sky. It was not visible and appeared only when photographed.
Thanks to MUFON CMS
New Jersey Blue Light
Trenton– A bright blue light was seen over northern Trenton for several hours on Sunday February 5, 2017
A bright stationary white light hovered on February 9, 2017.
A second red light passed by and left the area after the snow storm. Thanks to MUFON CMS
North Carolina Triangle
Wilson — My sister woke up to some lights in the sky that she saw out of the window. She thought it looked weird due to fact that there were big lights in a triangle shape on the front of the object and smaller lights in the middle and the back.
She took a video and showed me and I was convinced that it had to be a ufo. First time we have seen this!
She began taking a video until it flew over our house and she lost track of it.
Note: No photos for this sighting but similar video was taken over Sweden on February 7 2017.Thanks to MUFON CMS
Pennsylvania Light
Denver — When I first noticed this light I was walking my dog in the back yard of our home on January 31, 2017. I usually look at the stars and was headed back inside and I saw what didn’t belong there. There were no flashing lights like all planes have and it was extremely bright. I stood and watched for a couple minutes and at first it didn’t seem to be moving. Then I noticed it was headed in our direction. I called for my wife to come look at it. She had the same thoughts. The movement was very subtle. It hung around long enough for me to get my binoculars and take video. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Thru binoculars I knew it wasn’t a star. We took videos of it on my cell phone. It looked like a spinning donut with colored lights. It morphed in and out of shapes.
I was in the # 1 combat ready in the US and spent most of my life in law enforcement. I am a trained observer and it’s driving me crazy as to what this light is! Thanks to MUFON CMS
Worldwide UFO Sightings
Australia Cylinder
Newcastle — I was in the yard out the back looking at the stars on January 29, 2017. The moon had gone down so Venus was prominent. I turned on HDR mode on my phone and tried again with little success. I went back through my images and saw a purple glowing shape in the sky. It wasn’t very detailed and had bad graphics but it was something. I took 20 more pictures to see if it was a trick of light and if I could recreate it. No other images I took resulted in the light. I did not see the object with my bare eyes, only in the split second I took on my phone. I started to ponder whether it could be extraterrestrial but was too afraid to really believe it. After some thought though, I do believe that this could be alien or some unusual object in the sky as creating the ‘trick’ again seemed impossible. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Canada Contrail
Castlegar — I was out on the back porch when my husband pointed out what looked to me like a jet at first on February 2, 2017. It was a quick presumption on my part and due to the cloud like trails it was leaving behind.
But with a bit more observation it became obvious that it was not. It was moving far too slow to be a jet and was falling toward the ground. Looking through the binoculars I could see two bright orbs of light at the leading edge which seemed to separate slightly from one another. The decent was far slower than I imagine gravity would bring a solid object down. It took at least five minutes to get from mid sky to where I could no longer see it behind the trees. My husband saw another one in the sky. This time I thought to grab my camera. It looked and acted almost identical to yesterday’s sighting, a bright circle of light falling at a slow rate of speed leaving two trails behind it. Two very fast jets flew across the sky from west to east in the same area as it descended.
I spotted another one higher up that looks as though it was falling at the same slow rate of speed. This one broke into four segments but all four fell at the same rate. These same types of objects were witnessed on two occasions. I am very curious to know what exactly I witnessed. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Note: Possibly chemtrails spraying by Canadian Airlines
Dominican Republic Light
Santa Barbara De Samana — Myself and girl friend were on vacation at the Grand Bahia Principe Cayacoa, on December 23, 2016. We were downhill from the resort admiring the southern view overlooking the ocean when off in the distance we observed a flashing, pulsating strange green light. My girl friend pointed it out, then turned to light a smoke, and in that time it started to move. The light traveled from south to west of our position. Not too far over the bay, because before I knew it, it had passed directly over our heads with lightning speed. The burr sound which leads me to believe, it was 150 feet over our heads extremely fast towards the resort and makes two right angle turns. It vanished over top of the resort. It sounded like the Jetson’s years back. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Netherlands Boomerang
Leeuwarden — I was looking out the window when I saw lights in the sky on February 3, 2017.
I saw a ufo about a year ago that looked the same as this one. Thanks to MUFON CMS
New Zealand Disc
Port Motueka – I was at the Samaritas Cafe on February 5, 2017, while waiting for my order, I took a photo of Mt Arthur with the Port Motueka Marina in the foreground. I uploaded some photos from my camera to my laptop today and saw that there was a dark oval shape in the photo in the distance and above one of the yacht masts. The photos taken at different locations before the photo and after the photo did not have a dark oval. As soon as I saw the dark oval in the photo I thought wow that looks like a UFO. I didn’t see anything in the sky at the time the photo was taken. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Sweden Triangle
Ljungby— At the time I was studying for a history test on February 7, 2017, and got bored and saw something that blinked and had many lights that where blue, red, and purple. At first I thought that it was a plane but when I ran to the window I saw that it couldn’t be a plane. Instead it had a triangle or oval shape, as it was a very fast UFO.
It kind of looked like if something chased it because it was so fast. I lost sight when it flew away and at the same time my phone had 2% left so I filmed about 30 seconds. My family was downstairs but if I ran down they wouldn’t believe me.
I got a little panic and my breathing got heavier and I was a little chocked. Thanks to MUFON CMS
UK/England Lights
Lame– As I was walking home having just got off the bus, I saw a strobbing blue light in front of me and assumed it was an ambulance on February 3, 2017. It was making its way down the hill in the background. I realized that it was actually moving too high for that. It moved in a slow steady motion in a straight path. I got two pictures of it as it approached the house on the corner at an elevation twice the height of the house (but far in the background). I then started shooting a video of it but lost sight of it after 20 seconds or so. It appeared to have blinked out when it just passed to the left of the house. On the video it just seems to blink out. Time is exact, but website would not recognize the fact that I selected exact. Thanks to MUFON CMS
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De top 10 aardachtige exoplaneten van 2017
De top 10 aardachtige exoplaneten van 2017
Tim Kraaijvanger
Op welke buitenaards werelden is de kans het grootst dat we leven tegenkomen? Iedere twee jaar publiceert Scientias.nl de top 10 kandidaten voor buitenaards leven. Dit jaar zijn er slechts twee nieuwe binnenkomers.
De afgelopen jaren worden steeds meer exoplaneten gevonden. Er is nog geen aardachtige exoplaneet gevonden waarvan astronomen met honderd procent zekerheid kunnen vaststellen dat er leven is. Daarvoor zijn telescopen nog niet goed genoeg. Wel weten onderzoekers onder welke omstandigheden het leven op aarde zich ontwikkeld heeft en of deze omstandigheden ook op andere exoplaneten mogelijk zijn. Eigenlijk vergelijken ze exoplaneten dus met onze planeet om vast te stellen of deze leven kunnen bevatten. Zo gaan wetenschappers ervan uit dat een planeet vloeibaar water moet kunnen bevatten wil er leven mogelijk zijn. Dat betekent dat een planeet niet te dicht bij zijn ster mag staan (dan verdampt het water), maar ook niet te ver weg (dan bevriest het water). En zo zijn er nog wel meer factoren die de wetenschap op dit moment nodig acht, wil buitenaards leven op een bepaalde planeet mogelijk zijn. NASA vatte de criteria als volgt samen: “Leefbare omgevingen moeten uitgebreide gebieden met vloeibaar water, omstandigheden die gunstig zijn voor de totstandkoming van complexe organische moleculen en energiebronnen die stofwisseling mogelijk maken, hebben.”
CRITERIA VERANDEREN
Wetenschappers stellen bepaalde eisen aan een planeet, alvorens deze zich ‘leefbaar’ of ‘bewoonbaar’ mag noemen. Of buitenaards leven diezelfde eisen stelt, blijft nog even gissen. Het is best mogelijk dat we door de jaren heen ontdekken dat leven flexibeler is dan gedacht en ook op meer plaatsen dan gedacht kan ontstaan. In dit geval zullen de criteria moeten worden aangepast en zullen waarschijnlijk opeens veel meer planeten het stempel ‘leefbaar’ krijgen. Dat is dus een voortdurend proces van onderzoeken, ontdekken en onze ideeën omtrent buitenaards leven bijschaven.
Inmiddels zijn er meer dan 3.500 exoplaneten gevonden. In 2016 is het bestaan van 1458 exoplaneten bevestigd. Een record! Planeten die mogelijk bewoonbaar zijn, belanden in de Habitable Exoplanets Catalog. In februari 2013 publiceerden we de lijst voor het eerst. In oktober 2015 volgde een update. Dit is de derde keer dat we de tien beste kandidaten op een rij zetten:
10. EPIC 201367065 d (2015: 8e plaats) De hekkensluiter van deze editie is EPIC 201367065 d. De kans is groot dat deze exoplaneet over twee jaar niet meer in de lijst staat. Moederster EPIC 201367065 is een rode dwergster. Om deze ster draaien drie superaardes. De buitenste superaarde bevindt zich in de leefbare zone. Deze exoplaneet is 1,5 keer groter dan de aarde en ontvangt 1,4 keer meer licht dan de aarde ontvangt. Hierdoor is het vrij warm op het oppervlak, maar mogelijk is er wel vloeibaar water te vinden. De exoplaneet EPIC 201367065 d is ongeveer 150 lichtjaar van de aarde verwijderd. Dit is relatief dichtbij, dus wie weet gaan we deze exoplaneet in de verre toekomst bezoeken.
EARTH SIMILARITY INDEX
Waar kijken onderzoekers precies naar wanneer ze vaststellen hoe sterk een planeet op de aarde lijkt? Naar verschillende dingen. Bijvoorbeeld naar de straal en ontsnappingssnelheid (de minimale snelheid waarmee een object zonder aandrijving van de planeet moet worden geschoten wil het niet op de planeet terugvallen, maar van de planeet vandaan blijven bewegen). Ook kijken onderzoekers naar de oppervlaktetemperatuur. Overigens tellen lang niet alle factoren die onderzoekers beoordelen, even sterk mee in het eindoordeel. Zo weegt de oppervlaktetemperatuur veel zwaarder dan bijvoorbeeld de straal.
9. Gliese 832c (2015: 7e plaats) Gliese 832c staat een plek hoger en scoort 0.81 op de Earth Similarity Index. Gliese 832c is 5,4 keer zo zwaar als de aarde en doet 36 dagen over een rondje rond zijn ster Gliese 832. Dit is een rode dwergster, die veel minder fel en warm is dan onze zon. Hierdoor ontvangt Gliese 832c ongeveer evenveel energie van die ster als de aarde van de zon ontvangt. Volgens wetenschappers is het mogelijk dat op de planeet aardachtige temperaturen heersen. Ook zouden er grote verschillen zijn tussen de seizoenen. Tenminste: als we ervan uitgaan dat de atmosfeer van de planeet vergelijkbaar is met de atmosfeer van onze aarde. Als de atmosfeer een grotere dichtheid heeft – iets wat onderzoekers eigenlijk van de atmosfeer van superaardes verwachten – kan deze planeet wel eens veel te warm zijn voor leven.
8. K2-72 e (nieuw in de top 10) De eerste nieuwe binnenkomer in de lijst van 2017 is K2-72 e. Het bestaan van deze exoplaneet werd in 2016 bevestigd. K2-72 e draait samen met drie andere rotsachtige planeten om de dwergster K2-72. K2-72 e is met een ESI van 0.82 de meest interessante wereld. De exoplaneet is 1,4 keer groter dan de aarde en doet er 24,2 dagen over om een rondje om zijn moederster te draaien. K2-72 e is niet makkelijk te bezoeken, want de afstand bedraagt 181 lichtjaar.
7. Kepler-452b (2015: 6e plaats) In 2015 is er een aardachtige exoplaneet gevonden die om een zonachtige ster draait: Kepler-452b. Met een ESI van 0.83 is Kepler-452b een kandidaat voor buitenaards leven. De exo-aarde Kepler-452b is 60% groter dan de aarde en draait op een afstand van ruwweg 165 miljoen kilometer om zijn moederster. Dit betekent dat de exoplaneet 10% verder verwijderd is van zijn moederster dan de aarde van de zon. Een jaar op Kepler-452b duurt 385 dagen. Dat komt verrassend dicht in de buurt van een aards jaar. De ster Kepler-452 is 1,5 miljard jaar ouder dan de zon, waardoor de ster en de exoplaneet zes miljard jaar oud zijn. In de eerste vijf miljard jaar kreeg de exo-aarde minder energie van zijn ster dan de aarde van de zon ontvangt, maar dit verschil is nu gelijk getrokken. Dit komt doordat de ster langzaam heter en helderder wordt. Op dit moment is de ster Kepler-452 10% groter en 20% helderder dan de zon. De oppervlaktetemperatuur is gelijk. “Het is verbazingwekkend dat deze planeet zich al zes miljard jaar in de leefbare zone om een ster bevindt”, zegt data-analist Jon Jenkins van het Kepler-team. “Dit betekent dat leven meer tijd heeft gehad om zich te ontwikkelen. Tenminste… als alle ingrediënten voor leven aanwezig zijn.”
Artistieke impressie van Kepler-62e.
6. Kepler-62e (2015: 5e plaats) In 2013 vond NASA’s Kepler-telescoop Kepler-62e. Deze exoplaneet bevindt zich op het binnenste randje van de leefbare zone rondom de ster Kepler-62. Kepler-62e is ongeveer 60 procent groter dan de aarde. “Kepler-62e heeft waarschijnlijk een heel bewolkte lucht en is warm en vochtig, zelfs op de polen,” vertelt onderzoeker Dimitar Sasselov van het Kepler-team. Maar is er ook leven? Misschien! “Het leven op deze planeten zou zich onder water afspelen, zonder gemakkelijke toegang tot metalen, elektriciteit of vuur voor het verwerken van metalen”, zegt onderzoeker Lisa Kaltenegger. “Desalniettemin is het een prachtige blauwe planeet.”
5. Kepler-442b (2015: 4e plaats) Op een flinke afstand van 1.100 lichtjaar van de aarde treffen we de exoplaneet Kepler-442b aan. Een jaar op 442b duurt 112 dagen. Dit is kort, maar dat komt doordat deze exoplaneet om een rode dwergster draait. De planeet is 33% groter dan de aarde en de kans dat de exoplaneet rotsachtig is, is 60 procent. De kans is 97 procent dat Kepler-442b zich in de leefbare zone rondom Kepler-442 bevindt. “We weten niet zeker of deze planeet echt leefbaar is,” benadrukt onderzoeker David Kipping. “Het enige wat we kunnen zeggen, is dat het een veelbelovende kandidaat is.”
Artistieke impressie van Gliese 667C c.
4. Gliese 667C c (2015: 3e plaats) Hoe hogerop we in de catalogus komen, hoe interessanter het natuurlijk wordt. Eén van de interessantere exoplaneten is Gliese 667C c, op zo’n 23 lichtjaar van de aarde. Deze exoplaneet staat al een tijdje in de top 10, maar daalt iedere twee jaar wel een plek. De planeet heeft een straal die 1,9 keer groter is dan die van de aarde. De geschatte oppervlaktetemperatuur doet ook aan aardse temperaturen denken: zo’n 27 graden Celsius. Met al die interessante eigenschappen is het geen wonder dat de planeet goed scoort op de Earth Similarity Index: een 0.84.
3. Kepler-296 e (2015: 2e plaats) De bronzen plak gaat naar Kepler-296 e.Deze exoplaneet heeft een Earth Similarity Index van 0.85. De Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA maakte het bestaan van deze planeet op 2 februari 2014 bekend. Kepler-296e is een superaarde met een straal die 1,75 keer groter is dan de radius van onze aarde. De planeet draait iedere 34,1 dagen om de rode dwerg Kepler-296. De kans is groot dat er vloeibaar water voorkomt op het oppervlak van deze exoplaneet. Het is wel een eindje reizen: 1.089 lichtjaar om precies te zijn.
2. Proxima Centauri b (nieuw in de top 10) De hoogste nieuwe binnenkomer is Proxima Centauri b. Deze exoplaneet met drie ‘zonnen’ is een interessante kandidaat om te bezoeken. Bezoeken? Ja, de afstand tussen de aarde en deze exoplaneet is slechts vier lichtjaar. Klein genoeg voor een geavanceerd ruimtevaartuig – zoals Breakthrough Starshot van Stephen Hawking – om deze buitenaardse wereld van dichtbij te bewonderen. Hoewel deze exoplaneet in de achtertuin van ons zonnestelsel is gevonden, lijkt Proxima Centauri b niet op de aarde. Zo is Proxima Centauri een rode dwergster, die minder sterk schijnt als onze zon. Proxima Centauri b draait op een afstand van zeven miljoen kilometer om zijn moederster. Dit betekent dat het oppervlak van deze exoplaneet aan meer uv- en röntgenstraling wordt blootgesteld dan het oppervlak van de aarde. Als er water voorkomt op Proxima Centauri b, dan is er sprake van een oceaan op één helft van de planeet of een oceaan rond de evenaar.
Een artistieke impressie van Proxima Centauri b. Afbeelding: ESO / M. Kornmesser.
1. Kepler-438 b (2015: 1e plaats) Kepler 438 b staat nog steeds bovenaan deze top 10. De in 2015 ontdekte exoplaneet heeft een ESI van 0.88. Kepler-438 b heeft 35 dagen nodig om een rondje om een rode dwergster te draaien. De exoplaneet is slechts 12 procent groter dan de aarde. Wetenschappers schatten de kans dat deze planeet rotsachtig is op 70 procent. Kepler-438 b ontvangt wel meer licht dan de aarde, waardoor het onzeker is of er echt buitenaards leven aanwezig is. Daarnaast ontvangt Kepler-438b – net als Proxima Centauri b – meer straling, waardoor er een kans is dat de exoplaneet geen atmosfeer heeft. De ‘dader’ is de moederster Kepler-438b, die gigantische zonnevlammen produceert. Deze zonnevlammen zijn tien keer krachtiger dan de krachtigste uitbarstingen op het oppervlak van onze eigen zon. We komen er ook niet makkelijk achter of er leven mogelijk is op Kepler-438 b, want de potentiële tweede aarde is 470 lichtjaar van ons verwijderd.
De catalogus verandert voortdurend. Zo telde deze in augustus 2012 nog zes planeten. In 2013 telde de catalogus nog negen exemplaren en nu – in 2017 – maar liefst 44 exoplaneten. 15 van deze 44 exoplaneten lijken op de aarde. De andere 29 stuks zijn veel groter. De kans is groot dat de lijst binnen vijf jaar uit honderd exo-aardes bestaat. Overigens zijn niet alleen mogelijk bewoonbare exoplaneten plekken om in de gaten te houden. Ook op diverse exomanen behoort leven wellicht tot de mogelijkheden. Ondertussen worden ook de telescopen steeds beter en worden de kansen om daadwerkelijk sporen van leven te vinden, dus groter. Wellicht kunnen we over enkele jaren dan ook vaststellen of mogelijk leefbare exoplaneten werkelijk bewoond zijn.
Missie naar Jupiters maan Europa lijkt wat concreter te worden
Missie naar Jupiters maan Europa lijkt wat concreter te worden
Caroline Kraaijvanger
Een speciale onderzoekscommissie heeft nagedacht over hoe zo’n missie eruit moet zien en wat de waarde ervan is.
En daar is een fraai rapport uitgerold dat je hier in zijn geheel kunt lezen (maar dat we in dit artikel natuurlijk even bondig voor je samenvatten). Het rapport is inmiddels aangeboden aan NASA.
Buitenaards leven De Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie droomt van een missie naar Europa. En dat is ook niet zo gek, want Jupiters maan Europa is waarschijnlijk de beste plek om op zoek te gaan naar buitenaards leven. De maan bezit – hoogstwaarschijnlijk – een ondergrondse oceaan waarin de omstandigheden prettig genoeg zijn voor het ontstaan en in stand houden van levende wezens.
Aangenomen wordt dat onder de 25 kilometer dikke laag ijs die Europa rijk is een vloeibare oceaan te vinden is.
Afbeelding: NASA / JPL-Caltech.
SDT Kortom: Europa is waarschijnlijk de spannendste maan die ons zonnestelsel rijk is en NASA wil er naartoe. Maar is dat haalbaar? Is onderzoek ter plaatse werkelijk waardevol? En wat moeten we daar dan precies gaan onderzoeken? En welke instrumenten hebben we daar dan voor nodig? Over dat soort vragen heeft een Science Definition Team (kortweg SDT) zich nu gebogen. Het resulteert in een fraai rapport waar je hart waarschijnlijk wat sneller van gaat kloppen, want een missie naar Europa wordt nu wel erg concreet!
Zo zou een lander op Europa eruit kunnen zien.
Afbeelding: NASA / JPL-Caltech.
Lander In het rapport presenteren de onderzoekers een conceptmissie die bestaat uit een Europa Lander. Deze zou – door de schadelijke straling die het oppervlak van de maan bombardeert – tussen de 20 en 40 dagen actief kunnen zijn. In die korte periode zouden de instrumenten aan boord van de lander drie doelen moeten nastreven: – Zoeken naar sporen van leven op Europa – Ter plekke de leefbaarheid van de maan vaststellen – De kenmerken van het oppervlak en de omstandigheden onder het oppervlak vaststellen voor toekomstige missies naar de maan.Welke instrumenten moeten er dan mee om deze doelen na te kunnen streven? Nou, je moet dan onder meer denken aan instrumenten die microbiële cellen en organische stoffen op kunnen sporen. Met dergelijke instrumenten zouden we leven aan moeten kunnen treffen als het op Europa net zo overvloedig voorkomt als op één van de meest extreme en verlaten plaatsen op aarde: het Vostokmeer.
Grote waarde Dat een dergelijke missie van grote waarde is, staat buiten kijf. “De missie zou onze kennis over Europa als waterwereld – zelfs als we geen overtuigende sporen van leven vinden – enorm vergroten en de basis leggen voor toekomstige robotische exploratie van Europa.”
Europa. Afbeelding: NASA / JPL-Caltech / DLR.
Uitdagingen Het klinkt allemaal heel eenvoudig, maar we moeten wel bedenken dat dit een baanbrekende missie is. We zijn nog nooit op Europa geweest. En we hebben op een ander hemellichaam dan de aarde nog nooit direct gezocht naar leven. Ook de ‘planetaire protectie’ is een puntje van aandacht. Bij een bezoek aan een potentieel leefbaar hemellichaam moeten we natuurlijk oppassen dat we dit hemellichaam niet ‘besmetten’ met microben afkomstig van de aarde. Want die microben kunnen later onterecht aangezien worden als ‘Europees leven’ en/of schadelijk zijn voor eventuele levensvormen op Europa. Aangezien Europa gezien wordt als de beste kandidaat voor buitenaards leven in ons zonnestelsel, is planetaire protectie tijdens deze missie zeer belangrijk. Het betekent dat daarvoor protocollen moeten worden ontwikkeld en zeer goed nagedacht moet worden over methoden om besmetting te voorkomen.
Discussie Al met al moet er dus nog veel werk verzet worden, maar lijkt een missie naar Europa absoluut de moeite waard. Of deze ook werkelijkheid wordt, is afwachten. De komende maanden zal er uitgebreid over het rapport gediscussieerd worden.
Ook de Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie werkt aan een missie naar Europa. Lees er hier meer over.
Dat we Europa binnenkort wel van iets dichterbij gaan bekijken, staat vast. Aan het begin van het volgende decennium wil NASA een ruimtesonde in een baan rond Jupiter plaatsen. Deze ruimtesonde zal 45 scheervluchten langs Europa maken. Tijdens die scheervluchten onderzoekt de sonde de leefbaarheid van de maan door te kijken naar diens samenstelling en de kenmerken van de ijslaag en de veronderstelde oceaan daaronder. Ook zal de ruimtesonde detailfoto’s maken van het oppervlak. Die kunnen dan eventueel weer gebruikt worden om een landingsplek te kiezen voor de Europa Lander.
A Leak Has Finally Revealed What Magic Leap Is Working On
A Leak Has Finally Revealed What Magic Leap Is Working On
Magic Leap
IN BRIEF
Magic Leap, the secretive AR company, promises that their technology is going to transform how people experience reality. However, they have, thus far, only offered teasers of their work.
Now, a leaked photo has finally revealed what the prototype of their device looks like, and it still seems to be quite some ways from completion.
WELCOME TO A NEW WORLD
Some time back, Magic Leap raised a staggering $1.4 billion in venture capital in order to make mixed reality our new reality. Since then, a proverbial firestorm of media coverage has swarmed around them. Part of this stems from the secretive nature of the company.
Part of this firestorm stems from the secretive nature of the company. Few people have tried the tech (and ever fewer journalists), so no one really knows what to expect; however, if the teasers are any indication, whatever they develop is going to be pretty fantastic.
TAKE A REAL, HARD LOOK
Now, it seems that we may finally be seeing what Magic Leap has really been up to. Business Insider asserts that an image of a prototype was just leaked to them. Their source said that the device is known as “PEQ0,” which is a stand-in name that was derived from an internal “prototype naming scheme” that Magic Leap uses.
Business Insider tried to reach out to the company for comment and to verify the information, but they didn’t hear anything back by the time the article was released. As you can see in the below image, the prototype
As you can see in the below image, the prototype definitely looks like a prototype. And this is a bit of a problem.
The issue with this is that, in recent months, Magic Leap has been accused of using erroneous and misleading marketing material to make the public (and reporters) believe that the technology is a lot farther along than it truly is.
Specifically, Reed Albergotti published an article in which he alleged that Magic Leap had “oversold” its system, using different tech for the demo than what will be used in the final product. In response, in a memo to employees, CEO Rony Abovitz stated that the company shouldn’t be sidetracked: “Ignore all of this. Focus on what we are doing, and we ship a great product. That will speak loudly and reverberate for many years.”
This leak also comes at a prime time, as there is a board meeting next week that is generally seen as “a milestone in the product’s development.” In short, it is a chance to show, once and for all, that Magic Leap can truly do all that they claim—shrink augmented reality tech so that it is truly portable.
If this prototype is any indication, they have a lot of work to do before next week.
'Superflares' Likely Made Proxima b Uninhabitable Long Ago
'Superflares' Likely Made Proxima b Uninhabitable Long Ago
By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer
An artist's illustration of the surface of Proxima b, a roughly Earth-size world that orbits the nearby red dwarf star Proxima Centauri.
Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser
The nearby alien planet Proxima b is not a great candidate to host life as we know it, a new study suggests.
Immensely powerful flares from Proxima b's parent star likely stripped some of life's key building blocks from the Earth-size alien world's atmosphere long ago, according to the study, which investigated the life-hosting potential of planets circling the small, dim stars known as red dwarfs.
Red dwarfs are the most common stars in the Milky Way, making up about 75 percent of the galaxy's 1 trillion or so stellar inhabitants. Whereas red dwarfs are substantially cooler than sun-like stars, they tend to be more active, blasting out potent "superflares" more frequently, especially when red dwarfs are young. [Proxima b: Closest Earth-Like Planet Discovery in Pictures]
The new study took such characteristics into account, developing a new model of red dwarf "habitable zones" — the range of distances from a star at which liquid water should be stable on a world's surface — that considers more than just a parent star's heat.
"By the classical definition, the habitable zone around red dwarfs must be 10 to 20 times closer in than Earth is to the sun," study lead author Vladimir Airapetian, a solar scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, said in a statement. "Now we know these red dwarf stars generate a lot of X-ray and extreme ultraviolet emissions at the habitable zones of exoplanets through frequent flares and stellar storms."
This is bad news from a habitability perspective. The team's modeling results suggest that such radiation can strip the electrons off molecules in orbiting planets' atmospheres. These electrons escape into space easily, and they drag the newly created, positively charged ions with them as they go.
Light elements, such as hydrogen, are lost fairly easily via this process. And superflare radiation can kick the "atmospheric erosion" up a notch, driving off oxygen and nitrogen — key building blocks of life — as well, the new study found.
"Considering oxygen escape alone, the model estimates a young red dwarf could render a close-in exoplanet uninhabitable within a few tens [of millions] to a hundred million years," NASA officials wrote in the same statement. "The loss of both atmospheric hydrogen and oxygen would reduce and eliminate the planet’s water supply before life would have a chance to develop."
The team's work suggests that this fate has likely befallen the recently discovered Proxima b, which orbits within the "traditional" habitable zone of the red dwarf Proxima Centauri. (This star is the sun's nearest neighbor, lying just 4.22 light-years from Earth.)
"We have pessimistic results for planets around young red dwarfs in this study, but we also have a better understanding of which stars have good prospects for habitability," Airapetian said. "As we learn more about what we need from a host star, it seems more and more that our sun is just one of those perfect parent stars to have supported life on Earth."
Super-Fast Spacecraft Could Slow Down Using Alpha Centauri's Starlight as Brakes
Super-Fast Spacecraft Could Slow Down Using Alpha Centauri's Starlight as Brakes
By Elizabeth Howell, Seeker
Artist's impression of the Breakthrough Starshot project arriving at the Earth-like planet Proxima Centauri b. You can see a representation of laser beams emanating from the corners of this sail.
Credit: Planetary Habitability Laboratory, Univesity of Puerto Rico at Arecibo
Last year, a consortium led by billionaire Yuri Milner and physicist Stephen Hawking announced a plan to get to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to Earth. Called the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative, the plan is to send ultra-light "nanoprobes" to the system in 20 years by accelerating them to 20 percent of the speed of light using powerful lasers.
A group of German researchers — while fully supportive of the initiative — worried that without an important tweak, however, the science might suffer. One of these nanoprobes would be able to dash the Earth-moon distance in just six seconds at that speed. With this in mind, the researchers devised some ideas about how to slow the nanoprobes down so they can carry out some observations when they arrive at their destination (rather than zipping through the system at high speed), potentially spotting Proxima Centauri b, a possible habitable planet that orbits Alpha Centauri's oddball red dwarf sibling, Proxima Centauri.
"The solution is for the probe's sail to be redeployed upon arrival so that the spacecraft would be optimally decelerated by the incoming radiation from the stars in the Alpha Centauri system," said scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Gottingen, led by Rene Heller, in a statement.
"During the approach to Alpha Centauri, the braking force would increase," they added. "The stronger the braking force, the more effectively the spacecraft's speed can be reduced upon arrival. Vice versa, the same physics could be used to accelerate the sail at departure from the solar system, using the sun as a photon cannon."
The plan is for the spacecraft to go to the star Alpha Centauri A at a distance of about four million kilometers, moving at about 4.6 percent the speed of light. Any higher and the probe would go right past the star, rather than being caught in the star's gravitational field.
If the probe goes in at just the right speed and just the right place, the spacecraft would be attracted by the star's gravitational field and could be swung around the star, similar to how spacecraft in our solar system sometimes move between planets. One option here would be to keep the spacecraft in the Alpha Centauri A system to look at its planets, but the scientists would prefer to also include Alpha Centauri B and Proxima Centauri, the other two stars in the system.
"The sail could be configured so that the stellar pressure from star A brakes and deflects the probe toward Alpha Centauri B, where it would arrive after just a few days. The sail would then be slowed again and catapulted towards Proxima Centauri, where it would arrive after another 46 years — about 140 years after its launch from Earth."
The astronomers said they will discuss their ideas with the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative to see if this mission extension could be included — that is, if Breakthrough ever makes it to space at all. The mission is at a very early stage right now and is not guaranteed to fly. The astronomers, for their part, said that they are optimistic that Breakthrough could fly successfully eventually.
"Many great visions in the history of mankind had to struggle with seemingly insurmountable obstacles," Heller said. "We could soon be entering an era in which humans can leave their own star system to explore exoplanets using fly-by missions."
Hubble Has Found the Ancient Galaxies That Gave the Universe Its First Light
Hubble Has Found the Ancient Galaxies That Gave the Universe Its First Light
By Irene Klotz, Seeker
The Abell 2744 galaxy cluster
Credit: NASA/ESA/Hubble
A new technique that removes the light of foreground galaxy clusters is giving astronomers a direct look at a generation of galaxies dating back to the universe's baby years.
The discovery is considered a key piece of evidence for a critical, but poorly understood period of time when the universe switched from being dark to radiating light.
Scientists theorize that energy from first-generation galaxies transformed the dark, electrically neutral universe into ionized and radiating plasma. But these faint galaxies are not easy to find.
This week, University of Texas astronomer Rachael Livermore and colleagues describe a successful hunt thanks to a new technique that combines deep-field Hubble Space Telescope images with what is known as "wavelet decomposition" — a light-masking equivalent of noise-canceling headphones — to computationally remove light from foreground galaxy clusters.
"The wavelet transform allows us to decompose an image into its components on different physical scales. Thus, we can isolate structures on large scales… and remove them, allowing objects on smaller scales to be identified more easily," the scientists wrote in a draft of their upcoming paper, published on arXiv.org.
The MACS 0416 galaxy cluster as seen by Hubble as part of the Frontier Fields project.
Credit: ESA/NASA/Hubble
Ironically, astronomers first have to rely on galaxy clusters, which warp spacetime with their massive gravity, to serve as naturally occurring lenses that boost Hubble's resolving power more than 100 times.
By then masking the light, Livermore, University of Texas astronomer Steven Finkelstein and Space Telescope Science Institute astronomer Jennifer Lotz found 167 galaxies that are 10 times fainter than any previously known, a number that shows "strong support" for how many early galaxies would have been needed to re-ionize the universe.
A more direct detection method will come after Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, is launched next year.
WATCH VIDEO: What Can Giant Telescopes Reveal About Our Cosmos?
Dwight David Eisenhower was one of the highest ranking American generals in United States history. He also served as the country’s 34th president, spending eight years in office; before that, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. His military career was long and extensive, and if anyone knows anything about supposed extraterrestrial beings and the UFO phenomenon, it would definitely be him; he would, after all, be taking the place of Harry S. Truman, who was president while Eisenhower was Supreme Commander, and who, after being asked if he had been briefed on the topic of Unidentified Flying Objects, stated on live television:
Oh yes we discuss it at every conference that we had with the military, and they never were able to make me a concrete report on it. . . . There’s always things like that going on, flying saucers and they’ve had other things, you know.” (source)
If we fast forward to more than 50 years later, one thing has become extremely obvious: UFOs are an international phenomenon, and they have gained the attention of governments, intelligence agencies, and military agencies around the world, particularly since so many military encounters have been recorded.
“The nations of the world are currently working together in the investigation of the UFO phenomenon. There is an international exchange of data. Maybe when this group of nations acquires more precise and definite information, it will be possible to release the news to the world.”
– General Carlos Castro Cavero, Spanish Air Force General (a statement given to the world in the 1970s)
Some startling examples of UFO encounters were outlined by Dr. Jacques Vallee, a scientist notable for co-developing the first computerized mapping of Mars for NASA, and for his work at SRI International on the network information center for ARPANET, a precursor to the modern Internet, in a paper he published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration titled “Estimates of Optical Power Output in Six Cases Of Unexplained Aeriel Objects With Defined Luminosity Characteristics.” (source)(source )
These objects are commonly witnessed by military pilots and tracked on both air and ground radar simultaneously. They are seen performing maneuvers that defy our current understanding of physics. As outlined in the publication above, often when pilots enter the vicinity of these objects, their critical instrumentation and electronics systems all go offline.
One classic example comes from the Iranian Air force, who dispatched two F-4 fighter jets to check out an unexplained flying object. The United States took this encounter very seriously, sending a report of what happened to multiple national security officials and to U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, CIA Director George Bush, and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger, among others. Both of the F-4 interceptor pilots reported seeing the object visually, and it was also tracked on their airborne radar. Both planes experienced their critical instrumentation and electronics go offline at a distance of twenty-five miles from the object. Here is an excerpt from the report:
As the F-4 approached a .range of 25 NM he lost all instrumentation and communications (UHF and intercom). He broke off the intercept and headed back to Shahrokhi. When the F-4 turned away from the object and apparently was no longer a threat to it the aircraft regained all instrumentation and communications. . . .
The object and the pursuing F-4 continued on a course to the south of Tehran when another brightly lighted object, estimated to be one half to one third the apparent size of the moon, came out of the original object. This second object headed straight toward the F-4 at a very fast rate of speed. The pilot attempted to fire an AIM-9 missile at the object but at that Instant his weapons control panel went off and he lost all communications (UHF and Interphone). (source)
The report also described how a smaller object detached from the bigger object, turned inside the arc of the F-4 itself, and then regained the original object. This incident lasted for several hours.
What’s more, on top of all these files and publications, which number in the thousands, we have files from intelligence agencies like the FBI showing heavy interest from some very high level people about extraterrestrial bodies and space craft.
For example, HERE (on pages 21/22) is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document addressed to “certain scientists of distinction,” to “aeronautical and military authorities,” and to “a number of public officials” regarding a letter from a professor with “several university degrees” and a former “university department head.”
The letter offers details about extraterrestrial bodies and craft, stating that part of the disks carry crews, while others are under remote control; that these visitors are human-like but much larger in size, and that they come from an etheric planet that “students of esoteric matters will understand,” among other details.
Considering the above evidence, combined with the hundreds of statements from high ranking military and political personnel (and more) that are available, it’s difficult to believe there is nothing going on. And if anyone were in a position to know the true story, it would have to be Dwight Eisenhower, which is what makes his story and the supposed meeting he had with extraterrestrials so compelling — provided you keep an open mind when listening.
“Behind the scenes, high ranking air force officers are soberly concerned about the UFOs. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe that the unknown flying objects are nonsense.” – Former Head of CIA, Roscoe Hillenkoetter, 1960 (source)
The Eisenhowers
When Laura Eisenhower was asked about her great grandfather and his supposed meeting with extraterrestrial beings, she had this to say:
Well I mean we have to understand that the Second World War wasn’t really won, we were dealing with things like project paperclip, we were dealing with, you know Admiral Byrd in 1947 going to Nazi bases in Antarctica and being defeated, so I mean, all these things were going on underneath… It’s like this whole other reality is going on that we don’t hear about. All of a sudden he’s (Dwight Eisenhower) voted into presidency and, you know, this facade of winning the war, um, you know, begins to just take us further and further away from, you know, the extraterrestrial concept, and what that really means and, you know, what is it really about, what is the interaction. So I would say that he was instrumental in warning us about the military industrial complex, and his integrity and I think the imprint that he left has allowed us to look back and open that door up and, you know, and ask these questions that weren’t asked back then. But my intuitive hit is that, and this is what I’ve gained from the work of Corey Goode, and other whistleblowers that have been connected to the secret space programs, is that the Nordics (extraterrestrial race) were connected to the Germans, and it wasn’t this whole, “Oh, you know, he made a deal with the wrong guys,” it was like, there needed to be so much discernment and clarity about the larger picture, that how can you possibly do that, in those times, I mean, this is what we’re trying to sort out now, is these timelines and the deeper history connected to secret societies, connected to, you know, these deeper ET agendas that have been around for thousands of years. So when it presents itself to a world government, or to these power structures, you know, there’s been pieces put into place specifically on purpose in order to create this outer facade which we read in our history books that have nothing to do with the true history of what is actually going on, and so, by the time this other meeting happened they considered it more of a surrender, because they couldn’t really do much, in 1953 is when the UFOs were flown over the white house, and that’s when they made negations with the Nazis, because they didn’t have a choice. . . . (source)
In February of 2010, Laura also posted a long document on the web describing her own contacts with beings from other worlds. Below is an excerpt:
It seemed clear to me that there were both false abductions (more holographic and communicated to the person through chips), and then there were the real ones—the ones I believe my great-grandfather President Eisenhower confronted, which has been a well-known cover-up.(source)
Apparently at this meeting Eisenhower was forced into an agreement with one race of extraterrestrials involving the exchange of ‘their’ technology for the ability to abduct some of us, examine us, and return us safely with no recollection of these events.
So where did the Eisenhower rumours stem from? Well on December 11th, 1984, a television producer by the name of Jamie Shandera received an envelope that had no return address, with two more envelopes inside and a 35 mm roll of film. The first paper within the envelope was a cover sheet labeled “Top Secret/Majic Eyes Only” and titled “Briefing Document: Operation Majestic 12 Prepared for President-Elect Dwight Eisenhower.” It was dated November 18, 1952. Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter (quoted earlier in the article speaking about UFOs) was listed as the briefing officer, along with President Truman, who established the group under executive order. Other names on the document included General Nathan Twinning, who stated in a declassified intelligence document that “the phenomenon is something real and not visionary or fictitious. The reported operating characteristics such as extreme rates of climb, maneuverability (particularly in roll), and motion which must be considered evasive when sighted or contacted by friendly air-craft and radar, lend belief to the possibility that some of the objects are controlled either manually, automatically, or remotely.” (1)
The MJ 12 documents go on to describe the known details of the extraterrestrial presence; although they cannot be confirmed as completely authentic, they are no doubt intriguing.
William Cooper, who was a close friend to Jamie Shandera, as well as a Navy officer who himself had experience with the UFO phenomenon, wrote a paper titled “The Secret Government: The Origin, Purpose, and Identity of MJ-12” where he made several revelations. He claimed there were at least 16 downed alien craft, 65 bodies, and one live alien retrieved between 1947 and 1952, and at least 10 more UFO crash retrievals during the Eisenhower years. He also claimed that this secret government was dominated by the CIA and the Air Force, but then went into even greater secrecy in 1952 with the establishment of the NSA, which didn’t become known to the general public until 30 years after its creation. (1)
When I think about the above program, I think of former Canadian Defence minister Paul Hellyer stating that pilots were ordered to “shoot first and ask questions after.” (source)
On a side note, the NSA (and other agencies as well) has also recently released some weird documents without any explanation, like this one that reads “Key To The Extraterrestrial Messages.” These documents reveal, at the very least, that these agencies are actively interested in this phenomenon and devoting significant resources to its study.
Another source sharing details of Eisenhower’s meetings with extraterrestrials is Dr. Michael Salla, a former American University professor who now writes extensively in the UFO field. He has also noted that he wrote to Ike’s son, John S.D. Eisenhower, and asked if there was actually an alien encounter with his father. The response, as Salla reported, was “no.” (source)
You can read Salla’s paper regarding the circumstantial evidence surrounding Eisenhower’s supposed meeting with extraterrestrials on his website HERE.
According to Pentagon consultant and UFO researcher Timothy Good, Eisenhower had meetings with extraterrestrial beings on more than one occasion. (source)
Another source is below: a deathbed testimony given to one of the world’s most notable UFO researchers, Richard Dolan.
Who really knows what happened? All we can do is draw conclusions from the evidence at hand, since we don’t have a statement from Eisenhower himself.
“There are objects in our atmosphere which are technically miles in advance of anything we can deploy, that we have no means of stopping them coming here … [and] that there is a serious possibility that we are being visited and have been visited for many years by people from outer space, from other civilizations. That it behooves us, in case some of these people in the future or now should turn hostile, to find out who they are, where they come from, and what they want. This should be the subject of rigorous scientific investigation and not the subject of ‘rubishing’ by tabloid newspapers.”
– Lord Admiral Hill-Norton, Former Chief of Defence Staff, 5 Star Admiral of the Royal Navy, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (source)
To read more of our articles on the topic of UFOs/Extraterrestrials, you can visit the exopolitics section of our website HERE.
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Achterkleindochter president Dwight Eisenhower vertelt over diens ontmoeting met aliens
Achterkleindochter president Dwight Eisenhower vertelt over diens ontmoeting met aliens
Voormalig adviseur van het Pentagon Timothy Good baarde in 2012 opzien met zijn uitspraak dat de Amerikaanse oud-president Dwight D. Eisenhower drie keer een geheime bespreking heeft gehad met buitenaardse wezens.
In het BBC-programma Opinionated zei hij dat de 34e president van de VS de aliens in 1954 sprak op de Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.
Eisenhower en enkele hooggeplaatste personen van de FBI communiceerden met de buitenaardsen door middel van ‘telepathische berichten’, aldus Good.
Diepste geheim
Hij vertelde dat de aliens een ‘Scandinavisch’ uiterlijk hadden en dat de ontmoeting in het diepste geheim plaatsvond.
De voorganger van Eisenhower, Harry Truman, zei op tv dat er ‘tijdens iedere vergadering met het leger werd gesproken over vliegende schotels’.
Laura Eisenhower, de achterkleindochter van president Eisenhower, sprak recentelijk over diens ontmoeting met de aliens.
Waarschuwen
Allereerst merkte ze op dat de Tweede Wereldoorlog in 1945 niet echt voorbij was. Ze verwees naar zaken als Project Paperclip en admiraal Byrd, die in 1947 werd verslagen toen hij op Antarctica op zoek ging naar nazi-bases.
Ze vervolgde dat de president een belangrijke rol heeft vervuld door ons tijdens zijn afscheidstoespraak te waarschuwen voor het militair-industrieel complex.
Laura merkte op dat onze geschiedenisboekjes niets van doen hebben met de ware geschiedenis.
Geen keus
Volgens haar waren de aliens met een Scandinavisch uiterlijk nauw verbonden met de Duitsers en waren de ontmoetingen meer een soort overgave omdat de Amerikanen weinig konden doen.
“In 1953 vlogen UFO’s over het Witte Huis en vanaf dat moment begonnen ze te onderhandelen met de nazi’s, omdat ze eigenlijk geen keus hadden,” zei ze.
Vancouver, BC – Exclusive new video published to social media on January 13, 2017, purports retired United States Marine Corps General James N. Mattis appeared eager to direct a Mars military program during yesterday’s senate defense secretary confirmation hearing. When discussing threats to the United States, the prospective Trump cabinet member is shown to have uttered a mirror-encrypted message citing a “Mars mission.”
Scientists are now said to be awaiting news of the president-elect’s plans for NASA with looming changes to policy, budgets and diplomacy involving international space partners (including Russia). These changes are expected in an era when rights to privatized space research and exploration are being claimed by private corporations including SpaceX and Mars One.
According to the space agency, NASA is not a part of the Department of Defense or of any other Cabinet-level department. If confirmed as SecDef, James Mattis can look forwards to steering strictly military missions to their completion. Attempts to identify origins and meanings of the Mars mission message therefore shift to mythological and archetypal invocations to the Roman god of war. At further outreaches along the investigative continuum we recognize claims of a supposed US secret colony on Mars, a topic covered by Wired in 2012 and widely attested to in the alternative and Exopolitical press.
An entrenched “I-went-to-Mars” cottage-industry pop subculture claiming secret interplanetary missions involving time travel, President Barack Obama and members of the second Bush administration has dominated alternative media and Exopolitical discourse in recent years. The claims of this movement reinvigorate discussions of “Alternative 3,” a 1977 British television science fiction broadcast that cited secret joint US/Soviet visits to Mars in the early 1960s. President Obama’s White House responded to the second wave Mars Colony whistleblowers in 2012 via a limited hangout published to Wired in which then-National Security Council spokesperson Tommy Vietor offered his denial of the president’s involvement.
Notable witnesses who claim personal knowledge of/experience in a secret United States military program on Mars include Andrew D. Basiago (now a political candidate running for president in 2020) and Laura Magdalene Eisenhower (great-granddaughter of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower). Their extensively detailed claims are the subject of both voluminous celebratory interviews and searing criticism appearing online as well as in terrestrial media.
Perhaps this newly-discovered leak concerning a secret military mission to Mars involving the United States Secretary of Defense provides an experiential link for audiences who can’t time travel and haven’t yet visited the red planet to directly evaluate the integrity of witness testimonies for themselves. Perhaps the citation of a “Mars mission” emerging from a retired general during yesterday’s confirmation will embolden further witnesses who can one day facilitate greater more experiential “show-me”-oriented disclosure in the interests of public education and transparent governance.
Suggestions of how the United States is preparing for real life star wars surrounded revelations of former extradition target Gary McKinnon, the Scottish sysadmin accused of perpetrating what was once described as “the biggest military computer hack of all time.” Said to be motivated in 2001 by the Disclosure Project, Gary McKinnon told the press how he secured unauthorized access to NASA, US military and Pentagon computers while searching for evidence of UFOs, antigravity technology, and the suppression of “free energy” over a two-year period.
The UK hacker still claims he found logs of troop transfers between non-seagoing warships (said to be a secret space fleet) and saw the screen image of a cigar-shaped UFO hosted on one of the computers during his incursions. A US attempt to extradite Gary McKinnon to face charges and potential lengthy overseas imprisonment was blocked by the British government in 2012 on grounds of human rights concerns.
The following is a partial transcript of United States Marine Corps General James N. Mattis’ remarks during yesterday’s senate defense secretary confirmation hearing held in Washington, D.C., preceded by the secret message encrypted backwards therein. Discussion of methods and philosophy guiding this practice can be found throughout this reporter’s previous related coverage discussed in links below.
Bring Mars mission:
“Sir, I would consider the principal threats, to start with, Russia. And it would certainly include any nations that are looking to intimidate nations around their periphery, regional nations nearby them, whether it be with weapons of mass destruction or I would call it unusual, unorthodox means of intimidating them. That sort of thing. And at the same time, as the chairman’s pointed out, we face now an era where we’re going to be fighting the terrorist threat. I mean, that’s simply a reality. We’re going to have to address that one.”
Vancouver, BC – Exclusive new video published to social media on January 13, 2017, purports retired United States Marine Corps General James N. Mattis appeared eager to direct a Mars military program during yesterday’s senate defense secretary confirmation hearing. When discussing threats to the United States, the prospective Trump cabinet member is shown to have uttered a mirror-encrypted message citing a “Mars mission.”
Scientists are now said to be awaiting news of the president-elect’s plans for NASA with looming changes to policy, budgets and diplomacy involving international space partners (including Russia). These changes are expected in an era when rights to privatized space research and exploration are being claimed by private corporations including SpaceX and Mars One.
According to the space agency, NASA is not a part of the Department of Defense or of any other Cabinet-level department. If confirmed as SecDef, James Mattis can look forwards to steering strictly military missions to their completion. Attempts to identify origins and meanings of the Mars mission message therefore shift to mythological and archetypal invocations to the Roman god of war. At further outreaches along the investigative continuum we recognize claims of a supposed US secret colony on Mars, a topic covered by Wired in 2012 and widely attested to in the alternative and Exopolitical press.
An entrenched “I-went-to-Mars” cottage-industry pop subculture claiming secret interplanetary missions involving time travel, President Barack Obama and members of the second Bush administration has dominated alternative media and Exopolitical discourse in recent years. The claims of this movement reinvigorate discussions of “Alternative 3,” a 1977 British television science fiction broadcast that cited secret joint US/Soviet visits to Mars in the early 1960s. President Obama’s White House responded to the second wave Mars Colony whistleblowers in 2012 via a limited hangout published to Wired in which then-National Security Council spokesperson Tommy Vietor offered his denial of the president’s involvement.
Notable witnesses who claim personal knowledge of/experience in a secret United States military program on Mars include Andrew D. Basiago (now a political candidate running for president in 2020) and Laura Magdalene Eisenhower (great-granddaughter of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower). Their extensively detailed claims are the subject of both voluminous celebratory interviews and searing criticism appearing online as well as in terrestrial media.
Perhaps this newly-discovered leak concerning a secret military mission to Mars involving the United States Secretary of Defense provides an experiential link for audiences who can’t time travel and haven’t yet visited the red planet to directly evaluate the integrity of witness testimonies for themselves. Perhaps the citation of a “Mars mission” emerging from a retired general during yesterday’s confirmation will embolden further witnesses who can one day facilitate greater more experiential “show-me”-oriented disclosure in the interests of public education and transparent governance.
Suggestions of how the United States is preparing for real life star wars surrounded revelations of former extradition target Gary McKinnon, the Scottish sysadmin accused of perpetrating what was once described as “the biggest military computer hack of all time.” Said to be motivated in 2001 by the Disclosure Project, Gary McKinnon told the press how he secured unauthorized access to NASA, US military and Pentagon computers while searching for evidence of UFOs, antigravity technology, and the suppression of “free energy” over a two-year period.
The UK hacker still claims he found logs of troop transfers between non-seagoing warships (said to be a secret space fleet) and saw the screen image of a cigar-shaped UFO hosted on one of the computers during his incursions. A US attempt to extradite Gary McKinnon to face charges and potential lengthy overseas imprisonment was blocked by the British government in 2012 on grounds of human rights concerns.
The following is a partial transcript of United States Marine Corps General James N. Mattis’ remarks during yesterday’s senate defense secretary confirmation hearing held in Washington, D.C., preceded by the secret message encrypted backwards therein. Discussion of methods and philosophy guiding this practice can be found throughout this reporter’s previous related coverage discussed in links below.
Bring Mars mission:
“Sir, I would consider the principal threats, to start with, Russia. And it would certainly include any nations that are looking to intimidate nations around their periphery, regional nations nearby them, whether it be with weapons of mass destruction or I would call it unusual, unorthodox means of intimidating them. That sort of thing. And at the same time, as the chairman’s pointed out, we face now an era where we’re going to be fighting the terrorist threat. I mean, that’s simply a reality. We’re going to have to address that one.”
The extraordinary story of the entire class who claimed to have spotted a 40ft-long UFO in a field near their school 40 years ago… and how mystery still surrounds the sighting
The extraordinary story of the entire class who claimed to have spotted a 40ft-long UFO in a field near their school 40 years ago… and how mystery still surrounds the sighting
In 1977 a class in Broad Haven said they saw a UFO near their school playground
When asked to draw the craft the children produced near-identical pictures
The sighting helped make the seaside town in South Wales infamous for UFOs
Four decades later and the mystery still hasn't been completely solved
One of the pupils, David Davies, still clearly remembers what the craft he saw looked like.
He told the Mirror: 'It was pearlescent silver-grey, approximately 40ft-long, torpedo, cigar-shaped, with an upper domed section that covered the central third of the vehicle which was topped with red pulsating light.'
The craft was described as silver-grey, 40ft-long and topped with a 'red pulsating light'
The spookiest part of the story came when the headmaster decided he'd try to catch the children out.
He sat the classmates down, in exam conditions, and had them draw out the 'craft' they'd supposedly seen.
Remarkably, the drawings were near-identical.
For the 40th anniversary of the sighting UFO enthusiasts made a pilgrimage to Broad Haven.
Author Neil Spring (far left) and this Swansea UFO group remain determined to get to the bottom of the Broad Haven mystery
But the sightings weren't just limited to the schoolchildren, and the area around Broad Haven soon became known for its UFO activity.
Many suspected that the military might have been involved, as there were a number of high-security bases nearby.
Author Neil Spring recently attended a village meeting where they discussed new revelations that there had, in fact, been a military base nearby which could have been launching an experimental airplane.
However members of that original 1977 class still maintain they saw a UFO.
Neil Spring is the author of The Watchers (Quercus Books).
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Zimbabwe school mass UFO sighting – 62 children independently confirm saucer-shaped UFO and alien sighting
Zimbabwe school mass UFO sighting – 62 children independently confirm saucer-shaped UFO and alien sighting
62 Zimbabwe children witness something extraordinary
In what is widely considered to be one of the best “close encounter” cases in UFO history, on September 16, 1994, sixty-two children of various races and ethnic backgrounds witnessed an extraordinary spectacle on the playground of Ariel School in the small farming community of Ruwa, Zimbabwe. Students ranging in age from 5 to 12 years old, described (and drew) the same scenario – a fleet of alien UFOs, one of which touched down near their school playground, and two “small gray men with thin necks and huge eyes” who warned the children that humanity should take better care of their planet – or else. Researchers and psychologists, including a noted Harvard University psychiatrist professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer, descended on the scene of the sighting and in the end, ruled that the event “seemed to be what it is”. The children had seen something they could not explain – and it terrified them.
Prelude – September 14, 1994 “meteor”
Two days before the Ariel School mass UFO sighting, on September 14, 1994, thousands of Zimbabweans had witnessed a UFO pass across the clear evening sky. In a culture with no widespread knowledge or media coverage of UFO sightings or alien encounters, many felt the object seen in the sky was a meteor or some sort of crashing space vehicle from the United States (despite the fact that some witnesses claimed to have watched the slow-moving light for 2-3 minutes while others claimed it descended and then changed course, levelling off to “follow the tree line”). One witness noted:
“This thing, whatever it was, was beautiful. It had a circular-shaped bright light as the leader, and behind it were tails of light in beautiful colors: green, orange, and yellow. It moved slowly and looked as if it was just above the house. The amazing thing is that it moved absolutely silently.”
Settling on a scientific explanation for their experience (a meteor), two days later, they would rethink what they saw.
The Zimbabwe Ariel School mass UFO sighting
Ariel School is a private elementary school located in Ruwa, about 20 kilometers from Harare, the capitol of Zimbabwe. At approximately 10:15 AM on the Friday morning of September 16, 1994, while teachers were attending a mandatory weekly teachers’ meeting inside the school, the children of Ariel School were sent outside to play on the school playground. One adult supervised the recess that morning, a physiotherapist (Mrs. Kirkman) who operated a small snack bar for the students, selling soft drinks and candies. A wide variety of students of mixed age and ethnic heritage – over 60 black, white, and Asian students – witnessed what happened next.
As the students frolicked noisily around the playground (it was a beautiful, clear morning), several children noticed three objects in the sky (some reported five) above the school. Described as round, silver, and saucer-shaped with lit portals around the perimeter, the objects seemed to move extraordinarily fast disappearing in the blink of an eye and reappearing in another place in the sky a moment later. Eventually, one of the objects landed on the ground about 100 meters from the children.
The object settled in a brushy, wooded area that was uncleared and ruled unsafe for the children to venture into (some children reported that it “hovered” inches above the ground). One of the researchers on the scene described the geography of the landing area.
“Beyond their playground, which was dotted with several clumps of trees, the rest being mostly cleared ground, there was a bush area. The ground there belonged to the school and although attempts had been made to clear and level it, it really was still rough land: loving grass with thorn and other indigenous bushes, trees growing in higgledy-piggledy fashion, and undergrowth thick and heavy enough to hide a child should he venture there.”
Soon, what the students described as a “small man” could be seen standing on top of the UFO. The occupant of the craft was described as being about one meter (3 ft.) tall, wearing a tight, shiny black and silver one-piece suit (“similar to a wetsuit”), with a slender neck and very large black eyes. Some described the entity as having long hair, a mane, or cape of some sort. It walked down the craft and proceeded in the direction of the children.
As the extraterrestrial entity approached the children, it paused and in an instant, disappeared. Almost at the same moment, another creature (or possibly the same) appeared behind the grounded UFO and then after a brief moment, once again disappeared. Within seconds, the craft lifted off and vanished into the sky above the school.
Many of the smaller children were terrified and began crying for help. The “little man” evoked memories of African legends they had heard about demons and ghosts who ate little children. Some of the children ran to Mrs. Kirkman, who was attending the snack bar, but she did not believe their story, and continued with her duties. A researcher documented the testimony of the first adult witness, the snack shop operator, Mrs. Kirkman.
“Mrs. Kirkman told me that when the children came running into the Tuckshop, talking excitedly about ‘a small man running around with a band around his head and a one-piece suit’, she was totally skeptical. [She later said that she thought the children were playing]”
Upon hearing the children’s story, Colin Mackie, the Headmaster, had the children return to the classroom and sketch what they had seen. By the time researchers arrived on the scene the following day, they had 35 various drawings waiting for them. All of the drawings were similar in their depiction of the UFO and its occupants, illustrating the same disc-shaped craft and small, bug-eyed alien entity.
One of the older girls described the entity she had seen as a creature with a “small nose and a mouth that was a small, straight line” adding that “the eyes were very big and slanting”. Another described the ET as “thin and skinny with a scrawny neck and eyes that were large and oval-shaped”.
Pointing out that the alien entity never spoke to them directly, a few of the older students noted that they had communicated with the craft’s occupants and were informed by the ET that we were destroying Earth by polluting it, and unless we changed our ways, there would be dire consequences.
“Those thoughts came from the man – the man’s eyes.”
Preconceived notions of aliens and UFOs were quickly ruled out – many of the children admitted to never having heard of “UFOs” before the event.
Noted UFO investigator and psychotherapist Cynthia Hind and Harvard psychiatric professor and Cambridge Hospital physician Dr. John E. Mack spent two days interviewing the parents, teachers, and children about their experience. Video of the interviews shows a group of very serious children calmly, and convincingly, explaining what they saw. One witness to the filming of the interviews noted:
“When they were interviewed by Mack, with all his professional skills, it was clear they were telling the truth — their voice, tone, their body language. They were so consistent, they told their stories with such conviction. And they spoke about it in their own language. One child recalled being told by the alien that we should not be so ‘techknowledged’ — why make up something like that?”
Dr. Mack analyzed the interviews and concluded that the children did not experience a mass delusion – what they had witnessed that day was real.
“[The children] experienced a very powerful encounter with these beings and we’re left with a rather disturbing fact that this seems to be what it is and it seems to have no other psychiatric explanation.”
Aftermath
Typically with children’s “tall tales”, experts point out that in almost all cases, the child will eventually admit to the lie. In 2010, the children, who were now adults, were again interviewed about their experience. Sixteen years after the event – not one of the 62 children recanted their story. Here are snippets of what the witnesses, who are now adults, said 16 years after the event.
“It was that face, that craft. It will never go out of my mind.”
“We [the witnesses] met up on many occasions after that and hugged and shook our heads and said ‘that was the most amazing experience of our lives’.”
“It was strange, it was exciting. You don’t see stuff like that every day. That was like a once in a lifetime experience.”
“We *know* we didn’t just make this up. Something definitely was happening. Whether it was UFOs or whether it was who know what else, we can’t say for sure one way or another but definitely there was something that happened there that day and it got the whole school riled up.”
“If there was one experience in my life that I’d like to relive, it would be that particular experience.”
One parent said of her child:
“He never stopped talking about it. He has *never* stopped talking about it. And he has believed all this time that it did happen.”
A teacher professed that she believed the childrens’ story and was convinced that they had witnessed something extraordinary.
“I don’t believe for a minute you could get that many kids to agree to do something like that. I really don’t. I know children well enough, I just don’t think that could happen, so I’m absolutely sure that something did happen there that day.”
Six years after the incident, UFO investigator Cynthia Hind died after a short battle with cancer.
Shortly after the event, Dr. Mack, a tenured professor, was censured by Harvard University. According to BBC, it was the first time in history that a tenured Harvard professor, who was not suspected of ethics violations or professional misconduct, was subjected to such an investigation. He was later cleared and given Harvard’s blessing to continue his research. A few years later, Mack was struck by a “drunk driver” during a visit to London. He died on the scene.
Additional information
Progress of documentary
The South African newspaper The Witness reports on the progress of the John E. Mack Institute’s documentary about the Ariel School Sighting.
April 16, 2008
American film maker Randall Nickerson is currently visiting southern Africa to make a documentary that follows up an incident that happened at the Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, in 1994, when 62 children aged between eight and 12 reported seeing a UFO and “strange beings” during their morning break.
Those children are now young adults scattered around the globe. Nickerson is tracking them down and interviewing them about the experience. “Their stories have not changed at all,” he says. “Not what you would expect if they had made it all up.”
So what exactly happened on that day in 1994 at the school in Ruwa just east of Harare? “It was morning break and they were out in the school yard playing,” says Nickerson. “They saw one main silver craft that had four others around it,” says Nickerson. “It came down on a hill beyond the school yard that was out of bounds. The boundary was the edge of the school yard, then it was bush and the hill.
“They ran to the edge of the school yard to see what this thing was. They saw this small creature walk around on top of the craft while another came down to check out the children. He was all in black, with a very tight suit. The children said he had big eyes ‘like rugby balls’.
The children had direct eye contact with this creature. There seems to have been some kind of communication with the children about the state of the world — what we are doing to the planet, the destruction we are causing, although not all the children got this message. Some of the children were traumatized, others were excited. The young children were the most traumatized as they were at the front of the group.
“They all went screaming back to the teachers. The teachers didn’t believe them at first. But then they went home and told their parents who came to the school and wanted to know what had happened.”
Soon afterwards the children were asked to draw pictures of what they had seen. “They did this separately. The drawings were all the same.”
A BBC television crew were first on the scene to follow it up. In November 1994, Harvard professor of psychiatry John E. Mack visited the school and filmed interviews with the children. He was assisted by South African producer Nicky Carter who had already made a short documentary on the subject for the SABC. “I had a half-brother at the school,” she says. “He was off sick on the day it happened, but the children told him all about it and he contacted me.”
Carter has no doubt the children were telling the truth. “When they were interviewed by Mack with all his professional skills it was clear they were telling the truth — their voice tone, their body language. They were so consistent, they told their stories with such conviction. And they spoke about it in their own language. One child recalled being told by the alien that we should not be so ‘techknowledged’ — why make up something like that?”
Mack, a Pulitzer prize winner for his biography of T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) titled A Prince of Our Disorder, was a highly respected psychiatrist. However, when he began researching the phenomenon of reported alien abductions, his fellow academics looked askance. In 1994, when his book Abduction appeared, a committee was appointed to review Mack’s clinical care and investigation of the people who had shared their alien encounters with him. According to the BBC, “It was the first time in Harvard’s history that a tenured professor was subjected to such an investigation.”
After 14 months of inquiry, Harvard issued a statement stating that the dean had “reaffirmed Dr. Mack’s academic freedom to study what he wishes and to state his opinions without impediment”.
In 2004, Mack was killed by a drunk driver while he was visiting London to lecture at a T. E. Lawrence conference.
Mack was guarded in his interpretation of the abduction phenomenon. To one interviewer who said that Mack seemed “inclined to take these [abduction] reports at face value”, Mack replied saying: “Face value I wouldn’t say. I take them seriously. I don’t have a way to account for them.”
In a BBC interview he said: “I would never say, yes, there are aliens taking people. [But] I would say there is a compelling powerful phenomenon here that I can’t account for in any other way. Yet I can’t know what it is but it seems to me that it invites a deeper, further inquiry.”
Nickerson sees himself as taking that inquiry further after being commissioned by the John E. Mack Institute, along with producer Dominique Callimanopulos, to make a documentary incorporating the interview footage shot in 1994 with follow-up material shot in the present.
“I want to present the story objectively,” says Nickerson. “To show the original raw material. That’s what initially interested me about this case. These children all describing seeing the same thing. You can tell they are not lying. But having seen this footage I thought: I need to go to this place, to talk to people, I need to investigate it for myself. Did this really happen?
“The subject has to be approached as scientifically as possible,” he says. “There are questions that we need to ask. It’s a case of presenting the evidence just like court.”
Despite this rigorous approach, isn’t there a danger he will simply encounter those on the “lunatic fringe”? “I have found those are the people who have all the answers, but people to whom something like this has really happened don’t. They have millions of questions. There is a humility about them, they realize it’s not about them.
At the beginning of the project Nickerson set about contacting those people who had been among the 62 children who had witnessed the sighting. They are mainly students in Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Britain.
Tracking them down hasn’t been that difficult. “They are contacting us because of what we put up on the John E. Mack Institute website. What is interesting is that their stories remain the same as in 1994.
“They were affected profoundly,” says Nickerson. “At the time one girl was told by her parents not to talk about it, that she had imagined it all. But then she found other people’s stories on the Internet. She got in touch with them and realized ‘Oh my God, that was real’.
Others I’ve met never doubted it. They say the experience opened up new horizons for them.”
Nickerson cites two students who are now studying in the U.S. “Their father said they would never have done that, but after their experience the children were totally changed, that’s what convinced him that something really happened.”
Nickerson’s first stop during his visit to southern Africa was Ariel School. “I interviewed teachers and workers who were there at the time.” He also came across people from two different schools in the area who had similar sightings on the same day.
Nickerson is now in South Africa trying to track down those living here who were witnesses on that day. He will be here until the end of April following up leads resulting from two radio interviews he has given.
Article from The Cape Times regarding the documentary
August 26, 2008
UFO sighting in Zimbabwe
By Tom Powell
American film-maker Randall Nickerson is in Cape Town this week seeking inspiration for a documentary he is putting together about a UFO sighting in Zimbabwe in 1994.During morning break on September 14 of that year, 62 schoolchildren between the ages of eight and 12 saw a strange craft land 150 metres from the Ariel School in Ruwa, from which two small beings emerged which were described as having “big eyes like rugby balls”.The children’s individual descriptions of the phenomenon were so similar that news of the sighting spread around the globe. Nickerson was approached with footage taken by the late Pulitzer Prize-winning Professor John Mack, who travelled to Zimbabwe to interview the children after the event.
Nickerson said: “This is a story the world needs to see. Personally, I think it’s moving. I’ve found hundreds, if not thousands, of people who believe it and couldn’t find anyone who didn’t. It blew my mind when I saw it.” Although Nickerson admits the footage of the event makes it difficult to disprove the phenomenon, he doesn’t want his film to be biased. “I don’t want to steer the documentary in any direction at all. I’d rather present all the evidence and let people make up their own minds.”Refusing to believe so many people can be mistaken, Nickerson is visiting southern Africa to shed light on those events.Having visited the school itself, Nickerson is now in Cape Town to track down some witnesses and investigate some “unearthly” sightings that occurred in South Africa, including two UFO sightings in Port Shepstone and Johannesburg in April. Anyone who saw the event in Zimbabwe can contact Nickerson on 082 815 4731 or by e-mail at rsnick@gmail.comtom.powell@inl.co.za.
Original AFRINEWS report about the incident
Cynthia Hind, UFO AFRINEWS 1994
The Children of Ariel School – Case No. #96. Ruwa, Zimbabwe
UFO AFRINEWS 1994
On Friday 16th September, at approximately 10:15, 62 children from Ariel School, a private primary school in Ruwa (about 20 km from Harare) were in their playing field for the mid-morning break. Suddenly, they saw three silver balls in the sky over the school. These disappeared with a flash of light and then reappeared elsewhere. This happened three times and then they started to move down towards the school with one of them landing (or hovering) over a section of rough ground made up of trees, thorn bushes, and some brown-grey cut grass with bamboo shoots sticking up out of the ground. The children are not allowed in this area although it is adjacent to their playing field and is not fenced off, because of snakes, spiders and perhaps other harmful creatures. One can soon disappear from view while walking here, and there is only one very rough track used by tractors in an attempt to clear this area.
There is a line of electricity pylons and according to one boy, the object followed along this line prior to landing. There is also some controversy as to whether the object _landed_ on the ground or hovered above it. On Tuesday, 20th September, I went out to the school with a BBC reporter and their television equipment, as well as my son and Gunter Hofer, a young man who builds his own electrical equipment, viz, a Geiger counter, a metal detector and a magnetometer, to try and see if the object left any traces behind.
The headmaster of the school is Mr. Colin Mackie, who was most co-operative, and although he had never been involved with UFOs or a believer in them, said that he believed the children had seen what they said they saw.
I was able to interview about 10 or 12 older children and this was recorded for BBC television.
One eyewitness, Barry D., said he had seen three objects flying over, with flashing red lights. They disappeared, and reappeared almost immediately, but somewhere else. This happened about three times. Then they came and landed near some gum trees; Barry said the main one (object) was about the size of his thumb nail held at arm’s length. The reports were similar although some children were more observant than others. The consensus of opinion was that an object came down in the area where they indicated, about 100 metres from where they were at the edge of the school playing field. Then a small man (approx 1 metre in height) appeared on top of the object. He walked a little way across the rough ground, became aware of the children and disappeared. He, or someone very like him, then reappeared at the back of the object. The object took off very rapidly and disappeared. The little man was dressed in a tight-fitting black suit which was ‘shiny’ according to one observant girl (11 years of age). He had a long scrawny neck and huge eyes like rugby balls. He had a pale face with long black hair coming below his shoulders.
I had suggested to Mr. Mackie prior to visiting the school and before the children had been interviewed, that he let the children draw what they had seen and he now has about 30-40 drawings, some of which are very explicit and clear, although some are rather vague. The children’s’ ages vary from 5/6 to 12 years. I have 22 photocopies of the clearer drawings as Mr. Mackie kindly allowed me to page through the pictures and choose those I wanted. Most of the descriptions are similar but some of the craft are very obviously ‘flying saucers’, and I wonder how many of these children have had access to the media. Others are crude but more or less in this saucer shape.
The children vary in cultures: there are black, white, coloured and Asian children. One little girl said to me, ‘I swear by every hair on my head and the whole Bible that I am telling the truth.’ I could see the pleasure on her face when I told her that I believed her. The smaller children from 5-7 years were very frightened at the time and ran shouting ‘Help me, help me.’ When the older children asked why they were saying this, the reply was, ‘He is coming to eat us.’ I should think this applied more to the black African children who have legends of _tokoloshies_ eating children.
Their teachers were in a meeting and did not come out. When I queried the headmaster about this he said the children always shouted and yelled during their playtime and no-one thought there was anything unusual going on. The only other adult available at the time was one of the mothers who was running the tuckshop. When the children came to call her, she did not believe them and would not come out: she was not prepared to leave the tuckshop with all the food and money. Gunter and the men thoroughly examined the ground around where the children had seen the object, but could get no reaction on the geiger counter or any other equipment. If the object was hovering perhaps nothing would show.
I walked, on my own, along the electricity pylons for quite a away, caught up in thorn bushes, trampling blithely over snake holes and discarding all caution. I found no place where some object could have landed and pressed down the foliage. In fact, I should think the bamboo stumps would have been a deterrent. The day was hot, around 33 C (91F)…
Dr John Mack was visiting Zimbabwe at the time of the event, and he spent two days at Ariel School with the children. He also spoke to the Headmaster, Colin Mackie, the teachers and some of the parents. John and his fellow researcher, Dominique Callimanopulos, were able to get through to the parents and teachers and convince them that even if they did not believe the children, it was counter-productive to accuse them of lying. Listen and think about what they were saying, he advised. His particular interest in child psychiatry was also of great use during the questioning and many former hidden memories came to light, something John is sure to make public when he has had a chance to reassess his interviewing.(sic)
There is a lot more to this incident than has been uncovered now and we will report further in UFO AFRINEWS No. 12.
Sources: UFO AFRINEWS Nov 1994, Feb 1995, About.com, John Mack Institute, RANDI, Wikipedia, Reddit, Educating Humanity, Unexplained Mysteries, YouTube interviews of children
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UFO Seen Landed On Side Of Road In Small Town In Kansas, Feb 2, 2017, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Seen Landed On Side Of Road In Small Town In Kansas, Feb 2, 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting:Feb 2, 2017 Location of sighting: Pittsburg, Kansas, USA Source: MUFON #82017 Here is an interesting report that also seems to have something to do with the UFO on a semi trailer being transported at midnight to Area 51. This person saw a disk on the side of the road with legs on it. It may be possible that this disk was retrieved by the USAF and taken to the top secret Air Force Base. Sadly we don't have better photos of the the disk. I believe the person taking the photos was either embarrassed to be seen taking photos or was feeling frightened by it. This was along the road in Pittsburg, Kansas last week and does look the same size as the UFO disk being transported on trailer. Click here to view last weeks report videos. Scott C. Waring
Eyewitness states:
On feb 2, 2017, i was heading east bound on highway 400 in pittsburg, ks. As i was going around the corner, i noticed on my left, parked on side road running parralel to highway 400, what appeared to be a ufo being transported on back of flatbed of semi. To the left of the parked semi, was a highway patrolman parked right next to semi facing highway 400. Around the object, on the ground were orange cones as if it was a construction site. I then turned around and headed west bound to get anotger view just to see if what i thought i seen was true. It appeared to be perfect disc shape and appeared to be so big in size that it was hanging on side of flatbed. I then turned around once again heading east bound again but this time took pictures. This was approximately at 1130 hours cst. I then went to work trying to process what i had just seen. At approximately 2200 hours, i came back the same way to see if the objectbwas still there. It was, however this time it is dark and tge semi lights were on as if they were about to leave.
Also, now there are 2 highway patrolman and there was also a bright flashing light right on side of the object. To someone who has not seen this in daytime, will not be able to see at night because the light was so bright, it made it impossible to see the object at night as if they were hiding something. I started to investigate what i seen and there has been only 2 other reports of this incident. 1 report is supposedly a video from a year ago. Since there were only one legit reporting, they are saying this could be a hoax. It is not. I seen it. Which is why i am sending this. I would like to please know more about this incident if any other reports were made. Attached photos will include 4 photos taken heading eastbound. All photos are sent as they were taken. You will need to zoom in.
Robo-Bees Could Aid Insects with Pollination Duties
Robo-Bees Could Aid Insects with Pollination Duties
By Edd Gent, Live Science Contributor
illustration shows a tiny drone equipped with horsehair and coated with a gel that could be used to pollinate flowers.
Credit: Eijiro Miyako
Mini drones sporting horsehair coated in a sticky gel could one day take the pressure off beleaguered bee populations by transporting pollen from plant to plant, researchers said.
Roughly three-quarters of the world’s flowering plants and about 35 percent of the world's food crops depend on animals to pollinate them, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Now, researchers from Japan said they've taken the first steps toward creating robots that could help pick up the slack from insect pollinators. The scientists created a sticky gel that lets a $100 matchbox-size drone pick up pollen from one flower and deposit it onto another to help the plants reproduce.
"This is a proof of concept — there's nothing compared to this. It's a totally first-time demonstration," said study leader Eijiro Miyako, a chemist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science in Tsukuba, Japan. "Some robots are expected to be used for experiments in pollination, but no one has tried yet."
A happy accident
The key innovation of the new study, published today (Feb. 9) in the journal Chem, is the so-called ionic liquid gel, but according to Miyako it was more down to luck than design. The gel was actually the result of a failed attempt to create electrically conducting liquids and had sat forgotten in a desk drawer for nearly a decade.
But after eight years, it still hadn't dried out, which most other gels would have done, and was still very sticky, Miyako said. Fortunately, this discovery coincided with Miyako watching a documentary that detailed concerns about insect pollinators.
"I actually dropped the gel on the floor and I noticed it absorbed a lot of dust, and everything linked together in my mind," he told Live Science.
The gel has just the right stickiness, meaning it can pick up pollen but is not so adhesive that it won't let the grains go.
The scientists next tested how effectively the gel could be used to transport pollen among flowers. To do so, the researchers put droplets of the material on the back of ants and left the insects overnight in a box full of tulips. The next day, the scientists found that the ants with the gel had picked up far more pollen grains than those insects that lacked the sticky substance.
In a side experiment, the researchers found that it was possible to integrate photochromic compounds, which change color when exposed to UV or white light, into the gel. Scientists stuck this material onto living flies, giving the bugs color-changing capabilities. This, Miyako said, could ultimately act as some kind of adaptive camouflage to protect pollinators from predators.
Real solutions?
But while improving the ability of other insects to pollinate flowers is a potential solution to falling bee numbers, Miyako said he was not convinced, and so began to look elsewhere. "It's very difficult using living organisms for real practical realizations, so I decided to change my approach and use robots," he said.
The hairs that make insects like bees fuzzy are important for their role as pollinators, because the hairs increase the surface area of the bees' bodies, giving pollen more material to stick to. In order to give the smooth, plastic drone similar capabilities, the scientists added a patch of horsehair to the robot's underside, which was then coated with the gel.
The researchers then flew the drones to collect pollen from the flowers of Japanese lilies and transport this pollen to other flowers. In each experiment, the researchers made 100 attempts at pollinating the flower, achieving an overall success rate of 37 percent. Drones without the patch of hair, or with uncoated hair, failed to pollinate the plants.
Miyako said there are currently limitations to the technology, because it is difficult to manually pilot the drone. However, he added that he thinks GPS and artificial intelligence could one day be used to automatically guide robotic pollinators.
Before these robo-bees become a reality, though, the cost of the drone will have to come down drastically and it's 3-minute battery life will need to improve significantly, Miyako said. But he added that he is confident this will happen eventually.
Dave Goulson, a professor at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, said he sees the intellectual interest in trying to create robot bees, but he's skeptical about how practical they are and worries about distracting from more vital pollinator conservation work.Goulson specializes in the conservation of bumblebees but was not involved with the new research.
In a blog post, he wrote that there are roughly 3.2 trillion bees on the planet. Even if the robo-bees cost 1 cent per unit and lasted a year, which he said is a highly optimistic estimate, it would cost $32 billion a year to maintain the population and would litter the countryside with tiny robots.
"Real bees avoid all of these issues; they are self-replicating, self-powering and essentially carbon-neutral," Goulson wrote in the post. "We have wonderfully efficient pollinators already. Let's look after them, not plan for their demise."
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A mysterious object will pass near Earth in 2017.
A mysterious object will pass near Earth in 2017.
A mysterious object will pass near Earth in 2017. Scientists are baffled about its origin!
This mysterious object is known as 1991 VG and it was first spotted in November 1991 by astronomer James Scotti at the University of Arizona. Today, many conspiracy theorists think that this is a genuine “alien probe”, which is deliberately set to fly near Earth in 2017.
The object has confused astronomers ever since it was first spotted, mainly because of its strange rotation and longevity in space. Some people think that this is a section of the Apollo 12 rocket, but according to Scotti it is probably something else:
An artistic depiction of what the “alien probe” may look like. “We looked into all the possibilities for it being man-made. There were a few possible spacecraft and rocket bodies that might be 1991 VG. But, when we looked into each, we were able to eliminate each of them
According to other people, the strange object may also be a secret Soviet rocket from the Space Race era. It is a fact that the Soviets had equally powerful rockets as the American ones and it is quite possible that they launched one to get to the moon and covered it up if things went badly.
This is the orbit of VG 1991. Scotti realised that this object had passed Earth one more time in March 1975.
When 1991 VG was first spotted, it was around 10 metres in diameter, passing 280,000 miles from Earth – around 50,000 miles further than the Earth and the moon. The object showed a rapid rate of rotation and its brightness fluctuated. At that time, this kind of behaviour was not observed at any asteroid of similar size. The object’s orbit was also similar to Earth’s orbit.
After gathering more information about 1991 VG, Scotti realised that this object had passed Earth one more time in March 1975. Again this is something that is not characteristic for an asteroid. They don’t tend to pass twice in the same spot
Duncan Steel, an astronomer at University of Adelaide, suggested it might be an “alien probe observed in the vicinity of our planet.” He only mentioned this theory in order to disprove it. In further interviews, he has stated that he isn’t convinced that VG 1991 is of extraterrestrial origin.
This hasn’t stopped conspiracy theorists from continuing to spread the idea of an extraterrestrial origin of the object. They still keep citing Steele’s work as their main source.
Nostradamus is quoted as saying mankind would discover a machine in space that was sent to us by the WATCHERS! in 2017!
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UFO – corpuscular boat: Unique video filmed in Bulgaria.
UFO – corpuscular boat: Unique video filmed in Bulgaria.
Corpuscular ship is constructed in detail in accordance with the law of God in the form of light energy. Light corpuscular ship is therefore better as a spiritual power manifested corpuscular ships. The ship can move faster than light. When the object moves faster than light, disappearing from sight. Goes into another dimension.
The human eye sees everything that is inside of the light spectrum. When I mention the light spectrum and hit the light spectrum of the sun. With increased intensity of light would blind man. His senses would not notice a higher form of vibration. It can not therefore see the world resulting on a different frequency, although located around beside him. Corpuscular ship can move at high speed. It is therefore invisible to the human eye. By increasing the energy of the corpuscular vessel there is an increase of its speed. If it goes into the vessel by its frequency, it means that moves slower than the maximum speed. This makes it the human eye sees. It manifests itself in the form of light. Reducing the speed to changing light and the human eye, the ship must appear as a solid object. If the moving ship and if it stays on the molecular level, the maximum rate will remain invisible to the human eye.
That they are explained in words that corpuscular ship may be the front door of your house and you will not see it. The ship can come to a man secretly. People of it may remain hidden from man. The people of the corpuscular vessels reduces its frequency to a protein molecule in the cell become visible to the human eye. They therefore come secretly and suddenly appear before you in the form of light and energy. At that moment comes the light source, the energy in the form of spirit. You will be influenced by your spirit will be affected the most energy, which manifested itself around you and you will be allowed contact with corpuscular ships. In contact with them you should not worry. Believe me, it’s something natural. There is nothing mysterious. Only one who manifests the spirit of mentally able to take this energy will be able to experience the transition from one age to another.
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The Search for Life
The Search for Life
Published on Feb 11, 2017
Are we alone in the universe? This is a fundamental question that intrigues us all.
On September 21, 2016, NASA scientists and stakeholders came together at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum for a presentation on the agency’s search for life beyond Earth.
“The Search for Life” featured presentations from some of NASA’s leading scientists, including the late former astronaut, Dr. Piers Sellers. Through compelling visualizations, “The Search for Life” takes you on a journey through the solar system and beyond, exploring the possibility of life existing on Mars, the solar system’s outer moons, and exoplanets.
Keynote speakers include: · John P. Holdren, assistant to the president for science and technology, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology; · Gavin A. Schmidt, director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies and principal investigator for the GISS ModelE Earth System Model; · Jen Eigenbrode, research astrobiologist in the Goddard Planetary Environments Laboratory; · Aki Roberge, research astrophysicist in the Goddard Exoplanets and Stellar Astrophysics Laboratory; and · Piers Sellers, deputy director of the Goddard Sciences and Exploration Directorate.
Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Swarupa Nune
This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio at:
UFOs Seen Over USAF Missile And Nuclear Facilities
UFOs Seen Over USAF Missile And Nuclear Facilities
George A. Filer
majorstar@aol.com
Director, Mutual UFO Network
Eastern MUFON Skywatch Investigations
Filer's Files #17 SPECIAL REPORT 4-25-2
The Disclosure Project reports that several military and intelligence witnesses who were members of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and other nuclear specialists have come forward with testimony proving that UFOs are real and appear to be concerned about our nuclear weapons. The Project has obtained the firsthand testimony of several such insiders whose documents and corroborating testimony proves that UFOs have monitored sensitive nuclear facilities since at least the 1950s. While the UFOs were not hostile, it was made clear that they were very concerned about human weapons of mass destruction. On one occasion, UFOs over a SAC Nuclear launch area took more than a dozen intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) off line.
Lt. Colonel Dwynne Arneson: US Air Force,.ret. states,:
"I was the top-secret control officer at Malmstom AFB for the 20th Air Division. I happened to see a message that came through my communications center. It said...that 'A UFO was seen near missile silos'...and it was hovering. It said that the crew going on duty and the crew coming off duty all saw the UFO just hovering in midair. It was a metallic circular object and from what I understand, the missiles were all shut down. What I mean by 'missiles going down' is that they went dead. And something turned those missiles off, so they couldn't be put back in a mode for launching."
Captain Robert Salas: SAC Missile Launch Officer [1964-1971]:
"The UFO incident happened on the morning of March 16, 1967, at Oscar Flight one of five launch control facilities assigned to the 490th Strategic Missile Squadron. I received a call from my topside security guard...and he said that he and some of the guards had been observing some strange lights flying around the site and the launch control facility. I said, you mean UFO? He said, well, he didn't know what they were but they were lights and were flying around. They were not airplanes; they were not helicopters, they weren't making any noise... [A little later] our missiles started shutting down one by one. By shutting down, I mean they went into a "no-go" condition meaning they could not be launched. These weapons were Minuteman One missiles and were of course nuclear-tipped warhead missiles...this incident was of extreme concern to SAC headquarters because they couldn't explain it."
Colonel Ross Dedrickson:US Air Force/Atomic Energy Commission, ret.): "
After retiring from the Air Force I joined the Boeing company and was responsible for accounting for all of the nuclear fleet of Minuteman missiles. In this incident they actually photographed the UFO following the missile as it climbed into space and, shining a beam on it, neutralized the missile. I also learned of a number of incidents such as a couple of nuclear weapons sent into space were destroyed by the extraterrestrials. Our government sent a nuclear weapon for explosion on the moon's surface...[And] the ETs destroyed the weapon as it went toward the moon. [Apparently] the idea of any explosion in space by any Earth government was not acceptable to the extraterrestrials, and that has been demonstrated over and over."
Professor Robert Jacobs: Lt. USAF 1369th Photo Squadron:
"...we were testing ballistic missiles that were to deliver nuclear weapons on target...my duty [was] to supervise the instrumentation photography of every missile that went down in that western test range...and into the frame came something else. It flew into the frame and shot a beam of light at the warhead. Now, remember, all this stuff was flying at several thousand miles an hour, so this thing fires a beam of light at the warhead, hits it, The warhead tumbles out of space. The object, the points of light that we saw, the warhead and so forth, were traveling through subspace about sixty miles straight up, and they were going somewhere in the neighborhood of eleven to fourteen thousand miles an hour, when this thing caught up to them, flew in, flew around them, and flew back out."
Mr. Harland Bentley:
"I have been in a graduate program for nuclear engineeringand have been working contracts since 1963: NASA, Department of Energy, and several other electronics firms in the DC area. I was at a facility in California.doing classified workwhich I can't say too much about..Our astronauts were doing a loop around the moon in 1967 or 1968I heard them say they had a bogey [term used to denote UFOs]it was another type of ship. There were portals that they could see into. They could see beings of some sort. They did not describe these beings, they just took photographs. They just said it was a saucer shaped craft. Then they said, 'There they go,' and they [the bogey] went out of sight almost immediately."
The Disclosure Project, a nonprofit research and public interest group, has identified hundreds of military, intelligence, government and corporate witnesses. See: http://www.DisclosureProject.org.
Editors Notes: I have met or talked to many of the witnesses who have impressive UFO knowledge that they obtained while working for the government. Very few UFO investigators have the first hand knowledge these witnesses possess.
Is there anybody or anything out there? It's long been a question that has puzzled and perplexed people, and suspected UFO sightings add to the mystery and the debate as to whether aliens exist.
There have been a number of reported sightings of unidentified flying objects in Derbyshire over recent years which have left residents wondering if we really have been visited by extra-terrestrial beings. Here, we take a look back at all of the reported sightings in recent years, including a bright blue phenomenon in Swadlincote.
What was the big blue flash in the skies over Swadlincote?
Some reported issues such as power outages following the dazzling flash on August 25, 2016, and speculation began as to what the cause of the flash was. There were also suggestions that it could be aliens, others predicted it was a UFO, while there was even speculation of a zombie apocalypse – as well as a more simple explanation such as it being a bolt of lightning.
Andrew Dickson of AND Photography has sent in footage of the blue flash captured on his dash cam. The flash can be seen in the distance, clearly lighting up the sky. Mr Dickson said: "I wondered what on earth it was, as it certainly didn't seem like normal lightening."
Flashing lights over Bretby and Newhall
Could this have been visitors from another world? Credit: Sasha Hall
One reader videoed what she thought was a UFO flying over South Derbyshire in June 2015. Sasha Hall spotted these flashing lights in the sky while out and about between Bretby and Newhall.
Ernest Redfern, 85, took this picture from his back garden on The Green in Allestree, while trying to capture a rainbow on the horizon.
His sighting sparked a kerfuffle among paranormal fans last February. He got in touch with out sister paper the Derby Telegraph hoping that readers could explain his strange sighting in the sky, which he captured by accident with his camera.
Was there a big flash in the Derbyshire skies?
Reports of an explosion and a large flash in the skies above Derbyshire sparked debate on social media in April 2015. Social media was abuzz with reports of an "orange flash" followed by a "bang" at around 10pm at night. It later emerged that they were due to a fire at a defence company that makes explosives and pyrotechnics.
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NASA Discovers an Organism That Can Survive 16 Months in Outer Spac
NASA Discovers an Organism That Can Survive 16 Months in Outer Space
Seabamirum/Flickr
IN BRIEF
Algae has proven to be quite the formidable organism by being able to survive 16 months in space outside of the International Space Station.
The samples will now be sent back to Earth to test if there were any genetic changes in the specimens.
ALGAE IN SPACE
Scientists aboard the International Space Station (ISS) recently ran an experiment where they let algae loose into the vacuum of space for a full 16 months. And, surprisingly enough, the simple plants survived the harrowing journey. Despite extreme temperature variations, UV radiation, cosmic radiation, and incredible length of time, the algae were brought back aboard still alive.
The researchers aboard the ISS are currently running experiments as part of the Biology and Mars Experiment (BIOMEX) project. Within this experimental algae portion of the project, they tested the durability of algae species that are known to love freezing temperatures. Since the mixture of extreme conditions found in space is impossible to replicate in a laboratory environment exactly, the crew on the ISS used their location to put these cold-loving species to the test. However, despite knowing what these plants will endure on Earth, the scientists were astonished at how much they can really take.
Thomas Leya / Fraunhofer IZI-BB
COLD LOVING ALIENS
Post-experiment, the researchers aboard the ISS will send these algae samples back to Earth. There, they will be rigorously tested to see the actual extent that the temperatures and combined radiation impacted them. This information could be crucial to future human missions to Mars. It could help to ensure the safety of humans and any plant-based food to be consumed.
However, beyond the positive benefits that this research could have on future missions of humans in space, it could also potentially tell us a little bit more about alien life. According to many, including famed astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson, thinking that we are somehow the only living creatures in the universe would be “inexcusably egocentric.” And, while previously, few would have thought that any plants could survive such an extended stay in space, we now know better. And so, while certain environments in space may seem inhospitable, we now know that life could exist in places we never before would have suspected.
I saw a UFO on Sunday, and I wasn’t alone. Trouble is, I’m sure there’s a good explanation. Ask any expert.
“Well, what you’re seeing is actually the planet Venus.” But it landed on my lawn. “That’s called atmospheric lensing; it just looks nearer than it is. “It set down on the jungle gym and crushed it.” That’s called the overweight kid from a few houses down playing without permission.” (Indulgent chuckle.)
It made a high screaming noise and 50 geese dropped dead out of the sky with their feathers melted. “We’ve been seeing a lot of fast-acting avian parasites in migratory species lately.”
It took my wife. “Well, you know what they say, men are from Mars, women are from Venus! Call us if you have any other questions.”
Everything can be explained. A few years ago I saw an incredibly fast light streak low across the sky, east to west, parallel to the ground; if it was the International Space Station, they were picking tree leaves out of their antennas for days.
Which brings me back to the alien spacecraft we saw last Sunday. My wife and I were outside. “What’s that?” she said, pointing up. It was a spherical, silver object, like those hard things they use to decorate cakes and make you chip a tooth.
“A child’s balloon,” I said, because as we all know the streets are full of kids carrying helium balloons who are startled by a backfiring car and let go of the string. But — holy crow! — it was surrounded by a swarm of other small objects, some of which were segmented and moving around it.
Wait, no, those are floaters in my eyeball.
A drone? Too high, and we’re right in the flight path for the airport. If you’re some idiot flying a drone around an airport and you see your toy go into a passenger jet’s engine, you drive home really fast wondering if you can wipe that off your Amazon purchase history.
A few days later a story pops up in reddit.com: Anyone see that big UFO over Midway? Sunday afternoon? Cars were pulled over, people were looking up and pointing. City Pages picked up the story, and now here I am moving it up the Ladder of Credible Media Outlets.
But here’s the one nagging question: Where are the pictures?
Everyone has movie cameras in their pockets now. No video of this thing? Well, I can only speak for myself. My iPhone couldn’t zoom enough. I ran upstairs to get my good video camera, pointed it up at the sky — and I got a dead battery alert.
That’s why there’s no pictures. Scientists will tell you: Venus will drain your battery as fast as anything.
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UFOs Over Rio de Janeiro Drops Probes To Ocean, Feb 10, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
UFOs Over Rio de Janeiro Drops Probes To Ocean, Feb 10, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Feb 10, 2017 Location of sighting: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Watch as a glowing UFO over Rio de Janeiro begins to produce little glowing orbs dropping down to the waters surface. These probes are probably going to explore the area under the ocean trying to find an old alien base that was likely abandoned long ago, but they came back to claim it. Scott C. Waring
Red Sprite Alien Seen At Space Station On Live Cam, Feb 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Red Sprite Alien Seen At Space Station On Live Cam, Feb 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 10, 2017 Location of sighting: Space station This UFO was caught by Streetcap1 of Youtube this week. Please click his link to give him a thumbs up for his hard work. He calls it a sprite, and I have to agree. These little buggers come in all colors and often the shapes are not round, but squares, rectangles and cigar shapes. They are small and only visible a split second as they shoot across the screen of the live cam. Often turning and doing 90 degree turns on screen, which should be impossible for non living things like micrometeorites, however, for a living organism that was born in space, this is normal life. Scott C. Waring
A UFO was recorded on security cam at Winter Park, however the news seems to be trying to make a parody out of real news turning it into fake news. This seems to be a trend lately and I just don't get it. A UFO sighting in the area should be taken seriously and they should ask the residents living closest to that location about them possibly seeing the UFO, however no such questioning or research into it has taken place.
Date : 24 mars 2014, vers 22h30 Lieu :Nassau, Bahamas Type d’observation : Lumières Nocturnes
Le 24 mars 2014, une femme en voyage en visite chez son amie a pu observer quatre (4) lumières étranges en regardant le ciel. La demeure de l’amie du témoin principal se trouvait près de l’Hôtel « Melia Nassau Beach Hotel ». Les trois (3) premières lumières se trouvaient dans le ciel, immobiles, lorsque les deux femmes ont regardé le ciel. Les anomalies avaient toutes les mêmes dimensions (semblables aux étoiles mais blanches et un peu plus grosses) et étaient alignées à intervalle régulier.
Elles ont commencé à bouger tranquillement et ont accéléré au fil des secondes pour disparaître rapidement hors de vue. Après cette apparition, une quatrième lumière identique est apparue un peu plus loin de l’emplacement original des premières lumières et elle s’est déplacée rapidement dans la même direction que celles qui venaient de s’éloigner. Cette dernière lumière a effectué un cercle complet avant de continuer sa route dans la même direction. L’observation à durer moins de deux minutes.
Représentation des trois premières lumières
Représentation de la quatrième lumière
Carte google près de l’endroit où l’observation s’est déroulée
Témoignage
J’étais avec une copine à Nassau dans les Bahamas, dans sa maison. Il y avait un beau ciel de nuit… et vers 22:30, lundi le 24 mars je dis à ma copine « Tu viens prendre de l’air avec moi et regarder les étoiles ? », drôle de coïncidence ça s’est passé au moment même quand on est arrivé dehors. Je lève la tête et voilà tout de suite on aperçoit 3 boules de lumière ou gros ronds lumineux qui sont très hauts, assez pour dire que ce n’est pas nos appareils à nous c’est sûr.
Donc les 3 lumières sont au-dessus de nous mais très hautes, immobiles… tout cela se passe en l’instant d’une minute et demi et là elles se mettent à bouger tranquillement et à ce moment je dis à ma copine : « As-tu vu!? ». Au même instant, elles se mettent à partir très très vite et une quatrième lumière apparaît et disparaît comme un filament lumineux qui tourne et elle va rejoindre les autres un peu plus loin.
NASA Maps Out Possible Lander Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa
NASA Maps Out Possible Lander Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa
By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer
Artist's illustration of NASA's possible Europa lander on the surface of the icy Jovian moon.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
A potential NASA life-hunting mission to the surface of Jupiter's ocean-harboring moon Europa is really starting to take shape.
The stationary Europa lander would use three different instrument suites to search for signs of alien life in samples collected from just beneath the moon's icy surface, according to a new report by the 21-member "Science Definition Team" (SDT) for the possible mission.
These primary instruments would include an "organic compositional analyzer," a microscope system and a "vibrational spectrometer," stated the report, which was submitted to NASA on Tuesday (Feb. 7). [Europa May Harbor Simple Life-Forms (Video)]
"The science return possible from the model payload is such that, if life is present in Europa's ice at a level comparable to one of the most extreme and desolate of environments on Earth (Lake Vostok ice), then this mission could detect life in Europa's icy surface," the report's authors wrote. (Lake Vostok lies beneath the surface of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet.)
Hunting for alien life would be the mission's primary goal. But it would also seek to assess the habitability of the huge ocean of liquid water that sloshes beneath Europa's icy shell, and to characterize the moon's surface and near-surface environments to help enable future robotic missions.
Astrobiologists regard the 1,900-mile-wide (3,100 kilometers) Europa as one of the solar system's best bets to host alien life. Not only does the satellite host an ocean, but that ocean is thought to be in contact with Europa's rocky mantle, making possible all sorts of interesting chemical reactions. (Saturn's moon Enceladus appears to be the only other "ocean world" beyond Earth where this is the case, astronomers have said.)
NASA is already developing a flyby mission to Europa, which is scheduled to launch in the 2020s. This solar-powered spacecraft will orbit Jupiter and assess the moon's habitability during the course of 45 close encounters with Europa.
In late 2015, Congress ordered NASA to add a surface component to the Europa mission. The agency is currently studying the best ways to make this happen; the new SDT report is part of that process.
The current vision for the lander calls for it to be launched separately from the Europa flyby probe, according to the SDT report. The lander and a "carrier relay orbiter" (CRO) would lift off atop NASA's in-development Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket as early as 2024.
The mission would reach Jupiter about five years later, then perform a series of Jovian moon flybys over the next 1.5 years to prepare for arrival at Europa, the SDT report's authors wrote.
Once the mission got there, the CRO would stay in Europa orbit. The lander would touch down on the Jovian moon using retrorockets and a "sky crane" like the one that lowered NASA's Curiosity rover onto the Martian surface in August 2012. (Parachutes are not part of the plan, since Europa has no appreciable atmosphere.)
The lander would operate for at least 20 days, until its batteries died. The craft would collect samples from at least 4 inches (10 centimeters) beneath the Europan surface, to get material that hadn't been destroyed or transformed by the harsh radiation bombarding the moon. It would then relay the data back to Earth via the CRO.
The Europan radiation environment would likely limit the CRO's lifetime to about 30 days, according to the SDT team's report, "thus making a longer-lived lander mission difficult to justify."
The lander would be quite busy during its brief operational life, as its proposed instrument payload indicates.
"Along with the analytical suite for detailed analyses of samples, the Europa Lander model payload also includes a pair of color stereo imagers for examining the landing site in 3D (including capabilities for characterizing surface composition), and a seismic package for determining Europa's ice shell and ocean thickness through acoustic monitoring of cracking events in the ice shell," the SDT report states.
The SDT report is far from the last word on the Europa lander mission, which remains just a concept at the moment. For example, NASA will host town hall meetings at two upcoming scientific conferences — one in March and one in April — to get feedback from researchers about the SDT team's findings and recommendations.
Mercury's Water Ice Deposits Have a Mysterious Origin
Mercury's Water Ice Deposits Have a Mysterious Origin
By Elizabeth Howell, Seeker
A view of Mercury's north pole with regions in shadow (MESSENGER data, in red) and polar deposits imaged by Earth-based radar (yellow).
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington/National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, Arecibo Observatory. Updated from N. L. Chabot et al., Journal of Geophysical Research, 117, doi: 10.1029/2012JE004172 (2
Although Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, some of its craters hide water ice in their shaded depths — but how much ice is there, and where exactly did it come from?
A new study has part of the answer, suggesting that the ice is around 50 meters thick on average, but there is considerable uncertainty with that measurement. What kind of comets deposited the water there in the first place, however, is a mystery.
The researchers based their information on the Mercury Laser Altimeter instrument on the now-complete NASA MESSENGER mission, which crashed into Mercury as planned in 2015. Previously, a combination of Earth-based radar and neutron data suggested water ice deposits that were at least one to two meters thick. The new data suggests an ice thickness of 50 meters, possibly up to 85 meters.
But what's possibly most intriguing is figuring out the source of this ice. The researchers aren't quite sure if the ice came from long-period Halley-type comets (which originate from the Oort Cloud, a collection of icy objects far out in the solar system) or short-period Jupiter-family comets (which originate from the Kuiper Belt, an icy group of objects beyond Neptune's orbit).
"If we had found a lower limit for the ice depth that was significantly greater than zero, which we didn't quite, then we would have been able to rule out the possibility of Halley-type comets or asteroids being responsible for delivering Mercury's water," said Vincent Eke, a reader in the department of physics at Durham University, U.K., in an email to Seeker. Eke is the lead author of a paper published in the journal Icarus.
"The models for the micrometeorite flux reaching Mercury are quite uncertain," Eke Some of the more modern models could manage to bring 50 meters of ice to the polar craters, as could Jupiter-family comets. Also, if the ice depth is as thick as 50 meters in all the polar craters, then it would rule out the possibility that the ice was all brought by a single recent impact. One other study did consider that the impactor that created Hokusai crater might have been responsible for the polar water ice deposits."
Artist's impression of the BepiColombo mission at Mercury.
Credit: Astrium
When asked what was the significance of the results, Eke added they were "still a little bit too tantalizing" because the ice depth was not defined as precisely as he would like. Eke said he plans to use the final MESSENGER MLA data to provide better sampling of the polar regions, allowing him to see more craters — perhaps including smaller ones — to give a tighter constraint on the ice depth.
Failing that, there's another Mercury mission called BepiColombo that is headed to Mercury in the 2020s. The European mission should be carrying a laser altimeter, and Eke said he is hopeful the methods in his team's paper could improve the constraint on the ice thickness.
"If BepiColombo flies low over the south pole, rather than the north pole like MESSENGER, then this would also be helpful to increase the number of well-measured polar craters. I'm not sure that the orbit has yet been decided," he said.
"The limiting factor is not how accurately an individual altitude is measured, because both the MLA and [BepiColombo laser altimeter] do this to better than 1 meter. However, craters have departures from axisymmetry of up to 100 meters due to subcratering impacts. We need to average over enough craters to ensure that the height difference we're measuring is caused by ice, rather than just being intrinsically rough craters."
Space Weather: Sunspots, Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections
Space Weather: Sunspots, Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections
By Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor
On Feb. 13th at 1738 UT, sunspot 1158 unleashed the strongest solar flare of the year so far, an M6.6-category X-ray irradiance magnitude blast. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded an intense flash of extreme ultraviolet radiation. The source of this activity, sunspot 1158 is growing rapidly.
Credit: NASA/SDO
Though the sun lies 93 million miles (149 million km) from Earth, its unceasing activity assures an impact on our planet far beyond the obvious light and heat. From a constant stream of particles in the form of solar wind to the unpredictable bombardment from solar flares and coronal mass ejections, Earth often feels the effects of its stellar companions. Less noticeable are the sunspots crossing the solar surface, though they are related to the more violent interactions. All of these fall under the definition of "space weather."
Sunspots
Studying the surface of the sun can reveal small, dark areas that vary in number and location. These sunspots, which tend to cluster in bands above and below the equator, result from the interaction of the sun's surface plasma with its magnetic field. According to NASA, sunspots are "the most visible advertisement of the solar magnetic field."
Sunspots are cooler regions that cap some of the intense energy below them. Here’s how they form:
The material at the solar equator travels significantly faster than the material at the poles. The magnetic field lines become warped. When the magnetic field is strong enough — and twisted enough — jet streams of flowing currents create ropes of magnetism. Most of the rope, or filament, lies inside the sun, but part of it may break through the visible layer, where it is viewed in the form of two sunspots. The pair are polar opposites, literally; think of them as magnetic north and south, with the rope acting as the magnet in between. [Photos: Sunspots on Earth's Closest Star]
At temperatures of 3,800 kelvins (6,380 degrees Fahrenheit or 3,527 degrees Celsius), sunspot temperatures are nearly 2,000 K (3,140 F / 1,727 C) less than the rest of the sun. But don't let the numbers fool you. If a single sunspot stood alone in the night sky, it would be 10 times brighter than the full moon.
Similarly, sunspots might seem small when compared to the 865,000-mile (1.392 million kilometers) diameter of the sun, because they typically cover less than 4 percent of its visible disk. However, ranging from 1,500 miles to 30,000 miles (2,500-50,000 km) in size, they can reach the width of the planet Neptune, the smallest of the gas planets. But with a lifetime of anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, sunspots are far less permanent.
Sunspots do not appear in random locations. They tend to be concentrated in two mid-latitude bands on either side of the equator. They begin appearing around 25 to 30 degrees north and south of the center. As the solar cycle progresses, new sunspots appear closer to the equator, with the last of them appearing at an average latitude of 5 to 10 degrees. Sunspots are almost never found at latitudes greater than 70 degrees.
According to NASA, it takes approximately 11 years for the sun to move through the solar cycle that is defined by an increasing and then decreasing number of sunspots. As it reaches the close of a cycle, new sunspots appear near the equator, while a new cycle produces sunspots in higher latitudes. The cycles overlap; sunspots from the previous cycle can still develop even after sunspots from the new cycle appear. So solar scientists have a very difficult time saying exactly when one cycle ends and the next begins.
As of early 2015, solar cycle 24 was under way. The 11-year cycle began in January 2008 and peaked in 2013, the weakest solar maximum in 100 years, according to NASA. Despite the low level of activity, one of the largest sunspot regions ever was observed in November 2014, reaching approximately the size of Jupiter.
Scientists measure the activity of the sun by keeping track of the number of sunspots appearing on its surface. Since the invention of the telescope, sunspot counts have been relatively constant. In 1849, astronomers at the Zurich Observatory began observing and counting sunspots on a daily basis. The Solar Influence Data Analysis Center in Belgium and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration are responsible for monitoring sunspot activity today.
This snapshot from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a stunning prominence associated with a Sept. 8, 2010 solar flare.
Credit: NASA/SDO
Solar flares
The high magnetic fields in the sunspot-producing active regions also give rise to explosions known as solar flares. When the twisted field lines cross and reconnect, energy explodes outward with a force exceeding that of millions of hydrogen bombs. [The Sun's Wrath: Worst Solar Storms in History]
Temperatures in the outer layer of the sun, known as the corona, typically fall around a few million kelvins. As solar flares push through the corona, they heat its gas to anywhere from 10 to 20 million K, occasionally reaching as high as a hundred million. According to NASA, the energy released in a solar flare "is the equivalent of millions of 100-megaton hydrogen bombs exploding at the same time."
Because solar flares form in the same active regions as sunspots, they are connected to these smaller, less violent events. Flares tend to follow the same 11-year cycle. At the peak of the cycle, several flares may occur each day, with an average lifetime of only 10 minutes. The enormous sunspot of 2014 fired off several powerful solar flares.
The largest, X-class flares, have the most significant effect on Earth. They can cause long-lasting radiation storms in the upper atmosphere, and trigger radio blackouts. Medium-size M-class flares can cause brief radio blackouts in the polar regions and the occasional minor radiation storms. C-class flares have few noticeable consequences. [Solar Flares: A User's Guide (Infographic)]
When the energized particles exploding from solar flares race toward us, they arrive in only eight minutes. Astronauts in space risk being hit by these hazardous particles, and manned missions to the moon or Mars must take this danger into account. Everyone else is shielded by the Earth's atmosphere and magnetic field. Sensitive electronic equipment in space can also be damaged by these energetic particles.
Absorbing X-rays affects the atmosphere. The increase in heat and energy result in an expansion of the Earth's ionosphere. Man-made radio waves travel through this portion of the upper atmosphere, so radio communications can be disturbed by its sudden unpredictable growth. Similarly, satellites previously circling through vacuum-free space can find themselves caught in the expanded sphere. The resulting friction slows down their orbit, and can bring them back to Earth sooner than intended.
Despite their size and high energy, solar flares are almost never visible optically. The bright emission of the surrounding photosphere, where the sun's light originates, tends to overshadow even these explosive phenomena. Radio and optical emissions can be observed on Earth. However, since X-rays and gamma rays fail to penetrate the atmosphere, only space-based telescopes can detect their signatures.
This still from SDO caught the action in freeze-frame splendor when the Sun popped off two events at once (Jan. 28, 2011). A filament on the left side became unstable and erupted, while an M-1 flare (mid-sized) and a coronal mass ejection on the right blasted into space.
Credit: NASA/SDO/GSFC
Coronal mass ejections
The magnetic field lines that twist up to form solar flares occasionally become so warped that, like rubber bands under tension, they snap and break, then reconnect at other points. The gaps that form no longer hold the sun's plasma on its surface. Freed, the plasma explodes into space as a coronal mass ejection (CME). [Stunning Photos of Solar Flares & Sun Storms]
It takes several hours for the CME to detach itself from the sun, but once it does, it races away at speeds of up to 1,000 km (more than 7 million miles per hour). One of the fastest recorded CMEs, registered in 2012, traveled about 6.48 million to 7.92 million mph (10.43 million and 12.75 million kph).
"Seeing a CME this fast, really is so unusual," Rebekah Evans, a space scientist at Goddard's Space Weather Lab, said in a statement. "And now we have this great chance to study this powerful space weather, to better understand what causes these great explosions, and to improve our models to incorporate what happens during events as rare as these."
The cloud of hot plasma and charged particles may be up to 100 billion kilograms (220 billion pounds) in size.
As with solar flares, if the CME is aimed in our direction, it takes the particles eight minutes to reach Earth. However, the particles take anywhere from one to five days to travel the distance to our planet. The solar wind, a constant stream of charged particles ejected by the sun, acts on the cloud like a current on a boat. Faster CMEs feel the drag of the wind and slow down, while those with low initial velocities speed up.
The northern lights are more formally known as auroras, and are caused by interactions between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetic field.
Credit: Karl Tate, SPACE.com Contributor
Auroras (Northern Lights):
When the energy from a solar storm reaches the vicinity of Earth, charged particles in our planet’s upper atmosphere interact with air molecules to create auroras. These Northern Lights, as they are also called, can be fantastic displays of color. The solar wind also generates a near-constant but less spectacular display.
Many solar storms aren't aimed toward us. At the high point of the solar cycle, the sun may produce as many as five CMEs in a given day; even at the low point, it averages one a day. The spherical shape of the sun means that most of them miss the Earth completely. In fact, we can't even observe all of the ejections; those emerging directly opposite our planet are undetectable.
However, when the sun does eject a cloud of plasma and gas directly toward us, the incoming matter seems to surround the sun. Much like a baseball falling from the direction of the sun can seem to grow larger and dwarf the star, the so-called "halo coronal mass ejection" can appear to overshadow its source. Such ejections cause the most problems for the people on Earth.
Like solar flares, CMEs bring an increase in radiation to astronauts and electronics in space. But unlike flares, they also bring charged particles of matter that interact with the field surrounding our planet. The results vary depending on the size, speed and magnetic strength of the particles.
When the particles reach the Earth's magnetic sphere, they stretch and distort. Much like a tree in a strong wind, the day side — the first side affected — is compressed, while the night side is stretched out like a tail. When it reconnects on the night side, it releases the energy found in a bolt of lightning. While lightning lasts on the order of microseconds, however, the magnetic storm created lasts far longer. It races back toward Earth's upper atmosphere.
The sudden increase in power can damage sensitive electronic equipment. Power transformers can overload, causing long-lasting blackouts. Long metal structures like oil and gas pipelines can carry currents, which can enhance their corrosion over time and lead to devastating effects if proper safety measures are not in place. The resulting variations in the ionosophere can disrupt GPS signals, giving inaccurate readings.
On Feb. 13th at 1738 UT, sunspot 1158 unleashed the strongest solar flare of the year so far, an M6.6-category X-ray irradiance magnitude blast. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded an intense flash of extreme ultraviolet radiation. The source of this activity, sunspot 1158 is growing rapidly.
Credit: NASA/SDO
On Sept. 1, 1859, Richard Carrington and Richard Hodgson, both amateur English astronomers, independently made the first observations of a solar flare, one that resulted in the largest geomagnetic storm ever recorded. Auroras, which normally occupy the polar regions, were visible in tropical latitudes. Telegraph operators reported being shocked — literally — by their instruments. Even after unhooking them from the power supply, messages could still be transmitted, powered by the currents in the atmosphere.
The so-called Carrington Event would be far more devastating if it happened today, given the greater reliance on electronics and the expanded power supply. However, thus far, it is the strongest storm yet recorded, though scientists think that a powerful CME from 2012 that missed Earth would have wrecked havoc for several years had it collided with the planet.
"I have come away from our recent studies more convinced than ever that Earth and its inhabitants were incredibly fortunate that the 2012 eruption happened when it did," Daniel Baker at the University of Colorado, who led a study of the storm in Space Weather, said in a statement.
A ULA Atlas 5 rocket carrying NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite rolls out to its Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Fla., for a planned Feb. 10, 2010 launch.
Credit: Pat Corkery, United Launch Alliance.
Observing the sun
NASA is currently implementing Project Solar Shield to provide warnings to vital systems after an Earth-affecting CME occurs. This allows satellites and power transformers to be shut down if necessary for a short period of time. The result is a short- term, controlled blackout rather than a longer one caused by the destruction of vital equipment. [Amazing New Sun Photos from Space]
Similarly, several satellites keep the entire sun under constant observation. NASA’s Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft studies the sun, while the Solar Dynamic Observatory(SDO) focuses on solar atmosphere. And the Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) samples particles from the sun as they stream toward our planet. These programs will help bring a greater understanding of the subject of space weather on Earth.
INSIDE UFOS TRUE ACCOUNTS OF CONTACT WITH EXTRATERRESTRIALS
INSIDE UFOS
TRUE ACCOUNTS OF CONTACT WITH EXTRATERRESTRIALS
Hello, fellow UFO researchers!
I’m super-excited to announce that I have a new book out, and I thought you might be interested.
Blue Giant Books, 2017
ISBN: 9781539700029
175 Pages
6 x 9 Inches
$14.95
INSIDE UFOS
TRUE ACCOUNTS OF CONTACT WITH EXTRATERRESTRIALS
By Preston Dennett
While most UFO books are re-hashes of old cases, “Inside UFOs” presents the cutting edge of UFO research with ten all new original cases of extensive contact. A wide variety of ETs are presented, including various types of grays, Praying Mantis-type ETs, humanoids and Nordics. The witnesses are normal everyday people who suddenly find themselves in very unusual situations. The unique and unusual nature of the cases in this book will surprise even those well-versed in the UFO literature.
A Navy Corpsman is invited aboard a UFO by his shipmate, only to meet fifteen-foot-tall, friendly Praying Mantis-type ETs.
A young child experiences an encounter with Nordic ETs that marks a lifelong series of contacts.
A paperboy encounters a UFO and has missing time, leaving him with an undiagnosed illness and a mystery that remained unsolved for years.
An office-worker is confronted by a nine-foot-tall Praying Mantis, only to discover that she’s also having contact with gray-type ETs too.
a teacher stops on the road when a huge metallic sphere drops from the sky, and out steps a handsome-looking spaceman.
A new mother is shocked to see an alien right outside her window, staring intently at her newborn son.
a desperately ill housewife is transported from her home into an unknown base and cured by an eight-foot-tall, orange-haired humanoid.
A young farm-boy encounters UFOs on his family’s farm, beginning a very close and lifelong relationship with ETs.
A Navy Electronics Specialist has a complex UFO encounter aboard a Navy Ship, and is taught by the ETs about alternative energy sources.
A nursing assistant experiences a life-long series of missing time incidents culminating in a fully conscious encounter with gray-type ETs who attempt to answer all his questions.
Why are the aliens here? What is their agenda on our planet? Are they hostile or benevolent? This book answers these questions and more, directly from the witnesses’ themselves. This is not just another book about abductions by grays. This collection of true UFO stories shows how fascinating and bizarre extraterrestrial contact can be.
If you want to read more, the book is now live on Amazon.com at the below link.
Their meaning has been lost in ancient history but the distinctive marks on rocks by our ancestors thousands of years ago provide a unique link to our prehistoric past.
Now a new project has been launched in an attempt to finally unravel some of the mysteries of the prehistoric rock art carved into stones in Scotland.
Experts are to create a new digital database using 3D scanning to record and study more than 2,000 carvings across the country.
Archaeologists are now hoping to unravel some of their secrets with a new project that will use 3D scanners to record the carvings (an extensive cup and ring carting at Achnabreck in Kilmartin Glen pictured)
WHAT ARE CUP AND RINGS
Cup and ring marks are a form of prehistoric art found widely through out the world.
They consist of a round indentation – the cup – surrounded by a series of concentric circles that look like ripples on water.
The symbols date back to the Neolithic and early Bronze Age but some examples have been found to date from the Iron Age.
Some of the carvings have been found on boulders and outcrops overlooking major routes, hunting grounds or water-holes which has led to suggestions they are perhaps used to mark these spots.
Others have suggested they could be a mark of territorial ownership.
Later examples have been found in association with burial or ceremonial sites, suggesting they may have a sacred importance.
Helping them will be amateur archaeologist George Currie, 66, who has tracked down an incredible 670 examples of the ancient carvings, which can be up to 5,000 years old.
Over the past 13 years he has painstakingly searched, photographed and logged the location using GPS of a wide collection of different pieces of rock art.
Most are cup and ring carvings – a deep depression surrounded by concentric rings – and horseshoe shapes.
But the ancient artworks also include shapes that resemble human footprints etched into the solid rock.
Speaking to MailOnline, Mr Currie, a musician from Dundee, said: 'The idea is to cover the whole of Scotland to record all of the rock art in 3D where ever possible.
'It is going to be challenging getting the equipment into some quite awkward places, but once we have done it the next stage will be to analyse it.
'We will be able to locate these motifs in the landscape and compare how they vary from one area to another.
'It will also be possible to look at how motifs were used through time – many have symbolism that date backs thousands of years and we know little about why they were created.
'But in some places they have been reused thousands of years later in Pictish carvings or incorporated into hill forts.'
There are an estimated 6,000 cup and ring carvings known across Britain with at least a third of these located in Scotland.
There are more than 2,000 pieces of rock art carved into stones around Scotland (cup and ring carving at Gallow Hill near Dundee pictured)
George Currie, a musician from Dundee, says he has found and recorded the locations of 670 rock carvings (pictured) dating back to almost 4000BC
Researchers have few ideas about what the significance of the carvings are. Many have been used in burial mounds but others are hidden alone on patches of hillside or moor (cup and ring marks at Beinn Ghlas, Kinlochleven pictured)
The distinctive shapes, however, are found all across Europe, but their significance is still poorly understood.
Historic Environment Scotland has now been awarded £807,000 by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to run the project, called 'Scotland's Rock Art in context'.
The five year project is due to be launched in January 2017.
Mr Currie said while some of the carvings can be found on stones embedded in the ground, others are buried within burrows alongside ancient burials.
Most of the rock art found around Scotland take the form of cup and rings (extensive cup and rings at Achnabreck in Kilmartin Glen pictured), but there are often other shapes such as horseshoes and even carved footprints etched into the rock
One of the oldest carved rocks to be found in association with a burial dating to 3,400BC was already well worn.
'It suggests the carving was already much older than the burial,' he said.
'It may be that these carvings held some significance long after they were created in much the same way we value old and historic items today.'
Dr Tertia Barnett, a researcher at the University of Edinburgh who will lead the project, said it could help to unravel some of the mysteries of the cup and ring symbols.
She said it could help to explain some of the connections between prehistoric communities across Europe.
Rebecca Bailey, from Historic Environment Scotland, said: 'We look forward to the teams getting out into the field, making new discoveries, generating new knowledge, and sharing that on an international stage.'
Mystery messages engraved into Scotland’s rocks up to 5,000 years ago might soon be unveiled using 3D scans
Mystery messages engraved into Scotland’s rocks up to 5,000 years ago might soon be unveiled using 3D scans
Although their meaning has been lost to history, distinctive marks on Scottish rocks from ancient peoples provide a link to our past.
Recently, a new project has launched an attempt to finally solve the mysteries of prehistoric stone carvings. Using 3D scanning to record and examine more than 2,000 carvings around the country, specialists are creating a new digital database of the mysterious etchings.
Ring and cup marks are a form of ancient art that found widely around the world. The symbols date back to the early Neolithic, through the Bronze Age, and into the Iron Age.
Many of these carvings have been discovered on outcrops and boulders that overlook ancient travel and trade routes. Their association with water holes and hunting grounds suggests the possibility that they were used to mark these places. They may also have been marks of territorial ownership.
Later examples have been discovered in association with ceremonial or burial locations, implying that the markings might have held sacred significance.
The Achnabreck Cup-and-Ring-Marked RockPhoto Credit
Amateur archaeologist George Currie assists with the database project. He has tracked 670 examples of the ancient engravings which they think could be up to 5,000 years old.For the past 13 years, archaeologists have photographed, searched, and logged the locations of cup-and-ring markings. Ancient artworks as well include forms that resemble human footprints that are etched into the solid rock.
There are an estimated 6,000 rings and cup engravings known across Britain, a third of which are located in Scotland. However, their significance is still not well understood.
The Art and Humanities Research Council has awarded £807,000 to the Historic Environment Scotland to run the project that is called Scotland’s Rock Art.
Cup and ring marks survive in large numbers from Scotland and have been suggested to have a variety of meanings Photo Credit
This five-year project is set to be launched in January of 2017. Archaeologists say that some carvings have been discovered on stones embedded in the ground, while others were found buried in ancient grave sites.
One of the oldest of the carved rocks was found in association with a burial ground that dates back to 3,400 BC. It was already well worn, which proposes that the carvings were much older than the actual burial.
It might have been that these carvings held some importance long after they were created, Mail Online reported.
This project that is set to be launched will help unveil some of the mysteries of the ring and cup symbols.
The Strange Medallion Found in a Tombs of the Ancient Egypt.
The Strange Medallion Found in a Tombs of the Ancient Egypt.
The Strange Medallion and Coins Found in a Tomb of the Ancient Egypt (Video)
Discovered by archaeologist Professor Winwood. The enigmatic symbols suggest an interaction of presumed Aliens or Extraterrestrials with ancient monarchs of this nation. Includes Egyptian characters like Thoth, Orus, and elongated skulls.
THE Strange medallion and coins found in the tomb of the ancient
In the being that is above we can see in his hands, what seem eyes, or holes, also around his head we could say that the sun rises. The object under the Alien-type Being, resembles a ship or galaxy.
The side cylinders that leave the circle look like glass containers with something inside. Inside the central circle there is a sun making a spiral and the representation of two Pharaohs.
At the bottom, on the right and left are two winged angels, who remember by their form the Ark of the covenant. Alongside the winged angels are Isis and Horus.
The archaeologist Professor Winwood. He allegedly stole several objects from the tomb and years later would publish them in a magazine, this English archeologist was arrested and the recovered objects were placed in custody of the museum, objects were called in the so-called forbidden area of archeology.
This area is where objects that are not attached to the protocol hierarchy and to the beliefs of official science, hiding them from the public. In January 2011 after the Egyptian riots, many treasures were removed from the Cairo museum among them allegedly this medallion, which was put up for sale on the Internet black market in2012.
A group of people who worked on the renovation of a house in southern Egypt found a number of very rare coins.
They are unique in its kind that curiously have no images of a strange human figure. So far no one could explain the origin of these parts. “
VIDEO: Is deze enorme verzonken piramide voor de kust van Yonaguni gebouwd door aliens?
VIDEO: Is deze enorme verzonken piramide voor de kust van Yonaguni gebouwd door aliens?
In 1987 deed de Japanse duiker Kihachiro Aratake een schokkende ontdekking in de buurt van het eiland Yonaguni.
Op enkele tientallen meters onder het wateroppervlak stuitte hij op een enorm complex van rotsformaties.
Experts spraken van één van de grootste ontdekkingen in de geschiedenis van onderwaterarcheologie.
Meerdere redenen
“Het intrigerende aan het complex bij Yonaguni is dat er veel verschillende monumenten zijn te vinden die vlak bij elkaar liggen,” zegt schrijver Graham Hancock.
“In mijn ogen is dit het werk van mensen en zijn ze niet ontstaan als gevolg van de invloed van de oceaan op het gesteente,” vervolgt hij.
Er zijn volgens emeritus hoogleraar Masaaki Kimura van de Ryukyus-universiteit in Japan meerdere redenen om aan te nemen dat we hier niet te maken hebben met een natuurlijke formatie.
Twee voetbalvelden
Zo werden er op de plek meerdere stukken gereedschap en gegraveerde stenen aangetroffen.
“Er is geen twijfel over mogelijk dat dit [complex] is gemaakt door mensenhanden,” zegt professor Kimura.
Het complex, dat zich op een diepte van zo’n 30 meter bevindt, bestaat onder meer uit een trappiramide die even groot is als twee voetbalvelden.
Drakendriehoek
Volgens Hancock waren de beschavingen die in de steentijd leefden niet in staat om zo’n enorm complex te realiseren.
“Er wordt gespeculeerd dat het Yonaguni-monument het werk is van buitenaardse wezens,” zegt schrijver en publicist Bill Birnes.
Het monument bevindt zich in een deel van de Grote Oceaan dat al geruime tijd wordt geassocieerd met buitenaardse activiteit, namelijk de Drakendriehoek.
Extraterrestrial Sighting: Woman Claims To Have Seen UFOs Twice In The Last Week
Extraterrestrial Sighting: Woman Claims To Have Seen UFOs Twice In The Last Week
Las Vegas is a UFO hotspot and known for a lot of strange activities. Some conspiracy theorists suggest that the Nellis Air Force Base, located just on the outskirts of Las Vegas, is where the Tall Whites are basing, particularly near the old firing range area. Nellis is said to be taking up to 1,350 square miles, and its size is believed to be enough for aliens to build underground bases.
Tall White aliens allegedly go for the outside walk sometimes, so the USAF apparently provides them space for them not to accidentally encounter a person. Tall Whites are known to be killing hungry and even aggressive to U.S. soldiers. Some UFO researchers believe that the woman saw Tall White UFOs near the Nellis AFB.
A woman claimed that she had seen similar mysterious light two times over her home near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Carey Avenue, North Las Vegas. Gwendolyn Mathews believed it was a UFO. She stated her sighting started on Sunday at around 7:30 pm when she noticed a light not moving while recording a video on Facebook Live for over an hour.
The woman further claimed that she observed it having legs coming out of it when she zoomed in with her binoculars. She said that similar light appeared again on Tuesday night. Mathews is convinced that she witnessed a UFO activity.
Mathews reportedly contacted the North Las Vegas Airport and McCarran Airport to ask about the UFO. However, they referred her to the FAA, who told her that they had no any strange aircraft activity in the area.
Daytime video: UFO fleet over South Gate, California
Daytime video: UFO fleet over South Gate, California
Location:South Gate, CA Date:1/30/17 Submitted by Jay
Witness report:
Daniel captures the spectacular fleet of UFOs in South Gate, California, on January 30, 2017. This batch of UFOs compliments an actual flying saucer he filmed last week. The fleet was captured in his backyard at 9:59am with his Nikon P900. Daniel just looked up in the sky and saw a 2 inch cluster array of white orbs. He immediately ran into his house, grabbed his camera and tripod and began to fill this incredible sight. This one is for the history books. Notice how the orbs maintained an equidistance from each other except for one, possibly the commander that moved among them. This one is a sight to behold. Don’t deny or dismiss what is obvious tosee.
The University of California system’s Center of Excellence on Unmanned Aircraft System Safety is hard at work looking into the future of unmanned aircraft. The director sees a lot of potential in the technology for agriculture, environmental, and even social opportunities.
The once-small community of drone hobbyists has transformed into a worldwide phenomenon. In 2016 especially, significant technology improvements and regulatory clarity have paved the way for even more dramatic changes in the coming years.
Among the biggest adopters of drones, and experimenters with them, have been universities. As the director of the University of California system’s Center of Excellence on Unmanned Aircraft System Safety – effectively the drone headquarters of our whole 10-campus system – I have an excellent view of the drone industry’s past, present and future.
The truly surprising details are about how wide and diverse a range of purposes drones are serving on our campuses – and what’s coming next. As we begin exploring what drones can do, and identifying what social and commercial uses they might serve, the work provides a glimpse into the future of drone flight across the country, and throughout our economy.
ENGINEERING RESEARCH
Drones have only recently reached the commercial mainstream. However, university engineering departments have been designing and building them for decades. For years, engineering students, for instance, have studied the advanced control algorithms that keep drones flying level and straight. Their work has helped bring us to the point where drones are even available for sale in toy stores.
It is no surprise that our engineers are still working on drones and related technology such as sensors, automation and innovative platforms. Some introductory engineering classes involve students building and flying drones; more advanced students learn about flight dynamics and algorithms that help drones stay aloft.
In recent years, though, our engineering departments are focusing less on building the aircraft and more on improving safety, navigation and ability to carry equipment that allows drones to help with different tasks.
For example, researchers are developing navigation systems that don’t rely on GPS satellites. This could help allow drones to navigate autonomously inside buildings, in deep canyons, underground or other places where GPS signals are unavailable or unreliable. Whether delivering packages to remote locations or handling emergency tasks in hazardous conditions, this type of capability could significantly expand drones’ usefulness.
Another research group is working on ways for drones to help detect gas leaks from oil pipelines. With millions of miles of pipelines across the country, that is a monumental task. Attaching methane-sniffing sensors to drones could make it much easier: Autonomous drones could fly the routes of every pipeline nearly constantly, registering the location and volume of leaks, and alerting repair and cleanup crews.
Image credit: jon11/iStock
GROWTH IN AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORK
Our largest use of drones has been out in the fields. Two-thirds of the UC system’s drone flights, which encompass thousands of flights and hundreds of flight hours, have been for agricultural and environmental research. This suggests that those areas could provide breakout opportunities for drone uses.
Some scholars have found many ways drones can replace existing manned aircraft, like with a pesticide-spraying helicopter that could reduce time and costs and provide safer operations. But the biggest factor has been how easy drones make it to collect data that were extremely difficult, or even impossible, to collect before.
For example, drones with special thermal cameras are allowing researchers to investigate water consumption rates of several varieties of crops in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The drones’ data collection is so detailed that the scholars can count individual melons, allowing much better estimates of crop yield. When farmers know much more precisely how big the harvest will be, they can better estimate how much money they’ll make – and can make better budget decisions with the information.
Drones are also proving themselves useful in high-resolution aerial coastal survey mapping. In the past, researchers walked along the coast and took pictures to survey areas. This was difficult to do without disturbing wildlife. In addition, surveyors would take pictures from small planes to model and predict coastal erosion and flooding. With drones, they’re able to collect data more frequently with greater detail, and do a better job mapping and analyzing environmental data. That helps improve our understanding of coastal ecology, and prepares local residents and communities for possible disasters because the drones are able to get closer to certain environments which scientists will be able extract more information from.
For instance, when monitoring giant sequoias, a team of five to seven people would have to map the area, which would take about a week. A drone flight has been able to replace that work with a two-minute flight. That makes it easier to track how the trees are growing and responding to changes in their environment.
BEYOND THE ACADEMIC REALM
To meet the demand from people with no experience in drone technology, we have developed special workshops for students, staff, faculty and UC research partners to learn about drone technology, regulations and flight instruction.
Campus film and media departments regularly use drones to make sweeping images of our scenic campus locations for promotional videos and reports. Beyond that, though, university facilities workers have been using drones to monitor construction sites, inspect building areas that are hard to get to (like roofs) and keep an eye on the university’s sizable landholdings. All of these uses can significantly improve worker safety, productivity and cost savings.
Students are also using drones recreationally, which has raised safety and privacy concerns on our campuses, just as it has off-campus. With plenty of green spaces, many students want to fly their drones and other model aircraft on campus, even near dorms or other housing. We’ve addressed this need with respectful solutions like helping students form clubs and organizing flying events, either on campus fields reserved for the day, or at off-campus parks. We are also seeing what may be the beginnings of a collegiate Drone Racing League.
This sort of just-for-fun experimentation can make it challenging to regulate drone flights based on what the drone is doing. But universities are often test locations for new technologies. Our work – both formal and recreational – encourages creativity and can foster an entrepreneurial spirit. We can expect that at least some of these early uses for drones will eventually spill into the commercial and consumer markets.
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Japan Has Created Black Mirror-Inspired Bee Drones
Japan Has Created Black Mirror-Inspired Bee Drones
DRAPER
IN BRIEF
Researchers in Japan have created insect-sized drones capable of artificial pollination, thanks to the help of horse hair and an ionic sticky gel.
As bees enter the endangered species list in the United States, these natural pollinators will need all the help they can get.
ACCIDENTALLY REDISCOVERED
Be careful what you tweet. Credit: Netflix
In the final episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror, the government claims to be using Autonomous Drone Insects to counteract the collapse of the bee population. Spoiler alert: they’re lying.
It’s soon discovered that these bee drones are actually being used for mass public surveillance. Worse, the drones are programmed to kill. The deaths are linked to a website promoting a ‘Game of Consequence’ where Twitter users can vote to kill one hated public figure using the hashtag ‘#DeathTo.’
Now, similar drones are coming to Japan, without all the government secrets and Twitter deaths (we assume). Japan’s insect-sized drones were turned into artificial pollinators with the help of a coating of horse hair and an ionic sticky gel. The drones work like bees and use their hairs to pick up pollen from one flower and deposit it into another.
Researchers from Japan actually discovered this ionic gel accidentally, and then published their work in the journal Chem. Back in 2007, one of the researchers, chemist Eijiro Miyako, was working on possible liquid electrical conductors. One attempt to do so produced a wax-like sticky gel. The gel was shelved after Miyako considered it a failure. It was rediscovered after a decade during a lab cleanup and, to Miyako’s surprise, the gel remained unchanged.
“This project is the result of serendipity,” Miyako said. “We were surprised that after 8 years, the ionic gel didn’t degrade and was still so viscous. Conventional gels are mainly made of water and can’t be used for a long time, so we decided to use this material for research.”
Miyako tested the pollen-grasping abilities of the gel by coating ants with it, which he then left to roam free in a box of tulips. Researchers observed that ants coated with the gel were able to collect more pollen than those that weren’t. In addition, a separate test applying the gel to houseflies revealed that it changes color when exposed to different sources of light — potentially giving it a camouflage effect that can help artificial pollinators avoid predators.
Image credits: Eijiro Miyako
DRONES HELPING NATURE
With the gel tested and proven to be sticky enough, the next thing to do was to look for the artificial pollinator. Miyako found a $100-four propeller drone and gave it a fuzzy, bee-like exterior. It was the team’s AIST colleagues Masayoshi Tange and Yue Yu who decided to use horse hair on the drone’s surface. These bristles gave more surface area for pollen to attach to, and at the same time, provided electric charge that kept the pollens in place.
The drones were tested on Japanese lilies, with the team flying them by remote control. The drones would pick up pollen from one flower, and then flew to another flower to deposit the pollen.
“The findings, which will have applications for agriculture and robotics, among others, could lead to the development of artificial pollinators and help counter the problems caused by declining honeybee populations,” Miyako said. “We believe that robotic pollinators could be trained to learn pollination paths using global positioning systems and artificial intelligence.”
As bees enter the endangered species list in the United States, these natural pollinators will need all the help they can get. Artificial pollinators can lessen the burden of modern agricultural demand, giving the bees breathing space to recover their numbers. Hopefully, these drones won’t turn out to the way their Black Mirror counterparts did, but we can worry about that later. For now, getting these drones out there to see just how much they could help will keep the world pollinated.
If you haven’t heard of a penumbral lunar eclipse, now’s the time to learn. Because on Friday night, February 10, North Americans will have a front-row seat for the penumbral lunar eclipse is different than a total lunar eclipse. Instead of the sun, Earth, and moon aligning perfectly, a penumbral eclipse involves the moon passing through the outer part of Earth’s shadow, so only a small sliver of sunlight bounces off.
The eclipse lasts for about four and a half hours and will occur in the early evening hours if you’re on the East Coast. The best time to watch will be between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Eastern. The peak of the effect will be around 7:45 p.m., when the moon is almost fully immersed in the penumbra shadow.
The moon will be blocked by Earth's outer shadow, the penumbra.
Earth’s shadow has two dimensions: the umbra and the penumbra. The umbra is the stronger, denser shadow, which blocks the moon entirely during a total eclipse, offering up a few moments of complete darkness. But, the penumbra shadow is very faint, so the moon will simply just look dimmer.
No special equipment is needed to see the show, just look toward the eastern sky and watch as the moon becomes duskier. It should be easy to see as Friday night is also a full moon, known as the “Snow Moon.”
Penumbrals occur two to four times a year, making them fairly common for our celestial calendar. Total lunar eclipses are much more rare and the next one won’t be until January 2018.
Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova will make a close pass traveling at 22.91 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system, at 3:23 a.m. Eastern time.
If you stay up late enough on Friday, you can look to the Western sky for Comet 45P/Honda–Mrkos–Pajdušáková — but you won’t see it, which streaks by by around 3 a.m. Eastern, but if you’re up, know that it will be a pale green color (from its fluorescent carbon gas).
“You will need an extremely dark sky and optical aid (at least binoculars, probably a telescope) to see this comet,” advises Deborah Byrd of EarthSky, about Comet 45P.
So, if you’re looking for a change of pace this Friday night, ditch the TV and watch the night sky. If you can’t make it outside, watch the “Full Snow Moon Eclipse” broadcast.
Alittle thing in outer space known as AG Carinae is one of the brightest objects ever observed. That’s saying a lot for a universe that has about one billion trillion stars and counting. But this particular star is so bright, scientists can’t even visualize it. The extreme glare coming from this Hubble Space Telescope image completely shrouds the star itself — a small pinpoint compared to the monstrous light it gives off. The criss-cross pattern is also just a glare-like effect caused by the telescope.
AG Carinae is one of the brightest objects in the universe.
The star is classified as a luminous blue variable star — the equivalent of being on the varsity team for star brightness competitions. There are about twenty known LBVs in the universe, one of which is also located in the constellation Carina along with AG. Though scientists are still unraveling the mysteries of variable stars, they do know that the powerful light signifies the beginning of the end for this blue supergiant.
In a process of decay, AG Carinae has already shed 15 times the mass of the sun in a massive outburst of stellar material about 10,000 years ago, which has formed a beautiful celestial ring around the star. The cavity between the gaseous ring and the star itself is void. Scientists think this is because strong pressurized winds moving at almost five million miles an hour are keeping the dust at bay.
For AG Carinae, the end is nigh. In a few million years it will reach supernova stage and burst into one of the brightest explosions the Milky Way has ever seen.
The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) League has an abundant list of protocols concerning contact with life on other planets.
We can’t know for sure what to expect if, and when, aliens make contact, but our attempts to prepare give us fascinating insight into our own hopes and fears.
DO ALIENS EXIST?
For most of human history we’ve looked at the stars and wondered if there’s life beyond our galaxy. As technology has rapidly advanced, it feels possible that even our more esoteric questions about aliens could be one day be answered. The real question is: are we ready for the implications of those answers?.
While science fiction narratives often rely on the “government denies knowledge” trope, several groups around the world have invested time, effort, and resources into developing scientific protocols for assessing the probability of alien life. Of course, no nation in the world has formally adopted them…but they do exist.
The Drake Equation, proposed by an astronomer for which it was named in 1961, essentially provides a template that mathematicians could use to determine the likelihood that life exists elsewhere in the universe. Drake chose seven variables to include, such as “the formation rate of stars suitable for developing intelligent life.” The problem is science currently has no firm data for any of those variables. Therefore, attempting to actually calculate a probability from the equation (which is: N = R* • fp • ne • fl • fi • fc • L) provides only a hypothetical estimate.
IF ALIENS DO EXIST, ARE WE READY TO MEET THEM?
Let’s say that technological advances give us the ability to fill in the variables in The Drake Equation. Scientists then not only figure out the probability of extraterrestrial life is high, but that an alien visitation is imminent. What would happen next?
The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) League has an abundant list of protocols concerning contact with life on other planets, including something called The Rio Scale. The scale is concerned with three variables: the phenomenon itself, how it was discovered, and how far away it is, to provide an objective indicator of the events’ credence. In other words, the Rio Scale is a decent metric for sussing out alien hoaxes. This isn’t an insignificant application, either: as the video below points out, if the media reported that aliens had communicated with us before scientists had all the facts, something akin to mass panic would probably ensue.
The Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies — otherwise known as simply The Outer Space Treaty — actually states that the Secretary-General of the United Nations be the one to formally communicate such a finding, having presumably received the information through proper channels.
Of course, this is all still largely hypothetical. Much of what we think we know about aliens comes not from hard evidence, but our fictional renderings of them and their interactions with us. We can’t know for sure what to expect if, and when, aliens make contact, but our attempts to prepare give us fascinating insight into our own hopes and fears. When we look to the sky we may not get the answers we’ve been looking for about aliens, but we’re likely to find answers about ourselves we didn’t even know we were looking for.
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EVIDENCE: Extraterrestrial civilizations visited the Earth in the distant past. Ancient civilization – UFO and Extraterrestrial civilization.
EVIDENCE: Extraterrestrial civilizations visited the Earth in the distant past. Ancient civilization – UFO and Extraterrestrial civilization.
Extraterrestrial civilization visited the Earth in the distant past and there is evidence all around us. It isn’t a question anymore, whether or no ancient man was visited by intelligent extraterrestrial beings in the distant past.
A great amount of evidence has been gathered that proves that in the distant past, human beings were visited by beings from another planet. These visitors were misinterpreted by our ancestor as “Gods,” because our ancestor did not understand technology as we do today.
Almost all ancient civilizations that have been studied by researchers and archaeologists point to “myths” and texts of “divine” beings that came from the stars and got involved, in one way or another, with ancient humans on Earth. Ancient Aztecs, Mayas, Incas, and many other ancient civilization make reference to “otherworldly” beings that descended from the sky, considered as divine, since ancient man, did not have the knowledge to explain in another way, these mysterious visitations.
Ancient texts from the Bible are perhaps the best evidence that point to the existence of “otherworldly” beings in the remote past of human history. The myths of creation, the mysterious light that guided the Israelites on the long journey through the desert, the description of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the union of children of the Gods with daughters of men, the power of the Ark of the Covenant and the trip to “heaven” of Elijah and Enoch are just some of the many biblical stories that involve divine beings who come from the skies, incredible technology of the past that was considered by ancient man as being “heavenly” or “divine”.
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DONALD KEYHOE, THE US MAJOR THAT WARNED US OF INTERPLANETARY WAR - UFO'S ARE REAL!
DONALD KEYHOE, THE US MAJOR THAT WARNED US OF INTERPLANETARY WAR - UFO'S ARE REAL!
This video shows us the moment Major Donald Keyhoe exposes the truth on the UFO subject and states that UFO's are real. He is a true patriot and was one of the pioneers in exposing the cover-up by government agencies.
In 1956, Major Donald Keyhoe co-founded NICAP whose goal it was to stop the secrecy surrounding the UFO phenomenon. It became the largest and most prominent UFO research group in the US. Former CIA director Hillen Koetter and other military officers and prominent scientists like James McDonald were in ts board of directors.
Major Keyhoe sought congressional hearings, and in 1958 he made efforts to use Senator John McCiellan's committee to start public congressional hearings regarding the UFO mystery. All his attempts were blocked by high-ranking Air Force officials.
In 1958 Keyhoe was invited to join a live broadcast on CBS-TV. The Air Force officials tried to use this broadcast to manipulate the minds and hearts of the American public, which there was no truth in the UFO phenomenon. But they never anticipated to the fact that Keyhoe would use this opportunity to speak out on the UFO subject and publicly state that UFO's are real. Keyhoe tried his best to take the truth to the American public.
Keyhoe releases some interesting details on the United States military and how they handle reports of UFO sightings. He sums up the different theories explaining UFOs, how the government is covering up certain sightings and how this could lead to interplanetary war.
Major Keyhoe put his job on the line to speak out on the subject. This was the reason he was ousted out of NICAP in 1969.
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Stunned motorist captures mysterious 'flying disc' being transported by police convoy near secretive US air base
Stunned motorist captures mysterious 'flying disc' being transported by police convoy near secretive US air base
UFO was spotted on the back of a lorry near near the top-secret US Airforce base Wright Patterson USAF where conspiracy theorists claim alien bodies have been hidden away
BY RACHEL BISHOP
A shocked witness stared in disbelief as they watched a UFO apparently being transported by a police convoy on the back of truck.
The anonymous witness said the lorry was driving near top-secret US Airforce Wright Patterson USAF (WPUSAF) base, which is believed to be one of several military bases where the authorities store alien UFOs.
The alleged sighting came to light after the man reported it to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC).
Footage shows several police cars driving past before a lorry comes into shot - carrying what looks like a "flying saucer" - in the Fort Leonard Wood area of Missouri on February 1 at 10.15pm local time.
A UFO apparently being transported by a police convoy on the back of truck.(Photo: Andries Riphagen/YouTube)
The location is around 240 miles from WPUSAF which is where conspiracy theorists claim crashed UFOs and even alien bodies, have been hidden away by the military.
Writing to NUFORC, the man said: "I was driving north 15 miles north of Fort Leonard Wood on I-44 north last night at exactly 10.15pm and saw a line of police cars spaced out about a mile with no traffic coming southbound.
"I noticed more police cars with lights keeping traffic held back in the distance about another mile and a semi with flatbed was in the centre.
The anonymous witness said the lorry was driving near top-secret US Airforce Wright Patterson USAF (WPUSAF) base(Photo: Andries Riphagen/YouTube)
"As the semi (articulated truck) approached, I couldn't believe that the semi was carrying what appeared to be a saucer shaped object.
"I passed within a hundred or so feet of the semi going in the opposite direction.
"The semi was moving at a moderate speed and the area was somewhat illuminated and my 16-foot Penske truck was elevated so I had a clear view.
"It was dull metallic grey, with thick short legs coming from the center bottom like fence posts, and a thick central body tapering to very thin edges.
Peter Davenport, NUFORC director, responded to the post, highlighting about other sightings of UFOs on the back of trucks(Photo: Andries Riphagen/YouTube)
”It encompassed the whole trailer and was hanging over the edges with no cockpit or windows or markings."
Peter Davenport, NUFORC director, responded to the post, highlighting about other sightings of UFOs on the back of trucks.
He said: "We have heard about that object before, and we believe that it is some kind of space vehicle, used by the US Air Force."
The previous sighting allegedly happened on January 15, 2015, in the Lordsburg area of New Mexico when a "triangle-shaped UFO" was seen being driven in convoy.
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Le plan de la Nasa pour explorer Europe, la lune de Jupiter, à la recherche de vie extraterrestre
Le plan de la Nasa pour explorer Europe, la lune de Jupiter, à la recherche de vie extraterrestre
L'agence spatiale américaine a demandé à une équipe de scientifiques d'imaginer un atterrisseur dont le but serait d'étudier la surface gelée de la lune de Jupiter.
Gregory RozieresJournaliste sciences et technologies, responsable de la rubrique C'est Demain
ESPACE -Et si la prochaine mission de la Nasa visait à explorer Europe? Non pas le continent terrestre, mais la lune de Jupiter. L'agence spatiale américaine a dévoilé ce mercredi 8 février un rapport rédigé par une équipe de 21 scientifiques qui ont planché sur un possible envoi d'une sonde et d'un atterrisseur sur Europe.
Pourquoi cet astre en particulier? Car la lune jupitérienne intéresse grandement les chercheurs. On la suspecte de cacher, sous une épaisse couche de glace, un gigantesque océan d'eau liquide, en contact avec de la roche. Celui-ci pourrait potentiellement abriter une vie extraterrestre.
En effet, pour que celle-ci se développe, il faut trois éléments: de l'eau liquide, une source d'énergie et de la matière organique, carbonée. Ces trois éléments sont potentiellement présents dans le sous-sol d'Europe.
Le rapport, qui n'engage en rien la Nasa pour le moment, évoque trois objectifs principaux: trouver des preuves de vie (microscopique, évidemment) sur Europe, analyser la surface pour savoir si celle-ci est habitable et enfin mieux comprendre la lune (dont on ne sait pas grand chose) pour de futures missions robotiques.
NASA/JPL-CALTECH
Rechercher la vie avec un robot, une première pour la Nasa depuis 40 ans
La Nasa précise que l'atterrisseur pourrait embarquer un système permettant de tester des échantillons afin de vérifier si une vie extraterrestre existe sur Europe. Ce serait une première pour l'agence depuis le déploiement sur Mars de la sonde Viking, dans les années 70. Celle-ci n'avait pas trouvé de preuve de vie (à moins que nous ne soyons passés à côté?).
Surtout que pour accéder à ces échantillons, la sonde n'aurait même pas besoin de creuser la glace pour atteindre l'océan. Comme le rappelle le rapport, la Nasa a découvert en septembre des gerbes d'eau sur Europe, propulsées par des sortes de geyser. Il suffirait donc d'analyser cette vapeur pour espérer y détecter de la vie.
Pour se poser à la surface, l'atterrisseur devra être innovant, car Europe ne dispose pas d'une atmosphère permettant de freiner la descente, par exemple avec un parachute. Les chercheurs ont donc imaginé un procédé technique complexe, où l'atterrisseur sera notamment déposé via des filins par une sonde volante, qui ira ensuite s'écraser en lieu sûr.
NASA/JPL-CALTECH
Pour l'instant, tout cela reste un simple projet. La Nasa prévoit d'ailleurs en parallèle d'envoyer une sonde uniquement en orbite autour d'Europe d'ici le début des années 2020.
Plusieurs réunions vont avoir lieu pour interroger la communauté scientifique sur la pertinence du rapport. Dans celui-ci, les auteurs précisent qu'en imaginant un lancement en 2024, l'atterrisseur pourrait toucher le sol européen en 2031.
Hoe je vanavond de maansverduistering, sneeuwmaan én nieuwjaarskomeet kunt zien
Hoe je vanavond de maansverduistering, sneeuwmaan én nieuwjaarskomeet kunt zien
2017 is het jaar van een totale zonsverduistering, die in augustus ongetwijfeld veel toeristen naar de Verenigde Staten zal trekken.
In Nederland en België kunnen we dit fenomeen niet zien, maar er zijn alternatieven. Zo kun je vanavond de sneeuwmaan, een maansverduistering én een komeet waarnemen.
Komeet
Als de omstandigheden goed zijn kun je vanavond een glimp opvangen van de komeet 45P/Honda.
De komeet nadert de aarde dan het dichtst, tot een afstand van 12 miljoen kilometer, dus kosmisch gesproken zeer dicht bij de aarde.
De komeet is onder meer te zien in de sterrenbeelden Adelaar en Hercules. Het object heeft nu een magnitude van 6,3.
Als er geen wolken zijn zou je de komeet met het blote oog moeten kunnen zien, maar neem voor de zekerheid een verrekijker mee. Pas in 2022 komt komeet 45P weer terug.
Vannacht vindt daarnaast een maansverduistering plaats. De maan beweegt door de bijschaduw van de aarde zonder dat er minder zonlicht op het maanoppervlak valt.
De eclips, die in zijn geheel zichtbaar is vanuit Nederland en België, begint om 23.33 uur en eindigt om 03.56 uur.
De verduistering is bijzonder omdat de maan zich volledig in de bijschaduw bevindt, maar de kernschaduw niet raakt. Dit komt minder dan eens in de 10 jaar voor.
Tijdens het maximum is duidelijk te zien hoe de ene maanrand veel donkerder is dan de tegenoverliggende rand.
Het is bovendien volle maan. De maan staat vrijwel precies tegenover de zon aan de hemel, waardoor zij vrijwel de hele nacht zichtbaar is.
De volle maan in februari wordt ook wel sneeuwmaan genoemd, omdat er in de maand februari historisch gezien de meeste sneeuw valt in de Verenigde Staten.
Inheemse stammen spraken ook wel van de hongermaan omdat jagen in de maand februari vanwege de sneeuw erg lastig was.
De sneeuwmaan komt om 17.44 uur op en gaat op zaterdagochtend om 08.30 uur weer onder.
UFO in Antarctica: The Final Proof that Aliens Have Landed on Earth? | Conspiracy Theories.VIDEO.
UFO in Antarctica: The Final Proof that Aliens Have Landed on Earth? | Conspiracy Theories.VIDEO.
Mysterious object discovered in Antarctica, immediately provoked a stir among experts on UFOs.
Russian “expert” Valetin Degterev published on social media what he found in Antarctica while using Google Earth. This is a shot of the black spot, which it claims that it was a UFO, who are stuck in ice after an accident three years ago.
“In the endless ice desert is the most original UFO in the most classic form,” said the Russian.
Seemingly ignoring many other rock formations and shadows in this area, Degterev said that “UFO” measuring 20 to 70 meters and is adamant that the object can not be explained by anything other naturally on Earth
“I think this is a very large disc-shaped flying machine frozen in ice,” he said. According to him, there can be no image of any polar station or aircraft or ships lost in the area. “It seems that this is a man-made object from the distant universe,” he insisted.
Nigel Watson, author of a manual on investigating UFO, told MailOnline that it is difficult to say exactly what the image shows, but this place has a “long tradition” when landing alien spacecraft. Experts in Antarctica, however, argue that the black dot is a common tear.
POLICE received eight reports of UFOs and aliens by people who believe ‘the truth is out there’ in recent years, it has been revealed.
According to data obtained through a Freedom of Information request, officers responded to two of the reports after a sighting of two ‘crafts’ over Pendle Hill in 2015 and another in Lytham St Annes the year before.
The service said on both occasions no evidence of UFOs was found by officers.
In March last year the police were contacted over a suspected alien abduction in Accrington and another report was received the next month over a UFO ‘landing’ in Marsden Park, Nelson.
A report of a ‘beam of light from a UFO was sent to officers from a person in Burnley in 2015 with another sighting submitted the previous year in Buckshaw Village.
Two UFOs were said to be seen in the sky over Fleetwood in 2015 and a reported red craft and another white one was said to have been spotted over Bottle last year.
The latest set of information comes after three close encounters were made public for the first time in 2009 after 4,000 pages of declassified Ministry of Defence documents were released.
A copper gold triangle moving at right angles caught the eye of a Colne resident on October 18, 1994, and the police were also alerted to a stationary bright flashing red light hovering above a garden in the town on February 23, 1996.
In Burnley, authorities were informed of 250 sightings of an object in the sky which was travelling at high speed towards Hebden Bridge on 22 November, 1995. Andy Sierolawski, from Todmorden Observatory, said: “We get asked if we have ever seen anything all the time.
“Around 40 per cent of the people who visit the centre ask us.
“Saturn and Venus as well as aircraft can very easily be mistaken for something else.
A police spokesman said: “With any call received into the police force control room the operator assesses each and identifies any risk/threat/harm and the operator provides the appropriate response to this, which may include deploying an officer.
“Sometimes these calls are not what they may seem so a potential UFO call could be a suspicious light or suspicious movement that could mean any number of things and we would assess and deploy officers if required, or there could be a concern for the caller’s welfare.”
De Hebreeuwse Universiteit van Jeruzalem heeft de ontdekking bekendgemaakt van een nieuwe grot waarin Dode Zeerollen werden gevonden, een "van de belangrijkste vondsten" met betrekking tot deze bekende geschriften sinds hun ontdekking een zestigtal jaar geleden.
De teksten, die dateren van de 3de eeuw voor Christus tot de 1ste eeuw na Christus, zijn een geheel van bijna duizend perkamenten, voornamelijk in het Hebreeuws, maar ook in het Aramees en Grieks, waaronder talrijke boeken van het Oude Testament. Het zijn de oudste bekende manuscripten van de Hebreeuwse Bijbel.
Tot dusver wisten de archeologen dat de geschriften die tussen 1947 en 1956 door een bedoeïenenherder ten noordoosten van de Dode Zee ontdekt werden, bij de archeologische site van Qumran, in elf grotten lagen.
"Deze ontdekking van een twaalfde grot zou de informatie die we over de Dode Zeerollen hebben, kunnen omgooien", zei Oren Gutfeld van het archeologisch instituut van de universiteit, dat verantwoordelijk is voor het archeologisch onderzoek.
De grot ten westen van Qumran, op de bezette Westelijke Jordaanoever, bevatte geen geschriften maar talrijke bewijzen van hun aanwezigheid, waaronder fragmenten van aardewerk waarin ze bewaard werden en leren banden die rondom de geschriften gebonden waren, preciseerde de archeoloog.
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Las Vegas Woman Sees Tall White UFOs Leaving Nellis Air Force Base Often, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Las Vegas Woman Sees Tall White UFOs Leaving Nellis Air Force Base Often, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 8, 2017 Location of sighting: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA News Source:
http://www.ktnv.com/news/woman-claims-ufo-sighting-in-north-las-vegas Las Vegas is near a lot of Extra Terrestrial action. Just on the outskirts of Las Vegas is Nellis Air Force Base, which has a Tall Whites Base near the old firing range area (all off limits fenced/guarded land). Its a huge base taking up 1,350 square miles! Enough for a small country. So why would the Air Force need such a large area of land? Because they gave some of it to aliens to build underground bases, but sometimes the are outside going for a walk, so the USAF gives them their own space so they don't accidentally encounter a person and kill them. Tall Whites like killing, its in their DNA, they are aggressive even with US solders. What this woman saw was Tall White ships coming and going from Nellis AFB. Scott C. Waring
News states: NORTH LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A woman says she's seen the same strange light two times above her home near Martin Luther King Boulevard and Carey Avenue in North Las Vegas. She believes it's a UFO. Gwendolyn Mathews says it started Sunday around 7:30 p.m. She saw the same light not moving as she filmed it on Facebook Live for more than an hour. She says when she zoomed in with her binoculars, it appears to have legs coming out of it, similar to an octopus. She says the same light appeared again Tuesday night. "Whatever it is, it's beautiful, it's not a plane or a drone," Mathews says. We asked North Las Vegas airport and McCarran Airport about the UFO. They referred us to the FAA, who told us "we haven't had any unusual aircraft activity in the area. I'm not going to speculate about what that might be." Mathews still believes it could have been extraterrestrial visitors. "I know what I saw through those binoculars, I know what I felt," she says. After our initial story aired, a viewer who works at the weather station at the airport says it's the planet Venus. He says it appeared to "disappear" because it went behind a cloud, and says we had a broken layer of Cirrus cloud at 25,000 feet all night.
When looking at the live Colima volcano cam in Mexico, I noticed a UFO seen in two of its still shots archives. Both appear to be the same UFO, but were 26 minutes apart. One shows the UFO near the mouth of the volcano, the other shows it closer to the camera so it is larger. I and many others have been watching this volcano for over 5 years and we have come to the conclusion that UFOs would not come to visit for no reason. Instead they are coming and going because there is a alien base 4-5km below this very volcano. If you go to Youtube and search Colima UFO, You will find hundreds of old videos taken over the years. Scott C. Waring
Seen again below.
Focused photo close up above, untouched original below.
Two new UFO videos from Las Vegas, Nevada – February 2017
Two new UFO videos from Las Vegas, Nevada – February 2017
Here are two new videos of a UFOs in the sky above Las Vegas, Nevada. Both were filmed by Youtube user Steven Barone.
Video #1
Witness report:
I shot this video from my backyard in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas, Nevada on the night of February 4, 2017. I am a bit late getting this out, but here it is. This appears to be a single UFO searching for something. I know that because if it was on the hills and mountains south of the Blue Diamond Hills there is no way it could travel in a perfectly straight line while moving into the southern end of the Las Vegas Valley. I did my best to synchronize both the camcorder and night vision versions of the event.
Video #2
Witness report:
February 8, 2017. It was an amazing night because something new happened. Red flashing UFOs were moving all over the place at the base of the Las Vegas Mountains. This was a difficult sighting to be operating two cameras. I made one big mistake by not checking that the night vision camera was running thinking it was filming when it wasn’t, so I missed some footage. The distance between my location and where this happened is approximately 15 miles. This is yet another amazing event.
Skeptic Seeks Out Help From UFO Investigators After Filming A Flying Saucer
Skeptic Seeks Out Help From UFO Investigators After Filming A Flying Saucer
A man walking his dog had called paranormal investigators after taking a video of a UFO. He has sent the video recording to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a large organization that investigates such sightings.
According to the report, the anonymous dog walker first noticed the object as it flew over the field across his house.
The witness had no idea what he spotted, and his instinct told him to grab his phone and start recording because, for him, it was not something he had ever seen before. He saw the object flying quickly in a straight pattern over and away from his house.
The unnamed witness described the UFO as like a dark dome with a slight point on top, a typical flying saucer. He also noticed an apparent string on top and at the bottom of the mysterious aerial object.
The witness stated that he was skeptical about paranormal happenings, but after seeing the UFO, he was just so intrigued.
Some UFO enthusiasts believe the reporting witness had caught something amazing. They think the video shows a rotating UFO as it moves forward. They also explain that the string in the top and bottom were antennas and usually, a UFO has also two antennas sticking out its front area.
However, others think there was probably simple explanations for the said UFO sighting. They pointed out that the video is low in quality, making it difficult to determine whether the flying saucer is just a glider or a kite.
Betz Sphere Remains A Scientific Mystery Decades After It Was Discovered
Betz Sphere Remains A Scientific Mystery Decades After It Was Discovered
The so-called evidence of extraterrestrial has been here for many decades. One of them happened to be the Betz sphere that was found in 1974. Experts conducted several tests of the sphere, and they concluded it as a magnetic object sensitive to magnetic fields, mechanical stimulation, and many sound emissions. They found out that it could stand a pressure of 120,000 pounds per square inch, making them conclude that the thing was composed of stainless steel, particularly magnetic ferrous alloy #431.
While many theories have been proposed, experts have never been fully explained the Betz Sphere or Betz Orb. Some suggested that it may be an extraterrestrial object because of the peculiar characteristic behind the artifact.
Medical student Terry Mathew Betz discovered the sphere after a massive fire had destroyed a large portion of a forest near his Jacksonville home in Florida.
The mysterious object, which measured around 20 centimeters in diameter, was in excellent condition with a triangle depicted on its surface.
The Betz family initially thought it was the remains of military equipment or satellite. However, no impact was found in the surrounding or any signs of damage, just a massive fire.
The family reportedly noticed the metallic sphere appeared to react to some musical notes. Not only that, they apparently also observed their family dog acting strangely. Many attributed the dog’s behavior to the high-frequency wave from the sphere, which was beyond human hearing range. As if those two strange happenings weren’t enough, the family reported that the orb changed direction on its own if placed on the floor and pushed. The weird thing was that it returned to the starting point after pushing it on the floor.
Photographer Lou Egner of the Jacksonville Journal went to the place of Betz family to check the strange thing. According to Lou, when he put the sphere on the floor it rolled away and stopped. Moments later, it turned and went to the right by itself around four feet. It then stopped, turned again, rolled to the left approximately eight feet, formed a big arc and came right to Lou’s feet. Moreover, a strange sound reportedly heard from inside the sphere. A reporter from the Tampa Bay Times confirmed all of these statements.
Interestingly, it appeared that the media was not the only group interested in the mysterious sphere. The NASA and the U.S. Navy had allegedly shown interest in the sphere. The family initially refused to give the sphere to the Navy but changed their mind after experiencing various weird phenomena surrounding the sphere.
A spokesman for the U.S. Navy Chris Berninger said their first x-ray attempts failed to determine metal components and they were planning to use a more powerful machine and run spectrograph on it. Further test revealed that the shell of the sphere was about half an inch thick and it was able to withstand a pressure of 120,000 pounds per square inch. Experts concluded that it was composed of magnetic ferrous alloy #431, a kind of stainless steel. They also found out that the alloy’s corrosion resistance was ideal for marine and aircraft applications.
Civil and Hydraulic Engineering professor Dr. James Albert Harder also showed interest in the strange sphere. He discovered that the two internal spheres were composed of elements far heavier than anything known to science. He asserted that drilling into the sphere would create an explosion like an atomic bomb.
Dr. Carl Williston of Omega Minus One Institution in Louisiana also conducted several tests to the so-called ball from space. He found out that it had three magnetic poles and a possible fourth. Dr. Williston stated that the flux density of the magnetic field seemed to vary in strength base in an unknown pattern.
An x-ray revealed that there were three similar spheroid shapes within the ball. Oddly, these shapes had some kind of a halo surrounding them. The metal was the same to stainless steel but with some unknown content.
Experts concluded that this unknown ball was a magnetic sphere sensitive to mechanical stimulation, various sound emissions, and magnetic fields. It might be in a damaged state if it was an extraterrestrial probe.
Dwarf star 200 light years away contains life's building blocks
Dwarf star 200 light years away contains life's building blocks
UCLA-led team discovers object in the constellation Boötes with carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen
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Many scientists believe the Earth was dry when it first formed, and that the building blocks for life on our planet -- carbon, nitrogen and water -- appeared only later as a result of collisions with other objects in our solar system that had those elements.
Today, a UCLA-led team of scientists reports that it has discovered the existence of a white dwarf star whose atmosphere is rich in carbon and nitrogen, as well as in oxygen and hydrogen, the components of water. The white dwarf is approximately 200 light years from Earth and is located in the constellation Boötes.
Benjamin Zuckerman, a co-author of the research and a UCLA professor of astronomy, said the study presents evidence that the planetary system associated with the white dwarf contains materials that are the basic building blocks for life. And although the study focused on this particular star -- known as WD 1425+540 -- the fact that its planetary system shares characteristics with our solar system strongly suggests that other planetary systems would also.
"The findings indicate that some of life's important preconditions are common in the universe," Zuckerman said.
The scientists report that a minor planet in the planetary system was orbiting around the white dwarf, and its trajectory was somehow altered, perhaps by the gravitational pull of a planet in the same system. That change caused the minor planet to travel very close to the white dwarf, where the star's strong gravitational field ripped the minor planet apart into gas and dust. Those remnants went into orbit around the white dwarf -- much like the rings around Saturn, Zuckerman said -- before eventually spiraling onto the star itself, bringing with them the building blocks for life.
The researchers think these events occurred relatively recently, perhaps in the past 100,000 years or so, said Edward Young, another co-author of the study and a UCLA professor of geochemistry and cosmochemistry. They estimate that approximately 30 percent of the minor planet's mass was water and other ices, and approximately 70 percent was rocky material.
The research suggests that the minor planet is the first of what are likely many such analogs to objects in our solar system's Kuiper belt. The Kuiper belt is an enormous cluster of small bodies like comets and minor planets located in the outer reaches of our solar system, beyond Neptune. Astronomers have long wondered whether other planetary systems have bodies with properties similar to those in the Kuiper belt, and the new study appears to confirm for the first time that one such body exists.
White dwarf stars are dense, burned-out remnants of normal stars. Their strong gravitational pull causes elements like carbon, oxygen and nitrogen to sink out of their atmospheres and into their interiors, where they cannot be detected by telescopes.
The research, published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, describes how WD 1425+540 came to obtain carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen. This is the first time a white dwarf with nitrogen has been discovered, and one of only a few known examples of white dwarfs that have been impacted by a rocky body that was rich in water ice.
"If there is water in Kuiper belt-like objects around other stars, as there now appears to be, then when rocky planets form they need not contain life's ingredients," said Siyi Xu, the study's lead author, a postdoctoral scholar at the European Southern Observatory in Germany who earned her doctorate at UCLA.
"Now we're seeing in a planetary system outside our solar system that there are minor planets where water, nitrogen and carbon are present in abundance, as in our solar system's Kuiper belt," Xu said. "If Earth obtained its water, nitrogen and carbon from the impact of such objects, then rocky planets in other planetary systems could also obtain their water, nitrogen and carbon this way."
A rocky planet that forms relatively close to its star would likely be dry, Young said.
"We would like to know whether in other planetary systems Kuiper belts exist with large quantities of water that could be added to otherwise dry planets," he said. "Our research suggests this is likely."
According to Zuckerman, the study doesn't settle the question of whether life in the universe is common.
"First you need an Earth-like world in its size, mass and at the proper distance from a star like our sun," he said, adding that astronomers still haven't found a planet that matches those criteria.
The researchers observed WD 1425+540 with the Keck Telescope in 2008 and 2014, and with the Hubble Space Telescope in 2014. They analyzed the chemical composition of its atmosphere using an instrument called a spectrometer, which breaks light into wavelengths. Spectrometers can be tuned to the wavelengths at which scientists know a given element emits and absorbs light; scientists can then determine the element's presence by whether it emits or absorbs light of certain characteristic wavelengths. In the new study, the researchers saw the elements in the white dwarf's atmosphere because they absorbed some of the background light from the white dwarf.
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In addition to Xu, Young and Zuckerman, co-authors of the research are Michael Jura, a UCLA professor of astronomy who died in 2016; Beth Klein, a former graduate student of Jura's; and Patrick Dufour, an assistant professor of physics at the University of Montreal.
Chris Augustin became obsessed with extra terrestrials and mysterious spaceships after seeing a triangular UFO in 1999.
The American – who was studying to enrol in the USAF academy – then took it upon himself to go on a quest to find out the real truth about aliens.
And his idea was just as out there.
He decided to break into heavily-guarded US Air Force facility Area 51 in Nevada.
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FREAKY: Chris said he had a 'missing time' experience that must be due to aliens
The base has been used by American aviation authorities since 1955 but conspiracy theorists believe the goverment holds a variety of alien secrets within.
In jaw-dropping video – available above – Chris details his break-in attempt while showing astounding footage that he took at the time.
He says: "I've been into the base itself. I've crossed the border and lived to tell about it.
"There is no fence. There are just little orange spikes."
He then claims he was circled by a helicopter before making it into the base unquestioned.
But Chris does not provide an explanation of how he escaped the military base.
He believes he started to suffer strange occurrences following his visit, claiming the only explanation is that he was abducted by aliens.
He tells a shocked audience: "I had a missing time experience. I was driving home when I noticed a large 70s pick up truck behind me.
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SPOOKY: Chris saw a mysterious UFO in the shape of a diamond near Area 51
"I put on my favourite song and the next instant the truck that was behind me was suddenly in front of me and the song had finished.
"Three minutes and forty seconds took place inside my car that I don't know about."
Over the next year Chris claims he suffered several other weird happenings including predicting who would telephone him and what would play on the radio.
He even said he woke to find blood and triangular bruises on his body.
Chris is so passionate about revealing the secrets of aliens that he now tours the US to spread the word at UFO conferences.
380363 02: A sticker declares the existence of flying saucers from the window of a car parked on property near Jamul, CA, October 15, 2000, purchased by the Unarius Academy of Science to serve as a future landing site for 'space brothers' from other planets. According to the academy, a spaceship carrying 1,000 alien scientists from the planet Myton will arrive on Earth in the year 2001, landing on a raised landform that was once part of an Atlantean continent in the Caribbean Sea. If humans are spritually ready, a total of 33 flying saucers from different planets will land in a towering stack near Jamul, CA to create an international university and introduce new technologies to save planet Earth from self-destruction.
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Speculations about UFO existence has once again been revived after an alleged eyewitness at Lincoln has reported watching and videotaping what appeared to be an unknown object following a jet. The aircraft is then said to have maneuvered back, which gives the impression it was moved to avoid colliding with the strange object. In the video, the witness has explained that a black unidentified object - which experts say could also be a drone or even a bird - can be seen at the same time as the pilot appears to make a sharp movement.
UFO Drives Passenger Jet Away
In one of his statements reported by UFO News and Investigations, the eyewitness has claimed that he has been told that military pilots were currently training in the mountains around where he lives and that he has always enjoyed seeing them fly through. Additionally, the witness stated that seeing jets was a usual thing for him so the moment that he saw what he believes to be a UFO, he even did a double take, because there was something following it.
Another UFO Sighting
Furthermore, according to reports revealed by Daily Disruption, the witness was found to have immediately taken out his mobile phone just in time to take a video of the entire incident. People who have seen the video said that the clip reportedly lasted for ten seconds, which shows the mysterious flying object while approaching the jet. It was found that the witness had actually felt excited and at the same time anxious about the sighting.
As of the press time, the witness added that he has already reported the incident to the Mutual UFO Network. Ultimately, New Hampshire MUFON Field Investigator Breann Smith was said to be the one responsible for the investigation. Open Minds TV, who was also able to examine the video, said that the object definitely looked eerie.
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Palm Springs witness beleives helicopter was observing UFO
Palm Springs witness beleives helicopter was observing UFO
A California witness at Palm Springs reported watching a large, red glowing object 400 feet from the top of a local mountain with a helicopter hovering nearby, according to testimony in Case 81924 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness was outside in a front yard checking a security camera at 6:50 p.m. on February 4, 2017, when the incident began.
“We have the Palm Springs mountain directly across from our home and often look up at it when the moon is out because of the glow from the moon on the snow I enjoy,” the witness stated.“What I saw first was a helicopter flying around the top of the mountain by the aerial tramway. We get request reports of missing hikers on the mountain and when I saw the helicopter shining a spotlight on the mountain, I thought they were looking for someone.”
The witness noticed a helicopter hovering near the top of the mountain from his home in Palm Springs. Pictured: Palm Springs Tramway area.
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The witness then went inside and asked his wife to step outside for a look.
“I was in the Marine Corp with a helosquadron as a medic and got to see quite a few different styles of helicopters, so I knew what I was looking at, especially after I heard the rotors of the helicopter and the searchlight. I then went inside and got my field telescope to see what was going on.”
The witness noticed that the helicopter seemed very focused on one particular area, but did fly around to different spots.
“The area they focused on when I zoomed in on the area, I saw a large, red sphere that remained on. The helicopter never shined the light directly on the object, but behind and to the right side of it. I assumed it was a team of people, maybe rescue crews, looking for others? I made a comment to my wife about how skilled this pilot must have been. I had an outstanding view of the helicopter even at 7 in the evening and because it really isn’t that far from our home.”
The pilot remained absolutely still in midair over the object for very long periods of time without moving at all – completely stationary.
The witness noticed a red glowing object on the ground below the helicopter. Pictured: Palm Springs Tramway area.
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“That was on the side of the mountain about 10,100 feet up, 400 feet from the very top of the mountain by the tram itself. My wife had a few looks of it too and we still were wondering what on earth was going on up there. I made a few comments as time was going by like how very strange this all was. Was this a downed plane?”
The witness then brought his tripod and telescope closer to end of the property in the front yard to get a closer look.
“To my absolute astonishment, as I was looking at the helicopter shining the spotlight again, this sphere changed different colors. First white, then light blue, then red again and paused changing colors. With my wife right beside me and as I was looking through the scope, the red sphere changed shape, flattened like a pancake and from the exact spot it was on, flew straight to the right due north with the helicopter observing it. It traveled about a quarter of a mile and then stopped changed direction and traveled due south and disappeared out of view.”
The witness observed that the object was not flying fast at all, but more like a controlled glide.
“I observed it flat from the side, but as I was able to keep it in view with the telescope, I could clearly see three lights, two brilliant red (like rubies) at the front and rear, and a smaller white light on the side. The object appeared to be see-through and triangular in shape and when observing it, it had a dream-like quality to it. It was exceptionally beautiful to look at and it never made a sound. As I’m writing this, seeing how it happened less than two hours ago, I’m absolutely amazed at what I saw. My wife got to view this object and the helicopter also, but didn’t see the object change color or shape as I witnessed.”
The witness says he has mixed feelings about the incident, but “shock” comes to mind.
“I never thought in a million years that the red object that we were observing would actually take flight and fly away. We lost sight of it as it went behind the lower edge of the mountain going south with the helicopter still flying around the top of the mountain by the tram. I wonder now, were they looking for occupants on the side of the mountain?”
The red lit object eventually moved north of the helicopter and then disappeared from view. Pictured: Palm Springs Tramway area.
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The witness observed that the tram on the side of the mountain seemed to have stopped during the incident.
“Palm Springs Tramway is a very popular attraction during the winter months here. When we were observing the helicopter flying around and then seeing the red sphere, the tramway that runs every 15 minutes with a trolling going up and coming down the mountain, not one cable car came up or down the mountain. Chances are for the length of time we were looking we would have seen one of the cable cars or both. Also during the entire event through the telescope, we saw different teams of people with high powered flashlights trying to get over to where the helicopter was shining the spotlight by this object. But with the recent snowfall from storms, they weren’t having much luck, or so it seemed.”
Southern California MUFON State Director Jeff Krause is investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
A new study published in the Journal of Space Exploration titled “The Mounds of Cydonia: Elegant Geology, or Tetrahedral Geometry and Reactions of Pythagoras and Dirac?” has added to the already robust evidence pointing to “artificial surface interventions” on Mars. The main premise of the article is that these structures, if indeed artificial, “provide an elegant and concise way for an intelligent species to transmit to another intelligence evidence that it understands the basics of tetrahedral geometry, prime numbers, and the quantum mechanics of the electrons spin, thereby giving additional evidence for the possibility of intelligent intervention.”
In 1976, the United States sent a pair of space probes, known as Viking 1 and Viking 2, to Mars. Viking 1 was launched on August 20th, 1975, and Viking 2 was launched in September of the same year. Both probes photographed the surface of Mars from orbit, and one studied the planet from the surface. Since then, more pictures have been taken, and this particular study is based on high resolution images from the ESA Mars express and NASA orbiter HiRise cameras, and deals with the structures that have been found in the Cyndonia region of Mars.
A Mathematical Mystery
An initial analysis, published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration in 1999, was conducted by Dr. Horace Crater, a physics professor at the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI), alongside Professor Stanley V. McDaniel. During this time, only the 1976 Viking photos were available, taken from many kilometres above the surface of the planet, with a resolution of 47 metres per pixel. In 2006, the European Space Agency (ESA) rephotographed the same area at a much better resolution, confirming the existence of the “mounds” as well as the tight, precise mound layout.
The recent paper, published in Space Exploration, and also authored by Horace Crater alongside Professor Stanley V. McDaniel, the Founder of The Society for Planetary SETI Research.
McDaniel and Ananda Sirisena, reinforces the strange configuration by comparing three datasets. The resolution of the ESA 2006 photos is 13.7 metres per pixel and that of NASA’s MRO HiRise 2014 images is 5 metres per pixel. This is compared to the original 47m per pixel Viking shots. Presented below are the mounds from all three spacecraft, showing clearly the parallel lines and right-angled triangles formed by their layout. Is there a message implicit in this ground plan?
Below is a set of slides sent to me by one of the authors that he commonly uses in his presentations to elaborate on the uniqueness of the layout and it implications.
Be sure to check out the details in the actual study for an in-depth analysis and more photos of why this geology and these mathematical measurements are so intriguing.
More Strange Anomalies on Mars In the Cydonia Area
As Viking 1 spacecraft was circling the planet, it spotted the shadowy likeness of a human face. An enormous head nearly two miles from end to end seemed to be staring back at the cameras from a region of the Red Planet called Cydonia. A pyramid structure was also seen. This will be the main topic of this article.
As a quick side note here, for years we’ve been made to believe that Mars is a dry and arid planet, completely devoid of life, but that’s just not the case. Mars actually used to be an Earth-like planet, with giant oceans and extensive greenery. The soil is moist and wet, and there is a very high likelihood that some type of life exists within the interior of Mars today. You can watch that full press conference HERE.
The question to ask here is, did NASA know this information from the Viking data in 1976? According to multiple insiders who have worked for the agency, NASA is not always honest, and we are only being told this now because they believe we are ready to process and accept these facts. For example, Bob Dean, a retired United States Army Command Sergeant Major who also served at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) of NATO as an intelligence analyst, gave a lecture on footage and photos that had been erased and kept hidden for decades:
Ladies and gentlemen, my government, NASA, which many of us in the United States say stands for Never A Straight Answer, proceeded to erase 40 rolls of film of the Apollo Program — the flight to the Moon, the flight around the Moon, the landings on the Moon, the walking guys here and there. They erased, for Christ’s sake, 40 rolls of film of those events. Now we’re talking about several thousand individual frames that were taken that the so-called authorities determined that you did not have a right to see. Oh, they were ‘disruptive,’ ‘socially unacceptable,’ ‘politically unacceptable.’ I’ve become furious. I’m a retired Command Sergeant Major. I was never famous for having a lot of patience.
He is one of multiple people accusing NASA of doing this. The Russian government did the same last year. You can read more about that here.
The Giant Face and Pyramid on Mars
Above, you’ll see the original picture taken by Viking which, as you can imagine, created quite the buzz when the world got to see it. To the left, you can see a closeup of the face, as well as a pyramid in close proximity, taken by Viking. To the right, you will see the original picture taken by NASA, straight from their website in 1976. Above the picture to your left and right you will see three different images which, according to NASA, are clearer versions of the pictures taken with improved instruments. In their original caption of the picture, NASA described it as a “huge rock formation . . . which resembles a human head . . . formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose and mouth.” The authors reasoned it would be a good way to “engage the public and attract attention to Mars.”
Well, according to multiple insiders with extensive backgrounds, this is not the case, and NASA lied about the images and data they collected, as well as fudged data and images. Based on these testimonies, among others, the photos released in 1998 and 2001 were meant to debunk rumours and put the issue to rest.
The Scientists
Dr. John Brandenburg
The picture above, which includes the pyramid, was taken from a lecture given by Dr. John Brandenburg (at the 26:46 mark). Any scientist who publicly shares information that challenges commonly held belief systems, as well as what’s been put out by mainstream media, will always come under public scrutiny and ridicule. But when you have worked on space plasma technologies, nuclear fusion, and advanced space propulsion, and invented the Microwave Electro-Thermal plasma thruster using water propellant for space propulsion, you deserve to be taken seriously.
This is the case with Dr. John Brandenburg. He has also worked for the government with top-secret security clearances on various projects. He worked on the Rocket Plume Regolith Interactions on the Moon and Mars, Vortex theory of Rocket engine design, and the combined Sakharov-Kaluza-Klein theory of Field Unification for purposes of space propulsion and Mars science.
Brandenburg was also the Deputy Manager of the Clementine Mission to the Moon, which was part of a joint space project between the Ballistic Missile Defence Organization (BMDO) and NASA. The mission discovered water at the Moon’s poles in 1994. (Source: page 16 of 18)(source)(source)
He currently works as a consultant to Morningstar Applied Physics. Here is one of his latest research endeavours. Brandenburg also works as a part time instructor of astronomy, physics, and mathematics at Madison College, and other learning institutions in Madison, Wisconsin.
Here’s what he had to say:
“Someone complained to me, John, why do you have to bring Cydonia into this? And I said, because I can read a map. . . . Here’s what’s at Cydonia Mensa. There’s the face on Mars, there’s the D & M pyramid. . . . Here it is in a second shot, this was taken July 25th, this was taken 30 days later, the government was apparently doing a follow-up investigation. These two pictures (pictures above to your left) tell you everything you need to know about what’s at Cydonia Mensa (region of Mars). If you see on a planet that used to be Earth-like, a carved human face and a pyramid within 5 km of each other . . . it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what this all means, you can connect the dots. . . . I mean sometimes, and I can tell you as a scientist and I’ve seen other scientists do this, if you’re cornered, you’re just brazing it out, you hold up a picture of a buffalo and insist that it’s a dog.
You can watch his entire lecture, or read THIS article we recently published on it to get his main points.
Dr Brain O’Leary
Dr. Brian O’Leary was a NASA astronaut, and a member of the sixth group of astronauts selected by NASA in 1967. After this, he was recruited by Carl Sagan to teach at Cornell University in the late 1960s, where he researched and lectured in the Department of Astronomy and Physics. After Cornell, he taught physics, astronomy, and science policy assessment at various academic institutions, including the University of California Berkeley, Hampshire College, and finishing off at Princeton University from 1976 to 1981. After that, he went on to Washington, where he would become an advisor to various political leaders, presidential candidates, and the United States Congress. O’Leary was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as secretary of the American Geophysical Union’s Planetology Section. Furthermore, he was the team leader of the Asteroidal Resources Group for NASA’s Ames Summer Study on Space Settlements. He was a founding board member of the International Association for New Science as well as founding president of the New Energy Movement.
O’Leary was always skeptical about Mars, and there are several others within these circles who were as well. I will be focusing on three.
He had some interesting things to say during a live interview with Kerry Cassidy of Project Camelot (view full live interview here, read transcript of video here). O’Leary and Carl Sagan were close for a number of years, but had a falling out when O’Leary decided to leave Cornell.
In the interview, he remarked:
“It was… One very cold snowy day in May, I landed in Syracuse, and there was a horizontal blizzard — in May — and I said: That’s it for upstate New York. And Carl thought that was very frivolous. Because, of course, he was kind of an empire-builder kind of guy; and he also had a huge ego.”
After he left, O’Leary started to examine some of Carl’s work. He said that the famous “Face” in Cydonia on Mars — photographed by Viking in 1975, this enormous formation (about a mile across) resembled a human face and created a major buzz at the time — was tampered with by Sagan before being released to the public:
“It was very, very disappointing to me, because not only was Carl wrong, he also fudged data. He published a picture of the ‘Face’ in Parade Magazine, a popular article, saying that the ‘Face’ was just a natural formation, but he doctored the picture to make it not look like a face.”
At this time, Sagan and O’Leary were arguably the world’s two leading experts on Mars, and they entered into many disagreements over that face. This rift was made clear in O’Leary’s publication in 1998, “Carl Sagan & I: On Opposite Sides of Mars.” It can be found in The Case for the Face: Scientists Examine the Evidence for Alien Artifacts on Mars, eds. Stanley V. McDaniel and Monica Rix Paxson. Kempton, IL: Adventures Unlimited Press.
I began to realize, just directly from the scientific point of view, not only hearsay, that this man was colluding with NASA, that there might be more to this than before. . . . Carl was on a committee with a number of notable people. There was a report issued by the Brookings Institution in 1961 — and that’s about when I knew Carl, during those years; the ’60s mostly was when I worked closely with him — that he and this other group said: Well, if any ETs ever showed up on the Earth, it has to be covered up. That’s the only way we’re going to be able to manage this, because if we can’t, then it would be too much of a culture shock.
Quite a shocking statement from someone of Brian’s stature, isn’t it? In the interview, he goes on to say that Carl and his colleagues recommended that the governments cover up the UFO phenomenon, and that he believes this provided justification for the ongoing coverup.
When it comes to Mars, as mentioned earlier in the article, Sagan was a big debunker of the face, publishing multiple works stating that it was not a face, there were no pyramids, and that these are all the stuff of conspiracy theories.
What’s interesting here is that not only does O’Leary mention Sagan and his relationship with him, but so does Dr. John Brandenburg. In the lecture he gave, cited earlier in the article, Brandenburg also mentions that he was in contact with Sagan, that he sent Sagan the images of Mars with an analysis of the Face and Pyramids, and that it was clear that that’s what they were. The response from Sagan to Brandenburg? “I never received them.”
Dr. Norman Burgrun
A mechanical engineer, Dr. Bergrun has worked for Ames Research Laboratory, NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), and Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, now known as Lockheed Martin. He then went on to found Bergrun Engineering and Research. Obviously, he is another qualified individual with an impressive background. You can view some of his publications for NASA, where he worked for more than a decade, here.
In THIS interview, Bergrun accuses that agency of “garbling” photos and fudging data, as well as the face that was found in Mars in 1976.
What Does This Tell Us and Why Is It Important?
We live in an age where more and more people are waking up to the secrecy that plagues our planet. Ten years ago, if you were to mention that we are being ‘watched’ through various high tech means, it would have been unbelievable, but thanks to people like Edward Snowden, we know this to be true.
It’s unfortunate to realize that so many facts about our world are kept hidden from us, supposedly for the sake of ‘national security,’ but it’s quite evident that there are also special interests at stake, and secrecy is used to preserve and uphold these interests, whatever they may be.
Today we have many whistleblowers with verified credentials from various agencies and branches of government who are spilling the beans on several different topics, as well as other evidence to corroborate and back up what the say. Our website is full of examples; the ones presented in this article represent just a select few.
While witness testimony is not always deemed credible, when you have up to, arguably, more than one thousand qualified people coming forward, it becomes difficult to ignore.
Today, in 2016, it’s important to keep an open mind, because information will keep emerging that threatens the belief systems of many. Too often we completely shut down any chance of even entertaining this type of information, and that’s done out of fear. When we’ve been shielded from the truth for so long it can indeed be scary, and sometimes downright unbelievable, to wake up to the truth.
Secrecy is a great way for the establishment to keep us in line and prevent the human race from growing, expanding, and exploring, but our consciousness is shifting. We are becoming more aware, more curious, and more passionate about creating a better human experience for the entire race. We are constantly distracted with our own lives, trying to put food on the table and make it through another work week, having our minds, thoughts, and wants programmed into our brains through mass marketing, but many people are no longer resonating with this type of human experience.
It’s time to start asking the bigger questions. It’s time for the human race to leave its infancy and grow into adulthood, and transparency is the first step. Proper progress cannot be made if a civilization tries to move forward blindly, unconscious of the true nature of reality.
A new study published in the Journal of Space Exploration titled “The Mounds of Cydonia: Elegant Geology, or Tetrahedral Geometry and Reactions of Pythagoras and Dirac?” has added to the already robust evidence pointing to “artificial surface interventions” on Mars. The main premise of the article is that these structures, if indeed artificial, “provide an elegant and concise way for an intelligent species to transmit to another intelligence evidence that it understands the basics of tetrahedral geometry, prime numbers, and the quantum mechanics of the electrons spin, thereby giving additional evidence for the possibility of intelligent intervention.”
In 1976, the United States sent a pair of space probes, known as Viking 1 and Viking 2, to Mars. Viking 1 was launched on August 20th, 1975, and Viking 2 was launched in September of the same year. Both probes photographed the surface of Mars from orbit, and one studied the planet from the surface. Since then, more pictures have been taken, and this particular study is based on high resolution images from the ESA Mars express and NASA orbiter HiRise cameras, and deals with the structures that have been found in the Cyndonia region of Mars.
A Mathematical Mystery
An initial analysis, published in the Journal of Scientific Exploration in 1999, was conducted by Dr. Horace Crater, a physics professor at the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI), alongside Professor Stanley V. McDaniel. During this time, only the 1976 Viking photos were available, taken from many kilometres above the surface of the planet, with a resolution of 47 metres per pixel. In 2006, the European Space Agency (ESA) rephotographed the same area at a much better resolution, confirming the existence of the “mounds” as well as the tight, precise mound layout.
The recent paper, published in Space Exploration, and also authored by Horace Crater alongside Professor Stanley V. McDaniel, the Founder of The Society for Planetary SETI Research.
McDaniel and Ananda Sirisena, reinforces the strange configuration by comparing three datasets. The resolution of the ESA 2006 photos is 13.7 metres per pixel and that of NASA’s MRO HiRise 2014 images is 5 metres per pixel. This is compared to the original 47m per pixel Viking shots. Presented below are the mounds from all three spacecraft, showing clearly the parallel lines and right-angled triangles formed by their layout. Is there a message implicit in this ground plan?
Below is a set of slides sent to me by one of the authors that he commonly uses in his presentations to elaborate on the uniqueness of the layout and it implications.
Be sure to check out the details in the actual study for an in-depth analysis and more photos of why this geology and these mathematical measurements are so intriguing.
More Strange Anomalies on Mars In the Cydonia Area
As Viking 1 spacecraft was circling the planet, it spotted the shadowy likeness of a human face. An enormous head nearly two miles from end to end seemed to be staring back at the cameras from a region of the Red Planet called Cydonia. A pyramid structure was also seen. This will be the main topic of this article.
As a quick side note here, for years we’ve been made to believe that Mars is a dry and arid planet, completely devoid of life, but that’s just not the case. Mars actually used to be an Earth-like planet, with giant oceans and extensive greenery. The soil is moist and wet, and there is a very high likelihood that some type of life exists within the interior of Mars today. You can watch that full press conference HERE.
The question to ask here is, did NASA know this information from the Viking data in 1976? According to multiple insiders who have worked for the agency, NASA is not always honest, and we are only being told this now because they believe we are ready to process and accept these facts. For example, Bob Dean, a retired United States Army Command Sergeant Major who also served at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) of NATO as an intelligence analyst, gave a lecture on footage and photos that had been erased and kept hidden for decades:
Ladies and gentlemen, my government, NASA, which many of us in the United States say stands for Never A Straight Answer, proceeded to erase 40 rolls of film of the Apollo Program — the flight to the Moon, the flight around the Moon, the landings on the Moon, the walking guys here and there. They erased, for Christ’s sake, 40 rolls of film of those events. Now we’re talking about several thousand individual frames that were taken that the so-called authorities determined that you did not have a right to see. Oh, they were ‘disruptive,’ ‘socially unacceptable,’ ‘politically unacceptable.’ I’ve become furious. I’m a retired Command Sergeant Major. I was never famous for having a lot of patience.
He is one of multiple people accusing NASA of doing this. The Russian government did the same last year. You can read more about that here.
The Giant Face and Pyramid on Mars
Above, you’ll see the original picture taken by Viking which, as you can imagine, created quite the buzz when the world got to see it. To the left, you can see a closeup of the face, as well as a pyramid in close proximity, taken by Viking. To the right, you will see the original picture taken by NASA, straight from their website in 1976. Above the picture to your left and right you will see three different images which, according to NASA, are clearer versions of the pictures taken with improved instruments. In their original caption of the picture, NASA described it as a “huge rock formation . . . which resembles a human head . . . formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose and mouth.” The authors reasoned it would be a good way to “engage the public and attract attention to Mars.”
Well, according to multiple insiders with extensive backgrounds, this is not the case, and NASA lied about the images and data they collected, as well as fudged data and images. Based on these testimonies, among others, the photos released in 1998 and 2001 were meant to debunk rumours and put the issue to rest.
The Scientists
Dr. John Brandenburg
The picture above, which includes the pyramid, was taken from a lecture given by Dr. John Brandenburg (at the 26:46 mark). Any scientist who publicly shares information that challenges commonly held belief systems, as well as what’s been put out by mainstream media, will always come under public scrutiny and ridicule. But when you have worked on space plasma technologies, nuclear fusion, and advanced space propulsion, and invented the Microwave Electro-Thermal plasma thruster using water propellant for space propulsion, you deserve to be taken seriously.
This is the case with Dr. John Brandenburg. He has also worked for the government with top-secret security clearances on various projects. He worked on the Rocket Plume Regolith Interactions on the Moon and Mars, Vortex theory of Rocket engine design, and the combined Sakharov-Kaluza-Klein theory of Field Unification for purposes of space propulsion and Mars science.
Brandenburg was also the Deputy Manager of the Clementine Mission to the Moon, which was part of a joint space project between the Ballistic Missile Defence Organization (BMDO) and NASA. The mission discovered water at the Moon’s poles in 1994. (Source: page 16 of 18)(source)(source)
He currently works as a consultant to Morningstar Applied Physics. Here is one of his latest research endeavours. Brandenburg also works as a part time instructor of astronomy, physics, and mathematics at Madison College, and other learning institutions in Madison, Wisconsin.
Here’s what he had to say:
“Someone complained to me, John, why do you have to bring Cydonia into this? And I said, because I can read a map. . . . Here’s what’s at Cydonia Mensa. There’s the face on Mars, there’s the D & M pyramid. . . . Here it is in a second shot, this was taken July 25th, this was taken 30 days later, the government was apparently doing a follow-up investigation. These two pictures (pictures above to your left) tell you everything you need to know about what’s at Cydonia Mensa (region of Mars). If you see on a planet that used to be Earth-like, a carved human face and a pyramid within 5 km of each other . . . it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what this all means, you can connect the dots. . . . I mean sometimes, and I can tell you as a scientist and I’ve seen other scientists do this, if you’re cornered, you’re just brazing it out, you hold up a picture of a buffalo and insist that it’s a dog.
You can watch his entire lecture, or read THIS article we recently published on it to get his main points.
Dr Brain O’Leary
Dr. Brian O’Leary was a NASA astronaut, and a member of the sixth group of astronauts selected by NASA in 1967. After this, he was recruited by Carl Sagan to teach at Cornell University in the late 1960s, where he researched and lectured in the Department of Astronomy and Physics. After Cornell, he taught physics, astronomy, and science policy assessment at various academic institutions, including the University of California Berkeley, Hampshire College, and finishing off at Princeton University from 1976 to 1981. After that, he went on to Washington, where he would become an advisor to various political leaders, presidential candidates, and the United States Congress. O’Leary was also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as secretary of the American Geophysical Union’s Planetology Section. Furthermore, he was the team leader of the Asteroidal Resources Group for NASA’s Ames Summer Study on Space Settlements. He was a founding board member of the International Association for New Science as well as founding president of the New Energy Movement.
O’Leary was always skeptical about Mars, and there are several others within these circles who were as well. I will be focusing on three.
He had some interesting things to say during a live interview with Kerry Cassidy of Project Camelot (view full live interview here, read transcript of video here). O’Leary and Carl Sagan were close for a number of years, but had a falling out when O’Leary decided to leave Cornell.
In the interview, he remarked:
“It was… One very cold snowy day in May, I landed in Syracuse, and there was a horizontal blizzard — in May — and I said: That’s it for upstate New York. And Carl thought that was very frivolous. Because, of course, he was kind of an empire-builder kind of guy; and he also had a huge ego.”
After he left, O’Leary started to examine some of Carl’s work. He said that the famous “Face” in Cydonia on Mars — photographed by Viking in 1975, this enormous formation (about a mile across) resembled a human face and created a major buzz at the time — was tampered with by Sagan before being released to the public:
“It was very, very disappointing to me, because not only was Carl wrong, he also fudged data. He published a picture of the ‘Face’ in Parade Magazine, a popular article, saying that the ‘Face’ was just a natural formation, but he doctored the picture to make it not look like a face.”
At this time, Sagan and O’Leary were arguably the world’s two leading experts on Mars, and they entered into many disagreements over that face. This rift was made clear in O’Leary’s publication in 1998, “Carl Sagan & I: On Opposite Sides of Mars.” It can be found in The Case for the Face: Scientists Examine the Evidence for Alien Artifacts on Mars, eds. Stanley V. McDaniel and Monica Rix Paxson. Kempton, IL: Adventures Unlimited Press.
I began to realize, just directly from the scientific point of view, not only hearsay, that this man was colluding with NASA, that there might be more to this than before. . . . Carl was on a committee with a number of notable people. There was a report issued by the Brookings Institution in 1961 — and that’s about when I knew Carl, during those years; the ’60s mostly was when I worked closely with him — that he and this other group said: Well, if any ETs ever showed up on the Earth, it has to be covered up. That’s the only way we’re going to be able to manage this, because if we can’t, then it would be too much of a culture shock.
Quite a shocking statement from someone of Brian’s stature, isn’t it? In the interview, he goes on to say that Carl and his colleagues recommended that the governments cover up the UFO phenomenon, and that he believes this provided justification for the ongoing coverup.
When it comes to Mars, as mentioned earlier in the article, Sagan was a big debunker of the face, publishing multiple works stating that it was not a face, there were no pyramids, and that these are all the stuff of conspiracy theories.
What’s interesting here is that not only does O’Leary mention Sagan and his relationship with him, but so does Dr. John Brandenburg. In the lecture he gave, cited earlier in the article, Brandenburg also mentions that he was in contact with Sagan, that he sent Sagan the images of Mars with an analysis of the Face and Pyramids, and that it was clear that that’s what they were. The response from Sagan to Brandenburg? “I never received them.”
Dr. Norman Burgrun
A mechanical engineer, Dr. Bergrun has worked for Ames Research Laboratory, NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics), and Lockheed Missiles and Space Company, now known as Lockheed Martin. He then went on to found Bergrun Engineering and Research. Obviously, he is another qualified individual with an impressive background. You can view some of his publications for NASA, where he worked for more than a decade, here.
In THIS interview, Bergrun accuses that agency of “garbling” photos and fudging data, as well as the face that was found in Mars in 1976.
What Does This Tell Us and Why Is It Important?
We live in an age where more and more people are waking up to the secrecy that plagues our planet. Ten years ago, if you were to mention that we are being ‘watched’ through various high tech means, it would have been unbelievable, but thanks to people like Edward Snowden, we know this to be true.
It’s unfortunate to realize that so many facts about our world are kept hidden from us, supposedly for the sake of ‘national security,’ but it’s quite evident that there are also special interests at stake, and secrecy is used to preserve and uphold these interests, whatever they may be.
Today we have many whistleblowers with verified credentials from various agencies and branches of government who are spilling the beans on several different topics, as well as other evidence to corroborate and back up what the say. Our website is full of examples; the ones presented in this article represent just a select few.
While witness testimony is not always deemed credible, when you have up to, arguably, more than one thousand qualified people coming forward, it becomes difficult to ignore.
Today, in 2016, it’s important to keep an open mind, because information will keep emerging that threatens the belief systems of many. Too often we completely shut down any chance of even entertaining this type of information, and that’s done out of fear. When we’ve been shielded from the truth for so long it can indeed be scary, and sometimes downright unbelievable, to wake up to the truth.
Secrecy is a great way for the establishment to keep us in line and prevent the human race from growing, expanding, and exploring, but our consciousness is shifting. We are becoming more aware, more curious, and more passionate about creating a better human experience for the entire race. We are constantly distracted with our own lives, trying to put food on the table and make it through another work week, having our minds, thoughts, and wants programmed into our brains through mass marketing, but many people are no longer resonating with this type of human experience.
It’s time to start asking the bigger questions. It’s time for the human race to leave its infancy and grow into adulthood, and transparency is the first step. Proper progress cannot be made if a civilization tries to move forward blindly, unconscious of the true nature of reality.
Sterke aanwijzingen dat ‘heuvels’ op Mars zijn achtergelaten door intelligente beschaving
Sterke aanwijzingen dat ‘heuvels’ op Mars zijn achtergelaten door intelligente beschaving
Is het gezicht op Mars een geologische formatie of achtergelaten door een intelligente beschaving?
Wetenschappers hebben de foto’s van Cydonia nog eens bestudeerd en schrijven over hun bevindingen in het Journal of Space Exploration.
De onderzoekers hebben afbeeldingen bekeken die gemaakt zijn door de Mars Express van de ESA en de HiRISE-camera aan boord van de Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter van de NASA.
Kunstmatige ingrepen
Ze ontdekten een geometrisch patroon in de verspreiding van de ‘heuvels’ op het Marsoppervlak.
De wetenschappers merken op dat de foto’s die de Viking-sondes van de NASA naar de aarde stuurden al sterke aanwijzingen bevatten voor wat zij ‘kunstmatige ingrepen’ aan het oppervlak noemen.
De ‘heuvels’ zijn, indien achtergelaten door een beschaving, een elegante en beknopte manier om als intelligent ras aan een andere intelligentie kenbaar te maken dat je kennis hebt van geometrie, priemgetallen en de kwantummechanische eigenschappen van de elektronenspin, klinkt het.
Bewijs
Vorig jaar claimden onderzoekers dat de Viking-landers daadwerkelijk bewijs voor leven hebben gevonden op de rode planeet.
In het blad Astrobiology schrijven ze dat het bewijs wijst in de richting van micro-organismen die zich hebben aangepast aan de extreme omstandigheden op Mars.
Leven op Mars is een mogelijkheid die overwogen moet worden, zo concludeerden de wetenschappers.
UFO OBSERVEERT CHINESE ACTIVITEITEN OP DE MAAN ( VIDEO )
UFO OBSERVEERT CHINESE ACTIVITEITEN OP DE MAAN ( VIDEO )
Een veel voorkomend verschijnsel tijdens de Amerikaanse Apollo missies naar de maan was dat deze ruimtereizigers nooit erg lang alleen waren.
Regelmatig doken er vreemde lichten op, waarbij het leek alsof ze werden geobserveerd. Nu gebeurt hetzelfde met Chinese activiteiten op de maan.
Onze (kunstmatige) maan verbergt nog steeds veel geheimen voor ons. Astronomen houden zich druk bezig met verre planeten en zonnestelsels en van degene die zo goed als bij ons op de stoep staat, weten we eigenlijk heel weinig.
Wanneer we ervan uit gaan dat er werkelijk door NASA missies naar de maan zijn gevlogen, dan is er één aspect dat opvalt in de meeste van die Apollo trips. Het lijkt namelijk alsof bij alles wat mensen dan op de maan of in de buurt ervan doen, er iets is dat hen in de gaten houdt.
Hierna zomaar enkele voorbeelden daarvan.
De volgende opname is van de Apollo11 missie, waarbij duidelijk rechtsboven een UFO zichtbaar is.
De volgende opname is van de Apollo 12 missie en wederom is er duidelijk een UFO waar te nemen die de zaak observeert.
Bij de Apollo 16 missie van hetzelfde laken een pak.
China is op dit moment actief bezig op de maan.
Ze zijn er inmiddels in geslaagd om een onbemande ruimtesonde te laten landen op de maan en er is ook een zogenaamde rover meegekomen, vergelijkbaar met de onbemande karretjes die NASA gebruikt op Mars.
Die Chinese rover heeft nu een foto gemaakt van de sonde die daar staat, maar wanneer je goed kijkt, dan staat er nog iets op die foto.
Aan de rechterkant is, net zoals bij de Apollo missies naar de maan, duidelijk een UFO te ontdekken.
Wanneer iets meer contrast en kleur aan de drie lichten wordt toegevoegd, ontstaat het volgende beeld:
Al met al betekent dit dat wij mensen niet de enigen zijn die zich bezighouden met activiteiten op de maan.
Iemand die zeker weet dat er wel degelijk activiteiten op de maan zijn, is NASA klokkenluider Dr. Ken Johnston, waarover wij eerder het volgende schreven:
Dr. Ken Johnston heeft als consultant bij diverse afdelingen van NASA gewerkt. Zo trainde hij onder andere de astronauten die de Lunar Module moesten bedienen bij de landingen op de maan tijdens de Apollo-missies.
Johnston is getuige geweest van de manipulatie van beeldmateriaal door NASA in Houston tijdens de Apollo-reizen.
Soms komen er beelden boven water uit de privé-verzameling van Ken Johnston, zoals de volgende, waarbij duidelijk te zien is dat er zich op de maan, links van de Lunar Module, een basis bevindt.
Deze foto is gemaakt tijdens één van de Apollo missies, is door Ken onderschept bij NASA en deze foto zul je dan ook niet terugvinden in de NASA archieven. Ken heeft ook een periode gewerkt in het Lunar Receiving Lab, de plek waar de astronauten en datgene wat ze hadden meegenomen van de maan een tijdlang in quarantaine werden gehouden.
Wanneer er iets meer contrast wordt toegevoegd, wordt het beeld een stuk duidelijker en zie je ook duidelijk de structuren van gebouwen.
Enkele dagen geleden heeft Johnston Sr. op zijn website bekendgemaakt dat hij zijn complete archief met fotomateriaal zal doneren aan het UFO Museum & Research Centre in Roswell, New Mexico.
Hij doet dit omdat Ken de stad Roswell ziet als een bijzondere plek, waar heel veel mensen samen komen die belangstelling hebben voor buitenaardse zaken.
Wie belangstelling heeft voor bijzondere dingen raden wij aan te kijken naar het volgende interview dat Project Camelot aan het begin van dit jaar had met Ken Johnston Sr.
De man die zegt dat hij hele duidelijke foto’s heeft gezien van koepels en andere gebouwen op de maan en zeker weet dat er bases zijn zowel op de maan als ook op Mars.
De lucht bevat zones waar stralingsniveaus zo hoog zijn dat de straling mogelijk de gezondheid van vliegtuiginzittenden aantast. Dat publiceert een door de NASA opgezet onderzoeksteam in vakblad Space Weather. De onderzoekers stellen dat vliegtuigen deze zones in de toekomst moeten vermijden om elk gezondheidsrisico te minimaliseren.
Het was al bekend dat vliegen op grote hoogte ons blootstelt aan kosmische straling. De stralingsdosis op een vlucht van Amsterdam naar Tokio komt ongeveer overeen met die van een röntgenfoto van de borstkas.
Bij de meeste vluchten is de stralingsdosis niet veel hoger dan die van een röntgenscan. Beeld: Pixabay.
Vliegtuigen met onderzoeksapparatuur hebben nu aangetoond dat er luchtzones zijn waarin het stralingsniveau meer dan twee keer zo hoog is als gemiddeld. Het onderzoek werd verricht in het kader van het ARMAS-programma van de Amerikaanse lucht- en ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA. Dit programma is gericht op de ontwikkeling van nieuwe methoden om de hoeveelheid straling op grote hoogten te meten.
Gedurende de 265 onderzoeksvluchten hielden de stralingsniveaus zich over het algemeen aan het verwachte patroon. Bij zes vluchten vertoonden de niveaus echter plotseling een enorme piek, alsof de vliegtuigen dwars door een wolk van straling vlogen.
Geomagnetische stormen
‘We hebben meerdere gevallen waargenomen waarbij de blootstelling verdubbelde tijdens het vliegen door zo’n ‘wolk’’, zegt ARMAS-hoofdonderzoeker W. Kent Tobiska. In sommige gevallen werden zelfs nog hogere waarden gemeten. Die resultaten zijn echter niet in de publicatie meegenomen, omdat de onderzoekers eerst alternatieve verklaringen voor deze extreme waarden willen uitsluiten.
De pieken traden tegelijk op met geomagnetische stormen. Dat plaatst hoogenergetische elektronen afkomstig van zonnewind in de rol van verdachte. Deze elektronen worden door het aardmagnetisch veld gevangen gehouden in de buitenste vanallengordel.
Volgens Tobiska kan een geomagnetische storm de hoogenergetische elektronen uit hun benarde positie bevrijden. ‘Deze elektronen worden dan de bovenste lagen van de atmosfeer in gedreven. Daar botsen ze met stikstof- en zuurstofatomen en -moleculen. Dat veroorzaakt een fontein van secundaire en tertiaire straling, waarschijnlijk in de vorm van gammastraling.’ Deze gammastraling is volgens Tobiska wat de ARMAS-vluchten op verschillende plekken maten.
Zwangerschap
Momenteel zijn er geen vaste standaarden voor stralingsveiligheid in de luchtvaart. Tobiska denkt dat dit de komende jaren zal veranderen. Het absolute risico is weliswaar laag – een röntgenscan van de borstkas verhoogt de kans op dodelijke kanker met slechts 0,0005 procent – maar volgens de onderzoeker moet dit worden afgewogen tegen het grote aantal vluchten en de mogelijkheid het risico te vermijden.
‘Het betreft vooral bemanningsleden,’ zegt Tobiska. ‘Maatregelen zouden echter zeker ook frequent flyers en zelfs foetussen tijdens het eerste trimester van de zwangerschap begunstigen.’
ARMAS werkt aan een methode om de stralingswolken via satellietgegevens en sensoren in de lucht te traceren. Daarmee kunnen vliegtuigen worden aangezet tot een andere koers om de gevaarlijke zones te vermijden.
Hoewel fysici al jaren tevergeefs zoeken, is er geen enkele reden om te twijfelen aan het bestaan van donkeremateriedeeltjes. Onderzoekers van de Radboud Universiteit stellen in een nieuw artikel op de voorpublicatiesite Arxiv dat supersymmetrie nog altijd een keurige verklaring biedt voor het bestaan van het mysterieuze spul.
Een samengestelde afbeelding van sterrenstelsels, gas en donkere materie. Bron: Nasa
Dat nog niemand donkeremateriedeeltjes heeft gevonden, betekent niet dat ze niet bestaan, stelt een groep deeltjesfysici van onder andere de Radboud Universiteit in Nijmegen. De fysici ontwikkelden een analysemethode die een bijna afgeschreven, maar elegante oplossing voor donkere materie, supersymmetrie (SUSY), nog eens tegen het licht hield. En wat bleek? De huidige detectoren zijn nog niet gevoelig genoeg om dit theoretische model te kunnen testen. Het is dus niet zo gek dat er niets gevonden is, vinden zij.
Daarmee blijft supersymmetrie overeind als mogelijke verklaring voor het raadsel van donkere materie. Maar liefst 85 procent van de materie in ons heelal lijkt te ontbreken. Het effect van de zwaartekracht van die ontbrekende massa is duidelijk te zien, maar de deeltjes waaruit die materie bestaat zijn nog nooit waargenomen. Al decennia lang wordt tevergeefs gezocht naar deze donkere materie. Het is dus niet gek dat sommige mensen op zoek gaan naar andere verklaringen. Theoretisch fysicus Erik Verlinde sprong hier eind vorig jaar bijvoorbeeld handig op in door een nieuwe verklaring te geven voor de zwaartekracht, zodat donkere materie niet langer nodig is om het raadsel van de missende massa op te lossen.
Vergeten modellen keren terug
Volgens de fysici is een dergelijke drastische aanpak echter niet nodig. Het oude idee van supersymmetrie voldoet nog altijd. ‘De allereerste SUSY-modellen zijn bijna helemaal uitgesloten’, zegt deeltjesfysicus Melissa van Beekveld van de Radboud Universiteit die bij het onderzoek betrokken is. ‘Daardoor denken veel mensen dat SUSY donkere materie niet kan verklaren. Maar die eerste modellen zijn te beperkt.’ Toen die modellen ontwikkeld werden, deden fysici allerlei aannames, omdat de computerkracht ontbrak om alle mogelijkheden te berekenen. Nu de onderzoekers toegang hebben tot betere computers kunnen zij uitgebreider uitzoeken of de meest populaire subcategorie van de supersymmetrie modellen, genaamd ‘natuurlijke’ SUSY-modellen donkere materie kunnen verklaren.
Uit de analyses van de onderzoekers kwam een elegant SUSY-model naar voren dat een specifiek supersymmetrisch deeltje als beste kandidaat voor donkere materie aanwees. De eigenschappen van dit deeltje komen verrassend goed overeen met hints uit onafhankelijke metingen van onder andere het AMS-02 experiment, dat gemonteerd is aan het internationale ruimtestation ISS, en de Fermi Gamma-Ray Telescoop, die in een baan om de aarde draait. Beide zoeken indirect naar donkere materie.
De fysici stellen bovendien dat het op dit moment bij dat soort indirecte hints zal blijven. Uit hun berekeningen blijkt namelijk dat de huidige experimenten onvoldoende gevoelig zijn voor een directe meting.
Het is, met andere woorden, niet zo verrassend dat nog niemand een dergelijk deeltje heeft gezien. ‘We hebben aangetoond dat er geen problemen zijn met SUSY’, zegt deeltjesfysicus Sascha Caron van de Radboud Universiteit. ‘SUSY werkt nog steeds fantastisch en geeft je precies het donkeremateriedeeltje dat je wilt.’
Onwaarschijnlijke massa
SUSY-modellen zijn uitbreidingen op het standaardmodel van de deeltjesfysica, dat alle bekende deeltjes en hun onderlinge interacties beschrijft. Ze werden bedacht in de tweede helft van de twintigste eeuw en probeerden een simpele en elegante verklaring te geven voor donkere materie. Bovendien geven ze een verklaring voor de gemeten massa van het higgsdeeltje, die onwaarschijnlijk laag bleek. ‘De kans dat het higgsdeeltje deze massa heeft, is te vergelijken met de kans dat je vijf keer achter elkaar de Staatslotterij wint ’, zegt Van Beekveld. Daar worden natuurkundigen een beetje ongemakkelijk van. De natuurlijke SUSY-modellen geven echter een verklaring voor deze opmerkelijk lage massa, een extra reden waarom veel fysici hopen dat het SUSY-idee uiteindelijk in metingen zal worden bevestigd.
Donkere materie optimisme
Het Xenon1T experiment speurt naar donkere materie in het ondergrondse lab Gran Sasso in Italië
De bevestiging waar fysici naar zoeken is de vondst van een SUSY-deeltje in een van hun experimenten – iets dat binnenkort al mogelijk is. ‘Als donkere materie bestaat uit de deeltjes die natuurlijke SUSY-modellen voorspellen, dan zal het in de komende jaren gevonden worden door Xenon1T’, zegt Caron. Xenon1T is een experiment in Gran Sasso dat net begonnen is met meten. Ook de ATLAS-detector van de deeltjesversneller LHC gaat naar zo’n donkeremateriekandidaat zoeken. ‘De eerste studies van ATLAS kunnen we al over een paar maanden verwachten’, zegt Van Beekveld.
Theoretisch fysicus Christopher McCabe van GRAPPA (GRavitation AstroParticle Physics Amsterdam), die niet bij het onderzoek betrokken was, is niet verrast door de resultaten. ‘Maar de methode die ze ervoor gebruiken is slim bedacht’. McCabe is naar eigen zeggen ‘heel optimistisch’ over het bestaan van een SUSY-deeltje dat donkere materie verklaart. ‘Met name omdat er geweldige experimenten zijn, zoals Xenon1T en de LHC, die dit kunnen testen. Pas als er over tien jaar nog niets gevonden is, word ik pessimistischer.’
Dit soort zonnezeilen kunnen best afremmen bij Proxima Centauri. Beeld: breakthroughinitiatives.org
Rene Heller van het Max Planck Institute voor zonnestelselonderzoek bedacht samen met de onafhankelijke ruimteonderzoeker Michael Hippke een nieuw antwoord. We kunnen een schip met zonnezeil ook afremmen met behulp van sterrenkracht.
Ons buurstersysteem, Alpha Centauri, is meer dan vier lichtjaar bij ons vandaan. Technologieën op basis van chemische voortstuwing wegen teveel om dit soort enorme afstanden te overbruggen. Ze zouden er ongeveer 100.000 jaar over doen om Alpha Centauri te bereiken.
Grafeen
Een andere optie is daarom handiger. Wanneer je met een laser vanaf de aarde op een ultralicht zonnezeil gemaakt van grafeen schiet, kun je dat schip binnen een paar minuten al versnellen tot twintig procent van de lichtsnelheid. Dat betekent dat een interstellaire sonde het Alpha-Centauri-systeem, en de daarin aanwezige aarde-achtige exoplaneet Proxima b, al 20 jaar na de lancering kan bereiken.
Vorig jaar maakte miljardair Yuri Millner nog 100 miljoen dollar vrij om een project van de grond te krijgen dat kleine satellietjes naar het systeem te sturen en de eventuele bewoners van dichtbij te bekijken.
LEESTIP Meer weten over verre ruimtereizen? Lees dan Robots, aliens en popcorn door New Scientist-redacteur George van Hal (€24,99). Bestel in onze webshop.
Genieten van het uitzicht
Helaas zal een ruimteschip op een dergelijke snelheid binnen een paar uur voorbij het stersysteem schieten. ‘Dat is nauwelijks voldoende om van het uitzicht te genieten, laat staan om serieuze wetenschap over de bewoonbaarheid van een planeet te doen’, zegt Heller.
Om af te remmen, zou het ruimteschip brandstof en een remraket kunnen meenemen. En je zou het zonnezeil ook nog met lasertechnologie in z’n achteruit kunnen zetten. Maar dergelijke opties wegen wel veel, en zouden ook nog eens onderweg stuk kunnen gaan.
Daarom stellen Hippke en Heller nu een andere optie voor, waarbij ze de zwaartekracht van de sterren waar ze langs vliegen combineren met de stralingsdruk van de fotonen die ze uitzenden. Op die manier kunnen zij het ruimteschip in een stabiele baan rond een van de sterren krijgen. Stralingsdruk kan vervolgens gebruikt worden om het schip naar een baan rond Proxima b te tillen, die draait in de leefbare zone om de ster Proxima Centauri.
Gewicht beperken
Dat idee is volgens Avi Loeb van Harvard University ‘wetenschappelijk mogelijk en heel interessant’. Zijn grootste zorg is praktisch. ‘Je moet onthouden dat een zonnezeil wel elektronica nodig heeft, en die elektronica weegt ook wat’, zegt hij.
Om het gewicht tot een minimum te beperken, mag het zeil maar een paar atomen dik zijn. Dat betekent dat het verschillende ordegroottes dunner is dan de golflengtes van het licht dat het wil weerkaatsen. Daardoor zou het zonnezeil niet heel weerspiegelend zijn – een probleem, omdat het zeilschip zijn vaart juist krijgt vanwege het weerkaatsen van de fotonen die erop vallen. ‘Het lijkt niet mogelijk om het gewicht te beperken en toch een stevig en weerspiegelend zeil te maken’, zegt Loeb.
Hippke geeft toe dat dat een probleem is, maar hij ziet wel oplossingen. Een laagje siliconen van een atoom dik zou de spiegelkracht van het zonnezeil volgens hem enorm vergroten, en juist dat soort typen materialen worden op dit moment door ingenieurs ontwikkeld.
From September 14-25, 1952, theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) coordinated a huge military exercise in the North Sea and North Atlantic. Titled Mainbrace, the exercise utilized the armed forces of the UK, the United States, Norway, Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. No less than 85,000 military personnel took part in the operation, the purpose of which was to demonstrate to the former Soviet Union that NATO was fully prepared to withstand, and counter, any possible Soviet attack on western Europe.
Barely one day into the exercise, at least two reports of UFO encounters were filed with authorities by naval personnel on board ships in the Atlantic, between Ireland and Iceland. The first such encounter involved a “blue/green triangle,” which was observed flying over the sea at a speed estimated to be around 1,500 mph. Later that same day, three unidentified objects, travelling at around the same speed, were seen flying in a triangular formation. All three craft reportedly emitted a “white light exhaust.”
As part of the British Royal Air Force’s involvement in Mainbrace, 269 Squadron – which was based at RAF Ballykelly, Ireland – was posted to RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England. It was at Topcliffe, on September 19, 1952, that one of the most historically important UFO sightings was reported by serving members of the RAF. A September 20, 1952 document written and signed by Flight Lieutenant Dolphin of RAF Topcliffe – and sent to Headquarters, No. 18 Group – states: “In accordance with your instructions, herewith a report on the unidentified object which was seen over the station earlier today.”
The report referred to by Dolphin was prepared by one of the main witnesses, Flight Lieutenant John Kilburn, who revealed the following:
“Sir, I have the honour to report the following incident which I witnessed on Friday, 19th September, 1952. I was standing with four other aircrew personnel of No. 269 Squadron watching a Meteor fighter gradually descending. The Meteor was at approximately 5000 feet and approaching from the east. [Flight Officer R.N.] Paris suddenly noticed a white object in the sky at a height between ten and twenty thousand feet some five miles astern of the Meteor.”
Kilburn continued: “The object was silver in colour and circular in shape, it appeared to be travelling at a much slower speed than the Meteor but was on a similar course. It maintained the slow forward speed for a few seconds before commencing to descend, swinging in a pendular motion during descent similar to a falling sycamore leaf…After a few seconds, the object stopped its pendulous motion and its descent and began to rotate about its own axis.”
Then, Kilburn noted, something amazing happened: “Suddenly it accelerated at an incredible speed towards the west turning onto a south-easterly heading before disappearing. All this occurred in a matter of fifteen to twenty seconds. The movements of the object were not identifiable with anything I have seen in the air and the rate of acceleration was unbelievable.”
As well as the documentation filed by Kilburn (which was supported by the testimony of five of his colleagues), a number of reports from members of the public reached RAF Topcliffe too, all of which were received by Group Captain J.A.C. Stratton and forwarded to the Air Ministry at Whitehall, London for scrutiny.
The major American presence in Mainbrace was the huge aircraft carrier, the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. On September 20 (just one day after the incident at RAF Topcliffe), an American press-photographer, named Wallace Litwin, was on board the Roosevelt to photograph U.S. planes taking to the skies from the aircraft carrier.
It was while securing the pictures that Litwin sighted a circular, silver object maneuvering above the American fleet. Litwin, who was shooting with color film, managed to obtain three photos of the UFO. Significantly, all the photos had the Roosevelt in shot – something that gave the pictures depth of field and assisted in determining the size of the UFO, which, according to Litwin’s report, was considerable.
Twenty-four hours later, a similar object was seen over the North Sea. Again, it was silver in color and circular in shape. On that occasion, an interception was attempted by a number of RAF fighter aircraft engaged in the exercise. The UFO easily outdistanced itself from the planes.
Then there is the testimony of William Maguire, formerly of the RAF. During Mainbrace he was posted to RAF Sandwich, Kent, England where something seriously strange was going down. In Maguire’s own words…
“My memory was that everything was in a complete flap. Normally, in a military situation everything is ordered, regular and set out. But here was a situation that was plainly out of control. Mechanics were flying about all over the place.”
As Maguire got his bearings, and the situation was revealed to him in its starkest form, the reasons behind the blind panic became staggeringly clear: a huge, unidentified aerial object was being tracked on the radar-scopes high over the English Channel: “The mechanics were being blamed for not calibrating the instruments properly; we were being blamed for not interpreting the readings correctly. Every single instrument on the base was showing this enormous object sitting up at an unbelievable height. It was the size of a warship and it just stood there.”
Now we move on to the world of the CIA: as part of their monitoring of foreign press agencies, the CIA obtained a copy of a Norwegian newspaper clipping concerning an incident that had occurred on September 18. Published in a Harstad, Norway newspaper, a CIA translation of the article reads as follows:
“On 18 September, at 1400 hours, three forestry workers who were working right outside Kirknes, noticed a flat, round object hovering motionless at about 500 meters altitude. The object appeared to have a diameter of 15-20 meters. After the workers had observed the object for a while, it suddenly flew away at great speed in a northwesterly direction. It appears that only these workers saw the object; they swear, however, that their report is true.”
It must be said that the characteristics displayed by the UFO were very similar to those described at RAF Topcliffe just one day later.
And we’re still not done with Mainbrace. In his book The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, Edward J. Ruppelt – former head of the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book – revealed that a British Royal Air Force intelligence officer, on an exchange visit to the Pentagon, admitted it was the Mainbrace sightings that led the British Government to officially recognize the UFO.
Curiously, Ruppelt also stated in his book that prior to the commencement of the NATO exercise, it had been suggested by someone in the Pentagon that Naval Intelligence should “keep an eye open for UFOs” during Mainbrace.
Why someone might have had advance notice that UFOs were likely to turn up during Mainbrace remains a mystery to this day. Unless, of course, NATO knows better…
From September 14-25, 1952, theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization(NATO) coordinated a huge military exercise in the North Sea and North Atlantic. Titled Mainbrace, the exercise utilized the armed forces of the UK, the United States, Norway, Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. No less than 85,000 military personnel took part in the operation, the purpose of which was to demonstrate to the former Soviet Union that NATO was fully prepared to withstand, and counter, any possible Soviet attack on western Europe.
Barely one day into the exercise, at least two reports of UFO encounters were filed with authorities by naval personnel on board ships in the Atlantic, between Ireland and Iceland. The first such encounter involved a “blue/green triangle,” which was observed flying over the sea at a speed estimated to be around 1,500 mph. Later that same day, three unidentified objects, travelling at around the same speed, were seen flying in a triangular formation. All three craft reportedly emitted a “white light exhaust.”
As part of the British Royal Air Force’s involvement in Mainbrace, 269 Squadron – which was based at RAF Ballykelly, Ireland – was posted to RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire, England. It was at Topcliffe, on September 19, 1952, that one of the most historically important UFO sightings was reported by serving members of the RAF. A September 20, 1952 document written and signed by Flight Lieutenant Dolphin of RAF Topcliffe – and sent to Headquarters, No. 18 Group – states: “In accordance with your instructions, herewith a report on the unidentified object which was seen over the station earlier today.”
The report referred to by Dolphin was prepared by one of the main witnesses, Flight Lieutenant John Kilburn, who revealed the following:
“Sir, I have the honour to report the following incident which I witnessed on Friday, 19th September, 1952. I was standing with four other aircrew personnel of No. 269 Squadron watching a Meteor fighter gradually descending. The Meteor was at approximately 5000 feet and approaching from the east. [Flight Officer R.N.] Paris suddenly noticed a white object in the sky at a height between ten and twenty thousand feet some five miles astern of the Meteor.”
Kilburn continued: “The object was silver in colour and circular in shape, it appeared to be travelling at a much slower speed than the Meteor but was on a similar course. It maintained the slow forward speed for a few seconds before commencing to descend, swinging in a pendular motion during descent similar to a falling sycamore leaf…After a few seconds, the object stopped its pendulous motion and its descent and began to rotate about its own axis.”
Then, Kilburn noted, something amazing happened: “Suddenly it accelerated at an incredible speed towards the west turning onto a south-easterly heading before disappearing. All this occurred in a matter of fifteen to twenty seconds. The movements of the object were not identifiable with anything I have seen in the air and the rate of acceleration was unbelievable.”
As well as the documentation filed by Kilburn (which was supported by the testimony of five of his colleagues), a number of reports from members of the public reached RAF Topcliffe too, all of which were received by Group Captain J.A.C. Stratton and forwarded to the Air Ministry at Whitehall, London for scrutiny.
The major American presence in Mainbrace was the huge aircraft carrier, the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt. On September 20 (just one day after the incident at RAF Topcliffe), an American press-photographer, named Wallace Litwin, was on board the Roosevelt to photograph U.S. planes taking to the skies from the aircraft carrier.
It was while securing the pictures that Litwin sighted a circular, silver object maneuvering above the American fleet. Litwin, who was shooting with color film, managed to obtain three photos of the UFO. Significantly, all the photos had the Roosevelt in shot – something that gave the pictures depth of field and assisted in determining the size of the UFO, which, according to Litwin’s report, was considerable.
Twenty-four hours later, a similar object was seen over the North Sea. Again, it was silver in color and circular in shape. On that occasion, an interception was attempted by a number of RAF fighter aircraft engaged in the exercise. The UFO easily outdistanced itself from the planes.
Then there is the testimony of William Maguire, formerly of the RAF. During Mainbrace he was posted to RAF Sandwich, Kent, England where something seriously strange was going down. In Maguire’s own words…
“My memory was that everything was in a complete flap. Normally, in a military situation everything is ordered, regular and set out. But here was a situation that was plainly out of control. Mechanics were flying about all over the place.”
As Maguire got his bearings, and the situation was revealed to him in its starkest form, the reasons behind the blind panic became staggeringly clear: a huge, unidentified aerial object was being tracked on the radar-scopes high over the English Channel: “The mechanics were being blamed for not calibrating the instruments properly; we were being blamed for not interpreting the readings correctly. Every single instrument on the base was showing this enormous object sitting up at an unbelievable height. It was the size of a warship and it just stood there.”
Now we move on to the world of the CIA: as part of their monitoring of foreign press agencies, the CIA obtained a copy of a Norwegian newspaper clipping concerning an incident that had occurred on September 18. Published in a Harstad, Norway newspaper, a CIA translation of the article reads as follows:
“On 18 September, at 1400 hours, three forestry workers who were working right outside Kirknes, noticed a flat, round object hovering motionless at about 500 meters altitude. The object appeared to have a diameter of 15-20 meters. After the workers had observed the object for a while, it suddenly flew away at great speed in a northwesterly direction. It appears that only these workers saw the object; they swear, however, that their report is true.”
It must be said that the characteristics displayed by the UFO were very similar to those described at RAF Topcliffe just one day later.
And we’re still not done with Mainbrace. In his book The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, Edward J. Ruppelt – former head of the U.S. Air Force’s Project Blue Book – revealed that a British Royal Air Force intelligence officer, on an exchange visit to the Pentagon, admitted it was the Mainbrace sightings that led the British Government to officially recognize the UFO.
Curiously, Ruppelt also stated in his book that prior to the commencement of the NATO exercise, it had been suggested by someone in the Pentagon that Naval Intelligence should “keep an eye open for UFOs” during Mainbrace.
Why someone might have had advance notice that UFOs were likely to turn up during Mainbrace remains a mystery to this day. Unless, of course, NATO knows better…
Every so often, those of us who are invested in the serious study of alleged UFO craft hear some incredible stories, which variously involve the testimony of trained pilots and other witnesses to unusual things seen in the skies. Countless numbers of stories that involve this sort of interaction between airmen and exotic-looking aircraft can be found by performing online searches, with the occasional appearance of flight audio that recounts such events.
Recently, a story along these lines was shared with me by one of my listeners, who had recently heard this subject being discussed on the The Gralien Report Podcast. Thus, she felt compelled to share the following account with me, in hopes that somebody else may have heard about what may have been going on recently in the skies over Indiana. Was it a UFO, or something else?
Here’s the message that appeared in my inbox only a few days ago:
I heard something today and thought that with your contacts in the ufo field you might be able to find something out. My sister called me today and told me that her husbands best friend (who is a pilot) was flying in Indiana airspace last night. He received a call over his radio redirecting him from his original flight plan. He said everyone was being redirected out of the area. At the time he said he was close enough to look into this no fly zone and he saw a very bright light. He also said that F18’s were in the air. He said that the chatter over the radio from the other pilots was all about this bright light, the F18’s, and the fact that they had orders to shoot!
I did a google search to see if I could find any news reports of ufo sightings in Indiana last night but was unsuccessful.
In truth, this was indeed the very first I had heard of such an incident, and a subsequent online search seemed to turn up few further details.
In the past, various incidents that involved the appearance of UFOs in midst of Fighter Pilots have occasionally resulted in disaster. Perhaps the most infamous, taken directly from the files of Project Blue Book, dealt with the death of 25-year-old pilot named Captain Thomas F. Mantell, on January 7, 1948. Mantell, of the Kentucky Air National Guard, had been pursuing what was believed to be a “flying saucer” at a high altitude, and in attempting to reach it himself, likely passed out due to loss of oxygen or similar circumstances, thus resulting in the crash of his jet. Rather tragically, Edward Ruppelt would later surmise that the entire Mantell incident may have involved nothing more than a high-altitude weather balloon, which, from Mantell’s perspective, could certainly have resembled a huge, silvery flying disc.
So far as the more recent incident over Indiana goes, few details have been made available with regard to just what may have been going on… and fortunately, there have been no reports of ill-fated pursuits of strange UFO craft on part of the U.S. Airforce this time around, either.
UFO Disclosure lobbyist Stephen Bassett has started up a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his lobbying project to bring about an announcement from the United States government that extraterrestrials are interacting with humanity and earth.
On the campaign page, he writes,
This funding effort is in service to every citizen of every nation now convinced the world should not wait one more day for confirmation we are not alone is this universe. For 70 years this truth has been embargoed by your government. After 20 years of engagement of the issue, I know this embargo can end this year with your help.
Bassett is the founder of the Paradigm Research Group, an activist organization that has been working since 1996 to end the “truth embargo” established by the American government in regards to an alleged ET presence on earth.
Stephen Bassett, Lobbyist and Founder of PRG
The GoFundMe campaign, which is attempting to raise $50,000, is slated for a few key projects. First, it will allow his group to “keep the pressure on the media to engage the politics of Disclosure throughout 2017” and to hire a “public relations liaison who has substantial contacts with the new Administration.” Secondly, it will be used to set up an office in Washington DC, “seek professional speaker representation,” and to begin working in European countries, as well as to develop media and revamp their current website.
Many have been critical of the Disclosure movement (myself included), and any lobbyist or movement needs to accept that. Criticism leads to a healthy democracy, which is what Bassett is essentially trying to establish by pushing for Disclosure. However, one does have to admire him for trying. It has undoubtedly not been easy to do this work, and trying to raise money for this project is similar to Atlas carrying the world upon his shoulders. Except the world is flat, at least according to Mr. Bassett; it would be more like carrying a serving tray full of water and rocks upon your shoulders like some sort of strange cosmic waiter.
All joking aside, Mr. Bassett is doing what he believes in, and pushing for more transparency in government is a noble pursuit. Perhaps the government is hiding knowledge via a “truth embargo.” Perhaps the millions of sightings, countless witnesses, and allegedly truthful testimony of dozens of high ranking politicians and military personnel actually points to one of the greatest secrets ever kept. The world may not yet be convinced, but perhaps one day that will change.
If anyone thinks that this is truly a cause worthy of their attention, one can literally put their money where their mouth is. It all depends really upon what people believe at this point…unless they believe the earth is flat. It’s not. It’s an oblate spheroid. That is a fact, a real fact, not one of those alternative ones people just make up.
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John Podesta: Pulling Back the Curtain on UFOs
John Podesta: Pulling Back the Curtain on UFOs
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Leslie Kean
Co-authored with Ralph Blumenthal
It was the tweet heard round the worlds. On John Podesta’s last day at the White House on February 13th, the longtime Presidential counselor, who is likely to chair a 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign, dashed off a confession that lit the blogosphere with thousands of retweets and comments: “Finally, my biggest failure of 2014: Once again not securing the #disclosure of the UFO files.”
Along with the media, which couldn’t resist a spoof by late-night comedian Jimmy Fallon, conspiracy theorists are having a field day. Taking Podesta’s barb as confirmation of fantastic coverups by operatives with knowledge of extraterrestrials and twisted political agendas, they imagine Podesta himself holds devastating secrets. Some are claiming with bravado that their own activism is what prompted his recent lighthearted remark.
The facts hardly bear that out.
Actually, as surprising as the tweet was, Podesta’s position on the controversial issue was not exactly news. A staunch proponent of open government, he has previously called for the release of any government files on unidentified flying objects, or more broadly, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), that merit such action under existing law. As Chief of Staff for President Bill Clinton, Podesta pressed for Executive Order 12958 which declassified broad categories of information formerly withheld on the grounds of national security.
In 2002, Podesta began publicly supporting what became a landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit filed by the Coalition for Freedom of Information, an independent advocacy group. NASA had been stonewalling and refusing to release its records concerning a significant 1965 UFO incident in Kecksburg, PA. Many witnesses described seeing a fireball in the evening sky, followed by a controlled landing and the systematic military recovery of a spacecraft-like object, rushed away on the back of a flatbed truck. As reported by local radio and newspapers, U.S. military personnel cordoned off the area, investigated the site, and left without ever providing a full report of the incident other than to dismiss it as a meteor.
One of many witness drawings of the Kecksburg object. Cell phones were not in use then. (Credit: courtesy Stan Gordon)
During the lawsuit’s final hearing in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2007, the exasperated Presiding Judge, Emmet G. Sullivan, declared that “heads should roll” at NASA and that NASA’s case was a “ball of yarn.” He approved a settlement that required NASA to comb through hundreds of documents in specified locations, and provide them to journalist and plaintiff Leslie Kean, under the watchful eye of the court.
Success at forcing an agency to do this kind of extensive historical search under FOIA without Congressional intervention was unprecedented. Podesta called the victory “a triumph for open government and the spiritof inquiry.”
John Podesta provided public support during the FOIA lawsuit against NASA, filed by the Coalition for Freedom of Information in 2003.
(Credit: courtesy SCI FI Channel)
But - there was one problem. The resulting documents did not include one iota of information relating to the Kecksburg case, despite an earnest and thorough effort by NASA staff. Three hundred boxes were searched, on top of the hundreds of pages released during the court proceedings prior to the settlement. Yet they revealed nothing about the case at hand.
Could these be the “UFO files” that Podesta was alluding to in his tweet? Might there be others as well, stored in locations inaccessible to the FOIA in violation of the law?
Podesta has been a brave voice for sanity and objectivity on a subject that is generally considered unworthy of serious discussion. In a foreword for Kean’s 2010 book, UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go On the Record, Podesta wrote: “The time to pull the curtain back on this subject is long overdue.” Describing himself as “a curious skeptic” who understands the difference between fact and fiction, he said the American people “want to know, and they can handle the truth.”
Official investigations around the world have consistently found that a small but significant percentage of sightings defy conventional explanation, most of them involving police officers, military personnel, pilots and air traffic controllers. Physical evidence such as radar returns, measurable effects on the environment, or scientifically analyzed photographs accompany the best cases.
In 2011, Podesta hosted a private meeting of government officials, scientists, and military and intelligence experts, organized by Kean and her coalition, at his liberal think tank, the Center for American Progress. A panel presented expert briefings backing the establishment of a modest official project to evaluate UAP in cooperation with other countries.
“The official position of the U.S., which has denied the existence of any abnormal aerial phenomena since 1969, is a weighty handicap and has a negative influence on the attitude of many governments,” wrote Yves Sillard, former Director General of the French National Space Center, in his briefing paper. “If this position could be modified, the U.S. would probably play a leading role in this necessary international effort.”
Ricardo Bermúdez, a retired Air Force general who directs the Chilean investigative effort, agrees. “United States participation would be beneficial for all countries,” he stated.
A U.S. agency is long overdue. The Air Force’s official investigation, Project Blue Book, was terminated in 1970 after two decades, since no sightings were determined to pose a national security threat. Yet over 700 cases remained unexplained. Since then, no branch of the government has investigated UAP.
This lack of both transparency and responsive action to alarming UFO incidents undermines public trust. Some unidentified objects may be attributable to foreign military aircraft or drones, and should be of general defense interest. Other phenomena display such unusual characteristics that they are of broader scientific interest. Under certain circumstances, UAP can even raise air safety concerns. Still, the FAA discourages pilots from reporting any such incidents, in stark contrast to policy in Europe and South America.
Official agencies in France and Chile, along with other South American countries, conduct rigorous, open UAP investigations. In 2014, the heads of these offices met in Paris for the first time, to begin a cooperative venture. The U.K. spent decades collecting data, but closed down its office in 2008 due to the overwhelming stream of Freedom of Information requests besieging the staff. Interest was so great that the Ministry of Defense decided to simply release all its documents online.
Xavier Passot, director of the French UAP agency GEIPAN, and Ricardo Bermúdez of Chile’s CEFAA met on Oct. 30, 2014 to initiate a cooperative effort
(Credit: courtesy CEFAA)
Yet here at home, a 2012 poll showed that nearly 80% of Americans believe the government has concealed information about UFOs. As a result, frustrated citizens turn to fringe conspiracists seeking some way of understanding our irrational denial of this very real phenomenon.
When UFO events occur here, civilian groups do the best they can in battling the obstacles to investigating them. At Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Nov. 7, 2006, a metallic disc was observed hovering over the United Airlines terminal for at least five minutes, before shooting straight up in the sky, at great speed, cutting a hole in the cloud bank. This was not a flying machine known to any of the aviation experts who witnessed or later analyzed the event.
On March 13, 1997, hundreds if not thousands of citizens, including the governor at the time, saw massive delta-shaped objects gliding silently over Arizona. Like the Kecksburg case, this event has never been explained despite a class action lawsuit filed in 2000 by witnesses in Phoenix. A court-ordered search for information was issued to the Department of Defense, but once again, no pertinent records were obtained.
Nonetheless, much more data on UFOs has been accumulated than ever before, and files have been released around the world. The phenomenon’s physical reality is now firmly established. But its nature and origin remain a problem. Meanwhile, astronomers have reported that there could be as many as 40 billion habitable Earth-size planets in our galaxy; one out of every five sunlike stars has a planet the size of Earth orbiting it in the Goldilocks zone.
We need to join the other countries taking responsible action in addressing this persistent mystery, preferably at the White House level where The Office of Science and Technology Policy is well positioned to take on this task. John Podesta supports the effort to appoint a government staffer for this purpose - and that is no surpri
Ralph Blumenthal is a former New York Times reporter who has written on UFOs.
Leslie Kean is co-founder of the Coalition for Freedom of Information and the author of UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go On the Record (Crown Publishing Group, 2010).
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OBSERVATION DE JETS BLEUS DEPUIS LA STATION SPATIALE INTERNATIONALE
OBSERVATION DE JETS BLEUS DEPUIS LA STATION SPATIALE INTERNATIONALE
La question de leur existence a fait l’objet de débats pendant de nombreuses années : d’insaisissables décharges électriques dans la haute atmosphère, nommées sylphes rouges, jets bleus, farfadets ou elfes. Faisant l’objet de rapports anecdotiques par des pilotes, ces phénomènes s'avèrent difficiles à étudier car ils se produisent au-dessus des orages.
Proposée par l’Institut Spatial National du Danemark, l’expérience Thor, qui s’était déroulée pendant la mission « iriss » de 10 jours de l’astronaute de l’ESA Andreas Mogensen à bord de la Station, avait pour objet d’étudier les orages. Une liste d’endroits où des orages étaient prévus avait été communiquée à Andreas, qui a pris des photos avec l’appareil le plus sensible de la Station pour capturer ce que l’on appelle les phénomènes lumineux transitoires.
Après analyse, l’équipe à l’origine de l’expérience a publié un article scientifique confirmant la présence de nombreux jets bleus d’une envergure de l’ordre du kilomètre autour de 18km d’altitude, et même d’un jet bleu à impulsion atteignant 40km d’altitude. Une vidéo enregistrée par Andreas au-dessus du Golfe du Bengale alors qu’il volait à 28000km/h montre clairement le phénomène électrique – le premier du genre.
Tourelle nuageuse
Des satellites avaient déjà étudié le phénomène mais leur angle de vue n’est pas idéal pour rassembler des données sur l’échelle des jets bleus et des décharges bleues, qui sont de plus petite taille. La Station spatiale, placée sur une orbite relativement basse au-dessus de la Terre est au contraire idéalement située pour prendre des photos des sylphes et des jets.
Dans le cadre de Thor, Andreas avait pour consigne de viser les tourelles orageuses (des colonnes nuageuses qui s’étirent jusqu’à la haute atmosphère), et l’astronaute a filmé une vidéo de 160 secondes montrant 245 flashs de jets bleus, soit environ 90 par minute, émanant du haut d’une tourelle nuageuse qui s’écartait de l’orage au-dessus du Golfe du Bengale.
Les décharges et les jets bleus sont des exemples d’une part de notre climat que nous connaissons très peu ; en effet, comme les orages électriques atteignent la stratosphère, ils jouent un rôle dans la manière dont notre atmosphère nous protège des radiations cosmiques.
Observation permanente
Des éclairs vus depuis la Station spatiale
Cette expérience a confirmé que la Station spatiale est une plate-forme utile à l’observation de ces phénomènes. Un instrument nommé ASIM (Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor), actuellement en cours de préparation pour son lancement prévu d’ici la fin de l’année, sera installé à l’extérieur du laboratoire spatial européen Columbus.
Une fois en place, il observera de manière continue les orages pour collecter plus d’informations sur les phénomènes lumineux transitoires.
Andreas conclut : « Ce n’est pas tous les jours que l’on filme un nouveau phénomène météorologique, je suis donc très satisfait du résultat, mais encore plus satisfait à l’idée que les scientifiques auront bientôt l’opportunité d’étudier ces curieux orages plus en détail. »
VIDEO: Mystery UFO! Which flew over Ukraine and Slovakia?
VIDEO: Mystery UFO! Which flew over Ukraine and Slovakia?
Interest aliens events in Ukraine? Witnesses who filmed the video, claiming that it is a real UFO. What’s more, there have been near Chernobyl. They try to suggest us something or is it just a hoax?
Over the Ukrainian small town Korosten saw UFO-shaped cigarette. These „flying saucers“ ufologist knows very well. It is the most popular alternative to the round spacecraft. Korosten as chance is located near Chernobyl. „The easiest is select an object, which we can not explain as a result of computer editing. In this case, it looks like a foreign object in the video really is, „says former FBI special agent Ben Hansen. Everything apparently indicates that it is a fake computer.
Hansen even says that number is multiplied seen a UFO from wars and natural disasters. „It is alleged that those visitors follow our historical events or seek to do them intervened,“ interprets Hansen frequently asked ufology explanation. According to him, in this case might be a conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Who knows, maybe nevertheless intervened and actually threatened to something much worse. Web BeforeItsNews argue that it is a work of the US. Supposedly created new cutting-edge military technology. Cigar-shaped ship long as three aircraft carriers allegedly flying under the anti-gravity system. Can operate in just any amount, to fly into space and return again. Americans monitor the situation in Ukraine and it was a UFO hoax?
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Alien technology in the hands of army!
Alien technology in the hands of army!
The article was written by Tom Keller, an aerospace engineer who has worked as a computer systems analyst for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
1 : “Inside the Skunk Works (Lockheed’s secret research and development entity), we were a small, intensely cohesive group consisting of about fifty veteran engineers and designers and a hundred or so expert machinists and shop workers. Our forte was building technologically advanced airplanes of small number and of high class for highly secret missions.”
2 :“We already have the means to travel among the stars, but these technologies are locked up in black projects, and it would take an act of God to ever get them out to benefit humanity. Anything you can imagine, we already know how to do.”
3 :“We now have the technology to take ET home. No, it won’t take someone’s lifetime to do it. There is an error in the equations. We know what it is. We now have the capability to travel to the stars. First, you have to understand that we will not get to the stars using chemical propulsion. Second, we have to devise a new propulsion technology. What we have to do is find out where Einstein went wrong.”
4 :When Rich was asked how UFO propulsion worked, he said, “Let me ask you. How does ESP work?” The questioner responded with, “All points in time and space are connected?” Rich then said, “That’s how it works!”
Ben Rich Lockheed Former Director knew of extraterrestrial UFO visitors Lockheed „Skunk Works“ former director knew the Roswell extraterrestrial UFO influenced designs of Testor model kits for Roswell UFO models, and U.S. top secret aircraft.
Alpha Centauri is having a moment: Our mysterious neighboring star system has been seeing a surge of scientific interest lately, and for good reason.
Although space researchers have often focused on our own star system, Alpha Centauri has become a more viable option to closely study, and even potentially travel to one day. Our nearest stellar neighbor has received a lot of buzz recently due to the announcement of Breakthrough Starshot, a mission backed by famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking, Russian investor Yuri Milner and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with the goal of sending probes to Alpha Centauri someday.
Although it's the closest star system to our sun, Alpha Centauri is still 4.37 light-years (25 trillion miles, or 40 trillion kilometers) away from Earth. Because it's so far away, reaching and studying Alpha Centauri poses significant challenges. But the three-star system — comprising Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B and a faint red dwarf star Proxima Centauri — also presents enormous opportunities for furthering space research, which is why it is the focus of our mission at Project Blue. [Imaging Planets Around Alpha Centauri Is Aim of New Telescope (Video)]
NASA's Kepler space telescope has found thousands of exoplanets in the universe, many of which orbit in the habitable zones of their stars and could be Earth-like. In fact, one out of every two sun-like stars has a rocky, potentially Earth-like planet in its habitable zone. At Project Blue, we are aiming to actually see one with our own eyes — and take the first photograph of a planet like Earth.
So, why focus on Alpha Centauri? In short, it gives us the best opportunity to accomplish our mission.
A large reason for this is its proximity. After Alpha Centauri, the next-closest sun-like star is 2.5 times farther away and would require a telescope roughly 2.5 times larger in order to be viewed at the same level of detail.
The system also has a unique binary structure: It contains not just one, but two stars similar to the sun, doubling our chances of finding planets in either of their habitable zones. In fact, that gives us an estimated 85 percent probability that the Alpha Centauri system harbors at least one potentially habitable planet. However, although the binary structure increases our odds, it also presents challenges. In order to take the photograph, we have to use a specialized system to efficiently suppress the light of two stars to see any potential surrounding planets.
An artist's rendition of an exoplanet orbiting in the habitable zone of Alpha Centauri A and B.
Credit: L. Calçada/Nick Risinger/ESO
Finally, the last reason our focus remains on our neighboring star system is that Alpha Centauri A is a yellow "G2"-type star that has a temperature and color that closely match the sun's, thus increasing the chances of the existence of an Earth-like planet. Alpha Centauri B, which is a bit cooler and redder than our sun, is also still a good candidate to host a rocky planet like Earth.
The image we hope to take would reveal whether the planet appears blue, as Earth does from space, which could suggest that it hosts liquid oceans or a substantial atmosphere — and, therefore, the potential to support life.
Our chances of spotting a planet successfully are high in Alpha Centauri. This is only underscored by the discovery of an Earth-like planet in the star system earlier this year. Scientists have located the planet Proxima b, with a minimum mass 1.3 times that of Earth, orbiting in the habitable zone of its star, Proxima Centauri.
This recent discovery is indeed exciting, and it sparked Breakthrough Starshot to announce that it will focus on the potential to travel to Proxima b one day, once the technology is developed. However, the planet is not a good option for Project Blue. Because Proxima b orbits so closely to its small, dim star, it would be extremely difficult to image with a telescope, and as such, our focus remains on the larger stars Alpha Centauri A and B.
Alpha Centauri's potential is exciting to not only the science community but the future of humanity, and it's clear that it will provide us with some of our most exciting space discoveries in the years to come.
Mars Was Recently Hit by a Meteorite 'Shotgun' Blast
Mars Was Recently Hit by a Meteorite 'Shotgun' Blast
By Ian O'Neill, Seeker
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona
On Earth, we are blessed with a thick protective atmosphere that prevents all but the biggest space rocks from wreaking havoc on the surface. Mars, however, doesn't have that luxury, highlighting yet another deadly hazard that will threaten any future human presence on the Red Planet.
Take this recent observation from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for example. From afar, a small cluster of dark blemishes on an otherwise pale landscape was the only indication of a meteorite impact, but on closer inspection, we realize it wasn't a single impact — it was in fact dozens all clustering around a small area in the Tharsis region of the Red Planet.
Initially detected by the orbiter's Mars Context Camera (CTX), scientists were able to determine that the impact must have occurred some time between 2008 and 2014. That detection led to a followup on Oct. 4, 2016, by the mission's High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera and the true nature of the impact became apparent. Two large impact craters accompanied by up to 30 smaller craters litter the scene, revealing that a meteoroid broke up in Mars' atmosphere, sending pieces of rock raining down onto the dusty surface.
The MRO regularly surveys for, studies and tracks long-term changes in fresh impact sites on Mars. These impacts not only tell us how frequent meteorite impacts are on Mars, they also provide a natural means to excavate material so we can see what minerals — that have not been exposed to the harsh weathering effects of being exposed on the Red Planet's surface — lie beneath. Also, by tracking long-term changes to the dusty material around the blast sites, we can learn something about surface winds and the movement of fine particles over time.
It is worth noting that the dark areas surrounding the impact sites isn't only ejecta that got blasted out of the crater. As the meteorites slammed into the ground, shocked air blew surface dust away, stripping the darker, fresh material bare around the crater. By analyzing the pattern of impact ejecta, planetary scientists are able to determine the direction from which the meteorites came from. In the above image, the meteoroid likely struck from the south (traveling from bottom to top).
Interesting science this may be, but it's also a warning. All indications are that we'll be sending a human expedition to Mars sometime around the 2030's — whether that be a NASA mission, via Elon Musk's SpaceX Interplanetary Transport System or an expedition led by another nation, like China — and if we play our cards right, we may establish a permanent human presence soon after. But Mars will be a harsh extraterrestrial home that will require a momentous effort to create sustainable habitats.
As Mars' atmosphere is approximately 100 times thinner than Earth's, more meteors that streak through the atmosphere make it to the ground as meteorites. And in many cases, the atmosphere isn't quite thick enough to burn-up incoming space rocks, but thick enough to cause them to break up into many pieces. So rather than getting hit by a single projectile, depending on the size of the meteor, many bits of projectile can blanket bomb a large area.
For our future Mars colonists living in pressurized habitats on the surface — which, for the most part, would be vulnerable to falling rocks — it would be a grim reality of taking your chances of being hit by a single meteorite or by many pieces of meteorite, the cosmic equivalent of trying to dodge a bullet or buckshot from a shotgun. Neither is a good scenario, but you're more likely to get hit by the buckshot.
Waves on Mars? Sand Ripples in Striking Red Planet Photos
Waves on Mars? Sand Ripples in Striking Red Planet Photos
By Calla Cofield, Space.com Staff Writer
The Mars Curiosity rover captured this image of ripples in the sand on the Red Planet. The image was taken by the rover's Navcam on Feb. 6, 2017.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Waves of sand on the parched surface of Mars, spotted by NASA's Curiosity rover, are reminiscent of ripples on the surface of a lake.
While there may have once been lakes, rivers and oceans on the surface of Mars, today the Red Planet is more parched than the driest deserts on Earth. (However, very salty liquid water is thought to exist in a few places on Mars.)
But new images from the Curiosity rover, released today (Feb. 6), show windswept stretches of sand that look like waves cresting on a body of water. The repeating ripples create a hypnotic pattern that stretches across the baked landscape.
mars curiosity rover, mars surface, mars sand waves, mars water, mars images
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Curiosity has been scuttling around on the surface of Mars since August of 2012. In that time, the little robot has explored beautiful and treacherous landscapes, and sent back images of all kinds of interesting surface features, including massive sand dunes and rocky outcrops.
Ripples of sand stretch across the Martian landscape in this image from the Navcam on the Mars Curiosity rover, taken on Feb. 6, 2017.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The rover's primary mission is to evaluate whether Mars may have once had an environment that could support life. In Curiosity's first two years on the surface, the rover found ample evidence that Mars once supported large bodies of water, a necessary ingredient for life as we know it.
'I was abducted by aliens after breaking into Area 51' Former airforce cadet's shock claim
'I was abducted by aliens after breaking into Area 51' Former airforce cadet's shock claim
A MAN has made the astonishing claim he he was abducted by aliens after breaking into the mysterious Area 51 US Airforce (USAF) base - and lived to tell the tale.
Chris Augustin tours UFO conferences across the globe giving the shocking story amid claims he has experiences missing time due to abductions by extraterrestrials - and it all started after his misadventure at the USAF base in the Nevada desert.
Area 51 is a top-secret US military base, where UFO conspiracy theorists claim the authorities conceal evidence of aliens visiting Earth from the public, and even create new secret spacecrafts based on recovered ET technology.
The US Government only admitted it existed in 2013, and it is heavily guarded by armed private contractors known as "cammo dudes" who have been filmed pulling their weapons on people who venture near the base.
In a video just uploaded to YouTube, Mr Augustin is filmed telling a UFO conference in the US that he decided to venture into Area 51 after becoming obsessed with UFOs after seeing a mysterious black triangular craft sighting on July 17 1999 in Washington Township, New Jersey, when he was studying to go to a USAF academy.
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Chris Augustin claims to have been abducted by aliens after visiting Area 51.
He claims the interest this sparked in the phenomenon led him to try to get into Area 51 on August 15 2001.
He said: "I crossed the border and lived to tell about it."
Mr Augustin said he parked his car and climbed a hill near the site, that was not fenced off all around.
He claims a black helicopter approached as he climbed before diving towards him and showed video he took of the incident.
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Chris Augustin claims to have had an implant put in his leg after an alien abduction.
But, he claims the chopper left the area after circling him.
He said that he then crossed the border into the base and was not challenged by anyone before leaving.
Mr Augustine claims it was six months later before his first of many alien abductions that then followed.
It was at around 10pm in February 2002 when he was driving home from his girlfriend's and lost three and a half minutes while at the wheel.
He then said he had a spike in psychic experiences, suffered more abductions, would wake up with blood in his bed, and was left with a bizarre metal implant in his lower left leg that was placed there by extraterrestrials.
Mr Augustine told the conference exactly what happens before people wake up with unexplained gaps in time.
My hands are on the wheel, executing a turn – and then three-and-a-half minutes are gone. I was afraid, afraid of what I didn’t understand.
Chris Augustin
He said: "Three minutes and 40 seconds took place inside my car. I felt like I’d come aware from something – like a daze.
"My hands are on the wheel, executing a turn – and then three-and-a-half minutes are gone. I was afraid, afraid of what I didn’t understand."
He said he could feel a foreign object under his skin, and a object has shown up inside his leg on scans.
Many people claim to have been abducted by aliens, and their stories are often the same, in that they involve missing time, and dream like experiences.
Nigel Watson, author of the UFO Investigations Manual said, ‘‘American ufologist and artist Budd Hopkins categorised many of the prime elements of the abduction experience.
"He discovered that UFO witnesses, with no inclination of an abduction experience, often cannot account for a missing period, ranging from minutes to hours.
"Abductions often start in childhood, continue throughout a person’s life, and are not just isolatedincidents.
"Abductees regularly find mysterious scars on their body; they are often confused and worried by dreams or nightmares that they have had since childhood. Under hypnosis they remember being inside a flying saucer.
"Typical memories recall medical procedures that include the taking of sperm or ova.
“At times, the experience amounts to a form of ritualised rape. From his study of hundreds of reports, Hopkins believes that aliens are abducting people to create human/alien hybrids.
"As might be expected, such ideas have attracted the attention of both sceptics and believers. Sceptics regard the abduction researchers and abductees as gullible fools who do not know the difference between fact and fantasy.
"The believers regard the abductees as tortured victims who need understanding and help after the trauma of alien encounters."
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Fireball Hissing: Weird Cause of Noises Made by Meteors Found
Fireball Hissing: Weird Cause of Noises Made by Meteors Found
By Ross Pomeroy, RealClearScience
A fireball lit up the skies above the Czech Republic on Dec. 9, 2014.
Credit: Spalding et. al. / Scientific Reports
Bright, flaring meteors are sometimes accompanied by faint noises. What's strange about these popping, sizzling, rustling, and hissing sounds are that they reportedly occur almost instantly to earthly onlookers. This makes little sense, as meteors are as far as sixty miles away from viewers on the ground, so any sound they make should take several minutes be heard. What's going on? Do meteors somehow defy the laws of physics?
Researcher Richard Spalding and several of his colleagues at Sandia National Laboratories recently set out to study this strange phenomenon, and in a study just published to the journal Scientific Reports, they announce that the sounds are likely created through light.
Meteor fireballs sometimes pulse with light many times brighter than the full Moon, and these blasts can briefly heat the surfaces of objects many miles away. Such sudden temperature changes can actually create sound.
"We suggest that each pulse of light can heat the surfaces of natural dielectric transducers," Spalding and his colleagues write. "The surfaces rapidly warm and conduct heat into the nearby air, generating pressure waves. A succession of light-pulse-produced pressure waves can then manifest as sound to a nearby observer."
The "dielectric transducers" the researchers mention are objects that readily absorb light, have low conductivity, and heat up quickly. These include dark paint, leaves, grass, and dark clothing. Sky-watchers in close proximity to such objects are much more likely to "hear" meteors.
Another incredible transducer is hair. Previous studies have shown that people with fine and frizzy hair are more likely to hear meteors. This makes intuitive sense, the researchers write.
"Hair near the ears will create localized sound pressure, so it is likely to be heard. Also, hair has a large surface-to-volume ratio which maximizes sound creation."
The explanation Spalding and his colleagues offer is actually tied to a well-known phenomenon known as the photoacoustic effect, describing a process whereby materials absorb light energy and produce sound waves. Alexander Graham Bell originally noticed the effect in 1880, and used it to invent a device called the photophone, which transmitted speech via light.
Astronomers have previously suggested that some meteors emit very low frequency radio waves, which produce near instantaneous sounds. They dubbed such meteors "electrophonic meteors." Spalding and his team suggest their explanation is more likely, and indeed, it may be preferable to sky-watchers, as it suggests that anyone can hear a meteor provided it's bright enough and they situate themselves in a quiet area with photoacoustically-sensitive objects nearby.
Source: Spalding, R. et al. Photoacoustic Sounds from Meteors. Sci. Rep. 7, 41251; doi: 10.1038/srep41251 (2017).
467 reports from IL, WI, MI, IN, OH, IA, NY, Ontario, KY and MN
The AMS has received 467 reports so far (and counting…) about of a fireball event over seen over Wisconsin on Monday, February 6th 2017 around 01:27 CST (07:27 UT.). The green fireball was seen primarily from Illinois and Wisconsin but witnesses from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, New York, Kentucky, Minnesota and Ontario (Canada) also reported the event.
If you want to learn more about Fireballs: read our Fireball FAQ.
First Estimated Trajectory
The map below shows the witnesses location with the first estimated trajectory. The preliminary estimated trajectory plotted from the witness reports shows the meteor was traveling from the Southwest to Northeast ended its flight on the Lake Michigan somewhere between Sheboygan and Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
Below is are two videos of the event shared on the AMS Website by Daniel Lagos originally posted on the National Weather Service’s Twitter account from the Lisle, IL PD
Below is another video from a dashcam shared on facebook by Marcelle Canfora
Knowing full well that government disclosure of UFO/alien realities would cause complete religious and social societal disintegration, our government has thoughtfully and parentally organized covert agencies of disinformation to sustain the fabric of societal equilibrium,
I herein list only a few:
The DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (DIA) –
Coordinates the intelligence data gathered from the various Armed Services intelligence branches (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and Special Forces), and provides counter-threat measures, which include providing security at ultra-classified installations by the deployment of U.S. "Thought Police," who conduct surveillance, by scientific remote viewing [SRV] and other para-psychological measures, against penetrations and scanning by foreign or civilian remote viewers [clairvoyants/out-of-body seers], at the Pentagon, VA, Fort Meade, MD, and the entire astral plane.
The NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) –
Monitors and screens all telephone, telegraph, computer modem, radio, television, cellular, microwave, and satellite communications, and electromagnetic fields "of interest" around the world, and orchestrates information-control and cover-up activities related to UFO secrecy and surveillance of extra-terrestrial operations, Fort Meade, MD.
The NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE (NRO) –
Controls and collects information from global spy satellites, monitors UFO traffic entering and leaving Earth's atmosphere, coordinates firing of energy beam weapons from orbiting Star Wars satellites at selected human ground and airborne targets and selectively at extra-terrestrial craft, Pentagon basement and Dulles Airport area, VA.
The NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE ORGANIZATION (NRO) (aka MJ-TF) –
The military/intelligence operations arm of the PI-40 Subcommittee, conducts surveillance, interdiction, capture and confiscation of UFOs and their extra-terrestrial occupants for intelligence and "International Security" purposes; surveilles and "interacts" with close encounter experiencers, including occasional physically and sexually assault mind-control kidnappings disguised as "Alien abductions" for psychological warfare and dis-informational purposes, (headquarters unknown), highly compartmented and dispersed among various elite Delta Force Special Operations units, such as the USAF Blue Light at Hurlburt Field, Mary Esther, FL and Beale Air Force Base, Marysville, CA.
The CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY (CIA) –
Commands, often controls and sometimes coordinates the gathering of secret overseas information gathered by spies (HUMINT), electronic surveillance (SIGINT), and other means; carries out covert unconstitutional paramilitary counterinsurgency operations and preemptive political pacification projects in violation of international law, as well as counter-intelligence sting operations against foreign agents; engages in domestic surveillance, and manipulation of the U.S. political process, "in the National interest" in direct violation of its congressional charter; operates proprietary "false front" companies for profit; conducts a major share of international trans-shipment of illegal drugs, using National Security cover and immunity; and cooperates with NSA's UFO cover-up operations, Langley, VA, and worldwide branches.
The FEDERAL BUREAU of INVESTIGATION: Counter Intelligence Division –
The branch which investigates, conducts surveillance and neutralizes foreign Intelligence agents operating within the U.S., and cooperates with the National Reconnaissance Organization in the surveillance of those involved in close encounters with UFOs and extra-terrestrials [EBEs].
The DEPARTMENT of ENERGY (DOE-INTEL) –
Conducts internal security checks and external security threat countermeasures, often through its contract civilian instrumentality, the Wackenhut Corporation.
NSA's CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE and The CIA's SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICE –
The USG's version of "Internal Affairs" which respectively spy on the spies, and conduct special operations which cannot be entrusted to line intelligence officers, Ft. Meade, MD and Langley, VA.
U.S. ARMY INTELLIGENCE and SECURITY COMMAND (INSCOM) –
Their assignments include psychological and psychotronic warfare (PSYOPS), para-psychological intelligence (PSYINT), and electromagnetic intelligence (ELMINT), Ft. Meade, MD.
U.S. NAVY OFFICE of NAVAL INTELLIGENCE (ONI) –
Gathers intelligence affecting naval operations, and has a compartmented unit involved in UFO and USO [Unidentified Submerged Objects] information gathering.
U.S. AIR FORCE OFFICE of SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS [AFOSI] –
Gathers intelligence affecting aerospace operations, and has a compartmented unit involved in investigating UFO sightings, extra-terrestrial contact reports, as well as IAC [Identified Alien Craft] surveillance, and coordination with NRO interdiction operations, Bolling Air Force Base, MD.
NASA INTELLIGENCE –
Gathers intelligence data relating to space flights, sabotage threats, astronaut and reconnaissance satellite encounters with UFOs and ETs, and coordinates the transfer of alien technology to U.S. and allies' aerospace operations.
AIR FORCE SPECIAL SECURITY POLICE –
Is an NSA/USAF joint intelligence operations unit dealing with possible threats to aerospace operations from foreign powers, terrestrial or otherwise.
DEFENSE INDUSTRY SECURITY COMMAND (DISCO) –
Conducts intelligence operations within and on behalf of the civilian defense contractor corporations engaged in classified research, development, and production.
DEFENSE INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE (DIS) –
Conducts investigations into people and situations deemed a possible threat to any operation of the Department of Defense.
The NAVAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE (NIS) –
Conducts investigations against threats to Naval operations.
AIR FORCE ELECTRONIC SECURITY COMMAND –
Conducts surveillance and interdiction of threats to the security of Air Force electronic transmissions and telemetry, and to the integrity of electronic countermeasure (ECM) warfare equipment.
DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA) Intelligence –
Conducts surveillance and interdiction of drug smuggling operations, unless exempted under "National Security" waivers.
FEDERAL POLICE AGENCY INTELLIGENCE –
Coordinates intelligence relating to threats against federal property and personnel.
DEFENSE ELECTRONIC SECURITY COMMAND –
Coordinates intelligence surveillance and countermeasures against threats to the integrity of military electronic equipment and electronic battlefield operations), Fort Worth, TX.
"Project DEEP WATER" –
The ongoing effects of the compromised personnel, sources and methods resulting from the secret importation of Hitler's own Nazi Intelligence chief, Gen. Reinhard Gehlen, to redesign the U.S.'s Intelligence apparatus.
"Project PAPERCLIP" –
The ongoing results of the secret importation of Nazi weapons and aerospace/UFO scientists into U.S. secret military research and development bases.
And I, counter-intuitively, wholeheartedly agree that alien presences on Earth should not be disclosed by governments.
Why?
Are the peoples of the World entitled to know and smart enough to grasp, adapt and resist after disclosure?
Think of the ontological shock:
The full truth is awful, and would cripple society's fabric.
Could nations EVER embrace that we are mere cattle, to our "space brothers", seen as spiritual and physical 'food', and within the realm of someone else's valuable property?
That our existence and presence on Earth wasn't 'ordained', by God?
With such disclosure, we would have to 'face a horrid past, and a likely wretched future.'
'National Security" is an oxymoron, in the face of this alien reality of our race as a harvestable 'crop' to entities, inter dimensional and intergalactic, predominantly unseen and elusive, who frequent this planet.
Earth's populations of citizens are like tadpole frogs, who cannot imagine a larger world above their pond's surface.
Our government's secret cadres, listed above, are well aware of these alien beings, their nefarious motives, tactics and agendas, but humanity remains uninformed tadpole frogs, who dwell in ignorance about this inter-galactic and inter-dimensional mind boggling, alien greater pond truth:
A Parable
Twice upon a time (maybe, thrice upon a time), a tadpole frog who lived by the side of a vast blue-green ocean visited his distant tadpole frog cousin who lived very far away in a deep, small well in a very dark cave.
"Isn't my world amazing ?
Isn't it wonderful and complex and totally beautiful?!", asked the cousin tadpole frog who lived in the cave in the dark deep well.
And the close relative tadpole frog who lived by the side of a vast blue-green ocean said;
"One day, my cousin, you must come and visit with me and see where I live and visit my home!"
So it came to pass, that his cousin, one day, packed his suitcase and left his small well in the dark cave and traveled far to visit his cousin tadpole frog who lived by the blue-green ocean.
And when the cousin from the small cave got there, and he saw his tadpole frog cousin's house on the beach and the unlimited expanse and spectacular majesty of the shore and the blue-green ocean, his head exploded, and he died.
Who created this preserve?
The lower Earth-life-forms of feline, amphibean, reptilian, mantid and insectoid, even butterfly, are echoed and mirrored by their alien higher-technology life-forms, who lent their DNA to this preserve long ago, who are sometimes seen aboard UFO craft by alien abductees..
This 'explosion' should not happen , so our government has carefully organized security disinformation and covert agencies to sustain ignorance.
Ontological shock is the sound barrier.
When should Earth peoples learn precisely in who's image, we were created?
When should they learn that they are seen by our 'keepers' as livestock to be farmed and harvested throughout the Universe?
Mankind's collective simian head will.. explode...
SPACECRAFT PROPULSION ENGINEER CLAIMS THE ANNUNAKI WILL RETURN WITH THE COMING OF NIBIRU
SPACECRAFT PROPULSION ENGINEER CLAIMS THE ANNUNAKI WILL RETURN WITH THE COMING OF NIBIRU
Many people believe that the Anunnaki created human beings to work as drone slaves in the colonized gold mines of Earth many thousands of years ago. They would later leave the Earth in disappointment with their creation. Human beings were considered far too rebellious and individualistic to be the workforce the Anunnaki required. Since that time, there have been only sporadic appearances on Earth from individual members of the advanced alien race. But could they ever return en masse? The signs suggest that this is entirely possibly.
According to Stan Deyo, the re-emergence of the Anunnaki on Earth is an imminent prospect. The arrival of the Anunnaki will coincide with the time that their planet Nibiru, also known as Planet X, draws close to the Earth. While the Pentagon and NASA officially deny the existence of this planet, Deyo claims that they are well aware of its existence and are aware of the implications when it passes close by to the planet Earth.
DNA: EVIDENCE OF THE GODS?
But why would the Anunnaki return after such a long period of absence on this planet? Certain researchers are suggesting that the aliens believe themselves to have ‘unfinished business’ on Earth and they feel obliged to “fix what they had done wrong.” What could this mean?
According to Gregg Braden, an American author, of all the codons in human DNA, only twenty of them are active. This interesting detail implies that the full potential of humanity has been suppressed for some reason, whether by accident or design. Those who believe that the Anunnaki created human beings to work as slaves think that this was certainly an intentional detail. Repressing the codons in the DNA meant that human beings would never be able to reach the same levels of consciousness and spiritual awakening of the Anunnaki themselves. It is possible that this is why the Anunnaki plan to return to this planet.
If this is the case, then the implications could go far beyond a heightened sense of consciousness and spirituality for human beings. According to the UFO researcher Simon Parkes, activating the now latent codons in human DNA could open up practically limitless possibilities. Human beings could recover from injury and disease in the blink of an eye and humanity might even be able to heal the environment.
MORE STRUCTURES DISCOVERED ON THE MOON INDICATE THAT SOMEONE MAY ALREADY BE OPERATING THERE
MORE STRUCTURES DISCOVERED ON THE MOON INDICATE THAT SOMEONE MAY ALREADY BE OPERATING THERE
Anomaly hunters have recently come across what seems to be an artificial complex inside a crater on the Moon.
The existence of artificial structures on the moon is not a novel idea, and although skeptics have been trying to debunk these lunar anomalies in every way possible, the emerging evidence seem to overcome them.
Numerous alleged structures are discovered on the moon. Maybe not all of them are exactly artificial in nature, but those seen by the anomaly hunter Streetcap1 of YouTube have once again stirred up the UFO community and conspiracy theorists alike.
The structures look really bizarre, the largest one is dome-shaped and stands in the middle, another two triangular structures flank it on both sides, and there's another puzzling square which appears to be framed.
Three triangular shapes in the same spot, up on a mound from inside the biggest crater from the visible side of the moon. Odd isn't it?
Is there a secret operation already in place up there? If so, is it possible that someone already has an underground complex on the moon?
After all, it’s a well-known fact that secret earthly bases ( area 51, S4) have underground layers where they perform all the top-secret actions, so why wouldn’t this tactic apply for the Moon?
AMAZING! CIA REVEALS THEY MADE CONTACT WITH SHADOW PEOPLE FROM MARS!
AMAZING! CIA REVEALS THEY MADE CONTACT WITH SHADOW PEOPLE FROM MARS!
The CIA, also known as "Central Intelligence Agency", holds some of the most desired secrets that conspiracists thirst for.
The amount of declassified data that has been coming out in recent years are sacred gems for the world of paranormal enthusiasts, with all the evidence of powerful mysterious forces working behind our backs.
We have documents that speak of large scale psychic experiments such as the "Stargate project", founded in 1978 during the Cold War, numerous accounts of UFO and Alien sightings, and several other oddities.
Another curious case dated back in 1984 that tells of a clairvoyant that saw tall shadow people inhabiting Mars. Along with the countless alien entities, he also saw long stretching roads, numerous obelisks and pyramid like structures creating a large and vast network.
The psychic even spoke with these shadow people, which revealed some sad truths about the ancient Martian people.
This blue light was seen from the space station this week and the photo was taken by a Danish astronaut to study weather phenomenon. This one looks extremely high up and close to the space station. Its a well known fact that UFOs are frequently seen around lightening storms, and its very possible that UFOs are at the heart of this one. The UFOs recharge from it, feed off of it and then get sudden bursts of incredible energy afterward...like a child getting a sugar rush. Such things have been recorded many times in the past, once on CNN, but that video was deleted for some unknown reason. I want to include the video, but I cannot find much on Youtube, because so many fakes have been uploaded to the site that 70% of all UFO videos are now CGI and the other 30% seem buried for some unknown reason. Perhaps a NSA/CIA trick to hide the truth from the public.
Missing Time And The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction Case, Documentary Video, UFO Sighting News.
Missing Time And The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction Case, Documentary Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of Event: 1961 Location of event: Exeter, New Hampshire, USA The alien abduction case talked about in this video happened in 1961 to eyewitnesses Barney Hill and Betty Hill. Betty and Barney Hill announced seeing a UFO and encountered hours of missing time while on a long road trip. When they were hypnotized, they both separately reported how they were snatched by aliens and appeared within a UFO before under going a medicinal examination. Betty said the aliens came from a system called Zeta Reticulei, yet it wasn't discovered by astronomers until 1969.
Alien Craft Seen Buzzing Building Tops Over Bangalore, India On Jan 25, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Alien Craft Seen Buzzing Building Tops Over Bangalore, India On Jan 25, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: January 25, 2017 Location of sighting: Bangalore, India In this video we see an unidentified flying object moving across the sky from one side of town to the other in just a few moments. Its silent and smooth movement is incredible, but its design...two disks one above another that is really baffling to me. I have never seen a UFO like this before...its really got me scratching my head about this one. This video blew me away when I saw the craft pass behind the buildings. What this tells me is that the UFO was huge! I am talking city bus size and it passed extremely close to these buildings. No jet engine heard, no propellers or wings detected and from the looks of it, no one on the ground seemed to have any idea what the heck this could be other than an alien craft. Scott C. Waring
Sci-Fi Comes Alive: 'Dune' Star Photographed Above Volcano
Sci-Fi Comes Alive: 'Dune' Star Photographed Above Volcano
By Sarah Lewin, Staff Writer
The astrophotography group project nightflight captured this image of the star Canopus (known as the fictional home of the "Dune" planet Arrakis) over La Palma, Canary Islands, on May 3, 2016. The organization released the image on Feb. 5, 2017.
The desert planet Arrakis is imaginary — from the famous science fiction series "Dune" — but the star it's said to orbit is real: Canopus, the second brightest star as seen from Earth. Here, Canopus shines above a volcano range on La Palma, Canary Islands.
An effort called project nightflight, led by astrophotographers Karoline Mrazek and Erwin Matys, captured the photo on May 3, 2016. The photographers used image stacking and a diffusor filter to create the image's striking views of the La Palma landscape and the shining star. The project promotes interest in and conservation of the night sky, and its work can be found online at www.project-nightflight.net.
Canopus is likely 313 light-years away from Earth, and because of the object's brightness, it is useful in spacecraft navigations. The star is visible from February into the spring for latitudes up to 35 degrees north, project nightflight told Space.com in an email.
In this photo, the "Dune" star hangs over a setting not so dissimilar from the Spice-mining planet author Frank Herbert imagined orbiting the star. But in the books, enormous, deadly sandworms terrorized that planet.
"Although the often-barren, sandy dunes of the volcanoes on the Canary Islands sometimes remind us of [the series' first main character] Muad'Dib's Dune planet, there were absolutely no wormsigns near or far," project nightflight said.
A giant black hole ripped apart a star and then gorged on its remains for about a decade, according to astronomers. This is more than ten times longer than any observed episode of a star's death by black hole.
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UNH/D.Lin et al, Optical: CFHT, Illustration: NASA/CXC/M.Weiss
A supermassive black hole has been gobbling up a star for more than a decade — about 10 times longer than any previously known such meal, a new study finds.
The extreme duration of this meal suggests that the star is incredibly large, or that it's being consumed more completely than any other known star that has fallen prey to a black hole, study team members said.
The astronomers in the study used three space telescopes — NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Swift satellite, and the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton craft — to examine an X-ray source known as XJ1500+154, which lies 1.8 billion light-years from Earth. [Images: Black Holes of the Universe]
XMM-Newton first spotted this source in July 2005 and has continued to monitor it since that time, as have Chandra and Swift. Chandra's observations showed that XJ1500+154 sits at the center of a small galaxy, strongly suggesting that it's associated with a supermassive black hole. (These behemoths, which can contain billions of times more mass than the sun, lurk at the centers of most, if not all, galaxies.)
The X-rays are being generated by a "tidal disruption event" (TDE) — a star or other object that's being torn apart by a black hole's powerful gravity, the researchers said. Some of the doomed body's material falls inward during a TDE, heating up so much that it generates an X-ray flare.
The XJ1500+154 X-ray flare is like nothing astronomers have ever seen, study team members said.
Black holes are so bizarre, they sound unreal. Yet astronomers have found good evidence they exist.
"We have witnessed a star's spectacular and prolonged demise," lead author Dacheng Lin, of the University of New Hampshire, said in a statement. "Dozens of tidal disruption events have been detected since the 1990s, but none that remained bright for nearly as long as this one."
The three telescopes' observations also suggest that the black hole has been growing rapidly while gobbling up the star. This conclusion could shed light on an astronomical mystery — how supermassive black holes managed to grow so big so fast long ago. (Some of these monsters already contained 1 billion solar masses just 1 billion years after the Big Bang that created the universe.)
"This event shows that black holes really can grow at extraordinarily high rates," co-author Stefanie Komossa, of QianNan Normal University for Nationalities in Duyun City, China, said in the same statement. "This may help [us] understand how precocious black holes came to be."
The record-setting meal won't last forever, of course. The team's modeling work suggests that the XJ1500+154 X-ray flare will dim considerably over the next few years, and the food supply will decline significantly over the next decade.
The new study was published online Monday (Feb. 6) in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Ce mercredi 5 novembre 1975, sept bucherons ont passé la journée à couper des arbres dans la forêt nationale Apache-Sitgreaves, dans les Montagnes Blanches, proche de Snowflake, à 240 km au nord de Phoenix (Arizona, USA). Le patron, Mike Rogers, avait vingt-huit ans, le plus âgé des sept hommes, et ses subordonnés se nomment : Allen Dalis, John Goulette, Dwayne Smith, Kenneth Peterson, Steve Pierce et Travis Walton, qui a 22 ans à l'époque.
Le coucher du Soleil dans ce lieu un peu élevé et montagneux se produisit vers 17h45 et, après avoir continué à travaillé dans la lumière déclinante, l'arrêt du labeur fut donné à 18 heure précise. Le temps de récupérer les outils, les scies à chaînes, les bidons de pétrole et d'huile et de se regrouper, les hommes s'entassèrent dans le vieux pick-up de 1965, qui put partir vers 18h10. Les places étaient bien définies dans la camionnette : les non-fumeurs à l'avant (Mike Rogers qui conduit, Kenneth Peterson au mileu et Travis Walton à droite, contre de la porte donc. Tous les autres sont assis à l'arrière et sont fumeurs. Ils commencèrent à monter la crète menant à la route, ils devraient être rentrés chez eux vers 19h30. Ils ouvrirent les fenêtres malgré le froid qui tombait : la chaleur et sueur du travail était encore bien présente...
Ils avaient atteint la route depuis quelques minutes et continuaient à monter quand Travis Walton aperçut une lumière à travers les arbres situés à leur droite et 100 mètres en avant. Il supposa d'abord qu'il s'agissait du soleil en train de descendre à l'ouest, mais se souvint que ce dernier avait déjà disparu depuis une bonne demi-heure. Il pensa alors qu'il s'agissait des lumières d'un camp de chasseurs, ou des phares ou même un possible incendie. Les collègues placés à droite de la camionnette avaient du aussi voir quelque chose car ils étaient bien silencieux. Alors qu'ils continuaient à avancer vers cette luminosité, une trouée dans les arbres permis de la distinguer un peu mieux...
" Fils de . . ." commença Allen Dalis.
- Qu'est-ce que c'était ? Demanda Travis Walton.
Ses yeux s'efforçaient de donner un sens à la lueur scintillante à travers les arbres denses qui bloquaient leur vision. De la fenêtre ouverte, il pouvait voir l'éclat jaunâtre apparaître au travers de leur chemin, sur la route, quarante mètres plus loin. Du siège du conducteur, Mike Rogers ne pouvait pas utiliser son œil droit sans se pencher, " Qu'est-ce que vous voyez ? " Demanda-t-il avec curiosité.
Dwayne Smith répondit :" Je ne sais pas - mais cela ressemblait à un avion écrasé suspendu dans un arbre ! "
Finalement, notre excitation croissante a poussé Mike Rogers à accélérer un peu la petite vitesse que le pick-up pouvait encore atteindre sur l'inclinaison. Nous passâmes au-delà de l'ombre des feuillus persistants, vers l'endroit où nous pouvions avoir une vue dégagée sur la source de l'étrange éclat. Soudainement, nous avons été électrisés par la vue la plus impressionnante, incroyable que nous avions vue dans nos vies entières.
" Arrêtez ! " Cria John Goulette. " Arrête le camion ! "
Alors que le camion glissait dans un arrêt poussiéreux sur la route rocailleuse, Travis Walton ouvrit sa portière pour avoir une vue plus claire de la chose éblouissante.
" Mon Dieu ! " Cria Allen Dalis. " C'est une soucoupe volante ! "...
Mike Rogers coupa le moteur et ils regardèrent tous, interloqués un étrange disque doré qui planait silencieusement à 20 pieds au-dessus du sol . Nous avons regardé, épouvanté. Les hommes du côté gauche du camion se penchaient pour qu'ils puissent voir. Là, à vingt pieds (6 mètres) au-dessus du sol, un étrange disque d'or planait silencieusement, à 30 yards d'eux (27 mètres). Ses bords étaient clairement définis. La machine d'or était nettement dessinée contre le bleu profond du ciel clair du soir. Un hâlo léger jaune émanait de l'embarcation et illuminait faiblement la zone immédiate d'une lueur mystérieuse. Sous la lumière étrange, la forêt autour prenait des teintes bizarres, qui étaient très différentes de ses couleurs naturelles. Les arbres, les branches et l'herbe reflétaient de nouvelles nuances subtiles et singulières.
D'après leur estimation, l'objet avait un diamètre global (un diamètre étant une ligne droite) de quinze ou vingt pieds (5 à 6 mètres - soit 18 mètres de circonférence env.); Il avait huit ou dix pieds d'épaisseur (3 mètres). Le disque aplati avait une forme semblable à celle de deux gigantesques poêlons placés lèvre à lèvre, avec un petit bol rond retourné sur le dessus. A peine visible de leur angle de vue, un dôme blanc dépassait en effet le contour supérieur du navire. Ils pouvaient voir des rayures plus foncées d'un éclat d'argent terne qui divisaient des zones incandescentes de sections en panneaux. La lumière jaunâtre pâle émise par la surface avait l'éclat du métal chaud, incandescent d'un haut fourneau. Il n'y avait aucune antenne ou protubérance visible d'aucune sorte. Rien qui ressemblait à une trappe, portes ou structures en forme de fenêtres ne pouvait être vu. Il n'y avait aucun mouvement et aucun bruit de l'engin.
Selon Travis Walton, il fut soudainement saisi de l'urgence d'aller voir la chose de près. Il eut peur de son départ et qu'il puisse manquer la chance de sa vie de satisfaire sa curiosité à ce sujet. Il sortit précipitamment du camion et se dirigea rapidement mais calmement vers le mystérieux véhicule et une clairière...
Ces collègues s’inquiétèrent de son action aussitôt :
" Qu'est ce que tu crois faire ? " Demanda Mike Rogers dans un fort murmure.
" Hé, Travis ! " l'appelèrent les hommes avec insistance.
Walton a longuement hésité, puis il est reparti plus lentement vers l'engin, à demi-courbé. Puis il s'est redressé en entrant dans le cercle de luminosité jaune laissé par l'engin sur le sol. Il était à peine à 1m80 d'être en-dessous de l'engin quand il s'est arrêté à nouveau. Là, il perçoit comme un son sourd, un étrange mélange de sons mécaniques bas et aigus. Il y avait des pointes intermittentes, perçantes, des bip superposés sur le bruit lointain, un bas grondement d'une machinerie lourde. Les sons étranges étaient tellement mélangés qu'il était impossible de les comparer à un son quelconque, déjà entendu.
- Travis, éloigne-toi de là ! cria Mike Rogers.
L'interpellé a jeté un regard fugitif sur le pick-up garé sur la route, puis a reporté son attention sur l'étude du navire incroyable. Soudain, il est surpris par une houle puissante et tonnante avec l'augmentation du volume des vibrations de l'engin. Il semble sauter sur place à cause du son vibrant, comme celui d'une multitude de générateurs de turbine démarrant. Il voit que la soucoupe commençe à vaciller sur son axe avec un mouvement d'accélération, comme une balance autour d'un sommet non stabilisé. Le même côté a continué à lui faire face pendant que l'engin restait à peu près à la même hauteur tout en se balançant
Il était en train de s'accroupir lorsqu'un rayon bleu-vert brilla du fond de l'engin. Il n'a rien vu ni rien entendu, juste la sensation d'un coup engourdissant, comme une électroction. Et puis sa conscience s'est enfoncée dans des ténèbres intenses...
Les hommes dans le camion ont vu son corps s'archer en arrière, les bras et les jambes tendus, lorsque la force du coup l'a soulevé du sol. Il a été projeté en arrière, en l'air de plusieurs pieds (5-6 mètres). Ils ont vu son épaule droite frapper la dure terre rocheuse de la crète. Mon corps restait immobile, étendu sur le sol.
" Il l'a eu! " Cria Steve Pierce.
Dwayne Smith a crié: " Partons d'ici ! "
" Faites bouger ce fils de pute ! " hurla hystériquement Allen Dalis.
Ce n'était pas la peine de demander à Mike Rogers : il tâtonnait déjà désespérément, cherchant le commutateur d'allumage. Ses doigts tremblants saisirent finalement la clé. Le moteur rugit à la vie. Mike mit le camion sur la piste qui était parsemée de cailloux. Il tourna frénétiquement le volant d'un côté, puis de l'autre, parcourant la route tortueuse, écrasant la pédale de l'accélérateur...
- Il nous suit ? Cria-t-il par-dessus son épaule. Personne n'a répondu.
- C'est après nous ? Cria-t-il encore...
Quand encore aucune réponse ne vint, il se tourna pour voir les regards choqués et stupéfiés sur les visages de son équipe. Leurs visages pâles regardaient droit devant eux, vides. En réaction à l'horreur incroyable de ce qu'ils avaient vus, six bucherons endurcis étaient réduits à une terreur sans intelligence... lui-même terrorisé, il pencha la tête par la fenètre pour voir s'ils étaient poursuivis tout en écrasant la pédale... le camion faisait des embardés, cognait des petites roches en bordure de la route, et ce ne fut que lorsqu'ils perdirent le rétriviseur droit, touché par un tronc d'arbre et que le camion fit un vol plané sur une forte bosse, faisant gémir les amortisseurs d'une façon inquiétante à l'atterrissage, qu'il freina et diminua sa vitesse... réalisant que la mauvaise route et sa vitesse étaient tout aussi dangereux...
Il finit par arrêter la camionnette à 30 mètres de la Rim Road.
« Il ne semble pas être après nous », frissonna Mike Rogers. La pause a poussé les hommes hors de leur silence choqué. Ils ont commencé à japper hystériquement. Tout le monde hurlait aussitôt, dans une confusion de cris aigus. Il insista : " Je l'ai vu retomber, mais qu'est-ce qui lui est arrivé ? "
" Man, un rayon bleu est sorti du fond de cette chose et l'a frappé partout ! Cela semblait l'engloutir ." La voix de Kenneth Peterson était solennelle.
- Bon sang ! Il semblait qu'il se désagrègeait ! s'écria Dwayne Smith.
- Non, il était d'une seule pièce, contredit Steve Pierce. Je l'ai vu frapper le sol.
" Je sais une chose, il a l'air d'avoir été frappé par un éclair !" revint Dwayne Smith. " J'ai entendu un zap - comme si il avait touché un fil électrique ! "
" Hé, les gars, nous ferions mieux d'y retourner ! " a dit quelqu'un.
- Pas question, mec, je n'y retourne pas ! Dit quelqu'un d'autre.
Comme les hommes l'ont soutenu, Mike Rogers intervint. " Allons faire un feu pour que les gars qui ne veulent pas y aller puissent rester ici dans la clairière, tandis que le reste d'entre nous y retourna ".
A ce moment, une camionnette s'approche sur la route en contrebas : ils se précipitent et l'arrêtent, pour demander s'ils ont vu quelque chose... Le conducteur demande aussitôt s'ils avaient vu ça ?... Il semble que le chauffeur de ce camion ait vu un disque au sud, qui s'est élevé et est parti à toute vitesse vers le nord-est... Du coup, les bûcherons ne pensent plus à rien et reprennent la route, tout en discutant...
Ils discutent encore à un mile (1,5 km) sur la route, où ils ont atteint le virage qui allait au nord de Heber. Là, ils sont finalement arrivé à une conclusion inévitable. Mike Rogers a remit le camion à l'arrêt. Il a dit fermement : " Ce camion va faire demi-tour, tous ceux qui ne veulent pas venir peuvent sortir ici et maintenant, et attendre... Nous avons agi comme un tas de lâches. Maintenant, ce que nous devons faire est ce que nous devrions avoir fait en premier lieu ! "
Les hommes embarrassés ne protestent plus de revenir sur le site. Même si certains étaient encore réticents, ils avaient honte de le dire. Aussi, la perspective d'attendre seul dehors dans l'obscurité était bien pire que de revenir tous ensembles... Leur courage avait été renforcé par le temps et la distance du site. Cependant, lorsqu'ils tournèrent à gauche, au large de la Rim Road vers la scène originale, leur appréhension commençait à se reconstruire. Ils ont commencé à spéculer sur les possibilités redoutables de ce qu'ils pourraient trouver quand ils seront revenus. Plus ils se rapprochaient, plus ils étaient anxieux.
Quelqu'un a suggéré de mener le camion autour et de pointer les phares vers la pile de rondins au-dessus de laquelle ils avaient vu l'engin planant. Ils montèrent et tirèrent, en roulant vers le sapin qui se penchait sur le chemin. Leurs yeux ont cherché dans la zone éclairée par les phares. Ils n'ont rien trouvé.
" Nous allons juste devoir sortir et regarder autour, " dit Mike Rogers.
Ils ont cherché d'abord dans la sécurité des phares. Tout le monde est resté ensemble, se serrant près de Mike Rogers, qui portait la seule lampe de poche. Le faisceau de la lampe de poche sondait dans la nuit, en examinant chaque forme sombre. Ils ont cherché derrière chaque bûche, buisson et souche. Ils ont appelé à plusieurs reprises: " Travis! ... TRAVIS !! " A l'exception de leurs appels, les bois étaient tranquilles. Ils ont cherché plus au nord, comme AllenDavis avait suggéré. Ils ont cherché au-delà du sommet de la crête et plus au sud. Ils n'ont trouvé aucun signe nulle part - pas d'objets étrangers ou de marques inhabituelles. Pas de brûlures, pas d'empreintes ou de terrain dérangé. Pas une trace de pistes et aucune preuve d'une lutte.
Plus ils continuaient, plus Mike Rogers était inquiet, plus émotionné. Il trébucha, puis se releva, regardant ses pieds, luttant pour contrôler ses sentiments. La perte de son ami, sa culpabilité en partant, et la pression de la direction qui lui était demandée devinrent trop lourdes pour un instant. Finalement, Mike Rogers réussit à reprendre son sang-froid. " D'accord, les gars, nous ne faisons rien de bien ici. Allons-y ! "
Ils sont entrés dans le camion et ont commencé la longue route de retour à Heber. Le souvenir de ce qu'ils avaient vu récemment les a laissés avec une gamme de fortes réactions émotionnelles.
Puis Kenneth Peterson a exprimé la pensée qu'ils avaient tous évité jusqu'à présent. " Nous allons devoir en informer les autorités "...
Après avoir beaucoup réfléchi de peur qu'on les accuse de cette disparition, ils prennent l'initiative d'aller voir le shérif adjoint, qui alerte immédiatement le shérif Marlia Guillespie. Celui-ci soupçonne fortement ces hommes d'être à l'origine du meurtre de leur collègue, et que tôt ou tard ils vont avouer et raconter ce qu'il s'est réellement passé. Des fouilles intensives sont organisées sur les lieux afin de tenter de retrouver d'éventuelles traces du disparu, en vain. En fait, c'est bien durant les quatre jours suivant que la police, aidée pour l'occasion par plusieurs dizaines de volontaires, organise des battues pour retrouver Walton, sans succès. Pendant la battue, des tests de radioactivité étaient réalisés en vain sur le terrain, mais des radiations étaient présentes sur l'équipement des compagnons de Trevis Walton. Après quatre jours de recherches, le 9 novembre, des rumeurs du meurtre de Travis par ses camarades commencent à circuler parmi la population et les autorités. C'est alors que le shérif décide de faire passer les compagnons de Travis au détecteur de mensonge. De nombreuses caméras de télévision y assistèrent. La personne chargée de réaliser le test polygraphique (détecteur de mensonge) était l'une des meilleures de l'Arizona (C. Y. Gilson). Durant cet examen, cinq des collègues de Travis ont réalisé le test ; le dernier, Allen Dalis, a refusé de le passer. Le plus extraordinaire est que le résultat fut sans appel, car les cinq personnes furent jugées sincères par le détecteur de mensonge.
Le 10 novembre, en fin de journée, le beau-frère de Travis Walton reçoit un appel téléphonique en PCV : il s'agit de Travis qui l'appelle d'une cabine publique à quelques kilomètres de là. On le retrouve sur place, nu, désorienté et en état de choc, amaigri et déshydraté (comme le confirmera un examen médical ultérieur : Un médecin local confirma l'état d'extrême désorientation et de déshydratation sévère dont souffrait Travis lorsqu'on le retrouva le 10 novembre. Le récit de Travis Walton est conforme à ceux des autres témoins, y compris le témoignage sous hypnose. Pour l'expert qui mena le test, Travis croyait dire la vérité.).
Dessin effectué d'après les descriptions de Walton sous hypnose
Travis Walton a tout oublié sur le coup, mais sa mémoire lui reviendra petit à petit, sans qu'il soit soumis à l'hypnose, contrairement à ce qui a été affirmé sur certains sites. Il racontera ceci : après avoir perdu connaissance sur la route, il se réveilla dans une pièce, allongé sur une table, entouré de trois créatures d'1,50 m de haut qu'il décrira comme ressemblant à des fœtus, avec la peau presque blanche, portant des robes longues bien ajustées de couleur brunes. Pris de panique, il repoussa violemment les trois créatures qui sortirent et il entreprit de sortir à son tour.
Il entreprend alors d'explorer l'ovni. Après avoir parcouru un couloir incurvé, il pénètre dans une salle circulaire. Au centre, il voit un fauteuil. A mesure que Travis s'en approche, la lumière s'atténue. Il distingue alors au-dessus de sa tête une voûte étoilée, s'assoit sur le siège face à une sorte de tableau de bord et commence à essayer de le manipuler, faisant parfois réagir l'engin. Un humanoïde d'assez grande taille, équipé d'un casque, entre alors dans la pièce, lui adresse un sourire et le conduit dans une autre partie du vaisseau - lequel se révèle beaucoup plus grand que Travis ne l'avait imaginé (on peut supposer ici qu'il n'est plus dans le premier vaisseau mais a été transféré de vaisseau pendant son inconscience). Apercevant plusieurs soucoupes réunies dans une vaste salle, il suppose qu'il est à bord d'un "vaisseau-mère". Il se retrouve finalement dans une autre salle, de dimensions plus réduites, où des êtres d'apparence humaine sont rassemblés. Il y a une femme parmi eux, mais tous se ressemblent comme des jumeaux. A cet instant, les visiteurs cosmiques endorment Travis, qui ne réussira pas, par la suite, à se souvenir de ce qui s'est passé après. Lorsqu'il revint à lui, il eut juste le temps de voir l'OVNI disparaître... Pour lui donc, peu de temps s'était passé, alors qu'il a été absent plusieurs jours en réalité...
Travis a également réalisé le test du détecteur de mensonge avec la même personne que pour ses cinq camarades, et sa sincérité fut également reconnue.
A priori, Les premiers ufologues sur les lieux sont le Dr. Lester Stewart du GSW et le professeur Allen Hynek, représentant alors le CUFOS, qui interrogent la famille Walton alors que Travis est encore disparu. L'attitude de la famille, qui aurait déjà eu des expériences avec des OVNIs, et le fait qu'ils ne semblent pas inquiets, fait que Hynek a de forts doutes "instinctifs" envers ce cas.
- La famille Walton dans son ensemble a eut une histoire continue avec les ovnis. Les garçons Walton ont signalé avoir fait 10 à 15 observations d'ovnis distinctes (très élevé, certes !). Lorsque Duane a été interrogé sur la disparition de son frère, il a déclaré que "Travis sera retrouvé, que les ovnis sont amicaux." Le GSW a objecté : "Comment savez-vous que Travis sera retrouvé ?". Duane a dit "J'ai un pressentimment, un fort pressentiment." Le GSW a demandé "Si les 'capteurs' de l'ovni vont rendre Travis, aurez-vous un appareil photo pour immortaliser ce grand événement ?" Duane, "Non, si j'ai un appareil photo 'ils' ne le rendront pas." - Notons tout de même que cela ne prouve rien, ni dans un sens, ni dans l'autre, de ressentir des choses...
La mère des Walton n'a pas démontré une émotion débordante lors de la "perte" de Travis. Elle a dit que les ovnis ne feront pas de mal à son fils, qu'il sera rendu et que des ovnis ont été vus par sa famille de nombreuses fois. Idem, cela peut être logique si une famille est "privilégiée" avec ce type de phénomène, tout comme il semble avoir existé dans le passé des familles de "sorciers" ou de guérisseurs, radiesthésistes, etc...
Les Walton ont refusé toute aide scientifique extérieure ou quiconque qui doutait logiquement de la portion d'enlèvement de l'histoire. Les media et le GSW ont été honnêtes avec les témoins. Cependant, lorsque l'histoire à commencé à "dériver" les Waltons n'ont parlé qu'aux gens qui ne doutaient pas de l'histoire d'enlèvement. Méfiance logique envers l'adversité...
L'APRO s'est impliquée et a critiqué le GSW et le Dr. Hynek pour avoir adopté une position négative sur la rencontre. Les Waltons ont "vendu" leur histoire au National Enquirer et l'histoire a été complètement déformée de la vérité. Tous les témoins ayant subi des ragots, soupçons de drogues, d'alcool ou autres, d'avoir eu leur vie bouleversée, est-il anormal de vouloir avoir quelques bons côtés financiers ? Sûrement pas...
L'enquête sera longue et difficile et les expertises contradictoires. Walton et ses amis seront, des années durant, tournés en ridicule et accusés de supercherie. On dira que Walton fut sous l'empire d'une drogue (canabis), qu'il avait halluciné (alors qu'il n'a jamais fumé et le canabis ne provoque pas d'hallucinations !). Lui et ces compagnons seront soumis au détecteur de mensonges, à des interrogatoires croisés, qui ne permettront pas d'infirmer leur témoignage, à aucun moment...
Depuis 1975, aucun de ces hommes n'a changé sa version des faits, et c'est en 1993 que C. Y. Gilson eut l'opportunité de faire passer le test du polygraphe au dernier de la bande, Allen Dalis à propos de l'enlèvement de Travis par un OVNI. Le résultat fut conforme à ceux obtenus avec les collègues d'Allen Dalis.
On rappelle qu'il est impossible que sept personnes puissent tromper un détecteur de mensonge sur une même histoire, d'où le grand intérêt des médias pour cette dernière. Néanmoins, un détecteur de mensonge ne fait qu'indiquer la sincérité de celui qui y est soumis, c'est-à-dire si ce dernier est convaincu de ses dires ; il ne prouve en rien leur véracité (même si c'est tout de même un fort indicateur).
Travis Walton écrivit un livre sur cette affaire, The Walton experience, qui fut publié en 1978 et réédité en 1996 sous le titre Fire in the Sky.
Un long-métrage également intitulé Fire in the Sky (Visiteurs extraterrestres en français) et librement inspiré de ces événements fut réalisé en 1993 par Robert Lieberman. A part l'enlèvement même dont l'horreur est exagérée dans le film, le livre est bien respecté...
Il est important de noter que le NICAP, organisme auto-proclamé d'enquêtes sur les OVNI, enquêta sur cette affaire et conclut à un canular orchestré par Travis Walton et son frère Duane, en affirmant avoir en sa possession des pièces de loupés non déclarés de tests de détecteurs de mensonges, mais sans réellement les montrer officiellement ni les avoir fait formellement authentifiées par des instances "neutres". De plus, Ryan Somers, dans son livre " The Blue Planet Project " soupçonne fortement le NICAP (et d'autres organismes d'ufologues) d'être très infiltré par la NSA afin de discréditer au mieux certains témoignages ou affaires "crédibles"... difficile donc de faire la part des choses en final, et comme souvent sur la plupart des affaires UFO, et cela semble bien voulu... il s'agit d'interventionisme de sécurité et non de "complot" donc, même si le résultat apparaît comme fortement anti-démocratique...
Travis Walton Document (repost d'une vidéo déjà hébergée) par yveshSFH
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DENVER – The object first appeared to be a shooting star, the Littleton man told U.S. Airforce investigators in 1951, but then suddenly changed course and color as it drifted off into the horizon and ultimately disappeared.
Bill Johnson’s encounter in the Four-Corners area is just one of thousands of bizarre sightings documented in a recently declassified government report related to Unidentified Flying Objects. A trove of more than 130,000 pages of UFO records, known as Project Blue Book, hit the internet last year.
After the infamous alleged alien landing in Roswell, New Mexico, in July 1947, the US Air Force investigated 12,618 sightings from 1947 to 1969, and many of those cases occurred in Colorado.
The following are some of the notable cases from our state profiled in Project Blue Book:
If you work at Pikes Peak, you are probably used to the stunning view and can easily identify points of interest, but three employees of the Pikes Peak Railway viewed something on a spring day in 1947 that they couldn’t quite explain.
The report states the three employees were on their lunch break when the crew spotted a silver object in the sky. The object appeared to be traveling at a high rate of speed. The men were certain the object was not a conventional aircraft, the report reads. The craft stayed in the area for several minutes, maneuvering in ways no other known aircraft could move.
You can’t get a more credible witness than Sam T. Taylor, the Democratic Floor Leader of the Colorado State Senate in 1955. He pops up in the report for the strange encounter in La Veta on Nov. 25 of that year.
Investigators interviewed Taylor at the State Capitol. He told them he saw a barrel-shaped object with a large front-end. The object was greenish-blue in color and appeared jelly-like. The object was silent and flew ten miles before it disappeared over Mt. Mestas. He estimated the speed of the object to be about half the speed of a meteorite.
The biggest movie of the summer in 1954 was The Egyptian, and the best place to take in a film during that time was at the Drive-in. That is what one Aurora man was doing when he came across several flying objects on an August night in Lakewood (Edgewater now).
The man said he saw “flying saucers” at the Lakeshore Drive-in at 1701 Sheridan Blvd. (where a King Soopers shopping center is now). The man said he saw a flying object fly north in the vicinity of Stapleton Airfield. Fifteen minutes later, up to 12 objects were seen flying at a high-rate of speed toward Stapleton.
4. Flying disk over SW Denver DATE: Aug. 20, 1949 LOCATION: Southwest Denver Page Scan:
What happens when you work at an airforce base and report a UFO? You end up in Project Blue Book. Hopefully, he didn’t end up on any other government list.
That’s how Theodore Mahoney ended up in this report. He was a flight instructor at the old Lowry Airforce Base in Denver. On Aug. 20, 1949, he reported seeing a flying disk from his backyard at 2801 West Dartmouth Street. The object was traveling at a high-rate of speed west from where he stood. The object maintained a steady flight path until it disappeared over the horizon.
The report notes that Mahoney was well acquainted with aircraft of the era, but he didn’t recognize the oval-shaped object flying over his southwest Denver home.
They used to own the Alpine Café in Walsenburg, but this couple wasn’t serving up the soup of the day when the encountered this strange light in the sky.
The couple said they spotted a cigarette-shaped object creating a strange vapor trail. The object was white in color and glowing at the top. The couple told investigators that the object was moving too slow to be a jet. The UFO disappeared over Mt. Baldy.
The CIA has finally complied with the spirit of an executive order signed over two decades ago and made their archive of declassified 25+ year old documents available to the public. Today James explains what the archive is, how to access it, and the shoddy journalism that's been produced so far about it in the lying establishment fake news dinosaur press.
A yellow Futuro House on exhibition in Espoo, Finland. Shutterstock
There are UFO sightings everyday, but they aren’t the kind you imagine.
Instead of alien spaceships flying high in the sky, we’re talking about Futuro Houses: UFO-shaped prefab homes originally built in the late 1960s. These rare homes are located all around the world, from Los Angeles to Antarctica and from New Jersey to Estonia.
According to TheFuturoHouse.com—an extensive website dedicated to documenting the unique structures—at least 80 to 100 Futuros were manufactured, some were destroyed, and a handful are still waiting to be discovered.
But around 64 of the UFO houses are scattered in different countries, still standing and causing locals and visitors alike to do a double take. After all, it’s not often that you see a real-life UFO.
Why were the Futuro Houses built and what do the insides look like? In honor of this unique structure, we’ve answered these questions and rounded up the best photos from across the world.
A Futuro House in Dumbai, Russia—perched on a cliff in the Caucasus Mountains—that currently functions as the mess hall for an 8 to 12 person high-alpine hotel. Shutterstock
History and design
In the late 1960s, Dr. Jaakko Hiidenkari commissioned Finnish architect Matti Suuronen to design a ski chalet that could be relocated from central Finland to elsewhere. Hiidenkari wanted a structure that would heat quickly and could be built easily on rough terrain.
The solution? Suuronen took inspiration from the space-obsessed 1960s and designed an elliptical house on a metal frame; To any observer it looked exactly like a flying saucer.
Inside, a lack of right angles meant everything took place in-the-round, from the built-in seating to the windows. You entered the Futuro through a hatch—another element that cemented the intergalactic comparison—and the structure featured a bedroom, bathroom, fireplace, and living room.
An electric heating system allowed the house to be heated from -20 degrees Fahrenheit to 60 degrees Fahrenheit in only 30 minutes. In all, the Futuro House could sleep up to eight people, most in the round living room that featured a central fireplace.
Interior photos of a restored Futuro House that was on exhibition at the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 2011. Happy Famous Artists/
According to The Futuro House, Suuronen’s design was originally manufactured in Finland and later licensed for manufacture in other countries. It used cheap materials—fiberglass reinforced with plastic—and the building’s 16 prefab pieces could be mass-produced, transported to a building site, and bolted together with relative ease. Once at their final location, the capsule house stood on raised legs—adaptable to almost any terrain—built on four concrete piers.
The first Futuros cost $14,000. And the capsule’s innovative design held appeal beyond ski resorts. The Futuro Corporation that built the lightweight houses believed that the prefab structures could be a low-cost, easy-to-assemble housing solution in any environment.
Unfortunately, the 1973 oil crisis increased the cost of plastic—a key ingredient—and made the Futuro almost three times more expensive. Higher costs limited production and doomed the Futuro to the dust bin of history as an architectural oddity, instead of an affordable housing solution.
A Futuro House in Frisco, North Carolina. Shutterstock
Where are they now?
A big part of the Futuro’s appeal was in its ease of transport. So it’s not surprising that, despite the Futuro’s limited production, the structures still ended up all over the world.
Since the early 1970s, Futuro Houses have mostly been transported in sections, by road, and then assembled on site. But there are also documented cases of a Futuro being airlifted by helicopter or transported by road fully assembled.
While some Futuros have been abandoned, others—like this turquoise version that sits on the roof of the Central Saint Martins college in London—have been lovingly restored by artists or architecture lovers. At times, a Futuro will even pop up for sale on eBay.
The Futuro House website has mapped all of the known locations of Futuros. At least 15 of them are still standing in the United States, and there are quite a few of the capsule buildings in Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. The most unique locations with confirmed Futuros are Antarctica (with two of the houses) and Japan (with one building).
A few more photos of Futuro Houses from around the world
A photo taken in July 1968 of a Futuro House (location unknown). Photo by Evening Standard/Getty ImagesA Futuro House at Treptower Spree in Germany, the building of the former pleasure park Spreepark, was bought by an artist and is now a garden house. Photo by Meißner/ullstein bild via Getty Images
UFO 'chases passenger jet' through the sky as baffled witness releases video in a bid to find explanation
UFO 'chases passenger jet' through the sky as baffled witness releases video in a bid to find explanation
The witness said they felt both 'excited and anxious' as they watched the bizarre light fly almost alongside they jet
BY KARA O'NEILL
Bizarre footage appears to have captured the moment a UFO appears to chase a passenger jet through the sky.
The incident was caught on camera by a baffled resident in the US who has recently uploaded the footage in a bid to get some answers.
The witness told the Mutual UFO Network : "I am told that military pilots train in the mountains around where I live and I’ve always enjoyed seeing them fly through.
"This happens all the time. Jets and helicopters are a common sighting. So I naturally saw the jet and did a double take, because there was something following it.”
The UFO appears to fly alongside the passenger jet(Photo: Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)/Youtube)
"I knew it wasn’t a jet because it was actually right behind one. The jet it was chasing left a long contrail behind it, but the UFO did not. The UFO was gaining on the jet.
"No helicopter could do that. I was blown away and luckily got out my phone in time to take a video. I watched the object gaining on the jet for about 10 seconds when I lost them in the trees.”
The witness described feeling both 'excited and anxious' at the sighting.
A witness to the incident now wants answers(Photo: Mutual UFO Network (MUFON)/Youtube)
They claimed that the object was very difficult to dismiss as a weather balloon or other aircraft.
After the initial sighting, the witness claims they then saw three more jets and one helicopter flying in the same direction as the UFO.
The witness claims the original sighting was at 7pm on April 21, 2016, in Lincoln, a town in New Hampshire in the US.
And now they want more information: "I would like to show the video to an aviation expert and maybe get an explanation. I’m uploading to MUFON hoping for answers.”
The video went viral and caused quite a stir in the small town of Kuala Krai, Malaysia. (Photo: Keystone/Getty Images)
In 2016 a video of a massive disc-shaped object was seen flying around the skies of Malaysia. Many were left in shock at what appeared to be a rare UFO sighting in the Southeast Asian country, but some recent investigations have now uncovered the truth behind the video.
The video was originally posted on YouTube in September 2016 and has more than 590,000 views as of this writing. In the video - which can be seen below - an object can be seen gliding in the sky before it zips away. It then returns a few seconds later turning on its axis to the amazement of onlookers. Judging from the video, it is easy to see why they are all in awe of what they are witnessing as a stream of white light can be seen coming from the flying saucer.
It was then shared all across Malaysia and caused quite a stir among the residents of the town of Kuala Krai, the place where the flying saucer was spotted. However, the video seems to have been created using CGI (computer generated imagery). To be more precise the CGI creation was based off on one that was created in 2007. According to the Malaysian news agency Bernama, the police had reported no such sightings in the area.
The video titled "UFO CGI Unveiled" was uploaded by a YouTube user named Damien White in 2007. In the video he explains how the alien ship is created using computer graphics. The Malaysian UFO video looked so realistic that it even newspapers such as The Sun began to report it. UFO sightings in Malaysia aren't uncommon as there have been many of them over the years. As a matter of fact, news of one that was spotted in Georgetown, Penang was recently reported by The Star.
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Blink-182's Tom DeLonge to publish book about UFOs
Blink-182's Tom DeLonge to publish book about UFOs
Former band member’s forthcoming non-fiction book, Sekret Machines: Gods, is ‘designed to shake people up, to make them question their assumptions’
Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge Photograph: Ollie Millington/Barcroft Media
In the wake of a complicated public split from a famous pop-punk group, many musicians might make their first step into book publishing a tell-all autobiography. Not for former Blink-182 member Tom DeLonge, whose book about UFOs will be out on 7 March.
DeLonge co-wrote the non-fiction book, Sekret Machines: Gods, with the occult expert Peter Levenda. It is based on interviews with intelligence officers, scientists, engineers and military officials. According to a press release, it will be “an eye-opening investigative journey to the heart of the UFO phenomenon”, as well as transcending “the speculation of journalists, historians and others whose conclusions are often either misinformed or only tease around the edges”.
“Sekret Machines: Gods is the opening salvo on the complacency of human institutions where the UFO Phenomenon is concerned,” says Levenda. “It’s designed to shake people up, to make them question their assumptions.”
DeLonge said Levenda’s expertise aided the project: “It was his ability to frame an esoteric thesis that gave me the ammunition to speak clearly on the subject matter, and that got me in the door.”
According to Rolling Stone, DeLonge has been interviewing aerospace industry officials, the US Department of Defense and Nasa. “It’s very hard to think, ‘How did this guy in a band get access like that?’” he said. “It sounds crazy. But it’s because I can speak to a very specific audience. I earned their trust. I knew my material.”
The Blink-182 founding member announced his departure from the group and confirmed details of his publishing project. At the time of the split, the guitarist defended his decision to not record new music with Blink-182, saying that the “Blink stuff went haywire” because a new contract with the band conflicted with his plans to record a soundtrack to accompany fiction he was planning to publish. DeLonge disputed the account of the split given by band’s manager.
Sekret Machines is DeLonge’s first non-fiction book. He has co-authored a number of novels, one of which – Sekret Machines: Chasing Shadows – covered similar alien-based themes as his forthcoming book. DeLonge is also reportedly to direct a sci-fi film titled Strange Things, about a group of San Diego skateboarders who investigate UFO phenomenon.
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Aliens With Gass hosts Kevin Gassman and Heidi Gadd
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Heidi Gadd once got into a car accident while chasing a UFO
“It was a daytime sighting — I saw this orb that was zipping around. I followed it, and accidentally hit a guy backing up on a side street. I bumped him, and I hopped out, saying, ‘Oh my God, I’m so sorry! I was watching this UFO,’ and he looked up at it and said, ‘You know what, never mind.’”
She grins as she finishes her story: “So I decided that from now on if I get into another car accident, I’ll just point up at the sky and say, ‘Oh, I saw something.’”
Gadd is the co-host of Aliens With Gass, Phoenix’s number-one (and only) radio program devoted to all things extraterrestrial and rock ’n’ roll. The weekly radio program offers a platform for her and her co-host, longtime radio personality Kevin Gassman, to talk about their shared passion for aliens and UFO phenomena. It also offers an outlet for listeners who’ve had their own close encounters to hear that they aren’t alone.
“I think a lot of people don’t want to admit they have an interest in this,” Gassman explains. “But when we tell them we do an alien show, nine times out of 10, someone will come up to me afterward and say that they saw something.”
Both of the hosts have had personal experiences dealing with the unknown: Gadd, who grew up out in the desert, has seen scores of UFOs; Gassman recalls seeing one in his youth.
“When I was 19, I saw something in the sky — it was three black triangles in a triangle formation, way high up in the sky. It left an indelible mark in my brain,” he says.
When Gassman speaks, you can hear all 20 of the years he’s spent on the radio. His voice is perfectly tuned for broadcasting, sounding wry and articulate. It’s a voice that anyone who’s tuned into 93.9 KWSS for the last decade would instantly recognize. It was while doing his long-running Driving With Gass program on KWSS that the idea of doing a rock ’n’ aliens radio show first materialized.
Guest speakers on the show include people Fox Mulder would deem a "true believer."
Aliens With Gass
“I met Heidi a few years back. She contacted me out of the blue, and introduced me to Ken Koshio, who’s a Japanese drummer and performer,” Gassman says.
“Ken and I were doing a show together, and we needed to do something on the radio to promote it,” Gadd adds. It was during that radio segment where the two discovered their on-air chemistry and mutual interest in aliens. “I was watching a lot of Ancient Aliens at the time,” Gassman says with a laugh.
Gassman and Gadd started doing a weekly segment on aliens on Driving With Gass on Thursdays, closing out his afternoon show with an hour devoted to all things otherworldly.
The show stopped in March 2016, but a good radio bit is a lot like a chestburster exploding out of the ribcage of a space colonist — you just can’t keep it down. The duo returned to the airwaves in August on 99.1 FM in the East Valley, and it was then that they started to do Aliens With Gass consistently. It was also when they started making music a bigger part of the program.
“One of the things that started it was a song by a local band called the Wiley One, ‘UFO Man,’” Gassman explains. “It started me down this rabbit hole of music.”
Gassman dug back through the history of pop music to find songs about aliens, discovering some surprises along the way. “We found this Ella Fitzgerald record that has a song on it called ‘Two Little Men In A Flying Saucer.’ It’s from 1951, four years after Roswell.”
The history of pop music is intertwined with aliens, in more ways than one. Iconic bands like the Rolling Stones, the Byrds, and the Kinks have all crafted odes to aliens. It would be impossible to conceive of Bowie or T-Rex without them. The spooky theremin sounds that added a sci-fi touch to countless novelty records, Joe Meek’s outer space productions, Danzig howling about astro-zombies and teenagers from Mars, the Pixies singing about abductions and motorways to Roswell, Kool Keith’s alter egos, Sun Ra, P-Funk on their mothership, Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge leaving his band to chase after aliens and co-author books with conspiracy theorists — space is a place in which pop culture feels right at home.
Each episode of Aliens With Gass is laced with music to help lighten the mood. “People come on to talk about their experiences with aliens, and sometimes it can get really heavy,” Gadd says.
Their show alternates between talking about news bits and interesting pieces of UFO lore with interviewing local personalities, musicians, and well-known figures in the UFO community like Travis Walton (whose extraterrestrial experience inspired the film Fire in the Sky) and NASA whistleblower Ken Johnston (who claimed that Apollo 17 received an ominous alien message while leaving the moon: “Don’t come back — you’re not ready yet”).
It may seem odd at first that a state as conservative as Arizona could produce a show like Aliens With Gass, but the Valley of the Sun has been a haven for high weirdness. While the Phoenix Lights incident in 1997 and Walton’s abduction near Snowflake in 1975 are the most famous examples of the paranormal in Arizona, our state’s history is full of UFO sightings and cryptozoological stories.
This strange history isn’t lost on Gassman and Gadd, who make a point to talk about local lore and events on their shows. Even if something seems outlandish or too bizarre to be believed, they’re willing to hear it out. Gassman gleefully shares a story he’s heard recently about an observatory near Tucson. “It’s owned by the Vatican. It’s near Tucson off Grand Mountain. The reason why they have it, allegedly, is that they’re looking for an alien savior.”
Stories like these bring up the obvious question: How much of this do Gassman and Gadd believe? “I want to believe it’s real,” Gassman says. “There’s got to be something better than where we’re at right now.” While both hosts believe in the existence of aliens and their coming to Earth, they remain refreshingly skeptical and open-minded about their favorite subject.
“We’ll call out BS when we hear it,” Gassman says.
Gadd chimes in: “There are so many people out there who put out fake stuff on purpose, so we have to be very mindful of that.”
One of the things they address on their show, which makes it a compelling listen, is they talk about the tension that that desire can bring: the risk that wanting something to be true can warp our perception of reality.
“Remember the demon that was spotted in Phoenix? Why did they think it was a demon? Because people want it to be a demon. They want to see it, they want to believe in something other than this planet, something otherworldly,” Gadd muses.
“But then you have to wonder why demons don’t appear on pieces of toast? That’s the Virgin Mary’s territory: trees and toast,” Gassman interjects.
Both radio hosts are optimistic that the truth about aliens will eventually be revealed, and that the news that we’re not alone in the universe could spark a desperately needed renaissance for our species.
“When aliens show up, it’s going to transcend everything that’s happened on this planet,” Gassman says. “Regardless of your gender, your race — it’s going to change the dynamic of how we live. It’s a serious thing; we have to be aware of it.”
Gadd nods in agreement, ending the conversation on a hopeful note.
“I think it would stop wars — that’s the hippie in me talking. I think people would learn to love each other, and realize that we’re all just a speck of stardust, man.”
Aliens With Gass can be heard on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. on 99.1 FM and KWSS 93.9. The show will also be starting up on www.voiceamerica.com at 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Past episodes can be heard at soundcloud.com/alienswithgass (or on iTunes and Stitcher).
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CIA: In deze landen werd in het diepste geheim gewerkt aan vliegende schotels
CIA: In deze landen werd in het diepste geheim gewerkt aan vliegende schotels
Onlangs gaf de CIA een groot aantal documenten vrij, waaruit onder meer is gebleken dat de spionagedienst krantenberichten over vliegende schotels in het buitenland nauwgezet volgde.
Eén van de stukken gaat over een Duitse ingenieur, die claimde dat de Sovjets Duitse experts op het gebied van vliegende schotels aan het werk hadden gezet.
Daarnaast bleek volgens de CIA uit berichten uit Toronto dat de Canadese luchtmacht aan een ‘vliegende schotel’ werkte die in toekomstige oorlogen zou worden gebruikt.
Diepste geheim
Ingenieurs van de luchtmacht werkten in fabrieken van A.B. Roe in het diepste geheim aan de vliegende schotel.
Tegen het einde van de Tweede Wereldoorlog werden in Duitsland bouwtekeningen voor vliegende schotels gevonden.
De Duitse ingenieur Georg Klein stelde volgens de CIA dat er in 1941 al in Duitse vliegtuigfabrieken werd gewerkt aan vliegende schotels.
Eerste testvlucht
Klein, die zei dat hij werkzaam was voor het ministerie van Albert Speer, was op 14 februari 1945 in Praag om de eerste testvlucht van een vliegende schotel te aanschouwen.
Tijdens het experiment bereikte het vaartuig binnen drie minuten een hoogte van 12.400 meter en een snelheid van 2200 kilometer per uur.
De topsnelheid van de schotels bedroeg volgens de ingenieur 4000 kilometer per uur.
Zware bewaking
Hij legde uit dat eind 1944 drie verschillende prototypes klaar waren om te worden getest. Eén type had de vorm van een schijf en was gebouwd in de fabriek waar ook de V2-raketten werden gemaakt.
De CIA merkt op dat de Sovjets in Wroclaw de hand hadden weten te leggen op de plannen.
Mensen die aan de schotels werkten werden gelijk onder zware bewaking overgebracht naar de Sovjet-Unie.
Syrië
In Frans-Equatoriaal-Afrika werden op 22 november 1952 vier vliegende schotels gezien. Een priester genaamd Carlos Maria zag die avond vier grote schijven roerloos in lucht hangen.
“Ze hadden een zilverachtige kleur zoals de maan,” zei de priester. “Vlak voordat ze alle vier begonnen te bewegen lichtten ze op als zonnen.”
De CIA wijst daarnaast op een bericht dat op 19 mei 1953 in de Syrische krant Al Ahaya verscheen en waarin wordt gesteld dat er vliegende schotels waren gezien boven de stad Homs.
Iran
De objecten kwamen volgens de krant vanuit het zuiden.
Een dag daarvoor, op 18 mei 1953, werd een oplichtend object gezien in de lucht boven de Iraanse stad Abadan.
Het object ‘was net zo fel als de zon en had de vorm van een nieuwe maan’. Hetzelfde object werd gezien boven de olievelden in Khuzestan, aldus de krant.
Een man rijdt enkele dagen geleden ’s avonds in de Amerikaanse staat Missouri als hij naar de kant van de weg wordt gedirigeerd door politieauto’s met zwaailichten.
Er volgen nog meerdere politieauto’s en dan opeens verschijnt er een vrachtwagen met een dieplader die de hele breedte van de weg in beslag neemt en de mond van de man valt open van verbazing.
Scott C. Waring is een man die zich ongeveer 24 uur per dag bezighoudt met UFO-waarnemingen en ook rapporten van over de hele wereld ontvangt.
Niet zo vreemd dat er af en toe foutjes sluipen in zijn berichtgeving zoals gisteren toen hij verslag deed over een UFO-transport dat door twee onafhankelijke getuigen zou zijn waargenomen in de Amerikaanse staat Missouri.
Als voorbeeld voegt hij dan een aantal foto’s en video’s bij en zegt dat hoewel het transport is gesignaleerd in Missouri dit dan wel onderweg zal zijn naar het beruchte Area 51 in Nevada.
Ik reed gisteravond (1 februari 2017) op de I-44 noord. Om precies tien uur vijftien zag ik een rij politieauto’s over een afstand van bijna twee kilometer richting zuiden gaan. Ik zag meer politieauto’s met zwaailichten die het verkeer tegenhielden. Tussen de politieauto’s reed een vrachtauto met een dieplader. Toen die dichterbij kwam, kon ik mijn ogen niet geloven want wat die vervoerde, leek precies op een vliegende schotel.
De vrachtauto passeerde mij op een afstand van ongeveer 30 meter en ging in tegenovergestelde richting en reed niet al te snel. Het geheel was min of meer een beetje verlicht en mijn auto wat verhoogd zodat ik duidelijk zicht had. Het was een dof metalen grijs object, met korte dikke poten die onder vanuit het midden kwamen. Het centrale gedeelte was vrij dik en werd steeds smaller aan de rand. Het was zo groot dat het helemaal over de oplegger uitstak. Ik zag geen cockpit of ramen of andere markeringen.
Vervolgens komt Scott met beelden die door iemand anders zijn gemaakt en die er zo uitzien:
Bovenstaande beelden zijn afkomstig uit een video waarvan Scott zegt dat die laat zien wat de man in Missouri zag en dat er dus twee onafhankelijke getuigen dit transport hebben gezien en dat het dan wel onderweg zal zijn naar Area51.
Wat Scott niet heeft gezien, is dat de man die de video publiceerde deze heeft gekopieerd van een oudere video van bijna twee jaar geleden. De originele video waar de beelden uit komen is al gemaakt op 21 maart 2015 en ook niet in Missouri, maar in Nevada, wat wel weer de staat is waarin ook Area51 ligt. De originele video staat hieronder.
Kortom, het zijn niet twee onafhankelijke getuigen die hetzelfde tegelijkertijd hebben gezien, maar het zijn wel een aantal getuigen die hetzelfde fenomeen hebben waargenomen op andere dagen en op verschillende locaties.
Daarmee blijft natuurlijk de vraag overeind wat de Amerikanen hier nu precies vervoeren en waarom.
NASA's toyed with seemingly sci-fi ideas such as ion thrusters for decades. What's next?
NASA
IN BRIEF
NASA is researching a number of different methods of deep space propulsion, from solar sails to thermal fission, all of which present their own benefits and challenges.
As propulsion technology advances, humanity will be able to reach farther into space, subsequently deepening our understanding of the universe in which we live.
THE POWER OF PROPULSION
Space has always been a frontier where we expect the most advanced technologies and the most brilliant innovations to be employed. But for all that expectation, development has seemed to have stalled in one area: propulsion.
Here is a rundown of the technology that will be pushing the boundaries of space propulsion very soon.
1. CHEMICALS ROCKETS
Ah, the good old liquid fuels. A staple since the advent of the space age, these fuels have been in development for 90 years already. But even after all that time, chemical fuels are still around and will be for the foreseeable future. Unfortunately, we’ve done about all we can to make traditional chemical propulsion methods as efficient as possible.
We’ll need to develop more advanced chemical systems that make use of high energy density propellants and more advanced engine cycles if we want to use chemical propulsion for longer-term missions that would require a higher thrust-to-weight ratio. If we do make it to Mars using this propulsion methods, we will likely see astronauts splicing polar ice caps for hydrogen fuel to make the trip back home.
2. ELECTROTHERMAL
More commonly associated with thrusters that orient rather than propel, these engines create super-heated plasma using electrical energy and push it through a supersonic nozzle. They’re ideal for longer missions as they don’t require the storage of volatile chemicals, and they are also fairly simple to make.
Since the 1970s, electrothermal engines have been used in Russian satellites, so we’ve had plenty of time to improve the technology. However, because they produce a very low level of thrust, they don’t have as many potential uses as some of the other propulsion methods.
NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) Project's seven-kilowatt ion thruster. – NASA
3. ION DRIVE
A low-thrust, long-term design, ion drives work by ionizing unreactive fuels (such as xenon), accelerating them using electrical fields, and then shooting them out into space. They are very slow at picking up speed, but can deliver 10 times as much thrust as a chemical rocket in the long run.
This type of propulsion has already been used on a number of spacecraft, including dozens of Earth-orbiting satellites and ones that have traveled as far as dwarf planet Ceres, so we know that they can work. Unfortunately, they do require a huge amount of electricity, which is typically provided by solar cells or a nuclear reaction.
NASA is currently working on several new systems, including the NASA Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) and the Annular Engine, so this type of propulsion will be used to help us explore space even more frequently in the future.
4. SOLAR SAILS
The ability of light to produce force was first discovered in 1873, and this innovative propulsion method works by having photons push a solar sail, thus propelling a craft forward. It would eliminate the need for heavy fuels or bulky engines, and the technique has already been proven effective by the LightSail project and Japan’s IKAROS project.
However, building the huge solar-relays such a system would need isn’t easy, and the farther away from the Sun this type of rocket travels, the less efficient the system becomes. Some have proposed using a massive laser to propel a spacecraft in the direction of a nearby star, but those designs are still very much in the planning stages.
Credit: Josh Spradling / The Planetary Society
5. PLASMA PROPULSION ENGINE
A variation on ion drive technology, this engine has magnetic currents and electrical potentials that accelerate ions in plasma to generate thrust. Despite the concept being more than half-a-century old, no one has yet to launch a spacecraft with this type of propulsion system beyond our atmosphere.
However, the Ad Astra Rocket company in Texas is currently working on the VASIMR, the world’s biggest plasma propulsion engine prototype. They predict that such a system could make the trip to Mars in just 39 days.
An early plasma propulsion engine from the Lewis Research Centre in Cleveland, Ohio in 1961. – NASA
6. THERMAL FISSION
Some may say an extension of the nuclear obsession, this engine would use conventional fission to heat a propellant and generate thrust. The NERVA was a Nixon-era rocket that’s based on this idea, but it was scrapped before off-Earth testing could be done. Such propulsion systems have been tested on the ground, though.
This type of system would allow for very short trip times to Mars or other destinations, but we must first figure out a way to design a reactor that reaches the necessary temperatures with minimum erosion and that meets all environmental standards set by the government when tested on the ground.
1 December 1967: The first ground experimental nuclear rocket engine in Jackass Flats, Nevada. – NASA
7. CONTINUOUS FUSION
Fusion propulsion involves compressing electrically charged particles and then accelerating them to the speed of light before they are forced out of the rocket’s propulsion system. It is a highly researched propulsion method, and for good reason — such a system would cut the amount of travel time to Mars in half.
Fusion-powered rockets effectively try to recreate the power of the Sun by super-heating fuel to hundreds of millions of degrees until the atomic nuclei fuse, and generate even more energy.
A fusion rocket would be hundreds of times more efficient than the best chemical rocket. But a continuous fusion enginer hinges on achieving a net output from a fusion reactor, something that several decades of research, and a few billion dollars of research funding, have so far failed to do.
8. PULSED FUSION
Perhaps a more achievable way to use fusion power is to control detonation of a miniature fusion bomb to power a craft.
One design, being pursued at the University of Washington, works by dropping a pellet of two hydrogen isotopes, surrounded by metal rings made of lithium, into a combustion chamber.
At the right moment, a huge magnetic field slams the metal rings closed around the pellet, compressing the fuel to incredible pressures, leading to fusion. It’s a bit like how your car engine uses controlled explosions of gasoline.
A grain of sand of this fusion material would the same energy content as four litres of rocket fuel. But a major problem with this research is that actually testing one would likely violate nuclear test ban treaties.
9. NANOSPACECRAFT
Rather than focusing on finding ways to move the spacecraft we currently have, some are focusing on designing crafts that would be easier to propel. Nanospacecraft are much smaller probes and satellites, which means they wouldn’t need the same level of propulsion as their larger counterparts. CubeSats, FemtoSats, and even the idea of the Breakthrough Starshot depend on smaller vessels.
Some of these craft are so small, their engines could fit on a single silicon chip. While they wouldn’t be large enough to transport astronauts, they could help us retrieve data on far away planets or other celestial bodies.
An artist's rendition of an antimatter propulsion system. – NASA
10. ANTIMATTER
The most efficient of any of these designs, an antimatter engine would be able to convert up to 75 percent of fuel mass into energy. It creates this propulsive energy by forcing atomic particles to collide with their antiparticles. The problem is that generating a usable amount of antimatter has not yet been done — so far, we’ve only been able to create it in particle accelerators in amounts that wouldn’t be enough to boil a cup of water, let alone propel us anywhere.
If we are able to find a way to produce the stuff in greater quantities, NASA researchers estimate that just 10 thousandths of a gram could propel a craft to Mars in just 45 days.
Science fiction has long imagined alien worlds inhabited by silicon-based life, such as the rock-eating Horta from the original Star Trek series. Now, scientists have for the first time shown that nature can evolve to incorporate silicon into carbon-based molecules, the building blocks of life on Earth.
Artist rendering of organosilicon-based life. Organosilicon compounds contain carbon-silicon bonds. Recent research from the laboratory of Frances Arnold shows, for the first time, that bacteria can create organosilicon compounds. This does not prove that silicon- or organosilicon-based life is possible, but shows that life could be persuaded to incorporate silicon into its basic components. Credit: Lei Chen and Yan Liang (BeautyOfScience.com) for Caltech
As for the implications these findings might have for alien chemistry on distant worlds, “my feeling is that if a human being can coax life to build bonds between silicon and carbon, nature can do it too,” said the study’s senior author Frances Arnold, a chemical engineer at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. The scientists detailed their findings recently in the journal Science.
Carbon is the backbone of every known biological molecule. Life on Earth is based on carbon, likely because each carbon atom can form bonds with up to four other atoms simultaneously. This quality makes carbon well-suited to form the long chains of molecules that serve as the basis for life as we know it, such as proteins and DNA.
Still, researchers have long speculated that alien life could have a completely different chemical basis than life on Earth. For example, instead of relying on water as the solvent in which biological molecules operate, perhaps aliens might depend on ammonia or methane. And instead of relying on carbon to create the molecules of life, perhaps aliens could use silicon.
Carbon and silicon are chemically very similar in that silicon atoms can also each form bonds with up to four other atoms simultaneously. Moreover, silicon is one of the most common elements in the Universe. For example, silicon makes up almost 30 percent of the mass of the Earth’s crust, and is roughly 150 times more abundant than carbon in the Earth’s crust.
Scientists have long known that life on Earth is capable of chemically manipulating silicon. For instance, microscopic particles of silicon dioxide called phytoliths can be found in grasses and other plants, and photosynthetic algae known as diatoms incorporate silicon dioxide into their skeletons. However, there are no known natural instances of life on Earth combining silicon and carbon together into molecules.
Still, chemists have artificially synthesized molecules comprised of both silicon and carbon. These organo-silicon compounds are found in a wide range of products, including pharmaceuticals, sealants, caulks, adhesives, paints, herbicides, fungicides, and computer and television screens. Now, scientists have discovered a way to coax biology to chemically bond carbon and silicon together.
“We wanted to see if we could use what biology already does to expand into whole new areas of chemistry that nature has not yet explored,” Arnold said.
The researchers steered microbes into creating molecules never before seen in nature through a strategy known as ‘directed evolution,’ which Arnold pioneered in the early 1990s. Just as farmers have long modified crops and livestock by breeding generations of organisms for the traits they want to appear, so too have scientists bred microbes to create the molecules they desire.
Scientists have used directed evolutionary strategies for years to create household goods such as detergents, and to develop environmentally-friendly ways to make pharmaceuticals, fuels and other industrial products. (Conventional chemical manufacturing processes can require toxic chemicals; in contrast, directed evolutionary strategies use living organisms to create molecules and generally avoid chemistry that would prove harmful to life.)
Arnold and her team — synthetic organic chemist Jennifer Kan, bioengineer Russell Lewis, and chemist Kai Chen — focused on enzymes, the proteins that catalyze or accelerate chemical reactions. Their aim was to create enzymes that could generate organo-silicon compounds.
“My laboratory uses evolution to design new enzymes,” Arnold said. “No one really knows how to design them — they are tremendously complicated. But we are learning how to use evolution to make new ones, just as nature does.”
Researchers in Frances Arnold’s lab at Caltech have persuaded living organisms to make chemical bonds not found in nature. The finding may change how medicines and other chemicals are made in the future. Credit: Caltech
First, the researchers started with enzymes they suspected could, in principle, chemically manipulate silicon. Next, they mutated the DNA blueprints of these proteins in more or less random ways and tested the resulting enzymes for the desired trait. The enzymes that performed best were mutated again, and the process was repeated until the scientists reached the results they wanted.
Arnold and her colleagues started with enzymes known as heme proteins, which all have iron at their hearts and are capable of catalyzing a wide variety of reactions. The most widely recognized heme protein is likely hemoglobin, the red pigment that helps blood carry oxygen.
After testing a variety of heme proteins, the scientists concentrated on one from Rhodothermus marinus, a bacterium from hot springs in Iceland. The heme protein in question, known as cytochrome c, normally shuttles electrons to other proteins in the microbe, but Arnold and her colleagues found that it could also generate low levels of organo-silicon compounds.
After analyzing cytochrome c’s structure, the researchers suspected that only a few mutations might greatly enhance the enzyme’s catalytic activity. Indeed, only three rounds of mutations were enough to turn this protein into a catalyst that could generate carbon-silicon bonds more than 15 times more efficiently than the best synthetic techniques currently available. The mutant enzyme could generate at least 20 different organo-silicon compounds, 19 of which were new to science, Arnold said. It remains unknown what applications people might be able to find for these new compounds.
“The biggest surprise from this work is how easy it was to get new functions out of biology, new functions perhaps never selected for in the natural world that are still useful to human beings,” Arnold said. “The biological world always seems poised to innovate.”
In addition to showing that the mutant enzyme could self-generate organo-silicon compounds in a test tube, the scientists also showed that E. coli bacteria, genetically engineered to produce the mutant enzyme within themselves, could also create organo-silicon compounds. This result raises the possibility that microbes somewhere could have naturally evolved the ability to create these molecules.
“In the universe of possibilities that exist for life, we’ve shown that it is a very easy possibility for life as we know it to include silicon in organic molecules,” Arnold said. “And once you can do it somewhere in the Universe, it’s probably being done.”
It remains an open question why life on Earth is based on carbon when silicon is more prevalent in Earth’s crust. Previous research suggests that compared to carbon, silicon can form chemical bonds with fewer kinds of atoms, and it often forms less complex kinds of molecular structures with the atoms that it can interact with. By giving life the ability to create organo-silicon compounds, future research can test why life here or elsewhere may or may not have evolved to incorporate silicon into biological molecules.
In addition to the astrobiology implications, the researchers noted that their work suggests biological processes could generate organo-silicon compounds in ways that are more environmentally friendly and potentially much less expensive than existing methods of synthesizing these molecules. For example, current techniques for creating organo-silicon compounds often require precious metals and toxic solvents.
The mutant enzyme also makes fewer unwanted byproducts. In contrast, existing techniques typically require extra steps to remove undesirable byproducts, adding to the cost of making these molecules.
“I’m talking to several chemical companies right now about potential applications for our work,” Arnold said. “These compounds are hard to make synthetically, so a clean biological route to produce these compounds is very attractive.”
Future research can explore what advantages and disadvantages the ability to create organo-silicon compounds might have for organisms. “By giving this capability to an organism, we might see if there is, or is not, a reason why we don’t stumble across it in the natural world,” Arnold said.
The research was funded by the National Science Foundation, the Caltech Innovation Initiative program, and the Jacobs Institute for Molecular Engineering for Medicine at Caltech.
Later this week, a dazzling bluish-green comet will streak across the sky. If you manage to wake up early enough, you might be able to spot it.
You’ll recognize it by its unusual bluish-green color and fan-shaped tail. Its color comes from vaporizing diatomic carbon, a gas that glows green. And it has an icy nucleus heated by solar radiation, causing it to spew out brilliant jets of gas.
This comet, called Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova (45P for short) and named after a trio of astronomers who discovered it in 1948, travels into the inner solar system every 5.25 years. You won’t want to miss this opportunity — 45P won’t be as close to Earth again for the rest of this century (although 45P did fly closer to Earth in 2011).
The comet will be nearest to Earth on Saturday, when it comes to within 7.4 million miles from of the planet. Sounds pretty far, but it’s actually a remarkably close shave — you’ll be able to see just with a pair of binoculars.
Speaking of which, if you want to catch a glimpse of 45P, be sure to camp out outside and bring binoculars or a small telescope. Here’s the catch though — you’re going to have to wake up before dawn.
The best time to see it is in the dark hours before sunrise between Thursday and Sunday. Look high into the Eastern sky as the comet zips through the Hercules constellation, and you may be able to catch a glimpse of the fuzzy green comet.
The Hercules Constellation can be found near the Draco and Great Bear constellations.
Comet 45P actually passed near the moon on New Year’s Eve. But if you missed it then, you’ve got a better chance this weekend when it flies even closer.
If you can’t get yourself out of bed that early, Slooh will host a live show featuring the comet on Friday at 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Slooh will point telescopes towards the comet in the hours as it approaches Earth. Astronomers and experts on the show will also discuss the history and science of comets.
Audience members can participate by snapping their own pictures of the comet and sending them to Slooh on Twitter, as well as tweet questions and comments.
Turns out, the levels of carbon dioxide on early Mars were too low to foster a warm enough red planet where liquid water could exist. Without sufficient carbon dioxide, the planet would have been far too cold to feature a lake environment 3.5 billion years ago. And yet, we know that Mars had ancient lakes! Scientists are baffled by the new findings, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Before the research team at NASA’s Ames Research Center found otherwise, we always thought carbon dioxide was crucial to keeping a planet warm enough to be potentially habitable. Young Mars must have had a decent supply — after all, we know there was liquid water. So if carbon dioxide levels back then were too low to keep the water temperature above freezing, what else could have been doing it?
“That’s really tricky, and we don’t have a very good idea of how that happened,” Thomas Bristow, a research scientist Ames and the paper’s first author, told Inverse by phone. “I can tell you that there are a couple of possibilities.”
Possibility #1:
The lakes could have been covered by a layer of ice that acted as a sort of blanket, preventing the water beneath from freezing or escaping into the atmosphere — sounds reasonable enough. The problem here is that the Curiosity rover hasn’t seen any convincing evidence of this ice cap in the sediment it’s been analyzing. If a sample had been deposited in an icy, glacial environment, it should have a particular set of features, like drop stones (rock fragments that became embedded), ice wedges, or glacial till (a term for a kind of glacial-deposited sediment).
So far, however, we’ve observed nothing.
Possibility #2:
Mars overall has always been extremely cold, but perhaps it was warmer intermittently. Sulfur dioxide released by volcanoes could potentially keep the planet warm for maybe a few hundred or thousand years at a time before it escaped out of the atmosphere and left the planet to cool again. The problem with this theory is that Curiosity has been working its way through hundreds of meters of Gale Crater lake deposits already, which implies the lake was around for hundreds of thousands to millions of years — so that the “transient volcanic model,” as Bristow describes it, doesn’t seem to fit.
Scientists are also looking to the effects of various greenhouse gases for a potential explanation, but essentially there’s no clean answer so far. As [Curiosity] keeps going up Mount Sharp, Bristow and his colleagues will keep observing the sediment and look for clues as to whether there was ice or not.
“The rover is going to keep climbing, and we’re expecting to see changes in climate conditions on Mars being reflected in changes in the rocks as we climb [higher up Mount Sharp],” Bristow said. “So perhaps we go along and build that story well get additional clues into exactly how early Mars was operating.”
This is as good a place as any to bring up the faint young sun paradox — early Earth had liquid water just as early Mars did, and yet the Sun two or four billion years ago should have been too young and faint to produce enough energy for that. The new findings simply deepen the mysteries behind how water and habitable environments developed in the solar system.
We’ve been able to investigate the mystery on Earth by looking at ancient rocks, and on Mars by analyzing images from afar, but one of the very many cool things about Curiosity is that this is the first time we’ve really been able to get on the ground and test ancient rocks on the red planet, too. Now that we can begin comparing that data to the data we’ve gathered from space, maybe we’ll start getting somewhere.
KGB‘ Secret UFO Files: Exclusive Video! -UFO in the secret archives of the KGB of the USSR.
KGB‘ Secret UFO Files: Exclusive Video! -UFO in the secret archives of the KGB of the USSR.
Medvedev gave examine the story Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinova. Head of the International Federation of chess players was until recently the president of Kalmykia. Republic, which is part of the Russian Federation. This oddball claims that visited the alien ship. This was done apparently in 1997 when he was on a business trip in Moscow.
“They took me from my hotel room and got me on the boat,” he told British newspaper The Guardian. Ufone walk by it on the ground to collect samples …
n from Russia knows about extraterrestrial civilizations over several decades, so for many it is not surprising that such rumors are circulating for many years. Russia’s first contact with the gray aliens allegedly occurred in 1942. At that time, were planned series of diplomatic visits to discuss issues of mutual interest – by alleged Russian documents and agreements that have been created.
According to the document, 072 / E at meeting the 1961 incident occurred that involved three entities for breach of contract officers army base, when they discovered that their arrival was filmed hidden devices without their consent. Based on the agreement were 23/04 confidential meetings and filming or taking pictures was not allowed.
In 1969, in the State of Sverdlovsk was reported that the crashed UFO. It is reported that the crashed UFO and it was acquired by the Russian army. Video film shows rescue and shots from close range UFO itself. The boat was found a dead alien. The remains of an alien UFO wreckage and were taken to some safe place in Russia, where it was analyzed and the plate on an alien autopsy. The photos appeared little alien. Alleged event was broadcast on TNT special “The Secret UFO Files of the KGB.” The agenda featured the former actor depicting James Bond, Roger Moore. In support of the event was shown compelling video and photographic evidence.
According to the Truth KGB allegedly special unit designed to collect and monitor all kinds of information regarding the mysterious and unexplained phenomena that report back inside, and inside the Soviet Union.
According to the Truth he was also on the show TNT shown photocopies of certain orders of the Soviet defense minister, who looked authentically. In compliance with the order, General A. G. Ponomarenko, chief military command Ural area, had to take care to ensure that the KGB agents involved in work related to the UFO at all stages. Reporting agents were immediately undertaken with Colonel A. I. Grigoriev, chief of the KGB, scientific section. According to Billy J. Booth of www.About.com there are unsubstantiated reports that a UFO crashed or was shot down near the city Prohlandnyi in Russia, the 10th of August 1989, the Soviet military radar watched an unidentified flying object and Russia attempted unsuccessfully to establish a vessel contact. UFO was evaluated as “hostile”. We were alerted to the Soviet defense and that UFO found and identified, were sent MIG-25tky. On the outside of the ship were noticeable damage. Rehabilitation team, having dressed in protective suits, arrived at the site. Was measured smaller amounts of radiation and some members of the team were contaminated. At the scene came the helicopter and UFO were transported to the air base of Mozdok (North Ossetia-Alania). The Russians entered the UFO and found two dead alien bodies, one still alive. A team of doctors and other employees tried at all costs to keep the alien alive but failed.
All three creatures were about 90 to 120 centimeters tall, with gray-tight suit. Beneath it were the skin blue-green color with a reptilian texture. They had hair, big black eyes were covered with a protective cap and finger-like flotation blánám were finished long, slender arms. Alien bodies were stored in glass containers and the UFO was transported to the spaceport Kapustin Yar (Volgograd). This information was first announced three Russian investigators – it howled: Anton Anfalov, Lenur Azizov and Alexander Mosolov, but who did not have to support these claims, no documents.
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UFO Slovakia 2016 – 2017.
UFO Slovakia 2016 – 2017.
Many people still doubt the existence of a flying saucers, but I tell you, just wait until they appear in large quantity. Around the entire planet will demonstrate their ability to fly, their appearance and disappearance. In a way that confuses people into thelarge extent, that no one really understand what is happening. It has been written that the sky will „sign“. This „sign“ already seen a lot of people, but by the end of this age will see it every man of the earth and will be surprised“
Corpuscular ship is constructed in detail in accordance with the law of God in the form of light energy. Light corpuscular ship is therefore better as a spiritual power manifested corpuscular ships. The ship can move faster than light. When the object moves faster than light, disappearing from sight. Goes into another dimension. The human eye sees everything that is inside of the light spectrum. When I mention the light spectrum and hit the light spectrum of the sun. With increased intensity of light would blind man. His senses would not notice a higher form of vibration. It can not therefore see the world resulting on a different frequency, although located around beside him. Corpuscular ship can move at high speed. It is therefore invisible to the human eye. By increasing the energy of the corpuscular vessel there is an increase of its speed. If it goes into the vessel by its frequency, it means that moves slower than the maximum speed. This makes it the human eye sees. It manifests itself in the form of light. Reducing the speed to changing light and the human eye, the ship must appear as a solid object. If the moving ship and if it stays on the molecular level, the maximum rate will remain invisible to the human eye. That they are explained in words that corpuscular ship may be the front door of your house and you will not see it. The ship can come to a man secretly. People of it may remain hidden from man.
The people of the corpuscular vessels reduces its frequency to a protein molecule in the cell become visible to the human eye. They therefore come secretly and suddenly appear before you in the form of light and energy. At that moment comes the light source, the energy in the form of spirit. You will be influenced by your spirit will be affected the most energy, which manifested itself around you and you will be allowed contact with corpuscular ships. In contact with them you should not worry. Believe me, it’s something natural. There is nothing mysterious. Only one who manifests the spirit of mentally able to take this energy will be able to experience the transition from one age to another.
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Shape-shifting UFO reportedly deadens sound around witness
Shape-shifting UFO reportedly deadens sound around witness
An Idaho witness at Idaho Falls reported watching and photographing a fire-colored, shape-shifting object that seemed to silence natural sounds in the area when it passed over, according to testimony in Case 81932 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
Cropped and sized witness image # 1.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness was inside meditating when a sibling came inside to alert family that an unknown object was moving towards the house.
“While I was getting ready to go outside, my two nephews were already outside, and one of them turned on his phone camera to take video,” the witness stated. “But he said the phone kept giving him an error when trying to take video. He switched to take pictures and he managed to take four images of the object.”
Cropped and sized witness image # 2.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness went outside and was informed by the nephews that the object could be seen in the northwest sky.
“I saw the object when it was leaving. It had a very intense red and orange color to it – very bright. My nephew was the one who took the images. He told me the object, before passing over the house,that it remained a sphere shape, but once it passed over the house it started to change shape. He said, ‘The closest thing that this can resemble is one of those light sabers from that movie “StarWars.”’ It had that same effect. It would stretch. It would go from a sphere to a cigar shape and once it passed the house it went back to just being a sphere. He said all around the object there was this wave-like pattern of fire.”
Cropped and sized witness image # 3.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness also noticed changes in the immediate area as the UFO moved over.
Witness image # 4.
(Credit: MUFON)
“Everything went super silent while the object passed by – no bird sounds, no wind sound, no car sounds, nothing. Just silence and this effect of sound cancelling was only when the object was passing over the house and everything went back to normal once the object left.”
Witness image # 5.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness uploaded five images with the MUFON report, which was filed on February 5, 2017. Idaho MUFON Chief Investigator James Millard is investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
Er zijn maar weinig natuurfenomenen die indrukwekkender zijn dan het noorderlicht. Maar als een nieuwe studie in het wetenschappelijke magazine 'Scientific Reports' het bij het rechte eind heeft, wordt het in de toekomst misschien heel moeilijk om het spektakel nog te kunnen gadeslaan.
Britse onderzoekers hebben de geschiedenis van zonnevlekken en zonnewinden in de voorbije 400 jaar in kaart gebracht. Op basis van die gegevens voorspellen ze dat de zon een zeer kalme periode tegemoet gaat, met weinig zonnevlekken en -winden. Een rustige zon kan merkbare gevolgen hebben voor het noorderlicht. Dat verschijnt immers wanneer gasdeeltjes in de atmosfeer van de aarde in botsing komen met geladen deeltjes van de zon.
Het meest voorkomende noorderlicht, het groene, wordt bijvoorbeeld veroorzaakt door zuurstofdeeltjes op amper 100 kilometer boven het aardoppervlak. Die deeltjes komen in aanraking met deeltjes van de zon. Er bestaat ook nog rood of blauw noorderlicht.
Enkel in de poolgebieden?
Wetenschappers kunnen zonnewinden voorspellen op basis van de hoeveelheid en frequentie van zonnevlekken. Hoe meer zonnevlekken er te zien zijn, hoe actiever de zon is. Maar zonder intense zonneactiviteit wordt het noorderlicht een uitzonderlijke gebeurtenis, luidt het.
"Het fenomeen van het noorderlicht zou wel eens een exclusieve show voor de poolgebieden kunnen worden", zegt onderzoeker Mathew Owens van de universiteit van Reading. "Door een gebrek aan zonnewinden zal het onzichtbaar zijn op lagere lengtegraden.
Maar minder zonneactiviteit heeft nog meer gevolgen. Als de zon een kalme periode ingaat, wordt het magnetische veld van de aarde zwakker. Dat betekent dat er minder bescherming is tegen eventuele zonneactiviteit. "Als de zon minder actief wordt, komen zonnevlekken en plasmawolken minder frequent voor", legt Owen uit. "Maar als een plasmawolk toch de aarde zou raken, kan die veel schadelijker zijn voor de elektronische toestellen waarvan onze samenleving vandaag zo afhankelijk is.
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(VIDEO) ALIENS ABDUCTED A MAN IN PUERTO RICO AND TOLD HIM HOW THE EARTH WILL END
(VIDEO)ALIENS ABDUCTED A MAN IN PUERTO RICO AND TOLD HIM HOW THE EARTH WILL END
Aliens arrive on Earth to abduct a man in Puerto Rico and tell of a meteor which is on its way to destroy the Earth.
The first date of initial contract has been reported to be 1988 in Puerto Rico.
This sighting of aliens is one that I ignored since I know that many individuals have been abducted, and none of these abductees have been comprehensively identified. It is also likely that due to misunderstandings these individuals have tried to hide their experiences from all others, but this person in Puerto Rico appears to be an exception to the rule. He has reported it and managed to take photos of military jets flying in the vicinity of the UFO while it took off.
An interesting question then arises. Why is it that a person from Puerto Rico who claimed he was abducted by aliens know about the New World Order way back in 1988? A man named Amaury Rivera Toro who we will nickname 'Rivera'--stated that he came into contact with aliens in Puerto Rico on May 14, 1988.
Rivera managed to be interviewed in 1991 by Jim Cunningham during the First International UFO Conference at the Riveria Hotel in Las Vegas. He spoke about his alien abduction mentioning the aliens as half-human demon-like beings who used holographic projections. Rivera then produced photos of a UFO and a fighter jet.
Interesting, if we were to believe in Biblical prophecies, we would consider if the aliens that Rivera encountered were demons and fallen angels or if the hologram he saw was truly a vision of a post-Apocalyptic future like the New World Order agenda.
It will take more investigations to uncover the truth, but it is fascinating to see more evidence appearing regarding alien sightings.
REMAINS OF A SIXTEEN-FOOT -TALL GIANT FOUND ON MALAYSIAN ISLAND
REMAINS OF A SIXTEEN-FOOT -TALL GIANT FOUND ON MALAYSIAN ISLAND
Working at a large grave site in Pulau Upeh, a small island off the coast of Malacca in Malaysia, Mohd Fuad and his assistant Azman Wahab recently unearthed colossal human skeleton remains .
Reports state that they have found massive graves, and deep inside the island's caves have discovered gigantic bone fragments so large the person would've stood 3-5 meters (10-16 feet) tall. Now they say they want the Malaysian government to invest in the excavation of these caves to reveal the true history of the island.
EVIDENCE FOR GIANT HUMANS FOUND IN SOUTH EAST ASIA
'Island gigantism' is a known phenomenon and the cause of many of the world's giant animals. The Corsican Giant Shrew on the French island of Corsica, the Giant Solenodon on Cuba, and the now extinct Moa of New Zealand are just a few examples. The latter was once the largest bird species on the planet standing at around 3.6 meters (12 feet) tall. This gigantism occurs because of the unique ecological environment that islands present in comparison to the mainland. Species often thrive and evolve to become twice or three times their normal height because of a lack of competition or natural predator. It has been observed for many animals and plants, but not humans yet.
Malaysian folklore includes tales of giant humans from the secluded island of Pulau Upeh. Could the same evolutionary process that created the world's giant turtles, rats, and birds also have created giant humans? Have these Malaysians stumbled upon one of the most groundbreaking discoveries of the 21st century? Critics dismissed these claims as fairy-tales that have not to be taken seriously. However, the discovery of these large graves and bones could change all that. Could Pulau Upeh have once been home to a race of humans that would have dwarfed us by comparison?
If it's true, they are no longer alive there. The small and beautiful island is now a relaxing destination for tourists and fisherman. Reported sightings of the giants are all over a hundred years old, and most are far older than that. However, there is growing support for a state-funded excavation of the island's caves to truly understand its history. Others say that it would be unholy to excavate a possible grave site, and so it would be best to leave it untouched.
Like the many other mythical giants from ancient tales, there are actually good theories to support the existence of giant humans. Perhaps one day we will uncover evidence on a remote island of their existence. Until more excavation can be done in Malaysia, the Malaccan Giants will have to remain a myth for now.
Rainbow UFO Seen Following Space Station On Live Camera Feb 7, 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Rainbow UFO Seen Following Space Station On Live Camera Feb 7, 2017, UFO SightingNews.
Date of sighting: Feb 7, 2017 Location of sighting: Earths Orbit, space station Source: MUFON #81960 This UFO was reported near the space station today and its a very vibrant colored craft. I would really like to know what material it was made from to give off such beautiful colors. The eyewitness saw it vanish under the clouds, which is proof that it was a large object in low Earth orbit. I wonder what NASA would have to say about this UFO? Perhaps calling it Venus or a weather balloon? Not buying it NASA. This is a UFO and its riding the tail of the space station. Sorry, there is no video with the report, but only a few screenshots of the UFO. Scott C. Waring Eyewitness states:
Now I'm not sure if this is UFO but I saw circular lights coming out of beam from Sun the I saw circular light following iss I thought it was the space station itself but found it strange when it vanished under clouds I took pictures could of been there camera to but still it seemed strange I got more photos but can't got them on your report.
China Releases Moon Rover Photos With UFO Hovering Behind It, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
China Releases Moon Rover Photos With UFO Hovering Behind It, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 2017 Location of sighting: Earths Moon This UFO is hidden on the far right of the photo. China space administration released some new photos of the China lunar rover this week and in one of those photos is a spaceship hovering in the distance. The UFO was found by Secureteam10 of Youtube and as he mentioned, this UFO has a lot similarities to those seen in early Apollo mission photos. Nice clear photo with no visible editing of it. I tried my best to bring the UFO into focus and its looks like a biomechanics craft...a craft grown. The intestine layers are proof of this. Scott C. Waring
Tornado Hits NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans
Tornado Hits NASA Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans
By Calla Cofield, Space.com Staff Writer
This story was updated at 6:30 p.m. EST.
A tornado impacted NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans Tuesday (Feb. 7), according to a statement released by the agency.
"At this time, only minor injuries have been reported and NASA employees and other tenants are being accounted for," NASA officials said in the statement. The tornado hit the facility at 11:25 a.m. CST (12:25 p.m. EST/1725 GMT), they adde
NASA posted a video to YouTube that shows cell phone footage of the tornado (taken from afar), as well as footage of the facility after the impact.
"That thing is an awesome thing to look at," one spectator said in the video, referring to the massive grey funnel on the horizon.
"Hopefully, everybody's okay, but it is real bad," said a person taking footage of the facility after the tornado had passed. The video seemed to show damage to buildings and a car flipped over in a parking lot.
"There is still a threat of severe weather in the area and emergency officials are continuing to monitor the situation to ensure the safety of onsite personnel," the statement said. "The onsite Michoud emergency response team is also conducting damage assessments of buildings and facilities."
Currently, the Michoud Assembly Facilityis responsible for manufacturing and assembling the core stage of NASA's next-generation heavy-lift rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), which is built by Boeing, according to NASA's website. Michoud will also assemble and integrate the SLS main propulsion system, including the RS-25 engines, built by Aerojet Rocketdyne. The facility is also involved in manufacturing large structures and composites for the Orion crew vehicle. Previously, NASA used the facility to assemble the external propulsion tanks for the space shuttle program, as well as Saturn V moon rocket stages.
Tiny Asteroid-Mining Scouts Could Study Space-Dust Strikes
Tiny Asteroid-Mining Scouts Could Study Space-Dust Strikes
By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer
The Meteoroid Impact Detection for Exploration of Asteroids concept mission, or MIDEA, envisions sending tiny robotic scouts to rendezvous with asteroids, then study the material blasted off them by fast-moving space dust.
Credit: Nicolas Lee and Sigrid Close
Watching asteroids get pummeled by fast-moving space dust could reveal a lot about the rocks — including which ones might make good mining targets.
That's the idea behind a mission concept called MIDEA (short for Meteoroid Impact Detection for Exploration of Asteroids), which would launch tiny robotic scouts to rendezvous with asteroids and then study the material that minuscule impactors blast off them.
Such observations could help scientists identify asteroids that harbor resources that exploration missions could exploit, said Nicolas Lee of Stanford University's Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, who presented the MIDEA concept in December at the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco. [Photos: Asteroids in Deep Space]
"We want to help enable the broad exploration of the solar system for ISRU," Lee told Space.com at the AGU meeting. (ISRU is short for "in situ resource utilization" — a technical term that basically means "living off the land.")
As currently envisioned, MIDEA would employ 6-unit (6U) cubesats — spacecraft just slightly larger than a cereal box — as mother ships. These craft would journey to near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), go into orbit around them and release five to 10 free-flying "ultralight plasma detectors" that would study the plasma generated by micrometeoroid impacts.
Modeling work performed by Lee and MIDEA principal investigator Sigrid Close, an associate professor of aeronautics and astronautics at Stanford, suggests that such impacts occur quite frequently — about one hit per square meter (11 square feet) every 10 days or so for NEAs.
"In about two weeks, we should get enough impacts to get an idea of [the composition of] the entire surface," Lee said.
The mother ships would be quite cheap as spacecraft go; Lee said one could probably be built for $10 million to $20 million. Each one would journey to just one NEA. (Visiting multiple asteroids would probably require a mother ship bigger than a 6U cubesat, Lee said.)
A Space Rock
Asteroids are fascinating for lots of reasons. They contain a variety of valuable resources and slam into our planet on a regular basis, occasionally snuffing out most of Earth's lifeforms. How much do you know about space rocks?
There are no construction plans at the moment; MIDEA is just a concept, and much of the current work is focused on developing the technology required for the ultralight plasma detectors, Lee said.
The MIDEA team is currently being funded by NASA's Early Stage Innovations program, he added. If MIDEA does manage to go from concept to full-on mission, spaceflight is likely at least five to 10 years away, Lee said.
That first mission probably wouldn't take a MIDEA craft very far from home.
"I think a LEO [low-Earth orbit] mission would be a good proof of concept," Lee said. "That would make a lot of sense."
The gutters around your roof are undoubtedly a horror story right now. They’re probably stuffed with dirt, leaves, and whatever animals decided to nestle themselves up there. Though spring cleaning will definitely unearth these terrors, take heart, because there might be some micrometeorites trapped in your gutters, too.
In a study published in November in Geology, a team of European scientists analyzed material from a group called Project Stardust, which asked people in Oslo, Norway to collect debris on their rooftops. The leader of Project Stardust, Jon Larsen, also assisted as co-author on this study, which confirmed that “urban meteorites” are not just an urban legend—they’re literally as close to home as you can get.
Out of the 661 pounds of rooftop debris the team analyzed, 48 sampleswere confirmed as “cosmic spherules,” formed by extreme melting as a meteorite heats up in Earth’s atmosphere. The team’s findings include some of the largest—and youngest—micrometeorites ever discovered. It’s important to keep the “large” part in perspective, since these samples are actually between 300 and 400 microns in size, making them extremely difficult to see without the aid of a microscope.
Jon Larsen searching for samples on a roof. (Courtesy of Jon Larsen)
“The micrometeorites in the new collection are mainly found on the roofs of buildings with a maximum of 50 years of age, so it can be assumed that the stones have a terrestrial age of 0–50 years, which make them fresh compared with most of the micrometeorites in the other collections,” Larsen wrote in an essay shared with Gizmodo.
As the team noted in their study, the idea of urban micrometeorites has long been dismissed as a myth. The latest discovery proves that urban micrometeorites are in fact real, and moreover, that scientists don’t have to go to remote regions like Antarctica to find these tiny cosmic intruders.
More than 100 billion micrometeorites are believed to fall to Earth each year. So, if you’re a space enthusiast but a lazy housekeeper, this could give you an added incentive to clean those gutters.
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07-02-2017
Honderden mysterieuze bouwwerken die doen denken aan Stonehenge gevonden in Amazonewoud
Honderden mysterieuze bouwwerken die doen denken aan Stonehenge gevonden in Amazonewoud
In de Amazone zijn honderden mysterieuze structuren ontdekt die gelijkenissen vertonen met Stonehenge.
Wetenschappers stuitten op de aardwerken toen ze met drones over het gebied vlogen, schrijft de Daily Telegraph.
De bouwwerken in de Braziliaanse staat Acre bleven honderden jaren onopgemerkt, maar vanwege de ontbossing zijn er nu 450 blootgelegd.
Geogliefen
Geogliefen in de Amazone (Jenny Watling)
De aardwerken, die door archeologen ‘geogliefen’ worden genoemd, zijn waarschijnlijk zo’n 2000 jaar oud.
Hoewel er nog niets bekend is over hun functie, doen ze denken aan de aardwerken bij Stonehenge in Wiltshire.
Hoofdonderzoeker Jennifer Watling van de Universiteit van Sao Paulo denkt dat de structuren werden gebruikt voor bijeenkomsten of om rituelen te doen.
Druist in tegen
Lange tijd werd aangenomen dat het regenwoud onaangeroerd is gebleven. Het onderzoek bewijst voor het eerst dat mensen al in de prehistorie actief waren in Brazilië.
“Het feit dat deze vindplaatsen honderden jaren onder het regenwoud verborgen lagen druist in tegen het idee dat de bossen in de Amazone onaangeroerde ecosystemen zijn,” zei dr. Watling.
We kunnen volgens haar nog veel leren van de inheemse volkeren, die ver voor de komst van de Europeanen al manieren hadden ontwikkeld om op een duurzame manier bosbouw te plegen.
6000 jaar
De onderzoekers laten zien dat mensen al minstens 6000 jaar actief waren in het gebied waar de geogliefen zijn gevonden.
Here’s one interesting daytime footage of a bright object that was following a plane over Lincoln, New Hampshire. This was filmed on 21st April 2016 and it was just uploaded to MUFON.
Witness report:
I was reading on my deck around 7 o’clock. I am told that military pilots train in the mountains around where I live and I’ve always enjoyed seeing them fly through. This happens all the time, jets and helicopters are a common sighting. So I naturally saw the jet and did a double take, because there was something following it. I immediately thought I was witnessing some strange aircraft, possibly military but it was not a jet. I knew it wasn’t a jet because it was actually right behind one. The jet it was chasing left a long contrail behind it, but the UFO did not. The UFO was gaining on a jet. No helicopter could do that. I was blown away and luckily got out my phone in time to take a video. I watched the object gaining on the jet for about 10 seconds when i lost them in the trees. I was very excited and anxious. I felt I has witnessed something very hard to dismiss as a “weather balloon” or some obvious type of aircraft. Shortly after the jet and object left my range of sight I saw 3 more jets and 1 helicopters going the same direction (in my opinion chasing the UFO). I also got another video of those other aircraft. I would like to show the video to an aviation expert and maybe get an explanation. I’m uploading to MUFON hoping for answers.
Alien Abductee tells What Happens During ‘Missing Time’
Alien Abductee tells What Happens During ‘Missing Time’
Chris Augustin from Aliens the truth explains his own UFO abductions and the mysterious implant in his leg. Chris shares his theory about aliens and abductions and tells of his experience at Area 51.
His fields of study include Area 51, crop circles, hauntings, alien abductions, and his experience, witnessing a large triangular black UFO, having a missing time episode, and sharing abduction experiences with his wife. He discovered an unknown foreign body in his leg as a direct result of these encounters, which has been documented by ultrasounds.
The case is being investigated by the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) after it was sent the footage and a witness report.
The man was in Lincoln, New Hampshire, in the US, when he recorded the odd video.
It appears to show a plane being folloed and caught up by a smaller object.
In a report to US-based MUFON, which is the world's largest organisation dedicated to UFO and alien research, the unnamed man said: "I am told that military pilots train in the mountains around where I live and I’ve always enjoyed seeing them fly through.
MUFON
A still from the video showing the 'UFO' catching the jet.
“This happens all the time. Jets and helicopters are a common sighting.
"So I naturally saw the jet and did a double take, because there was something following it.”
But, the witness thought the object looked strange, and was possibly something the military built, that was different to a plane or jet.
He added: “I knew it wasn’t a jet because it was actually right behind one. The jet it was chasing left a long contrail behind it, but the UFO did not.
So I naturally saw the jet and did a double take, because there was something following it.
Report to MUFON
"The UFO was gaining on the jet. No helicopter could do that. I was blown away and luckily got out my phone in time to take a video.
"I watched the object gaining on the jet for about 10 seconds when I lost them in the trees.
“I felt I had witnessed something very hard to dismiss as a weather balloon or some obvious type of aircraft.
"Shortly after the jet and object left my range of sight I saw three more jets and one helicopter going the same direction - in my opinion chasing the UFO.
"I also got another video of those other aircraft. I would like to show the video to an aviation expert and maybe get an explanation. I’m uploading to MUFON hoping for answers.”
The footage was recorded at 7 pm on April 21, 2016, but it is now being investigated by MUFON
New Hampshire field investigator Breann Smith.
Roger Marsh, MUFON director of communications, said: "Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made."
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Aurora Borealis: What Causes the Northern Lights & Where to See Them
Aurora Borealis: What Causes the Northern Lights & Where to See Them
By SPACE.com Staff
Skywatcher Shawn Malone took this photo of the aurora March 15-16, 2012. She writes: "[A]urora activity picking up casts a bright reflection off of Lake Superior, Marquette, MI."
Credit: Shawn Malone
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, offer an entrancing, dramatic, magical display that fascinates all who see it — but just what causes this dazzling natural phenomenon?
At the center of our solar system lies the sun, the yellow star that sustains life on our planet. The sun's many magnetic fields distort and twist as our parent star rotates on its axis. When these fields become knotted together, they burst and create so-called sunspots. Usually, these sunspots occur in pairs; the largest can be several times the size of Earth's diameter.
This image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the sun as it appeared in extreme ultraviolet wavelengths on March 5, 2012 just after a major solar flare.
Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA
At the center of the sun, the temperature is 27 million degrees Fahrenheit (15 million degrees Celsius). As the temperature on its surface rises and falls, the sun boils and bubbles. Particles escape from the star from the sunspot regions on the surface, hurtling particles of plasma, known as solar wind, into space. It takes these winds around 40 hours to reach Earth. When they do, they can cause the dramatic displays known as the aurora borealis. [Infographics: How the Northern Lights Work & Anatomy of Sun Storms & Solar Flares]
"This solar cycle continues to rank among the weakest on record," Ron Turner of Analytic Services, Inc. who serves as a Senior Science Advisor to NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts program, said in a statement.
Since record-keeping of the ebb and flow of the sun's activity began in 1749, there have been 22 full cycles. Researchers monitor space weather events because they have the potential to affect spacecraft in orbit, knock out power grids and communications infrastructure on Earth, and amp up normal displays of the northern and southern lights. Scientists are also investigating how fluctuations in the sun's activity affect weather on our planet.
Particles and polar attraction
Earth is constantly bombarded with debris, radiation and other magnetic waves from space that could threaten the future of life as we know it. Most of the time, the planet's own magnetic field does an excellent job of deflecting these potentially harmful rays and particles, including those from the sun.
Particles discharged from the sun travel 93 million miles (around 150 million km) toward Earth before they are drawn irresistibly toward the magnetic north and south poles. As the particles pass through the Earth's magnetic shield, they mingle with atoms and molecules of oxygen, nitrogen and other elements that result in the dazzling display of lights in the sky.
An Expedition 30 crew member took this photo of the North Atlantic with an aurora on March 28, 2012.
Credit: NASA
The auroras in Earth's Northern Hemisphere are called the aurora borealis. Their southern counterpart, which light up the Antarctic skies in the Southern Hemisphere, are known as the aurora australis.
What causes the colors?
The colors most often associated with the aurora borealis are pink, green, yellow, blue, violet, and occasionally orange and white. Typically, when the particles collide with oxygen, yellow and green are produced. Interactions with nitrogen produce red, violet, and occasionally blue colors.
The type of collision also makes a difference to the colors that appear in the sky: atomic nitrogen causes blue displays, while molecular nitrogen results in purple. The colors are also affected by altitude. The green lights typically in areas appear up to 150 miles (241 km) high, red above 150 miles; blue usually appears at up to 60 miles (96.5 km); and purple and violet above 60 miles.
These lights may manifest as a static band of light, or, when the solar flares are particularly strong, as a dancing curtain of ever-changing color.
History of the auroral lights
For millennia, the lights have been the source of speculation, superstition and awe. Cave paintings in France thought to date back 30,000 years have illustrations of the natural phenomenon.
In more superstitious times, the northern lights were thought to be a harbinger of war or destruction, before people really understood what causes them. Many classic philosophers, authors and astronomers, including Aristotle, Descartes, Goethe and Halley, refer to the northern lights in their work.
As early as 1616, the astronomer Galileo Galilei used the name aurora borealis to describe them, taking the name of the mythical Roman goddess of the dawn, Aurora, and the Greek name for wind of the north, Boreas.
The aurora australis, or the southern lights, occur around the south polar region. But, since the South Pole is even more inhospitable than the North Pole, it is often trickier to view the southern lights.
Astrophotographer Antti Pietikäinen took this aurora photo on Jan. 24, 2012 in Muonio, Lapland, Finland.
Credit: Antti Pietikainen
Where to see the lights
The best places to see the northern lights are Alaska and northern Canada, but visiting these vast, open expanses is not always easy. Norway, Sweden and Finland also offer excellent vantage points. During periods of particularly active solar flares, the lights can be seen as far south as the top of Scotland and even northern England. [A Guide for Watching Earth's Auroras]
On rare occasions, the lights are seen farther south. They were first observed by European settlers in New England in 1791. In "Historical Storms of New England," published in 1891, Sidney Perley wrote, "May 15, 1719, the more beautiful and brilliant aurora borealis was first observed here as far as any record or tradition of that period inform us, and it is said that in England it was first noticed only three years before this date. In December of the same year the aurora again appeared, and the people became greatly alarmed, not dreading it so much as a means of destruction but as precursor of the fires of the last great day and a sign of coming dangers."
When to see the lights
The northern lights are always present, but winter is usually the best time to see them, due to lower levels of light pollution and the clear, crisp air. September, October, March and April are some of the best months to view the aurora borealis. The lights are known to be brighter and more active for up to two days after sunspot activity is at its highest. Several agencies, such as NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, also monitor solar activity and issue aurora alerts when they are expected to put on a particularly impressive show.
Additional reporting by Nola Taylor Redd, Space.com Contributor
A Florida witness at St. Augustine reported watching a disc-shaped UFO hovering in the night sky before moving out over the ocean, according to testimony in Case 79397 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness is a MUFON Field Investigator who was taking out the trash at 9:39 p.m. on September 25, 2016, when the incident began.
“As I watched my garage door go up, immediately in front of me was a UFO hovering in alignment over the house across the street, but farther behind it,” the witness stated. “See house photo which shows my neighbor’s house, but in daylight.”
Witness illustration of object.
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The witness immediately recognized the object as something unusual.
“My first thought was ‘OMG a UFO!’ It was way too big for a plane. A second later as the lights strobed and reflected off the body I realized the lights were a wrong color(too much blue) for a plane, and it was far too big and too slow to be a plane, slower than even a slow helicopter. My vision is about 20/35 without my glasses, so I ran inside to get my glasses. It was hovering at about 30 degrees in elevation and 10 degrees north.The sky was mostly clear with only a few clouds (cloud base 3,100-6,500 feet according to the weather report), wind northeast at 8 mph, temperature was 78 degrees and humidity was 78 percent.”
The witness described the object.
“It was disc-shaped, but had sharp points on the top and bottom. There was a larger oval, very bright, white light on the top point that blinked, not strobed. That light was so bright it hurt my eyes. Surrounding the object along its side were strobing multi-colored lights that strobed from white/blue/green/red/ yellow very quickly. They reflected off the body that seemed to be dull gray, but sometimes looked dull amber depending on the color of the lights strobing at the moment. Its speed was quite slow, slower than a slow helicopter.”
The neighbor’s house is used as a reference shot with illustration of UFO above it.
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The object also turned off its lights.
“Twice, all of its lights went out at once for about two seconds and then the lights came back on as it hovered in the same place. Initially it hovered for about two minutes over the house, (I counted 110 seconds after I retrieved my glasses) and then it headed east for about 10 seconds, stopped for 2-3 seconds, headed back west for about 10 seconds, stopped for 2-3 seconds, and then headed southeast.It had significant sideways movement as described, but its altitude did not change much other than slight wobbling.”
The object also moved into a cloud at one point.
“Once it went inside a cloud, the cloud lit up with the multi-colored lights and then it came out of the cloud, so its elevation was at least 3,100 feet, meaning it had to be pretty big to appear penny-size at arm’s length and 3,100 feet up.”
The object soon moved away.
“It moved slowly southeast of me and I lost sight of it when it was behind some woods. From its height and distance, it should have been over the Atlantic Ocean at that point. From the direction it moved, it may have been over downtown St. Augustine and/or St. Augustine Beach at some point, so I wonder if MUFON will get more reports. I watched it for a total of approximately six minutes. There were no animal or psychological effects and no missing time.”
View of St. Augustine, FL, from the top of a lighthouse on Anastasia Island.
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St. Augustine is a city in northeastern Florida, the county seat of St. Johns County, population 13,679. MUFON Florida State Section Director Thomas Branham and Field Investigator Julie Taylor are investigating. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
Fossilised protein has been discovered inside a 195-million-year-old dinosaur bone
Robert Reisz
Fossilised protein has been discovered inside a 195-million-year-old dinosaur bone
This is an incredible discovery.
DAVID NIELD
When scientists uncover bones and other hard objects from the ground, they can sometimes find scraps of organic material attached. But nothing we've found comes close to the age of proteins recently discovered on a dinosaur fossil thought to date back 195 million years.
That's around 100 million years older than fragments of collagen found in the thigh bone of a hadrosaur in 2009, and it could give us a unique look back at the biology of other dinosaurs that wandered the Earth at the time.
The discovery was made by researchers at the University of Toronto within a rib of a Lufengosaurus dinosaur, a long-necked herbivore that roamed across what's now south-western China during the Early Jurassic period.
"These proteins are the building blocks of animal soft tissues, and it's exciting to understand how they have been preserved," says one of the research team, palaeontologist Robert Reisz.
With the help of colleagues in China and Taiwan, researchers used a synchrotron machine to analyse fossil samples.
The device uses infrared spectroscopy, or targeted beams of light, to identify materials - in this case collagen and iron-rich proteins - without having to risk contaminating the samples.
Robert Reisz
Previous collagen discoveries of this kind required dissolving the rest of the fossilised bone away, and the team behind the latest research says its non-invasive approach could open the way to finding even more organic remains in the future.
To find any kind of soft tissue material is very rare though, as it normally decays naturally in the ground, leaving only the bones behind.
Scientists still aren't sure why some proteins and collagen are able to survive for so long, but in this case the researchers think the blood vessels helped to form a "closed micro-sized chamber" that isolated the material.
The researchers suggest that small, iron rich particles left over from blood flowing through the rib bones might have been the source of the haematite which bound to the proteins and helped protect them against the ravages of time.
One of the insights the new find might give us is how dinosaurs evolved into the species of birds we still see on Earth today, which is thought to have happened over the course of just 10 million years – a very short timespan in evolutionary terms.
In the meantime, Reiz says the synchrotron technique has "great future potential", and should be able to pick up organic material even when there's only a minuscule amount of it left behind.
That said, don't expect a Jurassic Park-style theme park anytime soon - these scraps of matter aren't enough to provide dinosaur DNA, which is thought to decay naturally within half a century.
Some experts, including Mary Schweitzer from North Carolina State University, say the current tests are too limited in scope for us to know conclusively what we're dealing with on these bones, saying that further analysis is required.
Others, including Stephen Brusatte from the University of Edinburgh in the UK, think the evidence is already strong enough. Neither Schweitzer nor Brusatte were directly involved in the research.
"To find proteins in a 195-million-year-old dinosaur fossil is a startling discovery," Brusatte told the BBC.
"It almost sounds too good to be true, but this team has used every method at their disposal to verify their discovery, and it seems to hold up."
he Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week
The Most Interesting Science News Articles of the Week
By Live Science Staff
A scanning election microscope (SEM) took this detailed image of the deuterostome with the extra-large mouth.
Credit: Jian Han
Each week we uncover the most interesting and informative articles from around the world, here are 10 of the coolest stories in Science this week.
Physicists 'See' Location of 23,000 Single Atoms for First Time:
For the first time, scientists have seen the exact locations of more than 23,000 atoms in a particle that's small enough to fit inside the wall of a single cell. [Full Story]
Sleeping Shrinks the Brain … and That's a Good Thing:
Sleep provides a time for the brain to prune synapses to ensure only the most important information is retained. [Full Story]
3,000-Year-Old Tomb of Royal Scribe Uncovered in Egypt:
Richly with images of gods, baboons and mortals alike, the burial chamber of a royal scribe dates back to the Ramesside period, around 1200 B.C. [Full Story]
Stone Cold Vodka? Drinking Habit 'Calcifies' Man's Pancreas:
A 50-year-old man who drank half a pint of vodka a day for more than a decade developed numerous calcium deposits in his pancreas. [Full Story]
'Bat Bot' Can Pull Off Impressive Aerial Acrobatics:
Whether they're swooping around to catch dinner or delicately hanging upside down to sleep, bats are known for their acrobatic prowess. Now, scientists have created a robot inspired by these flying creatures. [Full Story]
This State Is the Nation's Happiest, for the 6th Time in Annual Poll:
A new poll from Gallup-Healthways shows which states had the highest and lowest well-being in 2016. [Full Story]
Chimps Kill, Mutilate and Cannibalize Member of Own Group:
A male chimpanzee named Foudouko met a horrific end when members of his former community in the wild in Senegal attacked and killed him, then mutilated and partly cannibalized his body, a new study finds. [Full Story]
3-Billion-Year-Old 'Lost Continent' Lurking Under African Island:
The remnants of a 3-billion-year-old continent are lurking under the African island of Mauritius, new research confirms. [Full Story]
Tiny, 540-Million-Year-Old Human Ancestor Didn't Have an Anus:
A speck-size creature without an anus is the oldest known prehistoric ancestor of humans, a new study finds. [Full Story]
Animal Electrocuted at Atom Smasher Gets New 'Life' in Morbid Exhibit:
Dead animals in a museum exhibit share cautionary tales of times when wildlife interactions with humans turned lethal — for the wildlife. [Full Story]
Tom DeLonge Preps Non-Fiction Book About UFO Phenomenon
Tom DeLonge Preps Non-Fiction Book About UFO Phenomenon
'Sekret Machines: Gods' co-written with noted occult author, researcher Peter Levenda
Tom DeLonge will publish a new non-fiction book that explores the UFO phenomenon, 'Sekret Machines: Gods, Man and War.' Gary Wolstenholme/Getty
Former Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge will publish a new non-fiction book about UFOs, Sekret Machines: Gods, March 7th.
DeLonge co-wrote Sekret Machines with Peter Levenda, who has penned numerous books about history and the occult. The new book is based on interviews with scientists, engineers, intelligence officers and military officials. It aims to challenge the way people think about UFO sightings and related phenomena.
Sekret Machines is the opening salvo on the complacency of human institutions where the UFO Phenomenon is concerned," Levenda sid. "It's designed to shake people up, to make them question their assumptions. This book is not only a new take on the Phenomenon – by treating it as a given – but a new approach to religion that takes a hard look at religious texts and ideas from around the world to discern the traces of an event that changed us forever."
DeLonge praised Levenda's input: "It was his ability to frame an esoteric thesis that gave me the ammunition to speak clearly on the subject matter, and that got me in the door."
Sekret Machines will also feature a forward from Jacques Vallée, a computer scientist and one of the most well-known writers and researchers on UFOs (he was the inspiration for Claude Lacombe, the French scientist in Close Encounters With a Third Kind). "The sightings have been ignored by academics, summarily brushed off by politicians, censored by churches, classified by the military and ridiculed by the media," said Vallée. "Yet the reports continue to come. The experience of the unknown has only deepened, raising unsettling questions about the intrusion of the uncanny in our shiny modern world of convenient machines and superficial entertainment."
Sekret Machines: Gods marks DeLonge's first non-fiction book after co-authoring several novels over the past few years. The books are part of a larger multi-media project, To the Stars, which DeLonge has thrown himself into since splitting with Blink-182. To the Stars also includes music and film, and DeLonge told Rolling Stone that he's been gleaning information from officials in the aerospace industry, the Department of Defense and NASA.
"It's very hard to think, 'How did this guy in a band get access like that?'" DeLonge said. "It sounds crazy. But it's because I can speak to a very specific audience. I earned their trust. I knew my material."
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CIA ROSWELL COVER UP? UFO files release 'to distract truth seekers from REAL missing docs'
CIA ROSWELL COVER UP? UFO files release 'to distract truth seekers from REAL missing docs'
THE release by the CIA of thousands of formerly classified documents about suspected UFO sightings was part of a "cover up", not transparency, it has shockingly been claimed.
An alien chaser claims the CIA is withholding crucial UFO files.
Last month, the US intelligence agency published the swathe of historic confidential files, many of which were about former investigations into the UFO phenomena, on its website.
It has given UFO hunters hours worth of reading and investigating to undertake.
But, one alien conspiracy theorist claims they are wasting their time if they do, as he has branded the releases red herrings and not the real deal.
Scott C Waring, editor of ufosightingsdaily.com, claims no information has been released about the unsolved Roswell UFO case from 1947 - an incident seen as the holy grail of flying saucer sightings among alien truth seekers - a host of other key cases.
Roswell is the case that UFO buffs would most like to see former files about, but none ever seems to materilise.
Mr Waring, and many other conspiracy theorists, are convinced the US Government is in contact with aliens but it is kept hidden from the public amid fears over the impact it would have on religion and the rule of law.
Mr Waring vented his frustration in a blog entitled "CIA Releases UFO Documents To Waste Your Time And Make You Give Up The Subject".
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Scott C Waring claims files about the Roswell UFO have been withheld by the CIA.
He wrote: "For some unknown reason, probably just out of the kindness of their own hearts, the CIA has released some ancient CIA intelligence gathered from past UFO sightings and decided to ALLOW the public to read over them.
"You see, we, the UFO researchers around the world, have put so much pressure on the world governments by us getting in the news daily and different UFO facts and sightings, all of which are the latest sightings and news, that the CIA must have figured that these old documents from a time before most of us were born would some how appease our appetite for the truth.
"But, and I say this with laughter, why did they even waste their time posting this old information?
"It's a pile of garbage documents that have been picked out as being the least important and least revealing, and then they edit them until its so unreadable that no one will ever learn anything from them."
It's a pile of garbage documents that have been picked out as being the least important and least revealing, and then they edit them until its so unreadable that no one will ever learn anything from them.
Scott C Waring
Mr Waring protested there was no information released about:
*Roswell
*The March 1969 UFO crash in Russia
*The Brazil UFO crash of 1996
*The Kecksburg UFO crash in Dec 1965
*The UFO fleet the US Army shot at and had no effect on over Los Angeles in Feb of 1942
*The UFO crash in New Mexico in 2003
*The UFO crash in Needles, California in 2008
*The alleged alien base below the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico
He added: "I could go on and on with this list.
"What I'm saying is that the CIA documents are only good for carrying to the outhouse.
"Don't waste your time going though them. They want you to find nothing so you will give up on the subject, but we already know there their plan.
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Swarm of mysterious 'UFOs' spotted in Bristol after bizarre claims BT Tower is used as spaceship refuelling station
Swarm of mysterious 'UFOs' spotted in Bristol after bizarre claims BT Tower is used as spaceship refuelling station
There have been several similar sightings of UFOs in the area already this year as residents remain baffled
BY LEWIS PENNOCKTRISTAN CORKKARA O'NEILL
A swarm of mysterious lights has been spotted and filmed over Bristol as bizarre claims emerge that the BT Tower located there is actually a refuelling station for alien spaceships .
The orange blips were filmed gliding over houses in Hengrove by mum-of-one Kelly Maynard.
The intriguing footage was shared just days after a Bristol Post reader shared their theory that a BT tower in Purdown is a refuelling station for spaceships.
A similar sighting was also recorded in January over Siston Common, near Mangotsfield.
One resident spotted 10 to 15 different lights in the sky
"I looked up and there were several orange lights moving quite fast in the sky," said 36-year-old Kelly, who shared the footage to a Facebook page called 'The Universe'.
"It was about six or seven at night and I ran in and grabbed my phone. On my Facebook somebody said it was lanterns but then they saw the video and said they didn't know what it was.
"I have never seen anything like it. I could not believe it.
The bizarre swarm of lights were filmed by a resident
"I've got no explanation for it, so it must be something mysterious."
The video shows three orange blips moving through the sky, but Kelly said she actually saw ten to 15 of the unidentified objects before the camera started rolling, reports the Bristol Post .
The footage was recorded on a Saturday night in January, Kelly said, but she decided to share it online this week in the hope of finding answers.
There have been claims that this BT Tower is a spaceship refuelling station(Photo: Bristol Post)
It comes as claims have been made that that Purdown BT Tower, which dominates the skyline over north and east Bristol is a refuelling station for UFOs .
Writing to the Bristol Post from Montpelier, Ernest B Skidmore has spoken of an unusual experience he had near the tower, on the same day as a UFO was spotted and filmed by the police helicopter over the Bristol Channel.
He even claims the shape of a copse of trees nearby spells out the letter B – and is some kind of sign for UFOs that they can refuel there.
The tower, near the Stoke Park estate, has been a Bristol landmark for decades, and contains communications equipment.
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Heading for Area 51? ‘UFO on truck with police escort seen being driven at night’
Heading for Area 51? ‘UFO on truck with police escort seen being driven at night’
A STUNNED eyewitness watched open-jawed as a "UFO" was apparently seen being transported by a police convoy on the back on a truck at night near a top-secret US Airforce (USAF) base.
The alleged sighting was reported by an unnamed man to the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) in the US.
The witness says he saw the "flying saucer" convoy being driven on a road in the Fort Leonard Wood area of Missouri on February 1 at 10.15pm local time.
It is about 240 miles from the Wright Patterson USAF base, which is where conspiracy theorists claim crashed UFOs, and even alien bodies, have been hidden away by the military.
In a report to NUFORC, the man said: "I was driving north 15 miles north of Fort Leonard Wood on I-44 north last night at exactly 10:15 pm and saw a line of police cars spaced out about a mile with no traffic coming southbound.
"I noticed more police cars with lights keeping traffic held back in the distance about another mile and a semi with flatbed was in the centre.
"As the semi (articulated truck) approached, I couldn't believe that the semi was carrying what appeared to be a saucer shaped object.
"I passed within a hundred or so feet of the semi going in the opposite direction.
"The semi was moving at a moderate speed and the area was somewhat illuminated and my 16-foot Penske truck was elevated so I had a clear view.
"It was dull metallic grey, with thick short legs coming from the center bottom like fence posts, and a thick central body tapering to very thin edges.
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A still of a UFO on a truck said to have been taken in New Mexico and uploaded this month.
”It encompassed the whole trailer and was hanging over the edges with no cockpit or windows or markings."
The man asked if there had been any other reports or if it could be a drone.
It is not the first time there have been similar reports of UFOs being driven across America on the back of trucks in police convoys.
They have often been seen in the vicinity of Area 51, another top-secret USAF base in the Nevada desert, where it is also claimed the USAF test top secret spy planes and also store UFOs.
In fact, Peter Davenport, NUFORC director, posted a response to the sighting highlighting an earlier one, and suggesting it could actually be a secret space craft used by the USAF.
He said: "We have heard about that object before, and we believe that it is some kind of space vehicle, used by the US Air Force."
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A close up of the 'UFO' on the back of the truck supposedly near Area 51.
I noticed more police cars with lights keeping traffic held back in the distance about another mile and a semi with flatbed was in the centre.
Witness report to NUFORC
He said the previous sighting happened on January 15, 2015, in the Lordsburg area of New Mexico, when a "triangle-shaped UFO" was seen being driven in convoy, and the witness had provided a drawing of what he saw, asking if they were the same.
Scott C Waring, editor of ufosightingsdaily.com, said: "Some people will ask, if it's a UFO, why don't they fly it where they have got to go?
"Because if it was recently traded from aliens to humans, like in the past, it takes a lot of time to practice flying these things to get the hang of it.
"Also the USAF don't have UFO pilots just hanging around doing nothing.
"The last thing the USAF wants is a UFO crash in the middle of some city because a pilot thought he could handle it, but was wrong."
He claimed that video footage had emerged of the most recent sighting reported to NUFORC, fromanother source.
I noticed more police cars with lights keeping traffic held back in the distance about another mile and a semi with flatbed was in the centre.
Witness report to NUFORC
He pointed to a video uploaded to YouTube by Andries Riphagen on Sunday, but this video claimed it was filmed near Area 51.
In the video, a flying saucer on legs is seen on the back on a truck, which has police on sirens in front and behind it.
Mr Waring said: "There are two reports of this craft being hauled on a trailer.
"One of them also has a video, and says its probably headed to Area 51. As you can see, this is an all new video of a disk being carried by military personal with a police escort.
"The disk is huge, about ten meters a gross and stands on three legs. These two reports back up each other and are proof it occurred."
But, according to one poster on the Andries Riphagen channel, the video was actually filmed a year ago, so may be nothing to do with the new report made to NUFORC, and could be a hoax.
Formal requests citing the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) have been a powerful tool in the public's efforts to legally get info from the government. And not just for yourself: Once a FOIA request runs its lengthy course, an official body often releases that intel publicly -- for example, when the CIA published 12 million declassified documents last month on everything from Nazis to UFOs. While they take time to fulfill, most agencies allow citizens to easily submit FOIA inquiries using email, with some notable exceptions relying on older communication methods. But on March 1st, the FBI is intentionally rolling back the technological clock, and will only allow requests via fax or snail mail, plus a limited amount through their online portal.
This will undoubtedly hinder the public's ability to get information from the agency. On top of eliminating a far less burdensome method of communication, submitting through the FBI's portal requires including personal information, including phone number and address, and agree to the site's terms of service. Nested in the TOS is the requirement that users only make one FOIA request per submission per day.
As The Daily Dotpoints out, there is no legal limit on how many folks can submit daily, and since one could just send in other requests via fax or snail mail, the FBI isn't preventing people from making more inquiries. But it does put enormous onus on the requester for little apparent reason.
"It's a huge step backwards for the FBI to switch from a proven, ubiquitous, user-friendly technology like email to a portal that has consistently shown problems, ranging from restricting how often citizens can access their right to government oversight to legitimate privacy concerns," Michael Morisy, co-founder of the public records request tracking nonprofit MuckRock, told The Daily Dot. "Given that email has worked well for millions of requests over the years, this seems like a move designed to reduce participation and transparency, and we hope that the FBI will reverse course."
Citizens and groups have sued the FBI on behalf of FOIA requests to facilitate its review and release of documents. Last December, VICE brought a joint lawsuit against the agency alongside 50 inquiries related to its activities and disclosures immediately leading up to the election. But deliberately using outdated technology to slow down the process isn't a new strategy for government agencies, either: In July 2016, the Department of Justice was sued for refusing to upgrade their decades-old machines, thereby deliberately prolonging the process.
Secret UFO police may actually exist, and they were spotted in Florida. This special police unit may be responsible for containing any alien activity. That is before it goes public. YouTube channel secureteam10 posted images of what looks like regular cop cars, but with bold letters saying “UFO Response Team.” The odd labeling was on the back and sides of the cruisers. Are there alien cops patrolling the streets of Florida? Or is this just another government distraction to hide the real truth?
Florida UFO police are different than other cops; will we see alien perpetrators in the back of these cars soon?
The first image sent in from Cape Coral, Florida clearly shows a police cruiser with UFO Response Team boldly placed for all to see. Tyler from secureteam10 says the viewer who sent in the photo said that the cop car was indeed different from the normal Crown Victoria’s seen on the road. The eyewitness also said that the cop was working on his car’s laptop as well. Sounds like a real cop, doesn’t it? Was the cop responding to a possible alien sighting?
Increase in UFO activity has led to more alien police units; Men in Black chase 5 aliens in Florida
Reports of five UFOs in Florida by a son and father have led to more UFO police in the state. There have also been rumors of Men in Black type officials chasing aliens as well. The father and son claimed to see over five UFOs, and they were not the only ones. Supporting reports of the same sighting is evidence that alien activity is on the rise. Men in Black officials were also rumored to be in the state. The believers think that the agents are attempting to keep the truth about aliens secret. Since those heavily guarded secrets could cause society to collapse.
UFO Police may be for a movie, but the Alien cops could be Necessary in the wake of a 2017 invasion
The images of UFO police may also be the result of a new Resident Evil movie one viewer said. Regardless of why the alien cruisers exist, they may become a necessity if the 2017 invasion by aliens is real. The predictions have come from believers, the Bible, and even former President Eisenhower’s great-granddaughter. What will become of Earth within the next year?
An Orlando resident recently posted footage of what he says was a "glowing UFO craft," but more than likely it was a billowing garbage bag.
The witness, who only identifies himself as a helicopter pilot, submitted the footage to MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) stating, “It was lower than the clouds. I don’t know the size of the craft, but I’m guessing that it was flying at 1,500 feet. I filmed it and I saw it go inside a very small cloud. It should had flown out of it in a second, but it didn’t. I thought that somehow it had disappeared and stopped filming it. But I kept staring at that cloud. Then after quite sometime, I saw it come out of the same small cloud. It turned and flew upwards and vanished.”
The footage was taken on Dec. 18, with a cell phone, at around 5:24 p.m.
Screengrab via MUFON
OK, let's run through a few possible things that it could be:
1. Drone 2. Shiny balloon 3. Billowing garbage bag
On OpenMindsTV, the witness said of the drone/balloon/garbage bag, “I had a feeling to look up as if I had to, and then I saw the glowing craft fly from south direction to north.”
“It was flying high, but well below the commercial airplanes flight altitude that were in traffic during the afternoon.”
Honestly, we want to believe but it really looks like a garbage bag.
Hundreds of people descended into Lake Buena Vista last weekend to talk aliens at a symposium for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), an organization that scientifically investigates and collects data on UFO sightings and other phenomena.
While some people scoff at the notion of otherworldly beings, many are interested and they're not all wearing tin foil hats or running weird shows on the History Channel. Orlando Weekly talked to Morgan Beall, the Florida state director for MUFON, about the kinds of things he sees when he's investigating the weird parts of the Sunshine State that don't involve the Florida man.
OW: Does Orlando have a high propensity for UFOs? Beall:
Orlando, along with the rest of Florida, has actually had quite a few sightings compared to other states. On average we get about 30 to 40 cases a month from Florida alone. We get combination cases of someone seeing a strange object and then possibly something unexplainable, like the abduction phenomenon people talk about or something crawling around or walking around on the ground that’s associated with the flying objects. Do we know what those are? Are they aliens or not? We don’t know. We just know there’s a phenomenon that we’re trying to scientifically study. Mainly, it's objects in the sky we can’t explain.
OW: Why do you think Florida is such a hotspot for those sightings?
Beall:
The water is a good reason. Florida, as you know, has one of the longest coastlines of any state in the U.S. There’s a lot of open skies, and people go outside a lot. We’re a tourist destination for the rest of the country, so a lot of people tend to gravitate to our beaches, which translates to higher counts of cases.
OW: What has been an interesting case you’ve heard of this year? Beall:
This is a Canadian case, but it was worked on by our stateside investigators. An engineer who runs an engineering company was on a hunting trip along with his colleagues when they saw something very close, a like a metallic-type object, that interfered with their hunting equipment. Their camera systems were shutting down. They saw this object up close, within a few 100 feet. It was definitely not a conventional aircraft of any kind because it didn’t have any physical propulsion or propeller or anything. That's something we would classify as a Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).
OW: What about in Florida? Beall:
One of the most interesting things we received this year are some historical pieces from military bases. I worked on a case this past year that dealt with some Navy witnesses. This incident happened on the USS Independence over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida where they saw a light underneath the ship, and remember this is a large aircraft carrier. A witness described like this: If you put a paperclip in your hand, the USS Independence would be the paperclip and your hand would be the light. Eventually the light went to the front of the ship and pulled out of the water and shot off until it disappeared into the sky. It was impressive to hear this coming from military personnel. Another very interesting case off the coast of Florida involved the U.S. Coast Guard. They saw a small, silver disc come out of the water near their ship and pick up their buoy, which they were dragging behind the ship. Another famous case is from 1989 at the Miami International Airport. Two flights nearly collided with this boomerang-shaped aircraft hovering over the tarmac and all the ground personnel, the traffic operators, pilots and all these witnesses never talked about because the tower manager told everybody to keep their mouths shut. We found two witnesses that eventually came and talked to us: A radio operator who heard the whole incident happen over the radio and a tower operator who had second-hand counsel on the incident.
OW: What’s it like an investigator? Beall:
Well, it’s certainly not glamorous. And it’s a lot of work. Depending on the research you’re doing, you could be doing historical document research and archives, which is arduous and academic. You could be part of the analysis teams that look and extrapolate data. A few of us do actual interviews and look at the trace evidence, following up on leads. There’s a lot of different roles in the organization. We’re all volunteers. I do this on my time off. I have a day job, and then I have this job.
OW: What do you hear from people? Do you get hate online? Beall:
Oh, of course. I mean, you have people that like the phenomena, and they're interested in it, but are constantly trolling other individuals online just because they think it’s funny. It’s OK to be skeptical, actually. We encourage it. We want people to ask questions, we want them to test the hypothesis, but there are people we call pseudo skeptics or cynics who don’t want to believe. I think belief is the wrong word because it’s not so much about believing. We try to question everything, look at all the facts and then we learn from it at the the end.
EDM Module Schiaparelli Mars Lander (EDM) (Image Courtesy European Space Agency esa.int)
More Red Planet Exploration in the Cards
As one gets older, the years go by like pages flipped in a book. One can barely make out the letters on the current page when the next page flips and then the page after that. So when we look at European Space Agency (ESA) projects that seem stuck in slow motion, we can be sure that they’ll be here before we know it.
ExoMars Mission is a story with many chapters, the first of which was ExoMars blasting off in March 2016 for the Red Planet to search for methane in the Martian atmosphere. The Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) was to search for trace gasses that would help scientists understand if there is life on the surface of the planet. It was also expected to test a number of instruments, perform orbit calibration measurements, and send pictures back to Earth.
A Setback for ESA, But a Setback They Will Learn From
Unfortunately, the Schiaparelli lander unexpectedly crash landed onto the surface of Mars even though the atmospheric entry and flight path went exactly as planned. In subsequent analysis, ESA determined that a computer glitch during descent caused the crash. Fortunately, the lander was able to collect nearly all of the data intended for the mission before crashing.
The following video, ExoMars – A Promising Future, explains why the ESA member states have decided to continue with the project that will deploy a rover on Mars and search for signs of life to a depth of 6.56 feet (2 meters).
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The US Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency and Raytheon have successfully tested a missile that intercepts enemy missiles in space.
The SM-3 IIA missile can sense ballistic missile attacks from space and neutralize the threats. The SM-3 made its debut by eliminating a ballistic missile fired from the Navy’s USS John Paul Jones destroyer.
The idea for the mission was conceived and motivated, in part, by Star Wars, according to Scout Warrior’s Kris Osborn. “Now that technology is getting better,” he said, “exoatmospheric” missiles can intercept short- and medium-range ballistic missiles descending from outer space. The anti-missile technology would come in handy if the medium-range DF-16 missile tested by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army gets deployed.
The next-generation missile is being developed by both Washington and Tokyo, Scout reported. Further, the US plans to deploy the missile in Poland by 2018. The successful launch took place in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii.
Raytheon said that the 21-inch airframe allows US and Japanese forces to defend a larger area. “Now we have a higher sensitivity—so that is just a better seeker,” Raytheon SM-3 program director Amy Cohen said.
“The SM-3 Block IIA missile is a larger version of the SM-3 IB in terms of boosters and the kinetic warhead, which allows for increased operating time,” the Missile Defense Agency said in a statement. Other officials asserted that the test was a “critical milestone” and that it was a “vitally important” achievement for preparing against “increasing ballistic missile threats around the world.”
The first SM-3 interceptor in a double shot missile defense test rockets skyward to strike out a ballistic missile target off the coast of Kauai, Hawaii.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has made state-of-the-art missile defense a top priority.
NEW DOCUMENTARY CLAIMS ATLANTIS WAS REAL AND REVEALS THE LOST CITY’S LOCATION
NEW DOCUMENTARY CLAIMS ATLANTIS WAS REAL AND REVEALS THE LOST CITY’S LOCATION
Atlantis is generally considered to be a mythical story about an advanced and highly successful civilization which thought it would reign supreme over the rest of the world indefinitely until it suddenly sank beneath the waves. The story of Atlantis is usually interpreted as an allegorical legend relating to the inevitable collapse of great civilizations, but could it be that the myth is grounded in fact? According to James Cameron, who has produced and directed a new documentary on the topic, it is likely that Atlantis was a real place.
JAMES CAMERON TRIES TO DISCOVER THE LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS
The lost civilization of Atlantis has been a subject of fierce debate for more than two thousand years among prominent figures in philosophy, history, and archaeology. The only thing that modern day academics seem to agree on when it comes to the legendary city is that the first written documentation relating to it was relayed by the philosopher, Plato.
Plato wrote that Atlantis stood head and shoulders ahead of the rest of the world because of its association with the god Poseidon and his son Atlas who was anointed its king. The Atlanteans became one of the most powerful nations in the world through their military prowess and their extraordinarily advanced technology. This led to them becoming a dominant imperial power that conquered the entirety of Africa and a significant portion of Europe. However, the region was struck with a series of violent earthquakes and floods in the course of a single day and night. Plato writes that Atlantis was then ‘swallowed up by the Earth and the island of Atlantis…disappeared into the depths of the sea, ’ an act he attributed to divine retribution.
Plato was writing thousands of years after Atlantis apparently stood as a dominant world power. He received his information about the legendary city through the oral tradition. As the story passed to Plato through this method, one might expect it to contain embellishments and fictional elements. However, it does not necessarily follow that this means the entire story is a fabrication. Could it be that Atlantis really existed?
Getting to the truth of the matter is the goal of director James Cameron whose team used Plato’s texts in a bid to reveal where the lost city of Atlantis could have stood. The documentary takes viewers to some locations hoping to uncover significant clues that would indicate that an incredible and sophisticated civilization is lying beneath the waves.
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If there is a Martian version of Santa Claus, this is where he would live. The European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter has been delivering a steady stream of images of the planet’s surface since 2004. Scientists recently pieced them all together for a mosaic revealing the stunning snow-capped canyons of the northern polar ice cap on the Red Planet.
The Martian north pole is roughly the size of the Greenland Ice Sheet on Earth and the “snow” is just over a mile deep, filling in the planet’s Chasma Boreale Canyon, which is about the same depth as the Grand Canyon.
But, the white fluffy stuff isn’t the type of snow one might use to build a snowmartian with. It consists primarily of precipitated carbon dioxide from Mars’s atmosphere, and only occurs during the winter season — which is about four months long. As the planet begins to warm up again, most of the cap will evaporate back into the atmosphere.
Mars also has its own Coriolis effect, which causes moving objects on Earth’s surface to be deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere, and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. This force likely created gusts of wind that push the snow into the pinwheel formations seen below.
In this mosaic, you can see where the center of Mars' north pole.
As the Mars Express orbiter continues to deliver data about the climate and atmosphere of the planet back to scientists, they are able to unravel its mysteries and determine if it is hospitable for life — specifically human life.
Other intriguing information from the Mars Express has found that the planet once harbored water and volcanic activity, and clues that the atmosphere may contain methane. They’re all signs that maybe Earthlings weren’t the first living creatures in our solar system.
A New Hampshire witness at Lincoln reported watching and videotaping what appeared to be an unknown object following a jet, according to testimony in Case 81792 from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
Cropped and enlarged frame from the witness video.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness was outside reading on a deck at 7 p.m. on April 21, 2016, when the incident occurred.
“I am told that military pilots train in the mountains around where I live and I’ve always enjoyed seeing them fly through,” the witness stated.“This happens all the time. Jets and helicopters are a common sighting. So I naturally saw the jet and did a double take, because there was something following it.”
The witness thought that the object looked strange – possibly something the military built, but not a jet.
“I knew it wasn’t a jet because it was actually right behind one. The jet it was chasing left a long contrail behind it, but the UFO did not. The UFO was gaining on the jet. No helicopter could do that. I was blown away and luckily got out my phone in time to take a video. I watched the object gaining on the jet for about 10 seconds when I lost them in the trees.”
Cropped and enlarged frame from the witness video.
(Credit: MUFON)
The witness felt excited and anxious at the sighting.
“I felt I had witnessed something very hard to dismiss as a weather balloon or some obvious type of aircraft. Shortly after the jet and object left my range of sight I saw three more jets and one helicopter going the same direction (in my opinion chasing the UFO). I also got another video of those other aircraft. I would like to show the video to an aviation expert and maybe get an explanation. I’m uploading to MUFON hoping for answers.”
Cropped and enlarged frame from the witness video.
(Credit: MUFON)
New Hampshire MUFON Field Investigator Breann Smith is investigating. Lincoln is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, population 1,662. Please remember that most UFO sightings can be explained as something natural or man-made. The above quotes were edited for clarity. Please report UFO activity to MUFON.com.
Glowing Object Falls From Sky Seen Over Several States, Feb 6, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Glowing Object Falls From Sky Seen Over Several States, Feb 6, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Feb 6, 2017 Location of sighting: Wisconsin, USA News source:
http://www.onenewspage.com/video/20170206/6794697/Possible-meteor-seen-in-WI.htm This object was recorded over several states and news says it was headed straight for Lake Michigan which is a perfect hiding place for an underwater alien base. This could be a meteorite, but it also could be an alien craft trying to camouflage as a meteor so that eyewitnesses and cameras operators will dismiss it. Scott C. Waring Police transcript states: ((nate)) good morning i'm nate stewart ((brittany)) and i'm brittany falkers new this morning.. a large flash of light... possibly a meteor... was seen throughout much of the region overnight... ((nate)) local five's elsa robins is live in brown county with the details... good morning elsa. good morning - i've spoken with dispatchers in the region who say they received dozens of phone calls for this possible meteor around 1:30 this morning... and hundreds of other reports of sightings have been made to several social media pages. take a look at some of the video that was sent to us overnight from people across the state... we're told people saw a large flash of green light, and others heard what sounded like a large explosion. the american meteor society has confirmed the large flash was a "fireball" seen over both wisconsin and illinois. winnebago county dispatch says they received upwards of 40 phone calls... while outagamie, and sheboygan county says they each received about 10 phone calls. disaptchers from outagamie said they saw it themselves and said it looked like an airplane on fire... while dispatchers from manitowoc said they thought it was lightning. if you have any videos of the possible meteor, you can share those with us on our wfrv tv facebook page. stay with local five for details as they become available. live in brown county elsa robins, local 5 this morning. ((nate))
There are two reports of this craft being hauled on a trailer. One of them also has a video, and says its probably headed to Area 51. As you can see, this is an all new video of a disk being carried by military personal with a police escort. The disk is huge, about 10 meters a gross and stands on three legs. These two reports back up each other and are proof it occurred. Some people will ask, if its a UFO, why don't they fly it where they have got to go? Because if it was recently traded from aliens to humans, like in the past, it takes a lot of time to practice flying these things to get the hand of it. Also the USAF don't have UFO pilots just hanging around doing nothing. The last thing the USAF wants is a UFO crash in the middle of some city because a pilot thought he could handle it, but was wrong. Also, if it wasn't a UFO, then why are they hiding it by transporting it at midnight? Scott C. Waring
Report states:
Occurred :2/1/2017 22:15 (Entered as : 02/01/2017 22:00) Reported: 2/2/2017 9:20:57 PM 21:20 Posted: 2/3/2017 Location: Fort Leonard Wood, MO Shape: Disk Duration:1 minute driving north 15 miles north of fort leonard wood on I-44 north last night at exactly 10:15 pm. saw line of police cars spaced out about a mile with no traffic coming southbound. noticed more police cars with lights keeping traffic held back in the distance about another mile. a semi with flatbed was in the center. As the semi approached, i couldnt beleive that the semi was carrying what appeared to be a saucer shaped object. i passed within a hundred or so feet of the semi going in the opposite direction. the semi was moving at a moderate speed.. the area was somewhat illuminated and my 16 foot penske truck was elevated so i had a clear view. it was dull metallic grey, thick short legs coming from the center bottom like fence posts. thick central body and tapering to very thin edges. it encompassed the whole trailer. it was hanging over the edges. no cockpit or windows or markings, etc., wide central body. about 50 percent body and 50 percent winglike or sauce! r like edges. any other reports? large drone? Thanks
Two UFOs Shooting Across Sky Over Lincoln, New Hampshire on Video, April 2016, UFO Sighting News.
Two UFOs Shooting Across Sky Over Lincoln, New Hampshire on Video, April 2016, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: April 21, 2016 Location of sighting: Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA Source: MUFON #81792 As you can see from the closeups, these are not jets. They are UFOs and one of them is making a trail behind it to disguise itself as a jet. The second one in following the first. Excellent capture that proves that UFOs wont to manipulate what you think you see. Scott C. Waring Eyewitness states:
I was reading on my deck around 7 o'clock. I am told that military pilots train in the mountains around where I live and I've always enjoyed seeing them fly through. This happens all the time, jets and helicopters are a common sighting. So I naturally saw the jet and did a double take, because there was something following it. I immediately thought I was witnessing some strange aircraft, possibly military but it was not a jet. I knew it wasn't a jet because it was actually right behind one. The jet it was chasing left a long contrail behind it, but the UFO did not. The UFO was gaining on a jet. No helicopter could do that. I was blown away and luckily got out my phone in time to take a video. I watched the object gaining on the jet for about 10 seconds when i lost them in the trees. I was very excited and anxious. I felt I has witnessed something very hard to dismiss as a "weather balloon" or some obvious type of aircraft. Shortly after the jet and object left my range of sight I saw 3 more jets and 1 helicopters going the same direction (in my opinion chasing the UFO). I also got another video of those other aircraft. I would like to show the video to an aviation expert and maybe get an explanation.
Meteor Like UFO Following NASA Space Station Only Meters Away Feb 7, 2017, UFO Sighting Daily.
Meteor Like UFO Following NASA Space Station Only Meters Away Feb 7, 2017, UFO Sighting Daily.
Date of sighting: Feb 7, 2017 Location of sighting: Earth orbit at space station Source url:http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/99706210 This meteor shaped UFO was caught following the space station today on live cam. What happened is I was watching and then the were switching cameras and went to the switching camera screen, and when they came back using a different camera, a UFO was right there in plain sight. The NASA guy operating the camera most have been watching it and accidentally allowed the live cam to get a good view of it. The UFO had perfectly matched its speed with the space station. I really wish they had not stopped showing it, but it switched to the changing camera screen again and then was gone. Scott C. Waring
Learn From An Alien Abductee About What Really Happens When They Come For You, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Learn From An Alien Abductee About What Really Happens When They Come For You, Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of event: Unknown Location of event: Area 51 Alien have a recorded history of studying humans for thousand maybe millions of years. To do this, few would be brave enough to volunteer, so alien have to do it the hard way...abduct the subjects. This way they can keep track of data and how things effect them over time. Most of the time a person in not abducted once, but many times over the lifetime of the individual. Often victims are implanted with a small piece of technology that tracks, monitors and even influences the person. Watch this fantastic 59 min video and believe me when I say, it will change your thought on abduction forever. Scott C. Waring Video states: Chris Augustin from Aliens the truth explains his own UFO abductions and the mysterious implant in his leg. Chris shares his theory about aliens and abductions and tells of his experience at Area 51.
Biological Entity Moves Past NASA Sun Satellite On Feb 2017, Amazing Video Here, UFO Sighting Daily.
Biological Entity Moves Past NASA Sun Satellite On Feb 2017, Amazing Video Here, UFO Sighting Daily.
Date of sighting: February 2017
Location of sighting: Earths Sun
This UFO was found byParanormal Crucible of Youtube. It shows a UFO shooting across the sun, but may be very close to the SOHO image satellite, so it may only be about 100+ meters long. The object doesn't seem to move like a ship, but seems almost alive in its behavior. I have long believed that animals, intelligent or otherwise could be living in space like animals live in water. They may not be carbon base life forms, but its seems that the activity around the SOHO images and those of the space station would concur with my conclusion.
I altered the photo to show that it has a solid outside, not just a white glowing object, but it has a surface area.
Brilliant Fireball Streaks Over Milwaukee, Wows Skywatchers (Videos)
Brilliant Fireball Streaks Over Milwaukee, Wows Skywatchers (Videos)
By Calla Cofield, Space.com Staff Writer
A brilliant, bright-green meteor blazed through the sky just north of Milwaukee early this morning (Feb. 6), and likely sprinkled space rocks into Lake Michigan.
The falling space rock likely burned up in the sky about 10 to 20 miles (16 to 32 kilometers) north of Milwaukee, or about 100 miles (160 km) north of Chicago, according to the American Meteorological Society (AMS). More than 220 people have filed reports with the AMS claiming to have seen the fireball at about 1:25 a.m. CST (2:25 a.m. EST/0725 GMT), according to the NASA Meteor Watch Facebook page.
Most of the eye-witness reports came from people in and around Chicago and Milwaukee, but reports have also come in from witnesses in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, New York, Kentucky, Minnesota and Ontario, according to the AMS website. At least a dozen videos of the fireball racing through the sky have appeared online or have been sent to the AMS, Mike Hankey, operations manager for AMS, told Space.com. [5 Amazing Fireballs Caught on Video]
Jim Dexter of the Lisle Police Department in Lisle, Illinois saw a meteor moving through the sky, and quickly turned on the dashboard camera in his car to capture the event.
Credit: Lisle Police Department
One video of the fireball was captured by Jim Dexter of the Lisle Police Department in Lisle, Illinois. Dexter saw the bright flash moving through the sky, and quickly turned on the dashboard camera in his car to capture the event.
A very bright meteor blazed through the skies over Lake Michigan at around 1:25 a.m. local time on Feb. 6, 2017. The fireball's flight was captured by a camera on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Credit: Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) and Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
"In this profession, we see so many things that the public doesn't" get to see, Dexter said in a written statement from the Lisle Police Department. "Sometimes that's good sometimes that's bad. I'm just glad that in this instance I was able to capture this for everyone to see."
Another video of the fireball streaking through the sky was captured by a camera on the roof of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's atmospheric, oceanic and space sciences building. The various videos of the event reveal that the meteor was exceptionally bright, which means it qualifies as a "fireball."
"Cameras in the region indicate that the meteor originated 62 miles [100 lm] above West Bend, Wisconsin and moved northeast at about 38,000 miles per hour [61,155 km/h]," a post from the NASA Meteor Watch Facebook page states. The meteor appears to have broken up into smaller pieces "about 21 miles [34 km] above Lake Michigan, approximately 9 miles [14 km] east of the town of Newton," the post says.
The meteor also created a sonic boom, which occurs when an object moves faster than sound waves in Earth's atmosphere. Hankey said meteorites create a sonic boom only when they remain intact long enough to travel to relatively low altitudes, where Earth's atmosphere is sufficiently dense. Most fireball meteors do not create a sonic boom, Hankey said; they burn up or break up into small pieces before they reach those low altitudes.
The sonic boom created by this fireball was "recorded on an infrasound station in Manitoba [Canada], some 600 miles [965 km] away," according to the NASA Meteor Watch page, indicating that the explosive breakup of the meteor released at least the energy equivalent of 10 tons of TNT. (Hankey noted that people who heard a noise as the meteor moved overhead could have been hearing the sonic boom or the explosion of the rock.)
All of this information has helped meteor scientists get a better understanding of what this falling space rock looked like before it hit the atmosphere. It was likely an asteroid fragment "weighing at least 600 pounds [272 kg] and 2 feet [0.6 meters] in diameter," according to the NASA Meteor Watch page. Hankey said he thinks that's a low estimate for the meteor's size.
Based on radar data, it is likely that bits of the meteor reached the ground (these are called meteorites), Hankey said. However, the space rocks would have been sprinkled over Lake Michigan, which means they can't be collected for study, he added.
A meteor large enough to leave meteorites on the ground typically flies over the U.S. about three or four times per year, Hankey said.
The meteor also might have been spotted via radar by the National Weather Service's Milwaukee office. The office tweeted a radar picture showing the possible location of the meteor over Lake Michigan at 1:31 a.m. CST (0731 GMT). Sarah Marquardt, a meteorologist at the Milwaukee office, told Space.com that the radar instruments likely identified the space rock as it broke up into very small pieces. The radar instruments are designed to detect primarily water droplets, but the radar showed that the object or objects in that area were not made of ice or water, she said.
If you have seen a fireball, you can report it to the AMS here.
Editor's note:If you have an amazing image of the fireball, or any night-sky view, that you'd like to share, you can send it to managing editor Tariq Malik at spacephotos@space.com.
Are light columns over city a sign something's about to happen at Large Hadron Collider?
Are light columns over city a sign something's about to happen at Large Hadron Collider?
STRANGE columns of light seen hanging above a city skyline could be a sign something awful is about to be started by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), a conspiracy theorist has warned.
Video of the bizarre event over Busan in South Korea, is being shared on line, with the footage being jumped on by alien chasers with off-the-wall theories of what it could be.
According to local news reports, the lights were above the city for three consecutive nights and witnessed by hundreds of people.
Scott C Waring, editor of ufosightingsdaily.com has his views on the astonishing sight.
He blogged: "I am however worried... about it being caused by CERN. The last thing we want is a black hole to form that would eat the earth from inside out.
"This could be CERN messing around again."
The Large Hadron Collider, run by the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) at Geneva on the French-Swiss border, is the world’s largest and most powerful machine and is used to collide particles at close to the speed of light in a bid to discover more about physics and the possibility of parallel universes.
The curious machine developed across a 16-mile ring of superconducting magnets has had critics before amid claims it could inadvertently create a black hole that may swallow up the world, and it at the centre of many unfounded conspiracy theories that this could be about to happen.
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The Large Hadron Collider could have caused lights in South Korea, claims a crazy conspiracy.
However, Mr Waring speculated over other, equally bizarre theories for the Busan phenomena, including the arrival of aliens.
He said: "Similar pillar lights have been seen all over the world for unknown reasons.
"Scientists try to explain it, but it seems few scientists can settle down on one theory and this amazing and beautiful phenomenon continues to go unexplained.
"Could they be caused by a fleet of UFOs? Or are they light beings, watching over an area together? Maybe, but it looks natural, like the Aurora Borealis.
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The lights over Busan as seen in local TV news report.
I am however worried... about it being caused by CERN. The last thing we want is a black hole to form that would eat the earth from inside out.
Scott C Waring
"Like it’s a cosmic connection between the Earth and the rest of the universe."
But another claim is much more mundane.
The Busan Regional Weather Bureau said the lights in the sky were caused by strong lighting on squid fishing boats in the sea at the time that were reflected by ice crystals within the clouds, creating the strange effect.
Eum Ki-cheol, of the weather bureau, said: "(The light) is reflecting on the cloud or something like that, from the side we see, the light is said to be a 'light pole' because it looks like a pole.
Dr Erol faruk claims to have compelling evidence a UFO landed in Delphos, Kansas, 40 years ago.
Dr Erol Faruk has published the findings of his investigation into a substance left on the ground after a famous UFO sighting in a book which has concluded extraterrestrial activity is the only explanation.
In self-published work, The Compelling Scientific Evidence for UFOs, the British-born chemist of Turkish heritage, examined in detail the Delphos UFO case seen in Kansas, USA, on the evening of November 2 1971.
It is considered by some alien investigators as one of the most compelling UFO cases on record - due to the scorched ring left in the ground - allegedly when the UFO landed.
The witness was Ron Johnson, 16, who was tending sheep on his family's farm with dog Snowball, at about 7pm, when he spotted a six to eight feet diameter mushroom-shaped UFO appearing in the night sky.
It was described as having multi-coloured lights, and hovering about 75 feet away among trees at just a few feet above ground.
It then ascended with a blinding light.
He alerted his parents who saw it disappearing from view.
But, the family found a glowing ring on the ground where it had landed, and a similar material on trees nearby.
The family said the glow "felt strange, like a slick crust, as if the soil was crystallised," and Mrs Johnson was left with a numbing anaesthetic sensation on her hand after touching it.
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A picture taken by the Johnsons of the 'glowing ring' ten minutes after the sighting.
Samples of soil, which was said to have a profound water repellant nature from within the ring were sent for analysis and stored in a number of laboratories.
Another witness also came forward, a Lester Ensbarger from Minneapolis, who advised Deputy Sheriff Leonard Simpson that at 7.30 pm the same night, he saw a bright light descending in the sky in Delphos.
According to website ufocasebook.com: "The experience of Ron Johnson is still considered as one of the best documented 'ground trace' UFO cases of the past century, and is still unexplainable by any conventional or earthly means."
Dr Faruk, who admits to a lifelong interest in the UFO phenomenon, focussed his work on investigating the chemical make up of the soil from the ring.
He was able to obtain some of the stored solid after requesting it while based at Nottingham University.
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The ring left by the 'Delphos UFO' 42 months later.
The hovering object of presently unknown origin appears to have contained within its periphery an aqueous solution of an unstable compound whose likely sole function would be light emission.
Dr Erol faruk
He wrote: "Placing water onto the affected soil was very like placing it onto a glass surface, with the water spontaneously forming into droplets sitting on the surface."
Although, he remained unable to fully identify the soil compound, he claimed to detect "a highly water-soluble organic compound which is potentially chemiluminescent”.
This could have been responsible for the alleged glow seen at the time, he said.
Dr Faruk concluded there were three possible explanations - a hoax, the ring was in fact a fairy ring - a natuarlly occurring ring of toadstools, or a genuine alien space ship had been seen.
He said a hoax was unlikely due to the unusual characteristics of the compound, and its elongation towards the wind direction on the night.
He also ruled out a fungal ring, claiming the "water-soluble alkali metal salt of an organic carboxylic acid" found in the compound would not be produced by a fungi.
This, he said meant the conclusion of a genuine UFO sighting was the most favourable.
He wrote: "A picture begins to emerge as to what possibly happened that evening.
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Ron Johnson pictured with dog Snowball at the time.
"The hovering object of presently unknown origin appears to have contained within its periphery an aqueous solution of an unstable compound whose likely sole function would be light emission.
"Some of the solution was deposited into the ground while the object positioned itself under a tree (to possibly avoid observation from the air).
"Once enough of this solution was deposited, the object departed after which the Johnson family approached the ring area."
The book is based largely on a scientific research paper Dr Faruk wrote for publication in a number of scientific journals, but his publication was rejected.
Dr Faruk claims that although his report deals with "physical and chemical evidence" as required, he was told it was investigating an "inappropriate" subject matter.
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A MYSTERIOUS GREEN COMET IS HEADING OUR WAY
A MYSTERIOUS GREEN COMET IS HEADING OUR WAY
In the early hours of Saturday morning, a green physically ancient comet will be visible as it passes 7.4 million miles from Earth. Comet 45P/ Honda-Pajdusakova, named after three astronomers, will be visible with binoculars or a small telescope between Thursday and Sunday.
The comet will travel through Ophiuchus, Corona Borealis, Bootes, Canes Venatici, Coma Berenices and finally Leo. The comet will appear bluish-green with a tail. 45P will pass 0.0831 AU (12.430.000KM; 7.720.000 miles from Earth on February 11th and could even be visible to the naked eye. The comet was last seen New Year's Eve as it began its path past the Northern Hemisphere and it will become visible again as it swings back past the sun. The comets maximum brightness will be at a magnitude of 6.
This is the eighth closest comet since 1950, and it is due it its extremely proximity to Earth that spectators will be able to see the comet. The comet was discovered in 1948 and has previously approached Earth in 2011, and it has also come very close to Jupiter which caused changes in the comet's orbit. Many believe that Comet 45P shows a coming year of chaos in 2017. Christian’s believe that the comet will split as it passes the Sun and that half of 45P will collide with Earth. The Bible directly warns about this approaching comet stating; 'And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and on the earth distress of nations in perplexity because of the roaring of the sea and the waves. Men's hearts will faint them for fear for looking after those things which are coming upon the earth, for the powers of heaven will be shaken.'
Christian, Paul Begley warned “we have to take this seriously, ” He says that the Lord has directly warned him that this comet brings chaos and will be a bad start to a bad year. Others believe the comet is the second coming of Jesus. As this comet will be swinging back past the sun at a considerable force, it is possible that there could be a split in its core. According to NASA, the public has nothing to worry about. However, they also agree that they cannot guarantee there will be no variations from its forecasted path.
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As meteor lights Midwestern skies, Lisle cop captures 'giant green-lighted orb' on dashcam
As meteor lights Midwestern skies, Lisle cop captures 'giant green-lighted orb' on dashcam
Megan Crepeau, John Hector and Leonor VivancoChicago Tribune
As a regular on the night shift, Lisle police Officer Jim Dexter is used to seeing the occasional shooting star or lunar eclipse, though mostly he's a witness to what he called “the odd behavior of animals and humans.”
But early Monday morning, Dexter was on routine patrol near Interstate 88 when he saw “a giant green-lighted orb” streaking across the sky. He made sure his dash camera had captured the fireball, then told otherofficers on patrol.
Soon after, the National Weather Service was tweeting his video of a meteor that lit up the skies across the Midwest around 1:30 a.m.
“It was too good not to share,” Dexter said. “I thought about how few people actually saw it, but then there’s the amount of people I got to share it with.”
The American Meteor Society, which monitors meteor showers, said it had received more than 380 reports of sightings Monday.
“The fireball was seen primarily from Illinois and Wisconsin, but witnesses from Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, New York, Kentucky, Minnesota and Ontario (Canada) also reported the event,” the society said on its website.
The society said preliminary information from witness reports suggests the meteor ended its flight in Lake Michigan between the shores of Sheboygan, Wis. and Manitowoc, Wis.
The fireball seen Monday was similar in size and brightness to another observed in 2003 in Park Forest, where meteorite fragments fell onto south suburban homes, said Philipp Heck, the Robert A. Pritzker associate curator of meteoritics and polar studies at the Field Museum. In 2010, a smaller and dimmer fireball was visible from Chicago and landed near Mifflin, Wis., he said.
A meteor forms when a meteoroid — which is a fragment of an asteroid — enters Earth’s atmosphere after orbiting the sun. The atmosphere’s hot air helps the meteor evaporate, and what ends up on the ground or in the water — called a meteorite — is much smaller than what initially entered the atmosphere, Heck said. About 60,000 meteorites, which can be as small as pebbles, have been discovered on Earth, and some are on display at the Field Museum.
“It’s unusual that it was visible from a metropolitan area,” said Heck, adding that most fly over unpopulated areas or over oceans.
Although the National Weather Service’s office in Green Bay said the meteor was accompanied by a sonic boom that shook houses in the region, Heck said the meteor was not big enough to cause damage.
Weather radar, seismometers, video footage of the fireball and eyewitness reports will help determine how big the meteor was and how fast it traveled, according to Heck.
Officer Patrick Murphy of the Chillicothe Police Department near Peoria, was alone in his squad car in the middle of his patrol shift when he saw the green fireball as he was passing a traffic light. His dashcam, which is constantly recording, captured the meteor.
“It definitely caught me off guard a little bit. Obviously, I was not expecting to see that,” Murphy said. “I figured it was probably a meteor because I don’t know what else it could possibly be.”
He said he drove to the northeast part of town where it looked like the meteor had fallen, but there were no flames anywhere.
Murphy, who reported the meteor sighting to his sergeant, said the fireball surprised him. He said he has seen falling stars but “nothing this big, nothing even close to this big.”
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Blazing green fireball in the sky caught on police dash cam
Blazing green fireball in the sky caught on police dash cam
A bright green fireball lit up the US Midwest, generating plenty of eyewitness reports and dramatic camerafootage.
Police car dash cameras are used to monitor situations when an officer pulls over a vehicle, but an officer in Illinois used one to capture an outstanding look at a massive green fireball cutting through the night sky early on Monday morning.
Witness Heidi B described the view: "Reminded me of a northern light in color and vibrancy but acted like a meteor." Some reports mention a very loud booming sound. Drew N writes, "It was pretty huge. Reminded me of the asteroid that fell through the atmosphere in Russia that was all over the internet." That meteor event occurred in 2013 and created a damaging shock wave.
The dash-cam footage of the meteor comes from the Lisle Police Department. The video quality isn't great, but you can clearly see the streak of light entering from the top of the screen. It quickly expands into an impressive green explosion.
The American Meteor Society estimates the meteor's trajectory likely took it into Lake Michigan. That means any possible debris from the landing would have ended up under the water.
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“Saw a large triangular craft and other small round craft in the sky. Likely not of this earth.”
“It was perfectly still, hovering right over a highway.”
“White ball of light flying very fast then disappeared.”
If there’s life beyond this world, they must love the Garden State.
More than 120 sightings of unidentified flying objects were reported in 2016 throughout New Jersey, according to the National UFO Reporting Center. In 2017, there’s been more reported UFO sightings than there have been weeks.
Many of them cite quick bursts of light, or “orbs” of different colors and sizes that lingered just long enough to be captured in a photo. But others specifically point to physical aircraft that look unlike anything they’ve seen before.
“When I was in the Air Force, we chased them regularly,” Medford resident George Filer, New Jersey State Director of the Mutual UFO Network, told New Jersey 101.5. “A lot of us in the military or intelligence agencies chased or saw UFOs and believe in their existence.”
According to Filer, most citizen reports are submitted during the warmer months when people are more likely to be outside. He said in the summer, an estimated 1,000 UFO sightings are reported per month nationally.
As director of Fringe New Jersey, which prides itself on examining “the strange & the unusual, the paranormal, and the impossible,” chemist Sean Wasylyk has no doubt in the existence of unidentified aerial phenomena.
He claims an overwhelming majority of UFO sightings are likely to amount to nothing, due to New Jersey’s extensive military presence and number of airports. But it’s the other 5 percent or so of reports that keeps him curious.
“I’d love to say none of these are real, but I think some of them have some legitimacy. I think there’s something real there,” said Wasylyk, a Hamilton resident. “It enriches lives knowing that there’s something we don’t know. Let’s figure it out.”
UFOs, though, don’t necessarily have to link to life on another planet, he said. Perhaps people are seeing the experimentation of secret military aircraft. Or some genius somewhere is showing off their private technology that no one yet knows about.
“If you’re an alien culture and you’re that advanced that you’ve gotten inter-dimensional or inter-planetary space travel, and you don’t want to be seen, you’re not going to be seen,” he added.
Both of Wasylyk’s parents were scientists; he was raised to believe anything unless science proved it wrong.
As of Friday afternoon, the National UFO Reporting Center listed six reports out of New Jersey in 2017. The most recent, out of Cinnaminson, cited a “chevron-shaped UFO hovering over trees.”
In all, the database lists 2,047 UFO sightings in New Jersey.
Columnist Cheryl Costa crunches the numbers of fireball UFOs in New York state.
Fireball UFOs were first reported in the American Southwest in the years following World War II. Their first appearance was greatly troubling to the United States Army and Air Force for two reasons. First, the green fireballs could outrun any military aircraft we could put in the air. Second, the green fireballs were primarily seen loitering around nuclear research facilities like Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia Base (Later renamed the Sandia National Laboratory).
The situation was of so much concern from the defense establishment that the United States military launched a secret research effort in 1948 named “Project Twinkle” in an effort to investigate and research the green fireball phenomena. Project Twinkle ended in 1951.
From 1951-1990, fireball UFO reports averaged less than a dozen per year nationally. Then in the early 1990s, reports began to slowly head upward. Suddenly in 1998 the number of orange fireball UFO sightings dramatically increased to a few hundred per year and leveling for a little over 10 years. Again in 2010 there was another intense increase in orange fireball sighting reports. The chart below illustrates the scale of the fireball UFO trend from 1990-2016. Oddly, the number of fireball sightings has begun to drop off. If history is any indication, I expect the sightings to be between 300-600 sightings per year.
Nationally from 2001-2015, using both combined NUFORC and MUFON data, fireball UFOs are about 7.2 percent, or 11,066 sightings, of the total nationwide UFO sightings. Fireball UFO sightings rank sixth in UFO sighting shapes.
From 2001-2015, New York state had 430 fireball sightings, or 3.9 percent of the total national fireball sightings. Of New York state’s 5,141 UFO sightings for the same period, fireball UFOs were 8.9 percent of the total.
New York state’s fireball UFO sighting reports also consistently tracks with the national trend.
For years UFO investigators weren’t sure what to make of the fireball reports. In many cases, they were content to write the fireballs off as drifting Chinese lanterns. Over the past decade, as the sighting reports began increasing in volume, investigators began to take fireball reports more seriously.
Typically they have a red-orange appearance. They are known to hover and to move at great speed. They’ve been seen at tree-top levels before whizzing off. Some of them simply wink out, only to reappear in another location moments later. Still, others have been known to simply dart around.
A few years ago in Auburn, an observer watched in awe as a fireball flew over his house at about 200 feet from the ground at high speed. He turned around astounded, only to witness two more following right behind the first fireball.
Last year, UFO researcher and author Thomas Conwell and I discussed fireball sightings that each of us had witnessed. One thing we both agreed on was the fact that the light emitted from the fireball had a digital quality to it. The fireball clearly had the pulse of a mechanism.
In lieu of looking at a few recent New York UFO reports, I offer an alternative. The National UFO Reporting Center has a website dedicated to fireball UFO reports. To view the website, click here.
If you are interested in joining a monthly UFO discussion group in the Onondaga County area, drop Cheryl an email Blogger@CherylCosta.com. If you have a UFO sighting to report, you can use either one of the two national database services:nuforc.org or mufon.com. Both services respect confidentiality.
Cheryl Costa would love to hear the when, where and what of your New York sighting. Email it to NYSkies@DragonLadyMedia.com. The names of witnesses will be omitted to protect their privacy.
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Bezoek uit de ruimte? De dag dat een hele schoolklas een vliegende schotel zag
Bezoek uit de ruimte? De dag dat een hele schoolklas een vliegende schotel zag
Veertig jaar geleden zagen leerlingen van een school in het Britse Pembrokeshire een vliegende schotel bij het schoolplein. De BBC blikt terug.
In 1977 werd hetzelfde onbekende object meerdere keren waargenomen. Het kreeg de naam ‘Dyfed Triangle’.
David Davies was 10 jaar oud toen hij verhalen hoorde van leerlingen die vliegende schotels hadden gezien op school.
Verwonderd
“Ik ben sceptisch aangelegd en besloot naar het gebied te gaan waar de kinderen zeiden dat ze het object hadden gezien,” vertelde hij aan BBC Wales.
Hij zag vervolgens een sigaarvormig schip met een koepel in het midden. “Mijn waarneming duurde maar enkele seconden,” zei hij. “Het object verdween achter een boom.”
Davies was niet bang, hij was eerder verwonderd en onder de indruk.
Humanoïde wezens
Tekeningen van de UFO en bemanning (BBC)
De leraren geloofden de kinderen niet en dus werden ze apart gezet en moesten ze tekenen wat ze hadden gezien. In grote lijnen tekenden de leerlingen hetzelfde.
De dagen erna werd de school overspoeld door de pers.
Twee maanden later zag Rosa Granville, de eigenaresse van een hotel in de buurt, een object dat leek op een omgekeerde schotel waarin twee humanoïde wezens met puntige hoofden zaten.
Schroeiplekken
Ze zei dat er zo veel warmte vanaf kwam dat het voelde alsof haar gezicht in brand stond.
“Er kwamen vlammen in alle kleuren vanaf,” zei ze. “Vervolgens kwamen de wezens tevoorschijn uit deze vlammen. Hoe ze dat deden begrijp ik niet.”
David Davies (BBC)
Op de plek waar de wezens uit de schotel waren gekomen zag ze schroeiplekken.
Meerdere scholen
Het Britse ministerie van Defensie dacht dat de leerlingen de UFO hadden verward met een giertank of dat er grappenmakers aan het werk waren.
“Eén kind kan liegen, maar kan een hele klas liegen?” vroeg Emyln Williams zich af, die een conferentie over de beroemde waarneming organiseerde.
Williams zei dat indertijd bij meerdere scholen UFO’s zijn gezien door kinderen.
Makkelijker
“Dat jaar gebeurde er zo veel,” zei ze. “Er was sprake van een ware UFO-golf.”
Davies merkte op dat veel mensen belachelijk worden gemaakt omdat ze zeggen dat ze een UFO hebben gezien.
“Ik ben in elkaar geslagen puur en alleen om wat ik heb meegemaakt,” zei hij. “Het zou veel makkelijker zijn geweest om mijn woorden terug te nemen.”
If you develop a passion for the UFO phenomenon for as long as I have, sooner or later you wake up to notice them saucers are not as sexy as they used to be. Aerial sightings, photos of disk-shaped or triangular objects, they all start to feel irrelevant. Even the landing cases, with their trace evidence on the ground, eventually lose their allure.
Perhaps UFOs, like any other dependency, cause the user to slowly grow a certain ‘resistance’, forcing you to ‘increase the dosage’ in order to get that thrilling buzz…
Thus, the seasoned saucer addict ends up getting his kicks from the hardcore stuff: The close encounters of the 3rd kind, in which witnesses end up in hair-raising, hand-trembling proximity with the enigmatic entities in (apparent) control of the phenomenon. And make no mistake, my fellow junkies! When it comes to this old Fortean fiend, the weirder and more nonsensical the case, the sah-weeter!
And so it is, my dear Coppertops, that I present to you a prime-time, vintage humanoid encounter so head-scratchingly bizarre, you’ll probably end up with a mean case of the munchies: The Conil case.
The Location
The Spanish province of Cádiz, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia, has always had its fair share of exotic visitors. Its capital of the same name was originally founded by the Phoenicians, and was subsequently occupied by the Carthaginians, Romans and Arabs, until the latter were expelled by the Catholic kingdom of Castilla. Because of its enviable geographical position, Cádiz has always been a crossroads of civilizations, and its future will probably remain closely tied to the sea just as it has always been for thousands of years; although instead of Phoenician traders, Roman conquerors or Ottoman invaders, the local economy now depends on attracting tourists with dollars or euros to spend.
The Light
Aerial view of ‘Playa de los Bateles’ at Conil de la Frontera. Cabo Roche can be seen in the distance.
Our story takes place in the coastal town of Conil de la Frontera –Conil for short– on the night of September 29th, 1989. Although to be precise, our story began weeks earlier, with 2 couples of local youngsters: Loli Bermúdez and Pedro Sánchez, Isabel Sánchez and Pedro González (relationship between the members is not entirely clear) who were taking a placid stroll along the ‘playa de los Bateles’ or ‘Bateles beach’ (“Batel” is a traditional local term for a small, oar-propelled boat). The age of the kids varied between 17 and 23 years old, and just when they were enjoying the cool breeze from the sea and each other’s company, at around 8:30 or 9:00 pm, they suddenly noticed something odd: A glowing, round, reddish-orange object, as big as the full moon, which appeared to be standing still, some 200 meters directly above the Roche cape, approximately 5 kilometers away from their viewing position.
The amazed group contemplated the ‘light’ for around half an hour, until it silently moved toward the horizon and was out of sight. Driven by curiosity, the young witnesses decided to return the next night at the same hour, equipped with a pair of 7×50 binoculars, to see if by any chance the object would return; sure enough, the ‘red moon’ was punctual to the meeting, and performed exactly the same as the night before. The binoculars allowed the adolescents to discern 4 white dots in a square formation at the center of the glowing circle, like the flamboyant button missing from a god’s jacket.
The ‘button‘ would emit a random flash from time to time, and then it was lost out of sight towards the western horizon, after completing it’s indecipherable ‘mission’. The same bizarre operation was repeated for 14 or 15 consecutive nights, always leaving around 9:30; the kids would always remain up until 10, in hope the light would make a second come-back; it never did.
The Encounter
By that time, the witnesses’ families and others in their inner circle were aware of what the youngsters had been witnessing for a whole fortnight –whether they all gave credence to their testimony or not is clear. What we do know is that on the night of September 29th, a 5th member had joined the group of intrepid UFO hunters: Lázaro, the brother of Isabel, and the youngest member of the party.
As it was by now their routine, they all sat on the beach at 8:30, directly in front of the Los Corales bar. The sea was calm and the coast was practically empty, with no boat in sight (we’ll get back to this on part 2). Their approximate distance from their position to the bar was around 300 meters. And they waited.
They didn’t have to wait long. Aside from their old friend, the “red moon,” which had faithfully appeared in its accustomed position, for the first time the witnesses also saw a new development: What looked like a bright white ‘semicircle’ coming from the sea; with the help of their binoculars they could observe, at the center of it, a group of ‘red lights’ forming a sort of triangle. This new UFO silently flew past above their heads, moving toward the town, leaving the group amazed, and excitedly commenting the impressions of the event among themselves.
But then a third, blaring light appeared right over them, seemingly so high or bright they couldn’t discern any sort of shape. The witnesses noticed that when the UFO above them made three consecutive flashes, the red UFO at Roche cape would respond with two, and so on and so forth. A sort of ‘communication’ between these two objects seemed to be taking place, which lasted for around half an hour.
While they were fascinatingly observing this luminous ‘exchange’, something else caught the attention of our young witnesses: At around 9 pm, they noticed two strange figures standing by the beach’s shoreline; their presence raised the alarms of the UFO hunters, not only because of the literally ‘alien’ appearance of the entities –identical in appearance, almost 7 feet tall, covered with white flowing ‘cloaks’ whose ends reached all the way down to the water, and with round, featureless white heads with no hair– but because their arrival had not been detected by the youngsters; almost as if they had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Sketch of the ‘cloaked’ figures observed by the witnesses
One of the girls of the group, understandably unnerved by this observation, proposed to the rest of them to leave. Pedro González urged his companions to remain calm, suggesting the two ‘cloaked’ individuals could be some ‘pranksters’; perhaps two of their town neighbors had decided to play a joke on them by –rather lamely– dressing themselves as ‘ghosts’ with white sheets? The idea, however improbable –if nothing else because the tunics of the two beings were so bright they almost looked as if glowing– momentarily swayed the fears of the witnesses, who decided to stay.
But suddenly, the two entities started to move out of the water, towards them. Their gait was awkward and laborious, as if they were unable to bend their knees, and while they walked they kept their arms firmly on each side of their torso. Their long clothes covered their feet, as well as their hands.
The approaching figures finally managed to trigger the fight-or-flight response in all the members of the group. Panicked, they started to run away –in all honesty, could ANYONE blame them?
The group broke down their escape, though, once they realized the beings were not in pursuit of them. Instead, they had stopped and turned on their axis to face the sea, apparently looking in the direction of the ‘red moon’, which had faithfully remained on its fixed position the whole time. The group of witnesses miraculously controlled their nerves, and decided to remain observing the amazing sight from a cautionary distance (approximately some 30 meters or 100 feet away from the figures).
The unfolding of otherworldly events on this fateful night were far from over…
The Transformation
While the two cloaked visitors kept their attention toward the glowing red object in the distance, the young UFO hunters observed something akin to a ‘shooting star’ on the night sky: a small, white-blue light the size of a tennis ball falling toward the beach, yet vanishing or ‘turning off’ just 2 feet or so before crashing over the heads of the entities. As if on cue by the disappearance of the orb, the two humanoids proceeded to seat on the beach, with their backs kept stiffly straight, while at the same time swiftly digging into the sand to build a sort of u-shaped wall surrounding them; once completed, they presently lied on their backs of this makeshift fortress.
In-situ reconstruction of the ‘trench’ built by the beings, in which they laid down
If the purpose of the sand ‘trench’ was to obstruct the sight of the humanoids from uninvited interlopers, it was only partially successful; let’s not forget our original witnesses were still at the scene and quite capable to observe the prostate figures, although with more difficulty. Pedro González was once again forced to calm the nerves of the more jitterish among them, while the rest kept passing on the binoculars to better watch the bizarre spectacle, which proceeded to yet another unexpected act.
Soon after the beings lied down on their backs, they proceeded to pass around them a bright, small sphere of a cyan-blue color –perhaps, we could speculate, the same orb which had fallen down moments before– although this time it seemed as small as a ping-pong ball in the eyes of our young witnesses, who observed this strange ‘ball game’ performed among the humanoids around a half-dozen times or so, until Pedro González –the one who had bravely convinced the rest of the friends to stick around– without any warning tossed the binoculars to the ground and started to flee the scene. The other Pedro (Sánchez) quickly intercepted him to know what was going on, and that’s when the terrified young man informed his friend he had observed a third figure at the scene, at the foot of the other two entities. This new humanoid was considerably taller (around ten foot, according to their testimony), clad on a dark, tight-fitting suit and displaying an enormous pear-shaped head. The two young men decided not to tell the rest about the ‘giant’ and returned to their friends, but when Pedro González took the binoculars, he could not longer find the enormous humanoid near the two others, who still remained lying on their backs and passing the little blue sphere back and forth between each other.
The strangest act in this alien stage play the young men and women had been observing, was about to commence.
Suddenly the little blue light disappeared, and a few seconds later the two beings got up from the sand. To the amazement of our witnesses, though, they no longer retained their original appearance: The white, cloaked figures had somehow changed into what looked like a human couple! The male was tall (around 7 feet, which was the original height of the white beings) had long blond hair and was wearing dark jeans and a checkered shirt; the woman was slightly shorter than the man, her hair was also long but dark in color, and wore a thin blouse and long skirt.
Without saying any word, they turned and started walking toward the town, one in front of the other, without even bothering to ever once look at the startled group of youngsters who had bore witness to their entire transformation; a transformation, it should be pointed out, that for some reason wasn’t 100% perfect: The witnesses later revealed to the researchers who went to Conil to investigate the case, that although the features of the ‘female changeling’ were very beautiful and perfectly ordinary, the forehead of his male companion on the other hand was abnormally prominent. How could someone looking like an extra in a cheesy sci-fi flick could go around unnoticed in a tourist town??
Exeter, the extraterrestrial leader in the B-movie This Island Earth (1955). Did the Conil male ‘infiltrator’ look like this?
The Giant
Just when they were about to reach one of the Conil’s dark alleys, the witnesses’ attention was shifted once again toward the beach, where they could see above the water a small, white cloud coming from the coast toward them at great speed. When the compact ‘cloud’ reached the shore it stopped and rapidly evaporated, and at that moment is when Loli –who was using the binoculars– alerted her friends about the presence of a dark figure near the water. Pedro González snatched the field glasses out of the girl’s hand, and confirmed it was indeed the same enormous being he had seen before.
The black giant with the pear-shaped head stood motionless in front of the young, baffled witnesses, until it quickly moved rapidly away toward the west. As if this wasn’t already strange enough, the humanoid –according to the witnesses– wasn’t even ‘touching’ the ground! Rather, its feet hovered some 8 inches above the sand, and as it floated away its arms were kept firmly on each side of its torso.
The being’s departure elicited a strange response among the members of the UFO party: The oldest and the youngest in the group –Pedro G. and Lázaro– suddenly started to run in pursuit of the giant. Asked later why they reacted in such a way, they couldn’t give a proper explanation; their chase turned out fruitless though, since no matter how hard they ran, the giant moved (or ‘floated’) even faster. When the two were about 50 or 60 meters away from the being, they finally heeded the desperate shouts of their companions pleading them to stop, which they did.
Sketch of the black-suited ‘giant’ observed by the witnesses
It was at that moment when the giant also stopped moving and turned its head toward Pedro and Lázaro. Its black eyes, huge as hen eggs, robbed the two of whatever courage they still possessed, and even though the being’s attitude was not menacing, it somehow gave the impression to the young men that it was warning them not to follow any further. At last they returned to their frantic friends and let the giant lose itself in the night.
With the couple nowhere to be seen, and the giant gone –was its purpose just to deviate the witnesses’ attention and prevent them not to chase the other beings?– the incredible events of the night were apparently over… or so they seemed.
The Aftermath
Graphic explaining the location of the sand trench in relation to the witnesses’ viewing position. It also shows the distance between the beach shore and the town
As the group of young men and women remained at the beach, excitedly commenting among themselves on what had just transpired at that humble location of the Cádiz province, they were able to witness one last unknown phenomenon around 10 pm: By the coast and heading from west to east, a small white light followed a silent, zigzagging trajectory, like a bouncing ball in one of those old sing-along children TV shows. A rather unimpressive finale, judging by the sort of spectacle preceding it.
Shortly after, an additional witness appeared on the beach and joined the group. Juan Bermúdez was an adult town resident –possibly related to Loli, one of the girls– correspondent for a local radio station as well as a painter; he had heard of his young neighbors’ nightly escapades at the Bateles beach, and as he had done on previous occasions decided to go there and see if anything interesting occurred –in a later interrogation with UFO investigator Bruno Cardeñosa, Bermúdez confessed he himself had actually had the chance to observe the giant humanoid on 3 previous separate occasions, during the first hour of dawn; if true, that would mean the Bateles beach had been the scene of extreme high strangeness even before the night of September 29th.
When the boys and girls told him what had happened, Bermúdez helped them investigate the area where the two cloaked humanoids had accomplished their incredible transformation. The group noticed the ‘trench’ the beings had built –which was approximately 2 meters wide by 1 meter long– showed discernible ‘scratch marks’ on the sand, as if it had been done by long and slender fingers.
Reconstruction of the footprints left by the couple, compared with the size of an ordinary foot
But was even more interesting were the ‘footprints’ the beings had left on the beach as they made their escape toward the town. They were enormous: 18 inches long and 6 inches in their widest part, with a very prominent arc as well as a huge toe impression that seemed to go deeper than the rest of the foot. Which raises the question: When the young witnesses saw the ‘transmogrified’ alien couple walk out of the beach, why didn’t they notice such abnormal feet?
…Unless the image of the human couple wearing ordinary clothes was just an elaborate illusion, one that was nevertheless unable to conceal their actual imprints left in the sand? This might serve to explain why both set of footprints had exactly the same size, despite the fact the female walk-in was not as tall as her 7-foot companion.
Adding to the confusion was the fact the group also found many more footprints than they expected. Aside from the ones going from the ‘sand trench’ to the Conil, an action observed by the witnesses, 20 paces away from the trench there were imprints of the same size and characteristics, but going in several different directions and covering an area of approximately 10 feet in diameter. What’s confusing about this is the fact the 4 boys and girls NEVER observed the couple deviate from their straight line toward the town alley, so they couldn’t had the time to leave all those additional prints.
But if they didn’t do it, then who did?
Local newspaper running an article about the Conil encounter (October 5th, 1989)
The fantastic Conil encounter with what seemed to be shape-shifting humanoids took little time to garner attention from the local media. First through the radio station Juan Bermúdez worked for, and then via an article published by El Diario de Cádiz on October the 5th. On the second part on my retelling of this wonderful episode, we will explore what else transpired after debunkers attempted to shoot down the case. But far more interestingly, we will discover what happened after the enigmatic couple of alien infiltrators returned to the ‘scene of the crime’.
Greetings, fellow Coppertops! We continue with the chronicling of the Conil close encounter, when a group of 5 local kids witnessed all sorts of otherworldly phenomena at a beach in the coast of Cádiz, which included red-glowing UFOs, orbs of light, a 10-foot-tall levitating giant, and (last but not least) two cloaked entities who transformed themselves into a human-looking couple right in front of them. So strap in, because the high strangeness surrounding this remarkable case is far from over!
The Debunking
As we briefly mentioned by the end of part 1, it only took a few days until the incidents occurring on the night of September 29th, 1989 became a matter of public knowledge. After El Diario de Cádiz ran a story about the case on October 5th, members of the Spanish Group of UFO Investigations (GEIFO in the Spanish acronym), a skeptically-oriented organization, visited Conil de la Frontera to conduct a field research and interview the witnesses; they asked the same local newspaper to publish their findings, which it did on October 16th.
Cover of El Diario de Cádiz from October 16th, 1989, running the debunking explanation by the GEIFO group
The conclusion by GEIFO’s researchers? The whole episode had been nothing but a big misidentification caused by over-excited imagination. The red UFO observed by the group of local boys and girls for the past couple of weeks —“as big as the moon” according to their testimony– had actually been a British ship in charge of laying down underwater cable for the Telefónica phone company in that area, which was near the coast of Conil during the night in question according to their findings, and used ‘light signals’ to coordinate the work with ground personnel. The ‘aliens’, according to the skeptics, were two crew members of said vessel wearing scuba-diving equipment and covering themselves with blankets or towels, and the ‘white cloud’ they had observed coming down from the sea, was nothing but the wake left by a Zodiac boat they divers had used to reach the beach. Case closed, Scooby Doo!
“But wait!” you may be asking, “what about the trench the ‘divers’ dug out in the sand? What about the blue light they passed around each other while they were lying down on it? What about the TEN-FOOT-TALL GIANT which appeared after the couple walked to the town (leaving their ‘towels’ AND all their equipment behind?)?”
GEIFO’s answers to all these questions –and the way they left other questions unanswered– seem to be more incredible than the testimony of the witnesses itself: The trench was built by the divers because they wanted to ‘remove their gear in privacy’ –you know, instead of doing it much more easily onboard the British ship or the Zodiac?– or maybe because after a hard night’s work laying out cable, they wanted to spend a few hours under the Cádiz’s fair weather doing *ahem* ‘other things’ *wink wink*. The ‘orb’ they had on their hands was a mere torchlight, and the black-suited giant was another diver, possibly in charge to pilot the Zodiac boat (!)
So, in the eyes of the ‘scientifically-oriented’ investigators –the ones who think any sort of explanation, no matter how tenuous or downright improbable, is always better than entertaining the possibility of a truly anomalous event– the 5 Conil witnesses rather than being UFO hoaxers seeking publicity, were just a bunch of gullible idiots. I’ll leave you Coppertops to decide which is more insulting…
The Counter-Debunking
Juan José Benítez: Reporter, UFO investigator, author and globetrotter
5 months after GEIFO’s report had ‘satisfactorily’ solved the case –and quite possibly subjected the 5 witnesses to all sorts of ridicule in the process– investigator Juan José Benítez visited Conil to make a research of his own. Benítez is one of the most famous UFO hunters in Spain and has been instrumental in coaxing his government to declassify a good number of cases which were investigated by the Spanish Air Force. He has also traveled thousands of miles all across the globe to conduct field investigations and interview hundreds of witnesses, most of them humble townsfolk living in remote villages, who had never shared their testimony outside their circle of friends and family. He is a bestselling author not only in his home country but in all of Latin America, and it was in 1990 when he described his involvement on the Conil case in his book La Quinta Columna.
Benítez’s approach to put GEIFO’s theory to the test was simple and straightforward: The skeptics’ main argument was that the UFO observed by the witnesses had been one of two British vessels laying down underwater cable –this despite the boys’ insistence that during the night in question there was NO ship or boat on sight.
Benítez did corroborate the existence of two oceanographic ships, the British Enterprise Two and the C.S. Monarch, which had been hired by a Spanish subcontractor to conduct work for the Telefónica phone company. According to GEIFO, the Monarch had been the one near the coast on the night of September 29th; yet their first mistake was in stating the ship was laying down the cable, whereas in fact they were conducting preliminary prospecting of the littoral.
It took some hard work, but in the end Benítez managed to uncover 3 important pieces of the puzzle:
When the Monarch started working in the area (September 18) its position was 60 miles away from the coast, which was too far to have been able to be spotted from the beach (not to mention the witnesses started to observe the red UFO on the night of September 14th).
On the night of September 29th the meteorological report indicated the weather conditions were inadequate for any medium-to-large ship to even approach the coast, due to the strong winds winds mixed with the low tide and the littoral currents.
But the coup’ de grace came when Benítez was able to contact captain, J. A. B. Simkins –Chairman and Chief Executive of BT Marine, the oceanographic fleet which owned the Monarch– who on July of 1990 wrote him a letter stating the approximate position of their vessel during the night in question (36º 23′ N, 06º 44′ W), placing it 30 miles away from the Bateles beach. Consider how during the best viewing conditions, the horizon line on the sea only extends 8 miles.
And if that is not enough, here’s a link to Benítez’s own web page describing the Conil case, where if you scroll down you can find a scanned copy of Simkins’ letter. In it one can read the final nail in GEIFO’s coffin:
“[During our operation] (W)e would not have employed frogmen.”
Check. And mate.
As an aside note, Benítez also managed to discover (according to an article written by Bruno Cardeñosa published by the magazine Año Cero in 1996) that around the time of the incidents two individuals bearing the characteristics of the ‘changeling’ couple were lodging on a small guest house in Conil around the days of the encounter; these ‘tourists’ registered themselves using the passports of German citizens who, supposedly, hadn’t abandoned their country in those days –unfortunately, La Quinta Columna doesn’t mention this detail, nor can further information be found in Benítez’s website.
But wait, there’s more! Benítez also uncovered another interesting part to this mystery: On the nights from Sept 27th to Sept 30th, the military radar station located in Algeciras (Cádiz) suffered an inexplicable malfunction, which rendered the whole Conil area ‘dark’ during the period in which the alleged UFO activity and close encounter took place. Coincidence, or did someone (or something) was trying to avoid detection?
Benítez’s detective job showed GEIFO’s main argument failed to convincingly explain the events that took place at Conil. But although it proved the UFO was not a British oceanographic ship, and the humanoids were not British scuba divers, it can’t unfortunately substantiate the testimony of the witnesses and what they claimed they saw.
Corroboration to their fantastic story did take place, though; albeit indirectly and in the typical inconclusive manner in which the phenomenon tends to conduct itself…
The Return
How many UFO hunters, I wonder, feel as if they are doomed to always remain 2 steps behind their ‘prey’? Always trying to document cases, interview witnesses and collect whatever evidence remains AFTER the objects and their occupants take off or leave the area; but never having the chance, just for once, of actually be able to witness the high strangeness with their own eyes.
Well, for local UFO hunter Jesús Borrego López that was about to change when he decided to travel to Conil in search for more answers on October 15th. A police officer of 44 years old assigned to the Security and Control office of the Cádiz town hall, Borrego López easily managed to locate four of the witnesses (Loli, Isabel and the two Pedros) who politely accepted to answer his questions.
Once they finished talking at one of the witnesses’ home, the researcher asked them to accompany him to the Bateles beach, which they accepted even though it was already late at night. Once Borrego López was satisfied with his field survey, he invited the group of boys and girls to a local bar for a refreshment, where they remained lively discussing the incident.
It was around 10:35 pm when the group instantly fell silent, because they had all taken notice of a strange couple crossing in front of them toward the sea. Borrego López was the first to say “have you noticed the forehead of that man?”
The youngsters said nothing and kept looking at the odd individual and each other in total amazement. Borrego López insisted: “look at his height! He measures 2 meters tall, easily!”
The boys finally dared to open their mouth, confirming that was indeed the same ‘man’ and ‘woman’ they had observed leaving the Bateles beach after their ‘transformation’ inside the ‘sand trench’.
The male with the prominent cranium was walking 2 steps ahead of his female partner. Like the witnesses had described in their original testimony, he had long blond hair reaching up to his shoulders, and was wearing a denim attire which looked somewhat worn out and tightly fit. The woman was way above regular height (1.90 meters) and wore similar clothes as her less-conspicuous companion.
Borrego López and Pedro Sánchez quickly got up the table and left two of the witnesses behind, with the clear intention of intersecting the couple who were ahead of them by at least 150 meters.
“Visibility was perfect,” Borrego López reported later to Benítez, “despite the fact the streetlights at the marine promenade were turned off (according to town hall’s regulations). But the night was very clear. There was a full moon and also low clouds reflecting the town’s illumination and lunar light over the sea.”
La Quinta Columna (The Fifth Column). The book where Benítez narrates (among many other encounter reports) the events surrounding the Conil case
Yet despite these optimal viewing conditions, and the fact the two UFO hunter and his young sidekick were keeping pace with the odd couple, the individuals suddenly vanished in front of Borrego López and Pedro’s very eyes. Bewildered, the two chasers looked in all directions, but their pursuants were nowhere to be found.
The unexpected disappearance raised goosebumps on both Pedro and the seasoned researcher, who had now become another witness of this incredible case. But the surprises were not over: When they both looked toward the east they noticed what looked like a ‘black dot’ the size of a soccer ball approaching rapidly from the sea shore.
Meanwhile the two other kids they had left at the bar joined them in time to observe the dark ‘ball’ which kept moving toward them at a preternatural speed. As it got nearer, the witnesses saw how its shape started to change; its trajectory became more erratic, at times looking as if it was floating above the ground, and at others as if it was being ‘yanked’ or ‘dragged’ by an invisible force.
The group continued to observe the mesmerizing vision, until they finally realized the incoming dark mass was actually a human figure; though its legs were moving so fast they were a mere blur.
When the ‘sprinter’ was just 60 meters away from the witnesses, it stopped. It was a woman! She was standing in front of the group very close to the water age, and without any warning she removed the upper portion of her clothes to reveal her female curves, and started walking toward the Roche cape, faraway in the west. And when she had put some distance between herself and the astonished group, these observed yet another figure who joined her and watched the two individuals lose themselves in the night.
According to their later calculations given the apparent size of the figure from their position, the strange female had managed to traverse a distance of 4 kilometers in around 45 seconds; something impossible to achieve even with a land vehicle. Not to mention the woman didn’t raise a tremendous wake of sand while racing through the beach, nor even make any discernible noise.
Had that been the same man and woman Borrego López and Pedro had tried to pursue? Or were they an additional element to this absurd stage play, intended to distract the witnesses the same way the ten-foot-tall giant had done on the night of September 29th, when it showed itself floating inches above the ground while the couple of changelings were making their move toward the anonymity of the Conil streets?
Whatever the case, the only thing Borrego López could do was analyze the footprints left by the (original) couple before they vanished. While the tracks made by the woman were very light and faintly discernible, the man’s were very profound; so much so that Borrego López estimated the individual had to weigh more than 100 kilograms. The size and shape were consistent with the ones found by the youngsters on the night of the 29th, not only in their unusual shape and monstrous size, but also due to the fact the researcher found tracks hinting how whomever made them, had been apparently making strange swirls as if going in circles –movements unobserved by neither Borrego López nor Pedro, the same way the original witnesses had watched the couple walk straight toward the town, yet they later found a great number of large footprints going in different directions.
After the ‘circles´, only one set of footprints was detectable… and it went straight into the water.
It was close to midnight when Borrego López confirmed there were no more tracks to be found in a 100-meter radius, and with that he was ready to call it a night. While he was advising his young acquaintances not to reveal to anyone what had transpired that night, Pedro suddenly yelled “here they come!”. Sure enough, the enigmatic couple was making yet another uncalled-for appearance right in front of the witnesses. One of the boys was (finally!) carrying a super-8 film camera and began recording the seemingly hurried movements of the couple as they passed by.
The man looked straight into Borrego López’s with cold, unfriendly eyes. His face was very pale. The woman on the other hand was stunningly beautiful, and she seemed to have somewhat oriental features, with her eyes slanted slightly at the edges and glimpsing at the gathering of witnesses with an expression of animosity or nervousness. The seasoned UFO hunter noticed both their clothes were completely dry, which ran counter to the evidence of the tracks heading into the sea.
The witnesses never dared to address the couple. They just kept staring at them until, for the second time, they reached the streets of Conil and were lost out of sight. They didn’t return that night, nor any other subsequent night.
When they revealed the Super-8 film, nothing appeared on screen. ‘Convenient’ would say the hardcore skeptic; ‘customary’ would reply the experienced Fortean, who knows fully well these sort of things happen all the time.
The Epilogue
Our tale has basically come to an end, which doesn’t mean the UFO activity in the area fully ceased; Benítez reveals other interesting incidents near Conil during that time of 1989 in his book La Quinta Columna –including the observation of another giant being by a local artisan on the morning on September 22nd. Further confirming the supposition made by few people in the UFO field –including yours truly– that high strangeness events almost never happen in isolation; rather, it seems the ‘energy’ conducing to these manifestations slowly increases, until a final dramatic ‘crisis’ unfolds.
And if someone needs further confirmation that the year 1989 was exceptionally ‘charged’ with high strangeness, we but need to remind our dear Coppertops of another remarkable close encounter report, which happened just two days before the Conil case: I’m talking of course about the landing in the Russian city of Voronezh, where children and other witnesses interacted with giant humanoids and robotic entities.
Which begs the question: Why does the phenomenon chooses to manifest so prominently in places like Voronezh, or in Conil de la Frontera?
The Conclusion
In the comic book world, the Marvels mini-series created by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross holds a prominent place because it managed to show all the familiar stories of the Marvel super-heroes from a fresh new perspective: That of the human bystanders, who are forced to observe their actions and epic battles of these god-like beings from a safe distance, not fully understanding their motives or even what’s really going on.
When I think of the Conil case, I feel it is a similar situation. Because this amazing story is far more suggestive by what it doesn’t reveal, than by what it actually does. The testimony of the main witnesses feels like broken pieces of a larger puzzle, hinting to a bigger tapestry of events that took place covertly in that placid beach town of Cádiz, which we will probably never fully understand.
Comparing Conil with a comic book story may look like a cheap literary trick on my behalf, yet it you think about it there are MANY aspects of this close encounter that seem almost plucked out of a pulp novel or a Sci-Fi B-movie. Forget about the grotesque appearance of the male ‘changeling’, which we already equated to that of the extraterrestrial invaders in This Island Earth (1955) or how the ten-foot-tall giant is slightly reminiscent of Gort in the classic The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) –at least in the sense of how it seems to serve as a ‘protector’ of the couple, by distracting the attention of the witnesses away from them. Consider also how there’s this strong link between the humanoids’ ability to transform themselves into a human form, and the ability of the extraterrestrial visitor portrayed by Jeff Bridges in the 1984 movie Starman to do the same thing –and do you remember the main form of ‘technology’ shown by this alien? That’s right: small metallic spheres which glowed with a blue light. Sound familiar?
Make no mistake, my dear Coppertops: Those who read the previous paragraph as an attempt to shoot down the case on my part, should do well to grab a copy of Jeffrey Kripal’s book Mutants & Mystics. Kripal is a scholar of comparative religious studies at Rice University, and rather than being skeptic on the subject of UFOs and paranormal phenomena –his last book was co-authored with Whitley Strieber– he points out there’s an undeniable ‘cross-pollination’ between these type of events and the pop culture we consume in our literature, television and films; to the point that trying to play ‘chicken-and-the-egg’ between fantasy tales and paranormal cases becomes a rather tricky proposition…
Because the truth of the matter is that stories of paranormal agencies infiltrating our world in human guise have existed way before the existence of Sci-Fi movies, or even cinematography. In fact, such folklore goes back centuries –if not millennia– into the dawn of Time. Oxford scholar W.Y. Evans-Wentz managed to gather the remnants of the belief in the Fey folk in his seminal book The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries (1911), and talked to a lot of honest, hard-working country folk who still believed –or had actually interacted– with these elusive beings who from time to time chose to meddle in the affairs of men:
“They are able to appear in different forms. One once appeared to me, and seemed only four feet high, and stoutly built. He said “I am bigger than I appear to you know. We can make the old young, the big small, the small big.”
The Celtic peasants also believed lakes and bodies of water acted as ‘bridges’ or conduits in which the transmutation from the human to the fairy state took place. But if that is the case… couldn’t the OPPOSITE be also possible? Could water be a medium by which liminal beings could get entrance into our world? Both Evans-Wentz and Guillermo Del Toro would probably concur…
When you boil them down to their bare essence, and you stop the bickering caused by either trying to validate or debunk a given case, the true main difference between fictional stories and factual close encounters is that Fiction HAS TO MAKE SENSE. A novel or movie plot needs to have a core of consistency in order to make all the elements fall into place.
Finding sense in the events that took place in Conil on the night of September 29th is practically impossible: If what Juan José Benítez reveals in La Quinta Columna concerning the military radar station which remained inoperable during those days is true, then it would hint the beings making their appearance at the Bateles Beach wanted to perform their infiltration activities covertly, away from the eyes of the Spanish government; yet if that is the case, then WHY choose a tourist town, instead of a more remote location? WHY suffer the presence of pesky human interlopers near them? WHY was Pedro González the only one in the group who could see the giant at first? WHY perform their shape-shifting spectacle lying down on a beach, instead of the safety of their own ‘craft’ (if that is what the ‘red moon’ observed by the witnesses was)? WHY the imperfect transformation, which still rendered the male with such abnormal-looking facial features? WHY the incapacity to cover the unusual shape and size of their tracks?
…And WHY O WHY the need to reappear in front of the witnesses not once, but twice??
These are just a few of the open questions left by the Conil case. How one chooses to approach them tells more about one’s personal opinion about the UFO phenomenon, than about what really happened on that fateful night. In a polarizing world demanding to view things as either ‘black’ or ‘white’, I personally feel this case was always meant to remain ‘gray’. I consider the actions allegedly performed by the entities manifesting at Conil de la Frontera as *deliberately* absurd; like a well-crafted act enacted for the benefit of the young witnesses, who also had a part to perform in this play, even if they didn’t know it or were capable or comprehend it. The high strangeness of this encounter is both equally suggestive of non-human intervention, while at the same time being sufficiently devoid of enough concrete evidence so that almost 30 years after the story broke, it sadly remains scarcely known outside the Spanish-speaking UFO community.
“We want you to believe in us,” said one of the UFOnauts who abducted patrolman Herbert Schirmer in 1967, “… but not too much.” If the tall blond who left those inhuman footprints on the Bateles beach had ever opened his mouth and talked to the witnesses, he might have said similar words. Just as it was in 1989, his cold eyes remain an open question hinting at answers that could be not just incomprehensible… but also deeply unsettling.
When traveling into space, your brain will literally change shape. In a recent study published in Nature Microgravity, researchers found that astronauts brains change shape in outer space to adapt to microgravity. Using MRI scans from before and after spaceflights, researchers found that gray matter — the darker tissue that processes information in your brain — decreases in some areas and increases in others.
During spaceflight, the brain compresses and expands, and the extent of these changes depend on how long astronauts are in space. This is because changes in gravity affect the cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, says principal investigator Rachael Seidler, professor of kinesiology and psychology at the University of Michigan.
“When you’re on earth, you can imagine that gravity is pulling fluid down in your body, but in space you don’t have gravity to do that, so the fluid is shifted up towards the head,” Seidler tells Inverse.
“I don’t want to give people the impressions is that you’re losing brain cells,” Seidler continues, “but it could potentially be shifting the location of the brain in the skull or compressing it.”
Astronauts who spent a longer time in space experienced more changes in the brain. Seidler believes gray matter increases in the parts of the brain that control leg movement possibly because the brain adapts to moving the body in microgravity.
This effect, or the ability of the brain to reorganize itself to form new neural connections and adapt, is called the neuroplasticity effect. That way, astronauts learn new motor skills and get better at moving through space.
“You’re floating and in a sense it’s like swimming,” Seidler says. “You’re using your brain differently. Your muscles are contracting differently. We see that the regions increasing are the brain learning how to move the body in space. The more you learn, the better you learn with adapting to the microgravity environment.”
Previously, Seidler found that extended space missions affect astronauts’ inner ear, which decreases their balance abilities. And since the brain has changed and adapted to space, astronauts may initially have a difficult time walking and standing up straight when they return to Earth. But even as the brain learns to adapt to Earth’s gravity again, it may take a different pathway to make up for structural brain changes from spaceflight.
Seidler plans to continue studying how shape changes in the brain affect behavior and thought. Right now, she’s in the middle of a study testing balance, motor function, short-term memory, mental rotations, and other brain abilities of astronauts up to six months after spaceflight. This will help her team better understand if these brain changes reflect brain plasticity.
These findings might help researchers develop better treatments of other health conditions that affect brain function, such as normal pressure hydrocephalus, a condition where cerebrospinal fluid causes pressure in the brain and can affect leg movement, the bladder, and mental processes.
More likely, in the future when humans embark on longer flights, potentially to Mars, this research can help scientists better understand how people’s brain functions will adapt in space.
“I think it will be important to understand, if people are in space longer, what it might that mean for brain function when people get to Mars, or what that might mean for recovery functions when they get back,” Seidler says.
A Stunning New Crop Circle Has Shown Up & It’s Very Mysterious
A Stunning New Crop Circle Has Shown Up & It’s Very Mysterious
A new crop circle has appeared in Reigate Hill, Surrey according to a recent report. While the reports are still recent and not much is known about the circle, including specific details about the formation that could tell us more about how it got there, this one is quite fascinating in design.
Why talk about crop circles? As we will discuss below, they are a phenomenon that simply can’t be ignored. Formations show up every single year and come with great mystery, even in the scientific realm. Many do not realize some of the amazing things that are happening inside crop circles that blow the board and rope theory out the window.
“Some of these formations are so immense and complex as to defy reason. And after all these decades, none of the perpetrators have been caught in the act of making any of the truly extraordinary formations.” – Richard Dolan, historian, academic, author, and one of the world’s leading UFO researchers (Source)
Richard’s thoughts there are quite telling of this reality, and even scientific minds are at a loss for words as although they believe the circles are done by humans, they are calling it the most science oriented art movement ever.
For example, Richard Taylor, a University of Oregon physicist, published a paper on them in the 2011 issue of Physics World, stating:
“Crop circle arts are not going to give up their secrets easily. This summer, unknown artists will venture into the countryside close to your homes and carry out their craft, safe in the knowledge that they are continuing the legacy of the most science-oriented art movement in history.”
But what would cause a physicist to conclude that these works do not have an extraterrestrial explanation? Or even consider the issue seriously?
When you begin to explore the reality of crop circles you start to realize how one cannot simply pass the phenomenon off as people walking out into a field with some ropes and boards and making a design. It would be naive to make such a claim.
Above is a picture of an 800 foot crop circle that appeared in Wiltshire, England back in 2001. It caused a lot of commotion, and as you can see, it was very beautiful and extremely complex. The design consisted of 409 circles that form what’s known as atriskelion, a symbol that dates back thousands of years. There is some great footage of it in the documentary Crop Cricles: Quest for Truth by Academy Award-winning director William Gazecki. You can view that here.
“It was so large that it took us half an hour to find the centre.”
There are some more great images of it in this YouTube video. You can also see footage of it taken by a helicopter flying above from the documentary Thrive in this video (at the 26.16 minute mark). This circle marks just one of thousands of verified formations that continue to baffle scientists, researchers, and onlookers alike.
Richard Taylor, the aforementioned scientist who studied these circles, again expressed his belief that this was one of the greatest art revolutions in history when he published his scientific analysis of crop circles in the journal Nature in 2010.
After studying the affected grass in the lab, he concluded that the circle makers must be using GPS devices, lasers, and microwaves to create these designs because the nodes of some of the stalks had been blasted out on one side. This same effect has been replicated by highly localized microwave heating, which is what causes the stocks to flop over to one side.
While he was able to come up with a scientifically feasible explanation for this phenomenon, he fails to address how hoaxers could come into possession of such advanced technology. It’s clear that there would be no other way to make some of these circles, so what is really going on here?
“If something like this caused the formations, then we are clearly talking about a highly sophisticated agency behind the phenomenon.” – Richard Dolan
Did you know that the electromagnetic field over the area where a circle appears is usually electrostatically charged? Or that there is a rare form of electromagnetic energy called an “ionized plasma vortex,” also known as ball lighting, involved with these formations?
The helicopters you see in the video are military helicopters. Military involvement with UFOs is well documented, and this should be no surprise.
These are verified facts, which is why studies published in scientific journals have tried to come up with explanations that differ from unknown or extraterrestrial. For example, Dr. Terence Meadon, a professional physicist, meteorologist, and archaeologist at the University of Oxford, said that these balls of light are a result of wind currents and ionized plasmas. Whatever the case may be, the fact that scientists are taking note should signal that this phenomenon is worth our attention.
What Archaeologists Really Think About Ancient Aliens, Lost Colonies, And Fingerprints Of The Gods
What Archaeologists Really Think About Ancient Aliens, Lost Colonies, And Fingerprints Of The Gods
It’s no secret that far more people watch TV shows like the History Channel’s ‘Ancient Aliens’ than attend lectures by professional archaeologists and historians. Millions of people tune in to watch TV series and docu-dramas with a questionable grip on facts about the past. The stories spun by producers and writers may have some basis in truth, but they’re largely stories — they’re compelling stories, though, and they’re aimed at a general audience the way that most academic output isn’t.
People are also reading books about ancient aliens and other forms of pseudoarchaeology, according to archaeologist Donald Holly. He starts a recent open-access book review section in the journal American Antiquity by asking archaeologists to entertain the idea of pseudoarchaeology — just for a little bit — so that we can create better teachable moments, whether we’re talking to students or to anyone interested in our jobs.
People who read these books are not ignorant or obstinate, he points out, but rather undecided about alternative archaeological explanations and clearly interested in understanding the past. ”It’s time we talk to the guy sitting next to us on the airplane,” Holly asserts. In collecting nine reviews of popular-on-Amazon pseudo-archaeology books by professional archaeologists, Holly hopes that this will both “offer the silent and curious majority that is interested in these works a professional perspective on them” and give archaeologists unfamiliar with the books a pseudoarchaeology primer.
The article starts out with two reviews of books whose main premise is that we need advanced humans — or nonhumans — to make sense of past developments. First up, Graham Hancock’s Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth’s Lost Civilization, reviewed by Ken Feder, an archaeologist famous for his anti-pseudoarchaeology book Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology. The gist of Fingerprints is that an extraordinarily advanced civilization roamed the seas thousands of years ago, giving advice to the people they found in places like Egypt and Peru and helping them establish their own civilizations. In return, these advanced peoples were treated as gods, particularly after some cataclysmic event wiped them out. Feder’s main problems with Hancock’s book include the fact that he cherry-picked his data, not bothering to address all the evidence; that he relies on very old and discredited fringe thinkers; and that he can’t conceive of cultural evolution.
In the second review, The Ancient Alien Question, archaeologist Jeb Card points out, as does Feder, that the origins of this idea lay in Victorian mysticism and Theosophy, a movement that “blended hermetic magic, spiritualism, Western curiosity about Eastern religion, colonial racism, and misconceptions of evolution into a worldview of root races, lost continents, and ascended masters who originated on Venus or other worlds.” The author of The Ancient Alien Question, Philip Coppens, was a regular on the Ancient Aliens TV series and presents academic research as if science itself is mysterious. Most problematic, Card finds, is Coppens’ invocation of “the destruction of the Library of Alexandria and other book burnings as suppression of ancient truth without recognizing his own call for the destruction of the scientific order, replacing scientific investigation with a new history of mysticism and myth.”
Neolithic site of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey. (Image via wikimedia commons user Teomancimit, used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.)
Other books in the review section focus on specific sites or cultures and illustrate that the popular author has artificially selected which information to present. Andrew Collins’ bookGöbekli Tepe: Genesis of the Gods, reviewed by archaeologist Eric Cline, deals with the Neolithic site in Turkey that Collins tries to connect to the biblical Garden of Eden by treating the Bible as incontrovertible fact. Black Genesis: The Prehistoric Origins of Ancient Egyptby Robert Bauval and Thomas Brophy, reviewed by archaeologist Ethan Watrall, misunderstands both astronomy and the Bible to show that the Egyptian state was “black African” yet also manages to accurately point out that academic archaeology has for a long time ignored sub-Saharan Africa.
The southwestern U.S. is covered by Gary David’s Star Shrines and Earthworks of the Desert Southwest, reviewed by archaeologist Stephen Lekson. While Lekson admits that David is onto something with his “loose, journalistic style,” the “content [of the book] is fantastic, it is phenomenal, it is flabbergasting, it is… a mish-mash.” Archaeologist Kory Cooper tackles Iron Age America Before Columbusby William Conner, which suggests that there is evidence of iron smelting sites in prehistoric North America.
Cooper’s highest praise is that it “would make a useful reference for an Introduction to Logic course because the book is a veritable catalogue of logical fallacies.” And archaeologist Benjamin Auerbach reviews The Ancient Giants Who Ruled America: The Missing Skeletons and the Great Smithsonian Cover-Up by Richard Dewhurst, who uses old newspaper articles to claim that not only were the skeletons of giants found in the U.S., but that the most well-known science museum in the country tried to hide the evidence. Auerbach points out that he personally has studied many of the skeletons Dewhurst mentions and “none had statures over six feet.” The selective evidence in these books is clearly problematic, but not as problematic as the motif underlying many pseudoarchaeology books.
The primary theme among these popular pseudoarchaeology books that professionals have a major problem with is ethnocentrism, or the idea that we can judge other cultures based on the yardstick of our own. But racism figures in here too. Archaeologist Larry Zimmerman reviews The Lost Colonies of Ancient Americaby Frank Joseph, who insists that mainstream archaeologists are the ones ignoring information on transoceanic voyages and that any number of past civilizations may have colonized the New World first.
Zimmerman, though, notes that “Joseph echoes half a millennium of speculation geared toward inventing a deep Old World history in the Americas, thereby challenging the primacy of American Indians in the hemisphere, or at least implying their inferiority, their poor stewardship of the land, and the need to civilize them, all in the service of Manifest Destiny and justification for taking their land.”
Similarly, John Ruskamp’s Asiatic Echoes: The Identification of Chinese Pictograms in Pre-Columbian North American Rock Writing, reviewed by archaeologist Angus Quinlan, puts forth the idea that pictograms found in North American rock art are Chinese script characters left by an otherwise archaeologically invisible trip across the Pacific. The similarity is substantial, Ruskamp insists, but Quinlan calls it “another illustration of deductive thinking at its worst.” Further, Quinlan points out that these sorts of interpretations that try to shoehorn in foreign visitors to explain New World culture are “disrespectful of the Native American cultures that used rock art in their sociocultural routines.”
Native American pictograph (painted rock art) from a panel of images found in Horseshoe/Barrier Canyon, Canyonlands National Park, Utah.
(Image via wikimedia commons user Scott Catron, used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 license.)
Archaeologists are trained as anthropologists to recognize and celebrate the diversity of humanity, both today and in the past. Eric Cline succinctly explains this in his review, noting “pseudo archaeologists cannot accept the fact that the mere humans might have come up with great innovations such as the domestication of plants and animals or built great architectural masterpieces such as the Sphinx all on their own; rather, they frequently seek or invoke divine, or even alien, assistance to explain how these came to be.”
Pseudoarchaeology books are problematic for archaeologists for a number of reasons. First, of course, they tend to present misinformation, cherry-picked from legitimate (and not-so-legitimate) sources that is often taken as fact because it’s presented as fact. Archaeologists, as scientists, can no more select what data to consider than a chemist can select which laws of chemistry to follow. Second, pseudoarchaeology seems like a legitimate body of scholarship because authors tend to cite one another, creating a body of information that, however outlandish it sounds, fits together. Archaeology also does this, but as scientists, we are invested in improving our understanding of the past rather than in protecting our own theories the way pseudo archaeologists do.
But these books are perhaps most problematic for archaeologists because, as Lekson notes, “alternative archaeology is more interesting than the stuff we write… more interesting to more people, that is.” Academic archaeologists are not trained to write readably, which means there is a large opening for authors to connect with the “guy on the airplane.” Archaeologists like Brian Fagan who do write more approachable books have to walk a fine line between making data interesting and not making extraordinary claims.
Unfortunately, tales of ancient aliens and extraordinary humans creating the Pyramids as a communication device are often more fascinating than slow cultural change. We as archaeologists need to find a way to showcase the humanity of the past and get across the idea that ancient humans were intelligent, capable, and innovative — that those of us alive today are the product of that long history of innovation, and that we are continuing the tradition of our early ancestors by inventing cars, computers, and, yes, even pseudoarchaeology.
Découvertes exceptionnelles au Lac Titicaca par une équipe belge d’archéologues-plongeurs
L’archéologue Christophe Delaere ( FNRS, CReA Patrimoine, Université libre de Bruxelles) et son équipe de plongeurs ont mis au jour des dépôts d’offrandes précolombiennes dans les eaux du Lac Titicaca en Bolivie. Datées de plusieurs périodes successives, notamment Inca et Tiahuanaco, elles comprennent des céramiques intactes associées à des objets en or et en matières précieuses. Cette découverte inédite filmée au jour le jour fait l’objet d’un documentaire qui sera présenté prochainement.
Cet été, en Bolivie, une équipe d’archéologues-plongeurs emmenée par Christophe Delaere - Université libre de Bruxelles, FNRS - a mis au jour une série d’offrandes en contexte clos, au pied du récif de Khoa, proche de l’Ile du Soleil. Le site subaquatique, détecté en 1977, n’avait été que superficiellement exploré, mais était réputé pour la qualité de son matériel inca (15e-16es.). La stratégie de recherche et les moyens techniques et humains engagés ont permis une fouille en stratigraphie. Les archéologues- plongeurs ont méthodiquement décapé les différentes couches du fond lagunaire lors de deux sondages.
Scellées par un mètre de sédiments et d’éboulis, des «urnes» en céramique de la période Tiahuanaco (6e-11es.) ont été découvertes en connexion à un vaste dépôt anthropique composé de macrofaune, fibres végétales, cuir, pierres semi-précieuses, objets en or et en alliages, ancres et fragments de charbon de bois.
L’analyse du mobilier révèle que ces dépôts sont exclusivement subaquatiques, intentionnels, et témoignent d’activités cérémonielles intermittentes mais continues depuis la période formative (6es. av. JC) jusqu’au 21e siècle. (autrement dit, les archéologues ont aussi été repêcher les offrandes qui datent d'hier... pas très fin ni respectueux...)
Avec un total de près de 2500 objets et fragments, ces découvertes documentent non seulement une pratique rituelle méconnue d’offrandes au lac pour certaines périodes d’occupation, mais fournissent également de précieuses informations sur la transmission orale du savoir et l’importance de la pérennité culturelle en Bolivie. Le patrimoine du bassin lagunaire a été régulièrement pillé jusqu’au 19e siècle et une partie de ce patrimoine disparu, détruit ou oublié, a donc été redécouvert dans des conditions de conservation idéale.
La présence de coquillages importés du littoral Pacifique équatorial et de lapis-lazuli du Chili dans les eaux du Titicaca montre l’importance et la complexité des échanges régionaux et continentaux entretenus durant les périodes pré-inca.
La découverte de nombreux objets en or et alliages atteste, quant à elle, et au-delà du caractère exceptionnel du matériau, d’une maîtrise achevée de la métallurgie, totalement inconnue jusqu’ici dans la région pour certaines périodes.
Avec la participation du Laboratoire d’Informatique, de Robotique et de Microélectronique de Montpellier (LIRMM), un robot sous-marin (ROV) a permis d’accéder à des zones dangereuses et inaccessibles aux plongeurs afin de récolter des données sur le fond lagunaire. La plongée en altitude, à 3809 mètres au-dessus du niveau de la mer, a en effet nécessité un encadrement et des conditions de travail adaptés.
Le projet a été documenté par le réalisateur et producteur belge Frédéric Cordier qui présentera le documentaire dans le courant de l’année 2014 sur les fouilles subaquatiques. La participation active du NEMO 33 dans le cadre du projet a par ailleurs permis de donner à celui-ci l’impulsion nécessaire à la concrétisation des fouilles. La mission a été menée sous l’égide du Centre de Recherche en Archéologie et Patrimoine , CReA - Patrimoine de l’Université libre de Bruxelles, avec l’accord du ministère de la Culture de Bolivie, et a bénéficié du soutien de nombreux partenaires et sponsors tels que le FNRS, l’Union des Anciens Étudiants de l’ULB (UAE), les Chantiers Beaumontois, DAN Europe et 2ASM.
Les prochaines opérations, programmées dans le courant de l’année 2014, auront pour objectifs de compléter l’étude sous l’eau, de restaurer et d’analyser le mobilier conservé en surface.
In de periode van 2004 tot 2010 heeft ESA’s Mars Express 32 foto’s gemaakt van de noordpool van de rode planeet. Wetenschappers hebben de foto’s samengevoegd, waardoor een prachtig mozaïek is ontstaan.
Mars heeft een permanente ijskap. Dit betekent dat het topje van de planeet altijd wit is. Toch neemt de dikte van de ijskap in de winter met een meter toe, omdat de temperaturen dan flink dalen. Ongeveer dertig procent van de koolstofdioxide in de atmosfeer van Mars dwarrelt dan namelijk neer op de ijskap.
Op dit moment is het winter op de noordpool van Mars. Dit betekent dat de ijskap lekker dik is. In de warmere zomermaanden sublimeert het koolstofdioxideijs en komt het in de atmosfeer terecht. Het onderliggende waterijs blijft dan nog wel liggen.
Corioliseffect De ijskap op de noordpool heeft een duidelijke spiraalstructuur. Deze structuur is veroorzaakt door wind. Wind waait van het centrum naar de randen va de poolkap, maar omdat de planeet draait, is er sprake van een dwarskracht. Dit wordt het corioliseffect genoemd. Dit treedt ook op bij orkanen. Hierdoor lijken de wolkenmassa’s rond een orkaan op de ijskap op Mars.
Gigantische kloof Een van de hoogtepunten van het mozaïek is een 500 kilometer lange kloof, die twee kilometer diep is. Van boven lijkt het net alsof de ijskap in tweeën is gesplitst. Deze kloof wordt Chasma Boreale genoemd.
Twee kilometer dik De Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie meldt dat de ijskap van Mars uit meerdere lagen van ijs en stof bestaat en ongeveer twee kilometer dik is.
Op de foto zien we onder meer gaslagen die met ongelofelijke snelheden – tot wel 1 miljoen kilometer per uur – weggeslingerd worden.
Als een ster sterft, is dat een spectaculaire gebeurtenis. Dat blijkt ook wel uit deze prachtige foto van OH 231.8+04.2 – bijgenaamd de kalebas- of rotte eieren-nevel.
Rot ei? Dat deze nevel ook wel rotte eieren-nevel wordt genoemd, komt doordat deze veel zwavel bevat. Wanneer je dit element combineert met andere elementen ruikt het als een rot ei.
Planetaire nevel in wording We zijn hier getuige van de dood van een ster met een lage massa. De ster zit midden in een transformatie en verandert van een rode reus in een planetaire nevel. Tijdens deze transformatie worden de buitenste gas- en stoflagen van de ster in de omringende ruimte geblazen. Het recent weggeslingerde materiaal begeeft zich – met enorme snelheden – in allerlei richtingen. Zo beweegt het gas dat op deze foto een gelige kleur heeft, zich met een snelheid van bijna 1 miljoen kilometer per uur voort.
Foto: ESA / Hubble & NASA / Judy Schmidt.
Zeldzaam Het gebeurt maar zelden dat astronomen getuige zijn van deze transformatie. De transformatie duurt namelijk – in astronomische begrippen – maar kort. Over zo’n 1000 jaar is OH 231.8+04.2 al een volgroeide planetaire nevel.
De ster die je hier een transformatie ziet ondergaan, heeft – net als onze zon – een lage massa. Staat onze moederster dan exact hetzelfde lot te wachten? Ja, maar het duurt nog even. Over zo’n vijf tot zes miljard jaar zal ook onze zon stervende zijn. Meer weten? Lees hier hoe de dood van de zon in zijn werk gaat en wat dat betekent voor de aarde.
RoboDragonfly: Tiny Backpack Turns Insect into a Cyborg
RoboDragonfly: Tiny Backpack Turns Insect into a Cyborg
By Mindy Weisberger, Senior Writer
A first generation version of the backpack guidance system that includes energy harvesting, navigation and optical stimulation on a to-scale model of a dragonfly.
Credit: Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
Scientists look to flying animals — birds, bats and insects — for inspiration when they design airborne drones. But researchers are also investigating how to use technology to interact with, and even guide, animals as they fly, enhancing the unique adaptations that allow them to take to the air.
To that end, engineers have fitted dragonflies with tiny, backpack-mounted controllers that issue commands directly to the neurons controlling the insects' flight.
This project, known as DragonflEye, uses optogenetics, a technique that employs light to transmit signals to neurons. And researchers have genetically modified dragonfly neurons to make them more light-sensitive, and thereby easier to control through measured light pulses. [7 Animals That Wore Backpacks for Science.
Dragonflies have large heads, long bodies and two pairs of wings that don't always flap in sync, according to a 2007 study published in the journal Physical Review Letters. The study authors found that dragonflies maximize their lift when they flap both sets of wings together, and they hover by flapping their wing pairs out of synch, though at the same rate.
Meanwhile, separate muscles controlling each of their four wings allow dragonflies to dart, hover and turn on a dime with exceptional precision, scientists found in 2014. Researchers used high-speed video footage to track dragonfly flight and build computer models to better understand the insects' complex maneuvers, presenting their findings at the 67th Annual Division of Fluid Dynamics meeting, according to a statement released by the American Physical Society in November 2014.
DragonflEye sees these tiny flight masters as potentially controllable flyers that would be "smaller, lighter and stealthier than anything else that's manmade," Jesse Wheeler, a biomedical engineer at the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory (CSDL) in Massachusetts and principal investigator on the DragonflEye program, said in a statement.
A close-up of the backpack board and components before being folded and fitted to the dragonfly.
Credit: Charles Stark Draper Laboratory
The project is a collaboration between the CSDL, which has been developing the backpack that controls the dragonfly, and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), where experts are identifying and enhancing "steering" neurons located in the dragonfly's nerve cord, inserting genes that make it more responsive to light.
"This system pushes the boundaries of energy harvesting, motion sensing, algorithms, miniaturization and optogenetics, all in a system small enough for an insect to wear," Wheeler said.
Even smaller than the dragonfly backpack are components created by CSDL called optrodes — optical fibers supple enough to wrap around the dragonfly's nerve cord, so that engineers can target only the neurons related to flight, CSDL representatives explained in a statement.
And in addition to controlling insect flight, the tiny, flexible optrodes could have applications in human medicine, Wheeler added.
"Someday these same tools could advance medical treatments in humans, resulting in more effective therapies with fewer side effects," Wheeler said. "Our flexible optrode technology provides a new solution to enable miniaturized diagnostics, safely access smaller neural targets and deliver higher precision therapies."
Ah, wormholes. The intergalactic shortcut. A tunnel through space-time that allows intrepid travelers to hop from star system to star system without ever coming close to the speed of light.
Wormholes are a workhorse of sci-fi interstellar civilizations in books and on the screen because they solve the annoying problem of "Well, if we stuck to known physics, 99.99999 percent of the story would be as fascinating as watching people sleep."
The concept of wormholes got its start when physicist Ludwig Flamm, and later Albert Einstein and Nathan Rosen, realized that black holes can be "extended." When one goes about solving the fantastically complicated equations of general relativity, the machinery that predicts a black hole also predicts a phenomenon called a white hole. A white hole is pretty much what you think: Whereas a black hole's event horizon marks a region of space that once you enter you can't leave, it's impossible to enter a white hole's horizon, although anything already in there can escape.
That same mathematical machinery delivers a bonus, too: All black holes would be naturally "connected" to white holes via their singularities, making a tunnel through space. Woohoo, wormholes here we go!
Or not. While we have gobs of evidence for the existence of black holes, white holes appear to be mathematical fiction. There's no known process in our universe that would actually form them, and even if they did pop into existence, their natural extreme instability would snuff them right out again. [Watch: Wormhole instabilities.]
Oh, yeah, and the mechanism for making black holes — the collapse of massive stars — also automatically prevents the formation of a symbiotic white hole.
And even if they did form (and they don't), the extreme gravity of the mutual singularities would cause the wormhole tunnel to immediately stretch and snap much more quickly than anything could cross it.
Death by wormhole
But that doesn't stop anybody from playing a fun game of "what if." What if white holes could naturally form, or be constructed? What if we could stabilize them? What if we could attach a white hole's singularity to a black hole and make a wormhole? What if? What if? What if?
Well, for one thing, traveling down such a wormhole would really, really suck. Literally. The entrance to the wormhole — the "throat" — sits inside the event horizon of the black hole.
That's a problem.
The very definition of an event horizon — their very cosmiqueraison d'etre — is that once you enter them, you don't get to come out. No way, no how. It doesn't matter if there's a wormhole tunnel inside it — you don't get to leave.
Inside a black hole event horizon, you have only one destination: singularity town, the place of infinite density and soul-crushing gravitational forces.
So let's say you enter a wormhole. You can watch light from another patch of the universe filter in from the opposite side. If someone else jumps in, you can meet them and have some tea together. And you can die — miserably — as you careen into the singularity. [Chasing Wormholes: The Hunt for Tunnels in Space-Time]
Positively negative
Is there any way to make a working, even fun, wormhole, instead of a terrifying portal to inevitable destruction?
Surprisingly, yes. Well, not quite 100 percent absolutely "this is a normal part of our universe" yes. More like "if we play pretend" yes.
To construct a traversable wormhole, you need to overcome two important obstacles. First, the entrance to the wormhole has to actually sit outside the event horizon. That would allow you to enter the wormhole and blast through it to your faraway destination without fearing a "singular" encounter.
Second, the tunnel itself has to be stable and strong. It has to withstand the extreme gravity of the singularities and resist tearing apart when something flies down its length.
There is indeed a material that solves both problems. But that material has a problem all its own: It has negative mass.
That's right: mass, but negative. A ring of negative-mass material could be used to construct a fully functional and useful wormhole. Since the exotic nature of negative mass warps spacetime in a unique way, it "inflates" the entrance to the wormhole outside the boundary of the event horizon, and stabilizes the throat of the wormhole against instabilities. It’s not an intuitive result but the math checks out.
But could such a substance exist? We've mapped out a good chunk of the universe, and we've never seen negative mass. If it did exist, it would have some pretty weird properties. For example, following the math of Newton’s Laws with some minus signs tossed in, we find that a negative-mass particle would push on a positive-mass particle, while the positive-mass particle would pull on the negative-mass one. Set two opposite-mass particles next to each other, perfectly still, and the pair would start accelerating, zooming off without any input of force.
What about the Casimir effect, the odd and fascinating attraction of two metal plates due to vacuum energy? That’s often trotted out as an example of the universe behaving badly, and a possible route to negative mass. But the Casimir force is characterized by local negative pressure (it pulls rather than pushes), not negative mass.Sure, we don't know everything there is to know about quantum gravity and the nature of space-time at super-duper-teensy scales. Could an advanced civilization discover the path to negative mass and manipulate gravity in just the right way? Would a breakthrough in physics point a way to fashioning wormholes?
Honestly, probably not. There are just too many things working against them. Working wormholes would violate so many aspects about known (and extremely well tested) physics that I think it's better to just work on other problems.
I know some people might accuse me of not being creative enough, but the universe doesn't care about our creativity. The tools of science are harsh but fair judges; if an idea doesn't work, it simply doesn't work. There are many varied and beautiful mysteries in our universe, and we certainly haven't unlocked all of the inner workings of the cosmos. But wormholes probably aren't one of them.
Learn more by listening to the episode "Wormholes - deal or no deal?" on the Ask A Spaceman podcast, available on iTunes and on the Web at http://www.askaspaceman.com. Thanks to @SkaTaTah and @bretthines61 for the questions that led to this piece! Ask your own question on Twitter using #AskASpaceman or by following Paul
A man who claims he was abducted by aliens – and has a metal implant in his leg – has explained what actually happens when people wake up with unexplained ‘gaps’ in time.
Chris Augustin claims that he knows that time had passed in an instant – because he suddenly ‘came to’ behind the wheel of his car.
Chris Augustin, ‘Three minutes and 40 seconds took place inside my car. I felt like I’d come aware from something – like a daze.’
‘My hands are on the wheel, executing a turn – and then three-and-a-half minutes are gone. I was afraid, afraid of what I didn’t understand.
In a wide-ranging speech at a UFO conference in late January, Augustin claims that years later, he started to wake up with blood on his sheets – and that aliens implanted a metal object in his leg.
Nigel Watson, author of the UFO Investigations Manual said, ‘‘American ufologist and artist Budd Hopkins categorised many of the prime elements of the abduction experience. He discovered that UFO witnesses, with no inclination of an abduction experience, often cannot account for a missing period, ranging from minutes to hours.
(Picture: Youtube)
‘Abductions often start in childhood, continue throughout a person’s life, and are not just isolated incidents. Abductees regularly find mysterious scars on their body; they are often confused and worried by dreams or nightmares that they have had since childhood. Under hypnosis they remember being inside a flying saucer.
‘Typical memories recall medical procedures that include the taking of sperm or ova. At times, the experience amounts to a form of ritualized rape. From his study of hundreds of reports, Hopkins believes that aliens are abducting people to create human/alien hybrids.
‘As might be expected, such ideas have attracted the attention of both sceptics and believers. Sceptics regard the abduction researchers and abductees as gullible fools who do not know the difference between fact and fantasy. The believers regard the abductees as tortured victims who need understanding and help after the trauma of alien encounters.’
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The Most Amazing Space Stories This Week!
The Most Amazing Space Stories This Week!
By Sarah Lewin, Staff Writer
Blazars form extremely active cores of some galaxies. They consist of a supermassive black hole with a dense, whirling disk of material around it, which generates the energy for near-lightspeed jets of material aimed perpendicular to the disk. If one of those jets is aimed toward Earth, it appears particularly bright and the core is classified as a blazar.
Credit: M. Weiss/Cfa
Results from the astronaut twins, a chemistry test for life, plants on a satellite and Earth's oxygen on the moon — it's Space.com's best space stories of the week.
Double trouble
Early experimental results from astronaut Scott Kelly's nearly yearlong stay in space reveal subtle but significant impacts to his body. Kelly was also compared with his twin brother, astronaut Mark Kelly, who stayed on the ground. [Full Story: How 1-Year Space Mission Affected Astronaut Twin Scott Kelly: Early Results]
The American Astronomical Society, American Geophysical Union and American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics signed a letter protesting last week's White House executive order restricting immigration to the United States from seven Muslim-majority nations, and the International Astronomical Union also spoke out with their concerns. Many space industry organizations, on the other hand, have described a "wait-and-see" approach. [Full Story: Mixed Reactions in Space Community to Immigration Executive Order]
Blazing bright
Five gamma-ray blazars, shooting intense radiation from enormous supermassive black holes at the centers of distant galaxies, have been spotted further away than ever before, dating back to when the universe was nearly one-tenth its current age. [Full Story: These Powerful Blazars Are the Most Distant Ever Seen]
Moon air time
A new study has discovered a type of oxygen common in Earth's atmosphere embedded in the lunar soil, suggesting that that the moon has been picking up the charged substance during a specific part of its orbit — ever since plants on Earth began generating it. [Full Story: Moon's Been Getting Oxygen from Earth's Plants for Billions of Years]
ET chemistry test
A new chemical analysis could detect specific amino acid types on the surface of an alien world, letting robotic missions autonomously sniff out evidence of life. The analysis can distinguish between "left-handed" and "right-handed" amino acids with extreme sensitivity — while natural amino acids form in both varieties equally, life generates just one. [Full Story: Finding Alien Life Could Be a Simple Chemistry Test Away]
An icy mystery
New results from the IceCube neutrino detector experiment, buried under the Antarctic ice, have revealed a strange symmetry in measurements of the neutrinos' masses, suggesting there's an underlying physics scientists don't understand behind the ghostly particles. [Full Story: Cosmic Neutrino Detector Reveals Clues About Ghostly Particle Masses]
Space plants
A satellite scheduled to launch later this year will grow tomatoes experimentally at moon and Mars gravity by rotating on its axis at different speeds. The German Aerospace Center project will help researchers understand how to best grow plants for future settlements on those worlds. [Full Story: Space Farming: Satellite's Greenhouses to Simulate Moon, Mars Gravity]
Junk collector fail
A space junk "collector" attached to a Japanese space station resupply vehicle ran into a glitch, failing to propel a long tether into space. The system would ultimately use such a tether to reach large pieces of dangerous debris and pull them down to be incinerated in Earth's atmosphere. [Full Story: A Japanese Space Junk Removal Experiment Has Failed in Orbit]
Hey neighbor
Breakthrough Starshot, a project to send tiny probes to our neighboring star system, Alpha Centauri, initially described probes that would whiz by after a journey at 20 percent the speed of light. A new study explores how such a probe could slow down enough to get into orbit around Alpha Centauri or the associated star Proxima Centauri, giving it a chance to investigate the newly-discovered planet Proxima b (although the journey would take much longer). [Full Story: Studying Proxima b: Tiny Sailing Probes Could Orbit Nearby Exoplanet]
How New Hubble Telescope Views Could Aid Interstellar Travel
How New Hubble Telescope Views Could Aid Interstellar Travel
By Charles Q. Choi, Space.com Contributor
Astronomers are using the Hubble Space Telescope to study the clouds of material along the paths of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft through interstellar space.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have gotten their best looks yet at the mysterious interstellar clouds surrounding the solar system, a new study finds.
These observations could shed light on the challenges that future interstellar missions dispatched to the nearest stars might face, the researchers said.
In 2012, NASA's Voyager 1 probe crossed the so-called heliopause — the giant bubble of electrically charged particles and magnetic fields surrounding the sun — and, in the process, became the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space. Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, launched in 1977, giving the world some of its first good looks at Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and the moons of these planets. [Photos from NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 Probes]
NASA notes that Voyager 1 and 2 are currently zipping through space at roughly 38,000 mph (61,000 km/h). Voyager 1 is about 12.8 billion miles (20.6 billion kilometers) from Earth, making it the farthest human-made object ever built. In about 40,000 years, it will pass within 1.6 light-years of the star Gliese 445, in the constellation Camelopardalis, the agency says.
Voyager 2 hasn't entered interstellar space yet; it's about 10.5 billion miles (17 billion km) from Earth, NASA says. In 40,000 years, the probe will pass within 1.7 light-years of the star Ross 248, the agency says.
The two Voyager spacecraft remain in contact with Earth through NASA's Deep Space Network of telecommunications links. The probes are still collecting data that scientists can analyze to learn more about the interstellar medium — the clouds of gas and dust that lie between the stars. The interstellar medium holds the building blocks of stars and planets, and is replenished when stars and planets die.
In the future, the $100 million Breakthrough Starshot project, unveiled in 2016, aims to launch tiny spacecraft to the nearest star system to the sun, Alpha Centauri. It consists of three stars: Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B and a small red dwarf named Proxima Centauri. Recently, astronomers discovered that Proxima Centauri hosts a small, potentially habitable rocky planet, raising scientists' hopes that Starshot might be able to send probes to an alien world in our lifetimes.
These new projects and discoveries make any data that the two Voyager spacecraft gather on the interstellar medium potentially key for exploration, the researchers said.
"It's important for us to be aware of what kinds of objects are present beyond our solar system, since we are now beginning to think about potential interstellar space missions, such as Breakthrough Starshot," said study lead author Julia Zachary, an undergraduate astronomy student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
To learn more about the interstellar medium, Zachary and her colleagues examined data that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope collected regarding the same interstellar gas and dust that Voyager 1 and 2 are currently analyzing.
In this artist's conception, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has a bird's-eye view of the solar system. The circles represent the orbits of the major outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)
"An analogy we like to use is that of Google Maps," Zachary told Space.com. "If the Voyager spacecraft are the Google Maps cars going around neighborhoods, taking pictures and giving you the street view, then Hubble provides the overview."
Until 2015, Hubble had not gazed at any nearby stars lying along the paths of the Voyager spacecraft. The scientists used Hubble to analyze the light from these stars to learn more about the interstellar clouds the radiation passed through.
The scientists discovered at least two interstellar clouds along Voyager 2's path, and one or two interstellar clouds along Voyager 1's path. They were also able to measure the density of electrons in the clouds along Voyager 2's path, and found that one had a greater electron density than the other.
"We think the difference in electron density perhaps indicates a difference in composition of overall density of the clouds," Zachary said.
In addition, the researchers successfully detected a broad range of elements in the interstellar medium, such as electrically charged ions of magnesium, iron, carbon and manganese. They also detected neutrally charged oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen.
All in all, "we think the Voyager spacecraft are moving into a very rich and complex interstellar environment," Zachary said.
Zachary and her colleagues Seth Redfield, an associate professor in the Wesleyan University Department of Astronomy; and Jeffrey Linsky, a research professor in the University of Colorado Boulder Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, detailed their findings Jan. 6 at the 229th American Astronomical Society meeting in Grapevine, Texas.
The Fermi Paradox is one of the major unanswered questions in astrobiology. It started with physicist Enrico Fermi, who in 1950 asked his co-workers over lunch: “Where are they?” What he meant was intelligent extraterrestrials. If there are billions and billions of stars and probably even more planets, why have we not already been in contact with extraterrestrial (ET) civilizations?
This is even more puzzling since our Sun and Earth are relatively young, meaning that life could have originated on other worlds long before it did here, and intelligent beings on those planets could easily be millions of years ahead of us.
There are two principle answers to the paradox: The alien civilizations are (1) present but for some reason we can’t detect them, or (2) they simply are not there, or at least not in our vicinity. In regard to the first option, Star Trek’s prime directive comes to mind, or perhaps a scientific variation of the Zoo hypothesis (aliens don’t interfere with us because we are an unstable emerging civilization).
There are in fact so many possible solutions to the Fermi Paradox that whole books are written about it. Nevertheless, assuming aliens are around us, shouldn’t there be some evidence? Well, not necessarily. Carl Sagan pointed out that if an ET civilization is far ahead of us, their actions would appear to us as magic. Just imagine us flying a spy drone over our Stone Age ancestors!
What about the so-called UFO sightings that we astrobiologists are sometimes asked about (see, for example, the top UFO cases of 2012 as judged by the Mutual UFO Network). On one hand, I believe that we scientists are sometimes too dismissive of eyewitness reports, and too quick to rationalize them away as natural phenomena or hallucinations. On the other hand, we rely on the scientific method, and reported sightings are not reproducible events that we can test in the laboratory.
What about the second answer—that aliens simply do not exist? The Drake equation, which is usually used to estimate the number of extraterrestrial civilizations in the universe, includes a term for the probability of life originating on a planet. If this term is near zero, the number of expected ET civilizations is near zero. Usually we assume that life on Earth was not a singular event, and that it would have happened elsewhere under similar conditions, but we don’t know for sure. We still don’t know how life occurred on Earth, and what ingredients were needed. It’s possible that the rise of intelligent civilizations is such a rare event that the next civilization with our kind of technology is thousands or even millions of light years away.
Or perhaps there’s another possibility, which I raised once at a SETI meeting when we were examining the question of why we haven’t had a positive detection yet. Imagine using a walkie-talkie in modern New York, and wondering why no one responds on your frequency. It’s because everyone is on Facebook or Twitter! So it might be with ET, who may be using technology well advanced of our own.
This artist's concept illustrates an interstellar probe—a giant light sail—approaching the potentially habitable planet Proxima b in our nearest neighboring star system Alpha Centauri. A new study suggests that such a sail could launch from Earth to reach and enter orbit around the nearest stars on a timescale of centuries. Credit: PHL/UPR Arecibo/Abel Mendez
Interstellar travel, a timeworn staple of science fiction, can already be science fact if one has cash to spare. For just $100 million or so, a customer could actually purchase a top-of-the-line commercial rocket and ride right out of the solar system. But patience would be key. If launched tomorrow toward the nearest port of call—Proxima b, a potentially habitable Earth-mass planet recently discovered in the triple star system of Alpha Centauri about four light-years away—that rocket would take 80,000 years to arrive.
Instead of spending $100 million on a slow boat to the stars, in April of last year the billionaire entrepreneur Yuri Milner announced he would use that same sum to forge a new path to Alpha Centauri within a human lifetime. Called Breakthrough Starshot, the initiative calls for largely abandoning rockets in favor of “light sails”—gossamer-thin reflective sheets that, once unfolded in space, could be propelled to very high speeds by laser beams. Starshot’s tentative plans involve using conventional rockets to place thousands of one-gram, four-meter-wide light sails in Earth orbit as early as the 2040s. Each sail would be embedded with a one-centimeter-wide chip containing cameras, sensors, thrusters and a battery. From Earth orbit, each featherweight spacecraft would be boosted toward Alpha Centauri at 20 percent light-speed by a minutes-long pulse from a ground-based, 100-gigawatt laser array. The interstellar crossing would take just a little over 20 years, so the probes could reach Alpha Centauri in the 2060s.
But such high speeds come at a high price. Even the most conservative cost estimates for Starshot far exceed Milner’s initial $100-million investment—the multi-decadal project could easily consume $10 billion, and perhaps much more, largely due to the enormous expense of building the ground-based laser array. Government assistance and international collaboration would likely be required. Moreover, the light sails that survive the 20-year voyage would pass through the Centauri system in a flash, moving so fast they would have only seconds to capture high-quality close-up images and other data from Proxima b and any neighboring planets that may be there. As they fall deeper into the dark between the stars, the light sails would attempt to transmit their precious findings back to Earth using laser beams no more powerful than the signal from a typical cell phone.
A SLOWER SAIL TO THE STARS
Some critics say these problems make Starshot’s rush to Alpha Centauri look like a poor investment. “When we read about [Starshot], we found it wasteful to spend so much money on a flyby mission which is en route for decades, while the time for a few snapshots is only seconds,” says Michael Hippke, an independent researcher in Germany. Working with René Heller, an astrophysicist at the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Göttingen, Hippke has developed an alternative mission profile that he says could offer greater scientific returns for a fraction of the cost. Rather than using multibillion-dollar laser arrays to boost small light sails to relativistic speeds for one-time flybys, Heller and Hippke propose using starlightalone to send larger sails on more leisurely journeys that would take them to all three stars in the Alpha Centauri system and leave them parked in orbits there. Their findings appear in the February 1 edition of The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
The crux of their proposal is not only to use sunlight to accelerate outbound light sails, but also rely on the light and gravitation of Alpha Centauri’s triple stars at journey’s end. Heller and Hippke have calculated that a mind-bogglingly low-density sail weighing approximately 100 grams but spread across 100,000 square meters (that’s about 15 football fields!) could do the trick. Such a sail’s construction appears possible, based on rapid progress in material science. Incrementally adjusting its angle as it approaches to soak up more radiation pressure from the stars, that sail could bleed off enough speed to be captured into orbit within the system.
To reach the potentially habitable planet Proxima b, these “photogravitational” assists counterintuitively require first sending the light sail swooping blisteringly close to the bright, sunlike stars Alpha Centauri A and B—even though they are nearly two trillion kilometers farther from us than Proxima b’s smaller, dimmer host star, Proxima Centauri. This is because the greater radiation pressure from Alpha Centauri A and B provides more deceleration, and thus a faster approach, for any light sail targeting the system. But the twin stars’ radiation pressure has its limits; if Heller’s and Hippke’s 100,000-square-mter light sail came in any faster than 4.6 percent light-speed, it would simply overshoot the system. All together, they envision their sail’s journey to Alpha Centauri A and B taking nearly a century, followed by another half-century voyage to the final destination—a stable orbit around Proxima.
This schematic animation shows how a giant, low-density light sail traveling at nearly 5 percent the speed of light could decelerate and enter orbit in the Alpha Centauri star system.
“You would need to travel about seven times as long as Starshot’s 20-year mission, but in return you would get years or decades of close-up exploration instead of only seconds,” Heller says. Comparing the ratio of exploration time with travel time for both cases, Heller adds, “Starshot could use one hundred-millionth of the mission’s lifetime for in situ science whereas we could use of the order of one hundredth—or about a million times more.” Plus, by using sunlight to launch the sail, the new proposal obviates the need for a multibillion-dollar gigawatt-scale laser array.
Even so, their proposed 150-year voyage could not start tomorrow. Heller’s and Hippke’s proposal utilizes a rare configuration of Alpha Centauri’s stars that only occurs once every 80 years, when their orbits all align in a plane that intersects the trajectory of any incoming probe from our own solar system. Alpha Centauri’s 80-year triple-alignment next occurs in 2035, far too soon for any conceivable light sail from Earth to be anywhere close to the system; instead, Heller and Hippke suggest it might be more realistic to target the subsequent alignment, in 2115.
As far-off as that is, the timing could be much worse, Heller says: Sending their sail directly to Proxima Centauri would demand much slower interstellar speeds due to the smaller star’s weaker radiation pressure and braking ability, raising the total travel time to nearly a millennium.
PATIENCE, PLEASE
For Hippke, a multigenerational mission ending in orbit around Alpha Centauri would be worth the wait, even if he would never see its returns. “Our children and grandchildren will receive the amazing photos from these space probes. Imagine alien rivers, volcanoes and perhaps exotic life!” Opting for a mission with a century timescale also opens possibilities for exploring other nearby bright stars, Hippke says. The massive star Sirius, for example, is just over twice as far away as Alpha Centauri—but because it shines some 25 times brighter than our sun, it offers a stronger radiation-pressure braking effect, allowing light sails to approach at much higher speeds. If nothing else, the possibility of sending light sails to orbit many nearby stars suggests a natural next-generation, longer-term follow-up to Starshot’s more urgent mission goals.
Despite these perks, Avi Loeb, an astronomer at Harvard University and chair of Breakthrough Starshot’s Scientific Advisory Committee, remains unconvinced this alternative proposal offers realistic advantages over Starshot’s plan to use gigawatt-class lasers to boost smaller sails to the stars. “In using starlight to reach relativistic speeds, one must use an extremely thin sail,” Loeb says, noting that the weaker push of sunlight calls for a correspondingly lower-density light sail. Hippke and Heller say their sail could in theory be constructed from low-weight, high-strength material such as graphene, but Loeb questions whether making and using a few-atoms-thick 100,000-square-meter sheet of graphene for an interstellar probe would actually be any easier than building a massive laser array. “Such a surface is orders of magnitude thinner than the wavelength of light that it aims to reflect, and so its reflectivity would be low,” Loeb says. “It does not appear feasible to reduce the weight by so many orders of magnitude and yet maintain the rigidity and reflectivity of the sail’s material.” In other words, a 100,000-square-meter graphene sail could prove far too flimsy to actually fly. Additionally, Starshot plans to fly thousands of sails, not just one—even if each successful interstellar crossing yielded only a few seconds of close-up observations, they could quickly accrue across multiple successive flybys.
Perhaps the biggest issue, Loeb says, is whether ambitious plans for multigenerational projects can really survive their inescapable encounters with human mortality. “If one ignores the duration of the journey, one can always use conventional rockets and reach Alpha Centauri in 80,000 years for a very modest cost,” he says. “But the people who work on Starshot are more ambitious. We want to get there within our lifetime.”
ALLEGED APOLLO 20 CIGAR UFO FINALLY FOUND IN A MOON CRATER ON GOOGLE EARTH MAP
ALLEGED APOLLO 20 CIGAR UFO FINALLY FOUND IN A MOON CRATER ON GOOGLE EARTH MAP
William Rutledge is well known in UFO research circles for the extraordinary claims he made about his work for NASA on the Apollo missions.
Rutledge alleged that he was part of the crew on the top secret Apollo 20 mission which deployed a team of astronauts to the surface of the Moon to investigate the Delporte crater. The Delporte crater had been the site of an alien craft crash and NASA and the government of the United States were keen to recover their technology. They discovered ample technological components which was later put to use in America’s own military industrial project and the bodies of two alien creatures, one of whom appeared to be alive.
GOOGLE EARTH FOOTAGE OF THE DELPORTE CRATER CONFIRMS UFO STORY
Rutledge and the rest of the team were sworn to secrecy by the United States government but he made the bold decision to break his silence when he was in his late 70s. At this time, he was retired and living with his wife in the African country of Rwanda and did not believe that his safety or his livelihood would be endangered by his revelations at that time.
Rutledge proceeded to record his story on videos which he uploaded to YouTube. They were promptly removed by persons unknown, presumably the Central Intelligence Agency. Rutledge told that prominent UFO research Scott Waring that he was frightened and intimidated by the speed of the CIA’s reaction but he refused to be silence. Instead, he uploaded the videos to a smaller content platform similar to YouTube. These videos lasted a little longer but were also removed promptly by state agents. During the brief period that they were online, they were downloaded and duplicated by a number of individuals who brought the public’s attention to Rutledge’s sensational story. For his trouble, Rutledge was subjected to a long-standing public campaign of ridicule.
But despite the attempts to silence, discredit and humiliate Rutledge, there were many people who believed his story. Therefore when Google made satellite images of the lunar surface available to the public view they decided to scour the surface in search of the enormous ship Rutledge described. What UFO researchers discovered when assessing the Delporte Crater appeared to vindicate Rutledge’s story. The images recovered clearly show a cigar-shaped vessel of approximately 3000 metres in length.
Following the dissemination of these images, Google sprang into action and removed the zoom option for this particular portion of the Moon. The swiftness with which the government and their corporate allies have acted to keep the public from viewing anything related to the Apollo 20 mission has only served to bolster the integrity of Rutledge’s original story. If there was no truth in his story, they wouldn’t be making such a phenomenal effort to cover it up.
Date of discovery: 1970s
Location of discovery: Delporte Crater, Earths moon
Pillar lights were seen over a Korean city this week. Similar pillar lights have been seen all over the world for unknown reasons. Scientists try to explain it, but it seems few scientists can settle down on one theory and this amazing and beautiful phenomenon continues to go unexplained. I will place another video with pillar lights from around the world below to compare. Could they be caused by a fleet of UFOs? Or are they light beings, watching over an area together? Maybe, but it looks natural, like the Aurora Borealis. Like its a cosmic connection between the Earth and the rest of the universe. I am however worried...about it being caused by CERN. The last thing we want is a black hole to form that would eat the earth from inside out. This could be CERN messing around again. Scott C. Waring
News states: Unidentified flying objects in Busan night sky, columns of light like UFO appear, and it is gone for a long time. There are many speculations among the citizens, but it is the explanation of the refraction phenomenon of light caused by squid fishing boats with strong lighting. Reporter Kim Jongho. Something shaped like a pillar appeared in the night sky. Over ten pillars remain in the same place over time. The so-called 'light pillars' in Busan on the last three nights. A lot of citizens witnessed the sea. [Preferential w / Busan Munhyun-dong: It's growing in convex lens form. So this is not an object or something, but I thought it was where the light was reflected or something.] By the way, Moonhyun-dong was located at the back of Pusan Hangang Bridge, at Dongzam-dong National Maritime Museum, and at Yeongju-dong Observatory at Yeongdo-dong Observatory. Along with the sightings spread to the SNS, there were also citizens who were worried about UFO, Aurora, and "Analysis of Disaster". However, the Meteorological Agency explained that it is a phenomenon caused by the strong lighting on the squid fishing boat and the ice crystal, an ice crystal in the clouds. [Eum Ki-cheol / Busan Regional Weather Bureau: (squid grilled pear) Reflecting on the cloud or something like that, from the side we see, the light is said to be a 'light pole' because it looks like a pole. Experts explain that this phenomenon is sometimes seen on the east coast, where squid catches are frequent, even if not frequently.
Helicopter follows and waits patiently for UFO to leave the area In Palm Springs, Feb 4, 2017, UFO Sighting News.
Helicopter follows and waits patiently for UFO to leave the area In Palm Springs, Feb 4, 2017, UFO Sighting News.
These are two examples of real UFO sightings at Palm Springs, but not the one from this report.
Date of sighting: February 4, 2017 Location of sighting: Palm Springs, California, USA Source: MUFON #81924 Wow, I read this report and I really wish I was in Palm Springs to see it. This guy saw a helicopter hunting a red orb UFO that had landed on the mountain top. Of course the helicopter can only watch and wait for the aliens to get the message to leave. I included two photos above of past UFO sightings in Palm Springs, because the report didn't come with one. Scott C. Waring Eyewitness states:
In my front yard checking my security camera. We have the Palm Springs mountain directly across from our home and often look up at it when the moon is out because of the glow from the moon on the snow I enjoy. What I saw first was a helicopter flying around the top of the mountain by the arial tramway.(we have request reports of missing hikers on the mountain)and when I saw the helicopter shining a spot light on the mountain,I though they were looking for someone,and went inside and got my wife to outside and take a look. I was in the Marine Corp with a helo squardren as a medic and got to see quite a few different styles of helicopter so I knew what I was looking at, especially after I heard the rotors of the helicopter and the search light. I then went inside and got my field telescope to see what was going on.
The helicopter seem very focused on the one particular area but did fly around to different spots. The area they focused on when I zoomed in on the area I saw a large red sphere that remained on. The helicopter never shined the light directly on the object but behind and to the right side of it. I assumed it was a team of people maybe rescue crews looking for others? I made a comment to my wife about how skilled this pilot must have been,I had an outstanding view of the helicopter even at 7 pm in the evening and because it really isn't that far from our home.the pilot remained absolutely still in midair over the object for very long periods of time without moving at all,completely stationary.and that was on the side of the mountain about 10,100 feet up, 400 feet from the very top of the mountain by the tram itself.
My wife had a few looks of it too and we still were wondering what on earth was going on up there. I made a few comments as time was going by like how very strange this all was,was this a downed plane? I brought the tripod and telescope closer to end of the property in my front yard to get even closer look and to my absolute astonishment as I was looking at the helicopter shining the spotlight again,this sphere changed different colors first white then light blue then red again and paused changing colors. With my wife right beside me and as I was looking through the scope the red sphere changed shape, flattened like a pancake and from the exact spot it was on flew straight to the right due north with the helicopter observing it,it traveled about a quarter of a mile then stopped changed direction and traveled due south and disappeared out of view. It wasn't flying fast at all more like a controlled glide.
It observed flat from the side but as I was able to keep it in view with the telescope I could clearly see 3 lights, 2 brilliant red (like rubies) the front and rear and a smaller white on the side, the object appeared see through and triangular in shape and when observing it,it had a dreamlike quality to it, it was exceptionally beautiful to look at and it never made a sound.As I'm writing this seeing how it happened less than 2 hours ago I'm absolutely amazed at what I saw,my wife got to view this object and the helicopter also but didn't see the object change color or shape as I witnessed. I have mixed feeling,shock comes to mind,I never thought in a million years that the red object that we were observing would actually take flight and fly away. We lost sight of it as it went behind the lower edge of the mountain going south with the helicopter still flying around the top of the mountain by the Tram. I wonder now, we're they looking for occupants on the side of the mountain? I will submitted a drawing if asked. An added noted note: Palm Springs Tramway is a very popular attraction during the winter months here.
When we were observing the helicopter flying around and then seeing the red sphere the tramway that runs every fifteen minutes with a trolling going up and coming down the mountain,not one cable car came up or down the mountain,chances are for the length of time we were looking we would have seen one of the cable cars or both. Also during the entire event through the telescope we saw different (teams?) of people with high powered flashlights trying to get over to where the helicopter was shining the spot light by this object but with the recent snow fall from storms weren't having much luck,or so it seemed.
UFO sighting caught on tape over Whitby, Canada 4-Feb-2017
UFO sighting caught on tape over Whitby, Canada 4-Feb-2017
This UFO video of a bright objects hovering in the sky above Whitby, ON, Canada was filmed on Saturday, 4th February 2017.
Witness report:
Observed 5-6 pulsing lights moving slowly back and forth low in sky 30+km away from position. At approximately 9 -10 p.m on February 4th 2017 on Ashburn Rd. In Whitby,Ontario we first observed 4 lights, 3 of which in rough triangle formation viewed head on to west of position while driving. Stopped to observe objects and took approx. 1.30 min video. Observed objects hovering and moving lazily in no specific flight path. Objects(5-6) appeared to pulse and glow with orange/yellow light ONLY when hovering.Would dim considerably when moving. Two objects appeared to “exchange” light or energy with one dimming and the other brightening in close proximity. Objects also appeared to “fly” in very close proximity on purpose with no apparent regard to their proximity. Objects would move from hovering position approx. North of first position and back and forth in an indeterminate manner almost “lazily”. Observed this for approximately 1.5 hours. Dimmer lights appeared to travel north and back to original position. At first we thought the objects could be helicopters or planes but we observed them glowing and dimming and doing odd, lazy movements in sky approx. 50° to 60° over horizon. No spotlights seen. Objects appeared to have red and green lights when dim. Felt that objects were NOT normal aircraft due to odd behaviour. Was exhilarated at prospect of encountering unknown objects in sky never having seen anything like it before. Did not feel any particular negative feelings, just that we were seeing something unusual. Attempted to move to higher ground to observe objects more clearly. Watched them in two positions over approx. 1 hour. As far as we know we were the only people to observe this event. Never truly lost sight of objects and left after 1.5 hours as it was late and we were tired.
How New Hubble Telescope Views Could Aid Interstellar Travel
How New Hubble Telescope Views Could Aid Interstellar Travel
By Charles Q. Choi, Space.com Contributor |
Astronomers are using the Hubble Space Telescope to study the clouds of material along the paths of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft through interstellar space.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have gotten their best looks yet at the mysterious interstellar clouds surrounding the solar system, a new study finds.
These observations could shed light on the challenges that future interstellar missions dispatched to the nearest stars might face, the researchers said.
In 2012, NASA's Voyager 1 probe crossed the so-called heliopause — the giant bubble of electrically charged particles and magnetic fields surrounding the sun — and, in the process, became the first spacecraft to enter interstellar space. Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, launched in 1977, giving the world some of its first good looks at Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and the moons of these planets. [Photos from NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 Probes]
NASA notes that Voyager 1 and 2 are currently zipping through space at roughly 38,000 mph (61,000 km/h). Voyager 1 is about 12.8 billion miles (20.6 billion kilometers) from Earth, making it the farthest human-made object ever built. In about 40,000 years, it will pass within 1.6 light-years of the star Gliese 445, in the constellation Camelopardalis, the agency says.
Voyager 2 hasn't entered interstellar space yet; it's about 10.5 billion miles (17 billion km) from Earth, NASA says. In 40,000 years, the probe will pass within 1.7 light-years of the star Ross 248, the agency says.
The two Voyager spacecraft remain in contact with Earth through NASA's Deep Space Network of telecommunications links. The probes are still collecting data that scientists can analyze to learn more about the interstellar medium — the clouds of gas and dust that lie between the stars. The interstellar medium holds the building blocks of stars and planets, and is replenished when stars and planets die.
In the future, the $100 million Breakthrough Starshot project, unveiled in 2016, aims to launch tiny spacecraft to the nearest star system to the sun, Alpha Centauri. It consists of three stars: Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B and a small red dwarf named Proxima Centauri. Recently, astronomers discovered that Proxima Centauri hosts a small, potentially habitable rocky planet, raising scientists' hopes that Starshot might be able to send probes to an alien world in our lifetimes.
These new projects and discoveries make any data that the two Voyager spacecraft gather on the interstellar medium potentially key for exploration, the researchers said.
"It's important for us to be aware of what kinds of objects are present beyond our solar system, since we are now beginning to think about potential interstellar space missions, such as Breakthrough Starshot," said study lead author Julia Zachary, an undergraduate astronomy student at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
To learn more about the interstellar medium, Zachary and her colleagues examined data that NASA's Hubble Space Telescope collected regarding the same interstellar gas and dust that Voyager 1 and 2 are currently analyzing.
In this artist's conception, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has a bird's-eye view of the solar system. The circles represent the orbits of the major outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)
"An analogy we like to use is that of Google Maps," Zachary told Space.com. "If the Voyager spacecraft are the Google Maps cars going around neighborhoods, taking pictures and giving you the street view, then Hubble provides the overview."
Until 2015, Hubble had not gazed at any nearby stars lying along the paths of the Voyager spacecraft. The scientists used Hubble to analyze the light from these stars to learn more about the interstellar clouds the radiation passed through.
The scientists discovered at least two interstellar clouds along Voyager 2's path, and one or two interstellar clouds along Voyager 1's path. They were also able to measure the density of electrons in the clouds along Voyager 2's path, and found that one had a greater electron density than the other.
"We think the difference in electron density perhaps indicates a difference in composition of overall density of the clouds," Zachary said.
In addition, the researchers successfully detected a broad range of elements in the interstellar medium, such as electrically charged ions of magnesium, iron, carbon and manganese. They also detected neutrally charged oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen.
All in all, "we think the Voyager spacecraft are moving into a very rich and complex interstellar environment," Zachary said.
Zachary and her colleagues Seth Redfield, an associate professor in the Wesleyan University Department of Astronomy; and Jeffrey Linsky, a research professor in the University of Colorado Boulder Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, detailed their findings Jan. 6 at the 229th American Astronomical Society meeting in Grapevine, Texas.
The dishes of the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array depicted making the first-ever localization of a Fast Radio Burst.
Danielle Futselaar [www.artsource.nl]
For as long as astronomers have known about Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs), they’ve been stumped. About a decade ago, researchers discovered in archived 2001 data an extremely fast — just a few milliseconds — burst of radio emissions. They’d never seen anything like it before, and didn’t know where it came from or what could cause it.
Finally, we’re starting to get a few answers.
Astronomers announced today at the 229th meeting of the American Astronomical Society that, for the first time, they’d pinpointed the origins of one of these FRBs: a small dwarf galaxy about 2.5 billion light-years away. Today’s news, which is also detailed in articles in Nature and The Astrophysical Journal Letters, also found a new source of persistent, weaker radio emissions nearby; presumably the two are related but it’s not clear.
It’s big step in the study of the cosmos, but we’ve still got a ways to go before we fully understand FRBs.
Seeing Clearly
The first break came in 2012, when the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico detected the first-ever repeating FRB, dubbed FRB 121102 (after the date of the first detection, Nov. 02, 2012). Before that, each one had been a single, one-off event. That alone was instructive: FRBs (or this one, at least) must not be the result of cataclysmic events, since something was still around to send the repeated signals. But even better, it meant other observatories could look in the same area to try to spot future repeat. It was “A good place to go fishing,” said lead author Shami Chatterjee of Cornell.
Luckily, the universe obliged.
“The FRB was extremely generous to us,” said Casey Law of UC Berkeley, one of the co-authors, because the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) observed a total of 9 bursts in its 83 hours of observing time in 2016. This narrowed down FRB 121102’s origins considerably, but still not enough. Subsequent observations from around the world, in radio and visual light spectra, found the source galaxy, in the direction of Auriga. Finally, we learned for sure FRBs (or, at least, this one) originated outside the galaxy, as had been suspected.
These observations also revealed a steady source of radio emissions within 100 light-years of the FRB’s precise location. The two could be results of the same process, or be otherwise related, but the answers will have to wait until more observations come in.
Start of Something Big
So, mystery solved, right? Not quite. We still don’t know what actually causes FRBs, but at least now astronomers have some improved hypotheses. One option is a variety of exotic star, a highly magnetic kind of neutron star, which could cause just the right kind of emissions astronomers are seeing. Another possibility is a massive black hole within FRB 121102’s host galaxy, which could cause the radio signals.
Still, the scientists cautioned, this is still just a single data source. It’s still the only known repeating FRB, after all; maybe there are multiple types of FRB, or this particular one is just an outlier.
But that’s good news! “New mysteries in astronomy are somewhat rare,” Sarah Burke-Spolaor of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, so FRBs are increasingly becoming the exciting new thing. There are more hypothesized models causing FRBs than actual detected bursts, said Chatterjee, “a great situation for us to be in.”
With any luck, the next few years will answer more of these questions — and pose new ones.
It’s not just a cloudy day somewhere here on Earth. For Hubble, it’s always a cloudy day along the paths of the Voyagers 1 and 2.
Mind you, Hubble can’t see the car-sized probes that far out. But Hubble has actively been working with the Voyager probes to measure and define interstellar space.
The results are … weird.
“It looks like in our local neighborhood, there’s a big blob of stuff,” Julia Zachary, an undergraduate at Wesleyan University, said in a press conference at the 229th meeting of the American Astronomical Society. “That’s actually a cloud of interstellar dust.”
Those clouds extend out for several light-years. Voyagers 1 and 2 are headed in separate directions. When Hubble glances in the direction of each probe, it uses four total stars as guide posts. For Voyager one, those stars are Gliese 686 and Gliese 676A. For Voyager 2, that’s Gliese 780 and Gliese 754.
The Voyagers use their still-operational instruments to measure interactions between “outward moving solar wind and inward pressure from the interstellar medium.” Optically, Hubble can characterize what the materials in the path are.
The Hubble telescope’s images reveal that the clouds of dust can obscure the view of stars, dimming them in the same way a cloudy day on Earth can blot out the Sun. This is a problem for Gliese 754, the dimmest of the stars at 12th magnitude.
“Unfortunately we’ve had some trouble detecting magnitude features from (Gliese 754),” Zachary says.
There’s only a few years left to make these kinds of studies. The Voyagers are currently the only operational probes at or near the edge of interstellar space, but the decay of the Plutonium-238 inside each craft will reach a half-life within a decade that will dampen the ability of power output to match up with spacecraft needs. Even now, only the lowest power instruments, like the magnetometers and particle detectors, are online. After the P-238 energy is exhausted, the Voyagers will likely go dark.
The Voyagers are some of NASA’s oldest operating spacecraft. But be careful how you put that.
“Well … they’re not old,” Zachary said. “They’re only 40. It’s old for a space craft, let’s put it that way."
There have been a number of recent “flying saucer” sightings that don’t necessarily fit the category of UFOs since they were seen on the ground. However, they stirred up talk of spacecrafts, aliens and all the usual speculation on what these saucer-shaped UGOs (unidentified grounded objects) might be. Here’s an update on three of them.
The Internet went crazy this week over Google Earth images of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, where an object that looked suspiciously like a flying saucer was seen on the runway and in the nearby grass. Since the images dated back to 2014, it was unlikely NASA was hiding a flying saucer out in the open for everyone with access to Google Earth to see.
Sure enough, a NASA engineer from JPL showed he had the right stuff by debunking the rumors with a selfie posted on Twitter of himself, a fellow engineer and the mysterious object – which is actually a … well, Dr. Nacer Chahat doesn’t really say what it is but instead makes a wonderful observation based on current U.S. events:
Here is what you think is a UFO. The only alien is me.
Most speculation now centers on the object being a storage container or the cover of some kind of underground bunker. What’s inside? That’s a mystery for another day.
Next up is the flying saucer sighting in Antarctica using … you guessed it … Google Earth: The Saucer-Seeker’s Friend (trademark pending). Images of what appears to be a round disc sticking out from under a rock ledge also made the rounds this week on the web. One of the theories proposed was that it was actually a pond made from melting glacier ice which was distorted because those satellites are just so darned high. Sure enough, if you pull back on that Google image and look around, you see other ponds that didn’t go viral because they suffer from an ailment known as “not round like a saucer.”
Finally, yet another “OMG! It was right there out in the open on the freeway!” saucer sighting came from somewhere on I-74 in Central Illinois where a truck was spotted hauling a large saucer-shaped object. For those who want to believe but don’t want to get fooled again, the saucer was quickly identified as part of an X-47B. Well, that explains it.
What? You don’t know what an X-47B is? That’s Grumman’s experimental fighter-sized unmanned drone designed to take off and land on aircraft carriers and refuel in the air. It’s scheduled to be deployed in 2019 but you may see one flying around Area 51 or on the road in Illinois.
There is an unusual theme that has remained present in certain modern UFO circles over the years. Granted, the UFO subject is rather “odd” in itself, without the inclusion of supplemental weirdness to further complicate an already complex subject. But add to it the running theme that certain UFO researchers have actually been killed in pursuit of the mystery, and it brings a different air to the phenomenon entirely.
Such circumstances have appeared as recently as last year, when the Telegraph and a number of other outlets reported the death of conspiracy researcher Max Spiers. “This is really strange. It does seem that UFO researchers are now being targeted, probably to slow the rate of information being leaked to the public,” said researcher Scott C. Waring, who offered little in the way of evidence for the claim that UFO researchers were being targeted, let alone who might be doing the targeting. In contrast to this, Former Ministry of Defense UFO investigator Nick Pope countered Waring’s statements in a tweet, saying that, “The death of Max Spiers was a tragedy, but having run the UK Government’s UFO project I promise we don’t go around killing UFO researchers.”
Among the other suggested “casualties” that have appeared over the years have been Edward Ruppelt, the first director of the USAF’s Project Blue Book, who died at just 37-years of age. Others include researchers Morris K. Jessup, Charles Hall, and pilot Fredrick Valentich, whose disappearance over Australia’s Bass Strait in 1978 is perhaps the most legitimately strange of those listed here.
However, perhaps no UFO-related death had been so often recounted as that of Captain Thomas F. Mantell of the Kentucky Air National Guard, who died while pursuing a UFO in a P-51 Mustang on January 7, 1948.
The essential facts about the case are as follows: shortly after a large, flying object was reported by observers near Godman Field at Fort Knox, a group of pilots already in the air were advised to try and locate and pursue the mystery craft. Mantell was the first to spot the object, and after stating his intention to move in closer and engage the craft, he ascended to an unsafe altitude above 25,000 feet, and blacked out (only one of the four Mustangs in Mantell’s group contained an oxygen mask). Mantell’s aircraft subsequently went spiraling to the ground, resulting in a fatal crash that would send a shock wave throughout the early UFO community.
Even Edward Ruppelt believed the object Mantell was chasing had been conclusively explained as having been an experimental Skyhook balloon. However, a number of UFO books and articles over the years have expressed skepticism about the identity of the “balloon”, arguing that Mantell was killed while chasing a bonafide unidentified flying object. Putting that long-held dispute aside, the Mantell incident is of significance for other reasons; namely due to the fact that, as Ruppelt and others would argue, widely-publicized incidents like the Mantell crash and the “Gorman dogfight” that occurred over Fargo, North Dakota later that same year, each played a significant role in shaping public opinion on the UFO subject for decades to come.
Altogether, Ruppelt seemed to recognize the kind of fear brewing in the American public following situations like the Mantell incident. In his view, it was largely unwarranted, of course, having been based on the mistaken notion that it had been a “saucer” Mantell was chasing in the first place, and the subsequent judgement that his active pursuit led to his death. Hence, for those who looked no further than to read, “man killed while pursuing saucer,” how else were they to interpret the situation?
At times, to be one who studies the enduring UFO enigma seems to require being able to balance the study of valid objects of mysterious origin in the skies, with a knowledge of sociology, psychology, and human perception. In other words, when it comes to the study of UFOs, things are very seldom as they seem, and almost never as they are later reported in written accounts.
This is not to say, of course, that there is nothing worthy of study at all; however, the repeated retelling of “classics” like the Mantell incident, and in such a way that it implies conspiracies when, in fact, little evidence exists which actually points to such conclusions, does little to help the cause.
Sometimes, we have to accept what facts we are given, and whatever conclusions they lead to… regardless of how disappointing or unsensational they may be. Sensationalism sells, but the facts are what lead at the end of the day; only then can we begin to glean any “truth” that may be willing to present itself.
Devon county in England has been a hotbed of UFO activity. The sighting a few days ago only lends more fuel to the fire. Why do the people who live in Devon see so many strange objects in the sky?
Ever since the 12th century, when religious pilgrims reported seeing a glowing dragon emerge from the sea and disappear into the sky, the entire southwest of England has had many a strange sighting. The most recent sighting occurred only a few days ago, when Mark Emmins, a musician, spotted the object over the town of Exmouth. He wrote on his Facebook page,
It stood still in the sky for some hours and then decided to move and then vanish. We got photos too.
The photographs were taken by Tyron Osborne, a friend of Emmins. They noted that the object hovered for several hours until it eventually moved eastward out of sight.
In July of 2016, John Mooner spotted a strange orange object hovering over his town of Newton Abbot. He grabbed his Nikon camera, and snapped several images. John Mooner stated in an interview with The Plymouth Herald,
The object was definitely not any type of known aircraft. The object was glowing bright orange and had a white pulsing light on the top left side. The object was large and just hung there silently over the housing estate it gave me the creeps.
I believe I have seen the same thing. On hearing the sound of a helicopter I looked out to see if it was another police chopper. I am a serving soldier and I can say I’ve never seen anything move in the way these objects were.
Perhaps one of the most famous cases out of the Devon area occurred in 1967. Known as the Devon Flying Cross UFO, the case made headlines around the globe. Two police constables Roger Willey and Clifford Waycott, chased a strange cross shaped UFO in their police car in the early hours of October 24th. Constable Willey told the press at the time,
It was travelling about tree-top height over wooded countryside near Holsworthy, Devon. We drove towards it and it moved away. It then led us on a chase as if it was playing a game with us.
Front page of The Times in 1967
The Flying Cross Incident led to multiple other sightings of a similar object throughout Devon during that year. In fact, the year of 1967 was a major UFO flap year, with UFO sightings occurring all over the planet. A few interesting cases of that year are the Shag Harbour UFO Crash, the Falcon Lake UFO Encounter, and the Malmstrom Air Force Base UFO Incident. Whether these strange objects are drawn to the area, or there is simply something wrong with the drinking water, Devon is definitely well known for its history with UFOs. If you are ever near the area, it’s best to look up once in awhile. You may just catch of glimpse of something odd.
Devon county in England has been a hotbed of UFO activity. The sighting a few days ago only lends more fuel to the fire. Why do the people who live in Devon see so many strange objects in the sky?
Ever since the 12th century, when religious pilgrims reported seeing a glowing dragon emerge from the sea and disappear into the sky, the entire southwest of England has had many a strange sighting. The most recent sighting occurred only a few days ago, when Mark Emmins, a musician, spotted the object over the town of Exmouth. He wrote on his Facebook page,
It stood still in the sky for some hours and then decided to move and then vanish. We got photos too.
The photographs were taken by Tyron Osborne, a friend of Emmins. They noted that the object hovered for several hours until it eventually moved eastward out of sight.
In July of 2016, John Mooner spotted a strange orange object hovering over his town of Newton Abbot. He grabbed his Nikon camera, and snapped several images. John Mooner stated in an interview with The Plymouth Herald,
The object was definitely not any type of known aircraft. The object was glowing bright orange and had a white pulsing light on the top left side. The object was large and just hung there silently over the housing estate it gave me the creeps.
I believe I have seen the same thing. On hearing the sound of a helicopter I looked out to see if it was another police chopper. I am a serving soldier and I can say I’ve never seen anything move in the way these objects were.
Perhaps one of the most famous cases out of the Devon area occurred in 1967. Known as the Devon Flying Cross UFO, the case made headlines around the globe. Two police constables Roger Willey and Clifford Waycott, chased a strange cross shaped UFO in their police car in the early hours of October 24th. Constable Willey told the press at the time,
It was travelling about tree-top height over wooded countryside near Holsworthy, Devon. We drove towards it and it moved away. It then led us on a chase as if it was playing a game with us.
Front page of The Times in 1967
The Flying Cross Incident led to multiple other sightings of a similar object throughout Devon during that year. In fact, the year of 1967 was a major UFO flap year, with UFO sightings occurring all over the planet. A few interesting cases of that year are the Shag Harbour UFO Crash, the Falcon Lake UFO Encounter, and the Malmstrom Air Force Base UFO Incident. Whether these strange objects are drawn to the area, or there is simply something wrong with the drinking water, Devon is definitely well known for its history with UFOs. If you are ever near the area, it’s best to look up once in awhile. You may just catch of glimpse of something odd.
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What Are Good Reasons For The Government To Hide Proof Of Alien Contact?
What Are Good Reasons For The Government To Hide Proof Of Alien Contact?
I am going to try and deal with some potentially realistic scenarios. Keep in mind the government plans for the worst case scenario but hopes for the best. So these describe the worst case scenarios of the public finding out. Any worst case scenario that is impossible to tame or deal with would indicate it might be best to keep the info hidden until they need to tell us.
High tech: Is this really a 'TR3B craft' with three glowing engines?
Spaced out: This snap was taken during the Apollo 17 mission
Also, we should remember any species that is capable of surviving for the hundreds of years it would take to get here under less than light speed or any species capable of faster than light travel would also be hundreds and hundreds of years more advanced than us. Both long distance slow travel and faster than light travel are so incredibly difficult that it would far exceed our science. So much so that their technology would seem almost like magic to us. It would be like showing someone from the middle ages tv’s, jet planes and open heart surgery. They might have active nanotech, the ability to manipulate gravitons, antimatter, and magnetic monopoles or some other exotic technologies we haven’t even dreamed of yet.
To be very clear: These are hypothetical scenarios based on the question. Personally, I know of no evidence that leads any direct credence to any of these. While each might be possible there is no known evidence of any of these scenarios.
Aliens are suspected to have visited but only a very long time ago and there is no evidence of hostility. It would not make sense to get the public up in arms over something that happened hundreds or thousands of years ago. Such a revelation would create a host of issues from religious to political as well as boldening fringe groups, militants, and wackos. Why create alarm if it was so long ago, there is no evidence they are harmful and we don’t even know if they would come back?
Aliens visited but only a few times and there is either no evidence of hostility or not enough to make a determination of if they are potentially friend or foe. In this scenario, the aliens might be peaceful or might not but if you get the whole world and the internet talking about it. You will eventually have high profile and visible people making stupid or dangerous statements that could be misinterpreted by the aliens. Our movies are bad enough in how we depict aliens but if we have talking heads talking about how we need to put killer satellites in space to defend against what may in fact be peaceful aliens we risk creating a more tense situation than is necessary. When the aliens do return they will see us going crazy over aliens.That is probably not the way the government wants to make first contact.
Aliens have visited us could be hostile and they have technology that we cannot hope to compete with. This is the worst of all possible scenarios. They seem to be potentially hostile and they have weapons that would make it near impossible to beat them in a conflict. Widespread panic would engulf the world including doomsday cults and those that want to worship the aliens.Religious leaders would have to explain how aliens fit into systems that are inherently human biased.Speculation and talk of how to defend or fight such aliens in the media and public would make a potentially bad situation against a superior enemy worse. It might even move them to make a preemptive strike as opposed to accepting some kind of surrender or treaty.
The aliens are friendly, social and responsible. They are working with the government to quietly and slowly acclimate us to the idea of there being aliens without admitting it until we are ready to reduce panic and social unrest.Even if the aliens were good natured they could easily see how exposing themselves to us could disrupt our societies. Thus they would tell the government to deny any existence but they would encourage us to explore the concepts in movies, TV and books and plays. Occasional leaks would happen because such a coverup cannot be perfect but those only help to seed the idea that aliens might exist.In this scenario, they are actually keeping it quiet so they can do a slow and phased exposure to this idea. First they would show life on Mars and other planets in a simple and harmless form and might even fake such results (if these planets are barren) just to get the dialog going. Once we have accepted life can exist on other planets other revelations would come in a very slow pace maybe once every 5 or 10 years such as receiving a strange but brief broadcast signal. Eventually these kinds of events and experiences would ramp up until we get to the point of actually trying to send messages to the aliens. The aliens which might very well already be here would pretend to be sending the messages from very far away and thus replies take 10 or more years. Eventually, they would plan for our first public first contact. Using a scenario like this most of the threats from the above scenarios could be avoided.
We know that they exist but we only know from receiving very distant and very faint communications.In this scenario, the government would want to tread very lightly and take it very slowly. They might not want to communicate back and confirm we are here until they know more about the aliens. There is no evidence the aliens have ever visited us and based on the source of the communications any trip or message would take a very long time to arrive. They would likely want to wait and learn more as well as ramp up our space spending so we can try to have sufficient technology to deal with any political or hostile situations that might arise.
There is evidence of aliens and it points to them either interfering directly with human development or the genetics of all life on our planet.The potential questions and issues surrounding alien-initiated Panspermia are too many to name.It would throw most religions into a tailspin because it would mean life was created by aliens and not by some deity. Many religions would fracture and either declare such evidence to be false and demonic or might even move to start embracing the aliens as gods and worshipping them. Others would leave the churches and yet others might join them seeking some kind of help as they fear the implications of such a revelation. Socially this would mean a great deal of upheaval given the numbers of religious people worldwide.Scientifically it would validate some science and throw others out the window. We would then have to begin looking at how this alien abiogenesis was accomplished and how much of the development of life was altered and how much was from natural evolution. All data on evolution would need to be carefully scrutinized.On top of all of that, the question would be if they are still here or not and how much they have continued to interfere with human development. Are we just a big experiment to them?
No matter how you look at it, although proof of extraterrestrial life in any form especially a sentient form would be both a big boon and a big strife to our society. It would likely be a transformative event on the scale of nuclear bombs. Using nuclear weapons as an example, governments were researching and developing the technology for them for decades and denied any knowledge of their existence until the USA actually dropped the first ones. Such things that shake up a society you do not take lightly. I trust the government would take finding aliens very carefully too.
Much thought has gone into what might be the Potential cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact. These include many additional scenarios to the ones above including loss of identity as a species, being forced to remove weapons of mass destruction, risks from technology we do not yet know how to use, legal issues over personhood and rights of aliens and so much more.
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05-02-2017
Should NASA build spacefaring logistics infrastructure?
United States spaceship preparing to depart a LEO space dock.
Should NASA build spacefaring logistics infrastructure?
by Mike Snead
In the 1990s, I began to focus on how to build an integrated spacefaring logistics infrastructure to open outer space to true commercial human spacefaring operations. While the United States has had the technological ability to do this since the 1990s, a sound political need for the infrastructure was missing. Politicians place great care in spending any scant discretionary infrastructure funds they control. A political misstep, such as the infamous Alaskan “bridge to nowhere”, costs them dearly as “wasted” funding ends up being spent elsewhere. While America needs to build an integrated spacefaring logistics infrastructure to transition to a true commercial human spacefaring nation, we cannot afford a misstep by building the wrong “bridge” to space.
As the operational history of the Space Shuttle program shows, building and running a space railroad is not where NASA shines.
For the past decade, I have been advocating that the United States needs to build an integrated spacefaring logistics infrastructure to enable it to undertake commercial space-based sustainable energy. A substantial part of my efforts has been explaining how such infrastructure, as illustrated above and in this short video, are not far-term concepts as most presume, but are now ready for engineering development and capability deployment.
Recently, some space advocates, such as Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, are now recognizing the need for spacefaring infrastructure, but are calling on this to be done by NASA. The purpose of this article is to explain why this should instead be done by a new federal government corporation established specifically to build and operate the required integrated spacefaring logistics infrastructure. NASA is an inappropriate choice to lead this effort. As the operational history of the Space Shuttle program shows, building and running a space railroad is not where NASA shines. As discussed below, there is much for NASA to do in pathfinding America’s transition into a commercial spacefaring nation concurrently with the building of this infrastructure.
Spacefaring logistics thinking in the 1950s
American space planners have long recognized the need to build an integrated spacefaring logistics infrastructure to enable routine human spacefaring operations to and beyond low Earth orbit (LEO). This thinking goes back to the early 1950s, when Wernher von Braun and other leading American space visionaries first started to describe these concepts. The two illustrations below, by space artist Terry Sunday, illustrate von Braun’s early concepts. The primary elements of such an infrastructure—reusable aircraft-like space access, LEO spaceports, and reusable spaceships to transit space—have been understood for 60 years.
Reusable spaceplane and rotating wheel space station. (Credit: Terry Sunday, Digital Space Art; used with permission.)
Reusable lunar lander approaching the lunar surface. (Credit: Terry Sunday, Digital Space Art; used with permission.)
As mentioned, some prominent space advocates are now calling for the Trump Administration to direct NASA to build spacefaring infrastructure. Perhaps, looking back to President Kennedy’s daring proposal to land a human on the Moon within the decade, these advocates seek a comparable dramatic proposal to have NASA build spacefaring logistics infrastructure. Is this a good idea? No, for reasons discussed below.
Infrastructure building is not central to NASA’s core mission
Infrastructure primarily serves and enhances commerce. At this time, there is no sound reason to build a spacefaring infrastructure primarily designed to support human space exploration, such as a science-focused lunar base or the first human Mars missions, as the 1950s infrastructure proposals were intended to support. Today, the need is for spacefaring infrastructure to enable new space-based sustainable energy, space mining, and space manufacturing industries to be built and operated. Building and operating this interplanetary industrial railroad does not fall within NASA’s core competencies and, in fact, conflicts with its primary science, technology development, and robotic and human exploration missions. NASA does not need the organizational and budgetary drama that such an undertaking would bring. The Space Shuttle program presented similar issues and building an operational infrastructure will be a much greater organizational challenge.
The coming space industrialization revolution
Having written in The Space Review last year about the clear national energy and environmental security needs for the United States to transition this century to space-based sustainable energy, I believe this will drive an immense American space industrialization revolution. Starting from scratch, by 2100 roughly 800 five-gigawatt space solar power platforms will need to be constructed in geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) for the United States to replace fossil fuels; for the world, this grows to 10,000 platforms. The two-gigawatt Hoover Dam was a remarkable American engineering success of the 1930s. For perspective, by 2100 the power generation equivalent of 25,000 Hoover Dams must be built in GEO for the world’s transition from fossil fuels to go smoothly and peacefully. That a space industrialization revolution will be needed to accomplish this major human civilization milestone is very apparent. That this will far overshadow, in the scale of human spacefaring operations, any human space exploration effort, is also quite apparent. Space industrialization will drive American non-military space policy and investment, both private and federal, for most of the rest of this century.
View west over the Cacapon River Valley in West Virginia. (Credit: Mike Snead)
National infrastructure is a federal responsibility
At the formal end of the American Revolutionary War in 1783, George Washington returned to Mount Vernon with the expectation of leading a quiet life of retirement. After eight years of warfare, he had certainly earned it. Yet, within months he became restless. Already quite familiar with western Virginia, he rode west, stopping on the journey at a mountaintop in today’s West Virginia looking west across the Cacapon River valley towards America’s new “frontier”—the Ohio Valley—beyond the distant hills. The view above is much as Washington saw it in 1784.
And just as Washington recognized that infrastructure was needed to transit the Appalachian Mountains, America must now build an integrated spacefaring logistics infrastructure to climb out of Earth’s gravitational well.
What Washington was seeking was a way to build infrastructure—portage roads and canals—to connect the Potomac and Ohio Rivers so that the vast untapped economic wealth of the Ohio River Valley, a key concession by Great Britain with the peace agreement, could flow to the new United States. Already, settlers were heading west in large numbers. In an agrarian society, land was wealth and the Ohio Valley had immense tracts of federal land that would be sold. Without infrastructure, however, it was impractical to establish easy commerce back east across the Appalachian Mountains. Instead, commerce was forced downriver to New Orleans, then Spanish territory. Washington and many other American leaders understood that it would be quite easy for the Ohio Valley to come under Spanish control, or even British control through Canada. Washington understood that infrastructure was the key to securing America’s western border.
Returning to Mount Vernon, he set to work to build infrastructure. He became the president of two canal companies with the intent of enabling canal boat travel up the Potomac. This effort failed because America then lacked the engineering expertise to undertake this effort. His infrastructure-building outreach effort to the other states was more successful. In part, this led to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, with Washington as its (somewhat reluctant) president, that wrote the current US Constitution. This constitution gave substantially more authority to a federal government, making this government responsible for regulating American interstate commerce and promoting the general welfare of the country.
These two new federal responsibilities became the centerpiece of American infrastructure building that began in the early 1800s. To move beyond a local agrarian society, America needed both intrastate and interstate commerce, which required the construction of infrastructure. Where there was no ready commercial market to justify private infrastructure investment—typical for opening a new physical or technological frontier—Congress often enabled the federal government to get the effort underway. The National Road to cross the mountains to the Ohio Valley was the start of these federal efforts.
Like the Ohio Valley in the late 1700s, there is an immense potential economic value to be created from space-based sustainable power. Like the situation with the Ohio Valley in Washington’s time, there is no current way to exploit this space economic value. And just as Washington recognized that infrastructure was needed to transit the Appalachian Mountains, America must now build an integrated spacefaring logistics infrastructure to climb out of Earth’s gravitational well, first to serve LEO, then, the entire Earth-Moon system, and, finally, the inner solar system. Only this will encourage and enable establishing American commercial space power, mining, and manufacturing industries. (For details on what this new infrastructure may entail, readers are referred to “Spacefaring Logistics Infrastructure: The Foundations of a Spacefaring America”.)
A spacefaring logistics federal government corporation is needed
I argue that the establishment and operation of this spacefaring logistics infrastructure must be overseen and regulated by the federal government to ensure acceptable safety, operability, and equitable private access as well as beneficial government utilization. Achieving this will best be accomplished through new public-private partnerships and commercial contracts undertaken by a new federal government corporation often referred to as a port authority. From the cited article:
For such large public works programs, a special authority, commission, or not-for-profit corporation is generally established to provide the necessary public oversight, planning direction, and financial control. Rather than assign the infrastructure development responsibility to an existing government agency, this approach has these advantages:
The purpose, responsibilities, required operational capabilities, internal structure, implementation timeline, and public accountability can be clearly defined.
A clear line of authority can be established and potential conflicts of interest or internal organizational competition for project funding, resources, and priorities can be avoided.
A new budget line item for the organization can be created which helps to segregate needed public funding for the infrastructure effort from other governmental costs.
The authority can be legally enabled to: issue bonds, in the name of the government, to raise the capital required for the development and construction of the infrastructure; to issue contracts for the construction and operation of the infrastructure; and, to raise revenue to help retire the incurred debt.
The authority can be staffed by people whose primary motivation is to successfully build and operate the infrastructure rather than being internally reassigned to undertake a task of which they may have little personal interest.
Infrastructure needs to be well organized to operate with acceptable safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. As with major past American infrastructure programs, like the Panama Canal and the Interstate Highway System, the federal government needs to now take the helm.
In the new Trump Administration, getting this spacefaring infrastructure ball rolling will require two steps. First, a national sustainable energy security policy is needed to identify space-based sustainable energy as the nation’s primary means of transitioning from fossil fuels and ending fossil fuel carbon emissions. This establishes the need for space industrialization and, consequently, for an integrated spacefaring logistics infrastructure. And, second, introduce legislation to establish a new federal government corporation, perhaps generally modeled after the Tennessee Valley Authority, to create and oversee the commercial operation of an integrated American spacefaring logistics infrastructure.
What’s in this for NASA?
Building 10,000 space-based sustainable energy platforms by 2100 will require space mining and space manufacturing, as well as the ability to conduct acceptably-safe and routine commercial human operations throughout the central solar system. Just as happened with the emergence of commercial aviation and, especially, jet-powered aviation, the federal government will need to take a proactive role to lead the development of critical-path technologies and to undertake pathfinding human space exploration missions as a precursor for follow-on commercial space operations on the Moon and throughout the central solar system. This is NASA’s cup of tea, so to speak. The Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System will provide the initial capabilities NASA will need to get back to the Moon to start this process. While NASA scientists will certainly undertake science missions as part of these efforts—perhaps even using the new infrastructure to support a manned Mars mission—a significant part of their efforts will be helping American industry develop the industrial mastery needed to mass-produce GEO power platforms in space from extraterrestrial resources.
Conclusion
As the Trump Administration begins, America is now in a very good position technologically to begin to build the spacefaring logistics infrastructure needed to become a true spacefaring nation. America has the ability to build fully-reusable, airworthiness-certified passenger space access and in-space transportation systems, and to deploy a substantial initial infrastructure in LEO. Undertaking these in a hodgepodge manner through disconnected private enterprise efforts will not be successful. Infrastructure needs to be well organized to operate with acceptable safety, efficiency, and effectiveness. As with major past American infrastructure programs, like the Panama Canal and the Interstate Highway System, the federal government needs to now take the helm. Specifically, a new federal government corporation should be established to lead both government and private enterprise spacefaring logistics infrastructure efforts.
Mike Snead is a professional engineer and Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). He president of the Spacefaring Institute™ (spacefaringinstitute.com) and writes the Spacefaring America blog (spacefaringamerica.net). He can be reached through the contact form on the Spacefaring Institute web page.
The mysterious ‘Wandjina’ of Aborigines: ancient gods came from the Pleiades
The mysterious ‘Wandjina’ of Aborigines: ancient gods came from the Pleiades
The mysterious ‘Wandjina’ of Aborigines: ancient gods came from the Pleiades.The paintings have received all sorts of interpretation: the stylized representation of being human, or even owls, up to the theorists of the Ancient Astronauts, according to which the ancient travelers Wandjina would not land descended to Earth in antiquity.
In 1938, Dr. Andreas Lommel, a member of the Institute Frobenius, he lived for several months in the north-western part of Australia, in the region of Kimberly, with an Aboriginal tribe called Unambal, a culture that has existed for at least 60,000 years. During this period, Lommel noted and photographed the daily lives of these hunter-gatherers still in the stone age.
What most he caught the attention of researchers was the discovery of a cave considered sacred by the aborigines, in which were represented the enigmatic Wandjina, cave paintings of mythological beings associated with the creation of the world.
Kimberly is the only place in the world where these strange beings are represented. According to the researchers, it is very ancient accomplishments, as much as the aboriginal culture that created them.
The tradition of Unambal wants the members of the tribe paint the images periodically, in order to ensure the continuity of tradition and not lose the memory. For these men it is something very important. There are many who believe that extraterrestrials have had a direct role in the creation of the world and the legends tell of the Aboriginal truly extraordinary events. Despite the antiquity of Unambal, traditional law and culture are still active and alive.
The Worora, the Ngarinyin and the Wunumbul are the three tribes who worship the Wandjina and consider themselves the guardians of the oldest rock art in Australia.
What seems to be the most interesting is the style used by Aborigines to represent these enigmatic divine beings: white faces, no mouth, big eyes blacks and a head surrounded by a halo, or some kind of helmet. It is natural that looking at the Kimberley pictograms the extraordinary similarity immediately known with the stereotypical image of an extraterrestrial, a ‘gray‘ to be exact.
Precisely for this reason, there are many who wonder why the Aborigines have painted the Wandjina just this way: because they have white skin if the artist wanted to represent another aboriginal black leather? Because the eyes are paintings always so disproportionate to the face and nose? And why all these beings have no mouth?… The Wandjina pictograms use common colors: black, red, yellow on a white background. They appear alone or in groups, either vertically or horizontally depending on the size of the rock, and can be represented with figures and objects, such as the Rainbow Serpent.
Around the heads of Wandjina there are lines or blocks of color, depicting lightning, clouds or rain. The Wandjina can punish lawbreakers with floods, lightning and tornadoes. Aboriginal people are still convinced that the images possess these powers, and therefore must be approached and treated with respect.
Filer’s Files #6 -2017 UFOs Are Entering Earth - PART I
Flying object captured over Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 31, 2017
Filer’s Files #6 -2017 UFOs Are Entering Earth - PART I
In special reports, this week’s files cover: French Minister of Defense UFOs Exist, Are UFOs Entering and Leaving Our Atmosphere, Peru – Crashed UFO Was Likely Shot Down
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia. Illinois, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sightings were reported over Australia, Bangladesh, Chile, Mexico, Romania, Sweden, and England in the United Kingdom.
The Filer Research Institute feels the scientific study of UFOs is for the benefit of humankind and is an important endeavor. The US Air Force investigated UFOs publicly for more than twenty years under Project Blue Book; and I continue this advanced research. I believe the God of the universe has spread life throughout the cosmos and UFO’s are visiting us in ever-increasing numbers.
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Robert Galley, French Minister of Defense states, “I must say that if listeners could see for themselves the mass of reports coming in from the airborne gendarmerie, from the mobile gendarmerie, and from the gendarmerie charged with the job of conducting investigations, all of which reports are forwarded by us to the National Center for Space Studies, then they would see that it is all pretty disturbing.
I believe that the attitude of spirit that we must vis-a-vis this phenomenon is an open one, that is to say that it doesn’t consist in denying a priori, as our ancestors of previous centuries did deny many things that seem nowadays perfectly elementary.” M. Robert Galley, French Minister of Defense, interviewed on radio by Jean-Claude Bourret, February 21, 1974.
Are UFOs Entering and Leaving Our Atmosphere
The Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite has been detecting Fast Walkers (UFOs) entering our atmosphere for decades. The DSP analyzes the temperature, location and trajectory of a hot infrared source could build up both a description of the type of missile as well as its target dramatically reducing the chances of a surprise ICBM attack. The satellite weighed about 2,000 pounds and had a 12-foot long Schmidt infrared telescope with a linear array of 2,048 lead sulfide detectors that detected infrared energy. The satellite rotated six times per minute as the sensor “scanned” the entire face of the Earth. The sensor provided below-the-horizon coverage by spotting the missile’s exhaust plume and carried sensors for detecting nuclear explosions in the atmosphere. The first DSP satellite was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 6, 1970, atop a Titan 3C rocket.
By late June 1973, the four DSP satellites in orbit had detected a total of 1,014 missile launches. They had proven quite successful and had relieved some of the tension that was always present during the Cold War. DSP also presented some surprises to its operators. The satellites began detecting infrared returns within and above the atmosphere that were entering and leaving the atmosphere. Some of these returns were caused by sunlight reflecting off the satellites or meteorites and these events were soon designated “Fast Walkers.” DSP satellites, which are operated by the Air Force Space Command, detect missile or spacecraft launches and nuclear explosions using sensors that detect the infrared emissions from these intense sources of heat. During Desert Storm, for example, DSP was able to detect the launches of Iraqi Scud missiles and provide timely warnings to civilians and military forces in Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Warrant Officer Joe Stefula reports, “Our DSP satellites track the launch of various missiles using various types of sensors but chiefly with Infrared sensors. In addition to the missiles the sensors also are able to pick up unidentified flying objects (UFOs) that are entering and leaving our atmosphere called Fast Walkers.” UFO buffs were able to correlate ground UFO reports with ascending and descending UFOs
Slower anomalous objects are referred to has Slow Walkers. The DSP satellite system once composed of 18 units in deep space orbit picks up several UFO intruders or “Fast Walkers” ascending and descending several times a day. Some military personnel claim 12 intruders are seen each day. AeroJet General engineer and MUFON member Ron Regehr, helped design the satellites picking up the intruders. Insiders report there is a great deal of excitement as the UFOs sometimes trigger the early warning system. Often they are referred to as Uncorrelated Targets indicating they are not in the computer data base for all known objects in space. Russia, China and the US will correlate and jointly chase certain UFOs.
Going back to the 1980’s, an obsolete SPACECOM publication titled “Uncorrelated Target Processing Handbook” contains additional information about UCT’s. In 1995, Dr. Armen Victorian and researcher Ray Fowler were told by the SPACECOM Public Affairs Office that the handbook was a 1st Command and Control Squadron (1CACS) publication used for space surveillance tasking and guidance. Fowler, in his 1991 book “The Watchers”, states:
“…the handbook states that the 1st Command and Control Squadron (1CACS) is responsible for processing all UO’s that are reported to Cheyenne Mountain Space Surveillance Center (SCC) from the worldwide Space Surveillance Network (SSN). This includes UCT’s.”
On April 18, 1989, Captain Thomas Niemann at the U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs said those military facilities “routinely tracks 6,900 man-made objects in space”. Each day, he says, and average of ‘one or two’ objects enter the Earth’s atmosphere which do not correlate’ with any known object.The source for his comment is ‘The Rocky Mountain News’ (Denver, Colorado) dated April 23, 1989. In other words unidentified flying objects are tracked entering Earth’s atmosphere. This correlates with sightings reported by the public giving evidence of UFO operations.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) 1994 Project Report STK-221, titled, “Proceedings of the 1994 Space Surveillance Workshop, Volume 1” reads:
“….the observations on the object come into Space Defense Operations Center (SPADOC) as Uncorrelated Targets (UCTs)… …UCTs may also enter the system from objects which are new to the network. New satellites can arise in a number of ways, the most obvious being a newly launched satellite or from debris related to a launch. Other processing in SPADOC has specific responsibility for identifying these objects and cataloguing them as quickly as possible. But, on occasion, pieces of debris may be missed and this will eventually result in UCTs entering the system. Other sources of UCTs include maneuvers or orbital separations.”
In a 7th April, 1994 reply letter to Dr. Armen Victorian, SPACECOM stated:
Copies of any serious UCT event are sent to the Missions Systems Integration Board (MSIB). MSIB is composed of all NORAD and SPACECOM directorates, and senior level representatives from Naval Space Command, Army Space Command and Air Force Space Command.”
These are: Near Earth UCT’s and Deep Space UCT’s. The ‘Near Earth’ UCT’s are subsequently relegated into categories as well, being significant and nonsignificant, depending upon size and payload potential. All information relevant to ‘deep space’ UCTs are classified in the interest of National Security. A deep space object is not man-made and has an ‘extraterrestrial’ component to the UFO or UCT situation.
So, what are Uncorrelated Targets? And do they really have anything to do with the UFO phenomenon?
When a Space Surveillance Network (SSN) detection and tracking site discovers what could be new and/or uncatalogued object in space, it is first given the label “Unknown Observation” (UO). If routine attempts to identify the UO fail, it is quickly “tagged” as an “Uncorrelated Target” (UCT) and further attempts are made to associate it with a previously known object which has moved in space, wrongly tagged by the SSN system, or otherwise lost. Publically available information concerning these capabilities is remarkably myriad. For example, NASA’s 2008 “Handbook for Limiting Orbital Debris” states:
“Individual SSN sensors are normally tasked each day to track a tailored set of satellites, taking advantage of each sensor’s location and capabilities. If the sensor can correlate the observations with a catalogued satellite, the observations are tagged accordingly and are sent to
Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center (CMOC). If the observations cannot be associated with a known object, the observations are sent as Uncorrelated Targets (UCTs). Sometimes these UCTs can be correlated automatically with catalogued objects in Cheyenne Mountain, since the SCC database might have more accurate or more recent orbital data than the sensor. If no correlation is possible, the observations are retained as UCTs and can be compared with other UCTs at a later date by Space Control Center (SCC) analysts.”
Furthermore, UCT data is almost always classified SECRET. The STRATCOM “Dedicated SSN Sensors Security Classification Guide”, dated September 30th, 2005, states:
“Data collected on satellites with SECRET Element Sets is classified SECRET… … Signature data (e.g. Visual Magnitude Imagery, SOI) taken on deep space Uncorrelated Targets (UCTs) is classified SECRET and becomes UNCLASSIFIED if UCT data is correlated to an unclassified known object.”
Photo from US Satellite.
US State Department Cables WarnDo Not Discuss UFOs entering Earth orbit
Researcher Larry Bryant has identified one such cable dated from November of 2005 in which the US State Department specifically instructed US Embassy personnel in the Ukraine NOT discuss ‘UFOs entering Earth Orbit’, or concerns the Department of Defense has with such matters.
According to the contents of a U. S. State Department “cable” message recently acquired from the Wikileaks… huge cache of such official communications, certain State officials have warned their personnel to refrain from discussing (even among themselves) the reality that planet Earth apparently is being reconnoitered by alien spacecraft (aka UFOs). The document in question, dated Nov. 9, 2005, reportedly was sent to a diplomat at the U. S. embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, stating:
“It is critical all embassy staff understand that they are not to discuss under any circumstance concerns DOD [U. S. Department of Defense] has with UFOs entering orbit, once again the seriousness of this matter cannot be overstated.”
Hillary ClintonSecretary of State; in office January 21, 2009 – February 1, 2013 … This article is part of a series about Hillary Clinton claims she will look into the UFO situation if elected president.
Uncorrelated Target data is with only one special exception, classified SECRET. UCTs fall into four “categories”, which are: “Nonsignificant ”, “Significant”, “Critical” or “False”. Furthermore, UCTs fall into two “classifications”, which are either “Near Earth” or “Deep Space”. All UCT data is sent from the initial detecting and tracking site to STRATCOM J3 (Operations), the Joint Functional Component Center – Space (JFCC-S) and the Joint Space Operations Center (JSOC).
NORAD too receives UCT data to fulfill its “Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment” (ITW/AA) mission, which includes missile warning and target prediction. Some UCTs undergo a process known as “Space Object Identification” (SOI) whereby UCT data is processed with the aim of actually identifying the object. SOI includes the measuring of a UCTs reflective brightness, determining its radar cross section (RCS), and even eavesdropping on any transmission, if manmade. UCT processing focuses on bodies that are in orbit, or reaching orbit, or have ballistic trajectories expected of missile launches. Thus, UFO’s – if one considers the erratic and unpredictable manner they are said to behave – may be difficult for the SSN to verify or assess.
Or, the other possibility is that the SSN is far more adaptive and sensitive than what publicly available information says.
How do we know all this? We know, because it can be all found in military doctrine dating back thirty years. There is a tracking system with cooperation of many countries.
Tracking would not seem to be the final answer to protect earth from possible invaders. We can speculate that there is a system to fight off some alien forces. .
Reports from China, Russia, France, Italy, and Peru claim to have downed UFOs in their posseion.
Regulations, Instructions, Manuals, Directives, and Handbooks
There exist a number of NORAD, STRATCOM and old US Space Command (SPACECOM) publications which are of great interest. Unfortunately many are classified, and, thus, totally unrealizable, or, releasable only after heavy redaction.
The earliest publication we have on record that mentions UCT’s is an obsolete SPACECOM regulation titled “US 55-12 Space Surveillance Network (SSN) Operations”, dated 1st June, 1992. The version is heavily redacted, but nevertheless contains information essential to the study of possible UFO detection in space. At a hefty 191 pages and classified SECRET by “multiple sources”, UK researcher Dr. Armen Victorian, briefly wrote about its contents in 1996 after securing a copy. I talked to Armen several times but did not find is secret in obtaining data from the Defense intelligence community. The unclassified sections of “US 55-12 Space Surveillance Network (SSN) Operations” are, however, still of interest. The first page of states:
“This regulation provides policy and guidance for operations of the worldwide Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It applies to Headquarters US Space Command (HQ USSPACECOM); the component commands: Headquarters Air Force Space Command (AFSPACECOM), the Naval Space Command (NAVSPACECOM), and Army Space Command (USARSPACE); the Space Surveillance Centre (SSC), the Alternative Space Surveillance Centre (ASSC); and the SSN sensors…”
A 6-month summation of UCT reports has a massive listing of thousands of UCT detections on large computer paper that was about a hundred pages. The UCT reports occur very frequently, sometimes 12-times daily. The UCTs are picked up by both ground and orbiting radar sensors. The UCT listings give latitude and longitude coordinates all over the Earth. Many come in over the Poles and then move inland and apparently go to a series of bases.
The source for the enclosed list is “The Uncorrelated Target Processing Handbook” dated 16 February 1993. It is 24 pages long, signed by
Owen E. Jensen, Col, USAF – Commander, 73rd Space Group and edited by Captain G.L. Wilson. Agencies are likely to have closed down and re-activated under a different name since then for “duplicity purposes.” Detachment 1, 73d Space Group – San Vito dei Normanni AS, Italy
Tyndall, Florida, Ent AFB, Colorado
Detachment 2, 73d Space Group – RAF Feltwell, United Kingdom (shown)
These are: Near Earth UCT’s and Deep Space UCT’s. The ‘Near Earth’ UCT’s are subsequently relegated into categories as well, being SIGNIFICANT and NONSIGNIFICANT, depending upon size and payload potential.
Strangely, all information relevant to ‘DEEP SPACE’ UCTs are classified in the interest of National Security. Obviously a deep space UCT is not likely to be an enemy ICBM and is most likely an alien spaceship. Near Earth friendly UCTs are likely identified with an IFF system similar to our own separating friend from foe. A spaceship coming in from deep space could be a foe that would require warning or may even may be attacked by Earth’s Defense Forces.
There appears to be an increase in the number of UCTs entering our atmosphere. Remote viewers indicate there are about a dozen bases they have been able to detect on Colony Earth.
Several are also on our moon. The Earth is considered as the best world in this part of the solar system and can provide water, various types of food, minerals and entertainment. There is indication several nations have treaties providing various products in exchange for technical information to various aliens
For example Russia is ahead of the US in the space race. China and India have sent probes to the moon. National Security Action Memo No. 271 to the NASA Administrator James Webb, reveals there is “co-operation with USSR on UFOs and outer space matters” and is dated Nov 12th 1963!
There is also an indication of a space war with undesirable aliens who are expanding militarily and conquering various planets. We have several reports of alien spaceships shot down or seriously affected by our radars, weapons and Earth’s weather.
GEODSS atop the Haleakala crater, Hawaii
AN/FSQ-114 Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) Units are:
Det. 1, 21st Operations Group, White Sands Missile Range, N.M.;
Det. 2, 21st Operations Group, Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean
Det. 3, 21st Operations Group, Maui, Hawaii. Mission: Space surveillance (shown)— to detect, track and identify more than 2,500 objects in deep-space orbits. Provides photometric space object identification. Aperture opening: 40 inches Range: 3,000 miles to greater than 22,000 miles.
Editor’s Note – Uncorrelated targets coming into and leaving the atmosphere are picked up 2 to12 times a day. Correlated targets are various types of space junk tracked and kept in Air Force computers while uncorrelated targets are unknowns. Our Earth is an oasis in space and UFOs likely stop for resupply, relaxation and recreation. As part of an ongoing initiative to transform the U.S. military, on June 26, 2002, Secretary of DefenseDonald Rumsfeld announced that U.S. Space Command would merge with USSTRATCOM.
Peru – Crashed UFO Was Likely Shot Down
Marine Corps Lance Corporal John Weygandt, who was part of the Disclosure Project, was sent to Peru in March 1997, to provide perimeter security for a radar installation that he was told tracked drug traffic aircraft in Peru and Bolivia. He states, “About midnight, while I was on guard duty, Sergeant Allen and Sergeant Atkinson told me, an aircraft crashed and they need us to go and secure the crash site.” Early that morning we drove six Hummers close to the crash site just when it started to get light. Well, we found the area real easy because there was a huge gash in the land where something had crashed. Everything was burned and it was like something had almost cut warm butter with a knife. It was like something on fire or had some kind of energy like a laser had cut it. It was really strange. I was in the front with Sergeant Allen and Sergeant Atkinson and we were ten or twenty meters ahead of everyone else. We were the first ones to see this thing. It had gone up the hill and then off in the side of the ravine and ridge. This was a 200-foot ridge, of solid rock. A huge craft was buried at a 45-degree angle in the side of the cliff there at the ridge. It was straight up and down.
The craft was dripping a greenish-purple syrup-like liquid. The liquid was everywhere and fluctuated like it was alive and changing to a different shade of greenish purple. The craft was humming like a bass guitar and had a slowly turning light. Most of the craft seemed buried into the cliff but vents, like a fish gill were on the back. The liquid got on my clothes and ate holes in them and burned off some the hair on my arms. There were three holes in the ship that may have been hatches that were not flush with the main body of the craft. There was another hatch the same width and diameter of the top hatch and it was kind of crooked to the side and it was half open. I didn’t see any lights or anything coming out of it but I felt this… presence. It is real strange. I think the creatures calmed me. It was weird and I think they were trying to communicate with me, telepathically. The Corporal estimated the craft was ten meters in width and about 20 meters in length and shaped like something between an egg and a teardrop. The skin of the craft had bumps and notches and appendages on it. It was really organic and almost like art. It looked like something that could be made in a shop. It looked like it could have been handmade but out of what materials I do not know. It was definitely nothing like titanium. It looked like metal but there was no reflection. The sun was shining on it and I could see the different shades of the craft and it didn’t reflect anything. Suddenly the Sergeants were yelling at me to get the hell out of there.
After we climbed back up, the Department of Energy people were there. I was arrested and cuffed, both hands down. I had all my gear taken from me by men in black cammies who threatened me and subdued me and put me on a cot. They had no name tags. At the crash site there were about thirty of these guys wearing hazard suits.
Patriot Missile
I had been told aircraft were flying in and out of the atmosphere at mach ten plus. When you have objects that reenter the atmosphere and then stop on a dime and then turn around and go exactly the opposite direction – that is kind of strange. Meteors don’t do that. The craft was not from Earth. I knew that when I looked at it. I wondered if those facilities were built for the intent to track UFO’s and their cover was to track drug aircraft. They had laser range finders and all kinds of high tech stuff that I have never seen before. I couldn’t really explain it.
They [the laser range finders] that looked like big telescopes and some sort of Command Center manned by a multi –national force. So these craft were tracked from this particular radar and were logged. I’m confident that when I saw the aircraft, it had been hit by something. Perhaps by a Patriot Missile System or laser weapons. Something had taken it out.
Editor’s Note: Corporal Weygandt described a craft damaged by enemy action, either ours or an opposing alien force. His testimony on Page 274 of “Disclosure: Witnesses Reveal the Greatest Secrets” by Steven Greer M.D. is excellent and indicates lethal deadly force was being used against alien intruders during the Clinton Administration. We can assume this war continues.
Mars Cylinders
Using Google to check out mars, I noticed these two rectangular objects located on mars that should not be there.
One is 3.5 miles long and one mile wide by Google measure they are located at 41*33’44.02″ north and 22*22’06.86″ west.
Both objects are sitting next to a crater. Picture is provided from Google earth. Just an observation.
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Filer’s Files #6 -2017 UFOs Are Entering Earth - PART II
Filer’s Files #6 -2017 UFOs Are Entering Earth - PART II
UFO Sightings in the United States
Arizona
Kingman — we been watching this object coming from the south for several months.
On January 1, 2017, it looks like a planet then it looks like we don’t know what it is with multiple bright lights. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Arkansas Disc
Dollywood — I was in the USAF and assigned to SAC. I worked directly with B-52s with a security clearance. While I sat on the runways waiting for my Bombers to come down I have seen hundreds of planes in flight and maneuvering. I was driving to Dollywood with my sister, mother and daughter who were asleep at the time. In my windshield I noticed an object in the sky at about a 45 degree angle that I assumed it was a plane. I looked back a few minutes later and it appeared to be in the same position. I decided it was unknown and a UFO, I hollered at my sister and told her to look up and give me the camera. At this time it went from 0 to fast quick and in a hurry. First it moved 90 degrees up, and out of sight. I did manage to snap only one picture. My sister still remembers me shouting to look. I tinted and enlarged the object and low and behold it’s a regular ole round Flying Saucer so I am now providing pictures. Thanks to MUFON CMS
California Object
Fountain Valley — I went outside in the backyard to smoke a cigarette ON January 26, 2017.
I immediately saw weird looking lights so I grabbed my phone from my jacket pocket and started filming it.
This time I have the original unedited video which I am submitting, sorry about the audio I was talking to myself.
Thanks to MUFON CMS
Florida Lights
Bradenton – My friend and I were sitting in my car in my driveway on January 29, 2017, and she said, it was a yellow orb orangish yellow orb with fire flaming off the top. It came up between the two houses from the top of the trees and continued to go up.
I own drones and I have no drone and it says it in the video that could fly as high as this thing went it went so high it looked like a star and then it disappeared into the clouds.
It never flickered like a star and it did not stay in one area it was a constant ascending but the flame at the top was flickering red flame.
Thanks to MUFON CMS
Georgia Light
Woodstock— I saw this over downtown on January 24, 2017, at 6.30 PM. The object had red and green lights flashing with a bright white light?
Note: In the video the object appears to be white and is flashing. The witness saw red and green flashing lights. The object hovered for over a minute, began moving and then dropped from the sky. An aircraft was heard overhead towards the end of the video. It is obvious that the video was taken with a cell phone. This is a strange video and I don’t have an explanation? Thanks to William Puckett, Director Http://www.UFOsnw.com
Illinois Sightings
Edinburg— I watched a UFO show on TV the other night where an air plane pilot had crashed but his body was not in the cockpit. He had spotted a UFO before that so it was very interesting. You know my visitors are still around as on January 24, 2017 at 6:32 pm.
I show them to others out here, but, they say they don’t see anything or we don’t believe in that stuff. Lately every once in awhile early morning, you can hear this loud noise flying slowly over the house. I have never heard the loud noise before. I look out the window but there isn’t anything there. It’s weird noise unlike helicopters or planes. Whatever it is they will land in the field across from my house. These things follow me so lately so I look out my window and don’t sleep until daylight. Take Care, Pam Stark
Maryland Light
Ocean City — I was up early on a Sunday morning and headed out for my morning cup of coffee on January 29, 2017. I live two blocks from the beach. As I headed out I noticed a beautiful sunrise, and walked to the beach to take some pictures to post on Facebook, and Instagram. I took all the pictures in less than a minute, at 7:20 am. I took my photos from 7-11 and went home. I looked at the photos for the first time, and noticed the strange object in my pictures. I had not noticed it while taking the pictures. I find the path of movement in a line to be very compelling. The forth picture was taken facing a different direction, without the pier in the picture. I’m interested in hearing what professionals believe are in the photos Thanks to MUFON CMS
Editors Note: It is likely the object in the photo is a sun’s reflection on the lens.
Nevada Sphere
Las Vegas— On January 14, 2017 around 4:05 PM, I decided to take some photos of the setting sun which just had started breaking through the clouds near the snow-capped mountains. I took three pictures with my android phone near Fort Apache and Blue Diamond Roads. The next day I opened one of the photos to show a friend and noticed a strange grey-tinted circular shaped image in my photo. The image is grey-ish and does have a pale curved cross indication on it when zoomed in closer. I am not able to judge distance to the object. None of us had ever seen anything like it.
One of the other photos has the circular shaped orb image in the distance. The image on the photos is not a dust spot as it moves in each photo. Thanks to MUFON CMS
New York Light
Howard Beach – I was driving with my dog late night coming back home when suddenly in front of my car appeared a ball of light about 300 feet away. This object can manipulate light as if it were in some invisible bubble. In the middle of this bubble was a sphere. The sphere itself was like a bluish ball of plasma that was emitting light. But the whole bubble of light was very dim. Two young guys noticed it and started hollering at the ball of light and yelled out, ” Wow did you just see that light?”. The light around this object grew and then shrunk, about 6-8 times before disappearing. Since then I had five more sightings. When I looked directly into the sphere, it stopped growing and got smaller and it just stayed there.
My ex girlfriend told me about being abducted. She said she had a personal experience with the tall grays. My new girl friend also has had experiences with ET’s. Extraterrestrials are real! Thanks to MUFON CMS
North Carolina Lights
Jacksonville — These are photos taken from separate trail cameras on January 24, 2017.
I have set up cameras at different locations on my property. My wife did spotted three glowing lights in the northern sky the night before I retrieved these from my cams.
There may or may not be any correlation between her seeing lights and the pictures my trail cams captured.
Thanks to MUFON CMS
Oregon Light
Beaverton, January 23, 2017 I saw a light emanating from a subject for about two minutes. Then it moved back and then disappeared.
Note: The video suggests that the object could have been a helicopter. However, the witness heard no sound and no sound was present on the video.
The video appears to have been taken with a cell phone.
Thanks to William Puckett, Director Http://www.UFOsnw.com
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh– I was taking my dog outside. I first noticed the object because it flew from over the field across my house. I had no idea what to think about the object when I first saw it, my only instinct was to get out my phone and start recording because it definitely wasn’t something I had ever seen before. I first saw the object when it flew over the trees across from my house and flew quite quickly in a straight pattern over and away from my house. It was shaped like a dome with a slight point on top, and some type of string like appendage hanging from it. It was dark in color. My feelings on the object are quite mixed. I’ve always been on the fence as far as paranormal occurances. But when I saw this thing I was just so intrigued, and I genuinely can’t explain what this might be. I lost sight of object when it disappeared over the hills behind my house. There is a filter on the video I’m sending because I had put it on my Snapchat story.
South Carolina Light
Piedmont— I was driving home from work in the evening on January 25, 2017, and I noticed what appeared to be an airplane in the sky but it didn’t seem to be moving.
When I got home I tried recording the steady light on my phone but it looked like a light spec.
So I got my digital camera and zoomed in as close as I could. The white light was no longer white. It was like green and purple and only light, no actual object. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Texas Lights
Houston — My sister called me and told me to go outside because there were some weird lights in the sky on January 27, 2017. My mom and sister were both inside the car so I got inside. They pointed to the lights that was moving to one side and then it disappeared. Then it appeared again and it moved towards another light and they circled together for a couple of seconds. The lights were randomly appearing and moving for around 10 minutes. At one point the light was moving up and there were five lights blinking one after the other. The lights kept moving in weird way, which made me think of a UFO. I’m going to include a 18 second video and see if you can determine if they were UFOs. After around 10 minutes the lights stopped appearing. I went inside after and looked over the videos I took Thanks to MUFON CMS
Worldwide UFO Sightings
Australia Disc
Grafton— My partner was videoing me on a practice bull ride on January 19, 2017, like I do every week before a rodeo. It wasn’t until playing back the video watching my ride a few times over a week, that I noticed these flying objects. I thought earlier were big birds, are definitely an object that fits the description of a ufo, not a bird! My partner and I have played the video back several times to see the ships in the sky! My mother and other family members are also gob smacked with what they can see on the video! Before noticing them as UFO’s, I didn’t feel any different than any other dayI feel a presence of something definitely out there, and am watching over my shoulder! It was only by chance, of my video, that I discovered the flying objects that were so quick, faster than the speed of light with some movements, like they disappear. I have now picked up maybe 6 or 7. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Bangladesh Cylinder
Habiganj — I was inside a watch tower of a wildlife sanctuary to photograph birds when my friend using his cell phone told me there was something in the east as the sun was rising. He helped by pointing it out and I saw a falling vibrating leaf. It was vibrating like something else. A few months ago I also saw the same thing from the same place. I was not able to focus but shot the falling path of that object was not straight down. It was falling from upper right corner to the lower left corner. I was able to see it for 8-10 seconds, but didn’t get a chance to focus. I asked my friend for more details. He first thought it was a coin shaped star but suddenly it moves by itself for a little and stops. Honorable MUFON authority, maybe I am not allowed to request here in my description but this is my second time sending you my sightings. You can see something in these photos of what is continuously happening with me. I need some experts advice. Thanks to MUFON CMS
Chilean Navy Release
Jan 8, 2017 – A nine-minute Navy video of a UFO displaying highly unusual behavior and … The CEFAA, a Chilean government agency which investigates UFOs, …
Mexico Light
Oaxaca De Juarez — We were having dinner at the New Year celebration on January 1, 2017, when my mother called us alarmed, We saw the courtyard lit in pink just like it was a sunset, we thought it was an artificial light.
We were scared by the gas tank, and when we left we saw a flying saucer over our house at not less than 250 feet. We got the camera which is a Reflex Canon that records hd.. video.
Take the following videos, we dont believe this yet but we know what we saw.
Thanks to MUFON CMS
Romania Disc
I’m living in Romania and some parts of our country particularly in the mountains have really strange stories about extraterrestrial activities! The Carpathian Mountains are near the cities. Busteni and Azuga have a secret army base.
But the reason why I write to you is that couple years ago during a summer camp with kids on June 29, 2012, up in the mountains not so far from the mentioned area I was taking random pictures. When I get home I started to erase the bad pictures and I got to the picture I’m talking about. I realize that I take a picture of something which I didn’t see. I sent my picture to the Romanian UFO Society and they said that I was taking a photo of a UFO but they didn’t have the technical support to clear the picture! They forwarded my picture to a German society but they never answered back! I would like to ask u if u can to clear this picture and to explain to me what I have seen there! Thanks to MUFON CMS
A mysterious UFO-shaped cloud baffled skiers when it appeared in the sky over Sweden. The bizarre cloud floated in the sky over ski resorts Åre and Duved on Thursday, prompting some to speculate that Martians had arrived for a day on the slopes. Many rushed to take pictures of the unusual phenomenon and posted them on social media. “I thought it was pretty cool,” one of them, Elvira Kuper, told broadcaster SVT.
Experts explained it was a so-called lenticular cloud, which forms over mountain peaks when the air is forced to rise as it hits the hillside. As it cools it condenses into a cloud. Thanks to their peculiar shape, they are often mistaken for UFOs.
Norwich– My girlfriend and I were laying in bed between 11-12 PM, when an extremely loud vibration noise startled us. We opened the window to look outside, when suddenly a huge black triangle moved directly over the top of the house at an extremely low altitude on June 30, 2015. The lights along with the black underneath of the craft, made a perfect triangle shape. The craft appeared solid due to it blotting out the stars. The lights were completely static, with a larger dim white light at the centre of the craft. We both observed the object as it slowly drifted off into the distance until it was out of sight.
Upon seeing the craft I knew it was not a conventional aircraft due to the extremely slow speed, along with the steady unblinking lights. We both left shaken. A craft of that size flying at such a low altitude over a populated area seemed strange so it could be a secret military aircraft such as the TR-3B. Thanks to MUFON CMS
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Humanoid Robots to Flying Cars: 10 Coolest DARPA Projects
Humanoid Robots to Flying Cars: 10 Coolest DARPA Projects
By Denise Chow, Staff Writer
Credit: DARPA
INTRO : The way of the future
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has a reputation for working on some of the most cutting-edge, futuristic projects — many that could easily be mistaken for science fiction. The agency, which falls under the watch of the U.S. Department of Defense, is responsible for developing new technologies for the military.
From humanoid robots to flying armored cars, here are 10 of the coolest DARPA projects.
1. WildCat and BigDog
As their names suggest, WildCat and BigDog are four-legged, headless robots designed to walk, run and carry heavy loads through potentially dangerous terrain, much like deployed troops. DARPA awarded contracts to Boston Dynamics to develop WildCat and BigDog for use by the military.
BigDog, created in 2005, is 3 feet (0.91 meters) long, and stands 2.5 feet (0.76 m) tall. The robot, which is roughly the size of a small mule, is capable of hauling 400 pounds (181 kg) of cargo, and can navigate difficult terrain and inclines up to 35 degrees.
WildCat, however, is quicker and more agile. The robot can gallop up to 16 mph (25 km/h) on flat surfaces, and is part of a DARPA mission to develop robots that can assist human soldiers on a variety of ground missions.
Sometimes life imitates art, as is the case with DARPA's project to develop interfaces that enable soldiers to control and partner with semi-autonomous bipedal machines that, "act as the soldier's surrogate." Sound familiar? Hollywood director James Cameron explored the idea in his 2009 blockbuster hit "Avatar."
In its 2013 budget, DARPA allocated $7 million to its "Avatar Project," which could enable soldiers to control surrogate robots in dangerous combat situations.
Credit: DARPA
3. Excalibur
To reduce the amount of "collateral damage" in war, particularly during battles fought in urban settings, DARPA is developing laser weapons that are small and efficient enough to be used in combat. These experimental laser weapons will be 10 times lighter than existing high-power laser systems currently in use, DARPA officials have said.
The lasers, developed for airplanes, may also be used for laser communications, target designation and airborne self-protection, agency officials added.
Credit: DARPA
4. Falcon Project
DARPA's Falcon Project was announced in 2003 as a joint program with the U.S. Air Force. The project aimed to develop a reusable, unmanned, rapid-strike hypersonic vehicle.
A prototype Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) first flew in April 2010 and again in August 2011. The ultra-fast, arrow-shaped drone flew at blistering hypersonic speeds of Mach 20 (about 20 times the speed of sound), more than 22 times faster than commercial jetliners. During the flight, surface temperatures on the vehicle reached 3,500 degrees Fahrenheit (1,930 degrees Celsius), which is hotter than a blast furnace capable of melting steel.
During both test flights, operators lost contact with the HTV-2 prototypes. In July 2013, DARPA confirmed it would not conduct a third flight of the HTV-2, but research on the project will continue until summer 2014 to gain better understanding of hypersonic flight.
Credit: DARPA
5. Transformer
Imagine a militarized version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. This is the thrust of DARPA's Transformer project, which aims to develop a flying armored car. The four-person vehicle will be able to drive normally but also take to the skies to avoid road obstructions or other threats on the ground.
The vehicle is being designed to take off and land from the vertical position, and will be able to fly up to 250 nautical miles on a single tank of fuel. Eventually, these flying tanks may be used for strikes, raids, counterinsurgency operations, reconnaissance, medical evacuation and supply missions.
Credit: DARPA
6. Atlas
DARPA's Atlas project was revealed to the public on July 11, 2013. The bipedal humanoid robot stands 6-feet tall (1.8 m), and is designed to assist with a range of emergency services, including search and rescue operations. The U.S. Department of Defense is not interested in using the Atlas robot in combat situations, officials have said.
Atlas was developed by Boston Dynamics and was based on some of the company's earlier robot creations.
Credit: DARPA
7. Navigation chip
Advances in GPS technology revolutionized tracking and navigation, but what about areas where GPS is unavailable, or the signals are interrupted? To help soldiers find their way around areas of GPS blackout, DARPA researchers are developing a tiny navigation chip that is smaller than a penny.
The so-called timing & inertial measurement unit (TIMU) chip incorporates three gyroscopes, three accelerometers and a highly accurate master clock into a single miniaturized system that can provide precise information for navigation, including orientation, acceleration and time.
DARPA officials have said the navigation chips will not replace GPS, but rather are designed to work when GPS is unavailable or doesn't work.
Credit: Boeing
8. X-37
The Boeing-built X-37 reusable space plane started as a NASA project in 1999, but was eventually transferred to DARPA in 2004 before the Air Force took control of the project two years later.
The unmanned X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle, which resembles a miniaturized version of the space shuttle, rides into orbit atop a rocket and returns to Earth and lands as a space plane. The X-37 launched on its first orbital mission in April 2010.
Previously, DARPA reported it was developing the X-37 to rendezvous and refuel older satellites or perform minor repairs in space using a robotic arm. Speculation mounted, however, that the X-37 was being used by DARPA and the Air Force as a vehicle for space-based weapons. In 2010, a high-ranking Air Force official involved with the project dismissed the rumors, and stressed that the X-37's main purpose is to test space technology.
Credit: PNAS, 2013
9. Brain-Machine interfaces
Imagine if your brain could communicate with an external device, such as a thought-controlled mechanical arm or a device to restore sight. DARPA researchers are investigating potential communication pathways between the human brain and machines to build, assist, augment or repair human cognitive or sensory-motor functions.
Research on these so-called brain-machine interfaces began in the 1970s, and work by DARPA researchers is focused on neuroprosthetics that aim to restore damaged sight, hearing and movement. One of DARPA's brain-machine interface projects is Proto2, a thought-controlled prosthetic arm. Proto2 consists of a dexterous hand and fingers that can perform 25 joint motions.
Credit: DARPA
10. Microscale pumps
DARPA-funded researchers created the world's smallest vacuum pump system that can be used for any electronics or sensors that require a vacuum. In 2008, DARPA's Chip-Scale Vacuum Micro Pumps (CSVMP) program set out to develop the smallest, most power-efficient pumps ever created.
The vacuum pumps could be used to build tiny chemical sensors, such as ultra-sensitive gas analyzers to detect chemical or biological attacks, or to design new sensors or instruments for micro-drones. The penny-size vacuum pumps were created by researchers at the University of Michigan, MIT and Honeywell International.
NASA Jupiter Probe Makes 4th Flyby of Giant Planet
NASA Jupiter Probe Makes 4th Flyby of Giant Planet
By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer
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NASA's Juno spacecraft has flown by Jupiter for the fourth time.
Juno skimmed about 2,670 miles (4,300 kilometers) above Jupiter's cloud tops at 7:57 a.m. EST (1257 GMT) this morning (Feb. 2), zooming by at 129,000 mph (208,000 km/h) relative to the giant planet, NASA officials said.
All eight of Juno's science instruments were on and collecting data during the flyby if all went according to plan, they added.
This false-color view of Jupiter's polar haze was created by citizen scientist Gerald Eichstädt using data from the JunoCam instrument on NASA's Juno spacecraft. The image was taken on Dec. 11, 2016, when the spacecraft was 285,000 miles (459,000 kilometers) from Jupiter.
Juno launched in August 2011, on a $1.1 billion mission to learn more about Jupiter's composition, magnetic field and interior structure, including whether or not the gas giant harbors a solid core. The probe arrived at Jupiter on July 4, 2016.
Juno is in a highly elliptical orbit that brings it close to the gas giant just once every 53 days. Most mission-relevant data is gathered during these flybys, the previous three of which occurred last August, October and December.
Though mission scientists are still analyzing the information collected during these previous encounters, they have already learned some interesting things.
"Revelations include that Jupiter's magnetic fields and aurora are bigger and more powerful than originally thought and that the belts and zones that give the gas giant's cloud top its distinctive look extend deep into the planet's interior," NASA officials wrote in a statement today. "Peer-reviewed papers with more in-depth science results from Juno's first three flybys are expected to be published within the next few months."
Juno was originally supposed to shift into a 14-day orbit in October, but an issue with engine valves caused mission controllers to call off a planned thruster firing that would have made that happen. The Juno team is still investigating the possibility of moving the probe onto a shorter orbital path, NASA officials said.
Juno's mission is scheduled to end in February 2018 with an intentional death plunge into Jupiter's thick atmosphere.
'Overly Optimistic'? NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Faces Challenges
'Overly Optimistic'? NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Faces Challenges
By Leonard David, Space.com's Space Insider Columnist
An independent review has identified several areas of concern in the development of NASA's next Mars rover, which the space agency aims to launch in July 2020.
The technologies required for the 2020 Mars rover mission's sample-collecting system appear to be relatively immature, for example, and five of the robot's seven science instruments feature a "condensed development schedule," said a new report by NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG).
These and several other issues may affect Mars 2020 project managers' ability to achieve the mission's technical objectives, meet project milestones (such as the intended launch date) and control costs, said the OIG report, which was published Monday (Jan. 30). [NASA's Mars Rover 2020 Mission in Pictures (Gallery)]
The OIG conducts objective oversight of NASA programs and operations and independently reports its findings to the space agency's administrator, Congress and the public.
"Overly optimistic" project?
As noted in the OIG document, since 1964, NASA has spent more than $21 billion on missions exploring Mars, including four robotic rovers on the Martian surface, five static landers and numerous orbiters.
Mars 2020 is NASA's next big Red Planet surface mission. The $2.4 billion robot's body is heavily based on the Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since August 2012. The new mission aims to hunt for signs of past Red Planet life and collect and store samples that will be retrieved by a future mission, among other goals.
Mars 2020 has several schedule-related issues that could indicate the project is "overly optimistic," the new report said. The largest risk is the rover's sample and caching subsystem, according to the document.
Three of the sampling system's critical technologies were below technology-readiness level (TRL) 6 at the mission's preliminary design review (PDR) in February 2016 — meaning their prototypes "had not yet demonstrated the capability to perform all the functions required," the report's authors wrote.
"The immaturity of the critical technologies related to the sampling system is concerning, because, according to Mars 2020 project managers, the sampling system is the rover's most complex new development component, with delays likely to eat into the project's schedule reserve, and in the worst-case scenario, [they] could delay launch," the report added. "As of December 2016, the project was tracking the risk that the sampling system may not be ready for integration and testing — the period when a spacecraft is built, undergoes final testing and is prepared for launch — in May 2019, as planned."
Several other challenges confront Mars 2020 project managers, the OIG document reported.
Among these are "late delivery of actuators (the components responsible for moving and controlling parts and instruments on the rover); foregoing an engineering model of the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) designed to assess the feasibility of producing oxygen on Mars as a cost-savings measure; ensuring the rover does not exceed its designed mass limit of 1,050 kilograms [2,315 lbs.]; and addressing foreign-partner funding issues that may affect their ability to timely deliver components to the project."
Overall, five of the 2020 rover mission's seven identified "critical technologies" were not at the recommended TRL 6 by the time of PDR in February 2016, according to the OIG report. But the document notes that, by December 2016, Mars 2020 project personnel were showing all seven technologies as having reached TRL 6.
Mass monitoring
The OIG also noted that the Mars 2020 team is redesigning the new rover's wheels in an attempt to protect against the wear and tear that Curiosity has experienced during its 4.5 years on the Red Planet.
Mars 2020's wheels will be twice as thick as Curiosity's and add 22 lbs. (10 kg) of mass to the new rover. Mars 2020 engineers are also considering making software changes to improve the rover's ability to match wheel drive with the Red Planet terrain, the new report said.
Although project managers do not foresee further mass growth of the Mars 2020 rover, they are monitoring the mass and volume of the turret at the end of the six-wheeled robot's arm, the OIG report stated. If necessary, additional steps can be taken to keep the rover's mass below 2,315 lbs. (1,050 kg). These steps could include removing a proposed helicopter technology demonstration from the mission. (This minicopter would fly ahead of the rover, helping to scout out optimal driving routes and spots of scientific interest on the Martian surface, according to the OIG report.)
Planned actions
NASA is taking measures to address the issues raised by the report, OIG officials said.
"We provided a draft of this report to NASA management, who concurred with our recommendations and described planned actions to address them," the OIG report stated.
Leonard David is author of "Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet," published by National Geographic. The book is a companion to the National Geographic Channel series "Mars." A longtime writer for Space.com, David has been reporting on the space industry for more than five decades. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook or Google+. Originally published on Space.com.
'Overly Optimistic'? NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Faces Challenges
'Overly Optimistic'? NASA's 2020 Mars Rover Faces Challenges
By Leonard David, Space.com's Space Insider Columnist
An independent review has identified several areas of concern in the development of NASA's next Mars rover, which the space agency aims to launch in July 2020.
The technologies required for the 2020 Mars rover mission's sample-collecting system appear to be relatively immature, for example, and five of the robot's seven science instruments feature a "condensed development schedule," said a new report by NASA's Office of Inspector General (OIG).
These and several other issues may affect Mars 2020 project managers' ability to achieve the mission's technical objectives, meet project milestones (such as the intended launch date) and control costs, said the OIG report, which was published Monday (Jan. 30). [NASA's Mars Rover 2020 Mission in Pictures (Gallery)]
The OIG conducts objective oversight of NASA programs and operations and independently reports its findings to the space agency's administrator, Congress and the public.
"Overly optimistic" project?
As noted in the OIG document, since 1964, NASA has spent more than $21 billion on missions exploring Mars, including four robotic rovers on the Martian surface, five static landers and numerous orbiters.
Mars 2020 is NASA's next big Red Planet surface mission. The $2.4 billion robot's body is heavily based on the Curiosity rover, which has been exploring Mars since August 2012. The new mission aims to hunt for signs of past Red Planet life and collect and store samples that will be retrieved by a future mission, among other goals.
Mars 2020 has several schedule-related issues that could indicate the project is "overly optimistic," the new report said. The largest risk is the rover's sample and caching subsystem, according to the document.
Three of the sampling system's critical technologies were below technology-readiness level (TRL) 6 at the mission's preliminary design review (PDR) in February 2016 — meaning their prototypes "had not yet demonstrated the capability to perform all the functions required," the report's authors wrote.
"The immaturity of the critical technologies related to the sampling system is concerning, because, according to Mars 2020 project managers, the sampling system is the rover's most complex new development component, with delays likely to eat into the project's schedule reserve, and in the worst-case scenario, [they] could delay launch," the report added. "As of December 2016, the project was tracking the risk that the sampling system may not be ready for integration and testing — the period when a spacecraft is built, undergoes final testing and is prepared for launch — in May 2019, as planned."
Several other challenges confront Mars 2020 project managers, the OIG document reported.
Among these are "late delivery of actuators (the components responsible for moving and controlling parts and instruments on the rover); foregoing an engineering model of the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) designed to assess the feasibility of producing oxygen on Mars as a cost-savings measure; ensuring the rover does not exceed its designed mass limit of 1,050 kilograms [2,315 lbs.]; and addressing foreign-partner funding issues that may affect their ability to timely deliver components to the project."
Overall, five of the 2020 rover mission's seven identified "critical technologies" were not at the recommended TRL 6 by the time of PDR in February 2016, according to the OIG report. But the document notes that, by December 2016, Mars 2020 project personnel were showing all seven technologies as having reached TRL 6.
Mass monitoring
The OIG also noted that the Mars 2020 team is redesigning the new rover's wheels in an attempt to protect against the wear and tear that Curiosity has experienced during its 4.5 years on the Red Planet.
Mars 2020's wheels will be twice as thick as Curiosity's and add 22 lbs. (10 kg) of mass to the new rover. Mars 2020 engineers are also considering making software changes to improve the rover's ability to match wheel drive with the Red Planet terrain, the new report said.
Although project managers do not foresee further mass growth of the Mars 2020 rover, they are monitoring the mass and volume of the turret at the end of the six-wheeled robot's arm, the OIG report stated. If necessary, additional steps can be taken to keep the rover's mass below 2,315 lbs. (1,050 kg). These steps could include removing a proposed helicopter technology demonstration from the mission. (This minicopter would fly ahead of the rover, helping to scout out optimal driving routes and spots of scientific interest on the Martian surface, according to the OIG report.)
Planned actions
NASA is taking measures to address the issues raised by the report, OIG officials said.
"We provided a draft of this report to NASA management, who concurred with our recommendations and described planned actions to address them," the OIG report stated.
Leonard David is author of "Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet," published by National Geographic. The book is a companion to the National Geographic Channel series "Mars." A longtime writer for Space.com, David has been reporting on the space industry for more than five decades. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook or Google+. Originally published on Space.com.
As part of Conspiracy Week at the Photographer’s Gallery, Gordon MacDonald’s latest exhibition takes a look through the archives of Wendelle C Stevens, the pioneering alien researcher who made us question whether we’re really alone in the universe.
Few topics that have consistently divided opinion as much as UFOs. Since we first cast our eyes towards the stars, humans have been fascinated by the idea that something might be staring right back down at us. Whether or not you believe we’ve been physically visited by aliens on planet earth, their invasion into popular culture is evident, and even today they captivate believers and non-believers alike.
For writer and publisher Gordon MacDonald, the question of whether or not UFOs exist is somewhat besides the point. It’s this ‘agnostic approach’ that’s the subject of Divisive Moments, an exhibition Gordon has curated for the Conspiracy Week at The Photographers’ Gallery this month.
Photograph by Billy Meier From the UFO Photo Archives of Wendelle Stevens Collection of Gordon MacDonald
The exhibition pulls together the extensive archives of the pioneering Lt. Colonel Wendelle C Stevens, one of the most famous UFO researchers who, after leaving the U.S. Air Force, dedicated his life to the study of extra-terrestrials and UFOs. With Stevens having passed away, the exhibition containing over 400 slides of research and photography offers an unbiased insight into the world of a notorious UFO hunter, a rarity when dealing with conspiracies.
Photograph by Billy Meier From the UFO Photo Archives of Wendelle Stevens Collection of Gordon MacDonald
Can you tell about how Divisive Moments came about?
It generated as an exhibition from a proposal I put out about conspiracy and photography; we realised it’s a massive area of research, so I began focusing on UFO photography. I started researching Wendelle C Stevens, who had a massive archive that became orphaned when he died in 2010 and got sold across the internet so I started hunting it down.
How does the exhibition differ from the conventional conversations about UFOs?
Well firstly by it being in a photography gallery. It’s about what these photos mean in our culture. I refuse to discuss whether the photos are real or fake and I would hope the audience would go into it with the same idea; if they were proven either way it would take away all the magic of them. I myself believe that committing to a belief when looking at things like this takes away the enjoyment of it.
From the UFO Photo Archives of Wendelle Stevens Collection of Gordon MacDonald
UFOs hold a special place in the heart of many people, as well as conspiracy theorists – what do you put this down to,
Partly down to their mysterious nature. Wendelle’s photo archives have been orphaned and normally in that case when images lose their research base they’re used by people for other reasons, but when you take UFO photos out of context they’re still the same. I think people want see something that doesn’t necessarily have resonance, they enjoy the mystery behind them. There’s two possibilities; either we’re visited regularly by interstellar craft, or people have decided to make fantastic fiction and project it out into the world. But both of those are amazing for me.
UFO photography is notorious for its low quality, do you feel this enhances their artistic value?
It certainly defines them. But within the exhibition there are both low and high quality images. For me the point is how people view them; you can look at one picture from two different perspectives, it can be the same photograph but people read their beliefs into them. I took a more agnostic view that these photos were simultaneously truth and untruth.
Stereoscope of Mount Washington, 1870-71 Considered by many as the first UFO photograph Collection of Gordon MacDonald
Is the excitement surrounding UFOs as pronounced as it was back in the ’70s?
I think if you’re talking about popular culture there still is that excitement; there’s regularly things about aliens in films and TV, I don’t think it’s new anymore as a subject of fiction which I guess is why it doesn’t feel as vibrant as it did in pop culture.
But, if you look on the internet this is where the conversation has gone. If you look at sites like Gaia, there are constant and massive conversations about aliens, mostly from believers and conspiracy theorists. So I think it’s moved to a more populated but more hidden area.
From the UFO Photo Archives of Wendelle Stevens Collection of Gordon MacDonald
At least the aliens have embraced the Internet…
Yes, they’ve gone digital! Well, the conversation used to be in a different medium; thousands of Wendelle’s books have been sold and there used to be films about government conspiracies surrounding aliens. But I’m interested in people’s reactions; if you start digging into UFOs, you see the most adamant and forceful people, it’s often akin to religion.
From the UFO Photo Archives of Wendelle Stevens Collection of Gordon MacDonald
Do you hope the exhibition leaves you asking more questions rather than answering any?
That’s the most important part about art; to make you ask more questions. Exhibitions should leave questions about what they bring to the world, and if someone leaves with an answer I would really like to hear it.
This epic short film reveals what life will look like once we've conquered the Solar System
The future of humanity.
If the state of the world is getting you down right now, and all you want to do is escape these Earthly shackles, take comfort in the fact that the brightest minds on the planet are trying really, really hard to make that happen.
The dream of leaving Earth behind to set up shop on a lunar or Martian base is far from realised just yet, but in the meantime, this epic short film by digital artist Erik Wernquist gives you a glimpse of what it’s actually going to look like if when humans conquer the Solar System.
In less than 4 minutes, Wanderers takes us on a mind-bending journey through the Solar System, as humans from the future base-jump off the tallest known cliff in the Solar System - Verona Rupes on Uranus’ moon Miranda - and float through the clouds of Saturn.
And just to top it all off, we get to see the incredible sights of human space exploration while Carl Sagan reads us his 1994 book Pale Blue Dot:
Hey, who's cutting onions in here?
"Wanderers is a vision of humanity's expansion into the Solar System, based on scientific ideas and concepts of what our future in space might look like, if it ever happens," Wernquist explains.
"The locations depicted in the film are digital recreations of actual places in the Solar System, built from real photos and map data where available."
Some creative license has obviously been taken by Wernquist in the film - for example, we don't really know what it's going to be like if we started mining asteroids, or viewing Saturn's rings from the safety of a blimp.
But considering we're still figuring out what our neighbouring planets even look like, it's about as accurate a representation as we're going to get right now of what it would be like to cruise through the dense atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan, or beam light into the darkness from underground moon colonies.
"Without any apparent story, other than what you may fill in by yourself, the idea with the film is primarily to show a glimpse of the fantastic and beautiful nature that surrounds us on our neighbouring worlds - and above all, how it might appear to us if we were there," says Wernquist.
If you missed some of the best bits, or are wondering where some of the incredible scenes are taking place, here are a bunch of annotated stills from the film to bask your imagination in.
Cape Verde - Mars:
A group of people await the arrival of a few dirigibles at the edge of the Victoria Crater on Mars.
Verona Rupes - Miranda, moon of Uranus:
Base jumping off the tallest cliff in the Solar System, located on Uranus' moon Miranda.
The rings of Saturn:
Iapetus Ridge - Iapetus, moon of Saturn:
Simulating a shot taken in low orbit over Saturn's moon Iapetus, this scene shows domed settlements along the equatorial ridge that runs along the moon's circumference.
Europa View - Europa, moon of Jupiter:
A group of people hiking across the icy plains of Jupiter's moon, Europa. Jupiter and another of its moons, Io, are seen in the background.
A 'terrarium' inside an unnamed asteroid in the Main Asteroid Belt:
"This shot shows the inside of [an] asteroid," says Wernquist.
"[It] is a highly speculative vision of an impressive piece of human engineering - a concept that science fiction author Kim Stanley Robinson calls a "terrarium" in his novel 2312. It is also not unlike what Arthur C. Clarke described in his novel Rendezvous with Rama."
'Ringsurf' - the Rings of Saturn:
"There are, as of yet, no real photos from within the rings, so this is my best guess of what it may look like," says Wernquist.
"This shot is created from scratch (as in, no photos used), but I was very inspired by this photo by the Cassini Spacecraft from 2004."
If You Have Rhesus (RH) Negative Blood, You Are Alien…
If You Have Rhesus (RH) Negative Blood, You Are Alien…
Studies conducted on rhesus negative blood types show that they are missing the Rhesus factor, a protein substance present in the red blood cells of other humans. Theories suggest that people with Rhesus (RH) negative blood may be from outside this world…
Others suggest they are fallen angels from the heavens above or they belong to an alien race from somewhere in the vast darkness of space. What is clear is that those who have with Rhesus (RH) negative blood are different and unique.
A person who has RH negative O blood is able to serve as a donor to any person regardless of their blood type. But if they need blood, only their own type will suffice. They represent 15% of the human race and are mostly from northern Europe.
The four common blood types of today include A, B, AB and O. The differences between each blood type is dependent on the proteins in the blood, but when it comes to RH negative blood types, which make up about 10 to 15 percent of the population, they don’t have these proteins.
The question that is on the minds of scientists now, is where this group of RH negative blood type people originates from. Looking back about 35,000 years, scientists believe that the blood type is linked to specific tribes and groups. Europeans have the greatest incidence of this blood type, but only 3% of African-Americans have it, and only 1% of Asian people have it.
Some common characteristics of people with this blood type include having a higher IQ, having a lower body temperature, having more awareness (physically and emotionally), having red hair, being sensitive to heat, and having blue, green or hazel colored eyes.
This blood type is shrouded in even more mystery }}{}}when we look at pregnant women. RH negative women who become pregnant have difficulty delivering a baby with an RH positive blood type, as their bodies naturally attack and try to kill the fetus. Thus, they are given a special sterilized solution. (Anti-D or RHo (D)immunoglobulin)
But, why would the woman’s body attack the offspring it’s been helping give life to?
This is where a relatively new theory comes in and suggests that it’s possible alien life has influenced this blood type. What’s even stranger is that almost every person who has reported being abducted by (or interacted with) aliens has the RH negative blood type.
It’s certainly very possible that aliens visited our planet, as they’ve done for centuries, and somehow tooled around with the genetics of mankind. After all, history from all over the world has shown time and time again, through ancient texts and depictions, that we’ve been visited by beings not of this world.
What do you think about the blood type that is missing a key link to evolutionary humans? Could it be that some of us have alien blood running through our veins?
Ten astonishing UFO cases that SHOOK THE WORLD in 2016
Ten astonishing UFO cases that SHOOK THE WORLD in 2016
Published on Jan 2, 2017
Ten astonishing UFO cases that SHOOK THE WORLD in 2016
THE past 12 months has seen major interest in the UFO subject with developments in some of the world's most notorious cases. The number of alleged sightings continues to grow and interest remains high in some of the most mysterious unresolved cases including Roswell, Rendlesham, and Warminster.
Nigel Watson, author of The UFO Investigations Manual, said: "2016 was a bumper year for UFO sightings, attempts at alien contact and new pieces of evidence to support the view that ‘they’ are visiting us.
"The theories, reports and sightings are intriguing and often startling and virtually unbelievable, yet it is hard to dismiss them all as fabrications or the product of over active imaginations.
"If there are aliens visiting us they are having a good laugh at our bemusement."
In his view, these were the 10 most significant developments of the past 12 months:
POLAIRE.Vivantes ! Deux algues sont revenues d’un voyage de l’extrême, soit 2 ans dans la Station spatiale internationale (ISS) et 16 mois à l’extérieur, seulement protégées du vide par un filtre neutre réduisant les effets des radiations. Ces survivantes ne sont pas n’importe qui. L’algue verte Sphaerocystissp. est originaire des eaux de l’archipel des Svalbard en Norvège et la cyanobactérieNostocsp. fréquente habituellement les glaces de l’Antarctique. Ces organismes sont bien adaptés aux conditions environnementales extrêmes des régions polaires et à l’alternance d’une longue nuit sans lumière (et donc sans photosynthèse possible) et d’une exposition au soleil pendant toute la durée des étés australs. "Nous savions déjà qu’elles sont capables de supporter la déshydratation totale, des températures de plus de 60°C, des froids aussi bas que -25°C et même un certain degré d’exposition aux rayons ultraviolets (UV)", justifiait le Dr Thomas Leya du Franhofer IZI’s bioanalytics and bioprocesses de Postdam (Allemagne) au moment du départ des algues, le 23 juillet 2014 par un vaisseau cargo Progress. Pour supporter l’expérience, ces organismes ont été délicatement desséchés, une dessiccation qu’ils supportent dans leur milieu naturel.
Une résistance prouvée aux rayons UVC
RADIATIONS. Ces deux souches sont revenues sur Terre le 18 juillet 2016 par une capsule Soyouz. Les chercheurs ont mis plusieurs mois pour vérifier qu’elles reprenaient bien leur croissance. Et le résultat –incroyable– vient juste de tomber. Les fonctions vitales sont bien reparties. Mais les chercheurs ne veulent pas seulement savoir si les algues peuvent survivre en orbitre terrestre. Ils s’intéressent aussi à la réponse des cellules dans le vide aux rayonnements UVA, UVB et UVC. "Nous nous attendions à ce que les organismes survivent au vide et aux températures fluctuant entre -20°C et +50°C aussi bien qu’aux rayonnements UVA et UVB, explique Thomas Leya dans le communiqué du Franhofer Institute. Mais nous avons été surpris de voir que les souches algales sont restées indemnes d’une exposition à des rayonnements UVC extrêmement destructeurs". Les biologistes vont désormais étudier les stratégies d’adaptation des cyanobactéries et des algues vertes. Les rayons UV peuvent en effet endommager l’ADN humain. Aussi est-il intéressant de voir si l’ADN de ces algues a été endommagé, dans quelles régions de l’ADN et dans quelles proportions.
Les retombées de ces recherches sont multiples. L’intérêt le plus évident porte sur l'exploration de Mars. En cas de colonisation de la planète rouge, les algues qu’on imagine pousser dans des serres, pourraient produire de la nourriture et de l’oxygène. En sciences de la vie, cette expérience redonne une certaine vigueur à l’hypothèse d’une origine extraterrestre de la vie sur Terre. Mais les sciences appliquées sont aussi concernées. Les composants protecteurs des algues pourraient ainsi être extraits pour des crèmes solaires anti-UV. Et l’industrie agroalimentaire pourrait s’emparer des compléments nutritionnels présents dans ces organismes.
Cette performance survivaliste devrait relancer les expéditions à la découverte de ces algues et cyanobactéries de l’extrême. En 18 ans de recherche, Thomas Leya a collecté près de 500 organismes des régions polaires. Un infime échantillon d’une biodiversité qui compte des centaines de milliers d’espèces vivant dans des conditions extrêmes et qui peuvent être productrices de molécules de grand intérêt.
De wereld bevindt zich in een kritische fase en misschien is dat de reden dat de Duitse ruimteschepen zich de laatste tijd veelvuldig vertonen.
Zo kan het gebeuren dat een gezin in Chili heel verbaasd reageert wanneer ze voor hun ogen een paar grote sigaarvormige ruimteschepen waarnemen.
Enkele dagen geleden is er in Chili een prachtige opname gemaakt van enkele van de inmiddels bekende sigaar UFO’s. Ze zagen er als volgt uit:
Hieronder staat de video-opname waarin de vader van een gezin opgewonden kreten slaakt als hij in de verte een sigaarvormig object in de lucht ziet hangen.
De rest van het gezin gelooft hem niet zo erg en denkt dat hij zich vergist, totdat er een tweede UFO verschijnt die nog duidelijker is. Dat is het punt waarop de moeder van het gezin het uitschreeuwt.
Rond de 2 minuut 20 zie je de tweede UFO door een wolk gaan.
Dit soort schepen wordt dikwijls in verband gebracht met de grote UFO’s zoals die door de Duitsers zijn ontworpen.
Dit lijkt me authentiek gezien de opgewonden reacties. Goed mogelijk dat het twee Duitse moederschepen zijn, ook wel "Andromeda-Gerät" (Andromeda Apparaat) genoemd.
George Adamski maakte in de 50'er jaren van de vorige eeuw een prachtige serie foto's van zo'n sigaar die meerdere kleinere Flugscheiben (vliegschijven) lanceerde.
Nu zul je je misschien afvragen hoe de Duitsers ongezien zulke grote ruimteschepen (139 meter) hebben kunnen bouwen. Het antwoord is echter redelijk simpel, prefab! Net zoals ze destijds hun duikboten in delen/modules bouwden. Het is daarom goed mogelijk dat de afzonderlijke modules op een normale scheepswerf gebouwd zijn en de eindmontage op een geheime locatie plaatsvond. Wil je in het geheim produceren, dan laat je alle onderdelen door verschillende fabrieken maken zodat de samenhang van die onderdelen ontbreekt en hou je de eindmontage onder eigen toezicht.
Police Cars and A Plane Go In The Direction Toward Suspected UFO Sighting
Police Cars and A Plane Go In The Direction Toward Suspected UFO Sighting
A couple has claimed that they saw police cars racing to the area of UFO sighting. The woman reported to Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) that they could not understand what took place as they drove home. The anonymous reporting witness said that she was with her boyfriend in the car when she noticed a bright light in the sky. She thought it was a planet, but her boyfriend did not believe so as the UFO started getting closer and closer.
Before they knew it, the mysterious aerial thing was flying directly over their car. The UFO came so close to them that they could see details underneath the craft. They saw red and green blinking lights in the belly of the wingless, rectangular and long craft.
The duo could not comprehend what they witnessed while driving about a mile to their home. When they arrive in their home, they saw some police cars towards the direction of the suspected UFO sighting. They could still see the UFO from their house. They noticed the UFO went back higher in the sky, hovered in the same spot for around ten minutes, and went back in the direction it first appeared.
The couple captured a video of the UFO while it hovered high up in the sky. It was reportedly getting higher in the sky slowly and further away until it disappeared to the couple’s sight.
Interestingly, soon after the disappearance of the strange object in the sky, the couple saw a plane at a tremendous speed that appeared to follow the UFO. They heard a loud sound from the aircraft as if it was going incredibly fast.
The unusual incident reportedly took place in Santa Rosa, California at 6:45 pm on January 28, 2017. MUFON is investigating the case.
Mass UFO activity over Las Vegas, Nevada 28-Jan-2017
Mass UFO activity over Las Vegas, Nevada 28-Jan-2017
Another amazing footage by Youtube user Steven Barone. These sightings happened on 28th January 2017 over Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out the one at 22 minutes!
Witness report:
I shot this video from my backyard in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas, Nevada on the night of January 28, 2017. They could have been brighter at times but I was very happy to see that a group of UFOs had returned to the Black Mountains in Henderson, Nevada. It has been six months or so since I last observed UFOs in groups over in this spot. I left the video running at actual speed even though it’s more than thirty minutes long because of suggestions I have been getting from viewers. It should have occurred to me to turn the night vision camera on earlier. No doubt some folks will claim that these are ATVs moving around on the mountain but they aren’t. What gives that away is the fact that the UFOs are lining up in a perfectly horizontal row on several occasions which would be nearly impossible if they were on the ground because the terrain on the mountain is so uneven. I think that there is an excellent possibility that these UFOs belong to the same group I film regularly in the Blue Diamond Hills on the west side of the valley closer to my home.
Here’s a new footage of an unidentified flying objects flying across the sky above Fort Myers, Florida. This was filmed on 1st February
Witness report:
4 objects appeared, fifth came around 20 sec. later. 4 moved in formation. Then sep. moving south. Not drones. I came out of work at app. 1125pm est on break. East side of parking lot. Saw first object through trees app. 20 degrees moving towards me. Thought it was work helicopter, then app. 5 sec later 3 more objects came behind first one. Hurried and snapped 2 pictures while walking towards middle of parking, heading east. Thought then it was drones but objects made no noise and started turning south while ascending to app. 250-300ft. Snapped another picture from middle of parking, looked to see if anyone else was out there, heard voices but didnt see anyone. Started recording video then and continued walking towards end/ back of the east parking area. Thats when 5th object appeared still from east but this one was heading more sw, 4 object were now heading south, at this time heard what sounded like a shotgun. Stopped recording, got in car pulled on work road and started driving down bacck side of work heading south, objects were now about 500 to 750 feet up, there was low clouds moving through area at this time, 5th object was still catching up to other 4, i was looking out left side driver window, trying to get to darker area of work, object moved higher into clouds. There was no erratic movement, thought maybe they might have been chinese lanterns. They moved smooth and when they turned south still maintained stright line movement but gradual ascension. Didn’t get opportunity to record again, whole episode lasted between 5 to 10 minutes, about 1/8th of a mile east is open grazing field areas, maybe 1/4 mile is cow fields, all east and south of where i work. Airport is further east, about 2 miles. Wasnt windy out, light breeze, about 42 degrees f. Went back into work, showed coworkers pictures and video, asked what they thought, all said not drones or lanterns, or plane or helicopter,
Our Supermassive Black Hole Could Be 'Supercharging' Stars' Magnetism
Our Supermassive Black Hole Could Be 'Supercharging' Stars' Magnetism
By Elizabeth Howell, Seeker
Credit: Guillochon & McCourt
For a supermassive black hole that's so close to us, we still have a lot to learn about Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the singularity in the center of the Milky Way.
As astronomers work to learn more about the environment it, a new paper in Astrophysical Journal Letters makes predictions about what would happen to young, highly magnetized stars in Sgr A*'s vicinity. It's the first time a star's magnetic field has been included in simulations where a black hole tidally disrupted a star, meaning the star is pulled apart and stretched.
"Magnetic fields are a bit tricky numerically to simulate," James Guillochon, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, told Seeker. In the past, it's been hard to put magnetic fields in context with other influences on a star, such as gas pressure and gravity. This is especially true towards the boundary or atmosphere of the star.
The simulations show that if a star gets a "glancing blow" from a black hole, it can survive the encounter and its magnetic field amplifies strongly, by a factor of about 30. But if the star gets very close to the black hole, the star is tidally destroyed and the magnetic field maintains its strength.
A Hubble Space Telescope infrared view of the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The inset shows X-rays in the region around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole in the galaxy's heart.
Credit: X-ray: NASA/UMass/D.Wang et al., IR: NASA/STScI
"One of the immediate impacts is that we might see highly magnetized stars in the centers of galaxies, and that includes our own galactic center," Guillochon added. "We also would expect this to affect the resulting flare that arises from the disruption of the star by the supermassive black hole. Half the matter of the star falls on to the black hole and feeds it, and that generates a luminous flare of a billion or 10 billion solar luminosities."
A star disruption should theoretically be visible in our own galactic center, but Guillochon says that only happens about once every 10,000 years or so. Luckily, the stream of the disrupted star can persist for centuries, feeding the black hole.
Guillochon co-wrote a paper a couple of years ago about G2, a gas cloud falling into the galactic center in 2014 that produced far less activity than expected. It suggests that G2 could have been produced by the disruption of a red giant star, and its gas envelope is still feeding the black hole today.
He suggested that G2-like clouds would form by "clumping up" due to cooling instabilities, which would put regular deliveries of a G2-type cloud once every decade. When the material is highly magnetized, co-author Michael McCourt has previously suggested that the fields can help stabilize the clouds and prevent them from breaking apart. If the pattern holds true, highly magnetized clouds would continue to pass near the black hole over the next several decades.
That said, the challenge of learning about stars that survive disruption in the galactic center is they tend to be lower mass and hard to see. How many of them are magnetized, and how strongly, remains an open question, Guillochon said. Below is a short animation simulating a star's magnetic field being torn apart by a black hole.
WATCH VIDEO:The Race To See The Black Hole At Our Galaxy's Core
Artist's conception of Earth's solar system (not to scale).
Credit: NASA/JPL
Approximately 4.5 billion years ago, gravity pulled a cloud of dust and gas together to form our solar system. While scientists aren't certain of the exact nature of the process, observations of young stellar systems combined with computer simulations have allowed them to develop three models of what could have happened so many years ago.
Birth of the sun
A massive concentration of interstellar gas and dust created a molecular cloud that would form the sun's birthplace. Cold temperatures caused the gas to clump together, growing steadily denser. The densest parts of the cloud began to collapse under its own gravity, forming a wealth of young stellar objects known as protostars. Gravity continued to collapse the material onto the infant object, creating a star and a disk of material from which the planets would form. When fusion kicked in, the star began to blast a stellar wind that helped clear out the debris and stopped it from falling inward.
Although gas and dust shroud young stars in visible wavelengths, infrared telescopes have probed many of the Milky Way Galaxy's clouds to reveal the natal environment of other stars. Scientists have applied what they've seen in other systems to our own star.
After the sun formed, a massive disk of material surrounded it for around 100 million years. That may sound like more than enough time for the planets to form, but in astronomical terms, it's an eye blink. As the newborn sun heated the disk, gas evaporated quickly, giving the newborn planets and moons only a short amount of time to scoop it up.
Formation models
Scientists have developed three different models to explain how planets in and out of the solar system may have formed. The first and most widely accepted model, core accretion, works well with the formation of the rocky terrestrial planets but has problems with giant planets. The second, pebble accretion, could allow planets to quickly form from the tiniest materials. The third, the disk instability method, may account for the creation of giant planets.
The core accretion model
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago, the solar system was a cloud of dust and gas known as a solar nebula. Gravity collapsed the material in on itself as it began to spin, forming the sun in the center of the nebula.
With the rise of the sun, the remaining material began to clump together. Small particles drew together, bound by the force of gravity, into larger particles. The solar wind swept away lighter elements, such as hydrogen and helium, from the closer regions, leaving only heavy, rocky materials to create terrestrial worlds. But farther away, the solar winds had less impact on lighter elements, allowing them to coalesce into gas giants. In this way, asteroids, comets, planets and moons were created.
Some exoplanet observations seem to confirm core accretion as the dominant formation process. Stars with more "metals" — a term astronomers use for elements other than hydrogen and helium — in their cores have more giant planets than their metal-poor cousins. According to NASA, core accretion suggests that small, rocky worlds should be more common than the more massive gas giants.
The 2005 discovery of a giant planet with a massive core orbiting the sun-like star HD 149026 is an example of an exoplanet that helped strengthen the case for core accretion.
"This is a confirmation of the core accretion theory for planet formation and evidence that planets of this kind should exist in abundance," said Greg Henry in a press release. Henry, an astronomer at Tennessee State University, Nashville, detected the dimming of the star.
In 2017, the European Space Agency plans to launch the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS), which will study exoplanets ranging in sizes from super-Earths to Neptune. Studying these distant worlds may help determine how planets in the solar system formed.
"In the core accretion scenario, the core of a planet must reach a critical mass before it is able to accrete gas in a runaway fashion," said the CHEOPS team. "This critical mass depends upon many physical variables, among the most important of which is the rate of planetesimals accretion."
By studying how growing planets accrete material, CHEOPS will provide insight into how worlds grow.
The disk instability model
But the need for a rapid formation for the giant gas planets is one of the problems of core accretion. According to models, the process takes several million years, longer than the light gases were available in the early solar system. At the same time, the core accretion model faces a migration issue, as the baby planets are likely to spiral into the sun in a short amount of time.
"Giant planets form really fast, in a few million years," Kevin Walsh, a researcher at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Boulder, Colorado, told Space.com. "That creates a time limit because the gas disk around the sun only lasts 4 to 5 million years."
According to a relatively new theory, disk instability, clumps of dust and gas are bound together early in the life of the solar system. Over time, these clumps slowly compact into a giant planet. These planets can form faster than their core accretion rivals, sometimes in as little as 1,000 years, allowing them to trap the rapidly vanishing lighter gases. They also quickly reach an orbit-stabilizing mass that keeps them from death-marching into the sun.
As scientists continue to study planets inside of the solar system, as well as around other stars, they will better understand how gas giants formed.
Pebble accretion
The biggest challenge to core accretion is time — building massive gas giants fast enough to grab the lighter components of their atmosphere. Recent research probed how smaller, pebble-sized objects fused together to build giant planets up to 1,000 times faster than earlier studies.
"This is the first model that we know about that you start out with a pretty simple structure for the solar nebula from which planets form, and end up with the giant-planet system that we see," study lead author Harold Levison, an astronomer at SwRI, told Space.com in 2015.
In 2012, researchers Michiel Lambrechts and Anders Johansen of Lund University in Sweden proposed that tiny pebbles, once written off, held the key to rapidly building giant planets.
"They showed that the leftover pebbles from this formation process, which previously were thought to be unimportant, could actually be a huge solution to the planet-forming problem," Levison said.
Levison and his team built on that research to model more precisely how the tiny pebbles could form planets seen in the galaxy today. While previous simulations, both large and medium-sized objects consumed their pebble-sized cousins at a relatively constant rate, Levison's simulations suggest that the larger objects acted more like bullies, snatching away pebbles from the mid-sized masses to grow at a far faster rate.
"The larger objects now tend to scatter the smaller ones more than the smaller ones scatter them back, so the smaller ones end up getting scattered out of the pebble disk," study co-author Katherine Kretke, also from SwRI, told Space.com. "The bigger guy basically bullies the smaller one so they can eat all the pebbles themselves, and they can continue to grow up to form the cores of the giant planets."
A Nice model
Originally, scientists thought that planets formed in the same part of the solar system they reside in today. The discovery of exoplanets shook things up, revealing that at least some of the most massive objects could migrate.
In 2005, a trio of papers published in the journal Nature proposed that the giant planets were bound in near-circular orbits much more compact than they are today. A large disk of rocks and ices surrounded them, stretching out to about 35 times the Earth-sun distance, just beyond Neptune's present orbit. They called this the Nice model, after the city in France where they first discussed it.
As the planets interacted with the smaller bodies, they scattered most of them toward the sun. The process caused them to trade energy with the objects, sending the Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus farther out into the solar system. Eventually the small objects reached Jupiter, which sent them flying to the edge of the solar system or completely out of it.
Movement between Jupiter and Saturn drove Uranus and Neptune into even more eccentric orbits, sending the pair through the remaining disk of ices. Some of the material was flung inward, where it crashed into the terrestrial planets during the Late Heavy Bombardment. Other material was hurled outward, creating the Kuiper Belt.
As they moved slowly outward, Neptune and Uranus traded places. Eventually, interactions with the remaining debris caused the pair to settle into more circular paths as they reached their current distance from the sun.
Along the way, it's possible that one or even two other giant planets were kicked out of the system. Astronomer David Nesvorny of SwRI has modeled the early solar system in search of clues that could lead toward understanding its early history.
"In the early days, the solar system was very different, with many more planets, perhaps as massive as Neptune, forming and being scattered to different places," Nesvorny told Space.com
Water gatherers
The solar system didn't wrap up its formation process after the planets formed. Earth stands out from the planets because of its high water content, which many scientists suspect contributed to the evolution of life. But the planet's current location was too warm for it to collect water in the early solar system, suggesting that the life-giving liquid may have been delivered after it was grown.
But scientists still don't know the source of that water. Originally, they suspected comets, but several missions, including six that flew by Halley’s comet in the 1980s and the more recent European Space Agency's Rosetta satellite, revealed that the composition of the icy material from the outskirts of the solar system didn't quite match Earth's.
The asteroid belt makes another potential source of water. Several meteorites have shown evidence of alteration, changes made early in their lifetimes that hint that water in some form interacted with their surface. Impacts from meteorites could be another source of water for the planet.
Recently, some scientists have challenged the notion that the early Earth was too hot to collect water. They argue that, if the planet formed fast enough, it could have collected the necessary water from the icy grains before they evaporated.
While Earth held onto its water, Venus and Mars would have likely been exposed to the important liquid in much the same way. Rising temperatures on Venus and an evaporating atmosphere on Mars kept them from retaining their water, however, resulting in the dry planets we know today.
Artist's conception of Earth's solar system (not to scale).
Credit: NASA/JPL
Approximately 4.5 billion years ago, gravity pulled a cloud of dust and gas together to form our solar system. While scientists aren't certain of the exact nature of the process, observations of young stellar systems combined with computer simulations have allowed them to develop three models of what could have happened so many years ago.
Birth of the sun
A massive concentration of interstellar gas and dust created a molecular cloud that would form the sun's birthplace. Cold temperatures caused the gas to clump together, growing steadily denser. The densest parts of the cloud began to collapse under its own gravity, forming a wealth of young stellar objects known as protostars. Gravity continued to collapse the material onto the infant object, creating a star and a disk of material from which the planets would form. When fusion kicked in, the star began to blast a stellar wind that helped clear out the debris and stopped it from falling inward.
Although gas and dust shroud young stars in visible wavelengths, infrared telescopes have probed many of the Milky Way Galaxy's clouds to reveal the natal environment of other stars. Scientists have applied what they've seen in other systems to our own star.
After the sun formed, a massive disk of material surrounded it for around 100 million years. That may sound like more than enough time for the planets to form, but in astronomical terms, it's an eye blink. As the newborn sun heated the disk, gas evaporated quickly, giving the newborn planets and moons only a short amount of time to scoop it up.
Formation models
Scientists have developed three different models to explain how planets in and out of the solar system may have formed. The first and most widely accepted model, core accretion, works well with the formation of the rocky terrestrial planets but has problems with giant planets. The second, pebble accretion, could allow planets to quickly form from the tiniest materials. The third, the disk instability method, may account for the creation of giant planets.
The core accretion model
Approximately 4.6 billion years ago, the solar system was a cloud of dust and gas known as a solar nebula. Gravity collapsed the material in on itself as it began to spin, forming the sun in the center of the nebula.
With the rise of the sun, the remaining material began to clump together. Small particles drew together, bound by the force of gravity, into larger particles. The solar wind swept away lighter elements, such as hydrogen and helium, from the closer regions, leaving only heavy, rocky materials to create terrestrial worlds. But farther away, the solar winds had less impact on lighter elements, allowing them to coalesce into gas giants. In this way, asteroids, comets, planets and moons were created.
Some exoplanet observations seem to confirm core accretion as the dominant formation process. Stars with more "metals" — a term astronomers use for elements other than hydrogen and helium — in their cores have more giant planets than their metal-poor cousins. According to NASA, core accretion suggests that small, rocky worlds should be more common than the more massive gas giants.
The 2005 discovery of a giant planet with a massive core orbiting the sun-like star HD 149026 is an example of an exoplanet that helped strengthen the case for core accretion.
"This is a confirmation of the core accretion theory for planet formation and evidence that planets of this kind should exist in abundance," said Greg Henry in a press release. Henry, an astronomer at Tennessee State University, Nashville, detected the dimming of the star.
In 2017, the European Space Agency plans to launch the CHaracterising ExOPlanet Satellite (CHEOPS), which will study exoplanets ranging in sizes from super-Earths to Neptune. Studying these distant worlds may help determine how planets in the solar system formed.
"In the core accretion scenario, the core of a planet must reach a critical mass before it is able to accrete gas in a runaway fashion," said the CHEOPS team. "This critical mass depends upon many physical variables, among the most important of which is the rate of planetesimals accretion."
By studying how growing planets accrete material, CHEOPS will provide insight into how worlds grow.
The disk instability model
But the need for a rapid formation for the giant gas planets is one of the problems of core accretion. According to models, the process takes several million years, longer than the light gases were available in the early solar system. At the same time, the core accretion model faces a migration issue, as the baby planets are likely to spiral into the sun in a short amount of time.
"Giant planets form really fast, in a few million years," Kevin Walsh, a researcher at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Boulder, Colorado, told Space.com. "That creates a time limit because the gas disk around the sun only lasts 4 to 5 million years."
According to a relatively new theory, disk instability, clumps of dust and gas are bound together early in the life of the solar system. Over time, these clumps slowly compact into a giant planet. These planets can form faster than their core accretion rivals, sometimes in as little as 1,000 years, allowing them to trap the rapidly vanishing lighter gases. They also quickly reach an orbit-stabilizing mass that keeps them from death-marching into the sun.
As scientists continue to study planets inside of the solar system, as well as around other stars, they will better understand how gas giants formed.
Pebble accretion
The biggest challenge to core accretion is time — building massive gas giants fast enough to grab the lighter components of their atmosphere. Recent research probed how smaller, pebble-sized objects fused together to build giant planets up to 1,000 times faster than earlier studies.
"This is the first model that we know about that you start out with a pretty simple structure for the solar nebula from which planets form, and end up with the giant-planet system that we see," study lead author Harold Levison, an astronomer at SwRI, told Space.com in 2015.
In 2012, researchers Michiel Lambrechts and Anders Johansen of Lund University in Sweden proposed that tiny pebbles, once written off, held the key to rapidly building giant planets.
"They showed that the leftover pebbles from this formation process, which previously were thought to be unimportant, could actually be a huge solution to the planet-forming problem," Levison said.
Levison and his team built on that research to model more precisely how the tiny pebbles could form planets seen in the galaxy today. While previous simulations, both large and medium-sized objects consumed their pebble-sized cousins at a relatively constant rate, Levison's simulations suggest that the larger objects acted more like bullies, snatching away pebbles from the mid-sized masses to grow at a far faster rate.
"The larger objects now tend to scatter the smaller ones more than the smaller ones scatter them back, so the smaller ones end up getting scattered out of the pebble disk," study co-author Katherine Kretke, also from SwRI, told Space.com. "The bigger guy basically bullies the smaller one so they can eat all the pebbles themselves, and they can continue to grow up to form the cores of the giant planets."
A Nice model
Originally, scientists thought that planets formed in the same part of the solar system they reside in today. The discovery of exoplanets shook things up, revealing that at least some of the most massive objects could migrate.
In 2005, a trio of papers published in the journal Nature proposed that the giant planets were bound in near-circular orbits much more compact than they are today. A large disk of rocks and ices surrounded them, stretching out to about 35 times the Earth-sun distance, just beyond Neptune's present orbit. They called this the Nice model, after the city in France where they first discussed it.
As the planets interacted with the smaller bodies, they scattered most of them toward the sun. The process caused them to trade energy with the objects, sending the Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus farther out into the solar system. Eventually the small objects reached Jupiter, which sent them flying to the edge of the solar system or completely out of it.
Movement between Jupiter and Saturn drove Uranus and Neptune into even more eccentric orbits, sending the pair through the remaining disk of ices. Some of the material was flung inward, where it crashed into the terrestrial planets during the Late Heavy Bombardment. Other material was hurled outward, creating the Kuiper Belt.
As they moved slowly outward, Neptune and Uranus traded places. Eventually, interactions with the remaining debris caused the pair to settle into more circular paths as they reached their current distance from the sun.
Along the way, it's possible that one or even two other giant planets were kicked out of the system. Astronomer David Nesvorny of SwRI has modeled the early solar system in search of clues that could lead toward understanding its early history.
"In the early days, the solar system was very different, with many more planets, perhaps as massive as Neptune, forming and being scattered to different places," Nesvorny told Space.com
Water gatherers
The solar system didn't wrap up its formation process after the planets formed. Earth stands out from the planets because of its high water content, which many scientists suspect contributed to the evolution of life. But the planet's current location was too warm for it to collect water in the early solar system, suggesting that the life-giving liquid may have been delivered after it was grown.
But scientists still don't know the source of that water. Originally, they suspected comets, but several missions, including six that flew by Halley’s comet in the 1980s and the more recent European Space Agency's Rosetta satellite, revealed that the composition of the icy material from the outskirts of the solar system didn't quite match Earth's.
The asteroid belt makes another potential source of water. Several meteorites have shown evidence of alteration, changes made early in their lifetimes that hint that water in some form interacted with their surface. Impacts from meteorites could be another source of water for the planet.
Recently, some scientists have challenged the notion that the early Earth was too hot to collect water. They argue that, if the planet formed fast enough, it could have collected the necessary water from the icy grains before they evaporated.
While Earth held onto its water, Venus and Mars would have likely been exposed to the important liquid in much the same way. Rising temperatures on Venus and an evaporating atmosphere on Mars kept them from retaining their water, however, resulting in the dry planets we know today.
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Truth About Those Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Truth About Those Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Last year a very rare celestial detection has occurred. Scientists have directly traced an incredibly intense, blindingly bright burst of radio waves — known as an FRB — back to its home galaxy. Surprisingly, this impressive cosmic radio flasher has somewhat humble origins, according to three new studies detailing the findings.
This set off an explosion of highly speculative yet lowly informed news. Accounts of close encounters of all kinds hit the media sphere. So many conclusions and proclamations were made in the favor of a signaling extraterrestrial intelligence. E.T. was the assumption by many many people. Other people made claims of a second mini big bang.
Known as F.R.B. 121102, originated about 3 billion light-years away from Earth, from inside a dwarf galaxy — a collection of stars much smaller than large galaxies like the Milky Way. F.R.B. stands for “Fast Radio Burst.” These flickers of light were just discovered in 2007, and although they last for just a fraction of a second, they release more energy than our entire sun will radiate in 10,000 years. Eighteen FRBs have been detected, but scientists estimate that one of these bursts occurs somewhere in the sky about once every 10 seconds. FRBs have been observed several times in the past decade, and there has been lots of debate about their possible source – galactic or extragalactic (inside or outside our galaxy). This latest event has been observed from three different locations, allowing astronomers to make a good guess at its source.
It comes from a highly unlikely source. The fact that FRB 121102 originated from a dwarf galaxy was a bit unexpected, said Cees Bassa, an astronomer at the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON).
“We were not sure what to expect, but I think the whole team was surprised to see that our exotic source is hosted by a very puny and faint galaxy,” Bassa said in a statement from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany (where some of the co-authors are based).
The repeated appearance of FRB 121102 could also offer clues to its origin.
This effect fits certain parameters of a neutron star. If the flashes are caused by a neutron star, they might be expected to occur regularly. Spinning neutron stars that radiate beams of light are known as pulsars, and they appear to flicker on and off because of a lighthouse effect: The beam sweeps across Earth as the pulsar spins, moving in and out of view with a regular frequency. Astronomers are now studying FRB 121102 with radio, optical, X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes to search for clues. That narrows down the possible causes. Top guesses lean towards it being a magnetar. It is a fast-spinning neutron star with a strong magnetic field) or a jet from a supermassive black hole.
The more exotic of the possibilities are two other classes of extreme events are also known to occur frequently in dwarf galaxies: long-duration gamma-ray bursts, or very bright flashes of high-energy light, and superluminous supernovas, or very bright exploding stars.
It comes down to the fact that it is way too early to make any firm conclusions about what the source of this immense energy wave.
We must give it time and let the ladies and gentlemen with the telescopes finish what they are doing.
It won’t be a new big bang. That’s a screwy idea put about by semi-educated reporters. You can safely ignore that. Comparing a faint whisper in a telescope to all the energy there ever was is a complete misapprehension of the scales involved.
I would be very surprised if it were an artificial event, as any civilization producing a signature large enough to be seen across intergalactic distances would surely be in the process of causing some cataclysm they had no hope of surviving. I do hope that isn’t the cause. It would be unutterably sad if our only evidence for extraterrestrial life was it extinguishing itself.
I am reasonably certain this is a natural, or physical, event of some kind. If natural, it still amounts to a cataclysm, as before, because of the magnitude. That is not a good thing for any nearby life, of course.
But, if it is an artificial emission, we should be very afraid. We should hope and pray to all our deities that the intelligence that can create such energy bursts is one that we never encounter. The level of energy we are discussing is what is released in a fraction of a second. In that fraction of time, more energy is expelled than our entire Sun will radiate in 10,000 years.
This would be in the grasp of a Type #3 civilization on the Kardashev scale of galactic intelligence. This is a civilization that can harness the power of galaxies of stars. Our puny human civilization does not even rank on this scale. We are less than zero. This civilization will have no more in common with us than we do to viruses. This disparity could conceivably even be greater than that.
I would bet that they have no idea we are here at all. Our bubble of radio waves we have emitted with all technology is infinitesimally small. Only a few thousand of systems have been a washed in our hyper-weak radio signals. That may sound bleak but it is not. It is a great thing. Because all conventional wisdom could point to a hyper-intelligence that would not distinguish us from background dirt.
Columns of fire underneath ice of Lake Baikal: Mystery solved
Columns of fire underneath ice of Lake Baikal: Mystery solved
Source: Pravda.Ru photo archive
Lake Baikal, the world's deepest freshwater lake, is known for its mysteries and legends. Many travelers and local residents can often eyewitness strange phenomena happening on the lake - mirage and fiery flashes. In ancient times, merchant convoys would disappear when traveling on the ice o the frozen lake in winter. Naturally, people would explain unusual phenomena with mysticism of the lake. The water reservoir itself would be referred to as "standing fire" or "bai gal" in the Buryat language, which explains the origin of the word 'Baikal.'
Nowadays, one may indeed witness columns of fire erupting through the ice of the frozen lake. However, the flames of fire on the surface of Lake Baikal in winter time have a rational, scientific explanation.
Journalists from the city of Irkutsk have recently filmed the legendary phenomenon on video. A local resident, a fisherman, showed how to make the ice on the lake burn. The man pierced the ice with an ice pick and bounced back. At first, one could hear the sound of a deflating car tire. The next moment, a flame of fire appeared on the surface of the ice. The flame was about one meter high. A minute later, the flame began to fade. Several minutes afterwards, there was only a small hole left on the ice of the natural burner.
Fishermen said that the flame could at times burn longer, depending on how much gas there was underneath the layer of ice. Dangerous places can be found easily: they look like white ice with bubbles in it.
Member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences, Johann Gmelin, was one of the first scientists, who explained the natural phenomenon. The scientist said in the early 19th century that Lake Baikal was rich with hydrocarbons. Years later, it was discovered that the lake was rich with oil, gas hydrates and bitumen. In summer time, combustible gases in the lake manifest themselves as pop-up bubbles. In winter time, they appear as bubbles in the layer of ice. Traveling on the ice of Lake Baikal can be dangerous because of those bubbles.
Gas is concentrated mainly in the deltas of the rivers that flow into the lake. In ancient times, merchants would often decide to brave the ice of Lake Baikal to make their routes shorter. Some of those convoys would mysteriously disappear under the ice, because the ice was unexpectedly too thin in certain places, Irkutsk-based publication Kopeika wrote.
In 1950 vroeg natuurkundige Enrico Fermi zich af waarom we, gezien de ouderdom van het universum, we toch nergens sporen zien van buiten aardse beschavingen. Gezien de ouderdom van het universum hadden deze ons al lang kunnen bereiken. Zelfs met meer of minder conventionele middelen. We hadden al lang de sporen daarvan moeten zien in de vorm van sondes, vaartuigen en radio signalen. En dat is een logische gevolg trekking. Maar hebben we wel goed gekeken?
Ouderdom van ons zonnestelsel
De gangbare gedachte onder astronomen is dat ons universum zo’n 13 miljard jaren oud is, en dat is een enorme lange periode. Afgezet tegen deze enorme lange periode is de leeftijd van ons zonnestelsel, zo’n 4.5 miljard jaren, nog redelijk jong. De plek van ons als mens daarin stelt op die schaal al helemaal niks voor. Om het een beetje te visualiseren, op een schaal van tien meter die de tijd voortelt dat onze aarde bestaat, is de aanwezigheid van de mens nog niet een tiende van de dikte van een haar. Uiteraard is dit bij benadering, maar het beeld is duidelijk: we komen net kijken.
Dit houdt wel in dat wanneer er andere technische beschavingen bestaan, deze onnoembaar ouder en geavanceerder kunnen zijn dan wij als mensheid. Of ze ook werkelijk bestaan en op ons voorliggen is uiteraard vraag twee, en ook daarover is het antwoord nog steeds open.
Buitenaards leven
De opvattingen over het bestaan van en waar buitenaards leven zich mogelijk kan bevinden is de laatste 15 jaren radicaal veranderd. Het klinkt wat ongelooflijk, maar veel stellingen die men zo’n 15 jaar alleen kon vinden op diverse websites die, onder andere, het ufo fenomeen rationeel probeerden te verklaren, zijn tegenwoordig toch gemeengoed geworden. Enkele voorbeelden daarvan zijn dat het universum wel moet wemelen van planeten, en buitenaards leven lang niet zo zeldzaam, of zelfs niet bestaand, als werd aangenomen.
Uiteraard kon een en ander niet worden bewezen, maar berustten dergelijke stellingen meer op redenatie. En dat is geen echte wetenschap.
Wat toen nog science fiction leek, is nu dan toch echte wetenschap geworden. En astronomen zijn dan ook driftig op zoek naar waar we dat buitenaards leven dan mogelijk ook kunnen vinden. Tot op heden zonder succes. De technieken om het te vinden zijn, in tegenstelling wat menigeen denkt, nog steeds erg beperkt.
Top op heden kunnen zelfs de exoplaneten die worden ontdekt niet rechtstreeks worden bekeken.
Toch staat vast dat de kans op leven in ons universum, en dan met name in ons sterrenstelsel, zeker niet 0 kan zijn. Onze eigen aarde is daar het bewijs voor. En om bij onze aarde en zonnestelsel te blijven: Onze plek in het het sterrenstelsel is niet uniek. Onze zon blijkt een doorsnee ster te zijn zoals er miljarden en miljarden meer zijn. Planeten blijken ook niet bepaald schaars, en de eerste planeten waar leven mogelijk zou kunnen zijn, zijn ook al gevonden.
Alleen… Nog steeds geen spoor van buitenaards leven.
De zoektocht naar buitenaards leven
Een van de eersten die een serieuze poging deed te zoeken naar sporen van buitenaards leven, was het Seti project. Seti speurt het sterrenstelsel af naar buitenaardse radio signalen. Het idee hiervoor werd origineel geopperd door wijlen astronoom Carl Sagan in de jaren 70 van de vorige eeuw. Pas in 2000 was de Nasa zover om ook daadwerkelijk te starten met het project.
Tegenwoordig staat Seti los van de Nasa en is een zelfstandige instelling.
Logo van het Seti institute
De manier van werken van Seti is beperkt. Met radio telescopen en antennes van het Deep Space Network, worden signalen tussen de 1 en 10 Ghz, tussen 1 en 3 voor de telescopen, opgevangen, opgeslagen en later geanalyseerd. Er werd voor deze frequenties gekozen omdat deze het makkelijkste te onderscheiden van de altijd aanwezige achtergrond straling is en deze frequenties het makkelijkste doordringen door interstellaire gaswolken.
Over de kansen om op deze manier ook daadwerkelijk iets te vinden, lopen de kansen uiteen. Nemen we een voorbeeld aan onze aarde, dan zien we dat onze communicatie de laatste decennia is verschoven van analoge signalen naar digitaal. Digitale signalen zijn minder goed te onderscheiden van de normale achtergrond ruis die het universum van nature al uitstraalt.
Daarnaast is het ook maar de vraag of leven op andere planeten zich op de zelfde wijze hebben ontwikkelt en ook radio signalen gebruikt (heeft). Of, en een niet te verwaarlozen kans, zijn dergelijk signalen al lang geleden gekomen, en ook weer gegaan. Daarnaast moeten we uiteraard ook net in de goede richting luisteren en het geluk hebben dat we ook op de juiste frequentie luisteren.
Kortom, een hoop zaken waar het mis kan gaan. Toch hoeft het maar een keer raak te zijn. Er hoeft maar één keer een signaal te worden opgevangen wat ook bevestigd kan worden, en de wereld heeft de zekerheid dat “we” niet alleen zijn. Iets wat op zich al een grote impact kan hebben op hoe we als mens over het algemeen onze plek in het universum zien.
Verder zijn astronomen ook hard op zoek naar exoplaneten. Dit is echter niet het zelfde als zoeken naar buitenaards leven. Het is nog steeds ontzettend moeilijk dergelijk planeten te vinden, en de enige manier om van dergelijke planeten ook maar iets over een eventuele atmosfeer of samenstelling te weten te komen is wanneer deze planeet voor de ster langs komt waar ze om heen draait. Door middels spectraal analyse het licht te analyseren dat wordt weerkaatst door de betreffende planeet kan men dan iets meer details te weten komen.
Kepler, de planeten “jager” van de Nasa
Kortom, we zijn nog steeds niet in staat met de spreekwoordelijke stofkam ons sterrenstelsel uit te kammen op zoek naar buitenaards leven.
Aangenomen wordt dat het er is, maar de echte middelen om te zoeken ontbreken voorlopig nog.
Grote kans dat we de sporen zo over het hoofd zien, tenzij we er letterlijk over struikelen.
Dichter bij huis dan?
Fermi zei het al, als ze er zijn, waarom zien we geen sondes, voertuigen en radiosignalen. Het ging de geschiedenis in als de zogenaamde Fermi Paradox. Je zou dan ook verwachten dat we dan toch in ieder geval wel hebben gekeken of er ook dergelijke sporen te vinden zijn. Dat is echter nooit gebeurd. Sterker nog, de algemene tendens is dat het idee van sporen van buitenaardse beschavingen in onze eigen omgeving zo onmogelijk wordt geacht, dat dergelijke sporen al bij voorbaat worden afgedaan als onzinnig.
Enrico Fermi
Fermi stelde dat indien buitenaards leven bestond, het in middels tijd genoeg gehad zou hebben om ons hele sterrenstelsel te bevolken. Waarom zien we de sporen dan niet? Een stelling, of paradox, die ook onder astronomen wel is aanvaard. Maar wetenschap werkt niet altijd even logisch, en ondanks dat men wel aanneemt dat buitenaards leven moet bestaan, is het idee dat het inderdaad tot hier gekomen is toch net een stapje te ver.
De grote drempel? De enorme afstanden die overbrugd moeten worden om tot hier te komen worden geacht als niet te overbruggen te zijn. Toch stelde Fermi ook dat zelfs met meer of minder conventionele middelen ons zonnestelsel al ver in het verleden bereikt had kunnen zijn.
Een paradox op zich! Astronomen en wetenschappers nemen de Fermi paradox wel serieus, maar niet de consequenties die daaruit dan ook volgen. Ons zonnestelsel zou al lang geleden bereikt kunnen zijn.
Maar waarom wordt het idee dat er sporen aanwezig kunnen zijn van buitenaardse beschavingen dan bij voorbaat ook uitgesloten?
Zoals hierboven al genoemd: De enorme afstanden tussen de sterren is de grote boosdoener. Het zou zelfs met lichtsnelheid nog niet praktisch zijn om te reizen tussen de sterren. En aangezien niks sneller kan zijn dan de snelheid van het licht, lijkt het niet erg aannemelijk dat dergelijke sporen in ons zonnestelsel zijn te vinden.
Bij missies naar Mars, de maan en de rest van ons zonnestelsel wordt er dan ook geen rekening mee gehouden dat dergelijke sporen aanwezig kunnen zijn, en wordt dit bij eventuele ontdekkingen dan ook niet als mogelijke oorzaak gezien. Dit terwijl er in enkele gevallen toch wel enige reden lijkt te zijn om in enkele gevallen toch wel net even verder te kijken. Verder op meer hierover.
Toch lijkt het niet erg zinvol om speciaal te zoeken naar dergelijke sporen. Waarschijnlijk zal de tijd en geld die dergelijke projecten onvermijdelijk gaan kosten, niet in verhouding met de te verwachtte successen.
Twijfel
Ondanks dat sporen van buitenaards leven in het zonnestelsel niet erg waarschijnlijk lijken, kan ook niet zonder meer worden gesteld dat dergelijke sporen er ook niet zijn. De maan en Mars lijken dan ook de aangewezen kandidaten om eens nader onder de loep te nemen. Niet alleen zijn beiden het “makkelijkst” te bereiken en te onderzoeken, er hoeft wat dat betreft ook weinig tot niets verder in geïnvesteerd te worden.
Wat de maan betreft zijn er al duizenden opnamen van het oppervlakte gemaakt. Hetzelfde geldt voor Mars, waar nog bij komt dat er daar op dit moment ook actief onderzoek wordt gedaan, en er nog meer onderzoek op stapel staat.
Voor beide hemellichamen geldt dat er zaken zijn die toch wel iets meer aandacht verdienen, maar waar toch wel erg snel van wordt aangenomen dat deze een natuurlijke oorzaak hebben. En daarmee begeven we ons al snel op glad ijs.
Gekkigheid
Met glad ijs wordt bedoeld dat het menselijk oog zich wel erg snel voor de gek laat houden. Wie kent niet de opnamen van het maan oppervlakte bezaait met kraters. We herkennen ze direct, de kraters. Vreemd genoeg, als we dergelijke foto’s op de kop zetten, zien we geen kraters meer, maar zijn de kraters magisch veranderd in bulten. Ook zijn we meesters in het zien van dingen die er niet zijn. Menselijke hersenen zijn kampioen in het herkennen van vormen. Ook als deze er niet zijn. Wie heeft nog nooit een vorm herkend in wolken?
Hoe we ons jaren voor de gek hebben laten houden wat Mars betreft blijkt wel uit het beruchte gezicht op Mars. Op 25 Juli 1976 maakte de Viking missie een opname van de Cydonia vlakte op Mars. Wat het liet zien was toch iets wonderlijks. Een heus gezicht met alle details er op en er aan.
Het gezicht op Mars door de jaren heen
Hoewel vele experts al waarschuwden dat het gezichtsbedrog was, wilden velen, inclusief ondergetekende, dat toch niet zonder meer zomaar aannemen. Het leek toch wel erg goed op een gezicht. Het verdiende in ieder geval toch een keer een grondiger blik.
En zo geschiedde.. In april 1998 maakte de Mars Global Surveyor nieuwe opnamen, en bleef er van de “face” niet zoveel meer over. Toch waren er nog steeds trekken van een gezicht in te herkennen, en menigeen was nog steeds niet overtuigt. Toen in 2001 het Europese Mars Express nogmaals een foto maakte, was de droom toch echt over. Van de “face” bleef niks anders over dan een tafelberg die door een grillig oppervlakte en lichtval de illusie van een gezicht gaf.
Foto’s van de maan, en later dus ook Mars, waren al jaren het onderwerp van discussie. Foto’s werden tot op de pixel uitgeplozen op zoek naar zaken die er niet op thuis zouden horen. En uiteraard werd dat ook gevonden. Van ruïnes, naar gebouwen tot hele steden. Op de maan en Mars was van alles loos. Volgens de ontdekkers van dergelijke gekkigheid dan. Aan deze “verzamel woede” van dergelijke zaken is tot op de dag van vandaag ook geen einde gekomen. De meest vreemde zaken zijn de revue al gepasseerd onderhand, en er zal ongetwijfeld nog veel meer volgen. Het meeste kan zo afgedaan worden als onzinnig. Het meeste.. Maar toch niet alles..
De zin van de onzin scheiden.
Uiteraard gaan we niet mee in alle “ontdekkingen” waarbij, met name, de Nasa er steevast van
Opportunity Mars rover is begonnen aan zijn 14e jaar op Mars!
langs krijgt en keer op keer wordt beschuldigt van een coverup. De realiteit is teleurstellend simpel. Er is simpelweg geen belangstelling voor al die dingen waar toevallig een vorm in valt te onderscheiden. Een nader onderzoek naar dergelijke gevallen kost te veel tijd en zal daarnaast ook nogal wat vergen van de Mars rovers. Het mag toch al uitzonderlijk genoemd worden dat deze nog steeds werken. Marsrover Opportunity werd naar Mars gestuurd voor een drie maanden durende missie, en is nu al begonnen aan zijn 14e(!) jaar op Mars.
Elke anomalie onderzoeken zet dus ook geen zoden aan de dijk. Toch is er heel soms toch wel eens een voorval die er uit springt, en dan wel de moeite van een tweede blik waard lijkt. Wanneer het voor de verandering eens geen vage pixels of vormen zijn, dan zou men denken dat in een dergelijk geval ook de Nasa nieuwsgierig genoeg is om poolshoogte te nemen. Al was het maar om zekerheid te hebben niks over het hoofd te zien.
Het verschil tussen vage pixels en vormen en werkelijke anomalieën is wellicht niet altijd even goed duidelijk, maar in sommige gevallen springen ze er wel uit. Toch wordt ook in dergelijke gevallen geen uitzondering gemaakt. In dergelijke gevallen komt er meestal dan wel een mogelijke verklaring voor iets uitzonderlijks, maar houdt men zich verder aan de planning. En juist dat lijkt een gemiste kans.
Wat nader te bekijken?
Wat dan wel nader te bekijken is een lastige vraag. Echter, als men Fermi’s paradox wel serieus wil nemen, zal er toch wel iets nader bekeken moeten worden om de paradox te bevestigen of juist te ontkrachten. Simpelweg zeggen dat er geen sporen van een buitenaardse beschaving zijn te bespeuren verliest wel de waarde wanneer er ook niet een enkele poging is ondernomen om ook daadwerkelijk te kijken.
Maar waar moet je dan zoeken?
Begin April 2014 maakte de Curiosity marsrover twee opnamen waarop een felle lichtbundel te zien was. En dat riep een paar vragen op.
Licht op Mars.Reflectie,kosmische straling, zonlicht op de lens, of iets anders?
De bewuste opnamen werden op twee opvolgende dagen gemaakt en op beiden was een lichtbundel te zien. De locatie van het licht was op de foto’s verschillend, maar wel beiden op de rand van een krater.
De bewuste foto’s werden gemaakt met een van de stereoscopische camera’s, de rechter in dit geval. De linker camera, die een seconde later ook een foto maakte, wist het licht echter niet vast te leggen.
Was het licht maar even zichtbaar, of was er wat anders aan de hand?
De Nasa opperde drie mogelijke oorzaken, waarmee het eigenlijk ook toegaf er ook geen definitief antwoord voor te hebben. Het kon, aldus Nasa, zijn dat het de reflectie was van een of andere rots, zonlicht dat door de behuizing van de camera scheen, of straling die invloed op de lens had.
Alle drie de verklaringen klinken logisch en waarschijnlijk zal een van deze verklaringen ook wel de juiste zijn. Maar.. Reflectie op een planeet waarvan het oppervlakte bestaat uit kurkdroog zand, stof en rots? In dat geval zou je verwachten dat de nieuwsgierigheid dan toch groot genoeg zou zijn wat er dan eventueel zou kunnen reflecteren. Kosmische straling die op twee verschillende momenten exact het zelfde effect geeft lijkt wat minder voor de hand te liggen. Uiteraard kan zonlicht wat door de behuizing sijpelt wel voor een effect zorgen. Maar waarom is dan op beide foto’s het lichtschijnsel exact op de krater rand te zien?
Kortom, drie mogelijke verklaringen waar je uit mag kiezen, maar geen zekerheid. De krater rand werd dus niet nader bekeken, en daarmee ging ook de, al was het maar een kleine, kans voorbij iets uitzonderlijks aan te treffen.
Uiteraard is niet alles wat glimt van buitenaardse origine, maar hoe groot is de kans dat op een planeet als Mars überhaupt iets glimt, en wil je dan niet weten wat glimt? Zeker als je enkel maar mogelijke verklaringen hebt en geen zekerheid.
Daarnaast kennen veel mensen de foto’s gemaakt door de diverse Marsrovers en satellieten rond Mars wel. Duizenden en duizenden foto’s onderhand. Allemaal stuk voor stuk uitgeplozen door mensen die schijnbaar niks anders te doen hebben dan zaken als Bigfoot, stoplichten en zelfs een kikker te vinden, om vervolgens de Nasa te beschuldigen van een coverup.
Schijnbaar ontgaat dergelijke mensen dat wanneer de Nasa iets wil verbergen, het niet zo slim is om dan ook dergelijke foto’s wel openbaar te maken.
Zoals eerder gezegd, het menselijk brein is meester in het zien van dingen die er niet zijn, of het herkennen van vormen. Wat er niet is, vult het brein perfect aan voor u!
Maar ondanks dat duikt zo nu en dan iets op wat met de beste wil ter wereld niet anders geïnterpreteerd kan worden dan wat je er ook in herkent. Onderstaande foto zou, als het een lucht-opname boven onze oude vertrouwde aarde was geweest, ongetwijfeld de aandacht van hordes archeologen hebben getrokken. De opname is echter gemaakt boven Mars in 2014 door de Global Mars Surveyor.
Dit heeft toch erg veel weg van een ruïne. De moeite van een nadere blik waard?
Bovenstaande foto lijkt toch moeilijk iets anders te laten zien dan dat er toch echt iets onder het zand begraven ligt. Al is dit nog steeds geen bewijs voor wat dan ook, maar dergelijke duidelijke “afwijkingen” zouden toch wel meer aandacht verdienen dan er nu aan wordt besteed.
Met een beetje zoekwerk zijn er wel meer officiële vrij gegeven foto’s te vinden waarbij iets meer aandacht wel gerechtvaardigd lijkt.
De Maan
Ook onze maan spreekt nogal eens tot de verbeelding. Een stuk dichterbij dan Mars en voor iedereen met een beetje telescoop ook een stuk beter te bekijken. En ook hier legio fotomateriaal voor de doorgewinterde complotter. Niet verrassend wordt ook hier de Nasa verweten van alles onder de dek-mantel te houden.
Toch is ook hier wel een en ander wat de aandacht trekt. Niet alleen op het oppervlakte, maar ook voormalig astronauten hebben in het verleden diverse uitspraken gedaan over uitzonderlijke zaken en voorvallen op en rond de maan.
Onderstaande docu geeft wel een aardig overzicht van wat er allemaal te vinden is op de maan. Uiteraard ook hier weer “deskundigen” met diverse conclusies die u over het algemeen ook direct weer kunt vergeten, maar het beeld is duidelijk: Ook op de maan zijn enkele locaties te vinden die inderdaad best wel eens wat nader bekeken mogen worden.
Astronauten
Ook astronauten hebben, volgens eigen zeggen, op en rond de maan enkele opvallende gebeurtenissen meegemaakt.
Drie astronauten die in hun eigen woorden vertellen wat ze gezien hebben. Het is maar een gedeelte van nog meer welke hier iets over te zeggen hebben.
Zijn deze mensen nou helemaal gek geworden, of moeten we ze toch serieus nemen?
Met een beetje graaf werk valt er nog veel meer aan voorvallen te vinden die al plaatsvonden van af de Gemini missies, de Apollo missies tot en met de Space Shuttle missies. Voor een groot deel kon naderhand een plausibele verklaring worden gevonden, maar voor veel toch ook niet.
Nu betekend onverklaard natuurlijk nog steeds niet buitenaards. Het betekend echter wel dat we veel niet weten.
Tegenstrijdige wetenschap.
De Fermi Paradox, maar ook iets als de Drake Equation (https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vergelijking_van_Drake) worden in de wetenschap, of astronomie zo u wil, serieus genomen. De consequenties echter niet. Wie aan de hand van de Fermi Paradox wil aantonen dat we “ET” ons zonnestelsel nooit heeft bereikt, zal dan ook op de koop moeten toenemen dat een buitenaardse beschaving, op welke manier dan ook, ons wel heeft kunnen bereiken. Dat is ook wat Fermi stelde: Ons zonnestelsel had al met meer of minder conventionele middelen bereikt kunnen zijn. De meeste astronomen eten echter van twee walletjes wat dat betreft door ook te stellen dat de afstanden tussen de sterren te groot zijn om ooit ons zonnestelsel te bereiken. Op een dergelijke wijze kan er echter nooit een eerlijke dialoog zijn. Je kunt niet beide hebben.
Uiteraard blijft het wel een geldig argument. De afstanden zijn enorm. Zo enorm dat zelfs reizen met lichtsnelheid niet praktisch is. Toch blijken veel astronomen en wetenschappers te twijfelen wanneer er ontwikkelingen plaatsvinden waarbij men actief de aandacht wil trekken van eventuele buitenaardse beschavingen.
Begin 2015 had Seti het plan opgevat om een complete soort van encyclopedie van de mensheid de ruimte in te slingeren richting plekken waarvan werd geacht dat deze de grootste kans maakten om buitenaards leven te bevatten. Opmerkelijk genoeg kwam hier nogal wat bezwaar op uit de academische wereld. Vreemd genoeg was er de vrees dat een dergelijke boodschap ook wel eens bij een niet zo welgevallige beschaving terecht kwam, en het dan wellicht niet handig was deze op de aarde opmerkzaam te maken. Onder andere Stephen Hawking was een van hen.
Sommigen zagen hun eigen toekomst, en/of die van hun kinderen in gevaar komen.
Voyager 1 heeft ons zonnestelsel inmiddels verlaten
En tot slot, in 1977 werden beide Voyager sondes uitgerust met een beeld-plaat waarop informatie was gezet over onze planeet en de mens. Onder andere wijlen Carl Sagan was betrokken bij het samenstellen er van. De hoop is dat ergens in de verre toekomst deze informatie terecht komt bij een buitenaardse beschaving. De makers verwachten dat de informatie in ieder geval een miljard(!) jaren leesbaar blijft.
Resumerend is de conclusie dan eigenlijk toch dat ook de wetenschap er toch niet zo zeker op is dat een buitenaardse beschaving ons zonnestelsel heeft weten te bereiken. Als men de kans dat een, of beide, Voyager sondes ooit een buitenaardse beschaving weet te bereiken zo groot acht dat beiden een beeld-plaat met informatie meekreeg, dan valt het niet te verdedigen dat de kans dat iets dergelijks andersom ook kan gebeuren, of al is gebeurd, niet bestaat.
Het zelfde geldt voor het zenden van berichten naar plekken waar men eventuele buitenaardse beschavingen denkt te kunnen aantreffen. Geen enkele wetenschapper zou daar bezwaar tegen hebben wanneer zij de kans dat een dergelijke beschaving tot hier zou kunnen komen, niet aanwezig was. Toch was er nogal wat bezwaar en juist om die reden. De vrees dat “ET” op een dag voor onze neus zou staan.
Concluderend
In de 13 delige serie Cosmos, van wijlen astronoom Carl Sagan zei Sagan over het zoeken naar sporen van intelligent leven..
The first indication of intelligent life on Earth lies in the geometric regularity of its constructions
De in 1996 overleden astronoom Carl Sagan
Vrij vertaald, de eerste sporen van intelligent leven ligt in de geometrische regelmaat van zijn constructies. En wellicht is dat ook wat we hier en daar toch zien. Het allergrootste gedeelte van de vormen die we menen te herkennen in foto’s van Mars en de maan kan toegeschreven worden aan gezichtsbedrog, de herkenningswoede van ons brein wat overal vormen in wil zien. Toch slaat hier en daar wel de twijfel toe. Enkele vormen lijken maar moeilijk anders te verklaren dan wat er ook is te zien.
Hoe onvoorstelbaar het ook lijkt om iets als een “bouwwerk” aan te treffen op de maan of op Mars, simpelweg negeren omdat aangenomen wordt dat het onmogelijk is, lijkt niet erg slim. Zeker niet als je er niet eens actief naar hoeft te zoeken en er zo over struikelt.
Als slot: De kans dat er echt iets als buitenaardse bouwwerken worden aangetroffen blijft natuurlijk uitermate klein. Maar we leven nu in een wereld waarin exoplaneten steeds meer en steeds makkelijker gevonden worden. Bij elke nieuwe vondst is de eerste vraag of er ook leven op kan bestaan. Gelijk daarop gevolgd met de vraag zullen we er ooit ook zelf kunnen komen.
We zenden zelf sondes naar alle hoeken van ons zonnestelsel, en zelfs verder sinds de Voyager 1 in 2013 het zonnestelsel heeft verlaten.
De mens heeft daarmee, hoe pril ook, de eerste stap gezet op weg naar interstellair reizen. Ooit zal Voyager bij een andere ster aankomen, en wellicht daar eventuele bewoners verbazen. De kans dat iets dergelijks andersom gebeurt mag dan miniem zijn, er is een kans.
We kijken in alle richtingen naar sporen van buitenaards leven, maar vergeten in onze eigen achtertuin te kijken.
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Alien Invasion: Just how long would we last?
Alien Invasion: Just how long would we last?
In movies humans fight off alien occupation forces, explode alien ships, and mind-control aliens with the power of love. How on earth can we think that would happen? There are many Hollywood attempts to describe humanities exploits against various alien species as they wage war in a quest for world dominance. Fortunately very few are actually close to how an invasion may actually occur let alone be thwarted. Most couldn’t be further from the truth…
In Falling Skies, Noah Wyle is all set to fight off an alien invasion with the power of being a gosh darn nuisance. It’s actually one of the more realistic takes on a way to stop occupation. What’s unrealistic is the idea that occupation would occur in the first place. They’d just destroy us, and although it wouldn’t be a fun ride, it would make for an interesting few hours of television. Instead, we have to watch good, old-fashioned earthling spunkiness take care of a vastly superior force.
One of the primary ways we stop an alien invasion in movies and television is by finding the alien’s one big weakness. There’s some hinting at that in Falling Skies. “These things can be hit,” a gruff man with a gun says, “And they can be hit hard.” They have a vulnerability. In Skyline — spoiler alert — it was true love. The problem with every such One Big Weakness is the audience starts picking apart why the key was that one weakness and no other.
In Signs it was water, but did it have to be fresh water? Wasn’t it raining anywhere? Snow? And what about the water in the human body? Even though most of the body’s water is suspended in cells, there’s a lot of moisture left over. What happens if the aliens look exactly like us? That’s got enough in that one sentence to be a whole different article on its own…
Sure, we’re all happy to suspend our disbelief – with a crane if we have to – because laser fights and big alien ships are cool and we like to watch them. But any alien force so advanced that it can cross vast reaches of outer space would make short work of us. Remember, we’re not just talking about technological advancement here. Space travel comes with a whole host of chemical, physical and biological challenges that have to be met.
How does this alien race combat bone loss, exposure to cosmic rays, cramped quarters on a ship, and perfectly recycling its waste while on board a spacecraft? If its technology allows it to shorten the voyage, how does it keep all outside contaminants out, and can it use that technology against us? If it’s tech forces it to take long voyages across space, how does it keep its immune system — and those of its offspring — going strong, and could it use that against us? In War of the worlds it took a flu infection to stop a pretty effective invasion, dead in it’s tracks. What’s more disturbing is the fact that there’s more viruses and bacteria on Earth than humans. In fact it could be said that Earth is a microorganism planet first, and a human planet second. Then again, an alien invasion film might simply be a film in which every human on the planet dies within 24 hours, and just as the last person’s eyes are closing in death – they see an alien ship land and an alien creature step out of it to plant a flag in the dirt. We may all be dead before we even know they’re here.
When it comes to actual technology, we don’t even have to consider. Independence Day is and shall remain an object of ridicule for saying that alien ships can be given a virus via a laptop, and that alien ships which can survive a nuclear attack can’t put a shield on the one area of their ships vulnerable to a crop-duster. Any way you slice it, they have interstellar travel and we have iPads. There’s not even a contest.
The biggest problem with most alien films is the assumption that they’d want anything that might keep us alive for even a second. There’s a possibility they’d want slaves, pack animals or meat, but what are the chances we’d be any good to them at all? Life is a light dust of carbon between an nitrogen-oxygen vapor and an iron core. Our biosphere would probably be a nuisance to them. It’s hard to match complex biology. It’s easy and profitable to harvest elements, though, and if they came across space, that very well might be what they were looking for. Perhaps the best, most realistic, movie that could be made about alien contact is the two hellish hours a small band of survivors of the initial strike would last as they saw the planet ripped apart and broken down under them.
The point is, if they don’t want us alive, we won’t be. We can fight and we can hack and we can find weaknesses and we can band together. We can do whatever we’d like. We’d still all be killed.
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If an alien invasion were to take place it would probably be over before we knew it was even happening. The proverbial aliens landing on the white house lawns will probably never happen. My luck after stating that it probably will now but I’m sure any alien race landing there now may not get on with its current resident… Then again… Clint DEFCON 1 Morris
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Top Secret Nazi maps and documents confirm the existence of Agartha — a subterranean civilization inside our planet
Top Secret Nazi maps and documents confirm the existence of Agartha — a subterranean civilization inside our planet
One of the most interesting questions that many people have pondered over the centuries is whether our planet is at least partially hollow and inhabited. Many of us have read the legendary stories about the Nazis who explored the polar regions of our planet and even created secret bases in Neuschwabenland, Antarctica.
Many researchers have also published material about Operation Highjump and Admiral Byrd’s journeys where extremely advanced airships (disc shaped UFOs) were seen flying around and even engaging him militarily. Not long ago, a Top Secret map belonging to the Third Reich was recovered in which there are several secret passages depicted which were used by German U-Boats to access mysterious underground regions, as well as a complete map of both hemispheres and the mysterious kingdom of Agartha.
The possibility that the earth is hollow, and that it can be accessed through the North and/or South poles, and that ancient secret breakaway civilizations flourish within it, has spurred the imagination of people through centuries. These declassified maps have added fuel to the existing speculation.
It might just turn out to be true after all, that somehow, and somewhere, there is an access which leads to a completely different world, one that has been kept in secrecy for years by our world leaders and post WWII governments.
We have also come across a letter, supposedly written by Karl Unger, who was aboard the German U-Boat 209, commanded by Heinrich Brodda, in which he states that the crew had reached the interior of the Earth and that they did not consider coming back.
The official Nazi instructions to reach Agartha:
And here is the translation in English:
The stories above are backed up by maps made by famous cartographer and artist Heinrich C. Berann for the National Geographic Society in 1966. In this map, the Antarctic continent can be observed without its thick layer of ice.
But the most intriguing detail are the presence of underwater passages spanning across the entire continent and seem to converge at the exact location which is identified as the opening towards the Hollow Earth or Inner Earth. Here are the official Nazi maps of the inner world:
Hitler was obsessed with mysticism and the inexplicable, he was very interested in UFO’s and ancient history, and many of his followers knew that and supported him. The possibility that the earth is at least partially hollow, and that it can be accessed through the North and South poles, and that secret civilizations flourish within it, has gained popularity in recent years. It might just turn out to be true after all, that somehow, and somewhere, there is an access which leads to a completely different world, one that has been kept in secrecy for reasons that are just now coming to light.
Edward Snowden Reveals Intricate Details about Earth’s Innermost Inhabitants
Edward Snowden Reveals Intricate Details about Earth’s Innermost Inhabitants
Among the groundbreaking disclosures forwarded by Edward Snowden to humanity, one speaks of the possibility of the inner earth being populated by an advanced civilization that had been monitoring us ever since the beginning.
By some he’s considered a traitor, but some think of him as a hero. Edward Snowden had the courage to reveal secrets that the world deserved to know, and among the relevant facts made public, few are told regarding UFOs and extraterrestrial beings.
According to some documents copied from the CIA, the U.S. government has long known about the existence of highly intelligent species, more advanced than humanity. While we were busy gazing the starts for an otherworldly race of humanoids with their disc-shaped UFOs, they were in fact under our very noses, probably for millions of years, and far ahead of us in technological development.
Taking a closer look at Earth’s geology and we’ll see its rigid crust, a rather thin layer of rock that divides the continents and the ocean floor. The crust sits on tectonic plates that shift slowly in time in the lithosphere. At the bottom of the tectonic plates, around 80 to 100 kilometers below the surface, the asthenosphere begins.
Earth’s inner flow occurs in the asthenosphere, and the convection phenomenon at this level is believed to assist the perpetual motion of tectonic plates, but the exact method and visual aspect of the frontier between the lithosphere and asthenosphere is not yet clear. The CIA stocks data tracking systems and deep-sea sonar imagery, but the high-level confidentiality status prohibits the scientists’ access in the absence of specific security clearance.
This type of intelligent Homo Sapiens may have evolved differently, considering the much more stable climate inside the planet. The general consensus is that we’re just ants from their point of view, and there is a small chance that they’ll intervene in our world’s affairs, of those from the surface who struggle with their not so beneficent existence.
“So if you have an an alien civilization trying to listen for other civilizations, or our civilization trying to listen for aliens, there’s only one small period in the development of their society when all of their communication will be sent via the most primitive and most unprotected means.
So when we think about everything that we’re hearing through our satellites or everything that they’re hearing from our civilization (if there are indeed aliens out there), all of their communications are encrypted by default.
“So what we are hearing, that’s actually an alien television show, or you know, a phone call… is indistinguishable to us from cosmic microwave background radiation.”
Having these uncertainties in reference to Earth’s inner structure and layer appearance leaves room for serious suspicions, since the Earth’s mantle could provide better living conditions than its surface. Jules Verne may have been onto something big that might prove to be as real as it can get, while we are taught to believe that everything related to fiction is rejected by the dull reality we live in.
But is this really the case? Is the material realm that we live in fully explored and understood by humanity’s scientific tools? Or is it rather a mirage from which we cannot escape unless we open our eyes and see beyond the illusions?
Despite the fact we had no problems with the occupants of the hallow earth so far, or recorded none that we would know of, the military are considering detonating a nuclear warhead that will seal the deep caves which connect the surface of the Earth with the settlers of the mantle, ultimately preventing the alleged passage from opening again. At least that’s what Snowden revelead in a recent interview.
The idea of our governments irrationally intervening into such important matters is not a foreign idea.NASA nuked the moon in 2009, destroying whatever alien outpost was located out there, and if you remember the Colares UFO incident where the military had gathered unquestionable proof of extraterrestrial existence but afterwards decided to evacuated the local population and set the dust on the entire report until recently. Even the US military officials warned about little green men and the threath they’ll pose in the near future.
With all these neglijent moves, the inner earth’s inhabitants might be up to something. With a wave of mysterious sounds that were heard all over the world, including the one from the Caribbeans that can be heard from outer space, there’s a good chance our intra-terrestrial neighbors are up to something.
If we’re going to assist to a clash between the earthly powers and the mythical dwellers of the far reaches of the Earth we’re yet to find out. Hopefully, this historic period of hasty transition will bring full disclosure for the human race. Everyone deserves to be aware and understand what’s going on.
Disney Research is about to reinvent the hug. In a new publication titled “A Hybrid Hydrostatic Transmission and Human-Safe Haptic Telepresence Robot,”a team of four authors announced the development of a robot that has joints and can mimic human movement, even manipulating objects with an impressive degree of finesse. It can either work autonomously or be remotely operated by someone who can see everything through the robot’s “eyes.”
The project took about two years to build, according to John Peter Whitney, an Assistant Professor at Northeastern’s University’s Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and one of the publication’s authors.
Whitney is currently working with a collaborator at Stanford University to explore the practical implications. One major usage could be needle biopsies, wherein a needle is inserted into a specific location to take a tissue sample. Normally, this necessitates a clinician putting a patient in an MRI machine, scanning, taking them out, inserting the needle, putting the patient back in to scan again, and so forth. This new technology could provide the clinician with the ability to insert the needle while they’re viewing the live imaging. They’d even be able to feel the needle going in. The robotic arms could also be used in “glove box”-type applications, handling radioactive or other hazardous materials.
“If you want to build robots that interact closely with humans, [it helps to] be able to make the arms very light. In the same way that a humans have proprioception,” Whitney says. “Humans muscles have senses that inform the brain where its arms are … this [robot] can directly feel the environment in the same way. So all the fine interactions between hand and environment are well-preserved, and that allows you to perform more delicate operations, or just move faster with an equivalent level of safety.”
Whitney says that today’s robots are programmed to go from A to B and/or to stop if something gets in the way. What this new tech from Disney Research looks to do is provide more sensitivity and nuisance to robotic motion, meaning machines won’t have to choose between either aborting mission or smashing something (or someone) into pieces.
Disney's robot, threading a needle.
We might not be too far removed from a future where apps supplement much of the work therapists do. Robots and high-tech, lifelike dolls are becoming increasingly popular companions, replacing humans for those who prefer their company a little less carbon-based. And don’t forget the brief trend of businesses/safe spaces marketing just cuddles or nap-buddies. So with all that in mind — could Disney’s new robot be commissioned to give out nice, warm hugs?
“Of course,” Whitney said. “Of course … either [autonomously] or with a direct human operator, it’s reasonable to consider both forms of operation.”
Aww.
Photos via YouTube / DisneyResearchHub, YouTube / DisneyResearchHub
A bat-like robot may soon be the superhero we’ve been waiting for.
Inspired, a team of engineers from the California Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois developed technology that mimics the bat for their “Bat Bot.” Their work was published Tuesday in the journal Science Robotics this week about the exciting new innovation in aerial technology. Bat Bot has skin-like silicone wings, carbon-fiber “bones,” and 3D-printed joints, which all give it the ability to glide through the air with precision.
The bat’s evolutionary complexities make it an awesome flying machine: With more than 40 joints and 200 bones in its tiny frame, the nocturnal mammal is both agile and wickedly fast, with some species achieving speeds of up to 60 miles per hour.
“When I see a bat flying upside down with such elegant wing movement, I get mesmerized,” Soon-Jo Chung, co-author of the research, told reporters this week in a teleconference. “It’s like the holy grail of aerial robotics.”
A GIF of Bat Bot shows its range of motion.
Previous prototypes of this intricate skeleton incorporated every aspect of the bat, which resulted in a bulky and dense structure that could hardly get off the ground, but Bat Bot uses only the most critical components of a bat’s biology for flight. The new structure, combined with very light materials, makes for a robot that weighs in at just 93 grams (a fifth of a pound).
“It’s impractical, or impossible, to include all 40 joints in the robot design,” said Chung. “Hence, we have systematically identified nine joint movements, five of which are actively controlled. Those active joints are mainly synchronized for flapping motions and independent left and right wing folding motions for controlling direction and up-and-down movements.”
As Chung explains, the wings move independently. The tail has two sides that move asymmetrically and it’s able to fill its wings with air to rise, and expel the air to descend, a process called “dynamic soaring.” It can perform sophisticated moves like diving, cutting at sharp angles, and twisting upside down. The researchers are even programming it to hang upside down like an actual bat.
The Bat Bot was inspired by the Egyptian Fruit Bat.
Autonomy
It’s also autonomous — sort of. It is programmed to “learn” to control and regulate its flying and to sense obstacles in its path. It’s been tedious for the researchers, as even the slightest error can send Bat Bot plunging.
It’s different from drone technology in that it doesn’t use propellers, making it safer for situations when it has to work near humans. The bot has a small motor, but it is more energy-efficient because it doesn’t rely as heavily on it and uses the wind to push itself in any direction. It will also fly in very tight spots, making it ideal for disaster relief and construction sites.
So, will “B2” — its nickname — ever be able to control its own direction while in-flight?
“That’s a different level of autonomy to think about in the future,” Chung tells Inverse.
Possible Uses for Bat Bot
“You can imagine a robotic, flapping-wing system operating in tight quarters shared with human first responders and in places where humans cannot go,” says Seth Hutchinson, a study’s co-author. “An aerial robot equipped with radiation detectors, 3D cameras, and temperature and humidity sensors could be used for situations like one created by the Fukushima disaster, where ground robots cannot work effectively and you don’t want humans to be involved.”
The robot will also be able to move between floors to find survivors, deliver medicine, and even assess buildings for faults in structural integrity.
Though, with all of this wonderful innovation comes a trade-off. The more complex the technology, the more challenging the repair.
“As you increase the complexity of the vehicle or robot, you also increase the complexity of a lot of problems you have to solve,” said Hutchinson. “You gain a lot of performance abilities but you pay by having to work harder as an engineer.”
Some of those problems have been the battery in the motor, which only lasts about six minutes (though its ability to harness the wind affords it more time) and the inherent instability of the bot, being that it is so flimsy.
The researchers still have a lot of kinks to work out before the Bat Bot’s technology can be used by commercial drones, but they expect it to be marketable within a couple of years. In the meantime, those noisy hovering drones will just have to do.
Bat Bot is only the latest story of researchers looking to the animal kingdom for inspiration. The Salto jumping robot — a lightweight robot that can jump several feet in the air — was revealed in December, also by researchers from University of California, Berkeley. They were inspired by the galago: a nocturnal African primate nicknamed the “bush baby.”
Boeing’s new Starliner spacesuits look simple, yet modern.
In fact, they look exactly like what someone ten years ago would have envisioned when making a science fiction film about 2017.
Love or hate the new spacesuits, they are built for one essential function:
“The most important part is that the suit will keep you alive,” astronaut Eric Boe said in a press release. “It is a lot lighter, more form-fitting and it’s simpler, which is always a good thing. Complicated systems have more ways they can break, so simple is better on something like this.”
Boeing
However, don’t let the sleek design of the Starliner spacesuits fool you, as they come equipped with many neat features such as:
“The spacesuit acts as the emergency backup to the spacecraft’s redundant life support systems,” Richard Watson, subsystem manager for spacesuits for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program said. “If everything goes perfectly on a mission, then you don’t need a spacesuit. It’s like having a fire extinguisher close by in the cockpit. You need it to be effective if it is needed.”
I for one am a fan of the new suits as they are less bulky than what we are used to seeing and offer much more mobility.
We’ll have to wait and see how the Starliner spacesuits fare when the suits face their first real test on the way to the International Space Station in 2018.
These Supermassive Black Holes Have Completely Stumped Scientists
These Supermassive Black Holes Have Completely Stumped Scientists
Black-hole-powered galaxies called blazars are the most common sources detected by NASA's Fermi. As matter falls toward the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center, some of it is accelerated outward at nearly the speed of light along jets pointed in opposite directions. When one of the jets happens to be aimed in the direction of Earth, as illustrated here, the galaxy appears especially bright and is classified as a blazar.
Credit: M. Weiss/CfA
IN BRIEF
NASA has found evidence of supermassive black holes in galaxies that formed when the universe was just 1.4 billion years old.
This discovery could completely change our understanding of how black holes came together when the universe was just in its infancy.
FROM OUT OF THE DARKNESS
In some ways, astronomy is a lot like time travel. Even with the best telescopes, what we see now has already happened, and in some cases, it happened billions of years ago. The radiation and other signals we pick up take so long to travel to us that the farther away the event was, the longer it takes for us to know about it. Such information can provide scientists with a window into the past, and sometimes, even give us a glimpse at the very foundations of our universe.
Recently, NASA used the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope to intercept intense gamma radiation from some far away, ancient galaxies. The galaxies formed roughly 12 billion years ago and could clue us in to how black holes formed during the universe’s (relative) infancy.
The rays come from super energetic space objects call blazars, which are compact quasars. These objects are found at the centers of active elliptical galaxies that are also home to supermassive black holes. As matter falls into these black holes, they shoot out energy, which moves nearly at the speed of light. Knowing this, we can tell from where and when the energy came.
A DEEPER LOOK
Astronomers are excited by the prospect of studying such old black holes. “Despite their youth, these far-flung blazars host some of the most massive black holes known,” said Roopesh Ojha of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in a press release. He continued, “That they developed so early in cosmic history challenges current ideas of how supermassive black holes form and grow, and we want to find more of these objects to help us better understand the process.”
Tools such as the Fermi Space Telescope are allowing scientists to reach deeper into space than ever before. Subsequently, that means that we are able to look deeper into the universe’s past. But as with many huge discoveries, the findings present more questions than immediate answers. “The main question now is how these huge black holes could have formed in such a young universe. We don’t know what mechanisms triggered their rapid development,” said another team member, Dario Gasparrini of the Italian Space Agency’s Science Data Centre.
Given what we know about black holes, how these supermassive objects, which pump out two trillion times the energy of our Sun, were able to form is a mystery. Answers to questions like this will help us understand how the universe looked throughout its development, and maybe even what’s in store for the future. For now, NASA will continue to look for more blazars to study, as their orientation causes them to appear clearly on our high-powered equipment. According to Marco Ajello from Clemson University in South Carolina, “We think Fermi has detected just the tip of the iceberg, the first examples of a galaxy population that previously has not been detected in gamma rays.”
An Expedition Is Heading to Antarctica to Uncover How Life Started on Our Planet
An Expedition Is Heading to Antarctica to Uncover How Life Started on Our Planet
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IN BRIEF
A team of researchers is developing advanced metal-detecting technology to be used in the first ever UK-led Antarctic meteorite expedition in 2020.
If successful, the expedition will help scientists decode the origins of the solar system and cement the UK as a leader in meteoritics and planetary science.
THE ORIGINS OF LIFE
A UK-led team from the University of Manchester is headed to Antartica in hopes of finding ‘lost’ meteorites that could provide clues to how life started on Earth. Meteorites give researchers an opportunity to study and understand how the solar system was formed. Iron meteorites, formed from the cores of planetesimals (small planets destroyed by planetary impact), could even give insight into how plants are created.
NASA
Because it is sheathed in snow and ice, the region provides a stark contrast for dark meteorites that end up on Earth. But to date, very few of these iron-based meteorites have been found. The team leading the expedition believes that more iron meteorites are somewhere just beneath the Antarctic surface –because of its composition, the ice melts faster around iron-rich rocks versus non-metallic meteorites, causing them to sink and get trapped under the ice.
This theory was enough to grant a team of researchers funding to develop some kind of advanced metal-detecting technology to be used in the first ever UK-led Antarctic meteorite expedition for 2020.
“[…] The continent constantly reveals so many secrets about our Earth such as our past climate from ice and sediment cores so it’s great to work with UK researchers to help them solve another puzzle about Earth’s, and our Solar System’s, formation,” said Professor David Vaughan, Director of Science at British Antarctic Survey, who will be working with the team.
CHALLENGES ABOUND
The expedition will cover three different sites across the continent. What makes it particularly difficult is the distance of each site from the nearest research stations—meaning the team will have to conduct work amid freezing temperatures, and gale-force winds on a difficult terrain.
The team however, is looking forward to the challenge. Proposals for such an expedition premised on this hypothesis has been in discussion as far back as 2012.
“We now have the opportunity to commence on a truly exciting scientific adventure. If successful, our expeditions will help scientists to decode the origins of the Solar System and cement the UK as a leader in meteoritics and planetary science,” said Dr. Geoffrey Evatt who heads the team of multidisciplinary researchers preparing for the trek.
A preliminary visit to Antarctica is scheduled for 2019 where the team can study the terrain for their 2020 main expedition. Prior to this, a smaller, test mission will be conducted on the Arctic island of Svalbard, hopefully by 2018.
The snow and ice at the most northern and southern parts of the world are melting an alarming rate owing to the ongoing effects of climate change. Most people are aware of the terrible damage that this could pose for life on planet Earth, but few people are aware of the incredible opportunities this ecological disaster is presenting for archaeologists. In the coldest regions of the world, the receding of ice and snow is exposing extraordinary archaeological findings, including two ancient pyramids which have been discovered in Alaska.
The pyramids were first discovered by a team of geologists who were on a hiking expedition across the glorious Alaskan landscape. They found that only the upper section of the pyramid had been exposed at that time. When they investigated the rock formation, they concluded almost instantly that it was not a natural construction. They noted that the rocks had been stacked carefully on top of one another in a similar manner to other ancient megaliths such as the famed pyramids built by the Ancient Egyptians.
Following this discovery, a scheduled Chinese underground nuclear test led to more revelations about the mysterious pyramids. Scientists collated a huge amount of seismic data about the area to assure that the underground nuclear test would be safe. This led to them confirming the existence of the two pyramids buried deep beneath the Alaskan snow. They also suggested that the pyramids were larger than the towering Great Pyramid of Giza.
This discovery of the pyramids has surprised some people, but their existence came as no surprise to anthropological researchers such as Linda Moulton Howe. The indigenous people of Alaska have long spoken about the existence of pyramids in the region which play a central role in some of their ancient mythology. They describe the pyramid as a Bermuda Triangle-esque area which is controlled by an evil spirit named Kushtaka who captures lost travelers who wander too close to the pyramids.
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An Alternative to the “Night of Lights” Might be a “Night of Remembering”
J. Burkes MD
Contactees report having recurrent dreams sometimes called the "night of lights" in which the nighttime sky is full of UFOs. It is a wish dream that I must admit that I've fancied too. In my opinion however this will not likely take place anytime in the conceivable future, as such an awesome event would trigger a terribly violent human response. I suggest something very different might happen if current trends continue.
Thirty-two years ago I met Dr John Mack in Moscow at a physicians’ peace conference. It was 1985, the year that our “International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War” won the Nobel Prize for educating government leaders and the public about the dangers of nuclear arms race. Later John Mack MD went on to write the important book “Abduction.” There he describes the strange way in which some contact experiencers called “abductees” suddenly recall having encounters with aliens that they believe happened decades before.
This kind of sudden "remembering" happening initially on a small scale is less threatening than a “night of lights” with our skies full of “craft.” This is especially so for those clandestine groups that I imagine believe it is their job to keep a lid on the flying saucer situation. Such elite factions operating in secrecy are often referred to as the “control groups.” They are likely quasi-governmental quasi-corporate entities in my opinion are likely responsible for the UFO cover-up.
THE MENTAL LINK
Psychological and parapsychological factors play important roles in the UFO contact drama unfolding all around us. Unfortunately many so-called "mainstream" UFOlogists fail to grasp that a consciousness connection is the key to understanding the human-UFO intelligence relationship. In my opinion theirs is an uninformed and unenlightened perspective on the flying saucer phenomenon. Mainstream ufology’s approach stands in marked contrast to the contactee network that I promote and like to call the “Contact Underground.” We view the mental aspects of the phenomenon to be central to deciphering the mystery of Unidentified Flying Objects.
SIGHTINGS ARE NOT RANDOM EVENTS
After years of study I now believe that there is no such thing as a random sighting. I am suggesting that every true sighting of a UFO with few exceptions occurs while there is a telepathic link between the witnesses and the intelligence responsible for the phenomenon. Thus sightings should be viewed as staged events in which individuals are specifically targeted to have an encounter.
If true then the implications of this proposition are staggering. Approximately ten percent of the world’s population admits to having a UFO sighing. On a planetary basis this translates into over 600 million people. If the consciousness connection is as widespread and robust as I suggest it is, then each of those hundreds of millions of individuals might at some time in the future start to remember in the way that Dr Mack’s patients did.
A COLD WAR WITH UFOs
A hidden aspect of the human UFO relationship has been a kind of secret cold war between flying saucers and terrestrial military forces. Given the extraordinary secrecy surrounding this issue it is understandable that the few reports we read about military encounters are probably the tip of the iceberg. In other words there have been many hostile engagements.
In my judgment there have been losses of personnel and material on both sides. This is a rather dispassionate way of stating that humans and what we call “ETs” are being killed.
Given this sorry state of affairs, “the night of lights” in which the sky is full of saucers would understandably be perceived as being an “invasion.” A less dangerous plan to help humanity understand that we are not alone in the universe might involve having increasing numbers of people gradually recalling additional encounters from their past.
For those of us who want a peaceful outcome to the UFO situation, this “remembering of prior contacts” scenario would probably be much safer for both any extraterrestrials flying around Earth and those that might be tempted to try to shoot them down.
About the author: Dr Burkes volunteered as a Working Group Coordinator for the CE-5 Initiative from 1992 till 1998. He has continued to study the flying saucer phenomenon working with MUFON and the Peruvian contact network now called Rahma. Joseph Burkes MD is co-author of the book “Paths to Contact” edited by Jeff Becker. Dr Burkes retired from the Southern California Pemanente Group after thirty years service in 2008. He is a board certified internal medicine physician and is licensed to practice in California.
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Energy of cosmos began to operation across the Earth.
Energy of cosmos began to operation across the Earth.
Energy to the approaching cosmic cloud.
It is well documented several incidents of unreal, the visible energy beams flashed in the sky to the space in which the foreign photon cloud.
At the same time, people began to be heard around the world and recorded scary noises – noise, which acts as the Earth would itself moaned and wailed.
All phenomena – including measurements of previously unseen never electrified turbulent sun – they seem to be centered around a deadly cloud of photon, which some have called „a potential cosmic event doomsday“.
Something very strange is going on in recent years in the atmosphere on the planet Whether it comes to aliens, changes in the earth’s core or CHEMTRAILS, HAARP? People all around the world take photos of this strange phenomena. Why are they appear and what is the meaning of them? What is going on? Can it affect a human evolution? What do you think about that?
The powerful gamma ray emissions spotted had been given off from an extremely distant object when the universe aged 1.4 billion years, which is approximately 10 percent of its present age.
The research team was led by Vaidehi Paliya and Marco Ajello at Clemson University in South Carolina and included Dario Gasparrini at the Italian Space Agency's Science Data Center in Rome along with Roopesh Ojha, an astronomer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
"Despite their youth, these far-flung blazars host some of the most massive black holes known," Ojha said in a NASA statement.
"They developed so early in cosmic history challenges current ideas of how super massive black holes form and grow, and we want to find more of these objects to help us better understand the process," he added.
Giant and active elliptical galaxies possessing super massive black holes, which got a mass equivalent to one million times the Sun's mass or more, have blazars present in their core. Extremely strong tides of energy are given away by these black holes almost at the speed of light when any matter falls into it.
"The main question now is how these huge black holes could have formed in such a young universe," one of the researchers, Dario Gasparrini, from Italian Space Agency's Science Data Centre in Rome said.
"We don't know what mechanisms triggered their rapid development," he added.
The team of researchers, who carried out this discovery, is going to conduct in-depth research to find out more about it.
"We think Fermi has detected just the tip of the iceberg, the first examples of a galaxy population that previously has not been detected in gamma rays," said Marco Ajello from Clemson University in South Carolina, the US.
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Broad Haven UFO sightings marked 40 years on
Broad Haven UFO sightings marked 40 years on
There were no alien invasions or tales of abduction, yet a UFO sighting by a group of Pembrokeshire school children remains one of the most famous cases in Wales.
It was 40 years ago when a class of pupils at Broad Haven Primary School said they spotted a UFO in a field near their playground.
It was one of a wave of sightings in the area in 1977 - dubbed the Dyfed Triangle.
David Davies was 10 at the time and heard reports of pupils seeing flying saucers throughout the day.
"I was a natural born sceptic so after the bell rang I decided to go to the area that the children said they had seen it," he told BBC Wales.
He described seeing a silver "cigar-shaped" craft with a "dome covering the middle third".
"My sighting only lasted a couple of seconds. It popped up and then went back behind a tree."
Mr Davies said he did not feel afraid, "more in awe and wonderment", although he admitted he had "a strange desire to run away".
Image captionDavid Davies said UFOs has been a subject which has gone on to "dominate" his life
None of the teachers believed the children and so the headmaster separated them and got them to draw what they saw. There were slight variations, but what they drew was basically the same.
Mr Davies described the days that followed as a "wild rollercoaster."
"It went crazy with the media and it was difficult to settle down and actually think about what we had seen."
Two months later, Rosa Granville, who ran the Haven Fort Hotel in nearby Little Haven, described seeing an object which looked like an "upside-down saucer" and two "faceless humanoid" creatures with pointed heads.
She said so much heat came off it, her "face felt burned".
"There was light coming from it and flames of all colours. Then [the creatures] came out of these flames, that's what I don't understand," she said.
When she visited the field she said there was "two inches of burned grounds".
Ms Granville said the incident left her "agitated and disturbed".
Image captionDavid Davies' 1977 drawingImage captionPupil drawings taken from Broad Haven School's 1977 UFO scrapbook
A number of theories have been put forward to explain the sightings.
Then-MP for Pembroke, Nicholas Edwards contacted the Ministry of Defence after being "inundated" with UFO sightings.
Flt Lt Cowan, an officer from RAF Brawdy, visited Ms Granville's hotel and examined the site, but could find no evidence of a landing.
He joked: "Should a UFO arrive at RAF Brawdy we will charge normal landing fees."
In his report, he mentioned the possibility that a "local prankster was at work" and the description of aliens "fitted exactly the type of protection suit that would have been issued in the event of a fire at one of the local oil refineries".
This fits in with the account of businessman Glyn Edwards, who in 1996 revealed he wandered around the area in a silver suit in 1977 as a prank.
Image captionThe Broad Haven pupil's sightings sparked a media frenzy
The National Archives also released files which examined UFO sightings across Wales, and the officials who investigated the Broad Haven sightings suspected pranksters.
"There is general speculation in the neighbourhood that a practical joker may be at work," wrote staff at S4 - the government department that investigated sightings at the time.
It was also thought school children could have confused a sewage tank as a UFO, although many were from farming backgrounds and would have been familiar with the machinery.
More recently, a former US Navy sailor said the figure in a silver suit was in fact a member of US military personnel wearing their standard fireproof uniform and the UFOs were new Harrier jets flying over.
Image caption"No matter how much I have read, it's still a mystery," said Mr Davies
To mark 40 years since the sightings, a conference is being held in Broad Haven on Saturday, organised by Swansea UFO Network.
Organiser Emyln Williams said the case started "worldwide interest".
Asked if he thought it was genuine, he said: "One child can lie, but can a whole class?
"Over 40 years at least one of them might have come forward to say they made it up - but they haven't."
Mr Williams said there were several sightings the day the children claimed to have seen a UFO, including at Hubberston School in Milford Haven.
"That year there was so much happening. It is what we know as a UFO flap," he said.
Image copyrightNEIL SPRINGImage captionMr Spring moved into a cottage in Broad Haven to get to the bottom of what happened
Eyewitness Mr Davies, who lives in Shropshire, will be a guest speaker.
He said he had always been open-minded to the theories which attempted to explain the sightings and at no time had he "ever sensationalised his story".
"So many people are ridiculed for saying they have seen a UFO," he said, describing his secondary school life as a "misery".
"I was beaten senseless purely because of what happened to me. It would have been so much easier to take back my story."
He admits UFOs has been a subject that has gone on to "dominate his life".
"At one point I must have had the largest library of books in Wales on the subject."
Image captionBroad Haven School today
Attending alongside Mr Davies is Neil Spring, who wrote a book based on the Broad Haven sightings.
"The moment I heard of this small village plagued by UFO sightings, I was inspired to understand what really happened," he said.
His research uncovered a secret investigation by the military police.
"Whilst the government was telling the public they had no records of any unusual activity in the area, privately, officials were so concerned about the UFO sightings in Broad Haven that they asked the military police to conduct a 'discreet' investigation," he said.
Mr Spring believes local pranksters were behind some of the sightings, but said "people emulate what's happening around them" and the pranks were inspired by events which had been "sincerely reported".
"My research showed that there were strange occurrences in Broad Haven long before the incident at the school and for a long times afterwards.
"So you can take the children out of the story and you'll still have the story."
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Broad Haven hosts UFO spotters 40 years on
Broad Haven hosts UFO spotters 40 years on
40 years since significant UFO sighting celebrated today
A UFO spotter on a hill overlooking West Kilbride in Ayrshire. A MOD report has announced that there have been increasing reports of UFO sightings in the area...NB The UFO spotter is actually Herald reporter Alan Laing!!.
Broad Haven pupils spotted a UFO in 1977
Sketches drawn by children who saw a UFO in Broad Haven
TODAY marks 40 years since school children in Broad Haven sparked a massive spike in interest from UFO enthusiasts after an unusual sighting.
Interest in what happened in Broad Haven in 1977 has never dwindled and will be celebrated with a special conference today.
The Swansea UFO Network is holding a Welsh Triangle 40th Anniversary Conference examining what happened on February 4 1977.
A whole class of school children from Broad Haven Primary School saw an unusual craft land in a field next to the school as well as mysterious silver figure walking about.
Their stories were dismissed as fantasy but the children were so adamant they had seen something unusual they handed in a petition to the police station. Their head teacher later asked them to draw the UFO and was amazed at how similar their pictures were.
Randall Pugh was instrumental in bringing the story to the attention of the media and it became an overnight sensation.
The case was extensively investigated at the time and first appeared in the Western Telegraph sparking world-wide interest in what turned out to be the start of a major series of sightings in the area – dubbed ‘The Welsh Triangle’.
Dubbed Called the “West Wales flap” of 1977, the incident was second only to the “Warminster Thing” in British UFO history.
According to documents released in 2005 a secret military investigation was launched into claims that alien craft and their tall humanoid occupants were taking a particular interest in the local coastline.
Organisers of next month’s conference are looking for witnesses to UFO sightings in south-west Wales during the 1977 ‘flap’ to tell people what they saw and experienced.
The conference will be held at Broad Haven Village Hall, 10am to 5pm. Speakers confirmed so far include author Neil Spring (The Watchers), David L. Richards (UFO Wales) and special video link with Peter Paget, author of the Welsh Triangle and UFO-UK.
There will also be a visit to the UFO sighting location at the exact time it happened 40 years ago.
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UFO CONSCIENCE avec Lynne Kitei - Les Lumières de Phoenix, un vaisseau mère au dessus de l'Arizona?
UFO CONSCIENCE avec Lynne Kitei - Les Lumières de Phoenix, un vaisseau mère au dessus de l'Arizona?
Rédigé par Olivier de Sedona
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Des traces au sol dans un cas OVNI non loin d'une usine d'amiante en 1954
Des traces au sol dans un cas OVNI non loin d'une usine d'amiante en 1954
Rédigé par Olivier de Sedona
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Joël Mesnard qui sera mon invité nous parlera de rencontres du 3ème type pendant la vague d'OVNI de 1954, de RR4 et des "fameux" MIB (hommes en noir)
Une émission qui va passionner les personnes qui veulent des faits, du concret et non de la théorie!
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PONCEY-SUR-L'IGNON 04.10.1954 Observation de plusieurs phénomènes en deux jours sur une même commune
Description :
Les 2 et 4 octobre 1954 plusieurs personnes de la commune de Poncey-sur-l'Ignon (21) vont être témoins de phénomènes qui les intriguent. Le PV de la Gendarmerie fait état des deux séries d’évènements distincts dans un même secteur traités ici chronologiquement.
Le premier évènement a lieu le 2 octobre 1954 à Poncey-sur l'Ignon. A 19h40, une cultivatrice qui vient de traire les vaches, remarque d'abord dans le ciel "un engin lumineux" "se rapportant à tout ce que l'on voit dans la presse ces jours-ci". Le témoin rapporte qu'elle a vu « comme un rayon de lune » qui "éclairait la cour". Elle pense qu'il s'agit de la Lune mais découvre que celle-ci a une forme bizarre. En fixant son attention, le témoin observe alors un cylindre vertical dont elle estime la hauteur à 1,5m et le diamètre à 80cm. Il est lumineux sur toute sa surface, de couleur orange avec un reflet vert autour et se déplace debout à faible hauteur et plutôt près des bâtiments. Convaincue qu'il ne s'agit pas de la Lune mais d'un "engin" inconnu, elle avertit son mari, son fils et une voisine. Ces derniers ont le temps de voir la lumière venant du Nord disparaître vers le Sud. La voisine décrit une boule lumineuse comme un ballon de football plus orangée qu'une ampoule électrique et se déplacant silencieusement.
La seconde série d’évènements a lieu le 4 octobre 1954 au Val d'Ignon au lieu-dit 'l'usine d'amiante" à 1km au sud du village de Poncey-sur-l'Ignon. Ce lieu-dit est composé d'un groupe de bâtiments dont une partie sert d'habitation à trois familles d'ouvriers. Il est entouré au Nord, à l'Est et à l'Ouest par des prés et au sud par un étang. Vers 19h30, alors qu’elle ferme les volets de sa chambre, une jeune femme voit en direction du Nord, au-dessus d’un prunier situé dans la cour, une lumière assez forte de couleur jaunâtre, en forme de champignon semble-t-il, ovale à la partie supérieure et ronde à la partie inférieure, se présentant comme un globe transparent éclairé de l’intérieur. Elle estime sa hauteur à une quinzaine de mètres, sa distance à 50 m et compare sa taille à celle d’une cuisinière. Aucun bruit particulier n'est entendu. Elle ne la regarde que quelques instants et ne peut préciser son état de mouvement. Prise de panique, elle prend son enfant et va chercher refuge chez une voisine qui est seule avec sa fille. Aucun autre témoin n'observera ce phénomène.
Vers 20h30, le gendre et le fils de la voisine arrivent et trouvent les trois femmes apeurées. Ensemble ils vont dans le pré contigu à la cour à l'endroit dans la direction d'observation du phénomène. Ils constatent la présence d’une zone approximativement rectangulaire (1,50 x 0,50-0,70 m) creusée dans le sol (sur 5 cm) avec de la terre brisée aux deux extrémités et les mottes de terre et d’herbe répandues alentour dans un cercle d’environ 4 m de rayon. Les mottes de tailles inégales (en général 30 x 20 cm sauf deux de 60 cm) sont retournées herbe vers le bas. Deux témoins rapportent la présence de nombreux vers blancs vivants présents au milieu des traces.
De la droite à la gauche: Mme Fourneret montrant les étrangetés de la trace au reporter et ufologue Charles Garreau et à l'ufologue Jimmy Guieu qui sont venus interviewer les témoins et enquêter sur les lieux.
Vers 20h45, le second fils de la voisine (18 ans), revenant de son travail au village voisin distant de 1,5 km, aperçoit brièvement dans le ciel, un « engin » en forme de cigare sans aile, entièrement lumineux, de couleur « transparente » avec des reflets vert et orange qui traverse le ciel très rapidement en direction Nord-Sud. Apeuré par cette vision il rentre rapidement chez ses parents. Aucun autre témoin observera ce phénomène.
Les gendarmes sont prévenus le 5 octobre à 19h30 et constatent les traces au sol le soir même. Ils procèdent à l’enquête et constituent le dossier photographique le 6 octobre 1954. Ils examinent la possibilité d’une farce du gendre et du fils de la voisine mais, après vérification de leur emploi du temps, les gendarmes rejettent cette hypothèse. D'après un témoin qui habite le quartier aucun bétail n'est en pâture dans le pré et il n'a vu personne rôder dans cet endroit la veille.
Un enquêteur privé s'est rendu sur les lieux en août 2015 pour tenter de préciser la topographie de l'observation : les lieux ont peu changé mais les habitants de 1954 n'habitent plus sur place ou sont décédés. Le GEIPAN a tenté de joindre par téléphone et courrier une des témoins mais sans succés. Concernant les traces au sol, l’hypothèse des sangliers ne paraît pas en très bon accord avec les descriptions faites de l’excavation : bords relativement nets, mottes déposées hors de l’excavation et plutôt régulières en taille et en position (retournée), vers blancs non consommés (les sangliers ont pu être dérangés). Les photographies des traces faites par la gendarmerie seront prises deux jours après l'observation. De plus ces traces ont été piétinées par les témoins. Cette hypothèse reste acceptable mais non confirmée.
Le phénomène lumineux peut-il être considéré comme la cause de la trace ? Les données disponibles ne fournissent aucune preuve directe d’un lien de cause à effet. On doit se contenter de la corrélation de direction d'observation des deux phénomènes (lumière et traces au sol) et corrélation relative de temps dans un intervalle d’une heure.
En résumé le cas d'observation du 4 octobre 1954 rapporte trois évènements : deux observations distinctes, courtes, par à chaque fois un seul témoin, d'un phénomène lumineux lointain. Puis des traces au sol. Ces trois évènements ne sont pas associés forcément entre eux. Pour chacun de ces évènements il existe des hypothèses fragiles qui ne peuvent être confirmées. Globalement la consistance de ce cas est moyenne car elle ne contient pas d'éléments vérifiables. Son étrangeté serait forte si on pouvait corréler de façon certaine les traces au sol et les phénomènes lumineux.
Remarques: il faut savoir que durant l'année 1954 et particulièrement en octobre, la presse nationale et locale a publié un grand nombre d'articles relatant des cas d'observation d'OVNI.
When Gary McKinnon managed to hack the Pentagon’s most secret files the mainstream media focussed on his dramatic fight against extradition to the United States. Most of these newspapers and television stations didn’t seem particularly interested in what details about the United States military uncovered by the Scottish hacker.
This sustained wall of silence seems fairly suspicious given that McKinnon has made several extraordinary claims about the information he accessed in the top secret military database. According to McKinnon, the most unusual he came across was an Excel spreadsheet listing the details of ‘non-terrestrial officers’. While McKinnon said that the phrasing of this title could be interpreted in a number of ways one thing was certain – these officers are not based on planet Earth. In addition to this unusual roster of names, McKinnon also found listings for a ‘secret space fleet’, around ten warships all pre-fixed with the title ‘USS’. It is McKinnon’s belief that this flotilla of secret space ships are being operated by the United States government and are fully staffed with military personnel. Gary McKinnon: I found a found an Excel spreadsheet which said ‘non-terrestrial officers’ and I thought ‘oh my god that’s incredible
FULLY OPERATIONAL COLONIES ON BOTH MARS AND THE MOON
Some people have been very quick to dismiss McKinnon’s claims as lies or delusions, but his words match up with claims made by numerous other individuals including those who have worked at the inner heart of NASA itself. For example, a retired aerospace engineer named William Tompkins has previously publicly stated that NASA is in possession of a highly secretive space fleet. He claims that the staff on board these vessels are ordinary soldiers who have signed up for twenty-year tours of duty. According to Tompkins, these soldiers are charged with maintaining the fully operational colonies on both Mars and the Moon. Corey Goode, a former employee of the ‘Secret Space Program’ who became a whistleblower, has echoed these claims. According to Goode, Mars was first visited by the Germans in the 1930s and was colonized by the Americans in the 1970s. Goode claims that an operation called Project Solar Warden actively seeks out planets that are ripe for colonization by human beings. THE BIGGEST COVER-UP OF ALL TIME While many people may still dismiss McKinnon’s claims about the United States’ space program, it is certainly unusual that his story is so consistent with the claims made by other individuals. Perhaps McKinnon really has discovered the proof for the biggest cover-up of all time.
CIA explored use of psychic in Lockerbie bombing probe
CIA explored use of psychic in Lockerbie bombing probe
CIA explored use of psychic in Lockerbie bombing probe
DECLASSIFIED documents have revealed the CIA wanted to see if a psychic could replicate key aspects of the Lockerbie bombing.
Some 13 million pages of files were released online last week for the first time, including CIA interest in Edinburgh paranormal research.
Now it has emerged the 930,000 files also include asking a subject to describe a photo of the reconstructed baggage carrier that held the plane’s bomb.
“Filed under special access required”, the notes are headed: “Warning notice: Intelligence sources and methods involved.”
Pan Am Flight 103 was brought down by the device on December 21, 1988, killing all 259 people on board and a further 11 people on the ground.
The CIA’s psychic tests relating to Lockerbie were carried out on June 7, 1990 at an unknown location and filed under Project Sun Streak, successor to the controversial Stargate project.
Another released CIA document outlines Sun Streak’s mission as “dealing with the use of psychoenergetics in the collection of intelligence information”.
It describes “Psychoenergetics” as psychokinesis – physical actions performed by mental powers – and perceptions that cannot be explained by non-sensory means, such as telepathy.
Parameters of the Lockerbie test outline using “tangibles and intangibles of more than one word”, as well as “probing sketches”.
What follows is 22 pages of photocopied scrawled notes and drawings together with a typed account of the session.
The article refers to the cassette player in which Semtex explosive was hidden.
The typed notes from the session retained by the CIA say: “The stuff inside it is light, smooth, stringy, air, and it is moving down, making a ‘whoosh’ sound. It is speeding up as it goes down and out. It makes me want to throw up.”
Describing the cylindrical shape in a box, the account continues: “There is a bomb in the box and it explodes.”
CIA gebruikte helderzienden bij onderzoek Lockerbie-aanslag
CIA gebruikte helderzienden bij onderzoek Lockerbie-aanslag
Vrijgegeven documenten onthullen dat de CIA bij het onderzoek naar de Lockerbie-aanslag een helderziende heeft ingezet. Dat schrijft de Schotse krant The Herald.
Eind vorige maand openbaarde de Amerikaanse spionagedienst 13 miljoen pagina’s, waaronder stukken over paranormaal onderzoek in Schotland.
De persoon in kwestie werd gevraagd een foto van het gereconstrueerde bagageruim waarin de bom lag te beschrijven.
Psycho-energetica
Pam Am-vlucht 103, een Boeing 747, werd op 21 december 1988 boven het Schotse plaatsje Lockerbie uiteengereten. Alle 259 inzittenden en 11 mensen op de grond kwamen om het leven.
De experimenten die de CIA met de helderziende deed werden op 7 juni 1990 uitgevoerd op een onbekende locatie en maakten deel uit van Project Sun Streak, de opvolger van het controversiële Stargate-project.
Sun Streak richtte zich op het gebruik van psycho-energetica om inlichtingen te verzamelen, zo valt te lezen in het archief van de CIA.
Telekinese
Het uitgangspunt van psycho-energetica is dat alles – mens, plant en dier – bestaat uit energie. Deze levensenergie is een afspiegeling van onze mentale, emotionele en lichamelijke staat.
In het document wordt psycho-energetica omschreven als telekinese, fysieke acties uitgevoerd met behulp van mentale krachten, en telepathie.
Het stuk verwijst naar een cassettespeler waarin de explosieven waren verborgen.
Bom
Tijdens de sessie zei de helderziende: “Het spul is licht, glad, prikt, lucht, het beweegt omlaag, het maakt een sissend geluid. Het versnelt en gaat omlaag. Het maakt me misselijk.”
De helderziende beschreef het cilindervormige voorwerp in een doos: “Er zit een bom in de doosen die ontploft.”
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Giant Disk Seen Orbiting Earth Over Melbourne, Australia On Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Giant Disk Seen Orbiting Earth Over Melbourne, Australia On Feb 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: February 3, 2017 Location of sighting: Melbourne, Australia This UFO was caught by UFO Lou of Youtube. He lives in Australia and used a night vision scope to capture this footage. At 2:49 into the footage you see a large UFO moving in Earths orbit. The UFO is too slow to be a meteor and too big to be a satellite and is shaped like a classic disk. Amazing thing to see in night vision isn't it? Scott C. Waring
Famous Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh Personal UFO Sighting, Man Who Discovered Pluto, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Famous Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh Personal UFO Sighting, Man Who Discovered Pluto, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Tombaugh was probably the preeminent astronomer to have reported seeing Unidentified Flying Objects. On August 20, 1949, Tombaugh saw several UFOs near Las Cruces, New Mexico. He described them as six to eight rectangular lights, stating "I doubt that the phenomenon was any terrestrial reflection, because... nothing of the kind has ever appeared before or since... I was so unprepared for such a strange sight that I was really petrified with astonishment." Tombaugh was also later to report having seen three of the mysterious Green Fireballs, which suddenly appeared over New Mexico in late 1948 and continued at least through the early 1950s. In 1956 Tombaugh had the following to say about his various sightings: "I have seen three objects in the last seven years which defied any explanation of known phenomenon, such as Venus, atmospheric optic, meteors or planes. I am a professional, highly skilled, professional astronomer. In addition I have seen three green fireballs which were unusual in behavior from normal green fireballs...I think that several reputable scientists are being unscientific in refusing to entertain the possibility of extraterrestrial origin and nature." In 1949, Tombaugh had also told the Naval missile director at White Sands Missile Range, Commander Robert McLaughlin, that he had seen a bright flash on Mars in August 1941, which he now attributed to an atomic blast (mentioned May 12, 1949, in a letter from McLaughlin to Dr. James van Allen). [3] Tombaugh also noted that the first atomic bomb tested in New Mexico would have lit up the dark side of the Earth like a neon sign and that Mars was coincidentally quite close at the time, the implication apparently being that the atomic test would have been visible from Mars. In June 1952, Dr. J. Allen Hynek, an astronomer acting as a scientific consultant to the Air Force's Project Blue Book UFO study, secretly conducted a survey of fellow astronomers on UFO sightings and attitudes while attending an astronomy convention. Tombaugh and four other astronomers told Hynek about their sightings, including Dr. Lincoln La Paz of the University of New Mexico. Tombaugh also told Hynek that his telescopes were at the Air Force's disposal for taking photos of UFOs, if he was properly alerted.
Mass UFO activity over Las Vegas, Nevada 28-Jan-2017
Mass UFO activity over Las Vegas, Nevada 28-Jan-2017
Another amazing footage by Youtube user Steven Barone. These sightings happened on 28th January 2017 over Las Vegas, Nevada. Check out the one at 22 minutes!
Witness report:
I shot this video from my backyard in the Summerlin area of Las Vegas, Nevada on the night of January 28, 2017. They could have been brighter at times but I was very happy to see that a group of UFOs had returned to the Black Mountains in Henderson, Nevada. It has been six months or so since I last observed UFOs in groups over in this spot. I left the video running at actual speed even though it’s more than thirty minutes long because of suggestions I have been getting from viewers. It should have occurred to me to turn the night vision camera on earlier. No doubt some folks will claim that these are ATVs moving around on the mountain but they aren’t. What gives that away is the fact that the UFOs are lining up in a perfectly horizontal row on several occasions which would be nearly impossible if they were on the ground because the terrain on the mountain is so uneven. I think that there is an excellent possibility that these UFOs belong to the same group I film regularly in the Blue Diamond Hills on the west side of the valley closer to my home.
Here’s a new footage of an unidentified flying objects flying across the sky above Fort Myers, Florida. This was filmed on 1st February
Witness report:
4 objects appeared, fifth came around 20 sec. later. 4 moved in formation. Then sep. moving south. Not drones. I came out of work at app. 1125pm est on break. East side of parking lot. Saw first object through trees app. 20 degrees moving towards me. Thought it was work helicopter, then app. 5 sec later 3 more objects came behind first one. Hurried and snapped 2 pictures while walking towards middle of parking, heading east. Thought then it was drones but objects made no noise and started turning south while ascending to app. 250-300ft. Snapped another picture from middle of parking, looked to see if anyone else was out there, heard voices but didnt see anyone. Started recording video then and continued walking towards end/ back of the east parking area. Thats when 5th object appeared still from east but this one was heading more sw, 4 object were now heading south, at this time heard what sounded like a shotgun. Stopped recording, got in car pulled on work road and started driving down bacck side of work heading south, objects were now about 500 to 750 feet up, there was low clouds moving through area at this time, 5th object was still catching up to other 4, i was looking out left side driver window, trying to get to darker area of work, object moved higher into clouds. There was no erratic movement, thought maybe they might have been chinese lanterns. They moved smooth and when they turned south still maintained stright line movement but gradual ascension. Didn’t get opportunity to record again, whole episode lasted between 5 to 10 minutes, about 1/8th of a mile east is open grazing field areas, maybe 1/4 mile is cow fields, all east and south of where i work. Airport is further east, about 2 miles. Wasnt windy out, light breeze, about 42 degrees f. Went back into work, showed coworkers pictures and video, asked what they thought, all said not drones or lanterns, or plane or helicopter,
National Leader Urged The U.N. To Take A Serious Look On UFO Sightings
National Leader Urged The U.N. To Take A Serious Look On UFO Sightings
WikiLeaks has revealed that a national leader went to the UN with proof of UFOs. Grenadian PM Sir Eric Gairy reportedly came before the U.N. in 1978 hearing with strong personal conviction that UFOs are real and of global importance and significance.
The PM stressed the need for the UN to take responsibilities and a serious consideration of the UFO phenomenon happening on many parts of the world.
A leaked diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks with evidence of a remarkable chapter in the history of U.N. revealed that Grenadian PM Sir Eric Gairy addressed the special political committee on Agenda Item 126 and proposed a resolution that would establish a group of expert to set guidelines for U.N. UFO Study.
Dr. Friday followed PM Gairy and four other speakers, who argued in favor of a U.N. clearing house for data exchanges and UFO research coordination.
A short film supplemented the speakers. It consisted of motion and still pictures spliced together to show actual UFO sightings.
According to a 2014 Harris poll, 77% pf Americans believe that there’s evidence extraterrestrials or space aliens have visited planet Earth.
Conspiracy theorists think that the U.S. government has concealed the facts on UFOs and aliens from the public for many decades.
Florida Woman Notices Streaking UFO While Waiting For A Rocket Launch
Florida Woman Notices Streaking UFO While Waiting For A Rocket Launch
An unnamed witness at Titusville in Florida reported seeing an oval-shaped flying across the sky shrouded in what she described a bright, meteor-like light while waiting for the launch of an Atlas V rocket. The report is filed in Case 81674 in the witness reporting database of Mutual UFO Network (MUFON).
According to the report, the strange event took place on January 19, 2017, at around 8 in the evening. The reporting witness, together with her husband, was in the viewing bleachers for the Atlas V rocket launch, which carries a missile-detecting satellite.
The witness said that it came to her mind that UFOs sometimes show in launches, so she decided to look at the sky while standing in the bleachers. She looked towards the east when she spotted nearby a brilliant, yellow-green, wide light. She yelled to call the attention of some other people sitting in the bleachers, but the UFO was so fast that many had missed it. She said that the woman behind her thought it was just a meteor. However, she was convinced there was something in it.
Just before the streak of light disappeared, the reporting witness claimed she saw part of something metallic with a seam and shape that was rounded. However, she only observed a small part of the object as the yellow/green light obscured most areas.
The launch was canceled because of a wayward aircraft in the rocket’s flight path. They all got on the buses and left, but she was still filled with excitement as she believed she had a UFO sighting. She reportedly checked the internet and could not find any record of a meteor when she noticed the UFO.
Op Ceres is slechts één ijsvulkaan te vinden. Ahuna Mons steekt vier kilometer boven het oppervlak van de dwergplaneet uit. Waar zijn de andere ijsvulkanen gebleven?
Onderzoekers vermoeden dat Ceres miljoenen jaren geleden meer ijsvulkanen had, maar dat deze in de loop van de tijd zijn verdwenen. Niet door erosie, zoals vulkanen en bergen op aarde, maar omdat ze als een pudding zijn ingezakt.
Ieder vast object kan vloeien. De snelheid waarmee dit gebeurt verschilt echter per object. Wanneer je een emmer water in je woonkamer giet, dan vloeit het water direct weg. Wanneer je eenzelfde hoeveelheid klei op de vloer smijt, vloeit dit minder snel weg. Dit komt omdat klei visceus is en dus moeilijk van vorm verandert. Maar als je heel lang kijkt, zul je zien dat zelfs klei uiteindelijk een andere vorm aanneemt.
Dit geldt ook voor waterijs. Waterijs kan van vorm veranderen en zich verplaatsen zonder te smelten. Dit is bijvoorbeeld hoe gletsjers op aarde bewegen. Ceres bestaat voor een groot deel uit waterijs, dus het oppervlak kan hier dus ook stromen. Maar omdat het waterijs visceus is, verandert het heel traag van vorm.
Ahuna Mons: een steenpuist op het relatief egale oppervlak van Ceres.
Stroperige ijsvulkanen Het oppervlak van Ceres verandert sneller dan het oppervlak van ijsmanen als Europa, Titan, Triton en Enceladus. “Dit komt vooral door hitte”, zegt wetenschapper Michael Sori. “Als je een potje honing opwarmt in de magnetron, dan stroomt honing veel sneller dan op kamertemperatuur.” Ceres is 410 miljoen kilometer van de zon verwijderd, wat dichterbij is dan de ijsmanen van de gasplaneten.
Mogelijk zijn alle ijsvulkanen, met uitzondering van Ahuna Mons, in de loop der jaren verdwenen. Ahuna Mons is een jonge vulkaan van slechts 200 miljoen jaar oud. Waarschijnlijk is er nog niet genoeg tijd geweest om de ijsvulkaan te laten krimpen.
Andere ijsvulkanen Als er ooit meerdere ijsvulkanen zijn geweest op Ceres, dan zijn hier mogelijk nog sporen van te zien. Astronomen hebben mogelijk al een ingezakte ijsvulkaan op het oog. Het gaat om een platte koepel onder Ahuna Mons, die in een periode van 500 miljoen jaar is ingezakt. Wellicht is Ahuna Mons niet alleen…
In de periode van 2004 tot 2010 heeft ESA’s Mars Express 32 foto’s gemaakt van de noordpool van de rode planeet. Wetenschappers hebben de foto’s samengevoegd, waardoor een prachtig mozaïek is ontstaan.
Mars heeft een permanente ijskap. Dit betekent dat het topje van de planeet altijd wit is. Toch neemt de dikte van de ijskap in de winter met een meter toe, omdat de temperaturen dan flink dalen. Ongeveer dertig procent van de koolstofdioxide in de atmosfeer van Mars dwarrelt dan namelijk neer op de ijskap.
Op dit moment is het winter op de noordpool van Mars. Dit betekent dat de ijskap lekker dik is. In de warmere zomermaanden sublimeert het koolstofdioxideijs en komt het in de atmosfeer terecht. Het onderliggende waterijs blijft dan nog wel liggen.
Corioliseffect De ijskap op de noordpool heeft een duidelijke spiraalstructuur. Deze structuur is veroorzaakt door wind. Wind waait van het centrum naar de randen va de poolkap, maar omdat de planeet draait, is er sprake van een dwarskracht. Dit wordt het corioliseffect genoemd. Dit treedt ook op bij orkanen. Hierdoor lijken de wolkenmassa’s rond een orkaan op de ijskap op Mars.
Gigantische kloof Een van de hoogtepunten van het mozaïek is een 500 kilometer lange kloof, die twee kilometer diep is. Van boven lijkt het net alsof de ijskap in tweeën is gesplitst. Deze kloof wordt Chasma Boreale genoemd.
Twee kilometer dik De Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie meldt dat de ijskap van Mars uit meerdere lagen van ijs en stof bestaat en ongeveer twee kilometer dik is.
Ruimtesonde Cassini komt met de beste foto’s die ooit van de buitenste ringen van Saturnus zijn gemaakt. De details zijn ongelofelijk!
Cassini maakte de foto’s tijdens zijn ‘Ring-Grazing Orbits‘. Tijdens deze fase van de missie scheert Cassini twintig keer op zeer kleine afstand langs de buitenste ringen. Het leverde eerder al prachtige foto’s op van de maantjes die zich hier ophouden (bekijk deze foto’s hier en hier). En nu resulteert het dus in adembenemende close-up foto’s van de ringen zelf.
Afbeelding: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute.
Details Het zijn de meest gedetailleerde foto’s die ooit van de buitenste ringen zijn gemaakt. De kleinste details op de foto’s zijn slechts 550 meter groot.
Een deel van de B-ring. Je ziet tal van witte vlekjes die ontstaan door onder meer kosmische straling nabij de planeet. Afbeelding: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute.
Er gebeurt van alles Van een afstandje zien de ringen van Saturnus er heel vredig en rustig uit. Maar de nieuwe beelden laten zien dat er van alles in de ringen gebeurt. Zo zijn op de foto’s tal van kleine verstoringen in de ringen te zien. Deze worden ook wel ‘propellers’ genoemd en ontstaan door de aanwezigheid van kleine, nog niet waargenomen maantjes. En dan zijn er ook nog de grotere manen die met hun zwaartekracht trekken aan de deeltjes waaruit de ringen zijn opgebouwd.
Hier zie je de A-ring. De ‘propellers’ zijn omcirkeld. Afbeelding: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute.
De komende maanden zal Cassini de buitenste ringen nog verder bestuderen. Eind april breekt dan een nieuwe – en laatste – fase in de ruimtemissie aan. Dan zal Cassini herhaaldelijk in de ruimte tussen Saturnus en zijn ringen duiken. Aan die missiefase komt eind september een einde wanneer Cassini – na zo’n twintig jaar werkzaam te zijn geweest – opdracht krijgt om zich in de atmosfeer van Saturnus te boren.
Hier zie je de buitenste rand van de B-ring. Het randje wordt in beroering gebracht door Mimas die aan de deeltjes waaruit het buitenste deel van de ring is opgebouwd, trekt. Afbeelding: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute.
Het klonk als een superidee: met een zonnezeil naar de dichtstbijzijnde planeet Proxima b reizen. Maar hoe gaan we remmen?
In april vorig jaar kwamen Stephen Hawking en Yuri Milner met een geweldig idee: een ruimtereis naar de sterren die het dichtst bij de aarde staan, het Alpha Centauri-systeem. Deze sterren zijn zo’n 4,3 lichtjaar – oftewel 40 biljoen kilometer – van ons verwijderd. Hawking en Milner willen dat hun ruimtevaartuig niet meer dan twintig jaar over de reis doet. Het betekent dat het een snelheid van zo’n 60.000 kilometer per seconde moet hebben. Het klinkt onmogelijk, maar het kan, zo stellen Hawking en Milner, met behulp van licht. Ze stelden voor om het ruimtevaartuig aan te drijven met behulp van een groot, dun zeil dat door een gigantische laserstraal vanaf de aarde wordt voortgejaagd. Gaandeweg zal het zeil een steeds hogere snelheid krijgen.
Straling Een fantastisch idee, dat nog interessanter werd toen onderzoekers eind 2016 aankondigden dat rond één van de sterren in het Alpha Centauri-systeem – Proxima Centauri – een aardachtige planeet draait. Maar hoe gaan we – eenmaal aangekomen bij Alpha Centauri – remmen? Over die vraag hebben onderzoekers van het Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research zich nu gebogen. En ze stellen voor om de straling van de Alpha Centauri-sterren te gebruiken om de sonde af te remmen. Net zoals straling gebruikt wordt om het zonnezeil op snelheid te brengen, kan deze immers ook worden ingezet om het zeil te vertragen. De aanpak van de wetenschappers heeft echter één nadeel: ons geduld wordt op de proef gesteld. Zo duurt de reis naar het Alpha Centauri-systeem veel langer. Al snel zo’n 100 jaar.
VERGEET DIE LASER!
De onderzoekers stellen tevens voor om het zeil niet voort te drijven met behulp van een energieverslindende laser. In plaats daarvan zou de straling van de zon gebruikt moeten worden om het zeil op snelheid te brengen. Het betekent echter dat het zeil de zon tot een afstand van zo’n 5 keer de straal van de zon zal moeten naderen.
Afgeremd In hun berekeningen gaan de onderzoekers uit van een ruimtesonde die minder dan 100 gram weegt en vastzit aan een 100.000 m2 groot zeil. Terwijl de sonde Alpha Centauri nadert, wordt deze steeds meer afgeremd door de straling van de ster. Als de sonde de ster Alpha Centauri A als eerste tot zo’n 4 miljoen kilometer nadert en daarbij een maximumsnelheid van zo’n 13.800 kilometer per seconde heeft, zou deze zijn doel niet voorbij schieten, zo wijzen berekeningen uit.
Zwaartekracht Alpha Centauri A heeft echter niet alleen met zijn straling invloed op de sonde. Ook de zwaartekracht van de ster speelt een rol en kan gebruikt worden om de sonde een zwiep te geven, zodat deze ook één van de andere sterren in het systeem kan bezoeken.
De onderzoekers zien het al helemaal voor zich. De sonde nadert ster A. Deze remt de sonde af en zwiept de sonde naar Alpha Centauri B. Daar zou de sonde een paar dagen later arriveren, weer worden afgeremd en vervolgens naar Proxima Centauri worden geschopt. Daar zou de sonde dan zo’n 46 jaar later – 140 jaar nadat deze gelanceerd is – aankomen.
UFO discourse is shrouded in mystery, intrigue, and a large dose of eccentricity. Mainstream media typically refuses to engage with the UFO topic, so UFO researchers and enthusiasts are generally left to congregate in the dark corners of the internet looking for scraps of reliable information to add to their repertoire. It should come as no surprise that when a massive collection of UFO related information emerges from Wikileaks, the UFO crowd begins to frenzy. While Wikileaks is not constrained by the forces that restrict mainstream media, is the Wikileaks effect good for the study of the UFO question?
A few days ago, Rob Waugh of The Metro published a story in regards to a ‘Wikileaked’ diplomatic cable from 1978 in which Sir Eric Gairy, the former Prime Minister of Granada, approached the United Nations with a request for a formal investigation into UFOs. Part of the cable states,
[Gairy] had come to New York to present the item because of his ‘deep personal conviction’ that the subject of UFOs was one of ‘world-wide importance and significance’ and indeed, one which warranted very serious consideration by the United Nations.
Sir Eric Gairy
While dated, the story did get good circulation through UFO communities, but it raises an important question; is this cable Ufologically valuable, and transitively, does the massive collection of Wikileaks UFO data, from cables to emails, actually help in solving the UFO riddle? Answering this question requires a quick look back into the historical relationship between Wikileaks itself and UFOs.
Wikileaks exploded into cultural and social consciousness over six years ago when it posted hundreds of thousands of raw secret US government documents concerning the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. What soon followed were a quarter of a million classified diplomatic cables, many of which were quite damaging, and the general understanding that no one, no matter how high up they were in government, was safe from having their dirty laundry aired.
As time went on, and Wikileaks continued to release documents, UFO researchers began to search the Wikileaks archive for any mention of UFOs. From curious cables and messages regarding the planet Nibiru, to UFO cult recruiting practices, to even a city mayor referring to ‘life on other planets’– the content on Wikileaks created significant buzz in the UFO world.
However, the biggest surge of UFO data came in 2016. Leaked emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager and known UFO enthusiast John Podesta, infamously known as The Podesta E-mails, took center stage as the Presidential elections were in full swing. While the bulk of the content was not UFO related, it did not take long for UFO researchers to begin digging into the collection to find as much UFO content as possible.
Tom DeLonge, featured in Rolling Stone Magazine
One of the most intriguing revelations from the e-mails concerns Tom DeLonge of Blink 182 fame, and his meetings with Podesta as well as other high ranking American military officials. In one of the emails to Podesta, DeLonge stated that he wanted to set up a meeting between himself, Podesta, and officials who were,
…principal leadership relating to our sensitive topic…in charge of most fragile divisions, as it relates to Classified Science and DOD topics.
In another email, one of these officials is named as General William McCasland. DeLonge writes,
When Roswell crashed, they shipped it to the laboratory at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. General McCasland was in charge of that exact laboratory up to a couple years ago… he not only knows what I’m trying to achieve, he helped assemble my advisory team…he’s a very important man.
The Podesta E-mails contained a lot of UFO related material, which is to be expected since the man is interested in the topic. DeLonge’s messages are just one sample from a long list. However, the result of these leaked emails secured the UFO community’s infatuation with Wikileaks as a legitimate source for information.
It was a sort of rallying call. UFO researchers finally had an organization with a household name behind them. This wasn’t some small UFO news website which catered to a small crowd; this was Wikileaks, a giant and powerful internet presence which made headline news almost on a daily basis. This was, and still is today, nothing short of alluring for a subculture relegated to the social fringe. Alluring is not always good, however. The Wikileaks effect has done to UFOs what it has done to every other cultural topic; it has blurred the lines between facts researched within context, and dumped information devoid of context.
A still shot of a “real” alien taken from a YouTube video claiming to be from the “Deep Web.” A bit of research provides a more dubious source from hoaxers.
It isn’t that Wikileaks is good or bad, but it has changed the game. UFO discourse now has access to more data, but that data is not fact checked or researched before being released. It is simply raw, and anyone can spin that information to suit their own beliefs or agenda. Some of that raw information on Wikileaks may be useful in the search for truth, and some has and will be used by charlatans to line their own pockets or boost their own egos. People need to remain critical.
Diplomatic cables posted out of context are not facts, and emails in regards to one man’s opinions and beliefs are not evidence. The radical transparency Wikileaks attempts to provide is most definitely here to stay, but those who study the UFO question must be weary, as it’s easy to become blinded. Nothing on Wikileaks has led to concrete evidence that proves UFOs are anything more than their acronym. Perhaps one day, UFO researchers will find the holy grail hidden in the Wikileaks data archive, but until then, they need to be more critical of the information they pull from the massive data dump. As Podesta tweeted in 2014, #thetruthisstilloutthere.
The unnamed dog walker has sent the video to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) which investigates such sightings.
In a report to the anonymous man said: "I first noticed the object because it flew from over the field across my house.
"I had no idea what to think about the object when I first saw it, my only instinct was to get out my phone and start recording because it definitely wasn't something I had ever seen before.
"It flew quite quickly in a straight pattern over and away from my house.
"It was shaped like a dome with a slight point on top, and some type of string like appendage hanging from it.
It's hard to understand the shape of the object in few seconds and whit this low quality, but it could be a hang glider, a glider or a kite.
Scott Brando
"My feelings on the object are quite mixed. I've always been on the fence as far as paranormal occurrences. But when I saw this thing I was just so intrigued, and I genuinely can't explain what this might be."
UFO blogger Scott C Waring is convinced he has captured something amazing.
He wrote on ufosightingsdaily.com: "This video shows us only a few seconds of footage, but its all we need to see that its rotating slightly as it moves forward.
"The UFO has many several antenna like appendages sticking out. One on top, one on bottom and another two sticking out its front area.
"Many classic UFOs have been seen to have an arial antenna on top and some on the centre bottom.
"The eyewitness says it was shaped like a dome...a disk. Nice catch."
But UFO hoax buster Scott Brando said there was probably a genuine explanation for the sighting.
He said: "It's hard to understand the shape of the object in few seconds and whit this low quality, but it could be a hang glider, a glider or a kite."
Striking images were sent in to analysts after a couple watched the crash from their back garden.
In an anonymous statement to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), which investigates such sightings, they said yesterday: "One February 1 I was out on the back porch when my husband pointed out what looked to me like a jet at first.
"It was a quick presumption on my part and due to the cloud like trails it was leaving behind. But with a bit more observation it became obvious that it was not.
"It was moving far too slow to be a jet and was falling toward the ground.
"Looking through the binoculars I could see two bright orbs of light at the leading edge which seemed to separate slightly from one another.
"The decent was far slower than I imagine gravity would bring a solid object down. It took at least five minutes to get from mid sky to where I could no longer see it behind the trees."
She claimed to see the same event the next day (yesterday) in her home in Castlegar, British Colombia, Canada, adding: "Around the same time today my husband came in to tell me that there was another one in the sky.
"This time I thought to grab my camera.
MUFON
This image of a "falling UFO" has been sent to investigators a MUFON.
"It looked and acted almost identical to yesterday's sighting, a bright circle of light falling at a slow rate of speed leaving two trails behind it.
"Two very fast jets flew across the sky from west to east in the same area as it descend.
"When I lost sight of it behind the trees I took a look around and spotted another one higher in the sky but in the same southern direction.
"It too look as though it was falling to the ground and at the same slow rate of speed. "This one however broke into four segments but all four fell at the same rate.
"Another jet flew by shortly before I lost sight of it.
"And then another, but this one came from the east, did a quick turn about above the falling object and returned east.
"These jets were far faster than commercial airlines fly."
MUFON
Scott Brando claims it was just an optical illusion.
Some planes and their contrails taken during sunset look like meteors or other objects falling from the sky, but it's just an illusion.
Scott Brando
Scott C Waring runs website ufosightingsdaily.com, and is known for taking giant leaps with alleged UFO sightings to them being proof of alien craft.
He blogged: "The UFO seen in the photos is a disk shape and is glowing incredibly.
"The sides of the disk are not glowing, but its centre is.
"The UFO seems to have lost control and was crashing to Earth somewhere in the forest hills of British Colombia.
"The fact that it descended slowly rules out a meteor, the fact that its perfectly shaped like a disk rules out a jet, rocket or satellite.
"So, all we have left is an alien craft falling to earth as if its been attacked, possibly shot down with the old Ronald Reagan Star Wars satellites which have missiles on them to attack."
The Reagan Star Wars programme was a plan to have weapons in space that could shoot down a nuclear bomb fired at the US, but it never got off the ground.
However, conspiracy theorists like Mr Waring claim it did, and it was actually a cover up for firing it invading aliens.
However, it seems as though the woman was right in her initial assumption.
Before US-based MUFON gets to look at the case, it has been analysed by forensic UFO investigator Scott Brando.
He runs hoax-busting website ufoofinterest.org and claims there has yet to be an inexplicable picture or video of a supposed UFO taken yet.
He told Express.co.uk this was a classic example of a "perspective optical illusion".
Mr Brando, who provided video and still examples to back up his explanation, said it was just a plane flying horizontally away from the witness, which gave it the appearance it was falling down, but that is why it appeared to fall so slowly.
He said: "It's a known effect caused by the perspective.
"Some planes and their contrails taken during sunset look like meteors or other objects falling from the sky, but it's just an illusion."
This message was displayed after NASA's ISS signal was dropped when a UFO was captured in the footage.YouTube Screenshot/ Bright Insight
The latest incident regarding an alien cover-up occurred on January 20, 2017, when NASA's International Space Station (ISS) suddenly stopped its live feed while a luminous UFO suddenly appeared in front of the camera.
The video feed was resumed after 35 seconds; a message stating that the hindrance was caused because there was either "temporary loss of signal" or they were "switching cameras" was put up on the live ISS YouTube channel.
Have a look at the video when NASA's ISS live feed was stopped suddenly
YouTube/Bright Insight
Alien hunters and UFO experts think that the strange orb of light that was seen before the live video footage went off the air was either a UFO or some brand new military technology the government wants to keep top secret, according to Science World Report.
"I have seen myself, at least a dozen times, where there is video of some sort of object coming close to the International Space Station -- moving around in many cases -- and all of a sudden they just cut the feed," online blogger Bright Insight, revealed.
"Either it's aliens or it is top secret technology that is being suppressed from the masses," Bright Insight said further.
This was the fourth time NASA abruptly stopped its live feed over a span of seven months, Daily Star reported.
Way back in July 2016, a light-emitting spacecraft was seen entering the Earth's atmosphere in the live ISS feed and the video was immediately cut.
Similar instances took place again after three months. Popular UFO YouTubers and UFOlogists have also observed the dropping of feeds taking place when an alien craft is seen in the footage.
"NASA cuts the camera feed so quickly even though this was very distant," Streetcap1, a UFOlogist said, as reported by Daily Star.
"But I still managed to get a couple of frames to enlarge," Streetcap1 added.
Here's the link to the footage Streetcap1 captured before NASA cut the feed on September 30, 2016:
Youtube/Streetcap1
In another instance an astronaut on the ISS tries to cover the UFO sighting by putting his hand in front of the camera as soon as an alien object passes by.
"We have an astronaut working on the International Space Station where we not only see a UFO fly overhead, but we are also going to see the astronaut attempt to hide this activity by putting his hand in front of the camera. And he actually does this a couple of times," says Tyler, from UFO hunting group Secure Team who posted the footage on his secureteam10 YouTube channel.
Have a look at the footage of an astronaut trying to cover-up a UFO
YouTube/ secureteam10
So far no response has been received from NASA regarding these recurring "co-incidents".
Social media sites have also allegedly been trying to cover up such sightings, such as the recent instance of UFO sighting along the US-Mexico border, which was filmed and uploaded by a girl on Instagram, and the video was subsequently removed.
Similarly, photos and videos of unknown craft hovering over Turkey were trending on Twitter with the hashtag #UFOAttacktoTurkey, which was then censored by the microblogging site. This resulted in annoyed usersposting about it more actively with an attempt to bring out the truth and spread the news about the sighting.
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Alien Extra-Dimensional Visitors Are Visiting The Earth
Alien Extra-Dimensional Visitors Are Visiting The Earth
Is more to this world than what you can perceive with your five senses? Extra-Dimensionality is the key to understanding everything… Understanding the Extra-Dimensional phenomena is the way to unfold the truth of the paranormal, the spiritual and even the physical world. These Visitors have been with us since time immemorial and their messages to us are everywhere around us.
In this episode we are going to be joined by former national security investigator for the US government, John DeSouza. John is a researcher and experiencer of paranormal and spiritual phenomena. Today we will be discussing his new book The Extra-Dimensionals, which presents tales of non-terrestrial visitors, and their agendas on our planet.
This video is being provided as a courtesy of Just Energy Radio. You can watch the full episode commercial free by upgrading to a Just Energy Radio Insider’s membership.
Former national security investigator for the US government, John DeSouza, is also a researcher and experiencer of paranormal and spiritual phenomena. He will talk about various examples of divine and paranormal intervention in law enforcement situations, as well as extraordinary stories from civilians, and his unique perspectives on these matters. Early in DeSouza’s career, a police officer told him about his strange experience when he was waved down by a young man who took him to the scene of an off-road accident, where he was able to save the lives of two injured women. But the man who waved him down vanished from the scene, and the officer, who had a very sharp memory, said it was like the details of the man’s appearance were wiped from his mind. DeSouza believes it was likely a case of angelic intervention.
He also detailed an incident in which an eight-year-old boy was interviewed by a task force member in relation to his precognitive dream about 9-11, in which he received a phone call from an adult man who was begging for help as there was a fire in his office building, and he was trapped on the 77th floor. The task force officer revealed that he’d actually had the same dream. DeSouza’s next book, out later this year, The Extra-Dimensionals, will present tales of non-terrestrial visitors, and their agendas on our planet.
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Alien In The Ocean World: Using Analytical Science Prowess To Discover Extraterrestrial Life
Alien In The Ocean World: Using Analytical Science Prowess To Discover Extraterrestrial Life
Jezreel Smith
(Photo : David McNew/Newsmakers) Capillary Electrophoresis was performed using the water sample from Mono Lake. Almost 17 amino acid were discovered despite the strong basicity of the water sample's pH. The method is then considered to be very helpful in correlating the presence of amino acids from extraterrestrial form of life in different bodies of water.
A liquid-based analytical technique called Capillary Electrophoresis paves the way in detecting another form of life present in earth's oceans. NASA researchers are developing and customizing Capillary Electrophoresis which could detect and contrast the presence of amino acids that is present from a non-living organism from that of a living organism.
Amino Acid is the building block of protein that plays an essential role in biologic processes of an organism. According to Tech Times, the new method was already used to identify 17 different amino acids in Mono Lake located in California. Using analytical process, the scientists were able to differentiate the origin of amino acids whether it is from living or non-living creature.
Mono Lake's water is very basic considering its power of hydrogen. Thus, making it an impossible habitat for life, however, it could also reflect on the possibility of testing the salty waters theoretically located in Mars, the Jupiter's moon Europa and the Saturn's moon Enceladus.
As reported by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the customized capillary electrophoresis is 10,000 times more sensitive as compared to the current methods employed by some spacecraft such as NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover. The principle behind the technique is that it involves the separation of ions based on their electrophoretic mobility under an applied voltage.
Furthermore, according to Jessica Creamer, a postdoctoral scholar at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the method could easily detect amino acid in a single try or even in low concentrations and highly salty specimens. The method could be simply and easily finalized with a 'mix and analyze' process.
The existence of L-amino acid in living organisms has already a great linkage to life while non-living creatures possess both L- amino acid and D- amino acid. An extraterrestrial source for an L-amino acid in oceans could further reflect an extraterrestrial form of life. Enjoy the wisdom and knowledge that science brings; continue visiting Science Times for more updates.
Alien hunters were convinced they had spotted a captured UFO on Wednesday.
Keen-eyed conspiracy theorists spotted a strange circular object on Google Earth satellite images of Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles.
Some alien hunters claimed that the object was a flying saucer parked on the runway.
But Nasa engineers have since debunked the theory by taking a selfie with the mystery shape.
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Alien hunters were convinced they had spotted a captured UFO on Wednesday. A keen-eyed conspiracy theorists spotted a strange circular objects on Google Earth satellite images of Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles
Nasa scientist Dr Nacer Chahat tweeted the photo earlier today.
In response to Twitter user @ufoofinterest, who had posted a link to an article on the so-called UFO, he wrote: 'Here is what you think is a UFO. The only alien is me.'
Dr Chahat's picture shows him stood with a colleague near the object, which appears to be a storage container.
YouTube user 'Name Shame' originally spotted the object on Google Earth on Wednesday and published the images on his YouTube channel.
'Is NASA playing games?.. UFO captured? What is it?' he said in the post.
The JPL, near Los Angeles, is the birthplace of the US's first satellite to orbit the Earth.
Earlier this week, alien hunters claimed that the white disc-like object was a flying saucer
Nasa engineers have debunked the conspiracy theory by taking photos of the mystery object
The 'Explorer 1' satellite launched in 1958.
The JPL now acts as the headquarters for exploratory missions to study distant planets and asteroids.
'I doubt this is a captured extraterrestrial flying saucer, more likely it is a structure or vehicle that has a flying saucer shape,' Nigel Watson, author of the UFO Investigations Manual, told MailOnline earlier this week.
The JPL is the birthplace of America's first satellite to orbit the Earth back in 1958. It now acts as the headquarters for several upcoming exploratory missions to study distant planets and asteroids
'Secondly, why would they leave it out in the open to be spotted by the likes of Google Earth?
'Seeing strange anomalies on Google seems to be the latest craze that is rivalling the watching of live images from the International Space Station to get a glimpse of UFOs.
'In most of these instances we see what we look for.'
This is not the first time that UFO Hunters have used Google's satellite technology to make bizarre claims about aliens.
Earlier this month a self-proclaimed ufologist claimed footage of himself fighting and being abducted by aliens had been caught on camera by Google maps.
A man who called himself John Mooner, from Newton Abbot in Devon, claimed a 'real alien abduction' has been captured taking place on Google's satellite cameras.
The green glow is supposedly light from an alien ship hoping to beam him up. The small red circles allegedly show him being punched in the face by an alien. A zoomed in version is shown top right
THE 'ABDUCTION'
Mr Mooner claimed he does not remember the abduction at all, but is convinced it is himself in the footage.
'I do remember sporadic episodes of missing time throughout the year of 2016 and going back through the previous years,' he said.
He is convinced from looking at a series of pictures that he was abducted.
'The shocking thing about this was that it's me being abducted by a grey alien and the satellite image clearly shows me trying to fight off the grey alien by punching it in the face,' he said.
'I was having trouble with the Google Earth app that was installed on my computer so I looked for an online option and found Google satellite maps,' Mr Mooner told the Torquay Herald Express.
'I thought to myself I will view the area where I was UFO spotted from last year and look for anything out of the ordinary.
'I was left speechless by what I saw.
'The satellite has captured a real alien abduction taking place.'
The pictures were released by Mr Mooner, who claims he took them from Google maps.
Where exactly the abduction took place is unknown.
'The shocking thing about this was that it's me being abducted by a grey alien and the satellite image clearly shows me trying to fight off the grey alien by punching it in the face,' he said.
Mr Mooner claims he does not remember the abduction at all, but is convinced it is himself in the footage. 'I do however remember sporadic episodes of missing time throughout the year of 2016 and going back through the previous years,' he said
'Looking at the image it appears that the alien has blocked my punch and has grabbed my fist and must of been able to subdue me [sic].'
Mr Mooner claims he does not remember the abduction at all, but is convinced it is himself in the footage.
'I do however remember sporadic episodes of missing time throughout the year of 2016 and going back through the previous years,' he said.
'I do remember wearing a black baseball cap and shirt. This is definitely me on the satellite image.'
'The shocking thing about this was that it's me being abducted by a grey alien and the satellite image clearly shows me trying to fight off the grey alien by punching it in the face,' he said
Out in West Texas, on a wide shoulder of Highway 90 in the desert, curious people gather most every night to view a ghostly phenomenon. As dusk begins to fall, strange lights appear to hover in the air and then disappear unprompted. The lights have been described as otherworldly. Some find them friendly, and others, sinister. Witnesses claim to see the lights dart in one direction or another, change color, and apparently dissolve just as swiftly as they appeared. The Marfa Lights, as they’re known, are a largely mysterious phenomenon that have confounded and intrigued Texans for generations. But just what exactly are they? Let’s do some research.
First and foremost it’s important to point out that the lights are not a figment of the collective imagination of a gullible public. The Marfa Lights have been well-documented by scientists and celebrities. If you go to the Marfa Light Viewing Center, you are likely to see them for yourself. James Dean is said to have been so obsessed with them during the filming of the movie Giantthat he would keep a telescope on him at night to catch glimpses of them.
Ghost lights are an ancient phenomenon that occur worldwide. Some people call them will-o-the-wisps, while others refer to them as swamp lights or orbs. It’s hard to say exactly when the Marfa lights first appeared. There are reports of sightings dating back to the 19th century, but the first known printed account of them showed up in a 1957 issue of Coronet Magazine, where they were referred to as “the Texas Ghost Lights.”
Theories abound as to just what causes them. Some people believe the lights are paranormal in essence. That they are perhaps ethereal spirits, the luminous remains of lost souls. Some posit that they are alien in nature, possibly UFOs. The skeptics tend to believe the lights are merely atmospheric reflections of campfires and the headlights of cars passing on a nearby roadway.
There are two notable studies on the Marfa Lights. One was done by Society of Physics students at the University of Texas at Dallas in 2004. Another study was conducted four years later by a group of scientists from Texas State University. The Texas State scientists spent 20 nights using spectroscopic technology to observe the lights. Both studies came to similar conclusions, that the Marfa Lights were most likely caused by the headlights of cars driving by on Highway 67, or by small campfires in the distance.
Although, some people who have seen the lights vehemently deny this solution. Michael Hall wrote a piece on the subject for Texas Monthly in 2006 entitled “The Truth is Out There.” Hall’s article explored both magical and scientific explanations for the lights.
“My wife and I got married in Alpine six years ago, and the night before, the wedding party wound up at the viewing area.Alcohol was involved, and so was a lot of loud talk. There were more than a dozen of us, and just as a funny movie is funnier with a group of friends, so is a mystery more mysterious. We all agreed—no way those were car lights,” Hall wrote.
Hall wanted badly to believe, but after doing his own research (involving telescopes, binoculars, experts, first-hand testimony and even strobe lights) even he had his doubts.
Some people enjoy the mystery of the lights even more than the lights themselves, though. Julie Mangum saw the lights during her time attending Sul Ross University in Alpine.
“It’s the strangest thing to ponder. It absolutely blows my mind just like how space never ends, or like what does it mean to not exist. You don’t always see them when you go and they never are the same every time you’re there. It’s really a great mystery and I don’t know if I really want it solved.”
In general, ghost lights are considered evasive and mysterious, popping up in random places in the dark of night with few witnesses. However, in Texas, the Marfa Lights are easily spotted from the same location nearly every night. That would suggest that what we’re seeing is not supernatural, but something rational that perhaps has been distorted, causing it to seem unfamiliar.
One way that the Marfa Lights could be car lights and also appear mystical is if they were being disguised through an optical illusion. There is one such optical illusion that is actually very common in most parts of Texas. In fact, you’ve probably experienced it yourself. Picture this: you’re driving down a long stretch of highway in the summer. The road is baking with heat. The temperature is creeping up toward the triple digits, and there is not a cloud in the sky. Suddenly, up ahead the road appears to be wet. Did a sudden shower move through the area right before you drove in? No, that can’t be right either, because as you near the watery section of road, it appears to dry before your eyes.
What you’re actually seeing is an optical illusion commonly known as “heat haze” or “heat shimmer.” It occurs when extreme heat near the surface of the road refracts the light from the sky. In simple terms, the ground becomes a mirror and reflects the sky. During daylight hours when there’s not much on the horizon, your brain interprets this heat haze as water. However, the haze can actually create a mirror image (also known as an inverted mirage) when it’s in front of something large like a mountain. The effect of which is to make something in the distance seem to appear upside down, like it’s being reflected in a pool of water that simply isn’t there. Now imagine what that would do to car headlights traveling along a road, or campfire lights at night.
Paradoxically, a mirage could even be to blame when the weather is cold. Cold air mirages are known as “superior mirages.” They happen when the air close to the ground is colder than the air above it. They are more common in polar regions than in the arid West Texas desert, but it’s one possible explanation.
However, you also have to take into consideration that there were reports of ghost lights in this area in the 1850’s, before Texas even had roads. Or cars. Could it really be lost souls? Maybe. No one really knows what happens after this life. It could be camp-fires. Hell, that close to New Mexico, it could really be aliens. We may never know.
Wat gebeurt er met het menselijke lichaam als je een jaar in de ruimte verblijft? Onderzoekers van de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie NASA zetten een uniek experiment op met een identieke tweeling, waarvan één broer naar het internationaal ruimtestation ISS reisde en de andere op aarde bleef. Bedoeling was om data te vergelijken van voor, tijdens en na de missie. Intussen zijn de eerste resultaten binnen en die zijn opmerkelijk te noemen. Zo veranderde het DNA van de broer die in de ruimte verbleef en werd hij groter.
Het waren Scott en Mark Kelly die voor proefkonijn speelden in het onderzoek. Scott reisde naar het ISS, waar hij een jaar gewichtloos leefde, voormalig astronaut Mark bleef gewoon op aarde. Doel was om te weten te komen wat een langer verblijf in de ruimte met de mens doet met het oog op een bemande missie naar onze buurplaneet Mars. Tien groepen wetenschappers bestuderen nu de informatie die ze uit de missie verkregen, elk in hun eigen vakgebied. Het gaat onder meer om het effect op het immuunsysteem, de beenderen en het DNA.
Chromosomen Wat bleek? De chromosomen van Scott waren langer geworden tijdens zijn verblijf in de ruimte, terwijl ze op aarde net korter worden als je ouder wordt. Dat kwam doordat de zogenaamde 'telomeren' op het einde van zijn chromosomen - die chromosomen beschermen voor afsterven en versmelten met andere chromosomen - langer waren geworden. De onderzoekers vermoeden dat het te wijten is aan het feit dat Scott meer bewoog en sportte en minder calorieën opnam in het ruimtestation. Toen hij weer op aarde was, werden ze opnieuw korter. Het effect ervan moet nog worden onderzocht.
Scott had ook een verminderende botvorming, maar het niveau van een hormoon dat helpt om beenderen en spieren gezond te houden, was wel hoger geworden. Vermoedelijk door het vele sporten. Het niveau van het stresshormoon cortisol bleef normaal, met uitzondering van het moment net na zijn landing op aarde. Vermoedelijk door de stress van zijn terugkeer in de atmosfeer. Scott was ook 5 centimeter groter geworden bij zijn terugkomst.
Kracht Een ander belangrijk resultaat met betrekking tot een potentiële reis naar Mars was de verminderde kracht van Scott. Na zes maanden in de ruimte blijkt het steeds moeilijker om taken snel en efficiënt uit te voeren, zelfs als ze vitaal zijn voor het overleven. Dat wezen fysieke tests aan, zoals het beklimmen van ladders, het openen van luiken en het ontwijken van obstakels. Ook de fijne motoriek ging achteruit, zoals bij het bedienen van computermateriaal. Net als de cognitieve vaardigheden van Scott.
Probleem Toen Scott weer op de aarde landde, werd hij door hulpverleners uit zijn capsule geholpen. Dat zal niet het geval zijn op Mars, waar de astronauten op zichzelf aangewezen zijn. Een potentieel probleem, ook al denkt Scott dat het daar makkelijker zal gaan omdat er minder zwaartekracht is.
De resultaten zijn vooralsnog voorlopig en moeten nog verder worden onderzocht. Later dit jaar zou de NASA met een diepgaander en uitgebreider verslag komen. "Belangrijk is wel dat we voorlopig nog niets hebben gevonden dat een langere ruimtereis zoals naar Mars in de weg kan staan", aldus nog onderzoeker John Charles.
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Two White UFOs Appear Over Ocean In Chile Causing Family To Panic, Jan 30, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Two White UFOs Appear Over Ocean In Chile Causing Family To Panic, Jan 30, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting:January 30, 2017 Location of sighting: Chile This is a video posted by Ovnis Actuales of Youtube. As a white UFO disk is seen in the far distance, a father of a family becomes excited, but the others near him blow it off as nothing, until a second UFO disk appears even close to them and more clear than ever. Thats when the woman notices and screams. Watch a 2:20 to see the closest UFO move through a cloud. These UFOs appeared over the ocean in Chile because they were either getting ready to enter or exist the under water alien base in the area. If they were leaving, then they need to rise up and let the water flow off of them before they enter space. The water on the UFO would cause complications during flight through space at high speeds. Scott C. Waring
This is a very fascinating report sent in today and I have to admit its got me stumped. Most UFOs wont make a cloud unless its to hide in or to make cloud tunnels. I have even seen a three arm starfish UFO rotating like a slow fan inside of a cloud before, but this is really amazing. The photos were sent in HD and are included in the file above you can use them as you wish. The UFO seen in the photos is a disk shape and is glowing incredibly. The sides of the disk are not glowing, but its center is. The UFO seems to have lost control and was crashing to earth somewhere in the forest hills of BC. The fact that it depended slowly rules out meteor. The fact that its perfectly shaped like a disk rules out jet, rocket or satellite. So, all we have left is an alien craft falling to earth as if its been attacked, possibly shot down with the old Ronald Reagan Star Wars satellites which have missiles on them to attack. There is actually a video from long ago of a missile shooting at a UFO and the UFO suddenly makes a hard right turn to avoid it. I will include that old video below. Scott C. Waring
Eyewitness states:
These same type of objects were witnessed on two occasions. Yesterday I was out on the back porch when my husband pointed out what looked to me like a jet at first. It was a quick presumption on my part and due to the cloud like trails it was leaving behind. But with a bit more observation it became obvious that it was not. It was moving far too slow to be a jet and was falling toward the ground. Looking through the binoculars I could see two bright orbs of light at the leading edge which seemed to separate slightly from one another. The decent was far slower than I imagine gravity would bring a solid object down. It took at least five minutes to get from mid sky to where I could no longer see it behind the trees. Around the same time today my husband came in to tell me that there was another one in the sky. This time I thought to grab my camera. It looked and acted almost identical to yesterday's sighting, a bright circle of light falling at a slow rate of speed leaving two trails behind it. Two very fast jets flew across the sky from west to east in the same area as it descend. When I lost sight of it behind the trees I took a look around and spotted another one higher in the sky but in the same southern direction. It too look as though it was falling to the ground and at the same slow rate of speed. This one however broke into four segments but all four fell at the same rate. Another jet flew by shortly before I lost sight of it. And then another, but this one came from the east, did a quick turn about above the falling object and returned east. These jets were far faster than commercial airlines fly. I did and still do feel a bit bewildered by what I saw and am very curious to know what exactly I witnessed.
Above I have altered to color to make the UFO stand out more, below is the untouched original.
Above I have altered to color to make the UFO stand out more, below is the untouched original.
Above I have altered to color to make the UFO stand out more, below is the untouched original.
Above I have altered to color to make the UFO stand out more, below is the untouched original.
Above I have altered to color to make the UFO stand out more, below is the untouched original.
Giant UFO Disk Near Our Sun, But You Wont Hear It From NASA, Feb 2, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Giant UFO Disk Near Our Sun, But You Wont Hear It From NASA, Feb 2, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: Feb 2, 2017 Location of sighting: Earths Sun Here is a great find by UFOnearSun of Youtube today. He found an actual alien craft that is orbiting our sun. The UFO size would be nearly that of the our moon if we made it flat. However the UFO may be closer to the SOHO sun satellite and it may only be several times bigger than our space station. Actual proof directly from NASA and SOHO gov agencies. Scott C. Waring Eyewitnesses states:
A huge "flying discs" - UFO flew to orbit our Sun - February 2, 2017 And, another important question that you should ask yourself and NASA ... If the Sun in a vacuum, then why in the images, you can see the shadow of the sun against the dark background of space ???
UFO Caught Over Neighborhood In Pittsburgh On Jan 31, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Caught Over Neighborhood In Pittsburgh On Jan 31, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: January 31, 2017 Location of sighting: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Source: MUFON Posted by:UFO Case Book This was found by UFO Case Book, its one of the most reliable and trustworthy sites on the net today. This video shows us only a few seconds of footage, but its all we need to see that its rotating slightly as it moves forward. The UFO has many several antenna like appendages sticking out. One on top, one on bottom and another two sticking out its front area. Many classic UFOs have been seen to have an arial antenna on top and some on the center bottom. The eyewitness says it was shaped like a dome...a disk. Nice catch. Scott C. Waring Eyewitness states:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - 01-31-17 - I was taking my dog outside. I first noticed the object because it flew from over the field across my house. I had no idea what to think about the object when I first saw it, my only instinct was to get out my phone and start recording because it definitely wasn't something I had ever seen before. I first saw the object when it flew over the trees across from my house and flew quite quickly in a straight pattern over and away from my house. It was shaped like a dome with a slight point on top, and some type of string like appendage hanging from it. It was dark in color. My feelings on the object are quite mixed. I've always been on the fence as far as paranormal occurrences. But when I saw this thing I was just so intrigued, and I genuinely can't explain what this might be. I lost sight of object when it disappeared over the hills behind my house. There is a filter on the video I'm sending because I had put it on my Snapchat story.
Mars werd zeker 2 miljard jaar geteisterd door vulkaanuitbarstingen
Mars werd zeker 2 miljard jaar geteisterd door vulkaanuitbarstingen.
Caroline Kraaijvanger
Een meteoriet suggereert dat Mars enkele van de langstlevende vulkanen van ons zonnestelsel herbergt.
Ongeveer 1 miljoen jaar geleden vond er een enorme inslag plaats op Mars. Een object sloeg in op een vulkaan of met lava bedekte vlakte. Daarbij werden stenen de ruimte in geslingerd en een aantal daarvan landde op aarde.
Eén locatie Eén van die meteorieten werd vervolgens in 2012 ontdekt. Het is een vulkanisch gesteente dat geologen ook wel shergottiet noemen. Door de tijd heen zijn er elf van deze van Mars afkomstige meteorieten met dezelfde samenstelling ontdekt die ook nog eens allemaal op hetzelfde moment van Mars werden weggeslingerd. “We zien dat ze uit dezelfde vulkanische bron afkomstig zijn,” stelt onderzoeker Tom Lapen. “Aangezien ze ook op hetzelfde moment van Mars werden weggeslingerd, kunnen we concluderen dat ze van dezelfde locatie op Mars afkomstig zijn.”
Bovenaan dit artikel zie je een door de computer gegenereerde afbeelding van Olympic Mons: de grootste vulkaan die Mars rijk is. De vulkaan is ongeveer 25 kilometer hoog.
Ouder Samen kunnen deze meteorieten ons dan ook meer vertellen over een specifieke plek op Mars. Het zal je niet verbazen dat onderzoekers verschillende van deze meteorieten al bestudeerd hebben. Alle reeds bestudeerde shergottieten zijn echter tussen de 327 en 600 miljoen jaar oud. De in 2012 ontdekte meteoriet waar onderzoekers zich nu over hebben gebogen, is aanzienlijk ouder. Het stukje vulkanisch gesteente ontstond zo’n 2,4 miljard jaar geleden.
Langstlevend Deze meteoriet vertelt ons dan ook dat de vulkanische activiteit op Mars heel lang aanhield. Zeker 2 miljard jaar. Het zou betekenen dat enkele van de langstlevende vulkanen van ons zonnestelsel op de rode planeet te vinden zijn.
De onderzoekers doen hun studie in het blad Science Advances uit de doeken. De conclusies kunnen volgens hen meer inzicht geven in de evolutie van de planeet.
Pas ontdekte 'leegte in de ruimte' duwt ons sterrenstelsel weg
Pas ontdekte 'leegte in de ruimte' duwt ons sterrenstelsel weg
Caroline Kraaijvanger
Nieuw onderzoek toont aan dat er niet alleen aan de Melkweg getrokken wordt. Ons sterrenstelsel wordt ook geduwd.
Je bent je er waarschijnlijk niet zo van bewust, maar we zijn continu in beweging. Zo draait de aarde met een snelheid van zo’n 1600 kilometer per uur om haar as en met zo’n 100.000 kilometer per uur om de zon heen. Die zon draait weer met een snelheid van zo’n 850.000 kilometer per uur om het centrum van de Melkweg heen. Voel je jezelf al duizelig? Het wordt nog gekker. Want de Melkweg haast zich – samen met het Andromeda-stelsel – weer met een snelheid van zo’n 630 kilometer per seconde (2 miljoen kilometer per uur) door de ruimte.
Trekken Grote vraag is natuurlijk waarom de Melkweg – en het Andromedastelsel – zich zo snel door de ruimte bewegen. In eerste instantie dachten onderzoekers dat de Great Attractor de boosdoener was. Dit is een gebied dat zo’n 150 miljoen lichtjaar van de Melkweg verwijderd is en zo’n zes clusters van sterrenstelsels bevat. En die clusters zouden met hun enorme zwaartekracht aan de Melkweg trekken. Niet veel later wezen onderzoekers nog een andere boosdoener aan: de Shapley Concentration. Het ligt zo’n 600 miljoen lichtjaar voorbij de Great Attractor en bestaat uit meer dan 24 clusters. Het moge duidelijk zijn: er zijn enorme structuren in de ruimte die aan ons sterrenstelsel trekken.
Duwen Maar daarmee is het verhaal nog niet compleet, zo stellen onderzoekers nu in het blad Nature Astronomy. Want er wordt niet alleen aan de Melkweg getrokken. Ons sterrenstelsel wordt ook geduwd. En wel door een tot voor kort onbekend, groot, relatief leeg gebied. De onderzoekers hebben het de Dipole Repeller gedoopt.
Net zo belangrijk De onderzoekers bestudeerden hoe sterrenstelsels zich door de ruimte bewogen. “We ontdekten dat onze Melkweg zich weg haast van een grote, nog niet eerder geïdentificeerde regio met een lage dichtheid,” vertelt onderzoeker Yehuda Hoffman. “Omdat het gebied afstoot in plaats van aantrekt, hebben we het de Dipole Repeller genoemd. We worden dus niet alleen aangetrokken door de bekende Shapley Concentration, maar ook weggeduwd door de nieuw ontdekte Dipole Repeller. Blijkbaar zijn dit geduw en getrek allebei net zo belangrijk voor onze locatie.”
De Shapley Concentration/Shapley Attractor trekt onder meer aan de Lokale Groep (waartoe ook de Melkweg behoort). De Dipole Repeller stoot de Lokale Groep af. Afbeelding: Yehuda Hoffman, Daniel Pomarede, R. Brent Tully, and Helene Courtois Nature Astronomy 1, 0036 (2017).
Het is niet voor het eerst dat onderzoekers suggereren dat er een gebied met een lage dichtheid is die onze Melkweg wegduwt. Maar het bleek eerder lastig te zijn om de afwezigheid van sterrenstelsels in zo’n gebied aan te tonen. Dat is onderzoekers nu dus wel gelukt. De wetenschappers verwachten dat het in de toekomst met zeer gevoelige telescopen mogelijk moet zijn om de weinige sterrenstelsels die zich in de lege ruimte – die zij Dipole Repeller hebben genoemd – bevinden, waar te nemen. En daarmee zou het bestaan van deze afstotende leegte onomstotelijk bewezen zijn.
Sterren rond onze Melkwegschijf blijken groepsreizigers te zijn
Sterren rond onze Melkwegschijf blijken groepsreizigers te zijn
Caroline Kraaijvanger
Ze trekken in groepjes op, zo concluderen Groningse onderzoekers op basis van gegevens van Gaia. Het kan ons meer vertellen over het ontstaan van onze Melkweg.
Aangenomen wordt dat de Melkweg ontstaan is toen meerdere kleine sterrenstelsels fuseerden. Hoe die fusie er precies uitzag, weten astronomen niet. Om daar meer duidelijkheid over te krijgen, hebben onderzoekers nu sterren die zich in de halo van de Melkweg bevinden, bestudeerd. Deze sterren bewegen rond de Melkwegschijf.
Groepjes Het onderzoek wijst uit dat een groot deel van deze sterren in groepjes optrekt. “Dat duidt erop dat de sterren inderdaad afkomstig zijn van oude, kleine sterrenstelsels die zijn ingevangen door de Melkweg,” vertelt onderzoeker Amina Helmi. De onderzoekers denken dat er tientallen van deze groepjes zijn. “We zien nu vooral groepjes van enkele sterren samen bewegen, maar dat komt doordat we nog niet alle gegevens hebben,” legt Helmi uit.
Over Gaia De onderzoekers baseren hun conclusies onder meer op gegevens van Gaia. Deze satelliet – eigendom van de Europese ruimtevaartorganisatie – moet de snelheid, grootte, leeftijd en temperatuur van meer dan een miljard sterren in onze Melkweg vaststellen. De satelliet werd in 2013 gelanceerd en heeft al heel wat gegevens verzameld. Maar onderzoekers kunnen niet wachten tot Gaia met meer informatie over de brug komt. Zo hebben onderzoekers zich tijdens deze studie gericht op sterren in de halo van de Melkweg die zich op hun reis toevallig dicht bij de zon begeven. In de toekomst willen ze ook halosterren die verder van ons vandaan bewegen, bestuderen. “Met die gegevens kunnen we onze uitspraken over de vorming van de Melkweg verfijnen en de stamboom van de Melkweg reconstrueren,” vertelt Helmi.
Helmi en collega’s ontdekten tijdens hun studie niet alleen dat veel sterren in de halo van de Melkweg in groepjes optrekken. Ze stelden bovendien vast dat 70 procent van de sterren in de zogeheten buitenste halo tegen de richting van de Melkweg indraait. Dat percentage ligt veel hoger dan men op basis van modellen voorspelde. “Je kunt die sterren uit de buitenste halo vergelijken met forensen die spookrijdend naar de stad komen en in de stad blijven spookrijden. Ze bewegen tegengesteld aan de mensen die in de stad wonen.”
'Op de maan zijn sporen van aardse organismen te vinden'
'Op de maan zijn sporen van aardse organismen te vinden.
Caroline Kraaijvanger
Al miljarden jaren regent het regelmatig zuurstof op de maan. Die zuurstof is afkomstig van de aarde en waarschijnlijk gegenereerd in de biosfeer.
De zonnewind bombardeert de maan bijna continu. Alleen wanneer de aarde tussen de maan en de zon in staat, weet de maan zich beschermt tegen de zonnewind. Het magnetisch veld van de aarde buigt de zonnewind dan af.
Ionen Maar dat wil niet zeggen dat de maan dan helemaal niets te vrezen heeft. Want wanneer de aarde tussen de maan en de zon instaat kunnen ionen – afkomstig van de aarde – de maan bereiken. Eerder toonden onderzoekers al aan dat van de aarde afkomstige ionen van stikstof en andere edelgassen in die periode op de maan regenen. Nieuw onderzoek suggereert nu echter dat ook een ander belangrijk gas – zuurstof – zijn weg naar de maan weet te vinden op het moment dat de aarde tussen de maan en de zon in staat.
Zuurstof Dat schrijven Japanse onderzoekers in het blad Nature Astronomy. Ze baseren zich op waarnemingen van de Japanse maansonde Kaguya. Deze sonde verzamelde de betreffende gegevens toen deze – samen met de maan – door de aarde tegen de zonnewind beschermd werd. De gegevens tonen aan dat de maan – wanneer de aarde tussen de zon en de maan in staat – bekogeld wordt door zuurstofionen. Deze ionen komen dan terecht in een micrometer diepe laag maangrond.
Als de aarde tussen de zon en de maan in staat, weet de maan zich beschermd tegen de zonnewind, maar stromen ionen afkomstig van de aarde wel richting onze natuurlijke satelliet. Afbeelding: Osaka University / NASA.
WIST JE DAT…
…NASA onlangs de maan en de aarde vanaf Mars heeft gekiekt? Bekijk de prachtige foto hier!
Al een tijdje En dit hele proces speelt al een tijdje. Al sinds zuurstof in significante concentraties in de atmosfeer te vinden is. Dus al zo’n 2,5 miljard jaar. Nog fascinerender wordt het als je bedenkt dat het grootste deel van de zuurstof in de atmosfeer van de aarde gegenereerd wordt door aardse organismen. Het betekent dus dat de maan regelmatig ‘besmet’ wordt met door aardse wezens gegenereerde elementen.
Het onderzoek is interessant, omdat het suggereert dat we wellicht meer te weten kunnen komen over de aardse atmosfeer in vroeger tijden door de maangrond te bestuderen. Dat wil overigens niet zeggen dat we de geschiedenis van de aardse atmosfeer moeiteloos uit de maangrond kunnen aflezen. De onderzoekers benadrukken dat het lastig zal zijn om onderscheid te maken tussen de bijdragen die de zonnewind en de aarde – in de periode dat deze tussen de zon en de maan in staat – aan de maangrond levert.
Het is nog een overblijfsel van supercontinent Gondwana dat zo’n 200 miljoen jaar geleden uit elkaar begon te vallen.
Dat stelt een internationaal team van onderzoekers nadat ze mineralen bestudeerden in gesteenten die tijdens vulkanische erupties op Mauritius aan het oppervlak kwamen. Deze mineralen bleken eigenlijk veel te oud te zijn om tot het eiland te behoren.
EERDER ONDERZOEK
Het is niet voor het eerst dat onderzoekers miljarden jaren oude zirkonen aantreffen op Mauritius. Dat gebeurde in 2013 ook al eens. Maar dat onderzoek kon rekenen op felle kritiek. Onderzoekers stelden dat de mineralen wel eens door de wind naar het eiland konden zijn vervoerd of onbewust door mensen naar Mauritius waren meegenomen – bijvoorbeeld door aan schoenen of autobanden te blijven ‘plakken’. Dit onderzoek biedt echter geen ruimte voor twijfel. De oude zirkonen zijn dit keer namelijk aangetroffen in gesteente.
Oude mineralen “De aarde is opgebouwd uit twee onderdelen: continenten – die oud zijn – en oceanen – die ‘jong zijn’,” stelt onderzoeker Lewis Ashwal. “Op de continenten tref je gesteenten aan die meer dan vier miljard jaar oud zijn, maar zoiets vind je nergens in de oceanen aangezien daar nieuwe gesteenten worden gevormd (zie ook het filmpje hieronder, red.). Mauritius is een eiland en op het eiland zijn geen stenen te vinden die meer dan 9 miljoen jaar oud zijn. Maar tijdens het bestuderen van gesteenten op het eiland ontdekten we zirkonen die zo’n drie miljard jaar oud zijn.” Zirkonen zijn mineralen die heel precies gedateerd kunnen worden. “Het feit dat we zirkonen van deze leeftijd hebben aangetroffen, bewijst dat er veel ouder korstmateriaal onder Mauritius zit dat alleen afkomstig kan zijn van een continent.”
Afgebroken Maar wat is precies het verhaal van dit stukje korst? Het brak volgens de onderzoekers af van het eiland Madagaskar toen Afrika, India, Australië en Antarctica zich losmaakten van Gondwana en de Indische Oceaan ontstond. Het stukje korst werd vervolgens bedekt met jong lava tijdens vulkanische erupties (zie kader hieronder).
Mauritius is ontstaan door vulkaanuitbarstingen die zo’n 9 miljoen jaar geleden begonnen. Het eiland maakt deel uit van een keten van eilanden die allemaal het resultaat zijn van erupties. Deze keten ontstaat doordat de vulkaan (hotspot) – die zijn oorsprong vindt diep in de aarde – elke keer op een andere plek door de bewegende oceaanplaat ‘heenprikt’.
Mauritia De onderzoekers vermoeden dat het stukje korst onder Mauritius niet alleen is. Er zouden nog veel meer stukjes vergeten continent zijn die ze samen ‘Mauritia’ hebben gedoopt. Deze stukjes continent zouden zich over de Indische Oceaan hebben verspreid. “Volgens de nieuwe resultaten was er geen sprake van het op simpele wijze uiteenvallen van het supercontinent Gondwana. In plaats daarvan vond een complexe versplintering plaats waarbij fragmenten van continentale korst – van verschillende omvang – op drift raakten in het evoluerende Indische Oceaan-bekken.”
Het volledige onderzoek naar het vergeten stukje continent is terug te vinden in het blad Nature Communications.
Bronmateriaal:
""Lost continent" found under Mauritius" - Universiteit van de Witwatersrand De afbeelding bovenaan dit artikel is gemaakt door Susan Webb / Wits University.
Researchers have found evidence that the laws of physics are different for matter and antimatter, which contradicts the Standard Model of particle physics.
If confirmed, this research would force us to reevaluate our entire understanding of the physical world.
THE UNANSWERED QUESTION
The European Council for Nuclear Research (CERN) works to help us better understand what comprises the fabric of our universe. At this French association, engineers and physicists use particle accelerators and detectors to gain insight into the fundamental properties of matter and the laws of nature. Now, CERN scientists may have found an answer to one of the most pressing mysteries in the Standard Model of Physics, and their research can be found in Nature Physics.
According to the Big Bang Theory, the universe began with the production of equal amounts of matter and antimatter. Since matter and antimatter cancel each other out, releasing light as they destroy each other, only a minuscule number of particles (mostly just radiation) should exist in the universe. But, clearly, we have more than just a few particles in our universe. So, what is the missing piece? Why is the amount of matter and the amount of antimatter so unbalanced?
The Standard Model of particle physics does account for a small percentage of this asymmetry, but the majority of the matter produced during the Big Bang remains unexplained. Noticing this serious gap in information, scientists theorized that the laws of physics are not the same for matter and antimatter (or particles and antiparticles). But how do they differ? Where do these laws separate?
This separation, known as charge-parity (CP) violation, has been seen in hadronic subatomic particles (mesons), but the particles in question are baryons. Finding evidence of CP violation in these particles would allow scientists to calculate the amount of matter in the universe, and answer the question of why we have an asymmetric universe. After decades of effort, the scientists at CERN think they’ve done just that.
Using a Large Hadron Collider (LHC) detector, CERN scientists were able to witness CP violation in baryon particles. When smashed together, the matter (Λb0) and antimatter (Λb0-bar) versions of the particles decayed into different components with a significant difference in the quantities of the matter and antimatter baryons. According to the team’s report, “The LHCb data revealed a significant level of asymmetries in those CP-violation-sensitive quantities for the Λb0 and Λb0-bar baryon decays, with differences in some cases as large as 20 percent.”
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
This discovery isn’t yet statistically significant enough to claim that it is definitive proof of a CP variation, but most believe that it is only a matter of time. “Particle physics results are dragged, kicking and screaming, out of the noise via careful statistical analysis; no discovery is complete until the chance of it being a fluke is below one in a million. This result isn’t there yet (it’s at about the one-in-a-thousand level),” says scientist Chris Lee. “The asymmetry will either be quickly strengthened or it will disappear entirely. However, given that the result for mesons is well and truly confirmed, it would be really strange for this result to turn out to be wrong.”
This borderline discovery is one huge leap forward in fully understanding what happened before, during, and after the Big Bang. While developments in physics like this may seem, from the outside, to be technical achievements exciting only to scientists, this new information could be the key to unlocking one of the biggest mysteries in modern physics. If the scientists at CERN are able to prove that matter and antimatter do, in fact, obey separate laws of physics, science as we know it would change and we’ll need to reevaluate our understanding of our physical world.
These Supermassive Black Holes Have Completely Stumped Scientis
These Supermassive Black Holes Have Completely Stumped Scientists
Black-hole-powered galaxies called blazars are the most common sources detected by NASA's Fermi. As matter falls toward the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center, some of it is accelerated outward at nearly the speed of light along jets pointed in opposite directions. When one of the jets happens to be aimed in the direction of Earth, as illustrated here, the galaxy appears especially bright and is classified as a blazar.
Credit: M. Weiss/CfA
IN BRIEF
NASA has found evidence of supermassive black holes in galaxies that formed when the universe was just 1.4 billion years old.
This discovery could completely change our understanding of how black holes came together when the universe was just in its infancy.
FROM OUT OF THE DARKNESS
In some ways, astronomy is a lot like time travel. Even with the best telescopes, what we see now has already happened, and in some cases, it happened billions of years ago. The radiation and other signals we pick up take so long to travel to us that the farther away the event was, the longer it takes for us to know about it. Such information can provide scientists with a window into the past, and sometimes, even give us a glimpse at the very foundations of our universe.
Recently, NASA used the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope to intercept intense gamma radiation from some far away, ancient galaxies. The galaxies formed roughly 12 billion years ago and could clue us in to how black holes formed during the universe’s (relative) infancy.
The rays come from super energetic space objects call blazars, which are compact quasars. These objects are found at the centers of active elliptical galaxies that are also home to supermassive black holes. As matter falls into these black holes, they shoot out energy, which moves nearly at the speed of light. Knowing this, we can tell from where and when the energy came.
A DEEPER LOOK
Astronomers are excited by the prospect of studying such old black holes. “Despite their youth, these far-flung blazars host some of the most massive black holes known,” said Roopesh Ojha of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre in a press release. He continued, “That they developed so early in cosmic history challenges current ideas of how supermassive black holes form and grow, and we want to find more of these objects to help us better understand the process.”
Tools such as the Fermi Space Telescope are allowing scientists to reach deeper into space than ever before. Subsequently, that means that we are able to look deeper into the universe’s past. But as with many huge discoveries, the findings present more questions than immediate answers. “The main question now is how these huge black holes could have formed in such a young universe. We don’t know what mechanisms triggered their rapid development,” said another team member, Dario Gasparrini of the Italian Space Agency’s Science Data Centre.
Given what we know about black holes, how these supermassive objects, which pump out two trillion times the energy of our Sun, were able to form is a mystery. Answers to questions like this will help us understand how the universe looked throughout its development, and maybe even what’s in store for the future. For now, NASA will continue to look for more blazars to study, as their orientation causes them to appear clearly on our high-powered equipment. According to Marco Ajello from Clemson University in South Carolina, “We think Fermi has detected just the tip of the iceberg, the first examples of a galaxy population that previously has not been detected in gamma rays.”
The blossoming rose of this distant nebula continues to awe astronomers as the star gives one last spectacular show before its death.
This image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula, NGC 6543, was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and digitally enhanced by artist Raul Villaverde to show all of the activity bursting from the central star.
The Cat's Eye Nebula is a wonder to scientists.
Scientists are still perplexed by the outer layers surrounding the dying star but theorize that they are produced by convulsions from the star. Like a pulsing heart, the immense energy is pushing out cosmic dust in waves creating a petal-like formation around the Cat’s Eye.
Another theory is that the center star might actually be a binary star system, in which two very close stars are dying simultaneously. Their orbits are still feeding off of each other and may even be gravitationally distorting each other’s atmospheres. This highly magnetized relationship is producing a giant cloud of combined star matter — mostly hydrogen and helium particles — encompassing all other stars and planets around it.
The Cat’s Eye sits in the constellation Draco within the Milky Way and is a thousand times the size of our solar system, spanning nearly half a light year across.
Scientists believe this is the phase our sun will be whirling toward in a matter of 5 billion years. Leaving Earth and the rest of our solar system in total disarray. The Cat’s Eye is a not-so-subtle reminder that life is fleeting and nothing in our universe is constant.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s a … UFO? Probably not. But there are thousands of recorded alien-like sightings a year in the U.S. And there tend to be commonalities.
1. They occur around government laboratories or military sites
Thousands of UFO sightings have been reported around Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, for example. The most notable of these sightings are the so-called “green fireballs,” which have been controversial since their earliest sighting in the 1940s. Astronomer Lincoln LaPaz was assigned by the U.S. government to investigate the occurrence in 1948. Upon seeing them for himself and gathering observations from locals, he concluded that there were too many anomalous factors to consider them meteors or aliens. To this day, there is no known explanation.
In 1965, at the Edwards Air Force Base in California, another strange incidentoccurred. A tower operator at the base spotted about a dozen flashing red and green lights zipping through the sky. The operator contacted officials at the lab and documented details of the incident, including a 40-minute recording of the exchange between the operator and various officials. The lights persisted in for six hours and eventually ascended into the atmosphere, blending in with the starry night sky. Dozens of local reports cropped up describing eyewitness encounters with the flashes.
The incident was once again, unexplainable. But, it was filed in Project Blue Book, an Air Force investigation that examined two decades of UFO sightings. The project was shut down after four years on the basis that the so-called sightings were not a threat to national security.
2. They defy the laws of physics
Sir Isaac Newton’s first law of motion: An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion, unless acted upon by an external force. Gravity simply does not allow hovering, bouncing, or zipping of anything in the sky. Yet, most UFO sightings involve some kind of physics-defying property.
The National UFO Reporting Center has a record of nearly all alien sightings in the U.S., though they do not make any claim to the validity of aliens on Earth. On the NUFORC database there are accounts from people in every state who have apparently witnessed an unidentifiable object.
In 2002, a police officer in Montana caught a glimpse of a “floating” object over the highway. It made no noise and had no lights of its own. In 1995, an Alaskan woman driving to work was suddenly engulfed in fog and saw a ship “hovering” over her car. In 2013, in New Hampshire, a family drives on the highway at night and spots orange balls of light just before they “vanish.”
3. There’s a problem with the footage
In an age of Instagram and smartphone cameras, taking photos is practically second nature. Yet, when it comes to taking a simple photograph of a UFO, technology almost always fails us. The objects are too far away, moving too fast, or cannot be detected by cameras. We very rarely see an image that can definitively prove that aliens exist. If a photo is captured, the image often turns out to be a weather balloon or a satellite. Sometimes, it’s nothing more than a funny glare or reflection. Other times it’s a weather phenomenon, like these lenticular clouds in South Africa that freaked everyone out.
There are still some major thresholds to cross before humans will ever believe they aren’t the only intelligent lifeforms in the universe. For now though, it’s safe to assume we are, in fact, alone.
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Scientists will discuss UFOs and alien contact at UFO Congress
Scientists will discuss UFOs and alien contact at UFO Congress
It is a common misperception that scientists are not interested in UFOs or claims of alien contact. Scientists have actually been leading proponents of research into these areas, and three will be presenting their findings later this month at the International UFO Congress, the Guinness World Record holding largest UFO convention.
The three scientists include a former nuclear physicist, a neurologist, and a professor from Østfold University College in Norway where they have been investigating strange lights that have been occurring regularly for decades. Each of these men have been left with the conclusion that there is much more of a mystery to these phenomena than the greater scientific community is aware of.
Stanton Friedman began his career as a nuclear physicist, and later became one of the most recognized proponents to the UFO phenomenon. He is credited with being responsible for the massive popularity of the alleged Roswell UFO crash. He was the first to seriously investigate it in the late 70s after interviewing the first Army intelligence officer to look at the crash debris. The, then retired, intelligence officer told Freidman it was no balloon they found in the desert in 1947, as the official Air Force story claims. That lead Friedman to interviewing dozens of additional witnesses who told a similar story. This all eventually culminated into several books published in the 80s and the rise of the Roswell incident’s fame. Now it is a household name.
Friedman will be discussing how Astronomers view the UFO phenomenon, arguing that many of the so-called skeptics, ” have done their research by proclamation rather than investigation.” He will be presenting his lecture on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
Dr. Bob Davis (Credit: Dr. Bob Davis)
The neuroscientist, Dr. Bob Davis, will be tackling a much more controversial topic, alien abduction. Davis is a former professor at the State University of New York, where he taught for over 30 years. He is internationally recognized in his field. Intrigued by the large number of claims by people saying they have had alien encounters, he was compelled to conduct a research study. His study included over 2300 individuals who, according to Davis, claimed to have “consciously recalled contact experiences with a Non-Human Intelligent Being (NHIB).”
His findings have lead him to believe that there really is something mysterious, and important, taking place. He will share the results of his studies, and his thoughts on the outcome, on Thursday, February 16, 2017.
Friedman and Davis have done their work independent of an official university backed study. However, Erling Strand from Østfold University College in Norway has the unique position of being in charge of a project that investigates UFOs as part of his school’s studies. Strand is the project manager of Project Hessdalen, an investigation into strange lights that have been seen in Norway’s Hessdalen Valley for decades. The phenomenon has been caught on camera by researchers from many different countries. However, the phenomenon remains unsolved.
Strand will be sharing his findings, showing pictures and video of the lights, and the details of a student science camp that is held in the valley to research the phenomenon. He says, although some suspect the lights to be some sort of natural occurrence, there is not enough evidence to come to that conclusion, and, shockingly, he has not ruled out the possibility of some sort of non-human intelligence at work. Strand will present on the Hessdalen Lights on Saturday, February 18, 2017.
About the International UFO Congress
The International UFO Congress is presented by OpenMinds.tv, an Arizona based organization dedicated to the dissemination of information related to UFOs and the search for extraterrestrial life. The conference was established in 1991 and is held annually. The event holds the Guinness World Record for the largest UFO conference in the world. It features presentations by scientists, academics, authors, researchers, experts, and those who have experienced paranormal or anomalous phenomena from all over the world. The event has over 20 Speakers, a Film Festival, and scores of vendors. Topics generally covered are UFO sightings, alien abduction, UFO crashes, crop circles, paranormal experiences, governmental UFO secrecy and more.
For more information about the International UFO Congress, visit www.UFOCongress.com.
FBI Quietly Declassified Secret Files Attesting Hitler Fled to Argentina in 1945
FBI Quietly Declassified Secret Files Attesting Hitler Fled to Argentina in 1945
On April 30 1945, Adolf Hitler committed suicide in his underground bunker. His body was later discovered and identified by the Soviets before being rushed back to Russia. Or was it?
Newly declassified FBI documents prove that the government knew Hitler was alive and well, and living in the Andes Mountains long after World War II.
Is it really possible that the Soviets have been lying all this time, and that history has purposely been rewritten?
No one thought so until the release of the FBI documents. It seems that it is possible that the most hated man in history escaped war torn Germany and lived a bucolic and peaceful life in the beautiful foothills of the Andes Mountains.
The Intelligence Community Knew
Recently released FBI documents are beginning to show that not only was Hitler and Eva Braun’s suicide faked, the infamous pair might have had help from the Swiss Director of the United States OSS himself, Allen Dulles.
In one FBI document from Los Angles, it is revealed that the agency was well aware of a mysterious submarine making its way up the Argentinian coast dropping off high level Nazi officials. What is even more astonishing is the fact that the FBI knew he was in fact living in the foothills of the Andes.
Who is the Mysterious Informant?
In a Los Angeles letter to the Bureau in August of 1945, an unidentified informant agreed to exchange information for political asylum. What he told agents was stunning.
The informant not only knew Hitler was in Argentina, he was one of the confirmed four men who had met the German submarine. Apparently, two submarines had landed on the Argentinian coast, and Hitler with Eva Braun was on board the second.
The Argentinian government not only welcomed the former German dictator, but also aided in his hiding. The informant went on to not only give detailed directions to the villages that Hitler and his party had passed through, but also credible physical details concerning Hitler.
While for obvious reasons the informant is never named in the FBI papers, he was credible enough to be believed by some agents.
The FBI Tried to Hide Hitler’s Whereabouts
Even with a detailed physical description and directions the FBI still did not follow up on these new leads.
Even with evidence placing the German sub U-530 on the Argentinian coast shortly before finally surrounding, and plenty of eye witness accounts of German official being dropped off, no one investigated.
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Even More Evidence is Found
Along with the FBI documents detailing an eye witness account of Hitler’s whereabouts in Argentina, more evidence is coming to light to help prove that Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun did not die in that bunker.
In 1945, the Naval Attaché in Buenos Aires informed Washington there was a high probability that Hitler and Eva Braun had just arrived in Argentina.
This coincides with the sightings of the submarine U-530. Added proof comes in the form of newspaper articles detailing the construction of a Bavarian styled mansion in the foothills of the Andes Mountains.
Perhaps the most damming evidence that Hitler did survive the fall of Germany lies in Russia. With the Soviet occupation of Germany, Hitler’s supposed remains were quickly hidden and sent off to Russia, never to be seen again.
That is until 2009, when an archeologist from Connecticut State, Nicholas Bellatoni was allowed to perform DNA testing on one of the skull fragments recovered.
What he discovered set off a reaction through the intelligence and scholarly communities. Not only did the DNA not match any recorded samples thought to be Hitler’s, they did not match Eva Braun’s familiar DNA either. So the question is, what did the Soviets discover in the bunker, and where is Hitler?
It was not only General Eisenhower who was concerned over Hitler’s compete disappearance, Stalin also expressed his concerns.
In 1945, the Stars and Stripes newspaper quoted then General Eisenhower as believing that the real possibility existed of Hitler living safely and comfortably in Argentina.
Official OSS pictures show possible appearances of Adolf Hitler in 1944
For those of you who think Hitler could not have lived for so long without people identifying him, please note that even a slight change in appearance can alter a person's entire physiognomy:
The first one is a genuine picture of Adolf Hitler and the following five were made by Eddie Senz, a New York make-up artist, for the OSS on 6 June 1944.
Would you have recognized him in the 2nd, 4th, 5th or 6th pictures, even if you were to see him face to face, in a foreign country? (Please remember that these pictures represent only very small changes of the facial hair and haircut, not plastic surgery).
With all of the new found evidence coming to light, it is possible and even likely that not only did Hitler escape from Germany; he had the help of the international intelligence community.
Released FBI documents prove that they were not only aware of Hitler’s presence in Argentina; they were also helping to cover it up.
Living in Space Proven to Transform Humans on a Genetic Level
Living in Space Proven to Transform Humans on a Genetic Level
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IN BRIEF
Data collected from twin astronauts while one was aboard the ISS for 340 days and the other was on the ground has yielded new insights into how space affects the human body.
These insights will be extremely valuable in the future as we plan longer exploratory space missions and contemplate space tourism.
SPACE TWINS
Heading into space is certainly a life-changing experience for each of the lucky astronauts who have had the privilege. But who could have thought that it actually changes you on a genetic level? Thanks to a pair of twin astronauts, NASA has been able to study the changes to the bodies of those who spend long periods of time in space to a degree that wouldn’t otherwise be possible.
To determine how space changes the human body, researchers collected a variety of biological samples from twins Mark and Scott Kelley while Scott was spending 340 days aboard the International Space Station and Mark was left on the ground. The twins were excellent subjects for this kind of research as not only do they have nearly identical genomes, they have also had similar life experiences since they’re even in the same line of work.
In evaluating the brothers’ data, the researchers noticed some striking differences in various biological markers, such as gut bacteria and even chromosomes. One of the more remarkable findings of the testing was that Scott’s telemores, the ends of his chromosomes, were longer, though they eventually returned to pre-mission lengths. Further research will be done on other astronauts to see if this is a common pattern. Also in the genetic realm, Scott’s DNA methylation levels decreased during his time in space, while Mark’s increased in the same period. Once again, Scott’s levels returned to their baseline levels once he was back on Earth, but researchers aren’t sure what such changes even mean.
Photo credit: NASA via Getty Images
DNA CHANGES
According to NASA, other studies of how the body fares in space have shown clear differences in spatial orientation, bone density loss at rates up to 12 times higher than those on Earth, loss of muscle strength, and cardiovascular deconditioning. In this study, however, researchers were able to compare genetic changes with samples from a control, providing a more complete picture of the effect.
There is still much analysis to do on the data being gathered, as well as from data that can be gathered from other astronauts. According to Christopher Mason of Weill Cornell Medicine, “The data are so fresh that some of them are still coming off the sequencing machines.” The results have yet to be peer-reviewed, and it could be a few years before they are, given the sheer volume of data.
As we get closer to being able to put a human on Mars, this work becomes more valuable. The trip to the Red Planet alone is a six-month journey. Therefore, crews would be spending at least a year in space. Knowing that our astronauts will be safe is of the utmost importance, and not only for Mars — we will likely be seeing more people in space, in general, especially with the coming of private space stations on the horizon. Knowing how space impacts our bodies is the first step in determining how we can mitigate any deleterious effects for our future adventurers.
The latest new genetic studies suggests that a lineage of Egyptian pharaohs were subjected to wilful genetic manipulation by a technologically advanced Alien civilization
The latest new genetic studies suggests that a lineage of Egyptian pharaohs were subjected to wilful genetic manipulation by a technologically advanced Alien civilization
This could be a major game changer for the human race – although the media appear intriguingly silent about this INCREDIBLE discovery!?
Egyptian Pharaohs Were Extraterrestrial Origin and Were Giants
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The latest new genetic studies suggests that a lineage of Egyptian pharaohs were subjected to wilful genetic manipulation by a technologically advanced Alien civilization – this could very well be the truth that this planet needs in confirming that designers and builders of the impressive pyramids had a very strong connection with ET beings that originated elsewhere in the universe, far far away!
It was a gentleman called ‘Stuart Fleischmann’, who is the Assistant Professor of Comparative Genomics at the Swiss University in Cairo and his team who have recently published the results of a long 7-year study that mapped the genomes of 9 ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. If proven correct, their findings could potentially change the world’s history books forever and our understanding of our place in the Universe!
The latest claims from alien conspiracy theorists include that an astronaut on a space walk blocked out a UFO that came into camera shot on a live stream with his hand and that NASA cut another video feed which moments after a strange orb appeared on camera.
The footage was interrupted on January 20 with the message that the space station’s High Definition Earth Viewing experiment was either “switching cameras” or experiencing a “temporary loss of signal”.
It has led to some wild conspiracy theories, including that the ISS is watched almost daily by UFOs but the space agency wants to keep it from the public.
Online blogger Bright Insight said the January 20 incident was not the first time NASA has cut footage during an alleged UFO sighting.
He speculated it was an alien spacecraft or even secret space age military technology being tested by the US Government.
He wrote: "I have seen myself, at least a dozen times, where there is video of some sort of object coming close to the International Space Station – moving around in many cases – and all of a sudden they just cut the feed,” he said.
NASA
Conspiracy theorists claim NASA is covering up evidence of UFOs at the International Space Station.
The main reason is the gain offered by YouTube Partnership Program. More views equals more money. There are several YouTubers using this system.
Scott Brando
These are anomalies that appear on camera after light refracts inside the lens - meaning there is actually nothing there.
He said: "It’s a well known effect, very common in many ISS live feeds.”
He even produced videos showing the original footage and how you can see that the object was caused by a lens flare.
referring to the astronaut's hand, he pointed to the fact that it was there literally for a second or two so would have been ineffectual in covering anything up.
The spec which did get briefly blocked by his hand was just an ice particle, he said.
Mr Brando claims that many people knowingly post these mundane happening as UFOs on YouTube videos because they know of the high interest in the subject, and views generates advertising revenue for the YouTube channel.
He added: "The main reason is the gain offered by YouTube Partnership Program. More views equals more money. There are several YouTubers using this system.”
Nigel Watson, author of the UFO Investigations Manual said: "The constant ‘sightings’ of UFOs near the ISS are mainly due to reflections and space junk, and it is down to wishful thinking that images sent back from the space station are of alien craft."
NASA says it has never found any evidence of even this simplest forms of life outside Earth, but it does not comment on individual alleged UFO sightings.
“So this is one of two things. Either it’s aliens or it is top secret technology that is being suppressed from the masses.”
Alien hunter John Craddick said the sighting lasted about 25 seconds.
He insisted it be must alien technology as “nothing human that can fly that high.”
In respect of the astronaut's hand blocking out an alleged UFO, YouTube channel Secureteam10 released a video entitled ASTRONAUT BUSTED Trying To Hide UFOs Near ISS!"
Several people claimed it was all part of an ongoing cover up.
But, it turns out the truth is a lot less exciting, according to UFO hoax buster Scott Brando and his website ufoofinterest.org.
He has exposed countless alleged UFOs by the space station as being nothing more than lens flares.
Conspiracy theorists claim that the object seen in overhead images of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory could be a crashed alien UFO or what that NASA was testing after using extraterrestrial technology to reverse engineer one.
The UFO was seen in Google Earth images "parked" in a number of locations at the end of a runway at the laboratory in Pasadena, California, according to alien hunters.
A video of the alleged discovery emerged on YouTube and was been picked up by other UFO websites, including ufosightingsdaily.com.
Scott C Waring, UFO Sightings Daily editor, blogged: "Here is an eyebrow-raising discovery found on Google Earth map by YouTube user Name Shame.
GOOGLE
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"He found an actual flying saucer parked near the secret military laboratory on the mountain top."
But, sceptics and debunkers have now spoiled the party for conspiracy theorists after finding out it was something completely hand made.
Scott Brando, who runs hoax-busting website ufoofinterest.org, has identified antenna equipment at the part of the laboratory which is an identical match for the alleged UFO.
There is even a page on the laboratory's website explaining what the disc is.
Mr Brando tweeted: "Has #NASA been hiding a #UFO captured by #GoogleEarth? Here's the possible explanation."
Mr Waring had genuinely believed he had found a UFO being secretly hidden there by the space agency.
He earlier blogged: "It's in the perfect position where no one would be able to see it since its on a hilltop at the highest point in the city with mountain walls on all sides and a military fence around the facility.
"So, what we see here is an alien craft being experimented on at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and since its parked outside, it's probably parked there because it's too much trouble to move it back and forth nightly for test flights.
Has #NASA been hiding a #UFO captured by #GoogleEarth? Here's the possible explanation.
Scott Brando
"As you can see, it's on a road track that goes into the building, then later its off the track hidden near the bushes."
But, according to Nasa the laboratory is where the US’s first Earth-orbiting science satellite was made.
On the NASA website it says: “In addition to its missions, JPL developed and manages NASA’s Deep Space Network, a worldwide system of antennas that communicates with interplanetary spacecraft.”
Sometimes the truth is less strange than fiction it seems.
Google Earth images reportedly show a huge silver disc at the space agency's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) runway, near Los Angeles, California.
YouTube user, Name Shame, made the bizarre find after tracking movements at the facility over the course of three years.
Google satellite images also reveal the "flying saucer" has moved a number of times within the grounds of the lab.
In 2014, it was spotted on a patch of grass near before then moving to the runway.
GOOGLE/YOUTUBE
PROOF: Ufologists claim it is evidence NASA is testing alien technologies
“So what we see here is an alien craft being experimented on at the Jet Propulsion Labs”
Ufologist
The JPL is the where NASA developed its first Earth-orbiting satellite, the Explorer 1, in 1958.
But the institution is now dedicated to missions to explore incredibly remote planets and asteroids.
Conspiracists believe NASA may be hiding secret alien technology at the lab, including the UFO spotted on the Google satellite.
GOOGLE/YOUTUBE
DISCOVERED: A 'UFO' has been spotted by satellites at NASA labs
One so-called "truth-seeker" wrote online: "This disc is so low to the ground. So much so that it doesn't cast a shadow, even when the nearby car does.
"So this disc is about three metres big at its centre and about 1.5 metres at its edge from the ground – that is way too low to be (something like) a water tower.
"So what we see here is an alien craft being experimented on at the Jet Propulsion Labs".
Just yesterday, a picture emerged that is being hailed as definitive proof an alien species has visited earth.
The mystery of the true location of the legendary city of Atlantis, which is said to have been destroyed overnight, has captured our imagination for thousands of years.
Now, the discovery of large stone anchors in the Strait of Gibraltar hints the powerful Bronze Age civilisation described by Plato may have existed.
A new National Geographic documentary called Atlantis Rising charts an epic search for the lost city from Santorini, Greece to the islands of the Azores, comparing theories based on literature about the enigmatic civilisation.
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A new documentary by James Cameron has been released to understand more about the mythical city of Atlantis, pictured here as an artist's impression. The documentary looks at archaeological examples of architecture in Santorini, Greece and the islands of the Azores
THE DOCUMENTARY
The programme explores multiple locations in its bid to unlock the mystery of Atlantis.
For example, Plato wrote that ships sailed the Atlantic stopping at the Azores and experts touched on the recent discovery of pre-Roman structures on the remote islands that suggest ancient people sailed the vast ocean thousands of years before Columbus, in keeping with the famous tale of the lost city.
The documentary also travels to Donaña National Park in Southern Spain, which was the subject of a previous 'Finding Atlantis' documentary.
The marsh used to be an open bay adjacent to the Pillar of Hercules – the ancient name given to the Strait of Gibraltar - where the anchors were discovered, suggesting it could have one been the site of the lost city.
The programme also includes author Georgeos Diaz-Montexano's idea that some Atlantian refugees fled inland to wat is now Campanario, southern Spain and rock carvings in the area seem to show a record of the epic tale and its drowned port.
Pointing to one of the rock etchings, Mr Diaz-Montexano said: 'You can see around three inscribed boats here with about eight to 12 oars each.'
The origins of the myth of Atlantis lies solely with Greek philosopher Plato, who referred to the Bronze Age city in two of his dialogues, 'Temaeus' and the 'Critas', in the fourth century BC.
In them, he says the Atlanteans mined gold and silver which they used to decorate temples and walls, while the capital of Atlantis was a port comprised of rings of land and sea.
Plato suggested the civilisation was destroyed overnight when an earthquake and tsunami struck, destroying the city's important port which was buried beneath mud.
Experts featured in the new documentary, produced by Titanic director James Cameron, draw on Plato's texts in a bid to reveal the lost city's location.
Filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici told IBTimes UK: 'We went back to this source and used the way he describes Atlantis as a treasure map, comparing the city's features with existing places.'
They did not expect to find a complete city, but set out to discover artefacts that had survived the ravages of time and may have been washed into the Atlantic by a mighty wave, thousands of years ago.
The team of scientists and marine archaeologists used advanced navigation techniques and multi spectral imaging to uncover clues about the Lost City of Atlantis, which some scholars believe to be entirely fictional.
James Cameron stars in National Geographic 'Atlantis Rising'
However, Bill Lange, of Woods Hole Oceanic Institution said in the documentary: 'I have no doubt there are vast areas that were once inhabited by people that are now hundreds of feet underwater.'
Professor Richard Freund, University of Hartford, added: 'Plato is writing in a very specific time period, so when he says Atlantis was located at the strait of Gibraltar - he called them the Pillars of Hercules at the time - every single mariner, every single Greek reader, knew exactly where he was talking about.'
Clips of the documentary, which aired on 29 January, show marine archaeologists discovering a large stone anchor in what was the Pillars of Hercules.
The programme explores multiple locations documented in history in its bid to unlock the mystery of Atlantis. Pictured is one of the researchers consulting a hand-drawn map marking possible locations
The anchor, which measures 83cm across and has a hole in its centre, could be evidence of docks or breakwaters at the dive site.
Professor Richard Freund of the University of Hartford, said in a clip: 'It's a really amazing find.
'This anchor you can get very excited about.
'This is a 3,000, 4,000-year old anchor that is massive for a very large boat, which shows us that ancient large boats were sailing into this area 4,000 years ago.'
In fact, the team discovered six of these intriguing artefacts that could date back to the Bronze Age – the largest ancient anchor hoard to be found in the Atlantic near the Strait of Gibraltar.
New documentary suggests the mythical city Atlantis WAS real
Plato wrote that ships sailed the Atlantic stopping at the Azores (pictured). As part of the documentary, James Cameron takes a closer look at the recent discoveries relating to Atlantis made in this region
'Atlantis Rising' also divers explore the seas around Santorini and around the islands of the Azores, to compare a range of theories about the enigmatic civilisation
'These anchors could be 3,500 to 4,000 years old and establish a harbour in the Atlantic, where I didn't even dare dream to find anchors,' Mr Jacobovici told Indiewire.
'If we found six on a few dives, there must be thousands out there, confirming Plato's report of a port just past the Pillars of Hercules,' he said in the documentary.
The programme explores multiple locations in its bid to unlock the mystery of Atlantis.
For example, Plato wrote that ships sailed the Atlantic stopping at the Azores and experts touched on the recent discovery of pre-Roman structures on the remote islands that suggest ancient people sailed the vast ocean thousands of years before Columbus, in keeping with the famous tale of the lost city.
The documentary also travels to Donaña National Park in Southern Spain, which was the subject of a previous 'Finding Atlantis' documentary.
The marsh used to be an open bay adjacent to the Pillar of Hercules – the ancient name given to the Strait of Gibraltar - where the anchors were discovered, suggesting it could have one been the site of the lost city.
The researchers did not expect to find a complete city, but set out to discover artefacts that had survived the ravages of time. Pictured is the Azure Window, a limestone natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, and one of the sites for exploration by the film makers
The researchers explored a number of areas, including Santorini, Greece, the Donana National Park and Campanario in Spain, and the Azores islands, marked on this map
The programme also includes author Georgeos Diaz-Montexano's idea that some Atlantian refugees fled inland to what is now Campanario, southern Spain and rock carvings in the area seem to show a record of the epic tale and its drowned port.
Pointing to one of the rock etchings, Mr Diaz-Montexano said: 'You can see around three inscribed boats here with about eight to 12 oars each.'
Experts used spectral imaging to take a closer look at the etchings, revealing a horse and boat which could be interpreted to be sinking beneath a wavy line depicting the sea, as well as concentric circles, which were a feature in Plato's description of the lost city.
The team of scientists and marine archaeologists used advanced navigation techniques and multi spectral imaging (pictured) to uncover clues about the Lost City of Atlantis
It has previously been suggested that the present day islands of Santorini or Malta may once have been Atlantis, but neither fits with Plato's description.
Mr Jacobovici told IBTimes UK that while Santorini was destroyed overnight by a volcanic eruption and was home to an advanced Bronze Age civilisation, it is not on the Atlantic side of the strait of Gibraltar, as described by Plato.
While the documentary is not able to pinpoint without doubt the site of the Lost City of Atlantis, it compares archaeological examples of concentric architecture, for example, with Plato's descriptions.
This led the researchers to surmise they may have been a 'mother city' of Atlantis – possibly in southern Spain – but the advanced civilisation spread across the Mediterranean.
'Southern Spain may have been the centre of a civilisation which spread to Malta, Santorini or all the other places we have investigated,' Jacobovici said.
However, artefacts uncovered on land and sea have yet to be examined in the lab to reveal their origins, meaning some scholars who believe the Lost City of Atlantis is an allegory constructed by Plato, may not be convinced.
Atlantis Rising aired on 29 January on the National Geographic channel.
SEA-GOING SUPERPOWER, OR WAS PLATO PLAYING POLITICS?
Atlantis was first described by the Greek philosopher Plato more than 2,000 years ago.
While many believe the story is a myth created by Plato to illustrate his theories about politics, others insist it is based on a real historical disaster.
According to Plato's account, written around 360BC, Atlantis was a major sea power located in the Atlantic.
It was larger than ancient Libya and Asia Minor (modern Turkey) put together, and was 'the way to the other islands, and from these you might pass to the whole of the opposite continent'.
His account included detailed descriptions of the island - with mountains in the north and along the coast, and a plain in the south.
Its kings were descended from Poseidon - the god of sea - but their divine lineage became diluted as they mixed with mortals.
By around 9600BC the island had conquered much of Western Europe and Africa and enslaved its enemies.
This date would make the city nearly as old as the end of the last Ice Age and pre-dates the earliest recorded city states, found in what is now Iraq, so seems rather unlikely.
After a failed attempt to invade Athens, the entire island sank into the sea 'in a single day and night of misfortune' which may have involved a volcanic eruption.
Over the centuries, scholars have attempted to locate the real Atlantis - believing the account was based on a real ancient superpower.
One of the theories is that Plato was describing the Minoan civilisation on Crete and the neighbouring island of Santorini which was devastated by a massive volcanic eruption around 1600BC, but others believe the islands do not fit Plato’s description of Atlantis’ location.
Some believe the Atlantis myth was inspired by the Black Sea floods of around 5,000BC - an event that may have also generated the flood stories which appeared in the Old Testament.
Des chercheurs suggèrent avoir trouvé des preuves que l’univers était jadis un hologramme. L’idée n’est pas nouvelle, mais relance aujourd’hui le débat du « principe holographique ». Pendant des décennies des...
Des chercheurs suggèrent avoir trouvé des preuves que l’univers était jadis un hologramme. L’idée n’est pas nouvelle, mais relance aujourd’hui le débat du « principe holographique ».
Pendant des décennies des physiciens ont caressé l’idée que notre Univers est — ou fut un jour — un gigantesque hologramme où les lois de la physique ne s’appliquaient qu’en deux dimensions. L’idée revient aujourd’hui sur le tapis. Une équipe de chercheurs britanniques, canadiens et italiens estime avancer la première preuve d’observation que notre Univers primitif était jadis un hologramme. Ces travaux publiés dans la revue Physical Review Letters ne suggèrent pas que nous vivons dans un hologramme en ce moment, mais plutôt que dans les premiers stades de l’Univers — quelques centaines de milliers d’années après le Big Bang — l’Univers fut projeté en trois dimensions à partir d’un hologramme à deux dimensions.
L’Univers holographique évoqué dans les années 90 suggère qu’une description mathématique de l’univers nécessite en fait une dimension de moins qu’il n’y paraît. Toute l’information qui crée aujourd’hui notre réalité serait en fait contenue dans une surface à deux dimensions. Depuis 1997, plus de 10 000 articles ont été publiés à ce sujet, ce qui est en fait beaucoup moins fou qu’il n’y paraît. Le professeur Kostas Skenderis de l’université de Southampton explique : « Imaginez que chaque chose que vous voyez, sentez ou entendez en trois dimensions émane d’un champ plat en deux dimensions. L’idée est similaire à celle des hologrammes ordinaires où une image en trois dimensions est en fait codée dans une surface à deux dimensions comme dans l’hologramme sur une carte de crédit. Cependant, cette fois, c’est l’univers tout entier qui est codé ».
Crédit : Paul McFadden
Après avoir enquêté sur des irrégularités dans le fond diffus cosmologique — la « rémanence » du Big Bang — les chercheurs affirment avoir trouvé des preuves solides pour soutenir une explication holographique de l’Univers. Selon le scénario admis du Big Bang, les réactions chimiques opérées ont provoqué une expansion massive de l’Univers qui aurait gonflé presque instantanément dès les premières étapes. Mais alors que la plupart des physiciens acceptent la réalité de ce que nous appelons « l’inflation cosmique », personne n’est en mesure de déterminer le mécanisme exact responsable d’un tel gonflement. L’Univers se serait visiblement développé plus rapidement que la vitesse de la lumière, passant subitement d’une taille subatomique à celle d’une balle de golf.
Selon le professeur Skenderis, la relativité générale explique aujourd’hui quasiment chaque chose dans l’infiniment grand, mais elle a dû mal à comprendre les origines et les mécanismes au niveau quantique. C’est pourquoi les chercheurs tentent de combiner ces deux physiques et le concept d’un univers holographique possède le potentiel de réconcilier les deux. « Un système à moindres dimensions serait compatible avec tout ce que nous voyons depuis le Big Bang », explique Afshordi Mandelbaum qui a participé à l’étude.
Pour avancer leurs preuves, les chercheurs ont créé un modèle informatique pour simuler un univers holographique. Dans ce modèle, vous aviez une dimension de temps et deux dimensions spatiales au lieu de trois. En « nourrissant » leur modèle avec des informations réelles sur l’Univers, y compris des données sur le fond diffus cosmologique, les chercheurs se sont rendu compte que les données s’intégraient parfaitement. En revanche, le modèle ne convenait que pour un petit univers (pas plus large que dix degrés).
Que peut-on en conclure ? Les chercheurs disent qu’ils sont encore loin de prouver que notre Univers primitif était en fait une projection holographique, mais le fait que des données d’observation du monde réel pourraient expliquer une partie des lois de la physique manquantes en deux dimensions signifie que nous ne pouvons raisonnablement pas l’exclure. Donc, y a-t-il une chance que nous vivons tous dans un hologramme en ce moment ? « Pas tout à fait », répond Afshordi, « le modèle ne s’applique uniquement qu’à l’Univers à ses débuts ». Quant à savoir comment s’est opérée la transition entre les deux, ça, c’est une autre énigme.
Why The Aliens Wont Talk To Us And The ELITE NEED REMOVING!
Why The Aliens Wont Talk To Us And The ELITE NEED REMOVING!
This morning I had my usual cup of coffee first thing and my traditional bowl of porridge to kick the day off, and then did my usual thing of checking out Facebook and the news on my phone…..This is where it all went wrong! Immediately on FB I was presented with the most disgusting acts of cruelty towards animals! So I then decide to check out the News, of which I am then confronted with stories about a guy being nearly beaten to death with batons by the Police in front of his child!? Oh and then I read another ‘happy’ story about how those vile sub Humans The ‘Islamic State’ have been going around Syria and Iraq raping and murdering 100’s of women and children, simply disgusting and evil!
And this ladies and gentlemen is exactly the reason why the Aliens do NOT want to speak to any of directly, until we actually one day gain a true sense of humanity and unite as one.
So what could be the key factors for why the Alien Beings haven’t talked to us yet directly? Well please check out the below to give some clear-cut evidence as to why this:
Mankind’s cruelty
The Human race (as mentioned above) are slowly but surely becoming a very cold-hearted species, you just got to look around to see that. With wars going on in many parts of the word and violent crime on the rise daily is it really a surprise why the ET Beings do not come down from the sky and say hi? No it is not as we now live in a world where violence is a way of control.
The ET beings are not stupid and can see what we are like as a species and what the consequences could be for the Human Race if Aliens did try reaching out to them! We have become war mongering creatures that use power to manipulate and control. We are restricted to different countries boundaries around the world and have our 40 hours per week and pay your bills monthly lifestyle already mapped out to us all by those who Govern us – is it surprising so many do not have an interest in what life lies beyond planet earth when they are so heavily burdened down with the mediocre chores penned out for them….
What must the ET’s think of our actions?!
Unless the human race as a whole start learning more about how to treat others in this world, then we will always be deemed by the ones who watch us from the skies to be too aggressive to approach.
China is one of those countries (sadly one of many) that give planet earth such a bad name, by the way it treats its fellow man and creatures that share the same vast country. Animals in China have no rights and are treated in the most barbaric of ways possible, usually before they are killed and then eaten. (just look up their disgusting Dog Eating festival which slaughters up to 10,000 dogs!).
U.I.P will not stereo type, but if the Aliens are watching us then they will be DISGUSTED by countries such as China and the way they appear to promote lack of care or understanding for any living creatures! Humans sadly aren’t treated much better either in vast parts of Asia, where human rights become zero rights.
But the world is waking to the vile acts against Humanity in Places like China and many other parts of the word….But now is the time to take action and to show the compassion and empathy that each of us were born with (well most of us).
A world swayed by Terrorists and Control Freaks
How would a religious extremist view an Alien Being? Simple, they would want to kill it like any other brainwashed extremist would. Lets take the cowards known as the Islamic State (or ISIS) whose only ambition in life is to create havoc and suffering throughout the world. Terrorist groups like ISIS are trying to divide the world and wipe out anything that is different to them. Terrorist groups like this are also trying to remove evidence of the Human Races history by destroying famous statues and artefacts which have been around for nearly as long as we have as a species!
Some Governments can be deemed as terrorists too by the way they control by fear and punishing anybody who goes against them.
The Islamic State – trying to divide the world and push us back to the dark ages!
Aliens will never be accepted by any extremists and will be seen as a threat to their ridiculous idealistic views. The only way we can move forward as one is to remove these types of individuals…..Unite as one and the REMOVE!
Those who want to control and dictate are only helping to divide the world and NOT to unite us all. Whether it’s the terrorist making threats over YouTube or a Government trying to promote fear and hate between us all, the ET’s will see that are a very nervy controlled species, which perhaps concerns them about the type of knee jerk reaction they could receive when they announce their existence to the world.
Mankind’s Destruction of Planet Earth
Planet earth is being drained off its natural resources daily, from draining the Oil from the grounds beneath us, to cutting down the trees in the Amazon rain forest, we as a species are destroying the planet that very much keeps us alive! We are making other fellow species that walk this planet with us (some swim) extinct and placing their existence into our history books for the children of the future!
Under 24 hour Armed protection in Sudan – The last remaining male White Rhino!
There are wars and famine all over the planet causing unnecessary death and destruction on a daily basis. Most wars come down to one thing, and that one thing is ‘Greed’ which comes hand in hand with control! We have not learnt by our destructive past the errors of our ways and how one conflict breeds many more future conflicts for the Human Race.
Back in World War two UFO sightings were witnessed in their hundred by Airforce’s in the sky. They called a specific Orb-like UFO ‘Foo-Fighters’ which appeared to follow the war planes up high in the sky, almost as if ‘something’ was watching and reviewing our destructive actions against one another (please click HERE for our article on Foo Fighters).
The Orb like Foo Fighters
The Alien Beings that have been visiting our planet will have a true understanding about our destructive ways and what we are doing to ourselves and our very own planet! One can only imagine that they must see us as an aggressive pathetic species which still fights over ‘Fossil-fuels’ in the ground. But with all of this comes HOPE and that hope comes in all of us as individual uniting as one to create a world-wide respect for one another and the very same planet that we ALL live on…..This could be the change that the Aliens need in order to connect with us all.
But could it be that one of the most significant UFO events in our history, The Battle Of Los Angeles, which appeared to be one of those Orb like ‘Foo-Fighter’ objects in the sky, gave the Extra-Terrestrials a true understanding of the Human Race….Attack what you do not understand, after the army fired hundreds if not thousands of shells at it back in February 1942!
The Battle Of Los Angeles – A taster of what the Human Race are about?
Hope…
With all of the negativity that comes with the Human Race comes some Hope, and that hope comes in the shape of me and you and every other single person on this planet.
The internet gets a lot of bad publicity nowadays however one thing is offers people is the opportunity to see what is really going on around the world and connect with others who live a far! We created U.I.P in order to help seek the truth but also, most importantly, to help unite the world so that can shout as one voice that “WE WANT THE TRUTH” and guess what people, the world is starting to wake up!
Some people will claim that we are subconsciously waking and perhaps there is some genetic link in side of us all that makes us feel that we need to learn about our true origins in life, but in order to accept how we come about its important to open our minds and accept the fact that we were made from the Universe…..with perhaps a helping hand from our Alien friends.
The internet now allows people to see what is really going on in the world and enables people to unite against cruelty and suppression around the world. The biggest weapon of war against those who try to control us is the fact that we are now watching them and can see the evidence of such crimes against humanity with our very own eyes!
People are becoming more and more curious and this is why sites such as ours and many other UFO research sites are becoming bigger and more successful than ever….the Human Race is slowly but surely waking and deep down feel fed up of the constraints and terrors being faced on Planet Earth.
The HOPE comes in all of us…..The HOPE comes in us all uniting as ONE in order to determine our own destinies and become free from those invisible constraints put on us by those want to ‘GOVERN’ us all…
Spread the word that the Truth is coming…..And the Unity between mankind will help us unite from Beings not of this world who can help us as a species to better develop ourselves for the Future and beyond.
Its time the Human Race got its sense of ‘Humanity’ back….And accept that we are all part of something FAR MUCH BIGGER!
MWV – U.I.P
Its time the Human Race got its sense of ‘Humanity’ back….And accept that we are all part of something FAR MUCH BIGGER!
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Is this a portal to another dimension over Lake Proserpine?
Is this a portal to another dimension over Lake Proserpine?
Peter Carruthers
The cloud over Lake Proserpine that has been making international headlines
SOME say it's a portal to another dimension, others evidence of corrupt governments manipulating the weather and some think it's evidence of a UFO landing.
Whatever it may be one thing is certain: the mysterious funnel shaped cloud snapped by a Twitter user yesterday over Lake Proserpine is making international headlines.
Local angler Karen Deller captured the image that depicts a cone shaped cloud over the water the of the lake.
An English news outlet express.co.uk reported some Twitter users had heralded the arrival of the cloud as a sign of an impending apocalypse but Scott Waring via ufosightingsdaily.com said he is convinced the cloud was evidence of a UFO hiding in the clouds.
"This was just sent into me on Twitter from one of our readers," he wrote.
"He only said a friend who found it shared it with him and his friend said, 'Took this photo while on lake Proserpine. There were several like it and am wondering what causes them?'
"The person told me that he believes his friend has spotted a UFO hiding in the clouds.
"There is a high possibility since you see the ring, and the lower middle area that has been forcibly pushed away from the ship," he wrote.
The reality is a little less fanciful and scary.
The phenomenon is known as a fallstreak hole and Australia is known for creating some impressive examples.
Also known as cloud canal, skypunch or hole punch cloud a fallstreak hole is a large gap, usually circular or elliptical, that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds.
Whatever the cause or the reason for the unusual could formation, the scene over Lake Proserpine, with dead trees sticking out of the water and a bizarre cloud overhead creates an eerie spectacle.
CENTRAL ILLINOIS -- Did you see the UFO Tuesday? That's what many thought this was as it was towed down I-74. Turns out that guess wasn't too far off.
It wasn't a visitor from space. It's actually part of the X47B Project. In layman's terms, it's an unmanned combat drone for the US Navy. One naval technology news website says it should enter service in 2019.
What do Stephen Hawking, Mark Zuckerberg, and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner have in common? Oh yeah, they want to look for aliens in Alpha Centauri. The trio’s Breakthrough Starshot initiative plans to one day launch a gaggle of gram-sized nanocrafts out to Earth’s closest neighboring star system (4.37 light-years away) fast enough so they make it in about 20 years’ time to look for signs of extraterrestrial life and habitable worlds.
Among the extravagantly long list of obstacles the project will need to overcome is the issue of braking. Launching a spacecraft out into space at a fifth the speed of light is one thing. But unless you find a way to make those Starshot spacecraft slow down enough as they approach the star system and any potential planets in the region, all they will do is zip by extraordinarily fast and leave us with a black-and-white blurred photo of some space rocks. Braking is essential for making any space mission work — especially interstellar ones.
Well, some researchers fro the Max Planck Institute in Munich may have stumbled on a “ground-braking” solution (sorry, I had to). A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters illustrates how one might be able to use radiation and gravity from Alpha Centauri’s stars to decelerate the nanocraft and allow them to collect better, more valuable data during their exploration of the system. This would allow us to potentially reroute the spacecraft to study more areas at once, and even use the craft to study nearby Proxima b — which is the closest potentially habitable world to Earth.
The current design for the Starshot nanocraft calls for the use of lightsails to propel them forward. The probes would be (ludicrously) launched into space through high-powered lasers that drive the sail forward using photons. It makes little sense, but if it works, the spacecraft would not require any chemical propulsion, and could accelerate to nearly 37,350 miles per second.
The new paper calls for replacing the insane laser array with a much bigger “photon” sail that’s propelled using the sun’s radiation, and then folds in once it reaches a maximum speed. It’s much slower — we go from a 20-year time frame to get to Alpha Centauri, to a staggering 95 years — but the sail could use the radiation from other stars to slow down considerably.
Once it’s finally made it to Alpha Centauri, the new probe could use stellar gravity to help slingshot itself around the system, for continued data collection. In fact, the new plan effectively outlines a potential route for allowing the probe to move through the planetary regions that encompass both Alpha Centauri A and B, and nearby Proxima Centauri. The whole thing would take a little under 150 years.
Is it worth putting in that much more time for such a mission? Depends on how you look at it. If the overall goal is simply to show interstellar travel is possible, then the current design suffices. If, however, we’re really more interested in seeing whether aliens and habitable worlds really do exist around Alpha Centauri, then the extra time would guarantee much better data.
“Our new mission concept could yield a high scientific return, but only the grandchildren of our grandchildren would receive it,” said lead study author René Heller in a news release. “Starshot, on the other hand, works on a timescale of decades and could be realized in one generation. So we might have identified a long-term, follow-up concept for Starshot.
There’s a slew of other technical concerns to consider, but the new plans certainly ensure a better likelihood we can find something valuable when we finally make it to Alpha Centauri.
Photos via Planetary Habitability Laboratory, Univesity of Puerto Rico at Arecibo
Pluto is 18% the size of Earth, and yet it has no shortage of alien secrets on its surface. Here is an entrance to an underground alien base on Pluto. This dark rectangular opening is close to 500 meters by 100 meters.
This rectangular entrance is huge, and looks like an entrance to an extraterrestrial underground base that uses cigar-shape spacecrafts. Pluto is a dwarf planet but the largest celestial body on the kuiper belt.
Pluto was discovered in 1930 and was considered the ninth planet of the solar system. Pluto has five moons being the largest chameleon with half the diameter of Pluto.
Now NASA's New Horizons spacecraft took detailed photos of the pluto surface and in one of these photos we find this anomaly which is an entrance to an extraterrestrial base.
Its rectangular shape was not made up of a natural geological phenomenon but an artificial one.
SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A LOST ANCIENT CONTINENT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A LOST ANCIENT CONTINENT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
Humanity has only just begun to tap the surface about the mysteries held by the vast oceans which cover so much of this Earth. Scientists are regularly discovering new species of animals in the deep sea and experts are even uncovering the early stages of proof for lost continents and perhaps even lost civilisations. One such newly discovered continent has recently been located at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, between India and the island nation of Madagascar. It is believed that the continent once covered the ocean up to the point of the East African island of Mauritius.
ANCIENT CONTINENT DISCOVERED UNDERNEATH THE INDIAN OCEAN
Geologists have long been fascinated with the rocks on the island of Mauritius as some of the mineral fragments uncovered there are around 3 billion years old. This is significantly older than the relatively young island which was created approximately ten million years ago as the result of extreme volcanic activity. It was speculated that these highly ancient fragments had originated in a lost continent located deep beneath the island nation. Now, these suspicions have been confirmed.
Researchers working at the University Witwatersrand in South Africa have been using a novel imagining technique known as mass spectrometry to investigate these suspicious. They discovered that the mineral fragments had been transported to the island by travelling lava emanating from underneath the sea. This indicates that there is a continental crush beneath Mauritius. According to Professor Ashwal, the lead author on the team’s report, this continent would have once “formed part of the ancient nucleus of Madagascar and India.”
Experts have suggested that this lost continent, which they have dubbed Mauritia, would have been an incredibly dangerous place in the past. The region would have been covered with volcanoes and would have experienced both earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on a fairly regular basis. According to the researchers, it is likely that the continent was fragmented by this intense seismic activity which would have occurred in the region from the early Cretaceous period onwards
According to Alan Collins of the University of Adelaide, more and more lost continents have been discovered in recent years, including underneath his homeland of Western Australia. “It’s only now as we explore more of the deep oceans that we’re finding all these bits of ancient continents around the place, ” he said.
ASCINATING VIDEO FILMED IN 69' BY ARMSTRONG REVEALS ANCIENT STRUCTURES ON THE MOON
ASCINATING VIDEO FILMED IN 69' BY ARMSTRONG REVEALS ANCIENT STRUCTURES ON THE MOON
Another fascinating video from YouTube tells a fascinating story. According to the video posted online, the alleged footage was filmed in 1969 by Neil Armstrong and shows ancient ‘alien’ structures on the surface of the moon.
ANOMALOUS STRUCTURES ON THE MOON
Earth’s moon has been the center of attention ever since mankind looked up to the sky. Ever since the Apollo missions landed on the lunar surface, interest n the moon increased exponentially.
Many people around the globe argue that it isn’t a question anymore whether or not there are mysterious ‘Alien’ structures on the moon. This video, according to many is the ultimate proof.
But in addition to this video, in the last couple of years, many scientists, astronauts and highly ranked officials have spoken out about anomalous structures and the presence of otherworldly beings on the surface of the moon .
BIZARRE! LITTLE "ALIEN CREATURE" CAUGHT WALKING ON A PARK!
BIZARRE! LITTLE "ALIEN CREATURE" CAUGHT WALKING ON A PARK!
What's the chance of finding alien creatures walking among us? It's easier to find unidentified flying objects hovering in the skies every now and then than actual extraterrestrials/inter-dimensional creatures taking strolls in public places.
Some people claim to have photographed evidence of such creatures, and most of they say it was by accident as it was noticed only after the revealing of the picture.
We can find photos of all sort of strange creatures in the most peculiar places. The thing about these photos, is that most of the time it's so blurred for us to be sure it's actually a living being sitting there or just a photographic error, other times it could be just a good old photoshop work.
But recently, a photo of a small alien walking in a park went viral. The photo is quite old, taken in 2004, yet still amazing if it's not an Hoax.
Scientific knowledge is expanding every day at an exponential rate, and the implications of new developments, particularly those that challenge the current framework regarding the true nature of reality, are far-reaching indeed. One area that continues to become a focal point of study for many physicians and neuroscientists is the relationship between mind, brain, and consciousness.
Is the brain a receiver of consciousness, or is consciousness a product of the brain? Although science has not yet shown with absolute certainty that consciousness exists separately from our physical organs, there is a lot of evidence (both anecdotal and scientific) which indicates that consciousness is something completely separate – that it continues on even after we have deceased, that it is and can be a separate “thing” from the brain. There seems to be a lot of consistency when it comes to studies that have examined this issue. New findings within this field are rapidly changing how we perceive and relate to the physical world.
Below is a video of Dr. Bruce Greyson speaking at a conference that was held by the United Nations. He is considered to be one of the “fathers” of near death studies. He is Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Science at the University of Virginia.
In the video he describes documented cases of individuals who were clinically dead (showing no brain activity), but observing everything that was happening to them on the medical table below at the same time. He describes how there have been many instances of this – where individuals are able to describe things that should have been impossible to describe. Another significant statement by Dr Greyson posits that this type of study has been discouraged due to our tendency to view science as completely materialistic. Seeing is believing, so to speak, in the scientific community. It’s unfortunate that just because we cannot explain something through materialistic means, it must be instantly discredited. The simple fact that “consciousness” itself is a non-physical “thing” is troubling for some scientists to comprehend, and as a result of it being non material, they believe it cannot be studied by science.
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“Some materialistically inclined scientists and philosophers refuse to acknowledge these phenomena because they are not consistent with their exclusive conception of the world. Rejection of post-materialist investigation of nature or refusal to publish strong science findings supporting a post-materialist framework are antithetical to the true spirit of scientific inquiry, which is that empirical data must always be adequately dealt with. Data which do not fit favored theories and beliefs cannot be dismissed as priori. Such dismissal is the realm of ideology, not science.” – Dr. Gary Schwartz, professor of psychology, medicine, neurology, psychiatry and surgery at the University of Arizona (1)
In 2001, international medical journal, The Lancet, published a 13 year study on Near Death Experiences (NDEs). (2)(3)
“Our results show that medical factors cannot account for the occurrence of NDE. All patients had a cardiac arrest, and were clinically dead with unconsciousness resulting from insufficient blood supply to the brain. In those circumstances, the EEG (a measure of brain electrical activity) becomes flat, and if CPR is not started within 5-10 minutes, irreparable damage is done to the brain and the patient will die”
A total of 344 patients were monitored by the team of researchers, and an astounding 18 percent of them had some sort of memory from when they were dead, or unconscious (no brain activity), and 12 percent (1 out of every 8) had a very strong and “deep” experience. Keep in mind that these experiences have occurred when there is no electrical activity in the brain following cardiac arrest.
Another study comes out of the University of Southampton, where scientists found evidence that awareness can continue for at least several minutes after death. In the scientific world this was thought to be impossible. The study is the world’s largest near death experiences study ever published, and it was published in the journal Resuscitation. (4)
“In 2008, a large-scale study involving 2060 patients from 15 hospitals in the United Kingdom, United States and Austria was launched. The AWARE (AWAreness during REsuscitation) study, sponsored by the University of Southampton in the UK, examined the broad range of mental experiences in relation to death. Researchers also tested the validity of conscious experiences using objective markers for the first time in a large study to determine whether claims of awareness compatible with out-of-body experiences correspond with real or hallucinatory events. ” (source)
This type of phenomenon has not only been recorded looking at Near Death Experience’s, but also with studies in the realm of parapsychology. One study in particular that related most to this topic, spanning more than two decades, was conducted by researchers at Stanford University in conjunction with the United States Department of Defense. It was called the “remote viewing program.”
A gentlemen by the name of Ingo Swann was able to successfully describe and view a ring around Jupiter, a ring that scientists had no idea existed. This took place precisely before the first ever flyby of Jupiter by NASA’s Pioneer 10 spacecraft, which confirmed that the ring did actually exist. These results were published in advance of the rings’ discovery.The successful viewing of the ring by Ingo came after scientists observed him identify physical objects in hidden envelopes that were placed a few hundred kilometers away.(5)(6)(7)
You can read more about this remote viewing study here.
This type of thing lies within the realm of extended human capacities, and is one example out of many that have been documented and observed, yet lack a scientific (materialistic) framwork that provides some sort of theory.
“I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud. ” – Dr. Carl Jung
Again, I’d like to stress that the information in this article is not even a fraction of the total amount of research that’s available out there. There is study after study, book after book, and lecture upon lecture. This is simply a very brief and condensed summary of a topic that has been examined for years.
If this type of thing sparks your interest, I hope I’ve provided you with enough information to further your research. I’m going to leave you with this video, an insider’s perspective regarding NDEs.
VIDEO: Neurowetenschappers denken bewijs voor leven na de dood te hebben gevonden
VIDEO: Neurowetenschappers denken bewijs voor leven na de dood te hebben gevonden
De Amerikaanse psychiater Bruce Greyson onderzocht al meer dan 1000 bijna-doodervaringen (BDE’s).
Jarenlang heeft hij onderzoek gedaan om de betekenis van de bijna-doodervaring te ontrafelen. Zijn werk is in toonaangevende medische tijdschriften gepubliceerd.
Hij deelt de BDE’s in op basis van soorten ervaringen. Hij onderscheidt in zijn studies transcedentale, affectieve, cognitieve en paranormale ervaringen.
Eenwording
Bij transcedentale ervaringen komt men in een buitenaardse of hemelse wereld, ontmoet men buitenaardse wezens, overleden personen of religieuze figuren.
Affectieve ervaringen zijn een gevoel van vrede, eenwording met het heelal, vreugde en opgenomen worden in het licht.
Cognitieve ervaringen zijn het gevoel van universele kennis te hebben, versnelling van tijd en snellere gedachten.
Los van elkaar
In onderstaande video, die is opgenomen tijdens een paneldisussie bij de VN, legt Greyson uit hoe BDE’s kunnen bijdragen aan de kennis over de connectie tussen de geest en het lichaam.
Volgens Greyson, emeritus hoogleraar van de Universiteit van Virginia, moeten geest en lichaam los van elkaar worden gezien.
Hij beschrijft gevallen waarin mensen klinisch dood waren, maar toch alles om zich heen kondenwaarnemen.
Ontmoedigd
Het kwam tijdens zijn onderzoeken vaak voor dat personen in staat waren om dingen te beschrijven die waren gebeurd op het moment dat ze geen hersenactiviteit vertoonden.
De psychiater merkt op dat het onderzoek naar BDE’s wordt ontmoedigd omdat we de wetenschap op een volstrekt materialistische manier benaderen.
Het feit dat ‘bewustzijn’ niet op een materialistische manier kan worden uitgelegd is voor sommige wetenschappers moeilijk te begrijpen.
Er worden de laatste tijd steeds meer mooie en duidelijke UFO opnames gemaakt, waarbij ze zich op heel opvallende plaatsen laten zien.
Zoals bij vulkanen, bij chemtrails, maar ook regelmatig in de buurt van verkeersvliegtuigen zoals onlangs bij London Heathrow het geval was.
De waarneming bij Heathrow is gedaan door een man die met een goede camera zijn tuin in ging om daar wat foto’s te maken die hij als wallpaper op zijn computer kon gebruiken.
Zodra hij buiten kwam zag hij een vliegtuig op een hoogte van ongeveer 1500 meter met een vreemd object in de buurt.
Wat de man opviel, was dat het object zonder enige moeite tegen de windrichting in bewoog en varieerde in hoogte. Het kwam behoorlijk dicht in de buurt van het vliegtuig zoals op de afbeelding hierboven te zien, en schoot toen onverwacht omhoog waarna het vervolgens uit het zicht verdween.
Wat verder opviel was dat er ook enkele vliegtuigen op grote hoogte vlogen en dat toen de UFO naar boven schoot en deze passeerde er opeens een contrail/chemtrail achter deze vliegtuigen verscheen, alsof de temperatuur van de lucht plotseling was veranderd.
Via een lezer (dank!) ontvingen wij een prachtige opname van een klassieke retro UFO bij één van de Mexicaanse vulkanen. Dit beeld is al wat ouder, maar hij laat heel goed de vorm zien van wat wij de klassieke of retro vliegende schotel noemen.
Dit ontwerp UFO wordt ook veelvuldig in verband gebracht met de Duitse varianten aan het einde en na de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Eén van hun meest bekende ontwerpen, de Haunebu, zag er als volgt uit:
De vraag of we met al die onbekende vliegende voorwerpen in onze lucht te maken hebben met aardse objecten, eventueel gebouwd met behulp van buitenaardsen, of dat het inderdaad bewoners zijn van andere planeten blijft vooralsnog onbeantwoord.
Een mix van beiden is natuurlijk ook nog heel goed mogelijk en volgens iemand die veel onderzoek heeft gedaan, hebben we nog niet het laatste gezien van de Duitsers op Antarctica:
Ik verwacht wel dat ze in zullen grijpen op het hoogtepunt van de aankomende derde wereldoorlog en dit zal de dag des oordeels/dag van de waarheid zijn. Hoe dit plaats zal vinden, daar durf ik niet echt iets zinnigs op te zeggen, ik vermoed echter wel dat het op dat moment een bewustzijnsverhoging zal veroorzaken, een WTF moment dat de wereld nog niet gezien heeft.
UFO Seen Hovering Over Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco On Jan 29, 2017, Photos, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Seen Hovering Over Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco On Jan 29, 2017, Photos, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: January 29, 2017 Location of sighting: San Francisco, California, USA Source: MUFON #81855 Here is a great sighting from San Francisco this week. A UFO was seen flying over the bridge, probably admiring the construction of the mile high bridge. The original photo had the UFO too far away so I zoomed in and made it more visible here. I have reported about 5 UFOs near the bridge area over the last 4 years, but never with such great detail. Scott C. Waring Eyewitness states:
I was in San Francisco for a concert, and snapped a few pictures of the Golden Gate bridge while I was there. Upon reviewing the pictures, I noticed something that was unlike the other things in the sky (birds). I didn't notice it at the time, just afterwards while looking at the photos. Thought it was interesting, so I'm submitting it to you for review. I've included original photos, and photos where I've circled the area to zoom into.
Possible Nazi Base Found In Antartica That Once Had UFOs, Videos, UFO Sighting News.
Possible Nazi Base Found In Antartica That Once Had UFOs, Videos, UFO Sighting News.
Date of event: 1947 Location of event: Antarctica I have been hearing a lot about Antartica lately. About hidden alien bases found on Google Earth map, and an old Nazi base found abandoned. This subject cannot pop up so many times unless the truth is fighting to get out. I think this deserves more attention, and if world leaders are showing up in Antartica for no apparent reason, you can bet that they were there to see something monumental. Scott C. Waring Video states: Surprisingly, the amazing 2006 Russian narrative 'Third Reich - Operation UFO' completely, completely converted into English and accessible with the expectation of complimentary review. Much obliged to Irina Du Toit for the interpretation and the saucer individuals for the subtitles. The film investigates the authentic puzzles and bits of gossip about a Nazi mystery base in Antarctica, the 1947 flying saucer assault on Admiral Byrd's disastrous 'Operation Highjump' endeavor and the mysterious starting points of Third Reich repulsive force motors, flying plates and antiquated Atlantean innovations saw through the perspective of maybe the three most strange twentieth century German associations of all: the 'Thule Society, 'Vril Society' and the "Ahnenerbe" One of the center subjects of the film is the affirmed presence of 'Base 211', the incredible underground Nazi base in the Antarctica. Drawing upon the pre-war Nazi enthusiasm for Antarctica and the production of 'New Swabia'; the declaration of German U-Boat submarine administrators and the claimed vanishing of a great many Nazi researchers and designers toward the finish of the war, staff that can't be represented by the Vatican and Odessa 'rodent lines' or American 'Operation Paperclip' exercises. Moreover, the film investigations the genuine geo-physical potential outcomes of an underground base in Antarctica. The other center topic is the asserted presence of a Nazi flying saucer program and the numerous evidential strands that this zone produces. From the gathered diverting of extraterrestrial building schematics by individuals from the German mysterious gathering 'Thule Society' in the early part of the twentieth century to the 'implosion motor' of Viktor Schauberger and its conceivable allotment by the Third Reich.
Conveying us to the last part of the twentieth century the narrative delineates the numerous sightings of obscure artworks around the Antarctic district and the hypothetical reason for polar wormholes as passageway and leave focuses for going to extraterrestrial spaceships and the conceivable contribution of HAARP, and additionally inquiring as to why about all American Antarctic bases appear to be populated by operators of the National Security Agency and CIA. Like the investigation of any marvels as well as occasions that exist at the edges of accord reality, possess imaginal domains and are liable to recorded revisionism; the interface of myth and the truth is a moving mosaic of certainty, theory, disinformation and dream, or to utilize the expression of head CIA counter-knowledge spook, James Jesus Angleton, we have entered a "wild of mirrors". Absolutely there are components in the narrative that provide reason for concern, for example, the asserted "Exceptional Bureau 13", the Nazi mystery flying saucer examine gathering and its closeness to the top mystery government office in the mid eighties pretending diversion "Agency 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic " (however similarly the RPG title could be an insider praise to this mystery Nazi association). In like manner, there is the absence of data on the presence of the US Navy destroyer "Murdoch" in the declaration described by pilot 'John Sireson' in his portrayal of the flying saucer assault on Admiral Byrd's armada (declaration taken from a meeting by the late spearheading American analyst Leonard Stringfield). Similarly, the declaration of Admiral Byrd that flying saucers assaulted the 'Operation Highjump' armada is of chronicled record just like his declaration to Congress of foes that can fly "shaft to post". Similarly, the production of 'New Swabia' is as much an authentic certainty as the "unimaginable" presence of the 'Piri Reis' guide. What separates this narrative from most others of its kind is the consideration of high positioning Russian researchers and military work force and their declaration ought not be marked down. As the immense American hostile to rightist specialist Dave Emory says of numerous components of profound governmental issues: "its something worth mulling over and reason for further research". It took a considerable measure of diligent work to make the interpretation of this narrative into English and make the subtitles and we might want to commit our work to the late American scientist Wendelle Stevens who is cited in the film, In our sentiment, Wendelle, who tragically passed on in 2011 was one of only a handful couple of bona fide proficient specialists in the UFO people group who like Linda Moulton Howe, really went and addressed the subjects and witnesses and inquired about cases direct.
Police Cars and A Plane Go In The Direction Toward Suspected UFO Sighting
Police Cars and A Plane Go In The Direction Toward Suspected UFO Sighting
A couple has claimed that they saw police cars racing to the area of UFO sighting. The woman reported to Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) that they could not understand what took place as they drove home. The anonymous reporting witness said that she was with her boyfriend in the car when she noticed a bright light in the sky. She thought it was a planet, but her boyfriend did not believe so as the UFO started getting closer and closer.
Before they knew it, the mysterious aerial thing was flying directly over their car. The UFO came so close to them that they could see details underneath the craft. They saw red and green blinking lights in the belly of the wingless, rectangular and long craft.
The duo could not comprehend what they witnessed while driving about a mile to their home. When they arrive in their home, they saw some police cars towards the direction of the suspected UFO sighting. They could still see the UFO from their house. They noticed the UFO went back higher in the sky, hovered in the same spot for around ten minutes, and went back in the direction it first appeared.
The couple captured a video of the UFO while it hovered high up in the sky. It was reportedly getting higher in the sky slowly and further away until it disappeared to the couple’s sight.
Interestingly, soon after the disappearance of the strange object in the sky, the couple saw a plane at a tremendous speed that appeared to follow the UFO. They heard a loud sound from the aircraft as if it was going incredibly fast.
The unusual incident reportedly took place in Santa Rosa, California at 6:45 pm on January 28, 2017. MUFON is investigating the case.
Video of UFOs Crossing at the Mexico-U.S. Border Disappears for Unannounced Reason
Video of UFOs Crossing at the Mexico-U.S. Border Disappears for Unannounced Reason
The video that surfaced online showing a UFO fleet flying through the cloudy skies at Mexico-U.S. border has brought intrigue to a lot of people around the world. However, there’s a more intriguing aspect of this news. The video clip of the UFOs disappeared from the internet, not once, but twice.
It leaves some to wonder whether it is just a prank or something has happened at the border enough to make President Donald Trump worry far more than desperate human crossings.
A video clip was uploaded to photo-sharing site Instagram presenting a flurry of bright lights flying across the sky reportedly from Mexico to the United States at the border crossing in Tijuana.
The UFO sighting video shows seven or eight lights above the busy border control post on the California line. However, the video depicting bright lights flying above and several individuals pulling over and getting out their vehicles to look and/or record the unusual objects is nowhere to be found on the internet.
Before its disappearance, the UFO sighting clip had received more than 30,000 views in just a matter of hours.
Tyler Glockner of SecureTeam, a YouTube channel dedicated to UFOs, said the video of UFO fleet had been uploaded again, but quickly removed again. Adding to the mystery, the page itself was removed as if nothing had happened. For Glockner, this is strange and send up red flags.
Bright UFO slowly flying over California 30-Jan-2017
Bright UFO slowly flying over California 30-Jan-2017
New footage of a slow unidentified flying object in the sky above California. This was filmed on 30th January 2017.
Witness report:
Starlike, bright orb flying straight, definitely not a plane. Standing on the deck in front of my house talking with my fiance and spotted the object. It caught my attention because it was unlike any other aircraft I’ve seen. We both pulled our phones out and filmed the object until it disappeared behind the treeline. I’m not saying it’s “alien” bbut I’ve never seen anything like it. I’d like to know what it was.
The fundamental laws of physics are incapable of explaining how the universe as we know it, with all its contents, could've fit in a small package that exponentially expanded.
Enter the holographic model of the universe – a model that suggests that the laws of physics can apply to the universe as a two-dimensional plane.
A TWO-DIMENSIONAL BOUNDARY
New research suggests that the universe may have been a hologram at one point in time, specifically a few hundred thousand years after the Big Bang. The study, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, is the latest research on the “holographic principle,” which suggests that the laws of physics can apply to the universe as a two-dimensional plane.
“We are proposing using this holographic universe, which is a very different model of the Big Bang than the popularly accepted one that relies on gravity and inflation,” said lead author Niayesh Afshordi, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Waterloo and Perimeter Institute. “Each of these models makes distinct predictions that we can test as we refine our data and improve our theoretical understanding – all within the next five years.”
The theory suggests that the volume of space appears three-dimensional, but is actually encoded on a two-dimensional boundary or an observer-dependent horizon that requires one less dimension that it appears. In short, we see it as three-dimensional, but it is projected from a two-dimensional source, similar to how a hologram screen works.
“The idea is similar to that of ordinary holograms, where a three-dimensional image is encoded in a two-dimensional surface, such as in the hologram on a credit card,” explained researcher Kostas Skenderis from the University of Southampton. “However, this time, the entire universe is encoded.”
MAKING SENSE OF COSMIC INFLATION
The researchers arrived at this conclusion after observing irregularities in the cosmic microwave background — the Big Bang’s remnant. The team used a model with one time and two space dimensions. Actual data from the universe, including cosmic microwave background observations, were then plugged into the model. The researchers saw that the two fit perfectly, but only if the universe is no more than 10 degrees wide.
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“I would say you don’t live in a hologram, but you could have come out of a hologram,” Afshordi told Gizmodo. “[In 2017], there are definitely three dimensions.”
While many accept the cosmic inflation that came after the Big Bang, our understanding of physics – including current general relativity and quantum mechanics theories – doesn’t work with what we observe. The fundamental laws of physics are incapable of explaining how the universe as we know it, with all its contents, could’ve fit in a small package that exponentially expanded.
This is where Afshordi’s research and the holographic model come in. These could lead to new theories about the Big Bang and a functioning theory of quantum gravity — a theory that meshes quantum mechanics with Einstein’s theory of gravity. “The key to understanding quantum gravity is understanding field theory in one lower dimension,” Afshordi says. “Holography is like a Rosetta Stone, translating between known theories of quantum fields without gravity and the uncharted territory of quantum gravity itself.”
The question remains, though: how did the universe transition from 2D to 3D? Further study is needed to explain this.
In many ways, the world may seem to be turning on its head. In one way, in particular, it might be literally true: The Earth’s north and south magnetic poles are due for a dramatic switch in positions, according to geophysics research at the University of Leeds.
The Earth’s satellites, power lines, ocean currents, and animal migration patterns are all dependent on the stability of the magnetic field, which envelops the planet and shields it from harmful cosmic rays like a pair of polarized sunglasses. Modern humans have been lucky to take that stability for granted; the Earth hasn’t experienced a full magnetic pole switcheroo for 780,000 years (though it experienced a temporary one 41,000 years ago). But after looking at evidence of magnetic field reversals in the Earth’s rocks, Phil Livermore, Ph.D., and John Mound, Ph.D., suggest it could happen sooner rather than later.
In a new article in The Conversation, they noted that reversals are hard to predict, but scientists have a rough idea of when a celestial body is “overdue” for one:
Geomagnetic reversals occur a few times every million years on average. However, the interval between reversals is very irregular and can range up to tens of millions of years.
The Earth is "overdue" for a magnetic pole switcheroo.
While Earth’s magnetic field appears relatively stable to us, on a grand time scale it is actually quite changeable. Written in the rocks is evidence of “several hundred” reversals in the history of our planet — other bodies in space, like the Sun, experience them too — which sometimes led to the movement of the north and south poles toward the equator or the existence of multiple poles in addition to pole reversal.
The biggest concern that a pole reversal event poses is that it would weaken our planet’s greatest shield: In particular, fluctuations in the stability of the magnetic shield opens up the Earth to threats from geomagnetic storms, which take place when the Sun’s eruptions of energy (like coronal mass ejections) reach our field 3 to 5 days after they leave the Sun. According to NASA, it’s our high-orbit communications satellites that are in most danger — they’re located at the center of the storm — but our power lines can also be affected. In 1989, the entire Canadian province of Quebec lost power just as a massive geomagnetic storm took place.
Because of the field’s variability, however, Livermore and Mound say that pinpointing the exact date of the next reversal will be “difficult,” but research like theirs, which tracks the flow of molten iron in the Earth’s core that gives rise to the magnetic field, is improving our prediction abilities. In the meantime, however, we probably shouldn’t worry too much: In an article in Nature in 2008, another University of Leeds researcher, David Gibbons, Ph.D., said we “could be” headed toward another reversal but assured readers that the “human race has survived many excursions and a few reversals already: so we are likely to come through the next one unscathed.”
In Prometheus, Michael Fassbender’s David, an android, finds a magnificent hologram of the universe called the Orrery. This holographic map revealed how star systems and their planets work together. Some scientists think similar holograms might contain comprehensive explanations of how our universe works, too.
On Friday, a team of international researchers claimed to have come across the first observational evidence to give credence to the theory that the universe, as we know it, is built like a hologram.
“Imagine that everything you see, feel, and hear in three dimensions (and your perception of time) in fact emanates from a flat two-dimensional field,” study author Kostas Skenderis of the University of Southhampton explains in a statement. “The idea is similar to that of ordinary holograms where a three-dimensional image is encoded in a two-dimensional surface, such as in the hologram on a credit card. However, this time, the entire universe is encoded.”
In other words, they’re suggesting that everything we perceive about the universe — height, width, depth, and time, included — is actually contained in a flat surface in which information is contained on the boundaries. That information is what makes us perceive reality in three dimensions.
A team of scientists argue that the universe works as a hologram.
This holographic explanation of the universe assumes a slightly different definition of “hologram” than the holograms in Prometheus or the staticky holographic messages sent in Star Wars. Those are technological innovations, whereas the “holographic universe” described in the research has more to do with how spatial dimensions work in space. That is, the universe we know isn’t being cast from a great projector in the sky — but according to an analysis of cosmological data, it has behaved as though it does.
Skenderis and his team tested out the holographic principle by taking data about cosmic irregularities in the relative aftermath of the Big Bang and applying that information to holographic models. Doing so, they write, resulted in “substantial evidence” for the holographic explanation of the universe because the models were able to predict the early-universe anomalies.
The research is controversial: In December 2015, a team of theoretical physicists came to the opposite conclusion, stating that their experiments disproved the holographic theory. But the scientists behind this new research are hopeful their research will shine a light on how the universe operates.
“Einstein’s theory of general relativity explains almost everything large scale in the universe very well, but starts to unravel when examining its origins and mechanisms at a quantum level,” says Skenderis. “Scientists have working for decades to combine Einstein’s theory of gravity and quantum theory. Some believe the concept of a holographic universe has the potential to reconcile the two.”
In the last seven months alone, there have been a remarkable four reported instances where live feeds from the International Space Station have been cut – just as mysterious objects appear.
BIZARRE: The strange incidents have happened four times in just seven months
In the distance, a small spot can be seen flying across the screen moments before the astronaut’s hand obscured the view.
“We not only see a UFO fly overhead but we are also going to see the astronaut attempt to hide this activity by putting his hand in front of the camera,” said Tyler, from Secure Team.
“And he actually does this a couple of times.”
NASA have never responded to the claims and the supposed alien spacecraft could simply be passing meteors.
The CIA posted almost 800,000 declassified files to its Electronic Reading Room last week, releasing a total of 12 million pages to the public’s fingertips.
Declassification of 25-year-old records is mandated by a series of Executive Orders that began with President Bill Clinton in 1995. Each president since has amended and replaced preceding orders with the intention of declassifying documents with historic value from the past quarter century and beyond. In 2000, the CIA introduced the CIA Records Search Tool (CREST) system to the National Archives Records Administration in Maryland. While some documents were posted on the CIA website, they could only be accessed at this specific location. Journalists, historians, and other interested parties would have to travel there and print pages from one of four computers—as policy does not allow the use of a thumb drive or camera.
Many of these documents have already been released through public records requests from nonprofits, public officials, attorneys, and curious Americans.
“Access to this historically significant collection is no longer limited by geography. The American public can access these documents from the comfort of their homes,” said CIA Director of Information Management Joseph Lambert, in a statement.
MuckRock, is an organization that provides support for anyone interested in filing government public records requests In 2014, MuckRock filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit to gain access to the entire CREST database, represented by Kel McClanahan of National Security Counselors.
The CIA had argued that restrictions were required for public access to declassified records for security reasons. In 2015, the CIA said it would need six years to release all documents. This fall, the CIA’s Litigation Information Review Office agreed to post the documents at the beginning of 2017.
Michael Morisy is the co-founder of Muckrock, and told Paste in an interview, “People have been going after this piecemeal and that creates an expense. We want the government to be held accountable by the people. This had been declassified and reviewed for security risks.”
What Is in the Documents?
The CREST collection contains files from the Vietnam War, Berlin Tunnel Project, post-9/11 interrogation techniques, 40,000 pages from Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and documents on military issues. You can even look into what the government knew about aliens back when rumors about Roswell began floating around.
In one memo from the Office of Scientific Intelligence to then director Walter Bedell Smith of the CIA, it is determined that “flying saucers” pose “national security implications.” Another outline for a panel presentation lists the locations of recent UFO sightings.
A hundred pages of formerly top secret information on the famous Berlin Tunnel is published. The tunnel was a joint operation between the CIA and British Secret Intelligence Service to tap phone calls from the Soviet embassy and headquarters near East Berlin. The effort yielded great intel, but was revealed by a mole to the Soviets, and shut down in 1956.
Construction of the Berlin Tunnel
The CIA Had a…Unique Sense of Humor
Here’s a list of Soviet jokes the agency prepared for its deputy director. In one, they joke about the KGB headquarters burning down.
Two MuckRock users figured out that President Reagan used one of these in his infamous cache of jokes he claimed to be from the Soviets themselves, about Russia.
In another file, you can see a translation of a German recipe for invisible ink from French to English. The formula was originally declassified in 2011.
What Was JFK Looking at during the Cold War?
You can search the President’s Daily Intelligence Checklist from the Kennedy through Ford administrations, and get completely lost in the data. For instance, on Dec. 2, 1961, President Kennedy was given an intelligence briefing about “further moves to forestall the El Salvador coup,” and intel on how American Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) was going to most likely have an interview with Khrushchev, with James Raggerty as the interviewer. There were also reports of the Chinese financing “communist operations in South Vietnam.” Kennedy likely received the Chinese intel from a team he sent to Southern Vietnam to report back on conditions. He would end up increasing the troop level in Vietnam to just under 9,000 troops by 1962.
If you want to look even further back, documents from the CIA’s predecessor—the Office of Strategic Services (OSS)—have been added online. A late night search revealed that Roosevelt administration officials were aware of Hitler’s persecution of Jews as early as 1936.
New Intelligence on Guantanamo Bay Prisoners
A more recent file includes heavily redacted information about the interrogation techniques the CIA used on Guantanamo Bay prisoner Abu Zubaydah. There is one mention of an approval for waterboarding. Tapes of the interrogations were later destroyed by the CIA in 2005.
Although many of the documents in the CIA reading room were previously released, they often didn’t make it beyond those four computers in Maryland. MuckRock sees this as a success. Morisy explained, “This information belongs to the public, and is, but it deserves to be fully public. We’re glad they have fully complied with a law from 1995.”
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The UFO was seen in Google Earth images "parked" in a number of locations at the end of a runway at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, according to alien hunters.
Details of the discovery on Mesa Road at the laboratory were upload to YouTube by channel Name Shame.
The video has been picked up by other UFO websites, including ufosightingsdaily.com.
Scott C Waring, UFO Sightings Daily editor, blogged: "Here is an eyebrow-raising discovery found on Google Earth map by Youtube user Name Shame.
"He found an actual flying saucer parked near the secret military laboratory on the mountain top.
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The 'UFO' (ringed), and (inset) in close up.
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Scott C waring claims the 'UFO' has been spotted at different locations at the lab on Google Earth.
"He states 'a spacecraft spotted at the end of the runway. Is NASA playing games? UFO captured. What is it?'
"This disk is low to the ground. So much so that it doesn't cast a shadow, even when the nearby car does. So this disk is about three metres big at its centre, and about 1.5 metres at its edge from the ground."
Mr Waring said he was able to find a number of images of the UFO in different locations at the site on Google Earth.
Her said: "Now, the amazing thing is that if you hit the date bar, you can view photos of the same area in the past, and this disk moves around from place to place.
"It's in the perfect position where no one would be able to see it since its on a hilltop at the highest point in the city with mountain walls on all sides and a military fence around the facility.
He found an actual flying saucer parked near the secret military laboratory on the mountain top.
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"So, what we see here is an alien craft being experimented on at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and since its parked outside, it's probably parked there because it's too much trouble to move it back and forth nightly for test flights.
"As you can see, it's on a road track that goes into the building, then later its off the track hidden near the bushes."
According to Nasa the laboratory is where the US’s first Earth-orbiting science satellite was made.
On the NASA website it says: “In addition to its missions, JPL developed and manages NASA’s Deep Space Network, a worldwide system of antennas that communicates with interplanetary spacecraft.”
Keen-eyed UFO hunters have spotted a strange circular object on Google Earth images of a Nasa runway.
The satellite images appear to show a 'flying saucer' spacecraft parked at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles.
YouTube user 'Name Shame' made the bizarre finding yesterday and published the images on his YouTube channel.
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Keen-eyed UFO hunters have spotted a strange circular object on Google Earth images of a Nasa runway. The satellite images appear to show a 'flying saucer' spacecraft parked at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) near Los Angeles
'Is NASA playing games?.. UFO captured? What is it?' he said in the post.
Google's satellite images reveal that that the object has moved since 2014.
While it could be seen sat on a patch of grass near the JPL runway three years ago, it has since shifted onto the runway.
The JPL, near Los Angeles, is the birthplace of the US's first satellite to orbit the Earth.
The 'Explorer 1' satellite launched in 1958.
The JPL now acts as the headquarters for exploratory missions to study distant planets and asteroids.
But conspiracy theorists suggest that the labs house secret alien technology captured from fallen UFOs.
'I doubt this is a captured extraterrestrial flying saucer, more likely it is a structure or vehicle that has a flying saucer shape,' Nigel Watson, author of the UFO Investigations Manual, told MailOnline.
The JPL is the birthplace of America's first satellite to orbit the Earth back in 1958. It now acts as the headquarters for several upcoming exploratory missions to study distant planets and asteroids
'Secondly, why would they leave it out in the open to be spotted by the likes of Google Earth?
'Seeing strange anomalies on Google seems to be the latest craze that is rivalling the watching of live images from the International Space Station to get a glimpse of UFOs.
'In most of these instances we see what we look for.'
And this is not the first time that UFO Hunters have used Google's satellite tech to spot aliens.
Earlier this month a self-proclaimed ufologist claimed footage of himself fighting and being abducted by aliens had been caught on camera by Google maps.
A man who called himself John Mooner, from Newton Abbot in Devon, claimed a 'real alien abduction' has been captured taking place on Google's satellite cameras.
The green glow is supposedly light from an alien ship hoping to beam him up. The small red circles allegedly show him being punched in the face by an alien. A zoomed in version is shown top right
THE 'ABDUCTION'
Mr Mooner claimed he does not remember the abduction at all, but is convinced it is himself in the footage.
'I do remember sporadic episodes of missing time throughout the year of 2016 and going back through the previous years,' he said.
He is convinced from looking at a series of pictures that he was abducted.
'The shocking thing about this was that it's me being abducted by a grey alien and the satellite image clearly shows me trying to fight off the grey alien by punching it in the face,' he said.
'I was having trouble with the Google Earth app that was installed on my computer so I looked for an online option and found Google satellite maps,' Mr Mooner told the Torquay Herald Express.
'I thought to myself I will view the area where I was UFO spotted from last year and look for anything out of the ordinary.
'I was left speechless by what I saw.
'The satellite has captured a real alien abduction taking place.'
The pictures were released by Mr Mooner, who claims he took them from Google maps.
Where exactly the abduction took place is unknown.
'The shocking thing about this was that it's me being abducted by a grey alien and the satellite image clearly shows me trying to fight off the grey alien by punching it in the face,' he said.
Mr Mooner claims he does not remember the abduction at all, but is convinced it is himself in the footage. 'I do however remember sporadic episodes of missing time throughout the year of 2016 and going back through the previous years,' he said
'Looking at the image it appears that the alien has blocked my punch and has grabbed my fist and must of been able to subdue me [sic].'
Mr Mooner claims he does not remember the abduction at all, but is convinced it is himself in the footage.
'I do however remember sporadic episodes of missing time throughout the year of 2016 and going back through the previous years,' he said.
'I do remember wearing a black baseball cap and shirt. This is definitely me on the satellite image.'
'The shocking thing about this was that it's me being abducted by a grey alien and the satellite image clearly shows me trying to fight off the grey alien by punching it in the face,' he said
PROBE: The Ministry of Defence investigated Broad Haven UFO triangle
“I visited Broad Haven a sceptic, and came away convinced that some of the locals knew far more about the mysterious occurrences of 1977 than they are willing to reveal”
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Extraordinary details about the Broad Haven Triangle sightings in a declassified Ministry of Defence document have been revealed by author Neil Spring.
His new book – The Watchers – looks at the bizarre events of the 1977 UFO sightings.
The remote Pembrokeshire village was gripped with fear following paranormal activity – including numerous hovering lights and objects in the sky.
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BIZARRE: Neil Spring's book – The Watchers – looks into the 1977 sightings
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SIGHTING: Fourteen schoolchildren spotted a craft landing in Broad Haven in 1977
Fourteen children witnessed a craft which landed near their school.
All 14 drew similar pictures of the the craft when asked to by investigators.
Poltergeists allegedly plagued one family, animals were seen cowering and ghostly figures peered into farmhouse windows.
Neil researched the documents after they were sent to the National Archives – 30 years after the bizarre happenings.
He said: "I visited Broad Haven a sceptic, and came away convinced that some of the locals knew far more about the mysterious occurrences of 1977 than they are willing to reveal."
Among the documents read by Neil, was a letter from the MOD to the RAF.
The letter's author wrote about the number of "level-headed" witnesses to the strange activity and he called for a "discreet enquiry".
At the time, MoD officials showed no public interest in the sightings, adding it did not believe there was a threat to national security.
TOP SECRET: This was released showing a bright saucer flying over Minnesota
CIA
CLASSIFIED: This document was released by the CIA, suggesting contact with ETs
The mysterious document is titled My First Contact with Friends from Space, with a subtext called UFO Nachricheter – which translates to UFO Messenger in German.
Only one sheet of the 18-page document exists but it states it was published on October 1, 1973.
However, it appears this is the only page available and little is known about the document's backstory.
The emergence of the document has generated interest among online conspiracists.
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MASSIVE: Does this CIA document prove contact with aliens?
Last year, the US-based CIA also released thousands of top secret UFO files – including chilling alien sightings.
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Jacques Vallee Tells a Fan He Has Not Given Up on UFO Research
Jacques Vallee Tells a Fan He Has Not Given Up on UFO Research
Recently a person who calls himself “Concerned Earthling” wrote a fan letter (1) to Jacques Vallee (2), a noted computer scientist, venture capitalist, and UFO investigator to inquire why he was withdrawing from the field of UFO research. Vallee wrote back(3), reassuring the fan that he was not entirely separating himself from UFO studies, but plans to continue delving into the phenomenon.
Vallee would be a fascinating character even if it were not for his interest in UFOs. He was involved in the Arpanet, the predecessor of today’s Internet. He was an astronomer while living in France in the early 1960s and wrote a science fiction novel “Le Sub-Espace” (Subspace.) He later became a venture capitalist specializing in a number of high-tech business ventures.
The Legacy of Jacques Vallee
But Vallee is most famous for his interest in UFOs, which started in the mid-1960s when he moved to the United States. He was mentored by J. Allen Hynek (4), an astronomer who started as a UFO skeptic and who eventually admitted to the possibility of alien visitations. Vallee served as the model of Lacombe, the character played by Francois Truffaut in the Steven Spielberg movie “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.”
Vallee’s journey with regard to UFOs took a different path than that of Hynek. He started with the belief that UFOs are alien spacecraft, but then began to develop other theories to explain the phenomenon. He described his new ideas in a recent interview on “Coast to Coast.” (5)
As a computer scientist, Vallee started to notice common patterns in not only UFOs but also religious visitations, sightings of cryptids, and psychic phenomenon going back throughout history. He believes that every one of these events, once one accounts for events caused by natural phenomenon, is the result of a nonhuman consciousness, likely from another dimension, attempting to manipulate the consciousness of human beings to effect social change.
Passport to Magonia
The theory suggests that disparate events such as the visitation of the Virgin Mary at Fatima, any given religious revelation perceived by such people as different as Mohammed and Joseph Smith, and any unexplained UFO sighting are part of a campaign to influence humanity.
The purpose of this campaign, using deception and changing according to the culture of the time, is unknown. Vallee, by the way, does not believe in a government conspiracy to conceal the truth about UFOs (6). That, in his view, is part of the deception. He related his theory in his classic book, “Passport to Magonia.”
To buttress his alternate theory, Vallee has proposed five arguments against the idea of UFOs as extraterrestrial in origin. (7)
1. Unexplained close encounters are far more numerous than required for any physical survey of the earth; 2. The humanoid body structure of the alleged “aliens” is not likely to have originated on another planet and is not biologically adapted to space travel; 3. The reported behavior in thousands of abduction reports contradicts the hypothesis of genetic or scientific experimentation on humans by an advanced race; 4. The extension of the phenomenon throughout recorded human history demonstrates that UFOs are not a contemporary phenomenon; and 5. The apparent ability of UFOs to manipulate space and time suggests radically different and richer alternatives.
Not Popular With Everyone
Vallee’s theories have, to say the least, angered some on both sides of the UFO debate, skeptics and believers alike. Valle has often expressed frustration with the religious nature of some of the arguments for which he has been called a “heretic among heretics.”
He has not withdrawn entirely from UFO studies, however. He has recently published a new book, “Wonders in the Sky,” (8) which chronicles aerial phenomenon, which could be interpreted as UFOs, dating back to antiquity. He notes that pre-20th century phenomena predate heavier-than-air aircraft, Area 51, and (for the most part) speculation about extraterrestrial life.
In effect, Vallee has developed a kind of unified field theory that explains a whole host of unexplained phenomenon. Agree with him or not, his ideas are original and compelling.
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UFOs, H-bombs, new religion: CIA cables reveal an era of intrigue and assassination plots in India
UFOs, H-bombs, new religion: CIA cables reveal an era of intrigue and assassination plots in India
Before the 1990s, America kept a rather close eye on India, declassified documents reveal.
Image credit: AFP
For a good part of the last century, India and the US weren’t the best of friends.
While the US saw India tilting towards the Soviet Union, India viewed with suspicion America’s support for Pakistan. It is only in the late 1990s, after the Cold War ended, that Indo-US ties began improving.
However, all through the troubled relationship, the US took a keen interest in India. While this is understandable considering the Cold War dynamics, some of the 13 million pages of documents declassified by the Central Intelligence Agency on January 18 reveal the extent of this interest.
Five years before former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by Sri Lanka’s Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 1991, the CIA had prepared a detailed “brief” of such an eventuality. One of the CIA documents says:
“Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi faces at least an even chance of assassination before his tenure in office ends in 1989. We believe Indo-US relations could also suffer as a result of domestic political changes following Rajiv’s assassination.”
Gandhi, it seems, was viewed as being favourably disposed towards the US, in a marked departure from India’s traditional stand, with the prime minister even sacking a US-baiter foreign minister. “His (Gandhi’s) removal of foreign minister (Bali Ram) Bhagat, who criticised US actions against Libya, probably is intended in part to smooth relations with Washington,” the Memo NESA/M/86-20075, dated May 22, 1986, says.
The Himalayan UFOs
A CIA report from April 1968 details six sightings of unidentified flying objects over Ladakh, Sikkim, Bhutan, and Nepal between February and March that year.
“A huge metallic disc-shaped object with a six-foot base and four feet in height was found in a crater at Baltichaur, five miles NE of Pokhara,” the report said. Another said, “One white light and simultaneously two blasting sounds were heard. Also, one reddish light followed by white smoke.”
Assessment of Indira Gandhi
In 2013, Wikileaks had released cables detailing how the CIA had planted its source in Indira Gandhi’s household during the Emergency in 1975. While the CIA documents don’t confirm this, the agency’s intelligence gathering seemed to have improved significantly during the Emergency. The report said:
“In both government and party, Gandhi has made it clear that she wants individuals whose loyalty to her is beyond question. Development of a personality cult around the prime minister has been one of the more prominent features of the Emergency…the prime minister relies for advice on a small group of confidants, including her son, Sanjay. This inner circle is composed of bureaucrats and family retainers, reflecting the prime minister’s general distrust of politicians who might one day challenge her control.”
The intelligence agency also spoke about how nearly 40% of the Members of Parliament from Indira Gandhi’s Congress party received Soviet political contributions.
Indo–Pakties and the H-bomb
The US believed that after the successful liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, India could wage a war to reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The US even held high-level meetings to discuss the course of action in such a case.
While there was no subsequent war, India-Pakistan relations remained a cause of worry for the CIA.
“India’s ability to carry out the military option is not in question…The enrichment plant (in Pakistan) would be a soft target…The difficulty of acquiring necessary components and rebuilding the plant would probably rule out production of highly-enriched uranium for years,” the September 1981 CIA report says.
In 1985, the Rajiv Gandhi government made preparations to test a hydrogen bomb in response to Pakistan’s nuclear programmes. The CIA noted that the hydrogen bomb was created by a team of 36 scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. “A rapid series of Pakistani tests would compel New Delhi to develop nuclear weapons and touch off a nuclear arms race between the two,” a CIA document says. The US even considered sending a nuclear emissary to the two countries to calm down tempers.
Pakistan‘s grouse, India’s inferiority complex
The CIA reports document why Pakistan chose to ally with the US during the Cold War.
“Pakistan’s pro-Western orientation stems from her fear of India and USSR rather than any basic sympathy with capitalism or Christian civilisation. It is more negative than positive,” an undated CIA document says. “Pakistan believes India has never accepted its independent existence and it wants to make it a weak buffer state under Indian hegemony,” the declassified documents say.
The agency, meanwhile, was also scathing of India’s national sense of “inferiority.” “National achievements, especially the crushing victory over Pakistan in December 1971 and the apparent ability to create a nuclear weapon, have tended to buoy self-confidence, but euphoria is transient and the feelings of national inferiority are deeply imbedded,” the documents say.
Sathya Sai Baba
In the 1990s, the CIA prepared a secret report on Sathya Sai Baba, a popular spiritual guru, who the agency believed could build another “worldwide religion.”
Sai Baba had repeatedly referred to himself as Kalki, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. The CIA drew parallels with the messianic return of Jesus Christ in Christianity or the Mahdi in Islam. “In fact, he says he is the Biblical second coming. While such claims may be incredible, most of his devotees believe him,” the report says. The spiritual guru was well known for numerous miracles, including his ability to “materialise” objects such as holy ash, gold, and food.
“Such claims have not been scientifically verified in a laboratory, although a team of western parapsychologists observed some of these events in a field study. While the scientific paradigm may reject the possibility of such capabilities, traditional Hindus accept them as entirely plausible,” the report says.
Target: Gen Cariappa
The declassified documents disturbingly suggest that one of India’s greatest military figures, General KM Cariappa, was the target of an assassination attempt and that the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh had a role to play in this.
“An attempt to assassinate General Cariappa, the commander-in-chief of Indian Army, was made during the General’s recent inspection tour of East Punjab,” says a report.
This was amidst a reported rift in the Indian Army on the north-south lines. General Cariappa, the army’s then commander-in-chief who went on to become Field Marshal, was from the Kodagu region of southern India. “RSS is capitalising on the north-south split among Army officers, persuading Sikh officers, whom the informant considers treacherous and unreliable, to spread dissension,” a document titled “Rift in Officers corps of the Indian Army” says.
Six persons were sentenced to death for this alleged assassination attempt, the report states.
Are UFOs real? That's beyond Patch's brand of locality. But there have been reports of them around town, some dating back to the 60s in the National UFO Reporting Center files.
Massachusetts residents reported more than 100 UFO sightings in 2016 alone. Westford hasn't seen one since 2013.
Here's the list of Westford sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center (some are more detailed by visiting the link above):
Nov. 28, 2013: Was driving and saw two circular unidentifies objects zooming past my field of vision. Then a few seconds later they passed by again at an abnormal speed. The only logical explanation is that they were UFO's.
Dec. 12, 2012: I was just out walking my dogs when I looked up at the sky and saw a large fireball zoom from North to South. It left a trail and was downright epic.
Aug. 28, 2010: 3 Orange Fireballs in triangle formation
July 11, 2010: Bright object in sky suddenly switched direction, faded and dissapeared. ISS went over head about 21:20 EST. Approx two minutes later another large bright light decended from a Westerly direction. It was coming toward the earth and it grew larger and brighter very quickly. So much so that I was nervous that it might strike the earth...
Aug. 15, 1967: It appeared to be a satellite until it descended over us at a low altitude and just hovered at 500 ft until it ascended and continued on ... The craft was close enough for us to see inside. Windows were visible and there appeared to be two or three long windows with a divider between the windows, a frame that I thought to be part of the outer skin of the aircraft. Inside one of the windows there appeared to be some kind of console ...
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If we’ve missed signs of life on Mars, a new chemistry technique could finally find it
If we’ve missed signs of life on Mars, a new chemistry technique could finally find it
Yep, still looking.
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
In August 2012, NASA’s Curiosity rover landed with a trove of scientific instruments, including SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars), whose job was to test Martian soil for signs of life.
Mars once had oceans. Our best understanding suggests that the presence of liquid water bodes well for the existence of life. Even if Martian life has since died, it should have left signs behind. These may include traces of carbon-containing chemicals such as amino acids, which are needed to make proteins and thus almost everything else in a living cell.
But after four years of collecting and testing Martian soil for such chemicals, SAM has come back mostly empty-handed. It has found the presence of water and some odd chemicals, but it hasn’t yet found any molecule considered a precursor to life.
Why has SAM had no luck? Maybe there was never any life on Mars. Or maybe there was, but SAM is not sensitive enough to search for the signs of it. It’s why no NASA scientist has given up hope.
At present, SAM can detect complex amino acids at the parts-per-million (ppm) level—meaning that in a sample of soil, it can spot if a few molecules in every million are amino acids. But if life’s precursor molecules are present in lower concentrations, say 10 parts per billion, then SAM won’t be able to detect them.
Peter Willis and his colleagues at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have a solution. In a study published in the journal Analytical Chemistry, they have come up with a technique that is 10,000 times more sensitive than the one employed by SAM.
Here’s how it works. A soil sample is steeped in water and heated. This forces many types of chemicals out of the soil and into the water. Next, those extracted chemicals are mixed with a fluorescent dye, which selectively reacts and tags only amino acids. Finally, a laser is shone on the mixture and the tagged amino acids shine, helping computers detect their presence.
The technique is accurate enough to detect the simultaneous presence of 17 types of amino acids, which as a set form one of the most crucial building blocks of life. Existing techniques can detect no more than 12 at once. Crucially, it can also analyze what proportion of the mixture is made of simple amino acids—which can be made by non-living processes and are sometimes found even in meteorites—and complex amino acids, which would be strongest indication of life’s existence.
“Our goal isn’t necessarily to differentiate between Earth life and extraterrestrial life with this test,” says Jessica Creamer, a co-author of the study. “We make the question broader than that, simply asking: Is life present?”
Willis tested his analytical technique on a sample from Mono Lake, which has exceptionally salty water and serves as a good model for salty waters believed to be on Mars. The fact that the test is done in water also means that it could be used in missions to the oceans on Saturn’s moon Enceladus and Jupiter’s moon Europa.
Separately, his team has been working on developing a “chemical laptop,” a shoebox-sized instrument that can run on battery power and perform complex chemical analyses. Creamer and Willis are now looking to transfer their new chemical technique to the portable lab. Such miniaturization is key if an instrument that uses the analytical technique is to be sent aboard a spacecraft.
“We will definitely pitch our instrument for missions to both Europa and Enceladus,” says Willis. “We would be very excited if it got selected.”
Jupiter’s moon Europa is believed to have a warm, liquid water ocean beneath its surface. Image: NASA
If alien life is out there in our solar system, it’s probably very small and very hard to detect, buried deep beneath the surface of an icy moon. But, rejoice alien seekers: a new test developed by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory could improve our chances of spotting extraterrestrial microbes and ending our cosmic loneliness once and for all.
Proteins, the direct expression of DNA, are a key component of life as we know it. The building blocks of proteins, called amino acids, form spontaneously around the universe, but create a distinctive pattern, or “biosignature,” when life is involved in their making. Now, scientists have tailored an old-school chemistry technique to analyze those amino acid patterns, creating a tool for sniffing out alien biosignatures in just a few grams of seawater.
The method, 10,000 times more sensitive than similar techniques used by NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover, is ideally suited for a life-hunting mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa, or Saturn’s Enceladus, lead study author Peter Willis told Gizmodo. Willis and his colleagues have published their work in the journal Analytical Chemistry.
“The astrobiology community has recognized amino acids as uniquely interesting targets in the search for life,” Willis said. “However, the technologies available for performing these analyses are lacking in terms of sensitivity and the number of amino acids that can be analyzed, particularly in the area of chiral analysis.”
Image: Aliens Wiki
Chiral molecules, including amino acids, are molecules that come in mirror-image versions—a “left handed” one and a “right handed” one. When amino acids form in space, scientists expect to see an equal mixture of the two versions. But here on Earth, nearly all amino acids are left handed. That’s because biology requires this basic consistency in order for proteins to properly fold.
Astrobiologists expect that all protein-based life—anywhere—will similarly “choose” to produce only left handed, or only right handed, amino acids. By determining this chirality, Willis’ new process offers a rapid and sensitive test for extraterrestrial biological activity. The technique can simultaneously distinguish 17 common amino acids at very low concentrations.
The researchers tested their method out on Mono Lake, a highly salty, alkaline lake in California that may be chemically similar to the globe-spanning ocean beneath Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus. Eventually, they’d like to package the tool up on a spacecraft, and send it hunting for life elsewhere in our solar system.
Jonathane Lunine, an astronomer at Cornell University and co-investigator on the “Enceladus Life Finder,” a proposed NASA New Frontiers-class spacecraft whose mission shares its name, said the technique was interesting. “It’s not the first such instrument to operate in this way (in the lab), but no doubt it’s a valuable tool in the arsenal the merits further development,” he told Gizmodo.
Lunine cautioned, however, that new methods have to be tested and proven quite a bit before they’re ready to be shipped off on New Frontiers adventures (the Enceladus Life Finder team is currently seeking funding for a 2025 launch). And in addition to chiral molecules, Lunine says, other indicators, like hydrocarbon patterns, will be needed to prove we’ve found aliens.
Still, it’s always exciting to hear about scientists developing better tools to address the profound question of whether or not humans are alone. Now, let’s see if we can answer that question without angering the space octopus.
Accounts of mysterious flashing lights in the sky, spacecrafts and encounters with “real” aliens reflect high levels of public interest in UFOs and the belief that there is “something out there”. However, many psychologists are less convinced, and think they can provide more down-to-earth, scientific explanations.
Belief in aliens has increased steadily since the birth of modern alien research in the 1940s and 1950s, following the news surrounding a classified US military project at Roswell Air Force Base, New Mexico. Surveys in Western cultures estimated belief in aliens to be as high as 50% in 2015. And despite the fact that it is considered rare, a significant number of people also believe they have experienced alien abduction.
Present day awareness of alien abduction dates to the 1961 case of Betty and Barney Hill, who witnessed odd lights and experienced “missing time” and “lost memories” while driving. The reported consequences of abduction are often loss of memory, missing time, and problems such as sickness, sleepwalking, nightmares and psychological trauma. Following their experience, Betty and Barney experienced psychological problems and subsequently sought therapy.
Although the accuracy of the numbers is questioned, a poll by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research conducted 30 years after this account said that around 3.7m Americans believed that they too had experienced alien abduction.
Sceptics argue that alien-related encounters are merely hoaxes created for financial gain or social advantage. Perhaps Roswell is the most famous example. Initial reports from the 1940s left sufficient gaps of explanation for Ray Santilli to release in 1995 what he claimed was film footage showing an alien autopsy from the time, further confusing the issue. He later admitted it was a hoax. The incident sparked controversy and prompted claims that an alien craft had crash-landed in the New Mexico desert and that US authorities were involved in a cover-up.
The theory that alien abductions are hoaxes may be true in a few cases, but there is no reason to assume that the majority of “experiencers” are frauds. In fact, psychologists have come up with a number of plausible, scientific explanations for people’s supposed alien encounters.
Personality traits
One explanation is that when people believe they have had an experience of alien abduction, they have misinterpreted, distorted and conflated real and imagined events. Hence, sceptics of alien encounters explain them away in terms of psychological processes and personality characteristics.
Several studies report that experiencers do not typically differ from non-experiencers on objective psychopathological measures – those that assess psychological well-being and adjustment – and have no history of mental instability. However, one characteristic that is associated with abduction experiences is a proclivity for fantasy.
Mixed evidence supports the theory that fantasy-prone people engage in elaborate imaginings and often confuse fantasy with reality. There are also other psychological explanations, such as dissociation – where an individual’s mental processes detach from each other and from reality, often in response to extreme or stressful life events. A tendency towards being fantasy-prone and dissociation has been linked in studies to childhood trauma and hypnotic suggestibility.
Psychologists argue that hypnosis encourages the creation and recall of detailed fantasies. For example, Betty and Barney Hill’s account was typical of reported alien encounters: medical examinations or procedures, communication with alien captors, a powerful, mystical feeling, tours of spaceships and journeys to other planets before being returned to the car. And it was under hypnosis that these “missing memories” were “recovered”.
It’s for these reasons that it’s believed alien abduction experiences may arise from a combination of personality characteristics and susceptibility to false memories.
Sleep paralysis is a feeling of being conscious but unable to move, which occurs when a person passes between stages of wakefulness and sleep.
Experiencers’ claims share characteristics with sleep paralysis: a sense of being awake, not dreaming, and realistic perceptions of the environment. The inability to move, a feeling of fear or dread, and the sense of another presence – perhaps evil or malevolent – are common symptoms. Also common are a feeling of pressure on the chest and difficulty breathing, and of being held or restricted to a lying position: most sleep paralysis attacks occur while the individual is lying on their back.
Sceptic Michael Shermer once collapsed from sleep deprivation following an 83-hour bike race and his support team rushed to his aid. Shermer was caught in a “waking dream” and so perceived them as aliens from the 1960s television series The Invaders. It also explains some ghost sightings, such as the “night hag”, often experienced by those who suffer from sleep paralysis.
Temporal lobe sensitivity is a theory that suggests the temporal lobes of some people’s brains are more vulnerable to influence from low-level magnetic frequencies. Michael Persinger, a neuroscientist at Laurentian University in Canada, is among those who believes that increased temporal lobe activity can explain paranormal experiences such as alien abduction. His theory is that magnetic fields stimulate the temporal lobes, resulting in hallucinatory experiences similar to those reported by alien abductees.
None of this is to say that many people who believe they have experienced alien abduction are liars, merely that their accounts and experiences can be explained through recourse to theories with a scientific basis. There are many logical, plausible scientific explanations, none of which rely upon the existence of aliens. However, it should also be noted that not all reported alien abduction experiences can be easily explained by any of these scientific theories – and this throws up many more questions.
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UFO Over Santa Monica Pier Sunday--Unidentified Flying Object of Alien Origin?
UFO Over Santa Monica Pier Sunday--Unidentified Flying Object of Alien Origin?
An expression of displeasure with FAA decision to close Santa Monica airport?
By Stan Greene Observer Staff Writer
An Unidentified Flying Object was seen to hover over the Santa Monica pier early Sunday afternoon. It was reported by hundreds of onlookers and photographed by many.
Witnesses said the UFO moved up and down, and left and right at a rapid speed, more rapid than conventional human aircraft are capable of flying. After appearing for half an hour, the craft seemed to disappear into the cliffs.
Alien spacecraft transport themselves not just across space but also through time, so the 110-year-old pier is especially interesting as a landmark to time travelers. Parts of it can be seen across 3 centuries, which is important in the space/time continuum.
Appearing the day after the US Federal Aviation Administration and the City of Santa Monica agreed to close the Santa Monica airport in 2029, the UFO was theorized by some to be a sign of alien displeasure. The airport is an important fueling station for aviation now, will be a principal refueling spot for alien aircraft in the future. Others say it was a sign of displeasure with Donald Trump era policy on illegal aliens.
The FAA did not return our call asking for commentary on the story.
Japanse wetenschappers hebben ontdekt dat grote hoeveelheden zuurstof van de aarde op de maan belanden. Wanneer de aarde precies tussen de maan en de zon komt te staan, nemen zonnewinden zuurstof mee naar het maanoppervlak. De resultaten van het onderzoek werden gepubliceerd in het wetenschappelijke tijdschrift Nature.
Gedurende vijf dagen in de maancyclus komt de aarde precies tussen de maan en de zon te staan. In die periode draait de maan door de magnetostaart van de aarde, het gebied achter de aarde dat bereikbaar is voor zonnewinden. Een zonnewind kan dan zuurstof van de aarde naar de maan stuwen.
Op deze figuur zien we hoe het magnetisch veld van de aarde zich in traanvorm uitstrekt rond de maan wanneer die perfect in lijn staat met de aarde en de zon.
"De bovenste atmosfeer van de aarde bestaat uit zuurstofionen die gemakkelijk worden opgepikt door zonnewind. Een deel raakt verloren in de ruimte, maar een groot deel belandt op de maan", zegt astrofysicus Kentaro Terada van de universiteit van Osaka aan The Atlantic.
"Het is fantastisch dat de maan van een planeet informatie over die planeet kan bevatten dankzij zonnewind", aldus planeetkundige Craig Hardgrove.
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"Lost continent" found under Mauritius
"Lost continent" found under Mauritius
Lava-covered piece of continent is an ancient remnant, left over from the break-up of the supercontinent, Gondwana, which started about 200 million years ago.
Scientists have confirmed the existence of a “lost continent” under the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius that was left-over by the break-up of the supercontinent, Gondwana, which started about 200 million years ago.
The piece of crust, which was subsequently covered by young lava during volcanic eruptions on the island, seems to be a tiny piece of ancient continent, which broke off from the island of Madagascar, when Africa, India, Australia and Antarctica split up and formed the Indian Ocean.
“We are studying the break-up process of the continents, in order to understand the geological history of the planet,” says Wits geologist, Professor Lewis Ashwal, lead author on the paper “Archaean zircons in Miocene oceanic hotspot rocks establish ancient continental crust beneath Mauritius”, published in the prestigious journal Nature Communications.
By studying the mineral, zircon, found in rocks spewed up by lava during volcanic eruptions, Ashwal and his colleagues Michael Wiedenbeck from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) and Trond Torsvik from the University of Oslo, guest scientist at GFZ, have found that remnants of this mineral were far too old to belong on the island of Mauritius.
“Earth is made up of two parts – continents, which are old, and oceans, which are “young”. On the continents you find rocks that are over four billion years old, but you find nothing like that in the oceans, as this is where new rocks are formed,” explains Ashwal. “Mauritius is an island, and there is no rock older than 9 million years old on the island. However, by studying the rocks on the island, we have found zircons that are as old as 3 billion years.”
Zircons are minerals that occur mainly in granites from the continents. They contain trace amounts of uranium, thorium and lead, and due to the fact that they survive geological process very well, they contain a rich record of geological processes and can be dated extremely accurately.
“The fact that we have found zircons of this age proves that there are much older crustal materials under Mauritius that could only have originated from a continent,” says Ashwal.
This is not the first time that zircons that are billions of years old have been found on the island. A study done in 2013 has found traces of the mineral in beach sand. However, this study received some criticism, including that the mineral could have been either blown in by the wind, or carried in on vehicle tyres or scientists’ shoes.
“The fact that we found the ancient zircons in rock (6-million-year-old trachyte), corroborates the previous study and refutes any suggestion of wind-blown, wave-transported or pumice-rafted zircons for explaining the earlier results,” says Ashwal.
Ashwal suggests that there are many pieces of various sizes of “undiscovered continent”, collectively called “Mauritia”, spread over the Indian Ocean, left over by the breakup of Gondwanaland.
“According to the new results, this break-up did not involve a simple splitting of the ancient super-continent of Gondwana, but rather, a complex splintering took place with fragments of continental crust of variable sizes left adrift within the evolving Indian Ocean basin.”
Gondwanaland
Gondwanaland is a super-continent that existed more than 200 million years ago and contained rocks as old as 3.6 billion years old, before it split up into what are now the continents of Africa, South America, Antarctica, India and Australia. The split-up occurred because of the geological process of plate tectonics. This is the process where the ocean basin is in continuous motion, and moves between 2 cm and 11 cm per year. Continents ride on the plates that make up the ocean floor, which causes the movement of the continents.
Mauritius
Known as a tropical holiday destination, Mauritius is a volcanic island, formed by the eruption of volcanoes starting at about nine million years ago. The island forms part of a string of islands, formed by a stationary hotspot (volcano), presently located at Réunion Island. Originating from deep within the earth, the hotspot stays stationary while the ocean’s tectonic plates move across it, creating a string of volcanic islands.
Op Mauritius hebben onderzoekers drie miljard jaar oude kristallen ontdekt, die zouden bewijzen dat zich onder het eiland een verloren continent bevindt.
Het continent zou India en Madagaskar ooit met elkaar verbonden hebben. Wetenschappers hebben kristallen bestudeerd die via een vulkaan aan het oppervlak zijn beland.
Professor Lewis Ashwal van de Universiteit van de Witwatersrand in Zuid-Afrika ontdekte in gestolde lava zirkonen die 2,5 tot 3 miljard oud bleken te zijn.
Continentale plaat
De aanwezigheid van het mineraal duidt op de aanwezigheid van een verloren continent, dat tussen Madagaskar en China lag.
Mauritius ligt bovenop deze oeroude continentale plaat, aldus Ashwal in Nature Communications.
Vermoed wordt dat de plaat door vulkaanuitbarstingen en aardbevingen uit elkaar is gescheurd.
Niet voor het eerst
De wetenschappers ontdekten dat de zirkonen veel te oud waren om aan het eiland Mauritius toe te kunnen behoren.
Het is niet voor het eerst dat de mineralen zijn gevonden op het eiland. In 2013 werden sporen ervan ook al gevonden in zand.
Verspreid
Professor Ashwal suggereert dat vele stukken van het ‘onontdekte continent’, dat Mauritia is gedoopt, verspreid liggen over de Indische Oceaan.
De Engelse bioloog Philip Lutley Sclater noemde dit verloren continent in de Indische Oceaan Lemurië.
VIDEO: Waarom bezoeken politieke en religieuze leiders Antarctica?
VIDEO: Waarom bezoeken politieke en religieuze leiders Antarctica?
Wat hebben hooggeplaatste politici te zoeken op Antarctica? In 2009 stuurde toenmalig president Obama zijn vicepresident Joe Biden op een ‘belangrijke en speciale missie’ naar Antarctica die ‘tot wel vier jaar kon duren’.
Eind vorig jaar reisde de toenmalige Amerikaanse minister van Buitenlandse Zaken John Kerry af naar het continent. Begin vorig jaar bezocht patriarch Kirill Antarctica als eerste orthodoxe leider.
Onlangs werd er nog een vreemde structuur ontdekt op Antarctica die experts voor een raadsel stelt.
Operation Highjump
“Ik denk niet dat Kirill naar de Zuidpool is gegaan om pinguïns te kijken,” zegt Steve Quayle, schrijver van het boek Empire Beneath the Ice. “Iets of iemand ontbiedt deze leiders.”
De meeste mensen weten volgens Quayle niet dat de VS in 1947 een vloot naar Antarctica stuurde onder leiding van admiraal Byrd. Deze missie staat bekend als Operation Highjump.
“We kregen daar een pak slaag,” aldus de schrijver. “Onze vliegtuigen werden geconfronteerd met vliegende schotels.”
Orders
Hij denkt dat de Zuidpool een belangrijke rol speelt in dit geheel vanwege de geavanceerde technologie van het Derde Rijk.
“Ze kwamen onder het ijs in contact met wezens waar [raketgeleerde] Wernher von Braun en anderen voor hun dood vaak naar verwezen,” zei hij.
Als je alle punten met elkaar verbindt kom je tot de ontdekking dat er een entiteit of een groep entiteiten is die denken dat ze geavanceerde technologie hebben en orders geven aan politieke en religieuze leiders, aldus Quayle.
Verdraaien
Volgens hem verdraaien de machthebbers de geschiedenis. “Wereldleiders hebben nooit geloofd dat Hitler in die bunker is gestorven.”
In onderstaande video gaat Greg Hunter van USAWatchdog in gesprek met Quayle over de gebeurtenissen op Antarctica:
FIRST CONTACT KAN OOK LEVENSGEVAARLIJK ZIJN VOOR DE MENSHEID ( VIDEO )
FIRST CONTACT KAN OOK LEVENSGEVAARLIJK ZIJN VOOR DE MENSHEID ( VIDEO )
Veel mensen kijken uit naar het eerste open contact met buitenaardse beschavingen en staan dan klaar om hen met open armen te verwelkomen.
Maar, misschien is het wel helemaal geen goed idee om vol vertrouwen dit contact tegemoet te zien op een planeet die wel echt lijkt, maar dat waarschijnlijk niet is.
Wat opvalt, is dat steeds meer mensen zich gaan bezighouden met buitenaardse zaken. Mensen die normaal gesproken hele andere dingen aan hun hoofd hebben, schijnen opeens erg geïnteresseerd in leven buiten onze planeet.
Misschien hebben de recente ontdekkingen op Antarctica daar iets mee te maken of misschien met het fenomeen tijd, waarbij grenzen tussen dimensies steeds vaker lijken te verdwijnen.
Zelfs Mike Adams van de website Natural News begeeft zich plotsklaps op buitenaards terrein en is van mening dat wij als mensheid helemaal niet verlangend uit hoeven te kijken naar contact met buitenaardsen.
In zijn denkwijze gaat hij ervan uit dat er op dit moment nog geen contact is geweest met buitenaardse beschavingen en dat wanneer dit zal gebeuren dit ook wel eens het einde van de mensheid zou kunnen zijn.
Hij zegt dat zijn mening hetzelfde is als die van Dr. Stephen Hawkins en wel dat de meest succesvolle beschavingen in de kosmos agressieve oorlogszuchtige rassen zouden zijn die op pad gaan om andere planeten te koloniseren en te veroveren.
Vanuit die invalshoek bekeken, zou het contact met vredelievende, niet agressieve buitenaardsen zo goed als nul zijn volgens Adams, omdat vredelievende buitenaardse beschavingen niet op pad gaan om andere planeten te veroveren, maar gewoon lekker blijven waar ze zijn.
De meest logische verklaring volgens hem is dan ook dat de kosmos vol zit met vergevorderde beschavingen die bepaalde dingen nodig hebben van andere planeten en hun succes te danken hebben aan het feit dat ze van planeten die ze in de kijker hebben, zoals bijvoorbeeld onze aarde, gewoon pakken wat ze willen.
Mike Adams noemt de mensen die denken dat buitenaardsen hier komen in vrede en ons goede dingen zullen brengen, irrationele optimisten. Wij denken dat ze natuurlijk ook best een helpende hand zouden kunnen toereiken, maar dat is niet gebaseerd op persoonlijke ervaringen net zoals die van Mike dat niet zijn. Hij denkt dat we er als mensheid beter aan doen om te zorgen dat we hier op aarde de middelen scheppen om onszelf in de nabije toekomst te kunnen verdedigen tegen agressieve buitenaardse beschavingen.
In de volgende video licht Mike zijn zienswijze verder toe.
Maar, misschien is dit alles helemaal niet zo belangrijk als wij denken, want nieuw wetenschappelijk onderzoek toont aan dat wij misschien in een holografische 3D illusie leven.
Het idee is niet nieuw, al in het begin van de jaren negentig kwamen een aantal wetenschappers met die gedachte, maar nieuw onderzoek door geleerden van de universiteit van het Engelse Southampton, in samenwerking met Canadese en Italiaanse collega’s, heeft nieuwe aanwijzingen/bewijs opgeleverd van een holografisch universum.
Ze kwamen tot hun conclusie nadat ze onregelmatigheden hadden onderzocht in de kosmische microgolf, ook wel bekend als het nagloeien van de Big Bang.
Volgens professor Kostas Skenderis van de Southampton universiteit is ons leven vergelijkbaar met het kijken naar een 3D film in de bioscoop. Voor ons gevoel heeft de film hoogte, breedte en diepte, maar in feite zijn de beelden afkomstig van een plat scherm.
Het verschil met een 3D universum is volgens professor Skenderis dat we daar in staat zijn om voorwerpen aan te raken en dat de projectie “echt” lijkt, hoewel het een illusie kan zijn.
“Holografie is een enorme stap vooruit in de manier waarop wij denken over de structuur en creatie van het gecodeerde universum”, zei de professor.
En verder: “De relativiteitstheorie van Einstein verklaart bijna alles wat grootschalig is in het universum heel goed, maar die theorie valt een beetje uit elkaar als je naar haar oorsprong en mechanisme kijkt op kwantumniveau. Al jarenlang zijn wetenschappers bezig de theorie van Einstein over de zwaartekracht te combineren met de kwantumtheorie. Sommigen denken dat het concept van een holografisch universum de mogelijkheden biedt om de twee samen te voegen en ik hoop dat ons onderzoek hiertoe kan bijdragen”.
Het bovenstaande ondersteunt de theorie van David Icke die al heel lang zegt dat wij in een holografische illusie leven.
Als je dat allemaal beseft, dan is het ronduit hilarisch hoe mensen elkaar bijvoorbeeld in de haren vliegen over de vraag of de aarde nu rond is of zo plat als een dubbeltje.
Dan is het eigenlijk vermakelijk om te zien hoe gemakkelijk mensen volledig opgaan in hun rol en doen alsof zij werkelijk hun avatar op deze planeet zijn. Hoe snel mensen vergeten dat ze in werkelijkheid eeuwig bewustzijn zijn en hier op aarde om een menselijke ervaring mee te maken, waarschijnlijk in een hologram. Een hologram, gemaakt door een IT specialist die velen plegen God te noemen.
UFO Seen Parked At Jet Propulsion Laboratory, New Mexico, Feb 1, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Seen Parked At Jet Propulsion Laboratory, New Mexico, Feb 1, 2017, Video, UFO Sighting News.
Date of discovery: February 1, 2017 Location of discovery: Jet Propulsion Labs, New Mexico Google Coordinates: 34°12'18.59"N 118°10'13.12"W Here is a eye brow raising discovery found on Google Earth map by Youtube userName Shame. He found an actual flying saucer parked near the secret military laboratory on the mountain top. He states, "A spacecraft spotted at the end of the runway on mesa rd JPI. Is NASA playing games.. ufo captured? What it is!" This disk is low to the ground. So much so that it doesn't cast a shadow, even when the nearby car does. So this disk is about 3 meters big at its center, and about 1.5 meters at its edge from the ground. That is way too low to be a water tower. A water tower would be 5-10X taller! But there is no shadow, so this is not a water tower. Now, the amazing thing is that if you hit the date bar, you can view photos of the same area in the past, and this disk moves around from place to place. Its in the perfect position where no one would be able to see it since its on a hilltop at the highest point in the city with mountain walls on all sides and a military fence around the facility. So, what we see here is an alien craft being experimented on at Jet Propulsion Labs and since its parked outside, its probably parked there because its too much trouble to move it back and forth nightly for test flights. As you can see, its on a road track that goes into the building, then later its off the track hidden near the bushes. Scott C. Waring
UFO Hiding On Clouds Over Lake In Australia, Jan 2017, Photos, UFO Sighting News.
UFO Hiding On Clouds Over Lake In Australia, Jan 2017, Photos, UFO Sighting News.
Date of sighting: January 2017
Location of sighting: Lake Proserpine, Australia
This was just sent into me on Twitter from one of our readers. He only said a friend who found it shared it with him and his friend said, "Took this photo whilst on lake Proserpine. There were several like it and am wondering what causes them Gavin??" The person told me that he believes his friend has spotted a UFO hiding in the clouds. I agree totally. There is a high possibility since you see see the ring, and the lower middle area that has been forcibly pushed away from the ship. Australia is well known for its UFOs over Australia's outback and here is an example of one trying to hide in plain sight.
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