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NASA satellite images obtained late last year captured an odd-looking occurrence in the skies off the coast of eastern Russia, coinciding with an “anomalously low” temperature drop, the agency reported in a recent online posting.

Captured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA’s Terra satellite, a series of odd parallel lines could be seen taking shape in cloud formations just east of Sakhalin Island, Russia’s largest island which separates the Sea of Okhotsk to its east and the Sea of Japan, which lays to the southwest.

Roughly the size of a school bus, the Terra satellite, launched in 1999, studies Earth’s climate through connections between the atmosphere and a range of planetary features that include land and sea. Equipped with five instruments capable of measuring different features of the Earth, Terra collects data that helps scientists gauge the impact of human activity on our planet, as well as how natural disasters impact human population centers and ecosystems.

Through the lens of its camera eye, the MODIS instrument visualizes every point on Earth every 1-2 days from its position in orbit, recording what it observes in 36 spectral bands, making it the most comprehensive of all the sensors on board the Terra satellite and tracking the largest array of our planet’s vital signs.

On December 28, 2023, Terra’s MODIS detected the odd formation of parallel lines of cumulus clouds over the Sea of Okhotsk. Striking in appearance, these unusual cloudy structures are a phenomenon well-known to atmospheric scientists.

Above: Cloud streets visible in the cumulus cloud formations off the eastern coast of Russia on December 28, 2023

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Horizontal convective rolls, more commonly known as “cloud streets,” these odd-looking structures take shape in the troposphere as cool dry pockets of air make their way out over warm coastal waters, where they begin to acquire moisture rising from the sea. The resulting vapor condensation gives rise to cloud formation, whereas cooler portions of the surrounding air sink.

The atmosphere above Russia’s eastern coast is ideal for the formation of features like these, which generally appear in the same direction as the prevailing wind. Over the Sea of Okhotsk, the exceptionally cold northwest winds emerging from Siberia have been likened to a “factory” of ice and cloud formation, where temperatures on Sakhalin Island this time of year often plummet to as low as -6 degrees Fahrenheit (-21 degrees Celsius).

In the photos made available at NASA’s Earth Observatory page, Arctic stratospheric conditions were producing clouds featuring striking iridescent coloration.

“These ethereal polar stratospheric clouds develop in extremely cold conditions and were recently visible to observers at lower latitudes than usual,” wrote Lindsey Doermann in an entry on the Earth Observatory website describing the phenomenon in the NASA satellite images.

At the time the cloud streets appeared off the Russian coast, Arctic stratospheric temperatures had dropped extremely low (see above), according to data models produced by the space agency’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO).

Supporting NASA’s Earth Science mission, the GMAO provides modeling and data assimilation to help strengthen the information obtained from NASA satellite images, and to provide additional analysis and predictions about events occurring in the atmosphere, as well as on land and in the oceans.

Additional information about the formation of cloud streets can be found here, and further information about NASA’s Global Modeling and Assimilation Office can be found at the GMAO Research Site.

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At high speeds and high heat, debris can become a safety hazard. The space agency spent this past year analyzing the potentially hazardous debris, Amit Kshatriya, deputy associate administrator of NASA’s Moon to Mars Program, said during a media teleconference call on Tuesday. If the Artemis I Orion had a crew onboard, they wouldn’t have been in harm’s way, officials said on Tuesday. However, it could have posed a hazard if there was a crew onboard and it happened to be oriented in a different way. Because of this, Kshatriya said the team wants to fully understand why this debris happened in the first place and prevent it from occurring on future missions.

Hazardous debris is a known major safety risk for space launches. About a minute after the Space Shuttle Columbia launched in January 2003, the external tank released foam insulation. The debris struck the shuttle’s left wing, leaving a wound that likely contributed to the Columbia reentry disaster on February 1, 2003, which killed all seven crew members onboard.

The Artemis missions are NASA’s major push to establish an ongoing human presence on the Moon. Artemis II will be the first test of the vehicle that will send four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — around the Moon’s farside and back. Artemis III is set to be the first Moon landing since Apollo (as long as no other country beats us to it). But that, too, is delayed. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Artemis III won’t fly earlier than September 2026, a year later than originally planned.

“Safety is our number one priority,” said Jim Free, NASA Associate Administrator, at the press conference. “We will launch when we are ready.”

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EXCLUSIVE - UFO whistleblower held secret talk with 'Wall St bigwigs' and CIA officials in Manhattan - where he claimed US was in possession of 40ft Tardis-like craft that was 'the size of a football field when you stepped inside'

• Former US intelligence officer David Grusch held a secrete UFO presentation
• He revealed new details about the US's UAP retrieval program to 60 people
• READ MORE:  David Grusch suggests people have been murdered as part of a conspiracy to keep alien craft a secret

By STACY LIBERATORE and MATTHEW PHELAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A UFO whistleblower shared new details of a Tardis-like craft in government possession during a secret meeting in New York City.

Decorated former Air Force intelligence officer David Grusch claims his sources worked on a 40-foot UAP that 'was the size of a football field' when they stepped inside, according to an attendee at the event.

The object could manipulate both space and time and use and could harness enough energy to power 70,000 homes a year, the source said.

DailyMail.com understands that guests included officials from the FBI, CIA, Department of Homeland Security, tech entrepreneurs and Wall Street 'bigwigs.'

All in, Grusch gave the talk to 60 people at a penthouse in Manhattan, and photos were banned from the event.

David Grusch spoke to scientists, former military officials and current FBI members about the US's long-held UAP retrieval program, including a 40-foot-long UAP that 'was the size of a football field' when he stepped inside

The only information about the meeting was leaked by an anonymous attendee who took pictures of Grusch.

DailyMail.com has since verified that the meeting took place and was told by sources that Coinbase advisor John D'Agostino and high-powered attorney John J. Altorelli hosted the event.

Coinbase is a publicly traded company that operates a cryptocurrency exchange platform.

The two men are said to host monthly events at the penthouse apartment, focusing on different topics. 

The leaker said: 'It was hosted by a Wall Street bigwig and his lawyer friend.

'It was sort of a small saloon-style talk. David also did it for free. Even went as far as to fly into NYC just for this. 

'He had arrived only a few hours beforehand and then left 1st thing the next day. 

'The idea was to get a group of both skeptics and believers from all these different walks of life for a talk regarding David and the things he has said. 

'Most of the people who left had left as believers.'

The only information about the meeting was leaked by an anonymous attendee who took a chance by taking pictures of Grusch standing in front of the room and sharing slides on a television screen - photos were banned from the event 

The former intelligence official then gave sworn testimony in front of Congress in July, where he and two other military whistleblowers shared details about firsthand encounters or knowledge about secret government programs involving technology that is 'non-human'

Grusch has made headlines since June 2023, when he claimed the Vatican is aware of the existence of non-human intelligences (NHIs) and helped the US retrieve a downed UFO from Italian dictator Benito Mussolini at the end of the Second World War.

The former intelligence official then gave sworn testimony in front of Congress in July, where he and two other military whistleblowers shared details about firsthand encounters or knowledge about secret government programs involving technology that is 'non-human.'

At the hearing, Grusch claimed the US has been in possession of UFOs since 'the 1930s' but said in New York that the government has taken 'part in a fair amount of crash retrievals before 1933,' according to the attendee's summary.

Grusch is also believed to have said that no more than 50 people know the full scale of the phenomenon.

During July's hearing, the former intelligence officer also suggested the US government has murdered people as part of the conspiracy to keep UFOs a secret.

And those claims were repeated during the recent presentation.

'Multiple people involved in not only his investigation but also his fellow peers in the UAP task force, such as Jay Stratton, were also threatened,' reads the post.

'He wouldn't go too much into it since it's an open investigation, but these people pretty much showed him that they could touch him or his family any time they wanted.'

'Multiple people involved in not only his investigation but also his fellow peers in the UAP task force, such as Jay Stratton (pictured), were also threatened,' reads the post

Stratton is the former head of the US government UFO task force. He and his chief scientist, Travis Taylor, spilled the secrets of their official probe into a swarm of objects (pictured) that buzzed around a fleet of eight Navy ships off the US West Coast in July 2019

Stratton is the former head of the US government UFO task force.

He and his chief scientist, Travis Taylor, spilled the secrets of their official probe into a swarm of objects that buzzed around a fleet of eight Navy ships off the US West Coast in July 2019. 

Speaking at AlienCon in Pasadena on March 5, Stratton and Taylor said their investigation left them fearing Russia or China could have achieved incredible drone battery technology – but ruled out quadcopters launched from submarines that somehow evaded the Navy's best radar just miles from the mainland.

Grusch is also claimed to have revealed that one of the US's adversaries was set to disclose their non-human intelligence to beat America to the punch. 

Attendees of the secret event were also allowed to ask questions following the presentation.

While the exact questions are not known, it is believed they asked what aliens may look like and where they are from in the universe.

Grusch shared that the world would not be surprised to hear extraterrestrials look the typical gray and that 'there is also a chance that they are extra-dimensional,' according to the anonymous attendee's post.

'That it could also just seem this way because of the technology they use rather than them being actual extra-dimensional beings,' they continued.

Grusch is also said to have revealed he and other officials were taught how to track UAPs in the atmosphere - there is a unique frequency or signature that the craft gives off.

'Apparently, it was the only private non-government talk he had done so far,' the individual shared in the Reddit post that has since been deleted, likely due to cameras being barred.

'As for how I feel about everything after hearing him speak. 

'He is extremely smart, I mean, he has an almost unbelievable memory and knowledge about intel laws and other things that have to do with UAPs. 

'My opinion is that he is the real deal. 

'Almost everyone left that night fully believing what he was saying or, at the very least, that HE believed what he was saying as the truth.'

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Harvard expert debunks alien, UFO sightings, says ‘they wouldn’t survive’

‘It would take about a billion years to cross from one side of the Milky Way galaxy to the other,’ Loeb said

This comes after the many alleged UFO sightings in recent years. Delving further into the topic, Loeb explained that it would be next to impossible for an extraterrestrial being to survive the innumerable grim conditions in space. “They wouldn’t survive the journey being bombarded by very energetic particles in interstellar space for so long,” Loeb said.

“It’s more likely, if they are autonomous, they have an artificial brain, artificial intelligence. We have already developed that on Earth, we haven’t launched it to space, but that would be the next step,” Loeb added.

Drawing a link between AI and travelling through space, the Bull Moose Project policy director, Ziven Havens, said, “There is a possibility that AI will open up space travel both for manned and unmanned vehicles by reducing costs and increasing safety,” as per Fox News. “The possibilities are truly endless, and that makes the future of AI more exciting.”

However, Loeb also stressed that the government should be more open with their data on UFOs with scientists, allowing for intensive research. “The government monitors the sky for national security purposes,” he said. “Whereas scientists [and] astronomers, for example, look at small regions of the sky at very distant sources of light. If something flies overhead, astronomers ignore it. If there is something over there, it’s the government that would be the first to notice it,” Loeb continued.

“As a scientist, I respond to evidence. That’s what we are waiting for: the government to disclose what it knows. … It’s really important for me because I’m trying to find the evidence myself, but the government can save me a lot of time,” he added. “Why should I spend decades of my life looking for something when the government already has it?”

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Coast to Coast AM Delves into UFO Phenomena with Garrett M. Graff

Coast to Coast AM, a night-time radio talk show, is renowned for its in-depth exploration of paranormal and unexplained phenomena, often featuring experts and researchers from various fields. In a recent episode, the show delved deep into the world of UFOs and national security with journalist and historian Garrett M. Graff, a Pulitzer Prize finalist known for his meticulous research and insightful analysis.

Graff, in his discussion on Coast to Coast AM, brought to light the intricate web of congressional hearings, governmental actions, and the renewed investigations into Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) by the Pentagon. One of the key highlights of his exploration was the attention given to a statement made in 2020 by former CIA director John Brennan. Brennan’s remarks about unexplained sky phenomena underscored the complexity and seriousness with which these incidents are now being regarded, moving beyond the realm of adversarial technology and entering a space of greater unknowns.

In an era where the existence of extraterrestrial life is a subject of growing interest and debate, Graff’s reflections on the mathematical probability of such life forms bring a new perspective. He points to the abundance of habitable planets as a statistical backing for the potential of extraterrestrial life, suggesting that the odds may be more in favor of alien life than previously thought.

VIDEO:

• UFOs and National Security: Beyond Adversarial Technology

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The conversation on Coast to Coast AM also revisited some of the most credible UFO cases in history. Graff discussed the famous 1964 encounter of police officer Lonnie Zamora, an incident that has stood the test of time as a significant and unexplained UFO sighting. Additionally, he delved into the intriguing case of Capt. Thomas Mantell in 1948, whose pursuit of a supposed UFO ended tragically, with later revelations connecting the incident to a Navy research balloon, as reported in Project Blue Book.

Graff’s insights offered to the Coast to Coast AM audience a blend of historical perspective and current developments in the field of UFO research. His analysis presents a world where the lines between national security, scientific inquiry, and the search for extraterrestrial life are increasingly intersecting. This episode of Coast to Coast AM not only illuminated the past but also shed light on the ongoing efforts to understand and confront the mysteries that continue to hover in our skies.

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Investigative journalists Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp obtained and are revealing for the first time - footage of a military filmed UAP incursion within a United States joint operations base. This UAP of unknown origin displayed transmedium capability - and has been officially designated by the United States intelligence agencies as a UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena). 

Event description: An incursion by an object of unknown origin was filmed using Thermographic / Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) for a durational period at a United States joint operations base in Iraq on October 2018 (night). 

The object moved through a sensitive military installation - and eventually traversed over a body of water, where it actuated a controlled descent - submerging into the water. 

After an observational period of about seventeen minutes - the UAP reemerged from the body of water and shot-off at an extreme rate of speed - beyond the optical scope of the observation platform. 

The UAP displayed transmedium capability:

The UAP was filmed entering the water with a controlled descent. The UAP emerged from the water about seventeen minutes later and orientated into a sudden and rapid directional flight - beyond the optical range of the platform monitoring it. 

The UAP displayed low observability:

The UAP was not visible with Night Vision (IR) and appeared to jam the targeting capability of the optical platform. 

The UAP displayed:

Positive lift - without the normally associated aerodynamic means for lift and thrust. The signatures typically associated with the propulsion maneuvers observed - were absent. 

Note: Could it be an Ebani?

Limited information exists regarding these UAP types. Could the unidentified object possibly be an Ebani? An Ebani is an organic (biological) entity that resides in our atmosphere. It seemly remains invisible to the naked eye, which could account for its detection solely on thermal cameras. The fact that the entity not only flies through the air but also submerges underwater for approximately 17 minutes before resurfacing and swiftly soaring away, indicating intelligent and deliberate movement.

• Video 1: The Jellyfish UFO.

• Video 2: On Twitter (X)  Jeremy Corbell discusses the strange 'Jellyfish' UFO.

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Metallic sphere filmed near George Air Force Base – 2024 UFO sighting

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30 van de oudste dingen op aarde
Wist je dat de oudste religie ter wereld 5000 jaar oud is? Of dat het oudste land van Europa te vinden is? En hoe zit het met het oudste nog in gebruik zijnde schip, of het oudste schoenenbedrijf? Ja, je zou verbaasd zijn over de leeftijd van sommige dingen op onze planeet, waarvan sommige zelfs miljarden jaren bestrijken. Wat is er nog meer echt geavanceerd voor zijn leeftijd?

KIJK verder en ontdek waarom een tijdperk geen barrière is.

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Oudste persoon in de Bijbel
Methusalem, genoemd in Genesis 5:21–27, is de oudste persoon in de Bijbel en stierf op 969-jarige leeftijd. Hij wordt hier afgebeeld op een glas-in-loodraam uit het zuidwestelijke transept van de kathedraal van Canterbury in Engeland.

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Oudste beschaving
Mesopotamië wordt algemeen beschouwd als de eerste stedelijke beschaving, die een tijdperk beslaat van ca. 8000 v.Chr. tot 2000 v.Chr. De Sumeriërs en Akkadiërs domineerden Mesopotamië vanaf het begin van de geschreven geschiedenis (ca. 3100 v.Chr.) tot de val van Babylon in 539 v.Chr. Afgebeeld is een vrouwenbeeldje van beschilderd aardewerk uit Aleppo, Syrië, ca. 5000 v.Chr.

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Oudste religie
Het hindoeïsme wordt vaak beschouwd als de oudste bestaande religie die nog steeds wordt beoefend. Het is ook het meest complexe van alle gevestigde geloofssystemen, met een oorsprong die meer dan 5000 jaar teruggaat in India.

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Oudste monarchie
Het koninkrijk Zweden is de oudste monarchie ter wereld, waarbij Erik de Overwinnaar (ca. 945 – ca. 995) wordt beschouwd als de eerste Zweedse koning.

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Oudste land
Het oudste land ter wereld is San Marino. Deze kleine enclave in het midden van Italië, gesticht op 3 September 301 CE, heeft sinds zijn onafhankelijkheid van het Romeinse Rijk zijn status als een ononderbroken soevereine staat genoten.

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Oudste grondwet
De grondwet van San Marino, opgesteld in 1600, is de oudste nog bestaande grondwet van welke soevereine staat dan ook ter wereld.

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Oudste ruïnes
De oudste ruïnes zijn die gevonden in de Theopetra-grot in Griekenland, met name de stenen muur bij de ingang van de kalkstenen grot. Geschatte datum terug tot c. Het is het oudst bekende voorbeeld van een door de mens gemaakt bouwwerk en zou tijdens de laatste ijstijd als windscherm hebben gediend voor de bewoners van de grot.

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Oudste stad van Amerika
Eerste bewoond c. 1500 BCE, Tepoztlán, nabij Mexico-Stad, is de oudste stad van Amerika. Het is beroemd om de El Tepozteco-tempel.

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Oudste boomsoort
De Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) is de oudste boomsoort die er bestaat en bereikt een leeftijd van meer dan 5.000 jaar oud. De bomen zijn te vinden in de hogere bergen van Californië, Nevada en Utah.

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Oudste liedje
De Hurritische 'Hymn to Nikkal' wordt beschouwd als het oudste lied ter wereld. Het lied, ook bekend als 'h.6', maakt deel uit van ongeveer 36 hymnen die in spijkerschrift zijn geschreven op kleitabletten die zijn ontdekt in de oude stad Ugarit in het noorden van Syrië. De Hurrieten waren een volk dat tijdens de bronstijd het oude Nabije Oosten bewoonde. Nikkal was een Semitische godin van fruit en vruchtbaarheid.

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Oudste landmassa
Met een leeftijd van ongeveer 4,28 miljard jaar wordt het Canadese Schild beschouwd als de oudste landmassa op aarde.

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Oudste circus
Circus Maximus uit het oude Rome is het oudste bekende circus dat ooit heeft bestaan. Het werd gesticht in de 1e eeuw na Christus en was een enorme arena waar wagenrennen en verschillende optredens werden gehouden. De site is nu een openbaar park.

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Oudste stripfiguur
De Katzenjammer Kids zijn waarschijnlijk de oudste stripfiguren die ooit hebben bestaan. Een Amerikaanse stripverhaal gemaakt door Rudolph Dirks in 1897 en debuteerde in December van dat jaar. De strip bestaat nog steeds in syndicatie, waardoor het ook de langstlopende in zijn soort is.

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Oudste examen
Het oudste examen ter wereld is het Gaokao. Het model komt voort uit het imperiale examen, een examensysteem voor ambtenaren dat in 581 CE in China werd ingevoerd. In 1952, na de oprichting van de Volksrepubliek China, werd het Gaokao-examen omgevormd tot het nationale toelatingsexamensysteem voor universiteiten. Afgebeeld is een kunstwerk uit 1540 waarop kandidaten zijn afgebeeld die zich verzamelen rond de muur waar de examenresultaten worden opgehangen.

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Oudste schoenenbedrijf
Het oudste schoenenbedrijf ter wereld is Berluti. Opgericht in 1895 in Parijs door Alessandro Berluti, worden de op maat gemaakte handgemaakte schoenen voornamelijk aan mannen verkocht. Afgebeeld is de oorspronkelijke winkel aan de Rue Marbeuf in het 8e arrondissement van de stad.

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Oudste graan
Eenkoorntarwe werd voor het eerst 30.000 jaar geleden in Turkije verbouwd en wordt algemeen erkend als het oudste graan ter wereld. De domesticatie ervan gaat echter nog verder terug: er werden overblijfselen van eenkoorn gevonden bij de ijsmanmummie Ötzi, die dateren uit 3100 v.Chr.

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Oudste recept
Het oudste recept ter wereld is voor brandnetelpudding. Een eeuwenoude delicatesse, afkomstig uit het prehistorische Groot-Brittannië in 6000 v.Chr., en werd een hoofdbestanddeel van het Engelse dieet in de 18e eeuw. Naast brandnetelbladeren zijn andere ingrediënten zuring, waterkers, bieslook, paardenbloembladeren, gerstemeel en zout.

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Oudste niet-zelfbesturende kolonie
Montserrat in het Caribisch gebied is de oudste niet-zelfbesturende kolonie ter wereld, gesticht in 1632. Montserrat, een Brits overzees gebied, werd in 1995 grotendeels verwoest door een vulkaan. Het zuidelijke deel van het eiland blijft een uitsluitingszone.

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Oudste nationale park
Het Bogd Khan Uul-biosfeerreservaat in Mongolië is het oudste nationale park ter wereld. Het werd opgericht in 1778, 94 jaar vóór de oprichting van het Yellowstone National Park in de Verenigde Staten, dat vaak wordt aangezien als het eerste in zijn soort (hoewel het het oudste nationale park in de VS is). Afgebeeld is een satellietbeeld van de Bogd Khan-berg (midden) met Ulan-Bator linksboven.

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Oudste actieve vulkaan
De oudste actieve vulkaan ter wereld is Mount Unzen in Japan. De vulkaan is naar schatting 2,5 miljoen jaar oud, maar is pas in 1991 uitgebarsten, toen een grote uitbarsting een pyroclastische stroom veroorzaakte waarbij 43 mensen omkwamen.

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Oudste meer
Het Zaysan-meer in Kazachstan is misschien wel het oudste meer ter wereld, mogelijk daterend uit het Krijt-tijdperk, met een potentiële leeftijd van meer dan 66 miljoen jaar oud. Het Baikalmeer in Rusland beweert ook het oudste meer ter wereld te zijn, aangezien duidelijk bewijsmateriaal aantoont dat het 25 tot 30 miljoen jaar oud is.

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Oudste bergketen
Het Makhonjwa-gebergte, onderdeel van de Barberton Greenstone Belt die Zuid-Afrika en Swaziland overspant, vormt de oudste bergketen ter wereld. Het gebied, vaak omschreven als de ‘Genesis van het leven’, omvat de oudste blootliggende rotsen op aarde, die naar schatting tussen de 3,2 en 3,6 miljard jaar oud zijn.

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Oudste haven
De haven van Byblos in Libanon wordt beschouwd als de oudste bestaande haven, die al meer dan 3000 jaar in gebruik is. Het was het belangrijkste houttransportcentrum in het oostelijke Middellandse Zeegebied en werd door de Feniciërs gebruikt om hun lokale wijn te verschepen en om hout te exporteren naar de farao's van het oude Egypte.

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Oudste schip dat nog in gebruik is
De USS Constitution, gelanceerd in 1797, is het oudste schip dat nog in gebruik is. Het schip ligt afgemeerd in de haven van Boston en doet nu dienst als museumschip, maar vaart af en toe, meestal ter herdenking van de Onafhankelijkheidsdag.

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Oudste regenwoud
Het Daintree Rainforest aan de noordoostelijke kust van Queensland, Australië, is het oudste regenwoud ter wereld. Er wordt geschat dat het ongeveer 180 miljoen jaar oud is – bijna 10 miljoen jaar ouder dan het Amazonegebied van Zuid-Amerika.

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Oudste oceaan
De Stille Oceaan is het oudste van de bestaande oceaanbekkens. De oudste rotsen zijn gedateerd op ongeveer 200 miljoen jaar. Het is ook groter dan het hele landoppervlak van de aarde bij elkaar.

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Oudste woestijn
De Namib-woestijn dateert van ergens tussen de 55 en 80 miljoen jaar en wordt beschouwd als de oudste woestijn ter wereld.

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Oudste rivier
De Finke-rivier in centraal Australië, door de Aboriginals bekend als de Larapinta, wordt geschat op minstens 300 miljoen jaar oud.

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Oudst bekende graf
De Tumulus van Bougon, een groep van vijf neolithische grafheuvels in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Frankrijk, is het oudst bekende grafcomplex ter wereld. Archeologen hebben de site gedateerd op ongeveer 4800 v.Chr.

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Oudste jeansmerk
Levi Strauss & Co. is het oudste jeansmerk ter wereld. Levi, opgericht in 1853 door Levi Strauss in San Francisco, blijft een iconisch Amerikaans merk dat wereldwijd wordt erkend vanwege zijn denimjeans.

Bronnen:

• (Conde Nast Traveler)
• (National Geographic)
• (AntiquityNOW)

Sources:

• (Conde Nast Traveler)
• (National Geographic)
• (AntiquityNOW)

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CIA Chilling Document Reveals Presence Of Giant Aliens On Mars 1 Million Years B.C

Is the remote viewing real? The subject is very controversial for scientists to study but James H. Lee, an award-winning financial advisor suggested that it has the potential to make a meaningful contribution to the professional futurist′s toolbox. This particular technique is well-discussed in the declassified CIA files where psychic abilities were used to spy on Soviet Russia and track down its military activities under Project Stargate.

RV was real, CIA admitted it

The first test of the project was conducted in the 1970s at the US Army base in Maryland. Basically, this highly classified project was about the mind-reading of the enemies, so the CIA started recruiting people who claimed to “have powers of extrasensory perception (ESP) to help uncover military and domestic intelligence secrets.” (Source)

In the CIA declassified file, it was detailed how Uri Geller could replicate things drawn by a researcher in another sealed room. As the US government was getting benefits from this program, they continued funding it.

 In one experiment for the CIA, Geller replicate images drawn by a researcher, sitting in another sealed room.

  Uri Geller replicated images drawn by a researcher

One of the remote viewers named Angela Dellafiora Ford revealed her physics powers on the CBS News program “48 Hours.” In 1989, she was asked by the army to psychically track down the location of one man. She located the man in Lowell, Wyoming, and then he was arrested 100 miles west of a Wyoming town called Lovell.

In 2021, John Greenewald, Jr.’s Blackvault published approximately 2,700 pages of the declassified documents provided by the CIA, involving UAP/UFO information. One document that staggered ET hunters was about Mars.

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Giant Entities On Mars

The document titled “Mars Exploration May 22, 1984,” basically centers around a subject that made use of astral projection which helped him observe ancient alien life on Mars. In this document, there is a transcript, where a subject named Joseph McMoneagle, a retired US Army veteran was given an envelope prior to the interview and asked not to open it until the interview ended. According to the CIA’s own documents, the unnamed psychic described “The planet Mars. Time of interest approximately 1 million years B.C.” (Source)

He claimed to identify that he saw pyramid-like structures on the Red Planet. The subject also added that he witnessed alien life forms on the Martian surface.

[Subject]: I’m seeing, ah… It’s like a perception of a shadow of people, very tall… thin, it’s only a shadow. It’s as if they were there and they’re not, not there anymore.
[Monitor]: Go back to a period of time where they are there.
Sub: Um… (mumble) It’s like I get a lot of static on a line and everything, it’s breaking up all the time, very fragmentary pieces.
Mon: Just report the data, don’t try to put things together, just report the raw data.
Sub: I just keep seeing very large people. They appear thin and tall, but they’re very large. Ah… wearing some kind of strange clothes.

According to the date specified in the “Mars Exploration” memo, it was approved to be published only in 2000 although it was recorded in 1984, and McMoneagle was the only remote viewer to be working at that time. He wrote in his book “Mind Trek” about a similar incident mentioned in that memo.

Jacob Brogan, an assistant editor at the Washington Post tracked down and called McMoneagle. According to Brogan, McMoneagle told him that the request to visit Mars was not made by the CIA but by some unknown army person to him. (Source)

“Neither of us knew what we were working on. Our assumption at the time was that I was working on targets on Earth. I was not familiar with any pyramids on Earth that had such large rooms,” McMoneagle told him.

McMoneagle was confused why he had been asked by the army to explore Mars. He had no clue. He remembered one more incident when he was asked to examine the UFO. “The problem that I have with targeting UFOs and Mars and things like that is that there’s no real way to validate the information,” he said.

In an interview with Richard Thieme, a founder of ThiemeWorks, McMoneagle shared his experience on Project Stargate, UFOs, and ETs. He shared his encounter with the UFO in 1966, in which he got a radiation burn.

Richard Thieme asked him: “Is it all one thing, though? These are complex psychological processes – and you were burned physically in 1966. Is it all one thing? Do scriptural texts of folk documents about people encountering entities – can we connect that experience with an experience of the lights going on at night and you seeing a physical craft?”

McMoneagle replied: “I did a remote viewing in early 1980s, 82 or 83, where a UFO target was mixed in with other targets, so I had no idea it was a UFO target.” Over the years, as McMoneagle said, he was involved in about 450 missions. One of his favorites was in 1980 when CIA personnel captured a suspected KGB agent in South Africa. They wanted to know how the agent was communicating with the Soviet military. They put an envelope on McMoneagle’s desk, and without knowing anything of the man, McMoneagle told the CIA that the man liked to use a small pocket calculator. The calculator turned out to be a disguised short-wave radio. He retired from the Army in 1984 but continued to work as a Stargate consultant.

CIA Interdimensional Experiemnt

Robert Monroe (1915 –1995), another RV that had a striking history of remote viewing was probably the first RV hired by the CIA. One day in 1978, the CIA representatives contacted him. They wanted to implement his mind-expanding practice in attempt of sending soldiers into deep remote viewing sessions. Given Monroe’s extensive background and various patented applications, he was the perfect choice for this trailblazing operation. Hoping to obtain further credibility in the study of paranormal phenomena, he agreed to join them. (Source)

Since those involved were opening portals to other dimensions, researchers aptly named the assignment Gateway Process. According to declassified files, the program is “a training system designed to bring enhanced strength, focus and coherence to the amplitude and frequency of brainwave output between the left and right hemispheres so as to alter consciousness, moving it outside the physical sphere so as to ultimately escape even the restrictions of time and space. (Source)

The participant then gains access to the various levels of intuitive knowledge the universe offers.” Discoveries listed in Commander Wayne M. McDonnell’s final analysis paper included detailed information about the nature of reality. Investigators ascertained we live in a holographic universe and waking life is a projected electromagnetic matrix.

To enter the unearthly realms, headphone-donning voyagers sat in isolated darkness while listening to various tones at specific hertz. The participants had no contact or communication with one another. After their journey was finished, the volunteers would report what they experienced with staff members.

According to Robert, subjects would often encounter interdimensional entities. Most frequently, they witnessed reptilian humanoids. The viewers referred to the uncanny creatures as “the alligators” due to their crocodilian features. Curiously, Monroe was already quite familiar with the unsettling breed. During countless expeditions, he observed identical saurian creatures. For over thirty-five years, the etheric investigator gathered insight about these startling beings.

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2,000-year-old 'celestial calendar' discovered in ancient Chinese tomb

Circular perforations at the edges of each slip suggest they were once tied together.

However, it's not yet clear how the set of calendrical wooden slips would have functioned, an expert told Live Science.

This is the first time such objects have been found in an ancient tomb, although the practice of writing characters on strips of wood or bamboo was common in China before the invention of paper.

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Golden age

The wooden slips and many other artifacts were discovered earlier this year in a tomb in the Wulong district, about 870 miles (1,400 kilometers) southwest of Beijing, archaeologists from the Chongqing municipal government told the Global Times — which is also run by the Chinese government.

The tomb contains a written list of all the burial items, which also states that it was built in 193 B.C. That places the tomb during the time of the Western Han dynasty, which ruled much of China from 206 B.C. to A.D. 9; it was followed by the Eastern Han dynasty, which ruled until A.D. 220, and together they are considered a "golden age" when many Chinese traditions were established.

Archaeologist Wang Meng said the tomb was the best-preserved wooden-chamber tomb ever found in China's southwest.

Project leader Huang Wei told the Global Times that the tomb also contained more than 600 cultural artifacts, including lacquerware bowls, boxes, jars and plates. It also held bamboo utensils and musical pipes, spears and cooking tripods made from copper, wooden figurines, as well as pottery and bronze objects.

Calendar mystery

Astronomer Ed Krupp, the director of the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles and author of "Echoes of the Ancient Skies: The Astronomy of Lost Civilizations" (Dover, 2003), who was not involved in the Wulong discovery,  told Live Science that while the Tiangan Dizhi calendar is mainstream — it is used in Chinese astrology, for example — the wooden slips found in the Wulong tomb were unusual.

As well as the mysterious wooden slips, more than 600 cultural artifacts were found inside the tomb and indicate that a high-status person had been buried there.

(Image credit: Chongqing Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute)

The hundreds of artifacts buried in the tomb include ornate objects of pottery, copper, bronze, wood, bamboo and lacquerware, such as this plate.

(Image credit: Chongqing Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute)

Archaeologists said the tomb was undisturbed and most of the artifacts are undamaged, although they needed cleaning after so long underground.

(Image credit: Chongqing Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute)

As well as recovering the artifacts buried in the ancient tomb, archaeologists have carefully mapped and photographed its interior. (Image credit: Chongqing Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute)

"The wooden slips with calendric notations are significant as the first and only known example of that kind of inscription on that kind of object," he said in an email.

But it doesn't appear that the set of wooden slips could have functioned as a calendar; instead, it seems they could have been used to reference any year of the 60-year calendrical cycle, he said.

"If so, they are not 'books,' but objects used to highlight a particular year," he said. He noted the similarity to a practice followed at a Taoist temple in the Chinese city of Suzhou, where each year in the cycle is represented by a statue that is specially marked when it becomes current.

Krupp said that the finds from the Wulong tomb showed that a person of high status had been buried there. "The artifacts interred with the deceased are numerous and very, very fine," he said. "This is rich, expensive material."

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WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE ‘ANOMALY’ THAT PREMATURELY ENDED THE PEREGRINE MOON LANDER MISSION CARRYING HUMAN REMAINS

MICAH HANKS·

An “anomaly” that followed shortly after a successful launch on Monday–one that seemingly set the stage for the first soft landing of a spacecraft on the Moon in more than 50 years–brought an ambitious space mission carrying human remains to a premature end yesterday.

Shortly after separating from a United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket early Monday morning, Peregrine, a lunar lander built by Pittsburgh-based space company Astrobotic, began to receive telemetry data from NASA’s Deep Space Network, as its avionics, propulsion, and control systems all began to power on.

As Peregrine reached its fully operational state, everything appeared to be on track for the spacecraft as it began its ascent toward the Moon.

Then, something unexpected happened.

Shortly after entering its operational state, “an anomaly occurred” as the Peregrine team became aware of a system malfunction that prevented them from being able to control the spacecraft’s ability to achieve a stable sun-pointing orientation.

“The team is responding in real time as the situation unfolds,” read a mission update posted on the company’s X account, “and will be providing updates as data is obtained and analyzed.”

As the Peregrine team worked to try and determine the cause of the problem, the situation began to look increasingly dire. All indications pointed to a complication arising from the spacecraft’s propulsion system which, if confirmed, would likely end Peregrine’s mission before it ever came close to landing on the lunar surface.

“As the team fights to troubleshoot the issue, the spacecraft battery is reaching operationally low levels,” the company wrote in a subsequent update yesterday at 11:04 AM. As the spacecraft was nearing a brief communication outage, an improvised attempt to reorient the spacecraft’s solar panels was undertaken, aiming to point them toward the Sun.

Following the reestablishment of communication with the spacecraft, the team learned that their attempt to point Peregrine’s solar array toward the Sun had been successful, allowing the spacecraft’s battery systems to charge as the Peregrine team’s Mission Anomaly Board worked to try and determine what was affecting the spacecraft.

Soon, it became evident that the anomaly had occurred due to a failure within the spacecraft’s propulsion system.

“We are grateful for the outpouring of support we’re receiving,” Astrobotic wrote in another candid mission update, thanking the community of professionals within the space industry who “unite in the face of adversity.”

Hours later at 4:12 PM, Astrobotic released an image from Peregrine, captured from the camera positioned above the spacecraft’s payload deck which provided additional confirmation that a propulsion system anomaly was the root cause behind the lander’s precarious condition.

With its solar array pointing toward the Sun, the spacecraft nonetheless was able to charge its battery, and the Peregrine team continued to carry out payload and spacecraft operations with the existing power stores.

“At this time, the majority of our Peregrine mission team has been awake and working diligently for more than 24 hours,” Astrobotic wrote in a subsequent update. “We ask for your patience as we reassess incoming data so we can provide ongoing updates later this evening.”

Shortly after 9:15 PM Eastern Time, Astrobotic shared what would be its final mission update of the day, confirming that an “ongoing propellant leak” had been causing Peregrine’s Attitude Control System (ACS) to malfunction, pushing its thrusters “to operate well beyond their expected service life cycles to keep the lander from an uncontrollable tumble.” Peregrine was given a best-case scenario of being able to maintain operations within a stable sun-pointing state for around 40 hours.

With the mission now effectively doomed, Astrobotic announced its aim was to continue to move Peregrine as close to the Moon as possible. However, once the spacecraft lost its ability to maintain its sun-pointing position, it would lose power at some point well before it reached its intended destination.

Still aboard the ill-fated spacecraft are several payloads that rank among some of the most unique ever to be sent to space. The cremated remains of humans that include several cast members from “Star Trek,” as well as DNA from former U.S. presidents, were all on board at the time the anomaly occurred, and presumably will remain adrift in space after Peregrine ceases operations.

The failed mission also raises significant questions for NASA, casting doubts on whether the American space agency will be able to safely rely on commercial partners to aid in reaching its scientific goals, particularly in advance of its plans to send humans back to the Moon in the years ahead.

Despite the mission failure, many took to social media to thank the company for its transparency on Monday as the propulsion system anomaly removed any possibility that Peregrine’s fuel stores would allow it to reach the Moon.

“Appreciate the prompt and transparent updates!” wrote another of the company’s followers on X, who added that it was “unfortunate that we have approximately 40 hours left but nevertheless, to get to this point is still a great accomplishment!”

As of Tuesday morning, no additional updates had been shared by Astrobotic on the company’s website or on social media.

• Micah Hanks is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of The Debrief. He can be reached by email at micah@thedebrief.org. Follow his work at micahhanks.com and on X: @MicahHanks.

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Journalist Reveals First-Ever Photograph of UFO Shot Down in Syria in 2021

There is a series of shooting down unidentified objects around the world that involves the United States. The military 2023 February UAP events are among the recent cases. Filmmaker Jeremy Corbell, along with investigative journalist George Knapp, has revealed a photograph of an object initially labeled as a “hostile drone” by the media. However, official statements from the United States, the UK, and allied intelligence agencies now confirm their inability to ascertain its origin, designating it as “unidentified.”

In episode 41 of Weaponized, Corbell and Knapp discuss UFO shootdowns covering both current events and historical perspectives. Corbell discusses events in 2019, specifically mentioning attempts to bring down over 100 UAPs on Navy warships using electromagnetic systems like the DRAKE (Drone Restricted Access Using Known Electromagnetic Warfare) Anti-Drone System.

In the episode, Jeremy Corbell provides details about a UAP event that took place in late summer 2021 off the coast of Japan involving the USS Milius. The USS Milius experienced a series of encounters with UAPs that exhibited similar behavior to the previously mentioned incidents near Navy warships. However, in this case, the UAPs were observed in a vast 300-mile radius of sea, with no other ships around.

Corbell further describes the frustrating attempts to take down the UAPs using electromagnetic techniques, noting that these efforts were once again ineffective. The UAPs displayed extreme maneuverability over four or five consecutive nights, with multiple objects present during a 5-hour window from 1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. or midnight to 4:00 a.m. The ship’s captain, out of frustration, reportedly instructed the crew to stop reacting to the UAPs and creating reports since there seemed to be no viable solution.

It’s a UFO, not a Hostile Drone!

Corbell and Knapp discussed an incident that happened in the Middle East, specifically in Syria on December 14, 2021. Corbell describes how the Royal Air Force, using a Typhoon fighter plane, reported shooting down a hostile drone, marking the first air-to-air firing by the Royal Air Force in 40 years. The media initially reported it as a terrorist drone, but there was a subsequent shift to calling it a “Mystery drone” as no terrorist group or nation claimed responsibility.

Corbell notes a significant discrepancy between public reporting and intelligence community products. He introduces an image, referred to as the “Syria Dome UAP,” associated with the event, and mentions that internally, the intelligence community labeled it as an UAP. Corbell emphasizes the importance of transparency and accurate reporting, pointing out that what is publicly disclosed differs from the information shared among allied nations within the intelligence community.

Corbell posts on X (formerly Twitter), “In a joint operation, a Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jet engaged an unidentified aerial vehicle using an Advanced Short Range Air to Air Missile (ASRAAM). Initial media reports labeled the unidentified as a ‘hostile drone’ – however – internal intelligence products officially classify the aerial vehicle of unknown origin as a UAP – and maintain this designation. The UAP was not recovered.”

Liberation Times writes, “According to Corbell, the Five Eyes report was published months after the incident occurred and indicates that on 14 December 2021, an RAF Typhoon jet shot at one UAP using an ASRAAM missile. At the time, the incident was reported as the first enemy aircraft shot down by the RAF since the Falklands War in Argentina more than 40 years ago.”

Corbell continues, stating that Centcom (United States Central Command) has been tracking UAP for over 15 years, and the frustration lies in the lack of proper reporting and handling of these incidents within the chain of command. He notes that in conflict zones, there is a tendency to shoot at anything within a certain proximity to ground troops or bases, especially if it appears to have a payload. However, the issue arises in the lack of recovery or proper handling after such engagements.

Further, in the episode, Corbell reveals the image of an object that he called the “Syria Dome UAP.” He says, “This image… is the one that was historically fired upon. It is referred to as a ‘terrorist drone,’ exhibiting a peculiar appearance. Whatever it may be, it is classified as a UAP within the intelligence community. This is not something that has been identified.”

Corbell notes that there were two of these unidentified devices, and when the Royal Air Force engaged with them, firing an Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM), one of the objects managed to evade and escape the scene. Corbell emphasizes the intelligence control exhibited by these objects, suggesting that they were not under random or autonomous flight.

Corbell admits uncertainty about whether the fired missile hit the object or if it made contact with the ground. He underscores the discrepancy between the public narrative, which presented the incident as involving a terrorist drone, and the internal classification within the intelligence community, where it is recognized as a UAP. The point is reiterated that the public is not receiving the full and accurate information about these encounters.

He told Liberation Times: “Unless observed with a possible payload, UAPs largely go ignored, as they are not part of the mission – this means that we lose the opportunity to study the phenomena and answer key questions, including 1) Who are the operators 2) Where do they originate from 3) How do they work? And 4) What is their intent?”

“I can confirm that there is frustration within the ranks of the U.S. military that UAPs with unique flight characteristics are being ignored. Worryingly, this critical information is not being reported up the chain of command properly – causing vulnerability to our troops and those of other nations.”

Previously on the Joe Rogan show, Corbell claimed that based on information from documents, the military fires upon UAPs within a certain proximity to ground troops, typically within 27 to 30 miles. The decision to engage is reportedly based on the perceived threat, with the military firing upon objects that appear to have a payload. The text also mentions that UAPs resembling cubes surrounded by spheres are not targeted, as they do not appear to have a payload.

Corbell suggests that the military has been firing Hellfire missiles at these UAPs, and there are reports of similar actions by countries like Russia and Syria. The text raises questions about the origin of these UAPs, as they are not believed to be assets of the countries engaging with them. Some UAPs are described, such as one resembling a jellyfish about the size of a coffee table.

“One of the UAPs that was fired upon looked like a jellyfish, about the size of a big coffee table, and domed. There is no known retrieval program in these war zones, and even if they did hit something, it’s unknown if they would be able to take it down. It’s possible that these UAPs could be balloons used by drug smugglers, but they have controlled flight, which is not a new phenomenon. There have been similar sightings of metallic spheres outpacing planes during World War II, with both sides thinking it was the other side’s technology.”

A while ago, Lue Elizondo, the former head of AATIP shared his thoughts on the UFO/UAP and how the Pentagon approaches the phenomenon from strictly national security perceptive. In an interview with Curt Jaimungal and Sean Cahil, Elizondo provides deeper insight into the Pentagon’s theories on why UFO/UAPs are routinely spotted around American, Russian, Chinese, and other nuclear-armed nations’ most secretive and sensitive nuclear assets.

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Vanaf 2027 kan u op hotel overnachten in de ruimte! (VIDEO)

Vanaf 2027 kan u op hotel overnachten in de ruimte! (VIDEO)

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Altijd al gedroomd van eens in de ruimte te verblijven? Dat kan waarschijnlijk al in 2027!

Het eerste commerciële ruimtehotel ooit, Voyager Station, wil in 2027 haar deuren openen. Het project biedt plaats aan 280 gasten en 112 bemanningsleden en wordt gepland door Orbital Assembly Corporation, een bouwbedrijf gerund door John Blincow. Het station wordt het eerste grote project van OAC en het eerste commerciële ruimtestation met kunstmatige zwaartekracht.

De bouw van de 50.000 vierkante meter grote Voyager-faciliteit zal in 2026 van start gaan, en OAC streeft ernaar om de eerste passagiers in 2027 in het hotel te verwelkomen. Het team legt uit dat het project mogelijk wordt gemaakt door een lage baan om de aarde. 

Wat eet je in de ruimte?

OAC is van plan om traditioneel ‘ruimtevoedsel’ zoals gevriesdroogd ijs te serveren, terwijl ze ook streven naar recreatieruimtes voor activiteiten zoals basketbal, waarbij ze profiteren van de gewichtloosheid in de ruimte. Er zijn geen kamerprijzen bekendgemaakt, maar het team hoopt op een dag de kosten vergelijkbaar te maken met die van een cruiseticket. Het eerste element van het roterende hotel dat zal worden gebouwd, zal een centrale drukloze ringstructuur zijn die de docking hub zal bevatten. Een buitenste ringspant zal via een netwerk van spaken verbonden worden met de centrale ring en van daaruit zullen 24 woonmodules ontstaan.

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United States government has UFOs of 'non-human origin' in its possession - whistleblower

Rachel Sadler

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Pilot Reports Mysterious Triangle UFO Fly Past Him in Audio Recording

A flight recording apparently capturing a pilot reporting a UFO to air-traffic controllers has captured the public's imagination after it was shared on an aviation social-media channel.

The audio clip was published on a YouTube account called You Can See ATC, which uploads videos featuring pilots' accounts of emergencies or unusual situations during flights, such as equipment failures or fights on board. Most of the channel's viewers seem to be those working in the industry. However, a video published on the site two weeks ago has received more than 22,000 views so far, as a pilot describes seeing a 30-foot triangular object moving at speed from his cockpit window as he flew about 50 miles northwest of Frederick, Maryland, on December 20.

The topic of UFOs has been in the news recently as a Pentagon report released in October 2023 detailed a list of all the sightings of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) from 2022 to 2023, while two 'alien' corpses were displayed to Mexico's Congress in September.

Just last week, the Miami Police Department was forced to release a video statement to reassure residents that an alien invasion was not underway after aerial footage of a crime scene went viral online. Some viewers said it showed a 10 foot-tall gray alien walking past squad cars.

The video currently garnering thousands of views on YouTube shows a graphic of the flight path of a private Piper Cherokee Arrow (P28R) aircraft, registration N30024, en route from Pittsburgh's Allegheny County Airport, Pennsylvania, to Maryland's Frederick Municipal Airport.

"NO25, was it moving at a fast pace?" the controller replies.

"It was moving away, affirmative, for 30024," says the pilot.

The pair then begin to discuss the plane's scheduled descent, before the official asks: "Arrow 024, what does the object look like?"

The pilot replies: "Er, it's kind of hard to describe. It was just tall and, er, pointy."

"Like a triangle?"

"It was in the shape of a triangle. It was bottom and flat on top. I'm not sure what it is. I do have a picture of it. And 30024 did not appear to be any danger," the pilot says.

"Cherokee 024, and that object was about 300 feet from you?"

"It was pretty far away form us. Just noticeable enough for caution to other aircraft," the pilot says.

The controller then asks for the pilot's number so he can ask his supervisor to call him if necessary, before giving the pilot his supervisor's number instead. Later, he comes back on the radio to say: "NO24, yeah, my supervisor said [inaudible] talk to you. Just wanna make sure everything is safe up there for future aircraft flying through that. So give him a call once you're on the ground safely please."

"Roger, will do, thanks, 30024," the pilot replies.

The video sparked plenty of discussion among the viewers of the YouTube channel.

Some were sceptical, with one saying: "If you saw it you should be able to describe it."

Given the timing—the audio was reportedly from December 20, and it was published on the site on Christmas Eve—several people wrote that it was more likely to have been Santa Claus rather than aliens.

Others offered more mundane ideas for what the triangle could have been. One viewer wrote, "Haha. I live right near there. I see Canadian geese all the time," with another agreeing that "flocks of geese are triangle in shape."

Some thought, "30 feet tall and pointy at the bottom is a helium balloon," with several also saying that they thought it could have been a weather balloon.

Others posted that it could have been another plane, such a new model being tested by the military. One wrote: "I'm old enough to remember when the stealth fighter was still a secret and there was all sorts of UFO reports due to it's funky shape."

Steven Greer, ufologist, makes a speech under an artist's rendering of an alleged UFO incident, during a press conference on June 12, 2023, in Washington, DC. An audio clip purporting to be of a pilot describing a UFO he saw mid-flight has captured the public's imagination over the past two weeks.

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Combination of Two Minerals Can Explain Mysterious UV Absorber in Clouds of Venus

by Enrico de Lazaro

The clouds of Venus are believed to be composed of sulfuric acid and minor constituents including iron-bearing compounds. Respective concentrations of these compounds vary with height in the thick atmosphere of our neighboring planet. In a new study, researchers at the University of Cambridge synthesized iron-bearing sulfate minerals that are stable under the harsh chemical conditions in the Venusian clouds. Their spectroscopic analysis revealed that a combination of two minerals, rhomboclase and acid ferric sulfate, can explain the mysterious ultraviolet (UV) absorption feature in the Venusian atmosphere.

Jiang et al. hypothesize a rich and largely unexplored heterogeneous chemistry in the cloud droplets of Venus that has a large effect on the optical properties of the clouds and the behavior of trace gas species throughout Venusian atmosphere.

Image credit: Mattias Malmer / NASA.

The clouds of Venus hold several mysteries. They extend from 48 km to roughly 65 km and provide a transition region between the lower atmosphere (<48 km) that is dominated by thermochemistry and dynamics and the upper atmosphere (>65 km), for which photochemistry and dynamics are relevant.

To understand the chemical cycles between the Venusian atmosphere and its volcanic surface, and to correctly interpret potential biosignatures, an increasing research effort has been dedicated to generating a complete model framework of Venusian atmosphere.

“The only available data for the composition of the clouds were collected by probes and revealed strange properties of the clouds that so far we have been unable to fully explain,” said Dr. Paul Rimmer, a researcher with Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge.

“In particular, when examined under UV light, the Venusian clouds featured a specific UV absorption pattern.”

“What elements, compounds, or minerals are responsible for such observation?”

Formulated on the basis of Venusian atmospheric chemistry, Dr. Rimmer and colleagues synthesized several iron-bearing sulfate minerals in an aqueous geochemistry lab.

By suspending the synthesized materials in varying concentrations of sulfuric acid and monitor the chemical and mineralogical changes, they narrowed down the candidate minerals to rhomboclase and acid ferric sulfate, of which the spectroscopic features were examined under light sources specifically designed to mimic the spectrum of solar flares.

In an attempt to mimic the even more extreme Venusian clouds, the authors measured the UV absorbance patterns of ferric sulfate under extreme acidic conditions.

“The patterns and level of absorption shown by the combination of these two mineral phases are consistent with the dark UV-patches observed in Venusian clouds,” said Dr. Clancy Zhijian Jiang, a researcher at the University of Cambridge.

“These targeted experiments revealed the intricate chemical network within the atmosphere, and shed light on the elemental cycling on the Venusian surface.”

“Venus is our nearest neighbor, but it remains a mystery,” Dr. Rimmer said.

“We will have a chance to learn much more about this planet in the coming years with future NASA and ESA missions set to explore its atmosphere, clouds and surface.”

“This study prepares the grounds for these future explorations.”

• The team’s paper appears in the journal Science Advances.
• Clancy Zhijian Jiang et al. 2024. Iron-sulfur chemistry can explain the ultraviolet absorber in the clouds of Venus. Science Advances 10 (1); doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adg8826

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