Huge asteroid a MILE wide will zoom past Earth tomorrow – here’s how to spot it

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By WILIAM HUNTER, SENIOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER

A huge asteroid measuring a mile across will zoom past Earth in an exceptionally close pass tomorrow.

The space rock, measuring twice the size of the Burj Khalifa, will pass so close to Earth that it will be visible with large binoculars or a small telescope.

At its closest point at 12:14 BST on Saturday, the asteroid will pass within 1,590,000 miles (2,560,000 km) of Earth.

While it is a near miss in astronomical terms, that is over six times the distance between the Earth and the moon.

Astronomers say that the asteroid, named 1997 NC1, poses no threat to Earth and there is no chance of a dangerous collision.

However, it will present a rare treat for stargazers, who should be able to see light bouncing off the rock's surface as it whizzes by at 5.6 miles (9 km) per second. 

According to the European Space Agency (ESA), people in the Northern Hemisphere will be able to see 1997 NC1 as it approaches Earth and passes Earth.

Meanwhile, those in the Southern Hemisphere will get a good look at this alien visitor once it has safely passed Earth's orbit.

A mile-long asteroid will zoom past Earth tomorrow night, passing so close that it will be visible to anyone with a decent pair of binoculars. Pictured: The asteroid 1997 NC1 as seen from the Northolt Branch Observatory, on the night of June 25

A mile-long asteroid will zoom past Earth tomorrow night, passing so close that it will be visible to anyone with a decent pair of binoculars. Pictured: The asteroid's location at 4:00 am BST

Based on the light reflected by 1997 NC1, astronomers estimate that it is between 750 and 1,650 metres across.

However, ESA also suggests that it could prove to be more reflective and smaller than currently thought.

Yet this still makes 1997 NC1 roughly 60 times bigger than the Chelyabinsk meteor, which exploded in the atmosphere over Russia and injured 1,491 people in 2013.

If an object this large were to collide with Earth, it would be considered a 'city killer', with the potential to cause catastrophic damage.

Luckily for us, the world's space agencies have been carefully tracking this object since it was discovered in 1997, and any chance of an impact has been ruled out.

Guy Wells, founder of Northolt Branch Observatories, told the Daily Mail: 'Whilst this is a fairly large near-Earth asteroid, there's absolutely no need for concern.'

What that leaves is an amazing opportunity to learn more about asteroids drifting through the solar system and to see a real extraterrestrial object with your own eyes.

Juan Luis Cano, of the ESA's Planetary Defence Office, says: 'A close approach to Earth by an object this size only occurs every few years.'

The asteroid, named 1997 NC1, will pass within 1,590,000 miles (2,560,000 kilometres) of Earth on Saturday 

This will help create a 3D model of the rock, revealing whether it is a loose pile of rubble that would break up in the atmosphere or a more dangerous solid rock.

But the astronomy action isn't limited to the professionals, as anyone with a decent pair of binoculars will be able to see 1997 NC1 as it passes.

Dr Ed Bloomer, Senior Astronomer at Royal Observatory Greenwich, told the Daily Mail: 'Factoring in the local horizon and sunset, between about 10:30 and 11:30 is the best window of opportunity for UK residents.

'Tonight, as the sun sets, it is near the constellation Bootes towards the West and will race eastwards over the next few hours towards Aquarius before dropping below the horizon.'

However, Dr Bloomer cautions that even a one-mile-long asteroid is quite small in astronomical terms, so it will be 'intrinsically very challenging to see properly.'

To give yourself the best chance, you can use a sky map app such as Stellarium to help track down the moving object.

Additionally, it is always advisable to try to avoid light pollution by heading to a dark, quiet area and give your eyes at least 20 minutes to adjust.  

The best way to find the 1997 NC1 will be to use a sky map app such as Stellarium (pictured), which will help to find the moving object 

Unfortunately, the weather forecast for Saturday night predicts fairly heavy cloud cover that will make it difficult to see the asteroid

Unfortunately, this space rock's arrival is poorly timed with the phases of the moon, as the moon will be waxing gibbous and approximately 94 per cent illuminated.

This will add a lot of additional light to the sky that will make the faint glow from 1997 NC1 much harder to spot.

Likewise, the weather looks far from ideal for stargazing, with the Met Office forecasting fairly heavy cloud cover settling in over Scotland and the east of England.

However, the passing asteroid will be visible tonight, although not as brightly, when weather conditions look to be clearer.  

And if you don't have any equipment, there's no need to miss out.

The Virtual Telescope Project will be livestreaming their observations of 1997 NC1's close encounter from their professional telescopes.

You can find those streams and more information about how to watch by following this link.

There will be two streams while the asteroid is at its brightest, both starting at 23:00 BST tonight and tomorrow night.

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China's secretive space plane releases an unidentified object into orbit - and experts say it could be a spy satellite

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By WILIAM HUNTER, SENIOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER

A secretive Chinese space plane has released an unidentified object into orbit, a US-based surveillance company has revealed.

China's 'Reusable Experimental Spacecraft' is one of the China National Space Administration's (CNSA) most closely guarded secrets.

However, this elusive craft has now been spotted releasing something into orbit above Earth.

Meanwhile, Chinese authorities have remained silent about what this craft's intended purpose might be.

This was spotted by Leo Labs, an American space tracking firm, which detected the appearance of a new object from their radar station in New Zealand.

It posted on X: 'At 02:30 UTC on 22 June 2026, LeoLabs detected an unknown object in the vicinity of the Chinese Shenlong reusable space plane.'

The company added: 'Following additional observations across our global network and analysis via LeoLabs Delta, we have independently catalogued this object and assessed with high confidence that it was released from the Chinese space plane.

'This activity is consistent with sub-satellite deployments conducted by the space plane in previous missions.'

A secretive Chinese space plane has been spotted launching a 'mystery object' into orbit by a US surveillance company 

The Reusable Experimental Spacecraft launched aboard a Long March 2F rocket from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on February 6.

As with its previous launches, the objective of the mission was not made public, but the release of this unknown object offers a tantalising clue.

According to Professor Jonathan McDowell, of the Durham University Space Research Centre, this object has now been logged by the American Space Force.

However, what the object is or why it has been deployed remains something of a mystery.

Professor McDowell told the Daily Mail: 'It's hard to say at the moment, it might just be a cubesat (a small satellite commonly used to conduct research), but it could be a very small spy satellite - nothing fancy.

'Previous things ejected from earlier flights of the space plane have not manoeuvred or done anything particularly interesting.'

This suggests that the space plane is more likely to be for 'doing experiments and testing advanced technology', rather than active missions in space.

What will be more revealing, Professor McDowell suggests, is whether the space plane later attempts to collect the satellite with a robot arm.

US-based space tracking firm Leo Labs spotted 'an unknown object in the vicinity of the Chinese Shenlong reusable space plane' on June 22

Even by the standards of the CNSA, the Reusable Experimental Spacecraft is exceptionally secretive, and almost nothing is known about its design or function.

It is believed to be similar to the USA's own secretive space plane, the X-37, or NASA's space shuttle.

However, besides a few digital renders, there are no official images of what the craft might look like.

The best publicly available images of the space plane were taken by amateur astronomer Felix Schöfbänker using a ground-based telescope.

In 2024, a series of images captured by Mr Schöfbänker showed that the space plane was apparently fitted with a pair of solar panels that had not appeared in any of the renderings.

The Reusable Experimental Spacecraft has already completed three prior missions, spending around 500 days in space, and has a track record of unusual behaviour.

In 2024, observers noted that the space plane may have ejected a small satellite or piece of unwanted equipment as it reached the end of its scheduled mission.

Six months earlier, the craft caused alarm when it appeared to release three sub-satellites at once, but these were later found to be leftover debris from launch.

Almost nothing is known about China's 'Reusable Experimental Spacecraft', but it is believed to be similar in design to NASA's X-37. Pictured: Digital render of the space plane's design 

The best images of the mysterious spacecraft come from amateur astronomer Felix Schöfbänker, who managed to photograph the space plane from a ground-based telescope 

More concerningly, observers have noted the space plane making so-called 'rendezvous and proximity operations', in which a craft practices getting as close as possible to another object.

Rendezvous and proximity operations can be used for entirely peaceful means, such as refuelling and repairing damaged satellites.

But there are concerns that the US, China, and Russia are all preparing spacecraft that have the ability to interfere or tamper with adversary satellites.

This could include knocking spy satellites out of orbit, turning communication satellites to face the wrong way, or simply grabbing a spacecraft with a robotic arm.

The US Space Force is almost certainly developing its own rendezvous and proximity operations capability, and even commissioned an illustration of a space plane intercepting a satellite as its first-ever piece of official artwork.

Likewise, two Russian 'inspector' satellites came within ten feet (three metres) of each other in May as the country ramps up its space warfare research.

Professor McDowell suggests that China's investment in this technology could have been prompted by similar research from its American counterparts.

However, for now, it is impossible to say whether the Reusable Experimental Spacecraft has a benign or military application.

WHAT IS SPACE JUNK? MORE THAN 170 MILLION PIECES OF DEAD SATELLITES, SPENT ROCKETS AND FLAKES OF PAINT POSE 'THREAT' TO SPACE INDUSTRY

There are an estimated 170 million pieces of so-called 'space junk' - left behind after missions that can be as big as spent rocket stages or as small as paint flakes - in orbit alongside some US$700 billion (£555bn) of space infrastructure.

But only 27,000 are tracked, and with the fragments able to travel at speeds above 16,777 mph (27,000kmh), even tiny pieces could seriously damage or destroy satellites.

However, traditional gripping methods don't work in space, as suction cups do not function in a vacuum and temperatures are too cold for substances like tape and glue.

Grippers based around magnets are useless because most of the debris in orbit around Earth is not magnetic.

Around 500,000 pieces of human-made debris (artist's impression) currently orbit our planet, made up of disused satellites, bits of spacecraft and spent rockets

Most proposed solutions, including debris harpoons, either require or cause forceful interaction with the debris, which could push those objects in unintended, unpredictable directions.

Scientists point to two events that have badly worsened the problem of space junk.

The first was in February 2009, when an Iridium telecoms satellite and Kosmos-2251, a Russian military satellite, accidentally collided.

The second was in January 2007, when China tested an anti-satellite weapon on an old Fengyun weather satellite.

Experts also pointed to two sites that have become worryingly cluttered.

One is low Earth orbit which is used by satnav satellites, the ISS, China's manned missions and the Hubble telescope, among others.

The other is in geostationary orbit, and is used by communications, weather and surveillance satellites that must maintain a fixed position relative to Earth. 

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Lost Christian text hidden for centuries reveals new insight into the Bible's most chilling mystery

By STACY LIBERATORE, US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY EDITOR

Hidden within the pages of an ancient manuscript in a Polish library were lost sermons of a saint who attempted to tackle one of the Bible's most chilling encounters.

The 12th-century Latin texts were written by St Augustine, the theologian whose ideas helped shape Western Christianity and who is often regarded as the most important Christian thinker after the Apostle Paul.

Researchers found that the newly identified sermons focus on King Saul's visit to the Witch of Endor, one of the Bible's most mysterious episodes, in which the dead prophet Samuel appears and foretells the king's death.

The story, recorded in 1 Samuel 28, has troubled Jewish and Christian scholars for centuries because it appears to suggest that a medium successfully summoned a dead prophet.

St Augustine wrestled with that possibility in the newly discovered sermons, questioning whether the figure Saul encountered was truly Samuel or some form of supernatural illusion.

Ultimately, St Augustine argued that the Witch of Endor held no power over the dead. If Samuel genuinely appeared, he believed it was because God allowed it, not because the medium had summoned him through magic.

Professor Christian Tornau, a Latin scholar at the University of Würzburg, said: 'The first was preached during the Sunday service and ends with the theodicy question and the interpretations. 

'It was not until the second sermon on the following Wednesday that the options were weighed up.' 

Researchers found that the newly identified sermons focus on King Saul's visit to the Witch of Endor, one of the Bible's most mysterious episodes, in which the dead prophet Samuel appears and foretells the king's death

St Augustine lived from 354AD to 430AD. Born in North Africa to a pagan father and a devout Christian mother, Augustine lived a worldly and intellectually restless early life.

He initially rejected Christianity, exploring hedonism and the dualistic religion of Manichaeism before embracing Neoplatonism.

Following a profound spiritual crisis, he converted to Christianity and was baptized in Milan in 387.

The discovery was made in 2024, when Tornau was asked to decipher six sermons written by the saint. He found that two were previously undiscovered.

The newly discovered sermons were focused on the Old Testament story. 

'Saul believes himself to be in a hopeless situation shortly before a battle against the Philistines. God does not listen to his prayers. He turns to a witch,' Tornau said in a statement.

At Saul's request, she conjures up the supposed spirit of the deceased prophet Samuel, who predicts his death in battle. According to the Bible, Samuel anointed the first two kings of Israel, Saul and David, at the order of God.

The story has long baffled theologians, raising questions about how a witch could summon the spirit of a prophet. 

St Augustine wrestled with that possibility in the newly discovered sermons, questioning whether the figure Saul encountered was truly Samuel or some form of supernatural illusion

Latin scholars have also asked 'How can an omnipotent God allow this or is he not really omnipotent?'

For centuries, theologians have debated whether the apparition was a deception created by the witch or a genuine appearance of Samuel permitted by God to warn Saul of his impending death. 

The researchers noted that after St Augustine presented the two sermons, the church audience was to form their own opinion on the biblical passage. 

Tornau suggested that this didactic and rhetorical approach is typical of St Augustine, as the saint was known for presenting options for interpretation, omitting a final judgement and allowing the audience to think for themselves. 

'The style, humor and content also clearly indicate that the sermons in the manuscripts were actually written by Augustine,' he said.

However, there have been cases where others presented writings attributed to the saint, but were later found to be forgeries. 

Tornau and his colleague, Dr Clemens Weidmann of the Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum (CSEL), got to work and invited 20 other Latin scholars to verify the authenticity of the text.

Reconstructing the transmission history of the sermons was not an easy feat.  

'Firstly, the creation of such a manuscript in the 12th century is unusual. A copy at the beginning of the 8th or 9th century would be more typical,' said Tornau. 

Researchers believe the newly discovered sermons survived because a medieval scribe copied them from an older manuscript that has since been lost to history. 

'An old catalogue from the monastery mentions a text with the same headings and the same sequence of contents as our manuscript,' Tornau explained.

'It could have served as a model.' However, the researcher noted that he cannot confirm this assumption 100 percent, as the entire library collection was burnt during the Thirty Years' War from 1618 to 1648.

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Shocking memo reveals missing UFO-linked scientist was trying to escape a secret Pentagon network before vanishing

By CHRIS MELORE, US DEPUTY SCIENCE EDITOR

New revelations about the missing UFO-linked Air Force general reveal he attempted to leave the Pentagon's secret research programs days before vanishing.

Newly released police reports from New Mexico authorities state that retired Major General William Neil McCasland was attempting to step down from several high-level advisory positions at government-connected research laboratories across the US in the lead-up to his February 27 disappearance.

The new clues were released in a Freedom of Information Act request by Sara Bondink, a self-proclaimed historical researcher and author who has been following the McCasland investigation, revealing previously unseen details about the case.

The information, documented during a March 3 interview, shows communications between the general's wife, Susan Wilkerson, and a member of the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Ghost Unit, which specializes in anti-gang and human trafficking operations.

While Wilkerson had previously claimed on social media that her husband no longer possessed any top-secret clearances with the US government, it was revealed during the interview that he was still an active member of at least four different groups with deep ties to national defense secrets.

In the report, Wilkerson told authorities that McCasland was making a desperate attempt to resign from several and possibly all of these secretive projects over fears the 68-year-old was suffering from severe mental decline.

All of the groups McCasland was reportedly connected to, including Sandia National Laboratories, Riverside Research, the Kirtland Partnership and a University Affiliated Research Center, are involved in high-level research for the Department of War, engaging in projects focused on national security and advanced technology.

McCasland's disappearance has been at the heart of the so-called missing scientist investigation, with the general's career appearing to overlap with several NASA scientists, nuclear lab workers and military personnel who either died or vanished without a trace in recent years.

A new surveillance image shows retired Air Force general William Neil McCasland the day before he vanished without a trace on February 27

McCasland was last seen leaving his New Mexico home without his phone, wearable devices or glasses less than two months ago. 

He was only carrying a pistol, and his wife told 911 dispatchers that it appeared he was trying 'not to be found.'

Just days before he vanished, according to the police report, McCasland flew by himself to Washington DC to officially resign from Riverside Research.

The nonprofit provides scientific research, engineering and advisory services on advanced technology projects through contracts with the Pentagon, US intelligence community and the Air Force, which are worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

Authorities wrote in their report: 'Upon returning to New Mexico, Neil told Susan that he resigned from the board of Riverside Research because he could not keep up, mentally, with the conversation.'

He was still a paid consultant for Sandia National Laboratories, a major US government-owned research lab that develops advanced technology for national security, including nuclear weapons, before his disappearance.

Sandia primarily works under the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration and supports the Air Force research and development work at multiple facilities, including Kirtland Air Force Base.

McCasland was also deeply tied to Kirtland through his work with the Air Force Research Lab. 

He had been in charge of AFRL's Phillips Research Site at Kirtland before becoming the research unit's commanding officer from 2011 to 2013.

The veteran officer continued to maintain a key role with the New Mexico base even after retiring, becoming a member of the Kirtland Partnership, a nonprofit working to protect and expand the military research facility and nuclear weapons lab.

William Neil McCasland, 68, was last seen around 11am Friday near Quail Run Court NE in Albuquerque, the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said

The item seen in McCasland's hand on February 26 has been compared to a waterproof first aid kit by viewers on social media

Wilkerson confirmed previously released bodycam recordings, which revealed an anonymous caller to police who claimed General McCasland had a concerning meeting with the Kirtland Partnership and members of the US Space Force on February 26, just hours before he disappeared. 

The unidentified female witness who claimed she was at the dinner with McCasland told police: 'I was shocked this morning when I saw the alert because what I noticed Thursday evening [February 26] is that he wasn't his usual self. 

'[McCasland] was kind of spacey and quiet and you know that that happens with people.' 

'He was the head of Air Force Research Lab to the point the man's names are in the UFO documents that are fixed to be released,' the witness claimed during a phone call with police, obtained by the Law&Crime Network.

'He's in that depth, so he has a very high security clearance.'

According to the interview with Wilkerson, the former general had also attempted with resign from his position with a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) tied to an unnamed school.

UARCs are special, long-term research partnerships between a university and the Pentagon that allow the military to get independent help on advanced science and technology projects that universities are uniquely skilled at providing.

The police report noted that McCasland was attempting to quit his role with UARC due to the same fears of mental decline, however, 'the leadership was trying to convince him otherwise.'

The day before his disappearance, McCasland was seen alert and aware as he exited a local sporting goods store in New Mexico with a mysterious parcel and what appeared to be a portable first aid kit.

Despite his wife's claims of potential mental decline, government officials have revealed that McCasland was still being looked at as a key witness in the ongoing effort to declassify decades-old secrets related to UFOs and extraterrestrials.

In early May, Air Force veteran and UFO whistleblower David Grusch specifically named McCasland as one of the officers who had been in charge of classified programs related to non-human craft recovery and reverse-engineering.

Grusch alleged that the general had not been cooperative with recent efforts by lawmakers looking to interview him over his knowledge of America's suspected contact with extraterrestrials.

The White House has tasked the FBI with investigating McCasland's mysterious disappearance and the disappearances of several other individuals tied to US nuclear secrets in the New Mexico area over the last year.

So far, only one person has been found. The remains of Los Alamos National Lab worker Melissa Casias were discovered in a New Mexico park on May 28.

There has been no sign of McCasland since he vanished four months ago. He reportedly only took a pair of boots and his .38-caliber revolver with him after changing into a set of clothes Wilkerson did not know he owned.

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Swarm of orbs Over Islamabad, Pakistan June 2026, UFO UAP Paranormal Alien Sighting News.

Date of sighting: June 6, 2026

Location of sighting: Islamabad, Pakistan

Source: NUFORC 

 

A UFO was spotted over Islamabad and it turn out there was a whole line of them following each other. What at first looks like a single UFO turns out to be a whole swarm flying in line. Very rare to see a swarm, almost never get them on video but this is one of those exceptional moments that just shows the incredible tech aliens have at their disposal. 

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Eyewitness states: 

Ancient Alien Face, Looks Human In Eye of Hurricane, UFO Sighting News, A sign from aliens.

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Baba Vanga's prophecy of 'alien invasion at sporting event' revived by self-styled psychic - 'I saw so much screaming'. UFO UAP Sighting News.

Date of prediction: June 25, 2026

As much as I want a UFO to reveal itself over tomorrows sporting event, I do have to say, why would only one person get the message from aliens? If such a thing was to be announced by aliens it is most likely going to be announced to a large group of individuals that do not know each other and can all relay a similar message to the world. This way, those that do want to be taken, would be at the event. Yes, aliens might want volunteers rather than taking people against their will. So many people would attend this event just to be taken and meet them, I being one of them. I have only met with a plasmoid (energy entity) sphere two meters from me, and as far as I know, I have no new information given to me from it, other than me being allowed to see its true form close up, which is what I asked for. As for the sports game having a mass abduction by a huge UFO tomorrow. I sure hope so, the world really needs so distraction from boring political fights. 

"I have to tell you that I dreamed again about aliens invading the soccer field in Miami. And I clearly saw the players being carried off by the first ship that arrived," Bahiana said with tears in her eyes in an Instagram post. She claims that she was inside a spaceship in the dream. Later, the mothership came and took in thousands of people from the field. "I saw so much screaming, so much crying, so many tears, suffering," the self-proclaimed psychic said.

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Predictions by psychics and mediums have been made for decades, and more often than not, the events they foresee never come to pass. However, a new prediction has emerged, claiming that something extraordinary could occur during the current 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

Below are the predictions of Vó Bahiana and Baba Vanga, along with an intriguing connection to a scene from the 2021 film The Tomorrow War, which depicts a remarkably similar scenario. 

Brazilian psychic and spiritualist Vó Bahiana recently went viral after claiming she had recurring dreams of an alien spacecraft appearing during the Brazil vs. Scotland World Cup match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on June 24. She warned her more than 23 million social media followers that extraterrestrial craft would descend upon Miami and abduct players as well as hundreds of spectators. According to Vó Bahiana, she witnessed the entire event unfold in her dreams. 

Her claims echo a famous prediction attributed to Baba Vanga, who is said to have foretold that humanity's first contact with extraterrestrial life would occur during a major international sporting event, though Baba Vanga did not talked about abduction.  

Vó Bahiana stated: "I dreamed again about aliens invading the soccer field in Miami. I clearly saw players and citizens being carried away by the first ship that arrived. When that ship lifted off, a much larger mother ship appeared and took thousands of people from the soccer field. I saw a lot of screaming, crying, tears, and suffering. I am very scared because this is the second time I've had this dream. They're saying something bad is going to happen on the 24th at the soccer field in Miami." 

Adding to the mystery is the 2021 film The Tomorrow War, which features a scene in which Brazil and Scotland are playing a soccer match when unexpected visitors suddenly appear in the middle of the game. Although the film depicts people from the future rather than extraterrestrials, the similarities to the predictions of Vó Bahiana and Baba Vanga are certainly striking. 

Of course, predictions and coincidences do not necessarily indicate that such an event will occur. Still, it raises an intriguing question: what are the odds that a movie released in 2021 would portray a scenario so similar to these recent predictions surrounding the Brazil vs. Scotland match? 

In the end, nothing will happen, and the match will likely proceed just like any other World Cup game.

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Ancient King Head On Mars With Diamond The size of a Baseball on Its head! June 24, 2026, UFO Sighting News.

Date of discovery: June 24, 2026

Location of sighting: Mars Perseverance Sol 1889

Source: 

• https://gigapan.com/gigapans/239207 

 

A picture is worth a thousand words, then this one with a diamond the size of a baseball on a statue of an ancient face is worth billions. Want to know why there is such a hurry to get to mars? Easy...one word...money. The face must have been someone very important, very high up. A leader...and possibly a king. This looks like a statue, but as an old CIA file revealed to the world, alien weapons that turn flesh into limestone like statues exist. 

 

I also found other faces, a crab, bones, ect. Take a look at the screenshots below, but you do have to break free of the confines of the mental constraints that the boring, fake scientific facts that were engrained into each of us to keep us from learning the truth. That aliens...were here long before us, and will be here...long after us. 

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New UFO Files Paint a ‘Very Clear’ Picture of Alien Contact, Researcher Claims

The debate over unidentified flying objects, now officially referred to as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), has intensified once again following the release of a new batch of previously classified U.S. government documents. The latest disclosure includes 72 files, six videos, and historical audio recordings, providing fresh material for researchers, skeptics, and believers alike.

While many expected groundbreaking revelations, some UFO experts argue that the newly released files offer something equally significant: a clearer picture of how governments have investigated the phenomenon for decades.

Third Wave of UFO Files Released

The latest release marks the third major batch of UFO-related documents made available to the public. Among the most discussed materials are several videos captured by civilians that reportedly show unusual aerial phenomena.

One video, recorded using an iPhone 14 Pro Max in July, appears to show two bright objects moving together across the sky. Another video depicts a glowing, plasma-like object hovering above a pond. According to reports, these recordings were examined as part of official investigations into unexplained aerial sightings.

Although the footage does not provide definitive proof of extraterrestrial life, it continues to fuel public interest in one of the most enduring mysteries of modern times.

Historic Audio Adds New Perspective

The release also includes an audio recording from 1962 featuring veteran journalist Walter Cronkite interviewing astronaut Gordon Cooper.

Cooper, one of the original Mercury astronauts, discussed the possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe and acknowledged that many highly qualified individuals had witnessed aerial objects that lacked a clear explanation.

His comments are particularly noteworthy because Cooper was among the most respected figures in the early U.S. space program. For UFO researchers, historical testimony from astronauts remains an important part of the broader discussion surrounding unidentified aerial phenomena.

UFO Researcher Sees a Bigger Picture

According to UFO researcher Joshua Golembeske, the newly released documents may seem ordinary on the surface, but they contain details that support long-standing claims about government interest in UFOs.

Rather than viewing the release as full disclosure, Golembeske describes it as a gradual process of information being revealed to the public.

He points to one particular document, reportedly identified as CIA Document 19, which references an assessment produced by the Australian Department of Defense. The document allegedly suggests that governments have taken UFO reports far more seriously than the public has been led to believe.

Claims within the document reportedly include discussions about military investigations, secret recovery operations, and attempts to study advanced technologies associated with unexplained aerial craft.

While such claims remain controversial and unproven, they continue to attract significant attention from both researchers and the public.

The Legacy of Project Blue Book

One of the recurring themes in the UFO community is the role of Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force program that investigated UFO sightings between 1952 and 1969.

Officially, the project concluded that most sightings could be explained through conventional means and found no evidence of extraterrestrial visitation. However, some researchers believe the program served a dual purpose: publicly downplaying UFO reports while privately continuing investigations into unexplained cases.

The newly released files have renewed discussion about whether governments have always been more interested in the phenomenon than they publicly admitted.

The Mystery of Plasma-Like Objects

Among the most intriguing aspects of the latest disclosure are references to glowing, plasma-like phenomena.

Numerous reports in the newly released files describe unusual lights and orb-shaped objects observed by both civilians and military personnel. Similar descriptions have appeared throughout UFO history, including reports of mysterious “green fireballs” observed in the late 1940s.

Some researchers suggest these objects may represent a distinct category of unidentified phenomena. Others argue they could be atmospheric effects, classified military technology, or natural plasma formations that are not yet fully understood.

Regardless of their origin, recurring reports of luminous objects continue to be one of the most consistent elements in UFO investigations worldwide.

UFOs and Nuclear Facilities

Another topic highlighted by researchers is the apparent connection between UFO sightings and nuclear installations.

For decades, military personnel and former officials have reported unusual aerial activity near missile silos, nuclear power plants, and weapons storage facilities. Several well-known cases involve unidentified objects allegedly interfering with military systems or appearing near sensitive strategic locations.

The newly released documents reportedly contain additional references to this pattern, adding fuel to a debate that has persisted since the beginning of the Cold War.

Whether these incidents represent advanced surveillance technology, natural phenomena, or something more exotic remains unknown.

Growing Public Demand for Transparency

Public interest in UFOs has reached levels not seen in decades. Congressional hearings, whistleblower testimony, military encounters, and government reports have transformed what was once considered a fringe topic into a mainstream discussion.

Many advocates argue that greater transparency is necessary to understand the true nature of the phenomenon. Others caution that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence and that many questions remain unanswered.

The latest document release is unlikely to settle the debate. Instead, it appears to be another chapter in a story that continues to evolve.

Are We Entering a New Era of UFO Disclosure?

Whether the recent files represent meaningful disclosure or simply another incremental release depends largely on one’s perspective.

For believers, the documents reinforce decades of testimony suggesting that governments know more than they have publicly admitted. For skeptics, the files remain far from proving the existence of extraterrestrial visitors.

What is clear is that official interest in unidentified aerial phenomena has not disappeared. As more information becomes available and public curiosity continues to grow, the mystery surrounding UFOs may become one of the defining scientific and cultural questions of the 21st century.

For now, the newly released files offer more questions than answers—but they ensure that the conversation about UFOs, UAPs, and the possibility of alien contact is far from over.

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The world's oldest recorded asteroid impact has been discovered, revealing new evidence of Earth's violent history.

Scientists have long suspected that the North Pole Dome in Western Australia's Pilbara region was the site of an ancient catastrophe.

Now, researchers have uncovered the first rock–solid evidence that provides an exact date for the impact.

Using advanced mineral dating techniques, they show that the crater was formed when a space rock smashed into Earth 3.02 billion years ago.

While billions of years of erosion have wiped away much of the evidence, this impact was substantial enough to leave a lasting legacy on Earth.

Lead author Professor Chris Kirkland told the Daily Mail that this meteor could have been a 'kilometre–scale' object, although its precise size is impossible to determine.

He said: 'At North Pole Dome, the impact appears to have generated a long–lived fractured system that was later reused by fluids.

'On the early Earth, that kind of process could have influenced chemical exchange between rocks and an early ocean, causing mineral alteration and potentially modifying the environments available for microbial life.'

Scientists have revealed that the North Pole Dome in Western Australia's Pilbara region (pictured) is the oldest asteroid impact crater on Earth 

Although scientists believe space rocks have battered Earth throughout most of its history, evidence of these ancient impacts is nearly impossible to trace.

Big enough asteroid impacts cause geological changes in the surrounding rocks, but billions of years of heat, pressure, and fluid movements obscure or reset these changes.

This is why scientists have previously found it so difficult to pin down the exact age of the North Pole Dome crater.

However, Professor Kirkland and his team have now been able to track down a 'mineral clock', left behind in the damaged rocks.

The key piece of evidence was zircon, an extraordinarily resilient mineral that can hold its shape for billions of years.

When the researchers took samples from the rocks around North Pole Dome, they found that some zircon crystals had strange branching or 'skeletal' shapes.

Professor Kirkland believes that these are 'impact–modified crystals' formed when old zircon in the rocks was disrupted and partially recrystallised by the intense heat of an impact.

Critically, they were also able to date the formation of these crystals to an event around three billion years ago.

Scientists uncovered tiny zircon crystals in the rock, which were disturbed and reset by a massive asteroid collision 

The researchers were able to date these disturbed crystals to around three billion years ago, making this the first evidence of the world's oldest impact crater 

Since there isn't anything else in the geological history that could explain the crystal's dramatic transformation, they are very likely to be the signature of a meteor impact.

The team then analysed a second mineral, apatite, which formed as hot fluids moved through the shock–damaged rocks – also producing a similar age estimate.

'The agreement between two different mineral systems gives us confidence that we are seeing the signature of a single major event — a meteorite impact,' says Professor Kirkland.

This is an exciting discovery for geologists since it dates the crater back to the 'Archean aeon', a time when the planet's earliest continents were forming.

The moon's surface, which provides a much more stable record, suggests that the inner solar system was heavily bombarded by meteors around this time.

Although the theory is not universally accepted, some geologists believe that this could have been part of a cataclysmic event known as the Late Heavy Bombardment.

According to this theory, a sudden change in the orbits of the giant planets – Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune – destabilised the asteroid belt and sent thousands of rocks flying in Earth's direction.

These impacts could have helped to shape Earth's early crust, creating basins, melting rocks, building deep fractures, and driving hydrothermal systems.

Scientists say that the rocks around North Pole Dome (pictured) would have been formed when Earth's first continents were just being created 

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However, scientists have struggled to find any evidence on Earth of craters dating back to this period.

'Earth must also have experienced that bombardment, but most of the evidence has been destroyed,' explains Professor Kirkland.

'That is why the North Pole Dome discovery is so important. 

'At 3 billion years, it is the oldest recognised impact structure on Earth and one of the very few windows into how impacts affected the Archean Earth.'

KILLING OFF THE DINOSAURS: HOW A CITY-SIZED ASTEROID WIPED OUT 75 PER CENT OF ALL ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES

Around 66 million years ago non-avian dinosaurs were wiped out and more than half the world's species were obliterated.

This mass extinction paved the way for the rise of mammals and the appearance of humans.

The Chicxulub asteroid is often cited as a potential cause of the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.

The asteroid slammed into a shallow sea in what is now the Gulf of Mexico.

The collision released a huge dust and soot cloud that triggered global climate change, wiping out 75 per cent of all animal and plant species.

Researchers claim that the soot necessary for such a global catastrophe could only have come from a direct impact on rocks in shallow water around Mexico, which are especially rich in hydrocarbons.

Within 10 hours of the impact, a massive tsunami waved ripped through the Gulf coast, experts believe.

Around 66 million years ago non-avian dinosaurs were wiped out and more than half the world's species were obliterated. The Chicxulub asteroid is often cited as a potential cause of the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event

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This caused earthquakes and landslides in areas as far as Argentina. 

While investigating the event researchers found small particles of rock and other debris that was shot into the air when the asteroid crashed.

Called spherules, these small particles covered the planet with a thick layer of soot.

Experts explain that losing the light from the sun caused a complete collapse in the aquatic system.

This is because the phytoplankton base of almost all aquatic food chains would have been eliminated.

It's believed that the more than 180 million years of evolution that brought the world to the Cretaceous point was destroyed in less than the lifetime of a Tyrannosaurus rex, which is about 20 to 30 years.

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'These don't occur naturally': Radio signals linked to alien life may be passing Earth by undetected, new study hints

New research suggests that alien radio signals may be transformed by plasma from their home stars — and scientists on Earth could be overlooking prime evidence of alien intelligence.

Humans have been searching the stars for alien radio signals for decades — and so far, E.T. has not phoned home. But that doesn’t mean intelligent life isn’t out there, a new study hints. Rather, something else could be interfering: according to the research, space weather surrounding alien planets could be preventing us from detecting technological signals from extraterrestrial civilizations.

The findings, published March 5 in The Astrophysical Journal, offer a potential answer to the Fermi paradox: Given the size of the universe, there are many potentially habitable planets that could support life, and yet we have not detected technosignatures from any of them ‪— so, "Where is everyone?" physicist Enrico Fermi famously posited in 1950.

In the new study, researchers found that space weather caused by a planet's star could broaden hypothetical technosignals, dissipating their power over a larger range of frequencies and making them more difficult to detect.

"If a signal gets broadened by its own star's environment, it can slip below our detection thresholds, even if it's there, potentially helping explain some of the radio silence we've seen in technosignature searches," Vishal Gajjar, an astronomer at the SETI Institute and first author of the paper, said in a statement.

One way astronomers search for alien life is by looking for very narrowband signals, which are sharp spikes in the power of a radio emission. This spike usually only covers a few hertz.

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"These don't occur naturally," Evan Keane, an astronomer at Trinity College Dublin who was not involved in the research, told Live Science. "So, if you see something very narrowband, you know that it is from something of interest." Astronomers would, for example, be able to easily detect some narrowband technosignatures on Mars, coming from the Mars rovers. But they have not observed any such signals from a clearly non-human origin.

Distorting signals

The new research argues that astronomers may have been looking for the wrong signal shape. In the new study, the researchers found that alien signals could be distorted by stellar space weather surrounding their home stars, which could explain why they have not been detected.

Space weather refers to changes in the space environment caused by charged particles, radiation and giant lumps of plasma called coronal mass ejections emitted by the sun. Other stars also generate space weather in their vicinity.

Gajjar and SETI colleague Grayce Brown investigated how space weather has historically impacted communications between Earth and spacecraft such as Mariner IV, which flew by Mars in the 1960s, and the Viking probes, which launched in 1977 for a voyage through the solar system and beyond. They created one of the largest collections of signal broadening examples and used that information to determine how other sunlike stars would affect the environment around their exoplanets. From this, the team calculated what would happen to a hypothetical alien narrowband signal that originated on one of them.

Then, they turned their attention to M dwarf stars, the most common type in the Milky Way. These stars account for three out of four stars in our galaxy, and some have been around since the early universe. That gives them a lot of time to have developed technologically advanced life, according to the paper.

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There are no actual measurements of space weather around these stars, so Gajjar and Brown modeled what might happen to a narrowband technosignal that emerged from exoplanets and had to travel through interplanetary plasma. They found that hypothetical narrowband signals from these exoplanets were more likely to be smeared by space weather, making them even harder to detect.

In the paper, the authors propose a framework to estimate how much broadening would happen to a signal, given its frequency and the type of star its exoplanet was orbiting.

This new framework doesn’t totally answer Fermi’s infamous question, but it does give us a potential reason for the silence. The Fermi paradox "is not solely evidence for the absence of transmitters, but also a reflection of our detection limitations arising from a mismatch between the assumed signal morphology" and shape, the researchers wrote.

A step forward for SETI

Michael Garrett, an astrophysicist at the University of Manchester in the U.K. who was not involved in the study, welcomed the research.

"It is a solid contribution that SETI researchers and signal-processing teams should pay attention to," he told Live Science. "One of the strengths of the paper is that it's grounded in real measurements too, drawing on decades of spacecraft observations."

However, he emphasized that the paper focused on narrowband radio signals, which was only one way of potentially detecting an alien civilization. By contrast, Garrett's work explores the possible combined radio leakage from a technological civilization across a large range of frequencies.

Andrew Siemion, director of Breakthrough Listen Oxford Hub in the U.K. who was not involved in the research but collaborates with the SETI Institute, said this is the first paper to explore the space around exoplanets and its impact on detectability.

"The work offers a very concrete mechanism through which a candidate signal might ultimately be validated as having a likely origin with a distant planetary system," he told Live Science.

The authors recommended that future searches, especially with sensitive next-generation telescopes such as SKA-Low, take note of signal broadening when searching for civilizations beyond Earth.

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NASA satellite captures wave of warm water hundreds of miles long that signals a devastatingly strong El Niño

Skyler Ware

KEYS TAKEAWAYS

• A massive wave of warm water linked to El Nino is stretching across the Pacific Ocean, with sea surfaces more than 6 inches higher than usual.
• The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite captured the anomaly on June 8, showing higher-than-average sea levels caused by warmer waters associated with the current El Nino event.
• Kelvin waves like this one form when winds weaken near the equator, allowing warm water to build up in the east and prevent colder waters from rising, impacting atmospheric circulation patterns and weather.

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A wave of warm water and higher-than-usual sea surfaces (red) stretches across the Pacific, a few days before El Niño was declared. | Credit: Data for the map were acquired by the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite and processed by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

NASA Earth Observatory/Lauren Dauphin

A massive wave of warm water is making its way across the Pacific Ocean as the newly declared El Niño gets into full swing, satellite images show.

The band, called a Kelvin wave, marks a swell of higher-than-average sea levels that stretches hundreds of miles along the equator. The anomaly is caused by warmer waters linked to El Niño — the warm phase of a natural climate pattern whose current iteration could become one of the strongest ever recorded.

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite captured the deviations from average sea surface height on June 8. Red areas indicate higher sea surfaces than usual, while blue areas mark areas with lower surface heights.

Developed and launched in 2020 by NASA and the European Space Agency and operated by the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich measures changes in sea surface height down to fractions of an inch every 10 days.

The data complements measurements of sea surface temperature that have shown Pacific waters warming at unpreceded rates over the past several months, leading scientists to declare the start of a new El Niño on June 11. When ocean water warms, it expands and takes up more space. That translates to an increase in the height of the water relative to the satellite and the center of Earth, which is then picked up by the satellite's sensitive equipment. At some points along the equator, sea surfaces are now more than 6 inches (15 centimeters) higher than usual.

Kelvin waves like this one form when winds in the western Pacific near the equator weaken and temporarily reverse, blowing from west to east instead of east to west. That lets warm water gradually build up in the east, deepening the layer of warm surface waters and preventing colder waters from rising from below. The wave has now reached the western coast of South America.

NASA had already observed a few other Kelvin waves this year, suggesting an El Niño event was soon to follow. In January, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich detected one near Micronesia that dissipated around mid-February. Another emerged in March and elevated sea levels near Peru by mid-May.

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Changes in sea surface temperature or height can alter atmospheric circulation patterns and affect the weather. El Niño often increases rainfall in the southwestern U.S., Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, while rainfall in the western Pacific tends to decrease. The most recent El Niño, which lasted from June 2023 to April 2024, boosted global mean temperatures that made 2024 the hottest year on record and the first to breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warming limit — a guardrail set by the Paris Agreement beyond which the effects of climate change become more and more catastrophic.

The June 8 conditions in the western Pacific were similar to those that occurred 1997 during a particularly strong El Niño, according to a statement from NASA. 2026 has seen fewer Kelvin waves so far than 1997, but this year's El Niño is still ramping up.

"For now, it looks like it's going to be a big one — more so than I would have said last week — but we still need more observations to know what's going to happen," Severine Fournier, a sea level researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab, said in the statement.

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Een fotoanalyse van MUFON: Communiceert deze groene bol? Een forensische beeldanalyse van een virale bewering over een UAP door Seth H. Feinstein, fotoanalist bij MUFON.

8 januari 2026 Samenvatting

Een afbeelding van een groene bol, afkomstig uit een viraal filmpje op sociale media dat aan Chris Bledsoe wordt toegeschreven, leidde tot wijdverspreide speculatie dat het object interne letters of symbolen bevatte en een communicerende, niet-menselijke intelligentie vertegenwoordigde. Dit artikel presenteert een forensische beeldanalyse van het stilstaande beeld van de groene bol met behulp van gevestigde digitale forensische technieken, waaronder kanaalisolatie, randdetectie, HSV-analyse en principale componentenanalyse (PCA). De resultaten wijzen erop dat de waargenomen structuren consistent zijn met artefacten van computerfotografie, compressie-effecten en perceptuele illusies, in plaats van een fysiek object of communicatief signaal. Deze casus laat zien hoe beeldverwerkingsprocessen van smartphones en compressie op sociale media overtuigende, maar misleidende visuele anomalieën kunnen produceren.

Achtergrond van de zaak

In december 2025 begon een afbeelding van een groene bol te circuleren op sociale media, na een bericht van Chris Bledsoe. Hij beschreef de afbeelding als een stilbeeld uit 4K-video-opnamen die waren gemaakt tijdens een World Forum-evenement in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. In het bericht werd gesuggereerd dat de bol letters of symbolen bevatte en een vorm van communicatie impliceerde.

Volgens beschikbare verklaringen bestaat er meer dan 20 GB aan videogegevens in hoge resolutie, naar verluidt opgenomen met een Apple iPhone Pro. Er waren echter alleen gecomprimeerde versies van de beelden beschikbaar voor analyse, die op sociale media werden gedeeld. Metadata ontbrak in de geanalyseerde bestanden, omdat sociale mediaplatformen standaard EXIF- en tijdsinformatie verwijderen tijdens het uploaden. Hierdoor konden de datum, tijd en precieze opnameparameters niet onafhankelijk worden geverifieerd.

Opvallend is dat de vermeende belettering tot nu toe slechts in vier geïdentificeerde frames voorkomt.

Visueel bewijsmateriaal beoordeeld

Er werden drie verwante visuele bronnen onderzocht:

1. Eerste video van een bol op afstand:
   Een korte, met de hand opgenomen nachtvideo waarop een klein, wit, cirkelvormig lichtje op aanzienlijke afstand te zien is. Er zijn geen voorgrondobjecten (bomen, gebouwen, horizonmarkeringen) zichtbaar, waardoor bewegingsanalyse onbetrouwbaar is.
2. Ingezoomde witte "vervormende" bol.
   Een tweede, nog sterker ingezoomde video toont een wit object met een organisch of membraanachtig uiterlijk. Deze beelden vertonen kenmerken die consistent zijn met puntspreidingsfunctievervorming, een veelvoorkomend artefact bij het filmen van subpixel-lichtbronnen met extreme digitale zoom.
3. Een stilbeeld van een groene bol.
   Een sterk ingezoomd stilbeeld dat vermoedelijk afkomstig is uit dezelfde of verwante video-opnamen. Op dit beeld is een groen, cirkelvormig object te zien met interne vormen die door sommige kijkers worden geïnterpreteerd als letters of symbolen.

Analytische methoden

De stilstaande afbeelding van de groene bol werd geïmporteerd in GIMP en Forensically beta voor forensische analyse. De volgende processen werden toegepast:

• RGB-kanaalisolatie
• Sobel- en gradiëntranddetectie
• HSV-randdetectie
• Hoofdcomponentenanalyse (PCA), met de nadruk op componenten van hogere orde.
• Visuele consistentiecontroles tussen algoritmen

Elke methode werd gekozen om te bepalen of de waargenomen interne structuren fysieke randen, oppervlakken of coherente geometrie vertegenwoordigen, of dat ze producten zijn van digitale verwerking.

Resultaten

• Kanaalisolatie

Door de rode, groene en blauwe kanalen te isoleren, bleek dat de waargenomen structuur vrijwel uitsluitend in het groene kanaal aanwezig was. Bij versterking van de rode en blauwe kanalen kwamen geen overeenkomstige structurele details naar voren. Dit gedrag wijst op een door de sensor gestuurde kanaaloverleving in plaats van een object dat van nature groen licht uitzendt.

• Randdetectie

Bij alle Sobel-, gradiënt- en standaardranddetectiealgoritmen bleef de buitenste grens van het object consistent en vormde een vloeiend cirkelvormig profiel. De interne "letters" leverden echter bij geen enkel algoritme stabiele randen op. Dit wijst erop dat de interne vormen geen fysieke randgeometrie hebben en geen solide of op oppervlakken gebaseerde kenmerken zijn.

• HSV-randdetectie

Bij HSV-randdetectie ontstond een verspreid veld van willekeurige witte pixels in plaats van doorlopende randlijnen. In forensische analyses duidt dit patroon op chromatische ruis en artefacten door beeldverbetering, en niet op een fysieke structuur. Dergelijke resultaten worden routinematig gebruikt om vaste objecten, oppervlakken en vaartuigen uit te sluiten.

Hoofdcomponentenanalyse (PCA)

PCA-component 3 onthulde vierkante en trapvormige patronen die consistent waren met macroblokken van videocodecs en digitale zoomartefacten. De analyse benadrukte kunstmatige segmentatie die leek op organische membranen, een bekende perceptuele illusie veroorzaakt door overmatige verscherping, ruisinteractie en scheiding van eigenvectoren.

Deze effecten worden vaak waargenomen bij de analyse van:

• Digitaal ingezoomde sterren of planeten
• Verre vliegtuiglichten
• Maanbeelden sterk bewerkt
• Nachtmodus smartphone-opnamen

Overwegingen bij computerfotografie

De camera die naar verluidt werd gebruikt, was een Apple iPhone Pro. Apple's workflow voor computergestuurde fotografie geeft prioriteit aan esthetische helderheid boven wetenschappelijke nauwkeurigheid, vooral bij weinig licht. Bekende processen zijn onder andere:

• Tijdelijke ruisonderdrukking
• Lokale klankmapping
• Dynamische belichtingscompensatie
• Benadruk herstel
• Superresolutie-upscaling tijdens zoomen
• Rolling shutter-vervorming tijdens beweging uit de hand

Bij het filmen van geïsoleerde, heldere objecten tegen een donkere hemel introduceren deze processen vaak kunstmatige kleurverschuivingen, interne structuren en geometrische patronen. Groene bollen, plasma-achtige sferen en 'gestructureerde' lichten zijn bijzonder veelvoorkomende resultaten.

Groene bollen zijn een bekend en herhaalbaar resultaat van:

• Verre puntlichtbronnen
• Smartphonefoto's maken bij weinig licht
• Extreem digitaal zoomen
• Computationele verbetering
• Compressie-artefacten

Ze vormen op zichzelf geen bewijs van gestructureerde vaartuigen, energievelden of communicatie. Een gedegen forensische analyse is essentieel voordat buitengewone verklaringen worden toegekend aan visueel aantrekkelijke beelden.

Atmosferische en sensoreffecten

Verstrooiing in de atmosfeer, inclusief Rayleigh-verstrooiing, draagt ​​bij aan:

• Blauwe of witachtige waas
• Contrastverlies
• Zachte gloed rond verre lichtbronnen

Sensorblooming was ook duidelijk zichtbaar, waarbij intens licht in aangrenzende pixels lekt, wat halo's en mistachtige structuren veroorzaakt. Het stapelen van frames met lange belichtingstijd versterkt deze effecten nog verder, vooral in combinatie met beweging en compressie.

Discussie: Communiceert de bol?

Het verschijnen van interne symbolen of letters kan het best worden verklaard door pareidolie – de menselijke neiging om betekenisvolle patronen te zien in willekeurige of ambigue gegevens – versterkt door AI-gestuurde beeldverbetering. Het feit dat de "letters" slechts in vier frames voorkomen, ondersteunt sterk een algoritmische oorsprong in plaats van opzettelijke signalering.

Er zijn geen forensische aanwijzingen die de aanwezigheid van:

• Fysieke oppervlaktedetails
• Gestructureerde geometrie
• Energievelden
• Gerichte communicatie

In plaats daarvan leiden alle analytische resultaten tot een onjuiste interpretatie.

Conclusie

De afbeelding van de groene bol komt het meest overeen met een verre puntlichtbron – zoals een heldere ster, planeet of vliegtuiglicht – die door extreme digitale zoom, computergestuurde verbetering van beelden bij weinig licht, atmosferische effecten en videocompressie als afwijkend wordt weergegeven. Hoewel het object visueel aantrekkelijk is, vertegenwoordigt het geen communicerende entiteit of gestructureerd UAP.

Deze zaak onderstreept de cruciale noodzaak van forensische beeldanalyse bij onderzoek naar UAP's en laat zien hoe moderne smartphonecamera's onbedoeld buitengewone beelden kunnen produceren uit ogenschijnlijk gewone bronnen.

Over de auteur

• Seth H. Feinstein is een forensisch fotoanalist en onderzoeker, gespecialiseerd in beeldauthenticiteit, digitale artefacten en vals-positieve UAP-beelden. Vergis u niet: ik ben geen ontkrachter. Ik heb talloze onbekende uitkomsten meegemaakt. De data spreken voor zich, en de waarheid is wat telt.
• Willekeurige witte stippen in de HSV-randdetectie betekenen dat het algoritme chromatische ruis detecteert, en geen echte randen.

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The McMinnville, Oregon UFO Festival

Dean Fassnidge, State Director, MUFON Oregon

The McMinnville, Oregon UFO Festival began in 2000 to commemorate an important event in local UFO history, the Trent farm photos. It is celebrated each year around the date of the sighting with parades, social events, and scientific presentations.

Speakers this year included Dr. Matthew Szydagis, Dr. Rebecca Charbonneau (SETI), Kelly

Chase, Jason Martell (Ancient Aliens), George Knapp, and Jeremy Corbell.

Each year, the Oregon MUFON chapter also has prominent exposure in the main lecture hall to answer public questions and promote our organization. At the same time, we make some great connections with others in our field. This event is truly exceptional and should be a “must” for any enthusiast.

A little background history. It can be argued that the first documented UFO case in Oregon history is known as the Trent Sighting, occurring on May 11, 1950, above the Trent family farm located between McMinnville and Sheridan, Oregon.

Evelyn Trent observed a disc-shaped object maneuvering in the sky above their farm.

She alerted her husband, Paul, and they saw an object and estimated it to be about 20 to 30 feet in diameter. Paul went back into the house, grabbed his Kodak camera, and took two photographs before the object flew off to the west. Immediately, they alerted their in-laws, who lived next to the property, and their father-in-law observed the object as well.

Paul Trent initially thought it was a secret military aircraft and kept the sighting to himself. He finished his roll of film, containing previously taken pictures around the farm, including pictures of his family’s Mother’s Day picnic celebration.

This action in itself indirectly bolsters the legitimacy of the event, and that there was no intent to fabricate the images – they were in the middle of the film roll.

A month later, while talking with his banker, Frank Wortman, and encouraged by his brother Ralph, he mentioned the sighting and his photographs. Mr. Wortman was excited and displayed the photos in his bank’s window in McMinnville.

Shortly thereafter, local reporter Bill Powell convinced Trent to loan him the negatives and ran an article in the McMinnville Telephone-Register newspaper.

On June 9 and 10, 1950, The Oregonian published the photographs. On June 12, the story aired on national news broadcasts, followed by reprints of the photographs in the June 26 issue of Life magazine. The Trents were even flown to New York to appear on the television show,

We The People.

Following this national exposure, an investigator from Project Blue Book came to the

farm to interview the Trents, in addition to investigators from the FBI.

In 1969, as we know, the Air Force’s Condon Commission published a report, claiming an exhaustive UFO study and easily dismissing many accounts. However, it was stated that the Trent photographs were “difficult to explain conventionally” and concluded that the photographs were genuine. Following the conclusion of the Condon report, the negatives were returned to UPI, and in 1970, they were sent back to the

News-Register (formerly the Telephone Register) in McMinnville. When they arrived back at the paper, 20 years later, the negatives had been tampered with considerably.

Someone had cropped the negatives, trimming down the edges and reducing their overall size so that parts of the original image were missing. Despite ongoing attempts by Philip Klass and others to debunk the photos, in 1975, Dr. Bruce Maccabee of MUFON, a renowned optical-photo analyst, made an intensive study of the negatives and concluded that they were not the result of some kind of trickery.

Interesting Side Note:

In 1999, a longtime resident of McMinnville saw the pictures and articles commemorating the Trent UFO sighting at the newly opened Hotel Oregon. Wishing to remain anonymous, she validated the sighting by telling her story. On May 11, 1950, she and a group of her fellow Linfield College students heard stories of a recent UFO encounter nearby. They went to the area of the present site of the McMinnville airport and saw dozens of cars pulled off the road, presently on Three Mile Lane. Following the direction people were looking, they too observed a “steel gray, metal saucer” floating just above tree level.

Their encounter went unreported.

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Overview

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., is broadening his inquiry into alleged UAP-related government secrecy by turning to private defense contractors, specifically MIT Lincoln Laboratory. In a social media post, Burlison said he had sent a letter seeking a classified 1952 briefing video described as a “flying saucer talk,” adding that the laboratory’s attorneys responded quickly and indicated they would comply within 30 days. The move comes as lawmakers continue pressing for transparency around alleged secret UFO-related programs they believe may sit outside traditional Pentagon records.

Burlison framed the effort as part of a larger strategy to follow information wherever it may be stored. “Congressional letters carry weight. We’re going to keep sending them,” he said, signaling that the inquiry is likely to continue beyond this single request. The congressman’s comments reflect a growing frustration among some lawmakers that key records may not be held directly by federal agencies but instead by outside entities that work with the government under classified arrangements.

Why MIT Lincoln Laboratory Matters

MIT Lincoln Laboratory is not a typical contractor. Founded in 1951 to help build the SAGE air defense network, it is one of the country’s oldest Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs). These centers occupy a unique position in the defense ecosystem: they are funded by the government, work on long-term national security projects, and can access classified and proprietary information that many commercial contractors cannot legally see. Over decades, Lincoln Lab has been involved in sensitive work ranging from ballistic missile defense to electronic warfare.

That structure is central to Burlison’s argument. In his view, if lawmakers want to understand whether hidden programs exist, they must examine the network of nonprofit research institutions and laboratories that operate one step removed from the executive branch. He said his investigation is following “the trail into RAND, MITRE, Aerospace Corp, MIT Lincoln Labs, and the Northrop Grummans of the world,” underscoring his belief that information may be dispersed across multiple private-sector institutions rather than stored in a single government archive.

Congressional Push for Disclosure

The latest move also fits into a broader wave of congressional scrutiny sparked by testimony from David Grusch, the former intelligence officer whose allegations of secret UFO-retrieval and reverse-engineering programs helped drive a series of hearings. Grusch has argued that private contractors may be used to shield sensitive programs from congressional oversight, making it harder for lawmakers to verify what the government knows about UAPs or how taxpayer money may be spent.

That view has found support among some members of Congress. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., one of the most vocal advocates for disclosure, has repeatedly said the Defense Department appears to silo information in ways that frustrate oversight. He compared the dynamic to the secrecy surrounding World War II-era efforts such as the Manhattan Project, noting that large numbers of people may work on a program without knowing its true purpose. For advocates of disclosure, the issue is therefore not only whether UFO programs exist, but who controls the records and who can be asked to account for them.

Pentagon Response and What Comes Next

The Pentagon has consistently denied claims that it is hiding evidence of recovered UFO craft or covert retrieval programs, and officials have maintained that many UAP reports are explainable through conventional means, incomplete data, or misidentification. Still, Burlison’s request suggests lawmakers are not limiting themselves to government agencies alone. By targeting a federally funded laboratory with long-standing classified access, he is testing whether records tied to historical UAP claims may exist outside normal public-facing channels.

If Lincoln Laboratory does provide a response within the stated 30-day window, it could become another data point in a growing congressional record that includes hearings, whistleblower testimony, and requests to defense-linked institutions. For now, Burlison’s outreach illustrates how the UAP debate has shifted from speculation about sightings to a more concrete fight over where information is kept, who controls it, and whether Congress can get access to it.

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The New Horizons spacecraft could cross the boundary of the heliosphere in as little as three years — or it may take as long as fourteen. That range comes from new forecasts built by combining solar-wind prediction methods with numerical models of the heliosphere. 

Modeling the structure of the heliosphere and its interaction with the interstellar medium. Solar-wind data and pressure forecasts help predict when New Horizons will encounter the termination shock on its way toward interstellar space. Credit: NASA / IBEX / Adler Planetarium / SwRI

Forecasting the Solar Wind

Researchers at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in Texas used existing numerical simulations to reconstruct the structure of the heliosphere and its interaction with the interstellar medium. They added solar-wind data and forecasts of its pressure to the models. This made it possible to estimate the position of the termination shock — the first plasma boundary the spacecraft will encounter beyond Pluto’s orbit.

The heliosphere does not have a static boundary. It constantly expands and contracts in response to changes in solar activity. During solar maximum, the stronger solar wind expands it; during solar minimum, it shrinks. This dynamic behavior is what makes forecasting so difficult and produces such a wide range of possible timelines.

Two Scientific Papers

Two scientific papers by Dr. Jonathan Gasser of SwRI describe the forecasting method. The first, published in the peer-reviewed journal Advances in Space Research, focuses directly on predicting when the spacecraft will cross the termination shock. The second, published in The Astrophysical Journal, examines long-term variations in the global heliosphere based on solar-wind forecasts.

According to the team’s estimates, New Horizons will reach the boundary no earlier than 2029 and no later than 2040. The spacecraft may cross it not just once, but several times, if the heliosphere contracts and then expands again as New Horizons continues its journey. New Horizons will become only the third spacecraft in history to cross this boundary. The first two were Voyager 1 and Voyager 2.

Shape Matters

Scientists do not agree on the exact shape of the heliosphere. Some models depict it as comet-like, with a rounded nose and an elongated tail. Other calculations suggest a croissant-like shape. The distance to the boundary in any given direction depends on which model is closer to reality.

That is why researchers emphasize the need for direct measurements. As New Horizons approaches the termination shock, the team will need to prepare in advance to collect and downlink data from this region. New Horizons has already completed historic flybys of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth. Now it is approaching the forward region of the heliosphere.

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Did Gravitational Tides Cause Earth's Extinctions?

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“The advancement of space exploration into an era of sample return missions from Mars, asteroids, and icy moons raises the potential for biological contamination either to or from Earth,” the authors write in their recent study, published in the journal Ambio. Given the potential for such contamination, Moxley and Ricciardi approach the question of alien contact from the perspective of past examples where invasive species on Earth have caused major disturbances to the environments they encounter.

“We consider the possibility that extraterrestrial organisms introduced to Earth could behave analogously to invasive species by destabilizing ecosystems or interacting unpredictably with their new environment,” the authors write, pointing to the multitude of examples known to science, many of which involve the introduction of microbial organisms into new environments—often with devastating consequences.

In many cases, such organisms not only can survive in new environments, but can often adapt with remarkable speed, even in some of the most extreme environments.

This, the authors say, challenges the idea that extraterrestrial life might not even be capable of surviving on Earth, as expressed by some past research.

“The plausibility of encountering extraterrestrial life warrants stringent planetary protection measures grounded in biosafety and biosecurity principles,” the authors warn.

So how do they suggest protecting Earth against such potentially catastrophic events involving future encounters with extraterrestrials?

According to Moxley and Ricciardi, building a quarantine facility on the Moon could serve as Earth’s last line of defense against any unintended alien invasions that could radically disrupt Earth’s fragile ecosystems.

“Due to its proximity, natural isolation, and apparent lack of a biosphere, the Moon can serve as a secure site for biocontainment of extraterrestrial samples,” the authors write. In their study, they examine historical instances where biological invasions have led to catastrophic environmental changes and argue that constructing a biocontainment facility on the Moon “should form the cornerstone of modern astrobiological risk mitigation strategies.”

What the researchers propose falls in line with current plans NASA has for a permanent lunar base, which is one of the many ambitious efforts under its Artemis Mission. Such a lunar outpost, which will serve as the official Artemis Base Camp, is planned for construction near the Moon’s South Pole.

At a cost of close to $30 billion, the effort will help to facilitate an ongoing human presence on the Moon by as soon as 2028, according to current mission timelines, and will serve as a science hub in support of future lunar exploration.

For Moxley and Ricciardi, incorporating a quarantine facility within our future lunar infrastructure that can house any extraterrestrial life forms we may encounter could prove to be vital. Ultimately, having such a facility may play the important role of shielding Earth against unintentional contamination by a potentially invasive alien species.

The team’s recent paper, “Protecting earth from extraterrestrial contamination: The case for a lunar biocontainment facility,” was published in Ambio.

• Micah Hanks is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of The Debrief. A longtime reporter on science, defense, and technology with a focus on space and astronomy, he can be reached at micah@thedebrief.org. Follow him on X @MicahHanks, and at micahhanks.com.

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