In one, the viewpoint plunges directly into the black hole like a free-falling astronaut, with explanatory text to guide us through what we’re seeing. The other is a 360-degree view of the black hole.

Schnittman created them with a NASA supercomputer called Discover in only five days, generating about 10 terabytes of data. The computer used only about 0.3% of its power. The same visualization would’ve taken more than a decade to create on an average laptop computer.

The black hole in the visualization is the same size as Sagittarius A star, the supermassive black hole (SMBH) at the heart of the Milky Way. It has 4.3 million solar masses and dominates the galaxy’s inner regions. Its event horizon reaches about 25 million km (16 million miles). That’s about 17% of the distance from Earth to the Sun. The event horizon is surrounded by an accretion disk, a swirling disk of superheated material drawn in by the black hole’s overpowering gravity.

Another type of black hole, the stellar-mass black hole, is much less massive. Schnittman says that if you’re going to fall into a black hole, you’d rather fall into the supermassive one.

“If you have the choice, you want to fall into a supermassive black hole,” Schnittman explained. “Stellar-mass black holes, which contain up to about 30 solar masses, possess much smaller event horizons and stronger tidal forces, which can rip apart approaching objects before they get to the horizon.”

Powerful gravity is the reason. The SMBH’s gravity is so strong that it pulls harder on the end of the object nearest it. That stretches the object and elongates it. Stephen Hawking was the first to call this ‘spaghettification,’ and the name has stuck. Presumably, you’d get a better look if you fall into an SMBH.

In the movies, the camera begins at a distance of 640 million km (400 million miles.) Since space-time is warped around a black hole, so are the images of the sky, the black hole’s disk, and the photon ring. It takes the camera three hours of real-time to fall into the event horizon, and it completes almost two 30-minute orbits as it falls. A distant observer would never see an object ever reach the black hole. From a distance, the object would freeze at the event horizon.

When a falling object reaches the event horizon, it and space-time itself reach the speed of light. After crossing the horizon, the object and the space-time around it surge toward the singularity, a point of infinite density and gravity. “Once the camera crosses the horizon, its destruction by spaghettification is just 12.8 seconds away,” Schnittman said.

In the second video, the camera never crosses the event horizon and instead escapes. But the powerful black hole still has an effect. Imagine if the camera were an astronaut, and they flew this six-hour roundtrip while a separate astronaut stayed far away from the SMBH. The astronaut would return and be 36 minutes younger than the astronaut who never approached the black hole.

“This situation can be even more extreme,” Schnittman noted. “If the black hole were rapidly rotating, like the one shown in the 2014 movie ‘Interstellar,’ she would return many years younger than her shipmates.”

The bottom line is, don’t fall into a black hole. In fact, resist your fascination and don’t even approach one.

Leave them for the physicists.

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09-05-2024 om 22:23 geschreven door peter  

Alien Encounters: Investigating the Phenomenon of Missing Time

by Wayne J. Gardner

“Missing time is a key part of the abduction phenomenon. It is a symptom of the larger syndrome, and it is often the first thing that people notice when they begin to recall their experiences.”

— David M. Jacobs

Introduction

For decades, stories of people encountering aliens and being taken aboard their spacecraft have been circulating in the media, books, and movies. These encounters are often accompanied by a strange phenomenon known as missing time, in which the person who has been abducted cannot account for the time they were missing. This phenomenon has been studied by experts in psychology, ufology, and neuroscience, but a definitive explanation for why it occurs has yet to be determined. In this article, we will examine several famous cases of alien abduction accompanied by missing time, including the Nebraska incident in 1966, the Allagash Waterway Abduction, the Travis Walton Abduction, and the Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Abduction, and hypothesize on why this phenomenon occurs.

Here are some famous UFO missing time cases:

The Betty and Barney Hill Abduction:

Betty and Barney Hill claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrial beings in September 1961 while driving home to New Hampshire. During their encounter, they reported experiencing missing time and were unable to account for a two-hour period during their journey.

Betty and Barney Hill’s experience of missing time is a key aspect of their reported alien abduction. During their drive home to New Hampshire in September 1961, they claimed to have observed a bright light in the sky that appeared to be following them. They eventually stopped their car and observed the object up close, reporting that it was a UFO with several humanoid beings inside.

The Hills then claimed to have experienced a period of missing time, during which they were unable to recall what had happened to them. Betty reported waking up in a different location, and both she and Barney reported feeling disoriented and confused. They arrived home two hours later than expected, and when they later attempted to reconstruct the events of that evening, they realized that they were unable to account for this missing time.

The Hills’ experience of missing time is a common feature of many reported alien abductions. It is typically described as a period of time during which the individual is unable to recall what happened to them or experiences a lapse in their memory. This missing time is often reported to be associated with UFO sightings or other paranormal experiences.

There are many theories about the causes of missing time experiences in the context of alien encounters. Some researchers suggest that they may be due to psychological factors, such as dissociation or post-traumatic stress disorder. Others propose that missing time experiences may be linked to altered states of consciousness or the use of mind-altering substances.

Whatever the cause of these experiences, they continue to be a subject of fascination and investigation for researchers and the public alike. Betty and Barney Hill’s experience of missing time during their reported alien abduction remains one of the most famous cases of its kind, and continues to be studied and debated by researchers interested in the phenomenon of missing time.

The Travis Walton Abduction:

One of the most famous cases of alien abduction accompanied by missing time is the Travis Walton abduction. In November of 1975, Walton and a group of loggers in Arizona reported seeing a UFO in the sky. Walton got out of the truck to get a closer look, but as he approached the object, he was hit by a beam of light and knocked unconscious.

When Walton regained consciousness, he found himself aboard the craft, surrounded by aliens. He reported that he was subjected to a medical examination, during which he felt intense pain. Walton was returned to Earth five days later, and when he reported the incident to the authorities, he was initially met with skepticism.

The Allagash Waterway Abduction:

In August 1976, four men were canoeing on the Allagash Waterway in Maine when they reported encountering a UFO. They later reported experiencing missing time and having shared hallucinations of being abducted by extraterrestrial beings.

The case of the Allagash Waterway Abduction is one of the most well-known incidents of alien abduction in American history. The event reportedly occurred in August 1976, when four men — Charles Foltz, Jack Weiner, Jim Weiner, and Chuck Rak — were on a camping trip on the Allagash Waterway in Maine. According to their account, they observed a bright object in the sky that they believed to be a UFO, which then appeared to approach and hover above them.

The next thing they remembered was being back at their campsite, feeling disoriented and confused. It was only later, during a hypnosis session, that they began to recall memories of being taken aboard the UFO and subjected to medical procedures by extraterrestrial beings.

“Missing time is the hallmark of a classic abduction experience. It is a common feature reported by abductees all over the world.”

— John E. Mack

One of the most notable features of the Allagash Waterway Abduction is the reported experience of missing time by the four men. According to their account, they had been fishing when they observed the strange object in the sky, and the next thing they knew they were back at their campsite, with several hours of time unaccounted for.

Missing time is a common feature of many reported alien abduction cases. It is typically described as a period of time during which the individual is unable to recall what happened to them or experiences a lapse in their memory. In the case of the Allagash Waterway Abduction, the four men reported a gap in their memory spanning several hours, during which they have no recollection of what happened.

The experience of missing time has been the subject of much speculation and debate among researchers studying the phenomenon of alien encounters. Some suggest that it may be the result of psychological factors, such as dissociation or post-traumatic stress disorder. Others propose that missing time experiences may be linked to altered states of consciousness or the use of mind-altering substances.

Whatever the cause of this experience, it continues to be a subject of fascination and investigation for researchers and the public alike. The Allagash Waterway Abduction, with its reported experience of missing time and shared hallucinations, remains one of the most intriguing and well-known cases of alien abduction in American history.

The Ariel School Encounter:

In September 1994, 62 school children in Zimbabwe reported seeing a UFO land near their school. Many of the children reported experiencing missing time during the encounter.

The incident at the Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, is one of the most well-known cases of a mass UFO sighting involving school children. On September 14, 1994, approximately 62 children, aged between six and twelve years old, were playing outside during their morning break when they observed a silver craft descend from the sky and land in a nearby field.

The children reported that several beings, described as “large-eyed” and “grey-skinned,” emerged from the craft and began to approach them. Many of the children experienced a feeling of paralysis, while others reported feeling disoriented or frightened.

One of the most striking aspects of the incident at the Ariel School was the reported experience of missing time by many of the children. According to their accounts, they were unable to recall what happened during a period of time spanning several minutes to several hours, and some reported feeling as though they had “zoned out” or were in a state of trance.

In subsequent interviews with researchers and investigators, the children described a range of experiences during their encounter with the beings. Some reported being taken aboard the craft and subjected to medical procedures, while others described feeling as though they were communicating with the beings telepathically.

“Missing time is a powerful and unsettling experience. It can shake a person’s sense of reality and leave them with deep-seated questions about their place in the universe.”

— Whitley Strieber

The experience of missing time reported by the children at the Ariel School is a common feature of many reported UFO sightings and encounters. It is typically described as a period of time during which the individual is unable to recall what happened to them or experiences a lapse in their memory.

While the cause of missing time experiences remains a subject of speculation and debate, some researchers have suggested that it may be linked to psychological factors, such as dissociation or post-traumatic stress disorder. Others propose that it may be the result of exposure to electromagnetic fields or other environmental factors.

The incident at the Ariel School remains a subject of fascination and investigation among researchers and the public alike. The reported experience of missing time by many of the children adds another layer of intrigue to this already fascinating and mysterious case.

The Pascagoula Abduction:

In October 1973, Calvin Parker and Charles Hickson claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrial beings while fishing in Mississippi. They reported experiencing missing time during their encounter.

The Pascagoula Abduction is a well-known case of alleged extraterrestrial abduction that occurred on October 11, 1973, in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Calvin Parker and Charles Hickson were fishing on the Pascagoula River when they claimed to have been abducted by three humanoid beings.

According to Parker and Hickson’s accounts, the beings were approximately five feet tall and had gray, wrinkled skin and large, elongated eyes. They were described as having no visible ears or nose, and their mouths were described as being a “slit.”

During their encounter with the beings, Parker and Hickson reported experiencing a sense of paralysis and were unable to move or speak. They were then subjected to a medical examination by the beings, during which they reported feeling as though they were being probed and examined.

One of the most notable aspects of the Pascagoula Abduction is the reported experience of missing time by Parker and Hickson. According to their accounts, they were unable to account for a period of approximately 30 minutes during their encounter with the beings. This experience of missing time is a common feature of many reported UFO sightings and encounters.

“Missing time is not just a matter of lost minutes or hours. It is a profound disruption of a person’s sense of time and space. It can shatter their understanding of reality and leave them struggling to make sense of what has happened to them.”

— Budd Hopkins

The phenomenon of missing time is often described as a period during which an individual is unable to recall what happened to them or experiences a lapse in their memory. Some researchers believe that missing time experiences may be the result of psychological factors, such as dissociation or post-traumatic stress disorder. Others propose that it may be the result of exposure to electromagnetic fields or other environmental factors.

In the case of the Pascagoula Abduction, Parker and Hickson’s reported experience of missing time has been a subject of speculation and investigation for many years. While some have dismissed their accounts as a hoax or a misinterpretation of natural phenomena, others argue that their story is compelling evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial life and the phenomenon of UFOs.

Regardless of the explanation for their experience of missing time, the Pascagoula Abduction remains one of the most intriguing and mysterious cases of alleged extraterrestrial contact on record.

The Psychology of Missing Time

The psychology of missing time during an alleged alien abduction is a subject of much debate and speculation among researchers and UFO enthusiasts. There are several theories that attempt to explain the experience of missing time, some of which are rooted in psychology.

One of the most common theories is that missing time experiences may be the result of psychological factors such as dissociation or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dissociation is a psychological process in which an individual becomes disconnected from their thoughts, feelings, memories, or sense of identity. It is often associated with trauma and can result in a temporary loss of consciousness or memory.

PTSD is a condition that can occur after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, and it is often characterized by intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, and avoidance of triggers associated with the trauma. Some researchers have suggested that missing time experiences may be a symptom of PTSD or a related condition.

Another theory is that missing time experiences may be the result of exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) or other environmental factors. EMF is a type of radiation that is emitted by electronic devices, power lines, and other sources. Some researchers believe that exposure to high levels of EMF can disrupt brain function and cause memory loss or other cognitive impairments.

Still, other researchers have proposed that missing time experiences may be the result of sleep paralysis, a phenomenon in which an individual is temporarily unable to move or speak upon waking or falling asleep. During a sleep paralysis episode, individuals may experience hallucinations or a sense of being held down or restrained, which could be interpreted as an abduction experience.

There is no clear or proven method by which extraterrestrial beings may be able to induce missing time in humans. However, there are several hypotheses and theories that attempt to explain how this phenomenon might occur during an alleged alien abduction.

One theory suggests that extraterrestrial beings may use advanced technology to manipulate human perception and memory. This could involve the use of hypnotic suggestion, neural implants, or other forms of mind control to alter the individual’s perception of time or to selectively erase memories of the encounter.

Another theory proposes that extraterrestrial beings may use a form of temporal distortion to alter the individual’s experience of time during the encounter. This could involve the manipulation of space-time itself, such as through the creation of a localized time warp or a bending of the laws of physics to create a perception of missing time.

One hypothesis is that extraterrestrial beings may use advanced technology to manipulate human perception and memory during an alleged abduction experience. This could involve the use of hypnotic suggestion, neural implants, or other forms of mind control to alter the individual’s perception of time or to selectively erase memories of the encounter.

Hypnotic suggestion is a technique that has been used for decades to alter an individual’s perception of reality. During a hypnotic session, the hypnotist can suggest to the subject that they are experiencing a certain reality or have a certain memory, even if that memory is not real. It is possible that extraterrestrial beings could use a similar technique to manipulate human perception and memory during an alleged abduction experience. They could use hypnotic suggestion to implant false memories of missing time or of the encounter itself, or they could use it to erase memories of the experience altogether.

Another possibility is that extraterrestrial beings could use advanced neural implants to manipulate human perception and memory. Neural implants are devices that can be placed inside the brain to stimulate or inhibit certain regions of the brain. These implants have been used in medical research to treat conditions like epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease, but they could potentially be used to alter an individual’s perception of time or memory. It is possible that extraterrestrial beings could use such implants to manipulate the brain’s perception of time or to erase memories of the encounter.

Famaous Missing Time Researchers

Jacques Vallee

Jacques Vallee is a well-known researcher who has investigated the phenomenon of missing time in the context of alleged alien abductions. In his book “Dimensions: A Casebook of Alien Contact,” Vallee discusses numerous cases in which individuals reported experiencing missing time during an encounter with extraterrestrial beings.

Vallee is known for his interdisciplinary approach to studying UFOs and related phenomena. He has emphasized the importance of analyzing not only the physical evidence associated with UFO sightings and abductions, but also the psychological and cultural factors that may be involved. Vallee has also explored the possibility that UFOs and related phenomena may represent a form of non-human intelligence that is capable of manipulating human perception and belief.

In his work on missing time, Vallee has emphasized the need to take a nuanced and open-minded approach to understanding this phenomenon. He has argued that missing time may be a complex and multi-faceted experience that can have multiple underlying causes, and that researchers should be careful not to jump to simplistic or reductionist explanations. Vallee’s work on this topic has contributed to a broader and more nuanced understanding of the complex and mysterious nature of alleged alien abductions.

Dr. J. Allen Hynek

Dr. J. Allen Hynek is another well-known researcher who investigated the phenomenon of missing time in the context of alleged alien abductions. Hynek was an astronomer and professor who served as a scientific consultant to the US Air Force’s Project Blue Book, which investigated reports of UFO sightings and related phenomena.

In his later years, Hynek became increasingly interested in the phenomenon of alleged alien abductions, and he investigated numerous cases in which individuals reported experiencing missing time. Hynek believed that the experience of missing time was a crucial aspect of many abduction accounts, and he viewed it as a potential key to unlocking the mystery of UFOs and related phenomena.

Hynek’s work on missing time emphasized the importance of taking a multidisciplinary approach to studying this phenomenon. He argued that researchers should not only investigate the physical and sensory aspects of abduction experiences, but also the psychological and emotional dimensions. He also highlighted the need to take the subjective experiences of individuals seriously, and to avoid jumping to simplistic or reductionist explanations for complex and mysterious phenomena.

Overall, Hynek’s work on missing time helped to pave the way for a more nuanced and open-minded approach to investigating alleged alien abductions, and his legacy continues to influence researchers in this field today.

Dr. John Mack

Dr. John Mack was a Harvard psychiatrist who investigated the phenomenon of alien abductions, including cases of missing time. He interviewed and studied numerous individuals who reported having experiences with extraterrestrial beings and documented their accounts in his book “Abduction: Human Encounters with Aliens.” Dr. Mack was particularly interested in the psychological and spiritual implications of these experiences and believed that they had the potential to transform individuals’ worldview and understanding of the nature of reality. While some criticized his work as lacking scientific rigor, others praised him for his open-mindedness and willingness to consider the possibility that these experiences were real and meaningful to those who reported them.

Dr. John Mack was a well-respected psychiatrist and professor at Harvard Medical School who began studying the phenomenon of alien abductions in the early 1990s. He initially approached the subject with skepticism, but after interviewing and studying numerous individuals who reported having experiences with extraterrestrial beings, he became convinced that something extraordinary was happening.

Dr. Mack’s research focused on the psychological and spiritual implications of these experiences, rather than on physical evidence or proof of their veracity. He believed that these experiences were real and meaningful to those who reported them, and that they had the potential to transform individuals’ worldview and understanding of the nature of reality.

One of the key aspects of many alien abduction experiences is the phenomenon of missing time, where individuals report gaps in their memory during the time they believe they were abducted. Dr. Mack believed that this was not evidence of a physical abduction, but rather a result of the extraterrestrial beings using advanced technology to manipulate human perception and memory.

Dr. Mack’s work was controversial, and he faced criticism from some in the scientific community who accused him of lacking scientific rigor and objectivity. However, he also had many supporters who praised him for his open-mindedness and willingness to consider the possibility that these experiences were real and meaningful to those who reported them.

Despite the controversy, Dr. Mack continued to study the phenomenon of alien abductions and missing time until his death in 2004. His work continues to be an important contribution to the field of ufology and to our understanding of the potential psychological and spiritual implications of encounters with extraterrestrial beings.

Stanton T. Friedman

Stanton T. Friedman was a well-known ufologist who investigated various aspects of the UFO phenomenon, including cases of missing time reported by individuals claiming to have been abducted by extraterrestrial beings. Friedman was particularly interested in cases where there was corroborating evidence to support claims of missing time, such as physical traces left behind by UFOs, or multiple witnesses who experienced the same event.

In his book “Captured! The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience,” which he co-authored with Kathleen Marden, Friedman extensively examined the case of Betty and Barney Hill, who reported experiencing missing time during their alleged abduction by extraterrestrial beings in 1961. Friedman also investigated other cases of missing time reported by individuals claiming to have had encounters with UFOs and extraterrestrial beings.

Friedman was a firm believer in the reality of the UFO phenomenon and the possibility of extraterrestrial visitation to Earth. He believed that cases of missing time were a particularly compelling aspect of the UFO phenomenon, as they suggested the use of advanced technology by extraterrestrial beings to manipulate human perception and memory.

Bill Chalker

Bill Chalker is an Australian researcher who has investigated the phenomenon of missing time in alien abductions. Chalker has written extensively on the subject, particularly in relation to Australian cases, and has conducted numerous investigations and interviews with abductees. He has also examined the psychological and physiological effects of abductions, including missing time experiences. Chalker’s work has been widely respected in the UFO research community, and he has been acknowledged for his contributions to the field.

Bill Chalker has investigated a number of cases involving missing time in alien abductions. Here are a few examples:

• The Kelly Cahill Encounter: In 1993, Kelly Cahill and her husband reported encountering a UFO while driving in Victoria, Australia. They reported experiencing missing time and later recalled being taken aboard the craft and examined by humanoid beings. Chalker conducted an investigation into the case, interviewing the Cahills and other witnesses, and concluded that their experiences were consistent with the classic pattern of alien abduction.
• The Australian Close Encounter: In 1992, a group of people camping in the Australian Outback reported encountering a UFO and experiencing missing time. Chalker investigated the case and concluded that the witnesses had likely been subjected to an extraterrestrial encounter, based on their consistent reports of unusual lights and strange beings.
• The Westall UFO Encounter: In 1966, hundreds of students and teachers at a high school in Melbourne, Australia reported seeing a UFO land in a nearby field. Some witnesses reported experiencing missing time during the encounter. Chalker conducted an investigation into the case many years later, and found that the witnesses’ accounts were consistent with a genuine UFO sighting and subsequent abduction.

These are just a few examples of the many cases that Bill Chalker has investigated over the years. He is known for his thorough and careful research, and his investigations have contributed significantly to our understanding of the phenomenon of missing time in alien abductions.

Final Words

These are just a few examples of famous UFO missing time cases. There are many other reports of missing time that have been linked to UFO encounters, and the phenomenon continues to be a subject of fascination and investigation.

Another possibility is that missing time experiences may be linked to altered states of consciousness. Some researchers have suggested that alien encounters could trigger a shift in consciousness, leading to a feeling of disorientation and lost time. This could be due to the intense emotional and psychological impact of such experiences, which may cause the brain to enter a state of altered consciousness.

Another theory is that missing time experiences may be related to the use of mind-altering substances. Some abductees have reported using drugs or alcohol prior to their encounters, and it is possible that these substances may have played a role in their experiences. However, this theory remains controversial and there is little scientific evidence to support it.

Finally, some researchers have suggested that missing time experiences may be linked to temporal lobe epilepsy. This condition can cause seizures that affect the temporal lobe of the brain, which is responsible for processing memory and emotions. It is possible that some individuals with this condition may experience altered states of consciousness during seizures, leading to a feeling of lost time.

In conclusion, missing time experiences are a fascinating and perplexing phenomenon that has been reported by many individuals who claim to have had alien encounters. While the causes of these experiences remain unclear, there are several theories that have been proposed by researchers and abductees alike. Whether these experiences are due to psychological, neurological, or extraterrestrial factors, they continue to captivate the imaginations of scientists and the public alike. As we continue to investigate this mysterious phenomenon, we may one day uncover the truth behind missing time experiences and their link to alien encounters.

It is important to note that these theories are speculative and have not been scientifically proven. The phenomenon of missing time during alleged alien abductions remains a subject of much debate and controversy, and there is no consensus among researchers about the underlying causes of this experience.

“The experience of missing time is one of the most compelling pieces of evidence for the reality of the abduction phenomenon. It is a clear indication that something very strange and inexplicable is happening to these people.”

— Stanton T. Friedman

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09-05-2024 om 21:20 geschreven door peter  

“Missing Time” in UFO Encounters

In the realm of UFO research, one of the most perplexing phenomena reported by witnesses is “missing time”—periods where individuals experience unaccountable gaps in their memory, often associated with UFO sightings. Richard Dolan, a renowned UFO historian and host of the Richard Dolan Show, recently shed light on this ongoing mystery in a detailed discussion, bringing both historical context and new insights into these strange occurrences.

The Nature of Missing Time

“Missing time” refers to episodes where individuals report a lapse in their chronological experience, typically discovering that hours have passed in what seemed like moments. These incidents are frequently tied to encounters with unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or unexplained aerial phenomena (UAPs), as well as interactions with mysterious entities. The affected individuals often cannot recall what happened to them during these lost hours without external assistance, such as hypnotic regression.

Historical Context

Richard Dolan provides an extensive look at missing time cases across several decades, illustrating that this phenomenon is not a new aspect of UFO encounters but has been consistently reported since at least the 1950s. He emphasizes the profound impact these experiences have on individuals, often leaving them with lasting psychological and sometimes physical aftereffects.

Selected Case Studies

Dolan discusses various cases to highlight the patterns and peculiarities of missing time. For instance, he recounts an incident from 1982 involving a U.S. Airman who experienced a sudden time loss around midday at Canon Air Force Base in New Mexico. The Airman reported seeing multiple UFOs before his memory abruptly cut off, only to resume hours later with no recollection of the intervening time.

Another intriguing case presented by Dolexaminations an occurred in 1996 in New South Wales, Australia, where a family driving between Lismore and Grafton encountered strange lights and subsequently realized they had lost track of time. Under hypnosis, they recalled being taken aboard an alien craft and subjected to medical by non-human entities.

Psychological and Societal Implications

The recurring theme of missing time challenges our understanding of time perception and memory. Dolan speculates on whether these experiences might indicate a nonlinear perception of time or even the ability of certain entities to manipulate time and memory. This notion extends beyond simple memory loss, suggesting a complex interaction between human consciousness and the capabilities of the entities associated with UFOs

The Role of Hypnotic Regression

Dolan discusses the use of hypnotic regression in recovering memories of missing time, a method that remains controversial among researchers. While some argue it can lead to confabulation or false memories, others believe it is a vital tool for uncovering the truth hidden in the subconscious mind. The consistency of recovered memories across multiple witnesses, as seen in several cases, adds a layer of credibility to this approach.

Contemporary Relevance and Ongoing Research

Despite the transformation of UFO discourse towards more sanitized discussions under the UAP terminology, Dolan stresses the importance of not losing sight of the more dramatic aspects of UFO encounters, like abductions and missing time. He calls for a balanced approach in research that acknowledges the historical depth and potential extraterrestrial implications of these phenomena.

VIDEO:

• MISSING TIME Cases STILL HAPPENING | Richard Dolan Show

• https://youtu.be/IUSN-BDjJBQ

As Richard Dolan continues to explore and discuss these bewildering experiences on his show, the mystery of missing time remains a compelling topic in UFO research. It challenges our perceptions, pushing the boundaries of what we understand about time, consciousness, and the potential interactions between humans and otherworldly entities. For those intrigued by the unexplained, the phenomenon of missing time offers a fascinating yet puzzling glimpse into the unknown.

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09-05-2024 om 21:01 geschreven door peter  

The problems with AARO’s analysis weren’t overlooked by Mick West, arguably the most well-known UFO skeptic and the administrator of Metabunk, a website that crowdsources information West and other site contributors use to attempt to resolve UAP cases. In a posting on X following the release of AARO’s case analysis on the Eglin incident, West was quick to point out that the object in the photos obtained by the pilot bore little resemblance to images of a commercial lighting balloon used for comparison in AARO’s report.

“This Eglin UFO looks like a white sphere wearing a hat,” West wrote in his X posting that accompanied an image comparison he produced. “It shows a quite irregular ‘hat,’ which is not really consistent with the lighting balloon hypothesis.”

“I have never heard of ‘Earth Shine’ outside of the context of the Moon at night (or during a total eclipse),” West wrote in his posting at Metabunk. “But then the IC partner seems to think it’s direct illumination.”

“Their diagram is of little help,” West noted further, referring to an illustration in AARO’s report, which its authors use to explain why the lower portion of the object photographed by the pilot during the January 2023 incident might have appeared brighter than its upper portion, which West noted seems to be “at odds with the ‘earth shine’ theory.”

The Debrief reached out to West regarding his views on AARO’s analysis of the Eglin UAP case, as well as other issues that have arisen with official publications issued by the Pentagon’s UAP investigative office in recent weeks; most notably, AARO’s long-awaited “Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Volume I,” which it released earlier this year.

For West, the lighting balloon theory falls short of offering a definitive resolution for the case, as do several of AARO’s other recent assertions.

“The lighting balloon hypothesis always felt like something someone at AARO liked, but wasn’t really supported by much evidence,” West told The Debrief in an email.

In an interview earlier this year with CNN’s Peter Bergen, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, the former director of the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, made vague references to instances where ‘Tic-Tac’-shaped balloons produced by a Florida-based company were believed to have escaped.

“One of my favorite things is there’s this company in Florida,” Kirkpatrick told Bergen during the interview. “They make these backyard lighting balloons. Some of them are round. Some of them are tic tac shaped, and they’re black on the top, and inside, they have lights, and they’re helium filled. And they’re strapped down in people’s backyards for backyard parties, and they get away. When we talked to the company, they’re like, ‘yeah, we lose ’em. And we sometimes find them again, but generally not.”

Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, former Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office

(Credit: NASA).

“Well, you know, that’s a really weird-looking thing. Lit from the bottom, not light on the top, big tic-tac thing, flying around. Well, what is that? That kind of stuff is a flight hazard,” Kirkpatrick told Bergen at the time, although offering no additional details on any instances where such an object was believed to have been mistaken for a UAP.

West told The Debrief that Kirkpatrick’s remarks had initially sounded “almost as if he was trying to explain the Nimitz Tic-Tac, which would be rather a stretch.” However, with the release of the AARO’s report on the Eglin UAP case, it is now clear that this was the incident Kirkpatrick had been referring to at the time. West says that although some kind of lighter-than-air object cannot be dismissed, even AARO seemed uncertain whether this was a definitive conclusion, despite the report now being categorized as resolved.

“In the Eglin case, it can’t be ruled out, but it’s also not the only hypothesis [AARO] put forward,” West points out, noting that AARO’s recent report on the incident suggests that the Eglin UAP had been “very likely a lighter-than-air object, such as a large commercial lighting balloon,” although the report’s authors express that limited data on the case makes it difficult to rule out other potential explanations.

One of the primary issues critics have raised with the balloon hypothesis is that while it could potentially explain a single object, such as the one photographed by the military pilot during the January 2023 incident, this theory becomes more difficult when attempting to apply it to all four objects initially observed on radar.

Although West concedes this point, he also notes that AARO’s report never claimed that the lighting balloon hypothesis could account for all the objects, which the pilot initially judged to have been holding a diamond-shaped formation and potentially remaining stationary amidst 80 mph winds. If anything, AARO’s investigators seemingly ignored the presence of the additional three objects detected on radar, apart from a brief mention of them near the outset of their report.

West says that while the release of radar data from the Eglin incident might be helpful in making further determinations about the other objects the pilot detected, some caution would still be warranted.

“There’s a long history of conflating radar data with visual sightings,” West told The Debrief. “Unless it can clearly be demonstrated, we need to be open to the idea that what was seen on radar was not the same thing as seen visually (or on other sensors).” West cites similar instances where radar returns may have been unrelated to the primary objects captured on camera, including a case investigated by the Chilean Navy several years ago, which, after initially being touted as an unknown, was quickly revealed to have been a conventional aircraft.

“In the Chilean Navy case, much was made of the fact that there was no object on radar where the pilots thought the object was,” West says, “because it was 3x as far away.”

“So [the Eglin] the radar data could be something else, an unrelated glitch, or maybe even something related to the object (like a radar jammer/spoofer).”

While these possibilities exist, fundamentally, it remains unknown what the radar data might actually entail since, in addition to very little being said about it in AARO’s report, it presently remains inaccessible to the public.

“The problem here is that we don’t have the data,” West says. “We have the assessments of multiple experts that the sum total of the available data points towards something non-anomalous and lighter than air.”

“But unfortunately, we can’t check their work.”

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Asked if he felt that it would be helpful for independent analysts to review at least some of the additional data that was available to AARO investigators, West said that this might not only make AARO’s job easier, but it could potentially improve their analysis in significant ways.

“Ideally the data would be public, as the more eyes you have on something, the quicker issues and questions get resolved,” West told The Debrief. “AARO works with two partners, an IC (Intelligence Community) partner and an S&T (Science and Technology) partner. It’s not clear who they are, but they both seem to have reached similar conclusions. Oddly, neither seem to comment on the lighting balloon hypothesis, which suggests that it was internal to AARO, so three teams.”

One primary issue is that AARO, by virtue of its job within the government, often has to work with classified information related to various technologies and military operations. This limits its ability to properly communicate its findings and how much it can reveal about the experts and kinds of analysis from these three teams being employed in AARO’s investigations.

“The multi-domain and classified approach results in a fragmented report with very little visibility as to the workings of the three teams,” West says. “Adding more people, such as myself, or the broader public, would help iron out the inconsistencies and poorly communicated details.”

“There’s a risk it gets too messy, but I advocate for an approach called ‘curated crowdsourcing,’ which I described a few years ago,” West says, referencing an article in which he explains how crowdsourced information and analysis led to a reasonable explanation for the Chilean UAP footage within just a few days of its release.

Had the issues present in its recent report on the Eglin incident been the only instance where problems in AARO’s conclusions had been noted, some of the problems with its analysis might have been deemed innocuous. However, the release of the office’s proposed resolution for the 2023 Eglin UAP incident follows just weeks after the appearance of AARO’s Historical Record Report Volume I, which received a lackluster reception due to several factual inaccuracies it contained.

West shares some of those concerns about the mistakes in AARO’s recent publications, which he feels point to why independent analysis by civilian researchers is important.

“AARO should have had the report fact-checked and edited,” West told The Debrief. “They messed up.”

“They have multiple teams of highly paid people working with them, and they have done some good work. But putting out a report with lots of minor errors makes them look bad and casts doubt on their broader conclusions, such as the circular conversations leading up to the Kona Blue proposal and stories about crash retrievals.”

Unlike cases such as the Eglin UAP incident, which may involve reliance on some appropriately classified information, the public version of AARO’s historical report draws much of its contents from publicly accessible information. Additionally, an unclassified version of the report was planned for public release all along, as directed in legislation passed into law that required the completion and publication of the report.

Given that it was destined for public release anyhow, West told The Debrief that AARO might have benefited from having independent researchers offer feedback before the final version of the Historical Report was published.

“Since the report was going to be unclassified, there’s no reason why they could not utilize outside experts to review an embargoed version,” West says. “They could even contract with them, having them sign NDAs.

Fundamentally, West says that working more closely with independent researchers under such circumstances could have helped AARO produce a better, more accurate final report and may have reduced negative responses from many who, justifiably, viewed the report as lacking quality and factual merit.

“There’s no real downside,” West concluded, “and an error-free report is a much better way of conveying your research and conclusions than what they actually produced.”

• 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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09-05-2024 om 00:56 geschreven door peter  

New Study Explains Why Venus is Extremely Dry

Despite its Earth-like size and source material, Venus is extremely dry, indicating near-total water loss to space. Using computer simulations, planetary scientists from the University of Colorado, Boulder and the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Arizona, Tucson found that hydrogen atoms in the planet’s atmosphere go whizzing into space through a process known as dissociative recombination — causing Venus to lose roughly twice as much water every day compared to previous estimates.

Venus today is dry thanks to water loss to space as atomic hydrogen.

Image credit: Aurore Simonnet / Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics / University of Colorado at Boulder.

Despite being a close neighbor and being similar in size and source material to Earth, Venus is extremely dry.

Research has suggested that water from Venus’ once steam-dominant atmosphere was lost to space via a mechanism called hydrodynamic outflow.

However, this mechanism cannot remove all the water needed to explain current conditions, and other studied escape mechanisms are too slow to complete the process of water removal.

“Water is really important for life,” said Dr. Eryn Cangi, a researcher with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

“We need to understand the conditions that support liquid water in the universe, and that may have produced the very dry state of Venus today.”

“Venus is positively parched. If you took all the water on Earth and spread it over the planet like jam on toast, you’d get a liquid layer roughly 3 km (1.9 miles) deep.”

“If you did the same thing on Venus, where all the water is trapped in the air, you’d wind up with only 3 cm (1.2 inches), barely enough to get your toes wet.”

“Venus has 100,000 times less water than the Earth, even though it’s basically the same size and mass,” added Dr. Michael Chaffin, a researcher with the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Arizona, Tucson.

The study authors propose a new explanation: a reaction called HCO+ dissociative recombination, which produces more escaping hydrogen than previously suggested processes.

HCO⁺ dissociative recombination would nearly double the rate of water loss to space from Venus and would resolve longstanding difficulties in explaining measured water abundances and isotope ratios on Venus.

Future Venus spacecraft missions need to measure HCO⁺ abundances to determine if HCO⁺ dissociative recombination is indeed the dominant mechanism for water loss.

“Our findings reveal new hints about why Venus, which probably once looked almost identical to Earth, is all but unrecognizable today,” Dr. Cangi said.

“We’re trying to figure out what little changes occurred on each planet to drive them into these vastly different states.”

• The results appear in the journal Nature.
• M.S. Chaffin et al. Venus water loss is dominated by HCO⁺ dissociative recombination. Nature, published online May 6, 2024; doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-07261-y

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09-05-2024 om 00:34 geschreven door peter  

New Rock Art Sites Discovered in Sudanese Eastern Desert

Archaeologists from Macquarie University and Polish Academy of Science’s Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Culture have discovered 16 new rock art sites in the Sudanese Eastern Desert or the ‘Atbai.’ Almost all of the newly-discovered artwork, which dates back 4,000 years, features the presence of cattle.

Painted rock art at a site around Gebel Nahoganet in the Sudanese Eastern Desert.

Image credit: Cooper et al., doi: 10.1177/03075133231211.

“It was puzzling to find cattle carved on desert rock walls as they require plenty of water and acres of pasture, and would not survive in the dry and arid environment of the Sahara today,” said Dr. Julien Cooper, a researcher at Macquarie University.

“The presence of cattle in ancient rock art is one of the most important pieces of evidence establishing a once ‘green Sahara’.”

The rock art discovered in Eastern Sudan also paints the desert as a grassy savannah, brimming with pools, rivers, swamps and waterholes and home to a variety of African savannah fauna such as the giraffe and elephant.

The idea of a ‘green Sahara’ has been proven in previous archaeological and climatic fieldwork and research, with experts referring to this as the ‘African humid period’ — a time of increased summer monsoon rainfall which began approximately 15,000 years ago and ended roughly 5,000 years ago.

Depictions of humans alongside the cattle could indicate the act of milking, suggesting the region was once occupied by cattle pastoralists until as late as the second or third millennium BCE.

After this point, decreasing rainfall rendered cattle pastoralism impossible.

Today, this region receives almost no annual rainfall.

Following the end of the ‘African humid period’, around 3000 BCE, lakes and rivers began to dry up, sand covered dead pastures and most of the human population left the Sahara for refuge closer to the Nile.

“The Atbai Desert around Wadi Halfa, where the new rock art was discovered, became almost completely depopulated. For those who remained, cattle were abandoned for sheep and goats,” the archaeologists said.

“This would have had major ramification on all aspects of human life — from diet and limited milk supplies, migratory patterns of herding families and the identity and livelihood of those who depended on their cattle.”

• The team’s paper was published in the Journal of Egyptian Archaeology.
• Julien Cooper et al. 2023. Rock Art Surveys in the Sudanese Eastern Desert: Results of the 2018-2019 Atbai Survey Project. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 109 (1-2); doi: 10.1177/03075133231211

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09-05-2024 om 00:26 geschreven door peter  

Ham, the Astrochimp Sent Into Space by NASA Before Alan Shepard and Neil Armstrong

On January 31, 1961, there was a special event in space history. A chimpanzee named Ham traveled into space, becoming the first of his kind to do so. Before famed astronauts like Alan Shepard and Neil Armstrong, there was Ham, a small chimpanzee, weighing only 37 pounds. Ham is remembered as both a hero and a creature who was put into a difficult situation during the space race.

Ham was part of a group of six chimps chosen for NASA’s Project Mercury. They were taken to Cape Canaveral in Florida, where they trained for three weeks in simulators designed to mimic the conditions of space. The purpose of sending Ham into space was to test if a spacecraft’s systems could keep a living creature safe and comfortable. This included making sure the life support systems worked during the short time of weightlessness in space.

Number 65 was a male chimpanzee, born in Africa in 1957. He was caught by trappers and taken to a bird farm in Florida. Then, in 1959, the U.S. Air Force bought him and took him to Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. There, he learned to be an astro-chimp, which is a chimpanzee trained for space missions. His handlers called him “Ham” because of where he was trained. Ham was one of 40 chimps picked for the space program.

Before sending humans to space, NASA wanted to see if they could do tasks there. They picked chimpanzees because they’re like humans in many ways. They wanted to see if chimps could do tasks in space that other animals couldn’t. In simple words, Ham was like a test subject to see if humans could survive a journey into space. According to NASA’s publication, This New Ocean: A History of Project Mercury, (“Ham Paves the Way” chapter):

Intelligent and normally docile, the chimpanzee is a primate of sufficient size and sapience to provide a reasonable facsimile of human behavior. Its average response time to a given physical stimulus is .7 of a second, compared with man’s average .5 second. Having the same organ placement and internal suspension as man, plus a long medical research background, the chimpanzee chosen to ride the Redstone and perform a lever-pulling chore throughout the mission should not only test out the life-support systems but prove that levers could be pulled during launch, weightlessness, and reentry.

The chimpanzees were trained to push buttons when they heard sounds or saw lights. If they did it right within five seconds, they got treats called banana pellets. If not, they felt a little shock on their feet. Scientists also made them experience what it’s like to feel strong forces and float in space, like the people training to go to space, called the “Mercury Seven.” They trained for almost two years.

The astrochimps were not trained to “pilot” space capsules. Instead, they were trained to do regular jobs during short space trips. They were also used as test subjects to understand the dangers of space travel, both physically and mentally. This helped scientists learn about the risks before sending humans, starting from the Mercury program and continuing into later space missions.

“According to one story, which strict scientists contend is apocryphal,” LIFE wrote, “a veterinarian gave a banana to a chimp before a rocket sled ride. As the animal peeled it, the ride started with a lurch and the monkey got the banana full in the face. The next time the chimp was offered a banana before a sled ride, he took it, peeled it, and smeared it over the veterinarian’s face.”

On January 31, 1961, a Mercury-Redstone launched from Cape Canaveral carrying the Ham over 400 miles down range in an arching trajectory that reached a peak of 158 miles above the Earth. Ham performed his lever-pulling tasks well in response to flashing lights. NASA used chimpanzees and other primates to test the Mercury capsule before launching the first American astronauts.

During the flight, his vital signs and various assigned tasks were closely monitored by computers back on Earth. At one point, the spacecraft lost some air because of a problem with a valve. But Ham was safe in his spacesuit. Ham’s journey in the spacecraft lasted for about 16 and a half minutes. He flew at around 5800 miles per hour and reached a height of 157 miles above the Earth. During part of the journey, he felt weightless for about 6 and a half minutes. Even with all the speed and strange feelings, Ham performed his tasks without any problem.

During the flight, they checked how Ham reacted to feeling weightless and speeding up by making him do tasks where he pulled levers. He had practiced doing these tasks before the flight. According to A Brief History of Animals in Space published by the NASA History Office, the flight did not go completely as planned:

The original flight plan called for an altitude of 115 miles and speeds ranging up to 4,400 mph. However, due to technical problems, the spacecraft carrying Ham reached an altitude of 157 miles and a speed of 5,857 mph and landed 422 miles downrange rather than the anticipated 290 miles… He experienced a total of 6.6 minutes of weightlessness during a 16.5-minute flight.

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After the flight, when Ham’s capsule landed in the water, it was about 130 miles away from where it was supposed to be. The capsule started filling with water, but it took a few hours for a ship to come and rescue Ham. Amazingly, he was alive and seemed pretty calm, considering what he’d been through. His trainer described the moment he was recovered from his capsule following the project – “I have never seen such terror on a chimp’s face.” Biologist, Jane Goodall, would say his face showed “the most extreme fear.”

Later on, there was another moment that showed how scared Ham was. Some photographers wanted to take more pictures of him in his seat, but he refused to get back in. Even though people tried to make him, he wouldn’t do it.

After he flew into space, Ham lived alone for 20 years in the National Zoological Park in Washington D.C. Then, he moved to the North Carolina Zoo where he could be with other chimpanzees.

He died when he was only 26 years old on January 19, 1983. Some people wanted to make an exhibit of his stuffed body in a museum, but many disagreed. They thought it was disrespectful. An article in the Washington Post wrote, “Talk about death without dignity.” A letter in the Smithsonian Archives from a sophomore at West High School in Painted Post, New York, summed up the public mood: “By treating his body like that of a stupid beast, people will continue thinking of apes as stupid beasts, and not the intelligent, almost human animals they really are.”

Instead of being stuffed, Ham was cremated, and his ashes were buried with a plaque at the International Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo, New Mexico. His bones are now shown at the National Museum of Health and Medicine.

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08-05-2024 om 21:52 geschreven door peter  

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08-05-2024 om 20:39 geschreven door peter  

 UFO rising out of Seneca Lake, New York, USA water 💦 dripping off it, April 29, 2024, UAP sighting news.

Guys, this is a very rare event. A huge cloaked UFO disk is rising up from the bottom of the lake. When it’s fully out of the water it will wait till most water drips off and then shoot away. This is just mind boggling to see it take place. Scott C. Waring

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08-05-2024 om 20:31 geschreven door peter  

De Marianentrog: wat weet jij over de diepste plek op aarde?

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De Marianentrog: wat weet jij over de diepste plek op aarde?
Met zijn bergtoppen en spectaculaire valleien zijn de aarde en zijn landschappen werkelijk bijzonder. Als we het echter over oceanen hebben, denken we vaak dat ze slechts wat water en een bodem met zand zijn, maar ze zijn eigenlijk net zo levendig als de wereld boven water. Een van de meest indrukwekkende locaties onder water is de Marianatrog, een plek van mysterie en verwondering in de Stille Oceaan. Het staat bekend als de diepste oceaantrog ter wereld en hier bevindt zich ook de Challengerdiepte, het diepst bekende punt op aarde.

Van wonderbaarlijke diepten tot verbazingwekkende dieren, klik verder voor wat bijzondere feitjes over deze unieke plek onder water.

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Het is de diepste trog op aarde
Een trog is een diepe kloof in de zeebodem en de Marianentrog is de diepste trog op aarde.

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Locatie
De trog ligt op 200 kilometer van de Marianen, die in de Stille Oceaan liggen.

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Een koninklijke naam
De eilanden zijn vernoemd naar koningin Maria Anna van Oostenrijk, die getrouwd was met koning Filips IV van Spanje. Vervolgens werd de trog weer naar de eilanden vernoemd.

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De bodem vinden
Het deel van de trog dat als diepste wordt beschouwd heet de Challengerdiepte, hoewel de exacte locatie ervan moeilijk vast te stellen is.

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Het is verbazingwekkend diep
De diepte van de trog is tot nu toe 10.984 meter, bijna elf kilometer dus.

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Het is dieper dan de Mount Everest hoog is
Ter vergelijking: de Mount Everest heeft een hoogte van 8.848 meter boven zeeniveau, wat betekent dat het diepste deel van de Marianentrog 2.147 meter dieper is dan de Mount Everest hoog is.

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Het is overweldigend groot
De trog is ongeveer 2.550 kilometer lang en 69 kilometer breed.

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Het heeft een bijzondere vorm
De trog heeft de vorm van een halve maan. Hij ligt in de buurt van twee tektonische platen: de Filipijnse Plaat en de Pacifische Plaat. De Pacifische plaat, die groter is, ligt onder de Marianentrog.

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De temperatuur
De temperatuur op de bodem varieert van 1 tot 3°C. In de rest van de trog zijn de temperatuurverschillen echter groter. Door de stoom die in sommige delen van de trog aanwezig is en door hydrothermische energie kan het er op sommige plekken 300°C worden.

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De platen vormen nieuwe geografische eigenschappen
De beweging van de twee platen speelde een belangrijke rol bij het ontstaan van de Marianen. Door onderzoek naar deze platen zijn enkele van de oudste materialen die in de aardkorst zitten ontdekt. Deze materialen zijn tot wel 170 miljoen jaar oud

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Het werd ontdekt in 1875
De Marianentrog werd voor het eerst ontdekt tijdens de Challenger-expeditie in 1875, genoemd naar het onderzoeksschip HMS Challenger. Om de diepte van de trog te meten gebruikten de ontdekkingsreizigers een dieplood. Deze werd vastgesteld op 8.183 meter.

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Een nauwkeurigere meting
Er werd een nauwkeurigere meting gedaan tijdens een tweede onderzoek in 1951. Er werd een echolood gebruikt en bij de Challengerdiepte werd een diepte van 10.899 meter vastgesteld. Op de foto zie je een echolood uit die tijd.

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Technologie helpt ons de diepte ervan te onderzoeken
Naarmate de technologie verbeterde, werd het mogelijk om duidelijkere beelden vast te leggen en nauwkeurigere metingen te doen. Zowel echoloden als op afstand bediende camera's hebben veel meer informatie over de trog gebracht.

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De eerste mensen die de Marianentrog verkenden
In 1960 daalden Jacques Piccard en Don Walsh naar het diepste punt van de trog af in een bathyscaaf genaamd Trieste. Een bathyscaaf is een onderwatervoertuig dat zelf kan stijgen en dalen. Tevens kan het grotere diepten bereiken dan een onderzeeër.

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De Amerikaanse marine heeft geholpen bij het verkennen van de Marianentrog
Het onderzoek van Piccard en Walsh werd gesteund door de Amerikaanse marine. Ze slaagden erin het hele gebied in kaart te brengen.

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In 2019 werden in de Marianentrog recorddiepten bereikt
In 2019 bracht de Texaanse ontdekkingsreiziger en investeerder Victor Vescovo de DSV Limiting Factor tot een diepte van 10.928 meter, waarmee hij het wereldrecord met 16 meter verbrak. Datzelfde jaar daalde hij voor de tweede keer af en werd daardoor de eerste persoon die tweemaal naar de bodem van de Challengerdiepte afdaalde.

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Het is mogelijk om de Marianentrog zonder duikers te verkennen
In 2020 bracht een Russisch verkenningsschip genaamd Vityaz drie uur in de trog door en werd daarmee het eerste schip dat het gebied zelfstandig verkende.

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'Titanic'-regisseur James Cameron is een van de weinige mensen die het heeft bezocht
James Cameron daalde af met een onderzeeër, die hij persoonlijk hielp ontwerpen, tot ongeveer 10.908 meter, waarmee hij in 2012 een wereldrecord vestigde.

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Het beschikt over een uniek zeeleven en moddervulkanen
Ondanks het gebrek aan licht en de vijandige omgeving leven er talloze organismen in de Marianentrog. Er zijn meer dan 200 micro-organismen en andere levende wezens in de Marianentrog aanwezig.

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Het bevindt zich in een hadale zone
De term 'hadale zone', die naar Hades is vernoemd, de Griekse god van de onderwereld, verwijst naar de diepste delen van de oceaan (6.000 meter of dieper).

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Het is een populaire plek voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek
De trog fungeert als een internationale hotspot voor wetenschappelijk en multidisciplinair onderzoek dat gericht is op het ontrafelen van geheimen op het gebied van geologie, biologie en oceanografie.

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Het heeft tot innovatie geleid
Het verkennen van de Marianentrog stimuleert innovatie op het gebied van wetenschap, techniek en technologie. Op de foto zie je Richard Branson en ontdekkingsreiziger Chris Welsh met een autonome onderzeeër die klaar werd gemaakt om de trog te bezoeken.

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Het wordt ernstig geschaad door luchtvervuiling
Helaas kunnen er verontreinigende stoffen en weggegooid plastic afval in de diepten van de oceaan terechtkomen. In de Marianentrog is dit heel erg het geval.

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Polychloorbyfenil vormt een probleem in de Marianentrog
Onderzoekers hebben zorgwekkend veel polychloorbifenyl (een gifstof) aangetroffen in het lichaam van schaaldieren. Dit gif werd in 1970 verboden vanwege de risico's die het teweegbracht voor het milieu. Er werden enorme hoeveelheden van dit gif aangetroffen op meerdere dieptes in de bodem van de trog.

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Het is een plek waar radioactief afval werd gedumpt
Van 1946 tot 1993 dumpten verschillende landen radioactief afval in de oceaan om zich er van te ontdoen. De Marianentrog was een van de plekken waar dit vaak gedaan werd.

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Mensen geven oprecht om de toekomst van de trog
Milieuactivisten blijven aandringen op een groter bewustzijn en meer belangstelling voor de bescherming van het milieu tegen door de mens veroorzaakte problemen. De waterkwaliteit en de natuur van de Marianentrog staan onder voortdurend toezicht van de lokale overheid.

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Het is aangewezen als Amerikaans monument
Het Marianas Trench Marine National Monument werd in 2009 opgericht. Dit was voornamelijk bedoeld om de zeldzame organismen te beschermen die in de diepten leven.

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Het geeft een kijkje in de geschiedenis
Aan de hand van sedimentair gesteente en geologische formaties biedt het bestuderen van de Marianentrog een unieke kans om een kijkje te nemen in de verre geschiedenis van onze planeet.

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De trog heeft ter inspiratie gediend voor fictieboeken
Het mysterie en de aantrekkingskracht van de trog hebben als inspiratie gediend voor fictieboeken, waaronder 'Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror' (1997) van de New York Times-bestsellerauteur Steve Alten.

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Het was ook te zien op het witte doek
In 2018 werd een verfilming van Altens boek genaamd 'The Meg' uitgebracht. Jason Statham is in deze film te zijn, die wordt ingeschakeld om te voorkomen dat een gigantische prehistorische haai de Chinese kust aanvalt.

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08-05-2024 om 18:15 geschreven door peter  

Government Breaks Silence: Investigating Strange Encounters with UFOs

In 2015, a significant event marked a turning point in the discourse surrounding unidentified flying objects (UFOs) – the government broke its silence. Navy pilots reported perplexing encounters with UFOs off the coast of Virginia Beach, igniting a flurry of speculation and debate within both military and civilian circles. These encounters, characterized by the pilots as objects with no wings, no cockpit, and no visible means of propulsion, spurred a reassessment of the UFO phenomenon.

Lieutenant Ryan Graves, a Navy pilot with over a decade of service, recounted his experiences aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. He described radar contacts that defied conventional explanation, prompting his squadron to file safety reports. Graves’ testimony, along with numerous other pilots, shed light on a pattern of encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena that persisted over months and years, occurring almost daily in some cases.

The stigma surrounding UFO sightings, often dismissed as hallucinations or ignored to protect careers, began to erode as more pilots came forward with their testimonies. Despite the risk to their professional reputations, these pilots emphasized the importance of addressing the reality of what they were witnessing. The prevailing sentiment among them was clear – the truth could not be muzzled, especially when it posed potential safety risks in the skies.

• https://youtu.be/hXO_RwR1UA8

The government’s acknowledgment of UFO encounters was underscored by the revelation of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), initiated in 2007 and funded by the Department of Defense. This program, previously shrouded in secrecy, signaled a shift towards a more transparent approach to investigating UFO sightings. The release of footage captured by military aircraft, accompanied by firsthand accounts from experienced pilots, provided undeniable evidence of the existence of unidentified aerial phenomena.

The New York Times’ groundbreaking article in 2017 further propelled the UFO discourse into the mainstream, revealing the ongoing efforts of the US government to study and understand these phenomena. Former Senator Harry Reid played a pivotal role in catalyzing government interest in UFOs, advocating for official disclosure and transparency. His efforts, along with those of other government officials, culminated in the establishment of the Galileo Project, a scientific initiative 

The recent Congressional hearings on UFOs marked a historic moment, signaling a renewed commitment to transparency and accountability. Witnesses from the Pentagon and Naval intelligence testified before Congress, acknowledging the reality of UFO encounters and the potential national security implications. While the hearings fell short of providing definitive answers, they underscored the need for further investigation and collaboration between government agencies and the scientific community.

The Galileo Project, spearheaded by astrophysicist Professor Avi Loeb, represents a groundbreaking effort to study UFOs using scientific methodologies. By deploying advanced sensor systems and artificial intelligence, the project aims to gather empirical data on unidentified aerial phenomena and analyze them with rigor and objectivity. This interdisciplinary approach, supported by leading scientists and researchers, holds the promise of unlocking the mysteries surrounding UFO encounters.

In conclusion, the government’s acknowledgment of UFO encounters represents a significant step towards understanding the unknown. By shedding light on these phenomena and initiating scientific inquiry, we move closer to unraveling one of the greatest scientific mysteries of our time. The journey towards understanding UFOs is fraught with challenges, but with transparency, collaboration, and scientific rigor, we may finally uncover the truth behind these strange encounters.

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08-05-2024 om 16:19 geschreven door peter  

• Fragments of Planet Theia appear buried deep beneath Africa and the Pacific
• New evidence has emerged from deep within the moon via NASA's GRAIL craft
• READ MORE: Video spots 'space station' UFOs flying on dark side of the Moon

By MATTHEW PHELAN SENIOR SCIENCE REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A new study of metal ore deep inside the moon is offering fresh evidence that Earth's natural satellite was formed by an ancient planet crashing into Earth long ago.

This long-theorized interplanetary collision — which scientists believe occurred some 4.5 billion years ago — saw a Mars-sized planet named 'Theia' slice itself into hot lava fragments upon impact with the Earth.

While some of Theia's planetary remains appear to be buried as dense and massive 'blobs' deep underneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean's tectonic plates, scientists said evidence for where the rest of Theia went after this crash had remained elusive.

But now, new data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft has found large telltale deposits of titanium-iron ore deep beneath the moon's surface, suggesting Theia's other remains did, in fact, form Earth's moon.

A new study of the moon is offering fresh evidence that Earth's natural satellite was formed by an ancient planet crashing into Earth. This long-theorized collision, some 4.5 billion years ago, saw a Mars-sized planet named 'Theia' slice into hot lava fragments upon impact with Earth

Under the moon's crust, in the region between the crust and the core known as the mantle, NASA's GRAIL craft detected two dense regions (pictured above) that match the titanium and iron 'ilmenite' deposits that would exist if the 'planet Theia' impact theory proves to be correct

Planetary geophysicist, Adrien Broquet of the German Aerospace Center in Berlin, described NASA's GRAIL findings as nothing short of 'mesmerizing.'

His team's new paper, published this April in Nature Geoscience, focused on 'gravity anomalies' deep under the moon's surface: dense, heavy pockets of matter identified by the GRAIL spacecraft's sensors.

'Analyzing these variations in the moon's gravity field allowed us to peek under the moon's surface and see what lies beneath,' Broquet said.

READ MORE: 

• Earth may have lost 60 percent of its atmosphere in the massive collision that formed the Moon 4.5 billion years ago

New research led by Durham University involved more than 300 supercomputer simulations designed to show the consequence of a huge collision on the planet. 

Under the moon's crust, in the region between the crust and the core known as the mantle, the GRAIL craft detected two dense regions that match the titanium and iron 'ilmenite' deposits that would exist if the Theia impact theory was correct.

After Theia's likely collision with Earth, and after fragments of this lost planet became buried deep below Earth's crust, molten lava pools of heavy titanium and iron on the moon's surface began to sink deeper towards its core, pushing lighter rock up.

'Our moon literally turned itself inside out,' said Broquet's co-author, Jeff Andrews-Hanna, a geophysicist at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.

Computer models by their colleague, Nan Zhang at Peking University in Beijing, offered the original framework for their theory that titanium-rich material would exist deep within the moon as a result of the moon's origins as chunks of planet Theia. 

'When we saw those model predictions,' Andrews-Hanna said, 'it was like a lightbulb went on.' 

'We see the exact same pattern when we look at subtle variations in the moon's gravity field,' he said, 'revealing a network of dense material lurking below the crust.' 

Back on Earth, two similarly dense and unusual regions at the base of our planet's mantle — known as Large Low Velocity Provinces (LLVPs) — have also lent credence to the theory that an interplanetary 'Theia' collision created our moon.

One LLVP is located beneath the African tectonic plate and the other under the Pacific tectonic plate, as measured by seismic equipment similar to that used to detect earthquakes.

Their existence was established when geologists found that seismic waves slowed dramatically at a depth of 1,800 miles (2,900 km) in the two regions, which differed to other parts of the Earth.

Scientists have found new evidence our that the moon was created during a giant impact between Earth and a Mars-sized protoplanet called Theia 4.5 billion years ago. This also buried relics of Theia deep within Earth's mantle (depicted following the collision)

After running a series of simulations, Professor Hongping Deng discovered that following the moon-forming impact a significant amount of Theian mantle material – around two percent of Earth's mass – entered the lower mantle (shown in orange in the artist's impression above)

Scientists believe the material in these LLVPs is between 2 and 3.5 percent denser than the Earth's surrounding mantle. 

Last year, Researchers led by the California Institute of Technology came up with the idea that these LLVPs could have evolved from a small amount of Theian material that entered the ancient Earth's lower mantle. 

To back this up, they asked Professor Hongping Deng, of the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, to explore this idea with the help of his pioneering methods in computational fluid dynamics.

After running a series of simulations, Professor Deng discovered that following the moon-forming impact a significant amount of 'Theian' material — around two percent of Earth's mass — would have entered the lower mantle of the ancient planet Earth. 

'Through precise analysis of a wider range of rock samples, combined with more refined giant impact models and Earth evolution models, we can infer the material composition and orbital dynamics of the primordial Earth, "Gaia," and "Theia,"' said Deng's co-author Qian Yuan, a CalTech geophysicist who also worked on this project.

Deng and Yuan's team published their study in the journal Nature late last year.

Broquet said he hopes future NASA missions to the moon, like those scheduled for the Artemis program, will be able to take similar seismic measurements: first-of-their-kind seismic data from the moon to better corroborate the Theia collision theory.

'Future missions, such as with a seismic network, would allow a better investigation of the geometry of these structures,' the researcher said. 

THEIA: AN ANCIENT PROTO-PLANET THAT MAY HAVE MERGED WITH THE YOUNG EARTH TO FORM THE MOOON

About 4.45 billion years ago, 150 million years after the solar system formed, Earth was hit by a Mars-size object called Theia.

The collision created the moon, but debate has raged exactly what happened during this event - and a mystery has persisted on why the moon and Earth are so similar in their composition.

The impact of Theia with Earth was so violent, the resulting debris cloud mixed thoroughly before settling down and forming the moon.

This cloud would have been composed of some Earth material, explaining the similarity between Earth and the moon, and other material.

The colliding body is sometimes called Theia, after the mythical Greek Titan who was the mother of Selene, the goddess of the Moon.

But one mystery has persisted, revealed by rocks the Apollo astronauts brought back from the moon - why are the moon and Earth so similar in their composition?

Several different theories have emerged over the years to explain the similar fingerprints of Earth and the moon.

Perhaps the impact created a huge cloud of debris that mixed thoroughly with the Earth and then later condensed to form the moon.

Or Theia could have, coincidentally, been isotopically similar to young Earth.

A third possibility is that the moon formed from Earthen materials, rather than from Theia, although this would have been a very unusual type of impact.

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08-05-2024 om 01:03 geschreven door peter  

EXCLUSIVE -The UFO Files: Nine never-before-seen videos of craft flying over California, Utah, Nevada and Arizona are revealed by researchers

• Enigma Labs received seven reports about a UFO appearing in different states
• The reports claimed it was a glowing hazy orb that disappeared into thing air 
• READ MORE:  Five UFO abduction cases that could FINALLY be solved

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Americans in several southwest states have reported seeing a glowing, hazy UFO in the night sky around 9pm local on May 2.

The videos were uploaded to Enigma Labs, which shows observations in California, Arizona, Utah and Nevada.

While shot in different locations, witnesses described the UFO as appearing out of nowhere without a sound and disappearing into thin air.

Enigma Lab's UAP advisor Alejandro Rojas said that all the images appeared to be the same, but suggested it could have been a rocket - 'but there were no rockets scheduled at that time.'

'We live by an airport. This was not an airplane, a planet, a star, a comet, or fireball, a drone, a satellite, or a rocket,' a witness in Oroville, California claimed (pictured)

Enigma Labs has built a massive catalog of incidents to weed out what is real or a hoax.

The batch received by DailyMail.com included seven videos and two non-video reports showing similar objects, but Engima said it collected more than 20 witnesses of the same observation.

'We live by an airport. This was not an airplane, a planet, a star, a comet, or fireball, a drone, a satellite, or a rocket,' a witness in Oroville, California claimed.

'We are familiar with them all as we are used to rocket launches and what they look like. This was something that appeared out of nowhere and disappeared into thin air.'

Enigma confirmed that, in several videos, the object was seen disappearing.

'It appeared to have a spotlight on both sides of the object,' another witness wrote on the website.

One of the videos captured in Palm Springs clearly shows a bowtie-shaped object, with lights appearing to be directed in opposite directions.

'Some of the reports indicate the object could be coming from either Vandenburg, China Lake, or the Nellis Test Range,' Rojas said.

Enigma Labs has built a massive catalog of incidents to weed out what is real or a hoax. The image was taken in Palms, California

A family in Peoria, Arizona (pictured) said they have remained baffled by what they caught on video: 'We've watched this video a hundred times and can't explain it'

Another sighting issues to Enigma came from Las Vegas, Nevada (pictured)

'If this was military testing, it would explain why it is not listed on public sites such as Spaceflight Now.

'We will continue to look into it, but for now we don't have a clear explanation.'

A family in Peoria, Arizona said they have remained baffled by what they caught on video: 'We've watched this video a hundred times and can't explain it.'

The Arizona witness shot the footage in a neighborhood, showing houses lining the streets.

One star is visible in the clip, located northeast of the UFO.

The witness said they and their son were out walking when they saw a 'bright light that looked like it was glowing in the clouds.'

'There were no clouds, no moon and no planes at this time,' the report continued.

'We noticed the light and my son started filming with his iPhone.

'The light with a large glow around it was far away and completely silent. It wasn't falling from the sky but rather coming west to east towards us. It was glowing and steady.'

The person continued to explain that at the end, the object faded out and disappeared - no sounds were heard during the sighing.

Another sighting issues to Enigma came from Las Vegas, Nevada.

'I was in my backyard in Las Vegas. I am in the northwest part of the city. I was at my neighbor's house down the street,' the description reads.

'She has a great view of the sky. And I saw this really bright light in the distance and it looked so fuzzy like it was behind clouds, but it was a super clear night.

Enigma received five other reports from California (pictured is from Mariposa), all showing the same type of object and another from Utah

'You can see the stars in the video. We could tell it was getting closer because it was getting bigger and then the cloudy/foggy part, which kind of had a similar effect that a rocket would have but no trail, started to change. It looked like a bow tie or snow angel wing shape.

'After about a minute it started to fade until it looked like a star and then no more. It was going about the same speed as the ISS. Maybe a tad faster.'

And a similar sighting was reported more than 500 miles away in Oroville, California.

The same hazy orb appeared in the video, which flew in a circular motion before disappearing.

'We live by an airport. This was not an airplane, a planet, a star, a comet, or fireball, a drone, a satellite, or a rocket,' the person shared.

'We are familiar with them all as we are used to rocket launches and what they look like. This was something that appeared out of nowhere and disappeared into thin air.'

Enigma received five other reports from California, all showing the same type of object and another from Utah.

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08-05-2024 om 00:43 geschreven door peter  

The Sun is increasing its intensity on schedule, continuing its approach to solar maximum. In just over a 24-hour period on May 5 and May 6, 2024, the Sun released three X-class solar flares measuring at X1.3, X1.2, and X4.5. Solar flares can impact radio communications and electric power grids here on Earth, and they also pose a risk to spacecraft and astronauts in space.

NASA released an animation that shows the solar flares blasting off the surface of the rotating Sun, below.

Predicting when solar maximum will occur is not easy and the timing of it can only be confirmed after it happens. But NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) currently estimates that solar maximum will likely occur between May 2024 and early 2026. The Sun goes through a cycle of high and low activity approximately every 11 years, driven by the Sun’s magnetic field and indicated by the frequency and intensity of sunspots and other activity on the surface. The SWPC has been working hard to have a better handle on predicting solar cycles and activity. Find out more about that here.  

Solar flares are explosions on the Sun that release powerful bursts of energy and radiation coming from the magnetic energy associated with the sunspots. The more sunspots, the greater potential for flares.

Flares are classified based on a system similar to the Richter scale for earthquakes, which divides solar flares according to their strength. X-class is the most intense category of flares, while the smallest ones are A-class, followed by B, C, M and then X. Each letter represents a 10-fold increase in energy output. So an X is ten times an M and 100 times a C. The number that follows the letter provides more information about its strength. The higher the number, the stronger the flare.

Flares are our solar system’s largest explosive events. They are seen as bright areas on the Sun and can last from minutes to hours. We typically see a solar flare by the photons (or light) it releases, occurring in various wavelengths.

Sometimes, but not always, solar flares can be accompanied by a coronal mass ejection (CME), where giant clouds of particles from the Sun are hurled out into space.  If we’re lucky, these charged particles will provide a stunning show of auroras here on Earth while not impacting power grids or satellites.

Thankfully, missions like the Solar Dynamics Observatory, Solar Orbiter, the Parker Solar Probe are providing amazing views and new details about the Sun, helping astronomers to learn more about the dynamic ball of gas that powers our entire Solar System.

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07-05-2024 om 21:29 geschreven door peter  

The names Brown and Batygin, both Caltech astronomers, come up often in regard to P9. Now, they’ve published another paper along with colleagues Alessandro Morbidelli and David Nesvorny, presenting more evidence supporting P9.

It’s titled “Generation of Low-Inclination, Neptune-Crossing TNOs by Planet Nine.” It’s published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.

“The solar system’s distant reaches exhibit a wealth of anomalous dynamical structure, hinting at the presence of a yet-undetected, massive trans-Neptunian body—Planet Nine (P9),” the authors write. “Previous analyses have shown how orbital evolution induced by this object can explain the origins of a broad assortment of exotic orbits.”

To dig deeper into the issue, Batygin, Brown, Morbidelli, and Nesvorny examined Trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) with more conventional orbits. They carried out N-body simulations of these objects that included everything from the tug of giant planets and the Galactic Tide to passing stars.

29 objects in the Minor Planet Database have well-characterized orbits with a > 100 au, inclinations < 40°, and q (perihelia) < 30 au. Of those 29, 17 have well-quantified orbits. The researchers focused their simulations on these 17.

The researchers’ goal was to analyze these objects’ origins and determine if they could be used as a probe for P9. To accomplish this, they conducted two separate sets of simulations. One set with P9 in the Solar System and one set without.

The simulations began at t=300 million years, meaning 300 million years into the Solar System’s existence. At that time, “intrinsic dynamical evolution in the outer solar system is still in its infancy,” the authors explain, while enough time has passed for the Solar System’s birth cluster of stars to disperse and for the giant planets to have largely concluded their migrations. They ended up with about 2000 objects, or particles, in the simulation with perihelia greater than 30 au and semimajor axes between 100 and 5000 au. This ruled out all Neptune-crossing objects from the simulation’s starting conditions. “Importantly, this choice of initial conditions is inherently linked with the assumed orbit of P9,” they point out.

The figure below shows the evolution of some of the 2,000 objects in the simulations.

These are interesting results, but the researchers point out that they in no way prove the existence of P9. These orbits could be generated by other things like the Galactic Tide. In their next step, they examined their perihelion distribution.

“Accounting for observational biases, our results reveal that the orbital architecture of this group of objects aligns closely with the predictions of the P9-inclusive model,” the authors write. “In stark contrast, the P9-free scenario is statistically rejected at a ~5? confidence level.”

The authors point out that something other than P9 could be causing the orbital unruliness. The star was born in a cluster, and cluster dynamics could’ve set these objects on their unusual orbits before the cluster dispersed. A number of Earth-mass rogue planets could also be responsible, influencing the outer Solar System’s architecture for a few hundred million years before being removed somehow.

However, the authors chose their 17 TNOs for a reason. “Due to their low inclinations and perihelia, these objects experience rapid orbital chaos and have short dynamical lifetimes,” the authors write. That means that whatever is driving these objects into these orbits is ongoing and not a relic from the past.

An important result of this work is that it results in falsifiable predictions. And we may not have to wait long for the results to be tested. “Excitingly, the dynamics described here, along with all other lines of evidence for P9, will soon face a rigorous test with the operational commencement of the VRO (Vera Rubin Observatory),” the authors write.

If P9 is real, what is it? It could be the core of a giant planet ejected during the Solar System’s early days. It could be a rogue planet that drifted through interstellar space until being caught up in our Solar System’s gravitational milieu. Or it could be a planet that formed on a distant orbit, and a passing star shepherded it into its eccentric orbit. If astronomers can confirm P9’s existence, the next question will be, ‘what is it?’

If you’re interested at all in how science operates, the case of P9 is very instructive. Eureka moments are few and far between in modern astronomy. Evidence mounts incrementally, accompanied by discussion and counterpoint. Objections are raised and inconsistencies pointed out, then methods are refined and thinking advances. What began as one over-arching question is broken down into smaller, more easily-answered ones.

But the big question dominates for now and likely will for a while longer: Is there a Planet Nine?

Stay tuned

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07-05-2024 om 21:18 geschreven door peter  

It’s that time again. NIAC (NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts) has announced six concepts that will receive funding and proceed to the second phase of development. This is always an interesting look at the technologies and missions that could come to fruition in the future.

The six chosen ones will each receive $600,000 in funding to pursue the ideas for the next two years. NASA expects each team to use the two years to address both technical and budgetary hurdles for their concepts. When this second phase comes to an end, some of the concepts could advance to the third stage.

“These diverse, science fiction-like concepts represent a fantastic class of Phase II studies,” said John Nelson, NIAC program executive at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Our NIAC fellows never cease to amaze and inspire, and this class definitely gives NASA a lot to think about in terms of what’s possible in the future.”

Here they are.

1. Fluidic Telescope (FLUTE): Enabling the Next Generation of Large Space Observatories

Telescopes are built around mirrors and lenses, whether they’re ground-based or space-based. The JWST’s large mirror is 6.5 meters in diameter but had to be folded up to fit inside the rocket that launched it and then unfolded in space. That’s a tricky engineering feat. Engineers are building larger and larger ground-based telescopes, too, and they’re equally tricky to design and build. Could FLUTE change this?

FLUTE envisions lenses made of fluid, and the FLUTE team’s concept describes a space telescope with a primary mirror 50 meters (164 ft.) in diameter. Creating glass lenses for a telescope this large isn’t realistic. “Using current technologies, scaling up space telescopes to apertures larger than approximately 33 feet (10 meters) in diameter does not appear economically viable,” the FLUTE website states.

But in the microgravity of space, fluids behave in an intriguing way. Surface tension holds liquids together at their surfaces. We can see this on Earth, where some insects use surface tension to glide along the surfaces of ponds and other bodies of water. Also, on Earth, surface tension holds small drops of water together. But in space, away from Earth’s dominating gravity, surface tension is much more effective. There, water maintains the most energy efficient shape there is: a sphere.

Another force governs water: adhesion. Adhesion causes liquids to cling to surfaces. In the microgravity of space, adhesion can bind liquid to a circular, ring-like frame. Then, due to surface tension, the liquid will naturally adopt a spherical shape. If the liquid can be made to bulge inward rather than outward, and if the liquid is reflective enough, it creates a telescope mirror.

The FLUTE team would like to make optical components in space. The liquid would stay in the liquid state and form an extremely smooth light-collecting surface. As a bonus, FLUTE would also self-repair after any micrometeorite strike.

The FLUTE study is led by Edward Balaban from NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley. The FLUTE team has already done some tests on the ISS and on zero-g flights.

2. Pulsed Plasma Rocket (PPR): Shielded, Fast Transits for Humans to Mars

It takes too long to get to Mars. It’s a six-month journey each way, plus time spent on the surface. All that time in microgravity, exposure to radiation, and other challenges make the trip very difficult for astronauts. PPR aims to fix that.

PPR isn’t a launch vehicle for escaping Earth’s gravity well. It would be launched on a heavy lift vehicle like SLS and then sent on its way.

PPR was originally derived from the Pulsed Fission Fusion concept. But it’s more affordable, and also smaller and simpler. PPR might generate 100,000 N of thrust with a specific impulse (Isp) of 5,000 seconds. Those are good numbers. PPR could reduce the travel time to Mars to two months.

It has other benefits as well. It could propel larger spacecraft to Mars on trips longer than two months, carrying more cargo and also provide heavier shielding against cosmic rays. “The PPR enables a whole new era in space exploration,” the team writes.

PPR is basically a fusion system ignited by fission. It’s similar to a thermonuclear weapon. But rather than a run-away explosion, the combined energy is directed through a magnetic nozzle to produce thrust.

In phase two, the PPR team intends to optimize the engine design to produce more specific impulse, perform proof-of-concept experiments for major components, and design a shielded ship for human missions to Mars.

This study is led by Brianna Clements with Howe Industries in Scottsdale, Arizona.

3. The Great Observatory for Long Wavelengths (GO-LoW)

One of modern astronomy’s last frontiers is the low-frequency radio sky. Earth’s ionosphere blocks our ground-based telescopes from seeing it. And space-based telescopes can’t see it either. It’s because the wavelengths are so long, in the meter to the kilometre scale. Only extremely massive telescopes could see these waves clearly.

GO-LoW is a potential solution. It’s a space-based array of thousands of identical Small-Sats arranged as an interferometer. It would sit at an Earth-Sun Lagrange point and observe exoplanet and stellar magnetic fields. Exoplanet magnetic fields emit radio waves between 100 kHz and 15 MHz. The GO-LoW team says their interferometer could perform the first survey of exoplanetary magnetic fields within 5 parsecs (16 light years.) Magnetic fields tell scientists a lot about an exoplanet, its evolution, and its processes.

While there’s no doubt that large telescopes like the JWST are powerful and effective, they’re extremely complex and expensive. And if something goes wrong with a critical component, the mission could end.

GO-LoW takes a different approach. By using thousands of individual satellites, the system is more resilient. GO-LoW would have a hybrid constellation. Some of the satellites would be smaller and simpler satellites called “listener nodes” (LN,) while a smaller number of them would be “communication and computation” nodes (CCNs). They would collect data from the LNs, process it, and beam it back to Earth.

The GO-LoW says it would only take a few heavy launches to place an entire 100,000 satellite constellation in space.

The technology for the SmallSats already exists. The challenge the GO-LoW team will address with their phase two funding is developing a system that will harness everything together effectively. “The coordination of all these physical elements, data products, and communications systems is novel and challenging, especially at scale,” they write.

GO-LoW is led by Mary Knapp with MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

4. Radioisotope Thermoradiative Cell Power Generator

It’s sort of like solar power in reverse.

The RTCPG is a power source for spacecraft visiting the outer planets. They promise smaller, more efficient power generation for smaller science and exploration missions that can’t carry a solar power system or nuclear power system. Both those systems are bulky, and solar power is limited the further away from the sun a spacecraft goes.

The thermoradiative cell (TRC) uses radioisotopes to create heat as an MMRTG does. But the TRC uses the heat to generate infrared light which generates electricity. In initial testing, the system generated 4.5 times more power from the same amount of PU-238.

Much of phase two’s work will involve materials. “Metal-semiconductor contacts capable of surviving the required elevated temperatures will be investigated,” the team explains. The team developed a special cryostat testing apparatus in phase one.

“Building on our results from Phase I, we believe there is much more potential to unlock here,” the team writes.

This power generation concept study is from Stephen Polly at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.

5. FLOAT: Flexible Levitation on a Track

What if Artemis is enormously successful? How will astronauts move their equipment around the lunar surface efficiently?

FLOAT would provide autonomous transportation for payloads on the Moon. “A durable, long-life robotic transport system will be critical to the daily operations of a sustainable lunar base in the 2030’s,” the FLOAT team writes.

The heart of FLOAT is a three-layer flexible track that’s unrolled into position without major construction. It consists of three layers: a graphite layer, a flex-circuit layer, and a solar panel layer.

The graphite layer allows robots to use diamagnetic levitation to float over the track. The flex-circuit layer supplies the thrust that moves them, and the thin-film solar panel layer generates electricity for a lunar base when it’s in sunlight.

The system can be used to move regolith around for in-situ resource utilization and to transport payloads around a lunar base, for example, from landing zones to habitats.

“Individual FLOAT robots will be able to transport payloads of varying shape/size (>30 kg/m^2) at useful speeds (>0.5m/s), and a large-scale FLOAT system will be capable of moving up to 100,000s kg of regolith/payload multiple kilometres per day,” the FLOAT team explains.

With their phase two funding, the FLOAT team intends to design, build, and test scaled-down versions of FLOAT robots and track. Then, they’ll test their system in a lunar analog testbed. They’ll also test environmental effects on the system and how they alter the system’s performance and longevity.

Ethan Schaler leads FLOAT at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California.

6. SCOPE: ScienceCraft for Outer Planet Exploration

Some of the most intriguing planets and moons in the Solar System are well beyond Jupiter. But exploring them is challenging. Extremely long travel times, restrictive mission windows, and large expenses limit our exploration. But SCOPE aims to address these limitations.

Typically, a spacecraft carries a propulsion and power system along with its instruments and communication systems. NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter, for example, carries a chemical rocket engine for propulsion, 50 square meters of solar panels, and 10 science instruments. The solar panels alone weigh 340 kg (750 lbs.) Juno is powerful, produces a wide variety of quality science data, and is expensive.

ScienceCraft takes a different approach. It combines a single science instrument and spacecraft into one monolithic structure. It’s basically a solar sail with a built-in spectrometer. They’re aiming their design at the Neptune-Triton system.

“By printing an ultra-lightweight quantum dot-based spectrometer, developed by the PI Sultana, directly on the solar sail, we create a breakthrough spacecraft architecture allowing an unprecedented parallelism and throughput of data collection and rapid travel across the solar system,” the ScienceCraft team writes.

Instead of merely providing the propulsion, the sail doubles as the spacecraft’s science instrument. The small mass means that ScienceCraft could be carried into orbit as a secondary payload. The team says they’ll use phase two to identify and develop key technologies for the spacecraft and to further mature the mission concept. They say that because of the low cost and simplicity, they could be ready by 2045.

“By leveraging these benefits, we propose a mission concept to Triton, a unique planetary body in our solar system, within the short window that closes around 2045 to answer compelling science questions about Triton’s atmosphere, ionosphere, plumes and internal structure,” the ScienceCraft team explains.

ScienceCraft is led by NASA’s Mahmooda Sultana at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

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07-05-2024 om 21:01 geschreven door peter  

Our Alien Overlords: How Humanity Secretly Serves the Tall Whites

In the annals of extraterrestrial lore, few accounts captivate the imagination quite like the saga of Charles Hall and the enigmatic Tall Whites. Hall’s narrative, chronicled in his series of books titled “Millennial Hospitality,” offers a tantalizing glimpse into a clandestine relationship between humans and an otherworldly species known as the Tall Whites. From covert agreements to clandestine operations, the story unveils a complex tapestry of interactions that raise profound questions about the nature of our reality and our place within the cosmos.

The Tall Whites: Alien Enigmas Among Us

According to Hall, the Tall Whites first made contact with the United States government in the early 1950s, purportedly striking a deal that allowed them to establish facilities on Earth in exchange for advanced technology. Described as tall, fair-skinned beings with elongated features, the Tall Whites possess a sophisticated understanding of science and technology far beyond our own. Their presence on Earth, shrouded in secrecy, has fueled speculation and intrigue for decades.

Covert Collaborations: The Shadowy Alliance

Central to Hall’s account is the clandestine collaboration between the United States government and the Tall Whites. Allegedly, the US government agreed to allow the Tall Whites to conduct their operations on Earth with minimal interference in exchange for access to their advanced technology. This covert alliance, hidden from public view, raises profound questions about the extent of our government’s involvement with extraterrestrial entities and the implications for humanity at large.

Unveiling Secret Facilities: Evidence Underground

One of the most compelling aspects of Hall’s narrative is his description of secret facilities where the Tall Whites conduct their operations. Through meticulous research and analysis, investigators have uncovered evidence of underground bases and covert installations that align with Hall’s accounts. Satellite imagery and historical records suggest the existence of hidden facilities linked to the Tall Whites, providing tantalizing clues about the scope of their presence on Earth.

The Human Experiment: Studying Humanity

Beyond their technological prowess, the Tall Whites are said to possess a profound interest in humanity itself. According to Hall, he became the subject of their study during his tenure at Nellis Air Force Base, where he interacted closely with members of the extraterrestrial species. Through these interactions, the Tall Whites sought to understand human behavior and psychology, offering insights into their own enigmatic culture and society.

The Veil of Secrecy: Unraveling the Truth

While Hall’s accounts offer a compelling narrative of human-alien interaction, skepticism abounds regarding the veracity of his claims. Critics point to the lack of concrete evidence to substantiate his story, raising doubts about the existence of the Tall Whites and their alleged collaboration with the US government. Despite these challenges, the enduring mystery surrounding the Tall Whites continues to captivate the imagination of UFO enthusiasts and skeptics alike.

VIDEO:

• The Why Files – Our Alien Overlords | How We Secretly Serve The Tall Whites

• https://youtu.be/EieUJvKrjo4

The saga of Charles Hall and the Tall Whites offers a fascinating glimpse into the shadowy world of extraterrestrial contact and covert collaboration. As humanity grapples with the mysteries of the cosmos, the story serves as a reminder of the profound questions that lie beyond the confines of our understanding. Whether fact or fiction, the tale of our alien overlords invites us to contemplate our place in the universe and the enigmatic beings that may share it with us.

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07-05-2024 om 20:34 geschreven door peter  

In May 1950, two down-to-Earth Oregon farmers took a couple of photos that were out-of-this world. They have never been successfully debunked.

 Bryce Zabel

After becoming a public sensation in June 1947 with the famous Kenneth Arnold sighting, flying saucers were the talk of America. There were numerous reports being made, many witnesses, and unconfirmed photos. However, there were no clearly unstaged photos of actual craft that made the grade with their uncontested quality.

In 1950, When the Nation Wanted Proof, It Flew Over a Farm in Oregon

On May 11, 1950, Paul and Evelyn Trent saw history gliding over their farm in the form of a single 100-foot flying saucer, and snapped two famous pictures of it from different angles, thirty seconds apart. The story blew wide open a month and a half later.

On June 26, 1950, Life magazine printed what everyone then agreed were two of the best flying saucer photos ever taken. They were not images of blurry lights in the sky or birds or weather balloons. They were real, structural, and metallic. The only valid question was whether they were authentic mysteries or just hoaxes.

Flying Saucer Moment of Zen

Do these photos look like the side mirror to a 1947 pick-up truck suspended by a thread, or a garbage can lid tossed into the air, two theories floated by skeptics?

The best place to start in an article about photo analysis of something potentially extraordinary is to take a moment to look at the full size scan of the photos. Take a good look at them on the best screen you have. The full story’s on the other side…

Trent Farm | Sheridan, Oregon | May 11, 1950 | Public Domain

In the intervening years, these two photos the Trents exposed in half-a-minute flurry have been studied by the Air Force, the CIA’s Condon Report, and multiple researchers. They’ve appeared in articles thousands of times. The Trents, by the way, never made any money for any of those uses.

People are still split on the real-versus-hoax divide, but the edge over time goes to acceptance that they were taken unstaged.

They Weren’t Looking for a Flying Saucer

Located just off the Salmon River Highway, Paul and Evelyn Trent worked their small farm in Sheridan, Oregon in the years just after the Second World War. It was a timber and farming community just a short drive from Oregon’s fertile Willamette Valley. It was a hard life, but they were hard-working people.

Sheridan is about ten miles away from the Yamhill County seat of McMinnville that’s always listed as the location where the photographs were taken. These days, McMinnville throws an annual UFO Festival with a parade to keep that fiction alive.

To put the timeframe into perspective: WWII ends in 1945, Kenneth Arnold sees flying saucers up in Washington State in June 1947, a few weeks later there’s the Roswell, New Mexico crash, and three years later, the Trents take their pictures. Things were hopping, ufologically speaking.

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07-05-2024 om 14:53 geschreven door peter  

There’s also the Swedish Negative Ions on Lunar Surface (NILS), an instrument that will detect and measure negative ions reflected by the lunar surface. Lastly, there’s the Pakistani ICUBE-Q CubeSat developed by the Institute of Space Technology (IST) and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), which will take images of the lunar surface using two optical cameras and measure the Moon’s magnetic field. The data these instruments provide will reveal new information about the lunar environment that will inform plans for long-duration missions on the surface.

By 2026, the Chang’e-6 mission will be joined by Chang’e-7, including an orbiter, lander, rover, and a mini-hopping probe. The data provided by the program will assist China’s plans to land taikonauts around the lunar south pole by 2030, followed by the completion of the ILRS by 2035.

Further Reading: 

• CGTN

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06-05-2024 om 22:24 geschreven door peter  

De LaGuardia-cilinder en de gelijkenis ervan met het Cecconi-incident in 1979 boven Italië

Door Bob Spearing, MUFON-directeur internationale onderzoeken

Op 25 maart 2024 verscheen er een verhaal in de New York Post over een vliegtuigpassagier genaamd Michelle Reyes die per ongeluk een zwart cilindervormig object met een mogelijke witte koepel boven New York City filmde terwijl ze haar vliegtuig in de tegenovergestelde richting passeerde. Uiteraard meldde ze het incident onmiddellijk aan de FAA. Ze was bang dat het een gevaar voor de veiligheid was. Ze ontving op dit moment geen antwoord van de FAA. Dit is niet verrassend!

Tom Wertman, directeur van de staat Ohio bij MUFON en lid van het fotoanalyseteam van het MUTUAL UFO Network, die zelden met stomheid geslagen is, kon het cilindervormige voertuig niet identificeren. Vogel is uitgesloten, wat vaak het geval is bij een snel wazige flybay op de voorgrond van een cameralens. Bovendien bevond het vliegtuig zich op een vrij grote hoogte voor vogels, waardoor de soort vogel die het zou kunnen zijn ernstig werd beperkt.

CNN en verschillende nieuwsorganisaties hadden hun vaste opmerkingen, zoals Ben Hansen, die suggereerden dat het abnormaal was. In dit geval zou MUFON het ermee eens zijn dat dit zeker geen vogel is, maar een technologisch object. Ballon is uitgesloten. De snelheid van het object kan niet worden bepaald, aangezien het vliegtuig enkele honderden kilometers per uur vloog en het object zich in slechts één of twee frames in de tegenovergestelde richting bevond.

MUFON pakte de waarneming echter anders aan. We hebben gezocht naar mogelijk correlerende gevallen en we hebben één zeer significant geval gevonden dat neigt naar een afwijkend object! Wij bij MUFON blinken uit in deze manier van correlaties met andere historische casussen.

Er is een tweede rapport van een soortgelijke zwarte cilinder met een melkwitte koepel die in 1979 in Italië plaatsvond. Het volledige rapport staat hieronder, maar ter vergelijking voor de lezer: we hebben ook een tekening uit de Cecconi-zaak uit 1979 en die is duidelijk te zien parallel met de La Guardia-foto van 25 maart 2024. Het bijgevoegde artikel hieronder toont een foto van het object uit 1979 gefotografeerd door piloot Cecconi! Ironisch genoeg zijn er door de piloot 80 foto's gemaakt, maar slechts één is openbaar. Waarom?

Als je naar de foto van Michele Reyes kijkt en deze vergelijkt met de opvatting van de kunstenaar over het Cecconi oObject uit 1979, valt niet te ontkennen dat we 45 jaar later naar hetzelfde object of een object met een vergelijkbare constructie kijken.

Van website:

• https://www.xaluannews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3179667#google_vignette

Op 18 juni 1979 keerde de toenmalige pilootmaarschalk Giancarlo Cecconi (geboren in 1933, in Florence) terug van een fotografisch onderzoek uitgevoerd op de Ligurische Apennijnen.

The UFO with the airfield below

Toont deze foto een echte UFO

Hij vloog over het gebied tussen Rovigo en de Colli di Abano Terme, toen hij via de radio vanuit de verkeerstoren van de militaire luchthaven van S. Angelo di Treviso, waar hij gestationeerd was, de uitnodiging ontving om verbinding te maken met de vliegbasis van Istrië ( TV), waarvan de radar een ongeïdentificeerd vliegend object had gesignaleerd, ongeveer op de verticale lijn van Quinto di Treviso en dus in de directe omgeving van de bovengenoemde luchthaven.

De heer Cecconi, die behoorde tot de 14 'Group of the 2' Fighter Bomber Reconnaissance Wing van de Italiaanse luchtmacht, bevond zich aan boord van een G 91/R, uitgerust met vier VINTEN-camera's, zo geplaatst: twee aan de zijkanten van de voorkant van de cockpit, één in de voorste positie en de vierde in de buikpositie. Hiermee had hij in feite de fotografische onderzoeken uitgevoerd waarvoor hij de leiding had gehad. Vervolgens sprak hij met het personeel van het grondcontroleorgaan af om het door de radar gedetecteerde object te gaan identificeren.

Op het moment van de waarneming kwam het bij hem op dat het een zonne-UFO zou kunnen zijn; Toen besefte hij dat het iets anders was. Het was een prachtige dag en hij besefte al snel dat die “zwarte vlek” heel andere kenmerken had.

Het leek hem in de vorm van een matzwarte ‘brandstoftank’ en op het enigszins afgeplatte bovenste gedeelte zag hij een stroomlijnkap met twee ‘snorren’; dit lag ten grondslag aan iets helders en wits dat, naar zijn mening, een soort melkwitte “koepel” was. De kenmerken van het oppervlak lieten de breking van licht niet toe. Het object bleek een lengte te hebben van ongeveer 6-8 meter en een breedte van ongeveer 3 meter.

Ten tijde van de ontmoeting met het ongewone ‘vliegtuig’ bevond dit zich verticaal op de militaire luchthaven van Treviso op een hoogte van ongeveer 1300 meter.

Nadat hij contact had gemaakt met de UFO, maakte hij een eerste serie foto’s met de camera aan de voorkant en nadat hij in zeer korte tijd de “strop” had gemaakt (manoeuvre die bestaat uit het omkeren van de koers), merkte hij op dat het object bevond zich nog steeds in dezelfde positie, zodat hij deze keer nog een serie foto's kon maken met de camera's aan de zijkant.

Hij begreep dat het iets was met een zekere stijfheid en leidde dit af uit het feit dat, toen het vliegtuig hem naderde met een snelheid van ongeveer 300 knopen (450-500 km / u), het object “… geen last had van enige turbulentie… ”. De piloot had bij andere gelegenheden de gelegenheid gehad om UFO Solar te zien. Ze voelden echter de turbulentie veroorzaakt door de nabijgelegen passage van het vliegtuig en hun beweging kon zelfs een kwartier duren; dit object daarentegen leek statisch te blijven en trilde niet, ook al was de heer Cecconi het op een afstand van ongeveer honderd meter gepasseerd.

Tijdens de waarneming, die ongeveer vijf minuten duurde, kon de heer Cecconi meer dan tachtig foto's maken waarop het object altijd in dezelfde frontale positie, of in een lichte hoek, te zien was; in feite was dit vanaf de zijkant nooit helemaal zichtbaar, het was alsof het ‘ding’ het vliegtuig wilde ‘richten’.
Volgens de getuige leek hij zich defensief op te stellen. De zijkant werd nooit volledig belicht en het was hem nooit gelukt hem volledig vanaf de zijkant te fotograferen; hiervoor was hij onder de indruk.

Terwijl de piloot een bocht aan het voltooien was, zei het radarcentrum van Istrana tegen hem: “we zijn het kwijt! Het staat niet meer op het scherm!”. Het was plotseling verdwenen tussen de treffers op de radar door.

Ook vanuit de verkeerstoren van de luchthaven S. Angelo meldden ze dat het object binnen enkele ogenblikken op onverklaarbare wijze uit het zicht was verdwenen. Hij keek waar de UFO had moeten zijn, maar kon hem niet meer zien.

Nadat het vliegtuig was teruggekeerd naar de basis in Treviso, hebben de specialisten, zoals gebruikelijk, de filmcontainers verwijderd, in ontvangst genomen en naar het laboratorium van de afdeling Ontwikkeling en Drukken gebracht.

Zodra de foto's ontwikkeld waren, controleerde hij ze en vroeg een vriend (fotolabmedewerker) om een ​​kopie.

Jaren gingen voorbij en nadat de heer Cecconi met pensioen ging, vroegen ufologen het Ministerie van Defensie om de documentatie over deze zaak vrij te geven, en hen werd verteld dat: “het object in kwestie, onmiddellijk geïdentificeerd, met scherp werd gefotografeerd en ondubbelzinnig werd geïdentificeerd door de persoonlijke fototolk in een cilindrische ballon, gemaakt met zwarte plastic zakken.”.

Het antwoord liet de ufologen verbijsterd achter, vooral gezien de ervaring en voorbereiding van de heer Cecconi, die prat ging op een curriculum als weinig anderen en een van de bekendste en meest gewaardeerde piloten was op het gebied van ernst en competentie.

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06-05-2024 om 18:53 geschreven door peter