GLOBAL WARMING IS WORSE THAN WE THOUGHT, AI TELLS SCIENTISTS

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07-03-2023 om 18:27 geschreven door peter  

How big can animals get?

Animals, especially those on land, can't grow indefinitely. The reason has to do with the square-cube law.

The largest animal ever to walk on Earth was likely the dinosaur Argentinosaurus, a hulking 77-ton (70 metric tons) titanosaur that lived about 90 million years ago during the Late Cretaceous. For comparison, the heaviest animal on land today is the African elephant (Loxodonta), which weighs less than 7 tons (6 metric tons). And both look positively dainty next to the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), which, at an average of 165 tons (150 metric tons), may be the heaviest animal ever to have lived.

But could any animal ever top that? Is there a limit to how large an animal can get? 

"We look at blue whales, and the question is whether we could get anything bigger," Geerat Vermeij(opens in new tab), a professor of geobiology and paleobiology at the University of California, Davis, told Live Science. "I'm not sure I'd be willing to say no to that question. Size depends on many factors, and I take a relativistic point of view."

At least in theory, though, there may be a hard limit — enforced by the laws of physics — of about 120 tons (109 metric tons) for land animals, according to Felisa Smith(opens in new tab), a professor of paleoecology at the University of New Mexico. "To be bigger than that, on land, your legs would have to be so wide to support your body that you couldn't efficiently walk," she told Live Science in an email. 

Smith is referring to the square-cube law(opens in new tab), a mathematical principle first described by Galileo Galilei as "the ratio of two volumes is greater than the ratio of their surfaces." In other words, as an animal increases in size, its volume will grow faster than its surface area, so larger animals need much larger limbs to support their weight. If we were to merely scale up an elephant by several orders of magnitude, the square-cube law holds that it would collapse — its mass would increase by a power of three, while its limbs would increase in size by a power of two. 

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The only way our imaginary mega-elephant could overcome this limitation would be to have disproportionately large and thick legs. But even then, at around the 120-ton mark, the limbs necessary to keep the mega-elephant on its feet would become improbably bulky. "The largest animals in the fossil record are just under 100 tons [90 metric tons], which supports this theoretical maximum," Smith said, adding that "it's not clear that bigger ones couldn't have evolved."

But physics is not the only constraint on animal size. If it were, we would live in a world packed with 100-ton land animals, carefully toeing Galileo's square-cube line. Resource availability is also a significant factor — megafauna have to eat. "Animals that live in more productive environments with high quality foods are generally able to harbor larger maximum body sizes," said Jordan Okie(opens in new tab), a quantitative biologist at Arizona State University. "Whales, elephants, and other megabiota tend to live in productive, nutrient rich environments."

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Nutrient requirements also explain why reptiles, like titanosaurs, grew much larger than even the largest land mammals, according to Smith. Because warm-blooded mammals have faster metabolisms, they require about 10 times the amount of food to support a given body size than reptiles do, Smith explained. Reptiles, on the other hand, have lower body temperatures and slower metabolisms, so they can afford to eat less and can grow on a calorie budget that would starve a mammal.

"Not surprisingly, the largest dinosaurs in terrestrial areas were about 10x bigger than the largest mammals," Smith said.

Blue whales, which can weigh about 165 tons and are warm-blooded mammals, are glaring exceptions to several of these rules. But their unique environment explains their success(opens in new tab). Marine megafauna can take advantage of their buoyancy to scale up in size without straining their muscles and bones, growing in ways that would make the limbs of land animals crumble. And whales have miles of open ocean at their disposal, which they travel to pursue meals.

"Animals in water are expected to be less limited by biomechanical constraints," Okie told Live Science in an email. "The oceans also provide abundant, nutrient-dense resources for those animals that are mobile and resourceful." In particular, the evolution of baleen plates allowed whales to consume zooplankton efficiently enough to support their enormous sizes, Okie added.

Various constraints aside, the planet can clearly support megafauna. For hundreds of millions of years, megafauna were pervasive. Yet, throughout the past 20,000 years or so(opens in new tab), a mere blink in evolutionary time, megafauna have all but vanished. Large land mammals such as elephants and rhinos are in decline, existing in only specific parts of the world; several groups of marine megafauna, such as whales, are perpetually tottering on the brink of extinction. So where did all of the giants go?

"Humans eliminated most of them," Vermeij said. "Mammoths, elephants, bison, large carnivores — we've eliminated 90% of large animals, maybe more, and certainly all of the largest ones." 

Humans are also the chief obstacle to the revival of these large species. 

"You'd have to have no humans before megafauna could make a comeback," Vermeij said. "We're the dominant species, by far, and no animal is going to get large under our hegemony. The chances of getting anything as big as a Cretaceous dinosaur again are unlikely."

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07-03-2023 om 18:02 geschreven door peter  

A Strange Object Orbits The Milky Way’s Black Hole Every 70 Minutes

Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object, which they believe is a giant hot bubble of gas around the Milky Way's black hole every seventy minutes. This means that the object is moving at a mind-boggling 30% of the speed of light.

Observations by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have revealed something unusual near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole. Astronomers believe there is a mystery object, a hot spot, that circles around Sagittarius A*. According to the researchers, the discovery will aid in our comprehension of the bizarre yet dynamic ecosystem.

The object that circles the black hole is most likely a hot bubble of gas that swirled around Sagittarius A* in an orbit comparable to that of the planet Mercury, according to the experts. The only difference is that it completes one orbit in around seventy minutes.

Orbits of the G objects at the center of our galaxy, with the supermassive black hole indicated with a white cross. Stars, gas and dust are in the background.

(Credit: Anna Ciurlo, Tuan Do/UCLA Galactic Center Group)

In other words, according to Maciek Wielgus of the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, this puzzling object requires a mind-boggling velocity of nearly 30% of the speed of light to complete its orbit in seventy minutes. Wielgus conducted the study that described the hot gas bubble orbiting the black hole, which was published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

ALMA, a radio telescope co-owned by the European Southern Observatory (ESO), was utilised to perform observations during the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration's attempt to picture black holes. In April 2017, the EHT joined eight existing radio telescopes across the world, including ALMA, and photographed Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy, for the first time. To calibrate the EHT data, a team of EHT Collaboration members, including Wielgus, used ALMA data taken concurrently with the EHT observations of Sagittarius A. The scientists discovered further information about the black hole's nature using solely ALMA observations.

The observations were made just after NASA's Chandra Space Telescope detected an X-ray flare produced from our galaxy's centre. There is a suggestion that these flares are caused by hot spots, which are hot gas bubbles that orbit exceedingly quickly and near to black holes. Previously, they were observed using X-ray and infrared telescopes.

"This is particularly intriguing because flares of this type were previously recorded solely in X-rays and infrared. "For the first time, we detect a very strong hint that orbiting hot spots are also present in radio data," Wielgus explains.

According to Jesse Vos, a Radboud University Ph.D. student who was also involved in this study, these hot spots detected at infrared wavelengths are most likely manifestations of the same physical phenomenon: as hot spots emitting infrared cool, they become visible at longer wavelengths, similar to those observed by ALMA and the EHT.

Recent discoveries lend credence to the notion that flares are created by magnetic interactions in the highly hot plasma circling the black hole. These flares appear to have a magnetic origin, and scientific findings shed light on their geometry. We now have the possibility to build a theoretical interpretation of these events as a result of the additional data," explains Radboud University co-author Monika Mocibrodzka.

Scientists can use ALMA to analyse polarized radio emissions from Sagittarius A* and thereby establish the magnetic field of the black hole. In addition to these findings, the scientists investigated the hot spot's genesis and environment, particularly the magnetic field encircling Sagittarius A*, using theoretical models. Their finding places more limitations on the form of this magnetic field than prior observations in the process of discovering the nature of our black hole and its environs.

The GRAVITY instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT), which looks into the cosmos in infrared, has validated some of the prior discoveries. Both GRAVITY and ALMA data indicate that the flare originates in a cluster of gas revolving clockwise around the black hole at around 30% the speed of light. The hot spot's orbit is also practically face-on, according to scientists.

"To be able to track hot spots at multiple wavelengths using GRAVITY and ALMA coordinated multiwavelength observations in the future would be a true milestone for our understanding of the physics of flares in the Galactic centre," says Ivan Marti-Vidal of the University of Valencia, a study co-author.

Furthermore, the EHT team wants to directly examine the gas clumps around the black hole, allowing them to delve closer and obtain a better knowledge of the object.

What happens near Sagittarius Acosmic *'s environment is a mystery to researchers. Wielgus, on the other hand, thinks that one day we may ultimately learn more about it and be able to construct a clearer picture of what happens at the centre of our galaxy.

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07-03-2023 om 17:33 geschreven door peter  

Astronomers spotted shock waves shaking the web of the universe for the first time

The observation could offer an indirect look at large-scale magnetic fields in the universe

In this simulation of the cosmic web, shock waves along filaments and around clusters emit radio light (pink) as they ripple through magnetic fields (cyan).

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By Elise Cutts

For the first time, astronomers have caught a glimpse of shock waves rippling along strands of the cosmic web — the enormous tangle of galaxies, gas and dark matter that fills the observable universe.

Combining hundreds of thousands of radio telescope images revealed the faint glow cast as shock waves send charged particles flying through the magnetic fields that run along the cosmic web. Spotting these shock waves could give astronomers a better look at these large-scale magnetic fields, whose properties and origins are largely mysterious, researchers report in the Feb. 17 Science Advances.

Finally, astronomers “can confirm what so far has only been predicted by simulations — that these shock waves exist,” says astrophysicist Marcus Brüggen of the University of Hamburg in Germany, who was not involved in the new study.

At its grandest scale, our universe looks something like Swiss cheese. Galaxies aren’t distributed evenly through space but rather are clumped together in enormous clusters connected by ropy filaments of dilute gas, galaxies and dark matter and separated by not-quite-empty voids (SN: 10/3/19).

Tugged by gravity, galaxy clusters merge, filaments collide, and gas from the voids falls onto filaments and clusters. In simulations of the cosmic web, all that action consistently sets off enormous shock waves in and along filaments.

Filaments make up most of the cosmic web but are much harder to spot than galaxies (SN: 1/20/14). While scientists have observed shock waves around galaxy clusters before, shocks in filaments “have never been really seen,” says astronomer Reinout van Weeren of Leiden University in the Netherlands, who was not involved in the study. “But they should be basically all around the cosmic web.”

Shock waves around filaments would accelerate charged particles through the magnetic fields that suffuse the cosmic web (SN: 6/6/19). When that happens, the particles emit light at wavelengths that radio telescopes can detect — though the signals are very weak.

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07-03-2023 om 16:59 geschreven door peter  

Man Who Ran Area 51 Claimed They Had Alien Crafts & NoHuman Beings: So Bob Lazar Is telling Truth

By  Vicky Verma

The recent podcast “Weaponized,” starring filmmaker Jeremy Corebll and investigative journalist George Knapp, has ignited a long debate on Area 51 holding secrets of UFOs and non-human beings. Mr. Knapp explained a lot of the corroborating evidence regarding people that confirm Bob Lazar’s claims, as well as the S4 base he worked at Nevada desert and the company that vetted him, EG&G.

Lazar’s identity as an Area 51 scientist has always been discussed by other people in the UFOlogy. Lately, Dr. Travis Scott has also been seen discrediting Bob Lazar and said he did work at Area 51 but as a janitor. Many users find it a direct attack on Lazar’s credentials as he failed to show his qualifications. However, there are credible experts that have confirmed Lazar’s work at Area 51.

Mr. Knapp revealed to Corbell that while working on the follow-up series “UFOs: The Best Evidence” in 1990, he came to know about a man named Alfred O’Donnell, who was the general manager at EG&G in Nevada that managed Area 51. According to Knapp, O’Donnell claimed that “they did have a flying saucer that had been recovered from New Mexico,” and a “live being.”

EG&G was created by three scientists, Harold Edgerton, Kenneth Germeshausen, and Herbert Grier. The company specialized in the measurement of energy created by nuclear weapon explosions. EG&G was involved in the development of a complex little gadget that could arm an atomic bomb, start an automated countdown, set it off, and collect data on how it behaved. The company played a role in the migration of well-educated professionals to Las Vegas in the early 1950s, including Alfred O’Donnell, a technician who worked for the company.

Alfred O’Donnell

O’Donnell was the prominent figure in Area 51, who had all clearance to walk anywhere in the facility. Moreover, his background is good enough to add credibility to Bob Lazar’s claims. Mr. Knapp shared his story of meeting O’Donnell who told him about the recovered craft that was stored at the Indian Springs (Creech US Air Force Base), but later it was transferred to the newly built Area 51 in 1955.

“They moved it to an adjacent facility he didn’t say it was S4 he didn’t say it was Papoose but I think that’s what he’s talking about Papoose lake is where Bob Lazar said he worked and where they had built hangers underground disguised it to look like the desert and where they had other recovered craft,” Mr. Knapp said.

O’Donnell told Knapp all the secret information about UFOs at a coffee shop. He said that they were trying to reverse-engineer the recovered crafts and duplicate the technology to build more crafts like that. Further, O’Donnell revealed that they were worried that “IT” could get out. He said they were holding it in a cage as they did not understand it.

“We didn’t know what it was… To tell you the truth, we couldn’t communicate with it. In the beginning, we didn’t know what it was, we didn’t know where it was from. And we didn’t know what to do with it…”

“Eventually, they figured out a way to communicate with it and so I asked him well what did it look like… he said well kind of looks like a certain political candidate… at the time Ross Perot was running for president, he said it looks like Ross Perot, a little skinny guy with big ears and a tiny head, not a classic gray looking alien but a very odd looking creature.”

Mr. Knapp further shared a story about a former female employee of defense contractor Holmes & Narver, who allegedly had knowledge about “crashed saucers, recovered materials, and what sounded like a Roswell-type incident.” The woman had been intimidated by unknown agents before she was scheduled to speak with Knapp, causing her to cancel the meeting.

Knapp also mentioned that former Congressional staffer Richard D’Amato investigated claims about crashed saucers and visited Area 51, but was unable to verify the statements. Knapp later scheduled a meeting between D’Amato and EG&G employee O’Donnell, which was allowed by EG&G co-founder Herbert Grier. However, O’Donnell refused to tell D’Amato anything.

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Knapp stated that O’Donnell made a deathbed confession, confirming the existence of a crashed flying saucer and a living being. However, no recording of O’Donnell’s confession has surfaced. If the recording was made public, it would lend credibility to the assertions made by Bob Lazar, who claimed to have worked on recovered saucers in Area 51.

Years after his initial conversation with Knapp, O’Donnell changed his story and shared a different version of the flying saucer incident with journalist and author Annie Jacobsen, which regarded the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) incident at Roswell in 1947.

Journalist Christoper Sharp writes that Jacobsen mentioned different version of O’Donnell’s story in the book “Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base,” according to which “Roswell incident was not the result of non-human intelligence, but in fact a Russian craft with ‘grotesque, child-size aviators’ developed in human experiments by Nazi doctor and war criminal Josef Mengele.”

But Mr. Knapp debunked this story as he discovered the Russians were just as mystified about the Roswell incident as the Americans.

Bob Lazar claimed in 1989 that the US government was conducting a project to reverse engineer alien technology from nine different UFOs collected over decades and hidden in hangars at a location called S-4 near Papoose Lake.

Jeremy Corbell shared a video of Mr. Knapp discussing am LakeFreeman also reported seeing a door opening in space with a bluish light, and then disappearing. George Knapp confirmed that Freeman did not know who Bob Lazar and John Lear were, and that former employees who worked with Bob verified that he was a physicist, but those claims were made informally and off the record.

Medium user SignalsIntelUFO has done great work by transcribing over 50 interviews of Bob Lazar with in-depth information. Bob claimed to have been hired as a physicist at Los Alamos in May 1982. For evidence about his employment, there is an article written by Terry England on June 30, 1982. “To Lazar, a physicist at the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility, the important thing is the jet engine. It’s something he’s been working on for years,” England wrote.

  

In July 2020, during Joe Rogan’s podcast with Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp, Corbell said he asked Terry England about Bob Lazar’s occupation as a physicist at Los Alamos. Corbell said: “Look, here’s the point, you said Bob Lazar was a physicist at Los Alamos. So how did you base that? You’re writing a paper…” and he [England] goes “yeah,” — and it got picked up by AP news — he goes “if I [England] had misrepresented that he was a physicist at Los Alamos I would have been blackballed by everybody at Los Alamos. They take that very seriously. He was a physicist. I reported it. AP News picked it up, they repeated it. Not word one from anybody saying he wasn’t a physicist at Los Alamos.”

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07-03-2023 om 01:58 geschreven door peter  

Sacred Marvels: 17 Cathedrals That Will Take Your Breath Away, In Pictures

Cathedrals are some of the most awe-inspiring structures in the world, with their grandeur and intricate details captivating visitors for centuries. These religious buildings are often the most iconic landmarks of a city or region, featuring unique architectural styles and intricate works of art.  Cathedrals can be found all around the world, from the towering spires of the  Gothic cathedrals of Europe  to the colorful domes of the  Orthodox cathedrals in Eastern Europe  and beyond. Many of these cathedrals have played significant roles in the history of their respective regions and continue to be important cultural and religious centers today.

St. Basil's Cathedral  is an iconic symbol of Moscow and one of the most famous landmarks of Russia. It was built in the 16th century under the reign of Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of the city of Kazan. The cathedral is known for its colorful onion-shaped domes and intricate patterns, and is considered a masterpiece of Russian architecture.

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The Santiago de Compostela  Cathedral is located in the city of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, Spain, and is considered to be one of the most important pilgrimage sites in the world. The cathedral is believed to be the burial place of Saint James, one of the apostles of Jesus, and has been a place of pilgrimage for over a thousand years. The cathedral's impressive Romanesque architecture and its baroque façade make it a popular tourist destination in Spain.

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Milan Cathedral, also known as the Duomo di Milano, is one of the most famous landmarks of Milan and one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in the world. The cathedral took nearly six centuries to complete and features over 3,400 statues, 135 gargoyles and stunning stained-glass windows. The cathedral's roof also offers breathtaking views of the city of Milan.

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The Zipaquira Salt Cathedral is an underground Roman Catholic church located in the town of Zipaquira, Colombia, about an hour's drive from Bogota. The cathedral is built inside an abandoned salt mine, which was transformed into a religious sanctuary in the 1950s. The cathedral is a popular tourist attraction, known for its impressive architecture, including its cross-shaped layout, and the numerous salt sculptures that decorate its interior.

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Sainte Chapelle is a Gothic-style royal chapel located in the heart of Paris, France. It was built in the 13th century by King Louis IX and is known for its stunning stained-glass windows, which cover a total area of over 600 square meters. The chapel's lower-level features intricate murals and sculptures, while the upper level is reserved for the spectacular stained glass windows, which depict scenes from the Bible.

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The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower is a cathedral located in the heart of Florence, Italy. The cathedral is famous for its iconic dome, which was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi and is considered a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture. The interior of the cathedral is also notable for its stunning frescoes, including the Last Judgment by Giorgio Vasari.

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The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is one of the most impressive and iconic landmarks of the Bulgarian capital, Sofia. It was built in the early 20th century and named after the Russian prince and national hero Alexander Nevsky. The cathedral's neo-Byzantine architecture, intricate frescoes, and beautiful gold-plated domes make it a must-see attraction for visitors to Sofia.  

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Notre Dame Cathedral  is a historic Catholic cathedral located on the Île de la Cité in Paris, France. It was built in the 12th century and is widely considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architecture in the world. The cathedral is known for its impressive rose windows, soaring ceilings, and intricate sculptures, and attracts millions of visitors every year. In April 2019, a  devastating fire  broke out at Notre Dame Cathedral, causing significant damage to its roof and spire, and prompting a major restoration effort that is still ongoing.

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Saint Sophia Cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most significant landmarks of Kiev, Ukraine. The cathedral was built in the 11th century and is renowned for its Byzantine architecture, including its stunning mosaics and frescoes. It was named in honor of the ancient Hagia Sophia in Constantinople and played a crucial role in the history of Kievan Rus.

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The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière is a prominent landmark in Lyon, France, situated atop Fourvière Hill overlooking the city. The basilica was constructed in the late 19th century in a neo-Byzantine style and is known for its ornate design, including intricate mosaics, stained glass windows, and a beautiful golden statue of the Virgin Mary.

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St. Stephen's Cathedral is a stunning Gothic-style cathedral located on Stephansplatz square in the heart of Vienna, Austria. The cathedral's construction began in the 12th century and continued for over 400 years, resulting in a fascinating blend of architectural styles. The cathedral's towering spire, intricate carvings, and stunning stained-glass windows make it one of Vienna's most beloved and iconic landmarks.

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Cologne Cathedral, also known as Kölner Dom, is a stunning Gothic-style cathedral located in the city of Cologne, Germany. The cathedral's construction began in the 13th century and took over 600 years to complete, resulting in a fascinating blend of architectural styles. The cathedral is known for its impressive size, with two spires standing over 150 meters tall, as well as its stunning stained glass windows and intricate carvings.

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The Notre-Dame Basilica is a stunning Gothic-style church located in the heart of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was constructed in the mid-19th century and is known for its impressive size, intricate carvings, and stunning stained-glass windows.

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The Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar is a Catholic church located in the city of Zaragoza, in northeastern Spain. The cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, under the title of Our Lady of the Pillar, and is considered one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Spain. The cathedral's architecture is a mix of styles, including Baroque, Renaissance and Gothic, and is known for its impressive dome and stunning frescoes.

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St John's Co-Cathedral is a stunning Baroque-style cathedral located in the heart of Valletta, the capital city of Malta. The cathedral was built by the Knights of Malta in the 16th century and is known for its ornate interior, including intricate marble floors, gilded columns, and stunning frescoes. The cathedral is also home to several important works of art, including paintings by Caravaggio and other prominent Baroque artists.

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The Sagrada Familia is a world-famous cathedral located in the city of Barcelona, Spain, and is one of the most iconic landmarks of the city. Designed by the renowned architect Antoni Gaudí, the cathedral's construction began in the late 19th century and is still ongoing. The cathedral is known for its unique architectural style, including its towering spires, intricate sculptures, and stunning stained-glass windows.

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Cathedrals continue to inspire visitors with their beauty and spiritual significance, and many have become beloved landmarks of the cities and regions in which they are located. Despite the challenges of time and natural disasters, these architectural wonders have endured for centuries, serving as a testament to the  skill and creativity  of their builders. Whether you are admiring the soaring spires of a Gothic cathedral or the colorful mosaics of an Orthodox basilica, cathedrals offer a unique glimpse into the art, architecture, and religious traditions of cultures around the world.

• Top image: The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, St. Petersburg, Russia. The 18th century cathedral is the final resting place of many members of the Russian royal family, including Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.
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07-03-2023 om 01:24 geschreven door peter  

Tubular Patterns on UFO Underbellies

By Bob Spearing, Director of International Investigations

How many times over the decades did MUFON and other UFO Organizations receive a description concerning the underbelly of a Black triangle? The witnesses not only described the three round white, blue or orange lights on the triangular vertices and a central red twirling beacon dead on in the bottom’s ?center but also mentioned how the triangle underside was of a deep matte finish and often tubular orB intricate latices were visible on the craft’s bottom. Circuit boards or various other unusual descriptions suggesting a complex tapestry of possible mechanics were described on the craft bottoms.These examples are not one-offs but a serious pattern seen over and over again in dozens, if not more, triangle reports.

Surely, with such a consistent pattern concerning the architecture of unknown aerial vehicles in ourskies,  serious investigators should consider this essential circumstantial evidence that these are real and recurring vehicles in our skies of similar manufacture.

Now we have yet another report from a witness who most likely has no knowledge or connection to prior similar reports! It is a disc now and not a triangle.

MUFON Report #122240
originates out of Alameda County, California on or around July 20, 1985 at 8 P.M.
This is what the witness, a child at the time, saw:

The UFO Investigator has a lot to work with here. First, the intricacy of the witness’s drawing absolutely suggests he has seen something incredibly similar to other UFO witnesses. There is a definite pattern to tubular or pipe-like structures on the bottom of these UFOs.

Why tubular structures? Is their purpose connected to propulsion? Cooling Systems? Life support systems? Optical Illusion? Implanted thought? Or, does this lattice of tubes constitute a necessity in a?technology that we do not understand by a visiting agent, extraterrestrial or otherwise, that we have noframe of reference for.

 A second excellent drawing by the witness has overtones of the Ezekiel’s vision when he sees a wheel within a wheel. It is also suggestive of the common disc sightings where multi-colored lights ar observed rotating in certain ways, sometimes clockwise and counter-clockwise at the same time.

Having established that the witness creates coherent drawings similar to many other cases, let us delv further into the narrative of the child witness in this historical case. It is a “high strangeness” account and may, at first, seem bizarre.

It reads: “2 years prior woke up to a 4-foot waitress wearing an old-fashioned waitress uniform walking towards me as I watched from my bed. I could hear all the sounds of what a busy old-fashioned diner would sound like (customers eating and mumbling, silverware clanging on plates.) This was all static, “snow” in which it appeared to me almost like a holograph ..waitress was walking in middle section of seated guests towards me holding a platter of food with both of her hands, she did not look directly at me but kind of through my {me}. Very detailed even though it was all in a static type media in which I observed it. I yelled out to my Mom if I could sleep with her and I heard her say “sure c-mon honey”..then I replied “but I don’t want to step on this lady”….then I blacked out and did not discuss the event until years later with my   Mom….also had multiple visions soon after the UFO experience including a wheel within a wheel hovering and rotating in opposite directions over my childhood home, walking on a beach of dead whales and running from a crashing flood and climbing atop of Stonehenge for safety as the flood waters resided just before the tips of the larger stones”.

An analysis of this episode by a viable witness capable of drawing highly complex illustrations must make us consider the possibility that his story is true no matter how unbelievable. There is also much symbolism in the child’s vision. Was the waitress a “Screen Memory?” Additionally, sufficient reports of possible alien agents offering Contactees and experiencers food and drink is common and Jacque Valle often cites reports of Faire abductions back to the Middle Ages where food and drink are offered.

An especially intriguing part of the witness’s visions is that whales are seen dying along a beach.
Coincidentally (perhaps not!!!), whales are currently washing ashore in New Jersey in droves due to their sonar being disrupted by windmill farms in the ocean near the coast. Was the witness having some sort of prescient event? Could it be within the realm of possibility that this witness saw into the future?

MUFON would love reaction to this “high strangeness” account! Please send your hypotheses to DOII@MUFON.COM and we may follow up on this case in a future newsletter article.

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07-03-2023 om 00:55 geschreven door peter  

February 2023 MUFON UFO sightings statistics

NATIONS OF THE WORLD UNITED STATES 942 CANADA 35 UNITED KINGDOM 33 AUSTRALIA 20 FRANCE 15 MEXICO 4 INDIA 4 INDONESIA 3 GERMANY 2 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO 2 PORTUGAL 2 NORWAY 2 ALBANIA 1 OMAN 1 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 1 BRAZIL 1 CZECH REPUBLIC 1 SPAIN 1 GREENLAND 1 UKRAINE 1 ITALY 1 SLOVAKIA 1 VIETNAM 1 TONGA 1 BELGIUM 1 PUERTO RICO 1 CHILE 1 MALAYSIA 1 SLOVENIA 1 UNITED STATES MINOR OUTLYING ISLANDS 1 TOTAL: 1082 BY SHAPE Circle 205 Sphere 125 Other 84 Triangle 79 Disc 71 Unknown 63 Oval 61 Star-like 55 Cigar 42 Cylinder 33 Square/Rectangular 31 Tic Tac 27 Fireball 23 Boomerang 13 Diamond 11 N/A 10 Cone 7 Egg 7 Bullet/Missile 6 Teardrop 6 Blimp 5 Flash 4 Chevron 3 Saturn-like 3 Cross 1 STATES OF THE USA Florida 93 California 87 Ohio 58 Texas 50 Pennsylvania 49 New York 41 Arizona 31 Michigan 31 North Carolina 29 Washington 29 New Jersey 27 Tennessee 26 Oregon 25 Illinois 24 Oklahoma 23 Wisconsin 23 Indiana 21 Missouri 20 Arkansas 20 Colorado 19 Nevada 15 Virginia 15 Georgia 14 Kentucky 13 New Mexico 12 South Carolina 12 Utah 11 Massachusetts 11 Connecticut 11 Minnesota 10 Maryland 9 Montana 7 New Hampshire 7 Alabama 6 Louisiana 6 Alaska 5 Hawaii 5 Nebraska 5 Idaho 5 Kansas 5 Wyoming 4 Maine 4 Vermont 4 Iowa 4 West Virginia 4 Delaware 4 Mississippi 3 Rhode Island 2 North Dakota 1 DISTANCE FROM THE WITNESS < 100 ft 138 101-500 ft 125 501 ft - 1 Mile 182 Over 1 Mile 212 Unknown 94 NO VALUE 34 Most impressively there were 43 Landings, Hovering, or Takeoffs reported and 50 Entities observed. Number of abduction (ERT) cases were 66.

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07-03-2023 om 00:39 geschreven door peter  

Ex-CIA Pilot Claimed To Receive 25 Secret CIA Memos About Aliens On Earth

By Vicky Verma

John Lear, a former CIA pilot, passed away on March 29, 2022, leaving behind a legacy in the world of aviation and conspiracy theories. He was widely known for his claims about the unidentified aerial phenomenon and Area 51, but also for a lifetime of daring exploits in everything that could fly. He was the son of American inventor Bill Lear, who created the Lear jet and invented the 8-Track tape system.

Determined to carve out his own path, Lear delved into aviation, becoming an accomplished pilot at a young age, setting multiple world records in various planes. Despite his accomplishments, his daredevil lifestyle resulted in serious injuries from plane crashes that he should not have survived.

During the Vietnam era, Lear flew cargo planes for the CIA and continued to seek out danger by flying in and out of other hotspots. He had numerous contacts in the aerospace industry and became interested in secret planes and projects.

In the 1980s, Lear and a few friends began investigating obscure bases in the Nevada desert, which later became famous. His claims about UFOs and Area 51 and his lifetime of daredevil exploits in the skies will forever be remembered.

Lear’s appearance in “On the Record,” which aired on January 28, 1988, on KLAS TV in Las Vegas, startled the UFO discussion and told investigative journalist George Knapp that the government even housed aliens at two U.S. sites. Lear said the government was engaged in a program to gradually inform the public of encounters that had already happened.

George Knapp interviews John Lear on a 1987 broadcast of “On the Record.”

Image credit: KLAS-TV

According to Lear, there are at least 70 different species of aliens. He specifically mentioned the existence of “little green men” as well as “little grey ones,” who are about 4 and a half feet tall. He also talked about the existence of “Nordics,” which are similar in appearance to humans, but are taller and have blond hair and blue eyes. He stated that one of those species was recovered from a crash and was stored on ice.

Lear claimed that there are good and bad aliens and they have all kinds of ways to interact with humans. “And what are some of the reasons? Why would they be here?” Knapp asked. Lear replied: “Genetic experiments.” He further said that “movies such as E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind were carefully guided by representatives from MJ-12, who is this organization that is in charge of the coverup, in order to get us ready for the release of the information that there are indeed, aliens.”

Lear believed that everything started with the Roswell crash in 1947. He claimed that in September 1945, President Truman established MJ-12, and the purpose of that was to study the saucers and cover up the existence of UFOs. He told Knapp that four alien bodies were recovered from a crash and were autopsied by Dr. Detlev Bronk.

They were named “EBEs” (Extraterrestrial Biological Entities) and three live EBEs were captured in different crashes. EBE1 lived with an Air Force Colonel between 1949 and 1952. The EBEs were kept in an electromagnetic facility called a YY-2, which was designed by Dr. Eric Wang who worked under Dr. Kissinger and was involved in the coverup of the incident since the beginning.

Lear said: “The reason they have to create an electromagnetic facility is the fact that the EBEs are so advanced, they’re there at least a half a billion years advanced from us, and probably more… And they can also disappear. But they can’t move by thought through an electromagnetic facility, so they built this facility. There was two, one in Los Alamos and one either Edwards (AFB) or at the Test Site.

Lear discussed the existence of extraterrestrial beings at Groom Lake, Nevada, also known as Area 51. He stated that there was still a living extraterrestrial biological entity (EBE) known as EBE3 and that there was a tape of an interview with this being. However, Lear did not see the tape and was unaware of what language was used in the interviewers. He also mentioned that he had been given 25 secret CIA memos on his trip to gather information, and one of the memos mentioned that EBE3 wanted to see the ocean and that arrangements needed to be made or the EBE would “disappear again.”

Knapp asked if these beings can exist among us and if they need a special environment. Lear stated that they have a special environment, special air, and can only last about 20 minutes in Earth’s air.

Lear also claimed that the grey EBEs are the ones that are most commonly seen and that there are different motives for their presence on Earth. He suggested that a deal was made with them, as they are trying to regenerate their own race. This is because their digestive system is atrophied and they could no longer eat through their mouths. Instead, they obtain hormones and enzymes from cattle and spread it on their skin for nutrients, excreting the waste back to their skin.

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On March 29, 1989, Lear and his friends including Bob Lazar recorded a video of the object, a glowing disc that rose from a facility on the outskirts of Area 51 that officially did not exist. Ironically, March 29 was the same date Lear died at his Las Vegas home, though many years later. (Source)

During the interview, Lear discussed his knowledge of two incidents involving UFOs. The first incident occurred in July 1987, when an enormous UFO is said to have followed a cargo plane over Anchorage, Alaska. The second incident took place in 1975, where UFOs were reportedly seen hovering over Strategic Air Command bases.

Knapp: You’ve said before you thought that a lot of their intentions were hostile and you’ve mentioned before that a lot of the sightings around the military bases. Why don’t we see them here? Las Vegas, we’ve got a lot of military bases here.

Lear: Well, the in fact there have been a lot of a lot of reports of UFOs in around Las Vegas, not specifically over the Air Force bases. We have the Test Site and of course, we don’t know what’s going on there, and we have Nellis Air Force Base. But there have not really been a lot of sightings over there. The main Air Force sightings were in 1975. And the UFOs descended on every Strategic Air Command base guarding the perimeter of the northern United States. They hovered over the nuclear weapons storage area and they stayed there with impunity for up to two and three hours over a period of three days.

“The problem is not only just the fact that there are five and as many as 10 different civilizations visiting us. Apparently, and this is from the research that I’ve done, at least 90% of them are hostile. And when I say hostile, if not hostile, they have a completely different set of morals than we do,” he added.

The following statement by the ex-CIA pilot is also worth noting: “The moon is an artificial body that was dragged to our planet, as a result of which an ice age broke out on Earth that killed all living things.” In fact, the circumstances of the appearance of the moon in outer space are not exactly known, and no one has seen the back of the moon.

Lear also explained in his interview how Moon had been created in Jupiter and brought to Earth’s orbit about 15,000 years ago, which was nearly around the last Ice Age. Besides, he said that the Greys are on the moon as well, but mainly remain underground within huge laboratories.

John Lear claimed that NASA sent astronauts to Mars in 1966, and that the astronauts had undergone extensive preparation for the mission, including taking drugs to adapt to the Martian climate. He also alleged that those astronauts were able to breathe the thin atmosphere on Mars, allowing for longer missions on the planet.

Lear mentioned that there are several notable figures from various fields, such as military, espionage, and aeronautics who corroborated these claims, including Colonel Philip Corso, David Wilcock, Glen Steckling, Henry Deacon, Barr Digregorio and Gilbert Levin, and they are not considered as madmen but are the key figures in space research.

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06-03-2023 om 23:34 geschreven door peter  

Most Famous Sinkholes Around the World

Sinkholes have received a lot of media attention. They serve as a powerful reminder of how quickly nature can take away what it has given. Sinkholes are natural wonders that may be found all over the world. You will encounter many sinkholes as an explorer, each with its peculiarities. Some have subterranean water features or entire forests, while others are dirt-filled basins. Although impressive, sinkholes can be dangerous and result in significant damage if they occur in populated regions.

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06-03-2023 om 22:57 geschreven door peter  

Diamond Craft Over Arizona Feb 8, 2023, UFO Sighting News. Video!

Date of sighting: Feb 8, 2023

Location of sighting: Arizona, looks like outskirts of Phoenix

 

Guys this just in. An eyewitness was out in hills mountain biking when he noticed a dark diamond craft moving across the sky and planes all around. The object can be seen moving over the city and has no tail, wings or anything that would indicate it was a plane, helicopter. It's also very big, car size or van size. So it's unlikely it's a drone since most drones are very small. The area looks like the outskirts of Phoenix, however the eyewitness didn't' put the city in the report so it's still unknown at the moment. 

Scott C. Waring - Taiwan

 

Eyewitness states: 

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06-03-2023 om 21:53 geschreven door peter  

Ancient alien mining facility on the Moon, Video, UFO Sighting News.

Date of discovery: March 4, 2023

Location of discovery: Moon

Map:

• https://quickmap.lroc.asu.edu/?id=lroc&showTerrain=true&queryOpts=N4XyA&layers=NrBsFYBoAZIRnpEBmZcAsjYIHYFcAbAyAbwF8BdC0yioA&proj=10

 

Hey, I found this last night and it really excited me. This object is smack dab in the middle of the crater as if it were there for the purpose of mining rare or useful elements from the impact area. Its just my opinion, but this seems like clear evidence that intelligent aliens existed on our moon. Even the area to the right of my discovery is blurred out for miles, which is indication that NASA found lots of structures and just covered them up. Tell me your thought, please share on social media to get the word out or use this video and link back to here please. Thanks, Scott C. Waring in Taiwan.

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06-03-2023 om 21:42 geschreven door peter  

What did Alex Dietrich, the witness of the Tic Tac UFO sighting, discover

Alex Dietrich is a former United States Navy fighter pilot who was involved in the 2004 Nimitz UFO incident. She was one of the pilots who encountered a mysterious flying object during a training exercise off the coast of California. The incident gained worldwide attention when it was revealed by The New York Times in 2017. Dietrich, along with other pilots and crew members, reported seeing an object that appeared to defy the laws of physics, with no visible means of propulsion or flight control surfaces. The object also reportedly outmaneuvered the pilots’ fighter jets with ease. Dietrich has since spoken publicly about the incident and has advocated for more transparency and research into UFOs.

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06-03-2023 om 21:17 geschreven door peter  

Steven Spielberg speculates that UFOs could be time-traveling humans from 500,000 years in the future

In recent weeks, American skies have been filled with various balloons and other unidentified flying objects that the U.S. military has been forced to shoot down. The lack of information provided has led many curious Americans to draw their own conclusions about the mysterious objects — including Steven Spielberg.

The famous director, known for his movies such as “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “E.T.”, has been asked about the recent surge in UFO sightings during a career-spanning interview on “The Late Show with Steven Colbert”. While Spielberg is not ready to endorse the theory that we are being visited by aliens, he finds the saga fascinating.

Spielberg said, “I don’t believe we’re alone in the universe. I think it’s mathematically impossible that we are the only intelligent species in the cosmos. I think that’s totally impossible.” However, he is skeptical about the idea that someone would visit us from 400 million lightyears away, unless they figured out a way to jump through wormholes.

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While Spielberg is not convinced about aliens traveling millions of lightyears to visit us, he’s more open to the idea that humans may have figured out time travel. He presented Colbert with his own theory that the UFOs we’re seeing are actually humans visiting us from the future.

“What if it’s us, 500,000 years in the future, that is coming back to document the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st century because they’re anthropologists? And they know something we don’t quite know yet that has occurred, and they’re trying to track the last hundred years of our history.”

Spielberg’s theory raises an interesting question about the future of humanity. If people are indeed visiting us from the future, what does that say about our survival as a species? It’s an optimistic view, suggesting that humans will not only survive but thrive for the next half-million years.

While there is no concrete evidence to support Spielberg’s theory, it’s a fascinating idea to ponder. It’s impossible to know for sure what these UFOs really are, but Spielberg’s perspective provides a new and unique way of looking at the phenomenon. Regardless of what the UFOs turn out to be, the discussion surrounding them is a testament to our innate curiosity about the world and the universe we live in.

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06-03-2023 om 21:00 geschreven door peter  

Hubble's Inside the Image: V838 Mon

Echo, echo… Hubble captured a “light echo” from the star V838 Mon. A sequence of images shows how a pulse of light from this star illuminated its surrounding clouds of material!

Find out more about V838 Mon, including an image released #OTD in 2004: https://go.nasa.gov/3SNCyG4

The Hubble Space Telescope has taken over 1.5 million observations over the years. One of them is the breathtaking image sequence of V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon).

Called a light echo, the expanding illumination of interstellar dust around the star has been revealing remarkable structures in the dusty cloud ever since the star suddenly brightened in January 2002. V838 Mon temporarily became 600,000 times brighter than our Sun, until it faded in April 2002. It was one of the brightest stars in the entire Milky Way. The reason for the eruption is still unclear.

In this video, Dr. Padi Boyd explains this fascinating piece of history, teaching us some of the interesting science behind this famous Hubble image.

For more information, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.

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06-03-2023 om 01:42 geschreven door peter  

Space Rock Mystery

Where Did the Fukang Meteorite Come From?

The Fukang Meteorite is the name given to a meteorite that was discovered in China. The Fukang Meteorite belongs to a class of stony-iron meteorite known as Pallasite, which may be recognized by the fragments of olivine crystals embedded in an iron-nickel matrix. According to one source, the stunning slices of such a meteorite, when illuminated from the back, are “reminiscent of stained glass windows crafted in the ancient solar system.”

Was the Fukang Meteorite Up For Sale?

Part of the Fukang Meteorite was recently sold at auction. In February 2021 Christie’s reports that it sold an “end wedge of the most beautiful extraterrestrial substance known.” Just that portion of the meteorite alone fetched a whopping 30,000 USD for the seller – well over the 3,500-4,500 USD estimate. So what makes the Fukang Meteorite so special?

For one thing, it’s not a “common meteorite.” Pallasites are an extremely rare type of meteorite. This is due to the fact that most Pallasites do not survive their descent through the Earth’s atmosphere. It has been estimated that less than 1 % of all meteorites are Pallasites. Therefore, the Fukang Meteorite has often been hailed as one of the greatest meteorite discoveries of the 21st century.

Out of this world, quite literally: The beautiful and mysterious Fukang meteorite.

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This is the main mass of the Fukang meteorite, on display in the Michael J. Drake building at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Note the large olivine nodules.

(Nicholas Silvestri/ CC BY-SA 4.0 )

In February 2005, this specimen made an appearance at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, where it was seen by D. S. Lauretta, a Professor of Planetary Science and Cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona (and also the principal investigator of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission). Subsequently, the rest of the Fukang Meteorite (which has a mass of 983 kg (2167 lbs.), excluding the 20 kg (44 lbs.) removed by the anonymous hiker) was studied by the University of Arizona.

Fukang meteorite slice, pallasite. Exhibit at the Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.

( Public Domain )

The Fukang Meteorite was found to be of a type of stony-iron meteorite known as Pallasite. Stony-iron meteorites are meteorites that are made up of meteoric iron and silicates in an almost equal proportion. Pallasites may be distinguished by a matrix of meteoric iron, in which silicates, mostly olivine (which is a type of yellow to yellowish-green crystal), are embedded. This type of meteorite, incidentally, is named after Simon Peter Pallas, a German doctor and naturalist who first described the Krasnojarsk Pallasite in Russia in 1772.

Unknown Origins

The exact origins of the Fukang Meteorite, as well as other Pallasites are not entirely clear. Nevertheless, it has been speculated that they originated from the boundary of a melted and differentiated asteroid and its surrounding olivine mantle. The Fukang Meteorite is thought to have been formed at the birth of the solar system approximately 4.5 billion years ago, when the olivine fragments from its mantle mixed with the molten metal from its core upon impact on earth.

Unrivaled Beauty

Apart from its rarity, the Fukang Meteorite, like other Pallasites, is a very beautiful object to behold. When light is shone on slices of the Fukang Meteorite, it passes through the olivine crystals, giving the meteorite a breath-taking glow.

Natural History Museum, Vienna. Part of a pallasite meteorite from Fukang

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Due to this spectacular beauty, there has been a demand amongst collectors for slices of the Fukang Meteorite. The largest chunk of this meteorite, which weighs 419.5 kg (924.8 lbs.), is currently held by an anonymous collector / group of collectors. In 2008, an attempt was made to sell this portion of the Fukang Meteorite at an auction in Bonham’s in New York for about 2 million USD.

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The object, however, did not receive any bidders. Other smaller slices of the meteorite, such as the aforementioned end wedge, have been sold at auctions and have been distributed around the world. The University of Arizona’s Southwest Meteorite Laboratory, for example, has a total of 31 kg (68 lbs.) of the Fukang Meteorite in its deposit.

• Top image: Pallasite (Fukang Meteorite)
• Source: CC BY 2.0

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UFO Sightings in the United States

Sightings are from MUFON CMS

California Objects

Lakeside on January 2, 2023, at 10:26 am, coming home on Route 711  I saw a UFO hovering near the clouds at 500 feet. It was  a black Mylar balloon? Examining the photos, I found a black cigar shaped object right next to it.

Florida Burned Grass

The Villages on February 16, 2023, woke up to observe a large “burn” mark in our back yard 7 feet across. I have never seen a UFO before or the result of one landing, but it looked very odd.

Frost Proof on February 6, 2023, we live very remote in central Florida.. I raised my iPad up and started recording, After slowing it down some sort of craft that seem to own cloak and re-cloak.

Hawaii Light

Honaunau on February 27, 2023, observed a silent cigar shaped object while night fishing.

Illinois Light

Chicago on September 2, 2021, short silent white tic tac shaped object. aft that seem to own cloak and re-cloak.

Louisiana Lights

Baton Rouge on February 17, 2023, the string of lights that are very strange. moving slow and changing colors.

Missouri Light

Owings on November 27, 2022, I was walking my dogs and took a picture of the sunrise. I looked at the picture I saw what appeared to be a floating Angel in the sky.

Nevada Object

Las Vegas  on February 18, 2023, it stared t to form over Lake Mead and flow north when I snapped pictures of  engines, then it began to take other shapes like a square and at some point like a ship.

New Jersey Disc

Waterford Works on June 23, 2009, I saw it so I took a photo of it. It was over the NJ Pine Barrens 24 miles from joint base of Fort DIX-McGuire. I saw a similar one in on a UFO TV show, that was shape shifting 2014 UFO..

New York Lights

Lindenhurst on December 20, 2021, driving home I noticed several small lights over the shoreline. There were others in the sky further inland. Some disappeared and others appeared at will. The cigar object  changed to a bar shape and didn’t move.

North Carolina Orbs

Charlotte on March 6, 2022,  we were e letting our dogs run, when I saw a cruising object and I told my wife and she also saw it. I took a picture as it faded when 2 jet appeared to be flying to catch it.

Oklahoma Light

Stringtown on June 12, 2022, I saw 2 hovering objects while driving down highway before the sunrise. The objects were at the same elevation maybe a quarter of a mile apart.

Pennsylvania Light

Philadelphia on February 2 , 2023, I happened to take four photos of the sun because it was mentioned on TV that a comet had a chance of striking the sun. I had one photo with two triangles next to the sun.

Texas Lights

Mansfield on February 3, 2023, weird object, just look and see for yourself.

Utah Triangle

Salt Lake on January 20, 2023, a triangle shaped craft flew over the city at a very high altitude

Virginia Object

Virginia Beach on September 14, 2021, I was walking on 6th Street shoreline at 3:36 PM, I took photos of a F-18 jet from Oceana Navy Base. I also got a seven-sided object with a, greenish hue, hovering 200 feet, above the Doubletree Hotel.

Washington Object

Renton on August 18 , 2022, I was in my backyard and took a few pictures of the moon when I went back and viewed them I noticed that there’s a craft in one photo. It is not a plane. I hope it’s really a UFO.

Wisconsin Lights

Almena on February 12, 2023, I was outside with another person at 7:10 pm as my 2 dogs started barking. As the craft passed overhead, another triangle followed and we felt, a low deep hum.

Worldwide UFO Sightings

Australia Disc

Adelaide on February 22, 2023, 12.34 pm I witnessed for about 6 seconds, a metallic silver hub cap shaped object ascending and following a

France Light

Ascain on February 12, 2023, object pass above me at 7:35 p.m. The object looks like a silent train.

Mexico Light

River is Maya on February 27 , 2023, fast moving silent object with a cloud in front of it for 90-120 seconds.

Norway Orbs

Jevnaker on January 20, 2019,  I was reviewing my pictures and noticed that there are strange lights depicted on one shows that shows six lights, but if you zoom in there are actual more..

Pakistan Triangle

Islamabad on February 2, 202 3, a dark triangle UFO was there for several hours over two cities. The UFO is very similar to the triangle over Salt Lake City, Utah,. Aliens are coming close, revealing their craft and plan. Source: 

• https://nypost.com/2022/02/22/mysterious-bulging-triangle-ufo-filmed-over-city-for-two-hours/

Scott C. Waring – Taiwan

Spain Lights

San Sebastian on February 24 , 2023, I took a picture of the Moon and looking at the picture, I saw four steady lights in the upper right of the picture.

UK/England Light

Birmingham on January 6, 2023, just saw it and found it strange

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05-03-2023 om 23:37 geschreven door peter  

Uncovering the Truth About Crashed UFOs and Alien Beings: Compelling Evidence From the 1950s

The UFO phenomenon has been the subject of much debate and controversy for decades. While many people remain skeptical about the existence of extraterrestrial life and the possibility of UFO sightings and encounters, there is a wealth of evidence that suggests otherwise.

One of the most compelling pieces of evidence comes from a series of reports published in the Flying Saucer Review (FSR) in the 1950s. These reports included accounts of UFO sightings, as well as alleged encounters with extraterrestrial beings and even crashed UFOs.

In one particularly interesting report from FSR Vol. 2, No. 1 (January/February 1956), a special correspondent visited Mexico and spoke with a top-ranking American V.I.P. who claimed that the United States government had established that flying saucers were manned by visitors from outer space. The V.I.P. stated that the visitors were trying to work out a method of breathing and staying alive in our atmosphere before landing and establishing contact.

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The report goes on to describe a specific incident in which three saucers were spotted hovering over the airport in Mexico City in the summer of 1951. News reporters, photographers, and movie camera crews were gathered to meet a V.I.P. from the United States when someone noticed the saucers. Many photographs and movies were taken of the saucers before they darted off at high speed in a southerly direction. The following day, the newspapers of Mexico City broke the story on their front pages, but no pictures were released. It was reported that the pictures had all been taken by the authorities and that they would be released for publication after a study had been made by the Mexican and United States authorities. However, so far, the pictures have not appeared.

Later that summer, the American V.I.P. admitted to the FSR correspondent that it had been established that the saucers were visitors from another planet and that they were completely friendly. The U.S. Air Force had been ordered to take no action against their craft. The V.I.P. also revealed that there had been contact with the men in the saucers and that on three occasions, there had been landings which had proved disastrous for the occupants. The visitors had apparently been trying to work out a method of remaining alive in our atmosphere before landing and establishing friendly communications.

Another interesting report comes from Frank Scully’s book Behind the Flying Saucers (Amazon link), which was first published in the United States in 1950. The book is one of the first ever written on the UFO phenomenon and describes an electrifying lecture delivered at the University of Denver in Colorado in March 1950. The lecturer, a famous businessman and personality named Silas M. Newton, claimed that there had been three crashed saucers found in the USA, with their dead crews. Newton told his audience that he was currently associated with scientists who had inspected all three machines and their crews. He said that the three machines had contained a total of 34 little men measuring between 36 inches and 40 inches in height. The first saucer was found “less than a year ago” at a place “within 500 miles of Denver.” It was 99.99 feet in diameter, and its cabin was 18 feet wide and 6 feet high. The second machine, 72 feet wide, also contained 16 little dead men who, however, had seemingly not suffered from burns like the crew of the first disc. The third disc, measuring 36 feet in diameter, contained only two little corpses. The little men had apparently been alive when it landed, but had died as they tried to emerge from the cabin.

There have been long-standing rumors and speculations about the existence of extraterrestrial life forms and their involvement with the United States military, specifically at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. It is believed by some that the base is home to an area known as “Hangar 18,” where the remains of crashed UFOs and even the bodies of extraterrestrial beings are stored and studied. While there is no concrete evidence to support these claims, the rumors persist and continue to fuel the fascination and intrigue surrounding the possibility of alien life and government cover-ups.

Despite the compelling nature of these reports, there has been a great deal of skepticism and controversy surrounding the UFO phenomenon. Many people remain unconvinced, and there have been numerous attempts to discredit those who have come forward with stories of sightings and encounters. One example of this is the case of Frank Scully, whose book Behind the Flying Saucers was met with a powerful campaign to discredit him after it was published in 1950. Scully’s story about the crashed saucers and little dead crews created a sensation, but the campaign against him was 100% successful, and today, it is difficult to find anyone who has a good word to say about him. Nevertheless, researchers have begun to wonder if the exposure was not contrived, given the wealth of evidence that has since emerged about the UFO phenomenon.

One of the most interesting aspects of the UFO phenomenon is the way that it has evolved over time. In the 1950s and 1960s, there was a great deal of excitement and speculation about the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the potential for contact with other civilizations. However, as the years went by, the focus shifted away from this idea, and there was a growing sense of disillusionment with the whole UFO phenomenon. Some researchers began to argue that the UFOs were not extraterrestrial in origin, but rather were some sort of secret military project. Others suggested that they were simply misidentified natural phenomena, such as clouds or planets.

Despite these attempts to explain away the UFO phenomenon, there have been numerous sightings and encounters that remain unexplained to this day. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in the subject, with a growing number of researchers investigating the possibility of extraterrestrial life and the potential for contact with other civilizations. Advances in technology and scientific knowledge have made it possible to explore the universe in ways that were once impossible, and there is a sense that we may be on the verge of a breakthrough in our understanding of the cosmos.

In conclusion, the reports of crashed saucers, little dead aliens, and UFO sightings and encounters are among the most compelling pieces of evidence in the debate over the existence of extraterrestrial life and the possibility of contact with other civilizations. While there is still a great deal of skepticism and controversy surrounding the subject, it is clear that there is a wealth of evidence that suggests that we are not alone in the universe. As we continue to explore the cosmos and learn more about the mysteries of the universe, it is likely that we will uncover more evidence that will shed light on this fascinating and complex subject.

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05-03-2023 om 20:48 geschreven door peter