Welcome to this week’s installment of The Intelligence Brief… here within the first weeks of 2024, we are already hearing about tantalizing hints that a major scientific discovery may be on the way. In our analysis, we’ll be looking at 1) why many experts seem very certain that the discovery of alien life will be confirmed sometime in 2024, 2) what we know about the potential evidence currently in-hand, and 3) why some aren’t so sure that it’s aliens… but there is more than enough reason to remain open to the possibility.

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“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”

– ARTHUR C. CLARKE

Latest News: In recent coverage from The Debrief, Tim McMillan reports on how the World Economic Forum’s 2024 Global Threats Report identifies misinformation and disinformation as the top global risk, highlighting urgent need for action. Elsewhere, the United States Space Force has charged Microsoft with designing a cutting-edge space simulation program to train Guardians. You’ll find links to all our recent stories and other items at the end of this newsletter. 

Podcasts: In podcasts from The Debrief, this week on The Micah Hanks Program I provide a complete breakdown of what we know about the recent classified briefing lawmakers on Capitol Hill received from members of the Intelligence Community about UAP. Elsewhere, on The Debrief Weekly Report, MJ, Steph, and Kenna Castleberry look at blue light technology that can help you fall asleep, why you probably hate vegetables, and new research into dark energy. You can get all of The Debrief’s podcasts by heading over to our Podcasts Page.

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And now, it’s time that we shift our attention over to one of the most tantalizing questions humans have ever asked about the universe and our place in it… and whether an answer could finally be on the horizon.

ALIEN MUSINGS

“Have we just discovered aliens?” read the title of an eye-grabbing piece published by The Spectator on January 8, 2024.

Quoting respected members of the scientific community that included UK astrophysicists Maggie Aderin-Pocock and Becky Smethurst, as well as astronaut Tim Peake, all of whom seemed to strongly allude to a discovery currently still on the path toward peer review

“I think we are going to get a paper that claims to have strong evidence for a biosignature in an exoplanet’s atmosphere very, very soon,” Smethurst was quoted saying. “Let’s just say it’s on my bingo card for 2024.”

Peake had been even less ambiguous while speaking during a CNBC interview in the first days of the new year, where he said the prospects that alien life might have been discovered were looking increasingly good.

“Potentially, the James Webb telescope may have already found [it],” though also emphasizing that nothing conclusive had been released yet since scientists involved in the prospective discovery “don’t want to release or confirm those results until they can be entirely sure,” though adding cryptically that “we found a planet that seems to be giving off strong signals of biological life.”

In other words, if these observations are what they appear to be, then it seems like there’s a good chance that we may already be on course for a tremendous discovery this year; one that could potentially offer the most convincing evidence to date that life may exist on worlds beyond our own.

A POSSIBLE BIOSIGNATURE OF ALIEN LIFE?

In the Spectator article, author Sean Thomas offered that the intriguing series of statements “suggests they are referring to the same thing: namely a scientific paper, probably British in origin… which will provide firm evidence of alien life on an exoplanet”.

Thomas sensibly guesses that the discovery—if such a discovery has indeed been made—will involve biosignatures detected in the atmosphere of an alien world that strongly points to the presence of conditions where life could thrive.

“These biosignatures might be combinations of methane and oxygen, or methane and CO2, and so on,” Thomas wrote, adding that speculations (apart from his own) were already being aired on social media, where UAP enthusiasts were already “claiming that this is merely stage one of ‘disclosure’,” and part of a bigger role-out we’re all destined to see in the months ahead as the powers that be finally clue the rest of us in on the reality that we are not alone.

However, as promising as the collection of cryptic statements curated by Thomas for The Spectator article had been, it wasn’t long before others were chiming in with what seemed to be far less enthusiasm about the idea that a revelation about strong evidence supporting the existence of alien life was on the near horizon.

LIFE ON DISTANT WORLDS? NOT YET… WELL, SORT OF

Wasting no time weighing in on the matter, Eric Berger, the stalwart senior space editor at Ars Technica, was quick to pour some cold water on the alien life claims.

Reaching out to NASA about whether its James Webb Space Telescope had indeed made a discovery involving tantalizing biosignatures, Berger reported that the answer was essentially no, “But it was not a hard no.”

According to Knicole Colón, deputy project scientist for exoplanet science with the James Webb Space Telescope team, “JWST has not found definitive evidence of life on an exoplanet,” but it appears to be anticipated that observations made by the telescope could lead to “the initial identification of potential biosignatures that could make habitability more or less likely for a given exoplanet.”

Artist’s rendering of K2-18 b, an exoplanet suspected of being a location where alien life may soon be discovered

(Credit: ESA/Hubble/M. Kornmesser).

Adding a touch of context to the admittedly vague statement, Berger mused that “Colón is certainly referring to K2-18 b, an exoplanet 8.6 times as massive as Earth that is 120 light years from our Solar System,” an exoplanet which is likely to possess oceans similar to ours, and an atmosphere rich in hydrogen and, even more intriguing, dimethyl sulfide.

Why is the presence of dimethyl sulfide of such interest? Primarily because it is a compound that, as far as any Earthling know, is only produced in the presence of living organisms. So even in the absence of definitive proof of life on another world, if dimethyl sulfide has been found on K2-18 b, it’s the surest bet we currently have in terms of places where alien life is likely to be found… and that discovery—if confirmed—would truly be a game changer.

So while the answer to the question “have we just discovered aliens?” officially still remains inconclusive, it is certainly sounding like much closer to being “maybe” than a flat-out “no”… and if the current speculations we’re seeing are any indication, then 2024 is indeed already shaping up to be a historic year in terms of our understanding of the universe, our place in it, and answers to some of the greatest questions we have about the cosmos.

That concludes this week’s installment of The Intelligence Brief. You can read past editions of The Intelligence Brief at our website, or if you found this installment online, don’t forget to subscribe and get future email editions from us here. Also, if you have a tip or other information you’d like to send along directly to me, you can email me at micah [@] thedebrief [dot] org, or Tweet at me @MicahHanks.

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19-01-2024 om 21:15 geschreven door peter  

Aerospace Billionaire Claims UAPs & Consciousness Are Linked; G-LOC Makes Human Soul Enter Another Dimension

The entire reality of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) is extremely complicated, spread across numerous branches, and consciousness is somewhere entangled in this enigma, playing a significant role in understanding the phenomena. Human consciousness has become the subject of experiments, leading experts to believe that it is connected to UFOs. Astronomer Jacques Vallée developed an alternative hypothesis, suggesting that UFOs are part of a mechanism for controlling mankind.

In simple terms, “consciousness” is just an awareness of the human mind about its internal and external environment. For millennia, many have explained consciousness in psychology and scientifically. However, it is not entirely known how and where consciousness occurs and where it goes after life ends.

Neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander believes there is a scientific revolution happening that will completely change how we see the world. According to him, the brain is not the creator of consciousness but acts more like a filter that lets consciousness in. He argues that the brain does not control consciousness; instead, consciousness is the fundamental force that creates and governs the entire universe.

Dr. Alexander mentions evidence for things like reincarnation and past-life memories, suggesting that if you believe the brain produces consciousness, it can not explain these phenomena. He points out the mystery of quantum physics, where experiments show that consciousness plays a fundamental role, and our free will affects outcomes, challenging the idea that everything is determined by chemical reactions and the laws of physics.

He introduces the concept of the brain being a “reducing valve,” allowing certain conscious states to exist. According to him, quantum physics emphasizes the importance of the observer, suggesting that awareness of existence is a deep mystery. In essence, he believes that we are conscious despite our brains, and when our physical bodies die, our conscious awareness expands significantly.

Leslie Kean, a respected journalist says that there is a bundle of evidence that posits that the UFO phenomena are linked with an “Alternate dimension.” She believes UFOs could be connected to “the afterlife” and “near-death experiences” and could come from another “dimension.”

In a podcast with Chris Letho, Leslie said that there are two distinct aspects of the UFO phenomenon. The first one is the physical aspect, involving UFOs being detected on radar and approached by the military in a traditional, empirical manner. However, Kean also highlights the second, more enigmatic layer of UFO experiences.

Leslie told Lehto that she is increasingly sure there is a connection between the supernatural, near-death experiences, and unexplained sightings. She said, “Certainly, the more paranormal elements of the UFO phenomenon seem to have some relationship to what people describe in near-death experiences and other types of activities that take place in terms of just consciousness-related anomalous experiences that people have, which are very varied. There just is some kind of crossover air, and I don’t know what it is. I mean, there is the whole component of UFOs, which is just purely physical.”

Leslie speculates that there might be a connection between UFOs and some form of alternate dimension that exists beyond the boundaries of our five senses. This dimension, she suggests, may overlap with our own, providing a possible explanation for the mysterious and often inexplicable aspects of UFO phenomena.

CIA Experimented on Human Consciousness

CIA was profoundly interested in understanding human consciousness. Below is the shocking official CIA document on human consciousness that states: Consciousness is not a part of our body at all; it is stored in our brain but not considered a part of it. Our consciousness, or “us,” is its own being — a ghost version of ourselves.

The document discussed the technique dubbed “the Gateway Experience,” which was essentially described as a training system to bring enhanced strength, focus, and coherence to the amplitude and frequency of brainwave output between the left and right hemispheres that would alter the consciousness, pushing it outside the physical space, escaping restrictions of time and space.

Basically, it was seen as a way to put minds in a different state of consciousness, controlling the human brain with the motive of interacting with non-physical aspects of reality. According to the CIA report, ranged from converting energy to heal one’s body to traveling across space and time to learn and access new information.

CIA approved testing for this under the eyes of US Army Lieutenant Colonel Wayne M McDonnell. The project was classified by the CIA until 2003, which allowed it to be accessed by anyone. In the 1980s, McDonnell was asked to work on the Gateway Experience project. This happened during a time when the United States was very curious about psychic research. The interest grew because the Soviet Union was also exploring things like psychokinesis and extrasensory perception (ESP) for their spy missions in the Cold War.

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To test his new method, independent brain specialists studied people who tried it. Surprisingly, the results showed up clearly on brain scans. Both sides of the brain were working at the same strength and speed. This showed that Monroe’s work was helping people reach different states of awareness.

Bigelow: UFOs & Consciousness Are Linked

In this interview with Jeffrey Mishlove, American billionaire Robert Bigelow talks about the possibility of having out-of-body experiences, which can be artificially induced. He learned about this from an Air Force general who experienced it while undergoing a process called centrifuge training. In this training, individuals get into a device called a G-LOC at around 7 to 7.5 Gs (gravitational force) without any other equipment. They try to hold their breath and stay conscious before passing out.

According to the Air Force general’s account, he had an out-of-body experience during one of these sessions. After completing twelve sessions (although there are now rules limiting it to three), he stepped out of the centrifuge capsule, and instead of being in his body, he found himself above it. He could see his body getting out and walking down a hallway, being aware of activities in adjacent rooms and hearing conversations he should not normally be able to hear. This was not a near-death experience but an artificially induced one.

The general continued his out-of-body journey, going down the hallway to his office. He passed through walls, hovered near the ceiling, and observed his body opening doors and performing actions. The out-of-body experience ended when his body sat in the chair at his desk, and at that moment, his consciousness slammed back into his body.

“A related event occurs to modern fighter pilots when they experience intense G forces during extreme combat maneuvers. It has been reported that pilots will lose consciousness during maximum G forces and undergo a brief out-of-body state of consciousness. The U.S. military has conducted extensive research into this potentially dangerous phenomenon and has officially named the experience “G-LOC.” The popular television show Sightings did an entire segment on G-LOC-induced OBEs that was titled “Simulated Out-of-Body Experiences.” Several U.S. military pilots participated in an experiment where G-LOC was created in a NASA centrifuge. Each interviewed pilot reported that he had passed out and then described a detailed out-of-body state of consciousness.”

— The Secret of the Soul: Using Out-of-Body Experiences to Understand Our True Nature by William Buhlman.

Bigelow is absolutely convinced that there is a presence of non-human intelligent life among us, perhaps there are other dimensions where such entities exist. He spent millions of dollars on this subject which allowed him to believe that [aliens] are here right in front of people. He even has his own close encounters.

In an interview with award-winning journalist George Knapp, Mr. Bigelow shared his own experiences that got him interested in life after death and UFOs. He discussed the possible connection between studying consciousness and UFOs, as well as the risks of trying to communicate with the unknown.

“That’s been mainly what I’ve been doing except for the skinwalker ranch thing for 20 years as the space world has been huge in my life to pursue the legitimate parochial kind of you know using fire engines rockets to get you there. We didn’t expect anything like this to happen and so there this is different. This is the holy grail and is different than the second holy grail. If the second one is ‘Beings’ (E.T.), then the first one: Is there any part of your consciousness that survives your bodily death? That’s a big deal. That’s a huge story. That’s gigantic.”

“Be a little careful about what you wish for. So on the face of it, communication sounds great and that by the way has been tried forever ever since the oracle of Delphi. I mean you can go back thousands of years and that’s been attempted. So It’s not now you know the last 100 years through electronics and using some kind of electrical apparatus to try to have some kind of communications. And you know communication can be at all different kinds of levels. There might be communication that just causes you an awareness.”

Mr. Bigelow’s investigative team, headed by Colm Kelleher, the institute’s scientific administrator and biochemist, documented their own paranormal events, according to a 2005 book “Hunt for the Skinwalker,” by Dr. Kelleher and Mr. Knapp.

Mr. Bigelow said he saw “interdimensional” forces at play through portals at certain paranormal hot spots like Skinwalker. But he also said he had frequently visited the ranch without experiencing the kind of chilling events others reported, as if some intelligence were selecting the people to act upon. “I slept like a log every single night,” he said. And no human was physically harmed, but he said he and other visitors often carried strange things home, like a sulfurous stink in a certain part of his house. His wife felt the presence of a faceless creature pressing down on her side of bed.

David Grusch made significant assertions regarding the NHI, stating that these entities might be extraterrestrial or interdimensional, or possibly both. Astronomer and UFO researcher Jacques Vallée states that UFOs and related events of a paranormal nature involve visitations from other “realities” or “dimensions.” The idea proposes that these alternate realities exist separately yet parallel to our own. In 1975 book “The Edge of Reality,” Vallée and Hynek considered the possibility of what they call “interlocking universes.”

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19-01-2024 om 20:51 geschreven door peter  

NASA’s Unexplained UFO Encounters

The enigma of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) has long intrigued humanity, with various accounts and sightings sparking debates and theories. Among the most compelling of these are the encounters documented by NASA, an agency at the forefront of space exploration. These incidents, scattered throughout NASA’s history, offer tantalizing glimpses into the possibility that we might not be alone in the universe

1. The X-15 Encounter: Major Robert White’s Unexplained Experience 

In the early days of space exploration, Major Robert White, piloting the X-15, reported an unexplained encounter at the edge of Earth’s atmosphere. During a high-speed flight, White observed multiple unidentified objects, with one in particular shadowing his aircraft. Despite the speed and altitude, the object kept pace, raising questions about its origin and technology. NASA’s explanation involving ice crystals from the X-15’s propulsion system has been met with skepticism, given the detailed account by White, a seasoned and credible pilot.

2. The Mysterious Sounds of the Aurora Borealis 

In 2012, an unusual auditory phenomenon linked to the Aurora Borealis puzzled scientists and civilians alike. Reports of eerie sounds emanating from the skies were recorded globally, coinciding with the Northern Lights. NASA’s investigation into these “space quakes” revealed that although the electromagnetic waves generated could be detected, the actual sounds couldn’t penetrate the lower atmosphere. This left the public wondering about the nature of these cosmic noises and their possible extraterrestrial links.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcef943eoiQ

3. The Curious Case of the Purple Blobs 

The phenomenon of mysterious purple blobs, witnessed in different locations decades apart, further fuels the UFO discourse. From the Philadelphia mass in 1950 to the Texas incident in 1979, these gelatinous sightings were initially thought to be of extraterrestrial origin. NASA’s analysis pointed towards earthly explanations, but the stark difference in the substance’s consistency compared to industrial waste left room for doubt about their true nature.

4. The Enigma of the 2010 KQ Asteroid 

The discovery of the 2010 KQ asteroid, which shared an eerily similar orbit to Earth, sparked a flurry of speculation. Initially thought to be a natural asteroid, further study revealed its unnaturally bright color and small size, suggesting it might be man-made. Eventually, NASA identified it as a part of a Russian lunar mission, but not before igniting theories about alien probes observing Earth.

5. The Bizarre Orbital Movements of 2010 KQ 

The movements of 2010 KQ, closely tracking Earth’s orbit, added to its mystery. Such a trajectory was unprecedented for a natural celestial body, leading to theories about alien technology. NASA’s conclusion, attributing the orbit to the influence of the Earth-Sun L1 Lagrange Point, offered a scientific explanation but did little to quell the public’s fascination with the possibility of extraterrestrial monitoring.

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• UFO Encounters That Leave Us Believing We’re Not Alone | NASA’s Unexplained Files

• https://youtu.be/55BXnfs6xXc

The incidents documented by NASA, from Major White’s high-altitude encounter to the puzzling trajectory of 2010 KQ, continue to fuel public curiosity and debate about extraterrestrial life. While scientific explanations exist, the extraordinary nature of these occurrences keeps the door open to the possibility that we might not be alone in the cosmos. As we continue to explore the vastness of space, the line between science fiction and science fact becomes ever more blurred, leaving us to wonder what mysteries the universe still holds.

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19-01-2024 om 18:39 geschreven door peter  

18-01-2024 om 22:09 geschreven door peter  

Two Republican Congressmen claim UFOs could be 'angels' sent by GOD as they say sightings are consistent with scriptures from the Bible

• Rep. Eric Burlison views 'angels' as synonymous with 'extradimensional beings'
• Rep. Burlison joins Rep. Tim Burchett in citing religious texts as answers on UFOs
• READ MORE: Bizarre footage shows several UFOs hovering above Philadelphia

By MATTHEW PHELAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A second Republican congressman has publicly floated the idea that UFOs may be angels sent by God.

Missouri lawmaker Eric Burlison, who has been privy to classified briefings on the phenomena, advanced the sensational theory on an amateur podcast this week.

'They may not fit exactly the Biblical narrative, but whenever I use the term "angels,"'  as he told That UFO Podcast Tuesday, 'to me, it's synonymous with an extradimensional being.'

He added: 'In a lot of different scriptures, including the Bible and others, that's really the way that you describe messengers of God or angels.'

Rep Burlison's comments echo statements by fellow GOP Congressman Tim Burchett, who told reporters last year that he believes 'the first chapter of Ezekiel is pretty clear of a UFO sighting.'

Above, Rep. Tim Burchett (left) next to fellow 'UAP Caucus' member Rep. Eric Burlison during a press conference held by members of the House Oversight committee last July ahead of the committee's public UFO hearing 

Congressman Eric Burlison told 'That UFO Podcast' Tuesday he believes 'non-human intelligences' described by UFO whistleblower David Grusch might be angelic: 'Whenever I use the term 'angels,' he said, 'to me it's synonymous with an extradimensional being'

Their comments highlight the frenzy of UFO speculation in Washington D.C. over the past seven months — provoked by whistleblower David Grusch's testimony that the Government is in possession of off-world craft.

Congressman and Marine veteran Mike Gallagher, who also serves on the House Oversight committee with Reps. Burlison and Burchett, suggested last June that UFOs might be time-traveling craft piloted by humans from the future. 

Rep. Gallagher compared the scenario to the plot of the 1984 film 'The Terminator.'

The Wisconsin Republican also floated his hypothesis that UFOs 'could actually be [from] an ancient civilization that's just been hiding here and is suddenly showing itself,' in this same June appearance on ESPN analyst Pat McAfee's sports talk show.

Tennessee Republican Congressman Tim Burchett, who serves on the House Oversight committee, told reporters last year 'the first chapter of Ezekiel is pretty clear of a UFO sighting'

UFOs and the Bible? Rep. Burchett claimed UFOs are mentioned in the Book of Ezekiel, citing the King James version of the Bible for his analysis (right)

Congressman Burlison made his statements Tuesday on a program devoted to the subject of these unsolved aerial mysteries, 'That UFO Podcast' hosted by Andy McGrillen in the United Kingdom.

Rep. Burlison had appeared for a 'special update pod' following House Oversight's classified UFO briefing last Friday, which covered a series of allegations made by former intelligence officer Grusch - who testified under oath that both the US military and its defense contractors are stonewalling on evidence of crashed UFOs, recovered 'beings,' and even UFO-related deaths.

'When I read Grusch's report, that's public, that anyone can read,' Rep. Burlison told McGrillen and his listeners, 'he described that one of the theories is that what we're encountering are beings that are extradimensional or interdimensional.'

While Grusch has publicly discussed theories that what are now called unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, might originate from the higher-order dimensions theorized by physicists, those concepts do not appear in the unclassified version of his complaint.

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President Biden signed into law a December 2022 amendment to investigate a UFO case from 1945. The 1945 UFO sighting was dubbed the 'Roswell before Roswell' and involved an 'avocado-shaped' craft that crashed in New Mexico. Jaques Vallée, a former contractor for the government's UFO office, wrote a book about the case and described the August 1945 crash to DailyMail.com. Vallée and his co-author interviewed witnesses who were just young children at the time of the crash, on the edge of the atomic bomb testing site near San Antonio, New Mexico - about 100 miles from the infamous Roswell crash two years later.

The 'extradimensional or interdimensional' hypothesis also does not appear in what has been made public from Grusch's written statements first submitted for approval to the Pentagon's Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review (DOPSR).

Nevertheless, Grusch did answer Rep. Burlison's questions on this theory under oath, during the House Oversight committee's public UAP hearing last July.

'An alien species that is technologically advanced enough to travel billions of light years gets here and somehow is incompetent enough to not survive, is something that I find a little bit farfetched,' as Rep. Burlison opined at the hearing.

'You have mentioned that there is interdimensional potential,' he continued, asking, 'Could you expound on that?'

Grusch noted first that 'regardless of your level of sentience, you know, planes crash, cars crash, and a number of sorties [...] a small percentage are going to end in "mission failure," if you will, as we say in the Air Force.'

'In terms of multidimensionality,' the UFO whistleblower said, 'the framework that I am familiar with, for example, is something called the holographic principle.' 

'It derives itself from general relativity and quantum mechanics and that is if you want to imagine a 3D object such as yourself casting a shadow onto a 2D surface that is the holographic principle.'

'So, you can be projected — quasi projected — from higher dimensional space to lower dimensional [space],' Grusch explained. 

'It is a scientific trope that you can actually cross, literally, as far as I understand, but there's probably guys with PhDs that could probably argue about that.'

Speculation linking UFOs to religious visitations and/or theories about interdimensional beings have been recurring features within the discourse on the topic since the early 20th Century. 

The concept gained its highest and arguably most reputable profile with the publication of the book 'Passport to Magonia: from Folklore to Flying Saucers' by the astronomer and Internet pioneer Jacques Vallée in 1969.

Vallée, who later served as the inspiration for François Truffaut's character in Steven Spielberg's UFO blockbuster 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' had spent years pouring over volumes of ancient texts for the groundbreaking tome.

He paired 1180 encounters with 'luminous' flying 'earthenware vessels' reported over Japan, Roman accounts of hovering 'shields' and Native American stories of 'baskets from heaven' to argue a continuity with modern 'flying saucer' cases. 

In more recent years, Vallée, now a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and computer scientist, published a study of physical evidence from a UFO crash in a peer-reviewed science journal, Progress in Aerospace Sciences. 

As he told Wired, Vallée hopes that research will become 'a template [...] for what serious UFO research could be in the future, if one plays by the rules.'

But similar arguments, linking UFOs to demonic entities or angelic miracles, have also been made in less scholarly form on cable TV shows like 'Ancient Aliens,' and online by conspiracy theorists and evangelical Christians, among others. 

The editor for Phenomena Magazine, Brian Allan, to cite one account, spoke to Anglican Pastor Ray Boeche who claims that a faction within the Pentagon deeply believes that UFOs are the product of demonic forces.

'The Defense Intelligence Agency were looking at this demonic element, and they labelled these sorts of aliens as 'non human entities,' Allan said. 

'They believed that there was a demonic component to the UFO phenomenon: they are not invading us, it's Biblical.'

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18-01-2024 om 21:32 geschreven door peter  

Two Republican Congressmen claim UFOs are 'angels' sent by God

By MATTHEW PHELAN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

A second Republican congressman has publicly floated the idea that UFOs may be angels sent by God. Missouri lawmaker Eric Burlison, who has been privy to classified briefings on the phenomena, advanced the sensational theory on an amateur podcast this week. 'They may not fit exactly the Biblical narrative, but whenever I use the term "angels,"' as he told That UFO Podcast Tuesday, 'to me, it's synonymous with an extradimensional being.' He added: 'In a lot of different scriptures, including the Bible and others, that's really the way that you describe messengers of God or angels.'

Rep Burlison's comments echo statements by fellow GOP Congressman Tim Burchett, who told reporters last year that he believes 'the first chapter of Ezekiel is pretty clear of a UFO sighting.' Their comments highlight the frenzy of UFO speculation in Washington D.C. over the past seven months — provoked by whistleblower David Grusch's testimony that the Government is in possession of off-world craft. Congressman and Marine veteran Mike Gallagher, who also serves on the House Oversight committee with Reps. Burlison and Burchett, suggested last June that UFOs might be time-traveling craft piloted by humans from the future. Rep. Gallagher compared the scenario to the plot of the 1984 film 'The Terminator.'

The Wisconsin Republican also floated his hypothesis that UFOs 'could actually be [from] an ancient civilization that's just been hiding here and is suddenly showing itself,' in this same June appearance on ESPN analyst Pat McAfee's sports talk show. Congressman Burlison made his statements Tuesday on a program devoted to the subject of these unsolved aerial mysteries, ' That UFO Podcast ' hosted by Andy McGrillen in the United Kingdom. Rep. Burlison had appeared for a 'special update pod' following House Oversight's classified UFO briefing last Friday , which covered a series of allegations made by former intelligence officer Grusch - who testified under oath that both the US military and its defense contractors are stonewalling on evidence of crashed UFOs, recovered 'beings,' and even UFO-related deaths.

'When I read Grusch's report, that's public, that anyone can read,' Rep. Burlison told McGrillen and his listeners, 'he described that one of the theories is that what we're encountering are beings that are extradimensional or interdimensional.' While Grusch has publicly discussed theories that what are now called unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, might originate from the higher-order dimensions theorized by physicists, those concepts do not appear in the unclassified version of his complaint . The 'extradimensional or interdimensional' hypothesis also does not appear in what has been made public from Grusch's written statements first submitted for approval to the Pentagon's Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review (DOPSR).

Nevertheless, Grusch did answer Rep. Burlison's questions on this theory under oath, during the House Oversight Committee's public UAP hearing last July. 'An alien species that is technologically advanced enough to travel billions of light years gets here and somehow is incompetent enough to not survive, is something that I find a little bit farfetched,' as Rep. Burlison opined at the hearing. 'You have mentioned that there is interdimensional potential,' he continued, asking, 'Could you expound on that?' Grusch noted first that 'regardless of your level of sentience, you know, planes crash, cars crash, and a number of sorties [...] a small percentage are going to end in "mission failure," if you will, as we say in the Air Force.'

'In terms of multidimensionality,' the UFO whistleblower said, 'the framework that I am familiar with, for example, is something called the holographic principle.' 'It derives itself from general relativity and quantum mechanics and that is if you want to imagine a 3D object such as yourself casting a shadow onto a 2D surface that is the holographic principle.' 'So, you can be projected — quasi projected — from higher dimensional space to lower dimensional [space],' Grusch explained. 'It is a scientific trope that you can actually cross, literally, as far as I understand, but there's probably guys with PhDs that could probably argue about that.'

Speculation linking UFOs to religious visitations and/or theories about interdimensional beings have been recurring features within the discourse on the topic since the early 20th Century. The concept gained its highest and arguably most reputable profile with the publication of the book 'Passport to Magonia: from Folklore to Flying Saucers' by the astronomer and Internet pioneer Jacques Vallée in 1969. Vallée, who later served as the inspiration for François Truffaut's character in Steven Spielberg's UFO blockbuster 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind,' had spent years pouring over volumes of ancient texts for the groundbreaking tome.

He paired 1180 encounters with 'luminous' flying 'earthenware vessels' reported over Japan, Roman accounts of hovering 'shields' and Native American stories of 'baskets from heaven' to argue a continuity with modern 'flying saucer' cases. In more recent years, Vallée, now a Silicon Valley venture capitalist and computer scientist, published a study of physical evidence from a UFO crash in a peer-reviewed science journal, Progress in Aerospace Sciences. As he told Wired, Vallée hopes that research will become 'a template [...] for what serious UFO research could be in the future, if one plays by the rules.' But similar arguments, linking UFOs to demonic entities or angelic miracles, have also been made in less scholarly form on cable TV shows like 'Ancient Aliens,' and online by conspiracy theorists and evangelical Christians, among others.

The editor for Phenomena Magazine, Brian Allan, to cite one account, spoke to Anglican Pastor Ray Boeche who claims that a faction within the Pentagon deeply believes that UFOs are the product of demonic forces. 'The Defense Intelligence Agency was looking at this demonic element, and they labeled these sorts of aliens as 'non human entities,' Allan said. 'They believed that there was a demonic component to the UFO phenomenon: they are not invading us, it's Biblical.'

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18-01-2024 om 20:00 geschreven door peter  

UFO seen over Beijing Divides Into Three Craft, Jan 15, 2024, Video UFO Sighting News.

Date of sighting: Jan 15, 2024

Location of sighting: Beijing, China

Source: 

• https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3248504/ufo-seen-over-beijing-could-have-been-spacex-rocket-astronomer-says
   

Guys, this is odd, a UFO was seen in a cloudless sky in China a few days ago. The object soon broke into three separate objects. With all this happening apparently it didn't show up on radar because no military jets were seen trying to investigate the UFOs. Now thats strange. Yes Musk does launch a lot of rockets, but over China? I guess only Elon Musk could answer that big mystery. To me this looks, acts and moves like an alien craft. It doesn't look at all like a rocket. It's an interdemensional craft, which phases in and out. 

Scott C. Waring 

 

News states: 

People in the capital and other parts of China saw ‘glowing object’ that flew rapidly from west to eastResidents of Beijing and other parts of China reported seeing a UFO on Sunday evening, The unusual sighting caused a stir on Chinese social media – by noon on Monday it was the fifth most searched topic on Weibo, with more than 900,000 threads about it. Posts started appearing on social media after people saw and photographed an unidentified flying object in the sky just after 6pm on Sunday.Another gave a more detailed description, saying the weather in Beijing was “very clear, with no clouds, and then I saw a glowing object looming, but the light was not flashing”. The luminous object “had three light sources and was shaped like an isosceles triangle”, the person wrote, adding that it eventually “dissipated like a mist and disappeared without a trace”. The UFO was reported by people in a number of places in China, including the nearby city of Tianjin, as well as in the central province of Shanxi and Shandong in the east. They described the object as “a misty ball of light” that flew rapidly from west to east and made no sound. Many who saw it noted that there were no flashing lights so it was not likely to be a plane.

 

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18-01-2024 om 19:30 geschreven door peter  

Searching for anomalies in Antarctica using Google Earth I found an unidentified device measuring 4 meters by 4 meters by 2 meters in height in a remote area near Rothschild Island in Antarctica. It appears that some form of energy is being released from the device leading to the observed emission of light. 

A remarkable detail is that the device is placed directly in front of what appears to be two stone walls. 

Rothschild Island is an island which is surrounded by mystery, with rumors suggesting covert operations occurring in the vicinity. Interestingly, Google Earth has blacked out the island by overlaying simulated snow. 

I don't know what the object could be, but is it plausible that it serves as a power generator providing electricity to operate an unknown underground (alien) device or system in Antarctica, as it appears as if the device is placed above a large opening in the ice crust, and that this supposed power generator plays a role in an operation managed from the island?

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18-01-2024 om 19:17 geschreven door peter  

Accounts of Alleged UFO Abductions and Hybridization Theories

In recent times, a rather extraordinary claim has emerged in the realm of UFOlogy and extraterrestrial studies. Various individuals have come forward with personal narratives suggesting that they were victims of alien abductions, purportedly for a purpose as bizarre as it is fascinating: the creation of hybrid human-alien offspring.

Among these individuals are two women whose stories, though unique, share eerie similarities. They recount experiences of being taken aboard spacecrafts, subjected to medical procedures, and the sensation of information being implanted in their brains. These accounts often involve descriptions of stark, sterile environments, advanced technologies, and encounters with beings of otherworldly origin.

One of the women describes her ordeal as lasting approximately three hours, during which she was exposed to an intense information transfer. The narrative takes an even more intriguing turn with the claim that her father, a man with a background in aeronautics and connections to government projects, was also part of this so-called hybridization program. This connection to her father’s work suggests a multi-generational aspect to the abductions, weaving in elements of deep government involvement and secret experiments.

The entities reportedly behind these abductions are identified as the Pleiadians, a group often mentioned in UFO circles. The Pleiadians are described as humanoid with distinctive physical features, and they are alleged to be conducting these abductions as part of an interspecies hybridization initiative.

What could be the motive behind such a program? The answer remains shrouded in mystery and speculation. Some suggest that these extraterrestrial beings view humans as a lesser species, useful only for their genetic material, similar to how humans might view animals used in agricultural breeding. Others ponder the possibility of a more benevolent agenda, perhaps an attempt to enhance human evolution or to create a new species altogether.

VIDEO:

• UFO Witnesses Claim They Were Abducted To Make Hybrid Human/Alien Babies | UFO Witness

• https://youtu.be/EYYDtLHq9ho

Further complicating the narrative are accounts of collaboration between different alien species, such as the Pleiadians and the Greys, another commonly cited group in alien abduction stories. This cooperation, if true, hints at a much larger and more complex interstellar agenda involving multiple extraterrestrial civilizations.

Despite the compelling nature of these accounts, they remain controversial and largely unverified. The scientific community requires empirical evidence and rigorous methodology to substantiate such claims, which these abduction stories lack. Nonetheless, they continue to intrigue and bewilder, occupying a significant space in the study of paranormal phenomena and the search for extraterrestrial life.

In conclusion, while these tales of alien abductions and hybridization programs captivate the imagination, they also underscore the vast unknowns of our universe and the ongoing quest to understand our place within it. Whether these stories are grounded in reality or are the products of human imagination, they undeniably contribute to the ever-evolving narrative of humanity’s relationship with the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

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18-01-2024 om 18:17 geschreven door peter  

'UFO' reported over China with 'three light sources' that moved quickly without emitting any sound - and witnesses say it was not an aircraft

• Thousands of people reported seeing a UFO in the skies over China on Monday
• Reports described the object having three light sources shaped like a triangle
• READ MORE:  Air stewardess films pink 'UFO' during flight from Luton to Poland

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Reports of a UFO in China are circling the web, with residents of Beijing and nearby towns claiming to have seen 'a moving cloud-like object' with three light sources.

Images and videos of the observation flooded Chinese social media platforms Monday, with many users commonly describing it as a 'misty ball of light' that moved from west to east without emitting any sound.

More than 900,000 threads about the sighting surfaced online Monday afternoon. 

One person shared on Weibo that the weather was clear in Beijing when they witnessed 'a glowing object looming' and determined it was not an aircraft because there were no flashing lights.

Reports of a UFO in China are circling the web, with residents of Beijing and nearby towns claiming to have seen 'a moving cloud-like object' with three light sources.

The ball of light appeared Monday morning above the nation's capital and as far as Tianjin and the central province of Shanxi and Shandong in the east.

One user shared the object had three light sources and [being] shaped like an isosceles triangle' and disappeared 'like a mist and disappear without a trace.'

Another posted on Weibo: 'There were three light sources flying very fast.

'At the same time, there was a large halo on the east side of the light group. There was no sound.' 

Images and videos of the observation flooded Chinese social media platforms Monday, with many users commonly describing it as a 'misty ball of light' that moved from west to east without emitting any sound

One person shared on Weibo that the weather was clear in Beijing when they witnessed 'a glowing object looming' and determined it was not an aircraft because there were no flashing lights

A Beijing resident commented: 'What is this thing? And it flies very fast, and it is in front of me all of a sudden.' 

An astronomer also weighed in on the sightings, theorizing the UFO could have been a Space rocket used to launch SpaceX's Starlink satellites on Sunday - but the suggestion has yet to be confirmed.

Wang Zhuoxiao, a researcher at the Centre for Astronomy Technology at Tsinghua University in Beijing, also posted online with his speculation, according to the South China Morning Post.

Zhuoxiao suggested the glowing object was excess fuel released by a SpaceX rocket that launched from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Sunday  at 3:59am ET.

The statements align with what is known as the 'Twilight phenomenon,' which is produced when unburned particles of propellant and water left in the vapor trail of a launch vehicle condenses, freezes and then expands high up in the less dense upper atmosphere.

Zhuoxiao noted that the circular shape was likely formed as the rocket was performing a tumbling motion to release unneeded fuel to help it climb to orbit, 

The ball of light appeared Monday morning above the nation's capital and as far as Tianjin and the central province of Shanxi and Shandong in the east. More than 900,000 threads about the sighting surfaced online by Monday afternoon

New Zealanders witnessed a nearly identical event in 2022 when a glowing blue swirl appeared in the night sky, which was created by a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster

• READ MORE: Bizarre footage shows several UFOs hovering above Philadelphia

A witness uploaded the bizarre video of the sighting on Reddit and described the large cluster of lights as 'spinning and darting back and forth.' 

An anonymous astronomer from the Beijing Planetarium also said it could have been a rocket launched from the US.

The astronomer mentioned a similar sighting in China on September 13, 2023 that was later found to be linked to a rocket cloud formed by a previous SpaceX launch.

New Zealanders witnessed a nearly identical event in 2022 when a glowing blue swirl appeared in the night sky, which was created by a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster.

The rocket spun to vent its fuel, it created a vapor trail that reflected the sunlight and produced a visible blue swirl that eyewitnesses said moved 'serenely' across the night sky.

The plume lit up the sky over Nelson, a city at the tip of New Zealand's south island, and travelled 466 miles (750km) south to Stewart Island by about 7:30pm.

The two-stage rocket had been launched on Sunday morning from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

It was carrying a communications satellite for the Louisiana-based company Globalstar, which SpaceX said was deployed about 1 hour and 50 minutes after launch as planned.  

After dispatching its payload, the Falcon 9 began venting its fuel, while the rocket's first stage returned to Earth for a vertical landing on SpaceX's droneship.

However, the recent event in China has not been confirmed to be linked to a SpaceX rocket just yet.

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18-01-2024 om 00:44 geschreven door peter  

By JOSH BOSWELL FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

DailyMail.com has obtained a stunning clear video of a dark orb UFO floating outside an airfield used by the maker of the infamous Reaper drone.

Contractor Andy Segobia, 52, was driving to work at El Mirage airfield near Adelanto, California, in August 2020 when he saw a 10ft sphere hanging in the air.

He took out his iPhone 7 and started filming the object that was no more than 50 ft in the air, shooting a surprisingly clear video compared to many grainy or blurry UFO footage.

Segobia told DailyMail.com that to the naked eye the object looked like dark tinted glass, was the size of the top of a palm tree, about six to 10 feet in diameter, and was completely silent.

'I thought it was a balloon at first. As I got closer, I could see it wasn't tethered to anything,' he said. 

'There was no sign of propulsion, there was no noise, it was just sitting there.' 

Andy Segobia, 52, shared footage of what appeared to be a dark orb UFO floating outside El Mirage airfield near Adelanto, California, in August 2020

Segobia told DailyMail.com the spherical object looked like dark tinted glass, was about six to 10 feet in diameter, and was completely silent

At the time he was doing building maintenance work for General Atomics, a military contractor that makes the MQ-9 Reaper drone.

After filming the 90-second video of the stationary object, he said he had to go inside a building to take some measurements, and emerged less than a minute later to find it had disappeared.

'We went into this building 15 feet away and took one measurement, walked back out the door and it was gone. It had been maybe 30 seconds,' he said.

'I looked everywhere, it was a clear day, I would have seen it float away. It either disappeared or just shot out of there. I was bummed I didn't get that footage.'

Segobia's foreman, Juan Valdez, was with him that day. Valdez confirmed to DailyMail.com that he saw the object too, but did not comment further.

'I looked around, I even walked over to see if it came down to the ground,' Segobia said. 

'It was gone, nowhere to be seen. If I'd just stayed there another minute I would have seen it zoom away or disappear.'

Segobia said he would regularly see plane-shaped unmanned drones taking off and landing at the El Mirage airstrip, and that General Atomics worked on building and repairing drones there.

But he said the orb was unlike anything he'd ever seen.

'It came out silver when I shot the video. But it was a black tinted ball. It was giving off some kind of heat or something, some kind of wave where I couldn't see inside the ball.

Segobia, a contractor, was doing building maintenance work for General Atomics, a military contractor that makes the MQ-9 Reaper drone, when he spotted the unusual object 

Metadata from the video shows it was filmed using an iPhone 7 Plus at 7:08am on August 4, 2020, with coordinates at El Mirage Field near Adelanto, north east of Los Angeles. Weather data for Adelanto at that time shows winds of around 7mph blowing south

'When you're driving to Vegas and it looks like there's water in the street, it was kind of like that. It was giving off some kind of wave, I'm assuming it was a heat of some type.

'I saw it up close. There was only a fence and a little piece of dirt dividing us. It was off their property in the middle of the desert. I don't know what it was doing there.

'It struck me as odd because it was floating there off the property.

'It's very quiet out there, in the middle of nowhere. It was a clear day.'

Metadata from the video shows it was filmed using an iPhone 7 Plus at 7:08am on August 4, 2020, with coordinates at El Mirage Field near Adelanto, north east of Los Angeles.

According to WeatherSpark.com, weather data for Adelanto at that time shows winds of around 7mph blowing south.

The object filmed by Segobia in 2020 appears similar to silver orbs caught on camera by Reaper drones in the Middle East, and published by the government's UFO investigation office, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office.

The existence of the Reaper footage was first revealed by DailyMail.com in October 2022.

In testimony to the Senate in April last year, then-AARO director Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick showed some of the 'metallic orb' footage and revealed statistics showing that 34% of 'Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena' (the government's term for UFOs) are spherical or orb-shaped.

The object filmed by Segobia in 2020 appears similar to silver orbs caught on camera by Reaper drones in the Middle East (shown during a Senate hearing on the Pentagon's Anomaly Resolution Office in April) 

Then-AARO director Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick showed video of an 'unresolved' case in the Middle East, where a drone picked up a 'metallic orb'

El Mirage Field is about 25 miles southeast of Edwards Air Force Base, which has been a focus of extraordinary UFO stories dating back to 1957.

Decorated Project Mercury astronaut Leroy Gordon Cooper claimed he caught on camera a flying saucer hovering above the ground and landing in a dry lake bed at Edwards in 1957.

The late Air Force veteran said when approached the object lifted off, retracted its landing gear, and shot off at high speed.

Cooper said he gave the footage to his commanding officers, and never saw it again.

In declassified 1965 audio tapes from the base, radar operators can be heard tracking between seven and 12 unidentified objects traveling at high speed tens of thousands of feet over Edwards.

The tapes revealed the base had a 'UFO officer' that the case was referred to, with 'plenty of live data and visuals'.

An F-106 plane was scrambled to check out the objects, but it couldn't catch them as they shot up above 40,000 feet.

Radar man Chuck Sorrels told 1996 documentary 'UFO Sightings' that he knew they were not helicopters or airplanes, but couldn't identify what they were.

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17-01-2024 om 23:55 geschreven door peter  

Congressmen Propose Religious and Extradimensional Theories for UFO Phenomena

In an unprecedented turn of events, Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison and fellow Republican, Congressman Tim Burchett, have publicly connected unidentified flying objects (UFOs) to religious and extradimensional theories. Their statements, which have stirred considerable interest, were made amidst a surge of UFO interest in Washington D.C.

Religious and Extradimensional Theories

Speaking on ‘That UFO Podcast,’ Congressman Burlison proposed that UFOs could be angels or extradimensional beings. His theory, an amalgamation of religion and science, leaned heavily on various scriptures as a basis. Burlison also referenced the controversial testimony of whistleblower David Grusch, who claimed that the U.S. government is in possession of off-world craft. Burlison extrapolated on this, suggesting that these UFOs could potentially be from higher-order dimensions.

UFOs and Biblical Events

In a separate statement, Congressman Burchett drew parallels between UFOs and a biblical event described in the Book of Ezekiel. His interpretation fits a pattern of increasing attempts to relate modern UFO phenomena with ancient religious texts and symbols.

Ancient Relics or Time-Traveling Crafts?

Meanwhile, Congressman Mike Gallagher, a member like Burlison and Burchett of the House Oversight committee, proposed an alternative theory. Gallagher suggested that UFOs might be time-traveling crafts from the future or even relics from an ancient civilization revealing itself. His statement has added yet another layer of complexity to the ongoing UFO discourse.

Increased UFO Interest in Washington D.C.

These statements from Burlison, Burchett, and Gallagher come in the context of heightened UFO interest in the nation’s capital, particularly following Grusch’s allegations of stonewalling by the military and defense contractors regarding evidence of crashed UFOs and related phenomena. In December 2022, President Biden lent credibility to these discussions by signing a law to investigate a 1945 UFO case, known as the ‘Roswell before Roswell,’ involving an avocado-shaped craft that crashed in New Mexico.

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17-01-2024 om 23:30 geschreven door peter  

Previously, most detections of Martian PCEs have come from a manual review of visible satellite imagery, with images taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s (MRO) Context Camera (CTX) and High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) cameras. A database from that manual review called the Mars Global Candidate Cave Catalogue (MGC3) contains the coordinates and brief descriptions of over one thousand identified PCEs on Mars.

“Manual review of satellite imagery for Martian cave detection is far from efficient on a planet-wide scale,” wrote Watson and Baldini in their paper, published in the journal Icarus, “due to the time constraints associated with reviewing such a large dataset. Machine learning presents an intriguing solution to this problem, reducing the dataset to only include imagery computationally determined to contain a PCE.”

The caves on Mars are created by lava tubes, which were formed by flowing lava on ancient Mars. As the outside of the flowing lava cooled and solidified into a ceiling and walls, the interior stayed molten and kept flowing. Eventually, the lava flowed out of the tube in a downslope direction, leaving the tube intact and open. Sometimes these lava tubes are apparent from linear pit chains on the surface – many of which are likely connected linearly underground. But more commonly, they are found by locating a “skylight” or collapsed lava tube ceiling in an orbital image. That skylight provides an entrance to the underground cave.

Lava tubes can be found on Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Even though Earth is larger than Mars, some incredibly large lava tubes have been found on Mars, bigger than those found on Earth. On Earth, lava tubes are usually only as large as 14–15 meters (46–49 ft) wide – and typically much narrower. In 2020, the HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) took a picture of a collapsed lava tube ceiling that is pit crater is 50 m (150 ft) across. The subsurface lava tube cave is likely larger than that.

Regular neural networks are commonly used for natural language processing and speech recognition. But CNNs or ConvNets are more often utilized for classification and computer vision tasks. CNNs can recognize patterns in images and provide image classification and object recognition to projects both large and small. For example, in a previous study, CNNs were trained to recognize Martian surface features, such as craters, and achieved accuracies of more 90%

Watson and Baldini created and trained their CNN model, called CaveFinder by having it look at images from the MGC3 catalog from the Tharsis and Elysium regions on Mars, which has the highest concentrations of volcanoes.

After the training period, CaveFinder achieved a test accuracy of 77%. It found four PCEs that Watson and Baldini highlighted for having specific qualities that make them interesting for further research, including one PCE nicknamed Marvin, which was the largest PCE identified, as well as another they called Emily, whose low altitude could enable surveyance by drone. Additionally, CaveFinder identified twelve regions that appear to have multiple PCEs, which the authors say be a great place to explore multiple caves with a future mission, due to the proximity and abundance of PCEs.

But the researchers say that CaveFinder needs more work before being used on a large, planet-wide database. It had a large number of false positives, and it appears to have a limited ability to identify “lone small cave types, such as skylights and pinholes.”

“CaveFinder is still not considered appropriate for detection on a planet-wide scale, due to the high number of false positive outputs requiring manual assessment,” Watson and Baldini wrote. “However, it could prove effective in smaller regions perhaps already known to contain PCEs.”

For future tests, they plan to increase the size of the training dataset used. Other ideas for improving CaveFinder’s accuracy is to use thermal imagery alongside the visible data. Higher resolution images from a future Mars orbiter would also be beneficial for CaveFinder’s increased detection and accuracy.

“Overall, this survey’s findings indicate that, with these additions, machine learning has a great potential to advance remote cave detection, which is key to future Martian exploration,” the researchers concluded.

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17-01-2024 om 22:02 geschreven door peter  

How much hotter was 2023? “Global temperatures in 2023 were around 2 degrees Fahrenheit (1.1 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA’s baseline period (1951-1980),” NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) said.

Anyone who follows news from around the world knows the world is facing more severe weather. In the USA, a mega-drought meant that parts of the Southwest suffered from a water shortage. Reservoirs were reduced to historically low levels.

In Canada, massive, numerous, and stubborn forest fires dominated the summer, with smoke moving south and enshrouding some of America’s largest cities for days. Many of those fires are still burning as zombie fires that will spring back to life after this winter.

In Asia, a record-breaking heat wave struck India, China, Vietnam, and other countries. In India, major cities exceeded 45 Celsius, schools and other places were shutdown, and rolling blackouts, triggered by air conditioner use, made things even worse.

In the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the temperatures reached 49 C in some places. In Europe, the Cerberus Heatwave brought temperatures above 40 C to many countries, including Spain, where temperatures reached 45 C.

Hundreds of millions of us faced extreme temperatures during the summer of 2023. Millions of us watched helplessly as forest fire smoke clouded our skies and damaged our lungs. Farmers struggled, and food prices rose.

But climate change isn’t just about heat, smoke, and fire. It’s also about extreme rainfall, flooding, and hurricanes. Whatever the consequences, it’s not something humanity has seen before.

“The exceptional warming that we’re experiencing is not something we’ve seen before as a species,” said Gavin Schmidt, director of GISS. “It’s driven primarily by our fossil fuel emissions, and we’re seeing the impacts in heat waves, intense rainfall, and coastal flooding.”

Most of what the Earth is going through is due to human-caused climate change. But other things still contribute to the climate, like El Nino and El Nina. Climate scientists consider all these things when trying to understand what’s happening.

But we have no control over El Nino. Our carbon emissions are the only thing we have control over. Vegetation and the oceans only absorb about 50% of our emissions, and the rest persists in the atmosphere.

It’s not just Earth’s atmosphere that warms. Our oceans absorb most of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases, about 90% of it. The oceans are a gigantic heat sink, and they’ll continue to warm as the atmosphere does. That changes the biochemistry and the overall health of the oceans and also accelerates the melting of our major ice sheets.

“Just like global temperatures, ocean temperatures are on the rise,” said Josh Willis, a climate scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. “They have been rising for the last century or more, and they are not slowing down. If anything, they are speeding up.”

The world will keep warming for the next several decades or more, no matter what changes we make today. But the future is still in play. Scientists still need as much detailed climate data as we can gather, even though we know we’re responsible for the warming world. We can still prepare for the worst of it while developing and implementing solutions.

“We are very interested in the weather and extremes of any particular year because those are the things that impact us,” said GISS Director Schmidt. “But the key difference between this decade and the ones before is that the temperatures keep rising because of our activities, principally the burning of fossil fuels.”

NASA’s results show the future we face. More heatwaves, more devastating forest fires, more pressure on agriculture and food prices, and a bleak future for some of the world’s poorest people.

But it’s not foreordained. There are solutions, and they’re being implemented. Renewable energy use is on the rise, for example, and people around the world are demanding that governments implement more changes. And while arcane scientific arguments about atmospheric chemistry and physics are not that impactful for many people, extreme heat is a much more effective alarm bell. So are the things that extreme heat brings, like flooding, fire, smoke, heat waves, rising sea levels, and higher food prices.

Let’s hope the next generations and the politicians that accompany them don’t keep pressing the snooze button like we have.

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17-01-2024 om 21:35 geschreven door peter  

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17-01-2024 om 21:09 geschreven door peter  

Polarized light is light where its waves oscillate in a particular direction, rather than randomly in various directions. It’s often used in things like polarized sunglasses, which filter out light scattered off shiny objects, and water, which helps to eliminate glare. There are lots of things in space that emit polarized light, such as pulsars and matter within accretion disks. Radio telescopes in particular can detect the polarization of this light, which gives astronomers more information than they’d otherwise have.

One of the properties of polarized light is that different frequencies move through ionized gas at slightly different speeds. This gives a beam of polarized light and effective rotation depending on how much ionized gas it travels through. Since ionized gas is caught by magnetic fields, we can map the magnetic fields by looking at the polarization of various light sources.

This has been done before, and it has given us a rough map of magnetic fields in our galaxy. What these studies found was that the magnetic fields of the Milky Way tend to fall uniformly along the disk shape of the galaxy. This new study took this one step further. Using data from the Gaia spacecraft, the team had a detailed map of the distribution of stars and nebulae in the local region of our galaxy. They then combined this with polarization observations of the Sagittarius spiral arm. Together this gave them a detailed 3-dimensional magnetic field map of the region.

They found that the magnetic fields aren’t uniform, and don’t simply lie along the galactic plane. Even within the diffuse regions of interstellar space galactic magnetic fields can take complex forms. Many of their field lines diverge significantly from the galactic plane. They also found that these galactic magnetic fields can strongly interact with stellar nurseries, penetrating them and affecting the motion of gas and dust. This could explain how some stellar nurseries have regions of star formation that could not have formed from gravity alone.

As we capture a more detailed view of magnetic fields, we will better understand how they interact with the galaxy as a whole. They not only affect the formation of new stars but could impact the structure of galaxies and how they evolve over time.

Reference: 

• Doi, Yasuo, et al. “Tomographic Imaging of the Sagittarius Spiral Arm’s Magnetic Field Structure.” The Astrophysical Journal 961.1 (2024): 13.

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17-01-2024 om 21:00 geschreven door peter  

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17-01-2024 om 20:40 geschreven door peter  

Cepheid variables are a type of variable star that varies in brightness at a rate proportional to its overall luminosity. This period-luminosity relation was first discovered by Henrietta Leavitt in the 1800s, and has been central to cosmology ever since. If you measure the period of a Cepheid, you know its actual brightness and compare it to its apparent brightness to determine its distance. Cepheids were used by Edwin Hubble to discover cosmic expansion in the first place, and the method has proven quite reliable.

But over the years we found that Leavitt’s period-luminosity relation is a bit more subtle than originally thought. For example, we now know that the period of a Cepheid is slightly different based upon its metallicity and other factors. Perhaps there’s some variation in the data we’ve missed.

A few years ago Cepheid observations from Hubble were used to see if adjustments in the period-luminosity relation could account for the Hubble tension, but the results didn’t look promising. Now a study using JWST observations has been released. One advantage of JWST over Hubble is that Webb observes Cepheids in infrared light, which penetrates interstellar dust more readily. The Webb observations are also better at addressing the issue of “crowding,” where light from the Cepheid can be overwhelmed a bit by the light of stars in the same cluster. So these latest results are the most accurate Cepheid observations we have. In this new study, the team looked at more than a thousand Cepheid variables and was able to pinpoint the distance relation for Cepheids with extreme precision. From this, they proved that Cepheid variable error can’t account for the Hubble tension.

The Cepheid solution to the tension problem is ruled out at a statistical level of 8-sigma. In science, a 5-sigma result is considered “certain,” so the Hubble tension is very, very real. Whether it’s spacetime structure, dark energy, or something we haven’t yet discovered, there is something we simply don’t understand about cosmic expansion.

Reference: 

• Riess, Adam G., et al. “JWST Observations Reject Unrecognized Crowding of Cepheid Photometry as an Explanation for the Hubble Tension at 8 sigma Confidence.” arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.04773 (2024).

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17-01-2024 om 18:52 geschreven door peter  

This Day in UFO History: The 1957 Yokohama UFO Sighting Photo

January 17th marks a significant date in UFO history, particularly recalling a fascinating event from 1957 in Yokohama, Japan. On this day, an extraordinary sighting was reported, capturing the attention of UFO enthusiasts and researchers globally.

The Sighting

In the early hours of the morning, UFO researcher Yusuke J. Matsumura, affiliated with the Flying Saucer Research group in Japan, experienced something unprecedented. He was about to leave his residence in Yokohama for Tokyo when a sudden, metallic flash caught his eye. This flash emanated from above his house, drawing his immediate attention.

The Encounter

Matsumura, equipped with his Primoflex Automatic camera, managed to photograph a mysterious object. This object, described as a UFO, was estimated to be around 20 to 30 feet in diameter. Hovering at a height of about 60-70 feet, the UFO presented a mesmerizing spectacle, reflecting the morning sun with its metallic surface.

The Departure

The UFO remained in sight for approximately one to two minutes, offering Matsumura a brief window to document this momentous event. The object is reported to have ascended at an astonishing speed, estimatGezondheided to be Mach 152, in a 70-degree elevation, heading in the southeast direction toward Tokyo Bay.

The Aftermath

The incident, taking place near 1687 Hama Isogo Ku in Yokohama, became a topic of considerable intrigue. The photograph taken by Matsumura has been subjected to numerous analyses over the years. Experts in the field have scrutinized the image, finding no evidence of manipulation or tampering, further adding to the mystery and credibility of the sighting.

The Legacy

This event remains one of the most credible and well-documented UFO sightings in history. It continues to be a subject of study and fascination among UFO researchers and enthusiasts. The Yokohama UFO sighting of January 17, 1957, stands as a testament to the enduring mystery and intrigue surrounding unidentified flying objects and their possible implications.

There don’t appear to be any recent updates or new developments specifically related to the UFO sighting in Yokohama, Japan, on January 17, 1957, by UFO researcher Yusuke J. Matsumura. The incident, where Matsumura captured a photograph of a metallic UFO, remains one of the more credible sightings in UFO history, with experts having analyzed the photo and found no evidence of manipulation or tampering.

However, interest in UFOs and extraterrestrial life continues in Japan and around the world. For instance, a rural community in northeastern Japan, known for numerous UFO sightings, has been promoting itself as a “home to aliens” to revitalize its local economy. This area in Fukushima has become a hub for UFO enthusiasts, featuring a UFO museum and various UFO-themed events and paraphernalia. The International UFO Lab, established in 2021 in this region, collects and disseminates UFO sighting reports globally, indicating an ongoing global interest in UFOs, especially after the U.S. Department of Defense released video footage of unidentified aerial phenomena in 2020.

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17-01-2024 om 18:40 geschreven door peter  

Ex-CIA Officer On UFOs & Aliens: Says ‘They Are Showing Up In 2027’

CIA retired John Ramirez, who specialized in ballistic missile defense systems, worked for the CIA from 1984 to 2009, holding positions in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Directorate of Science and Technology, and the Directorate of Intelligence. He attained GS-15 grade, which indicates that he worked for the agency in a relatively senior capacity.

His appearance on the highly acclaimed Witness Citizen podcast on October 17, 2021 created a huge burst in the UFO community. Later, Ramirez made an appearance on Project Unity, where he delivered a series of slides to assist researchers in navigating the FOIA process. Ramirez was particularly helpful in identifying the appropriate agencies to contact when requesting particular types of information.

The slides, which are available online, also include historical information about UFOs and current statements made by prominent former U.S. intelligence officials, including John Ratcliffe, a former director of national intelligence. He stated a schematic on how to investigate a UFO in the CIA style:

• Establish a group to investigate and evaluate sightings;
• Determine the objectives of your investigation;
• Consult with experts;
  
• Create a reporting system to organize incoming cases;
  
• Eliminate false positives;
• Develop a methodology to identify common aircraft and other aerial phenomena often mistaken for UFOs;
• Examine witness documentation;
  
• Conduct controlled experiments;
  
• Gather and test physical and forensics evidence and Discourage false reporting.

Ramirez made assumptions regarding the current UFO disclosure procedure, and it appears that his opinions may have been influenced by members of the intelligence community, either current or former, or perhaps by individuals connected to the Department of Defense. During his interview with Project Unity, Ramirez claimed that the US government does not currently discuss the UFO craft’s occupants. This is a significant comment from Ramirez, who has asserted his opinion that UFOs may indeed represent a form of non-human intelligence.

Ramirez is not the first CIA agent to make the assertion that UFOs might be non-human intelligence. John Brennan, a former CIA director, suggested that UFOs might be “a different form of life.” Brennan said: “You try to ensure that you have as much data as possible in terms of visuals and also different types of maybe technical collection of sensors that you have at the time. (Source)

Also, I believe, it’s important to reach out into other environments and find out, were there any type of weather phenomena at that time that might have, in fact, created the appearance of the phenomenon that you’re looking at? Were there some things that were happening on the ground, or other types of phenomena that could help explain what seems to be quite a mystery as far as what is there? You really have to approach it with an open mind, but get as much data as possible and get as much expertise as possible brought to bear.”

Some speculated that Ramirez suggests that the USAF may be responsible for sightings of triangular aircraft, which some have dubbed the TR3B. On the Joe Rogan Experience, Tom Delonge implied that the United States government owned such vessels, but also said that some of them belonged to other intelligence. Delonge claimed that triangle-shaped craft, assuming they contain tail fins, symbolize human technology.

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According to a member of the US House of Representatives Tim Burchett, it may all have started after the government recovered crashed alien vehicles. During an interview for On Balance With Leland Vittert, Burchett was asked about the Navy’s possession of more videos of UFOs that it is not willing to release to the public for reasons of National Security.

If anti-gravitic crafts exist, then potentially, such technology will be disclosed throughout the disclosure process. Former senator Harry Reid has already asserted that Lockheed Martin may have UFO materials, thus perhaps technology does exist. According to Lue Elizondo, the disclosure procedure and potential international collaboration (including with China) may lead to amazing technological advancements. (Source)

Ross Coulthart, an investigative journalist, in his tweet shared a link to a YouTube video (which is now private), stating John Ramirez tells IUFOC the agency’s weird desk investigations into UAP never stopped from the 1940s. “These are ongoing programs from the very beginning. They are still there.” It’s “more than” just the Pentagon’s AAWSAP-AATIP. Check the below Twitter thread to understand the context Coulthart is trying to explain

“There for them to ask me questions. But it was very clear to me that AATIP was not the first of its kind effort. There was an organized effort back in the 80s to do exactly this as well. Now how far they got, I don’t know because what was told to me, verbatim,” Elizondo said.

Ramirez also experienced what might be considered alien abduction-type experiences, including being placed on an examination table in a circular craft. Interestingly, a number of his counterparts in the CIA and NSA also had UFO experiences, he revealed. In his job related to missile defense, he became aware of times when Russian radar would detect unusual craft, and in one instance, he said they tried to lure a UAP into landing.

Ramirez noted that CIA historian Gerald Haines wrote about the agency’s study of UFOs from 1947 through the 1990s, for a division that was initially called the Office of Scientific Intelligence. What was particularly intriguing to Ramirez is that the division had life sciences and medical people on staff, indicating possible interest in alien bodies.

He also described how an Air Force pilot on the plane that flew near Kamchatka to monitor Russian tests observed a massive “milky white wall” of light flying toward him at 6,200 mph, though the Air Force assumed it was some kind of countermeasure by the Russians. Regarding the military sightings of “trans-medium” UAP like the Tic Tacs, Ramirez said he does not believe that Russia or any other foreign country has the capabilities to produce this kind of antigravity technology.

Elizondo made these points in several interviews, but in this one, he was asked to elaborate on his comments about how our senses are reductive and limit our reality, and how this might be relevant to the phenomenon.

In his interview with Project Unity, Ramirez opined that Humans are hybrids. According to him, Elizondo is unable to use the word “hybridization,” but the Pentagon employees are counting on him to do so eventually. Elizondo discussed the possibility that non-human intelligence have been in contact with humans for a very long time on the Theories of Everything podcast. This would imply that we have all forgotten about our own past, which would hide the possibility that we are hybrids of humans and extraterrestrials.

Something is coming in 2027

On Podcast UFO with Martin Wills, Ramirez claimed that government is aware of an impending event in 2027 which will reveal something quite significant so people are being prepared. He has been stating that there is a presence on Earth (which he refers demonic) who are just projecting their own belief systems to make us disbelieve in what we believe. Wills asked Ramirez what would happen if there was mass Landing? would we just simply prepare for a conflict or would we actually initiate something? (Source)

Former CIA replied:

“I think the dialogue we have now in this country, even with the recent legislation that passed through the legislature and is on its way up to the president’s desk, is preparing the U.S population, and by extension the world population, for the reality that there is a presence here that we need to explain. If they show up and we continue to do what we did before in previous decades, there will be mass panic. However, if we understand that these are real and we have five years from 2022, or maybe now four years, if they come in 2027, for the US government to prepare the people about what is up there.

In many ways, I think the word got out within the government that they’re showing up in 2027, and we better be prepared. If not, there’s going to be a lot of explaining to do. So, I think that dialogue has happened within certain areas inside the government, that we need to prepare.

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16-01-2024 om 22:57 geschreven door peter