Whitley Strieber’s Alien Abduction & Stranger Who Told Him ‘Mankind Is Trapped’

Strieber’s writings have been adapted into various movies and TV shows, contributing to his global acclaim as a best-selling author. However, his popularity soared after the publication of “Communion” in 1987, a non-fiction novel detailing his encounter with non-human intelligent beings. The book became a major success, reaching the No. 1 spot on The New York Times’ non-fiction bestseller list.

In 1989, a film adaptation of “Communion” was released, featuring actors Christopher Walken and Lindsay Crouse. The author’s real encounter with aliens happened on December 26, 1985, when he was sleeping alone in his cabin in the woods, upstate New York. That night, Strieber was awakened by an unusual noise. When he opened his eyes, he saw a small alien creature approaching his bed.

“Throughout the world, there is a certain type of face, a being that’s seen again and again and again. With a long, thin face and big black eyes, sometimes the head seems quite big, as in the Betty Andreas case. In others, like in my case, they seem smaller, and the beings are taller. But that basic configuration, that basic sort of non-human configuration, seems to be repeated again and again and again in experiences all over the world,” Strieber said.

The next thing Strieber remembered was finding himself sitting in the surrounding woods with fragmented memories of what had transpired. To uncover the truth and regain his memories, he decided to undergo regressive hypnosis administered by Dr. Donald F. Klein. He recalled he had been abducted and physically assaulted by someone whom he designated as “Visitors” to keep the possibility of extraterrestrials’ involvement low.

Under hypnosis, Strieber recalled being “floated” out of his bedroom and taken aboard a UFO. During this experience, he encountered four different types of alien beings: a small robot-like being, a short and stocky type, a slender one, and a weak-looking being. Whatever he had recalled in the hypnosis became the story of his best-selling novel. Since that night, he was full of curiosity about the unknown visitors.

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Strieber described that one of the beings had captivating black slanted eyes, while the last being had black button eyes. He further said that he underwent medical experiments conducted by those extraterrestrial beings. The experiments included a needle being inserted into his brain and an object being inserted into his rectum. Additionally, the beings extracted a blood sample from him by making an incision in his finger, indicating a series of invasive procedures.

As a result of the bizarre incidents described, Dr. Klein diagnosed Strieber with “temporal lobe epilepsy,” a condition known to cause hallucinations. However, Strieber did not accept this diagnosis and continued to claim that his abduction was a real experience. In fact, he went on to establish a foundation to provide support for other individuals who claimed to have been abducted by aliens, forming a support group for alien abductees.

In 1998, Strieber had another strange encounter at the Delta Chelsea Hotel in Toronto. He was awakened at 2:30 in the morning by a knock at the door, expecting room service, but instead found a mysterious man. Stieber told the Huffington Post: “I got up to open the door, thinking it was the room service waiter. It was not. It was a man I described as about 5 and a half feet tall, older-looking, like someone in his 70s. He wore dark-colored clothing, a turtleneck, and charcoal slacks.”

Strieber described this encounter in his book “The Key: A True Encounter,” published in 2000. The stranger engaged Strieber in a conversation about life lessons, science, and ethics. He expressed a desire to help humanity escape from a cycle of violence and self-destruction. When asked about technology, the stranger mentioned that an intelligent machine would continually seek to enhance its intelligence for survival. The conversation touched upon various topics, including the existence of multiple universes and catastrophic events in Earth’s history.

During the 45-minute conversation, Strieber grew increasingly curious and asked many questions. However, at one point, the stranger offered him a drink, which caused him to fall asleep immediately. The stranger’s true identity remains unknown, leaving Strieber contemplating the future of humanity and the undiscovered realms of science.

While many people remain skeptical about Strieber’s claim of alien abduction, John B. Alexander, a former Green Beret Commander and weapons developer, has regarded Strieber as an intelligent and thoughtful researcher in the field.

Author Whitley Strieber approached the subject of alien abductions differently than his contemporaries in the 1980s. While others focused on the idea that extraterrestrial scientists were stealing human DNA, Strieber delved into the controversial aspects of his own experiences with what he called the Visitors. He used this term because he was not sure if his captors were truly alien in the conventional sense. Strieber believed they might represent something beyond human comprehension.

In his book “Transformation,” a sequel to “Communion,” Strieber explored traumatic encounters of abductees who believed the Visitors (also known as Greys) had the ability to extract the immortal human soul from the physical body. He received a response from the Visitors, explaining that they recycled souls and that Earth was like a school where souls learn, grow, and evolve through successive reincarnations.

Strieber’s realization that the abduction phenomenon was stranger than initially thought was shared by Harvard professor John E. Mack. Mack encountered abductees who believed the entities they encountered were soul-stealers. In Mack’s book “Passport to the Cosmos,” he recounted the story of an abductee named Greg who feared being separated from his soul, believing it would lead to the end of his consciousness and existence.

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The application of unmanned aerial vehicles and autonomous drones in emergency and rescue operations has been rapidly increasing, as the use of drones in these situations enables real-time aerial data to be instantly provided to support crisis teams.

However, coordinating the flight of multiple drones simultaneously presents its own technical challenges. Increasing speed can heighten the risk of collisions or navigation errors, while prioritizing safety may slow response times in situations where urgent action is required.

Now, researchers at Durham University have developed a new system that enables drones to fly in precisely coordinated swarm formations. By enhancing the communication capabilities between drones, this method allows them to gather and share detailed information as well as navigate through challenging terrain with greater efficiency and safety.

Swarm Intelligence

This new system, known as T-STAR (Time-Optimal Swarm Trajectory Planning), enables unmanned aerial vehicles to exchange information in real-time. This capability allows for immediate collision avoidance and enhances coordination across the swarm, allowing drones to deliver timely and accurate results even in challenging conditions.

According to lead researcher Dr. Junyan Hu, “T-STAR allows autonomous aerial vehicles to operate as a truly intelligent swarm, combining speed, safety, and coordination in ways that were previously impossible. This opens up new possibilities for using cooperative robotic swarms in complex scenarios, where every second counts.”

Time-Optimal Swarm Trajectory Planning

T-STAR is designed to allow drones to maintain speed, safety, and coordination while in swarm formations, even in crowded airspace. The system utilizes a method known as model predictive contour control to calculate the most efficient flight path for each drone, while avoiding obstacles.

Researchers applied dynamic equations to simplify the system’s constraints, reduce the complexity of the algorithms, and improve overall stability. As a result, the swarm can remain stable while still responding quickly to environmental changes.

Drawing inspiration from the way birds naturally flock together, T-STAR applies virtual forces to guide drones along their paths and prevent collisions. When new obstacles or threats emerge, the system recalculates routes in real-time, enabling the swarm to maintain its formation and effectiveness throughout the mission.

Tests comparing T-STAR results to data from earlier drone swarm formation models show that the new system produces faster and safer routes. These results suggest that T-STAR has the potential to deliver reliable information quickly during time-sensitive missions.

Expanding on Military Application

The idea of using coordinated drone formations has been explored for years. Over the past decade, military programs in the United States, China, and Europe have explored various approaches to unmanned aerial vehicle swarms. Early experiments showed that swarms could either overwhelm defenses or survey large areas more efficiently than single drones.

Screenshot of the flight trajectories of a UAV swarm using T-STAR

(image: Pan, H., Zahmatkesh, M., Rekabi-Bana, F., Arvin, F., & Hu, J.)

Earlier systems often required drone swarms to slow down when navigating complex terrain, which limited their effectiveness. T-STAR is designed to keep swarms moving quickly and in coordination, ensuring that critical information reaches response teams without delay.

From Theory to Urgent Missions

Drone swarms could have potential applications in areas such as parcel delivery and agriculture; however,  their most immediate impact is likely to be in emergency response. By increasing both speed and safety, T-STAR could help make swarm robotics a practical option for urgent missions that require fast, dependable information.

In areas affected by earthquakes or floods, drones equipped with T-STAR technology can navigate through debris to send real-time images and data to rescue teams. During wildfires, swarms can monitor fire lines and supply information to help firefighters allocate resources more effectively.

Future Applications

The Durham team has evaluated T-STAR in simulations and laboratory experiments, where it outperformed previous coordination methods. The next phase will involve large-scale outdoor trials to test how the system works in real-world conditions.

Although the current research is aimed at humanitarian and environmental uses, the technology may have wider applications. Improvements in speed and coordination could also influence future defense strategies for the military organizations that first developed drone swarm concepts.

For now, the Durham researchers are focusing on disaster response, public safety, and logistics. The development of T-STAR reflects the rapid progress in swarm robotics. As AI technology advances, coordinated drone swarms could become a routine part of emergency management, much like how radar and satellites have transformed crisis response over the past century.

• Austin Burgess is a writer and researcher with a background in sales, marketing, and data analytics. He holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, along with a certification in Data Analytics. His work combines analytical training with a focus on emerging science, aerospace, and astronomical research.

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Artist's concept of Earth's core

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Researchers have made a discovery involving how the Earth’s core initially froze and crystallized millions of years ago, suggesting that a previously unexpected amount of carbon,  as revealed in a new paper published in Nature Communications.

Accounting for 3.8% of the Earth’s interior, such a percentage is far higher than researchers believed was likely to exist in the planet’s core, which is primarily believed to be rich in iron. Presently, it continues to grow as more of its molten surroundings cool to join the core’s mass in a process that scientists have debated for decades.

Understanding The Earth’s Inner Core

Forming a solid inner core requires more than just cooling—it depends on the precise chemistry of the molten material. The process can be compared to hail formation: water droplets in clouds must reach temperatures well below water’s normal freezing point before crystallizing into ice. Similarly, molten iron in Earth’s core must become “supercooled,” dropping roughly 800–1000 °C below its normal freezing point to solidify.

However, geological evidence suggests Earth’s core has never cooled this far. Simulations show such extreme cooling would have caused runaway core growth and likely collapsed the planet’s magnetic field—an event that never appears to have happened. Data instead indicate the core cooled by less than 250 °C below its melting point.

Reconciling A Warm Core

To explain how the core could crystallize without extreme supercooling, researchers from the University of Oxford, the University of Leeds, and University College London turned to computer simulations. Lacking direct access to the planet’s center, they modeled how elements like carbon, oxygen, sulfur, and silicon—known to exist in the mantle—would influence crystallization if present in the core.

A diagram of the Earth’s inner and molten cores, displaying how convection generates the magnetic field.

Credit: Dr Alfred Wilson

The First Steps Of Freezing

The team simulated atomic-scale interactions, tracking how roughly 100,000 atoms behaved under high pressure and supercooled conditions similar to those in the inner core. They focused on “nucleation,” the moment when small crystal clusters first form, marking the beginning of freezing.

The results were striking. Elements like silicon and sulfur, once thought to be major components of the core, actually slowed freezing and required greater supercooling. Carbon, by contrast, accelerated freezing, bringing models closer to observed conditions. A 2.4% carbon mixture still fell short, but at 3.8% carbon, the simulations aligned perfectly with expectations—producing an inner core temperature requiring just 266 °C of supercooling. No other combination reproduced the core’s observed nucleation and size.

Continuing to Investigate the Core

“It is exciting to see how atomic-scale processes control the fundamental structure and dynamics of our planet,” said lead author Dr Alfred Wilson of the University of Leeds. “By studying how Earth’s inner core formed, we are not just learning about our planet’s past. We’re getting a rare glimpse into the chemistry of a region we can never hope to reach directly and learning about how it could change in the future.”

The study also lends new data to the ongoing debate over the age of Earth’s core. Some scientists argue it began crystallizing more than two billion years ago, while others suggest it solidified less than half a billion years ago. The new evidence, pointing to carbon’s crucial role, may help resolve this long-standing question.

• The paper, “Constraining Earth’s Core Composition from Inner Core Nucleation,” appeared in Nature Communications on September 4, 2025.
• Ryan Whalen covers science and technology for The Debrief. He holds an MA in History and a Master of Library and Information Science with a certificate in Data Science. He can be contacted at ryan@thedebrief.org, and follow him on Twitter @mdntwvlf.

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05-09-2025 om 21:29 geschreven door peter  

A conceptual image of an interstellar alien probe

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With the recent discovery of the mysterious space object 3I/ATLAS, the third-known interstellar object directly observed by astronomers, debate over its origins—and even the possibility that it might be of technological origin—has captured the public imagination.

Now, an international team of astronomers suggests that the rare appearances of interstellar objects passing through our solar system could provide scientists with an opportunity to search for signs of extraterrestrial technology.

While the available evidence strongly supports the view that 3I/ATLAS is a comet, albeit one bearing some rather unusual qualities, the team behind the recent study nonetheless suggests that there are good reasons to consider interstellar objects passing through our solar system as potential candidates in the search for alien technosignatures.

3I/ATLAS: A Comet, or Alien Technology?

Following the discovery of 3I/ATLAS on July 1, 2025, speculations about the object’s nature and origin have entertained a range of possibilities based on some of its unusual characteristics. Among these is the idea proposed by Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb and colleagues in a preprint paper earlier this year, which examined whether the object’s trajectory and non-gravitational motion through the solar system might suggest that it bears the qualities astronomers could expect from an intelligently controlled spacecraft.

Notably, Loeb and his co-authors stated in the paper that their examination of the potentially technological origins of 3I/ATLAS had been largely pedagogical, although they maintained that such views should not be dismissed outright, even if the likeliest interpretation by far remains that the object is an interstellar comet.

 Now, in a new study by an international team of scientists that reviews decades of speculation and outlines concrete strategies for examining interstellar comets and asteroids, the paper’s authors similarly argue that 3I/ATLAS and its predecessors, 1I/‘Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov, bore all the qualities of comets, but that the search for genuine alien technosignatures associated with interstellar objects that make our way to our solar system is not unwarranted.

Cosmic Hitchhikers

“Since humanity has sent many of our own spacecraft on interstellar trajectories, we know that it is possible to send probes to other stars,” the study’s authors write. Equally, they argue that a range of different types of technosignatures could essentially “hitchhike” across interstellar distances and arrive with an interstellar object.

“Technology could either be active throughout an object’s interstellar journey, or wake from a dormant state upon arrival in the Solar System,” the authors write. “Defunct technology may also be found, such as spacecraft whose power supplies have long since become inactive.”

Other possibilities include technology that might be buried beneath the surface of an interstellar object. According to this premise, as the surface material begins to sublimate as the object begins to approach our Sun—the same processes producing the Sun-facing coma or “halo” of cometary material currently surrounding 3I/ATLAS—any alien technologies may be revealed through such natural processes. This would allow for the deployment of a once-buried probe, but only if its interstellar carrier manages to reach the vicinity of a star like our Sun.

Other possibilities include interstellar asteroids that are modified to produce “world ships, objects which may include natural structures and other technological features that would allow any “interstellar nomads” on board to utilize generational habitats that could be carried along with any prospective comets capable of spanning interstellar distances.

“Given the extreme distance between star systems, sending physical objects between stars may be advantageous for an extraterrestrial civilization, compared with direct communication,” the authors note.

Four Avenues for Technosignature Searches

In their paper, the team examines four primary categories of potential searches for technosignatures, which include

1) anomalous trajectories (the presence of unexpected accelerations or maneuvers that can’t be explained by natural outgassing or radiation pressure),

2) spectral or coloration anomalies (including unusual reflectance, coatings, or waste heat detectable in the infrared),

3) objects with unnatural shapes such as cylinders or thin “light-sails,” and

4) any detectable transmissions in the form of narrowband radio or optical signals, including lasers, that could indicate intentional or incidental communication.

Interestingly, such observations were made of ‘Oumuamua and Borisov, although no detectable signatures were discernible. As it continues its journey through our solar system, 3I/ATLAS has already been targeted by the Allen Telescope Array and observed by multiple observatories, including NASA’s Webb and Hubble telescopes. Based on all the available data, everything astronomers have observed thus far suggests that these objects have natural origins.

Nonetheless, the authors of the new paper emphasize that there remains a chance that even a few mundane observations—such as monitoring a comet’s rotation, its color, or how it accelerates—could still provide some critical context that may be helpful in identifying potential outliers that might arrive in the future.

Why Technosignature Searches Matter

Currently, with the Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time expected to discover anywhere from six to more than 50 interstellar objects in the next decade, the team behind the new study argues that technosignature investigations should not be overlooked and must be incorporated into routine follow-ups. Coordinated campaigns that scour radio, optical, infrared, and radar frequencies could maximize the chances of spotting anything unusual, in the unlikely event that it existed.

For now, although speculation about alien probes captures public imagination, the real value of taking such studies seriously lies in building a systematic framework for distinguishing natural phenomena from any potential anomalies we might find.

“Any potential detection of technosignatures from an [interstellar space object] will require the most stringent and detailed confirmation possible,” the paper’s authors write, underscoring the need for rigorous protocols and independent verification if—or perhaps when—we spot something truly anomalous.

The team’s paper, “Technosignature Searches of Interstellar Objects,” by James R.A. Davenport, et al, appeared on the preprint arXiv.org server on August 22, 2025.

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

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Interstellar Come

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Telescope observations reveal a growing tail on the comet that’s visiting from another star.

Released Thursday, the pictures taken by the Gemini South telescope in Chile late last month are the most detailed yet of the recently discovered comet. They show a wide coma of dust and gas around the ice ball as it speeds toward the sun, and also a tail that’s more extended than it was in previous shots.

These new images confirm that the comet is becoming more active as it plows harmlessly through our solar system, according to the National Science Foundation's NoirLab, which operates the telescope. It’s only the third known interstellar object to venture our way.

As of Thursday, the comet known as 3I-Atlas was 238 million miles (384 million kilometers) from Earth and growing ever nearer, according to NASA. It will make its closest approach to the sun at the end of October and then pass closest to Earth in December from 167 million miles (269 million kilometers) away — farther from Earth than the sun.

Interstellar Comet

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In August 2025, the GMOS spectrograph on the Gemini South telescope in Chile took a unique image of comet 3I/ATLAS. This object attracts the attention of scientists around the world because it is an interstellar traveler that has come to us from beyond our planetary system. Its incredible speed — over 200,000 km/h — undeniably confirms its origin in interstellar space.

Scientific value of the photograph

The magnificent color photograph clearly shows the coma — a cloud of gas and dust that surrounds the comet’s nucleus and expands as it approaches the Sun. Astronomers were particularly struck by the comet’s expressive tail, which had grown significantly longer compared to previous observations. Its length in the sky reaches 1/120 of a degree, which is comparable to the width of your pinky finger when you look at it with your arm outstretched.

In addition to its aesthetic appeal, this photograph has enormous scientific value. The main purpose of the observations was to study the colors of the comet and obtain its spectra. By analyzing the wavelengths of light emitted by the comet, scientists can accurately determine the chemical composition of dust particles in its coma and directly measure its chemical composition.

Discovery that brings worlds together

Despite its exotic origin, spectral analysis of comet 3I/ATLAS revealed something surprising: its composition is very similar to comets that originated in our own Solar System. This discovery leads to a revolutionary assumption: comets in different parts of our galaxy are formed from similar materials and according to the same laws, regardless of their star system.

Karen Meech, an astronomer at the University of Hawaii who led the observations, notes that scientists have for the first time been able to see the chemical composition of such a comet from its spectrum and track changes in its particles.

Space traveler

Comets like 3I/ATLAS are extremely rare. It is only the third confirmed interstellar comet in history, joining the famous comets discovered in 2017 and 2019. 

Unlike ordinary comets, which often perish when they approach the Sun, this traveler has a hyperbolic orbit. This means that it has only visited us temporarily and will soon return to the abyss of interstellar space, taking with it new knowledge about the Universe.

• Earlier, we reported on how to distinguish a natural object from an alien spacecraft.
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05-09-2025 om 20:11 geschreven door peter  

Wetenschappelijke Analyse van de Recent Claims over Aliens en UFO’s: Kritisch Evalueren van Bewijs en Logica

Inleiding

De recente verklaringen van voormalig luchtmachtofficier David Grusch, waarin hij beweert bewijs te bezitten dat de militaire overheid een programma voert voor het terughalen en reverse-engineeren van onidentificeerbare luchtverschijnselen (UAP), hebben wereldwijd voor opschudding gezorgd. Hij stelt dat dit programma al decennia bestaat en dat het niet alleen niet-menselijke “biologische materialen” en buitenaardse schepen bevat, maar ook dat deze technologie afkomstig zou zijn van buitenaardse beschavingen. Dit rapport analyseert deze claims kritisch en wetenschappelijk, met gebruikmaking van logische en empirische evaluatiemethoden, in het bijzonder de “SEARCH”-methode van Ted Schick, en benadrukt de noodzaak van bewijs gebaseerd op objectieve waarnemingen en redelijke aannames.

Hypothese en Onderzoeksvraag

De hypothese die centraal staat in dit artikel stelt dat de militaire overheid een actief en gestructureerd programma uitvoert met als doel het verzamelen, analyseren en reverse-engineeren van UFO’s (Onbekende Vliegen Objecten) en biologisch materiaal dat mogelijk afkomstig is van buitenaardse beschavingen. Deze hypothese impliceert dat overheidsinstanties niet alleen waarnemingen registreren, maar ook in staat zijn om geavanceerde technologieën en biologisch materiaal te bestuderen om inzicht te krijgen in buitenaardse technologieën en levensvormen. Daarnaast wordt de bewering gedaan dat er concreet bewijs bestaat dat buitenaardse beschavingen contact met de Aarde hebben gehad, wat suggereert dat er niet alleen observaties zijn gedaan, maar dat er mogelijk interacties of communicatie hebben plaatsgevonden die verder gaan dan louter waarnemingen.

De onderzoeksvraag die uit deze hypothese voortvloeit, richt zich op de validiteit en plausibiliteit van deze beweringen. Specifiek wordt gevraagd: “Is er voldoende en betrouwbaar bewijs dat de militaire overheid daadwerkelijk UFO’s verzamelt en reverse-engineert, en dat dit programma bewijs levert voor het contact tussen buitenaardse beschavingen en de aarde?” Daarnaast wordt onderzocht welke alternatieve verklaringen er bestaan voor de waarnemingen en gegevens die worden gepresenteerd, zoals natuurlijke fenomenen, menselijke technologie of andere niet-buitenaardse oorzaken.

Het onderzoek richt zich verder op het analyseren van beschikbare documenten, getuigenissen van betrokken ambtenaren, geclassificeerde rapporten en andere vormen van bewijs die kunnen ondersteunen of weerleggen dat de overheid een dergelijk programma voert. Ook wordt gekeken naar de betrouwbaarheid en authenticiteit van deze bewijzen, evenals de mogelijke motieven achter het verzwijgen of openbaar maken van informatie over UFO’s en buitenaards biologisch materiaal. Door deze uitgebreide analyse beoogt het artikel duidelijkheid te scheppen over de plausibiliteit van de hypothese en de onderliggende bewijsvoering, en zo bij te dragen aan het publieke debat over buitenaardse aanwezigheid en overheidsgeheimen.

Evaluatie van het Bewijs

Volgens de “SEARCH”-methode begint de evaluatie met het formuleren van de hypothese, gevolgd door het beoordelen van het bewijs.

1. Het Bewijs voor de Hypothese

Grusch heeft zich gebaseerd op getuigenissen van insiders binnen de militaire en inlichtingendiensten. Hij beweert dat zij toegang zouden hebben tot bewijsstukken zoals niet-menselijke schepen en biologisch materiaal afkomstig van crashplaatsen. Echter, belangrijk is dat deze claims grotendeels gebaseerd zijn op anonieme getuigenissen en persoonlijke verklaringen, zonder dat er openbaar bewijs wordt geleverd dat onafhankelijk is geverifieerd.

Volgens de principes van de empirische wetenschap en de logica van David Hume, is getuigenis op zich niet voldoende om een dergelijke uitzonderlijke claim te rechtvaardigen. Hume stelde dat miraculeuze gebeurtenissen, zoals het contact met buitenaardse wezens, niet geloofwaardig kunnen worden geacht op basis van getuigenissen alleen, omdat menselijke waarnemingen vaak feilbaar en onderhevig aan interpretatie- of geheugenfouten zijn. Bovendien, wanneer het gaat om fenomenen die de natuurlijke wetten schenden, moet het bewijs dat herhaald en direct is, veel sterker zijn dan enkel getuigenverhalen.

2. Het ontbreken van objectief bewijs

Tot op heden is er geen publiekelijk beschikbaar, onafhankelijk geverifieerd bewijs dat niet-menselijke schepen of biologisch materiaal daadwerkelijk is vastgesteld. Verschillende vermeende bewijzen, zoals foto’s, video’s of “absolute bewijzen,” zijn herhaaldelijk ontkracht of blijken niet overtuigend te zijn na diepgaand onderzoek. Dit onderstreept dat het bewijs dat volgens Grusch wordt aangevoerd, voornamelijk gebaseerd is op indirecte en subjectieve waarnemingen.

3. Het risico op zelfmisleiding en cognitieve biases

Het is waarschijnlijk dat getuigen en bronnen zichzelf hebben overtuigd van de authenticiteit van hun waarnemingen, ondanks het ontbreken van solide bewijs. Cognitieve biases zoals de Dunning-Kruger-effect, bevestigingsbias en de neiging tot overinterpretatie kunnen leiden tot het verkeerd inschatten van de betrouwbaarheid van waarnemingen. Mensen kunnen bijvoorbeeld biologische materialen of scheepsonderdelen verkeerd interpreteren of overschatten, vooral onder de druk van geheime informatie en geheime programma’s.

Alternatieve Hypothese: Louter Leugens of Misverstanden

De meest waarschijnlijke verklaring voor de claims van Grusch is dat hij of zijn bronnen zich vergissen of zich zelf hebben overtuigd van niet-bestaande bewijsstukken. Mogelijke scenario’s zijn:

• Misinterpretatie van natuurlijke of menselijke objecten en materialen.
• Contaminatie of fouten in de beoordeling van biologische stoffen.
• Opzettelijke misleiding of het uitlokken van misinformatie, mogelijk voor persoonlijke of politieke doelen.
• Slechte interpretatie van geheime militaire technologieën die niet buitenaards hoeven te zijn.

Deze alternatieven worden ondersteund door de geschiedenis van UFO-onderzoek, waarin veel vermeende “bewijzen” later werden ontkracht door wetenschappelijk onderzoek en kritische analyse. Het is essentieel om elke claim te beoordelen op basis van het bewijs dat herhaalbaar en onafhankelijk verifieerbaar is.

Logica en Wetenschappelijke Conclusie

De toepassing van logica en wetenschappelijke bewijsvoering vormt de kern van het kritisch beoordelen van beweringen over buitenaardse schepen en biologisch materiaal. Volgens de principes van de wetenschappelijke methode moeten beweringen worden onderbouwd door concreet, herhaalbaar en controleerbaar bewijs. Zonder dergelijke bewijzen is het uiterst onwaarschijnlijk dat de hypothese dat buitenaardse voertuigen en organismen zijn gevonden en geverifieerd, standhoudt.

Vanuit een logisch perspectief is het belangrijk om het bewijs dat wordt aangevoerd kritisch te bekijken. Veel beweringen over buitenaardse ontmoetingen zijn gebaseerd op getuigenissen, waarnemingen zonder fysieke resten of foto's die niet reproduceerbaar of verifiëerbaar zijn. Dit soort bewijs valt vaak onder anekdotisch bewijs, dat volgens de wetenschappelijke standaarden niet volstaat om een definitieve conclusie te onderbouwen. Bovendien moeten claims over het ontdekken van buitenaardse technologie en organismen voldoen aan strikte criteria van validiteit en consistentie, wat in veel gevallen ontbreekt.

Een belangrijke wetenschappelijke overweging betreft de natuurwetten die ons begrip van het universum vormen. Volgens de relativiteitstheorie en de beperkingen die zij oplegt aan reistijden door het heelal, is het zeer onwaarschijnlijk dat buitenaardse beschavingen ons al hebben bezocht. De immense afstanden tussen sterrenstelsels maken reizen met de snelheid van het licht, of zelfs met snelheden die dicht daarbij liggen, praktisch onmogelijk volgens onze huidige kennis. Zelfs als buitenaardse beschavingen geavanceerd genoeg zijn om dergelijke reizen te maken, zouden zij geconfronteerd worden met enorme technologische en energetische uitdagingen die niet eenvoudig kunnen worden genegeerd.

Daarnaast impliceert het bestaan van buitenaardse technologie dat de natuurwetten, zoals de energiebalans, de fysica van de materie en de kwantummechanica, significant zouden worden overtreden of uitgedaagd. Tot op heden ondersteunt het wetenschappelijke paradigma dit niet; er is geen bewijs dat de natuurwetten kunnen worden doorbroken zonder dat dit detecteerbaar is. Het zou betekenen dat er nieuwe fysische principes zouden moeten worden ontdekt die de huidige theorieën ondermijnen, wat een enorme sprong voorwaarts in onze wetenschap zou betekenen.

Verder is het aannemelijk dat veel van de vermeende bewijzen en waarnemingen niet meer zijn dan menselijke interpretaties, misverstanden, of zelfs opzettelijke misleiding. Veel 'buitenaardse' waarnemingen kunnen worden verklaard door natuurlijke fenomenen zoals atmosferische verschijnselen, technische storingen, of optische illusies. Daarnaast kunnen hallucinatietechnieken, psychologische factoren en de menselijke neiging tot patroonherkenning leiden tot het zien van buitenaardse structuren of voertuigen waar die niet zijn.

Samenvattend, op basis van logica en empirisch bewijs is de conclusie dat de hypothese van het vinden en verifiëren van buitenaardse schepen en biologisch materiaal zonder concreet bewijs uiterst onwaarschijnlijk. De huidige natuurwetten en wetenschappelijke paradigma’s ondersteunen deze conclusie. Het is daarom veel waarschijnlijker dat de bewijzen die worden aangevoerd, menselijke interpretaties, fouten of opzettelijke misleiding betreffen, dan dat ze daadwerkelijk bewijs zijn voor buitenaardse aanwezigheid. Alleen met herhaalbare, verificabele en onafhankelijke bewijzen kan deze hypothese serieus worden overwogen en mogelijk worden bevestigd door de wetenschap.

Vergelijking van Hypotheses: Parsimonie en Conservatisme

Bij het evalueren van verschillende verklaringen voor een fenomeen, zoals onverklaarbare waarnemingen van vreemde objecten aan de hemel, wordt vaak gebruik gemaakt van principes uit de wetenschappelijke methode. Twee belangrijke principes in dit proces zijn parsimonie (ook wel Occam’s scheermes genoemd) en conservatisme. Deze principes helpen om te bepalen welke hypothese het meest waarschijnlijk is op basis van eenvoud en consistentie met bestaande kennis.

Het principe van Occam’s scheermes stelt dat, tussen verschillende verklaringen die hetzelfde fenomeen kunnen verklaren, de eenvoudigste meestal de voorkeur verdient. Dit betekent dat men geen onnodige aannames moet doen, zoals het introduceren van complexe, niet-geloofde entiteiten of processen, tenzij het echt niet anders kan. In de context van UFO-waarnemingen en geruchten over geheime buitenaardse technologie, kunnen we twee hypothesen vergelijken:

• Hypothese 1: “De militaire overheid bezit buitenaardse schepen en biologisch materiaal en voert een geheim programma uit.” Deze verklaring veronderstelt dat er een uitgebreide, geavanceerde buitenaardse technologie bestaat, die door de overheid wordt geheime gehouden. Het impliceert ook dat de overheid een grootschalig dekmanteloperatie voert, die decennia lang onopgemerkt zou blijven ondanks de controlemechanismen en transparantie in moderne samenlevingen. Deze hypothese vereist het bestaan van technologisch superieure buitenaardse schepen, het bestaan van biologische materialen van buitenaardse oorsprong, en een uitgebreide wereldwijde samenzwering die al die informatie verborgen houdt. Het is hiermee een complex en onconservatief scenario dat veel aannames bevat die niet direct ondersteund worden door bewijs. Volgens het principe van Occam’s scheermes is deze hypothese dus relatief onnodig complex en minder waarschijnlijke verklaring.
• Hypothese 2: “De verklaringen zijn gebaseerd op misverstanden, misinterpretaties of opzettelijke leugens.” Deze verklaring stelt dat de waarnemingen en rapportages niet noodzakelijkerwijs buitenaards of geheimzinnig hoeven te zijn, maar het gevolg kunnen zijn van menselijke fouten, verwarring, of misverstanden. Bijvoorbeeld: optische illusies, technische storingen, psychologische factoren zoals suggestie of hysterie, of zelfs bewust gefabriceerde leugens en misleidingen. Deze verklaring sluit aan bij wat we weten over menselijke waarneming en geheugen, en over de neiging tot overdrijven of het maken van fouten bij het rapporteren van onduidelijke gebeurtenissen. Omdat deze verklaring geen ingewikkelde aannames vereist over buitenaardse technologie of geheime overheidsprogramma’s, is ze volgens het principe van Occam’s scheermes eenvoudiger en plausibeler.

Daarnaast speelt het principe van conservatisme een belangrijke rol. Dit principe houdt in dat we het meest conservatief moeten blijven in onze aannames, dat wil zeggen dat we niet meer moeten aannemen dan noodzakelijk is, tenzij er overtuigend bewijs is voor de meer complexe theorieën. In dit geval betekent dat dat we eerst moeten kijken naar verklaringen die het beste passen bij wat we al weten over menselijke waarnemingen en psychologische processen, voordat we uitgaan van exotische oorzaken zoals buitenaardse technologie.

Kortom, de vergelijking tussen deze hypotheses toont dat de verklaring gebaseerd op menselijke fouten en interpretaties niet alleen eenvoudiger is, maar ook meer in overeenstemming met de principes van wetenschappelijke voorzichtigheid. Het gebruik van parsimonie en conservatisme moedigt ons aan om eerst de meest eenvoudige en meest bewijsconforme verklaring te accepteren, voordat we overgaan tot complexere, minder ondersteunde scenario’s. Hierdoor blijven we kritisch en open-minded, maar ook rationeel en gebaseerd op de bestaande kennis en bewijsmateriaal.

Conclusie

Tot op heden is er geen overtuigend, herhaalbaar wetenschappelijk bewijs dat buitenaardse schepen of biologisch materiaal daadwerkelijk zijn ontdekt. De claims die door personen zoals Grusch naar voren worden gebracht, moeten daarom met grote scepsis worden bekeken. In de wetenschap is het cruciaal dat observaties en beweringen worden bevestigd door herhaalbare experimenten en objectieve waarnemingen. Zonder dergelijk bewijs blijven deze beweringen in het rijk van speculatie en theorieën die niet kunnen worden bevestigd.

De meest waarschijnlijke verklaring voor de claims van Grusch en soortgelijke verhalen is dat ze voortkomen uit misverstanden, verkeerde interpretaties of zelfmisleiding. Soms kunnen menselijke percepties worden beïnvloed door verwachtingen, of kunnen verhalen worden overdreven door de behoefte aan sensatie of media-aandacht. Daarnaast bestaat er ook de mogelijkheid dat sommige informatie opzettelijk wordt vervalst of misleidend wordt gepresenteerd om publieke interesse te wekken of andere doelen te dienen.

Het is daarom van groot belang dat de wetenschap en het publiek kritische vragen blijven stellen. Onderzoekers moeten blijven zoeken naar solide bewijs, en de media moeten waakzaam zijn voor het verspreiden van ongefundeerde claims die geen basis hebben in de feiten. Sensationalisme zonder onderbouwd bewijs ondermijnt het vertrouwen in wetenschappelijke methoden en kan leiden tot verwarring en wantrouwen.

Kortom, totdat er overtuigend bewijs wordt geleverd dat buitenaardse schepen en biologisch materiaal bestaan en zijn bevestigd door herhaalbare experimenten, moeten deze claims met de grootste voorzichtigheid worden behandeld. Het is essentieel om een kritische houding te behouden en niet meegesleept te worden door sensationele verhalen die niet op degelijke wetenschap berusten. Alleen door rigoureus onderzoek en verificatie kunnen we de waarheid achter dergelijke claims achterhalen en voorkomen dat onjuiste informatie zich verspreidt.

Aanbeveling

Het is cruciaal dat verder onderzoek en publieke discussies over vermeende ontmoetingen met buitenaardse wezens gebaseerd blijven op bewijs dat objectief verifieerbaar en reproduceerbaar is. Dit betekent dat gegevens en bevindingen onder gecontroleerde omstandigheden herhaald moeten kunnen worden door onafhankelijke onderzoekers, zodat de geldigheid ervan wordt bevestigd en niet het resultaat is van willekeur of subjectieve interpretaties. Het gebruik van wetenschappelijke methoden, zoals gestructureerde observaties, gecontroleerde experimenten en kritische beoordeling van bewijs, is essentieel om nepnieuws, misverstanden en verkeerde conclusies te voorkomen.

Daarnaast is het belangrijk dat onderzoekers transparant zijn over hun methodologie en bevindingen, zodat anderen deze kunnen controleren en valideren. Kritisch denken moet altijd de kern vormen van het proces, waarbij elke bewering zorgvuldig wordt geëvalueerd op haar bewijsvoering en plausibiliteit. Open discussie en het delen van gegevens onder wetenschappelijke consensus kunnen leiden tot een beter begrip van dit fenomeen, zonder dat men zich laat leiden door speculatie of ongefundeerde claims. Alleen door een objectieve en methodische aanpak kunnen we voorkomen dat misleidende of onjuiste informatie zich verspreidt en kunnen we op een rationele en geïnformeerde wijze omgaan met het onderwerp.

Samenvatting

 De recente claims over het bestaan van geheime buitenaardse programma’s, gebaseerd op anonieme getuigenissen en zonder concreet bewijs, bieden geen solide wetenschappelijke basis. Deze verhalen worden vaak aangedragen door personen die anoniem blijven, wat het moeilijk maakt om de betrouwbaarheid te beoordelen. Daarnaast ontbreken er verifieerbare documenten of fysiek bewijs dat het bestaan van dergelijke programma’s ondersteunt. Wetenschappelijke studies en empirisch onderzoek wijzen uit dat deze verhalen meestal voortkomen uit menselijke fouten, misverstanden of bewust gemaakte misleiding. Psychologische factoren zoals hallucinerende ervaringen, groepsdruk of het verlangen naar sensatie kunnen eveneens bijdragen aan het ontstaan van dergelijke verhalen.

Het is belangrijk kritisch te blijven nadenken en de wetenschappelijke methode toe te passen bij het evalueren van dergelijke claims. Door feiten te onderzoeken en te verifiëren kunnen we misverstanden en ongefundeerde geruchten voorkomen. Totdat er concreet bewijs wordt geleverd, blijft de meest waarschijnlijke verklaring dat deze verhalen niet gebaseerd zijn op werkelijkheid, maar op menselijke interpretaties en fouten. Het handhaven van scepsis en het stimuleren van wetenschappelijk onderzoek blijven cruciaal om de waarheid rondom deze controverses te achterhalen.

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04-09-2025 om 23:59 geschreven door peter  

Story by Claudia Trotman & Michael D. Carroll

 

Professor Loeb

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A Harvard professor has proposed that a bizarre interstellar object speeding toward Earth might have been dispatched by aliens to evaluate our intelligence. Professor Loeb has been outspoken about his theories – and now proposes we should take action before it enters our solar system.

Research indicates the enigmatic interstellar object currently traveling through space is now "generating its own light". The peculiar UFO – named 3I/ATLAS – has sparked conjecture that it may be a technologically-sophisticated mothership. Loeb has been outspoken about this prospect, even proposing we should attempt to make contact.

While numerous experts have rejected these concepts as completely inaccurate, Loeb believes it could be worthwhile taking a closer examination. Prevailing theories propose the object is a comet – but Loeb says a photograph of the object reveals that light is emanating in a manner which differs from how comets typically reflect sunlight.

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Loeb stated 3I/ATLAS's focused glow was comparable to a "vehicle turning on its headlights" before adding it "could be a spacecraft powered by nuclear energy", reports the Daily Star.

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Building on this, Loeb says we should reach out and contact the space vessel – or perhaps intercept it to determine the intentions.

One of the initial recommendations made by Loeb was to utilize NASA's Juno spacecraft that was launched in 2011 to examine Jupiter.

The Harvard professor says if Juno accelerates by 2.6 kilometers per second on September 14, 2025, it could approach 3I/ATLAS and reach out to deliver a message. Loeb conducted calculations to determine the precise date this encounter could occur.

Based on his analysis, if Juno's trajectory can be adjusted, the spacecraft could rendezvous with the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS on March 14, 2026.

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However, researchers have identified significant obstacles with this proposal. Loeb believes Juno could utilize its scientific equipment to "probe the nature of 3I/ATLAS from a close distance."

The celestial body is hurtling through space at an incredible velocity of 221,000 km/hr. Other experts argue this speed is far too rapid for any successful interception attempt.

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Nevertheless, Loeb proposed in his blog that this represents an exceptional opportunity to examine the object. He observed: "The close encounter of 3I/ATLAS to Jupiter provides a rare opportunity to shift Juno from its current orbit around Jupiter to intercept the path of 3I/ATLAS at its closest approach to Jupiter"

Alien looking through the window of a spaceship in earth orbit, illustration

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An additional recommendation from Loeb indicates that 3I/ATLAS approaches Mars in October. Loeb proposes utilizing the HiRISE camera aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

On October 3, 3I/ATLAS will be positioned 29 million kilometers from Mars, before closing to just 2.7 million kilometers within several days.

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04-09-2025 om 23:08 geschreven door peter  

Pentagon map unlocks mystery of hundreds of UFO orbs regularly invading US military bases

Between 2022 and 2025, more than 8,000 unidentified flying objects were reported in the U.S.

By Peter Rubinstein, Michael D. Carroll

A common theory about the metallic orbs paints them as surveillance devices, whether deployed by terrestrial governments or by "non-human intelligences," the Enigma report said.

"Some sceptics argue metallic orbs may be misunderstood weather balloons, optical illusions, or rare atmospheric conditions (like ball lightning)," the report admits. "And others maintain that they are a psychological manifestation, projected by the human mind during altered states or high-stress moments.

"Despite official statements and competing theories, their origin and purpose remain unknown."

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04-09-2025 om 22:49 geschreven door peter  

‘Australia’s Roswell’: Calls for fresh inquiry into 60-year-old Westall UFO mystery - PART I

Was it aliens, a top-secret government test balloon, or just “hyped up kids” spreading a wild tale of a flying saucer?

Frank Chung

Was it aliens, a top-secret government test balloon, or just “hyped up kids” spreading a wild tale of a flying saucer buzzing their playground?

Nearly 60 years on from the incident that has been dubbed “Australia’s Rowell”, the federal government is facing fresh calls to come clean on what it knows about the world-famous Westall UFO mystery.

Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the incident known as Australia’s largest mass UFO sighting. It’s been the subject of documentaries, books and countless news articles and YouTube videos, with scores of witnesses sharing their stories over the years.

But six decades on, the ageing former students have never been given an official answer about what they saw — or why they were told to keep quiet.

The incident sparked a flurry of headlines.

Picture: Shane Ryan

“They just want to know what it was and why they were told to shut up about it,” said UFO researcher Grant Lavac, who has created a petition to parliament calling for an independent inquiry into the Westall incident.

On Wednesday, April 6, 1966, at around 11am, more than 200 students, teachers and members of the public observed three “metallic discs” or “flying saucers” with no obvious markings moving silently through the sky over Westall High School and Westall State School in Clayton South, about 25km southeast of the Melbourne CBD.

It was just before recess when a girl came running into the Year 9 science class of a young teacher, Andrew Greenwood, 20.

“This student bolted into the classroom and said, ‘Mr Greenwood, Mr Greenwood, there’s a flying saucer outside!’ The recess bell rang and there was a mass exodus of students onto the sports oval,” said Mr Lavac.

Australian UFO researcher Grant Lavac.

Picture: Supplied

Witnesses claim they watched as one of the objects descended towards a wooded area about 1km south of the school, known as The Grange.

The object landed among the pine trees before quickly flying away, leaving large circles of flattened grass with well-defined, discoloured edges behind.

Mr Lavac, who spoke to a number of witnesses for a 2023 YouTube documentary, noted they “all very compellingly recalled that what they saw was not a weather balloon” but rather a classic “flying saucer in the shape of two saucers up-ended and turned facing each other”.

Marilyn Eastwood was 13 when she watched the three objects as she stood on the school sports oval.

“Kids were screaming and so forth, get out into the oval and there was flying saucers,” she told Mr Lavac. “Looked up in the air and there was one just hovering in the playground.”

She said she was among the group of kids who ran over to The Grange.

Flying saucer themed children’s park at The Grange.

Picture: Chris Eastman

“I saw where it actually landed, the grass was flattened in a circular area,” she said.

“The speed that these flying saucers moved at was incredible. It was just unbelievable. Straight up and gone — vertical, horizontal, gone. Just amazing.”

Joy Clarke was 12 at the time and vividly remembers the events of that day.

“I was in class when students rushed in and told us the story,” she told news.com.au in 2016. “We rushed down to the oval and I saw three flying saucers on that day. My personal belief is they weren’t of this world. They were definitely from somewhere else because I have never seen anything like it all.”

Ms Clarke said the army and police then arrived.

“We were told we were hysterical and it didn’t happen, while men in black interviewed some of the other kids,” she said.

Terry Peck was playing cricket on the school oval when she saw the saucer and decided to chase it to The Grange.

“I was about six metres away from it,” she told the Herald Sun.

“It was bigger than a car and circular. I think I saw some lights underneath it. Two girls were there before me. One was terribly upset and they were pale, really white, ghostly white. They just said they had passed out, fainted. One was taken to hospital in an ambulance.”

Coverage in The Dandenong Journal.

Picture: Supplied

Every year on April 6, a number of Westall witnesses gather for a reunion at The Grange.

“They use it as an opportunity to share memories and keep them alive, but also to voice their frustration that the government has not provided an official explanation for what they observed,” Mr Lavac said.

“More importantly they want to know why they were told to shut up about it.”

In the hours after the sighting, the area was flooded with emergency services, military personnel and media outlets.

The Dandenong Journal ran with coverage of the incident on its front page for consecutive issues and Nine News also reported the story on its 6pm bulletin.

Speaking to the Greater Dandenong Leader in 2005, former Year 10 student Ken Stallard described watching the 20-metre round craft fly over the school.

“So many of us saw it,” Mr Stallard said.

“It never occurred to us that it didn’t happen or was an optical illusion. If it was, it was a pretty good optical illusion. It was 1966 … the space race was at its best. It was a mysterious time.”

Witnesses have consistently claimed they were told privately and collectively not to speak about the incident.

Joy Clarke aged 12, standing at the scene of the sighting.

Picture: Supplied

“Shortly after the incident an ad hoc assembly was called and the headmaster told all the students, ‘You’re not to say anything about this event, you’re not to talk about it,’ essentially saying ‘shut up’,” Mr Lavac said.

“That was reiterated individually to a number of students individually by people they thought were government officials or members of the military. That has been a source of their frustration for so long.”

Jacqueline Argent said she was one of the first three kids over the fence to look for the UFO landing site.

“Originally I thought it must have been an experimental-type aircraft, but nothing has emerged like that after all these years,’’ she told the Herald Sun.

Ms Argent claims she was called into the headmaster’s office and interrogated by three men immediately following the incident.

“They had good-quality suits and were well-spoken,” she said.

“They said, ‘I suppose you saw little green men.’ I spoke to my parents about it at the time and they were pretty outraged.’’

In 2021, Mr Greenwood came forward publicly for the first time, confirming he also witnessed the objects — and claiming he was “threatened” to keep quiet.

“I can remember running out into the oval, looking into the sky, and seeing these things, and just standing there absolutely transfixed,” Mr Greenwood told Seven’s Spotlight.

Former Westall science teacher Andrew Greenwood.

Picture: 7News Spotlight

“I haven’t seen anything in my life like it before, haven’t seen anything since.”

However Mr Greenwood, who passed away earlier this year, had a different recollection to the students. “It was a grey, almost cylindrical or cigar shaped object which moved with some degree of precision in the sky,” he said.

According to Mr Greenwood, two weeks later he was visited by two senior Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) officers, one in a uniform and the other in a civilian suit.

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04-09-2025 om 22:29 geschreven door peter  

‘Australia’s Roswell’: Calls for fresh inquiry into 60-year-old Westall UFO mystery - PART II

Was it aliens, a top-secret government test balloon, or just “hyped up kids” spreading a wild tale of a flying saucer?

He claimed the men threatened his job if he spoke about what he saw.

“Absolutely, I was threatened,” he said. “I was told that I should not say anything about it.”

Mr Greenwood said it “beggars belief for me, in Australia we’ve never had an official investigation and, flatly, I think there has been a cover-up”.

“I think someone has buried the Department of Supply report which I know exists,” he said.

In his petition, Mr Lavac writes that “allegations of a government cover-up, including the rapid response of military personnel, confiscation of evidence, witness intimidation and nondisclosure of a comprehensive report compiled by the then Department of Supply” warrant an investigation.

“Despite the risks posed to people, property and safety of flight, no official explanation has ever been provided by the government as to the source, identify and intent of what was observed at Westall,” he writes.

An animation from the documentary Westall ’66: A Suburban UFO Mystery.

Picture: Supplied

He has called on the RAAF to revisit its long-held position since 1996 that it sees “no scientific or other compelling reason” to investigate or collect reports of UFOs, now referred to as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).

“As this continues to be the official position of the Department of Defence today, an investigation may help inform a formal review of this long-held position,” he writes.

The petition has attracted more than 350 signatures. If a petition reaches more than 50 signatures, it is usually forwarded to the relevant minister for a response.

Defence Minister Richard Marles has been contacted for comment.

Hazel Edwards was an English and maths teacher at Westall High on the day of the incident and believes it has been blown out of proportion.

The self-proclaimed sceptic suggests overly excited kids made up the story and were responsible for the media hype.

“I think there were a lot of kids that were hyped up,” she told news.com.au in 2016.

“Look at the so-called evidence, most of it is just hearsay.”

Although federal and state government agencies refused to comment about the incident at the time, government documents unearthed in 2014 offer an explanation for the sighting.

A sketch by researcher Bill Chalker.

Picture: Supplied

The documents revealed a secret radiation-testing project known as the HIBAL program — a joint US-Australian initiative developed to monitor atmospheric radiation levels using large silver balloons equipped with sensors between 1960 and 1969.

Each balloon was equipped with a 180kg payload and was followed by a light aircraft tasked with tracking it and triggering its 12-metre parachute via radio signal.

UFO researcher Keith Basterfield said examinations of the documents held by the National Archives and former Department of Supply indicate the mysterious flying object may have been a test balloon that was blown off course after being launched from Mildura.

“My hypothesis is that the incident involved not a UFO, but a high-altitude balloon, its parachute and large payload,” he told News Corp in 2016.

“The Westall object was described as being a white/silver colour which could describe the colour of an HIBAL balloon or parachute.”

Mr Lavac said if that explanation were true, “surely if it’s classified 60 years later that is now not the case”.

“And if it is prosaic, whether it was a high-altitude balloon or some other technology that was being tested, why doesn’t the government come out and admit what it was?” he said.

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04-09-2025 om 22:29 geschreven door peter  

Melinda Messenger has UFO experience as she shares videos of eerie glowing orbs in sky

Former Page Three icon Melinda Messenger is adamant that what she saw was not drones, a meteor shower or flares, with the mysterious orbs 'splitting' in the sky

BY Jack Wetherill - Showbiz & TV Editor

Melinda Messenger has shared images and videos of an eerie UFO encounter. The former glamour model posted a lengthy caption in which she was adamant that the light orbs were not man made or a meteor shower. The images, albeit blurry, show a number of golden-coloured light orbs hovering in the sky before splitting to show more.

She wrote: "I had an experience last night in North Pembrokeshire. Golden sun sized orbs showed up over the sea horizon.

"They appeared on over 10 different occasions throughout the evening, moving, hovering, changing formation and size and shape and splitting into more orbs, then merging

Melinda Messenger was adamant the lights were not man made

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"My old phone camera does not do justice to what I saw."

She continued: "They weren't plane or boat lights, and were not a man made light show nor drones, starlink or a meteor shower nor flares.

"In the first video three golden orbs the size of the sun appeared, the second video is another sighting in the same location when it was darker.

"You might need to zoom in to see them. The dogs started barking like crazy.

"I took a few screenshots and enhanced some of them to try and see more clearly what was there."

The statement went on: "What my camera didn't pick up was how much they separated into different orbs, how distinct they were and that some of them changed into star cross shapes in one of the sightings.

"The intensity of the light was profound."

Followers found it amazing, with The Wanted star Siva Kaneswaran commenting: "Wow Melinda! I think they showed themselves to you because you're open to it. Inspiring stuff!"

Someone else said: "That's totally amazing. Very envious of that spectacular sight."

Another said: "We are definitely not alone."

Meanwhile, others tried to explain the lights away, suggesting they were just normal street or building lights photographed from a long way away, making them blur and distort due to the limitations of a phone camera.

"Don't get involved in all these conspiracy theories in these people commenting," one person said. "It might get a few comments on the post but in the long run it will result in you being humiliated."

{ https://www.dailystar.co.uk/ }

04-09-2025 om 21:46 geschreven door peter  

Tech Giants Invest Billions in AI UFO Research Amid 2,000+ Sightings

In recent years, the fascination with unidentified flying objects (UFOs) has surged, capturing the attention of both the public and major technology companies. Tech giants are now investing billions into researching UFO sightings, driven by the potential for groundbreaking discoveries and technological advancements. The motivations behind these investments and the implications for the tech industry and society at large are becoming increasingly significant.

The Rising Interest in UFO Phenomena

UFO sightings have long captivated the public imagination, with reports dating back to the mid-20th century. Notable incidents, such as the Roswell incident of 1947, have fueled speculation and intrigue for decades. The allure of these mysterious objects has been amplified by the possibility that they might represent advanced technologies or extraterrestrial life forms. Over time, this curiosity has been further stoked by a combination of governmental disclosures and media coverage.

Recent disclosures by government agencies have added a layer of legitimacy to the topic. For instance, the U.S. Department of Defense’s release of previously classified footage showing unidentified aerial phenomena has sparked renewed interest. This transparency has encouraged tech companies to take a more active role in exploring the mysteries of UFOs. The media has played a critical role in amplifying UFO curiosity, with documentaries, podcasts, and articles exploring the subject from various angles. Popular culture, from movies to books, has also kept the public engaged and intrigued by the possibilities of UFO phenomena.

Tech Giants Enter the Fray

Technology powerhouses like Google, Amazon, and SpaceX have begun investing heavily in UFO research. Their motivations are multifaceted, ranging from the pursuit of technological breakthroughs to the strategic benefit of being at the forefront of potential discoveries. For instance, Google’s parent company, Alphabet, has allocated resources to its research division, X, to explore the potential of unidentified aerial phenomena.

The technologies employed by these companies in their studies are cutting-edge. Many are leveraging advancements in data analytics, machine learning, and satellite imagery to analyze and interpret UFO sightings. By collaborating with governmental agencies like NASA and the Department of Defense, tech companies are gaining access to valuable data and insights. These partnerships enhance their ability to conduct comprehensive research and potentially unlock new understandings of the universe.

The Potential for Technological Advancements

The exploration of UFO phenomena holds the exciting potential for breakthroughs in aerospace technology. By studying these unidentified objects, researchers may discover new principles of physics or innovative propulsion systems previously thought impossible. Companies like SpaceX are particularly interested in these possibilities, as they align with their mission to revolutionize space travel.

Reverse-engineering potential alien technology could lead to significant advancements in various fields. This process involves analyzing and replicating the technology seen in UFO sightings, which could, in turn, inspire new innovations in transportation, communication, and energy. Moreover, the application of AI and machine learning in analyzing UFO data offers exciting possibilities for automating the detection and classification of aerial phenomena, leading to more accurate and efficient research outcomes.

Economic and Investment Implications

The financial implications of investments in UFO research are profound. As tech giants pour resources into this field, stock markets and the tech sector could experience significant impacts. Companies involved in UFO research may see their valuations rise as they become associated with cutting-edge innovation and potential discoveries.

This trend also holds the potential for the emergence of new industries and job creation. As research progresses, new sectors focused on aerospace advancements or extraterrestrial exploration may develop, providing opportunities for entrepreneurs and job seekers. However, investors must navigate the risks and challenges associated with capitalizing on this trend. The speculative nature of UFO research means that returns on investment are not guaranteed, and there are ethical considerations to weigh when allocating resources to such endeavors.

Skepticism and Ethical Considerations

Despite the excitement and potential for discovery, skepticism remains prevalent within the scientific community and the public regarding UFO research. Many scientists argue that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, and the lack of concrete proof continues to fuel doubt. Critics also question the allocation of substantial resources to UFO research when other pressing global issues demand attention and funding.

Ethical considerations play a crucial role in the debate over investing heavily in UFO research. The responsibility to balance scientific curiosity with responsible spending is paramount, especially when public funds are involved. As tech companies and governments collaborate on these projects, they must remain transparent and accountable to the public, ensuring that their initiatives align with broader societal goals. Ultimately, the pursuit of understanding UFO phenomena must be tempered with careful consideration of its ethical implications and potential impacts on society.

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Tech Giants Invest Billions in AI UFO Research Amid 2,000+ Sightings

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Brit millionaire living in Cold War bunker will 'find aliens' after Dragon's Den fail

Tech entrepreneur William Sachiti, 41, has bought an old RAF base and fired up its radar station to create a UFO-hunting network across the UK using and old cold war scanning system

BY Ashley Pemberton -  News Reporter

A madcap millionaire lives in an ex-Cold War nuclear bunker where he is building the world's most sophisticated UFO hunting machine. Tech entrepreneur William Sachiti, 41, has bought an old RAF base and fired up its radar station to search for aliens.

The former Dragons Den contestant — who was rejected by all four investors in 2009 — lives in the "supervillain lair" at the decommissioned RAF Neatishead radar station in Norfolk, which he spent £250,000 repurposing.

He said: "There's no point being the richest man in the graveyard, I just want to have fun and let people track UFOs."

William in the converted bunker

(Image: Sonya Duncan / Newsquest / SWNS)

William, whose company Kar–go made the UK's first roadworthy autonomous car in 2019, bought the site in 2022 and converted it into the headquarters of The Academy of Robotics, where he now lives and works.

He founded the company in 2017 with the goal of developing autonomous vehicles, robots and AI systems and initially used his new gaff to test out his robots on private roads safely away from the public and in its buildings converted into workshops.

His quirky property's most obvious feature is the enormous Type–84 radar that looms over William's bungalow on the site. It was previously used to keep an eye out for a potential nuclear attack at the height of Cold War paranoia and was once responsible for tracking and identifying every aircraft moving over the south of the UK.

As William doesn't "know anything" about how radars work, he fed all the documents into a super–intelligent AI and turned it into the "world's best radar expert" called RadarBot, one of many AI assistants who keep him company at the base.

Since he couldn't use the Type–84's radar illuminator as it is far too power hungry for civilian use, he was limited to the smaller, passive secondary surveillance radar (SSR) to build a UFO-hunting network.

William has built a computer programme that could listen for signals in the sky and anyone with his software can either log in and use RAF Neatishead's "secondary surveillance radar" or grab a £20 Amazon antenna and scan their own 150–mile radius.

William has spent £250,000 converting the old base

(Image: Sonya Duncan / Newsquest / SWNS)

With just 20–30 of these antennas placed strategically around the country, nothing would move in the skies above Britain without him and his network of UFO hunters seeing it.

He told the Daily Mail: "We essentially ended up in the world's biggest UFO database just for fun. This is legitimately a UFO hunting machine, but it could be used for other things which I don't have an interest in."

Zimbabwe-born William said his passion for tech came from watching Star Trek as a kid and his interest in UFOs was sparked when more than 60 schoolchildren reported seeing a UFO when he was a youngster.

He added: "I was in primary school, at a school named Greatstone Park, and we had just had a hockey game with students from the Aerial school. Apparently, the school had just seen a UFO land, and it was the talk of all the schools everywhere.

"So in my youth, we were all drawing pictures of UFOs and aliens and things, and I think maybe that dropped a seed, and that's where it started."

{ https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/ }

04-09-2025 om 21:07 geschreven door peter  

Scientists taught an AI-powered 'robot dog' how to play badminton against humans — and it's actually really good

Teaching a new dog new tricks

In this research, Ma and his team attached a dynamic arm holding a badminton racket at a 45-degree angle onto the standard ANYmal robot.

With the addition of the arm, the robot stood 5 feet, 3 inches (1.6 m) tall and had 18 joints: three on each of the four legs, and six on the arm. The researchers designed a complex built-in system that controlled the arm and leg movements.

The team also added a stereo camera, which had two lenses stacked on top of each other, just to the right of center on the front of the robot's body. The two lenses allowed it to process visual information about the incoming shuttlecocks in real time and work out where they were heading.

The robot was then taught to become a badminton player through reinforcement learning. With this type of machine learning, the robot explored its environment and used trial and error to learn to spot and track the shuttlecock, navigate toward it and swing the racket.

To do this, the researchers first created a simulated environment consisting of a badminton court, with the robot's virtual counterpart standing in the center. Virtual shuttlecocks were served from near the center of the opponent's half of the court, and the robot was tasked with tracking its position and estimating its flight trajectory.

Then, the researchers created a strict training regimen to teach ANYmal how to strike the shuttlecocks, with a virtual coach rewarding the robot for a variety of characteristics, including the position of the racket, the angle of the racket's head, and the speed of the swing. Importantly, the swing rewards were time-based to incentivize accurate and timely hits.

{ https://www.livescience.com/technology }

04-09-2025 om 20:50 geschreven door peter  

Alien Encounters: Five Shocking UFO Space Secrets & Cover-up Claims

When former US Air Force intelligence officer David Grusch testified about mysterious alien landings and a covert 'multi-decade' UFO program in July 2023, he sparked a heated debate - is the US really hiding intel on aliens and spacecraft?

We’re "not bringing little green men or flying saucers into the hearing,” Republican Tim Burchett said. “We're just going to get to the facts.” 

The congressional committee heard from three witnesses in all: Grusch, former US Navy commanding officer David Fravor, and former Navy pilot Ryan Graves. Buckle up for a cosmic shockwave as we delve into the five most memorable moments from the head-spinning hearing.

1. ‘Non-human’ bodies were recovered from a UFO crash site

Whistleblower David Charles Grusch testified under oath at a national security subcommittee hearing that 'non-human biologics’ were found at an alleged UFO crash site. In a remarkable exchange, South Carolina Republican Nancy Mace asked Grusch to elaborate on his knowledge of ‘non-terrestrial bodies’ and ‘biologics’ to which Grusch responded: "Biologics came with some of these recoveries."
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Were they human or non-human? "Non-human, and that was the assessment of people with direct knowledge on the program I talked to," Grusch said.

Separately, he confirmed he had not personally seen alien bodies or aircraft but based his testimony on compelling evidence in the form of photography, official documentation, and classified testimony. Grusch said he interviewed 40 witnesses over four years.

Grusch: US aware of non-human intel in the ‘30s

2. The Pentagon is hiding evidence of alien spacecraft from Congress

The US government is accused of conducting a ‘multi-decade’ program that collected and attempted to reverse-engineer crashed UFOs. Grusch also claimed the Pentagon is hiding evidence of alien spacecraft from Congress which he described as “non-human origin technical vehicles”.

Furthermore, Grusch said that while he was on the intelligence community’s task force, he became aware of secret US government programs in charge of unsanctioned technological research related to UFOs.

He explained that much of the information is classified and responded several times: “I can’t discuss that in an open session.”

The Pentagon’s view: In a statement, the Pentagon said it hasn’t discovered “any verifiable information to substantiate claims that any programs regarding the possession or reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial materials have existed in the past or exist currently”.

3. US employees who come forward about UFOs and government practices are punished‍

Grusch, who filed a whistleblowing claim two months before the heading, said he had support from colleagues but was also subjected to reprisal: "I do have knowledge of active, planned, reprisal activity against myself and other colleagues."

Grusch said the blowback is coming from 'certain senior leadership at previous agencies I was associated with.' He described some of the behavior as ‘administrative terrorism’ including threats to his colleagues’ career paths. He offered to provide further details in a ‘closed environment’ such as a SCIF - a secure, sound-proofed room where officials with security clearances can examine sensitive intel.

Burchett asked if Grushch had personal knowledge of people who have been harmed or injured in efforts to cover up or conceal extraterrestrial technology. “Yes,” Grusch replied.

“Anyone been murdered that you would - that you know of or have heard of?” Burchett added.

“I have to be careful asking that question,” Grusch responded. “I directed people with that knowledge to the appropriate authorities.”

Asked at one point where the committee could find corroborating information about possible cover-ups, Grusch said he could not answer but encouraged the committee to thoroughly investigate: “As I stand here under oath now, I am speaking to the facts as I have been told.”

4. UFOs pose a national security threat

Representative Glenn Grothman asked if the witnesses believed UAPs - Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena - posed a threat to US national security.

“Yes," former US Navy Commander David Fravor responded. "The technology that we faced was far superior than anything that we had. If you had one, you captured one, you reverse engineered it, you got it to work.” 

Representative Robert Garcia told the bipartisan committee that more reports should be encouraged: "UAPs, whatever they be, may pose a serious threat to our military and our civilian aircraft, and that must be understood."

5. US Navy pilots David Fravor and Ryan Graves say they've personally seen UFOs

David Fravor, a former commanding officer in the US Navy, and former Navy pilot Ryan Graves have previously gone public with allegations about UFOs but it was breathtaking to hear their first-hand accounts at the House Oversight Committee hearing.

Regarding a 2004 incident, Fravor (pictured right) described a UFO caught on camera that resembled a Tic Tac breath mint: “As all four looked down we saw a small white Tic Tac-shaped object with the longitudinal axis pointing N/S and moving very abruptly over the white water. There were no rotors, No rotor wash, or any visible flight control surfaces like wings,” he testified. “This Tic Tac object… was far superior in performance to my brand new F/A-18F and did not operate with any of the known aerodynamic principles that we expect.”

Graves (pictured left), a former F-18 pilot, said that in 2014 - after the radar system was upgraded - he saw a craft without exhaust plumes or a visible engine ‘almost daily’ flying over the East Coast.

He added that at one point two jets were forced to make evasive maneuvers to avoid a ‘dark gray cube inside of a clear sphere’ that stood motionless against the wind.

Graves' squadron submitted a safety report, but there was no official acknowledgment of the incident.

“Over time, UAP sightings became an open secret among our aircrew,” Graves testified. “They were a common occurrence, seen by most of my colleagues on radar and occasionally up close. The sightings were so frequent that they became part of daily briefs.”

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