The Vatican & UFO Disclosure: Will Pope Leo XIV Open the Secret Archives?

The Pope, the Vatican & UFO Disclosure: Faith Meets the Unknown

For centuries, the Vatican has stood as one of the most secretive and influential institutions in the world. Beyond its spiritual authority over 1.4 billion Catholics, it is also home to vast archives and scientific endeavors that touch on one of humanity’s most profound mysteries: the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Recent discussions in the media, testimony before the U.S. Congress, and statements from whistleblowers have placed the Vatican at the center of the UFO disclosure debate.

A New Pope and Old Questions

When Cardinal Robert Post was elected as Pope Leo XIV, observers quickly drew attention to his chosen name. His predecessor in that name, Pope Leo XIII, not only championed social justice but also established the Vatican Observatory in the late 19th century. This act cemented the Church’s formal engagement with astronomy and opened the door for centuries of collaboration between Vatican scientists and global research institutions.

The observatory, still active today with facilities in both Italy and Arizona, symbolizes the Church’s dual role in faith and science. Yet with the new pope’s reputation for openness to scientific inquiry, some speculate that he may be the one to lift the veil on the Vatican’s rumored knowledge of UFOs.

Whistleblowers and Allegations of a Vatican Connection

In 2023, former U.S. intelligence officer David Grusch testified before Congress that the Vatican had been involved in UFO secrecy for decades. According to Grusch, the Catholic Church played a role in backchanneling information during the 1930s, when Benito Mussolini’s regime allegedly recovered a mysterious craft in Magenta, Italy. Grusch claimed that Pope Pius XII informed the United States of the incident, leading to American possession of the object after World War II.

While Vatican officials dismissed these claims with humor, the allegation sparked global curiosity. Could the Vatican’s secret archives, said to stretch over 50 miles of shelving and now undergoing digitization, contain records of extraterrestrial encounters?

Historical Engagement with the UFO Question

The Vatican has not always remained silent on the issue. In 2009, the head of the Vatican Observatory at the time, Father José Gabriel Funes, publicly stated that the existence of extraterrestrial life does not contradict Catholic theology. “Just as there is a multitude of creatures on Earth, there could be other beings, even intelligent ones, created by God,” he explained.

This sentiment was echoed in Vatican-sponsored conferences on astrobiology and the philosophy of science. The Church has sought to balance its centuries-old teachings with modern discoveries, showing openness to the possibility that life beyond Earth is compatible with faith.

Faith, Secrecy, and Global Disclosure

Why, then, would the Vatican withhold information if it exists? Some experts argue that revelations about extraterrestrial life could disrupt religious belief systems, challenging traditional interpretations of creation and humanity’s place in the universe. Others suggest that secrecy may be more political than theological, tied to international relations and cooperation with intelligence agencies during the 20th century.

Journalist Ross Coulthart notes that the Vatican has historically collaborated with intelligence services, including the CIA, during and after World War II. If true, such connections could explain why alleged knowledge of UFOs has remained carefully guarded.

The Road Ahead

The question remains: will Pope Leo XIV become the so-called “Disclosure Pope”? Advocates like attorney Daniel Sheehan, who once sought Vatican files on behalf of President Carter, believe that this pope’s interest in merging science and theology makes him uniquely positioned to open the archives.

At the same time, disclosure is not simply a matter of papal decree. Just as governments weigh national security concerns, the Vatican must navigate theological, political, and cultural implications before acknowledging anything extraordinary.

What is clear is that we are entering a new era of dialogue between science, religion, and the mysteries of the cosmos. Whether or not the Vatican possesses hidden UFO files, its role in shaping humanity’s response to potential extraterrestrial contact will be pivotal. The world now watches to see if faith and secrecy will give way to openness and revelation.

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Reptielenmensen, een bizarre complottheorie

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Het 'complot van de reptielenmensen'
Legio mensen over de hele wereld geloven dat er een ras van reptielen bestaat met het vermogen om mensen te worden. Deze reptielenmensen zouden geïnfiltreerd zijn onder gewone mensen, zeggen complotdenkers als David Icke. Ook FVD-politicus Thierry Baudet zei erin te geloven.

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Een grap of een gevaar?
Het klinkt misschien als een grap, maar er zijn mensen die deze zaak heel serieus nemen. En dat baart niet alleen de volgers van deze theorie zorgen. De Nederlandse regering ontzegde David Icke onlangs de toegang tot het land omdat zijn complottheorie gevaarlijk en anti-Semitisch zou zijn. Hoe zit dat?

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De oorsprong van reptielen
We beginnen bij het begin: de oorsprong van de theorie over de reptielenmensen. Deze komt voort uit een discussie over de oorsprong van reptielen zelf. Sommige mensen denken dat ze de evolutie van een voormenselijk ras zijn, terwijl anderen geloven dat ze uit de ruimte komen.

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Komen ze van de ster Alpha Draconis?
Een van de meest ondersteunde theorieën door gelovigen in 'reptilianen' is degene die stelt dat ze afkomstig zijn van de ster Alpha Draconis, die zich in het sterrenbeeld Draak bevindt.

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Of zijn het dinosauriërs die niet zijn uitgestorven?
Anderen denken dat de reptilianen geëvolueerd zouden kunnen zijn van een dinosaurussoort die nooit echt is uitgestorven. Deze mensen bouwen (losjes) op de ideeën van Carl Sagan (foto) in het boek 'De Draken uit het Paradijs' ('The Dragons of Eden'). Hij won in 1978 de Pulitzer Prize voor dat boek.

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Gesis van mensen net als van reptielen
"Is het louter toeval dat de klanknabootsing die de mens uitzendt om stilte te vragen of de aandacht te trekken een griezelige gelijkenis vertoont met het gesis van reptielen?" vroeg Sagan zich af. De aanhangers van het reptielengeloof denken dat de wetenschapper met dit soort zinnen hun gelijk bewijst.

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Ze bevinden zich onder ons
Ondanks het feit dat er geen enkel bewijs is voor hun bestaan, schrijven de complotdenkers aan reptilianen een aantal bovenmenselijke krachten toe. Zo zouden ze zich van uiterlijk kunnen veranderen, allerlei camouflages aan kunnen nemen en zich kunnen verbergen tussen beroemdheden, royals en religieuze leiders.

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David Icke, de ideoloog
Het was David Icke, een voormalige Britse voetballer (voormalige Hereford United-doelman). die als schrijver in 1999 zijn theorie over de reptielenmens uit de doeken deed in zijn werk 'The Biggest Secret' ('Het grootste geheim').

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Reptielen maken stiekem de dienst uit
Hij twijfelt er niet aan dat reptielenmensen onder ons zijn en dat ze deel uitmaken van de elite die de wereld regeert. Zijn uitspraken hebben ervoor gezorgd dat Icke een gemeenschap van gelovigen om zich heen heeft verzameld, en ook een aardig fortuin.

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Wat zegt Icke over reptielenmensen?
Icke beweert dat de reptilianen onder ons leven met als doel om mensen tot slaaf te maken en de mensheid te onderwerpen. Dat klinkt ongelofelijk, belachelijk en daardoor onschuldig, maar volgens Professor Bart Wallet van de Universiteit van Amsterdam heeft die theorie veel overeenkomsten met anti-semitische denkwijzen.

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Afbeelding: Duitse propaganda uit de jaren dertig, via het Philadelphia Holocaust Memorial

Ook Joden soms als hagedissen gezien
Wallet, professor in de Joodse studies, legde op Radio 1 uit dat de samenzweringstheorie van Icke "antisemitische gedachten en uitingen" bevat. Het idee van de reptielen is volgens hem gebaseerd op "een oud antisemitisch beeld waarbij Joden worden afgebeeld als slangen of hagedissen," aldus Radio 1.

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Afbeelding: USC Shoah Foundation Yad Vashem, publiek domein

'Kwaden' die 'controle willen over de wereld'
De reptielentheorie doet denken aan klassieke antisemitische schrijfsels zoals het pamflet op deze foto ('Het Joodse Gevaar,' toegeschreven aan de Rus Mathieu Golovinsky in 1938). In die schrijfsels worden Joden afgebeeld als onmenselijke wezens die gebrand zijn op wereldwijde dominantie. Zij zijn 'de kwaden,' zoals professor Wallet uitlegt, en alle andere mensen zijn 'de goeden.'

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Andere (controversiële) uitspraken van David Icke
Hoewel David Icke onschuldige opmerkingen heeft gemaakt, zoals de bewering dat hij de zoon van God zou zijn of dat de maan een kunstmatige constructie is, jagen zijn insinuaties tegen Joden toch veel mensen schrik aan. Volgens de BBC heeft hij onder meer valselijk beweerd dat het coronavirus door 5G-straling was verspreid en dat een Joodse groep daar achter zat.

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Het geloof van de Hopi-indianen
Om zijn beweringen te staven, vertrouwt David Icke naar eigen zeggen op een legende die circuleert onder de Hopi-indianen. Zij suggereerden dat er een reeks tunnels in Los Angeles was en dat deze zo'n 5.000 jaar geleden bewoond werd door een ras van hagedissen. In het jaar 1933 zei de mijningenieur G. Warren Shufelt zelfs dat hij de reptielenmensen had gevonden.

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Bewijs van het verleden?
Een andere auteur, de Amerikaan Scott Alan Roberts, die veel boeken over deze onderwerpen heeft geschreven, bouwt op mythologie en elementen van klassieke culturen om soortgelijke theorieën te bevestigen.

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Atum, Quetzalcotl, Nahash...
Zo is er bijvoorbeeld Atum, de Egyptische slangenmens; Quetzalcotl, de slangengod van de Maya's; Enki/Ea, de dubbele helix-slang uit de oude Sumerische literatuur; en de Bijbelse slang Nahash uit de Hof van Eden.

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Regelmatig in popcultuur te zien
De samenzweringstheorie, ongetwijfeld een van de meest wijdverbreide, is onderdeel geworden van de populaire cultuur over de hele wereld.

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Zelfs op Netflix
De derde aflevering van de animatieserie 'Inside Job' op Netflix, bijvoorbeeld, laat zien hoe Taylor Swift en wijlen koningin Elizabeth van Engeland midden op een feestje hun reptielachtige aard onthullen.

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Koningin Elizabeth als een reptiel
Het is niet verrassend dat de Britse koningin in de animatieserie als voorbeeld werd gebruikt. Ze is door complotdenkers altijd verdacht een reptiel te zijn.

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Andere beroemde, zogenaamde reptielenmensen
Ook Amerikaanse presidenten zoals Donald Trump en Barack Obama hebben altijd op de lijst van de zogenaamde reptielenmensen gestaan. Hetzelfde geldt voor Justin Bieber, over wie de Australische media in 2017 meldden dat hij midden op een vliegveld in een reptiel was veranderd...

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Mark Zuckerberg, ook verdacht
Je hoeft maar succesvol te zijn of macht te hebben en je wordt al verdacht een reptielenmens te zijn. Neem bijvoorbeeld Mark Zuckerberg, wiens gebaren en blikken door complotdenkers zijn geanalyseerd. Ze suggereren dat er iets onmenselijks is aan zijn manier van doen. De filmpjes en foto's die ze gebruiken om hun argument kracht bij te zetten zijn vaak bewerkt en nep.

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Maar het is niet zomaar een curieuze 'hobby'
Hoewel het lachwekkend lijkt en materiaal zou kunnen zijn voor een goede science-fictionserie, is er helaas meer aan de hand met de reptielenmensentheorie.

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Echte gevolgen
Het feit dat invloedrijke sprekers als David Icke de theorie inzetten om te suggereren dat er een complot wordt gesmeed door 'de kwaden' in de samenleving, waarbij ze eveneens suggereren dat Joodse elites de samenleving willen ontwrichten, kan ertoe leiden dat zijn volgers zich met geweld tegen die elites keren.

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Icke mag Nederland niet meer in
David Icke zou in november 2022 een toespraak geven op de Samen voor Nederland-demonstratie tegen het Covid-19-regeringsbeleid. Nadat de gemeente Amsterdam en justitie al hadden verzocht om hem af te zeggen wegens zijn "antisemitische en beledigende opmerkingen," besloot de Nederlandse regering uiteindelijk om de complotdenker uit het land te weren.

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Ban van twee jaar
David Icke mocht twee jaar lang Nederland niet inreizen, omdat zijn aanwezigheid in het land "spanningen tussen verschillende groepen [zou] veroorzaken en de publieke orde verstoren," aldus een brief geciteerd door de BBC. Aangezien Nederland met alle Schengenlanden verbonden is, kan Icke ook in al die andere landen niet terecht, aldus de BBC.

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Ook Baudet zei erin te geloven
Maar ook binnen Nederland geloven invloedrijke personen in deze complottheorie. Thierry Baudet haalde hem eerder in 2022 aan in een video op sociale media. Later relativeerde hij zijn verhaal met de opmerking dat hij 'reptielen' figuurlijk bedoelde en dat hij eigenlijk eerder bepaalde groepen mensen in gedachte had.

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Een samenzwering van globalisten, zei Baudet
Zijn verhaal was een "metafoor" voor "een samenzwering achter de schermen van globalisten, geheime diensten, psychopaten, waardoor de democratie en de vrijheid verdwijnt," twitterde het tweede kamerlid. Maar dat maakt het natuurlijk niet veel beter.

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Gevaarlijke woorden
Buiten het feit dat 'globalisten' bekend staat als een codewoord voor 'Joden,' is de complottheorie van Baudet niet op feiten gebaseerd en ook nog eens gevaarlijk omdat hij zo veel volgers heeft. Zij zouden erdoor aangemoedigd kunnen worden om met gewelddadige acties in 'opstand' te komen.

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Surely everyone has heard that reptilians from outer space secretly influence our lives. But from which star did they arrive? How long have humans known about them? And why are they hostile toward us? In this article, we will reveal the whole truth about them.

Secrets of history

Reptilians are aliens from outer space who look like humanoids with green reptilian skin, snake-like eyes, and often forked tongues. They are very skilled at disguising themselves as humans, including famous people, and are plotting a global conspiracy. However, brave fighters for the truth are still exposing them.

You have almost certainly heard something like this at least once in your life. Of course, it is nonsense. However, thousands and millions of people believe it. And so the question immediately arises: is there any truth behind all these stories, and if not, where did they come from in the first place?

It is worth starting with the fact that the image of the reptilian, as we know it, is unknown to any ancient mythology, at least among those that have been well studied. They feature reptilian humans such as the ancient Lamia or the Nāgas of Southeast Asia, but they have nothing in common with anthropoids completely covered in green skin. These are creatures with a human torso and a snake’s body instead of legs.

Therefore, all references to ancient legends that supporters of the theory about them may use are fiction from beginning to end. The Russian writer Helena Blavatsky was the first to write about reptilian humans in the modern sense in the second half of the 19th century. Her work became the basis for practically all pseudoscientists and mystics – from those who worked in the Third Reich to those who are now creating content on this topic on TikTok.

However, the main theme of Blavatsky’s books is a fierce mixture of mysticism and science about the world spirit that guides the development of civilizations through the repetition of cosmic cycles. As a result, the writer developed a theory of changing races on Earth, which arise in turn, reach the peak of development, and then decline.

And in this context, she mentions the previous race of dragon people who once existed on the continent of Lemuria, now submerged in the Indian Ocean. It should be noted that she honestly borrowed the name and concept of this land from contemporary scientists who, in the absence of the theory of lithospheric plate movement, could not explain why lemurs and some other fauna are found in Madagascar and Southeast Asia, but nothing similar exists in much closer Africa.

All this was explained by a piece of land named after lemurs. In science, this theory quickly became marginalized, but Blavatsky was not concerned. Why did she populate Lemuria with reptiles? It is quite possible that the image of dinosaurs, which were actively being discovered at that time and were very fashionable, played a role in this.

It was from her that humanity first learned that dragon people are hostile to ordinary people. The reason for this is that although their continent sank, they do not want to die out and are doing everything they can to harm us, because we are reaching the peak of our power. Blavatsky calls the Jews the descendants of the reptilians from Lemuria.

n other words, the global conspiracy against all of humanity in the reptilian myth appeared earlier than the space theme. And, of course, the key role in its further spread was played by the very assertion that Jews were involved in all this, because anti-Semitism in Europe at that time was much more widespread than knowledge of Eastern mystical practices, which Blavatsky shamelessly distorted.

Reptilians in books and on screen

While Blavatsky’s readers were busy exterminating Jews, the reptilian myth existed somewhere on the periphery of their consciousness. They had much more mundane arguments to justify mass murder.

Meanwhile, the image of the reptilian human has permeated popular culture. The first reptilian was described in 1929 by the “father” of Conan the Destroyer, American writer Robert Howard. However, his creatures are still more in line with ancient traditions: they have human bodies and several snake heads, but, in the spirit of Blavatsky and her modern followers, they can disguise themselves as humans and enter their subconscious.

Later, the image of reptilians as creatures who came to us from space with hostile intentions developed in science fiction. For example, the Gorns from Star Trek and the Kh’harnis from Edmond Hamilton’s Return from the Stars are typical reptilians. The latter can even get inside their victims’ heads. The only thing is that no one associated them with Jews and a global conspiracy. However, it was science fiction that made the image of reptilians world-famous and familiar to millions of people, which, from the very beginning, did not claim to be the truth about who really controls our lives.

David Icke

Meanwhile, in 1940, American occultist Claude Doggins, who wrote under the pseudonym Maurice Doril, independently of science fiction writers, invented the reptilians we are familiar with, with green skin and a single head, like a lizard. His creation, which he claimed to have found under the pyramids of Giza in Egypt, was called “The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean”.

In this collection of pseudo-myths, clearly written under the influence of Blavatsky’s The Secret Doctrine, reptilians already travel in “flying saucers” and conspire with the Antichrist. However, initially they were not identified with space, but lived in a giant cavity which, according to Doggins, occupies the entire interior of the Earth, and scientists are hiding this fact. It was only in the 1950s, amid the wave of enthusiasm for flying saucers, that he finally recognized them as extraterrestrials.

It should be noted that none of the authors described above identified reptilians with the Anunnaki, which is common practice today. In the mid-20th century, this was a completely independent esoteric theory developed by Zecharia Sitchin. Unlike reptilians, the Anunnaki were aliens from outer space from the very beginning, but they were not reptilians and were not plotting global conspiracies at that time.

However, the Emerald Tablets would have remained little known if Doggins had not found a talented follower – David Icke. Like all his predecessors, he had (and still has) no connection to science. Before becoming interested in the mysteries of the Universe, he was a soccer player, then a soccer commentator, then a spokesperson for the Green Party (the Greens! Could this be a coincidence? Reptilians also have green skin!).

All this did not prevent him in the early 1990s from combining in his teachings not only the works of Doggins, Sitchin, and Blavatsky, but also the popular fantasy image of the reptilian, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and many other conspiracy theories. Perhaps it is this broad coverage of the most popular fictions that explains the success of reptilians as a modern myth.

Reptilians and Astronomy

It is also thanks to Aiku that we can pinpoint not only the place on Earth, but also the place in the sky from which the reptilians came. In his early works, he names the star Alpha Draconis, or Thuban, as their historical homeland.

Here, he seems to be referring to Blavatsky, who also calls reptilians “dragon people”. However, from an astronomical point of view, it is much more important that this is a real celestial body, which 4,500 years ago was indeed closest to the North Pole and is located 303 light-years away from us.

But you won’t find the ancestral home of a race millions of years older than humanity near this star. The thing is, it is actually a system of two white stars orbiting each other every 51 days.

The masses of the components are 3.2 and 2.4 times that of the Sun, and their luminosities are 240 and 48 times that of our star, respectively. Even if there is a planet in the system, life on it simply did not have time to develop, because the age of the system is about 300 million years.

On the other hand, David Icke later increasingly referred to the planet Nibiru as the homeland of the reptilians, which modern astronomers cannot find, but which, in his opinion, was well known to ancient civilizations.

You can read more about Nibiru in this article. Suffice it to say that Icke, following Sitchin, repeats that this celestial body has a perihelion between Mars and Jupiter and an orbital period of 3,600 years.

If such a celestial body really existed in the Solar System and was to pass its perihelion within the next 50 years, it would already be only a few dozen astronomical units away from the Sun, and astronomers would have discovered it long ago – it would be impossible to hide such a thing.

In general, it can be summarized that the myth of reptilians from space is a relatively new phenomenon, which from the very beginning has been linked to earthly conflicts, while its connection to space remains rather arbitrary. Like most similar theories, it is a layer of fiction that should be dealt with by cultural studies, not astronomy.

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

Einstein’s Student Claimed US Govt. Re-Engineered UFO & Studied Alien Bodies; Oppenheimer & Others Were Involved

There were reports that instruments or people operating these machines were also of very light weight, sufficient to withstand the tremendous deceleration and acceleration associated with their machinery. I remember in talking with some of the people at the office that I got the impression these “aliens” were constructed like certain insects we have observed on earth, wherein because of the low mass the inertial forces involved in operation of these instruments would be quite low.

I still do not know why the high order of classification has been given and why the denial of the existence of these devices. I am sorry it has taken me so long to reply but I suggest you get in touch with the others who may be directly involved in this program.”

According to UFO researcher Anthony Bragalia, researcher D.M. Duncan located Sarbacher’s son, Robert Sarbacher Jr., living in Texas. Duncan had a revealing dialogue with Sarbacher. It turned out that the younger Sarbacher had once questioned his father about the UFO phenomena. His father spoke sparingly about the saucer subject. (Source)

Sarbacher Jr. said of his father: “He knew that they were real for the obvious reason that they would be going 600 mph and then make a direct 90-degree turn in mid-air without slowing down… separated from all inertia and gravity. Dad said that the reason he was called in was to build the right kind of missile to track these things since they were way too fast for any of our planes to catch. They wanted the missile to not destroy any of the UFOs, but to be able to track them. So Dad had cameras installed (like on the V-2 rockets) so when the UFO comes into our air space we would shoot missiles at them with cameras on them, since only a missile could keep up with the speed turns.”

Stunned at the revelation, Duncan wanted to clarify this, and Sarbacher’s son replied, “Yes, exactly to track UFOs, or rather to photograph and watch them… When he first told me about the missiles… the first thing I thought was, what? You were trying to destroy them? He (Sarbacher Sr.) said very normally and matter of factly, ‘No, we put cameras on the end of them.'”

Sarbacher never changed his story, and he resisted the urge to expound or make assumptions. Everyone who spoke with him was impressed. However, his statement could not be corroborated because all of the people he mentioned had passed away. It was the summer of 1986 when Sarbacher passed away.

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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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05-09-2025 om 22:17 geschreven door peter  

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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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05-09-2025 om 21:49 geschreven door peter  

Artist's concept of Earth's core

(Credit: NASA/JPL)

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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Story by MARCIA DUNN

 

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.

ufo

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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.

first interstellar object

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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."

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