The purpose of this blog is the creation of an open, international, independent and free forum, where every UFO-researcher can publish the results of his/her research. The languagues, used for this blog, are Dutch, English and French.You can find the articles of a collegue by selecting his category. Each author stays resposable for the continue of his articles. As blogmaster I have the right to refuse an addition or an article, when it attacks other collegues or UFO-groupes.
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UFO's of UAP'S in België en de rest van de wereld Ontdek de Fascinerende Wereld van UFO's en UAP's: Jouw Bron voor Onthullende Informatie!
Ben jij ook gefascineerd door het onbekende? Wil je meer weten over UFO's en UAP's, niet alleen in België, maar over de hele wereld? Dan ben je op de juiste plek!
België: Het Kloppend Hart van UFO-onderzoek
In België is BUFON (Belgisch UFO-Netwerk) dé autoriteit op het gebied van UFO-onderzoek. Voor betrouwbare en objectieve informatie over deze intrigerende fenomenen, bezoek je zeker onze Facebook-pagina en deze blog. Maar dat is nog niet alles! Ontdek ook het Belgisch UFO-meldpunt en Caelestia, twee organisaties die diepgaand onderzoek verrichten, al zijn ze soms kritisch of sceptisch.
Nederland: Een Schat aan Informatie
Voor onze Nederlandse buren is er de schitterende website www.ufowijzer.nl, beheerd door Paul Harmans. Deze site biedt een schat aan informatie en artikelen die je niet wilt missen!
Internationaal: MUFON - De Wereldwijde Autoriteit
Neem ook een kijkje bij MUFON (Mutual UFO Network Inc.), een gerenommeerde Amerikaanse UFO-vereniging met afdelingen in de VS en wereldwijd. MUFON is toegewijd aan de wetenschappelijke en analytische studie van het UFO-fenomeen, en hun maandelijkse tijdschrift, The MUFON UFO-Journal, is een must-read voor elke UFO-enthousiasteling. Bezoek hun website op www.mufon.com voor meer informatie.
Samenwerking en Toekomstvisie
Sinds 1 februari 2020 is Pieter niet alleen ex-president van BUFON, maar ook de voormalige nationale directeur van MUFON in Vlaanderen en Nederland. Dit creëert een sterke samenwerking met de Franse MUFON Reseau MUFON/EUROP, wat ons in staat stelt om nog meer waardevolle inzichten te delen.
Let op: Nepprofielen en Nieuwe Groeperingen
Pas op voor een nieuwe groepering die zich ook BUFON noemt, maar geen enkele connectie heeft met onze gevestigde organisatie. Hoewel zij de naam geregistreerd hebben, kunnen ze het rijke verleden en de expertise van onze groep niet evenaren. We wensen hen veel succes, maar we blijven de autoriteit in UFO-onderzoek!
Blijf Op De Hoogte!
Wil jij de laatste nieuwtjes over UFO's, ruimtevaart, archeologie, en meer? Volg ons dan en duik samen met ons in de fascinerende wereld van het onbekende! Sluit je aan bij de gemeenschap van nieuwsgierige geesten die net als jij verlangen naar antwoorden en avonturen in de sterren!
Heb je vragen of wil je meer weten? Aarzel dan niet om contact met ons op te nemen! Samen ontrafelen we het mysterie van de lucht en daarbuiten.
20-02-2017
Capture of an Orb/Disk Shaped Object During Air Display Show Puerto Varas, Chile 16th February 2017
Capture of an Orb/Disk Shaped Object During Air Display Show Puerto Varas, Chile 16th February 2017
Published on Feb 17, 2017
Interesting Capture of an Orb/Disk Shaped Object During Air Display Show in Puerto Varas, Chile 16th February 2017.
This fascinating Short piece of Video footage Appears to have captured an Orb/Disk Shaped Object, travelling at high Velocity dangerously close to a Stunt Display Aircraft, as it was carrying out a difficult Air Manoeuvre. During Air Displays worldwide there is a strict no Fly-Zone put in place around any Aircraft to protect it while carrying out its Display. I have inverted and filtered the source footage to enhance the detail.
Posted by Jason Gleaves, Ufonly, Facebook, Twitter and Google+, please like and share the page.
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19-02-2017
Huge Alien Craft decloaks in weird shaped rainbow cloud over Washougal, WA
Huge Alien Craft decloaks in weird shaped rainbow cloud over Washougal, WA
The following images taken with a cell phone on July 9, 2016 show a decloaking UFO in a weird shaped rainbow cloud over Washougal, WA.
The photographer of the amazing images states: There are two witnesses including myself: Both professional and credible, one an engineer with academics US Air Force Academy (engineering) and Washington (Seattle), the other from University Of California.
One hour before the event we noticed some weird clouds so we decided to take some pictures. We then went to store and on return an hour later we noticed the weird clouds again but now from a marina 5 miles away.
We stopped to take more pictures as now two short and strange colored rainbows were a part of the scenarios. One rainbow is easily visible in the images.
Started taking pictures and within a 2 second window the clouds open up (cloak lost?), and you see what we saw...one witness almost fainted.
In person you could see that object was huge, and that pictures might only be seeing the bottom half of this "pyramid” on a side with sharp edges, but we could see relief and contours (vents, windows, appendages, etc.).
It was about 5 miles away, seemed like 5 miles wide by 8 miles long, the visible part, and there are no mountains even close to this area like that.
We watched for 15 minutes and it soon became cloaked again 20 minutes later but we did not see that actually occur. Mufon case 82110.
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UFO almost collides with plane of Chilean Air force during air show over Puerto Varas, Chile
UFO almost collides with plane of Chilean Air force during air show over Puerto Varas, Chile
A fast unidentified flying object seems to pass very close to a plane of the high aerobatics squad “Halcones Fach” of the Chilean Air Force during a full flight demonstration held in the city of Puerto Varas, Chile.
The object which comes very close to the plane crosses it’s path at high speed. Then the object makes a turn and disappears.
Several witnesses stated they saw several other unidentified flying objects close to the planes during the demonstration.
After the strange event happened on February 10, 2017, the unknown object has been the subject of much speculation (UFO, meteorite, bird or other plane) on social media.
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Close encounters in Canada: UFO data reveals unexplained alien sightings
Close encounters in Canada: UFO data reveals unexplained alien sightings
Graham Slaughter
"Most of the time it's just a strange cloud formation, or the reflection of light, a rocket launch, an unusual view of a planet, most likely Venus—or it could be outright fraud."
A pair of orange fireballs streaking across the dark horizon. A mysterious object crashing into Lake Winnipeg. A nighttime visit from a “being with blonde hair and blue skin.”
These are among 1,267 reported UFO sightings across Canada in 2015, the second-biggest year for unexplained alien activity in the last 30 years.
The detailed Canadian UFO Survey released Monday by the Winnipeg-based group Ufology Research includes accounts of where, when and precisely what Canadians claim they saw in the sky last year.
The trove of strange stories includes dozens of unexplained lights, aircraft shaped like discs and diamonds, silently hovering UFOs and a few close encounters of the third kind.
In one case from Quebec, someone reported seeing three short “humanoids” with heads too big for their bodies and “big, black slanted eyes.” They then heard a high-pitched hum and woke up the next morning.
The stories may sound unbelievable, and researchers admit that many don’t hold up. Only about 12 per cent of the reports were classified as “unexplained.”
“The ridicule factor is quite certainly there, but we’re not saying the little grey guys are here. This is simply what people are reporting,” Winnipeg-based UFO researched Chris Rutkowski told CTV News Channel on Tuesday.
The data was collected from 17 sources across the country including Transport Canada, Canada National Defense, the National UFO Reporting Center and YouTube.
Witnesses included pilots, police officers and “other individuals with reasonably good observing capabilities and good judgement,” researchers wrote.
The only year with more UFO sightings than 2015 was 2012. Researchers believe that may have related to reports of a supposed “end-of-days” phenomenon from the Mayan calendar.
“We do know that the UFO reports continue to be made in growing numbers every year and this is just indicative that people are paying attention to what is in the sky. They’re not just looking down at their cellphones,” Rutkowski said.
Quebec led the country with 35 per cent of all UFO reports in 2015 -- a notable jump from previous years when that figure wavered between five and 15 per cent.
“It could be (that) the media are a little more attentive to the UFOs in Quebec,” Rutkowski said.
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland all had an increase in UFO sightings in 2015. In terms of major Canadian cities, Montreal had the most reports with 97, with 78 sightings in Toronto and 69 in Vancouver.
The average sighting lasted about 16 minutes.
Ufology Research has collected the reports on a yearly basis since 1989. Since then, they’ve compiled 16,905 sightings.
Many strange lights, few alien beings
By and large, Canadians mostly reported seeing strange lights in the night sky. They came in a variety of colours (pink, orange, “brilliant white”) and shapes (orbs, triangles), and some moved in curious zigzagging or stop-and-go patterns.
The data becomes particularly strange is in several isolated reports of one-on-one contact with alien beings.
In Montpellier, Que., a “humanoid” reportedly approached a house after lights were seen. In Kentville, N.S., an alien reportedly entered a person’s bedroom and held their shoulders. In Oshawa, Ont., someone reported being abducted aboard a spaceship (a note indicates “photos that don’t show anything.”)
In an attached essay on the data, researchers ponder what, if not proof of alien life, underlies the eyewitness reports.
“Is this phenomenon psychological, sociological, cultural, and/or physical? Is it our contemporary culture’s storytelling? Is it our collective psychological and social mythology generating what myths have generated since ancient times, answers to our desires, visions of our nightmares, and insights into what our future may hold? Or is the phenomenon something else? Physical objects created by our species or another form of life we cannot begin to understand?”
Canadians more open to discussing UFOs
The steadily rising reports of UFOs could be linked to several factors: the popularization of drones, camera phones, laser pointers, at-home strobe lights. But Rutkowski suggests that the increase likely relates to the country’s collective curiosity.
“People are more interested. I think other people will talk to each other at a party or in school or university, and these are the types of topics people are interested in,” he said.
He added that, as writers like Stephen Hawking continue to pen popular books on outer space, humankind will continue to question the existence of extra-terrestrial life.
“Because space is so much in the public eye, I think people are paying a little more attention to the possibility that we are not alone.”
Edmonton came fourth in UFO sightings in 2015, according to Ufology Research.SUPPLIED
Edmonton’s fascination with flat, round objects doesn’t stop with pizzas.
Sure, the city came in eighth in the battle for the world’s best pizza, but the Canadian UFO Survey released this week says Edmonton had the fourth-highest sightings of UFOs of any city in Canada.
The city followed Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.
Among the provinces, Alberta also came fourth. Of Canada’s 1,267 sightings in 2015 – the second-highest number on record-, Quebec had a whopping 450 , Ontario 314, and 224 in B.C.
By comparison, wild rose country had a paltry 101 reported UFO sightings last year.
Edmonton’s 36 UFO reports included orange and green orbs, blinking red and white and fuzzy lights moving across the sky, a “large blurry cloud,” and a “bright round light,” moving slowly, which “seemed to flatten in shape.”
On May 12 last year, a “large green fireball” broke into six pieces and mysteriously disappeared in the city.
About a month later, on July 20, “several discs” in the sky “appeared to change colour and come in and out of focus.” That report was one of only a handful accompanied by photos or video.
The survey was compiled by Canadian-based Ufology Research, which gathers sightings “to provide data for use by researchers trying to understand this controversial phenomenon.”
Like Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, Alberta had more reported UFO sightings this year than last.
Before you get excited about a visit from alien friends or foes, only 12 per cent of all UFO reports were classified as “unexplained” phenomenon.
The number of reported UFOs here did not, unfortunately, bring Alberta onto the list of Most Interesting Canadian “Unknowns” in 2015. You’ll have to look east to Saskatchewan or west to B.C. to find those.
Take a January incident in the town of Lumsden, Sask., in which several aircraft reported “a very large object with a small white light in the middle, surrounded by a halo, moving northbound in the vicinity” of the community.
About a month later in Vancouver, someone reported a “strange object” which ”appeared to be a cliché flying saucer” floating above the roofs of highrise apartments.
If you’ve ever looked up in the sky and noticed something odd flying by, you’re not alone.
Every year, thousands of Canadians report spotting an unidentified flying object, better known as a UFO, soaring through our airspace. Most of these objects are later identified, but about 17 per cent of all sightings are relegated to the category of “unexplainable.”
Manitoba seems to be the province where the most UFOs are spotted, by a fairly wide margin (even though Canada’s UFO landing pad is located in St. Paul, Alberta — fail). Sightings in the area date all the way back to 1792, before Manitoba was even a province. But there have been just over 2,000 reports of suspicious flying objects in the past 200 years alone. Are all these people wrong? Or has Canada actually been visited by extra-terrestrial life?
While he believes in the possibility that some of the sightings could be valid, he does caution that some of them could be attributed to military exercises or increased internet access (hoax videos, anyone?), the CBC reports. A big part of the reason Manitoba is considered Canada’s UFO capital is because no other province has conducted the same kind of extensive search of its recorded sightings. In other words, Manitoba is the UFO capital by default.
Still, we reached out to Transport Canada for some answers as to why these sightings of strange flying objects persist, since the agency regulates most of the bizarre things you’d find in the sky, from commercial airliners to tiny consumer drones. They pointed us to a report which included mentions of UFOs, but there was some fine print.
“It is important to remember that in [Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System] reports, the term ‘UFO’ can include many things, including sightings of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs or drones), balloons, meteors, weather phenomena, and birds,” Senior Communications Advisor Mélany Gauvin wrote in an email. “It should not be interpreted to mean something of extraterrestrial origin. The department cannot comment on data collected by other organizations or individuals.”
As far as Transport Canada is concerned, our country hasn’t been visited by any extra-terrestrial life. But the people in Manitoba must be seeing something in the sky, after all, since the sightings have persisted for more than 200 years. Rutkowski even reports that he receives about three alerts per day of UFO sightings from across the country.
Ah well. Guess we’ll file those under the category of “unexplained.”
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VIDEO FOOTAGE OF A UFO APPEARING AFTER IT GOT HIT BY A LIGHTNING STRIKE
VIDEO FOOTAGE OF A UFO APPEARING AFTER IT GOT HIT BY A LIGHTNING STRIKE
During a thunderstorm a UFO appeared right after a lightning strike. It's unclear wether the UFO got hit by the lightning or that it generated the lightning strike in order to travel into this dimension. It appears after the strika and it hoovers above a little town. After 30 seconds there is a second lightning strike and the UFO disappears. It's interesting to see the UFO lights up the area when it's hoovering above it.
NASA has been accused of covering up an alien sighting after a video surfaced showing six UFOs passing the International Space Station live-stream seconds before the feed is cut and replaced with images from a camera showing the inside of a briefing room.
Conspiracy theorists claim the clip shows a fleet of unidentified objects flying by the ISS moments before the agency's live-stream goes dead.
The 31 second video appears to focus on the outside of the American station and within seconds, 'six large' glowing orbs crept past the camera.
Objects fly by the International Space Station
The sighting was originally spotted by YouTuber Streetcap1, who then shared the clip with SecureTeam 10.
'He has discovered what some are calling a fleet of unidentified flying objects moving in the distance behind the International Space Station,' Tyler from SecureTeam said.
'We have about six UFOs passing behind, and judging from the distance, I would guess that the size of these objects, whatever they are, would be fairly large.'
'Much larger than NASA's typical excuse of ice particles, we must be looking at icebergs.'
Tyler explained that suspiciously NASA cut the live feed and replaced it with feed from camera showing the inside of a briefing room.
The video shows the outside of the lit up International Station (ISS) floating in the dark abyss of space.
And at the six second mark, the first 'floating orb' appears in the frame - with the rest of the fleet following shortly after.
Although alien hunters are sure these balls of light are UFOs, a former NASA employee has a more scientific explanation.
The 31 second video shows the outside of the lit up International Station (ISS) floating in the dark abyss of space
And at the six second mark, the first 'floating orb' appears in the frame - with the rest of the fleet following shortly after. Although alien hunters are sure these balls of light are UFOs, a former NASA employee has a more scientific explanation - 'space dandruff' or ice
Conspiracy theorists claim to have spotted a fleet of unidentified objects flying by the International Space Station moments before the agency's livestream went dead
A POSSIBLE EXPLANATION
In 1996, the NASA STS-75 shuttle blasted off on a 15 day mission, with a mission to transport a tether with a satellite at the end that could conduct electricity.
Unfortunately, the tether broke, leading to the loss of the satellite.
However, the strangest sequence was a cloud of ice crystals floating ahead of and around the tether, almost like dandruff, that many believed were UFOs - which could be what was seen in the latest sighting by the International Space Station.
An article posted on Atlas Obscura, explains some of James Oberg's reasons behind sightings like this one.
Oberg, who was employed at NASA in the late 1990s, calls this type of occurrence a result of 'space dandruff'.
In 1996, the NASA STS-75 shuttle blasted off on a 15 day mission, with a mission to transport a tether with a satellite at the end that could conduct electricity.
Unfortunately, the tether broke, leading to the loss of the satellite.
However, the strangest sequence was a cloud of ice crystals floating ahead of and around the tether, almost like dandruff, that many believed were UFOs.
Although experts have there explanations of what these objects could be, there are still many alien hunters who beg to differ.
Another sighting near the ISS occurred in January, when John Craddick, from Wolverhampton, told the Sun he teaching a friend how to use the NASA live feed when he spotted an object float by the station.
'I've been watching it for years but never seen any UFOs on it before,' he said.
'At first it was really small and then it grew bigger, lasting for about 25 seconds.'
Mr Craddick said 'there's nothing human which can fly that high', which he took as evidence it was a UFO.
While it is not always possible to determine exactly what these objects are during the brief period they appear in the stream, there are a number possible explanations for these types of sightings.
'It is astonishing how many UFOs are seen buzzing around the ISS, but like this video there is usually a simple explanation for them,' Nigel Watson, UFO expert and author of the UFO Investigations Manual, told MailOnline.
'This could well be a lens reflection that appears and then goes as the light changes, giving the impression of an extraterrestrial space coming into view and then cruising out of sight.
'Many UFOs caught by the ISS's cameras can be also be explained as images of space junk or satellites in the distance, and even very small flecks of paint or particles can appear like UFOs when caught by the bright light from the sun.'
Is this the moment a UFO appears above Earth before flying away?
BELIEVE IN CONSPIRACY THEORIES? YOU'RE PROBABLY A NARCISSIST
People who doubt the moon landings are more likely to be selfish and attention-seeking, according to a study earlier this year.
Over the course of three online-based studies, researchers at the University of Kent showed strong links between the belief in conspiracy theories and negative psychological traits.
Writing in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, the team explained: 'Previous research linked the endorsement of conspiracy theories to low self-esteem.'
In the first study, a total of 202 participants completed questionnaires on conspiracy beliefs, asking how strongly they agreed with specific statements, such as whether governments carried out acts of terrorism on their own soil.
Alongside this, they were asked to complete a narcissist scale and a self-esteem assessment.
The results showed that those people who rated highly on the narcissism scale and who had low self-esteem were more likely to be conspiracy believers.
UFO SPOTTED AS HUGE 'SPACESHIP' ALMOST COLLIDES WITH AIR FORCE JET
Incredible footage of a UFO almost colliding into a jet during an air show has emerged online.
The video was shot in Puerto Varas, Chile last Friday while the Chilean high aerobatics squad pulled off a series of stunts above a crowd.
While one of the Halcones Fach's military planes zooned upwards, the hundreds of people gathered below noticed a disc appear out of nowhere.
And astonishingly it appears to narrowly graze the Air Force jet as it flashes across the sky.
The UFO can be seen flying across the path of the Air Force jet(Photo: Copyright unknown)
Since the bizarre moment, witnesses took to social media and online forums to report they had seen an unidentified object near the plane during the demonstration.
The footage has been posted on YouTube, and has racked up nearly 10,000 views - with many people speculating over what the object could be.
While some claim it is a spaceship, others suspect it might have been a meteorite or another plane, or even a passing bird.
Hundreds of people had gathered to watch the air show(Photo: Copyright unknown)
One person posted under the video: "Yesterday I saw a UFO in the sky – this was incredibly similar".
Another commented: "I actually think there are two UFOs if you look carefully".
Most scientists dismiss ufology, the study of UFOs, as a pseudoscience. Dr. Bob Davis wants to change that.
Each year, Phoenix, Arizona hosts the International UFO Congress, the largest annual gathering dedicated to the study of this phenomenon, otherwise known as ufology. One of the most striking things I noticed while speaking with attendees at this year's congress was their insistence on the reality of UFOs, even before I had expressed any doubt. Ufologists always seem to be on the defensive, a conversational tic that is undoubtedly learned from years of speaking with skeptics.
In other words, ufologists will always be the first ones to let you know that they don't believe in UFOs, they know they are real. But the gap between belief and knowledge is a large one, a chasm that separates the scientific and the pseudoscientific. Since ufology became something of an organized field of study, albeit a fringe one, in the 1950s, the overwhelming majority of the scientific community hasn't hesitated to label the field as pseudoscientific, much to the ire of ufologists.
Although the US government has launched formal inquiries into the UFO phenomenon, little has changed in the last six decades to indicate that ufology will ever be anything more than pseudoscientific. But Bob Davis, a retired neuroscientist and self-described "UFO agnostic," wants to change that. I caught up with him at the International UFO Congress to find out why he thinks ufology can become a serious scientific discipline. Our conversation has been lightly edited for clarity and length.
Motherboard: Hey Bob! You're a retired neuroscientist, but most scientists don't take UFOs seriously. What gives?
Bob Davis: I've been a closet ufologist my whole life, I guess because of the fear of ridicule by others. When my wife and I visited Sedona, Arizona a couple of years ago, we happened to see two orange orbs in the night sky. I'm not entirely sure what that was all about, but that motivated me to start writing a book: The UFO Phenomenon. Now I'm a member of the Dr. Mitchell Foundation for Research into Extraterrestrial Encounters, which is exploring the essence of that phenomenon.
What kind of research does this organization do?
We have studied 3057 individuals who have claimed to have conscious, explicit memory of contact with a physical craft associated with some form of non-human intelligence.
What did you find based on this research?
Ufologists have always thought that this phenomenon was a negative or hostile experience, but we're finding just the opposite. What we've found is that about 85 percent of the people who are experiencing this phenomenon are being transformed in a very positive behavioral or psychospiritual way. Generally, people become more humane, experience a oneness with the world. They become less interested in organized religion, they become more spiritual, they have less interest in monetary values, and become more sensitive to the ecological welfare of our planet, among many other psychospiritual outcomes. It is a real and powerful outcome that is generally ignored by the UFO community.
We believe, but we don't pretend we have the answer, but we feel that the quantum holographic theory of consciousness outlined by Dr. Edgar Mitchell, the co-founder of FREE, provides a possible explanation of the essence of the phenomena. We base that again, in part, on the transformative aspects the experience has on the individual. People are reporting that they become aware, based on their interaction with the phenomenon, that there is indeed a multi-dimensional reality, that there is life after death. We're trying to apply, in other words, is a scientific explanation, but not claiming we have the answer.
Has the psychological community acknowledged this research?
Our results will appear in two journals later this year, the Journal ofConsciousnessand The Journal of Scientific Exploration.
We're not saying we have irrefutable evidence of what this phenomenon is about, we simply want to present our results and increase public awareness, especially that of the mainstream so they can take this topic much more seriously. Once we publish our results in these journals, hopefully it will stimulate more interest and attention, and hopefully research that builds upon our preliminary findings.
Did you notice any similarities between people who were reporting these experiences?
The obvious question is whether these individuals might be having an illusion or a fantasy proneness, some aberrant psychological pathology that might give rise to their contentions that they're behaviorally transformed. That's discounted to a large extent because if they were in fact having some type of psychological aberration to begin with, it would be very unlikely that they'd report such positive behavioral outcomes as a result of their interaction with this phenomenon. The fact that so many, about 85 percent, say the same thing, also diminishes the possibility that there is an underlying psychological aberration associated with it. Unfortunately we didn't have the time and money to screen all individuals for some psychological problem. Future research should look at that component of the individual who is reporting this kind of experience.
It sounds like a religious experience that these people are describing.
Many of these positive transformations are similar to a spiritual awakening. Call it psychospirtual, call it religious, call it whatever, but the vast majority of these people are transformed in a very positive way.
Aliens at the UFO Congress. Image: Daniel Oberhaus
Do you think UFOs are extraterrestrial in origin, or unexplained earthly phenomenon, like a military craft or something?
Most ufologists claim that this phenomenon is extraterrestrial in nature, but science has to look at other explanations. Unfortunately it will probably still continue to be viewed as a pseudoscience by the general scientific community, which is highly unfortunate because this phenomenon is valid and is impacting of thousands of people worldwide. Without question we have to make it more scientifically rigorous. The confounding variable is that we don't, at the present time, have the scientific principles to apply to help answer the underlying essence of what governs and regulates this phenomenon. We're probably not going to ever have irrefutable evidence to what this phenomenon is all about. We can only indirectly make conclusions. Maybe over time these principles will evolve, and that can be more specifically applied as a means to qualify and quantify largely anecdotal evidence which is what we have from thousands of experiences. Anecdotal evidence can't be measured in a laboratory and most scientists want tangible data.
What would that look like in this case? Actually capturing a UFO?
That would be the smoking gun. Many contend we do have UFOs being housed wherever. People contend they have the answer, but we don't know who or what to believe. Ufology is littered with such disinformation, people that make up conclusions without sufficient evidence. It's very hard to separate fact from fiction, sense from nonsense, which is largely why most scientists consider it at best a pseudoscience and don't want to become involved. Plus there's no granting agency that is going to provide funding for scientists to engage in this type of research, so that also turns off a lot of the scientific community, especially in the academic setting.
You spent 30 years as a neuroscientist, but now you don't doubt ufology as a legitimate area of study. What would it take to convince other scientists to take this seriously?
There are many scientists who are interested in the phenomenon and take it seriously. But it needs to be more so, a research effort by researchers from many scientific disciplines working in a collaborative fashion to study this phenomenon with much more serious intent. There's an obvious fear of ridicule, so people don't reveal interest in this area. It's unfortunate because the scientific community should be more engaged rather than being largely dissociated from studying the phenomenon. Although Organizations like the Mutual UFO Network devote a lot of time studying UFOs, but continuing to analyze this phenomenon in the manner that they do, which is a retrospective analysis of prior events, is not going to advance our understanding of the phenomenon. We need to apply more rigorous scientific protocols, using a multi-disciplinary approach. I believe that's going to be the only way we're going to gain greater insights into the phenomenon.
The Chilean high aerobatics squad – called Halcones Fach – were performing stunts above a crowd in Puerto Varas when the bizarre incident happened.
As one of the military planes zooms upwards in the sky, a high disc comes out of nowhere and appears to narrowly graze it.
Local reports have said that numerous witnesses at the show last week came forward to say they had seen numerous unidentified objects near the planes during the demonstration.
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SPOTTED: A 'spaceship' was spotted at an air show in Puerto Varas, Chile, last week
The footage has been viewed thousands of times since begin posted on video-sharing site YouTube.
Numerous people have speculated that it could have been a meteorite or some a near-miss event between the air force jet and another plane.
But ufologists are convinced it is evidence aliens have and continue to visit Earth.
One person posted under the video: "Yesterday I saw a UFO in the sky – this was incredibly similar".
Another commented: "I actually think there are two UFOs if you look carefully".
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5 surprising things about the 'Phoenix Lights' sighting that we learned at UFO Congress
5 surprising things about the 'Phoenix Lights' sighting that we learned at UFO Congress
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A witness describes encounter with the "Phoenix Lights" 20 years ago and and its lasting impact at the UFO Congress in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017. Wochit
PHOENIX — The "Phoenix Lights" incident remains a big deal to UFO researchers worldwide even 20 years later because thousands reported witnessing the phenomenon.
We know the official explanation that the lights in the sky and possible craft were military flares left many, especially among UFO and extraterrestrial believers, unsatisfied. We know that the curiosity about it probably isn't going to go away anytime soon.
Several hundred people attended "The Importance of the Phoenix Lights-Mass UFO Sighting" panel discussion earlier this week as part of the International UFO Congress in Scottsdale.
Panelists included:
•Richard Dolan, a UFO writer and researcher, host of a weekly radio program and guest on the shows Hangar One and Ancient Aliens.
• Lynne Kitei, a witness to the lights and author of Phoenix Lights: A Skeptic's Discovery That We Are Not Alone.
• Jim Mann, director of Arizona MUFON (Mutual UFO Network), an investigative and research organization.
The panel was moderated by James Fox, a director of three UFO documentaries.
Here are a few things you may not know about the lights, according to the panel.
1. Mysterious lights were spotted in the months before March 13, 1997.
Two months before Phoenix became a hotbed of UFO interest, some reported seeing strange lights in the month before, including panelist Kitei.
2. It's called, the Phoenix Lights, but the mass sightings began in another state.
UFO researchers report that before the lights were seen over Phoenix, they were first spotted near Henderson, Nev. Afterward, they were spied in Mexico.
"We call it the Phoenix Lights, but it's really not completely accurate," said Dolan, referencing the sightings hours earlier in Nevada. "You're talking about two distinctive types of events. Could be related. Could be the same thing. Could be something different."
3. It took three months for news of the mass sightings to 'go viral.'
The event happened in the middle of March, but it didn't become general knowledge until June 18, 1997, when USA TODAY put a brief headlined "Skies, phone lines light up Ariz." on the front page.
4. Even among some UFO investigators, there is not enough evidence to say it was extraterrestrial-related.
"Do we have evidence that it was an extraterrestrial event? No," said MUFON investigator Mann. "We have evidence that it was an extremely bizarre event. We can't put a label on it other than it was an anomaly."
Mann added that Arizona MUFON investigated 325 cases of reported UFOs last year. The majority were explained, 12 were filed away as unknown.
5. Seeing the lights caused an unnatural reaction, according to some witnesses.
Panelists shared that instead of being awed and immediately wanting to discuss what they saw, some witnesses reported a sort of temporary amnesia. Moderator Fox shared that while interviewing some hospice workers for one of his UFO documentaries about the event, they shared that they watched the lights appear and disappear over a period of time but didn't say a word about it. "We went right back to our tea," Fox said a woman told him.
Mann said he spoke to a man who reported that he stopped his car on the side of the road and watched with several others as a craft "slowly glided overhead. Not a word was spoken. After it went on by, everyone got in their car and drove home."
The Arizona Republic sifted through more than 100 reports from the Project Blue Book files, searching for the interesting, the bizarre and the unbelievable stories from Arizona's UFO sightings. Many of the names and specific locations within the reports were redacted by the U.S. Air Force. Thinkstock
Last year, Albertans looking up at the night sky spotted everything from bright balls of light to glowing orbs, and even a "dark sphere the size of a small house."
That's according to the annual Canadian UFO Survey, which said the province saw an increase in reports pertaining to unidentified flying objects in 2015 compared to 2014.
There were 101 UFO sightings reported in Alberta last year and 95 the year before.
A southern Alberta family snapped this photo of what they think was a flying object that hovered over their cattle fields in 2014. In 2015, there were 101 UFOs reported in the province. (Sam Martine)
The most ever reported happened in 2012 — which according to the Mayan Calendar — was also supposed to be the year the world ended.
"There were 323 reports from Alberta alone," said Chris Rutkowski, a science writer who compiled this year's survey.
"People were spending a lot more time looking and and they were worried that the UFO's were coming. I guess it was sort of end of the world jitters."
The 2015 summary of the survey describes UFO witnesses as "individuals with reasonably good observing capabilities and good judgement."
Rutkowski said they're from all walks of life — pilots, air traffic controllers, and members of the Armed Forces.
"According to some polls, 10 per cent of the Canadian population believe they've seen UFOs. So you're actually in good company if you have seen a UFO."
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Pre-1900 UFO Cases
Pre-1900 UFO Cases
These cases date pre-1900, several prominent cases do not appear on this list because they are either hoaxes or have been further researched and were simply not authentic, most notable is the 'Alexander the Great Case of 329 BC', otherwise these incidents have all been deemed legitimate.
These cases include the Nuremberg Sighting of 1034 through to the Great California Airship of 1897. There will be a few more cases added shortly if research bears out there authenticity. There are other sightings that have their origin in the Bible, those are too numerous to list here.
UFO Over New York's Schoharie County - 1790
About 9 p.m., a bright shining light appeared in the northern sky with a great roar. The witness indicated that it grew in intensity until it would have out-shown the noonday sun. The resident remarked that the light was so bright that he could have “… picked up pins in every corner.” As the object moved over the countryside, it met with a rise of tall trees and as it did, it rose above them and continued on with the speed of galloping horse. To read more about this historic UFO Sighting in NY State 0f 1790.
Object Seen Above Tennessee College Campus - 1853
On June 1, 1853 a luminous object was seen by many as it hovered over a Tennessee college campus. As the sun rose over the campus of Burritt College, numerous students—who apparently were early risers in those days, too—were startled to see two luminous objects in the sky. According to professor A.C. Carnes, who reported the incident in a letter to Scientific American, the first had the appearance of a small new moon, while the other resembled a large star. The small object then vanished, while the bigger one changed shape, first into a globe and then into an elongated shape parallel with the horizon. The smaller light then became visible again, and increased rapidly in size, while the other object shrank. The two objects continued fluctuating in a similar fashion for the next 30 minutes. “The students have asked for an explanation, but neither the President nor Professors are satisfied as to the character of the lights,” wrote Carnes. While he himself speculated that the occurrence might have been caused somehow by atmospheric moisture, the incident remains a mystery.
Electrical UFO Monster July 1893
Long before government cover ups, hoaxes or even flying machines this article appeared in the Tacoma/Seattle Newspaper. On July 3, 1893 several fishermen were awakened in the middle of the night by the presence of a strange craft that they described as an "electric monster." Their watches stopped and the craft/monster emitted electricity and light. Read the full newspaper article at the link below.
Reports of UFOs were recorded in newspapers of the 19th century. One of the most famous cases of the time appeared in the St. Louis Democrat, Oct. 19, 1865. That article also appeared two weeks later in The Cincinnati Commercial, bringing more public awareness to UFOs. The account was of an old Montana fir trapper by the name of James Lumley who saw a UFO fly over him and crash into the forest, "exploding like a rocket". Lumley reported that there was hieroglyph writing and glass on the side of the craft which made this case extremely intriguing. To read about more about the James Lumley UFO.
Attempted Alien Abduction-Lodi, California, 1896
Shawed said the UFO hovered quietly over water
Over 60 years before alien abduction claims became mainstream, two people were nearly abducted in Lodi, California. Colonel H. G. Shaw, along with his friend Camille Spooner, had a close encounter with previously unknown entities, traveling with their UFO in 1896.
Not many people know that seeing unidentified lights in the sky goes back over a century, when the first UFO “flap” (a grouping of UFO sightings made over a specific area within a few months) occurred over a hundred years ago in the waning years of the nineteenth century. It all began when a mysterious unidentified light was observed by hundreds of people moving slowly over Sacramento, California in November, 1896, apparently moving against the wind at a leisurely thirty miles an hour. It was seen again a week later, this time over San Francisco; by the end of the year hundreds of reports of the thing were coming in from all over the Pacific coast, creating a media frenzy. To read more about the Great California Airship UFO.
Aurora, Texas UFO Crash of 1897
The Aurora UFO Incident that reportedly occurred on April 17, 1897 in Aurora, Texas, a small town in the northwest corner of the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. The incident (similar to the more famous Roswell UFO Incident 50 years later) reportedly resulted in a fatality from the crash. The alleged alien body is was buried in an unmarked grave at the local cemetery. To read more about the Aurora Texas UFO crash.
The Maracaibo, (Venezuela) Incident Oct 24, 1886
The occupants, completely terror stricken, and believing, as they relate, that the end of the world had come, threw themselves on their knees and commenced to pray, but their devotions were almost immediately interrupted by violent vomiting and extensive swellings commenced to appear in the upper part of their bodies, this being particularly noticeable about the face and lips. To read more about the Maracaibo UFO Incident.
UFO, Denison Texas - 1878
City of Denison a few years after the sighting
"From Mr. John Martin, a farmer who lives some six miles south of this city, we learn the following strange story: Tuesday morning while out hunting, his attention was directed to a dark object high up in the southern sky. The peculiar shape and velocity with which the object seemed to approach riveted his attention and he strained his eyes to discover its character." To read more about the Denison Texas UFO.
UFO Seen From Windsor Castle - 1783
Thomas Sandby and his brother witness the event at Windsor
"An oblong cloud moving more or less parallel to the horizon. Under this cloud could be seen a luminous object which soon became spherical, brilliantly lit, which came to a halt; this strange sphere seemed at first to be pale blue in colour but then its luminosity increased and soon it set off again towards the East. To read more about the Windsor Castle UFO.
French Coin From 1680 Depicting UFO
French Education coin of 1680 clearly depicting a UFO
This is a French jeton minted in 1680, a coin-like educational tool that was commonly used to help people count money, or sometimes used as a money substitute for playing games. It is about the size of a U.S. quarter-dollar and similar to thousands of other jetons with different religious and educational designs that were produced and used in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. It appears to commemorate a UFO sighting of a saucer like object. Some researchers feel it represents the Biblical Ezekiel's wheel. The Latin inscription 'OPPORTUNUS ADEST' translates as 'It is here at an opportune time". To read more about the French UFO coin of 1680.
Two Large Glowing Wheels Over Hamburg Germany 1697
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This illustration shows the sighting of two UFOs over Hamburg, Germany, November 4, 1697. The objects were described as "two glowing wheels".
He would recall two accounts involving unidentified crafts. His first experience was in March of 1676, when he saw a, as he said, "Vast body apparently bigger than the moon."To read more about the Edmund Halley UFO.
First Unidentified Submerged Object (USO) In the USA - Boston Mass, 1644
In January 1644, America's first USO, or Unidentified Submerged Object, was sighted. A USO is an aquatic UFO. Governor John Winthrop made two entries in his journal in regards to this unholy affair.
First UFO Sighting in the United States - Boston, 1639
Artist Likeness
In 1639, America's first UFO was sighted over the Charles River in Boston. Lights sped back and forth across the Charles River from Back Bay Fens to Charlestown. Governor John Winthrop made an entry in his journal regarding this strange event. The primary witness was described as a man of good reputation, activity and estate in Boston: To read the full account of the first UFO Sighting in the United States.
Basel,Switzerland UFO Battle of 1566
In Basel Switzerland on August 7, 1566, at dawn, many citizens became frightened when they witnessed black spheres in the sky involved in a formidable aerial battle for several hours. There was no doubt that the skies above their city were being invaded.
According to the Nuremberg Gazette, the "dreadful apparition" filled the morning sky with "cylindrical shapes from which emerged black, red, orange and blue-white spheres that darted about." Between the spheres, there were "crosses with the color of blood" (i.e. red crosses). To read more about the Nuremberg UFO Sighting.
Christopher Columbus UFO Sighting 1492
Christopher Columbus and Pedro Gutierrez while on the deck of the Santa Maira, observed, "a light glimmering at a great distance." It vanished and reappeared several times during the night, moving up and down, "in sudden and passing gleams." To read more about the Christopher Columbus UFO Sighting
Shen Kuo UFO Sighting of 1053
Shen Kuo was a man ahead of his time, centuries before it was accepted Shen said the moon and the sun were round not flat, he accurately described why we have eclipses, and discovered magnetic north. In Shen most famous book "Dream Pool Essay" he had a chapter devoted to "Strange Happenings". In he he wrote about the following UFO sightings
It opened its door and a flood of intense light like sunbeams darted out of it, then the outer shell opened up, appearing as large as a bed with a big pearl the size of a fist illuminating the interior in silvery white. The intense silver-white light, shot from the interior, was too strong for human eyes to behold;
The Nuremberg Chronicle, UFO 0f 1034, in 15th Century Book
Illustration from the Nuremberg Chronicle
The illustration accompanying the account shows a cigar-shaped form haloed by flames, sailing through a blue sky over a green, rolling countryside. This "may" be the first work that actually contains actual illustrations of UFO's.
SHOCK: Humans are descended from aliens from Mars – shock claim
Seth Shostak, director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) institute, says life as we know it may have come from Mars.
He claims an asteroid collided with the red planet and flung dirt across space to Earth.
Shostak said: "It's possible that billions of years ago, tiny bits of biology quit the Red Planet and infected ours.
"If so, your family tree – and that of every other terrestrial life form – has its deepest roots not in the ancient oceans of Earth, but in the vanished seas of Mars.”
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CLAIM: Seth Shostak says life on Earth may come from the red planet
The theory, known as panspermia, is that some microorganisms can survive the lifeless space between planets.
They then grew and evolved on Earth eventually creating humans, the theory continues.
Writing in the Huffington Post, Shostak added: "Scientists estimate that in the early days of the solar system, billions of rocks between an inch and a yard in size were involuntarily shuttled from the Red Planet to ours.
"In its youth, Mars was wetter and warmer than now, and could have spawned living things at a time when Earth was as lifeless as an octogenarian slumber party.
"Because so many martian rocks were kicked into space, it's highly probable that at least some would have come from an inhabited patch of Mars – assuming it had inhabitants.
"And some of those would have landed in a suitably welcoming patch of Earth.”
In other baffling space news, yesterday five mystery UFOs flew past a space station – as NASA cut a live feed.
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Six UFOs 'creep past' International Space Station before NASA 'cuts live feed'
Six UFOs 'creep past' International Space Station before NASA 'cuts live feed'
Alien conspiracy theorists have gone into overdrive this weekend after a video emerged online allegedly showing a cluster of UFOs flying past the International Space Station.
The 31-second video appears to focus on the outside of the American station and within seconds, 'six large' glowing orbs crept past the camera.
WATCH: Cluster of mysterious objects fly past ISS before 'NASA live feed is cut'
Video by: NASA
According to the Daily Mail the sighting was originally spotted by Youtube user Streetcap1, who then shared the clip online.
The video was shared with alien conspiracy website SecureTeam and Tyler from group told the website that he believed the items would be "fairly large".
"Much larger than NASA's typical excuse of ice particles, we must be looking at icebergs."
Tyler explained that suspiciously NASA cut the live feed and replaced it with feed from camera showing the inside of a briefing room.
Last month John Craddick, from Wolverhampton in the UK, claimed he spotted another UFO on the ISS live feed.
The Phoenix Lights incident remains one of the world's most perplexing mass UFO sightings on record, and still causes intrigue among the alien research community, even though many sceptics claim to have debunked the case.
The Phoenix Lights Incident will celebrate its 20th anniversary next month.
It became a phenomenon in March 13 1997 thousands of people began telling of seeing huge triangular UFOs drifting over Arizona and the city of Phoenix.
The size of them varied from a Boeing 747 to multiple football fields.
A panel of UFO experts discussed the case as part of the UFO Congress conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Several hundred people attended an event called The Importance of the Phoenix Lights-Mass UFO Sighting.
One element that emerged during the panel's discussion was that there was a bizarre reaction to the sightings by a number of witnesses.
MUFON
Triangle UFOs, like this CGI representation, were reportedly seen by thousands.
Lynne Kitei
A picture of the Phoenix Lights taken by witness Lynne Kitei in 1997.
Some reported a temporary amnesia-like state, when immediately after seeing the lights, they went blank or failed to discuss it with anyone.
Panel moderator filmmaker James Fox, who investigated the case to produce a documentary, said that during interviews with hospice workers, they told how they "watched the lights appear and disappear over a period of time but didn't say a word about it."
One woman told him: "We went right back to our tea."
Jim Mann, director of the Arizona Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) branch, which investigates UFO and alien sightings, told of similar accounts.
A man told Mr Mann he stopped his car to watched the UFOs with several other people and "a craft slowly glided overhead".
The man said: "Not a word was spoken. After it went on by, everyone got in their car and drove home," the panel heard.
The panel also included Richard Dolan, a UFO writer and researcher, and Dr Lynne Kitei, a witness to the incident who went on to write the book Phoenix Lights: A Skeptic's Discovery That We Are Not Alone.
They looked at other claims, including that similar mysterious sightings had happened in the three months leading up to March 1997.
Witnesses to these earlier lights included Dr Kitei, she said.
The panel also heard that the mass sightings actually started outside of Arizona, azcentral.com reports.
They were first reportedly seen near Henderson, Nevada, and later in Mexico.
Mr Dolan said: "We call it the Phoenix Lights, but it's really not completely accurate.
"You're talking about two distinctive types of events. Could be related. Could be the same thing. Could be something different."
Despite the unanswered issues, researchers remain loathed to say it means it must have been aliens.
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VIDEO: Livestream NASA onderbroken op moment dat ‘zes grote UFO’s’ het ISS passeren
VIDEO: Livestream NASA onderbroken op moment dat ‘zes grote UFO’s’ het ISS passeren
Op de livestream van het internationale ruimtestation ISS zijn zes grote lichtbollen gespot. Dat schrijft de Daily Mirror.
Videobeelden van de NASA laten zien hoe de UFO’s van rechts naar links door het beeld bewegen.
Ze werden ontdekt door UFO-jager Streetcap1, die de beelden deelde met SecureTeam10, een groep die de objecten heeft bestudeerd.
Excuus
“Er zijn een zestal UFO’s te zien en op basis van de afstand zou ik zeggen dat deze objecten, wat het ook zijn, vrij groot zijn,” aldus Tyler van SecureTeam10.
“Veel groter dan ijsdeeltjes, het excuus waar NASA normaal gesproken mee op de proppen komt,” voegde hij toe.
Tyler legde uit dat NASA de livestream vreemd genoeg uitschakelde op het moment dat de lichtbollen in beeld verschenen. Er werd overgeschakeld op beelden vanuit een controlecentrum.
Vreemde objecten
Complottheoretici zeggen op YouTube dat de NASA bewust de bewijzen van buitenaards leven probeert achter te houden.
Eind vorig jaar ging het beeld ook al op zwart nadat vreemde objecten bij het ISS waren waargenomen. Op live-beelden van het ruimtestation was te zien hoe een voorwerp razendsnel voorbijvloog.
Grijs scherm
Net voordat het object uit beeld verdween, werd een grijs scherm getoond met de mededeling dat er technische problemen waren opgetreden.
Reden genoeg voor de complottheoretici om te stellen dat de Amerikaanse ruimtevaartorganisatie de bewijzen van buitenaards leven wil uitwissen.
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Spaanse schilder openhartig over zijn ontmoeting met twee ruimtewezens: “Ze willen ons helpen”
Spaanse schilder openhartig over zijn ontmoeting met twee ruimtewezens: “Ze willen ons helpen”
Tienduizenden jaren oude rotstekeningen bevatten afbeeldingen van wezens die volgens sommigen erg lijken op aliens, meldt The Creators Project.
In de moderne wereld zijn er maar weinig kunstenaars die zeggen dat ze worden geïnspireerd door buitenaardse wezens.
Magazine Vice had een ontmoeting met een Spaanse schilder die zegt dat zijn werk is voortgekomen uit een ontmoeting met de bemanning van een buitenaards ruimteschip.
Twee wezens
Toen kunstenaar Robert Llimós in Brazilië was om daar een trouwerij bij te wonen, besloot hij op een middag een wandeling te maken door de duinen.
Hij ging ergens zitten, maar had niet door dat hij recht voor een UFO zat. “Er ging een raam open en er keken twee wezens naar me,” vertelt Llimós aan Vice.
“Ze hadden lange nekken, vreemd gevormde schedels en zwarte ogen,” vervolgt de schilder. “Eén van hen droeg een tiara op haar hoofd.”
Oudere broers
“Ik vermoed dat het de vips van de UFO waren of de royals van de plek waar ze vandaan komen,” aldus Llimós.
De wezens benaderden hem omdat ze wisten dat hij een schilder en beeldhouwer was en hen zou afbeelden.
“Het zijn een soort oudere broers van ons,” zei hij. “Ze willen ons helpen.”
Taak
Uit zijn omgeving kwamen gemengde reacties op het voorval. Sommigen geloofden hem, anderen niet. “Ik weet dat dit moeilijk is om te geloven,” legde hij uit.
Llimós zegt dat het zijn taak is om de angst rond aliens te verminderen voordat ze zullen terugkeren.
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17-02-2017
Churchill essay on the possibility of alien life discovered in US college
Churchill essay on the possibility of alien life discovered in US college
Winston Churchill’s essay Are We Alone in the Universe? was penned the year before he became prime minister, and reveals his keen interest in science
Churchill was the first prime minister to hire a science adviser and created government funding for labs, telescopes and technology which led to post-war discoveries and inventions from molecular genetics to x-ray crystallography. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Image
It might never have seen the light of day. Lost and long forgotten, the unpublished essay by Winston Churchill was penned a year before he became Britain’s prime minister. The matter to which he applied his great mind? Not politics, not the battlefield, but the existence of alien life.
The 11-page article was probably intended for the now defunct Sunday newspaper the News of the World, but for reasons unknown the essay remained with his publisher and only recently resurfaced at the US National Churchill Museum at Westminster College in Missouri.
In the essay, Churchill ponders the conditions that make for a habitable world, and on considering the vast number of stars perhaps circled by alien planets, comes to the conclusion that the answer to the essay’s title question, Are We Alone in the Universe?, was surely a resounding “no”.
“The first time I saw it, I thought the combination of Churchill and such a big question had to be a fascinating read, and that proved to be right,” Timothy Riley, the museum’s director, told the Guardian. “It is completely fitting that Churchill would ask such a question. He was keenly interested in science and technological advancement and supported it throughout his long career.” Riley said the museum hopes to make the essay public as soon as it can.
Churchill’s essay, on pondering the conditions that make for a habitable world, and considering the vast number of stars perhaps circled by alien planets, concludes that we are not alone. Photograph: National Churchill Museum at Westminster College
Found by chance in a box at the museum, the newly unearthed article reveals more than Churchill’s ease with scientific thinking. It also shows that as Europe stood on the brink of war, one of the most influential politicians of modern times was hard at work on an article about little green men.
Churchill read keenly on science from an early age. While stationed in India with the British Army, the 22-year-old read a primer on physics and Darwin’s On the Origin of Species. In the 1920s and 1930s he wrote scores of magazine and newspaper pieces on popular science, ranging from nuclear fusion to evolution and cells.
Writing in the journal Nature, Mario Livio, an astrophysicist and author of an upcoming book, Why? What Makes Us Curious describes how he apparently became the first scientist to read Churchill’s long lost essay on a recent visit to Missouri. “What’s so amazing about the piece is that here is a man, arguably the greatest statesperson of the twentieth century, and in 1939 he not only has the interest, but finds the time, to write an essay about a purely scientific question,” Livio said.
Livio ran a scientist’s eye over Churchill’s essay and was impressed at what he found. “His logic, his train of thought, mirrors exactly what we think today when we think about this question of life elsewhere,” he said.
Churchill starts out by defining what is meant by “life”. Most important, he writes, is the ability to “breed and multiply”. He then moves on to the need for liquid water, an apparent necessity for all living things that still drives the search for alien organisms today.
Modern astronomers talk about stars having a “habitable zone”, a Goldilocks region around them where a planet’s temperature will be neither too hot nor too cold to sustain liquid water. Churchill hit on the same idea, writing that life can only survive “between a few degrees of frost and the boiling point of water.” He was not spot on with every observation. On Earth, some bacteria can survive from -25C to 120C (-13F to 248F).
Churchill was a devoted fan of HG Wells and began his essay shortly after the 1938 US radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds, which whipped up Mars fever in the media. He reasoned that Venus and Mars were the only places in the solar system other than Earth that could harbour life, the other planets being too cold, or on Mercury’s sun-facing side, too hot.
At the time Churchill penned the essay, astronomers favoured a theory that had planets form when stars ripped material off one another as they swept past. Because such encounters were bound to be rare, he reasoned that our sun might be alone in hosting planets. But Churchill proved a good sceptic. “I am not sufficiently conceited,” he writes,” to think that my sun is the only one with a family of planets.” His intuition was right. Astronomers have now spotted thousands of planets beyond the solar system.
Step by step, Churchill reaches a view and expresses it a final sentence that mixes despair with optimism. He writes: “I, for one, am not so immensely impressed by the success we are making of our civilisation here that I am prepared to think we are the only spot in this immense universe which contains living, thinking creatures, or that we are the highest type of mental and physical development which has ever appeared in the vast compass of space and time.”
Richard Toye, professor of history at Exeter University, and author of three books on Churchill, said the great wartime leader wrote scores of newspaper and magazine articles before he took office to fund his expensive lifestyle. It was not unknown for Churchill to jot down notes and pay a ghostwriter to flesh a piece out for him.
“It’s always interesting to find something unpublished by Churchill,” Toye said. “This is definitely the kind of thing that would have stimulated his imagination, and equally he would have seen it as a potentially saleable topic for the various Sunday newspapers and American magazines which he liked to publish in.”
“He always spent more money than was coming in and he always had to sell the rights to something or other to keep himself afloat,” Toye added. “Often he managed to do it by the skin of his teeth.”
At a time when a number of today’s politicians shun science, Livio said he found it moving to recall a leader who engaged with it so profoundly. “It does evoke some nostalgia to a time when high ranking politicians could think about such profound scientific questions,” he said.
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