Robert Powell
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Author: UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry, The Truth About UFOs: A Scientific Perspective. SCU Executive Board member.
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I'm eagerly anticipating the release of my new book, UFOs, on April 2nd. Drawing from 17 years of dedicated study, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of the subject. It is crafted to engage both newcomers to the world of
#UFOs
and seasoned enthusiasts alike. Delving
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AARO Report: Flawed, Unresponsive, Clueless, and Knavish.
Before I tear into this report, a few comments about the journals that were provided the report 48 hours before anyone else.
@washingtonpost
@politico
@nytimes
I was appalled at the minimal analysis done by each of
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Does the U.S. possess an ET craft?
Had you asked me that question one year ago, I would've said the chances are extremely low -- less than 1%. Today, I would say the odds are 50/50 that we have an extraterrestrial craft(s) in our possession. Here's why I changed my mind...
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With all of the recent Congressional attention on UAP, the National Archives has begun scanning and releasing UAP/UFO documents. I have never seen the attached photo before and I verified that it is not in my Project Blue Book files. The report is of a sighting and photos made
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FAA claims they cannot find the 100+ UAP reports they gave AARO.
Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick stated in late October of this year, "AARO has received over 100 UAP incident reports from FAA." I asked the FAA for a copy of those unclassified reports. Seemed like a reasonable request
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Open Letter to AARO. Please define the specific type of evidence you seek to establish whether there is any indication of extraterrestrial intelligence operating in our atmosphere. In your next report, please evaluate all of the following UFO/UAP reports that were not covered in
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Three Reasons that Argue in Support of Grusch's ET Claims: Retribution, Compartmentalization, and Failure to Deny.
David Grusch's whistleblower claims made in July of 2023 to Congress are still with us. He testified under oath and would risk criminal prosecution if he lied.
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Key Take-Aways from 1-12-24, Congressional Classified Briefing on UAP
The key points with quotes from congressional reps afterward.
1) The government has made a concerted effort to conceal information on UAP.
2) The government has not answered the substance of Grusch's claims.
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AARO must prioritize its UAP investigations. There are a number of UAP incidents with data available. These are the cases that AARO must begin to prioritize. Why haven't these been covered in any of the AARO reports? The following are reports that need to be examined by AARO.
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Drones swarmed Langley AFB in Virginia for weeks last December according to The War Zone. According to AARO, there is no evidence that these drones are extraterrestrial. So exactly what nation is flying drones for weeks over our airspace and we're not able to do anything about
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Meet the Press Reports, UFOs: Is the Truth Out There?
I will be with
@SamBrockNBC
tomorrow, December 1, at 9:30pm Central Time
@MeetThePress
It will first be aired on NBC's Peacock. Ryan Graves
@uncertainvector
will also be on the show. Don't miss it.
Sam is a great guy.
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Here are my conclusions from reading through the 134 pages of emails released by the original UAP Task Force that was headed by Jay Stratton.
First, kudos to John Greenewald of
@blackvaultcom
for getting this information released. The document is heavily redacted but a few
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"We Need to Investigate UFOs. But Without the Distraction of Conspiracy Theories". This is the title of an article penned today by the former head of AARO, Sean Kirkpatrick.
I don't disagree with the intent of the title, although an English teacher might
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I just submitted a FOIA request to the FAA for radar data on the area around the AA aircraft that had a cylindrical object pass by it. I requested primary data for detection of objects without transponders. I'll keep everyone updated.
#UFO
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Tuskegee Airmen 2 AARO 0
The AARO report barely mentions a former head of Blue Book and uses the wrong name, Roger Friend. His correct name is Robert Friend. He had three times the experience with UFO/UAP than anyone who wrote the error-ridden AARO report, having served
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On this day, 16 years ago, there was a
#UFO
incident in Stephenville, Texas. This was one of the few incidents where radar data was available that corroborated multiple witness testimony. I interviewed the witnesses in person and analyzed the radar data with Glenn Schulze, a
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CNET tells you where you can watch the Congressional UAP hearings that take place at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 17th. Will our representatives know the right questions to ask? (What does radar say about their speed and acceleration?)
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Here is a link to a paper just released by SCU that discusses the characteristics of various
#UAP
shapes. This was based on 301 reports between 1947-2016.
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I had a great time talking to
@ErinBurnett
on
@OutFrontCNN
They were kind enough to share our interview tonight for anyone that missed it.
Erin and her crew were great.
#UAP
#SCU
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What info on undersea UAP has congress seen during their debriefs?
Bill S4503 devotes an amazing 30 pages to the UAP program. We've heard little about UAPs beneath the sea yet "undersea" is used 57 times. Why the sudden laser-focused interest in the sea?
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Most of you have probably seen the Netflix TV series Encounters which was just released about the UFOs in Stephenville. The key person that brought the event to life was the late Angelia Joiner, a reporter for the Stephenville Tribune. Read a short note on who she was as a person
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Has the DoD, via AARO, properly investigated UAP?
The Inspector General (IG) of the DoD has issued its findings on the state of our UAP efforts. I found them to be straightforward and accurate. I will summarize their key findings, recommendations, and the implications this has
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Project Mockingbird was a covert CIA operation to influence & manipulate media organizations and journalists. It makes you wonder how many of the UAP debunkers (debunkers are different from skeptics) out there have a hidden agenda. I wonder who they might be?
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I don't know if Grusch's claims are true or not; that's Congress's job. But it galls me that someone would release personal medical records to attempt to discredit someone.
🔥BREAKING FROM
@NewsNation
The
@CIA
Office of Security leaked classified HIPAA records on whistleblower David Grusch regarding PTSD treatment.
Leaking veterans' mental health records is disgusting, illegal, and un-American.
@SenGillibrand
do something.
#ufotwitter
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Chris Mellon points out the grave problems with the ARRO Report in his article in the Debrief.
He not only goes into the deficiencies of the report but he discusses many of the behind-the-scenes issues and concerns with this report based on his experience
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Ross Coulthart, Australia's broadcaster who is their version of 60 Minutes, has done an excellent video on the UFO Phenomenon. Here is a link to it:
It's time to give data to the scientific community.
@60Minutes
#UAP
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Occam’s Razor
This phrase is often used to discredit a UFO sighting. I discuss this in my book UFOs.
The basic concept behind Occam’s Razor is valid. A growling sound behind you is likely a large dog and not a Siberian tiger. The more likely answer is usually the best.
Let’s
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The astronomer who discovered Pluto, Clyde Tombaugh, saw a
#UAP
. He penned a note entitled "An Unusual Aerial Phenomenon." He described a group of bluish-green rectangular objects.
#UAP_Science
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It was rewarding to see CBS's 60 Minutes do a serious review of the UAP issue. The more serious media attention that UAP receives, the higher the likelihood that the DNI will provide the Senate Intelligence Committee a meaningful report and soon.
@60Minutes
#UAP
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For those of you who didn't have access to the NBC News Now show, here is a link on YouTube:
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Avi Loeb will announce at a press conference the Galileo Project to search for ET artifacts on Monday, July 26, 2021 at 12:00 noon EDT.
#UAP
#ET
@ExploreSCU
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@MickWest
@RangerJoeCPA
@washingtonpost
@politico
@nytimes
Mick, here is what I said:
"One must first define the type of evidence that is required to make a claim of extraterrestrial intelligence before it can be stated whether or not such a signal is present. This is a definition that the world of science needs to determine, not AARO.
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Suggestions for AARO
I want AARO to succeed. I applaud that AARO wants to address the UAP issue scientifically. But there is much room for improvement. These are the areas in which AARO can improve: scientific analysis, openness, and organizational resources.
Scientific
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What can be concluded if a UAP/UFO disappears from sight in just a few seconds? There are many instances of witnesses reporting an unidentified object accelerating out of sight in only 1-2 seconds. I list two dozen of these instances in my new book, UFOs. I'll bypass the
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The AARO report is error-ridden and did not meet the request laid out by Congress as pointed out by Chris Mellon. A copy of his article in the Debrief should be read into the Congressional Record. Ask your member of congress to help. Here is a link to the article:
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FAA DATA REFUSAL
In Feb an AA flight encountered an unknown object at 37K feet. Clearly not a civilian drone. What was it and why won't the FAA provide me the radar data?
@60Minutes
@ExploreSCU
Read the excuse
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In chapter 1 of the book UFOs, I discuss one of my favorite cases which occurred on October 18, 1973, in Mansfield, Ohio. The four-man crew of an Army Reserve helicopter encountered a cigar-shaped UFO while flying at 1400 feet. It stopped directly in front of the helicopter and
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I am "supposed" to be on the CNN show "Erin Burnett's OutFront" at 6pm EST today. Probably towards the end of the show. I'll be commenting on the recent NYT article and the upcoming DoD report.
@OutFrontCNN
#UAP
@ChristopherKMe4
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It's time for a congressional policy on
#UAP
. Congress should appropriate funds to universities,
#NASA
, & scientific groups. Remove this issue from the hands of the defense industry and give it to science.
@ChrisKMellon
@ExploreSCU
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Scientific data needs to be released so that detailed analyses of
#UAP
can be achieved. A generic government report meant to placate the public is not what is needed. Let us all support Senators
@MarkWarner
and
@marcorubio
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Why are UAP shapes classified? The attached info is from the
@blackvaultcom
#UAP
doc that was provided to congress. What national security secrets are exposed by indicating our military can discern different shapes of an unknown object?
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AARO & Collaboration with the Scientific Community
AARO makes the following statement on its site:
"Collaboration with academia and the scientific community, including peer-review, is critical to our success. Last year then-AARO director Dr. Kirkpatrick co-authored with
@UUtah
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The AARO report ignored the interesting cases presented by the first head of Project Blue Book, Edward Ruppelt. Marik von Rennenkampff
@MvonRen
writes an excellent article entitled, "Opinion: The Pentagon’s New Historical Review of UFOs Picks and Chooses its History."
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This interview of Chad Underwood, who took the video of the Tic-Tac on Nov. 14, 2004, leaves no doubt that the object he imaged broke lock & accelerated at a rate beyond the capability of any aircraft. Worth watching:
#UAP
@ExploreSCU
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The Aguadilla video is not two wedding lanterns (aka Chinese lanterns). These are candles on a platform surrounded by lightweight plastic.
There are thirteen reasons that the object in the Aguadilla video is not a pair of wedding lanterns:
1. The lantern theory requires the
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Anecdotal Evidence
Anecdotal evidence is the most common type of evidence in UFO/UAP reports. It is the testimony from the memory of a witness. A legitimate concern is that it may be fabricated or be a result of misinterpretation. This is a reason to be careful with the use of
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On this day, 24 years ago, multiple law enforcement officers in four different locations observed a triangular-shaped UFO. They were all in the vicinity of Scott AFB, to the east of St. Louis and in Illinois.
Officer Barton's first reaction to being dispatched at 4:12am to check
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Dr. Kirkpatrick is in error when he says the military does not retain data. I read what he said multiple times trying to see if I misunderstood. What he said is underlined in the attached transcript. The full transcript is here:
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UAP files must be released this year by law as written in the National Defense Appropriations Act of 2024. Government agencies have until the end of this year to review, identify, and organize each UAP record in its custody and submit it to the National Archives for disclosure to
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European Parliament Meeting on UAP
Francisco Guerreiro, a European Parliamentarian, held a meeting with the major European
#UAP
organizations with attendance from several US organizations. The SCU was represented in person by Lee Dines, the Sol Foundation by Peter Skafish, and
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Ross Coulthart will be the keynote speaker at the SCU 2024 ANNUAL ANOMALOUS AEROSPACE PHENOMENA CONFERENCE.
Huntsville, AL, May 31-June 2
Registration opens on March 1.
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Assume that an advanced intelligence occasionally flies through our atmosphere. You are asked to provide evidence of non-human intelligence. What technique(s) would you use to provide evidence that would meet the requirements of the scientific community? I am interested in
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Dr. Hermann Oberth, the father of modern rocketry & the teacher of Wernher von Braun, indicated that
#UAP
is likely from outer space.
#UAP_Science
Read his original notes.
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Stephenville, Texas
#UFO
incident. For those of you who saw the show Encounters
and want to know more about the Stephenville incident, you can find my 76-page report on the incident here:
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@RangerJoeCPA
@MickWest
@washingtonpost
@politico
@nytimes
@rangerjoecpa
That was not a rebuttal. My point was related to how you “define the evidence”, not the amount that’s currently available. Do you understand the difference?
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Just watched the movie Phenomenon. The show highlighted the best cases and crystallized the overall issue very well Best documentary on the UFO phenomenon I've seen. The producer did an excellent job highlighting a key characteristic that is often seen - extreme acceleration
#SCU
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It is a sign of the times that Northrop Grumman's blog, NOW, is looking at the
#UAP
question in a serious manner. Among the subtitles in the article are: Current Reports are Credible and Interesting Actions Were Observed.
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One of the strongest reasons supporting the reality of non-terrestrial UAP, is Senator Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's willingness to propose the
#UAP
amendment to the 2024 Natl Def Authorization Act.
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I have posted my replies to Mick West's points on the Aguadilla video. My original argument is in regular text, his reply is in italics, and my counter reply is in regular text. It is also easy to see Mick's reply because it always begins with "Wrong".
Before beginning, I
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I requested the 11-14-2004 Nimitz
#UAP
video in 2016, prior to the NYT article. The Navy replied with "ONI has no records responsive to your request". So I sent a new FOIA in 2020 asking why the Navy wasn't upfront with me. Answer: attorney privilege.
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There are a lot of interesting articles in this edition of the SCU Review: reverse engineering; the Socorro case; a summary of the Sol Symposium; a summary from Hal Puthoff on his spacetime-metric engineering paper; government transparency; and more.
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Another silly error in the AARO report that "Read_the_post" made note of in a Reddit post: "At the direction of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NM)." The honorable Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid was from Nevada, not New Mexico. A 48-hour headstart was just not enough
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The SCU 2021 Conference is now available for viewing. Speakers include Dr. Hal Puthoff, Dr. Michael Masters, Dr. Matthew Szydagis, and others. Stay tuned for future information on our upcoming SCU 2022 Conference on June 4-6.
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ODNI REPORT: WHERE'S THE
#UAPDATA
#4
Most UAP reports have video and/or radar data
#ODNI
indicates 80 of 144 reports have multiple sensor data; at the least, that means video and/or radar data. 80 videos; release some?
@60Minutes
@ErinBurnett
@ExploreSCU
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The tide may be slowly turning with the USAF regarding
#UAP
. A true coincidence occurred when an individual told me how the USAF is beginning to take the phenomenon more seriously.
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A second
@60Minutes
airing circles back on their original UAP show and the new
#UAP
task force report. It is worth watching with comments from
@LueElizondo
, Ryan Graves
@uncertainvector
,
@DietrichVFA41
, Fravor, and
@ChrisKMellon
.
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"AARO has found no credible evidence thus far of extraterrestrial activity"
AARO hardly has a budget and they've just started looking at data. They don't even know if some UAP are Chinese. Why talk until you've done your work?
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The chief science and technology officer position for AARO has just opened today. It pays $164K to $192K. Apply now because the opening closes in four days!
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The Condon Committee
One of the many problems with the Condon Committee is covered on p.14 of my new book, UFOs. Professor Condon of the University of Colorado was chosen to investigate UFOs and get the UFO monkey off the Air Force's back.
They [the Air Force] needed a
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The sign-off of this policy to discourage the use of Special Access Programs (SAP) by Deputy Sec of Defense Kathleen Hicks meshes well with the view of Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence, that we overclassify too many documents. Maybe we need more women at the head
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@MickWest
Mick, enough false claims. Let's debate either the Nimitz or Aguadilla case in a public forum so we can see how sharp you really are.
@joerogan
@blackvault
@alejandrotrojas
@LtTimMcMillan
Both John Greenewald & Alejandro Rojas have offered to moderate.
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Check out SCU's library of UAP documents:
Just recently added under "Recommended Reading" are two documents on a
#UAP
event that occurred on October 24, 1968, at Minot AFB. Tom Tulien completed an exhaustive investigation including interviews with most of
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I hope that the nations of the world can keep their heads about the Israel-Iran conflict because I don't think ET is going to bail us out. More likely they would watch in bewilderment and their sociologists would be taking notes.
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I had a great discussion with Chris Lehto regarding the AARO report, the Nimitz 2004 incident, Aguadilla, my new book, and more. I discuss why the AAROReport claim, that "there is no evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence", is invalid. Chris Lehto is an excellent podcaster.
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Reverse Engineering ET Technology: Fact or Fiction
There is much discussion by government officials as well as others regarding U.S. attempts to reverse engineer advanced technology not of this Earth. Is it possible? I've done reverse engineering...
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Here is an excellent chronology of AARO events since its inception. Compliments of UFO researcher Keith Basterfield.
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Today, April 2, is the official release of my new book, UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don't Know).
Information about the book and how to get a 30% discount is listed in my previous tweet.
I'm eagerly anticipating the release of my new book, UFOs, on April 2nd. Drawing from 17 years of dedicated study, this book offers a comprehensive exploration of the subject. It is crafted to engage both newcomers to the world of
#UFOs
and seasoned enthusiasts alike. Delving
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The Swamp Gas Furor
I describe the history of the term "swamp gas" in pages 13-14 of my new book, UFOs. It was what led to the demise of Project Blue Book. It is somewhat reminiscent of the modern era of UAP.
"The years 1959-1964 were quiet in terms of UFO activity. But UFO
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ODNI REPORT: WHERE'S THE
#UAPDATA
#2
The CIA, NORAD, & Homeland Security are missing.
These orgs aren't listed as providing inputs to the ODNI. CIA & NORAD have played key historical roles with
#UAP
#UFO
. Why no participation?
@CNN
@60Minutes
@ExploreSCU
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On this day, 71 years ago, five witnesses observed a silver disk come within two hundred yards of them. They were near Craig, Montana. The disk was about 30 feet long and 8 feet high and traveled at a speed of MACH 5. (This is equivalent to a modern hypersonic missile.) During
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From the files of the CIA. It was 65 years ago today when eight people in Sweden observed for three minutes a round UFO. It approached them from the south over Lake Långsjön at a height of about 900 feet. The object was 20 to 26 feet in diameter and was surrounded by a luminous
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I talk about the AARO Report (AAROR) and my new book in my podcast interview with Tim Ventura. I also discuss how I know there were five videos during the USS Roosevelt incident of 2015 and not just two videos.
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Can UAP be hypersonic weapons developed by another country? No. Hypersonic weapons don't hover, they make sonic booms, they can't make quick turns, and their surface gets very hot. +
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This interview of retired Cmdr Fravor and Lt Cmdr Dietrich
@DietrichVFA41
was re-aired by
@60Minutes
. If you didn't see the TV documentary the first time it was aired, here is another chance to view it.
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An effective
#UAP
camera detection system capable of triangulating a UAP's distance, speed, and acceleration can be developed.
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Interesting info from the
@blackvaultcom
#UAP
doc provided congress. "UAP were described in most reports as objects that interrupted preplanned or other military activity." Wow! What are the odds that UAP interruptions of military activity are accidental?
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Individuals within the
@ExploreSCU
with backgrounds in intelligence and security will comment on the gov
#UAP
report here: . Missing from the gov report is info on the speeds of these UAP. There is nothing "classified" about that.
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The Gillibrand Amendment is bipartisan. There are now co-sponsors from both parties, including Republicans Marco Rubio, Lindsey Graham, Roy Blunt and fellow Democrat Martin Heinrich.
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A reference book on
#UFOs
. Dr. Michael Swords, myself, & others wrote UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry. It's a 580-page historical account with 1000+ references. Read more about the book here: Hardback will last longer.
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Forget the claims of aliens for a moment.
Senator Gillibrand
@gillibrandny
is right -- if there are SAPs outside the chain of command, we need to know.
Kudos to
@MattLaslo
for these congressional comments. Go Congress go!
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John Greenewald makes an excellent case in just over 12 minutes regarding all of the information that was left out of the
#AAROR
(I mean AARO report). It is well worth listening to John point out how the various government agencies leave out information on FOIA requests,
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