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Aliens August 12, 2019

Newly declassified footage appears to show F/A-18 Hornet intercept of a UFO off America’s East coast in 2015

Newly declassified footage released by the U.S. Government, and then posted online by private UFO research group To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science, appears to show an Unidentified Flying Object tracked by the targeting pod of a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet off the eastern seaboard of the United States in 2015. The brief shootage, shot using a Raytheon AN/ASQ- 228 … [Read more…]

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Is that a UFO? Nearly 60,000 UFO sightings compiled since 1995 show correlation between sightings and military bases

In the past few months, the idea of Unidentified Flying Objects as spacecraft from another world has enjoyed a resurgence in the minds of the public, thanks in no small part to the revelation that the Pentagon has been secretly devoting millions of dollars to the investigation of just such anomalous sightings for years now. Of course, public interest in the idea that we're … [Read more…]

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SOFREP’s X-Files: Four things to know about the Pentagon’s secret UFO department

The recent revelation that the United States military had funneled some $22 million out of the Pentagon’s black budget to investigate reports of Unidentified Flying Objects was met with a variety of responses in the media, and from the public at large.  Some saw the investigation as a waste of money, others called it confirmation that we’ve been visited by extra-terrestrials, … [Read more…]

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SOFREP’s X-Files: UFOs, Hypnotism and a complicated relationship with the truth

After the recent revelation that the Pentagon had funneled some $22 million dollars into investigating UFO reports made by military personnel since 2007, I decided to revisit some of my old work. See, despite regularly writing articles aimed at debunking conspiracy theories and reports of flying saucers, I don't take such an aggressive approach to these investigations because I … [Read more…]

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NASA is planning a trip to Alpha Centauri and the numbers are mind blowing

It could be argued that the biggest challenge NASA has faced since its very inception isn't the treacherous nature of space travel, nor is it dealing with the unknown; the biggest hurdle America's space program has always needed to overcome is distance. Space is huge, with expanses between celestial bodies within our own solar system so large that one could struggle to … [Read more…]

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Following Pentagon admission, Raytheon touts their gear as ‘the UFO spotter’

Last week, news that the United States Defense Department had allocated some $22 million to the study of military reports of Unidentified Flying Objects since 2007 surprised the world, but perhaps even more surprising was some of the evidence that surfaced along with the secretive investigative arm of the Pentagon.  According to Luis Elizondo, the former head of the Pentagon’s … [Read more…]

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Another UFO that wasn’t: SpaceX lights up the sky over Southern California

Another anomaly in the skies above the United States had people taking to social media in search of answers on Friday, this time asking for some explanation for the spectacular light show in the skies over Southern California.  After the recent revelation that the Pentagon has been investigating military UFO reports, one might not blame them for assuming the explanation for … [Read more…]

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Former head of the Pentagon’s secret UFO program claims ‘compelling evidence’ that we’re not alone

Earlier this week, it was revealed that a secret Pentagon program, entitled the Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program, has been conducting investigations into reports of Unidentified Flying Objects submitted primarily by military personnel for years.  Now, Luis Elizondo, the former head of the program who resigned “in protest” earlier this year, is shedding some light … [Read more…]

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Watch: Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets intercept mysterious flying object in newly declassified footage

Following the surprising revelation that the Pentagon has been secretly investigating reports of unidentified flying objects submitted by military personnel since 2007, the Department of Defense released footage from just such an encounter that took place a few years before the "Advanced Aviation Threat Identification Program" was launched. In 2004, Navy Commander David … [Read more…]

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Mysterious lights spotted over the US this weekend weren’t aliens… they were massive military formations

In today’s world, there’s often no shortage of interesting lights flickering in the dark skies above us at night.  Commercial airlines, military aircraft, and private pilots criss-cross the sky at all hours of the day and night.  High above them, satellites, spacecraft and even the International Space Station can occasionally be seen by the naked eye, not to mention the same … [Read more…]

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Russian cosmonaut claims to have found alien bacteria on hull of ISS

Russia is claiming to have found previously undiscovered living bacteria clinging to the external hull of the International Space Station, but with much further reaching implications, they’ve gone on to claim that the bacteria may not be terrestrial in origin. According to an interview released by the Russian state-owned news outlet TASS on Monday, Russian cosmonaut Anton … [Read more…]

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Massive ball of light appears in the sky above Siberia during Russian ICBM test

On Thursday night, a massive ball of light illuminated the sky above the town of Salekhard, in Russian Siberia.  Selekhard, which lies above the arctic circle, is no stranger to glowing lights in the night sky above them, and many residents had even settled in for a pleasant evening of watching the Northern Lights when the ball of light appeared above them. Soon, pictures of … [Read more…]

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