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12:01 AM CEST, May 9, 2026 Aldrin observing a fairly bright light source while aboard the Apollo 11; A mysterious object making multiple 90-degree turns at a speedy clip; A blaringly bright object doing corkscrew twists over the skies in Kazakhstan - yesterday, the Pentagon has begun releasing a new batch of files on UFOs, saying members of the public can draw their own conclusions on unidentified anomalous phenomena. ’Whereas previous Administrations have failed to be transparent on this subject, with these new Documents and Videos, the people can decide for themselves, ‘WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?’ Have Fun and Enjoy!” Trump wrote yesteray in a Truth Social post. The files include old State Department cables, FBI documents and transcripts from NASA of crewed flights into space. The files reflect cases that the government deems unresolved, meaning that for a variety of reasons they couldn’t be explained with certainty. Experts urge caution around the release of the new files, warning that UAP videos are often misinterpreted and mischaracterized by those unfamiliar with military technology. The initial release - a trove of videos, other imagery and testimony - is sure to stir more speculation among those who believe we are not alone in the universe. A 1948 report from U.S. airmen in the Netherlands raised concerns about recurring flying saucer sightings. Swedish counterparts saw them, too, and believed they did not come from any presently known culture on earth. In a 1969 debriefing of Apollo 11 crew members, the astronaut Aldrin recalled spotting several unusual sights, such as a sizeable object close to the moon and a fairly bright light source that the crew felt could be a laser. Another file is a NASA photograph from the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, showing three dots in a triangular formation. The Pentagon says that a new, preliminary analysis indicated that it could be a physical object. A State Department cable from the U.S. Embassy in Tajikistan in 1994 details how one Tajik pilot and three Americans saw a brightly lit UAP while flying a jet over Kazakhstan. The object, according to the cable, was making 90 degree turns, doing corkscrews and maneuvering in circles at great rates of speed. Several files include military videos from the past several years that showed small ambiguous dots moving above the landscapes of Iraq, Syria and the United Arab Emirates. The objects range from fast-moving specks captured in the distance to a football-shaped object spotted over the East China Sea in 2022. A military report from the Aegean Sea in 2023 cited a UAP flying just above the surface of the ocean and making multiple 90-degree turns at an estimated 29 km/h. An FBI interview with someone identified as a drone pilot in September 2023, reported seeing a linear object with a light bright enough to see bands within the light in the sky. The object was visible for five to ten seconds and then the light went out and the object vanished. Other files include written reports from U.S. military service members who were surveilling locations in the Middle East. One report described an object that was shaped as a bouncy ball and traveling 777 km/h consistently for at least seven minutes over Syria in 2023. The object was later determined to be benign. A 2024 Pentagon report rebutted claims that the U.S. government has recovered alien technology or confirmed evidence of alien life. A U.S. intelligence official last year, doing a search on a helicopter, encountered a super-hot orb hovering over the ground, traveling about 32 kilometers at a speedy clip, then spotted four or five more orbs that flared up and down. The documents include more than 20 video files showing unidentified objects captured by military sensors in locations from Syria and Japan to North America. The most recent video is from Jan. 1 of this year and appears to show two circular lights flying against an inky black backdrop in North America. Congress created an office in 2022 to declassify material. Its 2024 debut report revealed hundreds of new UAP incidents but found no evidence that the U.S. government had ever confirmed a sighting of alien technology. A March letter from Rep. Luna, R-Fla., demanded 46 UAP videos identified by whistleblowers, which will be released later by the Pentagon. (Source: Associated Press - U.S.)
April 21, 2026 The frequency of fireballs in our planet’s skies seemed to grow in recent months. Where are all these Meteors coming from? NASA and other meteor experts can’t agree on what explains it. (Source: The New York Times - U.S.)
17:55 BST, 16 April 2026 Putin is planning a Pearl Harbor-style attack against satellites in space that could cause pandemonium across the world, General Whiting, the head of US Space Command, has warned. Whiting told the Times: 'They are thinking about placing in orbit a nuclear anti-satellite weapon that would hold at risk everyone's satellites in low Earth orbit, and that would be an outcome that we just couldn't tolerate.' He added: Russia continue to invest in counter-space weapons. 'From a Russian perspective, they look at the United States, they look at NATO and they see an overmatch there of conventional arms. 'And they believe that novel ways of trying to undermine the United States and NATO, such as by neutralising our space capabilities, helps them to level the battlefield.' He declined to comment on how the US came to its understanding of Russia's plane. If true, they would be a major violation of the Outer Space Treaty, which Russia is a signatory to. (Source: Daily Mail - United Kingdom)
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