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THE BRITISHNATIONAL ARCHIVES RELEASE 25 FILES REGARDING UFO SIGHTINGS, INCLUDING A JOBDESCRIPTION FOR THE POST OF UFO DESK OFFICER, KNOWN TO BE THE "WEIRDESTJOB IN WHITEHALL."
BYAGENCE FRANCE PRESSEWed, Jul 11 2012 at 7:55 PM EST
Britain on July 12 released an archive of "X-Files" detailing government UFO briefings and probes into unexplained sightings, including one above Chelseafootball club.
The 25 files released by The National Archives include "a lengthy briefing on UFO policy to then prime minister Tony Blair's office" along with a job description for the post of UFO desk officer, described as the "weirdest job inWhitehall."
Accordingto an employee of the UFO desk, which closed in 2009, the perception that it consisted of "top secret teams of specialist scientists scurrying around the country in a real life version of the X-Files" was "total fiction."
Instead,daily duties included providing briefings on the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) position on UFOs, undertaking UFO investigations, handling Freedom of Information requests (FOIs) and managing UFOlogists (UFO "experts").
Among the stranger investigations included one into a UFO sighting by a policeo fficer at Chelsea football club and another into a visit by three "men in black" to a person who reported a UFO encounter in Lincolnshire, east England.
Accordingto the files, a hotel owner in Walesonce complained to her MP after a UFO landed in a field "from which two tall silver-suited 'faceless humanoids' emerged and began "making measurements'."
Also included in the files are details of a 1995 briefing by one of the MoD's UFO intelligence officers which speculated on why aliens would visit earth.
Despite having no hard evidence for alien craft, the officer explained that any visit would most likely be motivated by military reconnaissance, scientific development or tourism.
In a briefing prepared for the MoD in 1979, a UFO intelligence officer noted that no radio tracking systems had ever picked up any alien transmissions.
The release of the documents came after an FOI request by David Clarke, author of the book 'The UFO files' and a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University.
"These records allow us to look behind the scenes of what must have been one of the strangest jobs in Whitehall" (shorthand for Britain's civil service), saidClarke.
Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. Here's today's news:
g STARS - Two University of California at Berkeley scientists have just returned from the South Pole, where they and an international team of scientists, engineers and drillers have set in place the first critical elements of a massive neutrino telescope called IceCube. See article.
g ABODES - A new theory of how planets form finds havens of stability amid violent turbulence in the swirling gas that surrounds a young star. These protected areas are where planets can begin to form without being destroyed. The key to understanding how planets are made is a phenomenon called gravitational instabilities. See article.
g LIFE - Two soil-dwelling strangers - a friend and a foe - approach a plant and communicate with it in order to enter a partnership. The friend wants to trade nitrogen for food. The foe is a parasite that wants to burrow in and harm the plant. See article.
g INTELLIGENCE - When the bones of two early humans were found in 1967 near Kibish, Ethiopia, they were thought to be 130,000 years old. A few years ago, researchers found 154,000- to 160,000-year-old human bones at Herto, Ethiopia. Now, a new study of the 1967 fossil site indicates the earliest known members of our species, Homo sapiens, roamed Africa about 195,000 years ago. See article.
g MESSAGE - In 1961, astronomer Frank Drake wrote the equation that put the search for alien civilizations on a scientific footing and launched the modern SETI movement. How do the numbers look today? See article. Note: This article is from 2002.
g COSMICUS - Japan plans to start building a manned base on the moon and a manned space shuttle within the next 20 years, a newspaper report said Monday. See article.
g LEARNING - "For all positive integers w and y, where w > y, let the operation be defined by w y = 2w+y / 2w-y. For how many positive integers w is w 1 equal to 4?" Questions like that no doubt caused some test takers, in between palpitations, to wonder whether they were any good at math. Girls, especially, might have found their thoughts wandering to the news that just a week earlier, Lawrence H. Summers, president of Harvard University, had said that "intrinsic" differences in aptitude between the sexes might be an important reason that men dominate the science-and-engineering work force. The remarks sparked widespread protests, and Summers quickly apologized. But a growing body of research suggests that there is some truth in his comments. See article.
g IMAGINING - Designing aliens and alien cultures is easy. It can even be profitable. Look at ET or the barroom scene in Star Wars. Nothing to it. Tack some funny appendages on a basically human form, paint the creature an unusual but not unappealing color, and go. Simple, right? Designing aliens and their cultures rigorously, though, building their worlds according to scientific rules, carefully and logically extrapolating extraterrestrial evolution and cultural development, creating an alien species that is believable and self-consistent, that's a different matter. That's hard. See article. Note: This article is from 1992.
g AFTERMATH - Could humanity ever relate to an alien species? Consider the questioning context of these online speculations about why "Star Trek is human centered?" The latter is an interesting question, possibly creating a situation dealing with a prejudice on the behalf of the writers and producers. However, would a series completely dedicated to another species, such as the Romulans, be successful in a television market? Is it possible that the reasons it wouldn't be might indicate humanity may care little about an alien species other than as a potential threat? See article.
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Exciting Announcement of a new joint "Russian-American Planet-X Research Project" revealing whether this theoretical Brown Dwarf Star's 'Close-Pass' to Earth in 2009 and 2012 could terrorize our planet-thus bringing about massive Earth changes and a possible 180-degree 'global pole shift'... If not "Planet-X"-then what's soon coming our way?
HORN LAKE, MS, October 26, 2007: Futureworld Publishing International is promoting the release of Dr. Jaysen Q. Rand's new best-selling book, The Return of Planet-X and Its Effects on Mother Earth: A Natural Disaster Survivor's Manual, his alarming eye-opening tome. Dr. Rand will soon announce he will be joining professional forces with Retired Soviet Air Force Lt. Col. Marina L. Popovitch and the EnergyInformative Division of The Russian Academy Of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. This top-echelon study group will formulate a high-level scientific research effort to either prove or disprove the reality/actuality of the existence of Planet-X (believed to be the Biblical Book of Revelation's reference to "Wormwood" -Chap. 8, Vrs. 11).
Jaysen Rand and his close friend and UFO/ET research colleague, Marina Popovitch, Ph.D., are both working members of the EnergyInformative Division. Dr. Popovitch and her former husband, Army General Pavel (Paul) Popovitch--have been top UFO/ET paranormal researchers and this unique research and development group devotes itself to investigating alternative sciences, the paranormal realm, metaphysical realities, the existence of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence/communications/origins, the surrogate formats of energy, healing, medical research, alternative sciences/astronomy/mathematics and dynamism as topical examples.
Dr. Rand will assemble an American team of scientists, researchers and authors (on topic) who will link up and coordinate their research efforts with their Russian counterparts headed by Dr. Marina Popovitch, in an attempt to affirm or deny the truth, validity and controversy surrounding the subject of this mysterious and arcane Planet-X-related phenomenon. "X" is presently capturing the imagination/interest/debate spread across the many thousands of Internet sites, radio-TV talk shows, lectures, books, magazines, feature films, documentaries, religious sermons and simple person-to-person communications around the world every day.
In order to keep the general public up-to-date and informed about their ongoing planning, research, development and the scientific conclusions reached by this distinguished group, Dr. Rand has chosen the 'X' Zone Radio & TV Show and 'X' Chronicles Newspaper publication to become its official media outlet presenting regular reports and the most-current news updates about this unique scientific ground-breaking project as it moves forward.
Additionally, Rob McConnell, host of the 'X' Zone Radio & TV Show recently launched a special "Name This Research Project" audience contest to help select an official name for this scientific inquiry and to date-more than 40 unique, creative, thought provoking "Project Names" are being considered. The top five "Project Research Names" selected for final determination-will each receive a signed/dated 'collectors edition' of Dr. Rand's new book. The five top-named suggestions and the ultimate winning "Project Name" will be announced in November and a special "letter of recognition" accompanied by a "winners' certificate" (signed by both Dr. Rand and Dr. Popovitch), will be awarded to the top-picked winning entry. Sunmit your entry to xzone@talkstarradio.com.
In order to achieve a well-balanced approach to this project-the relatively arcane approach of using scientific 'Remote Viewing' techniques, the arts of astronomy, planetary observatory research, scientific inquiries, noted authors/professors (on topic), individual UFO/ET researchers (all experts in their fields) handling cases of contactees/abductees, with a cadre of global UFOlogists and scientific colleagues and additional support personnel-will be carefully assembled creating the schematic design format for implementing this fascinating and timely Russian/American joint-venture research project.
According to Dr. Rand's research in his book: The most current working hypothesis we have to examine concerning the expected return date of Planet-X coursing through the solar system centers around the prime fact that X's extended orbit (approximately every 3,600-4,000 years - first passing through the solar system in 'phase-one' -then back out again in 'phase-two') -now suggests that X's 'destructive cycle'- may occur in two separate cosmic events.
This 'first-phase' begins with X's 'initial pass-through' (possibly in 2009) then separated by approximately three years until its 'second-phase' -wherein "X" makes its 'second pass' through the solar system (expected in 2012). This second passage marks X's return leg back again into deep space beginning anew its 3,600 year trek through the heavens. Dr. Rand believes that Planet-X's last return visit most likely coincided with the Hebrew exodus from Egypt under Moses and Pharaoh in 1447 B.C.E, roughly 3,454 years ago. Question: Did God somehow come to Moses' aid by staging a cosmic event that no one today understands?
The best-researched dates include late summer (September 2009) for X's first phase pass-through and in early winter (December 2012) for X's second-phase pass through the solar system. Major earth changes may occur during both phases of X's passage with the most damage resulting in a possible 'pole flip' (a tipping of Earth on its axis of rotation 180 degrees) in X's second phase. Rand states in his book: "It's also possible that a complete 'pole shift' will not occur, however, planet Earth may still suffer major planetary upheavals from X's passage through the solar system."
There are a series of unanswered questions and major challenges to the global "X" theory posed by professional and amateur astronomers alike that we haven't seen any reliable scientific evidence or sightings of this rogue celestial body including if "X" even exists at all. Could it be that the world's major governments are reluctant to announce this potentially disastrous global event? These and many other critical/timely Planet-X questions will be carefully examined and discussed by this joint Russian/American panel being assembled.
Quoting from page 307 in Dr. Rand's book: "Whatever fate awaits us-Mother Earth is about to reveal her secrets regarding the reality of Planet-X coming in 2009/2012. One thing is absolutely certain! Something 'BIG' is radically wrong with the normal functioning of planet Earth's global operating systems and mankind's ability to either control or understand these cosmic forces dynamics... And time we believe...is rapidly running out in the landscape of human life as we are presently living it here on the Earth in 2007."
To contact Rob McConnell at The 'X' Zone Radio & TV Show and The 'X' Chronicles Newspaper, send an email to xzone@xzone-radio.com,or call (905) 575-5916,
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Mention the name of John Keel to anyone with an interest in UFOs, cryptozoology, and the paranormal, and doing so will likely provoke imagery of Keel's research into two areas he was particularly known for investigating: (a) Mothman and (b) the Men in Black.
There is, however, one case that Keel only briefly touched upon in his all-time classic, The Mothman Prophecies, but which is of such genuine high-strangeness that it is definitely worthy of further study and commentary. It was a story that surfaced in late October 1971, and reached the eyes and ears of the United States' media. This was hardly surprising since - in a curious fashion - it involved none other than President Richard Nixon.
The story - which Keel presents in his book, in verbatim form from a newspaper article - revolves around a woman named Shirley Cromartie. She was a mother of three, who - the press revealed - held a security clearance in the Florida White House and who found herself plunged into a profoundly strange situation.
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Some websites around the internets are all abuzz about the next apparent Anonymous attack. Anonymous is the hacktivist group that came from (was spawned by) the lower order of the internet 4chan. Recently Anonymous has been in the news for helping do DDOS attacks against some of the middle eastern countries where democratic revolutions have been breaking out. Additionally they may, but more likely didn't, have something to do with taking down the PlayStation Network for about 3 weeks.
Well now it seems as though they have decided to target the Ufological field next. All over the internet today people have been buzzing about the so called 'Operation UFO'. Here's the supposed image from this event.
The blogosphere was all a twitter about this event. Personally I don't think much will come of this, well at least not for those that are in Ufology. Hmm although as I type that I realize that maybe they will be taken in by this event. I was going to say how hard it would be to pull something off like this now that it has been all over the internet today, until I remembered that many Ufologists likely don't have a strong online presence. It's likely that they will have missed this, because I don't believe it has been picked up by the media as of yet.
That seems like an issue to me. Of course I suppose the reason that the majority of them don't have an online presence is that fact that many of them are of an older generation. That only goes to show a bigger problem that exists in Ufology, were there seems to be no young blood in this field. (To my credit I am in my mid-twenties but I'm not exactly 'in the field'). Course many of the young people that could be in this field are busy doing shenanigans like the above 'Operation UFO'. Or worse they are indoctrinated to the dreaded ETH. (Which I really don't have anything against, I just feel like other theories should be given their just due)
I think the thing to take away from all of this is that on Sunday (if Jesus doesn't return on Saturday of course) hopefully people will ignore sightings of 'a triangle of 8 yellow lights in the sky' which are supposed to be reported to wherever UFO's can be reported to. Although with the phenomena as strange and tricksterish as it can be sometimes, I wouldn't be surprised if real triangle's of 8 yellow lights were to appear. Oh well that's Fortean phenomena for you. Until next time remember this is Fortean Philosopher Tony, reminding you that I do it all for the lulz
OCTOBER 20, 2013 - ENGLAND - A Welsh tourist on holiday in the seaside resort town of Kingswear in Devon County, England unexpectedly found two mysterious objects in one of his photos when he reviewed them once he got home. Once zoomed in, the objects look like classic flying saucers.
Devon photograph with two UFOs. (Credit: Haydn Morgan/SWNS.com)
Devon photograph with two UFOs. (Credit: Haydn Morgan/SWNS.com)
Haydn Morgan is a former aeronautical engineer with the British Navy. He says he snapped the pictures on a passenger ferry on the River Dart midday this past Wednesday. He told the Daily Mail, "I looked at the cloud and it looked a bit strange, so I took a couple of shots of it. When I got home and put them on my computer one shot was perfectly clear and the other had these two dots on it."
Close-up of object on the left. (Credit: Haydn Morgan/SWNS.com)
Close-up of object on the left. (Credit: Haydn Morgan/SWNS.com)
Typically when a photograph is taken and objects are noticed in the image later, they are birds that look like smears on the pictures. However, these objects are different. One in particular looks like a perfect disk-shape.
Morgan took his photograph to professional photographers who told him that his images are not due to dust on the camera sensor. The images did not show up on the second photo he took nine second later.
Google Map of Kingswear, Devon, England.
He says, "I have no idea what it is. It's certainly not a bird of any shape or kind. When you blow the larger one up there seems to be something in the centre."
Morgan adds, "I'm not a crank. I spent 27 years in the Fleet Air Arm, flying around." - OPEN MINDS.
By Marie D. Jones and Larry Flaxman
Time travel has enchanted and intrigued us since the earliest days of fiction, when authors such as H. G. Wells, Samuel Madden, Charles Dickens and Enrique Gaspar y Rimbau stretched and challenged our imaginations with images and tales of men and women who invented amazing machines and devices that could take them back in time, or forward into the future. But because of the restrictions of light speed, and the paradoxes of going back to the past without damaging the future timeline, and a host of other obstacles and challenges, we, in fact, have remained stuck in the present.
Our scientific knowledge and technological achievement has yet to catch up to the limitless dreams of our imaginations. But perhaps just because we have yet to achieve time travel in our universe, in our particular point along the cosmic arrow of time, doesn't mean it isn't achievable...and maybe the key is the universe itself. Are we limiting ourselves to our understanding only of the laws and possibilities of our universe, and leaving out of the equation other realities, other universes, with other laws and forces, paradoxes and limitation, possibilities and potentialities, far beyond our own?
In 2011, quantum physicists at the University of California at Santa Barbara, led by Andrew Cleland and John Martinis, designed a "quantum machine," as they call it, that might one day lead to proof of time travel and parallel universes. Their machine, a tiny little teleporter barely visible to the naked eye, involves making a tiny metal paddle cool to its ground state, the lowest energy state permissible by the laws of quantum mechanics, and then raising it's energy slowly by a single quantum to produce a purely quantum state of motion. And, they even were able to put the device in both states at once, so it vibrated both slowly and quickly at the same time, in another sort of Schrodinger's Cat state of superposition. They posited that we can only see one of these potential states at once, and upon the act of observation, the state then splits into additional universes. Perhaps, there is a plethora of multiple or parallel universes all around us, but we cannot see them.
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