On the evening of September 19-20, 1961, New Hampshire residents Barney and Betty Hill were returning from a vacation in Canada when they noticed a strange light moving through the sky in the distance. Over the course of the next 45 minutes, their lives would forever change, as they became participants on one of history's best known--and most controversial--alleged UFO sightings. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we present a historical analysis of the Hill case, and examine some of the finer details about the purported occupants aboard the craft the couple observed, as well as the bizarre claims of their abduction and medical examination on board a UFO.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials.  Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started:  Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:  NEWS:  Get ready to look up in the night sky at all those meteor showers   Earth broke the record for the shortest day since atomic clocks were invented  Rare and Unexplained, Scientists May Soon Solve the Mystery of Lightning “Superbolts”    Humans Arrived in North America 37,000 Years Ago  BETTY AND BARNEY HILL:  The Interrupted Journey, by John G. Fuller Walter Webb’s 1961 NICAP Report  Brian Dunning’s SKEPTOID analysis  Stanton Friedman’s rebuttal to Brian Dunning  Robert Sheaffer’s post (with links to his document trove on the Hill case)  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Abduction: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Incident | MHP 08.10.22.

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In the 1980s, Popular Mechanics featured an intriguing cover story that detailed encounters with a colossal black flying wing in California’s desert skies. Throughout the decades, similar reports involving massive Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) have continued, which include ongoing sightings of enigmatic black triangles reported across the globe. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at some of history’s most famous cases involving encounters with “silent giants” that include massive black triangular UAP, the “mothership” observed by pilot Kenji Terauchi over Alaska in 1986, and an incredible encounter by a military police officer over Johnston Island in the late 1980s. What were these mysterious craft, and could they have any potential links to secretive military technologies that have remained hidden within the world of U.S. black projects? Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:  NEWS:  Mysterious Sonic Booms Rattle the SoCal Coast  Wild elephants may have names that other elephants use to call them  Ongoing Sightings of This Enigmatic Lost Species Continue to Challenge Accepted Views on Its Extinction  Gravity Without Mass? New Study Challenges the Existence of Hypothetical Dark Matter UAP MOTHERSHIPS:  “America’s New Secret Stealth Aircraft” PopMech 1989  30 years later, we still don't know what really happened during the Belgian UFO wave   The St. Clair Triangle UFO Incident of 2000: A Fresh Look   UFO Investigators Flock to Stephenville, Texas  Unfriendly skies: The extraordinary flight of JAL 1628, Alaska’s best known UFO encounter  Federation of American Scientists: “Mystery Aircraft: Our Analysis”  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Silent Giants: Secret Military Tech and UAP ‘Motherships’ | MHP 06.11.24.

Despite NASA and the Pentagon intensifying their investigations into UAP, each agency maintains that no evidence of extraterrestrial technology has been found, and has presented only moderate results with their investigations. Meanwhile, civilian scientists are making significant contributions to our understanding of UAPs, with events like the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies and its 2024 AAPC conference bringing together leading researchers and academics to discuss the science behind UAP sightings and their potential implications. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a look at the SCU's analysis of flight characteristics of these phenomena, revealing extraordinary capabilities that challenge current technological understandings. We also dive into recent discussions with military and intelligence professionals that underscore the seriousness of the UAP issue, highlighting skepticism towards AARO’s efforts and the need for a more collaborative approach to uncover the truth behind these mysterious encounters. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:  NEWS:  ChatGPT is down again – here's what we know about the latest outage   OPENAI Insiders Warn of 'Reckless' Race for Dominance A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence  SCU: The Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies NASA UAPIST:  NASA’s UAP Independent Study Team Report AARO: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

The UAP Mystery: NASA, AARO, and Scientists Pursuing the Unexplained | MHP 06.05.24.

Recent advancements in archaeology are expanding our knowledge about the ancient past, enabling scientists to date prehistoric sites more accurately, and revealing new insights into people's lives throughout the ancient world. However, with the new knowledge we are attaining, new questions are coming to light about our ancient past, as well as some controversial revelations that could lead to paradigm shifts in archaeology.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, after an update on the ever-evolving UAP whistleblower claims, we shift our focus over to a pair of recent archaeological discoveries that are causing many experts to revisit old perplexing questions about cosmic-scale events that occurred long ago, as well as questions over who may have been among the earliest to arrive in North America.             Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:  NEWS:  Pentagon: Russia likely launched counter space weapon into low Earth orbit last week ”Zero Doubt” Non-Human Intelligence is on Earth: Col. Karl Nell at SALT  Kirkpatrick DID speak with Grusch's attorney, according to Dean Johnson  ARCHAEOLOGY:  Mystery of Ancient Space Superstorms Deepens  7000-Year-Old Evidence of a Mysterious Cosmic Event is Helping Reveal the Secrets of an Ancient European Settlement  Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in the Americas  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Paradigm Shift: Cosmic Mysteries and Out-of-Place Artifacts | MHP 05.28.24

In 2017, Luis Elizondo, a former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent and former employee of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, revealed that he had been involved with the U.S. Department of Defense's investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena. Since coming forward, Elizondo has remained a controversial figure, with some questioning his claims, as well as whether the program he said he ran, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, or AATIP, even existed.   This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we delve into Elizondo's recent claims that he had been made aware of potential threats targeting him, and what the former special agent characterizes as "perception management" being undertaken by the DoD with its assertions about his relationship to the AATIP program, and claims regarding the destruction of his official correspondences.              Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:  NEWS:  Brazil floods drive thousands from their homes Brazil Foundation - Donate Today  Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Underground 'Anomaly' Near Giza Pyramids  This Long Lost Waterway May Hold the Secrets to How the Pyramids Were Built    Congressman moves to declassify UFO docs: 'If you got nothing to hide, release the files'   The Vatican Has Updated Its Guidelines for Evaluating Apparitions and Supernatural Phenomena. Here’s What That Means. ELIZONDO:  New FOIA Release Highlights Redactions in Key AATIP Correspondence  Elizondo’s response on X  Greenewald on X: "The email records of Dr. James Lacatski… have been destroyed."   Elizondo’s response on X  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Missing Pieces: The DoD's 'Perception Management' of UAP | MHP 05.21.24.

Skinwalker Ranch in Utah has long remained a focus of intrigue and controversy in UFO research. The famous alleged paranormal hotspot, marked by its geological history and the foreboding shadows of sandstone mesas, is haunted by legends of the Skinwalker—a malevolent shapeshifter from Native Ute lore. Over time, these myths have been joined by contemporary accounts of unexplained occurrences, from strange lights in the night sky to the mysterious disappearance of cattle, reinforcing the ranch's reputation as a nexus for unexplainable activity. The ranch's allure has not only captivated the imaginations of those who visit but has also garnered attention from members of the U.S. government. In 2018, a confidential briefing was held on Capitol Hill, attended by notable individuals including the ranch's current owner, Brandon Fugal, and Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, who would go on to become the director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we discuss these recent revelations, and explore the strange history that showcases the peculiar bridge between governmental curiosity and the enduring legends of Skinwalker Ranch.              Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:  NEWS:  Most Severe Geomagnetic Storm Forecast in Two Decades Could Mean Aurora Sightings  Musk's Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar storm    1600-Year-Old Stone Inscribed in Mysterious Ancient Language Unearthed in Accidental Discovery  Future Humans Could be Haunted by Digital “Ghosts” of Their Dead Loved Ones, Researchers Warn   Mysterious Objects in Space Could Be Giant Dyson Spheres, Scientists Say  SKINWALKERS: Pentagon UFO Hunter Reveals What He Knows About Aliens   Brandon Fugal on Twitter MUSIC: Skinwalker Music by De Componist via Youtube  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Abduction: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Incident | MHP 08.10.22.

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