In 1996, a NASA space shuttle mission meant to study microgravity’s effects on electromagnetism may have recorded one of the most puzzling and controversial encounters ever filmed in Earth orbit—dozens, and eventually hundreds, of luminous, pulsating objects seemingly reacting to high-voltage electromagnetic fields in space. What were the strange objects, and could they be related to mysterious plasmas that are believed to manifest in Earth’s atmosphere, which are sometimes responsible for UAP sightings?

From bizarre luminous manifestations in our skies, to extreme weather events and meteorological oddities, this week on The Micah Hanks Program we explore cases involving anomalous atmospheric phenomena and climatic curiosities, which include eerie glowing plasmas and other unusual manifestations, to an ancient mystery involving abrupt temperature reversals that continue to baffle scientists.

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.

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Show Notes

Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:

• NEWS: 3I/ATLAS is 7 miles wide, the largest interstellar object ever seen
• HOSTILE ALIENS? Is the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Alien Technology?
• DANGEROUS HEAT: Tracking Dangerous Heat in the U.S.
• Historic January 2025 snowstorm in the Southern U.S. | NOAA Climate.gov
• Alabama’s rare severe weather event ‘is all but certain’: Level 5 out of 5 risk in forecast for state
• Pacific Northwest Could See Rare Thunderstorms on Wednesday
• Strange Pressure Disturbance is impact the United States and Canada in the long-range Weather Predictions     
• HURRICANES: NOAA predicts above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
• PLASMAS: Extraterrestrial Life in the Thermosphere: Plasmas, UAP, Pre-Life, Fourth State of Matter
• Explaining the STS-75 Incident (YouTube)
• NWS: “Owlie's Weird Weather!”
• NOAA: The Younger Dryas

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