In recent days, a unique gathering of UAP researchers descended on Mesa, Arizona, for an international meeting of minds to address the lingering mystery of aerial objects in our skies of unknown origins. 

This week on The Micah Hanks Program, along with recent news related to the search for extraterrestrial life, we offer a recap of high points from this year's annual International UFO Congress, where Micah was a speaker. Along with high points from lectures from throughout the event, we also feature a pair of lengthy discussions about UAP investigations by law enforcement, and the secret UFO working group within the DOD in the 1980s. 

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• Underground microbes may have swarmed ancient Mars | AP News 
• A growing share of Americans believe aliens are responsible for UFOs | YouGov 
• Finding Aliens Could Trigger Global Conflict With Dire Consequences: Study

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It began a routine patrol for Deputy Sheriff Dale Spaur in the early morning hours of April 17, 1966, as he and his partner, Mounted Officer Barney Neff, stopped to investigate a parked vehicle along a roadway. Behind them, Spaur noticed a bright light rising from behind the trees, and heading silently in their direction. What would transpire over the course of the next several hours would change their lives forever. 

This week, we examine the true story of a group of police officers that chased a UFO, and reveal why this case became one of the most infamous ever investigated by the Air Force, destroying the lives of the officers involved, and even leading to an attempt to terminate its contract with its science advisor, J. Allen Hynek. All this, and much more, in this installment of The Micah Hanks Program. 

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• Russia blasts Kyiv, other Ukrainian cities in deadly strikes 
• October meteor shower could deliver fireballs, extra bright meteors 
• AI-driven ‘thermal attack’ system reveals passwords in seconds 
• The World War II story of the first time US military pilots encountered UFOs
• COPS AND UFOs: The Portage County UFO Incident of 1966

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For centuries, folk tales from various parts of the world have told tales of "visitors" that hailed from distant regions of the sky. Believed by some ancient scholars to represent elementals, these beings were often said to be composed of air, and traveled in ships that sailed through the skies whose home ports existed in a far off place called "Magonia." 

Although most accounts of these sort fall squarely into the category of myth and legend, is it possible that some describe aerial phenomena similar to modern UFOs? This had been the contention of computer scientist Jacques Vallee in his landmark study Passport to Magonia, a work that both broadened the scope of UAP studies, and equally cast Vallee as a heretic in an already heretical field of research. This week, we examine "the Magonia effect", and the influence of this early treatise on historical Ufology on The Micah Hanks Program. 

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• Are Intelligent Extraterrestrials Hiding from Us? In Fact, it Might Be the Other Way Around
• The International UFO Congress 2022
• MAGONIA: Agobard of Lyons (9th Century): On Hail and Thunder
• Passport to Magonia by Jacques Vallee
• MORE ESSENTIAL READING
• Wonders in the Sky by Jacques Vallee and Chris Aubeck
• Return to Magonia by Chris Aubeck and Martin Shough

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Friday, April 24, 1964. Lonnie Zamora, a police officer in Socorro, New Mexico, was chasing a speeding motorist when he heard a loud roaring noise, accompanied by what he described as a peculiar flame in the sky. As he watched the object descend, the officer veered off the highway onto a gravel road, and went to investigate. What happened next resulted in one of the most widely-discussed UAP incidents of all time. 

This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we retrace the footsteps of Project Blue Book investigators as we reexamine what has since been called the Air Force's "best case", and the mystery surrounding two individuals Zamora observed outside the craft, a curious red "insignia" emblazoned on the object, and the theories about what, precisely, the object could have been. 

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• NEWS: Saucer Speculations: National Intelligence Manager for Aviation Just Got a New Logo
• 'Baby' island appears in Pacific Ocean after underwater volcano erupts | CNN 
• Florida officials urge residents to prepare for Tropical Storm Ian, forecast to be a major hurricane
• NASA delays the Artemis 1 moon mission for the third time as a tropical storm approaches 
• With its DART mission, NASA is about to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid
• SOCORRO: Lonnie Zamora Project Blue Book Report  
• Socorro, New Mexico Landing (Lonnie Zamora) 1964
• The 1964 Socorro UFO -- Explained? - David E. Thomas
• Lonnie Zamora and the Socorro UFO - Skeptoid

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In September 1951, a radar facility along the New Jersey coast began to detect fast moving, unidentified aircraft traveling at high altitudes. Less than a half hour later, a pair of military aircraft flying nearby observed an odd, disc-shaped object which, after they began chasing it, quickly evaded them and flew out to sea. 

The incident at Fort Monmouth was dismissed by the U.S. Air Force's Project Grudge, the immediate predecessor to Project Blue Book, as having been due to operator error on part of the staff at the radar facility, and a balloon observed by the two pilots. However, a deeper investigation reveals otherwise about a case that, ultimately, caused a "system reset" for the USAF's UFO investigations. We look at this controversial case, and its historical implications in UFO studies, on this episode of The Micah Hanks Program.

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• NEWS: NASA replaces leaky seals on Artemis 1 moon rocket, fueling test next
• China plans three Moon missions after discovering new lunar mineral that may be a future energy source 
• ESA - Solar Orbiter solves magnetic switchback mystery 
• For the First Time, These Incredible New Images of the Sun Reveal Its Mysterious Chromosphere
• We can find life outside the solar system in 25 years, researcher says
• BLACK TRIANGLE UFOs: “America’s New Secret Aircraft”
• Black Triangle UFOs (Wikipedia Overview)
• Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation

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Within the broader range of UAP reports that have been collected over the last several decades are the so-called “flying triangle UFOs”, objects which are typically described as large, silent, slow-moving triangular objects which are dark enough in color to nearly blend in against the night sky, save only for lighted portions which are often reported at the corners, as well as the center of the base of the objects.

This week, we dive into the history of sightings involving black triangle UFOs, exploring the theories about their origin, and possible technologies behind them on this episode of The Micah Hanks Program.

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• NEWS: NASA replaces leaky seals on Artemis 1 moon rocket, fueling test next
• China plans three Moon missions after discovering new lunar mineral that may be a future energy source 
• ESA - Solar Orbiter solves magnetic switchback mystery 
• For the First Time, These Incredible New Images of the Sun Reveal Its Mysterious Chromosphere
• We can find life outside the solar system in 25 years, researcher says
• BLACK TRIANGLE UFOs: “America’s New Secret Aircraft”
• Black Triangle UFOs (Wikipedia Overview)
• Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation

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Unidentified aerial phenomena is a topic that has long perplexed scientists around the world, as well as militaries of various countries, and hosts of others who have had personal experiences with strange things in our skies. But what if the phenomenon in question were actually far more complex and strange than even the most well-informed experts who have studied it could imagine? What, precisely, is the anatomy of the phenomenon that we call UAP? 

Jacques Vallee is a scientist, author, and high-tech investor located in Silicon Valley. He has published several books and textbooks on computer networking and other topics, but is perhaps best known for his long-term interest in the curious “Wonders in the Sky” known as unidentified flying objects, or more recently, unidentified aerial phenomena. We dive into a wide-ranging discussion with Dr. Vallee this week about UAP, the Internet, history of the Atomic Age, and much more on this episode of The Micah Hanks Program.

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• NEWS: As Hydrogen Leak Sets Back Artemis I Launch, Here's What's Next for NASA's Moon Mission
• SETI Pioneer Frank Drake, Of 'Drake Equation' Fame, Dies At 92
• Jaron Lanier's Crazy Idea For Signaling/Searching For ETs
• NASA Astronaut Reveals How We'd Know If Aliens Visited Earth And It Involves A Lot Of Death
• Jacques Vallée Still Doesn’t Know What UFOs Are
• JACQUES VALLEE: Jacques Vallee Official Website 
• Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret (Second Edition)

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Throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, a rash of unsettling incidents involving UAP at nuclear weapons sites were logged throughout the American northern tier states. These included events that occurred the morning of March 24, 1967, when ten intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) went offline at an underground launch control facility at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana.

This week, we examine the Malmstrom Air Force Base UAP incident, along with similar incidents that occurred at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and the possible implications of such concerning intrusions in this installment of The Micah Hanks Program. 

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• NEWS NASA Reveals The 'dark Areas' It Wants Astronauts to Explore on The Moon
• Researchers Untangle “Arrow of Time” Mystery
• UAP NEWS Alien Life: UFO Lobbyist's Quest to Uncover the Truth
• Congress implies UFOs have non-human origins | The Hill
• “Cosmics” and “Phantoms” at The Debrief
• UAP AND NUKES: The Malmstrom AFB UFO/Missile Incident | Jim Klotz and Robert Salas
• The Minot AFB UFO case | 24 October 1968 | Thomas Tullien

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For centuries, stories have been shared about encounters with strange, humanlike "monsters" in the remote regions of the Pacific Northwest and other rugged areas of North America. Popularly known as "Sasquatch" or "Bigfoot", many relegate the existence of such creatures to the realm of fantasy, and consider any alleged encounters to be misperceptions or hoaxes.

What is less often discussed regarding Sasquatch is that a striking number of individuals working with United States Federal Government agencies have told stories of having encountered the creatures as well. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine testimony from several former government employees who share their experiences of having encountered these creatures while working in official capacities.

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• NEWS: Summer of grim discoveries as more human remains are found at drought-stricken Lake Mead 
• Birth of endangered red panda cub at UK zoo a ‘symbol of hope’
• Giant sharks once roamed the seas, feasting on huge meals
• Did a second killer asteroid finish the dinosaurs off? Crater in West Africa hints yes. 
• The true origin of Sasquatch 

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On December 9, 1965, residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and several other states, as well as Canada, observed a strange ball of fire streaking through the afternoon sky. Various reports indicated locations where the object was believed to have fallen, with the majority of them centering in on the rural community of Kecksburg in southwestern Pennsylvania. But what was the object, and what actually happened later that night as the U.S. military went in search of it? 

This week, following news and an analysis of the long-lost Calvine UFO photograph from Scotland, we reopen the case files on the Kecksburg incident. Was there really an object recovered, and why did NASA lose its files on its investigation? Or is there another explanation for the event entirely? We explore all these questions and more this week on The Micah Hanks Program. 

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• NEWS: Particle Physicists Puzzle Over a New Duality 
• The Big Bang didn't happen - Eric Lerner 
• Has a Superintellect Monkeyed With Our Universe’s Physics? 
• Consciousness Mystery Could Be Solved By This Compelling New Physics Theory
• CALVINE UFO PHOTO: Revealed After 32 Years: The 'Most Spectacular UFO Photo Ever Captured'
• BACKGROUND: David Clarke's Summer 2021 Case Files: Calvine UFO Photographs.
• MORE FROM 7/31/21: The UFO that Never Was?: the Calvine Photographs. 
• THE LATEST: The Calvine UFO photograph – revealed - Dr. David Clarke 
• SKEPTICS WEIGH IN: Claim: Original Calvine UFO Photo
• Calvine UFO Photo - Reflection In Water Hypothesis
• THE KECKSBURG INCIDENT 
• Newspaper Reports: “Countians See Mystery ‘Fireball’.” Beaver County Times. Dec 10, 1965. 
• “Unidentified Flying Object Falls Near Kecksburg.” Tribune-Review (County Edition). 
• “UFO Starts Many Fires.” The Spokesman Review. Spokane, Washington. Vol. 83, No 210. 10 Dec 1965.
• “Scientists Says Object Was Not a Meteorite.” The Amarillo Globe-Times. Amarillo, Texas. 16 Dec 1965 
• “Dazzling Light Flashing in Sky Sets Off Rumors.” The Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. 10 Dec 1965. 
• Project Blue Book: USAF'S Project Bluebook File on Kecksburg
• Royal Astronomical Society of Canada: RASC Article on Meteor Sighting  
• Stan Gordon’s Perspective: Kecksburg Incident and Updates – Stan Gordon's UFO Anomalies Zone 
• The Debate is Renewed: Kecksburg UFO debate renewed | TribLIVE.com 
• Kean’s Commentary: International UFO Reporter, 2005 
• Oberg’s Analysis: Jim Oberg on the “NASA lawsuit over Kecksburg UFO Documents”
• NASA Update: Cosmos 96 - Spacecraft

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