Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

short url: https://is.gd/UAPclass

Spring 2025: April 28, May 5, 12, 19; 10-12 AM at The Baldwin in Londonderry
Fall 2025: Sept 24, Oct 1, 8, 15 1:30-3pm, NHTI Concord

As of 2021 the US Government has confirmed that UFO's now officially UAP's exist, while asserting that these are neither U.S. military devices, nor is there evidence that they are extraterrestrial. We will consider the relevant reports, some of the historical encounters, official US Government videos (!) and consider what this all might mean.

Highlighted items are ones I consider to provide significant insight

Events to Research

Consider listings of events at NICAP or the National UFO Reporting Center [NUFORC report spreadsheet]
Wikipedia article on DoD UFO videos]
- 2019, July 15, 2019, USS Omaha Video; also 2019 photos from USS Russell
- 2015 USS Roosevelt incidents Jacksonville, FL; F18's and images ("gofast"and "gimble")
- 2004 Nimitz Encounter
  also F18 pilot interviews on PBS, 60 Minutes, above
2024-07-09; Sarasota, FL Inc. cell picture
2024, Feb. 16; Fayetteville, NC; American Airline pilots, captured cell pics
2000, Jan 5; Stratum, Ill
1999 26 Oct, Dallas Ft Worth; Delta pilot Lenker; United Pilot Rodriguez
1997 13 March; Phoenix (and other areas of Arizona)

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1994 Ariel School encounter, Zimbabwe (Wikipedia entry)
1980 Dec; Rendlesham Forest, UK "East gate incident"
1977 Memphis 5 police officers report triangular UFO
1975 Nov 5; Snowflake AZ, "Walton" abduction ("Fire in the Sky" related movie)
1968 24 Oct, Minot AFB, (Radar and visual sighting)
1967 16 March; Maelstrom Air Force Base - Salas (Disable weapons)
1967 4 Sept; UK Flying Saucer Hoax
1961 Sept 19/20; Betty & Barney Hill abduction in NH
Transcripts of hypnosis sessions <niece site> <..>
1952 Washington FLAP July 19, 26 video and description (25 min)

Resources: [Also see the Astrobiology resource list <here>]

a fairly interesting list of resources can be found at UFOData
US National Archives of UAP images, etc.
Australia Defense 1971 evaluation of US UFO programs and disinformation (10 pages)
Congressional hearings --
Nov 19 2024 - https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-receive-testimony-on-the-activities-of-the-all-domain-anomaly-resolution-office (starts about 18 min in, 50 min)
Nov 13 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFgXUXeGh6g (R.Admiral Galludet, Elizondo, Gold, Shellenberger) (2+hrs, starts about 18 min)
July 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNgoul4vyDM (Major (ret) Grusch, Navy pilots) (2+hrs)
John Oliver on UFOs 24 Apr 2024 <YouTube>
May 2022 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ufo-hearing-congress-pentagon-watch-live-stream-today-2022-05-17/ (1.5 hrs)
COMETA informal French report (1999) (~70 pgs)
the official DoD AARO web site (created Aug. 2023)
has "official" videos, also resolution reports (what it is, or "unidentified")
AARO Historical Report Vol 1, 1945- Nov 2023; March 2024 (64 pages) -- and a critique of it's many errors <Debrief, Mellon>
AARO June 1, 2024 Annual Report
CUFOS -- Center for UFO studies (founded by Allan Hynek)
NICAP site (www.NICAP.org): comprehensive lists of older and somewhat recent sightings, the
National UFO Reporting Center site, at https://nuforc.org/ ; or both historical and current sightings
Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) investigating reports since 1968

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Dir of National Intelligence Assessments: 2023 report, 2022 preliminary report
Lui Elizondo's web site https://luiselizondo-official.com/
Canada's Sky project, expected report 2024 (on how Canada manages UAP info, not evaluating UAP info)
UK archive on UFOs https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/+/https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ufos/
NASA UFO Report ; 2023 ['we have relevant expertise, would like money and participation in related efforts]
Carl Sagan Interview with PBS NOVA on Alien Abductions, 1996
associated with NOVA "news" 1996 "Kidnapped by UFOs"; also Budd Hopkins and Others (click on names)

Documentaries:

PBS NOVA: 22 Jan 2025; “WHAT ARE UFOs?” [some significant gaps, lapses I'm afraid]
60 Minutes report on 2015 encounter(s) Aug 2021
Ancient Aliens (History Channel; not all strictly BS): Season 18 E1 ("DoD Disclosure"; Season 19 E5 "MUFON files")
TED talks - UFO Taboo ; Skeptic Perspective, Locating Life, Colony Earth, We are Alone; Aliens & Love

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Two "old" Youtube archived pieces: 1995 Disney Alien Encounters documentary :43
1979 UFOs Past, Present, Future aka It Has Begun [Rod Sterling narrator] 1:34
Experiencers: John E. Mack, M.D. (Full Length Documentary) 2018
Abduction Documentary - with Budd Hopkins, John Mack, et al 2017 [similar interviews with both on YouTube]
1992 CBS "Intruders" -- alien abduction (some parts sensationalized, 2:45 hrs)
PBS archive: "UFOs Over Memphis" also on YouTube (2015)
PBS: "First Contact"; scenario of message from space science perspective
2024 The Manhattan Alien Abduction, Netflix; 3 part focus on Hopkins ex-wife Vrs the abductee.
TEDx talk Why we should search for alien artifacts -- Beatriz Villarroel

Books:

Powell, Robert; UFOs:A Scientist Explains What We Know (and Don't Know); 2024
Kean, Leslie; UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials go on the Record; 2010
Elizondo, Luis; Imminent; 2024 - past DoD AATIF lead; triggered congressional hearings/disclosure
Sturrock, Peter; 1999; The UFO Enigma: a new review of the physical evidence (Stanford applied physics professor heading panel funded by L. Rockefeller )

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Mack, John E.; Abductions: Human Encounters with Aliens; 1994
subsequent book: Passport to the Cosmos
Coumbe, Daniel; Anomaly: A Scientific Exploration of the UFO Phenomenon; 2023 evaluates paths, speeds, technical details from 4+ incidents - defines a "credibility" rating system
Wynn/Wiggins; Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction; 2017 -- A flawed attempt to get folks using scientific/critical thinking about various topics including UFOs. No citations, gets dates and data wrong, implies resolutions; fails to address contrary content in its reading list. - not the critical thinking example the authors intended.
Hynex, Allen; The UFO Experience; 1975 (reprint 2023)
Hynek was the civilian scientist/astronomer hired by Project Blue Book to assist with UFO reports
Vallee, Jaques; UFO Chronicles of the Soviet Union; 1992
Vallee, Jaques; Dimensions: a Casebook on Alien Contact; 1988/2008
not easy to follow the dots here, builds the ancient alien case leading to interesting conclusions at the end (might skip to the last chapters)
Vallee, Jacques; Passport to Magonia;
Vallee is a long time French evaluator of UFO and other unexplained phenomena
Bowen, Charles; Humanoids;
Mezrich, Ben; The 37th Parallel; (2016) follows Chuck Zukowski’s 'road trip' journeys with the apparent hopes of a segment on one of the Cable channel series
Sterieber, Whitley; Communion; 1987 -- one of the first, first-person accounts of abduction. He has followed with other books; also one with his wife about her near-death experience
Scoles, Sarah; They are Already Here; 2020; - a 'road trip' story about some of the characters that are part of the UFO community - at best deprecates or ignores actual UFO reports/experiences.
Straussman, Rick; DMT: The Spirit Molecule; 2001 - users often describe beings similar to abduction experiences

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