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  • Shortly after another bombshell Congressional hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released its Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP, detailing the U.S. government's latest findings on aerial mysteries with references to mysterious "green fireballs," "multicolored jellyfish," and UAP that "shadowed" aircraft.

    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we analyze key findings from the new AARO report before shifting our attention to recent controversies that erupted involving a new document related to the alleged "Immaculate Constellation" program. Does new evidence point to the likelihood that the document and other allegations related to the program could be U.S. government disinformation?

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    NEWS: Moscow warns the US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with longer-range weapons Pentagon fails annual audit for 7th year in a row - Fox News LUNA LASHES OUT: Rep Luna remarks on ‘book promotion’ during UAP hearing AARO HEARING: Closed hearings to examine the activities of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office MATT LASLO: Gillibrand previews Senate UAP hearing: "We don't know it. It's not off the shelf stuff” THE AARO REPORT: Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP IMMACULATE CONSTELLATION: Rep. Nancy Mace | Immaculate Constellation Document

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  • On Wednesday, lawmakers convened on Capitol Hill for the latest in a series of Congressional hearings on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). Testifying were Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet, former counterintelligence special agent Luis Elizondo, former NASA UAP Independent Study Team member Mike Gold, and independent journalist Michael Shellenberger, all of whom expressed frustration over government secrecy surrounding the Pentagon’s UAP investigations.

    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we provide a full analysis of the recent hearing with all the major takeaways, including questions regarding alleged UAP crash retrieval programs, concerns about the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution, alleged disinformation and "influence campaigns," and much more.

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    NEWS: UAP Transparency Under Trump 2.0: What the New Administration Could Mean for UFO Disclosure THE HEARING: UAP: Exposing the Truth (Committee on Oversight and Accountability) Officials Warn Lawmakers of Alleged Secret UAP Programs Operating Beyond Congressional Oversight

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  • Throughout the history of civilization, the rise and fall of empires has remained one of the most striking phenomena that impacts societies. Ancient cultures who seemingly reached the apex of human achievement for their time could often swiftly be reduced to ashes, by factors ranging from invasions by foreign enemies, to natural cataclysms. However, there are also mysteries about the disappearances of societies throughout history, leading to unanswered questions about how civilizations can seemingly vanish into the mists of time.

    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we go in search of answers to the question of how societies collapse, and the intriguing mystery surrounding the disappearance of cultures and the tragic fall of some of history's greatest empires.

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    NEWS: Donald Trump elected US president in stunning comeback | Reuters WHEN EMPIRES FALL: Why Did the Clovis People Mysteriously Vanish? The Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis The Rise and Fall of the Akkadian Empire Rare drought coincided with Hittite Empire collapse What Caused the Late Bronze Age Collapse?

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  • "Conflict with time seems to me the most potent and fruitful theme in all human expression," wrote the acclaimed writer of weird fiction H.P. Lovecraft, who noted that time was often emphasized in his stories because he viewed it as "the most profoundly dramatic and grimly terrible thing in the universe."

    In this special Halloween installment of The Micah Hanks Program, we look at scientific and literary themes involving time, as well as its role in cosmic horror, theories involving time travel, and also the possible relationship between time and UFOs, artificial intelligence, and much more, in an eerie exploration of one of Lovecraft's most famous and frightening motifs.

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    NEWS: Ready for an extra hour of sleep? Here's when daylight saving time ends in 2024 How to prepare your body and mind for the end of daylight saving time Weird New Quantum Experiment Sounds Suspiciously Like Time Travel Does this 1941 photo include an iPad? Some shocked viewers think so: ‘Time for the Twilight Zone theme’ Debunking the Charlie Chaplin Time Travel Video Time traveler caught in 1940 photo? Conspiracy theorists spot ‘time traveler using mobile phone’ in 1940s "The Wormhole Dilemma: Could Advanced Civilizations Use Time Travel to Rewrite History? - The Debrief LOVECRAFT: The Shadow Out of Time (Full Text via Project Gutenberg UFOs AND TIME TRAVEL: Time-traveler UFO hypothesis

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  • For decades, rumors have suggested the existence of secret U.S. government programs involved in the study and possible retrieval of mysterious craft of non-human origin. Such narratives have long maintained that the intelligence community has withheld information about these alleged UFO programs from the public, as well as from Congress.

    However, a less often examined question involves the role of counterintelligence and the use of deception in military operations that may have helped give rise to false narratives related to UFOs and alleged secret programs. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at explosive statements by former U.S. government officials that point to the existence of fake UFO programs, forged documents, and other deceptive measures that may have helped foster belief in a widespread UFO coverup.

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    NEWS: Mystery Drones Swarmed a U.S. Military Base for 17 Days. The Pentagon Is Stumped Mysterious Drones Swarmed Langley AFB For Weeks Protective Nets To Shield F-22s Eyed For Airbase Swarmed By Mystery Drones Drone swarms targeting US military bases are operated by 'mother ship' UFO FBI investigates alleged leak of U.S. insights on Israeli war preparation COUNTERINTELLIGENCE: Army Field Manual No. 34-60: FM 34-60 Counterintelligence KIRKPATRICK: Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick Discusses CIA Recovery Claims and “Fake NDAs” LACKATSKI: I have seen, in multiple cases, what I can only call forged documents


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  • Recently, independent journalist Michael Shellenberger reported on the allegations of an alleged U.S. government insider who claims they discovered evidence of an unacknowledged special access program, codenamed "Immaculate Constellation," which has been secretly collecting data on encounters with unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP).

    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, amid ongoing allegations that the U.S. government is withholding secret information about UAP programs that include databases with imagery and other evidence of anomalous craft operating in our skies, we examine the latest whistleblower claims and their possible implications, as well as the precedent for whether such highly secretive programs could exist, and remain a secret for so long.

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    NEWS: FEMA forced to pause Hurricane Helene aid due to reported threats toward responders Hurricane Relief Workers Forced to Evacuate Due to Threat of ‘Armed Militia’ Man charged with making threats against FEMA workers in North Carolina SHELLENBERGER: Pentagon Is Illegally Hiding Secret UFO Program From Congress INTERVIEW: Report names ‘Immaculate Constellation’ UAP program: Journalist MORE: Immaculate Constellation: What is the alleged Pentagon program on UAPs? OPINION:Immaculate Constellation? Could The Government Really Hide a Secret UFO Program? FLASHBACK: More Sources Step Up to Buttress Whistleblower Claims (June 2023) JESSE MICHELS: A “spike of searches for ‘immaculate constellation’ when Grusch went public in 23 DAVID GREENING EP: Craft of Non-Human Origin (Album Released June 12, 2023, by Dave Greening)

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  • Following the devastation of Hurricane Helene, misinformation and conspiracy theories have spread widely, hampering recovery efforts. This, in addition to new claims from independent journalist Michael Shellenberger, who has reported on an alleged whistleblower's extraordinary claims regarding an alleged secret Pentagon UAP retrieval program called "Immaculate Constellation," which we cover amid the ongoing hurricane relief effort here in Western North Carolina.

    As false claims continue to circulate, including rumors of secret land sales for lithium mining, allegations of disaster-relief funds being diverted, and unverified reports regarding current death tolls, many claims suggest federal authorities are covering up casualties or seizing land, while others promote baseless theories about weather control. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a deep dive into what North Carolina state representatives and FEMA officials have said and done amid these rumors, and the potential dangers of misinformation in undermining relief efforts and creating unnecessary fear and confusion among affected communities.

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    NEWS: Live updates: Hurricane Milton hits Florida with tornadoes, surge and wind UAP NEWS: Report names ‘Immaculate Constellation’ UAP program: Journalist HELENE UPDATES: 11 members of same family killed when mudslide wiped out NC neighborhood Mark Huneycutt visits Chimney Rock Public officials urge halt to the spread of rampant disinformation around Hurricane Helene MISINFORMATION: Another Hurdle in Recovery From Helene: Misinformation Is Getting in the Way Helene response hampered by misinformation, conspiracy theories Marjorie Taylor Greene condemned over Helene weather conspiracy theory FEMA prepares for Hurricane Milton and battles Helene recovery rumors | AP News FEMA administrator continues pushback against false claims as Helene death toll hits 230 Press Conference with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell from Asheville (Oct 9 2024) FEMA’s Official Rumor Response Page

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  • In the final days of September, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall over the southeastern United States, causing widespread destruction that affected several states, with areas around Asheville, North Carolina, being among those most adversely impacted.

    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, Micah is joined by Matthew Oakley and Christopher Heyes to provide a detailed report on the situation on the ground here in Asheville, including personal experiences in the community, commentary on the local and federal emergency response, and also analysis of rumors and conspiracies about the storm that have begun to circulate since the devastation ensued.

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    NEWS: Helene death toll may rise; 'catastrophic damage' slows power restoration: Updates Helene is deadliest mainland US hurricane since Katrina as toll hits 200 'Nothing like this': National Guard rushes supplies to communities cut off by Helene Why was the flooding in Asheville, North Carolina, so extreme? Meteorologists explain. ‘Nowhere is safe’: shattered Asheville shows stunning reach of climate crisis We’re only beginning to understand the historic nature of Helene’s flooding Photos: Helene decimates Chimney Rock, N.C., a mountain town that was washed away in the storm CONSPIRACIES: US officials struggle to quash Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories Helene response hampered by misinformation, conspiracy theories

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  • Between 2016 and 2019, a series of secretive tests were conducted by the U.S. Navy into a mysterious phenomenon that became known as "The Pais Effect." The experimentation stemmed from the publication of a collection of unusual patents describing UFO-like technologies by Salvatore Pais, an engineer and inventor whose work remains controversial today.

    Joining us this week on The Micah Hanks Program, Salvatore Pais speaks with Micah and colleague Tim McMillan for an on-the-record discussion about the patents, what inspired them, official inquiries that resulted from the Navy's experiments, and also the national security significance of Pais's research into "The Pais Effect."

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    NEWS: NASA's Perseverance Rover Makes Discovery of Bizarre 'Freya Castle' Rock on Mars What’s That in the Desert? ESA Satellite Captures Incredible Images of Iconic Event as Seen from Orbit Concerns Over Unauthorized UAS Incidents Prompt New International Defense Collaboration Earth Will Temporarily Have a "Mini-Moon" in Its Orbit Until Late November Look: Over 300 New 'Nazca Lines' Geoglyphs Have Been Revealed by AI SALVATORE PAIS: Design of an experiment for observation of thermocapillary convection phenomena in a simulated floating zone under microgravity conditions / by Salvatore Cezar Pais "Bubble Generation in a Continuous Liquid Flow Under Reduced Gravity Conditions" THE PATENTS: Craft using an inertial mass reduction device". USPTO (10144532) High frequency gravitational wave generator". USPTO (10322827) Electromagnetic field generator and method to generate an electromagnetic field". USPTO (10135366) Plasma Compression Fusion Device". USPTO (20190295733). September 26, 2019 Laser augmented turbojet propulsion system". USPTO (20170313446) THE STORY: Docs Show Navy Got 'UFO' Patent Granted By Warning Of Similar Chinese Tech Advances" The Navy Finally Speaks Up About Its Bizarre "UFO Patent" Experiments

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  • Skinwalker Ranch, located in the Uintah Basin of northeastern Utah, is renowned for its reputation as a hotspot for unexplained phenomena. The 512-acre property has garnered international attention for a wide variety of strange events, ranging from UFO sightings and cattle mutilations to paranormal activities like poltergeist-like occurrences.

    With the ranch's mysterious history attracting the attention of everyone from researchers and government entities, to private organizations and their investigators over the decades, this week on The Micah Hanks Program we discuss Micah's own recent trip to the famous ranch, along with an analysis of the strange happenings that are purportedly connected with the location.

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    NEWS: Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump was near golf course for 12 hours Jane's Addiction Cancels Tour After Perry Farrell Throws Punch at Dave Navarro During Concert China frees American pastor after 18 years in detention Millions Could Qualify for Psilocybin Therapy if FDA Approves Depression Therapy Scientists Discover Odd, Potentially Dangerous Lifeforms Thriving High in Earth’s Atmosphere Big Bang theory of how the universe began is refuted by Webb telescope study SKINWALKER RANCH: The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Hunt for the Skinwalker: Science Confronts the Unexplained at a Remote Ranch in Utah Skinwalkers at the Pentagon: An Insiders' Account of the Secret Government UFO Program Inside the Government’s Covert UFO Program: Initial Revelations

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  • In 2013, a feature article appeared on the website of legendary aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin that quickly had aviation buffs talking. The piece, titled “Speed is the New Stealth,” claimed that a new hypersonic aircraft was under development at the company’s famous Skunk Works facility, which would soon set a new standard for speed and stealth in American aerospace technologies. They called it the SR-72, an aircraft Aviation Week had already dubbed "the son of Blackbird" after its predecessor, the legendary SR-71.

    Today, the status of the SR-72 program remains in question, although recent reports suggest that America's next secretive spy plane could soon be taking flight. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we delve into the mystery surrounding this aircraft, it's relationship to the fictional "Darkstar" program depicted in the film Top Gun: Maverick, and also look at UAP sightings that could involve encounters with unacknowledged U.S. stealth technologies.

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    NEWS: James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader, dies aged 93 Astronauts would have been fine on Boeing's Starliner during landing, NASA says China’s Classified Space Plane, Shenlong, Returns from Secretive 267-Day Mission in Space Japanese Eels Have Evolved the Ability to Escape a Predator’s Stomach After Being Eaten DARKSTAR: Secretive SR-72 Hypersonic Aircraft, Successor to Lockheed Martin’s Legendary SR-71, Could Soon Take Flight SKUNK WORKS: Speed is the New Stealth: Lockheed Martin Skunkworks It Sure Seems Like Darkstar, Lockheed’s Secret High-Speed Jet, Is Real

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  • In the years immediately following the Second World War, sightings of strange phenomena in our skies gave rise to one of the strangest developments of the postwar era: the "arrival" of flying saucers, strange objects that the U.S. government now calls unidentified anomalous phenomena.

    Joining us this week is Greg Eghigian, a Professor of History and Bioethics at Pennsylvania State University. An expert on the history of the abnormal and the paranormal in the modern world, his research has been supported by NASA and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and Greg joins us on The Micah Hanks Program to discuss his recent book, After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon.

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    NEWS: Fishermen Off Hawaii Stumble Upon Mysterious Classified DARPA Drone Belief in alien visits to Earth is spiralling out of control – here’s why that’s so dangerous EGHIGIAN: Greg Eghigian, Department of History at Princeton University BOOK: After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon

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  • Throughout the final decades of the 20th century, strange beliefs began to pervade the UFO research community. Ranging from stories of alleged flying saucer crashes, to strange encounters with "malevolent" alien beings, these and other controversial narratives began to predominate the minds of many in the UFO field. Where did these ideas originate, and how have they continued to shape the modern UFO narrative?

    Joining us this week to discuss the origins of such ideas is Charles Lear, an independent historical researcher and author of books that include his latest work, Crashed Saucers and Malevolent Aliens: The Emergence of the Popular Modern UFO Mythos in the Late 20th Century. We explore these ideas, and much more, on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.

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    ELIZONDO: Imminent: Former Counterintelligence Agent's New Memoir Reveals an Insider's Look at UFOs AARO: The Pentagon’s Official UAP Investigative Office Has a New Full-Time Director ANNOUNCEMENT: Department of Defense Announces the New Director, All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office JON KOSLOSKI BIO: Dr. Jon T. Kosloski: U.S. Department of Defense Biography CHARLES LEAR: Crashed Saucers and Malevolent Aliens: The Emergence of the Popular Modern UFO Mythos in the Late 20th Century

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  • As humans continue to search the cosmos for evidence of intelligent life from other worlds, and the UAP debate suggests the possibility that it may already have found us, legal scholars are now considering how laws would apply to potential contact scenarios.

    Joining us on The Micah Hanks Program this week are Professor Michael Bohlander, the Chair in Global Law and SETI Policy in the Durham Law School, and Dr. John Elliott, an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Computer Science and the Coordinator for the SETI Post Detection Hub at the University of St Andrews. Together we explore how international laws could apply if contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence were made, and how a recent survey the researchers are conducting could be used to develop post-contact protocols.

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    ELIZONDO: I Investigated UAPs at the Pentagon—Americans Can Handle the Truth NEWS: Palmdale UFO Scare Leads To Revelations About Mystery Drone Incursions Over Plant 42 How Would Humans React to Contact with Extraterrestrials? UK Researchers Seek Answers in New Survey MICHAEL BOHLANDER: Professor Michael Bohlander - Durham University BOOK: Contact With Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Law: The Applicability of Rules of War and Human Rights ARTICLE: Take Me to Your Lawyer: The Legal Aspects of Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence JOHN ELLIOT: Dr John Elliott - School of Computer Science PAPER: Meeting extraterrestrials: scenarios of first contact from the perspective of exosociology

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  • Over the decades, sightings of mysterious objects in our skies have been reported from all over the world. Boasting a wide range of physical features, questions about these mysterious objects which the U.S. government now calls unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) have long perplexed experts.

    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we offer a status update from the case files of the UAP Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS), which officially launched earlier this year. In our analysis, we'll examine trends we have observed in the current batch of reports, detailed in a series of odd first-hand witness reports involving sightings of spherical UAP, and massive triangular craft observed in our skies.

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    NEWS: Carvings at ancient monument may be world's oldest calendar Ancient Babylonian Tablets Are Finally Deciphered. They’re Full of Bad News UAPSRS SPHERICAL UAP SIGHTINGS: United Kingdom, 2020: UAPSRS Case No. 171 North Carolina, 1997: UAPSRS Case No. 179 Channel Islands, 2022: UAPSRS Case No. 167 Kentucky, 2023: UAPSRS Case No. 153 UAPSRS TRIANGULAR UAP SIGHTINGS: Kentucky, 2008: UAPSRS Case No. 151 California, 1997: UAPSRS Case No. 150 Canada, 2020: UAPSRS Case No. 106 Alabama, 2000: UAPSRS Case No. 145 Texas, 2002: UAPSRS Case No. 163 Colorado, 2021: UAPSRS Case No. 124

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  • After the surrender of Japan that marked the end of the Second World War, American forces began to unravel clues to the existence of a disturbing secret program involving biological experiments carried out on human test subjects during the height of the conflict. Known as "Unit 731", the program has never been officially acknowledged, and although its existence is well established, the American government's secretive dealings with Japanese scientists led to an eastern counterpart to the controversial "Operation Paperclip" that ensued with Nazi scientists after the war.

    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the tragic history of Unit 731's war crimes, as well as the American effort to cover up its cooperation with the secretive group after the war, and finally, its possible connection to one of the most controversial alleged UFO incidents of all time.

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    NEWS: Tropical Storm Debby hits Florida with floods, threat of record rain in Georgia and the Carolinas Dow tumbles 1000 points, S&P 500 posts worst day since 2022 in global market sell-off U.S. to send more warships, fighter jets to Middle East to bolster defenses Chinese-made humanoid robots raise alarms in Congress: 'Stealth army on our land' Inbred, gibberish or just MAD? Warnings rise about AI models UNIT 731: A mysterious pile of bones could hold evidence of Japanese war crimes, activists say Unit 731: Japan's Biological Force (BBC News Article) 100,000 Pages Declassified in Search for Japanese War Crimes Records | National Archives Japanese War Crimes and Japanese Biological Warfare, 1934-2006 POPULAR MECHANICS: July 1997 “Roswell” Issue THE SMOKING GUN? Document: “Analysis of Factors Contributing to "Pilot Error" Experiences in Operating Experimental Aircraft Controls”

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  • In postwar America, a shocking secret program was undertaken to bring former Nazi scientists to the United States, in order to maintain a strategic advantage against the Soviet Union. Known as Operation Paperclip, the program involved hundreds of German scientists who ultimately helped give birth to the American Space Program.

    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a historical deep dive into the controversial program, with an analysis that also looks at the various connections the program, its scientists, and the curious technologies involved may have had to UFO sightings during and after World War II. Is there an even deeper secret history to the U.S.'s post war collaborations with German scientists?

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    OPERATION PAPERCLIP: Project Paperclip and American Rocketry after WWII Memorandum by The Acting Secretary of State to President Truman CIA DOCUMENTS: Operation Paperclip CIA documents 'Engineer claims saucer plans are in Soviet hands' OBERTH: Herman Oberth UFO lecture notes VON BRAUN: Werner von Braun at Roswell Aerospace Executive Carol Rosin on Braun and space weapons

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  • In the early 1940s, the world was engulfed in the Second World War. During the height of the battle, a secretive scientific endeavor began to take shape, The Manhattan Project, which would forever alter the course of history.

    During this period, sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena would also begin to rise, with a concerning number occurring around sites related to the American atomic warfare complex. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at what historical research and recent studies have revealed about this period, as well as the potential intentions of the UAP operators, and finally, a series of strange secrets about UAP-related happenings in the American southwest at that time.

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    NEWS: Joe Biden Drops Out of 2024 Presidential Race Secret Service director, grilled by lawmakers on the Trump assassination attempt, says 'we failed' Asheville Red Lobster delivered rare orange lobster Deputy has 'close encounter' with UFO-shaped vehicle MAKING THE BOMB: The Manhattan Project 1947: Year of the Flying Saucer Ellsworth UFO sighting SCU STUDY PART I: UAP Pattern Recognition Study 1945-1975 US Military Atomic Warfare Complex PART II: UAP Activity Pattern Study 1945-1975 Military and Public Activities STRINGFIELD: UFO Crash Retrievals: The Inner Sanctum - Status Report VI

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  • In 1996, radio host Art Bell received a mysterious package containing small metallic samples and an incredible story. According to the anonymous author of the enclosed letter, the material fragments had been collected during the recovery of an advanced aerospace vehicle that crashed near Roswell, New Mexico in the summer of 1947.

    Recently, the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) conducted a series of tests on the legendary material, whose unique physiochemical properties were claimed to enable "inertial mass reduction" (i.e., levitation or antigravity functionality), potentially due to the bismuth and magnesium layers acting as a terahertz waveguide. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, look at AARO and Oak Ridge National Laboratory's findings, as well as a deep dive into the bizarre story of these alleged Roswell materials.

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    ROSWELL MATERIALS: UAP metal fragment not alien in origin: AARO Material of Interest: Magnesium-Zinc-Bismuth – To The Stars* FLASHBACK: Dr. Hal Puthoff Address to the SSE/IRVA Conference, Las Vegas, 8 June 2018 Tom DeLonge’s UFO Organization Says It’s Obtained ‘Exotic’ Metals Unknown to Science Linda Howe Lecture from X Con 2004 Analysis of "Art's Parts" by Nicholas A. Reiter AARO: AARO's Supplement to Oak Ridge National Lab Analysis of Metallic Specimen OAK RIDGE: Oak Ridge Synopsis of Material Analysis ORNL and AARO Material Analysis Update – To The Stars* The Truth About Those Alien Alloys in the NYT UFO Story OURS OR THEIRS? US says UFO sightings likely secret military tests

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  • In the summer of 1995, following a congressional request, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigated documents related to the alleged crash of a "flying disc" near Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF), New Mexico in 1947. The result, which produced no "smoking gun" evidence of the purported crash, did reveal the mysterious destruction of records from the period, raising questions about who, and under what authority, the records might have been destroyed.

    Now, new draft language has revealed a possible effort by present-day U.S. lawmakers to have the GAO conduct a similar audit of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the situation, and also look at the history of the GAO's involvement with U.S. government investigations into UAP.

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    NEWS: Mysterious glowing objects found above Jupiter's Great Red Spot Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year Boeing in talks with US defense department on impact of guilty plea Multiple nations enact mysterious export controls on quantum computers DOUGLAS D. JOHNSON: Will the GAO Be Investigating AARO? THE GAO: GAO Report on Roswell Incident DOD IG: The DoD IG's UAP Audit

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