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FBI agents who investigate UFOs worried they could be pushed out in possible purge

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FBI agents who are part of a secretive group investigating the surge of "unidentified anomalous phenomena," what the government uses to refer to UFOs, are worried that they could lose their jobs in a possible FBI purge targeting officials who worked on Jan. 6 cases, according to four people familiar with the matter.

All agents across the bureau have been ordered to fill out a questionnaire about their work on the Capitol attack. There are worries that the move could lead to a Trump-ordered purge at the agency, said the people, some of whom were granted anonymity to discuss personnel matters.

Ryan Graves, executive director of Americans for Safe Aerospace and a former Navy pilot, said:
"I have spoken to several agents from the UAP Working Group who are afraid of losing their role and the investigation getting unintentionally compromised. I am concerned that the FBI's UAP Working Group could be affected by transition changes, and these leaders might not be aware of the incredible work these agents are doing and how their investigation could be empowered as part of a formalized intergovernmental effort."
The existence of the FBI's informal working group on the issue has not been disclosed publicly before. Graves and three other people familiar with the group said it consists of a national program manager and more than a dozen employees across the country who spend much of their time tracking down UAPs.

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On the drones, nothing to see here, just some research?

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© shorenewsnetwork.com/KJNDrone sightings Jackson County, New Jersey
In late 2024, residents of New Jersey and beyond were left bewildered by nightly drone incursions, with reports emerging of large, sophisticated drones evading traditional detection methods. The phenomenon, initially dismissed as a figment of imagination and mass hysteria, soon escalated into a national security concern, as these unidentified drones were spotted not only over civilian areas but also near critical military installations.

The Biden administration remained largely dismissive on the matter, and when President Donald Trump took office, his administration promised answers. However, the explanation provided by the Trump White House this past week raises more questions than it answers.

On January 28, 2025, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that the FAA authorized the drones for research and recreational purposes. She further emphasized that the public need not worry, as these drones were operated by commercial entities, hobbyists and private individuals. Yet, this explanation does not square with the facts. If these were legally authorized flights, why were local, state and federal authorities, including the Department of Defense (DoD), unable to determine their origin in real-time? Moreover, why did the DoD publicly acknowledge the drones were sighted over multiple military facilities, including Picatinny Arsenal and Naval Weapons Station Earle, with no ability to identify their operators?

Comment: We can connect the dots we are privy to see...leading us precisely where they want us to go.


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Flashback Dozens more mystery drone incursions over US nuclear power plants revealed

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© Wikimedia CuhlikPalo Verde Nuclear Power plant - Unit 3, site of drone incursions is on the right.
I recently described how a swarm of drones flew in a restricted area at Palo Verde Nuclear Power Plant on two successive nights last September. A new cache of documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) reveals how 24 nuclear sites suffered at least 57 drone incursions from 2015 to 2019 - and Palo Verde itself was overflown again in December, despite new security measures.

The documents were obtained from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission by Douglas D. Johnson on behalf of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU). The SCU's main interest is in anomalous aerospace phenomena, more commonly known as UFOs, but Johnson uncovered a series of incidents involving something less exotic but potentially more threatening: commercial drones.

Johnson sent a follow-up request to get more details. The response was a terse list of fifty-seven security incidents (SIDs) involving drones, running from December 2014 to October 2019. This provides little more than the date and location, with no details of the number or type of drones involved. We do not know how many involved multiple, simultaneous drone flyovers. At the time the list was generated, three of the incidents were listed as 'Open' and five 'Closed Resolved.' but the overwhelming majority, 49 of them, were 'Closed Unresolved.' This indicates that for 85% of the cases the NRC has no idea who the perpetrators are or what they intended, and has given up on finding them.

Comment: One wonders what the author would make of the current flap.


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An incursion of drones: An attempt to make sense of the recent phenomena

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Since about mid-November of 2024, an incursion of aerial 'drones' on the East Coast (primarily in New Jersey and New York) has been spotted by hundreds if not thousands of witnesses. They are seen mostly at night and have been repeatedly observed in the airspace above sensitive military bases and installments, such as the Picatinny Arsenal Military Base and the Naval Weapons Station Earle (NJ). The drones have been so persistent in the skies above some of our military bases that the FAA was compelled to issue a temporary flight restriction, something which the drones have chosen to ignore.

Due to public pressure, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office (NJ) issued a statement on November 19th declaring that the drones pose "no known threat to public safety." How they can be certain of this without knowing precisely the nature and capabilities of these so-called 'drones' seems rather premature.

Interestingly, the flurry of drone activity did not just begin in November of 2024 in New Jersey, but in December of 2023 at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia for a period of 17 days!

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Eight Wyoming sheriffs seeing mystery drones still have no answers

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© UnknownWyoming sheriffs are reporting seeing drones over some sensitive areas, like power plants and oil fields.
The White House says the drones over New Jersey last year were authorized. But that doesn't explain what multiple Wyoming sheriffs who reached out to Cowboy State Daily (radio) say they're seeing over power plants and oil fields.

At least eight Wyoming sheriffs have received reports of mysterious drone activity in recent weeks.

Three of those have documented mystery drone sightings over energy infrastructure, like power plants and oil and gas fields, the sheriffs told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday.

The outlet reached out to every sheriff in Wyoming on Tuesday and Wednesday, after President Donald Trump announced that similar mystery drones spotted over New Jersey late last year were not from enemy sources. Trump's spokeswoman said Tuesday that the drones were authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration.


Comment: This is only part of the story with no accounting for 'particular drone' distinctions or origins.


The president's assurance with respect to New Jersey drones contains slightly more information than the federal government ventured last year. But it's not enough to diminish multiple Wyoming sheriffs' concerns over sightings in their own counties.

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Best of the Web: New Jersey drones are back as interactive map shows activity ramping up... after Trump promised to release truth

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A videos taken around 7:10pm ET on January 5 in Marlton, New Jersey show an aircraft that appears to be flashing a green light flying overhead, as well as a circular blue orb high in the air
An interactive map of UFO sightings has revealed shockingly new reports of drones in New Jersey and other states, suggesting this bizarre mystery is still unfolding.

The map, created by the UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) tracking website Enigma Labs, shows hundreds of sightings logged as recently as January 7 in multiple Northeastern states.

The mysterious drones along the East Coast appeared in November, with 22 people issuing reports to Enigma starting on the 20th. But that number dramatically increased to 347 by December 31.

Comment: See also: Today the Daily Mail reported that the Belleville, New Jersey Mayor, Michael Melham shared footage of 'glowing orbs transforming into drones' over Long Island:




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Investigation underway after UFO vanishes from radar in Kastamonu, Türkiye

An unidentified flying object that entered the radar in Kastamonu and disappeared after a while mobilized the gendarmerie and AFAD teams.
© IHA PhotoAn unidentified flying object that entered the radar in Kastamonu and disappeared after a while mobilized the gendarmerie and AFAD teams.
Turkish authorities are searching for an unidentified flying object (UFO) that entered radar detection Tuesday evening in Kastamonu before disappearing over a forested area in the Kirisoglu village vicinity.

The incident, which prompted an extensive response from local and national authorities, involved the Turkish Air Force, Kastamonu Provincial Gendarmerie Command, the Provincial Disaster and Emergency Directorate (AFAD), Gendarmerie Search and Rescue (JAK) and commando units.

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UAP whistleblower says UFO retrieval program exists: NewsNation exclusive

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A U.S. Air Force veteran believes he was involved in the recovery of alien technology while working for a long-rumored secret UFO retrieval program.

In an exclusive interview with NewsNation, whistleblower Jake Barber said he has contracted as a helicopter pilot to retrieve all kinds of downed craft, some of which he believes are of nonhuman origin.

Barber told NewsNation's Ross Coulthart:
"Just visually looking at the object on the ground, you could tell that it was extraordinary and anomalous. It was not human."
When asked to describe the object, Barber said:
"I saw an egg, a white egg. It's inconsistent with anything I'd ever seen before. I can also tell you that the reaction by my team, we all knew we were dealing with something extraordinary."

Comment: On the question of believability, a former Navy rear admiral supports UFO whistleblower claims:
A former Navy rear admiral and administrator of the government's lead meteorological agency told NewsNation he believes whistleblower David Grusch's claims of a secret UFO retrieval program run by the Pentagon.

These are historic times in the growing push for greater government transparency surrounding UAPs, more commonly called UFOs. Legislation that adds unprecedented disclosure demands to the annual defense spending bill hangs in the balance.

NewsNation continues to put a spotlight on whistleblower testimony and efforts by lawmakers to bring more transparency to the UFO issue. One of those people is retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, who led the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under former President Donald Trump.

Gallaudet said he is convinced the story Grusch is telling is true based on his experience in the military and government. He also told NewsNation correspondent Ross Coulthart there were attempts to cover up UFO sightings by members of the military. NewsNation is not able to independently verify the evidence that Gallaudet said led him to this conclusion.

Gallaudet said the planet has been visited by entities he described as "non-human." He said he absolutely believes non-human intelligent beings are real.
"We're being visited by non-human intelligence with technology we really don't understand and with intentions we don't understand either."
Gallaudet spent his career serving his country, starting in the Navy where he worked in areas like aircraft carrier combat operations and assisting Navy SEAL teams during counter-terrorism operations, according to his official biography.

More recently he served as acting administrator of NOAA, the agency that forecasts weather and monitors ocean and atmospheric conditions, where he analyzed the science behind weather and other phenomena.
"One of my jobs in the Navy, I was the chief meteorologist of the Navy at the time when Orion was encountering the UAP off the U.S. East Coast."
Gallaudet said he received a video containing the "Go fast" video, which shows a fighter pilot's encounter with a UAP, from his superior officers.
"I learn now that these were occurring in training airspace and causing near mid-air collisions. So that safety issue is important. But the Navy didn't do anything about it. Then they actually pulled back that email from my computer on the secret network."
Gallaudet believes that was part of a cover-up.
"This technology, we're still trying to learn about and it could give us an advantage in any military conflict. That's a good reason not to disclose the nature of the technology. I think for the foreseeable future, we don't want to release and disclose all of the technology that we've recovered. However, I think it's about time that we do disclose that we are in contact with non-human intelligence, that's what needs to be put out there in the public."
Gallaudet also said it's important to talk openly about the flight safety risks that go along with UAP encounters.

Despite his level of seniority in the Navy and NOAA, Gallaudet said he was not put into any UAP programs.
"They're special access programs, very tightly restricted. So you have to look into what one's job is and the need to know."
For classification or clearance at a certain level, Gallaudet explained those two elements are prerequisites to gaining access:
"In my job as oceanographer of the Navy, for example, it really wouldn't have made sense for me to have been read into these crash retrieval programs. it's really kind of a Cold War legacy of over classification."
The government has continued to deny any crash-retrieval programs involving non-human technology. While those like Grusch and Gallaudet are speaking out about their experiences, other high-ranking people in government continue to say they have seen no credible evidence of UAP phenomena.
"What you have going on right now with legacy classify programs, special access programs without Congressional direction and White House policy, that's not going to change."



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"Things got really crazy." The shocking untold story of the Chinese spy balloon

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© Surveillance Canada Intelligence/US NORADChinese Spy Balloon
Top commanders reveal the extraordinary events from their surprising beginning, months earlier than previously known, to their explosive end.

It was a routine flight, one of several Air Canada runs daily between Vancouver and Winnipeg. But as AC292 passed high over the Rockies on Jan. 31, 2023, the pilots made an unusual sighting.

Another 4,000 feet above their Airbus A-320 floated a large balloon "with something hanging from it." They reported the observation and flew on to their destination uneventfully. Then, 24 hours later, a former newspaper photographer left his data-processing job at a health-care centre in the Montana city of Billings, looked upward and was surprised by his own discovery.

"Out of the corner of my eye I saw a bright spot in the sky," Chase Doak recently recalled. "It looked like a big white orb."

He raced home, fitted his camera with a 500-millimetre telephoto lens and a teleconverter that doubled the focal length, aimed at the "orb" and quickly realized he was peering at a balloon. With something hanging from it.

What happened next was even more unexpected. Photographs of the balloon by Doak and his friend Larry Mayer soon were buzzing around the world. After four days of silence, their images had prompted U.S. military officials to divulge the shocking truth — what those pilots and photographers had spotted was a Chinese surveillance balloon, a massive dirigible hauling an antenna-sprouting container the size of two or three school buses, and twin arrays of solar panels. And it was now floating across some of the most militarily sensitive sites in America — nuclear-missile silos that would be among an enemy's earliest targets should atomic war ever break out.

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What we learned from Canada's first UFO report in decades

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A new report on unidentified flying objects reveals what the Canadian government's top scientist thinks about UFO sightings and the way they're handled.

The first of its kind in Canada in decades, the highly anticipated report makes several bold recommendations, including that cases should be officially investigated in the country. Canada, it concludes, ought to follow the lead of countries like the U.S. and create a "dedicated service" to study sightings of unidentified objects and lights in our skies.

The recommendations are part of a preliminary report from the Sky Canada Project, which was launched in 2022 by the Office of the Chief Science Advisor of Canada to investigate how UFO sightings are handled in the country. It is the first known Canadian government UFO research effort in nearly 30 years.

Chief Science Advisor of Canada Mona Nemer told CTVNews.ca in a written statement:
My role is to provide independent advice to the Government of Canada. I am convinced that my recommendations will be taken seriously by our leaders.
CTVNews.ca was provided an advance copy of a 16-page "preview" report, which was released on Wednesday, more than two years after the Sky Canada Project was launched. You can read it here. A longer, full version of the report is expected later this year.