Tag: Flying saucer

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1960: The “UFOs” of Project Moon Dust

On several occasions at Mysterious Universe, I have mentioned an intriguing operation of the U.S. Government called Project Moon Dust (which, in some of the documents that have now been declassified, is referred to as Moondust). Here’s one such example of the articles on Moon Dust you can find at MU: on the extremely controversial saga of Moon Dust and Marilyn Monroe. It’s quite clear from examining the now-many pages of official documentation on Moon Dust that have been declassified by the U.S. Air Force, Defense Intelligence Agency, and Department of State, that the vast majority of Moon Dust recoveries were of earth-based technology such as Soviet satellites, rocket-boosters, etc. That’s not to say the incidents were not of deep interest. They certainly were. […] Read More

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New Report Examines ‘Leaked’ Homeland Security UFO Footage

Some months ago, I recall seeing an interesting piece of footage that apparently depicted an object in flight, as viewed through thermal imaging cameras aboard a DHS aircraft, as it passed over Puerto Rico. Apart from an ambiguous object seen streaking through the sky and the agency reportedly behind it, the video left a lot to the imagination. Many suggested it was a balloon, while others said it was more likely to have been a bird. The latter explanation had been suggested due to a particularly odd characteristic observed toward the end of the footage: the unidentified flying object is seen entering the ocean and traveling intermittently above and below the surface as it leaves the vicinity. The footage of this object can be seen below: My friend […] Read More

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1978: Thousands of People Confirm UFO Crash in Bolivia

One of the reasons why people do not believe in Unidentified Flying Objects is because of the saying “what you see is what you believe”. While this may not be applicable at all times, in most cases, it could be the reason UFOs have received extreme negative criticisms. Among the many UFO reports, the Bolivia incident is one of the strangest stories that circulated in the media. Unlike any other reports, the witnesses of this event are not one or two, but thousands of people. The Story At about 4:15 p.m. on May 6, 1978, there is something strange object crashed on the mountain near El Taire, specifically on the Bermejo River. This is the border between Argentina and Bolivian province. There are thousands […] Read More

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2015: British Rail Managed To Patent A Flying Saucer

British Rail has been hit with the issue of trains not running on time. Perhaps, a simple form of technology and system could solve this problem. But it seems that British Rail has a hard time to get the job done. One might wonder, how did it ever consider it would be able to initiate space travel? In the 1970s, British Rail’s aspiration was to build a patented flying saucer. With a patent granted in March 1973, Charles Osmond Frederick designed a craft that utilizes nuclear fusion for its energy source. Charles planned to stabilize the vehicle with laser beams that are generated in pulses. Charles developed magnetized subatomic particles to give lift and thrust to the flying saucer. Passengers would get protection from […] Read More

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1996: UFOs, SUB ROSA*, DOWN UNDER PART 6

UFOs SUB ROSA* DOWN UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY & GOVERNMENT ROLE IN THE UFO CONTROVERSY By Bill Chalker copyright ©1996 Part Three THE CANTERBURY CLOSE ENCOUNTER The incident in Canterbury, a Sydney suburb, which Dr. Duggin looked into, received press coverage. “Sisters hysterical at sighting. WEIRD “SAUCER” OVER CANTERBURY” the Sydney Sun-Herald of March 8th, 1967 reported: “Two sisters described this week how they stood on a veranda together and watched a flying saucer hover over a Canterbury bowling green. They said the saucer was a “strange round thing” and it made a “weird humming sound.” “It came down to tree-top level and was less than 100 feet from where they stood. The woman who first made the sighting is Mrs. D. Manhood, of Wairoa […] Read More

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The Roswell Incident

Roswell: Clashing Visions of the Possible By Michael Swords Roswell is obviously a highly divisive topic in ufology. People accept or reject it, often emotionally, for reasons which seem to the listener unclear, even after patient attention. The possibility of a crashed disk, and the necessary astoundingly successful security required, alternatively violates or coheres with visions of reality held dear by the loudest, and occasionally less civil, discussants. But these deeper visions of reality, or what the writers and speakers of these schools want to believe, remain largely undescribed. This paper would like to pretend for the moment that such individuals and their constricting views of reality are not part of the serious Roswell exploration, as I believe they are not, no matter how […] Read More

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How to Build a Flying Saucer After So Many Amateurs Have Failed

An essay in Speculative Engineering by T. B. Pawlicki At the end of the nineteenth century, the most distinguished scientists and engineers declared that no known combination of materials and locomotion could be assembled into a practical flying machine. Fifty years later another generation of distinguished scientists and engineers declared that it was technologically infeasible for a rocket ship to reach the moon. Nevertheless, men were getting off the ground and out into space even while these words were uttered. In the last half of the twentieth century, when technology is advancing faster than reports can reach the public, it is fashionable to hold the pronouncements of yesterday’s experts to ridicule. But there is something anomalous about the consistency with which eminent authorities fail to recognize technological advances […] Read More

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1975: A REVIEW OF MIBS (Men In Black): A HISTORY

” A lot of people of heard of “something” about MIBS without really knowing any of the details.” “MONSTERS: Giants and Little Men From Mars” DELL Publications (paperback) (C) 1975 Written by: Daniel Cohen The purpose of this file is to acquaint users with MIBs history, how they are related to the cover-up allegations, along with associated reference material and names of files that contain more current thoughts on the subject. Sysops are encouraged to add in the files contained on their systems at the bottom of the file, and any other additional reference material which would be useful in helping others in their personal research. Chapter 10 “The Men in Black and Other Terrors” When the Condon Committee was sampling public attitudes toward […] Read More

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1955: LOOK MAGAZINE

VOLUME 19   JUNE 14, 1955 This design study for a flying saucer fighter was prepared for LOOK by Thomas Turner, a 30-year-old British aeronautical engineer now employed by Republic Aviation Corp. A Canadian saucer project that may resemble it in some details has long been rumored. Turner points out that the design could be arrived at independently and is only one of several possible approaches to the construction of a saucer craft. Future airports built for vertically rising flying saucers would have no need for the long, vulnerable runways today’s fighters require. The complete operation could go underground. Tunnels with take-off shafts set into the ground, complete with maintenance bays, fuel and crew quarters, would be bombproof shelters for a saucer squadron. The shafts would be sealed after take-off for camouflage […] Read More

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1999?: Are Mass Abductions Occurring Under the Cover of Darkness?

MUFON.s John Thompson reports that more proof has emerged that a giant saucer- shaped UFO is visiting the Troup-Heard Corridor in west-central Georgia. A LaGrange man says that about 19 months ago three silvery dark beings of 4 1/2 to 5 feet tall entered his home by coming through his bedroom wall. He said, they seemed to “Freeze” him. They then took him through his bedroom wall. The entities have a ceramic-like skin with no seams or wrinkles. The witness thought the entities might have been a solid form of energy. Although, his glimpses of them were distorted, he felt watching them was like “looking at coins in a deep pool of water.” He was unable to discern their facial features, but the aliens […] Read More

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1947: DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE UFO DOC

SECRET     DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE          AFOIR-CO/Lt Col Garrett/mob/4544 28 Oct 47         Intelligence Requirements on Flying Saucer Type       Aircraft   CSGID Hq. USAF – AFOIR 30 OCT 1947 Attn: Plans and   Lt Col Garrett/mob/4544 Collection Branch           1.     It is requested that a Collection Memorandum, similar to the attached draft, be issued to the addresses indicated thereon.     This is in accordance with a conversation between Lt. Colonel Smith and Lt. Colonel Garrett. 2.     It will be appreciated if, at the time this Memorandum is reproduced, ten   (10) additional copies could be run off and sent to the Directorate of Intelligence, Air Intelligence […] Read More

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The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects: Chapter 12

CHAPTER 12, THE WASHINGTON MERRY GO ROUND: No flying saucer report in the history of the UFO ever won more world acclaim than the Washington National Sightings. When radars at the Washington National Airport and at Andrews AFB, both close to the nation’s capital, picked up UFO’s, the sightings beat the Democratic National Convention out of headline space. They created such a furor that I had inquiries from the office of the President of the United States and from the press in London, Ottawa, and Mexico City. A junior sized riot was only narrowly averted in the lobby of the Roger Smith Hotel in Washington when I refused to tell U.S. newspaper reporters what I knew about the sightings. Besides being the most highly […] Read More

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The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects: Chapter 7

CHAPTER 7, THE PENTAGON RUMBLES: On June 25, 1950, the North Korean armies swept down across the 38th parallel and the Korean War was on – the UFO was no longer a news item. But the lady, or gentleman, who first said, “Out of sight is out of mind,” had never reckoned with the UFO. On September 8, 1950, the UFO’s were back in the news. On that day it was revealed, via a book entitled Behind the Flying Saucers, that government scientists had recovered and analyzed three different models of flying saucers. And they were fantastic – just like the book. They were made of an unknown super-duper metal and they were manned by little blue uniformed men who ate concentrated food and […] Read More

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Flat-Top Shaped UFO’s

Most saucer-shaped crafts come complete with a rounded or beveled type dome on top. The flat top is a very similar type of craft with the exception that the top is flat, resembling a straw hat. It is thought to be one of the rarer type of craft and was predominately witnessed in the 1940s through to the 1950s. Descriptions of the flat top craft range from a dull aluminum to a brightly polished silver or metallic. When looking up at this craft, the underneath may appear darker or often black. Nighttime colors range from solidly lit yellow, amber, orange, red and blue or blue-violet, to a brilliant white. Because of halos which surround this craft, it is often difficult during the period of […] Read More