Nothing seemed out of the ordinary on the night of November 2, 1971, as 16-year-old Ronald Johnson was tending the sheep behind his family's farm near Delphos, Kansas. That would all change within a matter of minutes, after a sudden rumbling noise caught his attention, prompting the young farmer to step outside—leading him to a face-to-face encounter with the unexplained.  This week, we examine the famous Delphos, Kansas UFO incident, looking at details that include photos of a glowing ring on the ground where the object had allegedly hovered, and how subsequent analysis of soil samples helped make the Delphos case one of the more unusual purported physical-trace UFO incidents of the era. SHOW NOTES Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode. NEWS: 15,000-Year-Old Cave Discovery in Ireland Could Push Back Earliest Evidence of Humans on the Island by 5,000 Years   Hidden in a Museum Collection for More Than a Century, Researchers Have Just Made a Bizarre New Discovery UAP NEWS: A New Observatory Concept for Imaging UAP Orbs | by Avi Loeb | Sep, 2026    Pentagon seeks access to vast private UFO records collection | DefenseScoop  UFOs & KANSAS: UFOs and Kansas | Salina Public Library BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program

Since the dawn of the atomic age, UFO reports have frequently involved sightings near nuclear weapons facilities, missile installations, laboratories, power facilities, and other nuclear-related infrastructure, both in the United States and abroad. Some incidents have included more controversial allegations of apparent interference with nuclear weapons or associated systems, although the evidence supporting such claims varies considerably. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine this historical pattern, and look at famous sightings near nuclear sites, and what they reveal about whether UAPs deliberately target these facilities, as well as lingering questions about the possible motives of their presumed operators. SHOW NOTES Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode. NEWS: NASA Roman's Planet Imager Has Powered On  NASA's Roman Space Telescope Could Soon Unravel the Greatest Mysteries of the Cosmos Pentagon UAP Release: Objects Spotted Over Nuclear Sites for 77 Years, Every Case Still Unresolved UFOs & NUKES: UFOs & Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites Project Twinkle Final Report, November 1951 : Air Force Historical Research Agency Why Have There Been So Many UFO Sightings Near Nuclear Facilities? UFOs Disabled Weapons at Nuclear Facilities, According to These Former USAF Officers U.S. Dept of Energy UAP Documents Reveal Puzzling Aerial Incursions Near American Nuclear Sites  Canadian Journalist Hires Law Firm After Denied Files on UAP Sightings at Nuclear Power Facilities BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program

More than six decades after Betty and Barney Hill reported a mysterious encounter while driving through New Hampshire's White Mountains, their story remains one of the most influential—and controversial—cases in UFO history. But what can the surviving evidence, from rare historical documents to archival recordings and surviving U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book records, actually tell us about what happened to the couple on that night back in 1961? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we revisit the famous case with a review of information documented immediately after the incident, and how it compares with later information that surfaced through dreams, hypnosis, and subsequent investigations. Finally, we also examine the radar reports recorded around the time of the encounter by the U.S. Air Force's Project Blue Book, and skeptical explanations that have emerged over the decades—all in an effort to reevaluate one of history's most complex and culturally significant UFO encounters.  SHOW NOTES Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode. NEWS: Betty & Barney Exhibit at the Portsmouth Historical Society  Fuller, John G. The Interrupted Journey. The Dial Press, New York. 1966 "A Dramatic UFO Encounter in the White Mountains, NH." Webb's Original Report to NICAP Project Blue Book Incident Report for Lincoln, New Hampshire (Hill Incident Report, via Fold3) Project Blue Book Report: N. Concord AFS, Vermont," September 1961 (via Fold3) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program

For decades, sightings of unusual, spherical objects have been reported in our skies. Often described as metallic silver, translucent, or illuminated in fiery orange or red, flying objects matching this description were even reported by Allied pilots over Europe during WWII as a possible new advanced weapon developed by Nazi Germany. Today, the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office continues to collect reports about these mysterious "orbs," which constitute the single largest category of UAP reports it collects. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at striking examples of sightings and close encounters involving spherical UAP, also often referred to as "orbs," as well as official investigations by the U.S. government into these objects and their anomalous behavior.  SHOW NOTES Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode. NEWS: A Mile-Long Ancient Roman Engineering Marvel Has Suddenly Surfaced The Greek Roswell: UFO Sightings in Greece Nobody Talks About - GreekReporter.com  Declassified UFO Files Reveal 1963 Investigation of Alleged "Dead Astronaut" Crash in Brazil ORB CASES: Illinois, 2019: UAPSRS Case No. 44 Texas, Fort Bliss: UAPSRS Case No. 45 Florida, 2023: UAPSRS Case No. 97 Michigan, 1947: UAPSRS Case No. 27 PROJECT CONDIGN: Project Condign: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region PURSUE CASE STUDY: ODNI-UAP-D001, USPER Narrative, Senior USIC Official BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program

It began on a summer night in 2011, when someone in the vehicle noticed three odd lights overhead. Curious, one of the occupants stepped out of the vehicle and looked up. Now, according to a witness interview released years later by the U.S. Department of War, what appeared above them was not simply three lights, but a massive, dark, triangular object moving silently across the night sky. This case, and several others involving mysterious triangle UAPs in our skies, are among those included in the Pentagon's fifth tranche of UAP files released under its PURSUE initiative.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the latest U.S. government UAP cases revealed with the recent publication of PURSUE Release 05, and how one very unusual and increasingly prominent class of unidentified flying objects—massive black triangle UAP—have become a central focus for investigations by the Pentagon's AARO and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  SHOW NOTES Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode. UPCOMING EVENTS: PhenomeCon 2026 (Sept 9-12) 'HITCHHIKER EFFECT' NEW RELEASES: Hitchhiker Effect on Spotify  NEWS: NASA Science Soars During August Total Solar Eclipse Spy cameras on Navy drones secretly sent data to China A Civilian Plane Crashed in New Mexico. Was the Military's Tech to Blame? | WIRED   PURSUE Release 05: Department of War Publishes Fifth Release of UAP Files BLACK TRIANGLE UAP 'PURSUE' FBI REPORTS DARK TRIANGLE WITH LIGHTS: Full FBI Report: FBI UAP D029 RENDERING: FBI-UAP-D029: Digital Rendering of a Dark Triangle with Lights seen in 2011  DARK TRANSLUCENT TRIANGLE: Full FBI Report: FBI-UAP-D026 RENDERING: FBI-UAP-D027: Digital Rendering of Dark Translucent Triangle seen in 2023  AFGHANISTAN TRIANGLE: Full FBI Report: FBI-UAP-D024_FD-302 RENDERING: FBI-UAP-D025: Digital Rendering of Airborne Triangle seen in 2002  TRIANGLE WITH RED LIGHTS: FBI-UAP-D030_FD-302: Large Triangle with Red Lights  RENDERING: FBI-UAP-D031: Digital Rendering of Large Triangle with Red Lights seen in 2023  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program

Since the dawn of the new millennium, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) have gradually evolved from a fringe subject into a legitimate national security issue. Key developments that include the 2000 Illinois police triangle sighting, reporting on classified "black" military programs and the Pentagon's "shadow military," and other events illustrate how intelligence agencies and defense analysts increasingly viewed unexplained aerial reports not as curiosities, but as potential intelligence problems worthy of systematic investigation. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at how UAP-related developments in the 21st century have shaped the study of unexplained aerospace phenomena. These include the investigations by Robert Bigelow's NIDS, the DIA's AAWSAP, and subsequent UAP investigations like the Pentagon's AARO, their pursuit of answers to recurring reports involving triangle-shaped craft and glowing orbs, and what they mean in terms of secrecy, intelligence, and the investigation of UAP.  SHOW NOTES Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode. NEWS: 'Flying saucer' shock at Gatwick as mystery disc whizzes past passeng er jet during landing  Rare early report of UFO hovering in sky uncovered in cardboard box | The Independent  Feds outline path for UAP whistleblowers to come forward BURLISON MEMO: "Preliminary Guidance for Implementation of NDA Waiver"  TRIANGLES IN 2000: The St. Clair Triangle UFO Incident of 2000: A Fresh Look SWEETMAN: "In search of the Pentagon's billion dollar hidden budgets" PROJECT CONDIGN: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program

Last week, the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released its Fiscal Year 2025 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, revealing its latest findings involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). Among its key findings, AARO's report conveys that the Office continues to collect data on hundreds of objects it cannot yet identify and states that some sightings over sensitive military facilities could represent an "unmitigated threat vector" to U.S. national security. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, in addition to an analysis of AARO's latest findings, we also recap the recent 2026 Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) event held in Toronto, Canada. Finally, we examine recent conspiracy theories related to the topic and explore why some unfounded speculations persist despite the uncertainty inherent in UAP studies. SHOW NOTES Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode. NEWS: Rep Burchett unmasks 'deep state' plot to hide UFO truth after two-hour Pentagon meeting  Pentagon investigating mysterious UAP event reported by the Navy near Virginia's coast | DefenseScoop  Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! Astronomers capture clearest image yet of famous star's elusive companion 2025 AARO REPORT: FY 2025 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena   SCU: Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies   2026 EVENT: These Toronto scientists are studying UFOs — and fighting to be taken seriously BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program

On November 14, 2004, the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Eleven steamed through the clear waters roughly eighty nautical miles west of San Diego beneath cloudless California skies. Unbeknownst to many on board, for nearly a week, operators deep inside the strike group's Combat Information Center aboard the USS Princeton had been watching something they could not explain. Initially dismissed as equipment anomalies, the contacts refused to disappear, returning repeatedly and exhibiting flight characteristics that seasoned radar operators struggled to reconcile with anything they had encountered before. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a deep dive into the investigations by the Defense Intelligence Agency's Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Application Program (AAWSAP) and the evaluation of the historic Nimitz incident by its contractor group, Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies. What does this candid look at the official side of investigations into the landmark case reveal, and what does it suggest about a recently proposed "explanation" for the historic UAP sighting? SHOW NOTES Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode. VIKING AT 50: Viking: 50 Years on Mars — Poster - NASA Science LIFE ON MARS? Did Viking 1 find life on Mars 50 years ago? Here's why the debate continues | Space  LIFE IN THE WRONG PLACES: Astronomers May Have Been Looking for Alien Megastructures Around the Wrong Stars USS NIMITZ INCIDENT: When Top Gun Pilots Tangled with a Baffling Tic-Tac-Shaped UFO BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program

The Pentagon has released its fourth tranche of videos and documents related to UAP under its Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) initiative, with the latest batch of materials now available for viewing at the U.S. Department of War's website. However, the latest revelations only add to a growing number of indistinct videos and other materials that raise more questions than they provide answers to. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we delve into what the latest PURSUE Release 04 contains and some of the questions that arise from viewing the new UAP materials. Is this really "Disclosure" that we're seeing, or are the recent UAP materials released by the Pentagon just the latest distraction in a long history of similar efforts by the U.S. government? SHOW NOTES Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: MYSTERY SPHERES: Mysterious Metallic Spheres Were Discovered in an Australian Town Mysterious Stone Sphere Unearthed at Ancient Site in Azerbaijan Baffles Archaeologists PURSUE Release 04: Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters 1949 USAF: U.S. Air Force (USAF) Air Intelligence Division study, "Analysis of Flying Object Incidents in the United States," Study No. 203, dated 04/28/1949 CIA: 1955 CIA Memo on "Unconventional Aircraft Sightings"  RELATED: CIA Document on Analysis of unconventional aircraft sightings  NASA FILES: NASA-UAP-D030, STS-80 Unidentified Object Image 1, 1996 NASA-UAP-D026, Apollo 14 Debriefing, 1971  UAP VIDEOS: DOW-UAP-PR030, Unresolved UAP Report, Middle East, 2023 DOW-UAP-PR108, Unresolved UAP Report, Western United States, 2020 DOW-UAP-PR109, Unresolved UAP Report, Eastern United States, 2015 DOW-UAP-PR110, Unresolved UAP Report, Eastern United States, 2020 DOW-UAP-PR112, Unresolved UAP Report, Eastern United States, 2019 DOW-UAP-PR116, Unresolved UAP Report, Atlantic Ocean, 2020 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program

Sightings of unusual aerial objects are occurring in the airspace above countries worldwide. From lights in the sky, to unusual, structured craft, silent flying triangles, eerie orange and red orbs of light, and a range of other unusual phenomena are observed every week… and witnesses to many of these unusual—and at times unnerving—events frequently share their encounters with the UAP Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS). This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we provide an update on some of the most intriguing recent sightings submitted to the UAPSRS, along with an update—and a significant break in the case—involving the curious story of an alleged CIA pilot whose remarkable story was recently discussed on the program.   Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Today in History July 8 | 1947, Roswell Incident, Aliens, & UFO | Britannica  UNM pre-law students probe civil rights over 'Roswell incident' UAP SIGHTINGS UPDATE: The latest from the UAP Sightings Reporting System Case No. 287: A mysterious orb–possible ball lighting?  Case No. 289: Odd "satellites" making right-angle turns   Case No. 302: A large stationary UAP observed by hikers Case No. 308: An odd disc with lights on the edges Case No. 312: UAP intercept attempt by fighter pilots?  Case No. 317: Advanced tech hiding behind clouds Case No. 320: A "Flying Y" is seen descending Case No. 326: Rectangle UAP sighting Case No. 332: UAP flying at Mach 1? Case No. 335: UAP Flying in a chevron formation BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For many decades, UFO researchers have obtained unusual samples alleged to be UAP materials recovered from crash events or other instances where physical traces of these anomalous aerial objects were present. In nearly every case where scientific analysis was undertaken, these unusual samples also revealed signatures that suggest Earthly origins. But should this necessarily mean they aren't worthy of further interest by UAP researchers?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine a "cautionary tale" of alleged alien wreckage that turned out to have a down-to-Earth explanation, as well as the controversy surrounding materials allegedly recovered from the New Mexico desert in 1947, and what analysis by the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and Oak Ridge National Lab revealed about them. We also examine why an analysis that reveals an Earthly provenance for some alleged UAP wreckage shouldn't preclude their possible relationship to understanding the broader mystery.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: DISCLOSURE FORUM: UAP Disclosure Forum in DC: Key takeaways  SCU EVENT: UFO conference lands in Canada as Trump administration continues to release documents  ALIEN HONEYCOMB: John Pinkney – UFOs, "Alien Honeycomb" & the Australian Lord "Flying Saucerer"  AARO: "Supplement to Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Analysis of a Metallic Specimen" OAK RIDGE: "Synopsis: Analysis of a Metallic Specimen" - ORNL FLASHBACK: "Operation Paperclip of the East" and the Roswell Controversy (MHP 08.06.24.) SZYDAGIS: Matthew Szydagis | University at Albany BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1977, a U.S. Navy Pilot who was employed with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency was en route to Japan after conducting a pair of missions over the Pacific when, suddenly, a lonely midnight flight over international waters took a turn for the uncanny.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine one of the best cases in the history of the U.S. intelligence community and its personnel's encounters with unidentified anomalous phenomena, as we analyze a harrowing incident report involving an unexplained "interloper" that followed a CIA aircraft across the Pacific. What was the strange object, and could this be one of the best—and yet, most overlooked UAP incidents in history?  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: SCU EVENT: UFO conference lands in Canada as Trump administration continues to release documents  DISCLOSURE DAY: Disclosure Day | Rotten Tomatoes (80% Viewer Rating)  CIA F4 PHANTOM: Approved For Release 2009/08/14 : CIA-RDP84T00864R000100190001-2 -  NUFORC: National UFO Reporting Center (Official Website)  TRIANGLE UAP: Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation (Amazon) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

This week, the push for UAP transparency continues as lawmakers and whistleblowers unite on Capitol Hill amid the latest in a series of ongoing disclosures by the U.S. Department of War, and news of a new White House Advisory Council on UAP. In this installment of The Micah Hanks Program, we look at all the new developments and also provide analysis of the most intriguing files and videos released in the latest "PURSUE" release, and what they reveal about the U.S. government's collection of data on the UAP phenomenon. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: SCU EVENT: UFO conference lands in Canada as Trump administration continues to release documents  UAP ADVISORY COUNCIL: Avi Loeb Announces New UAP Science Advisory Council UAP PRESS CONFERENCE: Push for UAP Transparency Intensifies  PURSUE RELEASE 03: Department of War Publishes Third Release of UAP Files CIA Report of UAP from Zimbabwe  FBI Forensic Sketch Interview of "Potato-shaped" UAP LINK TO IMAGE (artistic rendering) FBI Report of Orbs Below the Treeline SECOND OBSERVER, SAME FBI REPORT Suspected Chinese Lantern Video ANALYSIS: The Pentagon Just Released Its Third Batch of UAP Files—What Have We Learned from the PURSUE Releases So Far? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Congressional hearings, whistleblower allegations, and the release of new government records in recent weeks have continued to fuel public questions of whether long-hidden information about UFOs may finally be coming to light. And part of that fascination also extends to Hollywood, with the forthcoming release of Steven Spielberg's film Disclosure Day, which early reviews have called one of the Close Encounters of the Third Kind director's best films in decades. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the possibility of a real-life "Disclosure Day," and how a scientific committee long involved in the serious search for evidence of intelligent life on other worlds is working on establishing new protocols for how final proof of alien life should be revealed to the public if we find them. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: BRAZIL UAP: Everything we know about the UFO  Sighting in Brazil on May 31, 2026 DISCLOSURE DAY: Director Steven Spielberg on aliens: "I absolutely think that they have been here" CONSPIRACY: Steven Spielberg rejects Disclosure Day alien conspiracy theories SETI: Position Paper on Declaration of Principles Concerning the Conduct of the SETI ALIEN TECH: SETI Institute Looks for Signs of Technology in Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In the 1980s, a small group of citizen FOIA activists went up against the United States Intelligence Community in an effort to secure the release of secret UFO files. That effort, led by the Citizens Against UFO Secrecy (CAUS), was largely successful, although a wealth of secret files related to UAP were withheld by the NSA. However, now there has been a break in the decades-old case, with an announcement by the Disclosure Foundation regarding the release of hundreds of pages of previously classified NSA records tied to UFO investigations, after successfully challenging the agency's denial of a request for materials. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at what the new file release tells us about the NSA's involvement in the collection of UFO information over the last several decades, as detailed in decades-old documents, many of which had been classified at the highly sensitive TOP SECRET UMBRA level. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: The Federal Government's Insect-Defense Agency Is Infested With Bed Bugs Melissa Casias' body found in New Mexico a year after disappearance  In U.F.O. Files, Some Christians See Vexing Questions — and Demons DISCLOSURE FOUNDATION: NSA Releases Hundreds of Pages of Formerly Top Secret UMBRA UAP Records After Disclosure Foundation FOIA Appeal   NSA RECORDS: NSA FOIA - Frequently Requested Information - Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Last week, the second batch in an ongoing series of releases involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) appeared at the website of the U.S. Department of War, revealing more than 50 never-before-seen examples of imagery which the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) says remain examples of unidentified phenomena it is currently tracking. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into the PURSUE initiative's latest "Release 02" and look at the knowns, the unknowns, and the most intriguing examples of unusual aerial phenomena showcased in the new files. What do these official U.S. government videos and historical documents reveal about the phenomenon, and what else can we expect in the days ahead? Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Tokyo analyzing Pentagon UFO file trove with sightings near Japan NSA Releases Hundreds of Pages of Formerly Top Secret UMBRA UAP Records PRELUDE: A New Batch of Pentagon UAP Videos Will Soon Be Released—Here's What to Expect DOW: Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters | U.S. Department of War  BALLOON:  A Balloon Shoot-Down Over Lake Huron (LINK) NOTABLE UAP VIDEOS: Spherical UAP Moving in Clouds (LINK) Eglin AFB UAP Video (LINK)  "Instant Acceleration" (LINK) Kazakhstan UAP (LINK) The Spherical "Hidden" UAP (LINK) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Among the most intriguing cases emerging from the Pentagon's newly launched PURSUE transparency initiative is a 2023 incident involving infrared footage captured by a U.S. military platform operating near the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. The case, which reportedly involved an object making abrupt "90-degree turns" at roughly 80 miles per hour, has sparked renewed debate about what military sensor systems are actually detecting—and how much the public is truly being shown. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we break down newly released mission reports, apparent discrepancies between separate witness accounts, and the sophisticated sensor systems involved in the observation, including references to mesh-networked battlefield surveillance technologies and full-motion video tracking systems commonly used in modern ISR operations. Then we shift our attention over to NASA's inclusion of historic Apollo and Skylab "UAP" materials in the recent release, including astronaut reports of mysterious flashes and anomalous lights in orbit—many of which have a likely explanation, and potentially offering a clearer picture of how the U.S. government is now approaching the long-running mystery of unidentified anomalous phenomena. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna endorses AARO Director Jon Kosloski  PENTAGON UFOs: Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters THE "GREEK FLYER": Full Mission Report Document HERE Second Mission Report on Mediterranian Sighting, October 2023  NASA's UAP: References to "Sky Flashes" in this report involving a Skylab Technical Crew Debriefing  SKYLAB SIGHTINGS: Some additional information on the "red satellite" observed by the Skylab III crew ODDS AND ENDS: "Thoughts on the Space Alien Race Question"  The Samford Memo (July 28, 1952)  AUDIO: Maj. Gen. John A. Samford's Statement on "Flying Saucers", Washington, DC, 07/31/1952 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recently, the Department of War's newly launched Presidential Unsealing & Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) initiative has begun releasing long-classified UAP files as part of what officials describe as a historic transparency effort. However, early reactions suggest that the disclosures may raise more questions than answers. While the release includes a mix of newly available material and previously known documents—now with fewer redactions—critics argue that the lack of context or analysis limits their value. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the latest trove of U.S. government UFO files, which document unresolved cases, military imagery, NASA-era observations, and reports, including sightings of unusual "orb" phenomena and infrared footage of objects exhibiting unconventional movement. With additional tranches expected in the coming weeks, is the new initiative poised to function as a centralized archive of UAP records, and what will it offer in terms of solving the broader mystery surrounding UAP? Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: MIGUEL SANCHO: Evidence of the Extraordinary: Discoveries from the Series The Proof is Out There  DOW'S UAP FILES: Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) Department of War Releases Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Files in Historic Transparency Effort BACKGROUND: Trump drops hints of what's   coming in new batch of UFO files set for release | PBS RESPONSES: The Pentagon just started releasing UFO files, but skeptics say they're not impressed  BACKGROUND: The FBI and UFOs PURSUE Audio: Gemini UFO "Bogie" Sighting PURSUE Report: Apollo 11's UFO Sightings PURSUE Report: "Orbs Launching Orbs"  PURSUE Video: The Greek "Transmedium" UFO BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the early days of UFO studies, claims of sightings involving alleged occupants of these unidentified craft have been logged by both civilian and governmental investigative efforts. After many decades of sighting reports, only a handful of credible observations of UFO occupants have been logged, and the topic remains one of the most controversial issues in UAP studies.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine several of history's most credible sightings of unidentified craft and their humanoid occupants, and look at the patterns, consistencies, questions, and challenges they present to the modern study of mysterious aerial phenomena.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Tikaboo Peak, Legendary Area 51 Viewing Spot, Closed by U.S. Government Area 51 just had 17 earthquakes in a single day | Popular Science COLLISION COURSE: Kirkpatrick and Gallaudet exchange FLASHBACK: Gallaudet on interactions with Kirkpatrick in 2024 SEAN K RESPONDS: Kirkpatrick email to Connors (via Dean Johnson on X)  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1973, a bizarre encounter allegedly unfolded on the Isle of Wight, involving two children who claimed to meet an odd, clown-like humanoid figure near Sandown, England. Speaking in odd phrases and appearing to inhabit a strange, makeshift dwelling, the being called itself "All Colors Sam," and despite the obscure origins of the tale, it would eventually gain a cult following within the annals of UFO and high-strangeness lore, remembered today as the story of Sam "The Sandown Clown." Joining us this week on The Micah Hanks Program to discuss this case from ufology's "Odd Files" is Ryan Whalen, a Brooklyn-based researcher, science reporter, and college instructor who holds an MA in History and a Master of Library and Information Science with a certificate in Data Science. Whalen, who also co-hosts the podcast "Cease to Exist", reveals what he and his colleagues recently uncovered about this bizarre 1973 urban legend. What new details have emerged about the case, and one of the alleged witnesses to these eerie events that have since become a mainstay in modern UFO folklore? Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents' dinner  WILCOCK UPDATE: UPDATE: (Police and Family Statement) Death Investigation Near Ridge Road Death Investigation Near Ridge Road - Boulder County   SANDOWN CLOWN: The Mystery of the Sandown Clown: Britain's Answer to Bigfoot  CEASE TO EXIST PODCAST: https://ceasetoexistpod.com/  RYAN WHALEN: Ryan Whalen (@mdntwvlf) / Posts / X BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In recent weeks, a growing number of news outlets have picked up the mysterious story of missing scientists, contractors, and government officials associated with some of the United States' most secretive technologies who have vanished or died under unusual circumstances. As the web of incidents continues to expand, current theories claim that nearly a dozen scientists may be involved, all with possible links to UFO secrets. So what is really going on? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the latest UFO conspiracy theory to gain traction in the mainstream media, which has even led to purported briefings at the White House. What does a closer examination of the situation reveal about these claims and the ideas driving such beliefs in the UFO community today? Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 'Resumption of hostilities': Seized ship, vessel attacks push U.S.-Iran ceasefire toward brink  Major 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Japan, prompting tsunami alerts  UFO DISCLOSURE UPDATE: Trump says UFO files will be released MISSING SCIENTISTS: Peter Doocey asks Karoline Leavitt about "missing scientists"  Lawmaker Says Missing Scientists Looks like a "Foreign Operation"  Trump is asked about 'missing scientists' during White House press event  METRO: White House under pressure after 10 scientists vanish or die in mystery cases  FLASHBACK: Sheriff's Office Issues Update on Missing USAF Official: Here's Everything We Know About the Disappearance of Neil McCasland - The Debrief  911 AUDIO: 911 call of Susan Wilkerson, wife of missing Major General Neil McCasland BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

If all records and information related to UFOs that the U.S. government currently withholds were to be released, what would it disclose about the phenomenon? Would the undeniable reality of unidentified anomalous phenomena finally be laid bare, or would it only foment new questions about what aerial mysteries?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we analyze the ongoing riddle of the Defense Intelligence Program's (DIA) Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Application Program (AAWSAP) and its enigmatic former director, Dr. James Lacatski, whose recent statements have raised new questions about "disclosure," as well as information leaks and espionage efforts that may have been underway during the secretive Pentagon UAP investigation.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Pope Leo Pushes Back as Trump says he won't apologize to Catholic Pontiff ARTEMIS UPDATE: Artemis II Crew Goes Fully Emotional in First Words After Moon Return  WEAPONIZED: Dr. James Lacatski - This Is Ufo Disclosure, As Far As It Can Go  LACATSKI: Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: Future Visions BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

What is the real truth about UFOs? Today, theories widely circulated online range from the controversial—and often questionable—including viral "alien mummy" discoveries in South America, to conspiracy-driven narratives about secret briefings, missing scientists, and even alleged "alien speeches" tied to political figures. Is it possible to make sense of the madness that often populates the modern UFO landscape, as represented by dialogue online? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we wade into the madness and, drawing on firsthand experiences and widely reported cases, attempt to separate speculation from substantiated fact, and explore how easily misinformation—and potentially even disinformation—can be incubated within even the most unusual "side quests" of the contemporary UFO conversation. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission  RIP NICK POPE: Beloved History Channel Star Nick Pope Dies After Cancer Battle  Unexplained sky flashes from the 1950s: Independent analysis supports their existence  2000-Year-Old Mystery: Researchers May Have Decoded the Lost Script of Teotihuacan Genetic Study of the Famous 'Shroud of Turin' Reopens Debate Over the Controversial Relic's Origins   DISINFO WARS: Former Alex Jones employee says: 'It was nonsense, it was lies' DISINFO CLAIMS: Mark Christopher Lee Update   on his "insider source" DRONE WARS: Who is Spying on America's Nuclear Triad?  MISSING SCIENTISTS: The Number of Missing or Dead Scientists is Now Up to Eight BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

America's enigmatic Adena culture, which flourished in the Ohio Valley between roughly 1000 BCE and 200 BCE, is best known for its sophisticated burial practices and monumental earthworks. While much about the Adena is known to modern archaeologists, a number of questions linger about this mysterious ancient culture, the remarkable monuments they left to time, and the curious tablets that have been recovered from famous Adena sites. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by researcher Jason Pentrail to discuss his new two-volume book series Adena: Mound Builders of the Ohio Valley. From Ohio's mysterious Serpent Mound to the controversies associated with finds like the famous tablet retrieved from West Virginia's Grave Creek Mound, we explore many of the great mysteries about one of America's true great "lost" ancient cultures. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Red Dawn: Crimson Skies Over Western Australia Reveal ed in Eerie Imagery Online NASA Officials Investigating Cause of My stery Condition That Suddenly Left Astronaut Unable to Speak  Webb Telescope Detects Unusually High Levels of "Heavy Hydrogen" in 3I/ATLAS   Bronze Age Artifact Made from 'Space Metal' Unearthed at a Sacrificial Site is Confirmed as the Oldest PENTRAIL: ADENA: Mound Builders of the Ohio Valley  SEVEN AGES RESEARCH: The Official Website of the Seven Ages Research Associates BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

One of the greatest controversies in American archaeology involves the debate over when the first people arrived in the New World, and long at the center of the debate has been the South American site of Monte Verde, where research that began decades ago produced evidence of a human presence there as early as 14,500 years ago. While marking the beginning of a major paradigm shift in the archaeological world, the site has remained at the heart of the debate over when the first Americans arrived, which has seen its latest challenge in a new paper published in the journal Science. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the newest findings and weigh them against the body of data that argues the existence of a "Pre-Clovis" cultural presence in the Americas.  Image Credit: Claudio Latorre. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Meteorite Smashes into Texas Home Amid Recent Rise in Space Object Reentries Worldwide Caution Alert - U.S. Department of State  MYSTERY DRONES: Drones over base where Rubio, Hegseth live raise security concerns  'Multiple waves' of unauthorized drones recently spotted over strategic US Air Force base - ABC News  ALIENS: White House Gearing Up to Drop Next Epstein Distraction  MONTE VERDE: Controversial Study Challenges Age of Famous Monte Verde Site, Reigniting One of Archaeology's Greatest Debates - The Debrief  THE PAPER: A mid-Holocene age for Monte Verde challenges the timeline of human colonization of South America BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

This week, authorities in New Mexico are continuing their investigation into the disappearance of retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. William "Neil" McCasland, and as the investigation enters its third week, officials say there have been no confirmed sightings of McCasland and few significant leads regarding his whereabouts. McCasland, 68, is a former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory whose career placed him at the center of some of the U.S. military's most sensitive science and technology programs. However, it was the missing official's brief associations with the rock guitarist Tom DeLonge beginning in 2016 that led to widespread speculations within the UFO community about what McCasland may have known about some of America's most intriguing secrets. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine what is currently known about McCasland's strange disappearance, as well as the significance of his past work in government involving oversight of America's most sensitive Special Access Programs.   Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Israel Expands Lebanon Offensive; Trump's Oil-Route Demands Draw Cool Response Steven  MIDDLE THEORY PODCAST: 03.15.26. The Battle for the Strait of Hormuz  Spielberg on UFOs: "I Have a Strong Suspicion We're Not Alone on Earth Right Now"  The Famed 1967 Bigfoot Film Was an 'Incredible Hoax,' Says Director of New Documentary  Nancy Guthrie Update: Former FBI Agent Raises New Concerns About the Investigation MAJ. GEN. McCASLAND: Maj. Gen. William N. McCasland - Official U.S. Air Force Biography WIKILEAKS: General McCasland Email from Tom DeLonge, via WikiLeaks  DELONGE RESPONDS: Blink-182's Tom DeLonge Reacts To Wikileaks Email Dump THE LATEST: Sheriff's Office Issues Update on Missing USAF Official: Here's Everything We Know About the Disappearance of Neil McCasland BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In the early morning hours of January 5, 2000, several law enforcement officers on duty in southern Illinois became witnesses to the uncanny. Shortly after 4:00 a.m., a local business owner reported seeing a "flying house" passing through the sky near Highland, Illinois, prompting several officers throughout the region to pursue what they described as a massive, slow-moving triangular UFO.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we delve into the story behind the St. Clair Triangle UFO Incident of 2000, and the remarkable circumstances involving one of recent history's most striking examples of unexplained aerial phenomena in our skies.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: U.S. Officials Investigating "Mystery Drone" Incident Over Barksdale Air Force Base Update from the wife of missing Maj. Gen. William MacCasland 163-Year-Old Wreckage of Historic 'USS Monitor' Revealed in Haunting New Imagery BOOK: Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation - David Marler The St. Clair Triangle UFO - Skeptoid Illinois UFO Sighting Report - National Institute for Discovery Science (Archived) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

As an escalating conflict between the United States and Iran continues to test American forces across the Middle East, renewed attention has been placed on the Pentagon's handling of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and long-promised government disclosures. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently confirmed that officials are actively reviewing UFO-related records, noting that "our people are working on it right now," while Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is coordinating aspects of the disclosure process. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine all of the latest UAP transparency developments, amid recent efforts that include an AARO-hosted workshop bringing together civilian researchers, universities, and government agencies, and a new report examining scientific perspectives on what future releases of UAP files may reveal. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Operation Epic Fury: U.S. Forces Under Strain as Iran's Missile Barrage Tests Regional Defenses POPE LEO MESSAGE: Pope Leo urges a halt to 'spiral of violence' across Iran and Middle East  PENTAGON UFOs: "We've Got Our People Working on It Right Now":  Defense Secretary Provides Update on Pentagon Disclosure of UFO Files Sec Def Hegseth asked about UAP disclosure  FLASHBACK: Lloyd Austin also comments on UAP and the military  We asked scientists what they think we'll learn from the government's UFO files. Here's what they said.  AARO INVOLVED: Pentagon Press Sec. Kingsley Wilson says AARO coordinating on UAP disclosure AARO WORKSHOP: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Hosts Private Workshop with Civilian Researchers, Universities, and Government Agencies - The Debrief  THE REPORT: 2025 UAP Workshop Paper BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Last Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a posting on his Truth Social website that he plans to "begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs)," and related information. Following the announcement, the internet has been buzzing with speculation about UFO disclosure and what such a historic release might potentially reveal.  In this week's installment of The Micah Hanks Program, we break down the events leading up to the President's announcement, what any formal release of UFO documents would entail, but also why there is still a case for caution when it comes to our expectations regarding UFO disclosure under the Trump administration. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: At least 73 people died in attempt to capture a Mexican cartel leader and its aftermath  Pentagon Flags Risks of a Major Operation Against Iran - WSJ  EPSTEIN: Former Prince Andrew arrested following Epstein files revelations Police in Britain arrest former ambassador to US Peter Mandelson in probe into Epstein ties  Jeffrey Epstein: An American Haunting - Middle Theory TRUMP ON TRUTH SOCIAL: Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) | Truth Social  Trump has prepared speech on extraterrestrial life, Lara Trump says AUDIO: https://x.com/MJTruthUltra/status/2019800968829734973  Karoline Leavitt asked at press conference about Trump's alleged speech Peter Doocy asks Trump about Obama's "aliens" comment  TRUMP'S PAST RECORD ON UFOS: UAP Transparency Under Trump 2.0: What the New Administration Could Mean for UFO Disclosure BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

This week, following an unusual situation that erupted in the skies over El Paso, Texas, last week that placed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on high alert, the U.S. Department of Defense revealed the recent testing of a new counter-drone laser weapon that was reportedly deployed to neutralize a security threat at the U.S. southern border. However, as further reporting has revealed, it seems there was more to this story... and of course, plenty of UAP speculation involving alleged sightings of aerial objects in American airspace.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at this alarming incident, what we know, and also its similarities to events in 2023 that resulted in the shoot-downs of several "unidentified aerial objects" over North America. Finally, what can we learn from a deeper look at the history of similar incidents involving alleged UFOs from over the decades?  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Nick Pope Announcement  OBAMA'S ALIENS: Barack Obama says aliens are 'real, but I haven't seen them' in out-there interview  UPDATE: "They're Real, But I Haven't Seen Them": Former President Obama Issues Statement After "Alien" Remarks Go Viral EL PASO: Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say  Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser UFO SPECULATIONS: Reddit thread on alleged 'crash retrieval'  Eyewitness vid eo of mysterious craft hovering over El Paso upends Trump administration 'party balloon' claims BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On an April afternoon in 1964, a police officer's observation of an unusual, landed aircraft in New Mexico would become one of ufology's most baffling cold cases. Decades later, two women's unnerving encounter with a strange aircraft over a Texas highway would leave them suffering from health effects that led them to believe they had witnessed a U.S. government test gone awry. But could these two famous UFO cases have more in common than most would ever think?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, our examination of some of America's most controversial UFO cases leads us to questions about a supposed "UFO legacy program," and what such a program—if it exists—might entail. Could some of history's most well-documented UFO cases point to something the U.S. government knows far more about than it's letting on?   Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: ​​Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47 Maxwell invokes the Fifth Amendment at closed virtual House Oversight deposition Search for Savannah Guthrie's mother continues as detectives analyze ransom note  Study of AI generated Neanderthal scenes reveals major gaps with modern archaeological research The Dying Children Who Suddenly Wake Up   SOCORRO: Socorro Landing: A UFO Story - Visit Socorro New Mexico  CASH-LANDRUM: UFO Incident Near Dayton, Texas, in December 1980 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

An early morning high-speed police chase involving a UFO... a military helicopter crew's encounter with something from out of this world... these are just a few examples of some of history's best-known and most credible UFO cases, both of which occurred in Ohio during the height of the Cold War. What were the objects these trained professionals observed, and what do their presence in the skies mean for U.S. National Security?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we cover a recent trip with the documentary team from "Small Town Monsters" into the heart of the Buckeye State in search of answers to the famous 1966 Portage County UFO Chase and the landmark 1973 Coyne UFO Incident. We also examine Cold War U.S. military history from the period, and why these famous Ohio UFO encounters remain some of the country's most compelling cases. You can support Small Town Monsters and all of their original productions this year by clicking here. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: ​​Epstein's sex empire was 'KGB honeytrap': Daily Mail  Epstein Files Release Exposes Names of at Least 43 Victims, WSJ Review Finds  Classified Whistleblower Complaint Stalls Within Her Agency Wet Dress Rehearsal Countdown Progressing for Artemis II  NASA's Artemis II Mission Will Soon Carry Humans Deeper into Space Than Ever Before—Here Are Five Things You Need to Know - The Debrief PORTAGE CO. UFO: Famous 86-mile UFO chase in 1966 still defies Air Force 'explanation'  THE COYNE INCIDENT: The Case of Ohio's Best Documented UFO  Coyne Incident over Charles Mill Lake was most credible UFO sighting of 1973 SUPPORT STM: Support the Small Town Monsters Crew with their Official 2026 Kickstarter BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In January 1996, residents of the quiet Brazilian city of Varginha began reporting something unusual in the skies above their neighborhoods. Witnesses described a low-flying object—long, cylindrical, and trailing smoke—moving erratically over the city before disappearing from view. In the days that followed, the story took on a far stranger dimension, one that would transform a routine sighting into one of the most enduring and controversial UFO cases in modern history. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, following a recent press conference held in Washington, D.C., involving a UAP case with international significance, we examine the famous Brazilian "Varginha Incident" and the reports from local civilians at the time who claimed to have encountered a small, non-human creature. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot  James Webb telescope reveals sharpest-ever look at the edge of a black hole  AI & LOST LANGUAGES: AI deciphers ancient scroll 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius erupted AI translates 5,000-year-old cuneiform tablets instantly 7 Times A.I. Helped Unlock Ancient Secrets    NASA BOOK: Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication SAGAN 1962: "Direct Contact Among Galactic Civilizations by Relativistic Interstellar Spaceflight" BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Throughout history, scholars have sought ways to access the "lost knowledge" of the ancient world. In recent years, with the advent of artificial intelligence, major strides have been made toward decoding the mysteries kept within mysterious ancient texts like the famous "Voynich manuscript," which was composed centuries ago in a mysterious language that remains undeciphered. The challenges that such texts present to scholars also raise a question: would we be any more successful in decoding messages sent to Earth from space by intelligent aliens? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the efforts by scientists to unlock mysterious ancient texts, as well as the search for evidence of communication from intelligent extraterrestrials, and finally, how the intersection between archaeology and interstellar communication culminates in the debate about possible "Paleo-SETI" and the prospect that Earth may have been visited by extraterrestrial visitors in ancient times. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot  James Webb telescope reveals sharpest-ever look at the edge of a black hole  AI & LOST LANGUAGES: AI deciphers ancient scroll 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius erupted AI translates 5,000-year-old cuneiform tablets instantly 7 Times A.I. Helped Unlock Ancient Secrets    NASA BOOK: Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication SAGAN 1962: "Direct Contact Among Galactic Civilizations by Relativistic Interstellar Spaceflight" BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Is the United States in possession of a secretive new "sonic weapon," the existence of which has not yet been officially revealed to the public? This question has arisen recently amid rumors about a mysterious and devastating new U.S. capability, but what does science and available intelligence say about such futuristic warfare technologies?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the recent sonic weapon claims, along with a look at other purported weapons and other capabilities comprising the alleged "secret arsenal" of the U.S. military. We also take a look further back in time at the beginnings of the world of "Black Projects" in the aftermath of World War II, the acquisition of secret German technologies, and how Cold War secrets and "UFO Mania" have all contributed to the public's ideas about the existence of secretive warfare capabilities.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 'Chariots of the Gods' author Erich von Däniken dies at 90 SONIC WEAPON? Did the U.S. Use a "Secret Sonic Weapon" in the Maduro Raid? What We Know SOURCE: Account from Venezuelan Security Guard on Social Media  SECRET ARSENAL: Advanced stealth and invisibility tech Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome Area 51's Most Outrageous Top Secret Spy Plane Projects  The Myth of the German "Wonder Weapons" | National Air and Space Museum BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

The fabled Library of Alexandria, one of the greatest centers of learning in the ancient world, was home to vast collections of scrolls from across the Mediterranean and beyond. Despite the wonders it contained, by late antiquity, the library's collections had disappeared, leaving questions about the depth of the ancient knowledge it once contained. But could such "lost knowledge" from the ancient past ever be recovered?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we explore the enigma of lost information from antiquity, as well as several of the most curious surviving ancient technologies that point to the existence of remarkable knowledge that was harnessed in the ancient world. From the famous 'Antikithera Mechanism,' to mysteries that include "Greek Fire," Damascus Steel, Roman Concrete, and the enigmatic "Visby Lenses," we examine echoes of a technological past on Earth that history has largely forgotten... or has it?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: "The Officer Turned Into a Frog": Heber City Police Department test-pilots AI software  AI showing signs of self-preservation and humans should be ready to pull plug, says pioneer  Research Library at NASA's Goddard Space and Flight Center to Close Friday  THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA: The Burning of the Library of Alexandria Library of Alexandria: Description, Facts, & Destruction LOST KNOWLEDGE: Nalanda: The university that changed the world  ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY: Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism, the First Computer  The Mystery of Greek Fire The Endurance of Ancient 'Damascus Steel' The Riddle of the Visby Lenses BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Throughout 2025, several new revelations have come to light involving the ever-controversial subject of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). From new whistleblowers coming forward to sensational claims about alleged secret programs, the last twelve months were at no loss for excitement as far as claims involving aerial mysteries, but what have this year's major revelations taught us, and how much can be verified?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, take a look at some of the major developments from 2025 involving UAP, from sighting reports to new revelations, and also controversies that have erupted around the subject.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: U.S. Government Agency Issues Statement on Low-Flying Helicopters Spotted Over Las Vegas Science of Tomorrow: The Top Discoveries in 2025 That Are Pushing the Boundaries of Science Science of Consciousness: The Most Intriguing Discoveries in 2025 Involving Neuroscience and the Mind Archaeology in 2025: Here Are Several of This Year's Most Fascinating Ancient Discoveries Beyond the Standard Model: Here Are the Top Mind-Bending Physics Stories from 2025  Astronomy in 2025: This Year's Most Captivating Discoveries in Space and the Cosmos BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Our fascination with ancient mysteries was rewarded in 2025 with a host of incredible discoveries that are shedding light on the past. Curious findings throughout the year have pushed back the timescales on the beginnings of ancient structures in Europe and other parts of the world, unusual artifacts found in odd places, and in some cases, discoveries that are bridging the gap between ancient history and mythology. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at some of the most fascinating and unusual archaeological discoveries of the last twelve months, from curiosities of the ancient world to lost technologies, forgotten societies, and monumental structures that are reshaping our views on the lives of the ancients.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS: Thousands cheer as the sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge How a Black-Market Archaeological Discovery Helped Unearth a Lost Ancient Fortress Ancient Pottery Shows Humans Were Doing Math 3,000 Years Before Numbers Existed  Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Egyptian 'Sun Temple' Cult Site, Confirming Century-Old Speculations MAJOR DISCOVERIES 7 of the Most Fascinating Archaeological Finds of 2025  4000-Year-Old Labyrinth Dubbed "One of the Most Important Archaeological Finds" of the Century A Curious Stairway to Nowhere Led Archaeologists to the Discovery of a "Lost Pompeii" "This Material Can Heal Itself Over Thousands of Years": MIT Scientists Decipher 'Roman Concrete'  A Mysterious Ring of Ancient Pits Near Stonehenge Provides New Clues About Life in Neolithic Britain BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Residents of New York and Los Angeles were recently treated to an eye-grabbing display, with the sudden appearance of mysterious promotional billboards advertising a new project by legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg. The eerie imagery was accompanied solely by the words "ALL WILL BE DISCLOSED," along with Spielberg's name and the presumed premiere date of the forthcoming film, the official title of which currently remains unknown. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, along with speculations about the film and whether it could feature "real aliens" and other theories that have proliferated online, we dive into the history of alleged U.S. government disclosures of information about UFOs in films and popular media, as well as the use of such platforms for the dissemination of disinformation.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Live updates: 10 killed in shooting at Australia's Bondi Beach, 2 in custody | CNN  Bondi Beach: Hero 'did not hesitate', family tells BBC, as Albanese says gunmen motivated by extremism Video of Australian "hero" disarming gunman in recent Bondi shooting  DONATE: Fundraiser by CarHubAustralia Australia : Support the Hero Who Disarmed a Bondi Attacker  Rob Reiner's Son Nick Arrested Following Deaths of His Parents, Held on $4 Million Bail  Egypt reveals restored colossal statues of pharaoh in Luxor  Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth on Dec. 19 ALL WILL BE DISCLOSED: Spielberg Poster Teases Mysterious New UFO Movie: "All Will Be Disclosed"   REAL ALIENS: Does Steven Spielberg's new film star real aliens?  E.T. phone Steven? Spielberg's new UFO movie, cryptic billboards reignite real alien conspiracies  What's The Latest On Steven Spielberg's Mystery UFO Movie? What We Know So Far  U.S. Admits UFOs Exist - Washington, PA Observer-Reporter - Nov 13, 1974 UFO COVERUP: Emenegger and Shartle in 'UFO Coverup? LIVE' Robert Emenegger 'Update' Interview 'ET' IN REAL LIFE: Spielberg Discusses Regan Statement at ET Private Screening BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

From out of the shadows of the U.S. intelligence community, Dr. James T. Lacatski, a former Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) career intelligence officer and scientist, has emerged to become best known as the program manager who initiated and oversaw the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program (AAWSAP). The program was, in short, the Pentagon's most comprehensive—and at times most controversial—known inquiry into unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a look at Lacatski's contributions to the UAP research effort, as detailed in formerly classified files released through the Freedom of Information Act, as well as several books he has authored about his tenure with AAWSAP, the latest of which, Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights, details the secretive scientist's ongoing revelations about the DIA's investigations into the unexplained.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: A Curious Stairway to Nowhere Led Archaeologists to the Discovery of a "Lost Pompeii" The New York Times Reports on 'The Area 51 of New England' Kecksburg Turns 60: The night the sky caught fire over Pennsylvania  AAWSAP CONTRACT UPDATE: AAWSAP Contract Update (FOIA Release)  LACATSKI'S NEWEST: Inside the U.S. Government Covert UFO Program: New Insights VOL II: Inside the US Government Covert UFO Program: Initial Revelations VOL I: Skinwalkers at the Pentagon: An Insider's Account of the Secret Government UFO Program BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In a major development for the future of UAP science, physicists at the University of Albany, New York, have announced a new research initiative—dubbed UAlbany Project X—that marks the beginning of a long-term scientific study of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). Joining us this week on The Micah Hanks Program to discuss the exciting news are two of the project's lead scientists, Dr. Kevin Knuth and Dr. Matthew Szydagis, who discuss the "rebirth" of the original UAPx initiative as a fully funded UAP investigation backed by the University of Albany. Where will the team's future studies of anomalous phenomena in our skies take us in the years ahead?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: The Oxford 2025 Word of the Year Is 'Rage Bait' Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all New Explanation: Hegseth Did Not Order That All Boat Operators Be Killed UPDATE: White House confirms Hegseth authorized second strike on drug boat   UALBANY PROJECT X: UAlbany Receives Major Gift to Advance Scientific Research on UAP How a Team of New York Physicists is Launching a Cutting-Edge Investigation into Aerial Mysteries BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For decades, the subject of UAP has hovered at the uneasy intersection of national security, scientific curiosity, and public trust. While bipartisan momentum in Washington has pushed for greater transparency, the federal government's fragmented responses and long-standing culture of classification have only deepened questions about what is known—and what might remain hidden.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, following the release of the new documentary film "The Age of Disclosure" by Director Dan Farah, we offer a complete analysis involving the film and main takeaways, as well as the media responses and intriguing details that have emerged since its release.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Dutch military opens fire at drones over Volkel Air Base - ABC News NATO scrambles jets after deepest drone breach yet into Romania  Vancouver liquidator to auction off decades of research THE AGE OF DISCLOSURE: The Age of Disclosure (2025) by Dan Farah - IMDb  REVIEWS / MEDIA COVERAGE NYT: 'The Age of Disclosure,' Documentary About U.F.O.s, Gets a Congressional Audience INDIEWIRE: A Case for Alien Life That's Far More Serious Than Anything We've Seen Before   HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Dan Farah's Polished Doc Legitimizes Unverifiable Theories About UFOs VATICAN OBSERVATORY: From the Living Room Cinema: Reaction to the 'The Age of Disclosure' COLAVITO: Review of "Age of Disclosure": An "Ancient Aliens" Episode with Better Lighting EW: President Trump could reveal existence of non-human intelligent life in 'near future,' says doc director  CONTEXT / HISTORY: The Pentagon's New UAP Report is Seriously Flawed - The Debrief BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the late 19th century, the concept of an "alien invasion" has been a recurring theme in literature, and also served as a kind of cultural pressure gauge—it reveals our fears about what might be lurking in the cosmos, as well as the everyday horrors of the human condition, forcing us to confront questions about our vulnerabilities, and our assumptions about intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we lead off with a bit of discussion about the persistent rumors about the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, and whether its presence could actually bring the discussion about alien visitation out of fiction and into reality. Then, we shift our attention to the discussion about what a real alien invasion might entail, and what it could mean for life on Earth if it were ever to occur; would humanity be up to the task of defending against a cosmic threat from beyond the stars?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Grandest Thanksgiving Yet? 2025 Holiday To Cost Average American Up To $1,000  Pranksters bypass Louvre's security and sneak painting in Oldest sequenced RNA reveals details about a mammoth's final moments 40,000 years ago   Archaeological breakthrough contradicts the timeline of human civilization 3I/ATLAS: The Harvard Scientist, Kim Kardashian and the Comet That Probably Isn't an Alien Spaceship  INVADERS: Increased UFO Reports Aren't Aliens, But Earth Is Still Unprepared for an Alien Invasion  Aliens may have stopped trying to contact humans because they simply got bored, Nasa scientist claims Mind of its own: Will "general AI" be like an alien invasion? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Ancient Greek mythology tells of a daunting underground maze known as the labyrinth, which, according to legend, housed the fabled beast known as the minotaur. However, clues hidden in ancient writings through the centuries have suggested that there may be more to the tale than mere legend, and that there had in fact been more than one labyrinth that existed in the ancient world.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, a remarkable new discovery in Crete has reinvigorated debate over the origins behind one of ancient Greece's most enduring legends, and it marks only the beginning of our search for answers to one of history's most enduring mysteries. Where were the locations of these massive underground complexes in antiquity, and could they indeed still exist into the present day?   Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Senate advances plan to end historic shutdown in bipartisan breakthrough  Flight disruptions from shutdown worsen as Trump threatens air traffic controllers  The shutdown is about to end. Will millions lose their health insurance?  ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS: Archaeologists Decode Peru's Mysterious Band of Holes Officials Seek Answers as Mysterious Vehicle Revealed by Melting Ice in the Swiss Alps "Monster of the Earth": Archaeologists Uncover Ceremonial Marker Revealing Royal Power at Maya Site THE LABYRINTH: Myths of the Labyrinth: The Ashmolean Museum  THE GREEK LABYRINTH: The Cretan Labyrinth (via Britannica)  Half–bull, half-truth… How English archaeologist claimed credit for discovering home of the minotaur 4000-Year-Old Labyrinth Discovery, "One of the Most Important Archaeological Finds" of the Century EGYPT'S LABYRINTH: The lost Egyptian labyrinth – The Past BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For centuries, strange phenomena associated with our seas have been reported by credible observers, which include several Cold War-era sightings by personnel with the U.S. and Soviet militaries. But what are these strange oceanic counterparts to the UAP mystery, which many refer to as "unidentified submerged objects," or USOs?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, following an update on unusual behavior displayed by the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during its recent nearest approach to the Sun, we shift our attention to the USO mystery, what contemporary data says, and also how several historical examples describe unusual phenomena encountered throughout the height of the Cold War.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Couple's brand new Tesla struck by suspected meteorite on drive home from dealership Scientists Use Materials to Mimic Wormholes and Multiple Realities JD Vance talks UFOs, suggests 'spiritual forces working on the physical world'  3I/ATLAS UPDATE: Astronomer reveals first look at Comet 3I/ATLAS as it reappears from behind the sun  We can visit interstellar comets like 3I/ATLAS with spacecraft. Here's how scientists say we'll do it  Did 3I/ATLAS Just Show Signs of Technology? Interstellar Object Displays 'Non-Gravitational Motion' NEWS: Mysterious UFOs Spotted Along US Coast - Newsweek  THE REPORT: Unidentified Submerged Objects: USOs | Enigma Labs  PROJECT BLUE BOOK: Blue Book UFO Reports at Sea by Ships BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recently, striking correlations between mysterious flashes of light captured on 1950s astronomical plates, reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), and atmospheric nuclear weapons tests of the same era have been revealed in a pair of new peer-reviewed scientific papers. Analyzing more than 106,000 short-lived "transients" from the VASCO project archives, the team found that such flashes were 68% more likely to occur the day after a nuclear test, and increased further when UAP sightings were also reported. A companion study detected potential solar reflections from flat, highly reflective objects in orbit before the first human satellites launched, with one event coinciding with the famous 1952 Washington, D.C., UAP sightings. Joining us on The Micah Hanks Program to discuss the new research is Stephen Bruehl, Ph.D., a Vanderbilt University professor of anesthesiology, who discusses the statistical analysis of the data collected on these unusual "transients," and why at least one-third of these pre-satellite flashes may represent genuine objects in high orbit, challenging long-held assumptions that such points of light were photographic artifacts. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Elon Musk Launches Grokipedia, a Wikipedia Competitor  TRANSIENTS: Unexpected patterns in historical astronomical observations  THE PAPERS: Aligned, Multiple-transient Events in the First Palomar Sky Survey  Transients in the Palomar Sky Survey may be associated with nuclear testing and reports of UAP SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Did Astronomers Photograph UFOs Orbiting Earth in the 1950s?  NUCLEAR CORRELATIONS: Transients in the Palomar Observatory Sky  Survey | JDog on Metabunk HISTORY: Clyde Tombaugh and the Mysterious Satellites BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recently, a United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 en route from Denver to Los Angeles was forced to make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City after colliding with an unidentified object over Utah. The impact shattered the cockpit windshield, injuring one of the pilots and prompting the crew to announce that the aircraft had "collided with an object." Early investigations seem to rule out space debris or meteors, and while investigators continue working to resolve the situation, a potential break in this unusual case may have now revealed what actually happened.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the unnerving incident, along with the issue of potential dangers that unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) may represent to pilots, with a look at historic cases and similar incidents where possible collisions with unknown objects may have imperiled aircraft.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: French crown jewels: What we know about missing Louvre treasures stolen in 'national disaster' The internet just had another global outage. Why does this keep happening?  Federal agency overseeing US nuclear stockpile will furlough most of its workforce starting Monday  A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal  NJ drone and 'UFO'  scare solved? Private contractor unveils strange aircraft, takes credit for sky mystery  UTAH COLLISION: Investigators Baffled by 'Mystery Object' That Struck Plane, Caused Minor Injuries UAP and AVIATION: Pilot UFO Sightings Collected by NASA Reveal Serious Safety Concerns Over Objects in U.S. Airspace  NIGHT SHIP 282: Plane's wreckage puzzles investigators - May 21, 2004  NTSB: 'Collision With Unknown Object' Killed Mobile Pilot BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In an odd turn of events, officials have revealed unusual new details about an aircraft crash that occurred near Area 51 in late September. The crash, initially described as minor and non-fatal, has since taken a strange turn after investigators reportedly discovered "tampering" at the site, which includes the discovery of objects that included an "inert training bomb body" and aircraft material of "unknown origin." This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the latest news about the ongoing investigation, as well as the strange history involving several of the key players involved in the investigation into the mysterious crash near America's most controversial high-security facility. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Living Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are freed as part of Gaza ceasefire  She saw a car-sized object above a Texas farm and found a wayward hunk of NASA equipment  3I/ATLAS is Displaying Surprising Activity Scientists Call "a Note from Another Planetary System" Scientists Track Over 1000 Martian Dust Devils, Revealing Hidden Wind Patterns Across the Red Planet   Forget the Sixth Sense: New Study Says the Human Brain May Be Wired for Seven Senses AREA 51: Officials Say Aircraft Material of "Unknown Origin" Found at Site of Crash Near Area 51  RAID ON DREAMLAND RESORT: Air Force, FBI raid homes of man with Area 51 website  STATEMENT ON RAID: Press release regarding FBI raid KNAPP REPORTS: Questions remain 16 months after dual raids on Area 51 website creator BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On July 1, 2025, a mysterious object was detected within our solar system. Soon afterward, it was confirmed by NASA as the third known interstellar object ever observed by astronomers, and given a formal name: 3I/ATLAS. Since that time, the object's unusual trajectory, massive size, and anomalous behavior have captured the fascination of the scientific community, leading to questions about whether it is indeed simply an interstellar comet bearing unusual traits or whether it could be something more complex.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we delve into the curious story behind 3I/ATLAS and look at what we know about the object, as well as why several experts have advanced theories involving extraterrestrial technologies in relation to the mysterious interstellar visitor coursing through our solar system.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Amelia Earhart's plane likely located in lagoon, team claims, citing "very strong" evidence Lithuanian Airport Temporarily Shut Down Following Aerial Object Sightings  DENMARK DRONE UPDATE: Denmark Quietly Debunks 'Drone' Sightings After Massive … Mysterious drones over Denmark: Investigation has debunked several drone sightings   MEANWHILE IN MUNICH: Drones sightings shut down Munich airport overnight  3I/ATLAS: Latest NASA Images of 3I/ATLAS From Recent Mars Flyby Stunned Social Media 3I/ATLAS is Captured in New Images as Mysterious Object Cruises Past Mars Newest 3I/ATLAS Study Reveals an "Extremely Puzzling" Discovery: Why Does It Have So Much Metal? Unusual New 3I/ATLAS Discovery Suggests the Interstellar Comet is "Anomalously Massive" LOEB, HIBBARD, & CROWL: Is the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Alien Technology?  DAVENPORT, ET AL: Technosignature Searches of Interstellar Objects BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recently, the legendary Area 51 has been making headlines again, after a mysterious incident involving an aircraft crash in the desert near the famous and secretive high-security facility. Elsewhere, sightings of "mystery drones" over NATO member countries in Europe are raising concerns among officials, as questions remain over who may be behind the mysterious incursions.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we delve into what is known about the unusual incident involving a crash retrieval at Area 51, as well as the statements made by European officials regarding concerning mystery drones that led to a shutdown at Copenhagen Airport.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Hegseth uses rare meeting of generals to announce new military standards  Top Military Brass Clash With Hegseth in New Pentagon Battle  Hegseth is "crawling out of his skin" over security concerns SHUTDOWN: Government to shut down after midnight barring last-minute breakthrough in Congress Over 100,000 federal workers to resign Tuesday amid looming government shutdown    SCIENCE: Unusual Gravitational Wave May Be Sign of Wormhole Linking Universes  Microlightning might provide long-sought explanation for will-o'-the-wisps AREA 51: Air Force probing mysterious 'incident' involving flying craft near Area 51 MYSTERY DRONES: Why would Denmark be the target of a Russian 'hybrid drone attack'? Mystery Drone Incursions in NATO Airspace Spark Europe-Wide Concerns Over "Hybrid Warfare" BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In January 1948, Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Captain Thomas Mantell died while pursuing an unidentified flying object near Fort Knox, after his P-51 Mustang went into a fatal climb. The U.S. Air Force later suggested he had been chasing a high-altitude Skyhook balloon, but many still regard the Mantell incident as one of the first major UFO cases of the modern era. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by filmmaker Seth Breedlove, whose forthcoming documentary Lost Contact: UFOs After Wartime revisits one of the earliest controversies in the study of UFOs, involving the fatal plane crash that claimed the life of pilot Thomas Mantell in 1948. What does a fresh look at eyewitness testimony reveal about this classic of post-war ufology?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around UN capable of crippling cell service in NYC Archaeologists Have Unearthed a Site in Turkey That May Predate Famous Göbekli Tepe Tipsy Chimps? Study Reveals Wild Apes Consume the Equivalent of Two Drinks a Day NASA Issues Statement on 3I/ATLAS as Images Reveal the Object Has a Striking New Feature BREEDLOVE: The Official Website of Small Town Monsters LOST CONTACT: Trailer for 'Lost Contact: UFOs After Wartime' BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Last week, the Task Force on the Disclosure of Federal Secrets held a hearing entitled "Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection," during which witnesses and members of Congress criticized government secrecy and dismissiveness around unidentified anomalous phenomena. With participation from military whistleblowers, some of whom expressed concerns over repercussions for speaking out, the hearing's participants argued that existing oversight bodies like AARO have failed to investigate reports adequately. In this episode of The Micah Hanks Program, we analyze the key takeaways from the recent hearing, along with a new UAP video that was revealed during the event, as we weigh the national security risks that participants say these unknown phenomena may represent. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Jeffrey Meldrum Ph.D. Obituary (1958 - 2025)  UAP HEARING: Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency & Whistleblower Protection  Newly released video at House UFO hearing appears to show U.S. missile striking and bouncing off orb VIDEO: UFO? New video appears to show missile bouncing off mystery aircraft ANALYSIS: Do UAPs Conserve Momentum? A Video Analysis to Find the Mass of an Unidentified Orb 3D Analysis of the Yemen Orb by Users at Metabunk BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On an unassuming evening in March 1997, thousands of witnesses in Arizona and surrounding states observed strange lights in the sky. The famous incident, known today as "The Phoenix Lights," remains a staple of modern UFO studies... but is there a deeper story behind this classic "best evidence" encounter? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a careful look at the Phoenix Lights mystery, as well as recent sightings of "mystery drones," and how biased viewpoints that treat the subject either skeptically or entirely credulously often lead to the creation of "myths of the space age," where no real resolution results. Can such analysis be applied to UAP research in the future in ways that promote better research and more case resolutions? Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Evidence of 9000-Year-Old "House of the Dead" Unearthed at Neolithic City of Çatalhöyük New Site Discovered in Turkey Could Be Older Than Göbeklitepe 3I/ATLAS is Now Headed Toward Mars, as Mystery Surrounding Interstellar Visitor Grows   Scientists Fear "Mirror Life" Produced in the Lab Could Create a Dangerous New Form of Biology PHOENIX LIGHTS: Phoenix Lights Mystery: What Were Those Lights? MYSTERY DRONES: What are the mystery drones flying over the US? | New Scientist  THOMAS BULLARD: The Myth and Mystery of UFOs by Thomas Bullard  JOSHUA CUTCHIN: The Official Website of Joshua Cutchin BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the dawn of the space age, scientists have been scouring the universe for evidence of alien life and possible attempts at communication by intelligent civilizations in the far reaches of the cosmos. While frustratingly little evidence has been found supporting the existence of intelligent life on other worlds, a handful of strange incidents from over the years point to a tantalizing possibility: that attempts at contact have already been made.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the famous "Fermi Paradox," as well as possible cases involving messages sent toward Earth by extraterrestrial civilizations, and why some scientists haven't ruled out the search for alien technosignatures on mysterious interstellar objects like the unusual comet 3I/ATLAS.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS:  The story of a NH alien abduction is set to become a feature film Rep. Burlison Introduces UAP Disclosure Act of 2025 as Amendment to NDAA Anna Paulina Luna Tells Joe Rogan About Her UFO Experience in Air Force SIGNALS FROM SPACE: The Fermi Paradox  SUTTER: The Great Filter Part 1: The Legacy of Fermi's Paradox  MELLON: The Paradox of Fermi's Paradox  THE 'WOW SIGNAL': Mysterious '  Wow! signal': Scientists may finally know where it came from MORE SIGNALS? 'Strange' star pulses detected in search for extraterrestrial intelligence 3I/ATLAS: Could Alien Technosignatures Be Detected from Interstellar Objects Like 3I/ATLAS? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For centuries, humans have wrestled with the mysteries of the cosmos, from the invisible dark matter and dark energy that shape the universe, to hidden dimensions, parallel universes, and the ultimate fate of all cosmic structures. Such questions force us to consider not only the physics of the universe, but the possibility that non-human intelligence—whether biological or artificial—could exist far beyond Earth, or perhaps also closer to home. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at some of the greatest modern mysteries of the cosmos, as well as the question of whether there is life elsewhere in the universe. If so, could it have already created its own artificial intelligence, and might such alien AI have evolved to superintelligent levels, and could some phenomena we observe today, such as UAP, be linked to such entities?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 3I/ATLAS Comet Mystery Deepens with 'Tantalizing' Observations by NASA's SPHEREx Mission 3I/ATLAS Was Just Spotted by the James Webb Telescope, Confirming an Odd New Discovery Astronomers Have Detected the Brightest Known Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen Astronomers Detect Evidence of Matter 'Evolving' Into Dark Energy, Challenging Previous Assumptions COSMIC MYSTERIES: How Many Dimensions Are There in the Universe?  DARK MATTER: The Search for Dark Matter Just Got a Lot Harder GALAXIES OF EVERY KIND: Galaxy Types (NASA)  INTELLIGENT MACHINES: What Is a Von Neumann Probe?  ALIEN AI: In the search for alien life, should we be looking for artificial intelligence?  Could AI be the reason we haven't encountered alien civilizations? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For centuries, sailors have shared baffling stories of phantom vessels found adrift with their crews missing. Such mysterious occurrences have helped give rise to famous legends like that of the "Flying Dutchman," a ghost ship said to have been observed during severe maritime storms since at least the eighteenth century. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we explore several historical cases of ships at sea and aircraft whose crews went missing, like the famous Mary Celeste, the odd tale of the Orang Medan, a blimp whose crew vanished during WWII, and other eerie examples. However, could some reported sightings of phantom vessels throughout time also point to another kind of phenomenon at work behind a few of these famous tales, and the urban legends that become associated with them? Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Hurricane Erin update: Forecast sees huge storm moving closer to U.S. NASA's acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency A Giant Rockfall at Yosemite Decades Ago Caused a Supersonic Airblast Light in the sky surprised people across Pennsylvania Last Week. Here's what it was  GHOST SHIPS: Haunting Mysteries of the World's Creepiest Ghost Ships   A N.S. ghost ship is fading from memory — 150 years after its crew disappeared Daily Mirror Fri Nov 22 1940: "Crew Dies in SOS Mystery"  The Myth of the Ourang Medan Ghost Ship, 1940 - The Skittish Library A ghost blimp over California - the L-8 airship - Zeppelin Museum El Caleuche – Mythological Chile (Spanish Language) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

At 9:23 p.m. on April 14, 1953, the crew aboard a U.S. Navy patrol plane conducting a classified ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) operation during Korean War had an unsettling encounter with the unexplained. Moving silently through the air at nine thousand feet, the aircraft initially noticed a light in the distance that appeared to be signaling to them using Morse Code. Over the hour that followed, the crew found themselves in the middle of a strange series of engagements that could only be interpreted as an aggressive display toward their aircraft by objects of unknown origin.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we explore this little-known Cold War-era incident involving a U.S. Navy spy plane's classified mission that led to an aggressive encounter with unidentified aerial phenomena, as well as its implications to the history of the subject and similar military encounters then and now.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: ANNOUNCEMENT: Physics of Exotic Propulsion with Dr. Matthew Szydagis - Society for UAP Studies  NEWS: Google Search Ranking Volatility Shakes Up This Weekend  OpenAI will not disclose GPT-5's energy use. It could be higher than past models  1953 UAP REPORTS: UFO Reports and Documents from 1953 - Project 1947  UFO HISTORY: The UFO Encyclopedia - By Jerome Clark, et al  PROJECT BLUE BOOK: US, Project Blue Book - UFO Investigations, 1947-1969 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In a rare public interview, Jon Kosloski, Director of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) joined astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on StarTalk Radio to pull back the curtain on the U.S. government's investigation into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs). From law enforcement sightings of black triangles and glowing orbs to the challenges of AI-generated hoaxes and classified sensor tech, Kosloski offered a breakdown of AARO's scientific approach to UAP analysis. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, following a "State of the UAP" address that looks at the current state of the phenomenon, the history behind what got us here, and issues UAP studies currently faces, we examine Kosloski's recent discussion with Tyson, and look at what insights, clarity, and also a few concerns this episode reveals about the state of UAP studies, along with the facts and fictions surrounding the UAP debate. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: A Radioactive Wasp Nest Was Discovered at a Cold War-Era Nuclear Site by DoE Officials  Poison Detection in Wild Pigs Brings Attention to Pesticide Exposure in Hunter-Harvested Wildlife  "We Call it Megaflash Lightning": Scientists Use Satellites to Find New Weather Extremes  Organized scientific fraud is growing at an alarming rate, study uncovers  AARO ON STARTALK: The Truth About UAPs with Jon Kosloski - StarTalk Radio  AARO: The Official Website of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1996, a NASA space shuttle mission meant to study microgravity's effects on electromagnetism may have recorded one of the most puzzling and controversial encounters ever filmed in Earth orbit—dozens, and eventually hundreds, of luminous, pulsating objects seemingly reacting to high-voltage electromagnetic fields in space. What were the strange objects, and could they be related to mysterious plasmas that are believed to manifest in Earth's atmosphere, which are sometimes responsible for UAP sightings? From bizarre luminous manifestations in our skies, to extreme weather events and meteorological oddities, this week on The Micah Hanks Program we explore cases involving anomalous atmospheric phenomena and climatic curiosities, which include eerie glowing plasmas and other unusual manifestations, to an ancient mystery involving abrupt temperature reversals that continue to baffle scientists. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 3I/ATLAS is 7 miles wide, the largest interstellar object ever seen HOSTILE ALIENS? Is the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Alien Technology? DANGEROUS HEAT: Tracking Dangerous Heat in the U.S. Historic January 2025 snowstorm in the Southern U.S. | NOAA Climate.gov Alabama's rare severe weather event 'is all but certain': Level 5 out of 5 risk in forecast for state Pacific Northwest Could See Rare Thunderstorms on Wednesday Strange Pressure Disturbance is impact the United States and Canada in the long-range Weather Predictions      HURRICANES: NOAA predicts above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  PLASMAS: Extraterrestrial Life in the Thermosphere: Plasmas, UAP, Pre-Life, Fourth State of Matter Explaining the STS-75 Incident (YouTube) NWS: "Owlie's Weird Weather!" NOAA: The Younger Dryas BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

This week, sudden news of the firing of former AARO Deputy Director Tim Phillips has sparked controversy following a series of interviews in which he discussed UAPs—particularly black triangle craft exhibiting silent flight, low heat signatures, and advanced maneuverability. Though Phillips emphasized these objects are likely terrestrial in origin, possibly foreign adversary technology, although his sudden departure now raises questions about whether his removal was tied to the substance of his comments—or the fact that he spoke at all. Following our analysis of the latest departure from the DoD's AARO, this week on The Micah Hanks Program we then shift our attention over to the latest findings from the UAP Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS), where black triangles also emerge as a dominant pattern: dark, silent, slow-moving craft often seen near military airspace. Meanwhile, recent case studies further deepen the mystery; what does recent witness data suggest about the ongoing UAP discussion? Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 30,000-Acre 'Gothic Fire' Scorches Military Training Range Near Nevada's Secretive Area 51 Age of INVICTUS: ESA's Bold Hypersonic Initiative Aims to Revolutionize High-Speed Flight Astronomers Reveal Betelgeuse Has an Elusive Stellar Companion Linked to Star's Curious Brightness  'Yeti blood oath' divides Denver seminary  PHILLIPS IS OUT: Posting announcing departure from USG work on Tim Phillips' LinkedIn Page  UAPSRS UPDATE: The UAP Sightings Reporting System BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the story of a remarkable 2004 U.S. military UAP incident involving the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group first came to widespread public attention, speculation has ensued about whether anomalous aerial vehicle popularly known as the "Tic Tac" might be a secretive U.S. technology. Now, new claims have come to light that argue the unusual vehicle could belong to American defense contractor Lockheed Martin, but how credible are the claims?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the recent claims, and trace the likely trail of clues back to the possible source of these allegations. How likely is it that the famous Tic Tac UAP incident might have involved an experimental military technology, and does the newest evidence support this remarkable claim? Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: MAGA faithful are angry about the Epstein case. Here's what to know 12,000 Years of Mongolian Rock Art Reveal Iconic Creature's Transformation into a Mythic Beast Archaeologists Keep Finding Gigantic Shoes at This 2000-Year-Old Roman Site A Lake Vanished Without a Trace in Remote Quebec—Can Satellite Data Solve the Mystery? DISINFO DOZENS: Are a few people ruining the internet for the rest of us? THE PAPER: Inside the funhouse mirror factory: How social media distorts perceptions of norms TIC TAC CLAIMS: Coulthart says he's "reasonably sure" the Tic Tac was being operated "psionically"  Steven Greer tells Jesse Michels David Fravor now believes the Tic Tac is Lockheed Martin tech MICHELS ON X: Fravor says Tic Tac "was not Lockheed Martin" BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In July 2021, researchers conducted a week-long scientific expedition off California's Catalina Island to study unidentified aerial phenomena using visible, infrared, and radiation sensors. While most anomalies were resolved through analysis, one unexplained event—captured around 4 a.m. on July 16—remains outstanding, marked by a dark object and possible coincident ionizing radiation. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by Dr. Matthew Szydagis is a member of the physics faculty at the University at Albany State University, NY, pursuing experimental particle astrophysics, in particular direct laboratory detection of dark matter particles, underground. Since 2019 Matthew has also been a member of UAPx, which led the 2021 research effort off the California coast, detailed in a new paper, "Initial Results From the First Field Expedition of UAPx to Study Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena." Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Live updates: Texas flooding death toll, latest Camp Mystic news DONATE TO AID TEXAS FLOOD VICTIMS: Kerr County Flood Relief Fund More places where you can donate to help Central Texas flood recovery  TSA plans to let travelers keep their shoes on at airport security checkpoints  NASA Discovers Interstellar Comet Moving Through Solar System - NASA Science  Resurrecting the Moa: A New Deextinction Initiative Blends Māori Wisdom with Cutting-Edge Genomics  UAP: The New Science of Unidentified Aerospace-Undersea Phenomena Initial Results From the First Field Expedition of UAPx to Study Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena  How much time do we have before catastrophic disclosure occurs? MATTHEW SZYDAGIS: Matthew Szydagis Profile at University at Albany BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

A long time ago, in a galaxy far away... there was once an effort to construct "the largest encyclopedia in history, both in terms of breadth and in terms of depth," which its co-founder said should also fundamentally "be a reliable resource." That site, of course, is Wikipedia, and today, that same co-founder, Larry Sanger, has his doubts about the success of its mission, saying in 2021 that whether or not it can be relied on anymore "depends on what you think the truth is," and more importantly, whatever the predominant establishment views are at any given time.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, after looking at the latest revelations involving Pentagon disinformation and other issues related to the U.S. government's pursuit of answers to the UAP mystery, we shift our focus over to a recent attack launched against our friendly neighborhood podcaster by the anonymous editors at Wikipedia, who have long showcased a harsh disdain for the UAP subject. What does this mean in terms of truth, transparency, and accuracy regarding the world's sixth-most-visited website?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA Satellite Images Reveal Mysterious Blast Site of 1908 Tunguska Event Death of the Podcast Host? AI Podcasts Stir Debate Over the Future of Science Communication   A Mysterious Radio Signal from Space Was Traced to an Unexpected Source—and It's Something Within Our Own Galaxy  UAP: Was It Scrap Metal or an Alien Spacecraft? The Army Asked an Elite Defense Lab to Investigate Tim Phillips - Former Deputy Director of AARO Speaks with Mick West Eric Davis responds to recent WSJ reporting Chris Mellon's letter to the WSJ  WIKI WARS: Wikipedia bans The Debrief, Attacks Micah Hanks   Politician Threatens to Unmask Wiki Editor with Frivolous Suit - Center for Individual Rights  'Nobody should trust Wikipedia,' its co-founder warns:  Larry Sanger says site has been taken over by left-wing 'volunteers'   Wikipedia:Why Wikipedia is not so great  Article on 'Criticism of Wikipedia' on Wikipedia.com FLASHBACK: The Decline of Wikipedia | MIT Technology Review BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the Second World War, sightings of anomalous phenomena near U.S. strategic sites have been logged, pointing to what some interpret as a serious national security for not only America, but for militaries around the world. What are these objects, and what are the intentions of their operators?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by researchers Ian Porritt and Larry Hancock of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, who discuss their latest published report "UAP Indications Analysis 1945-1975 Military and Public Activities," which examines possible indications about the UAP presence, contact protocols, and much more.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Was It Scrap Metal or an Alien Spacecraft? The Army Asked an Elite Defense Lab to Investigate Tim Phillips - Former Deputy Director of AARO Speaks with Mick West UAP Indications Analysis 1945-1975 Military and Public Activities BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Following a recent "bombshell" report by the Wall Street Journal revealing the Pentagon's secretive disinformation efforts involving UFOs since the Cold War, controversy has erupted over the extent of the long-running deception, whether the new "revelations" are actually just more disinfo, and what this means in terms of investigation of "real" UAP incidents.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we wade into the controversy, along with an examination of recent statements by the Deputy Director of the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office regarding its uncovering of evidence of the DoD's deception over the years, as well as the cases involving mysterious "black triangles " that still baffle AARO officials.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Cosmic Summit 2025: Use offer code "UAP" for in-person passes, and "3CAMS" for $50 Virtual Passes NEWS: Israel Says It Attacked Headquarters of Powerful Iranian Military Unit  Satellite images show damage to Iran missile sites  Massive Stealth Flying Wing Emerges At Secretive Chinese Base AUDIO: An Astronaut on the Moon Who's a Soldier  U.S. Army Secretary Refers to Astronaut "On the Moon Who's a Soldier," UFO DISINFO: BOMBSHELL: Pentagon created fake UFO evidence, promoted false alien stories  Mick West on Black Triangles: "Optical Illusions" or Real Craft?  WITNESS "BJ": UAPSRS Case No. 145 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Throughout the Cold War, the Pentagon secretly produced fake images, documents, and other materials related to alleged UFO programs, which were leaked through covert placement in public areas, dissemination through the UFO community, and even shown during fake briefings provided to members of the U.S. military. Today, the full extent of the secretive disinformation campaign remains unknown, and questions linger over why it was carried out.  All of this, according to recent explosive allegations published by the Wall Street Journal, which claim that the secretive effort was uncovered by investigators with the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a deep dive into the claims, and uncover why the supposedly "new" revelations are actually just the latest retelling of a decades old narrative involving UFO disinformation by the U.S. government.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: US cities brace for more protests, downtown Los Angeles under curfew  Hammerhead shark falls from sky in South Carolina, interrupting disc golf game Look What NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter Just Spotted Peeking Through an Odd Martian Cloud Formation  SETI Researchers Report Discovery of 'Communication' by NHI in Earth's Oceans  A 1,200-Ton Boulder Was Dropped on a Pacific Island—Now Scientists Know How It Got There   WSJ: The Pentagon Disinformation That Fueled America's UFO Mythology  DISINFO AND UFOs: 10.22.24. UFOs and Counterintelligence: False Narratives & Fake UAP Programs BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Between 2008 and 2010, a secretive program within the Defense Intelligence Agency investigated several high-profile UAP incidents, exploring their national defense implications and the possibility of whether new technologies could be derived from their study. Known as the Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Application Program (AAWSAP), the program was the catalyst behind a resurgence in interest in mysterious aerial phenomena that would occur several years later once The New York Times revealed the existence of the program.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the recent revelation that official documents produced by Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies, the official contractor for the DIA's AAWSAP program, have leaked online. Specifically, we explore new revelations that have come to light about the program's investigation into one of modern history's most famous cases: the 2004 USS Nimitz "Tic Tac" incident. What do the documents reveal, and how does it compare to existing knowledge about this landmark UAP case?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: OpenAI's 'smartest' AI model was explicitly told to shut down — and it refused  Ukraine drones strike bombers during major attack in Russia "We are Going to Have a Catastrophic Event": Drone Incursions in Restricted Airspace Surging in 2025   BAASS LEAK: Full 140 page tic tac report : u/Cosmoseeker2030  Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

A mysterious metallic sphere allegedly discovered near Buga, Columbia, has recently made headlines, after viral videos appeared online which claim to show the object in flight prior crashing into the ground. While some mainstream outlets have picked up the story, what are the actual details about this purported "mystery sphere"?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the recent claims involving the "Buga Sphere," along with an exploration of similar cases involving alleged mystery sphere recoveries. Finally, we turn our attention to recent sightings reports of spherical UAP from around the world, as we search for answers to the enduring question of why humans maintain such a fascination with circular shapes.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: All humans emit subtle light until they die, study suggests Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals Pentagon's UAP investigators explore new options to better track and manage confidential reports  Burlison: Lue Elizondo "needs to take a break" after latest UAP photo controversy THE MYSTERY SPHERES: Mysterious sphere in Colombia sparks UFO talk Mystery sphere found on beach perplexes Japan   Mysteriously Perfect Sphere Spotted in Space by Astronomers : ScienceAlert  The Betz Sphere Mystery - St. Petersburg Times - Apr 15, 1974 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recently on Capitol Hill, lawmakers were provided a classified briefing on UAP by the FBI, and now several U.S. Representatives are saying the Bureau needs to be more involved in the Pentagon's investigations into anomalous phenomena. We take a look at what members of Congress have had to say about the FBI's briefing, and where things may go from here.  Also in this week's episode of The Micah Hanks Program, we look at why a group of former Japanese officials are pushing for the country to have its own version of the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), and a series of newly released videos and analysis by the Pentagon's UFO hunting unit... and why we still have a few questions about their conclusions.   Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Joe Biden Is Diagnosed With an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer Paleontologists discover a 500-million-year-old, 3-eyed predator    NASA's Perseverance Rover Spots Something on Mars That Scientists Have Never Seen Before   "This Has Left Us Scratching Our Heads." NASA's JWST Spots Unexpected Light Activity on Jupiter  NASA Mission Reveals Ground Shaking New Insights into Mysterious Structures on Venus  The Hunt for "Planet X": Is a Secret "Super-Earth" Lurking in Our Solar System?  THE FBI & UAP: AskAPol (Matt Laslo) on the FBI's UAP Working Group  Rep. Luna tells AskAPol recent FBI briefings "makes us reconsider AARO" FLASHBACK: The FBI Confirms It Has a Secretive "UAP Working Group," but Agents Now Worry Their Jobs Could Be in Jeopardy JAPAN'S NEW 'AARO'? Japan's Defense Ministry asked to launch office on UFOs, anomalies FLASHBACK: UFO investigation launched in Japan after U.S. report designates region"hotspot FEB 2023: Japan Strongly Suspects China Sent Three Spy Balloons Into Its Airspace AUG 2024: Chinese Electronic Intelligence Plane Makes Incursion Into Japanese Airspace  NOV 2024: Japan to pave way for military to shoot down intruding balloons  JUST DAYS LATER… Taiwan reports sighting of Chinese balloon near island   AARO UAP VIDEOS: AARO UAP Imagery  UAP Video - Middle East 2023 UAP Video - Al Taqaddum Object BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In recent days, a bombshell NewsNation's special, "Hunting UFOs: The Desert Sky Mystery," hosted by Ross Coulthart, told the story of Border Patrol agent Bob Thompson and his claims of anomalous aerial sightings along the U.S.-Mexico border. However, while the program presented the story as being "the first time" Thompson had come forward, that's not quite the case...  Also in this week's installment of The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into the intriguing revelations involving Matthew Brown, who has been revealed as the whistleblower behind claims involving a secret program allegedly called Immaculate Constellation. We dive into Brown's descriptions of internal U.S. government transcripts, secret files, and philosophical concerns about government deception, all of which offer new insights, but also raise a few red flags regarding one of the UAP  research community's latest and most compelling controversies.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: The Website of the ODNI Has Been Missing in Action for Days  Soviet-Era Kosmos 482 Space Probe Will Fall to Earth This Week—But Will It Burn Up During Re-Entry? Hidden Beneath Antarctic Ice, a "Deeply Puzzling" Soviet-era Discovery Finally Reveals Its Secrets Transmuting Lead into Gold, CERN's LHC Achieves Alchemist's Dreams for a Fraction of a Second The Kessler Syndrome: Crisis in Space Intensifies as Thousands of Satellites Crowd Earth Orbit UFOs AT THE BORDER: NewsNation presents 'Hunting UFOs: The Desert Sky Mystery'  FLASHBACK, 2022: Incursions at the Border: Homeland Security Agents Tell of Encounters With Unidentified Aerial Phenomena BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 2023, a massive Chinese spy balloon drifted through U.S. airspace before being shot down off the South Carolina coast. Since that time, much has been learned about the notorious incident, which prompted some to consider whether a majority of the unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) observed by military personnel could be similar, relatively simple technologies used for surveillance of our warfighters. But is that really the case?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into surprising new revelations about the spy balloon incident, and why the mission of the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) involves far more than just tracking the balloons and drones of U.S. foreign adversaries. Finally, we also take a look at recent controversies surrounding the latest UAP event on Capitol Hill, and why a few developments behind the scenes are raising red flags within the UAP research community.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: "I Thought I Was Witnessing End Times." Massive Green Fireball Spotted by Hundreds ASRS: NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System May Be Doomed  Federal Register Volume 90, Number 85 (Monday, May 5, 2025) SPY BALLOONS: 'Things got really crazy.' The shocking untold story of the Chinese spy balloon GRAVES: Spy balloons, drones and advanced UAP pose a clear and present danger  AARO: The mission of the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office UAP on Capitol Hill: Understanding UAP: Science, National Security & Innovation BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recent advances in genetics and paleoanthropology are revealing a complex world where multiple hominin species coexisted, interbred, and left behind their DNA in modern populations. Fossils like the Denisovan jawbone Penghu-1 found in Taiwan and enigmatic remains from Red Deer Cave suggest that some archaic humans may have survived into the Holocene, much later than previously thought. Meanwhile, studies of modern genomes have uncovered "genetic ghosts"—traces of unknown ancient populations for which no physical remains have been found, particularly in Africa and Southeast Asia. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at these and other recent discoveries challenging our past thinking on ancient humans, which point to a tangled web of migrations and ancient interactions. We look at global folklore and indigenous traditions that describe reclusive, bipedal, humanlike creatures that bear striking similarities across cultures, which raise profound questions about how many kinds of humans once walked the Earth—and whether some still might. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Trump and Zelensky hold war talks inside St. Peter's Basilica ahead of pope's funeral A carnivorous 'bone collector' caterpillar dresses in the remains of its prey   New Findings Cast Doubt on Spectral Evidence of Life on Distant Exoplanet K2-18b  The National Archives needs your help transcribing UFO and JFK files  Ross Coulthart says Ashton Forbes' MH370 theories aren't credible   PENGHU-1: A Mysterious Fossil from an Unknown Humanlike Species Once Baffled Scientists Discovery of "Lost" Species, 'Homo Juluensis,' Challenges Accepted Ideas on Early Hominin Evolution A Genetic Ghost Hunt: What Ancient Humans Live On In Our DNA? A Humanlike "Living Fossil" Could Still Be Alive in Indonesia, This Anthropologist Says The Relict Hominoid Inquiry: Idaho State University BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

This week, the potential discovery of signs of biosignatures in the atmosphere of a distant planet has aliens on the minds of many scholars. Meanwhile, a recently published study, "Exploring expert figures in alien-related UFO conspiracy theories" investigates how "expert figures"—including scientists, self-proclaimed researchers, and UFO witnesses—are used to legitimize alien-related conspiracy theories online. But what do these findings really indicate about conspiracy theories about UFOs, as well as academic views toward the UAP subject? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at how key findings in the new study point to concerning trends that have recently emerged in the UAP research community, as well as potential biases in academic ideas toward the subject. We also look at the myth of the "UFO expert," NASA's lack of progress in UAP, and much more.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88  Joe Nickell, Paranormal Investigator and 'Real-Life Scully,' Dies at 80 Hegseth shared detailed military plans in second Signal chat that included his wife and brother The White House has begun process of looking for new secretary of defense  ALIENS? Strongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system  UFO CONSPIRACY: Exploring expert figures in alien-related UFO conspiracy theories New Film The Age of Disclosure Alleges Government Cover-Up of UFOs, but BU Expert Is Skeptical BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 2004, an incident involving an unidentified aerospace vehicle encountered by personnel serving aboard the USS Nimitz carrier strike group off the Baja California coast gave rise to one of the most widely-discussed UAP incidents in modern history. Now, new information has come to light about a similar 2023 incident, reported by personnel aboard the USS Jackson who say they observed—and filmed—four similar objects, one of which was allegedly tracked as it emerged from the water.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into the latest news about the USS Jackson UAP case, how it came to light, and what independent analysis of the video footage showing two of the objects has revealed. We also look at recent claims involving UAP made public by the Skywatcher team, and what all these newly released UAP images and video reveal about the current debate over anomalous objects in our skies.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA science budget faces massive cuts in Trump proposal  James Webb Space Telescope Captures a Planet Being Consumed by Its Star for the First Time  Viral CIA file about aliens attacking soldiers takes off with UFO intrigue TIC-TACS: Navy crew reports dramatic encounter eerily similar to iconic 'Tic Tac' incident The USS Jackson "Tic-tac" UAP Discussion Thread (via Metabunk) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In what is likely to be one of the major science stories of the year, Texas-based Colossal Biosciences has brought the dire wolf—or at least something very close to this ice age canine—back from extinction, with the help of genetic engineering. The remarkable achievement has been met with awe, praise, and also controversy, as experts debate the exact nature of the "dire wolves" the company has created, as well as the implications of the breakthrough and the creation of what some might call life not as we know it.   This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a look at the remarkable news, as well as the current state of genetic science, and whether it could one day be used on humans. Finally, we also turn our attention toward popular science fiction and bizarre theories regarding alien life, and whether questions about human contact with non-human forms of intelligence might involve advanced genetic engineering.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: US stocks whipsaw on tariff uncertainty, social media rumors  Perseverance Rover Witnesses One Martian Dust Devil Eating Another Groundbreaking Discovery at "Unusual" Ancient Burial Site Rewrites Neolithic History Camera set up to catch Loch Ness Monster unearthed COLOSSAL: The Dire Wolf, an Extinct Canine that Roamed Prehistoric America, Has Been Resurrected  RISE OF 'HOMO SUPERIOR': Could we make a superhuman? NEW FRONTIERS: Could CRISPR be used to Cre ate New Species? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For many decades, agencies within the United States government have collected information on a range of different unexplained phenomena. From military encounters involving UFOs, to possible evidence of ancient mysteries collected during reconnaissance missions by spy planes, several examples of the U.S. government's "anomaly files" have been made public through inquiries under the Freedom of Information Act.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the Defense Department's current investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), along with questions that remain about one of its most famous cases. Finally, we also explore claims revealed in CIA files involving remote viewing, the discovery of the mythical "Ark of the Covenant," and an anomaly spotted on a mountainside in Turkey during Cold War-era CIA spy plane reconnaissance flights.    Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant  Fish use tools too, new research reveals AARO: U.S. Government's Top UFO Scientist Has an Open Mind About Alien Contact  THE NIMITZ INCIDENT:  ARK OF THE COVENANT? CIA found the Ark of the Covenant by using psychics, declassified files claim  THE ARARAT ANOMALY: CIA evidence of Noah's Ark on Mt. Ararat? CIA Files Related to the "Ararat Anomaly" at The Black Vault  CIA's covert hunt for Noah's Ark sparks new questions amid claims Biblical boat has been found BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, became the victim of an assassin's bullet during a motorcade visit through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. Although the Warren Commission later concluded Kennedy's assassination had been the work of one man, Lee Harvey Oswald, questions have remained about what other information might remain in holdings of the intelligence community.  Last week, the latest in an ongoing declassification of records related to the assassination made additional JFK files available to the public. On this episode of The Micah Hanks Program, we look at what the new documents reveal about Kennedy's death, the CIA and Cold War espionage, the birth of the "Deep State," and also claims that UFOs may have been somehow linked to Kennedy's untimely death in 1963.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: FBI Warns Americans to 'Exercise Vigilance' at Tesla Dealerships After Multiple Arsons  Children Glued to Phones More Likely to Become High-Strung, Depressed Teens  PYRAMID CONTROVERSY: Experts clash over 'underground city' beneath pyramids JFK: JFK Assassination Records - 2025 Documents Release | National Archives  Newly Released JFK Files Reveal More About CIA Than Conspiracies 'Exciting' but no bombshells: four key JFK files takeaways BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

It is one of the greatest questions humankind has ever faced: are we alone in the cosmos? If alien life on other worlds exists, are there intelligent forms that may be capable of communication? Or is it even possible that some form of non-human intelligence might already be present closer to Earth than we realize? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, in our ongoing discussions about the possibility of exotic life forms and the possibility of non-human intelligence, we discuss a potential strategy for research that examines where life might be found, in what forms it may appear, and whether it could be lurking nearby unrecognized by modern science. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA Launches New Space Telescope and Suite of Solar Satellites Do Aliens Know We're Here? | Scientific American  ALIEN LIFE: Can We Find Life? - NASA Science  Search for extraterrestrial intelligence Are We Alone? - NASA Science  The Search for Extraterrestrial Life as We Don't Know It UAPs and Non-Human Intelligence: What is the most reasonable scenario? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Are we entering a "Dark Age of Science?" Recent controversies involving phenomena in our universe that include the ongoing debate over dark matter and dark energy, as well as the existence of what some astronomers call "dark comets", have led to controversy about our perspectives on the cosmos... but to what end? Further, are recent cultural and societal events in the world spelling doom for science, including efforts to determine whether we're alone in the universe?  Joining us this week on The Micah Hanks Program is Avi Loeb, the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University, where since 2007 he has been Director of the Institute for Theory and Computation at the Center for Astrophysics. He is founder of The Galileo Project, and author of books that include Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth and Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars. Avi joins us to discuss his latest work, the search for ET, scientific dogma, and much more.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Introducing the 'Woolly Mouse': Colossal Unveils Latest Breakthrough in De-Extinction Technology   Rodent for dinner? US residents encouraged to eat invasive nutria STAND UP FOR SCIENCE: Official Website for "Stand Up for Science"  SCU CONFERENCE: 2025 SCU Conference  AVI LOEB: Avi Loeb | Department of Astronomy  DARK AGES: The Dark Age of Science. Names do not constitute knowledge COMMENTARIES: Avi Loeb's Essays on Medium  BOOKS: Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars TEXTS: How Did the First Stars and Galaxies Form? The First Galaxies in the Universe Life In The Cosmos: From Biosignatures To Technosignatures BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In late 2019, residents of Colorado and Nebraska were perplexed by a sudden wave of mystery drone sightings that, to date, remain unexplained. The bizarre incidents led to widespread concern among locals in many rural midwestern communities, which bore an undeniable similarity to recent sightings of mystery drones in the skies over New Jersey that captivated the nation. Joining us this week on The Micah Hanks Program is Gabe Lenners, a television and radio host, journalist, podcaster, and host of the new podcast OBSCURUM, which dives into the heart of the 2019 Colorado drone mystery. Lenners discusses his in-depth investigation into the mystery drone incidents, and the perplexing twists that emerged in the case that included strange sightings by locals, alleged animal mutilations, and mysterious individuals who may have been connected to the mystery. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Ukraine Mineral Deal Is in Peril After Trump-Zelensky Meeting: What We Know Musk "thinks he would know" it there were secret UAP programs and tech OBSCURUM: Season 1: Invasion of the Drones  Gabe Lenners: Official Website BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Few have worked longer and with more passion toward understanding the unexplained than astronomer, computer scientist, and internet pioneer Jacques Vallée, who for most of his life has pursued the "forbidden science" of unidentified aerial phenomena. A scientist, researcher, and author of an impressive number of non-fiction and fiction offerings, Vallée's latest work, Forbidden Science 6: Scattered Castles, represents the most recent installment of his personal journals.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, Dr. Vallée returns to the show to share his latest research, and reflections on years of study that are presented in his latest volume of published journals. We discuss Dr. Vallée's time working with the AAWSAP program, how he and his colleagues searched for access to alleged UAP technologies recovered by the U.S. government, advanced concepts like the "Meta-system" of UAP technology, and much more with one the true living legends of modern UAP studies.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 'What did you do last week?' email stokes confusion and anger among federal workers Defense Dept. publicly tells staff to ignore Elon Musk's 'what did you do last week' email Intelligence Community Leaders Respond Over Ultimatum to Federal Workers  Unions file lawsuits over demand for federal workers to justify their jobs Elon Musk says email to government workers was a ruse to see if they "had a pulse" VALLEE: Forbidden Science 6: Scattered Castles, The Journals of Jacques Vallee 2010-2019  The Official Website of Dr. Jacques Vallee: Scientist, Author, High-Tech Investor BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For decades, belief in unidentified aerial phenomena has found its way into the ideas espoused by a number of religious and political groups, as well as other organizations with unusual backgrounds. In his landmark analysis of this aspect of modern UFO-related beliefs, computer scientist Jacques Vallee argued in his 1979 book Messengers of Deception that such beliefs could play a key role in understanding both the phenomenon itself, as well as how it may be used by such groups as a control mechanism. But could the same things still be occurring today as well?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we compare recent events in the ongoing UAP whistleblower debate to Vallee's fundamental premise from decades ago; who are today's UFO messengers of deception, and for what purposes might any such group seek to control aspects of the popular UAP narrative?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Pope will remain hospitalized as doctors treat a complex respiratory tract infection, Vatican says Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy waves away first US bid for critical minerals Elon Musk's DOGE asks for access to IRS taxpayer data, sources say Scientists issue warning after witnessing shocking phenomenon in the ocean  DARPA Program Plans to Build Massive Structures in Orbit with Paradigm-Shifting Technology VALLEE: Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On Tuesday, Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna announced the formation of a new government task force that aims to investigate and declassify U.S. government information on some of America's most perplexing secrets. Dubbed the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, the new effort will examine the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King, as well as questions involving UAP and USOs, the client list of Jeffery Epstein, COVID-19, and information related to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we provide analysis of the new task force, its official announcement, and several of the key topics it will aim to study. Will Luna's new task force succeed in bringing clarity to the unresolved questions surrounding these mainstays of American conspiracy culture?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Greek island of Santorini sees strongest quake yet in weeks of highly unusual seismic swarm 3.5 magnitude earthquake rattles San Bernardino area, followed by 3.0 temblor, USGS says  Area 51 rocked by Earthquake after gigantic tremor sparked tsunami warnings in Caribbean  US spy planes hunt for intel on Mexican drug cartels as surveillance flights surge near border 'Total chaos': Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka  EGGS: Costco, Trader Joe's Impose Egg Rationing As Avian Flu Hits Supply TASK FORCE: Florida Republican to Lead Task Force Focused on JFK Files, Epstein List Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection | National Archives Did someone know about the assassination before it happened?  Was there evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald had worked for the CIA? National Archives Records on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Controversy is brewing in Washington, and recent reports indicate that the jobs of potentially large numbers of FBI agents may be in jeopardy resulting from a shake-up involving the Justice Department. However, in the midst of the controversy, new reports of an alleged "UAP Working Group" within the FBI has renewed attention on the Bureau's UAP investigations; does the FBI have its own real-life UFO X-Files?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look into the deeper history of the FBI's involvement in UAP investigations, including how one researcher unraveled an actual series of files dubbed the "X-Files" that were once kept in the FBI's holdings, as well as several of the top UFO-related files made available for reading on the FBI's website. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Mideast Powers Reject Trump Proposal to Take Over Gaza  Closing UAP Information Gaps to Advance National Security: Some Suggestions for Congress and the New Administration Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: "I have an announcement next week that will impact the entire nation. Exclusive: Paul Giamatti to Play Iconic Radio Host Art Bell in New Indie Movie  H/T to Ryan Sprague on X  The curious case of the Boeing plane that diverted four times in 25 days  Earthquakes keep rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes  About 100,000 eggs worth $40K stolen from trailer in Pennsylvania FBI: FBI turns over details of 5,000 employees who worked on Jan. 6 cases to Trump DOJ, as agents sue FBI agents who investigate UFOs worried they could be pushed out in possible purge  The FBI Confirms It Has a Secretive "UAP Working Group," but Agents Now Worry Their Jobs Could Be in Jeopardy  THE REAL X-FILES: FBI Records: The Vault — UFO FBI Records: The Vault — Roswell UFO UFOs and the Guy Hottel Memo — FBI FBI Records: The Vault — Majestic 12    BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Claims involving an alleged secret government retrieval program continue to dominate the UAP discussion following the recent airing of an interview with Jacob Barber, a former USAF serviceman who alleges that he participated in a covert government operation that employed "psionics" to assist in summoning UAP. How much, if any, of Barber's claims are legitimate, and can be verified? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, in our continuing analysis of Barber's claims, we look at new details that have come to light in a full-length interview that was released since his story surfaced, which includes Barber's retelling of how he met the controversial UAP disclosure activist Dr. Steven Greer. Where does the new information, including Barber's further beliefs involving Greer's "CE-5 protocol," leave us as far as the legitimacy of the latest alleged whistleblower claims? Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid's Origins Declassification of Records Concerning the Assassinations of President John F. Kennedy JFK assassination experts hopeful, but skeptical about timing of secret files release Chuck Schumer challenges Trump to declassify UFO documents. Experts say it's a good move  Will Donald Trump Declassify UFO Files? What We Know  BARBER INTERVIEW: Full Jacob Barber Interview (via 'Reality Check' with Ross Coulthart) "The Truth Has Been Revealed About UFO Whistleblower Jake Barber's Background"     UFO WATCHDOG: Steven Greer - (Royce Myers, UFO Watchdog Website) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On Saturday, an exclusive interview aired on News Nation in which Jacob Barber, a retired U.S. Air Force serviceman, made a bombshell claim to Australian journalist Ross Coulthart: that he had served for years as part of an alleged covert program that recovered spacecraft of non-human origin. Amid claims of encounters with UAP, Barber also told of alleged "psionics" employed by the U.S. government, who assist in summoning these craft... but are the claims simply too outrageous to be true? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into Barber's background, and what can be determined about the airman's shocking claims, as well as the red flags that our investigation has already revealed in its early stages. Will Barber's story stand as a defining moment in UAP studies, or as a cautionary tale for future investigations? Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: TikTok is back online in the U.S., following Trump's promise to pause the ban : NPR  LYNCH: David Lynch's Family Calls for 'Worldwide Group Meditation' on Monday  Inauguration Moved Inside For First Time Since 1985 Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg to attend inauguration Trump's inauguration will be the first in U.S. history to be attended by foreign leaders  MYSTERY DRONES: Germany Authorizes Military to Shoot Down Mysterious Drones Danish police investigate mystery drone sightings – DW – 01/04/2025 Hubble Tension Controversy "Now Turns into a Crisis" as New Discovery Challenges Current Models JACOB BARBER: Full special: Whistleblower reveals UAP retrieval program; object caught on video  Skywatcher.ai (Owned by Alex Klokus of Futurism, SALT conference) WHOIS DATA can be found here (archived via Wayback Machine) 'Egg UFO Retrieval' Video Underwhelms Alien Hunters BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Witnesses from all parts of the world spanning several decades have reported sightings of mysterious phenomena in our skies. Currently, these phenomena are being investigated by the U.S. Department of Defense, which formally refers to them as unidentified anomalous phenomena. What are these objects, what are their origins, and could some of the mysterious sightings point to the existence of secretive military technologies?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, new information has come to light about startling claims that aired recently on The Shawn Ryan Podcast involving alleged communications received from Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger. The FBI has now confirmed the authenticity of the email and its author, who claimed to have had access to an unacknowledged special access program involving UAP. Following our update on the situation, we shift our attention to mysterious sightings that have been submitted to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, including a remarkable observation of a large, silent triangular object over Iraq by a former member of the Armed Services. Could some of the UAP observed in our skies involve secretive U.S. government capabilities, not unlike those discussed in the controversial Livelsberger email?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Weather service issues its most severe fire warning for parts of L.A. area as winds pick up  Devastating Los Angeles Wildfires Have Impacted Thousands—Here's How You Can Help DRONES: Danish police investigate mystery drone sightings – DW – 01/04/2025  LIVERSBERGER UPDATE: FBI confirms email to Shoemate was real Ryan McBeth apologizes for calling Shoemate and Ryan Liars UAPSRS RESOLVED CASES  211: GUAM (2000): Possible Christmas light show observed on the island of Guam in 2000 189: Wisconsin (2001): "Flying City" UAP  MYSTERY SPHERES IN UAPSRS DATABASE 206: Spherical UAP Sighting (2000): Historical sighting of odd sphere meeting "target package" criteria 217: Florida Orb (1973): Historical sighting in Florida from the 1970s  218: Sighting at Mer Rouge (2023): A farmer observes a spherical object pacing a distant aircraft TRIANGLE UAP IN UAPSRS DATABASE 196: Hovering Triangle (1976): Witness observes strange hovering triangle in 1976.  193: Houston Triangle Sighting (2001): Witness observes Triangular mass blocking out stars). 216: Encounter in Iraq (2003): Military observation of unusual triangular aircraft in Iraq BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

As 2025 kicks off, U.S. officials have been on high alert following a pair of New Years Day attacks that occurred in separate American cities only hours apart. One of the incidents, a suicide bombing involving a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, has also become the focus of controversy for reasons few might have predicted: new allegations that the bomber had possessed knowledge of U.S. war crimes, secret propulsion technologies being used by China, and a supposed UAP unacknowledged special access program.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the strange allegations that recently surfaced during an appearance by intelligence analyst Sam Shoemate on the podcast of Shawn Ryan. Both Ryan and Shoemate say they received email communications from an individual who identified themselves as Matthew Livelsberger, the same individual's whose body was found at the scene of the Las Vegas incident a short time later. Is there any weight to the shocking allegations, or is there evidence supporting the possibility of an unfortunate hoax?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Severe US winter storm could bring heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade NASA Says the Sun Just Released an Extremely Strong Solar Flare  Yellowstone's volcanic activity is shifting to the northeast, geologists find  A Modest Theory About Those Drones Over New Jersey LAS VEGAS INCIDENT: Army Green Beret behind Las Vegas Cybertruck attack wrote New Year's Eve letter signaling mental health crisis Motive remains elusive in Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion SHAWN RYAN CLAIMS: Podcaster 'Disappearing' After Matthew Livelsberger Alleged Manifesto Shown Sean Ryan statement on X Ryan McBeth calls out Sam Shoemate for hoaxing the email  FLASHBACK: McBeth has alleged Shoemate has done this before, likens it to "Russian Disinformation" Shoemate pushes back on McBeth  OTHERS RESPOND: X User "Bone" points out potential hoax, says Shoemate is "former CIA" GREEN BERET NAP TIME: GBNT Calls for "Immediate Response" from Sean Ryan  Posting from Green Beret Nap Time account asking for Sam to show the original messages OTHERS??? Shawn Ryan claims he received emails from the same account on Dec 31st Update from Ryan claiming others were contacted by Liversberger APOLOGY? Shawn Ryan Podcast Guest Apologizes After Matthew Livelsberger Episode BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

From humanity's interstellar ambitions, to the rise of quantum computing, AI, and the U.S. government's investigations into UAP, 2024 has been another groundbreaking year for science. But what might await in the new year, and what kinds of 2025 predictions indicate developments that could potentially reshape life on Earth, and perhaps even beyond?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a look at the year ahead and how how artificial intelligence and other technologies are unlocking answers to age-old mysteries and cutting-edge challenges. In our survey of 2025 predictions, we also examine whether AI advancements and significant UAP revelations could await us in the next 12 months.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 2 men were found dead from exposure after looking for Sasquatch : NPR  U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at 100 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's UFO Sighting 2025: Tech experts predict the "new normal" by 2025 UCLA EXPERTS: What Will Happen in 2025? Our Experts Tell Us What's Coming  THE ATLANTIC: Ten Predictions for 2025 - The Atlantic If AI becomes conscious, how will we know? | Science BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In recent days, following the release of "The Program," the latest documentary offering by filmmaker James Fox, an alleged U.S. government whistleblower identified only as "Navy X" released a statement online that makes allegations that are now all-too-familiar to those who closely follow the UAP mystery. Who is this alleged source, and can their claims of long-running UAP secrecy from within the U.S. government be verified?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, in addition to a "mystery drone" update and a review of the latest whistleblower claims associated with the enigmatic "Navy X", we explore revelations we have learned about the UAP phenomenon over the course of 2024.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NJ residents say they're suffering alarming symptoms after encounters with drones SHELLENBERGER: US Govt Disinfo On Drones Accompanies Growing Failure To Control Airspace  HANKS: Pentagon's Assessment of Recent Drone Sightings Leaves More Questions Than Answers NEWTON: Academics, Investors, and UAP Seekers Unite at the 2024 Sol Foundation Symposium HAGUE: Where The SPentagon's Assessment of Recent Drone Sightings Leaves More Questions Than Answers - The Debriefecond UAP Disclosure Act Failure May Now Steer The Ark of Human History 'NAVY X' EMERGES: The "Navy X" document (via John Greenewald/The Black Vault)  2024 REVELATIONS: Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on UAP (AARO) CIA PILOT ENCOUNTER: The Pacific Triangle UAP (NUFORC Hotline Classics via NOUFORS) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since November, American East Coast residents and U.S. officials have demanded clarity after a wave of drone sightings occurring over New Jersey and New York, with their origins and intent still shrouded in mystery. While the FBI and others have activated specialized drone detection systems to help assess the situation, Pentagon officials have reassured the public that most of the sightings are misidentifications, although many local leaders and residents remain unconvinced and increasingly anxious. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a deeper look at the ongoing mystery drone sightings, as well as popular theories that have recently emerged as sightings have now been reported over Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and other military facilities. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: DRONES: Drones shut Wright Patt airspace down for about four hours late Friday Biden Admin Official Offers Reason for Mystery Drone Sightings   East Coast drones latest: 'Something's going on,' New Jersey mayor says  Trump discusses drone sightings Chuck Schumer on New Jersey drone sightings (Pt 1)  Wright Patterson AFB Audio SECRET TESTS? NARTP Signs Cooperative Research and Development Agreement With USTRANSCOM, USAF Air Mobility Command, and ACEA  NUKE SNIFFERS? Mystery Drones Could Be Trying to Find 'Radioactive Material'—Aerospace CEO Ferguson's original posting on Tik Tok New Jersey State Emergency Responders Have Issued An Intelligence Bulletin BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since mid-November, ongoing sightings of "mystery drones" in the skies over New Jersey have sparked alarm among residents, as officials continue to investigate the odd nightly incursions. Although authorities maintain that the drones pose no apparent threat to the public, many questions remain about the mysterious objects, and their operators and ultimate purpose remain unknown. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take an in-depth look at the mysterious aerial incursions, what officials have had to say, and why even the Pentagon and its UAP investigative unit, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), appear to be responding to the "drone fever" that has swept the United States in recent weeks.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Syrian rebels capture Damascus as President Assad flees the country   Google says it has cracked a quantum computing challenge with new chip Webb telescope confirms the universe is expanding at an unexpected rate  Douglas Dean Johnson UAP Disclosure Act Update MYSTERY DRONES: Unidentified Drones Light Up New Jersey's Skies, Baffling Residents Mystery Drones Invading New Jersey Airspace Are Keeping Officials on Edge as Feds Probe for Answers "Drone Fever" Strikes Eastern U.S. as FBI Joins Investigations of Alleged Mystery UAVs Why the 'Mystery Drone' Craze is a Legitimate Concern: A Look into Counter-UAS Gaps  More drone sightings reported in New Jersey as officials investigate: Here's what to know FBI probes strange drone, aircraft reports in NJ; flights over Trump golf club are banned Clusters of unidentified drones spotted in New York and New Jersey  Police address public after rise in unexplained drone sightings in New Jersey Large drones spotted in Philadelphia area as FBI investigates mysterious drone sightings in NJ  Major General Pat Ryder discusses new measures to characterize drones  DoD Announces Strategy for Countering Unmanned Systems BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In late November, a series of concerning incidents began to unfold in the skies above several U.S. Air Force bases in the United Kingdom. For several days, military officials and local civilian witnesses observed incursions by mysterious drones over these high-security facilities, all of which the Pentagon says remain unresolved. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we analyze the recent mystery drone incidents in detail and explore what is known about the military response to these incursions, what their origins may be, and why some UAP proponents have argued that the objects may not be drones at all. What is the most likely explanation for the concerning spate of sightings, and what could it all mean for the national security of the Western nations that have been targeted? Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: China Just Activated the Most Powerful Advanced Hypergravity Machine Ever Built Buried Beneath Arctic Ice, a Secretive Underground Military Base Emerges in New Radar Images  Strange "Quack-like" Noises Were Detected Off the New Zealand Coast Decades Ago. This Researcher Thinks They Were Communication AARO HEARING: Closed hearings to examine the activities of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Last week, the new director of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Dr. Jon Kosloski, made his first official public appearance before lawmakers during a Senate hearing, hosted by the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities and overseen by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). Although many immediately took to social media and expressed criticism of Kosloski, AARO's recent report, and the Senate hearing, there are still several notable details that have emerged within the last week that suggest AARO may be headed in a new, more promising direction. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we provide a complete analysis of the most significant takeaways from the hearing, and what they could mean for the future of the Pentagon's UAP investigations. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: China Just Activated the Most Powerful Advanced Hypergravity Machine Ever Built Buried Beneath Arctic Ice, a Secretive Underground Military Base Emerges in New Radar Images  Strange "Quack-like" Noises Were Detected Off the New Zealand Coast Decades Ago. This Researcher Thinks They Were Communication AARO HEARING: Closed hearings to examine the activities of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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   BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  HURRICANE CHARITIES: Please consider making a donation to one or more of the following organizations that are aiding in the relief efforts for those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Hurricane Helene charities (via Charity Navigator) Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

"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.  HURRICANE CHARITIES: Please consider making a donation to one or more of the following organizations that are aiding in the relief efforts for those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Hurricane Helene charities (via Charity Navigator) Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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. HURRICANE CHARITIES: Please consider making a donation to one or more of the following organizations that are aiding in the relief efforts for those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Hurricane Helene charities (via Charity Navigator) Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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… BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  HURRICANE CHARITIES: Please consider making a donation to one or more of the following organizations that are aiding in the relief efforts for those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Hurricane Helene charities (via Charity Navigator) Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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. HURRICANE CHARITIES: Please consider making a donation to one or more of the following organizations that are aiding in the relief efforts for those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton: Caring for Others Feeding America BeLoved Asheville Global Empowerment Mission Ground Force Humanitarian Aid Mercy Chefs Loving Food Red Cross Goodwill Industries Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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." Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  This episode is sponsored by SurfShark. Find out more about their cybersecurity protection services by going to https://surfshark.com/MICAHHANKS. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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. This episode is sponsored by SurfShark. Find out more about their cybersecurity protection services by going to https://surfshark.com/MICAHHANKS. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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"  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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?  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on X. Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

As humanity continues its journey forward into the era of artificial intelligence, many leading futurists are looking ahead to what the following decades may hold for us. Some scientists are also questioning what the implications of the current progress with machine intelligence might be in terms of understanding mysteries like unidentified anomalous phenomena. Could AI help us solve the UAP mystery, or might some part of the phenomenon itself be related to AI, representing a kind of "UAP Singularity" hinted at by our own current technological progression? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we explore how recent advancements with AI relate to the UAP question, including ideas such as whether alien life we may encounter would necessarily be biological, and how the concept of technological singularity could potentially give rise to superintelligences, time travel, and other futuristic concepts that could be related to the UAP mystery.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: It's International Asteroid Day, and astronomers have much to celebrate | Space Report claims 12 people at Red Rocks saw massive UFO hovering in the sky NUFORC UFO Sighting 181776  Enigma Labs SIghting Over Colorado  LIKELY SOURCE: Starlink launch marks 20th mission for Falcon 9 booster  KURZWEIL: AI scientist Ray Kurzweil: 'We are going to expand intelligence a millionfold by 2045'  THE SINGULARITY: The Singularity is Nearer by Ray Kurzweil THE UFO SINGULARITY: The UFO Singularity by Micah Hanks Most Aliens May Be Artificial Intelligence, Not Life as We Know It | Scientific American Harvard Astrophysicist Avi Loeb: Why UFOs May Be AI NASA study team suggests applying artificial intelligence to trove of mystery sightings AI may be to blame for our failure to make contact with alien civilisations  PASULKA: Apocalypse now, and always: On UFOs, AI and encounters with non-human intelligence BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

During the Cold War, sightings of strange "mystery submarines" were reported in various parts of the world, from the coastal waters of Scandinavian countries to the ocean surrounding parts of New Zealand, South American countries, and others. Although fears of Soviet espionage ran high, some of the incidents defied simple explanation, seemingly pointing to other alternatives as to what these mystery "USOs" and their origins may have been.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into cases involving mystery submarines and odd sightings of unidentified submersible objects (USOs) from throughout the years, as well as some of the prevalent theories about their origins and possible relationship to the UAP phenomenon.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: We've Hit Peak Denial. Here's Why We Can't Turn Away From Reality  Videos Reveal This Bloodsucking Parasite Doing Something Odd That Settles a Century-Old Debate Shiny monolith removed from mountains outside Las Vegas. How it got there still is a mystery  Top secret US undersea drone 'Manta Ray' spotted on GOOGLE before being scrubbed from internet  NASA Plans to Put an Artificial Star in Orbit. Here's Why.  MYSTERY SUBS: What was lurking in Sweden's waters? - BBC News  Suspected Foreign Submarine Turned Out to Be a Fishing Boat  US detects 'highly unusual' North Korean submarine activity | CNN Politics  Mystery Submarine Spotted in Swedish Waters  Attack Submarine USS Connecticut Suffers Underwater Collision in South China Sea South China Sea: US submarine collides with unknown object  Russian sub deployment off Florida worries Pentagon that Moscow will stalk U.S. coasts  TIM GALLUDET: Beneath the Surface: Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On June 12, 2024, a concerning situation began to unfold as an official NASA live stream featured audio that appeared to reveal a medical emergency unfolding on board the International Space Station. Although the incident turned out to be a false alarm, it served as a reminder of the dangers astronauts face while in orbit.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at several of the most alarming incidents that have occurred in the history of spaceflight, as well as occasional encounters with unidentified objects reported by astronauts during orbital operations. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Record-breaking US heat wave scorches the Midwest as New York activates the National Guard  New Boeing whistleblower shared 'chilling' account of retaliation, senator says U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin Test Advanced Mk21A Missile Reentry Vehicle Over the Pacific What's That? NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Just Spotted Something on the Far Side of the Moon NASA: Emergency on the ISS? Disturbing Audio Led to Concerns About a Medical Situation in Space  Audio of the NASA "false alarm" BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In the 1980s, Popular Mechanics featured an intriguing cover story that detailed encounters with a colossal black flying wing in California's desert skies. Throughout the decades, similar reports involving massive Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) have continued, which include ongoing sightings of enigmatic black triangles reported across the globe. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at some of history's most famous cases involving encounters with "silent giants" that include massive black triangular UAP, the "mothership" observed by pilot Kenji Terauchi over Alaska in 1986, and an incredible encounter by a military police officer over Johnston Island in the late 1980s. What were these mysterious craft, and could they have any potential links to secretive military technologies that have remained hidden within the world of U.S. black projects? Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Mysterious Sonic Booms Rattle the SoCal Coast Wild elephants may have names that other elephants use to call them Ongoing Sightings of This Enigmatic Lost Species Continue to Challenge Accepted Views on Its Extinction Gravity Without Mass? New Study Challenges the Existence of Hypothetical Dark Matter UAP MOTHERSHIPS: "America's New Secret Stealth Aircraft" PopMech 1989 30 years later, we still don't know what really happened during the Belgian UFO wave  The St. Clair Triangle UFO Incident of 2000: A Fresh Look  UFO Investigators Flock to Stephenville, Texas Unfriendly skies: The extraordinary flight of JAL 1628, Alaska's best known UFO encounter Federation of American Scientists: "Mystery Aircraft: Our Analysis" BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Despite NASA and the Pentagon intensifying their investigations into UAP, each agency maintains that no evidence of extraterrestrial technology has been found, and has presented only moderate results with their investigations. Meanwhile, civilian scientists are making significant contributions to our understanding of UAPs, with events like the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies and its 2024 AAPC conference bringing together leading researchers and academics to discuss the science behind UAP sightings and their potential implications. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a look at the SCU's analysis of flight characteristics of these phenomena, revealing extraordinary capabilities that challenge current technological understandings. We also dive into recent discussions with military and intelligence professionals that underscore the seriousness of the UAP issue, highlighting skepticism towards AARO's efforts and the need for a more collaborative approach to uncover the truth behind these mysterious encounters. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: ChatGPT is down again – here's what we know about the latest outage  OPENAI Insiders Warn of 'Reckless' Race for Dominance A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence  SCU: The Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies NASA UAPIST: NASA's UAP Independent Study Team Report AARO: All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recent advancements in archaeology are expanding our knowledge about the ancient past, enabling scientists to date prehistoric sites more accurately, and revealing new insights into people's lives throughout the ancient world. However, with the new knowledge we are attaining, new questions are coming to light about our ancient past, as well as some controversial revelations that could lead to paradigm shifts in archaeology.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, after an update on the ever-evolving UAP whistleblower claims, we shift our focus over to a pair of recent archaeological discoveries that are causing many experts to revisit old perplexing questions about cosmic-scale events that occurred long ago, as well as questions over who may have been among the earliest to arrive in North America. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Pentagon: Russia likely launched counter space weapon into low Earth orbit last week "Zero Doubt" Non-Human Intelligence is on Earth: Col. Karl Nell at SALT Kirkpatrick DID speak with Grusch's attorney, according to Dean Johnson  ARCHAEOLOGY: Mystery of Ancient Space Superstorms Deepens 7000-Year-Old Evidence of a Mysterious Cosmic Event is Helping Reveal the Secrets of an Ancient European Settlement Ancient Chesapeake site challenges timeline of humans in the Americas BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 2017, Luis Elizondo, a former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent and former employee of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, revealed that he had been involved with the U.S. Department of Defense's investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena. Since coming forward, Elizondo has remained a controversial figure, with some questioning his claims, as well as whether the program he said he ran, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, or AATIP, even existed.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we delve into Elizondo's recent claims that he had been made aware of potential threats targeting him, and what the former special agent characterizes as "perception management" being undertaken by the DoD with its assertions about his relationship to the AATIP program, and claims regarding the destruction of his official correspondences.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Brazil floods drive thousands from their homes Brazil Foundation - Donate Today Archaeologists Discover Mysterious Underground 'Anomaly' Near Giza Pyramids This Long Lost Waterway May Hold the Secrets to How the Pyramids Were Built   Congressman moves to declassify UFO docs: 'If you got nothing to hide, release the files'  The Vatican Has Updated Its Guidelines for Evaluating Apparitions and Supernatural Phenomena. Here's What That Means. ELIZONDO: New FOIA Release Highlights Redactions in Key AATIP Correspondence Elizondo's response on X Greenewald on X: "The email records of Dr. James Lacatski… have been destroyed."  Elizondo's response on X BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Skinwalker Ranch in Utah has long remained a focus of intrigue and controversy in UFO research. The famous alleged paranormal hotspot, marked by its geological history and the foreboding shadows of sandstone mesas, is haunted by legends of the Skinwalker—a malevolent shapeshifter from Native Ute lore. Over time, these myths have been joined by contemporary accounts of unexplained occurrences, from strange lights in the night sky to the mysterious disappearance of cattle, reinforcing the ranch's reputation as a nexus for unexplainable activity. The ranch's allure has not only captivated the imaginations of those who visit but has also garnered attention from members of the U.S. government. In 2018, a confidential briefing was held on Capitol Hill, attended by notable individuals including the ranch's current owner, Brandon Fugal, and Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, who would go on to become the director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we discuss these recent revelations, and explore the strange history that showcases the peculiar bridge between governmental curiosity and the enduring legends of Skinwalker Ranch. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Most Severe Geomagnetic Storm Forecast in Two Decades Could Mean Aurora Sightings Musk's Starlink satellites disrupted by major solar storm   1600-Year-Old Stone Inscribed in Mysterious Ancient Language Unearthed in Accidental Discovery Future Humans Could be Haunted by Digital "Ghosts" of Their Dead Loved Ones, Researchers Warn  Mysterious Objects in Space Could Be Giant Dyson Spheres, Scientists Say  SKINWALKERS: Pentagon UFO Hunter Reveals What He Knows About Aliens  Brandon Fugal on Twitter MUSIC: Skinwalker Music by De Componist via Youtube BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Over the decades, many people who claim to possess knowledge of UFOs or have even seen these unusual objects themselves have alleged that threats, intimidation, or other efforts to silence them have been undertaken. But who are these mysterious "UFO silencers," and where does the line between fact and folklore fall on this contentious subject?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, following an analysis of the latest controversies involving whistleblower David Grusch, we examine his claims of reprisals following his choice to come forward with claims of knowledge about secret UAP-related programs within the U.S. government. We then look at AARO's investigations into potentials means by which those with insider knowledge could be potentially be held accountable, and finally, the UFO folklore involving claims of "UFO silencers" from over the decades. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: New Fusion Milestone with 'WEST' Tokamak Sustains Super-Hot Plasma for Six Minutes 'Lost' satellite found after orbiting undetected for 25 years Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' is growing a staggering amount each year  Existence of dark matter confirmed by new study  EGLIN UPDATE: Is there a video of the Eglin UAP after all?   GRUSCH: Whistleblower David Grusch refused to meet with Pentagon UFO office FOIA Documents Reveal AARO's Authorized and Repeated Attempts to Engage with David Grusch BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In January 2023, a U.S. military pilot reported an encounter with a group of unusual objects flying in a diamond formation over the Gulf of Mexico near Eglin Air Force Base. The incident, which eventually came to the attention of Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, became a matter of public record after Gaetz discussed it during a Congressional hearing in the summer of 2023.  Now, the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office has released its official report on the incident, claiming the case has now been resolved. However, there are several problems with AARO's analysis, and this week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into all of the issues that present rationale for why there may be unresolved questions about this alleged UAP incident.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: US to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows  Contact with Non-Human Intelligence of the Aquatic Kind: Will Extraterrestrials be Next?A Stunning New AI Has Supposedly Achieved Sentience EGLIN UAP INCIDENT: AARO's official Tweet about the Eglin UAP Incident Matt Gaetz responds    Matt Gaetz Details Shocking UAP Evidence That 'I And I Alone Have Observed'  Congressman Provides Account of Military UAP Image That He Says Matches No "Human Capability" UAP Incident Over the Gulf of Mexico Confirmed in Newly Declassified Files and Images  AARO Has Only "Moderate Confidence" in Findings From Latest UAP Investigation. It's Easy to See Why. BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

What do we really know about UFOs, following several decades of studying these phenomena? With the many questions that remain about unidentified aerial phenomena, how can science help us to implement new strategies that may allow us to broaden our knowledge about these aerial mysteries?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, former R&D scientist Robert Powell joins us to discuss his nearly two decades of investigation into UFOs, culminating in his new book UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don't Know).  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: FOIA: FOIA Documents Reveal AARO's Authorized and Repeated Attempts to Engage with David Grusch  CHRISTOPHER MELLON: Another Signal Exchange...  ROBERT POWELL: UFOs: A Scientist Explains What We Know (And Don't Know)  SCU: Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On March 8, 2024, the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released its historical report on UAP, shortly after briefing only a select group of journalists associated with seven mainstream media outlets, none of whom seemingly bothered to fact-check the error-ridden report. "The disappointing lack of critical press coverage of this important report prompted me to begin compiling the insights of UAP scholars and experts who have studied the history of UAP and the US government," wrote former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Christopher Mellon, in a recent lengthy rebuttal in response to the report's release.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we analyze Mellon's response to the AARO report, along with several intriguing revelations it contains, including the purported existence of a secretive UAP sightings program at Area 51 in the 1980s, how the CIA may have once considered whether UAP were extraterrestrial technologies, and much more.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Iran and Israel's shadow war is exposed. What's next? World leaders urge Israel not to retaliate for the Iranian drone and missile attack   Bishop and worshippers attacked in another mass stabbing in Sydney    FBI opens criminal investigation into Baltimore bridge collapse, AP source says  AARO: DOD Report Discounts Sightings of Extraterrestrial Technology CHRIS MELLON: The Pentagon's New UAP Report is Seriously Flawed  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In the Autumn of 1957, a series of events unfolded that, for a time, left U.S. defense officials believing that the country was on the verge of war with the Soviet Union, as a pair of mysterious objects were tracked on radar systems making their way toward a series of high security facilities. Before action could be taken, the objects mysteriously vanished, and the story receded into the shadows of Cold War memories for decades, prior to a series of once-secret CIA files surfaced detailing the startling incident. What do such circumstances say about the U.S. military's capabilities in terms of unidentified aerial phenomena? Based on a recent series of documents released through FOIA requests, decades later the U.S. is still struggling to reconcile the problem presented by UAP in our airspace. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we analyze the ongoing problem that may very well represent the DoD's darkest UAP secret of all: what it doesn't know about mysterious aerial phenomena.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: The Great American Eclipse of 2024 N.J. earthquake aftershock tally climbs to 39 after Friday's big tremor. More expected.  Strong Taiwan Quake Kills 9, Injures Hundreds Weather Service radar, warning systems fail during severe storm outbreak Media Outlets Sunk By April Fool's Prank of the Navy's New "Caterpillar Drive" Stealth Submarine Look at What NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Just Caught Speeding in Orbit Around the Moon BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1950, a bizarre story involving the alleged crash of a flying saucer near Aztec, New Mexico, and its subsequent recovery by the U.S. military, sparked one of the most notorious claims in 20th-century UFO studies. Although revealed to be a hoax, why might U.S. intelligence agencies have taken interest in the story, and its bizarre claims about alien bodies recovered from the wreckage? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, after an analysis of the current state of the UFO debate, we reveal why it's really only another case of history repeating itself. However something that is often left out of the debate over U.S. government disclosure of information about aerial mysteries involves human deception, and why it is so interwoven with the UFO mystery. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: U.S. Army Moves Closer to Unleashing 'Dark Eagle' Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon  Driver arrested after ramming car into gate at FBI Atlanta office in Chamblee Over 150 students and staff at North Carolina university 'are diagnosed with host of tumors  Investigation Links Russia's Shadowy "Unit 29155" to 'Havana Syndrome' Attacks First human case of avian flu in Texas raises alarm What UFO Cultists Can Teach Us About Political Paranoia  UFO DECEPTION: The Aztec New Mexico UFO Hoax FBI Records on Majestic 12 James Carrion to Podcasters: Deception Inherent to Ufology BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For years before the beginning of the modern UFO era in 1947, sightings of bizarre, cigar-shaped flying objects capable of unusual aerial feats were reported by pilots during World War II, as well as military and civilian pilots over the Americas. After the war, strange sightings continued involving aircraft that were mysterious for their time... but which look eerily familiar to us today. What were these mysterious objects, and do some of the "UFO" reports from decades past actually point to a secret history of aviation in the U.S. that could explain some of the mystery? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at some of the most compelling UFO reports from over the decades that could point to the existence of experimental technologies developed by the U.S. that have never been fully disclosed.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Key Bridge collapses into Patapsco River in Baltimore after vessel hits support column Putin Acknowledges 'Radical Islamists' Committed Moscow Attack  Elon Musk's Starlink Terminals Are Falling Into the Wrong Hands  Lawsuit by Elon Musk's X was an attempt to punish free speech, judge rules  Roswell conspiracy source revealed | Annie Jacobsen and Lex Fridman  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

According to the findings of the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the object that crash-landed near Roswell, New Mexico in the summer of 1947 was a balloon used during a once-secret covert operation called Project Mogul. These findings, of course, are the same conclusions the U.S. Air Force came to decades ago which were detailed in a pair of official reports that sought to definitively explain what, for many, had once been deemed Ufology's "smoking gun"... but could there still be more to the story?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at developments that have occurred in the years since the Air Force's 1990s assessments, which were repeated in AARO's recent historical report on the U.S. government's historical involvement with UFOs. Then, we examine an unsettling series of alternative hypotheses about what might have occurred in the New Mexico desert so many decades ago, and whether they could offer a better explanation for one of history's most baffling cases.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: HAVANA SYNDROME: NIH probe of 'Havana syndrome' finds no sign of brain injuries  DISINFO: Supreme Court examines whether governmnet can combat disinformation online OR MISINFO? White House's Efforts to Combat Misinformation Face Supreme Court Test BOEING: Boeing Whistleblower Warned Family Friend 'It's Not Suicide' Before Death  UAP DISCLOSURE ACT UPDATE: National Archives UAP  Doug Johnson's post on X MYSTERY DRONES: Mysterious Drones Swarmed Langley AFB For Weeks NAPOLITANO: Judge Napolitano on Trump and JFK  ROSWELL: The USAF's Official Roswell Report The Ramey Memo The Walter Haut Affadavit Haut's interview with Wendy Connors REDFERN: Body Snatchers in the Desert: The Horrible Truth at the Heart of the Roswell Story JACOBSEN: Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base FARRELL: Roswell And The Reich: The Nazi Connection BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

A new Defense Department report detailing the United States government's involvement in investigations of unidentified anomalous phenomena, more commonly known as UFOs, was released late last week, resulting in divided opinions over the merit of the research conducted by the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the mainstream media's coverage of the controversial new government UAP report before moving on to a fact-check of several errors it contains, in addition to revealing why AARO's over-reliance on past U.S. government studies set them up for failure, and finally, the few interesting tidbits we did notice in the completed historical assessment.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEW YORK TIMES: Pentagon Review Finds No Evidence of Alien Cover-Up WASHPO: Pentagon report finds no evidence of alien visits, hidden spacecraft POLITICO: US once considered program to reverse-engineer alien spacecraft, Pentagon report reveals DEFENSE SCOOP: DOD developing 'Gremlin' capability to help personnel collect real-time UAP data AARO'S HISTORICAL REVIEW: AARO Historical Record Report: Volume 1; 2024 Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing  FACT CHECK: Pentagon UAP Report Says No Evidence U.S. Has Collected Exotic Technology, Kept Programs Hidden from Congress DEEP DIVE: Fragmented Facts: AARO Report Unearths Odd Claims Involving U.S. Recovery of Material From 1952 UFO Incident BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In the 1970s, the existence of a once-secret program called "Project Moon Dust" first came to the attention of UFO researchers employing the Freedom of Information Act to obtain U.S. government documents about unidentified aerial phenomena. Although the U.S. Air Force initially denied its existence, it was later confirmed that Project Moon Dust, along with the similar Project Blue Fly, had been tasked with the acquisition of any fallen space objects believed to have originated within the Soviet Union... but is that all the program collected?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the strange saga of Project Moon Dust, what is known about the Cold War-era program from official documents, and how claims about its alleged involvement with the recovery of crashed UFOs were amplified by a once-prominent UFO whistleblower. Could Project Moon Dust have actually had any relationship to the collection of objects of unknown origin?   Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA Collects First Surface Science in Decades via Commercial Moon Mission  An Ocean Moon Thought to Be Habitable May Be Oxygen-Starved  The April total solar eclipse could snarl traffic for hours across thousands of miles  UFO News: National Archives launches UAP records collection Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives   UAP SIGHTINGS UPDATE: Texas, 2013-2 014: UAPSRS Case No. 131  SCU Announces 2024 AAPC Conference in Huntsville, Alabama  PROJECT MOON DUST: Just Cause, June 1986 (via Sacred Texts) Project Moondust - Chapter 8, by Kevin Randle (via NICAP) UFO Crash Recovery - Sgt. Clifford Stone Testifies Project Moon Dust Official Documents (via Archive.org) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the late 1940s, stories about crashed flying saucers in the American Southwest have perplexed UFO researchers, and while many believe the stories have at least a grain of truth, others have wondered whether at least some of the tales could involve intentional efforts to mislead the public to help cover up legitimate secret programs maintained by the U.S. military. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the role of disinformation in the bizarre hall of mirrors of Ufology, and historical case studies involving how lies, misdirection, and psychological warfare have been used to steer the UFO narrative for more than half a century. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Intuitive Machines lands on moon in nail-biting descent of private Odysseus lander Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander tipped over on the moon during 'spicy' lunar landing Pyramid at Giza's Controversial Restoration Has Been Halted by Egyptian Authorities  New Russian PSYOPs mix disinformation, spam, and Navalny Military Officials Tracking High-Altitude Balloon Spotted Over Western United States All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office - Mission Brief DISINFO: Report of Air Force research regarding the "roswell incident" July 1994 executive summary Ex NASA scientist disputes Mogul balloon theory for Roswell  David Rudiak's (and Brad Sparks) analysis Mirage Men (Documentary) - Watch on Youtube BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the late 1940s, Americans have remained perplexed by stories of unidentified flying objects in our skies, a question that has also been viewed as a significant question--and a national security concern--by many who have held the office of the President of the United States.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a historical deep dive into investigations of aerial phenomena and their relationship to the Oval Office, separating the fact from fiction about past involvement of U.S. presidents with the UFO issue. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: RUSSIAN THREAT: Leak of Russian 'Threat' Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say PRESIDENTS & UFOs: Which Presidents Have Seen UFOs? Yep, It's More Than One  FURTHER READING: The Presidents and UFOs: A Secret History from FDR to Obama  UFOs and The White House: What Did Our Presidents Know and When Did They Know It? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On November 17-18, 2023, a symposium of academics, current and former government officials, and other leading voices in the study of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) convened for the inaugural Sol Foundation Initiative for UAP Research and Policy event in Palo Alto, California. The event's stated objectives were to "propose tangible government policies, programs of research, and investment strategies that can meet the challenge of the phenomena," along with elevating the dialogue and generating new approaches toward resolving it. This week, joining us on The Micah Hanks Program are Dr. Garry Nolan and Dr. Peter Skafish, who discuss the Symposium, the release of new videos featuring lectures from the event, and the Sol Foundation's current efforts involving UAP research and policy.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Opinion | The Challenges of an Aging President - The New York Times    Statement From Walter Reed Medical Center on Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Health Status  Super Bowl 2024 - Highlights from Chiefs' win vs. 49ers THE SOL FOUNDATION: The Sol Foundation, Academia's New UAP Think Tank, Releases Videos of Lectures from Its Inaugural Symposium The Sol Foundation Website: UAP Research and Policy WATCH: The Official Sol Foundation YouTube Channel BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For centuries, reports of strange lights moving through the skies have been reported around the world. Beginning in the late 1940s, popular reports of sightings involving mysterious aerial lights and other phenomena have formed the basis of the modern UFO phenomenon. But could some of these aerial apparitions have a natural explanation?  This week, we examine a new science paper that argues many modern UAP sightings could represent manifestations of plasmas in space and in the atmosphere, which at times have been known to take on very odd, even life-like qualities. Could some of these curious electrical events be connected to the origins of alien life, or even life on Earth? We explore all these questions, as well as some of the latest happenings in the ongoing UAP controversy in America in this installment of The Micah Hanks Program.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Appeals court denies Trump immunity in 2020 criminal election case Record-setting storm that killed 3 dumps rain on Los Angeles; flash flood alerts still in effect  Study Calls for New Category 6 Mega-Hurricane Classification Amid Climate Change - The Debrief  A Mysterious Noise is Aggravating Florida Residents. One Woman is Working to Find Out It's Causing The 'Guerrilla' Wikipedia Editors Who Combat Conspiracy Theories PLASMAS: We know what 'foo fighters' that buzzed Second World War pilots really were, say scientists  Extraterrestrial Life in Space. Plasmas in the Thermosphere: UAP, Pre-Life, Fourth State of Matter THE CONDIGN REPORT: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region DoD IG REPORT: Unclassified Summary of Report No. DODIG-2023-109, "Evaluation of the DoD's Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena," August 15, 2023  'Uncoordinated': Internal watchdog raps Pentagon's UFO tracking effort SILENCING SEAN: Former UFO boss: Pentagon needs to be less secretive The Government's Former UFO Hunter Found Something More Concerning than Aliens REPORT A SIGHTING: The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In a recent opinion and analysis piece written for Scientific American, Sean Kirkpatrick, the former director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, the Pentagon's official UAP investigative office, lashed out against what he characterized as "sensational but unsupported claims" involving UAP and an alleged secret program within government involved in withholding information about them from the American public.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a deep dive into the recent allegations made by the DoD's former chief UFO investigator, and examine why there is cause for skepticism amidst the scientist's assurances that the investigative office he helped establish "is unwaveringly committed to harnessing science and technology to bring unprecedented clarity to these fascinating, important, and stubborn mysteries and to do so with maximum transparency."  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: SEAN KIRKPATRICK: Here's What I Learned as the U.S. Government's UFO Hunter AARO: The Official Website of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office OPINION: What has happened to the Pentagon's former UFO hunter? REPORT A SIGHTING: The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Humankind continues to move steadily toward an uncertain future... one where advancements in artificial intelligence, the potential discovery of alien life, the prospects of contact with non-human intelligence (NHI), and global threats our planet may face are all becoming distinct potentials. For many, the idea of an apparent "quickening" resonates deeply in light of such future developments, but what do they mean for humanity, and how do they relate to the experiences of those who say they have had firsthand encounters with the anomalous? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by author Whitley Strieber, who discusses the role of the experiencer in the UAP equation, as well as his own famous recollections that helped to normalize the concept of contact with non-human intelligence.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: THE QUICKENING: Almost 40 percent of jobs worldwide could be disrupted by AI: IMF analysis Opinion: Non-Human Intelligence at the Threshold  The Sol Foundation Conference: A Great Success and a Greater Issue to Face  WHITLEY STRIEBER: Whitley Strieber's Unknown Country REPORT A SIGHTING: The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recently, several lawmakers on Capitol Hill received a classified briefing from the Intelligence Community Inspector General on allegations that first surfaced last year regarding an alleged UAP program that has been illegally withheld from Congress.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, in addition to covering what we have learned since the intelligence community UAP briefing, we also look at new legislation that aims to increase pilot reports of UAP, a harrowing encounter with a 30-foot-tall triangle reported by one pilot late last year, and the odd reason that flying jellyfish have been the talk of the online UAP community in recent days.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: ​​Planet's most abnormally cold air to surge into Lower 48 states  2,500-Year-Old Network of 'Elusive' Ancient Roads Found Hidden Deep within the Amazon Rainforest  NASA's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Unveiled in Ceremony at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works  UAP: Implications of the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Amendment in the 2024 NDAA U.F.O.s Remain a Mystery to Lawmakers After Classified Briefing New Bipartisan Bill Aims to Strengthen UAP Reporting from Civilian Pilots and Aviation Personnel  TRIANGLES: Pilot's Bizarre Encounter With 30-Foot-Tall Triangle UFO Prompts Aviation Safety Concern  JELLYFISH: Marine says 'jellyfish' UAP video was 'ghost story of the base'  ALIEN LIFE: Have we just discovered aliens? REPORT A SIGHTING: The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since mysterious aerial objects were first encountered by pilots during World War Two, questions have remained among world leaders about whether there could be a technological presence on Earth of unknown origin. If so, what could they be, and where could the be from?  This week, we are joined by philosopher and computer scientist Bernardo Kastrup, the executive director of the Essentia Foundation. With Ph.D.s in philosophy and computer engineering, he is the author of several books, including Why Materialism is Baloney, as well as a new controversial new essay,"UAPs and Non-Human Intelligence: What Is the Most Reasonable Scenario," recently published at The Debrief. Kastrup shares his perspectives on why UAP and NHI could represent a phenomenon much closer to home in this wide-reaching discussion on The Micah Hanks Program. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Medical Care  Pentagon didn't inform Biden, White House for days about Austin's hospitalization Deputy defense secretary was not told Austin had been hospitalized when she assumed duties  The Lloyd Austin fallout is growing: 'Someone's head has to roll'  UAP NEWS: Miami Mall 'Creature' Video Goes Viral  Congress members will receive secret UFO briefing next week from top spy chief  Top secret UFO meeting in Congress to reveal 'classified' details of illegal crash retrieval program  KASTRUP: UAPs and Non-Human Intelligence: What Is the Most Reasonable Scenario?  Bernardo Kastrup's Official Website REPORT A SIGHTING: The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

What if world militaries were beginning to make detections with advanced sensory equipment that corroborated sightings of phenomena not unlike historic accounts dating back centuries that involve strange phenomena in our skies? And what if a growing number of observers were beginning to come forward and describe their sightings of these anomalous phenomena? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we kick off the New Year with a brand new feel in this special first installment of the podcast for 2024, and following an exciting announcement, we examine several sightings of uncanny aerial phenomena observed by witnesses who have reported their personal accounts in recent weeks. Ranging from strange spheres to saucers, big black triangles, and other unusual phenomena, we wade into the thick of one of the greatest modern enigmas of science.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Powerful earthquakes leave at least 55 dead, destroy buildings along Japan's western coast  Japan Airlines Plane Erupts into Flame After Collision with Coast Guard Aircraft at Tokyo Airport Mickey Mouse Is Now in the Public Domain  Horror Movie Trailer Drops Starring "Steamboad Willie" Version of Micky Mouse These South Pole Scientists Who Watch The Thing Every Year Are Just Asking for Trouble Scientists Have Detected Something Migrating Under Arctic Ice. Now They're Worried About What May Happen If It Escapes. ANNOUNCEMENT: The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

The National Defense Authorization Act has been signed into law by the President of the United States, but not without a few concerns, according to an official White House statement citing one of the massive bill's UAP provisions. This, following a showdown in Washington over a landmark bipartisan transparency provision put forward by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer that saw significant pushback from Congressional leadership that illustrated just how far we may have to go in the fight for government transparency on UAP.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined to discuss these developments by J.P. Hague, a dual national and qualified lawyer who is the author of a recent piece published by The Debrief which provides an extensive overview of the US political and legislative developments related to UAP we have seen in recent months. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Tesla robot ATTACKS an engineer at company's Texas factory during violent malfunction Resurrection biology: Why it's gaining traction around the world  Statement from President Joe Biden on H.R. 2670, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 Quick guide to UAP-related provisions in the final FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act  J.P. HAGUE: A Dramatic Dilution of the Disclosure Process: A Temporary Shore Break Against The Waves of Change? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1938, an infamous broadcast based on H.G. Wells' classic War of the Worlds allegedly incited confusion and panic as listeners questioned whether a real alien invasion might be underway. While modern analysis of news from the period casts doubt on some of the "panic" claims, the question remains as to what would really happen if the existence of extraterrestrial visitation were revealed under uncontrolled, chaotic means, in a "catastrophic disclosure" of an ET reality? Recently, a retired U.S. Army Col. presented a proposal aimed at the prevention of what he termed 'catastrophic disclosure,' involving the unplanned–and potentially chaotic–disclosure of UAP revelations potentially resulting from the actions of U.S. foreign adversaries. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we explore this concept, and whether mitigation strategies could help reduce the chances of harm resulting from uncontrolled or unplanned disclosure of the existence of non-human intelligence. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: US and Britain say their navies shot down 15 attack drones over the Red Sea  SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch of X-37B space plane now targeted for Dec. 28  US Congress passes stripped-down measure to release UFO records RETURN OF THE RANGE FOULERS: Navy Range Foulers: Latest Reports (Dec 2023) Background info from John Greenewald at The Black Vault CATASTROPHIC DISCLOSURE: Orson Welles' War of the Worlds panic myth Retired US Army Colonel says secret UFO projects should be made public by October 2030 - to beat America's rivals and get ahead of a 'catastrophic' leak BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Earlier this year, a 64-page proposal to bring about the disclosure of information on what the U.S. government calls unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) was introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD). However, in a potential blow to UAP disclosure efforts, recent pushback from House leadership appeared to be set to severely limit the bill, if not stop it altogether.  Now, as the empire strikes back, there is nonetheless hope on the horizon, as Senators Schumer and Rounds are speaking out about the bill passing, as well as the work that is yet to be done in future legislation geared toward UAP disclosure. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at all the latest developments, as well as what one famous UAP whistleblower has had to say on the matter of UAP transparency in Washington.   Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: "Full swing": Analysis shows three respiratory viruses on the rise in the U.S.  ChatGPT may have become 'seasonally depressed' as creators race to fix AI  Warning of 'risk to our survival,' pope calls for global treaty on AI Hamas 'plot to carry out attack on civilians in Europe is foiled' as Danish cops arrest seven Morning Person? You Might Have Neanderthal Genes to Thank  Senate passes mammoth annual defense policy bill  UAP DISCLOSURE: UAP disclosure bill revised; two key provisions stripped  Government UAP records repository on the verge of becoming law, opened to public viewing Doug Johnson's quick guide  Majority Leader Schumer And Republican Senator Mike Rounds Floor Colloquy On UAP Schumer and Rounds discuss UAP Disclosure Act   UFO whistleblower: Congress' pared-down UAP measure a 'total failure' BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In the early morning hours of October 24, 1968, witnesses at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, which included security personnel at the installation's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launch complex, maintenance staff, the crew aboard an airborne B-52H, all participated in one of the most significant UFO incidents ever to have occurred at high-security United States military base.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a deep dive into the Minot Air Force Base UFO incident, one of the most significant UAP cases associated with U.S. strategic nuclear weapons facilities, as well as what its implications are, and why it remains influential even today as lawmakers in Washington continue the battle for UAP transparency.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Henry Kissinger Is Dead at 100; Shaped the Nation's Cold War History  Pentagon says US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea Israel orders more Gazans to flee, bombs areas where it sends them  Drunk and Asleep on the Job: Air Traffic Controllers Pushed to the Brink We Have a UFO Problem. What We Don't Have (Yet) Is a Serious Answer.  New book details U.S. government's UFO investigations and search for alien life  THE MINOT AFB UFO INCIDENT: Thomas Tullien's Minot AFB UFO Investigative Site The Investigation of UFO Events at Minot Air Force Base - Tom Tullien, SCU  "Analysis of Radar and Air-Visual UFO Observations on 24 October 1968 at Minot AFB, North Dakota, USA" by Claude Poher, Ph.D. BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

There's trouble brewing on Capitol Hill, as a group of top lawmakers are banding together to attempt to block the UAP Disclosure Act of 2023, potentially one of the most significant pieces of legislation related to government and UFO transparency in the history of the U.S., from ever becoming law.  Joining us to discuss the fight for UAP transparency is Daniel Sheehan, a constitutional and public interest lawyer, political activist and educator who has participated in several legal cases of public interest, including the Pentagon Papers and the Watergate Break-In case. Sheehan joins us, along with Kevin Wright, a public issue advocate, founder of Solve Advocacy, and Director of Public Relations for the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) to outline the current fight over the UAP Disclosure Amendment, and what it means for the effort to end decades of government stonewalling on UAP secrecy. Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Subaru Now Has a Flying Car  US Space Force wants to track 'abnormal observables' with unknown origins in Earth's orbit  Lawmakers 'mystified' after NASA scales back Mars collection program OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster, sources say OpenAI 'was working on advanced model so powerful it alarmed staff' Contrary to reports, OpenAI probably isn't building humanity-threatening AI  UAP DISCLOSURE: UAP Disclosure Act Receives Pushback From Lawmakers on Capitol Hill, as Bipartisan Fight for Transparency Continues  Black Friday: Republican Leadership Takes Axe To UFO Transparency Legislation Daniel P. Sheehan: Federal Civil Rights Attorney The People's Advocate: The Life and Legal History of America's Most Fearless Public Interest Lawyer  Kevin Wright: Solve Advocacy BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

"The time has come for serious, well-funded, and cutting-edge academic research into the nature of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and their broad cosmological and political implications." So reads a statement appearing on the website of the Sol Foundation, a new California-based think tank that has positioned itself to become "a premier center for UAP research." This week on The Micah Hanks Program, Micah reports on the Sol Foundation's first annual event that was recently held at Stanford University, which he and several colleagues attended, along with many of the biggest names in the field of UAP study. We provide a comprehensive overview of the event, those who attended from government and academia, and also the big issues that were discussed at this groundbreaking event.  Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Mixed results for SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship rocket on 2nd test flight  SpaceX Starship: A Musing on Rockets and Their Effect on the Earth - The Debrief  Microsoft Hires Sam Altman Hours After OpenAI Rejects His Return  Commercial Flights Are Experiencing 'Unthinkable' GPS Attacks and Nobody Knows What to Do A Mystery Object Left a Bizarre, Double Crater as It Smashed into the Moon Last Year The Sol Foundation: Official Website How a New Think Tank of Academics is Applying 'Cutting-Edge Research' to the UAP Mystery BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recent revelations by government whistleblowers are raising questions about whether the United States and other nations could have information about the existence of non-human intelligence, or NHI, which has been suppressed for decades. Although recent legislation in America are aimed at bringing such information, if it exists, into the light of day, nations like the United Kingdom appear to have shown no similar movement on the issue.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by an international panel composed of physicist and former UK civil servant John Priestland and Daniel Stubbings, Ph.D., both of whom are behind a new UK-based initiative called uNHIdden that aims to promote good mental health and reduce anxiety on the issue of non-human intelligence. Also joining the program is a return guest, Ted Roe, who is director of the National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena (NARCAP) and the UAP Medical Coalition; our guests engage in an in-depth discussion about  NHI, and how to move the discussion about it forward.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: U.S. Carries Out Another Round of Airstrikes on Targets Tied to Iran 4000-Year-Old Markings on Stone Hailed as 'Europe's Oldest Map' May Lead to a Remarkable Discovery  NASA Just Lost Communication with Its Robot Scientists on Mars. This Phenomenon is to Blame. Pentagon Confirms Retirement of AARO Director Sean Kirkpatrick, as New Deputy Director is Named Statement by Deputy Sec. of Defense Kathleen Hicks on Departure of AARO Director Sean Kirkpatrick  Are Aliens Real? We Asked the Pentagon's Outgoing UFO Chief.   NON-HUMAN INTELLIGENCE: Why Is the United Kingdom So Far Behind on UAP Policy? uNHIdden: uNHIdden Official Website: Supporting fact-based conversations on the NHI UAPMed: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon Medical Coalition NARCAP: National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Are we alone in the universe? Could intelligent aliens exist somewhere in the cosmos, and how close are we to finally discovering them? Or is it even possible that intelligent aliens are already in our own back yard, and have been visiting Earth, as evidenced by decades of sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UFOs?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by astrophysicist Adam Frank, a leading expert on the final stages of evolution for stars like the sun and one of the leaders of the Categorizing Atmospheric Technosignatures (CATS) project. Frank is also author of "The Little Book of Aliens," and joins us to discuss SETI, UAP, and the search for alien life throughout the cosmos. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: A NASA Spacecraft Just Had Its First Close Encounter with an Asteroid New Covid Pirola strain warning as mysterious JN.1 variant 'takes off' in Europe San Jose shipwreck dubbed 'the Holy Grail' to be exhumed off Colombia with $20 billion sunken treasure  Pentagon UFO chief Dr Sean Kirkpatrick will be REPLACED by end of the year ADAM FRANK: Adam Frank's Official Homepage The Little Book of Aliens - By Adam Frank Categorizing Atmospheric Technosignatures (CATS) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Autumn fills the air, and of all the things that frighten us, some of the most terrifying are those which involve "the terrors next door," and the lurking fears of the everyday. Yet there are also stories involving stranger things... encounters with odd individuals that don't seem to have a place in our consensus reality. Can science explain these experiences, or is there something more complex involved?  In this special Halloween 2023 installment of The Micah Hanks Program, after news involving alleged hauntings and exorcisms, examine a collection of terrors and odd tales, ranging from horrific murders that happened very close to home for our haunted host back in the 1990s. We then suspend our disbelief as we shift our attention toward unreal experiences from over the decades where people have described visits with entities hailing "from beyond." Who are these mysterious visitors... Ghosts? Extraterrestrials? Time travelers? Or do they represent something else entirely? The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Millions of Americans Believe in Ghosts. An Expert Reveals Why.  Patrick Stewart sold haunted Los Angeles home without revealing ghosts  Goldie Hawn recounts alien encounter: 'Oh, my God. I think I made contact with outer space'  Police discover 'exorcism spells' notebook at the scene of Cumberland County shooting Dressing up as evil creatures for Halloween 'dangerous' – exorcists I'm a Vatican-trained exorcist. I've stared demons in the face, watched people slither on the floor like snakes, and seen people levitate.    THE TERROR NEXT DOOR: The Halloween Murder of Karen Styles FROM BEYOND: Sam the Sandown Clown: Alien, Man in Black, or Folie à Deux?  The crash of a UFO or Time Traveler in 1790 in France  Men in Black in Maine - The 1976 Herbert Hopkins Case BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

A classified report detailing the Pentagon's latest findings in its ongoing investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, has been delivered to Congress, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) last week.  For the rest of us, an unclassified version of the 2023 Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena was made available on the website of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), but to limited fanfare from UFO advocates online. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we provide an in-depth analysis of the 2023 UAP report and highlight the key takeaways many missed, along with several historical UAP reports submitted by our listeners.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Israel hits Gaza with one of deadliest bombings so far in war against Hamas Hezbollah steps up attacks, IDF says, fueling fears of wider conflict  World's oldest known dog dies aged 31 after being saved from shallow grave as pup In Utah, The Largest and Oldest Organism of Its Kind is Breaking Its Ancient Silence Why Do UFO Sightings Keep Happening Near Nuclear Sites?  2023 UAP REPORT: New U.S. Government Report Details Latest Findings in the Pentagon's Investigations of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena  Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

At England's famous Stonehenge, new analysis of one of the site's most enigmatic features has revealed the extraordinary lengths its ancient builders were willing to go in order to construct the world-famous monument. Elsewhere, in the American southwest, footprints left in the sands of time are revealing some of the earliest human arrivals, and much more about the hidden history of humanity.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at these and other "impossible" discoveries that are being revealed in the latest scientific developments at England's Stonehenge, as well as mysteries in America and Africa that are pushing back the timescales on early human achievements. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: U.S. Is Expanding Military Presence Near Israel  Blinken meets resistance in courtship of Egypt and Saudi Arabia on Gaza war Iran warns Israel of regional escalation if 'aggressions do not stop' France mobilises 7,000 troops for extra patrols after teacher slain   Israel: 199 people held hostage in Gaza  Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and desperately low on supplies as invasion looms  FBI warns of Hamas copycat terror attacks on US soil   Annular solar eclipse of 2023 wows skywatchers with spectacular 'ring of fire' Mysterious Prehistoric Monument Discovered by Archaeologists: 'Very Rare'  ARCHAEOLOGY: Stonehenge Mystery Deepens as New Discovery Upends Century-Old Theory Study confirms age of oldest fossil human footprints in North America | U.S. Geological Survey  Confirmation of Oldest Fossil Human Footprints in North America Upends Once Accepted Timeline Ancient Structure Unearthed by Archaeologists Was Built Far Earlier Than Once Thought Possible. It Wasn't Made by Homo Sapiens. BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For decades, sightings of unusual aerial phenomena have been logged by observers from around the world. Yet in only a handful of the countless number of sightings, observations of strange, tangent phenomena--including sightings of possible UAP occupants--have also been reported.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine a series of UAP incidents involving the observation of an unusual figure during a 1967 encounter in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as well as a pair of multiple witness military UAP sightings reported by a former member of the Air National Guard, who shares his recollections about these uncanny encounters with anomalous phenomena.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: What to know as Israel declares war, bombards Gaza Strip after unprecedented Hamas attack  Israel on war footing, Hamas threatens to kill captives  Confirmation of Oldest Fossil Human Footprints in North America Upends Once Accepted Timeline Annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into a spectacular 'ring of fire' this week Call them UFOs or UAPs, scientists need better data, according to weekend panel BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the early years of the Atomic Age, sightings of unidentified flying objects near American facilities involved with nuclear research and power generation have been reported. Now, in the latest of a series of ongoing disclosures involving mysterious sightings logged by government agencies, the U.S. Department of Energy has released several incident reports involving observations at its facilities.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into the latest documents and examine a possible sighting of a metallic spherical UAP, as well as what the new files reveal about the government's attitudes--and possible misunderstandings--about unidentified flying objects.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Webb Telescope Has Spotted Something Lurking in the Orion Nebula That "Shouldn't Exist" Hackers Take British Royal Family Website Down Amidst Inflammatory Statements by Russian Officials  The DOE's UAP Files: 20220809 | Department of Energy  U.S. Dept of Energy UAP Documents   Reveal Puzzling Aerial Incursions Near American Nuclear Sites   UAP Indications Analysis,1945-1975 United States Atomic Warfare Complex DOE Document describing green fireball sightings BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

It was an ordinary late afternoon in the early 1980s, when something incredible happened to a rural family in Eastern Canada. As they looked out the windows of their home, they observed a massive, triangle-shaped object hovering motionless in the sky, in a sighting that would forever change their lives.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we interview a witness to these events, whose incredible recollections offer a unique perspective on the ongoing eerie appearances of large, triangular UAP over the decades.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: OSIRIS-REx Mission Achieves Historic Milestone with Successful Delivery of Asteroid Samples to Earth NASA's OSIRIS-REx lands samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth after historic 4-billion-mile journey NASA's Mars Sample Return mission may never fly  US exploring potential space force hotline with China  Scientists Estimate When Humans Could Become Extinct ChatGPT can now hear, see and speak as OpenAI gives the chatbot its most humanlike update  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

"The study of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) presents a unique scientific opportunity that demands a rigorous, evidence-based approach," reads a portion of a new report issued by NASA's UAP Independent Study Team. "NASA – with its extensive expertise in these domains and global reputation for scientific openness – is in an excellent position to contribute to UAP studies within the broader whole-of-government framework led by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)."  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at what NASA's new report details, and get commentary from Mark Rodeghier, Ph.D, the Director of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies. What new approaches can be applied toward the phenomenon, and how can past data obtained on UAP move us toward obtaining a better understanding of them?  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: US military asks for help to find missing F-35 fighter jet after 'mishap' sees pilot eject  Baffling: $78 Million F-35B Stealth Fighter Reported Missing After Mysterious In-Flight 'Mishap' Exclusive: A close encounter with the 'alien bodies' in Mexico  Ryan Graves Responds to Mexican Mummy Incident  Alien mummies in Mexico? NASA's UFO study team says don't bet on it THE NASA REPORT: NASA Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team Report  NEWS CONFERENCE: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report  SPERGEL ON NEWS NATION: Taking UAPs from sensationalism to science | NewsNation Live  HANKS ON NEWS NATION: NASA report: no evidence UFOs were aliens | NewsNation Now  THE DIRECTOR IS NAMED: UPDATE: NASA Shares UAP Independent Study Report; Names Director BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

According to the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), a significant majority of UAP incidents reported by members of the military involve sightings of peculiar metallic spheres, which are often observed moving through the skies over strategic sites and military training areas. Although many presume the objects are likely to be balloons, a deeper look at the UFO literature may suggest otherwise.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the history involving sightings of strange metallic or translucent spherical UAP, and why the evidence suggests that these phenomena are more than just balloons or a new variety of drones used by foreign adversaries of the United States.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: More than 2000 dead after earthquakes in Morocco How to donate to charities working to help victims of Morocco earthquake   Mysterious Blue Light Flashes Moments Before Moroccan Earthquake  Read 'Secret' memo for Trudeau on unidentified object shot down over Yukon In U.S., most UFO documentation is classified. Not so in other countries.  UFOs and UAPs | National Archives  News Nation on UFO Document Digitization  UFO Tales and Witness Credibility Falling Apart After Congressional Hearings  Floating Mystery Ball Is New Nazi Air Weapon - The New York Times  'Mosul Orb': US silent on UFO filmed by military over Iraq | Fox News  Senate Hearing: All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (April 2023)  Project Sphere — National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

It seemed like any other clear Michigan evening as Wayne and Michelle drove their Jeep Wrangler home from a late-night game of bingo. Then, suddenly in the distance ahead, they saw three large bright white lights in the sky... and they appeared to be coming directly toward them.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, Wayne and Michelle Braden join us to discuss their encounter with a triangular UAP in 2018, and the events that followed in the aftermath which fundamentally changed their lives.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: The Official Website of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Has Finally Launched Its Website. Here's What's Missing  Michigan UFO Sightings and Paranormal Encounters Podcast Wayne and Michelle Braden on YouTube BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Several recent UFO sightings logged by American pilots are revealing details about harrowing encounters with strange objects they couldn't identify. The reports, which include sightings of oblong white fast-moving objects, as well as dark-colored mysterious craft flying in controlled airspace without transponders, are among the many sightings of this kind that have been quietly collected for decades by NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at what the latest reports all reveal, and how they highlight the safety concerns of pilots who say these objects and their activities in controlled airspace represent aerial threats over the United States.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Idalia could rapidly strengthen to a major hurricane before coming ashore in Florida  At least 500 UK flights cancelled by air traffic chaos following 'network failure' Biden is 'old,' Trump is 'corrupt': AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch Chris Christie complains about getting the UFO Question NASA UAP: NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

As a bipartisan group within Congress is pushing for the establishment of a new select committee on UAP, information presented within classified hearings on the enduring enigma continues to be withheld from the American public. So who are the operators behind UAP, and do they represent foreign adversaries like China and Russia, or do some of the less easily explainable reports point to a far more complex phenomenon?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine issues related to UAP secrecy and U.S. surveillance technologies, along with an analysis of what U.S. officials have recently had to say about the mysterious objects, as well as questions regarding alleged crash retrieval programs, and much more.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Legendary Writer and Show Host Lee Speigel Passes  Russian Spacecraft Crash Ends Country's "Last Hope" to Revive Its Lunar Program, Raises Questions  Ötzi the Iceman's true appearance revealed by new DNA analysis Reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a national security imperative UAP: Bipartisan House group pushes for select committee, classified hearings into UFOs Fact Check: Do Videos Show MH370 Boeing 'Teleported' Away by UFOs?  The MH370 video is CGI - Analysis on Reddit WashPo: Sixty Years of Missing Planes  Airline Close Calls Happen Far More Often Than Previously Known BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For decades, rumors involving secret research efforts to find a means of opposing gravity have hinted at efforts by the United States and other world governments to achieve antigravity technology. Is antigravity possible, and could it be that the U.S. or some other world power may already have this technology in its possession? More importantly, could successful experiments with antigravity technology even potentially explain some UAP sightings from over the decades?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we go in search of the truth about the classified world of antigravity, the DoD's efforts to make this science-fiction technology a reality, and a possible resolution to the mysterious disappearance of one of the world's most promising antigravity research scientists.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Death toll rises in Hawaii, making it the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history LIST: Help Maui Fire Victims: Here's Where You Can Donate   Revealing 33 years of UFOs over Catalonia  The Struggles of a Whistleblower: Separating Fact From Fiction in the Latest UAP Revelations Chinese Military Says It's Figured Out How to Build Laser Weapons That Can Fire Indefinitely  Breakdown of Standard Gravity Reported in New Study Defies Newton's Law of Gravitation & Relativity  ANTIGRAVITY: The Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching "Anti-Gravity" For Nearly 70 Years Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research Obituary | Ning Li of Madison, Alabama | Berryhill Funeral Home & Crematory Solving The Mystery Of Huntsville's Brilliant Anti-gravity Scientist BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

What would a form of exotic non-human intelligence potentially look like, and how might it behave? Would it be anything like us, or would it be impossible to speculate what a potential encounter with non-human intelligence might be like? Lastly, if UAP are truly of exotic origin, do alleged reports involving sightings of their operators offer any potential insights?  Following a recent series of whistleblower revelations involving the alleged recovery of craft of non-human origin, as well as recent legislative language that includes provisions aiming to disclose information related to such claims, this week on The Micah Hanks Program we delve into UFO folklore in search of whether credible reports exist of humanoid operators, and other alleged examples of non-human intelligence.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Powerful sun storm knocks out radio transmissions across North America Australian Space Agency Confirms Fireball Seen Over Melbourne Was Russian Rocket Reentry Nasa asteroid strike unleashes boulder storm 'as deadly as Hiroshima'  A snake fell from the sky onto a woman in Silsbee, Texas, while she mowed her lawn Chinese Fossil Represents Unknown Hominin Species Ancient Remains Could Challenge Everything We Know About Human Evolution NON-HUMAN INTELLIGENCE Encountering Aliens: The Speculative Science of Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Physiology and Tech The Villa Santina Case (two humanoids encountered by Italian artist)  The Humanoids (Charles Bowen, Flying Saucer Review) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Last Wednesday, lawmakers convened for a widely-anticipated hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) featuring testimony from witnesses that included former Navy pilots Commander Dave Fravor and Ryan Graves, and recent UAP whistleblower David Grush. In this installment of The Micah Hanks Program, we provide an analysis of last week's hearing, and the explosive statements the former military witnesses provided under oath to members of Congress about the U.S. federal government's involvement with UAP, as well as  bombshell claims about the alleged coverup of a UAP crash wreckage retrieval program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Record heat wave in Phoenix could end with a bang Mystery Leprosy Case in Texas World's oldest man dies at 127 Why do some people get cancer, while others don't? Scientists have one 'revolutionary' explanation How Humans Will Become Multi-Planetary Species UAP HEARING: UFO hearing key takeaways: cover-up claims and Pentagon denials Whistleblowers Testify Under Oath About "Craft of Non-Human Origin" and Military Encounters with UAP Congressman Provides Account of Military UAP Image That He Says Matches No "Human Capability" The Congressional Hearing on UAP: What We Learned From Yesterday's Testimony  Director of Pentagon's UAP Investigations Challenges Claims Made in Recent UAP Hearing  Independent Research and Development  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

As the latest round of Congressional hearings on UAP approaches, many questions remain about the claims of whistleblower David Grusch, and the information he says he was provided by intelligence officials about crashed vehicles of non-human origin, the bodies of UAP pilots, and even human casualties associated with UAP incidents.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a balanced look at historical cases involving UAP crashes, UAP incidents that led to deaths and disappearances, and alleged observations of non-human remains belonging to UAP pilots that have circulated over the years, which may help provide context for Grusch's core claims in advance of this week's Congressional hearing where he and former U.S. Navy pilots David Fravor and Ryan Graves will appear as witnesses.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS Emergency Rooms Swamped as Record Heat Above 100F Wilts US South  Authorities call off Berlin lioness alarm, saying they've found no evidence of a predator Here's What Asteroid Sample Recovery Will Look Like – OSIRIS-REx Mission The story behind Barbenheimer, the summer's most online movie showdown  Pentagon Official Warns of Threat of Extraterrestrial "Technical Surprise" as UAP Hearing Approaches  Spaceship of Fools - Art Levine (Washington Spectator) Deaths Associated with UFO Sightings Thomas Mantell, January 7, 1948  Carl Hunrath and Wilber Wilkinson (November 10, 1953) The Kinross Incident, November 23, 1953 F-86 Incident, Early 1957 (Just Cause Newsletter, No.1, Page 5) Cuban Jet Incident, March 1967 Frederick Valentich, October 21, 1978 Alleged UAP Crashes  The Coyame Incident, 1974  Aurora, Texas UFO incident, 1897 Roswell New Mexico UFO Incident, 1947 Aztec UFO Crash, March 25, 1948 Kecksburg UFO incident, Dec 9, 1965 Shag Harbour UFO incident, 4 October 1967 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In a historic new bipartisan measure led by Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer of New York, government records on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) may soon be required to be released to the public, in what has proven to be the latest and most significant push for UAP transparency by lawmakers. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at what has been presented in draft language as "The UAP Disclosure Act of 2023," and the incredible measures it is calling for, which include the release of records pertaining to the collection of exotic UAP craft, biological representations of non-human intelligence, and much more. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Northrop Grumman's B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Celebrates Three Decades of Air Dominance What were the mysterious banging noises heard during the search for the missing Titanic sub? Life on Mars? Discovery at Jezero Crater Reveals Promising Evidence for Organic Molecules Meet the little-known cable TV network that's cashing in on renewed interest in UFOs  Multiple UAPs Reported On FAA's Internal Hotline In Just A Week  THE UAP DISCLOSURE ACT: Bipartisan Measure Aims to Force Release of U.F.O. Records  The 'UAP Disclosure Act of 2023': Chuck Schumer and the Senate's New Push for UAP Transparency  Senate Press Release on Legislation Draft Language of the Bill  HISTORY: Suit Seeks to Lift Secrecy Veil From Agency's UFO Documents Citizens Against UFO Secrecy (Archived from Wikipedia)  NSA CAUS Affadavit BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For centuries, unusual sounds have been reported throughout the world. From the quaking "Ton der Dove-Bai" reported in Greenland to the mysterious "Bloop" recorded by NOAA in the 1990s, odd sounds of unexplained origin have captured our imagination and hinted at phenomena in our world that continue to evade us in modern times.  Arguably, one of the strangest unexplained acoustic phenomena ever reported involves the mysterious "Quackers" encountered by Soviet submarine crews during the Cold War. Did these deep sea anomalies represent Soviet USO encounters, mysterious deep-sea animals, an experimental U.S. technology, or something else entirely? This week, we go in search of answers to these questions on The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Brutal heat maintains grip on the Southwest  Defining the Anthropocene: Radioactive traces in ocean materials mark start of the modern age  North Korea warns it may shoot down US spy planes violating its airspace A record share of Americans is living alone | The Hill  STRANGE SOUNDS: What is the bloop? THE QUACKERS: Ghosts from the Bottom of the Sea (Russian Language) UFO: Croaking in the Ocean (Russian Language) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1996, a strange series of documents were delivered to several Italian media outlets and UFO researchers, purporting to reveal the existence of a secretive investigative committee that looked into sightings of unconventional aerial vehicles during the 1930s and 40s. Called RS/33 Cabinet, the alleged UFO study group was purportedly led by Guglielmo Marconi under the direction of Italy's fascist regime under Benito Mussolini.  Recently, the claims involving an alleged UFO crash that occurred in 1933 near Magenta, Italy, have received renewed scrutiny after they were cited amidst claims of a UAP coverup by whistleblower David Grusch. This week, we examine the strange history of Italy's Fascist UFO files and their relationship to the modern UFO crash wreckage retrieval debate on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Twitter chaos leaves door open for Meta's rival app  Extreme Pride in Being American Remains Near Record Low  Scientists use Exotic Stars to Tune into Hum from Cosmic Symphony  Controversial Study Reveals Humankind's Earliest Ancestors Coexisted with Dinosaurs  EXCLUSIVE: Gillibrand scheduling hearings with UAP whistleblower David Grusch  ITALIAN UFO FILES: Italian researcher shares files of secret 'first' UFO crash in Italy New Documents 'Will Revolutionize UFOlogy'! (UFO Cover-Up By Mussolini)  Roberto Pinotti's own account (via The Black Vault)  Pinotti OpenMinds Interview, 2012 Mussolini's UFO - Cabinet RS/33 - Pepijn van Erp BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 2008, one or more massive unidentified flying objects were observed moving erratically through the evening skies over Stephenville, Texas. Among the many witnesses were several law enforcement officers who said they observed the giant UFOs, although it was the radar data later obtained from the FAA that seemingly proved there had been such objects in the area, one which flew over the ranch home of then-President George W. Bush. This week, Robert Powell, an executive board member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies and the researcher who obtained the radar data on the Stephenville UAP incident, joins us to discuss this landmark case involving giant UFOs, along with recent happenings in Washington, the revelations of UAP whistleblower David Grusch, and much more on The Micah Hanks Program.  This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. Learn how you can get the all-natural benefits from AG1 by heading over to AthleticGreens.com/Micah.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Titan sub implosion: US Coast guard launches investigation into disaster - BBC News  With Wagner's Future in Doubt, Ukraine Could Capitalize on Chaos CIA Director: "Be very careful around open windows."  Senate bill: Holders of "non-earth origin or exotic UAP material" have six months to deliver it to AARO  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Throughout the early years of the Cold War, recurrent appearances of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) were documented near several radioactive materials production plants, atomic weapons assembly facilities, and atomic weapons stockpile sites in the United States. What were the objects that were seen, and what was the intention of their operators? Larry Hancock a graduate of the University of New Mexico and a veteran who served in the United States Air Force, is the lead author of a new paper published by the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies titled "UAP Pattern Recognition Study: 1945-1975 US Military Atomic Warfare Complex." Larry joins us to discuss the background that led to this study of UAP historical patterns, and what it means with relation to nuclear weapons sites on The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Summer solstice: The science behind the longest day of the year  In race against clock, expanding fleet of ships searches for submersible lost near Titanic wreck  Woman Who Woke Up Inside Coffin Declared Dead For Second Time What's That Orbiting the Moon? Data Suggests a Lost Spacecraft Could be Lurking in Lunar Orbit  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

As the developing story of UAP whistleblower David Grusch continues to unfold, new statements from the former member of the U.S. Air Force and intelligence community have erupted in controversy, following a lengthy interview conducted in recent days by journalist Ross Coulthart.  In our ongoing analysis, this week on The Micah Hanks Program we look at Grusch's most recent statements, along with the resulting media response, and finally, what the implications of his claims about acquisitions of technologies stemming from non-human intelligence by the U.S. government may be.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Bombshell Whistleblower Testimony Suggests Virgin Galactic is Wildly Undervalued House Oversight Committee to hold hearings on UFOs soon Canada attends first-of-its-kind UFO briefing at the Pentagon Skeptics, believers discuss whistleblower's claims    Dr. John Garrison's body language analysis BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Is the United States in possession of anomalous craft of non-human origin? Has this information been illegally kept from Congress? These are among the questions raised by a bombshell story published in The Debrief by Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal who, in 2017, reframed the public debate about unidentified aerial phenomena in an article published in The New York Times. Now, a former intelligence official, David Charles Grusch, has come forward and filed a complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General alleging that knowledge of such retrievals of non-human craft has been illegally kept from Congress.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, Kean and Blumenthal join me to discuss the story, the investigative process behind it, and how it all came together. Then later in the program, co-founder of The Debrief and investigative reporter Tim McMillan joins us to discuss the vetting and research process behind the scenes prior to the article's publication.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Sonic boom over DC: No survivors found after small plane crashes in Virginia Is it real or made by AI? Europe wants a label for that as it fights disinformation   KEAN & BLUMENTHAL: Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In the early pre-dawn hours of July 17, 1957, an Air Force RB-47—an aircraft that served at the time as the backbone of Strategic Air Command's bomber fleet—was in mid-flight on a composite mission that included gunnery exercises over the Texas Gulf Coast, when its crew had an encounter with the extraordinary.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the RB-47 UFO incident, and how the electronic intelligence collected about this 1957 encounter may represent one of the most significant UAP-related events in modern history, potentially offering calibrated scientific data in support of the existence of the phenomenon.   This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. To find out about the energy boost and other benefits this all-natural supplement can provide, visit athleticgreens.com/micah. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Study claims New York City is sinking under the weight of its buildings Groundbreaking Israeli cancer treatment has 90% success rate  Hibernation artificially triggered in potential space travel breakthrough  Russian 'spy' whale surfaces in Sweden Investigation and Tracking of UAP Explored in New Publications by Harvard Team  The Micah Hanks Program- AG1 Podcast Brief   RB-47 INCIDENT: RB-47- Federation of American Scientists RB-47 Incident - NICAP Website Dr. James MacDonald's Report BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Between 2008 and 2010, what is arguably one of the most atypical government investigations into the unexplained was carried out by employees with Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies (BAASS) out of Las Vegas, Nevada, as part of a Defense Intelligence Agency effort known as the Advanced Aerospace Weapons Systems Applications Program, or AAWSAP.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the controversial DIA program with Colm Kelleher, Ph.D., a biochemist who between 1996-2004 led the National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS) team on Skinwalker Ranch, and in 2008 became deputy administrator of BAASS where he led the day-to-day operations in executing the AAWSAP contract with Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Kelleher shares his reflections about the program, what it discovered, and how it applies to the ongoing efforts by the Pentagon to evaluate unidentified anomalous phenomena.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Did you feel it? Boom, shaking reported across the Lowcountry Apollo 11's Eagle Might Still Be Orbiting Around The Moon Details on Mysterious Object That Followed China's Spaceplane Revealed in Space Threat Assessment  13% of Academics Who Responded to UAP Survey Suspect "Devices of Unknown Intelligence"   Garry Nolan on ET intelligence Garry Nolan: A Stanford Professor's Quest to Resolve Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena COLM KELLEHER: Hunt for the Skinwalker (Amazon)  Skinwalkers at the Pentagon (Amazon) Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the 1950s, American astronomers and military officials have monitored the orbital space above planet Earth for signs of objects that may represent threats to the United States. However, even prior to the launch of Sputnik in October 1957, strange objects of unknown origin were being detected in orbit above Earth, giving rise to theories about the existence of an alien probe that could have quietly monitored our planet from a once-hidden position in orbit for thousands of years.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into the strange history involving what is popularly known as "The Black Knight Satellite", and how a genuine scientific anomaly first detected in the 1920s helped give rise to theories about possible evidence of alien technologies in Earth's orbit.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: The Hottest Online Game: Hunting for Classified Documents  Prosecutor seeks to free man imprisoned 33 years for murder, citing evidence of innocence  Ancient tablet found on Mount Ebal predates known Hebrew inscriptions In 'crazy' coincidence, 2 earthquakes occur one second apart on different faults, jostling San Diego County  Denmark's mystery tremors caused by acoustic waves from unknown source, officials say   BLACK KNIGHT: Short Wave Echoes and the Aurora Borealis Science: Message from a Star... The Five Most Likely Explanations for Long Delayed Echoes Evidence of Non-Terrestrial Objects Surveilling Earth Could Be Revealed in New Research Effort BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Few perennial mysteries intrigue us more than people who vanish. Throughout history, there have been countless examples of cases involving individuals who went missing under unusual circumstances, many of which were never found. But are there truly any cases that point to extraordinary phenomena that could have been related to people's disappearances? In this installment of The Micah Hanks Program, following a review of recent UFO-related news, we take a critical look at several modern disappearances and the purported high strangeness that is often associated with such incidents, along with what U.S. crime statistics say. Finally, we address the question of whether unidentified aerial phenomena has actually ever been linked to cases where individuals have vanished under odd circumstances. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Chilling 'Oppenheimer' Trailer Released, Promises Absolute Carnage Henry Kissinger on a potential artificial intelligence arms race   UFO search: Retired Navy senior chief 'not going to jail' to report what he saw in Afghanistan | Fox News  How science — and politics — are bringing an end to UFOlogy  THE MISSING: This Baffling Disappearance In Wyoming Still Remains Unsolved 20 Years Later  Wyoming family searches for son missing for three years  Dennis Lloyd Martin: 50 Years Ago, This Boy Vanished in the GSMNP International Comission on Missing Persons: Who are The Missing? Missing Persons  How Prevalent is Violence in Missing Persons Cases? | National Institute of Justice  2022 NCIC Missing Person and Unidentified Person Statistics — FBI  Missing Persons | ASU Center for Problem-Oriented Policing BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On June 2, 1964, Charles Davis, a youth living near the town of Hobbs, New Mexico, had been playing outside in full view of his grandmother when a small, top-shaped black object swooped down from the sky and hovered over him, dumping a shower of flames onto the frightened child. Although he said he could feel no pain, Davis was left temporarily disfigured after the incident, and prefers today not to talk about UFOs.  What were the objects that young Charles Davis, and many others have had seemingly terrifying encounters with over the years? In this installment of The Micah Hanks Program, we look at potentially harmful cases involving UAP, and whether they should cause us to rethink many of our presumptions about the nature and possible intention of the phenomenon. This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. To find out about the energy boost and other benefits this all-natural supplement can provide, visit athleticgreens.com/micah. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Pentagon Confirms New Details on Mysterious Balloon Being Tracked by U.S. Military Over Hawaii New Satellite Images Reveal First Look at Chinese Airship and Laser Anti-Satellite Weapons Capabilities In a Surprise Move, Russia Says it Will Support International Space Station Operations Through 2028 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since 2017, reports of unusual encounters U.S. military personnel have had with anomalous aerial phenomena have seen renewed debate among the military, the media, and the academic community. Meanwhile, an undercurrent of cases involving anomalous health incidents has also gradually come to the attention of the intelligence community; but could there be a relationship between the two, and if so, what is it?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by Garry Nolan, a Stanford University professor of pathology who discusses his groundbreaking research into anomalous health incidents, and their possible relationship to UAP, as well as the analysis of materials purportedly recovered from anomalous aerial vehicles. This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. To find out about the energy boost and other benefits this all-natural supplement can provide, visit athleticgreens.com/micah. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Southern and northern lights sweep planet in stunning display of auroras  Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson part ways  Don Lemon, CNN Star Anchor, to Leave the Network European nations scramble to evacuate citizens from Sudan amid a lull in fighting Intelligence Community Leaders Meet at Wright Patterson for "Historic" National Security Briefing  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On April 19, 2023, a hearing by the Senate Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities was held that focused on the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), and its assessment of unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP.  Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of AARO and witness in attendance for the Senate hearing, discussed common shapes of UAP, as well as their flight dynamics and other reported characteristics, along with a pair of new videos that are part of AARO's current assessments. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into the recent hearings, and what they convey about the U.S. government's ongoing assessments of the mysteries in our skies.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: India will surpass China as world's most populous country by mid-year, UN says  Classified Document Leak Reveals Presence of Western Special Forces in Ukraine, and Much More  Pentagon Details Review of Policies for Handling Classified Information  Air Force halts intelligence mission of suspected classified document leaker's unit  New Concerning Details on Chinese Spy Balloon Technology Revealed in U.S. Classified Document Leak  AARO: Senate Hearing on UAP Reveals New Videos and Common Features, but Says No Proof of ET BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1957, a wealthy Texas philanthropist and oil tycoon named Tom Slick Jr. was making headlines across the nation. Slick, who had already poured much of his family fortune into the establishment of foundations aimed at exploring various areas of the sciences, was now getting international attention for his plans to launch an expedition in search of a modern mystery: the famous Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas. However, questions have lingered over whether there could have been more to the purpose of Slick's Yeti-hunting adventure than the public had known... and this week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at Slick's possible connections to the U.S. intelligence community, and whether the CIA had been involved in espionage with help from the man who, at the time, had become America's most-famous monster hunter.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: In the pope's Easter address, a call to pray for Ukrainians, Russians and refugees  NASA Administrator Names New Goddard Center Director  Leaked Pentagon documents provide rare window into depth of US intelligence on allies and foes  UAP Pattern Recognition Study 1945-1975 US Military Atomic Warfare Complex  Famous Bigfoot Footage Stabilized Using AI, Making It Pretty Clear What It Is   LOREN COLEMAN: Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology CATHERINE NIXON COOKE: In Search of Tom Slick: Explorer and Visionary BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In the heart of the Nevada desert is one of the most legendary and talked about locations in the United States... despite the fact that, until a decade ago, it "officially" didn't exist. However, since the late 1980s, the secret Air Force installation known as Area 51 has remained almost synonymous with UFOs, thanks in large part to Bob Lazar, a man who in addition to claiming to have worked there, also said he saw recovered alien craft at the base. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we go in pursuit of the modern legends that have become associated with Area 51, how it became a mainstay of American conspiracy theories, and look at the history--as well as the speculations--involving America's best-known secret base.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Forecast warns of more severe storms in South, Midwest Trump surrenders to NY authorities ahead of arraignment  Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war  Physicists Prove Famous Double-Slit Experiment Can Be Recreated in Time, Not Just in Space The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon are Finally Ready to Unleash StormBreaker  AREA 51: The Black Mailbox The Little A'Le'Inn Tikaboo Peak Area 51 Research Center Air Force, FBI raid Nevada homes in probe of Area 51 website Bob Lazar Says the FBI Raided Him to Seize Area 51's Alien Fuel. The Truth Is Weirder  Declassified: The CIA's Secret History of Area 51   BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

By the early years of the new millennium, experts were already sounding alarms about the potential threat that machine intelligence might eventually pose to humanity. As of 2023, following the arrival of AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard—enhanced performance chatbots that many view as little more than party tricks—the race to create genuinely intelligent machines seems to be fully underway... but where will it go from here, and what are the dangers that could result from the creation of a genuine machine superintelligence? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at several potential future scenarios involving the creation of an A.I. superintelligence, how machines could one day rise against humanity, and what that could mean for humankind in the decades ahead. Will A.I. become our saviors, or our overlords? The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Sandstorms on an Alien World Revealed in Data Collected by the James Webb Space Telescope  Tasmanian Tiger 'Probably' Survived to 1980s or Even Later, Study Claims In fight over key surveillance law, officials look to sway congressional skeptics  OpenAI connects ChatGPT to the internet  RISE OF THE MACHINES: Google AI updates: Bard and new AI features in Search  ChatGPT: Does This Clever Chatbot Mark the Dawn of a New Era in AI? - The Debrief  Is This the Start of an AI Takeover? - The Atlantic  Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humans | Pew Research Center The Malicious Use of Artificial Intelligence Forecasting, Prevention, and Mitigation  The Doomsday Invention  Future Progress in Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Expert Opinion  AI Will Change War: Institute for National Strategic Studies AI & Global Governance: Robots Will Not Only Wage Future Wars but also Future Peace  We're told to fear robots. But why do we think they'll turn on us? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Throughout the mid-1970s, several incidents occurred throughout the United States involving law enforcement encounters with UAP. Involving multiple witnesses to the aerial phenomena in question, some of the incidents also resulted in real-time recordings of police dispatch calls featuring descriptions of the objects police officers sighted. This week, we examine several of these incidents, and examine the broader significance of law enforcement encounters with UAP, as well as what such cases may convey about the phenomenon on The Micah Hanks Program.  This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. To find out about the energy boost and other benefits this all-natural supplement can provide, visit athleticgreens.com/micah. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Climate Change Report Warns That World Leaders Must Take Action to Limit Severe Weather Events  How AI could upend the world even more than electricity or the internet Pentagon issues official warning over 'alien mothership UFO sending probes to Earth'  Rolls-Royce secures funds to develop nuclear reactor for moon base NRL to Launch First In-Space Laser Power Beaming Experiment Lockheed Martin Won't Deny The Existence of This Mysterious Hypersonic Spy Plane BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In October 2022, dozens of cattle were found dead under mysterious circumstances on U.S. Forest Service property along Colorado's Western Slope. Although initially believed to have involved wolf depredation, as officials closed the investigation earlier this year, there was no evidence to support the presence of any kind of predator, and the cause of the strange deaths remains unknown.  This week, in the aftermath of the mysterious spate of cattle deaths that baffled ranchers in Colorado last year, we present the results of an investigation based on official documents and interviews with investigators who worked to track down an unknown, "invisible" livestock killer on this week's episode of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 'Everything' wins best picture, is everywhere at Oscars  Nor'easter To Bring Heavy Snow, Rain, High Winds, Coastal Flooding To East Coast Seaweed blob visible from space takes aim at Florida Gulf coast Scientists discover superconducting material that could bring total revolution in energy and electronics AI And Savvy Marketing Create Dubious Moon Photos How often does the International Space Station have to dodge space debris?   CATTLE DEATHS: On the Trail of a Unseen Killer: Questions Linger Over Unexplained Cattle Deaths in Colorado  Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigating report of wolf depredations on U.S.F.S. land near Meeker  CPW closes Meeker investigation, cause of death of calf losses in Meeker still unconfirmed BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In a recent bombshell scientific paper, Harvard astronomer and head of the Galileo Project Avi Loeb joined forces with Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, the director of the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office to make the argument for "physical constraints" they say can be applied to unidentified aerial phenomena.  "Claims of objects exceeding the transonic to supersonic range," the authors argue in the paper, should be studied based on the "known physics of ionization, radar reflectivity, temperature, sonic booms, and fireballs." Avi Loeb joins us to discuss this unique paper, as well as the equally novel collaboration that produced it, and how it could provide significant benefits to future studies involving UAP, on this week's episode of The Micah Hanks Program. This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. To find out about the energy boost and other benefits this all-natural supplement can provide, visit athleticgreens.com/micah. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Epic winter storm turns SoCal snow white Last-minute problem keeps SpaceX rocket, astronauts grounded A 'climate solution' that spies worry could trigger war  Memories of Wounded Knee reflect mixed legacy after 50 years EXCESSIVE SECRECY: Excessive Secrecy Could Undermine U.S. Efforts to Evaluate UFOs AUDIO: Avril Haines on Classification and Excessive Secrecy TIM McMILLAN: No Plans To Release Images of Unidentified Objects From Recent Shootdowns BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recent incidents involving objects the Pentagon has, to date, refused to identify have renewed debate over excessive secrecy in the United States, especially as it relates to the question of unidentified aerial phenomena. If the government won't release imagery it has of suspected balloons shot down over North America, then what does this say about any truly anomalous imagery in its possession?  Joining us to discuss this is reporter Tim McMillan, who weighs in on the subject of excessive secrecy with relation to the ongoing UAP debate in this installment of The Micah Hanks Program.   This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. To find out about the energy boost and other benefits this all-natural supplement can provide, visit athleticgreens.com/micah. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Epic winter storm turns SoCal snow white Last-minute problem keeps SpaceX rocket, astronauts grounded A 'climate solution' that spies worry could trigger war  Memories of Wounded Knee reflect mixed legacy after 50 years EXCESSIVE SECRECY: Excessive Secrecy Could Undermine U.S. Efforts to Evaluate UFOs AUDIO: Avril Haines on Classification and Excessive Secrecy TIM McMILLAN: No Plans To Release Images of Unidentified Objects From Recent Shootdowns BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Last week, as controversy following the recent downing of unidentified objects over North America continued, President Joe Biden finally spoke out on the matter, defending his administration's decision to shoot down three objects that, to this date, still officially remain unidentified.  The President's remarks offered a rare glimpse at Biden's position on UAP, or what he characterized as "unidentified aerial objects," and his role in directing the intelligence community to learn what they can about them. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we analyze the President's statements, the leading explanations for what the objects were, and why the Pentagon remains silent on recent images that have surfaced online purporting to depict an anomalous object over Mosul, Iraq.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: FBI records deepen mystery of dig for Civil War-era gold  Biden declares 'Kyiv stands' in surprise visit to Ukraine  Tributes pour in for former President Jimmy Carter after he enters hospice care  Presidents Day is not just a day for an appliance sale. So who does it celebrate? Lincoln or Washington? UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL OBJECTS: Biden says the 3 aerial objects shot down were not Chinese spy balloons As Mystery Objects Get Shot Down, U.S. Sets Up New Task Force on UFOs Special UFO task force with  FAA, Pentagon & Homeland Security experts is being set up  Pentagon warned that UFOs are a threat 'to the immediate safety of US citizens' just weeks ago White House: Leading Explanation is Commercial or Benign Objects  Decision to shoot down balloons puts spotlight on hobbyists Airborne Low Speed Clutter Not National Weather Service's Fault  'Large white balloon' seen by pilots over Honolulu, Hawaii, online reports claim 'Mosul Orb': US silent on UFO filmed by military over Iraq BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On Friday, February 10, 2023, a dramatic series of events began to unfold involving the shoot-down of what the Pentagon characterized as an "object" over northeastern Alaska. The White House was quick to comment on the incident, and within just hours, a second object was taken down over Canada, followed by a third object over Lake Huron on Sunday. As of Tuesday, none of the objects have been identified, leaving the American public with more questions than answers.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, in addition to providing updates on the quickly developing situation involving the shoot-down of several unidentified flying objects over North America, we are also joined by investigative journalist Leslie Kean, who discusses recent UAP-related events, and the government and media's role in the slow release of new information about it.  This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. To find out about the energy boost and other benefits this all-natural supplement can provide, visit athleticgreens.com/micah. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: U.F.O. Shot Down by U.S. Military Over Alaska Raises New Questions Over Possible Foreign Surveillance  New Details on Unidentified Objects Shot Down Over the U.S. and Canada: Here's Everything We Know White House Says Mysterious Objects Shot Down Over U.S. and Canada Remain Unidentified  Efforts Underway to Recover Object Downed Over Lake Huron  U.S. Missed Lake Huron Object with First Missile Strike  LESLIE KEAN: The Official Website of Leslie Kean  Leslie Kean at The Debrief: UFOs: Shifting the Narrative from Threat to Science UFOs: Investigating the Unknown BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Recently, a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor as it drifted over the Atlantic off the South Carolina coast, ending an unusual series of events that placed additional strain on already tense relations between China and the United States. With a payload the size of three school buses, China claimed the balloon was "a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes," although U.S. officials said otherwise. However, the bizarre events have also reinvigorated debate over the DOD's investigations into UAP, and whether some instances involving military encounters with strange phenomena could represent similar spy balloon incursions. This week, we dive into the controversy, joined by Space.com editor Brett Tingley, and examine one of the most unusual diplomatic crises in recent memory on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 50-car train derailment causes big fire, evacuations in Ohio Russia Says Its 'Unstoppable' Nuclear Underwater Drone Is Ready to Go  Pentagon Secretly Working To Unleash Massive Swarms of Autonomous Multi-Domain Drones Man rescued by Coast Guard wanted in 'Goonies' fish incident  Scientist who edited babies' genes says he acted 'too quickly' Man arrested, but motive unknown in Dallas Zoo monkey theft  Have We Been Visited by Aliens? Depends on Whom You Ask SPY BALLOON: U.S. Downs Chinese Spy Balloon, Ending Chapter in a Diplomatic Crisis  China Calls U.S. Shoot-Down of Balloon "Indiscriminate Use of Force." International Law Says Otherwise.  In world of drones and satellites, why this? Chinese Spy Balloon Has Unexpected Maneuverability What the Chinese Spy Balloon Has to Do With the Pentagon's UFO Obsession BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On November 23, 2019, a FLIR camera system onboard an RC-26B aircraft with the Air National Guard managed to film an unconventional flying object as it passed over Arizona. Displaying no visible means of propulsion or aerodynamic lift, the odd footage has been touted as one of several examples of Department of Homeland Security videos depicting unidentified aerial phenomena.  This week, joining us to discuss his scientific analysis of what has since been dubbed the "Rubber Duck UAP" is Peter Reali, a researcher with the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies. Peter's new paper, "A Forensic Analysis of 'Rubber Duck,' a Publicly Available Video Showing a UAP Purportedly Filmed by Arizona National Guard on November 23, 2019," provides the most comprehensive analysis to-date of the mysterious object in the video, which we discuss in-depth on this week's installment of The Micah Hanks Program.  This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. To find out about the energy boost and other benefits this all-natural supplement can provide, visit athleticgreens.com/micah. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever Mysterious White Spots Are Appearing in the Ocean and Nobody Knows Why   A robot was scheduled to argue in court, then came the jail threats  Watch This Liquid Metal Robot Escape From Jail, Just Like 'Terminator 2'  PETER REALI: A Forensic Analysis of the "Rubber Duck" UAP Video BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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On October 31, 2022, the second installment of a series of reports involving the Department of Defense's ongoing evaluation of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) was scheduled for delivery, and after weeks of waiting, the ODNI report has finally been delivered... and with mixed reception from the UAP community.  This week, we provide a complete breakdown and analysis of what the data in the report actually means, explain why it's significant, and what the mainstream media missed in its attempts at reporting on it. Then, we are joined by former Navy fighter pilot Ryan Graves, who offers his own perspectives on the ODNI report and its relevance to aviation safety issues presented by UAP in this installment of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Additional Documents Found at Biden's Wilmington Home, White House Says Nepal finds black boxes of aircraft after deadliest crash in 30 years  FAA investigating how Delta, American Airlines planes nearly collided at JFK  Pilots May Notice Something Missing from the FAA's Newest Aeronautical Charts Mystery Antennas Turning Up in Utah Have Officials Stumped. Here's What They Might Be.  UAP NEWS: Did Aliens Land on Earth in 1945? A Defense Bill Seeks Answers VALLEE: Opinion: Let's Bring the UAP Challenge Into the Light of Day  ODNI UAP REPORT: 2022 Annual Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For decades, rumors of an alleged film depicting the landing of a flying saucer at Holloman Air Force Base have persisted, following the depiction of a story based on the alleged incident in a 1970s documentary, UFOs: Past, Present, and Future, and in a book of the same title by Robert Emenegger. The story emerged after Emenegger was purportedly told he would be given the footage for his documentary, a promise his sources did not keep.  Over the years, several similar instances of this "dangling carrot" phenomenon, where UFO researchers were promised explosive information by military officials, only to be denied the information at a later time, have occurred. It was ultimately revealed that much of this had involved disinformation efforts by special agents with the United States Air Force during the 1970s and 1980s, an effort that some claim is still underway. This week, we explore the question of disinformation related to UFOs on The Micah Hanks Program.  This episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens. To find out about the energy boost and other benefits this all-natural supplement can provide, visit athleticgreens.com/micah. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: ANNOUNCEMENTS: Limina Inaugural Symposium 2023  NEWS: Londoner solves 20,000-year Ice Age drawings mystery How has ancient Roman cement stood test of time so well? Scientists finally have an answer after 2,000 years! - Study Finds  Hubble Finds Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: Mysterious "Ghost" Stars Wandering for Billions of Years  NASA's moon-orbiting space station will be claustrophobic, architect says  AI UPDATE: New AI chatbot is scary good The smartest AI is dumb without people The ChatGPT bot is causing panic now – but it'll soon be as mundane a tool as Excel BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In a recent series of Wall Street Journal opinion editorials, columnist Holman Jenkins Jr. has argued that military UAP encounters might be the result of a "secret military laser program", which he suggested might have been tested on active-duty pilots and that the Pentagon "may know exactly what [UAP] are." His criticisms of the topic, and of military personnel who have had such encounters, recently evoked a response from former Navy fighter pilot Ryan Graves, who wrote in a rebuttal published by The Debrief that "This kind of cynical speculation gives rise to the stigma that has long surrounded UAP. Not only does it have a chilling effect on military and commercial pilots coming forward, but it also discourages scientists from pursuing funding to study these phenomena."  This week, we dive into the controversy surrounding UAP and the military, as we examine the testimony of pilots who say they have encountered anomalous phenomena while on duty, as well as the opinions of various commentators who suggest that UAP are likely to be nothing more than secret government technologies. Is there a large-scale deception underway, in an effort to guard the "real" truth about UAP from the public... and even active-duty members of the military who encounter them? We explore these, and other possibilities in this week's installment of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Americans Largely Pessimistic About U.S. Prospects in 2023  Spanish police find hundreds of archaeological artefacts at two homes Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots  HAARP Experiment Bounces Radio Signals Off Space Object to Help Boost Planetary Defense  Why the US is enlisting a spy agency during hurricanes | Stars and Stripes  RYAN GRAVES: As a Former Fighter Pilot Who Encountered UAP, We Need Science—Not Stigmas and Conspiracies—to Solve This Mystery JENKINS: UFO 'Mystery' Shouldn't Drag On The UFO Crowd Wants an Alien Invasion for Christmas MORE: Are UFOs Visitors from Space? Government Report Won't Rule It Out Stunned by UFOs, 'exasperated' fighter pilots get little help from Pentagon Adversary Drones Are Spying On The U.S. And The Pentagon Acts Like They're UFOs  What the military might know about all those UFO sightings  UFOs Could Be Secret U.S. Military Craft, Says Electromagnetic Drive Inventor BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

As 2022 draws to a close, some have argued that the last twelve months were a "slow year" for developments regarding UFOs, or what the Department of Defense now even more broadly calls "unidentified anomalous phenomena." However, the reality is that this couldn't be further from the truth: 2022 may eventually be seen as a landmark year in terms of developments related to the Pentagon's ongoing investigations, as recent events make clear. This week we look at the DOD's real-life "X-Files" with its ongoing investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena, as we examine the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 and its relevant UAP legislation, as well as a media briefing by the DOD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and what it revealed, in this week's installment of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: The Dead Sea is dying. These beautiful, ominous photos show the impact  U.S. Dept. of Energy Plasma Discovery Unravels Odd Solar Phenomenon, Offers Clues to Cosmic Mysteries  The U.S. Air Force is Preparing to Unleash Hypersonic Mayhem - The Debrief  10 things we learned about UFOs and aliens (or the lack thereof) in 2022 2023 NDAA: Biden Signs National Defense Authorization Act Into Law  $858 Billion Defense Bill Signed into Law by Biden Includes "Unprecedented" Legislation on "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena" AARO BRIEFING: DOD Office Moving Ahead in Mission to Identify 'Anomalous Phenomena' USD(I&S) Ronald Moultrie and Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick Media Roundtable on the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office   PODCAST APPEARANCES: Micah Hanks joins Richard Syrett Micah Hanks on That UFO Podcast BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Unidentified Aerial Phenomena have received renewed attention in recent years, following the U.S. government's focus on resolving incidents with anomalous phenomena occurring in air, undersea, and space domains. However, the underlying source of these unusual objects remains undetermined. While one popular theory holds that they could represent extraterrestrial technologies, another interpretation of the phenomenon involves the potential that time travel could account for the presence of unusual aerial technologies encountered by our military. Could UFO occupants actually be "chrononauts" from our own future, and how likely is this proposed solution in the range of possibilities regarding UAP and its origins? Joining us to discuss this possibility is Michael P. Masters, Ph.D., a professor of anthropology and author of books that include Identified Flying Objects, which examines what he calls the "Extra-Tempestrial" hypothesis for UAP. Masters discusses this, and other theories related to the potential for time travel in relation to UAP in this holiday edition of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Last minute efforts help send Christmas gifts to hundreds of kids Inflation raises Christmas costs, with some trees selling for over $100 Why is Christmas celebrated on Dec. 25? NORAD Tracks Santa Yuletide ghost stories no longer a thing of Christmas past MASTERS: Identified Flying Objects: A Multidisciplinary Scientific Approach to the UFO Phenomenon BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the Cold War era, the United States has worked to build the world's most advanced stealth aircraft, which produced the famous U2 spyplane, the SR-71, the B2 bomber, and most recently, the Air Force's impressive B-21 Raider, the world's first sixth-generation-aircraft. However, for decades there have been rumors about other aircraft that have been designed at Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works facility. Did programs like the mysterious and long-rumored "Aurora" actually exist? And could Lockheed engineers like the famous Kelly Johnson have even been inspired to build such stealth planes after he and several employees observed a genuine UFO? We look into all these questions this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Flight Day 26: Orion splashes down, concluding historic Artemis I mission  U.S. Department of Energy to Make Major Fusion Energy Announcement This Week Scientists discover new possible clue in Amelia Earhart mystery    Debris find offers new clues to MH370 mystery  B-21 RAIDER: World Gets First Look at B-21 Raider US Air Force unveils new B-21 Raider stealth bomber, most advanced military aircraft  Fog machines, short lenses, no iPhones: Managing the B-21′s rollout  Defense Business Brief: Behind the scenes at B-21 unveiling  Here's What We Know About the World's First Sixth-Generation Aircraft BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In recent months, reports of sightings involving unidentified aerial phenomena by pilots have been making news, involving a variety of observations of unusual luminous displays by aviators over the United States. While some of the sightings appear to have been resolved, a number of the pilot reports continue to perplex experts, and more broadly, point to challenges that aviation professionals face. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at several of the recent pilot encounters with UAP, along with similar incidents logged in years past that showcase the potential safety hazards these objects represent. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano is erupting, prompting an ashfall advisory for the Big Island   Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China  No joke: Supreme Court case could take a big bite out of the First Amendment A 48,500-year-old virus has been revived from Siberian permafrost | New Scientist BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the late 1940s, people who have claimed to be UFO witnesses have occasionally come forward with strange stories of visits from "men in black," giving rise to an odd and unsettling subfield in modern studies of the phenomenon. However, historical researchers point out that the idea of visits from mysterious, dark-suited individuals didn't begin with the modern UFO era, and in fact, may date back centuries. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the folklore surrounding the Men in Black and examine their mythic roots, as well as the modern claims of those who say they have had terrifying, real-life encounters with mysterious dark-suited strangers. Could there be more to some of the stories than mere myth, after all? The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano is erupting, prompting an ashfall advisory for the Big Island   Clashes in Shanghai as protests over zero-Covid policy grip China  No joke: Supreme Court case could take a big bite out of the First Amendment A 48,500-year-old virus has been revived from Siberian permafrost | New Scientist BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

It was an otherwise ordinary evening for coworkers Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing at an abandoned shipyard along Mississippi's Pascagoula River, when Hickson was first to notice an odd, bluish light in the distance. Over the next few minutes, the two fishermen's lives would be forever changed... and one of the greatest controversies in UFO history would begin to unfold.  In this installment of The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the October 11, 1973, UAP incident at Pascagoula, involving the alleged abduction of Hickson and Parker, and details about the case that have caused it to remain one of the 20th century's most controversial UAP-related events.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Airlines try to avoid meltdowns as longer Thanksgiving travel period begins Holiday wish list: 2 in 3 Americans just want - a decent night of sleep!  WikiLeaks website is struggling to stay online—as millions of documents disappear CIA Aims to Recruit Spies Among Russian Dissidents Female tourist pelted with water bottles after climbing El Castillo Mayan temple in Mexico   BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1917, a curious discovery was made within an ancient cave on the island of Malta: several unusual teeth that did not appear to belong to modern humans. However, this could only mean that our ancient cousins, the Neanderthals, had been there much earlier than it was previously believed any type of humans had ever arrived in Malta. Could this mean our current understanding of the island's history is wrong?  Anthropologists have long recognized that the last Neanderthals likely disappeared from Europe around 28,000-30,000 years ago. However, tantalizing references from ancient traditions throughout the world might suggest otherwise. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at folklore and history from around the world that could suggest one or more unknown humanlike species, known by scientists as "relict hominoids," could still be living in modern times.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Space Force spaceplane landing likely caused sonic booms heard across Florida Mystery as Area 51 investigator says FBI & US Air Force ransacked home & seized ALL his computers This Concerning Theory May Explain Why We Haven't Found Evidence of Intelligent Alien Life Who is Graham Hancock? Meet the host of Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For centuries, myths and legends have hinted at the existence of hidden chambers within the Egyptian pyramids and the surrounding Giza complex. From an alleged secret tomb of the Pharaoh Khufu, to a "Hall of Records" that has long been speculated to exist, the search for secret areas where ancient knowledge about the history of Egypt might exist has tantalized scholars for decades.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we explore how recent scientific developments led to the discovery of a mysterious void within the Great Pyramid at Giza, and look at how ancient history, as well as particle physics, might offer clues about what could await within.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Rare fossil clam discovered alive Earliest gibbon fossil unlocks clues about the history of apes  Solar storm smashes hole in Earth's magnetosphere, triggering extremely rare pink auroras Remnants of oldest known solar system discovered just 90 light-years from Earth   BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1947, Pilot Kenneth Arnold observed a series of strange objects flying over Mount Rainier, Washington... and once the story made its way into American newspapers, a new cultural phenomenon was born. However, does the history of unidentified aerial phenomena really begin in 1947, or are there deeper historical threads that point to an earlier presence of the phenomenon? Joining us this week are researchers David Marler and Barry Greenwood, two of the foremost experts on historical documentation of the UFO phenomenon. Along with a discussion about their studies of UFOs in the historical record, we also get an important update from Marler about the launch of a new historical facility devoted to the study of the phenomenon, this week on The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Many Military U.F.O. Reports Are Just Foreign Spying or Airborne Trash  New classified report to congress says only HALF of UFO sightings can be properly explained BARRY GREENWOOD: Greenwood UFO Archives DAVID MARLER: The Official Website of Researcher David Marler BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In May 2022, Representative Tim Burchett told reporters that he had been told about wreckage from UFOs that had allegedly been recovered in the past by the U.S. military. According to Burchett, he said that "multiple sources" had informed him of this fact, though he provided no additional details.  From the rumored crash of a UFO at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, to modern efforts involving the analysis of alleged materials of unearthly origin, claims of material recovered from UAP encounters have circulated for decades. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, our guest is Tim Swartz, editor of a new anthology entitled Alien Artifacts: Incredible Evidence of Exotic Material From UFO Encounters, who joins us to discuss some of history's most controversial claimed recoveries of such material.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NASA's Webb Telescope Reveals Massive Galaxy Merger Around 'Monster' Black Hole Why the James Webb Space Telescope's amazing 'Pillars of Creation' photo has astronomers buzzing  The Incredible Colors of Animals Mean Different Things, But We Just Found a Pattern Air Force and Northrop Grumman Finally Ready to Reveal B-21 Raider... Sort Of TIM SWARTZ: ALIEN ARTIFACTS: Incredible Evidence of Exotic Material From UFO Encounters BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

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.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 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 BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On the evening of September 19-20, 1961, New Hampshire residents Barney and Betty Hill were returning from a vacation in Canada when they noticed a strange light moving through the sky in the distance. Over the course of the next 45 minutes, their lives would forever change, as they became participants on one of history's best known--and most controversial--alleged UFO sightings. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we present a historical analysis of the Hill case, and examine some of the finer details about the purported occupants aboard the craft the couple observed, as well as the bizarre claims of their abduction and medical examination on board a UFO. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Get ready to look up in the night sky at all those meteor showers  Earth broke the record for the shortest day since atomic clocks were invented Rare and Unexplained, Scientists May Soon Solve the Mystery of Lightning "Superbolts"   Humans Arrived in North America 37,000 Years Ago  BETTY AND BARNEY HILL: The Interrupted Journey, by John G. Fuller Walter Webb's 1961 NICAP Report Brian Dunning's SKEPTOID analysis Stanton Friedman's rebuttal to Brian Dunning Robert Sheaffer's post (with links to his document trove on the Hill case) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For decades, humans have sent probes into space to explore distant planets, and to go in search of evidence of things like life on other worlds. If humans engage in such activities, why wouldn't aliens do the same? Is it possible that Earth has ever been surveilled by extraterrestrial technologies, and that searches for non-terrestrial artifacts could reveal their presence close to Earth?  Beatriz Villarroel is a postdoctoral researcher holding the position of Nordic Fellow with Stockholm University, Sweden. Among other positions she holds, she is Principal Investigator of the "Vanishing & Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations" project, otherwise known as the VASCO Network. This week, she joins us to discuss the scientific search for non-terrestrial artifacts on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Loch Ness Monster Existence Plausible, Scientists Say Evidence of an Ancient Sea Monster Just Turned Up in an Unlikely Place, but it Wasn't Loch Ness Veteran Air Traffic Controller On Dealing With Stranger Things In The Sky  FAA Releases Near Miss Reports That Reference UFOs/UAP BEATRIZ VILLAROEL: Beatriz Villarroel | The Galileo Project  Evidence of Non-Terrestrial Objects Surveilling Earth Could be Revealed in New Research Effort Beatriz Villarroel is awarded the L'Oréal-Unesco Prize for Women in Science A glint in the eye: photographic plate archive searches for non-terrestrial artefacts  Beatriz Villarroel: Why are stars vanishing? - Rebelliously Curious with Chrissy Newton BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For centuries, astronomers have claimed to see strange lights and other phenomena on the Moon. Ranging from points of light, to mysterious colored bands, and even images since the dawn of the Space Age depicting curious structures, many have wondered if Earth's Moon could be far more mysterious than most would ever contend.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine sightings of mysterious transient lunar phenomena (TLP) observed in locations like the Aristarchus crater, as well as a mysterious set of structures or "spires" that have caused debate for decades. Could there be more to the Moon and its many secrets than conventional astronomical thinking has taught us?  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Videos show massive bright light seen across Texas skies; fireball also seen in 2 other states The Pentagon Just Revealed the New Name of Its UAP Investigative Office 'More People Believe in UFOs Than Believe in Congress,': Congressman at Denver UFO Symposium MOON ANOMALIES The Aristarchus Anomaly Transient Lunar Phenomena Studies  The Blair Cuspids: A Legitimate Lunar Anomaly? Lunascan Project Page on the Blair Cuspids  Hypothetical Planets and Earth's Second Moon BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

As the search for extraterrestrial intelligence from beyond Earth continues, many scientists are now wondering whether the eventual discovery of ET may come in the form of a technology--perhaps even artificial intelligence--that was created by aliens, rather than the actual biological lifeforms themselves.  Joining us this week to discuss these possibilities is Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI institute. We dive into the potential existence of alien A.I, as well as NASA's forthcoming UAP study, and much more this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: James Webb Space Telescope picture shows noticeable damage from micrometeoroid strike  A new Record for the Strongest Magnetic Field Seen in the Universe: 1.6 Billion Tesla  To get artificial gravity on the moon, you'd need a giant rotating lunar base  Plants Appear to Be Self-Medicating by Producing Their Own Aspirin When Stressed  UAP NEWS: Seriously, What's Making All These Mysterious Space Signals? How Americans Feel About Space (and Aliens) As NASA Prepares UFO Study, Are We Seeing a New Space Race for Aliens? How big a deal is NASA's new UFO study? SETH SHOSTAK: Seth Shostak at the SETI Institute Sharing the Universe: Perspectives on Extraterrestrial Life Paperback BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On September 16, 1994, sixty-two students at Ariel School in Zimbabwe witnessed something incredible that has impacted many of their lives to this day. Today, their story remains one of the most striking incidents involving a landed UFO craft ever recorded, and yet many questions about the case still remain.  Joining us this week is researcher and filmmaker Randall Nickerson, who traveled to Zimbabwe and other locations in order to fully document this incredible story in his film, Ariel Phenomenon. We discuss the famous 1994 incident, and the effect it had on the lives of the witnesses in this installment of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA is right to examine UFOs - The Washington Post  New Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Reporting Procedures Outlined in Amendment to FY 2023 NDAA Wisconsin Representative Mike Gallager: UFOs Could Be 'Us from the Future'  Famous Roswell UFO Incident Celebrates 75th Anniversary RANDALL NICKERSON: Ariel Phenomenon: Official Film Website BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the dawn of the Space Age, there have been questions about the development of experimental technologies, and whether some aerospace innovations may have been left out of the history books. Could some black program developments account for modern accounts of unidentified aerial phenomena, or are these craft really otherworldly in origin?  Joining us this week on The Micah Hanks Program is researcher Olav Phillips, author of books like "The Secret Space Age" and others that discuss secret space programs, the concept of breakaway civilizations, Nazi UFOs, and much more.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: They Found Two New Craters on the Moon and Discovered a New Mystery  SETI's search for alien life has entered a new era Midwest Conference on the Unknown 2022 Information OLAV PHILLIPS: About Researcher Olav Phillips BOOKS BY OLAV: The Secret Space Age: Secret Space Programs, Breakaway Civilizations, Nazi UFOs, SDI and Alternative Three  BOOKS PUBLISHED BY OLAV: The Complete SECRET CIPHER Of the UfOnaut BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In March 1967, Spanish-speaking intercept operators with the U.S. Air Force Security Service at Homestead AFB south of Miami, Florida, supposedly overheard Cuban transmissions involving a pair of MiG-21 jet fighters that were scrambled to investigate a mysterious intruder, resembling a large, metallic sphere with no wings or any sign of a propulsion system. What happened next has become a legend in modern UFO lore... and one researcher's attempts to confirm details about the so-called Cuban jet UFO incident even resulted in a visit from two men in black suits. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the infamous case, and why the story led to a multi-agency investigation of the UFO researchers who became involved.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Analysis of citizen scientist's observations in 2015 reveals atmospheric phenomena  Wow! Giant bacterium is largest ever discovered  Archaeologists detect hominin use of fire a million years ago in Israel Scientists apply genetic methods to linguistics to track human migration  Can we think without using language? THE CUBAN JET INCIDENT: Greenwood and Fawcett's account of the 1967 Cuban Jet Incident NSA Documents Reveal NSA Snooping at MUFON Symposium: Jack Brewer's The UFO Trail When The FBI Comes Knocking, Part One: The Cuban Jet UFO Incident When the FBI Comes Knocking, Part Two: Fear, Feds, and Phone Taps Have UFOs Ever Attacked Terrestrial Aircraft?   BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On June 24, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold was flying over Mount Rainier Washington when he observed a group of unusual flying objects that he could not identify. Sharing news of his sighting when he landed shortly afterward, Arnold's account soon made it into American newspapers, and even came to the attention of the United States government. In short, the era of the "Flying Saucer" had begun, giving rise to one of the most controverisal topics in recent history: unidentified flying objects.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Arnold's sighting, we are joined by author and historian Charles Lear, whose new book, The Flying Saucer Investigators, chronicles the history of the researchers who went in search of answers to this enduring mystery of the space age.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Dmitry Rogozin: Aliens Could Have Visited Earth, Russia Investigating UFOs  Researchers Are Figuring Out Why Some People Can 'Hear' Voices of The Dead I-Team: UFO scientist speaks publicly for the first time on decades of work Summer of the Saucers - Bryce Zabel, "Trail of the Saucers"    CHARLES LEAR: The Flying Saucer Investigators by Charles Lear BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Widespread interest in unidentified aerial phenomena, as well as their possible nature and origins, has surged since 2017. World governments, scientists, and civilian organizations have all begun to weigh in on the matter, with the latest effort being announced by NASA, which plans to conduct its own study of the phenomena beginning in late 2022.  However, with the question over UAP and their origins also comes the question of intent: if some of these UAP are intelligently-controlled, technological devices, then what is their purpose, and what are the motives and intention of their operators? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we explore these questions and analyze what UAP behavior in some of history's most well-documented cases might convey about their possible intent.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Asteroid Ryugu contains material older than the planets, among the most primitive ever studied Gaia probe reveals stellar DNA and unexpected 'starquakes' Mysterious, ghost-like black hole may have been discovered by UC Berkeley researchers   Repeating fast radio bursts from space are mysterious. This one is even weirderNASA UAP STUDY: NASA to Set Up Independent Study on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

The Uintah Basin is one of Utah's most diversely scenic regions. Nestled in the northeastern corner of the state, it is also the location of one of the most infamous alleged hotspots for UFO sightings, cattle mutilations, and other unexplained phenomena in the world: Skinwalker Ranch.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the history of the Uintah Basin dating back to prehistoric times, and survey the myth and mystery that support one of the modern hubs for the strange and unsettling. Why do locations like Skinwalker Ranch seem to be an "attractor" for the UFO mystery, and what can be learned from studying them there?  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: How a lost 3-year-old boy survived two days alone in rural Montana Gold and silver coins mark Roswell's 75th anniversary Scientists are studying whether Cold War-era photos of the night sky contain clues of alien life  NASA confirms it will join US govt's team to search for UFOs: Report - World News  It is now irresponsible not to talk about UFOs | The Hill  PATH OF THE SKINWALKER: How Skinwalker Ranch Became a Hotbed of Paranormal Activity The Utah UFO Display- Frank B. Salisbury and Junior Hicks  Ranch still studying cattle mutilations, unexplained sightings BFRO 12289: Possible early morning vocalizations in the Uinta mountains.  BFRO Report 10123: Night time road crossing northwest of Vernal, Utah. BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the late 1940s, sightings of unidentified flying objects have made headlines across America and other parts of the world. While a seemingly global phenomenon, the collection of data on the UFO subject has benefited greatly from serious investigators who have narrowed the focus of their efforts to specific regions or areas of study.  Pennsylvania's Stan Gordon is perhaps one of the best-known examples of the regional UFO researcher extraordinaire. He has chronicled sightings of UFOs, and occasional cases involving "high strangeness" in his home state for more than six decades, and joins us this week to discuss his work on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA's Voyager 1 Space Probe From the '70s Troubled by Mysterious Glitch Mysterious Hominin Left its Mark With 3.66-Million-Year-Old Footprint What the UFO Discussion Really Needs  STAN GORDON: UFO Observed and Photographed Over the Chestnut Ridge in Pennsylvania-May 14, 2022 The Government Needs To Be More Forthcoming About The Ongoing UFO Mystery: UFO Sightings Reported Yearly in Pennsylvania – Stan Gordon's UFO Anomalies Zone UFO Sightings Reported in Cambria And Allegheny Counties In Pennsylvania. Other UFO Incidents Continue As Well In The Keystone State. – Stan Gordon's UFO Anomalies Zone UFO Sightings In Pennsylvania On The Rise Since the Fall of 2021 and Continuing into 2022 – Stan Gordon's UFO Anomalies Zone 2021- Another Active Year for UFO sightings, Bigfoot, and Cryptid Encounters in Pennsylvania From: Researcher Stan Gordon – Stan Gordon's UFO Anomalies Zone BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In recent days, a historic Congressional hearing was held before the House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation Subcommittee. The topic of interest: unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and the Pentagon's Airborne Object Identification Management and Synchronization Group (AOIMSG). "UAPs are unexplained. It's true, but they are real," said Representative Andre Carson during the recent House Panel hearing. "They need to be investigated and many threats they pose need to be mitigated." Featuring testimony from Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence & Security Ronald S. Moultrie and Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence Scott W. Bray, the hearings have become one of the most talked-about developments in the recent debate over UAP, as well as the broader history of the UFO phenomenon. This week, we take a look at the hearings, and the wide range of responses to them on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: THE HEARING: House Intelligence committee holds hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena RESPONSES: Statement from Senator Gillibrand's Office NYT: At House Hearing, Videos of Unexplained Aerial Sightings and a Push for Answers WASH PO: Dana Milbank at the WashPo: "Good luck" POLITICO: 'A glowing red orb': Wild UFO theories move from the shadows to Congress THE HILL: UFO hearing: Pushing the frontiers of science with government data NBC NEWS: Congress is finally paying attention to UFOs. But it's still missing the point. BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 2004, a high-profile UFO incident involving the USS Nimitz occurred off the California coast. It now represents one of the most widely recognized cases of its kind in the modern debate over unidentified aerial phenomena... but now we know it was not the only military UFO encounter to have occurred that year. Returning to the program this week is filmmaker Dave Beaty, whose reporting for The Debrief recently brought to light another U.S. Navy encounter that occurred in 2004, involving the USS Ronald Reagan. We discuss Beaty's investigations into the UAP incident, and his interviews with firsthand witnesses, this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: House Panel to Hold Public Hearing on Unexplained Aerial Sightings As House Panel Prepares to Examine Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, New Questions Emerge DAVE BEATY: Dave Beaty Official Website - The Nimitz Encounters Navy Witnesses Describe 2004 Encounter With UAP Aboard the USS Ronald Reagan Dave Interviews Witness Karol Olesiak  The Nimitz Encounters Film by Dave Beaty BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since 2017, many surprising developments have occurred within the study of UFOs, or what the U.S. government and many scientists now prefer to call UAP. But how much has really changed since the UFO mystery began decades ago, and what have we learned in recent years about the phenomenon?  Joining us to discuss all this and more is journalist Alejandro Rojas, who shares his insights on the current state of science being applied toward aerial mysteries, as well as the government's ongoing involvement with UAP investigations... all this week on The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA wants to send nudes to space in order to attract aliens Do they really? Maybe not…  'Best photograph of a UFO ever taken' released by researches over remote lake  ANALYSIS: Haines and Valle's examination Analysis of 1971 Costa Rica U.F.O. Image - Rocky Mtn Paranormal Research Society Mick West's take (agrees with the RMPRS conclusions above) NASA's explanation of a similar photo ALEJANDRO ROJAS: Official Website Alejandro Rojas on Twitter Alejandro Rojas at Den of Geek Open letter to the US Air Force regarding allegations of UFO disinformation BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

During the 1980s, several members of the UFO research community were targeted as part of one or more disinformation campaigns that aimed to plant false information. Ranging from stories of UFO crashes and cattle mutilations, to underground bases at places like Dulce, New Mexico, and even an ongoing war with hostile extraterrestrials, several ideas were successfully presented to UFO researchers which have continued to proliferate through ufology into the present day.  Joining us to discuss UFO disinformation and its influence over the decades is Adam Gorightly, author of the book Saucers, Spooks and Kooks: UFO Disinformation in the Age of Aquarius. Gorightly gives us a powerful overview of the ufological scene in the 80s and 90s, and reveals the origins of the infamous "Dulce Base" mythos this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Inside the space hotel scheduled to open in 2025  Debate over how much sleep you really need may be over Strange new Higgs particles could explain shocking W boson result Skinwalker Ranch: The UFO Hotspot in Utah That Has Men Obsessed  ADAM GORIGHTLY: The Official Website of Adam Gorightly Historia Discordia: Gorightly's History of Discordianism Adam Gorightly on Twitter THE BOOK: Saucers, Spooks and Kooks on Amazon BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In the summer of 1947, news broke that a crashed flying saucer had been recovered by the U.S. Air Force on a remote ranch in New Mexico. Then, just one day later, the story was withdrawn, and the object was said to have merely been a weather balloon. Decades later the story would resurface, giving rise to one of the greatest controversies in the history of UFOs: the Roswell Incident.  Joining us this week is Walter Bosley, a researcher whose father also recalled stories similar to the infamous Roswell Incident. Bosley shares his own investigations into his late father's memories, as well as speculations about early aerospace developments that might help to shed light on the modern UFO mystery in this installment of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Opinion: Another Species of Hominin May Still Be Alive WALTER BOSLEY: Walter Bosely on LinkedIn BOSLEY'S BOOKS: Walter Bosley's LCL Publishing BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the early 2000s, several high-profile incidents involving Navy and other military encounters with unidentified aircraft have occurred. While some of the strange objects seem very out of this world, others sound far more like drone or similar unmanned aircraft with possibly very down-to-earth origins... and yet the ultimate source of these "mystery drones" and other unusual aircraft remains unknown.  Joining us to discuss his reporting on several incidents involving mystery drones and other unusual military UAP encounters is Brett Tingley, whose reporting for sites like The Warzone has chronicled what may point to the existence of secretive aerial technologies in U.S. airspace, all of which we explore with him this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Researchers Have a Controversial New Hypothesis For How Civilization First Started   NASA 'Holoported' a Doctor Onto the International Space Station  Military Memo Adds to Possible Interstellar Meteor Mystery  BRETT TINGLEY: Brett Tingley (@BrettTingley) / Twitter  ​​Internal Air Force Emails Show Confusion And Concern Over Colorado's Mystery Drones  Newly Released FAA Documents Give Unprecedented Look Into Colorado Drone Swarm Mystery   The Navy's Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone Swarms BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Throughout human history, stories have been shared that involve unusual occurrences and meetings with other forms of intelligence. According to many ancient traditions, these beings are recognized by such names as angels, demons, deities, or gods; but what is the real source behind such supernatural beliefs?  Joining us this week is Dr. Gregory L. Little, a longtime researcher into areas that include North American archaeology, and paranormal claims that include unidentified aerial phenomena, or UFOs. Little is the co-author of a new book with Andy Collins, Origins of the Gods, which explores such themes as natural plasma phenomena, and the origins of many supernatural belief systems around the world. We discuss the book, and Little's research into UFO phenomena throughout the decades this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: A perfectly preserved dinosaur killed when the mass extinction asteroid hit the earth New Details Emerge About "Gimbal" UAP Encounter; Briefing Breakdown - The Black Vault  Pentagon says UFOs have left people with radiation burns, brain damage and 'time suspension' Pentagon Mishap Leads To AATIP And AAWSAP Programs Categorized As UAP Related   GREGORY L. LITTLE: Gregory Little's Curriculum Vita online Gregory L. Little on Twitter THE BOOK: Origins of the Gods | Book by Andrew Collins, Gregory L. Little BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

It represents one of history and archaeology's greatest mysteries: how did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids? While much is known about the construction of these impressive ancient monuments, lingering questions have led some researchers in esoteric directions while searching for clues about these wonders of the ancient world.  This week, we go in pursuit of "anomalous archaeology", and the question of whether chemists in ancient Egypt might have played a role in novel construction techniques used to help build the pyramids. We also explore other uncanny evidence of "high technology" used in the ancient world, and whether archaeology supports the idea that several surprisingly advanced technological developments occurred before the present day.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Russia to halt cooperation over International Space Station  Ufologist John Lear Passes Away  There Might Be Hundreds of 'Atlantis' Around the World  ANOMALOUS ARCHAEOLOGY: Geopolymer FAQ at site of Joseph Davidovits  The Surprising Truth Behind the Construction of the Great Pyramids Gathering 'concrete' evidence BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Last summer, just days before a controversial report on unidentified aerial phenomena appeared online at the website of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Congress received a classified briefing on some of the details that were not included in the public report. That version of the UAP Task Force's "Preliminary Assessment" remained unrevealed to the public... until now.  John Greenewald Jr. of The Black Vault, an expert on the use of the Freedom of Information Act, joins us this week to discuss how he was able to use this legal process to appeal for the release of the classified version of the government report on UFOs... and succeeded. We talk with John about what the new version of the report does and does not reveal about the government's investigations into aerial mysteries this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Scientists discover new solar waves that don't fit with current theories Odd circular shape beneath the ocean in Google Earth images is probably not aliens 'We're saving the last of the last': what Florida's endangered panthers need to survive THE BLACK VAULT: Document Archive - The Black Vault  THE REPORT: June 2021 Classified UAP / UFO Report Given to Congress Partially Released  JOHN'S BOOK: Inside The Black Vault: The Government's UFO Secrets Revealed BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the late 1940s, unidentified aerial phenomena reported in our skies have remained an issue on the public mind, and an occasional focus of various government agencies. As significant as the UFO problem is, of equal concern to many is the transparency government agencies display about their involvement with the phenomenon and its study.  This week, we begin with a report on UAP developments in Brazil, where the Brazilian Senate recently passed an official Requirement related to UAP transparency. Brazilian UFO researcher A.J. Gevaerd joins us to discuss this development, and then later in the program, Bill Ottman, CEO and co-founder of Minds, joins us to discuss his interest in the UAP subject, along with issues related to free speech, transparency, and alt-tech in this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mirror alignment continues Scientists Discover New Form of Ice – May Be Common on Distant, Water-Rich Planets Obama Library Has 'Jackpot' UFO Records, but They'll Take a While to Get Alien Abduction Day 2022 was celebrated over the weekend 9 firsthand accounts of UFOs in North Carolina BRAZILIAN UAP: Revista UFO (Brazilian UFO Magazine) Rony Vernet on recent Brazilian Requirement AJ GEVAERD: AJ Gevaerd on Wikipedia  MINDS: Bill Ottman Profile on Crunchbase BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

During World War I, a Canadian soldier named Will Bird was serving in Europe when he recovered a remarkable artifact from a crater left by explosives that removed the earth at Amiens, France. The recovery of the mysterious weapon, dating back to the time of Julius Caesar, was only one of the mysterious occurrences that Bird would experience during the war.  Joining us to discuss Bird's story, as well as other mysteries of the ancient past is author Scott Alan Roberts, who shares his insights into this Roman-era curiosity, as well as his travels to Egypt. We also get an update with Tim McMillan on whether Russia could be behind UAP sightings, and much more in this edition of The Micah Hanks Program.   The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 'No logical explanation' in cattle mutilation Launch of US Space Force missile-warning satellite delayed indefinitely  How high is Nevada on list of Russian nuclear attack targets? Expert SCOTTY ROBERTS: Official Website The Sword in the Clay, by writer/illustrator, Scotty Roberts BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the early years of the modern UFO enigma, sightings of strange aircraft of unknown origins have been reported in countries throughout the world. Less common than the sightings of UFO craft themselves are the reports of credible observations of the occupants of these strange machines, which throughout the range of collected reports often share one thing in common: the UFO occupants appear to be humanoids.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we go in search of the most credible incidents involving purported sightings of humanoids emerging from or operating near UFO craft, in an attempt to move toward a better understanding of the source (or sources) behind these mysterious aerial objects. Who are the UFO occupants, and what can a measured study of these controversial reports help us learn?  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Ukraine's army is using a nimble 'game-changing' drone called The Punisher Russia has lost its power over NASA and in the space business  That Abandoned Rocket Finally Crashed Into The Moon, Likely Making a Huge Crater  Tiny laser-propelled spaceships could travel to the far reaches of the solar system and beyond THE HUMANOIDS: The Oz Files: Reverend William (Bill) Booth Gill (1928-2007)  The Lonnie Zamora incident at Soccorro, New Mexico The 1964 Cisco Grove Encounter - UFO Insight BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On the night of December 29, 1980, Betty Cash, her friend Vicky Landrum, and Vicky's grandson Colby were traveling home from dinner when they observed a bright light above the highway ahead of them in the distance. What happened over the course of the next half hour would forever change their lives, and remains one of the most widely-discussed UFO incidents of all time.  However, a number of troubling questions also remain about the case, which involved health problems the witnesses later suffered from, leading them to believe the unusual aerial object they observed had been the cause. This week, we examine the Cash-Landrum incident, and what scientists and medical professionals can offer about the issue of physical effects from UFO close encounters on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating tensions US intel agencies debate if Putin has lost mental faculties or is bluffing to unnerve the West Mysterious repeating fast radio burst from space looks strangely familiar, scientists realize Petition Demands US Government Release UFO Videos Amid Changing Attitudes  Stanford Professor Gary Nolan is Analyzing Anomalous 'Alien' Materials  CASH-LANDRUM INCIDENT: John Schuessler VISIT Report on Cash Landrum The Air Force Interview: Transcript of Bergstrom AFB Interview  Letter to Scheussler from Dr. Peter Rank Gary Posner's analysis of radiation claims Rank and Posner correspondence  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FILES: Original file report DISCREPANCIES: Curt Collins' discussion of discrepancies in Scheussler's investigation THE SKEPTICS WEIGH IN: Letter summarizing Posner's conclusions "The Classic Cash Landrum Case Unravels" - Bob Sheaffer  Brian Dunning's assessment at Skeptoid  BRAD SPARKS: Effects of Cash Landrum case were NOT due to radiation BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

For more than 70 years, unidentified aerial phenomena have been observed over the United States, and since the end of World War II, several U.S. Presidents have publicly addressed the issue of these aerial mysteries, and how our military addresses the problem.  Joining us on this President's Day edition of The Micah Hanks Program is Bryce Zabel, a past CNN correspondent and well-known television writer/producer for shows that include Dark Skies and many others. He co-hosts the popular new podcast Need to Know with Coulthart and Zabel, is co-author of the book A.D. (After Disclosure) 2012 with Richard Dolan, and writes at his very popular "Trail of the Saucers" page on Medium. Bryce joins us to discuss UAP, disclosure, and much more.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Why did birds fall from the sky in Mexico? Probably a predator, experts say  Sunken Spanish Village Re-Emerges After Decades Under Water New evidence of Jewish Temple treasures in Vatican 'Conscious AI' may already exist as expert receives backlash over terrifying warning Astrobiologists Suggest the Earth Itself May Be an Intelligent Entity  UAP: Jacques Vallée Still Doesn't Know What UFOs Are  BRYCE ZABEL: Trail of the Saucers: Bryce Zabel on Medium  Bryce Zabel's open letter to Neil Degrass Tyson  A.D. (After Disclosure) 2012 by Richard Dolan and Bryce Zabel Need to Know with Zabel and Coulthart BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1953, an unidentified flying object was spotted on radar as it passed over the Great Lakes. Lt. Felix Moncla and his radar observer were scrambled to investigate the mystery aircraft in an all-weather, twin-engine Northrop F-89 Scorpion... and vanished as they closed in on the UFO. Neither the pilot, his radar observer, nor their aircraft was ever located.  The strange disappearance of Felix Moncla has remained a cold case in the history of UFO encounters, inspiring many researchers to go in search of answers. However, some claim that the U.S. Air Force may know more about the Kinross incident, which it says involved not a true UFO, but a Canadian aircraft flying over Lake Superior. Does the official explanation hold up, and are there other concerning incidents involving military aircraft that have disappeared in conjunction with UFO sightings from over the years? We explore all these questions in this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Chimps observed medicating themselves — and others — with insects for the first time  A Selfie from Space: Webb sends back first images A Solar Storm Knocked 40 SpaceX Satellites Out of the Sky NASA is concerned about SpaceX's new generation of Starlink satellites | Space   THE KINROSS INCIDENT: Missing Aircraft and Unidentified Flying Objects The USAF Accident Report: Accident report documents (via Gord Heath) UFO Investigators Take the Case: USAF response to Jim Klotz Richard Hall and original 1953 document Gord Heath's Investigation: My Story: Gord Heath's unusual entry into UFO investigations Heath's event reconstruction of the Kinross Incident The Battle Creek Witness BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the end of Project Blue Book, the longest-running systematic government study of UFOs, the United States Air Force has kept the study of unidentified aerial phenomena at arm's length. However, as intelligence agencies and other branches of the military were asked to supply information to the UAP Task Force in advance of the June 2021 ODNI report, how much information - if any - was supplied by the Air Force?  Joining us to discuss the Air Force and its role in the modern UAP debate is Christopher Mellon, who formerly served for nearly 20 years in the intelligence community. Since retiring from federal service, Mellon has appeared in the History Channel TV series UNIDENTIFIED, and in the movie "The Phenomenon." This week, we sit down with Chris Mellon for a discussion about his recent article for The Debrief entitled "Why is the Air Force AWOL on the UAP Issue" here on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Material Stronger Than Steel, As Light As Plastic Developed By MIT Scientists NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is cooling down for its next trick: Observing the universe Earliest hominin fossil ever found in Levant  Scientists discover lost range of 'supermountains' three times longer than the Himalayas 13,000 Years Ago, a Firestorm Covered 10% of Earth's Surface, Triggering an Ice Age  CHRISTOPHER MELLON: Why is the Air Force AWOL on the UAP Issue? Christopher Mellon's homepage Mellon on Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation  The USAF and UAP: Project BLUE BOOK - Unidentified Flying Objects | National Archives X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In June 2021, a widely-anticipated report on unidentified aerial phenomena was delivered to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which resulted in widespread discussion about these unusual objects in our skies. What are they, where are they from, and what do intelligence officials know about them?  Joining us this week to discuss all of these possibilities is Cristina Gomez, who hosts shows that include Paradigm Shifts and Mysteries with a History on YouTube, along with her news coverage for thedebrief.org. We explore ideas involving the current UAP debate, what intelligence officials aren't saying (especially when it comes to discussing the idea of extraterrestrials), and much more on this edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Want to Know What James Webb Looks Like in Powerful Earth Telescopes? Water on Mars may have flowed for a billion years longer than thought This Extremely Toxic Lake Could Show Us How Life May Have Survived on Mars  Object found in the Milky Way 'unlike anything astronomers have seen'  CRISTINA GOMEZ: Paradigm Shifts with Cristina Gomez on YouTube Cristina Gomez on Patreon Cristina's Social Media Links on Beacon X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1951, a series of strange UFO sightings occurred over the United States where USAF pilots, radar operators, and others attempted to establish the identities of unidentified aircraft. Relying on what was at the time still classified Cold War-era technology, in one striking incident in the summer of that year a group of radar operators in Washington almost succeeded.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, after news and an update on strange signals being issued by Russia's infamous UVB-76, we shift our attention to the communication problem with UAP, and how the use of the command and control "identification friend or foe" (IFF) system has led to more questions than answers in a handful of strange UAP incidents from over the years.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Robot vacuum cleaner escapes from Cambridge Travelodge Saturn's 'Death Star' moon could have a secret underground ocean   Misled by a Mars Mirage: Hope for Present-Day Martian Groundwater Dries Up  Bouncing Boulders Point to Quakes on Mars NASA Offers $1 Million for Innovative Systems to Feed Tomorrow's Astronauts   UVB-76: Infamous Russian Number Station UVB-76 Begins Sending Strange Messages UFO, FRIEND OR FOE: UFO Sightings: Lubbock Lights Remain a Mystery Brad Sparks on what UFO research is missing Comprehensive Catalog of 1,700 Project Blue Book UFO Unknowns AN/APX-6 X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1980, Paul Bennewitz was convinced that he was about to crack open the entire UFO mystery... and as his paranoia over what he believed were alien signals he had intercepted near Kirtland Air Force Base increased, his mental health continued to decline.  The strange tale of Paul Bennewitz is only one of the areas that researcher Greg Bishop has explored in books like Project Beta: The Story of Paul Bennewitz, National Security, and the Creation of a Modern UFO Myth. This week, Bishop joins us to share his insights on recent events in ufology and discusses the odd side of U.S. government involvement with research into these phenomena on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Snow & heavy winds: more than 50 million under weather alerts across the East Coast Tonga volcano: What to know about the eruption and tsunami   Humoctopus terrifies Elementary schoolers in Washington Study nixes Mars life in meteorite found in Antarctica  MYSTERY DRONES: Authorities Confirm Sightings of Mysterious Drones Over Swedish Nuclear Facilities  BOOKS BY GREG BISHOP: It Defies Language! Project Beta: The Story of Paul Bennewitz, National Security, and the Creation of a Modern UFO Myth PODCASTS FROM GREG: Radio Mysterioso X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Throughout history, accounts of people's encounters and interactions with "others" have been recorded in folklore from around the world. Do these narratives always convey pure mythology, or do some of these accounts suggest something deeper, which could in some ways even be related to phenomena like UAP?  Joining us this week to discuss this concept is researcher Joshua Cutchin, author of books that include A Trojan Feast, The Brimstone Deceit, and several others that look at the crossover between folklore and Forteana. We also look at how this idea applies to modern UAP research, and a range of other topics on this edition of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Why was there less lightning during COVID lockdowns? President plans to close 'gates to hell' Disclosure or deception? New UFO Pentagon office divides believers  JOSHUA CUTCHIN: Weird Words and Brass Beats Books by Joshua Cutchin X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On August 21, 1955, one of the most unusual events in early UFO history took place near the small town of Kelly outside Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Over the course of several hours that evening, families in the community claimed they were "attacked" by strange little men they believed to have come from a flying saucer they observed.  Although Project Blue Book never officially investigated the case, what became known as the Hopkinsville-Kelly UFO Encounter eventually drew attention from UFO investigators like J. Allen Hynek. But what did Kelly residents really see that evening in 1955? This week, we weigh the opinions and go in search of possible answers about one of history's strangest UFO cases on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Anomalies Deep Within Our Planet May Have Lingered Since Earth's Creation Are Black Holes and Dark Matter the Same? Astrophysicists Upend Textbook Explanations What was the boom that rattled Western Pennsylvania?  HOPKINSVILLE: How the 'Little Green Men' Phenomenon Began on a Kentucky Farm X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

This week on The Micah Hanks Program, as the James Webb Space Telescope makes its way toward the next phase of its mission following a successful Christmas Day launch, we turn our attention toward developments in space, science, and unidentified aerial phenomena in the last twelve months for our final program of 2021.  Joining us this week are Jason McClellan of Rogue Planet and Ryan Sprague of Somewhere in the Skies for a roundtable discussion looking back on the main events of the last year, which include the U.S. government's involvement in UAP investigations and much more.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is about to transform into its final form James Webb Space Telescope - NASA  The telescope that will replace Hubble will launch on Christmas. Here's why it matters These discoveries from 2021, if true, could shake up science RYAN SPRAGUE: Somewhere in the Skies JASON McCLELLAN: Rogue Planet X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

They represent one of the greatest architectural wonders of all time... and are among the most enduring mysteries of the ancient world. The pyramids at Giza were an engineering marvel when they were erected thousands of years ago, and even today scholars and laymen alike continue to ask questions about these enigmatic ancient monuments and their construction.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program we explore the mysteries of the Giza pyramids, from the earliest ancient accounts to modern attempts at replicating their construction methods. We examine both the "alternative" speculations about their design and purpose, as well as archaeological views and the efforts of modern engineers toward unraveling the mysteries of the most famous monuments the world has ever known.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Hubble telescope's bigger, more powerful successor to soar Bits of asteroid Ryugu are among 'most primordial' materials ever examined Why did ancient Egyptian pharaohs stop building pyramids? THE PYRAMIDS: Historical Accounts of the Great Pyramid  Herodotus's account of how the pyramids were built  The Herodotus Machine A modern story of how the pyramids were built The simple way Egyptians moved massive pyramid stones without modern technology  Did slippery sand help Egyptians build the pyramids?  X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In 1966, as UFO sightings were occurring across the United States, one man became determined to solve the riddle of these mysterious aerial objects... and in doing so, found his way into the heart of one of the most curious episodes in modern American folklore.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the adventurous life of Fortean researcher John A. Keel. From his pursuit of answers to the UFO mystery to his research into claims of a "Mothman" seen by West Virginia residents in the 1960s, we examine how his experiences shaped his unconventional theories about UFOs and the unexplained. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Mysterious crashed plane found near Oklahoma airport with no pilot or passengers Conejos County Citizen:  'This is where Snippy belongs' Congress Tells Pentagon and Intelligence Community: UFOs Are Serious Business!  JOHN KEEL ONLINE: John Keel: Not An Authority on Anything  A new demonology : John Keel and The Mothman Prophecies  X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

This week, as members of Congress continue to weigh in on the Department of Defense's decision to launch its new effort to investigate unidentified aerial phenomena, Micah is joined by his cofounders and team at The Debrief, which has brought in-depth coverage to the ongoing UAP investigations by the U.S. government, and a range of other issues in science and technology.  Along with guests Tim McMillan, MJ Banias, Chrissy Newton, Cristina Gomez, and Christopher Plain, Micah and the team celebrates its anniversary as it looks back on the last year in UAP news and other topics covered by The Debrief on this week's installment of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: China Moon Landing Schedule Escalates Space Race China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon  Secret Documents Reveal Canada Isn't Really Investigating UFO Sightings  GILLIBRAND/AOIMSG UPDATE: As Defense Bill Stalls in Senate, Experts Are Divided Over the Pentagon's New UAP Investigations Unit.  FOLLOW THE DEBRIEF: The Debrief - Science, Tech & Defense for the Rebelliously Curious.  ON TWITTER: @DebriefMedia X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In recent days, we have learned of the establishment of a new UAP investigative group within the United States Department of Defense, called the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group (AOIMSG). While the DoD move has been met with some controversy, it does signal that for the first time since the end of the USAF Project Blue Book in the 1960s, UFOs are being taken seriously enough to establish a government entity to investigate them.  However, in 1978 one man felt that the UFO issue deserved international attention, which led him to bring the issue before the United Nations. This week, we revisit the presentation of the UFO issue before the United Nations in 1978 with writer, reporter and broadcaster Lee Speigel, who played an integral role in the only UFO presentation brought before the UN to date... but will it be the last? We explore this and other questions this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: DoD Announces the Establishment of the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synch  FLASHBACK: Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Assessments AIR FORCE MAG: New DOD Group to 'Synchronize' Efforts to Track Unidentified Aerial Phenomena LEE SPEIGEL ONLINE: The Official Website of Lee Speigel X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Rancher Mac Brazel had no idea what a "flying saucer" was, nor had he heard any of the numerous reports of strange objects that were allegedly being seen in the skies over America when he rode into Corona, New Mexico on the night of Saturday, July 5th, 1947. The events that transpired over the next several days, while largely forgotten until the late 1970s, would eventually become known as the Roswell UFO incident. It was a case that stoked the fires of controversy within the UFO community, and eventually gave rise to one of the most widely discussed—and hotly contested—UFO conspiracy stories of all time. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the many variations of the Roswell story, the official USAF explanations, and the legacy of the most controversial story in the history of UFO studies. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Chinese hypersonic weapon fired a missile over South China Sea 'False fossils' littered across Mars may complicate the search for life on Red Planet   GILLIBRAND: 'This is urgent': Bipartisan proposal for UFO office pushes new boundaries  THE AOIMSG: DoD Announces New UAP Investigative Group ROSWELL: Report on the UFO Wave of 1947 The FBI's file on Roswell The Infamous "Hottel Memo" and Crashed Flying Saucers BOOKS: The Truth About the UFO Crash at Roswell  The Roswell UFO Crash: What They Don't Want You to Know X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

A pilot has a harrowing near midair collision with an unidentified flying object... a group of fishermen encounters a strange object producing a beam of light under their boats near Pascagoula, Mississippi... and a former fighter pilot is pursued by a massive object over Alaska. What do all of these cases have in common? They all involve instances where unidentified aerial or submerged phenomena have had bizarre interactions with witnesses, and even displayed possible surveillance or pursuit of them. This week, in addition to news we explore odd and unsettling cases where UAP has had noticeable interactions with human observers on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Man earns Ph.D., fulfills dream of being physicist — at 89 How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global pandemic   The Moon's Surface Has Enough Oxygen to Keep Billions Alive For 100,000 Years  Child genius is 'reborn Martian' sent to warn us of nuclear apocalypse  "We don't understand everything that we're seeing": Group Convenes in Washington to Discuss Space, the Future, and Extraterrestrials X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since Project Blue Book ended in the 1960s, there has been no official office of UAP investigations within the U.S. government... but events of recent days indicate that this could soon change. A proposed amendment to the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act recently called for the establishment of an "Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution Office" within the Department of Defense, in what is the most elaborately-worded proposed legislation regarding UAP ever written.  Joining us to discuss this is the man who broke the story, Douglas Dean Johnson, a volunteer researcher with the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, who gives us a breakdown on "The Gillibrand Amendment." Then, we are also joined by foreign policy and national security reporter Tom Rogan, who has argued in recent days that the amendment deserves bipartisan support... we discuss all of this, and what it means for the future of UAP research on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Deepest earthquake ever detected should have been impossible  Black Holes May Gain Mass From the Expansion of the Universe Itself  Space Force Detects Mystery Object in Orbit Alongside Chinese Satellite  Will Congress now boldly go where no Congress has gone before?   FROM THE DEBRIEF: New Senate Proposal Seeks to Establish "Anomaly Surveillance and Resolution Office" to Gather Intelligence on UAP  JOHNSON'S ANALYSIS: Will Congress now boldly go where no Congress has gone before?  DOUGLAS D. JOHNSON ON TWITTER: @ddeanjohnson ROGAN REPORTS: Why Kirsten Gillibrand's UFO amendment deserves bipartisan support  TOM ROGAN ON TWITTER: @TomRtweets X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

A strange light moving through the sky... the word "STOP" scribbled across the side of a parked vehicle... and a young man discovered lying face down in the mud, unconscious. Having all the workings of a true-crime mystery, these were among the actual events which gave rise to the bizarre story of the disappearance of Gerry Irwin. A USAF volunteer, Irwin was on his way back to report for duties in Texas in February 1959 when he observed a UFO passing above him. Concerned, he parked and trudged off into the snowy mountains of Utah to determine whether the object he saw had been a plane crash... and the story only gets stranger from there. This week, we examine Irwin's strange sighting, the ensuing memory loss, and other effects that led some to consider his case a possible "abduction" incident, or even somehow involved with the CIA's MK ULTRA program prior to his own desertion from the military and eventual disappearance. The fact that Irwin resurfaced again decades later only makes his story all the more strange, as we explore this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 1 in 10 Americans have moved because they thought their house was haunted  'Astounding' haul of Roman sculptures discovered under HS2 building site White House delays release of JFK assassination files "to protect against identifiable harm"  Defence won't follow Pentagon to launch an investigation into UFO sightings or UAP Tom DeLonge talks about UFO studies, movies, Angels & Airwaves tour  THE BOOK: No Return: The Gerry Irwin Story, UFO Abduction or Covert Operation? X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

During the Second World War, Allied pilots began to log reports of encounters they had with unusual aerial phenomena during their flights over Europe. According to a once-secret memo from 1945, officials from XII Tactical Air Command intelligence staff wrote that "We have encountered a phenomenon which we cannot explain."  Later dubbed "Foo Fighters," the reports of odd aerial encounters over Europe appear to represent predecessors to modern reports of unidentified flying objects that would appear in the years after the war. Joining us to discuss the Foo Fighter enigmas is researcher and historian Graeme Rendall, author of the book UFOs Before Roswell: European Foo-Fighters 1940-1945, whose work traces Foo Fighter sightings all the way back to the early days of the war.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Signs of first planet found outside our galaxy Alien hunters have an update on a mysterious signal from the nearest exoplanet   UAP: ​​'Scrambled' Formation of Flying Lights Baffles New Jersey Residents  Another sighting of unexplained lights fuels mystery in skies over Passaic County NASA: NASA Administrator Bill Nelson Discusses Asteroids and Pilot Encounters with UAP  THE BOOK: UFOs Before Roswell: European Foo-Fighters 1940-1945 The Foo Fighters: Today's Pilots Encounters with UAP Are Nothing New X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Do UFOs represent exotic technology from another world? Will advances in the coming decades produce "warp drives" and other UFO-like technologies that will close the gap between the observed behavior of unidentified aerial phenomena and Earthly technologies? And what do aviation professionals worry about the most when it comes to reports of unidentified aircraft in our skies?  Joining us to discuss all of these issues is Christopher Plain, one of the main contributors to The Debrief, Micah's science and technology endeavor with colleagues Tim McMillan and MJ Banias, whose reporting at the site has covered everything from "Star Trek" technologies of tomorrow, to one of America's leading groups of Aviation professionals and their recent assessments of unidentified flying objects. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: ​​Oldest Drawing of Ghost Found in Babylonian Tomb Weak radio signals in depths of space could indicate existence of aliens Diplomats in Colombia Struck With Havana Syndrome Ahead of Blinken Visit Neil deGrasse Tyson Throws Cold Water on UFO Videos  Pilot UFO Sighting Over Florida  ARTICLES BY CHRIS PLAIN: Nasa Will Begin Looking Into the UFO Mystery Here Is What You Need to Know About UFOs According to the AIAA Aviation Conference  World's Largest Association of Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineers Joins Call for Scientific Inquiry of UFOs  Our Cosmic Neighbors: Is There Alien Technology in Our Solar System?  Respected Astrobiologist Says DoD Must Release UFO Data if They Want a Scientific Study X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

On March 24, 1967, ten ICBMs at an underground launch control facility at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana became inoperable, while the security personnel aboveground observed a UFO hovering near the facility's gate.  Joining us to discuss the Malmstrom UFO incidents and similar events involving UFOs at nuclear sites is Robert Salas, who was the on-duty commander of the launch control facility that evening. For decades, Salas has campaigned for greater government transparency about "Faded Giant" incidents involving UFOs seen at nuclear facilities and joins us to discuss his latest efforts in Washington to raise awareness about the issue.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Ancient Documents Say Italian Sailors Knew of America 150 Years Before Columbus An explosion? Earthquake? Meteor? New England mystified by loud boom   What The Heck Was This Blue 'Luminous Event' Photographed From The Space Station?  Fermi Paradox: 71 years later, SETI may have solved the cosmic mystery Former USAF Officers to present evidence of UFOs Tampering with Nuclear Weapons News Conference: The Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) and Nuclear Weapons – Witness Testimonies  ROBERT'S BOOK: Unidentified: The UFO Phenomenon: How World Governments Have Conspired to Conceal Humanity's Biggest Secret   Faded Giant - By Robert Salas and Jim Klotz WATCH THE PRESS CLUB EVENT: Live Stream on October 19 X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

In the heart of Brazil's Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park exists one of the most biologically diverse regions anywhere in the world. However, along with the unique plants and animals found here are a prevalent interest in unidentified aerial phenomena, along with countless reports of Brazilian UFO sightings by local residents. During his recent travels to Brazil, Micah visited Alto Pariaso de Goias, a village whose many shops, restaurants, and hotels are decorated with imagery of aliens, flying saucers, and references to America's most famous secret installation: Area 51. In this edition of the podcast, Micah goes in search of answers to the Brazilian UFO mystery as he recounts his own investigations in the Chapada dos Veadeiros.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 'Missing' Drunk Man Joins His Own Search Party in a Forest  After 3.5 million-year hiatus, the largest comet ever discovered is headed our way  The people who claim to hear the Northern Lights  UFO UPDATE: House Intelligence Committee Approves Bill to Mandate Intelligence Sharing in "Pursuit of Unexplained Aerial Phenomena" BRAZIL: Fires bear down on Brazil park that's home to jaguars, maned wolves Mystics and marvels in a lost world; Brazil holidays UFOs and mysticism in Chapada dos Veadeiros 5 Curious legends and intriguing facts about CdV X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

For decades, many people who have claimed to observe UFOs have also said they saw the occupants of these crafts. Even more incredibly, some of these purported "experiencers"  have made extraordinary claims about their interactions with such beings, and even abductions where they were taken aboard UFO craft.  How reliable are these claims, the likes of which the late Harvard psychiatrist John Mack attempted to explore and understand until his untimely death? Joining us to discuss the cultural rise of the experiencers is Ralph Blumenthal, a former New York Times reporter and co-author of a 2017 article with Leslie Kean and Helene Cooper that reshaped the modern UFO narrative. Ralph discusses his new book about John Mack, The Believer, and his recent contributions to The Debrief this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Official Sources Warn a Geomagnetic Storm Is Imminent, So Get Ready For Auroras SpaceX had a problem onboard the first all-tourist flight. It could have been much worse ABDUCTION: 'What I saw that night was real': is it time to take aliens more seriously?  The Experience; The Cultural Rise of Alien Abductions and Those Who Encounter Them  THE BOOK: The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack RALPH'S ARTICLES: Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

The Great Sphinx of Giza is among the most widely recognized monuments in the world, and arguably one of the most astounding testaments left to us by past cultures. Archaeology has revealed many details about the way of life in Egypt at the time of its construction, although a number of questions remain. Robert Schoch, Ph.D., is a Boston University geologist who has studied the Sphinx for decades. His work there beginning in the 1990s led him to believe that the age of the monument may be greater than historians generally believe, an idea that has fueled his search for further evidence of a "forgotten civilization" which may have existed earlier than is generally thought. We discuss all of this with Schoch, and his rationale for extending the age of Giza's Sphinx, on this edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Tourists return to Egypt's resorts after months of restrictions  'Mysteries of the Sphinx' returns to antiquity's favourite riddle Did Spacemen, or People with Ramps, Build the Pyramids? ROBERT SCHOCH: The Official Website of Robert M. Schoch Ph.D Forgotten Civilization and other books by Robert M. Schoch X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

In 2004, the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 11 was conducting training off the California coast when radar operators began to detect unusual aerial objects nearby. Over the next several days, the objects would be repeatedly observed, culminating in a close encounter between one of the objects and a pair of fighter pilots.  Known today as the "tic tac," the object described by the pilots during the 2004 USS Nimitz incident has become one of the most widely-recognized descriptions of a purported UFO in recent days. However, its appearance in 2004 was not the first time such an object has been described in UFO literature. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we go on the trail of the tic tac in a search through history for similar descriptions of aerial objects since the end of World War II.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: UFOs in New Mexico THE TIC TAC: ​​'Normalizing' UFOs - retired U.S. Navy pilot recalls Tic Tac encounter Underwood: Navy Pilot Who Took Pentagon UFO Video Doesn't Want Link to Aliens  HISTORIC CASES  Was an Unidentified Flying Object Similar to the USS Nimitz "Tic Tac" Seen in 1944?  Lonnie Zamora incident  1964: 'Flying Saucer' Sighting Reported By Eight Crosby School Students  ANALYSIS: Rare egg-shaped UFO sightings are no 'yolk'  X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

Many astronomers believe we are closing in on the hunt for proof of life on other worlds... but where will it be found, and how will we find it? Among the methods being used are searches for technosignatures, biosignatures, and even interstellar probes that might have been "delivered" to various parts of the galaxy by an alien intelligence.  In the search for alien life, how does UAP fit into the equation, and what are the perspectives of scientists on how it should be studied? Joining us this week is Jacob Haqq Misra, Ph.D., a senior research investigator at Blue Marble Space Institute of Science. His areas of focus include planetary habitability, extraterrestrial life, environmental ethics, and space settlement, and he joins us to discuss all of his research interests, and how science can be applied to the study of UFOs this week on The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: The Origin of Technosignatures  Technosignatures vs. Biosignatures: Which Will Succeed First?  The Official Website of Jacob Haqq-Misra X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

It is among the greatest questions humans have ever asked about life and our place in the cosmos: are we alone in the universe? While scientists believe they are closing in on answers to this long-standing question, many UFO proponents throughout the years have argued that the evidence for alien life can be found right here on Earth. On this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program, we wade into the debate over UFOs and the "extraterrestrial hypothesis," and why some scientists think that the idea could present challenges for the study of unidentified aerial phenomena going forward.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: ​​NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Has Completed Testing  Multiple Explosions Reported on Sun's Surface; Blasts of Energy Head Towards Earth: Watch for G1 Geomagnetic Storm Sunday/Monday THE ET HYPOTHESIS: The Extraterrestrial Hypothesis: In the Debate Over UAP Origins, Scientists Wrestle With Possibilities… and Biases X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

With all the attention put toward the U.S. government's recent interest in UFOs, the fact that similar incidents involving unidentified craft frequently occur in Canadian airspace is often left out of the equation.  Joining us to discuss the Canadian UFO situation is investigative reporter Daniel Otis, who in recent months has been chronicling aviation incidents and military responses from the Canadian government regarding UFOs. Otis joins us to explain why the bulk of UFO data remains inaccessible to Canadian citizens, and the striking encounters he has uncovered from Canada's aviation incident reporting database on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: ​​NASA Details Next Steps After Mars Rover's Attempt to Collect Rock Goes Awry  Interstellar comets like Borisov may not be all that rare World's Largest Association of Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineers Joins Call for Scientific Inquiry of UFOs  AIAA Forum on UFOs (The Knuth Kontroversy, Part 2)  OTIS: Canadian Military Documents UFO Sightings, Intelligence Report Reveals  Commercial Airline Pilots Keep Reporting UFOs Over Canada  The Truth Is Out There. But This Company Holding UFO Info Won't Share It  X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

Since 2017, the UFO debate has undergone an unprecedented renewal in interest. Following the publication of a landmark article in The New York Times, questions--and controversies--have surrounded the topic, as the debate over the origins of UFOs, and what level of involvement the U.S. government has had in collecting data about them, has continued.  With the recent release of a new Showtime series, UFO, which examines the debate and its controversies, more questions than answers arise with regard to what the modern UFO debate actually represents. This week, we examine the recent history of the phenomena, and the controversies surrounding the topic as discussed by some of the key individuals featured in the new series... all this, and more on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Two planes report 'bright green UFO' swooping through the clouds over Canada  The FAA Finally Admits it Documents Reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena  2001: UFO Believers Sighted Here! 2006: Group Calls for Disclosure of UFO Info ET's flown home – chased off by the internet 2010: Robert Hastings: Ex-Air Force Personnel: UFOs Deactivated Nukes  The UFO-Nukes Connection Press Conference 2013: Citizen Hearing on Disclosure, a Faux Hearing About Alien Encounters  2016: Why are people starting to believe in UFOs again? 2017: To The Stars Academy Of Arts & Science Launches Today  VIDEO: Press Conference Tom Delonge's To The Stars Academy of Arts & Science  NYT: Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program UFO on Showtime: UFO | Series Premiere | Full Episode (TV14) X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

Following the release of a June 2021 report by the Navy's UAP Task Force, many scientists have now felt compelled to pursue ways science can now be applied to the subject of UAP. Among them is Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb, who returns to The Micah Hanks Program to discuss The Galileo Project, an effort by Loeb and a team of astronomers to attempt to obtain high resolution imagery and other data about UAP.  According to the project's website, "the scientific community now needs the determination to systematically, scientifically and transparently look for potential evidence of extraterrestrial technological equipment. The impact of any discovery of extraterrestrial technology on science and on our entire worldview would be enormous." We discuss this with Dr. Loeb, and much more on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Leaders, activists alarmed, not surprised by climate report Even Minor Volcanic Eruptions Could Trigger Global Catastrophe, Scientists Warn New Carnivorous Plant Discovered in North America Mystery plane returns to Michigan airspace  UAP & SCIENCE: ​​O UFOs, Where Art Thou?  Civil Scientists Call For More Openness On UAP Research  To Understand UAP, We Need Megapixel Imagery   UAP STIGMAS: UFOs, UAPs—Whatever We Call Them, Why Do We Assume Mysterious Flying Objects Are Extraterrestrial? UFO stigma, alien conspiracy theories are relics of Cold War paranoia AVI LOEB: Announcing a New Plan for Solving the Mystery of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena  PROJECT GALLILEO: "Daring to Look Through New Telescopes" Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

Much of the modern discussion about UFOs revolves around the Pentagon's AATIP program, which looked at aerospace threats and culminated in the Navy's current UAP Task Force. But before any of this came along, several years ago the existence of a group called the Advanced Theoretical Physics Project was disclosed with far less fanfare. John Alexander, Ph.D., the group's founder, has been a leading advocate for the development of non-lethal weapons since he created renewed interest in the field starting in 1989. After retiring from the Army, Dr. Alexander joined Los Alamos National Laboratory where he was instrumental in developing the concept of Non-Lethal Defense. He has briefed White House Staff, National Security Council, Members of Congress, former Directors of Central Intelligence, and senior Defense officials on nonlethal weaponry, and also on unidentified aerial phenomena, as he recounts in his book UFOs: Myths Conspiracies, and Realities, and his new book, Reality Denied: Firsthand Experiences with Things that Can't Happen – But Did. Dr. Alexander joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about UFOs on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 890-million-year-old sponges may be oldest animal fossils Stone Age axe dating back 1.3 million years unearthed in Morocco Oregon Bootleg Fire: Evacuations as largest US fire burns 364,000 acres CA drought: Dozens of communities at risk of running out of water Sharks fleeing toxic red tide take refuge in Florida canal Jetpack sighting near LAX, pilot reports: 'Did you see the UFO?' Documents Indicate How Little Officials Knew About Mysterious Drones Last Year Galileo Project: scientists to search for signs of extraterrestrial technology JOHN ALEXANDER, Ph.D.: The Official Website of John B. Alexander, Ph.D. UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies, and Realities Reality Denied: Firsthand Experiences with Things that Can't Happen – But Did X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

With the recent release of a government report on UAP detailing the U.S. Navy's efforts in studying unidentified objects in U.S. airspace, questions remain about the nature and possible origins of the technologies being observed. What are they, where are they from, and how might science be applied toward resolving the questions that remain about them? One organization has continued to apply science toward answering these questions, and that is the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU). Among its founding members is Robert Powell, a longtime researcher of the historical and scientific aspects of UFO phenomena. Drawing from his background in UFO research, we have an in-depth discussion with Robert about UAP analysis and the mission of the SCU on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Is Jeff Bezos Really an Astronaut? Not Under New FAA Rules  Pollution turns Argentina lake bright pink Unusually large meteor lights up Norway Mammals Dream About World They're Entering Before Birth HAVANA SYNDROME: About 100 CIA officers and families report Havana syndrome symptoms SCU: The Website of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies Robert Powell: UFOs and Government: A Historical Inquiry The Truth About UFOs: A Scientific Perspective X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

Why don't astronomers see UFOs? If there are indeed unidentified aerial phenomena in our skies, shouldn't the scientists tasked with watching the stars see them more often? In truth, some astronomers actually have seen UFOs... although many, if not most, are fairly dismissive of the idea that intelligently controlled objects of unknown origin are coasting around in our skies.  That's not the case with Chris Impey, a University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy and Associate Dean of the College of Science at the University of Arizona. Impey is a past Vice President of the American Astronomical Society and is also the author of the book Talking About Life, which explores what is arguably the greatest question of all: are we alone in the universe? However, this week Professor Impey joins us to talk about another topic: unidentified aerial phenomena, and why he believes more scientists should be studying this mystery, on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Blue Origin set for historic first human flight of its New Shepard system Hubble returns to science operations on backup payload computer   Curiosity rover discovers that evidence of past life on Mars may have been erased  Moon's 'wobble' could lead to higher flooding on coasts, NASA says  What would happen if the moon were twice as close to Earth? IMPEY: Why this astronomer says Pentagon UFO report was actually good for science  The Official Website of Professor Chris Impey Talking About Life: Conversations on Astrobiology by Chris Impey Chris Impey's Online Courses at Coursera X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

Answers to the question of whether we are alone in the universe are one of humankind's oldest pursuits. Many astronomers think that the discovery of intelligent life from other worlds may happen in the decades ahead, while UFO proponents believe the evidence of their existence could already be found closer to home. However, for centuries South American shamanic rituals have told of the unique properties of a ceremonial brew called ayahuasca, and how its potent effects appear to render effects that are strikingly similar to science fiction portrayals of alien contact. This week we explore the curiosities of ayahuasca, and what clinical studies in recent years tell us about it. We also look at the descriptions many experiencers offer about their perceived interactions with intelligent beings while using it... all on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship 'They said I don't exist. But I am here': one woman's battle to prove she isn't dead  NASA Is Quietly Funding a Hunt for Alien Megastructures  UFO NEWS: UFOs are an intriguing science problem; Congress must act accordingly UFO Witnesses Aren't Buying Into Government Report   US government's UFO report stirs range of reactions  SIMPLE MINDS: What If the UAP (UFOs) Are Much Simpler Life Forms Than We Think?  AYAHUASCA: Ancient ayahuasca found in 1,000-year-old shamanic pouch Chemical evidence for the use of multiple psychotropic plants in a 1,000-year-old ritual bundle from South America  Richard Evans Schultes: Ayahuasca Studies in the Amazon  Plants of the Gods: Their Sacred, Healing, and Hallucinogenic Powers Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution DMT: The Spirit Molecule: A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death and Mystical Experiences X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

With the recent release of a U.S. government report on unidentified aerial phenomena, we are left with more questions than answers about the enduring mystery of UFOs. Where do we go from here, and how will the U.S. military proceed with its studies in the years ahead? This week, in addition to reviewing the United Kingdom's response to the UAP Task Force report, we look at what the future of UFO studies may entail, and what government agencies can--and should--do in the years ahead, in terms of managing its studies in ways that promote transparency, and a number of other considerations outlined on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: A Major X Class Solar Flare Just Slammed Into Earth  Civilian Space Race: Bezos to Beat Branson by 9 Days? World UFO Day 2021: All you need to know  On World UFO Day, man says nuclear fallout is why Idaho has so many sightings MUFON moves its Headquarters to Cincinnatti UAP: ​​Unidentified Flying Objects - Question: 30 Jun 2021: House of Lords debates  China military uses AI to track rapidly increasing UFOs  CCP 100: Xi warns China will not be 'oppressed' in anniversary speech  UFO report: What a renewed interest in the search for UFOs says about us  Scientists call for serious study of 'unidentified aerial phenomena' X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

A widely anticipated U.S. government report on unidentified aerial phenomena has been delivered to Congress, representing one of the most significant assessments on unusual encounters logged by the American military in recent decades. Although the public version of the report, titled "Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena," comprises only nine pages, it offers a summary of the findings of the Navy's UAP Task Force after it analyzed 144 incidents that occurred between 2004 and 2021.  This week, Micah provides an extensive analysis of the report, its findings, the significant takeaways, and also the possible long-term implications of the study and responses to it. What does the UAP Task Force report tell us about the government's awareness of this phenomenon, and how future studies will be undertaken?  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Blistering heat wave demolishes all-time records in northwestern US, Canada  Birds are suddenly dying: What's causing mystery illness in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana? 'Birds Aren't Real' rolling rally makes first stop in Missouri   CONGRESS: 'We've got to get an answer': UFOs catch Congress' interest  THE UAP REPORT: Preliminary Assessment: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena dni.gov  THE DOD: Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Assessment NASA'S NEW FAQ: FAQ: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs/UFOs)  FROM FORBES: The FAA Does Not Track UFO Sightings By Commercial Airline Pilots—But Here's Who Does  THE DEBRIEF: Government Releases Highly Anticipated Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Pentagon Told to "Formalize" Its Investigation of UFOs, Possibly Expand UAP Task Force  A Detailed Analysis of the Government UAP Report   X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

Last Wednesday, lawmakers on Capitol Hill received a classified briefing by the Navy and the FBI, which detailed some of the findings of a report on UFOs expected to be delivered this month. Some members of the House have even said that future Congressional hearings on UFOs might result from the report and the details it provides on unusual aerial encounters our military has reported.  However, this would not be the first time efforts to get Congress to look seriously at UFOs have been undertaken. On this week's podcast, we analyze the events of 1966 which almost led to public Congressional hearings on the UFO issue, how this period in history relates to the current climate regarding unusual aerial phenomena, and whether hearings on Capitol Hill could result in the days ahead. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Deadly Claudette strengthens, regains tropical storm status after 13 die in Alabama Famous Stephen Hawking theory about black holes confirmed Opinion: As a scientist, I want to believe in UFOs, but … CLASSIFIED BRIEFING: UFOs could threaten US security, pols say after Capitol Hill briefing Government UFO report is the product of years of military infighting over whether to take sightings seriously  U.S. congressman says 'something's going on that we can't handle' when asked about UFOs If UFOs are out there, feds want to know what they are, where they're from  GERALD FORD: Ford Press Releases - UFO, 1966  CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE REPORT: The UFO Enigma X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

Do some children possess the ability to recall memories that fall beyond their own living experience? If so, where do these memories come from, and could they be related to phenomena recognized by various cultures throughout history such as reincarnation, which involves the idea of the rebirth of a soul into a new body?  Joining us to discuss scientific efforts to evaluate such claims and understand their possible relationship to the enduring mysteries of the human mind and consciousness is Jim B. Tucker, Ph.D., a child psychologist with the University of Virginia Division of Perceptual Studies, and author of the book Before: Children's Memories of Previous Lives. We examine the controversial notion that some children may have recollections about life events lived by others on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: UFOs: 'Truth embargo': UFOs are suddenly all the talk in Washington  BOSTON U: UFOs Aren't Visitors from Space, Government Says. Can We be Sure?  SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Experts Weigh In on Pentagon UFO Report  FREE WILL: Neuroscience doesn't undermine free will after all  BRAIN CHANGE: Neuroscientists Have Discovered a Phenomenon That They Can't Explain CONSCIOUSNESS: What Is Consciousness? Is the Universe Conscious?  JIM B. TUCKER, Ph.D: Dr. Tucker's Bio at the University of Virginia Website THE BOOK: Before: Children's Memories of Previous Lives X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

According to a recent bombshell New York Times article, the United States military has found "no evidence that aerial phenomena witnessed by Navy pilots in recent years are alien spacecraft," but adds that the Department of Defense "still cannot explain the unusual movements that have mystified scientists and the military," nor can it rule out the possibility that some unidentified aerial phenomena witnessed by members of the military might even be "alien spacecraft." This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we provide a complete breakdown of the NYT's surprise report on the efforts of the Navy's UAP Task Force, which gave us the clearest picture yet of what the forthcoming report will entail. We examine what details have been leaked, what they mean, and the variety of reactions to the new information from members of the military, as well as scientists who appear to remain skeptical about the Pentagon's UFO studies.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Two types of flu viruses may have gone extinct  The age of killer robots may have already begun  A New Finding Has Boosted the Chances of Finding Life on Europa  UAPTF: Government Report Finds No Evidence UFOs Were Alien Spacecraft  NPR: How UFO Sightings Went From Conspiracy Theory To A Serious Government Inquiry  CNN: US report unable to pin down UFO origins  REID: Ex-Senate majority leader Harry Reid on UFOs: 'We're at the infancy of it'  BASSET: New York Times Article from June 3, 2021  SHOSTAK: There will be no UFO disclosure in 2021 — at least, not from the government SHERMER & WEST: 'There is stuff': Enduring mysteries trail US report on UFOs OLUSEYI: Astrophysicist on UFO sightings: It looks terrestrial, not alien  RODEGHIER: Why 3 of the best cases for UFOs might not be in the Pentagon report X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

For many decades, stories about large apelike creatures in the remote forested regions of America have persisted. Commonly known as Sasquatch or Bigfoot, many would rule out the possibility that a creature so large and similar to humans could have evaded detection by humans, let alone exist in the modern world at all. Is this prospect really so unlikely? While many are very accepting of the notion that UFOs exist and represent a credible pursuit for science, Sasquatch is far more often relegated to myth and folklore by academics. Joining us to discuss the necessity for the pursuit of Sasquatch and the application of science to the mystery is researcher Matt Pruitt, a member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy. Matt joins us to present the case for the serious study of Sasquatch on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: UFO UPDATE: RADAR data confirms: USS Omaha was surrounded by UFO swarm   Pentagon Destroyed E-mails Of Former Intelligence Official Tied To UFO Investigation Claims The UFO Sightings Don't Impress This Physicist When Does the Pentagon UFO Report Come Out? What We Know MATT PRUITT: Bio at the Sasquatch Contact Initiative Page Matt Pruitt on Twitter Matt Pruitt on Instagram Matt's appearance on the SASQUATCH TRACKS podcast X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

"What is true, and I'm actually being serious here, is that there are, there's footage and records of objects in the skies, that we don't know exactly what they are." These were the words of former U.S. President Barack Obama recently, when asked about UAP during an appearance on The Late Late Show. "We can't explain how they moved, their trajectory," he added. "They did not have an easily explainable pattern. And so, you know, I think that people still take seriously trying to investigate and figure out what that is." Joining us to discuss this, and much more in the broader culture of UFOs this week is podcaster Ryan Sprague, host of Somewhere in the Skies, who joins us to weigh in on UFO culture and much more on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Scientists track meteor shower to unusual comet seen every 4,000 years  Not All Theories Can Explain the Gargantuan Black Hole M87 Potential organic salt detection from Curiosity yields further evidence for past organics on Mars OBAMA: Obama discusses UFOs on The Late Late Show BIDEN: UFOs? Ask Obama, Biden quips when questioned about UAP REID: Harry Reid: What We Believe About UFOs  SHOSTAK: Pentagon's UFO footage and Obama's curiosity ratchet up expectations for a big reveal  RYAN SPRAGUE ONLINE: Official Website of SITS THE PODCAST: Somewhere in the Skies on Apple Podcasts THE BOOK: Somewhere in the Skies: A Human Approach to an Alien Phenomenon X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

Since its first airing in 1968, 60 Minutes has been a television news magazine broadcast that looks at many of the most pertinent issues happening in the world. However, on Sunday it made history with the airing of a special segment that looked at one of the most perplexing mysteries of modern time: unidentified aerial phenomena.  "I'm not telling you that it doesn't sound wacky. What I'm telling you, it's real," said former Special Agent Luis Elizondo during the broadcast, when asked about UAP, more commonly known as UFOs. "What is it? What are its intentions? What are its capabilities?" This week, we analyze the recent media coverage of the UAP topic, as well as the leak of new footage involving a US Navy incident and the Pentagon's confirmation of the video's authenticity. We are also joined by blogger Jazz Shaw, who joins us to discuss the UFO-related events of recent days, and much more on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: 'Extinct Fossil Fish' Dating Back 420 Million Years Found Alive in Madagascar Sharks use Earth's magnetic field as a GPS, scientists say  Green, Violet, Oh My: NASA Rocket Launch Lights Up Eastern Skies  China successfully lands Zhurong rover on Mars  Tiangong: China May Gain Monopoly on Space Stations  HAVANA SYNDROME: US officials confirm 130 incidents of Havana syndrome brain injury  US investigates second suspected case of mystery 'syndrome' near White House Claims of Secret Microwave Weapons Causing 'Havana Syndrome' Don't Add Up Scientifically  60 MINUTES: Navy pilots describe encounters with UFOs Navy pilots recall "unsettling" 2004 UAP sighting  UFOs IN THE MEDIA: New Video of USS Omaha UAP Posted by Jeremy Corbell CORBELL: New UFO Video Shows 'Spherical Craft' Diving Into Ocean KNAPP: New video from USS Omaha shows unknown aerial sphere vanishing into ocean  HANKS: Pentagon Confirms Leaked Video Showing "Transmedium" UFO is Authentic KRAUSS: Mystery surrounds upcoming Pentagon report on UFOs KEAN: UFO studies and the possibility of alien origin  CLAPPER: "Logical for intel community to address UFOs"  RUBIO: UFO reports should be taken seriously, Rubio says  KLEIN: Even if You Think Discussing Aliens Is Ridiculous, Just Hear Me Out  RAUCH: Destigmatizing UFO Research Can Bring Needed Clarity to Americans X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

In recent days, the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General has announced the launch of a formal evaluation into The Pentagon and its actions regarding "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" or UAP. "We may revise the objective as the evaluation proceeds, and we will consider suggestions from management for additional or revised objectives," the memorandum states. Joining us to discuss this is Tim McMillan, who along with MJ Banias broke the story at The Debrief, a news site co-founded by Micah with this pair of UFO reporters. We discuss the Pentagon's UAP Problem, the significance of its forthcoming evaluation, and much more in the ongoing saga of the U.S. government's studies of UFOs this week on The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 'Extraordinary Discovery': Archaeologists Find Neanderthal Remains In Cave Near Rome Hominins Originated in Africa from Ape Ancestors Unlike Any Living Species, Study Suggests   'Living Fossil' Thought Extinct For 273 Million Years Found Thriving on Ocean Floor China's out-of-control rocket lands on Earth NASA blasts China as out of control rocket crashes near Maldives China blames the US for hyping fears of uncontrolled rocket reentry as space race heats up  Pentagon watchdog opens new probe into military's handling of UFOs Inspector General Launching Evaluation into The Pentagon's Actions With UFOs The Intelligence Brief - The DoD and Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: A New Evaluation    The US Military Takes UFOs Seriously. Why doesn't Silicon Valley or Academia? X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

In September 1967, a 3-year-old Appaloosa named Snippy was found dead in the San Luis Valley. Although the incident involved a horse, it would mark the beginning of the cattle mutilation mystery that has endured for almost 50 years; but are all such incidents easily explained as natural deaths and the result of animal predation?  Joining us is Christopher O'Brien, author of books that include The Mysterious Valley and Stalking the Herd, who discusses cattle mutilations, his San Luis Valley UFO Project, and much more this week on The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Huge Chinese Rocket Could Fall to Earth Totally Uncontrolled 2 mysterious orbs of light caught on camera flying through Palm Coast yard   How the Pentagon Started Taking UFOs Seriously  UFO Fragments Are Likely In Possession Of Lockheed Martin, Says Ex-Sen. Harry Reid  US Navy 'has discussed possibility UFOs are coming from underwater base' The Mysterious Valley by Christopher O'Brien Stalking the Herd: Unraveling the Cattle Mutilation Mystery X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

What is the "Deep State," and does an unelected, bureaucratic element exist in government that has actively worked to suppress information collected about UFOs?  Joining us this week to discuss this is Kevin Randle, author of more than 120 books, including his latest offering, UFOs and the Deep State: A History of the Military and Shadow Government's War Against the Truth. Randle, one of the most prolific authors alive to have examined the famous purported UFO incident at Roswell, New Mexico, joins us to discuss the history of the government's collection of UFO data, and why he thinks there is evidence that a Deep State element has been controlling the management of the UFO issue since World War II. Randle discusses this, and much more this week on The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: A 2021 SpaceX Odyssey: Dragon aces third astronaut launch, docks with space station See amazing video of Mars helicopter Ingenuity's boundary-stretching 3rd flight SpaceX Starlink Satellites Could Make Earth Visible to Aliens  Celebrate 'Alien' Day 2021 with a rare Xenomorph costumes and other props up for auction  'Aliens' Is The Perfect Movie For Mother's Day  SEGMENT: ALIENS  'Ancient Aliens' Dr. Kaku Says New UFOs a Sign of Highly Advanced Aliens, Possibly  The Science of Aliens, Part I: Would They Be Friendly, or Threatening? GUEST: KEVIN RANDLE Kevin Randle's Official Blog A Different Perspective: Kevin Randle's Radio Show THE BOOK: UFOs and the Deep State:  A History of the Military and Shadow Government's War Against the Truth X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

In the early 1950s, the Office of Scientific Intelligence at the CIA almost recommended that the UFO issue be elevated to the National Security Council and be tasked as an Intelligence Priority. However, the effort was aborted with the convening of the CIA-sponsored Robertson Panel in 1952… but why? Joining us to discuss this is Larry Hancock, a graduate of the University of New Mexico who earned his BA with honors, majoring in history, cultural anthropology, and education. Following service in the United States Air Force, his career in computer/communications and technology marketing allowed him the opportunity to become involved in and consult on strategic analysis and planning studies. Larry is now a member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU), and author of the book Unidentified: The National Intelligence Problem of UFOs. "Following the collection of tens of thousands of sightings, investigation, and vetting of a core of truly anomalous unknown object reports, extensive statistical analysis, and physical science analysis," Hancock says, "we are left with the simple likelihood that in a number of instances experienced and credible observers have indeed observed something very real. Real aerial devices which demonstrate capabilities (especially in the areas of propulsion, acceleration, and maneuvering) that are totally beyond existing technology." We discuss the implications of Hancock's extensive review of UFO data and documents on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Photo shows bear acting very human in eastern North Carolina  How a mass fossil site in southern Utah may have proved emerging theory about tyrannosaurs  NASA Mars helicopter takes flight NASA's New Horizons reaches a rare space milestone Cracking the case: New study sheds more light on the "Brazil nut effect"  LARRY HANCOCK: Bio at the SCU Website Homepage of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies THE BOOK: Unidentified: The National Intelligence Problem of UFOs X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

In the summer of 2019, several incidents occurred off the southern California coast involving Navy destroyers that were approached repeatedly by unusual, triangular-shaped drones which hovered over the ships. Recent investigations by a number of researchers have revealed new details about the incidents, and what the government response to them had been at the time. This week, in addition to the unfolding story of the ongoing U.S. Navy incidents involving UAP, we examine other stories in the news this week that include newly leaked UFO photos and much more.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Prince Phillip Dies at 99 NASA delays Ingenuity helicopter's historic first flight on Mars A small, car-sized asteroid just gave Earth a close shave The imminent discovery of new forces of nature could change physics as we know it The Autodidactic Universe  UFO NEWS: UFO seen over River Valley sky likely SpaceX satellite UFO sighting at Skinwalker Ranch: Brandon Fugal's Eyewitness account (Jessop's Journal) LET'S TALK ABOUT UFOs: We need to talk about UFOs again They Are Not Alone: U.F.O. Reports Surged in the Pandemic DRONES & DESTROYERS: Mystery drones hovered over Navy destroyers off California Multiple Destroyers Swarmed By Mysterious 'Drones' Off California Over Numerous Nights ACORNS & AERIAL OBJECTS: Mystery Objects Remain Unidentified The Us Navy Filmed Pyramid Shaped UFOs Pentagon CONFIRMS Recent UAP / UFO Leaks as Genuine Pentagon Confirms Leaked UFO Images Are Authentic X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

In 1965, astronauts with the Gemini IV mission orbiting Earth spotted something unusual in one of the planet's hottest and most arid regions. The mysterious "Eye of the Sahara" is but one of many anomalies that have been spotted on Earth from space, and in recent decades, satellites have brought the general public into the search for such curiosities.  However, if archaeological mysteries and other anomalous features on Earth can be detected with satellites, can these technologies also aid in the search for UFOs? In our discussion of satellite anomalies on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program, we look at how space probes in orbit around the Moon and Mars may also help us in the search for evidence of life on other worlds, and possibly even novel forms of life here on Earth.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Archaeologists Use AI for Modern Analysis of Rock Art NASA's Ingenuity helicopter survives first freezing night on Mars NASA Perseverance Mars rover investigates 'odd' rock, zaps it with a laser Spooky 'spiders on Mars' finally explained after two decades Mysterious rumblings from inside of Mars detected by NASA lander Unmasking the Face on Mars | Science Mission Directorate The "Face" on Mars - evidence of alien intelligence? Evidence in Support of the Hypothesis that Certain Objects on Mars are Artificial in Origin On the likelihood of non-terrestrial artifacts in the Solar System X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

In 1956, one of the most widely-regarded UFO incidents in history occurred over airbases in the eastern UK, where unusual objects were both tracked on radar and also pursued by pilots. Even the famous Condon Committee's investigators appeared to be perplexed by the incident, which depicted one of the most widely-discussed cases involving UFOs on radar... but is there cause for reconsidering the case, and the facts about it that are commonly reported?  Joining us is Dr. David Clarke, Associate Professor in the Department of Media Arts and Communication at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Dr. Clarke's new article in the Fortean Times, "Angels and Echoes: UFOs on Radar" casts a skeptical eye at some of the more popular radar visual incidents from over the years, and asks some necessary hard questions about the broader UAP topic. We discuss this with him, as well as more modern radar visual encounters, on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: New images of black hole obtained by scientists A remnant of a protoplanet may be hiding inside Earth Alien Languages May Not Be Entirely Alien to Us The Official Website of Dr. David Clarke Dr. Clarke's Page on Radar and UAPs How UFOs Conquered the World: The History of a Modern Myth X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

On a Sunday afternoon over Greene County, New York in 2015, a pilot encountered something unlike anything he had ever seen before in the sky, or anywhere else. The object, which appeared to be a bright, shimmering dome under which protruded a pair of antennae, sped toward his aircraft at incredible speed, nearly colliding with his plane before ascending toward a cloud bank and joining a pair of similar objects.  Such pilot encounters have been logged for years by NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System, although little is done with incidents involving pilot UFO encounters. The same cannot be said of the National Aviation Reporting Center on Aerial Phenomena (NARCAP), whose director of research Ted Roe had collected and analyzed reports of pilot encounters with unidentified aerial phenomena for decades. Roe joins us to discuss these investigations, what trends the data may show us about pilot UFO encounters, and whether they represent a hazard to aviation... all on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: No threat to Earth as huge asteroid zooms past Bacteria Strains Recovered From ISS Are New to Science, Study Says Former DNI Ratcliffe speaks to Maria Bartoromo on UAP US Military Has "A Lot More" on UFOs Ex-Intelligence Director Confirms  Newly Uncovered NASA Reports Reveal Pilot Encounters with UFOs NARCAP - National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena Technical Reports — National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

It was once the nexus of culture and knowledge in the ancient world… a center of the arts and intellectual development unlike any seen before the Hellenistic age. Though arguably, there is nothing that the ancient city ever boasted that quite rivals the mystique of one of its most famous destinations, and one of history's greatest lost treasures: the fabled Library of Alexandria. While the stories of the library's destruction and the lost records it contained have taken on near-mythical status, history and archaeology show that other ancient collections have existed over time... but have all of them been recovered? This week, go in search of the lost records of the ancient world, and whether secret archives containing knowledge about ancient history might still exist in locations like Egypt's Giza Plateau. Some proponents of the idea point to one of Egypt's most famous monuments - the enigmatic Sphinx - as being the source of speculations about a lost "Hall of Records"... but what does archaeology have to say about this possibility? We look at the science, as well as the speculation, as we go in search of the lost records of the ancient world on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Ancient leaves preserved under a mile of Greenland's ice – and lost in a freezer for years Scientists unlock mysteries of world's oldest 'computer'  Scientists Step Closer to Understanding Full Capabilities of Antikythera Mechanism "Alexandria: Library of Dreams" "The Great Library of Alexandria?" Geophysical Exploration at The Giza Plateau, Egypt A Ten-Year Odyssey Origins of the Sphinx by Robert M. Schoch and Robert Bauval X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

During the summer of 1946, one year before "flying saucers" began making headlines in America, a wave of sightings of strange "ghost rockets" were reported over Sweden and other Scandinavian countries. The reports resulted in an official inquiry by the Swedish military, and the cause behind the sightings remains unsolved to this day.  Joining us to discuss the ghost rockets mystery and UFO research in Sweden is Clas Svahn, a journalist and contributor to numerous publications around the world related to the history of UFOs. Svahn shares some of the most unusual ghost rockets incidents, which included their strange appearances - and disappearances - as multiple witnesses observed the objects crashing into lakes.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Neanderthals Vanished From Europe Thousands of Years Earlier Than We Thought  Scientists detect radio blast coming from further away in space than ever before Super-Earth Has Temperatures of 800°F, Glowing Lava Rivers  Hayley Arceneaux, 29-Year-Old Cancer Survivor, To Be The Youngest American Woman In Space Apple is discontinuing the iMac Pro Apple's Long-Rumored Mixed Reality Headset To Launch In 2022: Analyst Clas Svahn's Ghost Rockets Research Page on Facebook X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

In the summer of 1947, "flying saucers" became all the rage in the United States... but unexplained encounters with strange, unidentified aerial phenomena were nothing new in other parts of the world; especially in the United Kingdom. Years before his wartime service as Prime Minister, Winston Churchill had taken interest in reports of unusual "Scareships" appearing in British skies, representing what might have been the British government's earliest involvement with UFO investigations.  Joining us this week for a deep-dive into the history of the British government's involvement with UFOs is Nick Pope, who worked the UFO desk at the Ministry of Defence for several years. He has since continued to advocate for the study of mysterious aerial phenomena, and efforts toward determining their possible origins and any risks they might present to National Security. Nick Pope shares his own historical research into Britain's involvement with the UFO question, which includes Foo Fighter investigations, Britain's "Flying Saucer Working Party," and his own investigations during his time at the MoD.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Apex Predator T-Rex May Be Reason Why Middle-Sized Dinosaurs Disappeared Newly-discovered Oldest Known Primate Fossil Suggests Our First Ancestor Saw Dinosaurs  FBI Says It's 'Aware' of UFO Sighting Reported by American Airlines Pilot The Clovis Enigma - Seven Ages Audio Journal Nick Pope's Official Website X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

North Carolina legends tell that for decades - and perhaps centuries - residents around the vicinity of Morganton and nearby Appalachian mountain communities have observed strange lights hovering over the mountains. Known as the Brown Mountain Lights and named after the long, flat ridgeline made famous by their appearances, many have sought answers to their strange, almost ghostly appearance.  This week, we go in search of what answers history can tell us about these long-mysterious mountain lights, as we commemorate the life of one researcher who spent countless answers in pursuit of spotting and photographing them. Could an explanation for the famous Brown Mountain Lights be on the horizon? We explore answers to the mystery this week on The Micah Hanks Program.  This episode of the podcast is dedicated to the memory of Robert Ashmore, who put in many hours over the years in search of these mysterious atmospheric lights; he will be greatly missed.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: China Discovers "Unusual" Shard on Far Side Of The Moon  Master of the World by Jules Verne Experiments On Brown Mountain 2016 Article on Caton's footage of possible BMLs Link to 2019 footage obtained by Caton on YouTube X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

It is the long-sought prize of every serious UFO investigator: physical evidence left behind by a UFO. For decades, reports involving physical substances produced by various kinds of aerial phenomena have existed, and yet no verifiable traces of UFO physical evidence have ever been recovered from observations or alleged landing sites that might offer conclusive proof of their existence.  With recent headlines claiming that the U.S. government "admits" it has tested UFO crash materials, we cast a skeptical eye toward the claims, and examine other instances where UFO physical evidence and other materials might have been produced in association with incidents from over the years.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NASA rover faces 'seven minutes of terror' before landing on Mars Pentagon admits it has been testing wreckage from UFO crashes & findings may 'change our lives forever,' expert says Anthony Bragalia's blog post on the FOIA release Bragalia's original FOIA letter The FOIA documents released to Bragalia What is nitinol and where is it used? Murky Waters Drowning "UFO Debris" Claims - John Greenewald, The Black Vault X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

On April 26, 1890, an Arizona newspaper called the Tombstone Epitaph carried a very unusual headline. "Found in the Desert: A Strange Winged Monster Found and Killed on the Huachuca Desert" had been the sensational headline, which introduced the story of a group of cowboys who shot and killed something monstrous in rural Arizona.  Or so the legend goes, at least. For years, researchers have looked in vain for the newspaper article, as well as an alleged photograph which was said to have accompanied it that actually depicted the monster nailed to a barn. While some skeptics concluded that the alleged story had never appeared in the Epitaph, this week we explore the work of one late chronicler of the unusual, Mark Chorvinski, who decided to determine the story's origins once and for all... and attempt to track down the fabled "lost Thunderbird photo."  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Astronomers Think They've Found Another Trojan Asteroid Lurking in Earth's Orbit Reports of a tiger on the loose in Southwest San Antonio 'Smallest reptile on earth' discovered in Madagascar    In Memoriam: Mark Chorvinsky (1954-2005) Cowboys & Dragons: Mark Chorvinsky's search for the fabled Thunderbird photograph Tombstone Epitaph, April 26, 1890, Featuring "Thunderbird" Story (Chronicling America, LoC) X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

For decades, many scientists and laymen alike have sought answers to the longstanding mystery of UFOs. While much headway has been made, scientific investigation of this phenomenon has yet to gain mainstream acceptance; but what does the data from collected reports say about the legitimacy of UFOs, and whether there is merit to their study? Joining us to discuss this are Mark Rodeghier, Ph.D. and David Marler. Rodeghier is President and Scientific Director of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies. He has a B.S. in astrophysics from Indiana University, which he obtained in 1975, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in sociology. David Marler is an independent UFO researcher best known for his investigations regarding large triangle aircraft seen over the years. Marler and Rodeghier join us to discuss a new UFO data digitization project they are undertaking, in addition to their many investigations from over the years. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Sorry Folks: Signal From Nearest Star Not Alien Civilization, Scientists Say Martian mineral, rare on Earth, found locked in Antarctic ice The J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies Mark Rodeghier - CUFOS The Official Website of David Marler Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

If alien life were ever to visit our planet, or even just our solar system, what might it look like? What form would it take, and what would be their reasons for coming here? More importantly, would we even recognize them, or realize they had been here at all? According to NASA, "The first known interstellar object to visit our solar system, 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua, was discovered Oct. 19, 2017 by the University of Hawaii's Pan-STARRS1 telescope." Although the mysterious object was originally thought to be a comet, "observations revealed no signs of cometary activity after it slingshotted past the Sun on Sept. 9, 2017 at a blistering speed of 196,000 miles per hour."  Most astronomers still believe that Oumuamua was either an asteroid, a comet, or some similar space object… albeit a strange one. However, a few scientists have been willing to come forward with more exotic ideas. Joining us to discuss this possibility is Avi Loeb, a Harvard University astronomer and author of the new book Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Indonesia: Archaeologists find world's oldest animal cave painting Bootprints and other human artifacts on Moon officially protected by new US law Space station detectors spot the source of weird 'blue jet' lightning The 'coronasomnia' phenomenon keeping you from getting sleep Microsoft patents chatbot that could imitate deceased loved ones OUMUAMUA: In Depth | Oumuamua – NASA Solar System Exploration AVI LOEB: Professor Abraham (Avi) Loeb - Harvard CfA Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

What are the origins of life on Earth? Did the building blocks for life originate here, or did they travel to our planet in the distant past from someplace further out in the cosmos?  On this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program, we explore the idea of panspermia or "cosmic ancestry," which supposes that for life to exist on a planet like ours may rely on extraterrestrial factors. We also look at ideas about whether aliens might already recognize that we exist but choose not to communicate with us, or even whether alien life may already exist right here on Earth. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA's Mega Rocket to the Moon Faces Setback After Test Psychedelic Schools for 'Shamans' Are Popping Up Like Mushrooms A Man Injected Magic Mushroom 'Tea' Into His Veins.. And Fungus Grew Inside Him PANSPERMIA: Building blocks of life found in famous Mars meteorite Scientists theorize that space aliens may already be here, but we can't see them Earthlings' message to aliens: Do not 'contaminate' our planet Alien life could be weirder than our Earthling brains can ever imagine Are Humans the Real Ancient Aliens? Is Earthly Life Premature from a Cosmic Perspective? How an ancient cataclysm may have jump-started life on Earth Could Life on Earth Have Come from Another Star System? Did the Seeds of Life Come from Space?  Life Among the Stars? Tiny Interstellar Probes May Test 'Panspermia' Idea 'Zoo hypothesis' may explain why we haven't seen any space aliens A direct communication proposal to test the Zoo Hypothesis Are the aliens us? UFOs may be piloted by time-traveling humans, book argues X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

For centuries, stories have persisted about lost civilizations, mysterious islands, and ancient peoples whose innovations have been forgotten by time. Arguably, the most famous example involves the fabled Atlantis, which has remained a curious footnote in history since the philosopher Plato first discussed it in a pair of incomplete manuscripts, Timaeus and Critias.  While these legends persist, what do history and modern science tell us about such legends of forgotten lands, and why the myth of the lost continent persists? We explore these questions on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: FM radio signal coming from Jupiter's moon Ganymede Gorillas at San Diego Zoo test positive for Covid-19, in the first known cases among great apes FORGOTTEN LANDS: What caused the end of the ice age? First evidence of farming in Mideast 23,000 years ago Timaeus by Plato, Translated by Benjamin Jowett Lost Continents by L. Sprague DeCamp Carthaginian Coins on Corvo: A Phoenician Fable X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

It is a question that has long haunted humankind: are we alone in the universe? Since early times, humans have wondered about "others," and mythology from around the world has passed down tales of strange, alien visitors and their wonderful - and at times frightening - technologies, which are often seen as being more akin to magic. Today, scientists continue the search that ancient cave artists and philosophers once embarked upon: the quest to understand whether alien life from another world might exist, whether humans can locate it, and perhaps the greatest question of all: whether Earth has already been visited. We explore all of these questions about the search for alien life on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Police, FAA Notified After Sightings of 'UFO' Over Hawaii NASA Archives: Who's Out There (1975) The Original 1938 War of the Worlds Broadcast by Orson Welles NASA's Search For Another Earth Carl Sagan on Alien Civilizations Sagan: Why Aliens Aren't Visiting The UFO Encyclopedia by Jerome Clark X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

2020 was a significant year, and in more ways than one. As the world fought the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, there were nonetheless many advances in science, as well as notable historical events that included the Pentagon's authorized release of Navy videos purporting to show unidentified aerial phenomena or UFOs.  As we look back on the last twelve months in this final 2020 edition of the program, Micah is joined by Lauran Ellis, who helps produce this program as well as the Fist Full of Dirt podcast, and his fellow Seven Ages co-hosts Jason Pentrail and James Waldo for a roundtable discussion looking at some of the biggest stories of the year. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: The Next Full Moon is the Wolf Moon Japan is developing wooden satellites to send into orbit by 2023 to cut down on space junk Statement by the Department of Defense on the Release of Historical Navy Videos Paleontologists Unearth Fossils Of Spinosaurus, The First-Known Aquatic Dinosaur Reassessing the Age of Clovis 2020: The Year in a Geological Review   X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

By January 1953, dramatic events had brought the CIA and UFOs - a topic the agency had little desire to commit to having involvement with - to a gridlock. Following widespread sightings around the country, and even over Washington, D.C., the intelligence community was beginning to look seriously at what UFOs might represent and whether they might present a threat, directly or indirectly. What followed was a CIA-sponsored scientific committee known as The Robertson Panel, in response to sightings of UFOs that peaked in the summer of 1952, setting the tone for how the agency would deal with the subject for decades to come. In more recent days, former CIA Director John Brennan was asked about the UFO subject, where he raised some interesting points on what the phenomena might represent. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, in addition to analyzing Brennan's statements on UFOs, we take a look at declassified documents that detail the history of the CIA's involvement with the subject, and how that has helped foster belief in a cover-up by the intelligence community over the years. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  This week's episode is brought to you by our sponsors at BetterHelp. Supporting our sponsors is one way you can support this show. Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health, and check out our sponsors at BetterHelp today by clicking here. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Monday night's 'Christmas Star' Convergence Alien hunters detect mystery signal coming from the closest star system Space Force Celebrates its Anniversary, Announces 'The Guardians' Bryan Sykes, human geneticist who looked for the Yeti, has died THE CIA & UFOs: Former CIA Director John Brennan on UFOs Transcript: John O. Brennan on UFOs Are UFOs Real? Senior Government Officials Keep Saying Yes UFOs: Fact or Fiction? (CIA.gov) Former CIA Agent Mike Baker Responds to Pentagon UFO Reports X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

On the morning of July 16, 1945, the world changed forever. On a remote test site in the New Mexico desert, a group of scientists gathered and watched the first atomic explosion, and humankind's entry into the Atomic Age.  It has long been argued that the beginning of the UFO phenomenon coincides with the arrival of nuclear weapons at the end of the Second World War. But despite the fact that many--if not most--historical books on the UFO subject begin in or around 1947, shortly after the first nuclear tests of the Atomic Age, do the mysterious flying objects in our skies have deeper roots than this? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look back at pre-1947 reports that present a strong case for the idea that UFOs have been with us far longer than most historians recognize, and certainly well in advance of the arrival of the Atomic Age. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  This week's episode is brought to you by our sponsors at BetterHelp. Supporting our sponsors is one way you can support this show. Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health, and check out our sponsors at BetterHelp today by clicking here. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: NASA selects the next Artemis moonwalkers while SpaceX flies a Starship Scientists who sent spiders to the ISS have discovered something truly strange Search for Mysterious "Planet Nine" Aided by Hubble Exoplanet Discovery The Atomic Age:UFOs and Nukes Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites 1943 UFO Sightings: Project 1947 Gerry Casey Biography MUSIC: Stellardrone: "Red Giant" X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

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In 1948, a TOP SECRET document was produced by the U.S. Air Force which made surprising conclusions about the possible origins of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. Because of this, all copies were ordered to be declassified and destroyed, leaving none in existence today. It is but one among many long-sought documents produced by the United States government which chronicle the history of its involvement with the UFO subject, and which advocates of official disclosure of UFO information have pursued.  On the subject of "disclosure," on this edition of The Micah Hanks Program we lead off with news, and a big announcement about a brand new media endeavor, The Debrief, which Micah and his colleagues Tim McMillan and MJ Banias have just launched, which looks at science and technology, as well as the UFO issue, and how the government is handling it. Tim also shares a few details with us on his widely anticipated forthcoming article we'll be publishing, which deals with the UAP Task Force. We then turn our attention toward the controversial idea of UFO disclosure, its history and origins, and what the involvement of intelligence agencies over the decades really says about what the government may have in its possession related to UFOs. Is disclosure imminent, or is it even a realistic possibility? We look at all of this, and more in this edition of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  This week's episode is brought to you by our sponsors at BetterHelp. Supporting our sponsors is one way you can support this show. Join over 1 million people who have taken charge of their mental health, and check out our sponsors at BetterHelp today by clicking here. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Introducing The Debrief: Science, Tech and Defense for the Rebelliously Curious Visitors track down mystery desert monolith in Utah Egypt Has Unearthed 160 Ancient Coffins Since September. Some Were Sealed With a 'Curse' Hurricane dealt final blow to iconic telescope in Puerto Rico Japan Spacecraft Carrying Asteroid Soil Samples Nears Home Trump May Block the Public From Learning the Truth About UFOs "Lied by Plan" CIA Director Hillenkoetter's UFO interest and USAF disinformation CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90 by Gerald K. Haines The NSA Goes to Court on UFOs X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter

Many futurists believe that we will go on to create technologies far more the likes of science fiction than what we recognize today as science fact... perhaps even resembling what we call UAP or UFOs. Within the next century, possible innovations in artificial intelligence may reshape the world as we know it, and eventually, humans could even develop spacecraft that can carry us to the stars. But if other intelligent civilizations exist in our universe, would they have followed the same path of technological progress?  This week, Micah's brother Caleb joins us in-studio to discuss these ideas, and how they relate to the study of UAP. We look at the controversy surrounding the "Tictac" shaped object observed during the 2004 USS Nimitz incident, and also where claims of encounters with occupants of UAP craft are suggestive of technologies that blur the lines between man and machine.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Space X Starlink Launch update Are Scientists Moving Toward Making The Planet of the Apes a Reality? Scents of history: study hopes to recreate smells of old Europe CALEB STUART: Vex Comic Online Vin Poxima (Original Soundtrack to the VEX Comic) Caleb Stuart on Instagram (@Lexo__Art) ESSENTIAL A.I. READING: The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology (Sponsored) Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (Sponsored) X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram Visit Micah's Website and check out Our Podcast Page

For centuries, humans have wondered whether alien life exists on other worlds. Today, astronomers agree that in the coming decades--perhaps within some of our lifetimes--we will discover alien life in some form. But if it ends up being intelligent, will humankind be capable of communicating with them? To know the answer to this begs further questions about the origins of language, and how that relates to the development of consciousness.  Joining us for a deep discussion about this is Samuel Zinner Ph.D., a multidisciplinary scholar of languages and history who has lectured in the recent past on the origins of language. Zinner, also a lover of science fiction, muses about how understanding language and its relationship to consciousness might also aid us in understanding how alien life--and even intelligent extraterrestrials--might develop, and if discovered, how we might be able to successfully interact with them. We discuss everything from how communication with aliens might occur, to how language and myth are related to the subject of unidentified aerial phenomena on this edition of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  This week's episode is brought to you by our friends at BuyTwoWayRadios.com. Supporting our sponsors is one way you can support this show. We are confident that Danny and the folks at Buy Two Way Radios offer the very best products and quality deals. Please visit their site by clicking here, to learn more about the two-way radios and other fine products for recreation, and for emergency preparedness, that they offer.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: SpaceX's Dragon Crew-1 capsule launches, NASA's first 'operational' mission of commercial crew program  The 2020 Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks on Monday Night The Rings of Ancient Trees May Hold Tales of Epic Space Explosions SMiles Lewis Anomaly Archives 'Streamathon' Update 'He came back from the dead': Lost Mount Rainier hiker starts to recover after rescue in whiteout conditions Samuel Zinner, Ph.D. profile from Academia.edu The Abrahamic Archetype: Conceptual and Historical Relationships between Judaism, Christianity and Islam by Samuel Zinner Solaris by Stanislav Lem Arrival, starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram Visit Micah's Website and check out Our Podcast Page

During the Cold War, U.S. Intelligence agencies learned that the Soviet Union was funneling large amounts of funding toward unlocking mysteries of the human mind. This prompted similar efforts on part of the United States, eventually culminating in the CIA's Star Gate remote viewing program.  Could psychic phenomena really be used to gain intelligence about the enemy, and if so, what else could be learned with the help of techniques like remote viewing? Could knowledge even be obtained about phenomena like UFOs in this way, and if so, how reliable would it be? Our guest this week is Paul H. Smith, Ph.D. (Major, U.S. Army, Ret.), who not only wrote the handbook used in the Star Gate remote viewing program, but who continues to teach the art of seeking targets with the mind to this day. He is the author of The Essential Guide to Remote Viewing, and he joins us for an in-depth discussion about the government's remote viewing program, unidentified aerial phenomena, and much more on this week's edition of The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  This week's episode is brought to you by our friends at BuyTwoWayRadios.com. Supporting our sponsors is one way you can support this show. We are confident that Danny and the folks at Buy Two Way Radios offer the very best products and quality deals. Please visit their site by clicking here, to learn more about the two-way radios and other fine products for recreation, and for emergency preparedness, that they offer.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Russian actress to defy Tom Cruise in Hollywood race to space  KleinVision's AirCar completed two take-offs and landings during its maiden flight in Slovakia The U.S. Air Force's Secret Spy Drone Makes Public Debut—On Instagram 'Sprites' and 'elves' found frolicking in Jupiter's skies I Am Excited About—and Feel Vindicated By—All the Talk of UFOs Remote Viewing Instructional Services: Paul H. Smith Online The Essential Guide to Remote Viewing: The Secret Military Remote Perception Skill Anyone Can Learn X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram Visit Micah's Website and check out Our Podcast Page

It was the most high-profile case involving a hacker in the history of Britain, and at the time the story broke, one of the biggest stories in the UK, if not the world. Gary McKinnon, a Glasgow-born computer programmer, was arrested at his apartment flat in Wood Green, north London. The charge: hacking United States military computer systems within just weeks of the September 2001 terror attacks. McKinnon was dubbed "the 911 hacker," although his reasons for hacking really had nothing to do with the terror attacks. But the most incredible part of McKinnon's story hadn't been the fact that he, a UK hacker with a dial-up modem, had accessed numerous U.S. government computer networks. It had been what he was looking for... and claimed to have eventually succeeded in finding: evidence of Unidentified Flying Objects, and efforts by the government to cover them up. This week, we dive into McKinnon's story, as well as other claims from over the years about alleged suppression of secret advanced technologies on The Micah Hanks Program.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  This week's episode is brought to you by our friends at BuyTwoWayRadios.com. Supporting our sponsors is one way you can support this show. We are confident that Danny and the folks at Buy Two Way Radios offer the very best products and quality deals. Please visit their site by clicking here, to learn more about the two-way radios and other fine products for recreation, and for emergency preparedness, that they offer.  Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: 'The Mandalorian' Season 2 premiere is a strong start Sean Connery has passed away at age 90  Huge spider assumed extinct in Britain discovered on MoD training site In a New Movie, COVID Mutates and America Is Still Locked Down in 2024 Pristine 'fireball' meteorite contains extraterrestrial organic compounds Researchers examine drop in average body temperature over the past two decades Theresa May saved my life – now she's the only hope for the Human Rights Act X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram Visit Micah's Website and check out Our Podcast Page

Some of the most famous minds of the 19th century became swept up in the allure of Spiritualism and mediumship. No less among these had been Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who became one of the staunchest defenders of Spiritualism, even authoring a two-volume history of the religion. However, his friend Harry Houdini, while initially open to the possibility of mediumship as an avenue toward making contact with those who had crossed over, soon became convinced that it was a sham. In addition to placing strains on his friendship with Doyle, the experience pushed Houdini toward the pursuit of exposing all mediumship and paranormal claims as nonsense.  However, following Houdini's death on Halloween in 1926, even the world's greatest magician would become the target of attempts with reaching the dead through seances and mediumship. On this special Halloween edition of the program, we explore Houdini and Doyles relationship with the occult, and how even in death they each remained highly influential on the world of the occult. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Rare Halloween full moon will shine on Saturday NASA to announce mysterious moon discovery on Monday Cars can't crush the diabolical ironclad beetle, 2020's latest horror Do we have to toss Halloween out the window this year? Public Health experts weigh in Ireland, The Original Home of Halloween James Randi, dazzling magician and skeptic, dies at 92 Harry Houdini, "A Magician Among the Spirits" Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Edge of the Unknown" An Actual Recording Of Arthur Conan Doyle's "Spirit" From A 1934 Séance Reports of Spiritual Contact With Late Magician Are Called "Piffle." Widow Says Medium in Trance Gave Key Words Left by the Magician. Freethinker Offers $25,000 for a "Spirit Communication" With Magician.  'He Has Not Come,' She Says at Hollywood Test on Tenth Anniversary of Death. X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram Visit Micah's Website and check out Our Podcast Page

It was an Autumn afternoon like any other. The date was October 24, 1961, and Joan Carolyn Risch had just returned with her daughter from shopping after a dentist's appointment earlier that day. Her husband Martin had traveled to New York on business, leaving at home Joan alone while her infant son slept upstairs, and her daughter Lillian played across the street at the home of their neighbors, the Barkers.  At around 2:15, Barbara Barker said she saw Joan across the street wearing what appeared to be a long trench coat, and perhaps carrying something red. The children playing nearby said they thought Joan had probably been chasing little David, who might have run out into the driveway. Mrs. Barker would have never guessed that this would be the last time she ever saw Joan Risch… a woman whose disappearance would remain one of the strangest and most disturbing events in Massachusetts history.  This week we are joined by Michael C. Bouchard, an author with decades in law enforcement whose book Masquerade examines the strange events leading up to the unsolved disappearance of Joan Risch.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: An Atlantis might wait beneath the Great Lakes Another 'man in jet pack' seen above LAX as China Airlines crew 'spots mysterious flier at 6,000ft' and FAA alerts cops MYSTERY: Is someone really flying around LAX in jet pack? The British Royal Navy is testing out jetpack assault teams Exoskeleton Suits Turn Factory Workers Into Human Robots Joan Carolyn Risch - The Charley Project Masquerade: The Joan Risch Cold Case - A Cop's Perspective Also by Michael C. Bouchard: Forever Searching: Lost in the Smoky Mountains X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram Visit Micah's Website and check out Our Podcast Page

The Second World War had barely ended by the time reports of "flying saucers" began to make headlines in 1947. What were these mysterious objects, and were they friends, or foes? Soon, speculation about what world superpower might possess such technology shifted to a novel proposition: what if they could be evidence of extraterrestrial visitation to Earth? Although the flying saucers were a new development, ideas about life from other worlds was hardly anything new. This week, we go in search of the history behind the concept of extraterrestrial life, and how our ideas about it have evolved over time to include speculations about life on Mars, and whether the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis is indeed the best solution to the UFO mystery. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Lost Photo Of Lincoln Of His Deathbed Surfaces — But Some Historians Are Skeptical Fake Asteroid? NASA Expert IDs Mystery Object as Old Rocket UFO sighting is Mint; 1978 story of sighting over Clarenville and Random Island NL featured on new collector coin Retired RCMP officer remembers  Clarenville UFO experience UFO sightings across Canada have spiked during the pandemic THE ET HYPOTHESIS: "Nikola Tesla Promises Communication With Mars" (1901) "A Signal From Mars" "Marconi Believes He is Receiving Signals From the Planets" (1920) The 1st UFO book? Forgotten Mysteries by R. DeWitt Miller FURTHER READING: Mars and its Canals by Percival Lowell Life on Other Worlds: The 20Th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate (Amazon) The Extraterrestrial Life Debate, 1750-1900 (Amazon) X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram Visit Micah's Website and check out Our Podcast Page Music featured on The Micah Hanks Program includes songs composed by Caleb Hanks (The Clerk Chronicles), Decepticons (Dreamland, Start the Machine) and Micah Hanks. All songs are either in the public domain, Royalty Free, Creative Commons Attribution 3.0, or are used with permission of the creators. Please note that some links to books and other items on this page may feature Amazon Associate links.

At the height of the Cold War, the entire world was on edge. Desperate times often lead to desperate measures, and during this tense period, the Central Intelligence Agency began a program aimed at testing to see if the human mind could be controlled. They aspired to become "mind hackers," and the program that resulted was Project MK Ultra, one of the most notorious endeavors ever undertaken by an agency within the U.S. government.  This week, we go in-depth into the history of the program, its operations, and the personalities behind the CIA's illegal quest to hack the human mind... all this, and more on this edition of The Micah Hanks Program. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Enjoy The Micah Hanks Program? Check out Micah's other podcasts here.  Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with the fine folks at AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Coronavirus Charities If you are able, please consider supporting the following charities that are offering relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Visit our Coronavirus Charities Page to learn more. Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: Bright Flash Lights up Dark Skies Over Parts of Eastern US Egypt unveils 59 ancient coffins in major archaeological find Evidence of a cat recognizing and mimicking human behavior Dinosaur feather study debunked Strange alien planet has weird orbit and scorching temperatures THE MIND HACKERS: MK-Ultra: A Brief History "The Cia Chemist Who Sought The Secrets Of Mind Control." Huge C.I.A. Operation Reported in U.S. Against Antiwar Forces, Other Dissidents In Nixon Years President Gerald R. Ford's Executive Order 11905: United States Foreign Intelligence Activities C.I.A.; What Did the C.I.A. Do to His Father? O.S.S. Exhibition Catalogue X Subscriber Sign-Up BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as "classic" episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly "additional editions" of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Follow Micah on Instagram Visit Micah's Website and check out Our Podcast Page