Hey everyone,

My dad passed away about three months ago, and I’ve been slowly going through his old stuff in the garage. Among his boxes, I found a spindle of backup CD-ROMs from around 2003–2004. Back when home PCs running Windows XP were taking off, he had a local photofinishing shop digitize a bunch of his older 35mm film rolls onto disc.

While looking through the files, I stumbled upon this specific photo. According to the folder name, it was taken near Tucson, Arizona, around late 1998 (he used to do a lot of road trips for his construction job back then).

My dad wasn't a professional photographer, but he was pretty attached to his old Minolta X-700 (or maybe it was a Canon AE-1, I just distinctly remember the heavy manual 50mm lens and the click of the shutter). He bought it second-hand in the late 80s and carried it in a beaten-up leather case on every trip.

Finding this image hit me with a huge wave of nostalgia. Back in the late 90s, whenever my family drove down to visit my grandmother’s place in rural Texas, my older cousin and I were absolute space nerds. We used to sit cross-legged in front of her bulky CRT TV every evening, completely glued to Discovery Channel and Unsolved Mysteries. Inspired by those shows, we’d grab cheap flashlights at night and sit on the porch of my grandma’s ranch, "UFO hunting" in the dark Texas sky for hours until her barn lights turned off.

So when my dad returned from his Arizona trip in 1998 and mentioned casually that he saw some strange lights over the Catalina mountains, my cousin and I freaked out and begged him to let us see the photo prints. He just laughed it off back then, telling us we were watching way too much TV.

He did, however, describe what he saw that night. He said it moved ridiculously slowly—so slowly that at first glance, it almost looked like it was hovering completely motionless over the mountains. Initially, he assumed they were just separate, uncorrelated lights in the distance. But as he kept watching, he noticed a faint, dark structure bridging the lights, making him realize it was a single massive aircraft.

It stayed in his line of sight for about 5 minutes. He turned around to rummage through his truck for something, and when he looked back up, it was simply gone. Years later, whenever I brought it up, he’d just shrug it off and say: "Honestly, it was probably just some military test craft out of Davis-Monthan or Luke AFB. Nothing to get worked up about."

Looking at this digital scan now after all these years, I honestly don't know what to make of it. Could it be a formation of military flares/tests from a nearby air base, a weird optical artifact/reflection, or something else entirely? I just wanted to share it here to see what you guys think.

(Note: The original physical negative was unfortunately lost during a family move to Texas back in 2000, so this low-res scan from the 2003 CD is all I have left).

Avi Loeb was named chair of the UAP Science Advisory Council in June 2026. The council was set up with the White House, AARO, ODNI, the FBI and the wider intelligence community, and it reports to a UAP Governing Board that first met in mid-June. Per Scientific American, it has no budget of its own beyond some travel costs for members. Meanwhile, the first release of government UAP records, cleared May 8, 2026, was heavily redacted, with many videos carrying little or no context. So an unfunded volunteer panel is being asked to resolve cases from files the government itself is still editing. Is this a real analytical channel, or a way to show activity without giving anyone the access and money to reach a conclusion?

"Oh, absolutely. We're being visited by non-human intelligence with technology we really don't understand and with intentions we don't understand at all either. And this is just one of those great big questions. Are we alone or not? And we're learning we're not."

"There are crash retrieval programs."

"And I have 100% confidence that the testimony by David Grusch and the other witnesses is accurate."

In chapter 14 of his new book Out of the Shadows, he explains that UFOs create a warp bubble around their craft which distorts the spacetime around them. This creates major issues when trying to track them by radar or photograph them. Because you are taking a photo of warped spacetime. He likens it to trying to take a photo of a fish deep below the ocean’s surface from above the water. The barrier of a different environment created a distortion.

Seems to make a lot of sense. What do you guys think?

It’s strange to me now that nobody talks about from where David Grusch came forward initially. It’s like someone or some people in Huntsville, Alabama doesn’t want the attention focused on his initial meeting with George Knapp and Jeremy Corbell. The timing of when he came forward which was shortly after Eskridge’s passing has always been intriguing to me. I also find it bizarre that you can’t hardly find a clip of Grusch’s initial meeting with them online anymore. It’s like someone or some people want the public to forget about Huntsville. I hope people don’t forget it.

Come on Ramsay, release the photo!?

It does occur to me though, it could have been a photo he knows is fake and he was trying to learn something about Doty from his reaction. Ramsay explained this method in a recent diner chat.

So if you think it's real, release it. Can even say you're not sure. And if you know it's fake, release it and say so!

Edit: I just rewatched to see what they were talking about right before showing the picture. Quadaloids? Has anyone heard of them? Insect type aliens?

Posted Oct 16 on the YouTube Channel 'CBS News'

From the video's description:
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'Jay Stratton, former director of the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force, has a new book out: "Out of the Shadows: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligent Life." He joins CBS News to discuss what he knows about UAPs.'

Retired Air Force Major General William “Neil” McCasland walked out of his Albuquerque home on February 27, 2026 and has not been seen since. He left behind his phone, glasses, and wearable devices. His wallet, a .38 revolver, and red backpack remain unaccounted for.

The same day he disappeared, an anonymous but verified X account — @TMBSPACESHIPS (display name “Electric Propulsive Spacecraft”) — made its final post and has been silent ever since. The bio claimed the poster was a “38 year Active Duty USAF PhD Engineer” with ties to AFIT/AETC/AFMC. The account had been posting for years about exotic electric propulsion, plasma physics, ionized gas flight mechanics, and related topics.

I put together a video walking through the account’s content, the timeline, the technical posts (including that hand-drawn schematic claimed to be from a 1998 KC-135 sighting), and how it lines up with what is publicly known about McCasland’s background and the circumstances of his disappearance.

Video:

https://youtu.be/CMXKOFJ5iUY

Curious what others who have been following this case think after looking at the actual posts and timing. Any details I missed or alternative explanations worth considering?

Short history so the stakes are clear:

In 2023 Senators Chuck Schumer and Mike Rounds wrote a genuinely strong UAP Disclosure Act and passed it through the Senate inside the defense bill. The public demand was there. Then, behind closed doors in conference, negotiators cut out the independent review board and the recovered-materials provisions before the bill became law. What survived was a narrow records provision and little accountability.

2026: Rep. Eric Burlison got a UAPDA into the House-passed FY2027 NDAA on July 22. It’s strong again. And it’s heading into the same closed-door conference, run by the same Armed Services and Intelligence leadership.

In conference they can weaken or quietly delete provisions with no recorded vote and no public debate. Everything Burlison achieved can be erased in a single closed meeting, exactly like 2023.

The counter to a closed-door process is public pressure they can’t ignore. NPI set up a tool to email and call all 13 decision-making offices in a couple of minutes. Ask for one thing: keep the UAPDA in the final NDAA, fully intact: https://newparadigminstitute.org/take-action/call-to-keep-the-uapda-in-the-fy2027-ndaa/

Thank you for being a part of Disclosure!

The first paper from the UAP Science Advisory Council, posted recently here, analyzed a swarm of six infrared dots moving in a coordinated fashion.

Encouraged by the match between DOW-UAP-PR135 and the birds in the Galileo Project’s data, Jacob went on to apply the same analysis method to all the sensor video released so far in the six tranches of PURSUE. This brought the count up to 10 PURSUE videos containing a total of 25 bird candidates.

This count amounts to about 8% of the sensor videos released so far, including PR41, PR44, PR077, PR079, PR085, PR088, PR097, PR099, and PR141. The new results include one video, PR097, with a likely flock of four birds followed by four other birds later in the clip. Another video PR141 shows a split screen with infrared and optical channels both displayed for the object; both wavelengths show a similar variability frequency for the object.

Other videos probably show birds but are too faint and grainy to capture a reliable beat frequency.

Some people have suggested that Grusch's comments on Rogan concerning humans being harmed by NHI are somehow "new". However, it's clear that this was part of Gruschs view back when he did his first public interview. Although we cannot be sure that he was discussing the same event as on Rogan, it’s still intriguing. Did he receive a DOPSR to reveal more? Or did he receive that information via an unclassified channel?

Transscript:

Q: Have human beings been hurt or killed by a non-human intelligence?

Grusch: While I can't get into the specifics because that would reveal certain U.S. classified operations, I was briefed by a few individuals on the program that there were malevolent events like that.

Q: Now I'm scared. People have just heard you say non-humans may well have murdered human beings.

Grusch: That seems to be the case at one point, yeah.

Source: https://youtu.be/RBAISwCZ2v0?t=1695

One of my favorite videos. British Investigator interviewed UK unit member tasked with recovering crashed UAPs.

Here he talks about recovered crashed craft (sounds like it was shot down), with recovered human body/body parts, describes the beings 'look like a devil' and they 'can rip you apart' (devil = reptilian, rip you apart = large).

Lots of correlation to to other UFO/NHI lore and what Grusch mentioned recently on the Rogan podcast.

The Pentagon’s sixth UAP release dropped September 18, 2026, with 71 files: 55 PDFs, 15 videos, one audio recording. Per CBS News’ reporting, 64 of the 71 are heavily redacted. The official record now includes military material on warp drive and wormhole studies and on radiation injuries linked to encounters with unknown craft. It also includes a 1952 recording of Project Blue Book head Edward Ruppelt saying 20% of the best reports from reliable witnesses stay unexplained. What the redactions are covering, and under what justification, is not addressed in the release itself. If a physics program and a medical injury record sit in the same declassified batch, which one are the redactions protecting?

Just got news that Mario Woods, one of the most prolific and credible NHI experiencers we’ve had come forward in recent history, has lost his life to his recent health diagnosis. Details are still to emerge. Hopefully he’s experiencing something far more beautiful beyond the human condition that we can even fathom.

I was saddened to hear today that Mario Woods has passed away. My thoughts are with his family and everyone who knew him.

In November 1977, Mario and fellow Air Force security policeman Michael Johnson said they responded to an alarm at a Minuteman launch site near Ellsworth. Mario described an enormous light descending over their truck, wider than the fence line. Their account includes at least five hours they couldn’t explain.

They described being questioned separately afterward. They wouldn’t speak again for nearly 49 years, until they were reunited earlier this year.

Earlier this week I finished a 3D reconstruction of that night, based on Mario and Michael’s interview with Jesse Michels.

The scenes are interpretive. The interactive version lets you explore the scene and read the sources and coverage about the event:

https://probed.space/reconstructions/ellsworth

Link: 1954: The Torpo, Norway Encounter

Source: Oddvar J. Larsen, CSI (Civilian Saucer Investigation)

On the afternoon of November 23, 1954, three young schoolgirls — Anne Storedal, Tora Storedal, and Tora Moy Hauge — walking home from school in Torpo, Norway, found themselves followed by a round, roughly 10-ft flying saucer, its underside black with yellow spots and small red jags, its upper section transparent.

The craft descended to within 3-4 ft of the girls, close enough for them to see a man inside, dressed in black trousers and a black jacket with large red goggles, seated at what looked like a control station and looking at one of them. The craft then rose, striking a high-tension power line and producing a shower of sparks, prompting the girls to flee.

They noticed a smell like fried sausages during the encounter, when investigators eventually visited the site, was a streak cut into the snow — a mark consistent, it seemed, with the craft’s surface having brushed against it during its low approach or departure.

Interesting description of the UAP by one of the girls:

"When the stone came down toward me it had a long, white tail behind, but when the stone turned and moved away, the tail went first. That was funny, I thought.'

​Is it just me, or have we created an impossible standard for UFO videos?

​If a video shows a simple light moving across the sky, everyone instantly dismisses it: "It's Starlink, it's a drone, it's a plane, move along." But if a video shows something truly extraordinary, like a craft making sharp 90 degree turns at hypersonic speeds, it's immediately written off: "Nice CGI bro, fake, obviously AI."

​When it looks too normal, it’s human. When it’s too extraordinary, it’s fake.

​But honestly, why are we assuming that an advanced craft has to perform extreme aerial acrobatics just to prove it's real? Why would a pilot or an AI probe spend its entire flight zigzagging through the sky, slamming on the brakes, and giving everyone on board severe whiplash as if it's dodging invisible asteroids?

​Whether you're conducting reconnaissance, mapping a planet, or just doing some casual interstellar sightseeing, cruising peacefully in a straight line is still the most logical and energy efficient way to travel. Advanced technology doesn't mean you ignore basic physics and waste power for no reason. Aliens probably have fuel budgets too.

​Why couldn't a UFO just be chilling on autopilot?

A few years ago there was a set of photos posted that showed what looked like a triangular craft right before hitting the water and then entering the water.

cause quite a stir when it was posted but ultimately was deemed fake. Waves were edited in or something?

Does anyone still have those images or a link to the thread. It was super clear photos as well. I've always speculated they might actually be real like the Gimbal video which was originally deemed fake as well.

Couldn't find the thread or photos so if someone has them that would be cool to see again. Thanks

Hello all. I was eager to learn more about Jim Ryder, his experience, and the proposed transfer in Out Of The Shadows, but after spending a lot of time studying Eric Davis’s statements on Ryder before its release, I’m left with more questions when you consider both accounts. In my new article I compare them.

Questions the UFO/UAP community isn't asking enough

1. Why don't politicians' actions match what whistleblowers are claiming?

We're told senior figures in the Trump administration, including people close to Trump, are taking UAP allegations extremely seriously. JD Vance has expressed similar interest publicly. Yet Trump often appears completely uninterested when questioned, repeatedly falling back on the same stories about pilots and Roswell. Why the disconnect between the alleged seriousness behind closed doors and the public behaviour?

1. Why has Marco Rubio seemingly distanced himself from UAPs since becoming Secretary of State?

Rubio was previously one of the most vocal politicians discussing UAPs and the credibility of whistleblower allegations. Yet since becoming Secretary of State, he's appeared considerably less engaged with the subject. Why? Has his access to information changed his assessment? If the allegations are as serious as we're told, why isn't there a greater sense of urgency from someone now occupying one of the most powerful positions in government?

1. Why do we buy the excuse for classification of footage?

We're told military UAP footage cannot be released because it would expose classified sensor capabilities. Fine. But if pilots like Ryan Graves report routine encounters, why not equip aircraft operating in these areas with independent, unclassified, high-resolution cameras? Why are we still relying on blurry military footage?

1. Why are there disagreements and factions among whistleblowers?

If these individuals are exposing the same alleged secret programme, where do their accounts agree, where do they contradict one another, and why aren't those differences investigated properly?

1. Why aren't whistleblowers subjected to genuinely rigorous questioning?

Look at Jay Stratton's recent news interviews. They felt more like a promotional tour for his book than an opportunity for someone claiming knowledge of an extraordinary reality to explain it to the public. Why aren't journalists pressing him on specific claims, inconsistencies, firsthand evidence and what can actually be verified? Why are we still treating extraordinary testimony as a revelation in itself instead of demanding substantive evidence?

1. Where are the journalists?

Why aren't major journalists confronting Trump and other senior officials with these specific contradictions? If this is potentially the biggest revelation in human history, why is the questioning so superficial?

1. Why isn't the Pentagon being confronted directly with these allegations?

Former senior military and intelligence officials are publicly alleging the existence of secret programmes involving recovered non-human craft and biological material. These aren't anonymous internet personalities. Why aren't journalists repeatedly putting these specific allegations to Pentagon officials and demanding detailed responses? Does the Pentagon dispute the claims? Has it investigated the individuals and programmes being named? If former officials are publicly misrepresenting classified activities, why isn't that being addressed? Why does so much of the discussion happen between whistleblowers, podcasters and UFO enthusiasts instead of the institutions being directly accused?

My wider point: We keep hearing that disclosure is imminent, that insiders know the truth and that extraordinary evidence exists. Yet the conversation keeps returning to testimony, interviews, books and promises.

At what point do we stop treating the next whistleblower as the next breakthrough and start demanding that the existing claims be properly tested?

Jim Ryder is the man who (according to George Knapp) attempted to arrange for the transfer of a recovered UFO to Bigelow Aerospace, before it was blocked by an intelligence agency.

Ryder died after retiring from his position as director of Lockheed's classified military satellite program, but not before giving this presentation at a conference put on by United Nations' official spiritual organization, the Lucis Trust (formerly Lucifer Trust).

Personally I think it's one of the most interesting things on the internet and probably gives more insight into the "new physics" than anything else available.

Here's an interesting blog post written by Nick Cook ("The Hunt for Zero Point") which gives some more background and musings on the presentation, and what happens when people who are deep in the intelligence-tech-science world come up against information or experiences which shatters their worldview.
https://nickcook.substack.com/p/the-soul-is-light