The surprising history of the extraterrestrial-life debate

The surprising history of the extraterrestrial-life debate

Special to CosmicTribune.com  By R. Clinton Ohlers   The debate over the existence of extraterrestrial life has a surprisingly long history — one as old as the history of science itself. Astrophysicist and historian of science and religion, Parandis Tajbakhsh, recently summarized this history for the International Research Network for Science and Belief in Society. […]

If aliens invaded our world would we stop our fighting?

If aliens invaded our world would we stop our fighting?

What would happen if an alien force invaded the world? This was the hypothesis of many sci-fi films over the years in which warring countries and governments would somehow, suddenly, and urgently join together to fight the greater threat. War of the Worlds, (1953) based on the H.G. Wells epic comes to mind, and now […]

Videos taken by U.S. Navy fighter jets show ‘unexplained aerial phenomena’

Videos taken by U.S. Navy fighter jets show ‘unexplained aerial phenomena’

Special to CosmicTribune.com U.S. Navy pilots took three online videos of UFOs, the U.S. Navy confirmed, but it had a different name for them: “unexplained aerial phenomena.” Let’s see, unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and unexplained aerial phenomena (UAPs). Not the same thing. Dogs and cats, oil and water. The videos are called “FLIR1,” “Gimbal,” and […]

The military’s new policy on UFOs seeks to bridge ‘gap in situational awareness’

The military’s new policy on UFOs seeks to bridge ‘gap in situational awareness’

FPI / May 21, 2019 “Situational awareness” is the military term for having complete understanding of the environment in which you are operating. “During a military mission, whether in peace or in war, if a pilot or soldier can’t identify an object, they have a serious problem: How should they react, without knowing if it […]

Leaked report details days-long, high-speed UFO incidents near Nimitz carrier group

Leaked report details days-long, high-speed UFO incidents near Nimitz carrier group

by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2018 A U.S. guided missile cruiser and two F-18s in 2004 made visual and radar contact with a UFO that traveled at “ballistic missile speeds,” according to a leaked Pentagon report. The Pentagon’s report, issued in 2009, reveals first-hand accounts of the encounter, which was documented in video that emerged […]

Chinese rocket’s night-time re-entry causes social media frenzy in western U.S.

Chinese rocket’s night-time re-entry causes social media frenzy in western U.S.

A Chinese rocket body streaking across the night sky over the western United States lit up social media as people shared photos and video of the bright object. The Chinese CZ-7 re-entered the atmosphere Wednesday night, U.S. Strategic Command spokeswoman Julie Ziegenhorn confirmed. That’s when people in Nevada, Utah and California took to social media […]

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a UFO . . . it’s a drone?

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a UFO . . . it’s a drone?

[There have been few UFO sightings in recent years, with the exception of India (see one example below). But there has been a dramatic increase in the number of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones).] The Indian Air Force, and security agencies at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, have been put on alert for aerial threats […]

US air force threatens to destroy property next door to Area 51 after owners refuse to sell

US air force threatens to destroy property next door to Area 51 after owners refuse to sell

They say they’ve been bombed, shot at, and intimidated for 60 years. But the Sheahans don’t want to give up their land to the “neighbours from hell.” The family own the 400 acre Groom Mine, which overlooks Area 51, one of America’s most closely guarded military secrets and a mecca for UFO spotters and conspiracy […]

Heard about those presidential UFO sightings, most notably the one by Reagan’s pilot?

Heard about those presidential UFO sightings, most notably the one by Reagan’s pilot?

There have been a lot of UFO stories associated with U.S. Presidents over the years… Jimmy Carter’s story was pretty good, which involved a sighting of an unusual object he and a group of men claimed to see while attending a Lions Club meeting shortly before his tenure as governor of Georgia. However, aside from […]

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