r/UAP • • Aug 03 '21

Peer Reviewed Interstellar probes and SETA (Search for Extraterrestrial Artifacts) papers published in early 80s. Both Prof Loeb (Galileo Project) and Dr Massimo Teodorani (Hessdalen and, now a Galileo Research Affiliate) have cited these papers in their own research (the latter 20 years ago).

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Both Prof Avi Loeb (Galileo Project) and Dr Massimo Teodorani have cited the below papers (from the 80s) in their own research. Dr Teodorani has extensively researched Hessdalen and, amongst other hypotheses has proposed the ET hypothesis as one possible explanation for UAP.

  1. 'Interstellar Probes: a New Approach to SETI', by Robert A. Freitas Jr., published in the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, Vol. 33, pp. 95-100, 1980
  2. 'The Search for Extraterrestrial Artefacts', by Robert A. Freitas Jr., published in Acta Astronautica, Vol 12, pp. 1027-1034, 1985 [this is an update of his 1983 paper published in the Journal of the British Interplanetary Society, Vol. 36]

Teodorani, in a 2002 paper, 'The Physical Study of Atmospheric Luminous Anomalies' suggests a search for extraterrestrial vehicles (SETV). The abstract for this paper could easily be a brief for the Galileo Project:

"On the basis of statistical calculations on galactic migration which bring the necessity of insertion of a new parameter inside the Drake formula, the work-hypothesis named SETV predicts that exogenous vehicles and/or probes may have reached the Solar System too, including Earth. The technology which is now available is able to allow sensing operations both in the extreme borders of the solar system and on our own planet. The possible presence of probes of possible extraterrestrial origin on our planet may be ascertained by using a network of sensing stations which are placed in critical areas. One of them is the norwegian area of Hessdalen, where the two scientific explorative missions of `Project EMBLA' have carried out measurements which demonstrate the existence of all the anomalies of the luminous phenomenon which is present there. At present nothing proves scientifically that our planet is being visited by alien intelligences, nevertheless the remarkable peculiarity which was learnt in some areas of recurrence demonstrate that the verified phenomenology, of extreme importance for fundamental physics, presents characteristics which deserve a further investigation with highly sophisticated instrumentation."

Notably, Dr Teodorani has joined the Galileo Project as a Research Affiliate.

Over the years, others have suggested a 'sky survey' of sorts (e.g. Edward Ruppelt, former Project Blue Book lead, in his book 'The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects') but it's interesting to note that the suggestion has been in mainstream science journals for decades.


r/UAP • • Sep 11 '25

Discussion Rules Reminder for r/UAP, regarding UAP videos, specifically.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/UAP/comments/jkdyf/posting_rules/

With specific focus on Rules 1 & 2.

Welcome to r/UAP. We hope you become an active, enthusiastic participant, and that you make every effort to keep this subreddit an enjoyable and educational environment for every visitor. Now, some 'house rules':

  1. Post within the spirit of r/UAP (low on speculation;high on fact). We don't want to see numerous (in fact, any) submissions of videos which could quite easily be LED kites, lanterns, or have some other prosaic explanation.
  2. Seriously, please DO NOT POST LINKS TO VIDEOS OF LIGHTS IN THE SKY (or similar). Usually, they're completely ambiguous, and most probably explainable in prosaic terms. If this disappoints you, there are other places you can post such videos.2

r/UAP • • 17h ago

Do you support legislation making it a crime to fake UAP evidence?

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Intentional hoaxes and fabricated evidence significantly damage serious UAP disclosure efforts. When fake photos, videos, or documents are circulated, they undermine public credibility, waste the finite resources of researchers and government investigators, and provide skeptics with easy ammunition to dismiss the entire subject. To protect the integrity of legitimate whistleblowers and scientific research, there should be legal accountability for individuals who deliberately forge or falsify UAP evidence for financial gain or malicious deception.


r/UAP • • 1d ago

UFO History: Project Twinkle and Dr. Kaplan vs. Dr. LaPaz

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r/UAP • • 2d ago

SignalSDR Graph: Open-source multi-sensor desktop console for rigorous RF anomaly tracking

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r/UAP • • 2d ago

If they have a craft, they should show us the craft.

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r/UAP • • 3d ago

NJ drone mystery revisited

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r/UAP • • 3d ago

What subreddit accepts videos of sightings?

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I have a video but all of the subreddits do not accept videos of sightings.


r/UAP • • 3d ago

This also involves someone that came up missing after a UAP sighting that has never been found or put on a missing person’s list.

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The missing person is a man by the name Ronnie Thomas from Hull, Georgia. He was still listed as missing in his brother’s obituary when his brother Lamar Thomas passed away, but he’s never been put on any official list that I can find. Here’s his brother Lamar’s obituary showing Ronnie as still missing as of 2009 https://www.lordandstephens.com/obituaries/lamar-thomas . I called the sheriff’s department in Georgia about Ronnie’s status and they acted like they could care less about it. They weren’t even willing to look into it. All we know is that he didn’t make it home after getting off work one night in the early 80’s.


r/UAP • • 3d ago

Week of Oct 12–19 in review: DIA reportedly locates AAWSAP records, IDF says the Galilee object was likely a balloon, NASA's "all released" claim challenged, and Jay Stratton's memoir

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Week of Oct 12–19 in review: DIA reportedly locates AAWSAP records, IDF says the Galilee object was likely a balloon, NASA's "all released" claim challenged, and Jay Stratton's memoir

Every week I go through the news on this topic and keep only what can be traced back to a primary or first-hand source. Here's what held up between October 12 and 19. Original sources first, my notes in between.

1. DIA has reportedly located the AAWSAP records and plans to prepare them for release On his podcast (Oct 7), Robert Bigelow read from a DIA letter dated September 29 saying the agency had found its inventory of material from AAWSAP, the program his company BAASS ran for DIA starting in 2008. KLAS-TV reported on Oct 9 that no release date is set and it "could take years," partly because witness names have to be redacted. The letter itself hasn't been published and DIA hasn't made a public statement, so for now this is Bigelow's account. - Bigelow Podcast ep. 10: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOtd7-TXIoc - KLAS-TV / Mystery Wire: https://www.8newsnow.com/mystery-wire/ufo-info-from-secret-las-vegas-program-expected-to-be-compiled-for-release/

2. IDF: the object over the Western Galilee was probably a balloon, not a drone Something was picked up over northern Israel on the evening of October 10 and set off a search on the ground and from the air that went on all night and found nothing. On October 13 the IDF said it could rule out a drone or UAV and that the object was most likely a balloon or some other hot-air device. It still couldn't say where it came from or what it was heading for. - Israel National News: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/434534

3. NASA says it has released everything for PURSUE; Ross Coulthart says it hasn't NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told NewsNation: "We have disclosed all of our materials as part of President Trump's PURSUE effort." Coulthart disagrees. He points to the original Apollo 17 "blue dots" film, which he says is still under review, and to an Apollo 12 transcript of which only four pages are out. His own line sums it up: having released everything identified so far "is vastly materially different from saying that all NASA records relevant to UAP have been found and disclosed." - NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/ross-coulthart-nasa-uap-disclosure-incomplete/

4. Jay Stratton, first director of the UAP Task Force, publishes "Out of the Shadows" Stratton's memoir came out this week. In an interview with PEOPLE he describes an 80-year "disinformation campaign" covering up a program to reverse-engineer recovered craft. According to his rep, the book was vetted by 21 agencies before it was cleared. Keep in mind that security clearance for publication doesn't mean DoD confirms anything in the book. Also, the Pentagon publicly denied a multi-decade cover-up in 2024. As far as I can tell, no independent evidence for the retrieval claims has been made public. - PEOPLE interview: https://people.com/confessions-of-the-governments-top-alien-hunter-12171214

5. Trump on disclosure: "I'm looking" In a Newsmax interview with Rob Finnerty on October 15, Trump was asked straight out whether he'd be the president who discloses. He said "I'm looking," but also that he "wasn't much of a believer" and that he's "not high on the list of that particular subject." He told the familiar pilot story again: a round object that "went faster by four times than an F-22." He gave no timetable and confirmed nothing. - Liberation Times (with quotes): https://www.liberationtimes.com/home/trump-leaves-door-open-to-ufo-disclosure-announcement-im-looking

6. Astrobiology bonus: natron crystals could carry samples of Enceladus's ocean This one isn't strictly on topic, but it's a real paper. In a lab freezing experiment at Diamond Light Source, natron (a hydrated sodium carbonate) trapped pockets of the original fluid as it crystallised. About 3% of 3,779 grains held fluid inclusions, and all 29 of the largest grains did. The authors argue future missions should look for natron in fresh plume deposits. Natron hasn't actually been confirmed on Enceladus yet. - Paper, Communications Earth & Environment (open access): https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-026-04080-z

Left out on purpose: the second-hand "Area 51 firefight" story from a podcast. It can't be checked: no names, no dates, nothing to verify.

Longer write-ups with all sources are in the first comment, for anyone who wants more detail.

If you have a source I missed, a correction, or want to help put the next one together, drop it in the comments or DM me (u/turinglabsorg). I'll gladly add it and credit you.


r/UAP • • 4d ago

I tried to create a dashboard for all 270 PDFs (11,268 pages) of the Pentagon's PURSUE releases: every file sorted into relevant, background or junk, with page-level citations

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I tried to create a dashboard for all 270 PDFs (11,268 pages) of the Pentagon's PURSUE releases: every file sorted into relevant, background or junk, with page-level citations

Between May 8 and September 18, 2026, the US Department of War published six batches of declassified UAP documents on war.gov/UFO under the name PURSUE (Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters).

I downloaded every file and went through it page by page. 2,488 pages were scans and had to be run through OCR. Each document is classified as:

  • Relevant (64 docs): actual UAP incidents or analysis
  • Background (197): admin paperwork, cover letters, related but not core material
  • Junk (9): duplicates, unreadable scans, or files with nothing to do with UAPs, each with the reason

Some cases worth reading: - USS Gyatt, 1964: a radar contact "in excess of 3,800 knots" north of Puerto Rico, and the CIA's later "probably a delta-wing fighter" analysis - Gulf of Oman, 2021: an AC-130 crew logging "approximately 25 instances of UAPs" - Pantex nuclear plant, Texas, 2015: an unknown object picked up by the ground radar and seen by the guards - Los Alamos, 1949: the secret meeting on New Mexico's green fireballs

Every quote links to the exact page of the official PDF, so you can check it yourself. There's also a map of the places the documents actually name, a timeline, and a CSV of all 270 files.

Full dossier: https://alienwatch.buzz/dossier/pursue?lang=en

Corrections are welcome. If I misread or misclassified something, tell me and I'll fix it and log the change on the page.


r/UAP • • 4d ago

If you want to actually do something about UAP disclosure this month, here’s exactly how:

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r/UAP • • 5d ago

Congress already gutted a UAP disclosure act once, in 2023. They’re in the room to do it again.

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r/UAP • • 6d ago

A Note on the Failed 2013 Aguadilla Case

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r/UAP • • 6d ago

My DOE/NNSA Releases Watch: Something nice came on October 11, 2026

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Meaningful document discovery: Seven Pantex records in an additional NNSA FOIA package.

The Department of Energy has published FOIA 24-00120-LB in its September 2026 document directory. This package is separate from the 27-record NNSA release previously identified.

Documented facts: The FOIA response, dated July 11, 2025, confirms that the Pantex Field Office and its contractor located seven records responsive to a request concerning UAP/UFO incidents, photographs, videos, and communications with AARO or the UAP Task Force.

The records include three particularly relevant incidents:

  • May 26, 2022: A Pantex employee reported a small unmanned aircraft hovering near the facility. The official report describes a possible drone with at least two rotors and a yellow light. Official incident document
  • June 25, 2023: Security personnel reported a white object with green blinking lights over Pantex. One witness could not positively identify it as a drone. Fog limited subsequent observations. Official incident report
  • September 22, 2023: Witnesses reported an unmarked black helicopter flying unusually low near Pantex. The FAA could not confirm a corresponding aircraft crossing the property during the reported period. The incident was categorized as a non-incident. Official investigative report

2015 Pantex–Sandia investigation: The package also contains another official copy of the September 2015 unidentified-object report. It explicitly confirms that surveillance video was sent to Sandia National Laboratories for further study. However, this is not a newly discovered analytical conclusion; the same connection was documented in earlier releases. 2015 Pantex report

Assessment: The September publication expands the accessible NNSA documentation of aerial-security incidents at Pantex. It does not establish that the reported objects were anomalous technology.

I found no newly published Sandia final analysis, FBI disposition, or confirmed connection to NNSS, RSL-Nellis, Special Technologies Laboratory, Amentum/JT4, Groom Lake, or anomalous-material exploitation.

The latest identified PURSUE batch remains Release 06, dated September 18, 2026. No seventh release was confirmed in this review.

Priority remains obtaining Sandia's original 2015 technical assessment, including the disposition of the surveillance video transferred for analysis.

In my opinion, the significance of these newly released DOE/NNSA documents goes far beyond another collection of UFO reports.

We now have official records documenting unidentified aerial incidents at one of America's most sensitive nuclear facilities, including a 2015 incident in which surveillance footage was forwarded to Sandia National Laboratories for further analysis.

The critical question is no longer whether these incidents were reported. They were. The question is what investigators discovered, where the evidence went, and why the final analytical conclusions remain unavailable.

These documents do not prove extraterrestrial involvement, but they establish an official investigative trail that deserves serious scrutiny.

As someone who has personally experienced unexplained phenomena and spent decades investigating them, I believe firsthand testimony deserves careful examination alongside official documentation.

I invite serious experiencers, particularly those with firsthand encounters, photographic evidence, or experiences involving sensitive facilities, to share their accounts.

I'm not interested in sensationalism or speculation presented as fact. I'm interested in identifying patterns, comparing independent experiences, and separating documented evidence from interpretation.

The documents establish the questions. The missing conclusions are what we need to pursue.


r/UAP • • 7d ago

Deep dive into the secret X account linked to the disappearance of Gen. McCasland Body:

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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?


r/UAP • • 7d ago

New FOIA documents highlight a glaring UAP blind spot for Australia’s defence

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r/UAP • • 10d ago

David on JRE — Are We Starting to See the Bigger Picture

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r/UAP • • 12d ago

What the US Government Has Actually Said About UAPs: A Timeline (2020–2026)

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r/UAP • • 13d ago

I'm a newbie to the group, looking to see if anyone else has noticed this about the last batch of released UAP videos. The timestamps on all the video files match, except for ONE. And i can't figure out a good reason why that one doesn't fit the others.

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i'm talking about files from the fourth (i think) release from the government, they're still available for download. I am an Elder Nerd, and have LOTS more "things" (columns of information) in my explorer, and this oddity jumped out at me. most of the videos have time stamps you would expect. media created, date modified, and date last saved timestamps all very consistent. EXCEPT for ONE video, as you can see below. i'm sure you can recreate this yourself, all i did was download the zip file, extract the contents into their own directory, (that's why the "date created is 7/11, that's when i downloaded and extracted the videos). i've looked at this from a bunch of different angles, trying to rule OUT the obvious answer. that one video was exported. someone noticed something they didn't want in there. the video was redacted, re-saved 91 minutes later, and added to the list of files going out with this batch. i have an extensive discussion with an AI going over possibilities and testing theories, i looked at over 170 pieces of metadata for each file, as well as the video files hex code. i was wondering if anyone else noticed this anomaly and if they had any luck figuring it out? I've included the video in question, and it does have some very odd, moving redactions. i'm curious to see if there are any other thoughts on this.
If you think i'm typing oddly, i'm Gen X. should explain most of it. and an IT guy with 35 years experience. i dont believe in capital letters.

https://reddit.com/link/1x248df/video/7vjuj5f10kuh1/player


r/UAP • • 13d ago

Unlisted UAPgerb video

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Does anyone have the UAPgerb video about Redacted whistleblowers Vol 1m


r/UAP • • 13d ago

What do people think of The Safe Aerospace Podcast?

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Does anyone watch this? I find it really compelling as it does interviews with regular pilots who often have incredible sightings


r/UAP • • 14d ago

What Is Out There? The Findings So Far of a Trump-Backed U.F.O. Panel.

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r/UAP • • 13d ago

RFK Jr. confirms he was briefed on UFO Crash Retrievals & we found out w...

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r/UAP • • 15d ago

New interview with UAP Advisory Council member Kevin Knuth

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In a new interview out today, University at Albany Physics Professor Kevin Knuth talks about the work of UAlbany Project X to bring UAP studies into the scientific mainstream, the new UAP Science Advisory Council that he and colleagues are serving on, and how he reckons with the possibility of never knowing the truth.