The Disclosure Report

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So I know this isn't breaking news any more, but because I was in the midst of an interstate move at the time the US government's UAP disclosure report came out, I am only getting around to writing about it now. 

The disclosure report was out as of June 25, 2021.

To hear all of the anticipation leading up to the release of the report, this one was going to be THE ONE. It was going to blow our minds and open our eyes to the existence of alien life because the US government would FINALLY tell the American people what on earth (or space) is going on with UAPs, right?

Well, everyone I've talked to about it or heard talk about it since the report's release seems pretty underwhelmed. 

I just got done reading it, and admittedly, I'm pretty underwhelmed, too. Though if I'm honest, I wasn't really expecting full disclosure. And I can understand those who were hopeful, but many people I know weren't really expecting much from it.

Here is the super-short version of what's contained within the report:

• UAP are most likely actual physical objects
• UAP do potentially pose flight safety risks
• UAP do appear to show unusual flight characteristics, but these are potentially just bad sensors etc.
• UAPs can potentially be categorized into various types, which most likely are "airborne clutter, natural atmospheric phenomena, USG or U.S. industry developmental programs, foreign adversary systems, and a catchall 'other' bin"
• UAP may post a threat to national security
• We need to study UAP further

So...a big shot of "available reporting mostly inconclusive" followed by a "limited data leaves UAP unexplained" chaser.

Did you read the report? If not, you can find it here. What are your thoughts? 

In other news, Fox News reports we're looking in all the wrong places for the answers to UAP, and regarding the lack of available data, they interviewed Lue Elizondo, who says that the stigma associated with reporting sightings can be blamed for that.

I mean, sure, that makes sense. Imagine being an air force pilot and telling your CO you've seen a UFO? You might be afraid you will never fly again and they'll push you out with a discharge for mental health reasons. But I have a feeling we have not heard the end of this, and more people, including military personnel, may start coming forward now.

Hey, a girl can hope, right? 👽

Have you had an encounter with an ET or sighted a UFO/UAP? Make a report to me here and I might feature your story! (You can stay anonymous if you wish.)

Annual Kecksburg UFO Festival Canceled for 2021

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In super-disappointing local news, according to the Pittsburgh Trib Newspaper (byline: Paul Pierce, May 5, 2021), the Kecksburg UFO Festival is canceled again for this year.

With the COVID pandemic raging around the nation and the world last year, many events were put on hold, but with vaccinations increasing, many of those events are resuming operations this year, albeit in new and different ways, such as requiring masks or holding them outdoors, in order to mitigate the spread of infection. 

I was really surprised to hear this particular festival would be canceled, however, for two reasons: 1) much of it is already held outdoors, and 2) Pennsylvania will lift nearly all COVID restrictions, except for the mask mandate, as of May 31st this year. 

So why is the Kecksburg festival being canceled? 

According to organizer (and volunteer fireman Ron Struble), they just didn’t have enough time to line up the vendors for the festival, which is usually held in July. This unfortunately hurts the fire department, which benefits from the fundraising the festival brings in every year, to the tune of $15-20k. I know they are just as bummed as the rest of us about this, and I can understand the coordination it would take to hold the festival on such short notice would be insurmountable this year. After all, nobody could really make plans for the summer when no one knew what the state of the pandemic would be.

Kecksburg is hoping to host a smaller event this summer, called a drive-thru “Old Fashion Day” — a smaller fundraiser for the fire department where people can bring a lawn chair and enjoy some raffles, get a few hot dogs, and shop in the department’s UFO paraphenalia store.

If you haven’t been to the Kecksburg UFO festival before, I highly recommend it. I went a few years ago and had a wonderful time! It has a lovely, outdoor festival kind of vibe, with hot dog and ice cream stands, funnel cakes, face painting, craft sales booths, and all kinds of fun for families, plus in the firehall they have speakers present on the topic of UFOs and the Kecksburg incident in particular. 

If you are unfamiliar with the Kecksburg UFO sighting, here it is in a nutshell: on December 9, 1965, a fireball was seen in the sky, followed by a craft seen crashing in a remote spot in the Pennsylvania woods near Mt. Pleasant Township. Before you could say “boo,” state police sealed off the area and questioned witnesses; meanwhile reports were that authorities had “failed” to find anything in those woods, but witnesses state they saw it being hauled away by US military vehicles to parts unknown.

There have been many theories about what may have been seen that night, whether it was a meteorite, a Soviet satellite that reentered and crashed, or a spy satellite of US origin (or, you know, a UFO). One report has it that scientists investigated and found it to be pieces from a Soviet satellite, but when FOIA requests are made for the records, these findings were reportedly lost in the 1990s.

Look, don’t take my word for it. I’m just a chick who lives 30 miles away from where this all supposedly happened and wasn’t alive at the time, but I find it fascinating the more I delve into it. Go dig up Stan Gordon and listen to one of his talks or read one of his books or listen to one of his podcast or radio show appearances. He is one of the local experts on this and other phenomena, as he has been investigating reports of UFOs and Bigfoot locally here since the sixties. 

(Actually, if you want to see Stan speak soon, go to SW PA’s Haunted Con next weekend, May 15th at the Greene County Historical Society. I’ll be there!)

And in 2022, I truly hope you can get yourself over to the Kecksburg UFO Festival. It is truly a delight and appropriate for all ages, a great day for a family outing that benefits a good cause. If you’re not from this part of PA or the world, the site of the festival is only 30 miles away from Pittsburgh, which is a lovely city in its own right and offers much for tourists to do.

In the meantime, if you’d like to support the Kecksburg Volunteer Fire Department this year, donations can be made to them and sent to 5128 Water Street, Mt. Pleasant, PA 15666.

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Want to read some of Stan Gordon’s Books? Here are a few you can check out:

        

Were UFOs spotted in a Florida Man’s Yard?

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So there I was, scrolling through the Apple News app the other day, when this headline popped out at me: 

“Possible UFOs spotted off Florida coast”

(byline: Frank Miles, Fox News, May 2, 2021)

According to the article, a man by the name of William Fuentes in Palm Coast sent video of two alleged UFOs to a local Fox affiliate, WOFL, Fox 35 Orlando. If you go to the local affiliate’s site, you can watch the video for yourself and see what you think. They are described as two “orbs of light” up in Mr. Fuentes’s yard.

Watch the video and let me know what you think? 

To my untrained eye, they are interesting, but really don’t show much, and I’d be less likely to call them UFOs in the traditional sense if I were to see these without a headline like that. I find it interesting that they fly in tandem with each other and there are weird trails behind them. I’d almost be inclined to think an insect was flying around and there was some malfunction of the camera that made it look doubled up so that it appeared to be two flying in formation. But I am definitely no expert, and I have an open mind and would love to hear follow-up information: were the camera and video examined by an expert? What is the scale of the picture’s viewpoint? What is the distance between the camera and the objects? 

An interesting factoid for me was in the first linked article, Fox News reports an uptick in UFO sightings and reports since 2020. This is similar to the data from the National UFO Reporting Center and analyzed and presented by Satellite Internet in our April 29th post.

Anyway, folks, what’s your take on this report? 👍 or 👎 ?

Let us know! And if you’ve had an encounter with a UFO or any weird object flying around on your security camera footage, consider reporting it here. 

Baker Mayfield's UFO Sighting

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I remember not too long ago, if you talked about things like ghosts, UFOs, or Sasquatch, you were considered weird or crazy or people would at least look at you funny and scoff. 

It seems times have changed, though. I've been noticing a shift after the last 20 years or so, where if you tell someone you're interested in paranormal stuff, they don't really bat an eye as much. Is that your experience, too? 

So why was I surprised an NFL player came straight out and said he saw a UFO and he also believes in Sasquatch?

I get a daily Google news digest of all the weird news I can think to query, and hot in my email box this week was this little gem (byline: Charean Williams 4/26/21): Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was driving home with his wife one night when he saw a UFO "drop straight out of the sky." I found the tweet from March 3rd of this year:

The Cleveland.com website (byline: Mary Kay Cabot, 4/26/21) quotes Mayfield as saying "I’m a firm believer in UFOs and Sasquatch" and that he's happy the Navy has been confirming some of the footage we've all seen elsewhere. 

What do you think? Are people more accepting of UFO reports (or other strange phenomena) these days? Does it help if someone somewhat famous reveals an encounter or belief in it? Let us know! 

UFOs by State

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How many UFOs were seen in 2020?

In our last post, we talked about bigfoot sightings by state in 2020. Might as well talk UFOs next, right?

Since Satellite Internet did such a great job breaking down the Bigfoot data, I saw a link to UFO data on their site and followed it.

According to the author (byline: Kristin Cooke, June 24, 2020), in the first three months alone of 2020, UFO sightings were up by 112% compared to the first three months of 2019. That’s incredible! What’s up with just pre-pandemic UFO sightings rising like that?

They list the top 10 states to see a UFO from 2020 data (and yes! My home state of Connecticut squeaked onto that list at #10), and then they list the 10 best states to hide from a UFO because it’s more rare to see them (of note to me on that list is North Carolina, which I spend a lot of time in due to having family there).

They then list the entire data across all states, ranked by numbers of total UFO sightings (Pennsylvania is kind of “meh” in the middle there) and they sourced all the data from the National UFO Reporting Center.

So...where did your state rank? And are you happy or sad about the result? And have you seen a UFO? If you want to share your UFO story, report it here. 

Until next time! 👽