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"Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated. I was in hopes that the enlightened and liberal policy, which has marked the present age, would at least have reconciled Christians of every denomination so far that we should never again see the religious disputes carried to such a pitch as to endanger the peace of society." - George Washington

Feb 7, 2018

Advanced Aerospace Threat Analysis And A Cultural Analysis Of The UFO Phenomenon

This post is divided into two parts. (1) Threat Analysis and (2) Cultural Analysis which includes a look at sightings and mistaken sightings followed by a UFO video collection I found on the web. The goal here is to get across an overall perspective of UFOs in today's context (given a couple of confirmed videos, some expert testimony and what information/footage I could scrounge up on the web to indicate pattern of behavior) .

1. Threat Analysis

From The NYTimes: Pentagon Releases Video Of UFO Sighted By Airforce Pilots Who Talk About It In Awe...

Same video (alternate viewing):

Express: PENTAGON UFO: US has MORE radar footage of UFOs says former boss of secret X-Files THE man who headed-up a top-secret Pentagon real-life X-Files probe into UFOs says there is more compelling video footage to come.

Proof of advanced technology: "When he tells you, he's seen something go from a near hover or something over the water going 450 knots and all of the sudden it takes off over the horizon in two seconds, you'd better believe he is telling you something he has seen." Luis Elizondo

CNN: Former U.S. Air Force personnel claim they experienced UFO activity near nuclear sites at which they worked

In the above video the professional says he interviewed over 120 military personnel over 37 years and determined they have 3 basic shapes (disk, cylindrical and sphere). They have been hovering over nuclear facilities and test sites since, and I quote, "during the era of atmospheric testing"... which apparently was from 1958-1962 (that's a long time ago!). They are VERY clear that they believe that "we are being visited by beings from another world who, for whatever reason, have taken an interest in the nuclear arms race which began at the end of World War 2"... [suggesting, to me, that they have been visiting a lot longer since they already seem to have taken on a caretaker type role rather than "first contact" type role!]... "Regarding the missile shutdown incidents, my opinion, their opinion"... [referring to other experts on the panel]... "is that whoever are aboard these craft are sending a signal to both Washington and Moscow, among others, that we are playing with fire."

Article example: Extract from CNN: In 2010, seven former US Air Force personnel described their personal encounters with UFO sightings over nuclear weapons facilities in incidents in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s.

Three of the former Air Force officers said UFOs hovered over nuclear missile silos around Montana's Malmstrom Air Force Base in 1967, causing problems with the military base. Former Air Force Capt. Robert Salas said one of his guards told him about a red, glowing object about 30 feet in diameter hovering above the front gate of the facility.

"And just as I [called my commander], our missiles began going into what's called a no-go condition, or unlaunchable. Essentially, they were disabled while this object was still hovering over our site," Salas said.

Salas said he didn't personally witness the UFO. But Robert Hastings, an author and UFO researcher who organized the press conference, said the series of stories showed aliens had a particular interest in nuclear weapons.

"I believe -- these gentlemen believe -- that this planet is being visited by beings from another world, who for whatever reason have taken an interest in the nuclear arms race which began at the end of World War II," said Hastings.

Opinion: Alternative News Source: SHOCK CLAIM: Nuclear WW3 between US and Russia 'prevented by aliens' ALIENS have repeatedly switched off nuclear warheads in Russia and the United States, in a bid to stop world war three breaking out, an expert has claimed.

He said: "Number one, nuclear weapons tampering. There is evidence all the way back to the sixties, but the media would not deal with it. "The ETs come down and hover a craft over a nuclear site and turn all the missiles off. "That was impossible. These are all individually siloed, they have individual support, you would literally have to affect each one separately.

He speculated why aliens would get involved. Mr Bassett said: "What was the message there? "'Why do you have these weapons - you want to engage in the galaxy if there is something out there do you think other civilizations, who already have interstellar travel, would let you bring these weapons into space - that is not going to happen - if you use them on each other you are done'."

Threat analysis: Clearly they are militarily far superior to us and pose no immediate threat or they would have blown up our own nukes!

Also, trying to fight a people so technologically superior to us has to be the most intense sort of folly! They could wipe us out an any time with a tiny technical advantage but a huge one? It makes more sense to seek to make contact with them to set up friendly relations as allies, like the Klingons here;

...OR just so they don't see us as mean or impolite. An impolite Indian or slave would get shot/killed. I'm not saying they are like our species & prone to violence but I am saying we shouldn't give them any excuse by being rude to them.

Lets look at it with examples from our history. In our species whenever we have had an advantage in guns we have gone conquering. The invading of territory for profit (with accompanying genocide) usually begins soon after finding new land that is easily reachable. The UFOs have been visiting us for decades (from the looks of it, definitely longer than 2004), if they wanted to conquer us, install colonies, section off the planet for themselves etc. They could have done it a LONG LONG time ago.

In an invasion scenario we would probably seem like the blue species from Avatar to them;

So lets assume something else. Lets assume that when a civilization starts becoming, truly, "civilized" they become "softer" or more "sensitive" and seize to want to conquer and kill others (unless taken over by dictators and tyrants). America 100 years ago was alot harder and less tolerant. Same 50 years ago but with various decreases. With each generation we have become more human like and less savage. More accepting of other races, beliefs and behavior... while we all complain like spoiled children at Disneyland. Suppose this went on for 100 years in an environment, not only of power, but of justice (with transparency as justice without transparency isn't justice at all) and equality for all? What are the chances we would go around attacking and invading other countries under false pretenses for personal profit? I think such behavior would be looked down upon way way more than we do now (& probably be much harder to pull off). In such a situation (or "state of civilization") if we started exploring the universe and met other species still in a savage state of society they would probably be afraid of us and we would probably be offended (since us being savage was so ridiculously long ago its no longer a part of societies mythology). If we are a curious, scientific and friendly civilization we might even start trying to help these savages we have found on some planet far far away. We have peace corps so its no unimaginable that if we develop as a culture, more such charitable and helping activities might become a part of modern life, like Star Trek, The Next Generation;

Now lets look at first contact from another perspective.

Suppose we are an evolved peaceful society like Star Trek and we make contact with a warlike species called Klingons (before they became peaceful as in the original Star Trek series)?

Now we have met a threat. But what if the Klingons weren't a space going warrior species but a land based one that are flying primitive paper planes and throwing metal spears at each other that you can deactivate by pressing a button? Now we haven't met a threat. You could watch this savage Klingon species for thousands of years and not see them make enough progress to ever pose a threat. In other words, the way we COULD become a threat to our alien visitors, who certainly seem peaceful and friendly (in my opinion), is if we evolve into a society like the Klingons and are able to MATCH thier technology with our own but for violent means.

If we grow as a society and become more peaceful and civilized (which is what a transparent Justice system based on Truth - with critical thinking skills as a common species trait) then its likely we will continue down the path of becoming a more modern society as we, as a species, like to see it (i.e. peaceful etc). In such a situation its extremely unlikely that we would ever become a threat toany advanced civilization with the profile we have of these visitations so far. Its like meeting a small third world country that we helped and they grow to be peaceful and productive... we would probably want to give them an award.

NOTES

Note 1: In such a scenario where we are the blue beings from Avatar;

Clearly submission would be the best choice. They want land ("a tree") they can have it. i.e. this is the only logical attitude for those who intend to survive an invasion from ridiculously technologically advanced societies;

#WhenTheAliensCome I'm turning on my species and fully supporting our new overlords. pic.twitter.com/3IWkiHE8EC
— ℬᗅⅅℊℰℛ ℱႮⅅℊℰ (@justbadgerfudge) January 16, 2018

The only situation where fighting seems like a smart option (really, ONLY option) is if they were to start killing us the way we did to the Iraqis or Afghanis (i.e. for no civilized reason). Then we would disappear like the Native Americans. Fortunately, their pattern of behavior over decades suggests something far less sinister and more beneficial than fearful (& possibly guilty, if not just plain stupid) warmongers might/would think.

Note 2: When seeking FIRST CONTACT with an alien civilization (like in my story) it is always smart to be on guard and assume the worst as Stephen Hawking explains here:

Article Extract: When the potential of intelligent alien civilisations comes up in conversation, it’s usually about the search. How will we find them? Where are they? Are they there at all? What actions should we take if – or when – we find them, or they find us?

Well, according to physicist Stephen Hawking, we should probably stop trying to contact them at all, because reaching out to advanced civilisations could put humanity and Earth in a pretty risky situation. And the bad news is, we've already been broadcasting our location to the Universe for years.
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Despite Hawking’s extraordinary effort to find intelligent life in the Universe, he is one of the most outspoken critics of actually trying to communicate with them, an act that he says would potentially endanger humanity, because a distant alien civilisation might view us as inferior, weak, and perfect to conquer.

"If so, they will be vastly more powerful and may not see us as any more valuable than we see bacteria," he says in the film.

Hawking often uses the example of Columbus’ expedition to the America’s to describe what could happen if an advanced civilisation gets word of our existence, saying that that initial meeting "didn’t turn out so well".

Hawking’s warning is rooted in the idea that an alien civilisation, especially one that can pick up our signals and understand where they’re coming from, has the potential to be billions of years more advanced than us, making us an easy target to overthrow or invade.

However, this rational would be different if we accept experts word - given the accumulated evidence - that extra terrestrial life has been visiting us for decades (since, at least, World War 2). If they wanted to invade, they would have. (also see examples in part 2 of this post below)

Note 3: UFO ALERT: Massive rise in sightings over Alaska as earthquakes strike SKYWATCHERS have reported a massive rise in the number of UFOs over the skies of Alaska after the region suffered its worst earthquakes for a generation.

"The ominous presence has prompted concern that the extra terrestrial activity and the quakes could be related."

Seems likely the UFOs are concerned given thier already established pattern. Earthquakes seem more related to our activities than anything else.

Live Science: Fracking-Linked Earthquakes May Strike Far from Wells

NCHORAGE, Alaska — Fracking may cause earthquakes much farther from the sites of its wastewater wells than previously thought, researchers said here Friday (May 2) at the annual meeting of the Seismological Society of America. In central Oklahoma, a cluster of four high-volume wastewater injection wells triggered quakes up to 30 miles (about 50 kilometers) away, said lead study author Katie Keranen, a geophysicist at Cornell University in New York. The earthquakes have since spread farther outward, as fluids migrate farther from the massive injection wells, she said.

Note 4: One theme is clear: UFOs "love" certain areas

Outerplaces: Aliens Love New York City: Manhattan UFO Sightings Are Skyrocketing

Clearly UFOs want to attract attention. In this piece, "Why Accepting The Presence Of UFO's And Alien Life, As A Global Culture, CAN Help Reduce Divisions In Our Society" I explain why this could be good for us (which may be their strategy to begin with, i.e. make aliens mainstream to invoke changing society - since the visitations go back decades its clearly a strategy to bring us together as a society)

NY Post: Manhattan reported more UFO sightings than any other borough

One Manhattan true believer claimed a close encounter — just by looking outside the gym window. “It was rotating like a drill as it was also moving off axis and in a line towards the east,” the person explained. “As it rotated, you would be able to see four lights that would only be on one side and seen after it fully rotated. It has to be hundreds of feet long. Then after it appeared, four other smaller craft appeared that were to me saucer or spherical that blipped in and out.” In all, there have been 27 spacey sightings in Manhattan since 2016, with Brooklynites close behind, reporting 24 strange objects — from a “very bright, round-shaped light in the sky” to a “fireball” of lights. Queens denizens described 20 unexplained episodes, with a particularly impressive arrival last June.

A UFO playing with a human observer? (with our own surveillance abilities to think that teh alien probably heard/knew about this camera mans chemtrail fear and played along - for a convincing video or just to be nice to the human watcher - is not that far fetched.)

UFO (ORB) Fires Its Gun into Chemtrail!! Twice!!

Note 5: Another CNN clip:

CNN: Have UFOs been to Earth? - Researcher Robert Hastings talks claims that extra terrestrial beings have visited nuclear weapons sites on Earth.

*UFO's have been officially documented (in secret by our military) since 1948.

Not sure if the questions being asked by the CNN anchors are appropriate for first contact with people who have been visiting us for decades. It's not like we haven't been sending out messages for years seeking proof of alien life. Well, we have it. Now we need to go from "SETI" (Search for Extraterrestrial intelligence) to "WETI" (Welcoming Extraterrestrial Intelligence)

2. Cultural Analysis

Cultural Analysis

Right now, as a culture, we seem fixated on the semantics of the phrase we came up with, i.e. "unidentified flying object' to hide a basic reality that the sheer number of sightings should lead any sufficiently advanced scientific culture to conclude, i.e. that we are not alone. We definitely have visitors from another planet. Maybe these are just drones but they are not earthly in origin. Massive official confirmation of alien technology would convince the whole planet (including its creative scientists and writers) that we are indeed being visited by people with higher technology than ours and we are NOT the smartest species the universe/god has ever produced. Its a cultural change we need to grow in the nest millennium by leaving behind our more primitive modes of viewing the world. This post seeks to compile the most credible UFO sightings together with some analysis.

Here you see a "technician" (not a scientist, i.e. he doesn't explore science with an open mind, he explains already established mainstream science on a television show). Somehow he has managed to use semantics to confuse both himself and his viewers. Its a common problem in the overly intellectual...

Neil deGrasse Tyson: UFO doesn't mean aliens

This has to be one of the dumbest views or the most intellectual dishonest (or cowardly). Not knowing is a preliminary to true science but when you cant even analyse raw data then not knowing becomes a religious mantra "scientists" chant like holy scripture to blind themselves from the truth of intelligent design. A drone or space craft defying aerodynamics suggests either alien life (with advanced technology from another planet) or a secret government project. If you can't say either then, in this particular case, you just sound stupid.

An example of how silly this guy sounds;

CNN: Tyson explained that by their very nature, unidentified flying objects are, well, unidentified, so a video recently released by the Department of Defense showing a UFO off the coast of San Diego in 2004 doesn't faze him.

Me: Semantics using a word used to identify a beginning of an investigation to muddy the waters like a cynic (i.e. once again, NOT a scientist)

Tyson: "The universe brims with mysteries. Just because you don't know what it is you're looking at doesn't mean it's intelligent aliens visiting from another planet," he said.

Me: Yes, it could be bacteria from poop that has achieved the intelligence to make the leap to flight.

Tyson: "Scientists live in mystery every day of our lives ... People are uncomfortable not knowing, not the scientists. I'm fine. We don't know what it is. Keep checking it out."

Me: He's so comfortable with not knowing I don't even thinks he wants to know anymore... unless an alien kissing him on the cheek, sat down and fed him, he simply wouldn't believe it. That is one close minded fool!

Tyson: As for the intrigue surrounding why the Pentagon would be studying UFOs if there are likely no aliens steering them, Tyson said, "It's a flying object and we don't know what it is. I would hope somebody's checking it out!"

Me: If Tyson believed it was a government project of some kind he could have said so. So... his whole argument is really an embarrassment for the human race as far as intelligence is concerned.

Thoughts: Our scientists explore the universe, always looking outwards with no expectations of contact, like a species that knows it can never make contact with other planets but HOPES to do so. So while we have multiple radios focused towards the heavens and are making multiple attempts at contacts with beings on other worlds (with the expectation that we won't see results in our lifetimes)... we have 0 resources dedicated to sending out welcome messages to aliens that are already visiting us! Can you imagine you visiting someones house and everytime they look at you they run away DESPITE the fact they sent you a message to make contact in the first place? That's surely what it must be like to our alien visitors who will view our species as a whole rather than a few "educated idiots" sending out messages to aliens that they expect never to be responded to in their lifetimes. Can you imagine how stupid we must look as a species when our scientists send out messages, our military doesn't stop them and then no one has any hospitality to say hello? Or even believe they exist? Cover it up in such a way we look like a species of fools? (We try to contact alien civilizations all the time and then forget about it - another contact (?) example here)

A review, and collection, of UFO sightings...

A collection of mainstream UFO reports in this video, I want to point out 2 in particular;

Must watch!! UFO's in the News Mainstream media Coverage WARNING viewer discretion is advised!

1.A fast flying UFO that wasn't sighted UNTIL slow motion function was used on a digital camera to look for it frame by frame!

2. An incredible sighting that would immediately be disbelieved without official confirmation (From Fox News at 3:43);

Same craft seen 10 years ago over a miliitary base;

My guess based on seeking to understand them through my past posts is that they are probably trying to get its attention to let the people know visitors are here and then tried OH... you can hear Fox News anchors explaining how its probably airforce craft... which explains why this tactic didn't work... if that is indeed what the tactic here is)

A hanging perpendicular ship... remind you of anything:

I remember there being others but this is the first one that comes to mind.

Could this be a new alien design after watching our movies?...

Fox News; Weird footage of 'humanoid UFO' over Mexico goes viral, sparks skepticism

10 Jaw-Dropping UFO Sightings Caught On Camera

Notes:

10. is ok. Maybe its a UFO maybe a chopper. Not sure.

9. is a glowing ball which seems more likely to be an ET UFO

8. is a rocket fire pattern that we also saw when Elon Musk lauch one of his rockets ...

I think we can assume ET UFO's would not be using 21st century rocket propellant in their aircraft since their movements seem to defy everything we know about aerodynamics.

'UFO' spotted over California sparks fear of 'alien invasion' during SpaceX launch ELON Musk has launched his Falcon 9 rocket in the final mission of the year which has been captured in dramatic footage.

Similar episode occurred in the war of the world radio broadcast which, probably, was able to reach a larger "viewership" than normal due to hyped up fear. In both cases it was assurance by authorities that calmed the populace.

Rising up and falling and making weird turns that are simply not possible with our current aircraft technology are dead giveaways that we are probably looking at a UFO of extra terrestrial origin

7. shows no strange movement and does seem to have wings of some sort. Maybe its just a balloon shaped weird for a science fiction convention?

6. This could be an actual sighting and a massive one at that!

5. looks suspiciously like te object hovering over Mexico (where could it be going next?)

4. is weird and uncertain as a sighting so I'm gonna skip it.

BUT it might hold some similarity to an ancient sighting if it is an actual ET UFO.
BBC: The day UFOs stopped play

3. (at 4:37) Another BBC sighting in October 2014 where a UFO shows up, hovers and then flies stright up without ANY sighn of rocket fuel exhaust, i.e. a confirmed UFO sighting

2. August 6 1997 you see a grainy, black and white video of a heavy object hovering through Mexico city, eaily looks like it could be fake

1 is actually very good. You see lights go into a hovering...(yikes!) flying saucer. Which gives more credence to the "drone" theory for some of these "lights" but they may also be mini ships set to glow

Of course, when I see an ACTUAL flying saucer I immediately feel skeptical because of movies since childhood. Could our increasing skepticism in some UFOs have led to design modifications?

Not everything you see in the sky is a UFO ... in fact most things aren't UFOs at all!...

Lots of people are pointing at everything in the sky and saying "is that a UFO?". I thought it might be useful for some people to know indications of what is most likely NOT a UFO.

Night Flights (Sony a7s)

Notice that planes have headlights AND flashing lights.

Note: Aircraft trails can be mistaken for UFOs as well:

Contrails (/ˈkɒntreɪlz/; short for "condensation trails") are line-shaped clouds produced by aircraft engine exhaust or changes in air pressure, typically at aircraft cruise altitudes several miles above the Earth's surface. Contrails are composed primarily of water, in the form of ice crystals. (Scientific American article on this - Also, there is a right wing, non fact based, conspiracy theory called "Chemtrails" based off this natural phenomenon)

Some people are obviously mistaking military planes for UFOs (which is why compilations of UFOs - such as the ones on this blog - are very important to gain some clarity)

Is that a UFO? Nearly 60,000 UFO sightings compiled since 1995 show correlation between sightings and military bases

When laying that same map of reported UFO sightings over a U.S. map showing the locations of all military installations, an interesting trend starts to emerge: many of the regions that seem to show a high frequency of UFO reports coincide with the locations of military installations. For the conspiracy minded, this might mean our alien visitors have taken a particular interest in what our military is up to… but others might be inclined to conclude that many of these supposed UFO sightings may be nothing more than misidentified military aircraft.

Clouds (or even spotlights reflected off of clouds) are sometimes seen as UFOs: Incredible photos show UFO-like clouds near Cheyenne Spoiler alert: These are lenticular clouds.

i.e. some people are like this when it comes to UFOs (i.e. they see them everywhere)

SQUIRREL!!!

(on a similar note) Or people say the exact same thing everytime there is a UFO sighting like a broken record...

Is this proof aliens are watching us? UFO crosses paths with Epsilon 3 rocket launch travelling at 25,000mph Conspiracy theorists believe a UFO overshadowed the launch of the Japanese rocket

Everytime a sighting is made people ask, "Does this particular sighting mean UFO"? (while simultaneously forgetting all previous sightings)

i.e. same absent minded cultural behavior like the dogs in UP

Squirrel! (UP!)

Now you can use your new UFO detection capabilities on these collections of UFO sightings (many of whom seem to be clearly beyond our technology levels)

UFO Phenomenon Analyzed (My posts on the subject)

5 Most Shocking & Believable UFO Sightings Caught on Tape...

30 Best 2016 HD Alien UFO Encounters Caught On Camera That Will Make Skeptics Believe

We run all though CGI filter and they all are legit flying UFOs & that's amazing. But if u can explain any of these beyond strange objects, please, comment 1. Texas. Notice how UFO disk jumps through the space 2. Oregon. 20 feet (6m) Flying metal polygon 3. LA. Weather camera twice caught an object moving with hypersonic speed 4. New York. Object seemed appear and disappear 5. New York. Same object caught by different camera 6. UFO filmed over Atlantic Ocean. 7. LA. UFO over LA filmed by many people. 8. LA. Same UFO by different camera. 9. Texas. UFO filmed in corn field. 10. Washington. Notice UFO jumps through the space. 12. North CA. What you are looking at is not Sun 13. Florida. UFO over the ocean 14. LA. Notice Impossible sharp turn UFO made 15. North CA. Huge Energy Ball in the sky 16. North CA. The Same Ball by different camera 17. San Francisco. Multiple disappearing saucers over the city 18. Montana. Space bending UFO 19. Arizona. Bright UFO in the sky 20. Oregon. Metal UFO in the sky 21. Nevada. Flying Saucer in the sky 22. Santa Monica. UFO reported in the news 23. Carolina. Huge UFO seen 20 miles away 24. Texas. Corn field UFO. 25. North CA. UFO over Toyota stadium. 26. Nevada. Cigar shaped UFO. 27. Nevada. Double Moon UFO. 28. Nevada UFO leaving Earth atmosphere. 29. Las Vegas UFO reported in the news. 30. New Mexico UFO. 30. Malibu Beach Two UFOs.

Some, possibly, useful footage;

Real UFO Caught on Tape 2017

The 3 Most Important UFO Videos Ever Released By Governments.

The analysis of history at the end of the video is better explained by my own outline of culture and society (unless our Alien visitors can provide evidence to the contrary);