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China adds to classified TJS, Yaogan satellite series with two launches
May 12, 2025
HELSINKI — China has added new spacecraft to two separate classified satellite series with a pair of launches across Sunday and Monday.
A Long March 3C rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at 2:09 p.m. Eastern (1809 UTC), May 12, climbing into the night sky above the spaceport.
The Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST), a major arm of state-owned main space contractor CASC, announced launch success within an hour of liftoff.
The launch successfully sent the communication technology experiment satellite-19, or Tongxin Jishu Shiyan-19 (TJS-19), into geosynchronous transfer orbit.
Airspace closure notices indicated the launch was imminent, but the identity of the payload was only revealed post-launch.
The satellite is described as “mainly used to carry out multi-band, high-speed satellite communication technology verification.” SAST published neither images nor technical details of the satellite.
The TJS series mainly operates in geostationary orbit (GEO).
It is seen by Western analysts as potentially carrying out classified missions including signals intelligence, early warning missions and satellite inspection activities to support the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
China now has 17 main TJS satellites in orbit, with no apparent TJS-8 satellite, and the latest launches skipping TJS-18.
A SAST mission patch appears to depict the King of the South, one of the Four Heavenly Kings; a set of Buddhist deities each guarding one cardinal direction of the world.
Patches for the earlier launches of TJS-15, 16 and 17, across March and April, each also featured one of the deities.
The launches used a mix of Long March 7A rockets lifting off from Wenchang, and Long March 3B and 3C rockets from Xichang. The 3C uses two side boosters while the 3B uses four.
TJS-15 is located at 90.2 degrees East on the geostationary (GEO) belt, above a position off the western coast of Indonesia.
TJS-16 and 17 are located at 152.5 and 152.8 degrees East respectively, around 200 kilometers apart, and above the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea.
China launched its first TJS satellite in 2015, but has launched nine such satellites over the past year and a half.
Notable missions include TJS-13, launched in December 2024, joining two other Chinese satellites, Shiyan-10 (01) and Shiyan-10 (02), in a highly elliptical, Molniya-like orbit, and TJS-3, launched in 2018, which released an object which carried out subsequent maneuvers.
Yaogan-40 (02)
Monday’s launch followed a little over 24 hours after China added to its classified Yaogan satellite series.
A Long March 6A rocket lifted off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, North China, at 9:27 a.m. Eastern (1327 UTC), May 11.
CASC announced launch success around an hour after liftoff, revealing the passengers to be the Yaogan-40 (02) group.
It briefly described the satellites as mainly to be used for electromagnetic environment detection and related technical experiments.
At time of reporting, the U.S. Space Force had not yet cataloged objects from the launch. However, airspace closure notices suggest the spacecraft were sent into a near polar orbit.
This echoes the launch of the Yaogan-40 (01) group in September 2023, which entered near-polar orbits after launch on a Long March 6A from Taiyuan.
Yaogan (“remote sensing”) satellites are thought to be for users including military customers, with uses thought to include optical imaging, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and electronic intelligence (ELINT) satellites.
Few details, if any, are available about the satellites. They are typically described as being for purposes including land survey, crop yield estimation, environmental management, meteorological warning and forecasting, and disaster prevention and reduction or “electromagnetic environment detection and related tests.”
Busy week of launches, Tianwen-2
The missions were China’s 24th and 25th orbit launch attempts of 2025.
A series of launches are expected this week, with Long March 2D and Zhuque-2 launches expected from Jiuquan, northwest China, and a sea launch of the Ceres-1 solid rocket.
The launch of the Tianwen-2 near Earth asteroid sample return and main belt comet mission is expected from Xichang before the end of the month.
https://spacenews.com/china-adds-to-classified-tjs-yaogan-satellite-series-with-two-launches/
https://twitter.com/AJ_FI/status/1922013520561897824
Pentagon taps more firms to build commercial-military satellite network
May 12, 2025
The Pentagon’s technology arm is expanding an initiative to tap commercial satellites and infrastructure to deliver battlefield data faster and more securely.
The Defense Innovation Unit, an organization based in Silicon Valley that works with the tech industry to help fill military needs, announced May 12 it had added more than a dozen new companies to its Hybrid Space Architecture (HSA) project.
The HSA initiative, launched in 2022, brings together Earth imaging satellite operators, broadband providers, and companies specializing in cybersecurity, cloud computing, and quantum encryption.
The goal is to create an infrastructure that ensures data from satellites is delivered to military users securely and without disruptions.
DIU is working on the project in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory, the U.S. Space Force and other military organizations.
The latest round of companies added to the project includes Capella Space, EdgeCortix, Eutelsat America Corp. OneWeb Technologies, Fairwinds Technologies and AST Space Mobile, Illumina Computing Group, Lockheed Martin Space, MapLarge, SES Space & Defense, Skycorp, SkyFi, Ursa Space, and Viasat.
They join eight other firms that were brought on board in 2022: Aalyria Technologies, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Kuiper, Anduril, Astranis, ATLAS Space Operations, Enveil, Google, Palantir, Planet Labs, Microsoft, and SpiderOak.
Instead of traditional defense contracts, the Defense Innovation Unit uses “other transaction agreements” — a type of public-private partnership that requires companies to prototype and test technologies upfront, often sharing development costs with the government.
In this case, vendors are being asked to build and demonstrate ways to gather, transmit, and process data securely across the globe—and deliver it to military units.
“DIU’s ability to rapidly integrate and deliver a hybrid space network architecture is testament to its process of allowing commercial innovators to solve complex problems at speed and scale by applying their solutions to DoD’s problems,” said Steve Butow, who leads DIU’s space portfolio.
Butow has championed the project as a way to give military commands around the world easier and secure access to tactical intelligence, without the burden of carrying multiple radios or specialized satellite terminals.
‘Real time access to information’
The companies in the hybrid space network project will take part in live demonstrations starting this summer, supporting key regions where U.S. military forces operate, including the Indo-Pacific, Europe, Central Asia, and South America.
DIU says the goal is to have a working version of the hybrid network ready by 2026. To support that timeline, DIU said it plans to activate a live version of the network to test in exercises and wargames.
The promise of the hybrid architecture lies in its ability to route data through multiple commercial and military channels, which DIU says can help overcome problems such as bad weather, cyber threats, or equipment failures.
“HSA seeks to integrate commercial persistent sensing, data fusion, high-performance edge compute, and resilient data transport capabilities to significantly enhance real-time access to information,” DIU said in a statement.
https://spacenews.com/pentagon-taps-more-firms-to-build-commercial-military-satellite-network/
Space Force selects vendors to build cloud-based ground station marketplaces
May 12, 2025
The U.S. Space Force has awarded contracts worth a combined $17.6 million to two Colorado-based defense firms to build prototype cloud-based marketplaces that would connect military satellite operations with commercial and government-owned antennas.
Auria Space and Sphinx Defense, both based in Colorado Springs, will develop competing versions of what the Space Force calls a “joint antenna marketplace,” the military branch’s Space Systems Command announced May 12.
Auria’s contract is valued at $8.1 million, while Sphinx will receive $9.5 million.
The marketplaces will aim to address a growing bottleneck in military satellite operations: too many satellites and too few ground stations capable of communicating with them.
The goal is to add capacity to the aging Satellite Control Network (SCN), a collection of parabolic antennas around the globe, some of which are decades old and can only communicate with one satellite at a time.
“Our current ground infrastructure that’s heavily relied on by operators cannot handle the sheer number of missions we anticipate,” said Lt. Devrin Chullanandana, an official with Space Systems Command, in comments made last October.
“USSF operators are very concerned about the SCN being able to handle the sheer number of satellites” projected to be launched.
The joint antenna marketplace would function as a digital clearinghouse where satellite operations centers could dynamically schedule communication sessions — known as “contacts” — with antennas, based on availability, bandwidth and mission needs.
It would integrate commercial and government-owned ground infrastructure into a single, cloud-based scheduling system, aiming to boost flexibility and reduce contact delays.
Commercial satellite operators for years have urged the military to take advantage of underused commercial ground infrastructure.
Many commercial antenna providers report unused capacity, which could help ease pressure on government-owned assets without major capital investments.
Separately, the Space Force is buying new phased array satellite antennas under the $1.4 billion Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program.
https://spacenews.com/space-force-selects-vendors-to-build-cloud-based-ground-station-marketplaces/
Kremlin issues update on preparations for potential Ukraine talks
13 May, 2025 11:02
Direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul later this week are still possible, and Moscow is making preparations should they take place, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said.
On Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered to resume direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev to find a lasting settlement to the conflict that would address its root causes.
He suggested that the talks could take place in Türkiye’s largest city on Thursday.
After Putin’s proposal was supported by US President Donald Trump, Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky also expressed readiness to engage in dialogue with Russia.
However, he again insisted that any talks should be preceded by the start of a 30-day ceasefire – a demand that Moscow has repeatedly ruled out.
When asked by journalists on Tuesday if the talks in Istanbul would actually take place, Peskov replied that “the Russian side continues to prepare for the negotiations that are scheduled to take place on Thursday,” but declined to comment further.
Peskov also refused to reveal the lineup of the Russian delegation for the potential negotiations, saying that “we will announce it as soon as the president [Putin] deems it necessary.”
The Kremlin spokesman appeared to rule out the possibility of Ukraine’s Western European backers taking part in the peace process between Moscow and Kiev in any form.
“[Western] Europe is, after all, entirely on Ukraine’s side. It cannot claim to have an unbiased approach… Its approach is not balanced, it is rather pro-war, aimed at continuing the fighting, which is in sharp contrast to the approach demonstrated, for example, by Moscow or Washington,” Peskov explained.
https://www.rt.com/russia/617461-kremlin-ukraine-talks-peskov/
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: O’KEEFE RELEASES FIRST-EVER FOOTAGE FROM INSIDE JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S PRIVATE ISLAND MANSION
May 13, 2025
Footage recently obtained by O’Keefe Media Group (OMG) shows the interior of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s main residence of Little St. James, his private island located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, revealing the first on-site images from within the now-infamous compound since his arrest in 2019 and subsequent death.
While aerial drone footage has provided glimpses of the island’s layout, there have been no confirmed, publicly released videos or images from inside the structures, until now.
The video was captured after Epstein’s 2019 arrest, but prior to federal authorities sealing off access to the island.
The footage shows Epstein’s kitchen in what has been identified as the island’s “main mansion.” The footage depicts a minimalistic room with white walls, stainless steel appliances, and few decorations. Among them is a large, framed photograph: a nude infant sitting in a sink, holding what appears to be a phallic-shaped object.
The interior scenes align with elements faintly visible through windows in earlier drone footage shots, further corroborating the authenticity of the footage obtained.
Federal agencies have yet to bring full transparency to what happened on Jeffrey Epstein’s island. Despite repeated calls for accountability, crucial evidence remains hidden and many questions left unanswered. The Department of Justice has consistently declined to comment, citing it as an ongoing investigation.
OMG believes the public deserves to see the truth unfiltered, unredacted, and unedited.
This video is a part of a larger series that will include more materials related to Epstein’s residences, associates, and previously unreleased evidence.
https://okeefemediagroup.com/world-exclusive-okeefe-releases-first-ever-footage-from-inside-jeffrey-epsteins-private-island-mansion/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w511HIWAVCk
Hundreds of criminal aliens arrested after storming military borderlands in NM
May 11, 2025
In a powerful reinforcement of President Trump’s no-nonsense border security policies, federal authorities have arrested another 209 criminal aliens who illegally crossed into the United States through a newly established restricted military zone in southern New Mexico.
These individuals, instead of simply facing illegal entry charges, are now subject to enhanced legal consequences under Trump-era regulations, specifically for trespassing on a designated military defense area.
The arrests occurred last week along the U.S.-Mexico border, where the U.S. Department of the Interior transferred over 109,000 acres of federal land to the U.S. Army, including a crucial 60-foot-wide corridor in Doña Ana, Luna, and Hidalgo counties.
This transfer enabled the Secretary of the Army to formally declare the territory the New Mexico National Defense Area, securing it against illegal infiltration.
This national defense designation, initiated during the Trump administration’s aggressive crackdown on border violations, means criminal aliens crossing into this region can now face two additional misdemeanor charges: violating a security regulation and unauthorized entry onto military property.
Each charge carries up to 18 months of incarceration on top of the standard immigration offenses.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Mexico strongly defended the charges.
“Most aliens who enter the District of New Mexico from Mexico through an area that is not a designated port of entry… and thereby enter the (restricted military area) without authorization — are not ‘engaged in apparently innocent conduct,’” federal prosecutors wrote in a May 5 filing.
Assistant federal public defender Amanda Skinner criticized the new charges, claiming in a court brief that they were “unsupported by probable cause” and “an attempt to strike a foul blow against undocumented immigrants.”
But Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Gregory Wormuth rejected her motion to dismiss the charges, moving the cases forward.
The federal government is clear: intent and signage visibility are not required to prosecute.
In its filings, the government stated, “If an illegal alien enters the U.S. from Mexico without going through a designated port of entry and knows that such conduct is unlawful, then he or she has violated the military regulation.”
This includes those who may not have physically seen warning signs or known they were crossing into military-controlled land.
Currently, approximately 199 warning signs have been posted along the 180-mile stretch of borderland designated as restricted, with the government working to install more.
Officials note that the rough, desert terrain makes placing signage difficult, but maintain that placement has been “conspicuous and appropriate.”
An affidavit from a public defender investigator noted that signs were spaced every 200 to 300 feet and sometimes stood more than 60 feet from the wall.
Still, the government’s position remains firm: illegal entry is illegal, regardless of how clearly marked the area may seem to the intruder.
As cases pile up—roughly 300 recent charges now include the military trespassing offense—President Trump’s legacy of tough border enforcement continues to pay dividends.
While critics cry foul over the harsh consequences, the administration’s policy leaves no ambiguity: the sovereignty of the United States will be protected, and the use of federal lands to bolster national security is both lawful and necessary.
In an age of rampant border lawlessness under previous administrations, this strategic militarization of high-traffic border areas is a potent reminder that American borders must be enforced—and that under strong leadership, they will be.
https://pinonpost.com/hundreds-of-criminal-aliens-arrested-after-storming-military-borderlands-in-nm/
Surveillance drone jammed and seized near Lahore Airport; no damage reported
May 13, 2025
A surveillance drone was brought down and seized by security agencies after it was spotted flying near the airport, sources claimed.
According to sources, the uncrewed aerial vehicle was identified close to the Aviation MES area and was jammed before being forced to land.
The recovered drone is now in the custody of law enforcement for examination.
No injuries or damage were reported, and an investigation is underway to determine the drone’s origin, operator, and purpose.
Authorities have assured the public that airport operations were not disrupted and that heightened airspace monitoring will continue.
https://www.samaa.tv/2087333398-surveillance-drone-jammed-and-seized-near-lahore-airport-no-damage-reported
One killed in Israeli drone strike on motorcycle in Houla
May 13, 2025
An Israeli drone strike on Tuesday targeted a motorcycle in the southern town of Houla, killing one person, the Health Ministry said.
Israel's military still carries out regular strikes in Lebanon, saying it is targeting Hezbollah operatives and infrastructure despite a ceasefire deal reached in November following a 66-day war.
The ceasefire deal was based on U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701 that says Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers should be the only forces in south Lebanon, and that calls for the disarmament of all non-state groups.
Under the deal, Hezbollah was to withdraw its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River and Israel was to pull all its forces from south Lebanon, however it has kept troops in five areas it deems "strategic".
https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/312732-one-killed-in-israeli-drone-strike-on-motorcycle-in-houla
Ukrainian drones hit Russian base at asphalt plant in Luhansk
13.05.2025 13:29
The Ukrainian Armed Forces used drones to attack the Luhansk asphalt plant, causing a fire at the industrial site.
According to Ukrinform, this was reported by Astra on Telegram, citing the so-called "government" of the temporarily occupied territory of the Luhansk region.
"The Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked a plant in occupied Luhansk. […] Three Ukrainian aircraft-type strike UAVs targeted the asphalt plant. […] As a result, a fire broke out at the industrial site.
Less than an hour later, another drone struck the plant's territory," the report said.
Local Telegram channels noted that the morning drone strike by Ukrainian forces damaged civilian vehicles and the administrative building of the asphalt plant.
Information on casualties is still being clarified.
Journalist Denys Kazanskyi reported that a Russian military base had been located at the asphalt plant.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3992388-ukrainian-drones-hit-russian-base-at-asphalt-plant-in-luhansk-media.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/5/13/drones-gold-and-threats-sudans-war-raises-regional-tension
Drones, gold, and threats: Sudan’s war raises regional tensions
13 May 2025
On May 4, Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a barrage of suicide drones at Port Sudan, the army’s de facto wartime capital on the Red Sea.
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) accused foreign actors of supporting the RSF’s attacks and even threatened to sever ties with one of its biggest trading partners.
The RSF surprised many with the strikes. It had used drones before, but never hit targets as far away as Port Sudan, which used to be a haven, until last week.
“The strikes … led to a huge displacement from the city. Many people left Port Sudan,” Aza Aera, a local relief worker, told Al Jazeera. “If the aggression continues … I think I’ll leave like everyone else.”
A drone war
When a civil war erupted between the SAF and RSF in April 2023, the army had aerial supremacy due to its fleet of warplanes and drones.
Yet the RSF is closing the gap with an arsenal of suicide drones, which it used on Port Sudan for six consecutive days, hitting an army base, a civilian airport, several hotels, and a fuel depot, which caused a massive blast.
“Sudan had already entered the phase of drone warfare over the last … few months at least,” said Suliman Baldo, the founder of the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker think tank.
The army largely relies on the relatively affordable Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones, reportedly receiving $120m worth of them since late 2023.
Bayraktars can travel long distances with a large payload, and the army says they helped it regain swaths of territory from the RSF in eastern and central Sudan between September 2024 and March 2025, including the capital Khartoum.
Despite losing significant ground, the RSF then stepped up its aggression against the SAF with Chinese-made drones, according to a recent report by Amnesty International.
The human rights group, Sudan’s de facto military government and other monitors all accuse the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of purchasing these drones – and other weapons – and supplying them to the RSF.
The UAE has denied the accusations as “baseless”.
“The UAE strongly rejects the suggestion that it is supplying weapons to any party involved in the ongoing conflict in Sudan,” said Salem Aljaberi, a spokesperson for the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement on X.
Regardless, the increasing use of drones by both sides marks an escalation and risks exacerbating an already catastrophic situation for civilians, according to experts and human rights monitors.
Bold announcement
On May 6, the army-backed authorities in Port Sudan announced the severing of all ties with the UAE after accusing it of being behind the attacks.
That announcement was not well thought-out, according to Baldo. Sudan’s army could lose tens of millions of dollars in gold revenue, as well as access to vital banking operations, he told Al Jazeera.
A UAE-backed company, Emiral Resources, owns a majority of shares in Sudan’s largest gold mine, the Kush mine.
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Kush is administered by Sudan’s army, which likely sells tens of millions of dollars worth of gold to the UAE.
According to the Central Bank of Sudan, about 97 percent of gold exports from army-controlled areas went to the UAE in 2023.
Kush exported at least one tonne of gold in 2024, although it is unclear how much higher the number is for production.
Furthermore, UAE banks own a majority share in the Bank of Khartoum, whose digital platform, Bankak, facilitates money transfers for millions of displaced Sudanese and public institutions.
The UAE state also owns El Nilein Bank, which manages and approves international transactions on behalf of Port Sudan, according to a report that Baldo co-authored in March for the Chatham House think tank.
“This was a rushed decision [to cut ties with the UAE] that will have serious consequences … due to the UAE’s control over [Sudan’s] national economy,” Baldo told Al Jazeera.
Major escalation?
Sudan’s army has not clarified how and when it will sever ties with the UAE.
On May 6, SAF chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan vowed in a video to “defeat the militia (RSF) and those who help them”.
Al Jazeera sent written questions to army spokesperson Nabil Abdullah, asking if Port Sudan will implement the announced suspension.
No reply was received by time of publication.
For its part, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry told Al Jazeera in an email that it will not retaliate against Port Sudan.
“The statement issued by the so-called ‘Security and Defence Council’ will not affect the deep-rooted and enduring ties between the UAE and the Republic of the Sudan, and their peoples,” the emailed statement said.
Meanwhile, experts and observers believe the war in Sudan is trending towards a major escalation.
The army’s regional backers could respond to the RSF’s increased use of drones by doubling down on their support for the army, warned Alan Boswell, a Sudan expert for the International Crisis Group.
“The obvious risk [from the attacks on Port Sudan] is that it brings other [regional powers] into deeper involvement on the army’s side,” he told Al Jazeera.
“We could see an escalating war with greater and greater firepower, and nothing would be left of Sudan’s infrastructure by the end of it.”
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Residents of Xi’an, China Spot Swirling ‘Dragon’ UFO During Heavy Thunderstorm
May 12, 2025
In the night of May 8, a severe thunderstorm hit the metropolis of Xi’an in Shaanxi, western China.
Amidst the downpour and lightning, multiple residents captured video of an airborne “dragon-shaped” object in the skies above the ancient imperial capital, complete with a “dragon’s roar” resembling the low bellow of an ox.
Various state-run media outlets, such as Beijing Daily, reported on the sudden thunder and rainstorm that hit Xi’an.
Videos posted to social media show a dark, elongated unidentified flying object (UFO) amidst the flashes lighting up the clouds; the “dragon” disappearing and reappearing intermittently.
Footage taken by a woman posting a social media account called “It’s Lina” appeared to capture a resonating roaring sound during the weather event.
In the video caption, the woman wrote: “Is this a ‘dragon’s roar’? It sounds like the bellow of an ox.
There’s no construction going on around my home, and the sound came from the southern side of the Qinling Mountains. It was very deep.
This 28-second recording doesn’t do it justice — this wasn’t made by any car or motorcycle. In person, it sounded vast and penetrating, as if it came from far away.”
Another internet user commented that the sound resembled that of a tiger’s roar, and caused their pet kitten to sit up in attention.
Netizens offered various comments on the UFO footage. Many were in agreement that the videos posted were unedited, and that the sounds captured therein were not produced by cars, aircraft, or other machinery.
That same evening, in Ankang, a city about 100 miles south of Xi’an, another netizen captured footage of three “dragons” circling in the sky.
Two of them were bright blue-green in color, moving through the night like a spinning Taiji symbol. Below them was a smaller black object that faded in and out of visibility.
Xi’an, a city of about 9 million, is the capital of Shaanxi Province. Located near the geographic center of modern China’s territory, Xi’an was known in ancient times as Chang’an (長安), meaning “eternal peace,” and served as the capital of most imperial dynasties from the Qin to Tang eras (221 BC to AD 907).
To the south of Xi’an lies the Qinling mountain range, which in traditional Chinese geomancy is said to be a critical “dragon’s vein” (龍脈) for the entire country.
https://www.visiontimes.com/2025/05/12/residents-of-xian-spot-swirling-dragon-ufo-during-heavy-thunderstorm.html
https://www.ganjingworld.com/video/1hkn1dfieet5piWGQCAYb7CSj15j1c
Mystery 'alien base hidden inside mountain' becomes new UFO hotspot
UPDATED: 16:22 ET, Mon, May 12, 2025
Google Maps recently came across alien technology in Nevada, and now it appears an alien hotspot has popped up in the US.
A multitude of internet detectives are convinced Alaska's Mount Hayes, standing at 8,000 feet, is concealing an alien base.
The mountain, located in the icy wilderness, has been the subject of numerous alien conspiracy theories due to frequent UFO sightings over the years, reports Daily Star.
These claims have sparked such interest that Apple TV is even broadcasting a mini-series about it called The Secrets of Mount Hayes.
Additionally, the Travel Channel is airing a short film on YouTube, called Searching for UFO's Beneath Mount Hayes.
The series trailer begins with an interview with Jonny Enoch, a Paranormal Researcher, who says: "In my opinion there are unpredictable, dangerous forces at work here."
According to LadBible, the mystery originates from historical CIA documents that astonishingly suggested aliens might be operating hidden bases on Earth, including deep under the sea and within remote mountain ranges (though this should be taken with a grain of salt).
These documents were reportedly declassified through the US Freedom of Information Act.
Shockingly, Mount Hayes was listed among these locations, located in the icy wilderness, it is considered one of the most prominent peaks globally.
One report, entitled Description of Personnel Associated ET Bases, identifies the peak as the "main base" for extraterrestrial activity.
This is due to its history of peculiar UFO sightings, with witnesses recounting unexplained aircraft behaving oddly.
https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/171504/mount-hayes-alaska-UFO-hotspot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQXd_inc6g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZjxr1iPQaY
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2025/05/was-pa-ground-zero-for-a-joint-ufo-bigfoot-invasion.html
Was Pa. ground zero for a joint UFO-Bigfoot invasion?
Updated: May. 13, 2025, 5:00 a.m.
Be it cryptids or unexplained lights in the sky, paranormal sightings in Pennsylvania are nothing new.
But some have reason to believe the two are linked. And for one intense period, sightings of both - large, hairy humanoid creatures and unidentified flying objects - were frequent in southwestern Pennsylvania.
The period was between 1973 and 1974, and paranormal researcher Stan Gordon documented the claims of connection between Bigfoot and UFOs in his book, “Secret Invasion: The Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot Casebook.”
Among other subjects, “Secret Invasion” details incidents where sightings of both Bigfoot and UFOs were made, and suggests a correlation between the two.
Gordon’s own interest in the paranormal began in 1959, when as a 10-year-old with interest in science and technology, he overheard a radio program about “unusual occurrences.”
“They were talking about everything from flying saucers, haunted houses, strange creatures,” Gordon said.
“I was a curious kid, but I was still somewhat skeptical even at that age. And so I decided to make some trips to my local Greensburg PA library, sort of reading all the books they had on the subject.”
When Gordon was 16, he said, the famed Kecksburg Incident took place, forever solidifying his interest in researching unexplained phenomenon.
In 1969, he set up a phone line for people to report UFO sightings, and in 1970 he helped to found an organization of volunteers to investigate and document sightings.
Gordon and his collaborators were “very, very busy” throughout 1973 and into 1974, he said.
As the “Silent Invasion” book description reads, “it was during the summer of that year however when a mysterious wave of events began to unfold.”
“Alarmed citizens over a widespread area reported close encounters with huge hairy Bigfoot-like creatures,” it says. “Frightened residents called local authorities and media outlets reporting enormous footprints and terrified animals.”
“This started out January 1, here in Westmoreland County, and then it just continued all year long across the state,” Gordon said.
Gordon shared details of many sightings that he and his team investigated.
“There were all kind of sightings - it was just amazing to detail the reports coming in,” he said. “And these, again, are coming from all walks of life: men, women and children.”
And the summer of ’73, Gordon said, Pennsylvania was “the largest outbreak of Bigfoot sightings ever documented, I’m quite certain, anywhere in the country, around the world.”
It began with a sighting in Greensburg at the end of that July, Gordon said, when a man was shaving in his upstairs bathroom and “began to smell this funny odor.”
“He said it was like rotten cucumbers,” Gordon said. “He turned to look out the window, and here’s these two huge glowing red eyes staring at him.
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After interviewing the witness, Gordon said, he heard from other locals that a large hairy figure, between 7 and 8 feet tall, had been spotted in the nearby woods.
“I got permission to go up and look around on the property,” Gordon said.
“I was about ready to call it a day, when I happened to look down and there was a partial footprint, and there was one complete footprint, of the strangest track I think any of us in that group had ever seen.”
Gordon described the footprint as “13 inches long, eight inches wide, and clearly three-toed.”
And while the investigation continued, he said, his team got another call, near Pittsburgh, about a similar set of circumstances: the sighting of a nine-foot tall figure and signs of strange footprints in the woods.
It was the start of a wave “that ran for weeks and weeks and months,” Gordon said.
“Many of the sightings coming in were in daylight, where people were getting give us very detailed physical descriptions of the creatures,” Gordon said.
“In some cases, we had more than one creature seen together. So you’re getting all these Bigfoot reports and UFO reports, and then we begin to see a pattern.”
The pattern, Gordon said, was “we’d have a UFO sighting in a particular area, and within minutes to hours and days later, we’d have a Bigfoot sighting, or vice versa.”
“They have some incredible incidents with Bigfoot and UFOs seen together at the same time and place,” he said.
Another notable occurrence included multiple sightings of UFOs on October 25, 1973, from “across Pennsylvania,” particularly along the Chestnut Ridge in Fayette County.
In that instance, Gordon said, 15 separate witnesses described a “huge red sphere, about as big as a barn, about 100 feet off the ground, that was hovering and slowly beginning to move downward towards the pasture.”
Electronics supposedly went haywire during this time. Shortly after witnesses reported seeing two large, hulking figures, over 7 feet tall, “covered long, dark, matted hair hanging off the body,” with “large, luminous, glowing green eyes.”
And after one of the witnesses reportedly fired a warning shot at the creatures, both they and the glowing lights in the sky vanished.
Gordon shared several more stories, such as a trail of Bigfoot-like creatures leading to an area of “luminescent glowing, about 100 feet in diameter,” or reports of lights in the sky followed by tall, hairy creatures with glowing eyes.
But despite his interest and dedication to the research, Gordon said he remains something of a skeptic.
“I’ve always looked at these cases scientifically,” he said. “We always try to find explanations for what people report, whether it’s a UFO or a Bigfoot.”
Some sightings can be explained away, he said, as anything ranging from meteorites or astronomical phenomenon for UFOs, and bears or other large animals for Bigfoots.
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Unusual Sky Phenomenon Over Lawson Draws Multiple Witnesses and Photos
May 12, 2025
A mysterious sighting in the skies above Lawson early Saturday morning has sparked curiosity and conversation among area residents, with multiple people now coming forward to say they saw something strange.
According to the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a witness reported seeing what appeared to be a “perpendicular tube” in the sky over Lawson around 4:40 a.m. on Saturday, May 3.
The witness described the object as resembling a wormhole, out of which emerged more than 38 bright, orb-shaped lights that moved northeast across the sky.
Carl Harper, a MUFON field investigator, notified the Excelsior Citizen of the report on Monday, May 5. Following a post about the incident on Facebook, additional witnesses began to come forward.
“Two more individuals reached out after the post,” Harper said, “and one even shared a photo that appears to show the tube-shaped anomaly.”
Several local residents responded to the Excelsior Citizen’s post, sharing their own accounts.
Daniel Burke commented, “Idk about 38 lights but it looked like someone was running a light straight up in the air south of Lawson toward Salem a few nights last week.”
That prompted a response from Brennen Jones, who noted the light was visible “between Excelsior and Lawson,” adding that he saw it from the backside of Excelsior around 10:25 p.m. on May 1.
Rachel Nafzinger, who lives outside of Lawson, said she noticed the light at about 10:00 p.m. that same evening. “When I saw the light it was barely visible to the naked eye so I started taking pictures,” she said.
Shari Felsinger also reported a sighting on May 1 around 10:30 p.m. and shared two photos, one taken in night-vision mode and the other without enhancement.
Another local, Garret Meyer, said he saw the light on May 1 at 10:33 p.m. while letting his dog out. He described the sighting as lasting 10 to 15 minutes.
“I thought it was a spotlight from the ground at first, but there was nothing below what I saw in the picture,” Meyer said.
“The clouds weren’t lit up like they would be with a spotlight. I’m southeast of Excelsior Springs, and it was mostly south and slightly east of me—maybe past Orrick.”
Harper encourages anyone else who may have seen something unusual in the skies over Lawson or nearby areas on May 1 or May 3 to report their experience.
Witnesses can file a report with MUFON at www.mufon.com or reach out directly to Harper at mufoninv39217@mchsi.com.
“We’re just trying to document what people saw,” Harper said. “It’s a fascinating report, and if others saw it too, we’d love to hear from them.”
https://excelsiorcitizen.com/unusual-sky-phenomenon-over-lawson-draws-multiple-witnesses-and-photos/
The 21st Rung of UFO Disclosure: Are We Finally Ready for the Truth?
May 12, 2025
The phenomenon of UFOs is no longer something relegated to science fiction or fringe theories.
In a recent video, L.A. Marzulli shared how the “21st rung” of disclosure around the topic of UFOs has now been revealed.
Marzulli begins by acknowledging that UFOs are no longer just a curiosity—they are a reality that is becoming impossible to ignore.
The 21st rung signifies the latest step in the ongoing disclosure of information about these unidentified flying objects, where whistleblowers are coming forward with alarming claims.
A recent whistleblower who was featured on the Joe Rogan Experience revealed that the U.S. government possesses more than 10 recovered UFO craft, a shocking admission that strengthens the case for extraterrestrial or nonhuman technology being in human hands.
Marzulli ties this to the famous case of Bob Lazar, who claimed in the 1990s to have worked on reverse-engineering alien technology at Area 51.
Lazar’s testimony laid the groundwork for what would eventually become the “UFO Disclosure” movement, but the latest developments signal that we are now moving closer to full public acknowledgment.
Another testimony that Marzulli points to is Commander David Fravor’s 2004 encounter with a UFO off the coast of California, which adds further credibility to these claims.
Fravor’s testimony, first brought to light in 2017, describes an incident in which he and his team observed an object with technology far beyond anything the U.S. military possessed.
Despite radar confirmation and eyewitness accounts, the event was never thoroughly investigated—something Fravor finds deeply troubling. The phenomenon is not only real but is also actively being ignored by government officials, he says.
The “21st rung” also marks a moment when the line between official government secrecy and the revelations of whistleblowers is starting to blur.
The involvement of alternative media platforms like Joe Rogan’s podcast instead of mainstream outlets illustrates a shift in how the public is engaging with UFO information.
“The alternative media,” says Marzulli, “is taking off.”
Marzulli cautions that while the UFO revelations may seem exciting, they are part of a larger “coming great deception.”
He suggests that the ultimate aim of this disclosure may be a form of global manipulation—framed as salvation, with extraterrestrials positioning themselves as humanity’s creators.
The future of UFO disclosure remains uncertain, but one thing is clear: the phenomenon is not going away, and its implications are far-reaching.
https://mycharisma.com/most-recent/the-21st-rung-of-ufo-disclosure-are-we-finally-ready-for-the-truth/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlagriCxNTc
UAP Greatest Hits: Army Helicopters vs Black Triangles – Anthony Williams Inside Report
May 10, 2025
To this day, no one else has mentioned these stories…
US Military Special Operations Command Analyst, Anthony Williams, rejoins the show to discuss some cases that have not been revealed to the public and some that are being covered up.
Including the reports of orb shaped craft following Air Force One, as well as sightings of enormous black triangle UFOs that were recently seen over highly classified military installations.
All that and so much more…
https://98kupd.com/episode/uap-greatest-hits-army-helicopters-vs-black-triangles-anthony-williams-inside-report/
Enhanced UAP Whistleblower Protection Act of 2025
May 13, 2025
To amend the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 so as to provide more robust and effective protections solely to UAP whistleblowers in response to any claim of retaliation or discrimination resulting from the desire on the part of any current or former employee of our U.S. Government or any employee of any U.S. Government Contractor to report to Congress any information about unidentified anomalous phenomena UAP or Non-Human Intelligence; to promulgate a UAP Whistleblower Review Protocol to be implemented by the Integrity Committee overseen by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency in response to repeated retaliatory activity during any Inspector General complaint investigation pertaining to the UAP Phenomenon; and to establish a private civil cause of action for any retaliation and/or discrimination threatened or undertaken against any current or former U.S. Government employee or employee of any U.S. Government Contractor as a result of that person’s knowledge of or participation in any UAP-related matter and his or her effort to reveal information to Congress about such knowledge; to provide both “use” and, if necessary, “transactional” immunity-granting authority, for a five year period, to the U.S. Attorney General with the discretion to grant or withhold such immunity in criminal cases for any UAP-related “waste, fraud and abuse” (as defined in this Act) or any other federal crime committed in the course of that persons conduct arising from their UAP activities.
https://newparadigminstitute.org/learn/library/enhanced-uap-whistleblower-protection-act-of-2025/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0tJLh9GTHQ
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Understanding UAP: Science, National Security & Innovation (House Oversight and Government Reform)
May 7, 2025
Join members of the US Congress and leading experts for a groundbreaking discussion on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). This multi-panel event covers:
Government Transparency: Hear from Reps. Luna, Burlison, Burchett, & Begich on government transparency efforts, oversight challenges, and bipartisan action for UAP investigations.
Scientific Inquiry: Scientists Dr. Avi Loeb (Harvard/Galileo), Dr. Eric Davis (AATIP), Mike Gold (NASA UAP Study/Redwire), & Anna Brady-Estevez (American Deep Tech/NSF) discuss rigorous scientific investigation, Galileo Project updates, potential physics, stigma challenges, leveraging existing data (NASA/military sensors), and the future of UAP innovation & microgravity research.
National Security: Former officials Chris Mellon (Dep Asst Sec Def-Intel) & Kirk McConnell (Senate Armed Services/Intel) address airspace vulnerabilities, sensor gaps, documented military encounters (USS Roosevelt, Nimitz, Langley AFB), overclassification, whistleblower protection, & the need for a national strategy.
Witness Accounts & Data: Insights from moderator Lue Elizondo (AATIP), RAdm Tim Gallaudet (Ret., NOAA/Navy) on naval encounters, & discussion of firsthand pilot/military accounts and challenges.
This forum explores UAP complexities from scientific, national security, & policy perspectives, highlighting the push for disclosure, tech breakthroughs, & profound questions.
Please note: A photograph presented by the moderator around 1:31:41 has since been widely identified, with analysis suggesting a conventional origin.
https://uapdisclosurefund.org/events/understanding-uap-science
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVdux73iJEk