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Unitree Just Launched Its Most Affordable Humanoid Robot Yet
Aug. 3, 2025 5:00 a.m. PT
A new humanoid robot just dropped, and it's being advertised at the most affordable price I've ever seen for a humanoid robot of its size.
Unitree's R1 humanoid robot starts at just $5,900. That's more than $10,000 less than the company's G1 humanoid, which starts at $16,000.
While that's quite a low price in the humanoid robot market, where top-of-the-line models can cost more than $100K, it's essential to understand that Unitree's advertised price may only be for buyers in the Chinese market.
That was the case with the G1 humanoid robot, and we'll have to see if the same is true for the R1.
The R1 showed off many skills and abilities we've seen from other Unitree robots.
It performed a handstand like the Go2 Pro robot dog I tried out a few months ago. It also did some punching and kicking like the Unitree G1.
The R1 comes in a "Standard" stripped-down version (which features that $5,900 price tag), and an EDU version, which Unitree calls its fully decked-out robots for institutional buyers and developers.
There is no price on the EDU model for the R1 yet but Unitree invites interested parties to contact the company directly for more info.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/unitree-just-launched-its-most-affordable-humanoid-robot-yet/
https://www.unitree.com/
https://www.usrobotstore.com/products/unitree-r1-ultra-lightweight-fully-customizable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Q4Su54iho
Japan joins multinational space defense drill
Aug 3, 2025
Townsville, Australia – Japan's Air Self-Defense Force has taken part in a multinational tabletop space defense exercise in Australia aimed at enhancing cooperation among like-minded countries.
The drill, part of the Talisman Sabre exercise led by the United States and Australia, was held at a military facility in Townsville, northeastern Australia, in July, bringing together nearly 10 countries.
The SDF, which has participated in tabletop exercises hosted by the U.S. military, took part in the Talisman Sabre drill for the first time.
Participants worked on procedures for dealing with and detecting satellite jamming signals and on how to avoid collisions with space debris.
The Outer Space Treaty, effective since 1967, prohibits the signatories from placing nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in space while emphasizing the principle of peaceful use of outer space.
However, China and Russia are believed to be developing so-called killer satellites capable of destroying other nations' satellites.
Last month, Japan's Defense Ministry said in its space domain defense guidelines that countries like China and Russia have intensified efforts to develop technologies that disable foreign satellites, increasing threats in the domain.
The ministry plans to launch a space domain awareness satellite for surveillance in fiscal 2026 as part of moves to enhance Japan's collaboration with its ally and like-minded nations.
"There are no borders in space, so it is impossible for a single country to cope with (problems) alone," said 1st Lt. Keigo Haneishi, who served as the ASDF commander during the tabletop drill.
"The exercise provided an opportunity to deepen mutual understanding and cooperation among like-minded countries."
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/03/japan/japan-joined-multinational-space-defense-drill/
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida
August, 3, 2025
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
This will be the 21st flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, SES ASTRA 1P, NG-21, and 14 Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-10-30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_n3k-JxhrI
US Republicans post photo of Trump with Lada
2 Aug, 2025 16:19
A Republican Party social media post on Friday aimed at promoting American manufacturing has drawn ridicule online after users identified the car featured in the image as a presumably Soviet-made Lada, not a product of the US auto industry.
The image, posted to the party’s official account on X, shows US President Donald Trump standing in front of a bright yellow sedan. The caption reads:
“A Big Beautiful Bill will help bring back the great American car,” referencing legislation recently signed by Trump to extend tax cuts and promote domestic automobile production.
But online commentators quickly noticed the car was no symbol of Detroit. “That’s a Soviet VAZ-2101, better known as a Lada 1200,” read one top comment, accompanied by laughing emojis.
Others chimed in with jabs like “Make Lada Great Again” and “Bringing Soviet prosperity to a decaying America.”
Auto experts confirmed the mistake. “That car is either a Lada 2101 or a Fiat 124 — and certainly not American,” said Artem Bobtsov, speaking to RBK on Saturday.
“The Fiat 124 was the model the Soviets used to build their first Zhiguli, so it’s possible the image features either. But what’s clear is that it isn’t American-made.”
RBK suggests the image may have come from a European stock photo database. Auto analyst Maxim Kadakov noted, “This car appears to be registered in Hungary. I
t’s likely the designers just grabbed a rusted-out old photo from the internet to avoid copyright issues with American manufacturers.”
The post was meant to celebrate Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill,” a sweeping tax and spending law passed in July. The legislation includes tax breaks for Americans buying US-assembled vehicles and cuts to federal spending.
However, critics — including Tesla boss Elon Musk — say it will balloon the federal deficit and national debt. Musk warned the bill could push the deficit to $2.5 trillion.
While the Republican Party has not deleted the post, the online reaction has been scathing. “I didn’t know Lada had a factory in the US,” wrote one user. “Will there be a new trade deal with Russia next?”
https://www.rt.com/news/622414-republicans-trump-lada-photo/
https://x.com/GOP/status/1951060331888889869
Ukrainian attack kills woman near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant – officials
2 Aug, 2025 23:39
A woman was burned alive in her vehicle in a Ukrainian drone and artillery strike on Europe’s largest nuclear power facility, according to regional authorities and plant officials in Energodar, in Russia’s Zaporozhye Region.
The Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) was brought under Russian control in March 2022, shortly after which the region’s residents voted in a referendum to join Russia.
At around the same time, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) deployed a monitoring mission to the ZNPP, which has remained on-site to this day.
The attack on Saturday morning targeted an auxiliary facility located in the industrial zone of Energodar, just 1,200 meters from the perimeter of the ZNPP.
According to the facility’s operator, the incident led to a fire that engulfed a civilian vehicle unrelated to the plant’s operations.
“To our deep regret, a deceased civilian was found inside the vehicle,” the plant operator reported via Telegram. Plant officials stressed that there was no threat to the nuclear reactors’ safety.
Firefighters attempting to extinguish the blaze were also targeted by a Ukrainian drone, although no casualties were reported among the emergency crews.
The mayor of Energodar, Maksim Pukhov, warned residents not to approach the site due to “a high risk of repeated attacks,” adding that Ukrainian UAVs were severely hampering rescue and investigative efforts.
The IAEA monitoring team confirmed hearing explosions and seeing smoke rising from the direction of the auxiliary site.
“Any attack in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant – regardless of the intended target – poses potential risks also for nuclear safety and must be avoided,” said IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, who once again urged “maximum military restraint near nuclear facilities.”
The ZNPP has been repeatedly targeted by drone and artillery strikes in recent years.
Russian officials have accused Kiev of committing “nuclear terrorism” and warned that continued attacks near the facility could result in a catastrophic incident.
In previous strikes, UAVs have hit areas near the reactor containment domes and the plant’s training center.
https://www.rt.com/russia/622418-zaporozhye-nuclear-plant-attack/
UK PM bans ‘ninja swords’
2 Aug, 2025 08:02
Ninja swords are now banned in England and Wales under new laws that came into effect on Friday, the UK Home Office has confirmed.
Possessing one in public could lead to a prison sentence of up to four years. The change is part of a wider government effort to curb knife violence.
Over 1,000 weapons were surrendered in July during a month-long amnesty campaign aimed at removing dangerous items from the streets, according to the Home Office.
The ban follows a series of fatal knife attacks that have shocked the nation. In 2024, 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana killed three girls and injured 10 others at a Taylor Swift-themed children’s recital in Southport.
The attack reignited public anger and led ministers to promise tougher rules on online weapon sales, stronger age checks, and bans on certain bladed items such as zombie knives and machetes.
In 2024, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said knife crime was at epidemic levels and promised to crack down on lethal weapons.
He later confirmed ninja swords would be banned and said the government would deliver on its promises.
The new law is part of “Ronan’s Law,” named after 16-year-old Ronan Kanda, who was killed in 2022 with a ninja sword.
The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) said the ban will help reduce the presence of these weapons, especially in gang-related violence.
The APCC also stated that it aims to explore why people carry knives and how to prevent it, adding that the ban gives police extra powers to seize such weapons and protect communities.
Possessing a ninja sword at home carries a penalty of up to six months in prison, but that could rise to two years under a new Crime and Policing Bill currently being considered by Parliament.
Knife crime in England and Wales has increased 87% over the past decade, according to official data issued by Britain’s interior ministry and the Home Office.
In the last year alone, almost 55,000 knife-related incidents were reported, a 2% rise from 2023.
https://www.rt.com/news/622402-ninja-swords-uk-ban/
A yellow (Q colored) Russian "vehicle" seems like comms
Pacific earthquake awakens dormant Russian volcano after 500+ years
3 Aug, 2025 04:50
The Krasheninnikov volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in modern history, after a massive offshore earthquake triggered renewed volcanic activity in the Russian Far East, local authorities have said.
The eruption occurred at 4:50am local time on Sunday, sending a 6,000-meter ash column into the air from the 1,856-meter-high peak, according to the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT).
“This is the first historic eruption of Krasheninnikov in 600 years,” Olga Girina, head of KVERT, told RIA Novosti. She said a lava dome was forming on the slope, with strong steam-gas emissions and a steady ash plume rising from the northern crater.
Named after explorer Stepan Krasheninnikov, the volcano comprises two overlapping stratovolcanoes within a large caldera in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, about 50 kilometers from the regional capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
The last lava effusion at Krasheninnikov occurred around the year 1463, give or take 40 years. Fumarolic activity was recorded in 1963, but no eruption had been documented until now.
KVERT raised the aviation color code from green to orange and reported that ash had drifted 75 kilometers east. Deposits were observed inside the nature reserve, but none reached nearby towns.
The latest eruption followed an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky on July 30, prompting tsunami alerts and evacuations across the Pacific.
In the immediate aftermath, Klyuchevskaya Sopka – one of Eurasia’s tallest volcanoes – also erupted in what officials called its strongest event in 70 years.
Other volcanoes, including Shiveluch, Karymsky, Bezymianny, and Kambalny, have shown increased activity, with the possibility of ash clouds reaching up to 10,000 meters.
Authorities have advised nearby residents and visitors to stay at least 10 kilometers away from active sites.
https://www.rt.com/russia/622422-dormant-volcano-erupts-major-quake/
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Four Russian civilians injured in latest Ukrainian drone raid
3 Aug, 2025 07:40
Dozens of Ukrainian drones attacked multiple Russian regions overnight on Saturday, injuring at least four civilians and igniting fires in residential areas, local officials have reported.
Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev has said that approximately 15 drones targeted his region, with air defenses shooting down multiple UAVs over the city and three nearby districts.
One private home was completely destroyed, while several others have suffered damage to their walls, windows, and roofs. A fire also damaged an auto shop and a shed in the suburbs.
According to Gusev, two women have been hospitalized, while another received on-site medical assistance, and a man from the outskirts of the city has been admitted to a hospital with burns.
In Sochi, a Ukrainian drone struck a fuel tank at an oil storage facility in Adler district, causing a large fire visible across the city. Local authorities have confirmed that emergency crews were dispatched to combat the blaze, which also affected nearby garages.
The airport in Sochi has temporarily suspended operations due to the threat of additional UAV activity.
Drone strikes have also been reported in other parts of Krasnodar Krai and in Bryansk Region, where local air defenses have downed several drones. No casualties have been reported in those areas.
Tatarstan, Samara, and Ivanovo regions have declared a heightened alert status due to potential drone threats, activating emergency protocols and warning residents to take shelter.
Four civilians were killed in a separate wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Friday night. According to regional officials, fatalities were recorded in Penza, Samara, and Zaporozhye regions, where drone strikes damaged industrial and residential infrastructure.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said that a total of 112 Ukrainian drones were intercepted across Russian territory overnight. Most of the UAVs were reportedly neutralized over Rostov and Krasnodar regions.
Ukraine has been carrying out drone attacks deep into Russia for months, frequently striking residential buildings and critical infrastructure.
In retaliation, Moscow has been using high-precision weapons to attack Ukraine’s military-related targets, while insisting the strikes are never aimed at civilians.
https://www.rt.com/russia/622423-four-injured-ukraine-drone-raid/
IDF downs drone from Yemen near Egyptian border
August 3, 07:46 2025
For the second time in five days, drone triggers sirens in southern Israel before being intercepted by Israeli Air Force
The IDF said Sunday it intercepted an unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Yemen, marking the latest in a series of cross-border attacks linked to the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
The drone triggered an alert in the southern Israeli community of Bnei Netzarim, near the Egypt-Israel border.
The military confirmed the UAV, which entered Israeli airspace from Yemen, was successfully downed by the Israeli Air Force. There were no injuries or damage reported.
Shortly after the alert was issued, the Home Front Command announced the incident had concluded.
“Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration in Bnei Netzarim, a suspicious aerial target launched from Yemen was intercepted by the IAF [Israeli Air Force],” the IDF said in a statement said in a statement.
On Friday, Israeli forces intercepted a ballistic missile that prompted widespread alarms in central Israel, Jerusalem, the Dead Sea region and the West Bank.
The missile was downed without casualties, but flights were temporarily delayed at Ben Gurion International Airport.
Earlier in the week, additional UAVs were intercepted over Egyptian territory, including near the community of Shlomit in the Eshkol Regional Council. In those instances, alerts were limited, and no injuries or damage were reported.
On Tuesday, another ballistic missile was intercepted after alarms sounded in major urban areas, including Tel Aviv, the Yarkon region and parts of the West Bank.
Despite repeated Israeli airstrikes targeting Houthi infrastructure in Yemen, the rebel group has continued its attempts to strike Israeli territory.
On July 21, the IDF carried out attacks on the Houthis' main port, targeting efforts to rebuild damaged infrastructure, as well as fuel tanks, vessels used for military operations and other assets the IDF said were used to support “terror activities against Israel and naval targets in the region.”
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skvrextwge
Russian drone attack destroys Lithuanian humanitarian aid warehouse in Kyiv
Sunday, 3 August 2025, 12:44
A Russian drone strike destroyed a warehouse belonging to Blue/Yellow, a Lithuanian humanitarian aid organisation for Ukraine, during a large-scale attack on Kyiv on the night of 30-31 July.
Details: As noted by the organisation, their Kyiv warehouse was completely destroyed as a result of the attack. Neighbouring buildings were also seriously damaged.
Blue/Yellow reports that this warehouse was one of several that the organisation uses to temporarily store humanitarian aid from Lithuania before sending it to the front.
At the time of the impact, the premises were practically empty – only personal protective equipment (helmets, vests) for employees and medics were stored there. The organisation suffered no serious losses.
"No one in Ukraine is immune from such attacks. This is the everyday reality of war. The most important thing is that no one was injured.
The foundation has not suffered serious losses, so our work shall not stop – we will continue to collect funds and send them to the defenders of Ukraine", said the director of Blue/Yellow, Laura Paukštė.
Background:
Earlier, a field base belonging to Norwegian People's Aid, a humanitarian organisation assisting with mine clearance in Ukraine, was hit in Mykolaiv on the night of 23-24 July.
Egils Helmanis, Mayor of the Latvian city of Ogre, was injured during his volunteer mission to Ukraine, likely near a frontline area.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/08/3/7524593/
Ukrainian air defense neutralizes 60 Russian drones, one missile overnight
03.08.2025 10:07
Ukraine's air defense forces neutralized 60 Russian drones and one Iskander-M ballistic missile during a massive aerial assault overnight.
According to Ukrinform, the Ukrainian Air Force reported this via Telegram.
Between 19:00 on Saturday, August 2, and the morning of August 3, Russian forces launched 83 drones and missiles against Ukraine, including 76 Shahed-type strike drones and various types of decoy UAVs, launched from Shatalovo, Kursk, and Millerovo (Russia); one Iskander-M ballistic missile fired from Russia's Bryansk region; five S-300/S-400 surface-to-air guided missiles launched from the Kursk region; and one Kh-22 cruise missile launched over the Black Sea.
The attack was repelled by Ukrainian fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft missile units, electronic warfare systems, drone defense units, and mobile fire groups of the Ukrainian Defense Forces.
As of 09:00 on Sunday, August 3, preliminary data indicates that air defenses neutralized 61 aerial targets, including 60 enemy drones (Shaheds and decoys) across the north, south, east, and center of the country, and one Iskander-M missile.
Impacts from six missiles and 16 drones were confirmed at eight locations. In addition, debris from intercepted targets was recorded falling in two other areas.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4021642-ukrainian-air-defense-neutralizes-60-russian-drones-one-missile-overnight.html
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Russian drone strike damages 16 homes in Putivl community, Sumy region
03.08.2025 14:26
Russian forces launched a drone attack on a village in the Putivl community of the Sumy region, damaging at least 16 houses.
Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, shared this information in a Telegram post, according to Ukrinform.
"The Russians have once again attacked civilian infrastructure in the Sumy region. A village in the Putivl community came under enemy fire.
Preliminary reports indicate that the enemy used an UAV armed with warheads—likely two missiles," Hryhorov said.
As a result of the strike, at least 16 private houses were damaged. Windows were shattered, roofs destroyed, and several vehicles were also impacted.
Fortunately, no casualties were reported. As Ukrinform earlier reported, the Russian army shelled the Sumy region 110 times yesterday, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring six civilians.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4021717-russian-drone-strike-damages-16-homes-in-putivl-community-sumy-region.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14966267/Russia-bombs-key-Ukrainian-bridge-Kherson-drone-strike-Sochi.html
Moment Russia bombs key Ukrainian bridge in Kherson after mass drone strike hit tourist resort Sochi
Updated: 07:22 EDT, 3 August 2025
Vladimir Putin bombed a key bridge in the Ukrainian frontline city of Kherson as he defies Donald Trump and seeks major new territorial gains in the war.
Footage shows Russia using two guided bombs to destroy a vital road crossing on the Dnipro River - severing a main artery to the Korabel district of the city.
The bold move forced the district to be evacuated, in a significant blow to Ukraine.
It was yet another strike on its civilian infrastructure by Putin, who is seeking to control the entire Kherson region as a war aim.
Three private homes and a high-rise residential building were also damaged in the strike which took place at 6pm local time on Saturday, officials said. A local resident was injured in the attack, according to local reports.
But Ukraine has hit back at Putin with a major strike on a military-linked oil depot in Sochi, Russia's Black Sea resort city where Putin is rebuilding one of his palaces.
Some 30 huge explosions led to a massive inferno at the facility close to the main airport, which is often used by the Russian dictator.
The Lyutyi long range drones led to major disruption at the airport with more than 50 tourist planes diverted or delayed, and waiting passengers evacuated to an underground bomb shelter.
A Russian propagandist Valeria Yaronovetskaya caught in the chaos complained: 'It seems I won't be flying anywhere…Drone attack.
'It even seems like it's right on the airport. Air defence is working. The noise is so loud that the windows are shaking…'
She said: 'Everyone is evacuated to the basement floor. There's nowhere to sit here. 'And I'm thirsty… I didn't buy any water before going through the screening. And now I'm suffering…'
The strike was on a depot with a 76,000 cubic feet capacity, and a major fire-fighting operation was underway to stop the blaze spreading.
More than 120 firefighters were trying to extinguish the fire, regional Russian Governor Veniamin Kondratyev said on Sunday on the Telegram messaging app.
These attacks are the latest trading of blows between Russia and Ukraine as each nation looks to focus on targeting the other's infrastructure.
The war has increasingly become a gruelling battle of attrition since Russia's failed full-scale invasion of its smaller neighbour in February 2022.
Each side now launches regular drone attacks into the other's territory. Both sides deny targeting civilians in their strikes.
Kyiv says that its attacks inside Russia are aimed at destroying infrastructure key to Moscow's war efforts and are in response to Russia's relentless strikes on Ukraine.
This morning, the Russian defence ministry said in its daily report on Telegram that its air defence units destroyed 93 Ukrainian drones overnight, including one over the Krasnodar region and 60 over the waters of the Black Sea.
The ministry reports only how many drones its units destroy, not how many Ukraine launched.
Ukraine's air force said Russia fired 83 drones or 76 drones and seven missiles overnight, 61 of which were shot down. It added that 16 drones and six missiles struck targets in eight locations.
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The surge in fighting in the war came with reports of blasts and smoke close to the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in occupied Ukraine.
This led to a warning from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to the combatants to halt strikes close to Europe's largest nuclear plant.
'Any attack in the vicinity of a nuclear power plant – regardless of the intended target – poses potential risks also for nuclear safety and must be avoided,' said director-general Rafael Grossi.
'Once again, I call for maximum military restraint near nuclear facilities to prevent the continued risk of a nuclear accident.'
Meanwhile Ukraine hit Russian city Voronezh region in a drone strike, leading to four wounded in a residential complex, and also sent military drones to Nizhny Novgorod and Leningrad region, disrupting air traffic in St Petersburg.
And seven were injured in a Russian missile strike hitting private homes in Mykolaiv.
In overnight strikes, Russia used seven missiles and 73 drones to batter the city, according to the Ukrainian defence ministry.
Two of the injured were hospitalised as a result of the late Saturday attack, Mykolaiv Governor Vitaliy Kim said on the Telegram messaging app.
Kim posted photos showing single residential buildings almost destroyed, with building debris spread around. He said 23 private homes, 12 apartment buildings and a post office were damaged.
In the early days of the war, the Mykolaiv region stood on the front lines, facing frequent artillery strikes and aerial attacks.
Even after Russian forces were pushed back in late 2022, drones and missiles have remained a constant danger to communities.
Russia also launched a short-lived missile attack on Kyiv overnight, but there were no reports of injuries or damage.
The weekend's fighting comes after a particularly deadly week for civilians in Ukraine, including an attack on Kyiv on Thursday that killed at least 31 people.
It included than 300 drones and eight cruise missiles, Ukrainian officials said, making the attack one of the deadliest on the capital since the war began.
The latest bloodshed comes as peace talks in the long-running war continue to flounder.
Trump said in July that Putin had 50 days to engage with a ceasefire and peace talks, or Russia would face severe tariffs targeting its oil and other exports.
On Monday, he set a new '10 or 12' day deadline. The American president then later set a new deadline, which would expire on August 8.
The Kremlin dictator has shown no indication he will stop his attempted invasion of Ukraine - or his terror strikes on civilians - despite the threat of major new sanctions on this country, and others trading oil with Russia.
On Friday, Trump sent two nuclear submarines 'closer to Russia' after accusing the Kremlin of threatening war with the US.
The US commander-in-chief announced that he had ordered the deployment of a pair of U.S. nuclear submarines amid escalating threats and rhetoric with a top Russian official over his deadline to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
The new move of the nuclear submarines to 'appropriate regions' appears mostly symbolic – the US already has a fleet of dozens of nuclear-powered subs that are constantly ready to strike in the event of a conflict.
Nevertheless, it notches up the tensions once again after Trump announced he was moving up his ultimatum for Russia to agree to end the war.
Trump told reporters on Friday: ''We had to do that. We just have to be careful. And a threat was made and we didn't think it was appropriate. So I have to be very careful.
'A threat was made by a former president of Russia, and we're going to protect our people.'
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U.S. drone completes three-day unmanned flight trial
August 3, 2025
The U.S. Navy has completed a successful three-day nonstop flight of a solar-powered unmanned aerial system (UAS), according to a Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) update issued on 29 July.
Conducted in partnership with Skydweller Aero, the 73-hour continuous flight from Stennis, Mississippi, demonstrated the Skydweller UAS’s ability to sustain solar-powered flight while maintaining communications, autonomous operation, and responsiveness to changing weather conditions.
“This demonstration is a prime example of how NAWCAD partners with industry to deliver what the fleet needs,” said Rear Admiral Todd Evans, Commander of NAWCAD.
“It also reflects the technical depth of our workforce and our ability to translate ideas into capability.”
The test validated Skydweller’s energy management system, showing that it could achieve a positive energy balance while in flight.
It also confirmed the platform’s suitability for integration into maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) networks.
“Integrating Skydweller into the Navy’s ISR architecture creates a layered and resilient network that maximizes the capabilities of all our assets,” said Bill Macchione, Special Purpose UAS lead at NAWCAD.
“This collaborative approach ensures we have the right platform for the right mission, optimizing our resources and enhancing our overall maritime domain awareness.”
The Skydweller UAS is designed for wide-area, persistent surveillance. Its ability to remain airborne for days without refueling enables traditional manned or high-performance systems to focus on time-sensitive or technically demanding missions.
NAWCAD began experimenting with Skydweller in 2020 in response to operational challenges faced by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), including illicit trafficking and border security.
The persistent flight capability supports efforts to monitor large maritime areas continuously, providing U.S. and allied forces with improved situational awareness.
Further testing of the Skydweller platform is planned for later this summer within SOUTHCOM’s area of responsibility.
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/u-s-drone-completes-three-day-unmanned-flight-trial/
https://www.skydweller.aero/
Pendleton UAS Test Range to launch military drone operations courses Published 6:00 am Sunday
August 3, 2025
PENDLETON — Fourteen thousand square miles of low-traffic airspace in Eastern Oregon soon will open for military drone training as Pendleton’s Unmanned Aerial Systems Test Range prepares to launch a new tactical drone operations program.
As part of a national push to expand drone warfare capabilities, the Pendleton UAS Test Range, in partnership with DelMar Aerospace, will provide military personnel with tactical drone training and access to secure, low-traffic airspace in northeast Oregon. This follows the July 10 memorandum“Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance” from U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directing the Pentagon to fast-track drone deployment and streamline procurement.
The move builds on President Donald Trump’s June 6 Executive Order 14307 directing federal agencies to accelerate drone rulemaking, boost domestic manufacturing and expand military drone use.
“The Department of Defense is going above and beyond this order,” Hegseth wrote.
“I am rescinding restrictive policies that hindered production and limited access to these vital technologies … and delegating authorities to procure and operate drones from the bureaucracy to our warfighters.”
According to a press release from the test range, with no red tape, Pendleton is purpose-built for tactical drone training, rapid UAS development and battlefield assembly.
Having supported more than 65,000 UAS operations, Pendleton’s cutting-edge infrastructure, experienced staff and proven track record help military units build, test and deploy drone capabilities quickly and cost-effectively, the release said.
Steve Chrisman, Pendleton airport director and economic development director, said military units and defense contractors choose Pendleton because it eliminates red tape and simplifies testing, making it easier to achieve operational success.
“Pendleton is where U.S. drone dominance is built, tested and proven,” Chrisman said. The drone training program offers modular, two-week courses at the apprentice, journeyman and master levels, priced between $2,000 and $2,500 per course.
Curriculum options include small UAS and first-person view drone operations, with instruction on Federal Aviation Administration Part 107 rules — governing the use of commercial and nonrecreational drones under 55 pounds.
Additional advanced offerings cover topics such as surveillance and reconnaissance flight planning, swarm operations, counter-UAS tactics and GPS-denied navigation.
Cole Rixe, business development manager of Pendleton UAS Test Range, said the program has generated strong industry interest.
“It’s kind of caught a storm in the industry, with a lot of people asking how they can take advantage of this opportunity,” he said.
“DelMar brought the opportunity to our attention and said, ‘Hey, you guys should try to capitalize on this and position Pendleton as the place for commanders to bring their units to train, test, build, assemble and manufacture.’”
Each course is offered at a fixed per-person rate, with options for lodging through local hotel partners or at the Oregon Army National Guard’s Rees Training Center near Hermiston.
Custom training and research-and-development programs are available to match specific unit mission profiles. Rixe said the classes are offered not only to military serving in Oregon but also to military personnel across the nation.
He added that what sets Pendleton apart is its turnkey, business-friendly setup. “You come in and we make it easy to test and operate,” he said. “The city has been doing this a long time and really knows the ins and outs of how it works.
Then with DelMar, they have a top-notch program. They operate in defense and military sectors and many of their people have served overseas or have military experience.”
The Pendleton UAS Test Range is finalizing the program and plans to announce a date soon. In the meantime, military personnel interested in enrolling can visit the test range’s website to schedule a site inspection and virtual meeting.
https://eastoregonian.com/2025/08/03/pendleton-uas-test-range-to-launch-military-drone-operations-course/
https://www.pendletonuasrange.com/military-drone-training
Thai Air Force detects drone swarms over military and government sites
Sunday, 03 Aug 2025 10:20 PM MYT
BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has detected numerous reconnaissance drones flying over military installations and government agencies across several key areas of Thailand, according to a statement posted on its official Facebook page on Saturday.
The RTAF described these flights as a serious threat and warned that the drones appear to be involved in espionage activities, potentially targeting critical military and civilian infrastructure.
Military and national security personnel have been authorised to deploy anti-drone systems and neutralise the threats immediately. Offenders may face charges of espionage, which carry severe penalties, including life imprisonment or even the death penalty.
The air force noted that drone surveillance is particularly concerning amid the ongoing tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border, as such technology poses a grave risk to both national security and public safety.
In a statement, the government advised the public to report any sightings or suspicious activity involving drones — especially those being operated illegally — via the national security hotline 1374 or by contacting their nearest government agency, available 24 hours a day. - The Nation Thailand/ANN
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2025/08/03/thai-air-force-detects-drone-swarms-over-military-and-government-sites
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/07/30/mysterious-sky-transients-potentially-tied-to-nuclear-tests-and-uap-reports/
https://sites.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/homepage.html
Mysterious Sky Transients Potentially Tied to Nuclear Tests and UAP Reports
Sunday, August 3, 2025
Astronomers have long puzzled over brief, star-like flashes in old sky surveys that appear and then vanish without explanation.
A recent study examines these transients from the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-I), conducted between 1949 and 1957.
Researchers analyzed over 100,000 such events to check for connections to above-ground nuclear weapons tests and sightings of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), often known as UFOs.
The work draws on data from that era, before the first artificial satellite launched, to explore whether these flashes relate to human activities or unexplained events.
The study, led by scientists from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Nordita at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University, covers 2,718 days.
It finds small but notable links between the transients, nuclear detonations, and UAP reports. These findings raise questions about what might cause these sky anomalies.
Background on Transients and the Sky Survey
The POSS-I used photographic plates to map the northern sky from the Palomar Observatory in California. Each plate captured light over about 50 minutes, showing stars, galaxies, and occasional unexpected bright spots.
Transients are these point-like objects that show up in one image but not in earlier or later ones of the same area.
Earlier research identified these as real observations, not just flaws in the plates. Some hypotheses suggest they could stem from natural events like cosmic rays or human-made sources.
The study considers if nuclear tests might play a role, perhaps through radiation effects or fallout creating glows in the atmosphere.
It also explores a bolder idea: that some transients might connect to UAP, especially since reports of strange aerial objects spiked around nuclear sites.
Historical records from Project Blue Book, a U.S. Air Force investigation into UAP, note sightings near test sites. Witnesses described metallic objects that could reflect sunlight, appearing as bright points if in orbit.
The paper points to specific dates, like July 19 and 25, 1952, when multiple transients aligned with the famous Washington, D.C., UAP wave, where radar and visual sightings lasted hours.
Study Hypotheses
The researchers tested two main ideas. First, transients might link to nuclear weapons tests by the U.S., Soviet Union, and Britain.
Explosions could produce charged particles or other effects visible as flashes. Second, transients could associate with UAP sightings more broadly.
If UAP are physical objects, they might appear as transients when high up or in orbit before descending.
To check these, the team looked at daily data: presence of transients (yes or no), their total count, nuclear test dates, and UAP reports from a database called UFOCAT.
This database collects witness accounts from various sources, focusing on independent sightings from different locations.
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Methods Used
The transient data came from automated scans of POSS-I plates, identifying over 107,000 events. Each had to be a star-like point absent in prior and later images, with no matches in modern surveys like Pan-STARRS or Gaia.
Nuclear test dates were pulled from public lists, creating a “window” of the test day plus one day before and after. This accounted for possible timing offsets.
UAP data involved cleaning the UFOCAT entries to remove duplicates, counting unique reports per day based on location.
The combined dataset spanned November 19, 1949, to April 28, 1957. Analyses used statistical tests suited to skewed data, like chi-square for yes/no links and correlations for counts. They also modeled how UAP numbers might predict transient counts.
Key Results
Transients appeared on 310 days, about 11% of the period, with counts ranging from 1 to over 4,500 per day, though most days had none.
Nuclear tests happened on 124 days. UAP reports occurred on nearly 90% of days, averaging about 3-4 independent sightings when present.
A link emerged between nuclear tests and UAP: more sightings within test windows.
For transients and tests, flashes were 45% more likely within a test window. Days in windows had higher transient counts too.
Table 1 shows the breakdown: Within a Nuclear Testing Window? Transient Observed?
Differences are significant (p = 0.008).
For transients and UAP, a positive correlation existed, stronger on days with transients (rho = 0.138). Each extra UAP report tied to an 8.5% rise in transients.
Combining factors, days with both UAP and a test window showed the most transients.
Table 2 presents estimated means:
All differences significant (p < 0.001).
Discussion of Findings
These results support ties between transients, nuclear activity, and UAP. Associations persist even after 1953, when UAP reports at nuclear sites dropped, though transients in test windows stopped after 1956.
The links challenge simple explanations like plate defects, as those wouldn’t correlate with distant events. Instead, possibilities include atmospheric effects from tests or, more speculatively, UAP as orbiting objects drawn to nuclear sites.
Small effect sizes likely stem from data noise: automated transient detection might include errors, UAP reports vary in reliability, and the observatory views only part of the sky. Future work could refine detection with AI and validate UAP data better.
https://newspaceeconomy.ca/2025/07/30/mysterious-sky-transients-potentially-tied-to-nuclear-tests-and-uap-reports/
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https://www.sootoday.com/columns/remember-this/from-smoke-rings-to-silver-discs-ufos-over-algoma-11028617
From smoke rings to silver discs: UFOs over Algoma, Wisconsin
August 3, 2025
Flying saucers. The term evokes thoughts of government conspiracies, little green men, the X-Files, or maybe even Lost in Space. But do you remember the UFO craze that swept the country – and Sault Ste. Marie?
Mysterious disc-shaped objects have been seen in the sky since at least medieval times.
However, they entered public consciousness in a big way on June 24, 1947, when pilot Kenneth Arnold claimed to have seen multiple saucer-shaped flying objects travelling through the sky in Washington State.
In the wake of this incident, public reports of flying saucer sightings spiked.
On July 8, 1947 – the same day as the Roswell Army Air Field in New Mexico reported they had “come into the possession of a Flying Saucer” – the Sault Daily Star bemoaned the lack of local sightings.
In an editorial, they jokingly claimed that “Algomans may be charged with having no pride in their district if no volunteer comes forward soon to report having spotted one of these ‘flying saucers.’
Just about every other area on the continent can claim the distinction of a resident who saw one.”
As it turned out, the Star didn’t have to wait long. On July 11, they reported that a Timmins man saw “a ring in the sky…. It was very clear and looked like a large smoke ring.
It stayed together and appeared to be moving very fast.” The following day, reports emerged of another flying saucer sighting near Pine Island.
By July 22, a Sault Ste. Marie woman claimed to have seen a saucer in town: “I saw, whizzing by on edge at incredible speed over the north side of the city, travelling from east to west, a dark object resembling in shape and size a pie plate revolving at terrific speed.
Its flight lasted only a few seconds. Then it disappeared in the west. About 30 seconds after it vanished, I heard a whizzing sound like a circular saw in motion.”
Anticipating a skeptical response, she ended her description by clarifying, “I’m not weak-minded or weak-eyed and I swear on my honour that the above statement is true in every detail.”
By September, Hawk Junction got in on the excitement, with reports of a flying saucer resembling “a huge ball of fire” in the sky.
Even the small community of Franz reported seeing an eerie object in the sky – although news reporters were quick to note this was likely an atmospheric phenomenon.
As the 1940s ended, so too did the spate of local flying saucer sightings. However, the lull was short-lived, and in 1952, news broke again of people seeing “bright shiny balls flashing across the sky, towing tiny white clouds.”
This time, there was a clear answer: jets flying from a field in Michigan. However, it was the first in another trend of reported sightings: flying saucers in Thessalon, an “egg-shaped” craft over Bruce Mines, a silver craft over Wawa, and a glowing object over Pointe des Chenes.
At least some were assumed to be weather balloons launched by the U.S. Weather Bureau, with the organization even warning that new balloons were likely to “bring a rash of flying saucer tales.”
As time went on, news reports had expanded beyond just describing odd objects in the sky; they also focused on the people researching them. In December 1957, the Sault Daily Star profiled Allan Coggon, who was in the process of building and refining his own telescope with the goal of spotting UFOs.
Coggon led a fascinating life beyond his celestial pursuits. In WWII, he served in the RCAF as a bomber pilot, and he was decorated for his service. He would remain an advocate for veterans throughout his life.
Post-war, he continued to fly, working as a commercial and private pilot, which included setting up and leading Algoma Steel’s air service.
He wrote two books – one a memoir of his time in the war, and the other a military history book about the civilian air detection crews who defended possible targets, including the Sault Ste. Marie locks.
The latter book even became the basis for a documentary by the War Amps.
Coggon also had a clear passion for the stars. The Sault Daily Star described how Coggan opted to build a reflecting telescope, grinding and polishing his own lenses, in a display of “exacting work” with “a tolerance of ten millionths of an inch.”
The homemade instrument provided enough detail that he could make out the polar cap on Mars and, possibly, even a dust storm on the surface of the red planet. On a clear evening, Mr. and Mrs. Coggon would set up the telescope in the front yard and invite neighbours walking by to look at the sky.
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While Coggon wouldn’t answer one way or another whether he believed in aliens, he spent countless hours searching the night sky. And he told the Sault Daily Star that “[it wasn’t his] intention to look at astral bodies.”
The Sault Daily Star also ran ads for organizations looking to bring like-minded extraterrestrial searchers together. In May 1960, the Dwarsault Observation Club was looking for members aged 17 to 20 to help fulfill its mandate: investigating reports of flying saucers.
Interested parties were to fill out a form and return it to a Hudson Street address. The organization – which boasted an expert director, a typewriter, a planetarium, books, and “saucer materials” – would be in touch.
This organization was founded in 1959 by Norman Ouellette, who would also go on to become a Mormon missionary, an Algoma Genealogical Society spokesperson, and a watercolour artist.
The group operated out of his basement and was known by various names, including the Flying Saucer Club and the Saucer Observation Club.
Members hailing from both sides of the river would keep a “constant watch for unidentified flying objects over this area.” They would also track down and investigate any reports that came their way.
In an interview with the Sault Daily Star, Ouellette described how he was aware of “several objects [that] had been sighted over the Sault for which no logical explanation could be given.”
Ouellette had considered the possibility of weather balloons, military operations, and more, none of which were validated by officials.
He also highlighted the importance of research, saying that the club took care to make sure reported incidents were legitimate and not a hoax.
By June 1960, membership opened to a wider audience: “The Soo’s own Flying Saucer Club is now taking older people for better opinions and investigating,” read one classified ad.
Around the same time, a woman looked at the sky above Sault Ste. Marie and caught sight of a formation of six jets. She ran inside to get her camera and returned to see a small silver object in the sky, moving faster than the jets.
After it disappeared came “a noise like a plane breaking the sound barrier.” Later in the day, local news would report that a “shock wave” had been caused by US Air Force planes flying in the area.
However, she couldn’t shake the thought of the smaller, silver craft – which, as it turns out, was briefly visible in the footage she recorded: approximately one and a half seconds of it flying into view, turning around, and leaving as if pushed by rays of light.
She contacted the Flying Saucer Club, which took her report very seriously: “They told me not to tell anyone else and that they’d take care of it.”
However, short of sharing the footage with other flying saucer clubs in Southern Ontario, she wasn’t sure what the club had done with it.
She contacted the Sault Daily Star in May 1961, showing the footage to a reporter. The reporter, in turn, attempted to get broader attention for the video.
The RCAF declared flying saucers non-existent and wasn’t interested in pursuing them, and a weekly magazine wasn’t interested in picking up the story either.
However, the Kincheloe Air Force Base was interested and arranged for a meeting. In attendance were the woman who recorded it, her husband, the base commander, a Pentagon official, and more.
None of them had an explanation for what appeared to be a flying saucer.
Somewhat excited, the officials forwarded the video to Washington for further evaluation. The woman was told to be prepared to go in for more questioning, either by the Canadian or the American governments.
Norman Ouellette of the Flying Saucer Club wrote to the Sault Star to defend his club’s role in the matter, stating that he did not forward the footage on to government officials because “they had been sent such films before, and never returned.”
And as for the footage in question, it’s not clear what became of it once it was sent to Washington for evaluation.
Over the years, there continued to be sightings of UFOs and flying saucers in the area, although with less excitement and fanfare than during the 1940s through the early 60s.
However, people continue to watch the skies – for known and unknown objects – in a testament to our fascination with the universe beyond the confines of our planet.
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https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/majestic-12/
FBI File: Majestic-12
July 31, 2025
Background
Majestic 12 is the purported code name of a secret committee of scientists, military leaders, and government officials, supposedly formed in 1947 by an executive order of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
The purpose of the committee was to investigate UFO activity in the aftermath of the Roswell incident – the purported crash of an alien spaceship near Roswell, New Mexico, in July 1947.
This alleged committee is an important part of the UFO conspiracy theory of an ongoing government cover up of UFO information.
Document Archive
The following FBI files were requested, which are the alleged members of MJ-12 and even the FBI’s file on MJ-12 itself.
Although some of these files may have nothing to do with UFOs or MJ-12, these are the alleged members and are archived here.
Original Alleged MJ-12 Members
Subject concerns an FBI inquiry into a possible unauthorized disclosure of classified information when a document marked “Top Secret” was made public.
According to the FBI, the investigation was closed after it was learned that the document was completely “bogus.”
Lloyd Viel Berkner (February 1, 1905, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin – June 4, 1967, in Washington, D.C.) was an American physicist and engineer.
He was one of the inventors of the measuring device that since has become standard at ionospheric stations because it measures the height and electron density of the ionosphere.
The data obtained in the worldwide net of such instruments were important for the developing theory of short wave radio propagation to which Berkner himself gave important contributions.Additional information was found at the FBI, that originated at the CIA.
The FBI forwarded these records to the CIA for review, and declassification, and the CIA information me that all material on Berkner is classified. Berkner, Lloyd CIA Documents Denial Letter – [ 2 Pages, 0.5 MB ]
Detlev Bronk Bronk, Detlev – [ 248 Pages, 7.18 MB ] – Detlev Wulf Bronk (August 13, 1897 – November 17, 1975) was a prominent American scientist, educator, and administrator. He is credited with establishing biophysics as a recognized discipline.
Bronk served as President of Johns Hopkins University from 1949 to 1953 and as President of the The Rockefeller University from 1953 to 1968. Bronk also held the presidency of the National Academy of Sciences between 1950 and 1962.
Please note: According to the FBI, more pages exist on Bronk and are being sent to another government agency for release. Will post when available.
Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890 – June 28, 1974) was an American engineer, inventor and science administrator, whose most important contribution was as head of the U.S. Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD) during World War II, through which almost all wartime military R&D was carried out, including initiation and early administration of the Manhattan Project.
He is also known in engineering for his work on analog computers, for founding Raytheon, and for the memex, an adjustable microfilm viewer with a structure analogous to that of the World Wide Web.
Bush was also an alleged member of the Majestic-12 (MJ-12) group. Please note: As admitted by the FBI, an entire file on Bush was destroyed.
According to the FBI: “One record (161-BS-1452) which may be responsive to your FOIA request was destroyed in April of 1998.”
James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense.
Forrestal was a supporter of naval battle groups centered on aircraft carriers. In 1954, the world’s first supercarrier was named USS Forrestal in his honor, as is the headquarters of the United States Department of Energy.
He is also the namesake of the Forrestal Lecture Series at the United States Naval Academy, which brings prominent military and civilian leaders to speak to the Brigade of Midshipmen, and of the James Forrestal Campus of Princeton University in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey.
Gordon Gray (May 30, 1909 – November 26, 1982) was an official in the government of the United States during the administrations of Harry Truman (1945–53) and Dwight Eisenhower (1953–61) associated with defense and national security.
Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter (May 8, 1897 – June 18, 1982) was the third director of the post-World War II United States Central Intelligence Group (CIG), the third Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), and the first director of the Central Intelligence Agency created by the National Security Act of 1947.
He served as DCI and director of the CIG and the CIA from May 1, 1947 to October 7, 1950 and after his retirement from the United States Navy was a member of the board of governors of National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) from 1957 to 1962.
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Jerome Clarke Hunsaker (August 26, 1886 – September 10, 1984) was an American airman born in Creston, Iowa, and educated at the Naval Academy and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.According to the FBI, Hunsaker’s file was destroyed September 24, 2004
Donald Howard Menzel (April 11, 1901 – December 14, 1976) was one of the first theoretical astronomers and astrophysicists in the US.
He discovered the physical properties of the solar chromosphere, the chemistry of stars, the atmosphere of Mars, and the nature of gaseous nebulae.
Robert Miller Montague (August 7, 1899 – February 20, 1958) was a Lieutenant General in the United States Army.
He achieved prominence as the deputy commander of Fort Bliss, Texas and commander of the Sandia Missile Base in New Mexico during the start of modern ufology and head of the U.S. Caribbean Command.
The FBI claims that they could not find a file on Montague.
Sidney William Souers (March 30, 1892 – January 14, 1973) was an American admiral and intelligence expert. ear Admiral Souers was appointed as the first Director of Central Intelligence on January 23, 1946 by President Harry S. Truman.
Prior to this, as Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence, Souers had been one of the architects of the system that came into being with the President’s directive. He had written the intelligence chapter of the Eberstadt Report, which advocated a unified intelligence system.
Toward the end of 1945, when the competing plans for a national intelligence system were deadlocked, Souers’ views had come to the attention of the President, and he seems to have played a role in breaking the impasse.
Nathan Farragut Twining, (October 11, 1897 – March 29, 1982) was a United States Air Force General, born in Monroe, Wisconsin. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force from 1953 until 1957.
As Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1957 to 1960 he was the first member of the Air Force to serve in that role.
Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (January 24, 1899 – April 2, 1954) was a U.S. Air Force general, its second Chief of Staff, and second Director of Central Intelligence.
During World War II, Vandenberg was the commanding general of the Ninth Air Force, a tactical air force in England and in France, supporting the Army, from August 1944 until V-E Day.
Vandenberg Air Force Base on the central coast of California is named for General Vandenberg. In 1946, he was briefly the U.S. Chief of Military Intelligence.
He was the nephew of Arthur H. Vandenberg, a former U.S. Senator from Michigan.
Other Alleged MJ-12 Members
Karl Taylor Compton (September 14, 1887 – June 22, 1954) was a prominent American physicist and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1930 to 1948.
According to the FBI, Compton’s file was destroyed August 30, 2006.
Eric Arthur Walker (April 29, 1910 – February 17, 1995) was president of the Pennsylvania State University from 1956 to 1970 and a founding member of the National Academy of Engineering.
Born in Long Eaton, England, Dr. Walker earned a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University in Electrical Engineering, a Masters Degree in business administration, and doctorate in general science and engineering from Harvard.
During World War II, Walker was associate director of the Underwater Sound Laboratory, initially located at Harvard, but relocated to the campus of Penn State University.
Dr. Walker remained at Penn State, becoming head of the Department of Electrical Engineering, then Dean of the College of Engineering and Architecture in 1951.
Next Dr. Walker became vice president for research at Penn State in 1956, and President of the University, also in 1956.
He was allegedly identified by scientist Dr. Robert Sarbacher as one of the members of a team invited in 1950 to Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) to be briefed on the details of a UFO crash recovery and retrieval.
According to the FBI, there may have been additional records on Walker, but they were destroyed on 5/29/1979 and on 1/10/1988.’
In addition to the documents destroyed, there was an additional single page of material found at the IRS. According to the IRS, the document is classified/exempted under exemption (b)(3) under the FOIA, and is entirely withheld.
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Squid-shaped UFO spotted over Dallas, Texas; netizens stunned
Updated: Aug 03, 2025, 17:14 IST
A video has been making the rounds on the internet, claiming that a UFO was spotted over Dallas, Texas. Social media accounts on X shared videos, saying, "squid-shaped UFO" spotted over Texas.
“SQUID SHAPED UFO SPOTTED OVER DALLAS, TEXAS," DramaAlert shared the video with this caption.
People started asking Grok in the comment section, asking, "Grok, is this footage real?" Another asked, "Why are aliens only in the USA?"
One of the users joked, "It's just the interdimensional imp from Superman". Another believed it to be true, writing, "Looks real".
One user even asked, "Why is it only over the US when they're spotted?" Some people also shared funny GIFs in the comment section, making fun of the news as they claimed it was an AI-generated video.
Last month, the internet went crazy after a video of what looked to be "UFO sending down a giant beam" was shared on social media.
Some people claimed that it was simply a tall electric pole, while others said that the people recording would have known if it was a pole, as the sighting happened just near their home.
In the last few years, alien-related news and its sightings have become an everyday thing in Texas, US. However, some claims have been proven out as "false" as they were just some phenomena or weird clouds.
In June, another UFO was sighted, as claimed by the netizens.
“A video posted on June 9th out of Dallas, Texas, in the United States, shows a group of neighbors witnessing what appears to be a UFO sending down a giant beam of light, casting chaos and excitement around the group,” according to a viral video post.
According to some reports, Houston has had the most UFO sightings in Texas history. Since 1995, Houston has recorded around 435 UFO sightings. Moreover, apart from Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas and El Paso have also spotted UFOs.
https://www.wionews.com/world/-why-are-aliens-only-in-usa-squid-shaped-ufo-spotted-over-dallas-texas-netizens-stunned-watch-video-1754220857316
https://twitter.com/DramaAlert/status/1951719327025295456
https://www.youtube.com/@RedPandaKoalaBackupChannel
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Alex Jones and Ian Carrol on the "possibly alien interstellar object"
Aug 3, 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x7O3xDT_EQ
"There's a lot more activity right now. Bobby has been briefed." FBI to Dr Robert Malone
Aug 3, 2025
"There's a lot more activity right now. Bobby has been briefed."
Dr Rober Malone says FBI agents informed him UFO activity is increasing and that RFK Jr has been briefed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23FLKJg9B6M
Aliens spotted in Oakleigh
3 August 2025 8:51am
Anyone strolling through Eaton Mall in Oakleigh last Friday may have done a double-take — aliens were wandering between the Greek cafés and shops.
Well… not quite. They were street performers dressed in mirror suits who looked like they’d just landed from another planet
Despite the biting cold, the roaming performers brought warmth and excitement to the mall, drawing the attention of young and old.
Many paused to take selfies with the shimmering “aliens”, though one small dog — belonging to residents Maria and Yianna — wasn’t convinced and barked furiously, perhaps determined to sound the alarm on an alien invasion.
The performers were in Oakleigh to promote a series of upcoming shows at Eaton Mall over the coming weekends, running until August 17.
Oakleigh POP-UPS is a program supported by the City of Monash that offers performances that delight locals and visitors alike.
Surprise appearances from street artists are expected throughout the mall, catching shoppers, coffee lovers and diners off guard in the best way possible.
A highlight of the series will be the appearance of roaming statues, evoking the grace of Ancient Greek sculpture — a nod to Oakleigh’s strong Hellenic character.
Among the performers are Apostolis Kasparidis and Eleni Karos.
https://neoskosmos.com/en/2025/08/03/news/community/aliens-spotted-in-oakleigh/
The Greada Treaty | America's Alien Alliance | (STRIPPED)
Jul 26, 2025
On February 20, 1954, President Eisenhower vanished for an entire night. The official story claimed a dental emergency, but that was a lie.
The President was at Edwards Air Force Base for the most important meeting in human history. Two alien races had arrived on Earth, each offering humanity a different path forward.
Eisenhower made his choice. The consequences of that decision have remained hidden for seventy years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPxOHRySFRM