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Leaked IDF Intelligence Reveals ‘Extreme Rate of Slaughter’ of Gaza Civilians
Aug 21st, 2025, 2:30 pm
Figures leaked from a classified Israeli database revealed that the number of combatants confirmed to have been killed in Gaza is far lower than previously claimed.
A joint investigation by the Guardian and Israeli-Palestinian outlet +972 Magazine found that the internal intelligence database used by the Israeli Defense Forces to record the deaths of militants from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) deemed 7,330 militants have been confirmed killed while 1,570 were recorded as “probably dead.”
According to the +972 report, intelligence sources said the database is considered by the IDF to be “the only authoritative tally of militant casualty figures.”
The Gaza Health Ministry death toll numbers — which have been questioned publicly by Israel, but according to reports are are considered reliable by the IDF internally — do not differentiate between militant and civilian deaths.
But by comparing both the health ministry numbers and the data obtained from the Israeli intelligence database, an approximate civilian casualty ratio for the war can be calculated.
If all deaths recorded in the internal database are the total for militant deaths, then more than 83 percent of deaths in Gaza have been non-combatant civilians.
This number spikes even higher to 86 percent civilian death rate if you discount “probably dead” militants.
These figures sharply contradict previous statements made by army officials about the ratio of militant to civilian deaths.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed last year that the IDF has achieved the “lowest ratio of civilian to combatant deaths in the history of modern urban warfare.”
Media figures have also pushed the claim that the war in Gaza, launched by Israel in response to the Oct. 7 massacre by Hamas that killed more than 1,200 people, most of them civilians, is being carried out in an exceedingly cautious way. Commentator Douglas Murray argued to Joe Rogan in April that “one innocent Gazan has been killed for every one terrorist.”
Alan Dershowitz defended Israel’s actions in a recent opinion piece in part by claiming that “the ratio of civilian to combatant deaths, [which] is lower for Israel than for any army facing comparable enemies.”
Yet this new leaked Israeli intelligence yields a civilian death rate described in the report as “an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare.”
Indeed, when compared to other conflicts, the civilian death rate would put Gaza above other particularly brutal campaigns — including conflicts in Aleppo, Bosnia, and Syria.
Intelligence sources explained to +972 that the total number of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives killed would likely be higher than the Israeli intelligence data shows.
This is due to the fact that the database itself does not include any operatives killed who could not be identified by name, nor does it record those in Gazans who took part in the fighting but were not officially members of either militant group.
That said, +972 points out that estimates of the true death toll in Gaza is considerably higher than the one reported by the health ministry.
Studies, including one by The Lancet, have suggested the death toll in Gaza is considerably higher than the tally provided by the health ministry.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/leaked-idf-intelligence-reveals-extreme-rate-of-slaughter-of-gaza-civilians/
==IDF tells medical authorities, aid organizations to prep for civilian evacuation from Gaza City
August 21, 2025 3:12 pm
The military says it has begun to give “initial warnings” to medical authorities and international organizations in the northern Gaza Strip, ahead of the planned offensive in Gaza City.
The IDF says that as part of its preparations to evacuate the civilian population from Gaza City to the Strip’s south, officers of COGAT’s Coordination and Liaison Administration to Gaza on Tuesday told medical officials and aid groups in the northern part of the enclave “to prepare for the population’s movement to the southern Gaza Strip.”
“This requires you to prepare a plan for transferring medical equipment from north to south, so that you can provide care for all patients in the southern Strip and prepare the hospitals to receive patients coming from the north,” the officer says.
“It is important to us that you receive this from an official source. We are going to provide you with a place to be, whether it is a field hospital or any other hospital,” he adds.
The IDF says the officers emphasized to the medical officials that “the hospital infrastructures in the southern Gaza Strip are being adapted for the absorption of the sick and wounded, alongside an increased entry of necessary medical equipment in accordance with the requests of the international aid organizations.”
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-tells-medical-aid-organizations-to-prep-for-civilian-evacuation-from-gaza-city/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-acknowledges-failure-in-hamas-attack-on-south-gaza-army-encampment/
IDF acknowledges ‘failure’ in Hamas attack on south Gaza army encampment
August 21, 2025 12:30 pm
The Israel Defense Forces said Thursday that it was a “failure” that Hamas gunmen managed to breach an army encampment — including a building where troops were stationed
— the previous day in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, despite the soldiers managing to fight back and successfully repel the attack, killing around 15 of the operatives.
According to the findings of an IDF probe of the incident, the Hamas operatives emerged from a tunnel some 40-50 meters from the military post, which served troops of the Kfir Infantry Brigade and the 188th Armored Brigade’s 74th Battalion.
The tunnel had been known to the military, and part of it — including a main shaft– had been demolished previously. The gunmen apparently dug out a new shaft using the existing underground passage during the attack.
The gunmen split into three groups, with one stationed on a dirt mound for suppressive fire, the second heading into a building in the encampment that was not occupied by any soldiers, and the third attacking a building that had a platoon of soldiers stationed in it.
The platoon commander and another soldier heard noise from outside the building and headed out, where they came under fire from the Hamas gunmen.
The officer then ran back inside and awakened other soldiers who had been sleeping, and they all took up positions inside the building.
Two Hamas gunmen breached the building where the troops were stationed. The operatives hurled grenades and opened fire as the soldiers shot back, in an exchange of fire that lasted around five minutes.
Fighting also took place outside the building with additional gunmen from the same group.
At least one of the gunmen was killed by the soldiers in the building, while the other fled and was killed outside, according to the IDF’s probe.
Three soldiers were injured in the exchange of fire, one seriously and two lightly. The seriously wounded soldier’s condition has since improved.
Meanwhile, a tank of the 74th Battalion shelled the empty building that the gunmen had entered, after spotting RPG fire from it, killing at least two of them.
A different tank spotted a Hamas operative inside the encampment who was preparing to fire an RPG, and ran him over.
Another operative was killed by the tanks nearby, and around three hours later — long after the main part of the fighting had ended — another gunman was spotted trying to flee and was killed by the armored forces.
Fighting inside the encampment lasted no longer than 10 minutes before the gunmen began attempting to flee back to the tunnel, according to the IDF’s probe. Israeli Air Force drones and helicopters were also dispatched and struck the fleeing gunmen.
In all, some eight Hamas gunmen were killed inside the post and in the area surrounding it, and around another seven operatives — who had been launching mortars — were eliminated on the outskirts, mainly by airstrikes.
Approximately eight gunmen managed to flee back to the tunnel, the IDF probe found.
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The IDF found that the gunmen were well-armed, with assault rifles, RPGs, grenades, and explosive devices.
The military also found a stretcher left behind by the operatives inside the empty building, which it assessed was intended to be used to kidnap a wounded soldier.
Despite successfully repelling the attack, the military said it was a failure that the gunmen had managed to infiltrate the encampment without being noticed.
The army had set up an ambush in the area in recent days after spotting suspicious movement, though it did not prove useful in spotting the operatives who carried out the attack.
The IDF described it as a “complex event,” but said the “bravery, determination, and initiative of the troops,” combined with support from the Israeli Air Force, managed to turn the tables.
The chief of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor, toured the site on Wednesday with senior officers, conducting an initial debriefing.
The IDF said Asor praised the troops’ actions, while pointing out “gaps that emerged… from which lessons must be learned and implemented quickly, in light of Hamas’s attempts to harm our forces.”
Hamas’s military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, took responsibility for the attack in a statement, claiming that its gunmen “stormed the site” and carried out a suicide bombing.
Al-Qassam claimed to have targeted several tanks with explosive devices and RPGs, and hit several buildings in the encampment being used by the IDF soldiers, using RPGs and machine-gun fire.
“A number of fighters stormed the houses and finished off a number of occupation soldiers inside from point-blank range with light weapons and hand grenades,” the terror group claimed, despite no Israeli soldiers having been killed in the incident.
The terror group also claimed to have carried out sniper fire that “fatally wounded” the commander of a tank, and that it carried out mortar shelling in the area “to secure the withdrawal of the fighters.”
“Upon the arrival of the rescue force, one of the martyrs detonated himself among the soldiers, leaving them dead and wounded,” Al-Qassam claimed.
During the war, Hamas has repeatedly made exaggerated claims regarding its operations against IDF troops in Gaza.
The incident on Wednesday marked a rare case of a relatively large cell of operatives attempting to attack an IDF post. Last month, a cell of at least 12 gunmen tried to attack an IDF logistics road in Khan Younis.
Wednesday’s attack came as the IDF was gearing up for a major offensive against Hamas in Gaza City.
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IDF seizes hundreds of weapons in southern Syria
Aug. 21, 2025
Israeli troops seized more than 300 weapons and detained several individuals suspected of involvement in arms trading and smuggling during a targeted raid on commando outposts of the former Syrian regime on Wednesday.
The operation took place on the slopes of Mount Hermon in southern Syria, part of ongoing military activities near the border with Israel’s Golan Heights since the fall of the Assad regime and the rise of the new Sunni Islamist regime in Damascus.
The suspects apprehended and questioned were engaged in weapons trading and smuggling from Syria to neighboring Lebanon, according to the IDF.
“The brigade’s troops continue to work in the area to protect the security of the citizens of the State of Israel and the residents of the Golan Heights in particular,” the IDF statement said.
Four IDF soldiers were lightly wounded when a “combat device” exploded during operational activity in southern Syria on Wednesday, the military said.
The soldiers were evacuated to a hospital and their families notified. The IDF is investigating the circumstances of the incident.
On Monday, a group of some 10 Israeli Jewish activists from northern Samaria briefly crossed into Syrian territory before being escorted back across the border by Israeli soldiers.
On Aug. 10, Israeli forces arrested a weapons trafficker during an overnight operation in southern Syria.
The arms dealer was apprehended in the Tarangah area of the Quneitra Governorate following intelligence-gathering and surveillance, the military said. The suspect was interrogated and forces confiscated weapons found at the site.
Paratroopers from the 226th Brigade, operating under the 210th Division and in coordination with field investigators from Military Intelligence Unit 504, carried out the operation.
The region has seen several recent Israeli military incursions aimed at keeping hostile elements away from the Golan Heights border. Earlier this month, the IDF completed an operation targeting weapons trafficking networks in the Hader area.
Acting on intelligence information and an in-depth field investigation, IDF soldiers simultaneously raided four locations, uncovering a cache of weapons.
Troops from the 210th Division remain deployed in the area to prevent the entrenchment of terrorist elements in Syria, with the stated goal of protecting Israeli civilians—particularly residents of the Golan Heights.
In addition to ground forces, the Israeli Air Force is active on the Syrian front. It recently conducted a strike on a vehicle carrying a heavy machine gun in southern Syria.
This strike followed the targeted killing in Lebanon of two senior terrorists linked to attacks originating in Syria.
https://www.jns.org/idf-seizes-hundreds-of-weapons-in-southern-syria/
https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1958454173134885130
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-864882
Inside Israel-Syria meeting in Paris: Talks on de-escalating southern Syria, IDF withdrawal
Updated: AUGUST 21, 2025 11:38
In a move described as surprising and unprecedented in recent years, Damascus disclosed a meeting between Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani and an Israeli delegation in Paris, held under indirect American auspices.
The discussions focused on issues related to southern Syria and the withdrawal from the Golan Heights.
The meeting, for which the names of the Israeli participants were not announced, highlights a new phase of diplomatic engagement between Damascus and Jerusalem amid rapidly evolving regional and international dynamics.
According to details obtained by The Media Line, the meeting was an extension of a prior Paris talks held a few weeks earlier that failed to achieve any tangible breakthrough.
However, this second round carried greater significance, with Damascus confirming that it discussed “sensitive files related to internal stability and the territorial integrity of Syria, particularly in the south, which has witnessed escalating tensions in recent months.”
One of the main issues discussed was Israel’s potential withdrawal from the Golan Heights, which was one of the conditions of a 1974 ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States under UN sponsorship.
The agreement ended a round of military confrontations in the Golan Heights and established a buffer zone monitored by the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force.
In recent years, however, repeated violations - driven by internal Syrian tensions and Israeli operations inside Syrian territory - have weakened the agreement’s effectiveness and reduced the UN’s ability to maintain long-term stability.
Since the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011, any official channels between Damascus and Jerusalem have remained frozen, while Israel continued to conduct frequent air and missile strikes inside Syria, citing the need to counter the influence of Iran and its allies.
In contrast, Damascus has consistently described these strikes as “illegal attacks” and attempts to impose new on-the-ground requirements.
Talks focus on three areas
A source at the Syrian Foreign Ministry told The Media Line that the talks with Israel focused on three main areas.
The first was reactivating the 1974 ceasefire agreement, with an emphasis on ensuring mutual respect for separation lines and halting unilateral military operations that could destabilize the region.
The second area was the situation in southern Syria, particularly in Sweida governorate, which has witnessed recent security unrest amid accusations that regional actors are attempting to exploit tensions to impose a new status quo.
The third area involved humanitarian and security concerns, including refugee issues and drug trafficking across the southern border, a matter of heightened focus for the United States and its allies in recent months.
The source emphasized that the meeting was held away from the public eye, with a French diplomatic team providing logistical support. At the same time, Washington played the role of “observer and facilitator” without direct participation at the table.
A spokesperson for the Syrian Foreign Ministry told The Media Line:
“The dialogue that took place in Paris falls within Syria’s firm commitment to preserving its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Minister al-Shaibani discussed with the other side issues related to de-escalation in southern Syria and the revival of the withdrawal agreement, which forms the basis for stability in the region.
We are open to any effort that guarantees the rights of the Syrian people and preserves their security, but we also affirm that any understanding will not come at the expense of national sovereignty or the unity of Syrian territory.”
Dr. Hani Nasser, professor of international relations at the University of Amman, told The Media Line that the meeting “represents an important diplomatic turn, even if it occurred under indirect American mediation.”
He added: “Damascus is attempting to send a clear message that it is not isolated and that it is capable of engaging in dialogue with its historical adversary if it serves the country’s stability.
From the Israeli side, there appears to be growing recognition that continuing to ignore Damascus is no longer feasible, given the complexities of southern Syria and the interwoven Iranian and Russian influence there.”
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However, political analyst Lama Khalil from the Middle East Studies Center in Beirut said the meetings are “closer to a political maneuver than a strategic step.”
She explained: “Damascus needs to demonstrate political activity to both domestic and foreign audiences while facing immense economic and social pressures.
Israel benefits from the meeting by enhancing its image in Washington as a responsible party seeking stability. P
ractically, nothing will change on the ground unless there is an official negotiation process involving influential international actors who commit to the outcomes.”
Syrian authorities sought to link the meeting to sensitive domestic issues, including the situation in Sweida, stressing their ability to manage the southern conflict through political means rather than only security measures.
The message was aimed mainly at local public opinion and at actors who believe government control is weak in some areas.
The meeting coincided with Arab efforts to reintegrate Damascus into the diplomatic scene, particularly after Syria’s readmission to the Arab League last year.
For Syria, opening - even unofficially - dialogue with Israel could grant additional leverage in its relations with Gulf countries, Jordan, and Egypt, which closely monitor the southern issue.
On the international stage, the meeting is seen as part of a US attempt to maintain regional balances and prevent southern Syria from sliding into open confrontations, which could provide Moscow or Tehran with greater maneuvering space.
Nevertheless, Washington has not indicated any readiness to change its core policies toward Damascus, including sanctions.
Despite the media buzz, most analysts stress that the Paris meeting remains largely symbolic.
The United States has not altered its official policy of isolation and sanctions, Israel has not committed to halting its military operations inside Syria, and Damascus has not shown readiness to enter a broader political track beyond local security arrangements.
Thus, while significant symbolically, these talks remain limited in practical effect unless they evolve into wider negotiations sponsored by international powers with clear commitments.
The Paris meeting between Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Al-Shaibani and the Israeli delegation, under indirect US oversight, marks a notable point in Syrian-Israeli relations, but it is not a strategic shift. Rather, it represents a pause in a highly tense region.
Through this initiative, Damascus sought to show that it remains an unavoidable player able to open political channels, even behind the scenes.
Israel aimed to signal a willingness to reduce escalation if clear security guarantees were in place.
Washington, meanwhile, appeared content with its observer role, keeping lines of communication open without committing to concrete steps.
In the end, the Paris meetings reflect a complex regional and international reality in which security interests are closely tied to political stakes.
For now, such gatherings remain largely symbolic, with open questions about whether they will develop into a practical diplomatic track capable of reshaping the region’s rules of the game.
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Mysterious 'UFO' caught hovering over Disney World before vanishing into the darkness: 'It's aliens'
August 21, 2025
Visitors at Disney World's Epcot got an unexpected sight recently when a glowing orb appeared over the amusement park.
Morgan Huelsman, digital director of The Bobby Bones Show and a Tennessee resident, told the radio show that she and her boyfriend were sitting on a patio waiting for the fireworks when a very bright light suddenly appeared.
After searching online and finding no information about drones or satellites in the area, Huelsman described the object as a 'UFO,' adding, 'definitely a UFO with aliens.'
The video she captured quickly spread online, sparking speculation from social media users.
One user noted that a rocket launch from nearby Cape Canaveral had occurred earlier in the week, suggesting it could explain the sighting.
The Bobby Bones Show's X account also commented, emphasizing, 'It was never moving.'
The clip shows a bright light hovering over Huelsman's head in the black night sky.
However, it is unclear whether the object was moving, as the video was not shot steadily, and the date of the recording is unknown.
SpaceX did launch a batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on August 18, about 60 miles from Disney World.
The park has long been a hotspot for UFO reports, likely due to its proximity to NASA's launch sites.
This is not the first unusual sighting in Epcot. In December 2024, visitors reported a glowing red orb in the sky.
A Falcon 9 rocket launch that night at 7:52pm ET coincided with the sightings, and the reusable first-stage booster reportedly returned to Earth about 8.5 minutes later, landing on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic.
Another Disney patron, who goes by Armand Luigi, Esq. on social media, reported seeing a similar red streak across the sky on December 23, 2024, which he later identified as a SpaceX launch.
Despite the plausible explanation, many remain unconvinced. Some social media users suggested the video could be doctored, claiming, 'It's called CGI.'
Others continued to speculate about UFOs and extraterrestrial activity.
Experts note that Florida’s combination of clear skies, frequent rocket launches, and highly populated tourist areas makes it a prime location for misidentified aerial phenomena.
Amateur astronomers and UFO enthusiasts often record similar events, fueling online discussions and debates about their origin.
Disney officials have not commented directly on the sightings, but the park has long embraced curiosity about unusual occurrences, often encouraging guests to share their experiences on social media.
Whether the glowing orb was a SpaceX rocket, a satellite, or something else entirely, the video has captured the imagination of park visitors and the public alike.
The incident is the latest in a series of unexplained aerial phenomena reported over Florida theme parks, highlighting both the popularity of UFO lore and the visibility of space activity in the region.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/mysterious-ufo-caught-hovering-over-disney-world-before-vanishing-into-the-darkness-it-s-aliens/ar-AA1KYjtX?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds
Watch: Weird Triangular UFO Filmed in Missouri
August 20, 2025
A witness in Missouri captured fantastic footage of a weird triangular UFO that silently hovered in the night sky.
The remarkable sighting, shared with the National UFO Reporting Center, occurred on the evening of August 7th in the city of St. Peters.
According to the witness, they were following the object when it suddenly stopped "about 100 feet overhead and a football field length away" and "began to hover."
This allowed them to capture footage of the curious-looking craft that, as seen in the video above, was seemingly triangular-shaped, but sported five bright lights.
"It was maneuvering in an odd way," the witness observed, "almost like it was submerged, taking banks and angular dives."
The weird UFO, they wrote, "would cloak in a ball of light" before suddenly reappearing in a different part of the sky.
Based on insights from his father, a Boeing engineer, and astronomer friends, the witness indicated that they believe the object was a clandestine Air Force reconnaissance craft rather than an otherworldly visitor.
What do you make of the intriguing footage? Weigh in with your thoughts at the C2C Facebook page.
https://www.coasttocoastam.com/article/watch-weird-triangular-ufo-filmed-in-missouri/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL9y2BqKHag
Secret US Air Force Jet Spotted Flying Over Area 51 By Photographer, Sparks Fresh UFO Speculations
Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2025, 09:23 PM IST
A photographer has managed to document a rare glimpse of the US Air Force's secretive RAT55 aircraft operating above Area 51 in Nevada, the infamous location at the centre of numerous conspiracy theories.
The Daily Mail reports that Michael Rokita captured grainy footage of the RAT55 from a distance of 26 miles whilst positioned on Tikaboo Peak, showing the aircraft conducting touch-and-go exercises before touching down on runway 32 and moving towards Hangar 18.
Hangar 18 at Area 51 has long been the subject of extensive speculation, with theories suggesting that the government uses the facility for secretive operations.
Rumour has it that the hangar houses wreckage from UFO crashes and evidence of extraterrestrial beings, including alien technology.
The facility is also thought to be connected to highly classified aerospace programmes, adding to the prevalent beliefs.
The RAT55 is a heavily modified aircraft designed to gather radar intelligence on stealth aircraft during flight operations, frequently collaborating with other clandestine programmes.
The aircraft operates under the call sign "Sabre 98" and exclusively flies within restricted zones, including locations where it switches off its tracking systems and vanishes from radar detection.
The RAT55 can be recognised by its unique nose configuration and distinctive hump-backed silhouette.
Its primary function involves evaluating the stealth performance of other aircraft whilst airborne, operating secretly in restricted zones with its transponder typically deactivated to prevent detection.
This covert operation may have provided support for initiatives such as the RQ-80 drone programme.
According to reports, Rokita confirmed that the RAT55 uses the call sign 'Sabre 98,' providing concrete evidence linking the enigmatic aircraft to Area 51's secretive Hangar 18.
Despite facing technical difficulties and challenging desert conditions, the photographer employed a Nikon P1000 camera alongside a specially adapted binocular-smartphone setup to capture images of the radar-testing aircraft.
The RAT55 is believed to assess the stealth capabilities of various aircraft, including the B-2 and B-21 Raider bombers.
Its infrequent sightings and connection to Area 51 continue to fuel persistent conspiracy theories regarding the base's classified operations.
Historical Encounters
In April, reports emerged about Jerry Freeman, a cultural researcher who accidentally entered a restricted section of Area 51 and lived to recount his experience.
Freeman had been searching for missing 1849 Gold Rush journals near the Nevada facility in 1996 when he infiltrated the area under cover of darkness.
Rather than discovering historical documents, he claimed he may have encountered an extraterrestrial craft, as reported to UFO investigator George Knapp.
"It appeared to be a dried lake bed to me, nothing more, but during the night it became something entirely different.
I could distinctly observe what appeared to be security lighting around the perimeter, and I could see lights that opened and closed near the centre of the lake," Freeman told George Knapp.
For decades, Area 51 remained cloaked in mystery, with government officials refusing to acknowledge its existence.
However, in 2013, the US government formally recognised the base's presence. Despite this acknowledgement, conspiracy theories regarding Area 51's supposed links to extraterrestrial life continue to flourish.
https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/secret-us-air-force-jet-spotted-flying-area-51-by-photographer-sparks-fresh-ufo-speculations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0SYg1BfPsM
hopefully decloaking is easy
Scientists might have just worked out how to hear from aliens
August 21, 2025
If extraterrestrial life is communicating with its spacecraft in the same way we do, then those messages may be detectable from Earth, new research has suggested.
In the study, researchers looked to understand where we should look for signs of alien intelligence.
To do so, they analysed the signals we send out that might be detectable from another civilisation. That might help us understand what kind of similar signals might be coming to us from other distant alien worlds.
“Humans are predominantly communicating with the spacecraft and probes we have sent to study other planets like Mars,” said Pinchen Fan, from the Penn State Eberly College of Science.
“But a planet like Mars does not block the entire transmission, so a distant spacecraft or planet positioned along the path of these interplanetary communications could potentially detect the spillover; that would occur when Earth and another solar system planet align from their perspective.
This suggests that we should look for alignment of planets outside of our solar system when searching for extraterrestrial communications.”
Many of the most powerful and lasting signals coming from Earth are those that we send to spacecraft.
Much of that is done through Nasa’s Deep Space Network, or DSN, a set of facilities on the ground that allow communications back and forth between spacecraft that might be a long way from Earth.
The researchers took logs form that DSN and matched them with information about where the spacecraft were, to understand when and where radio signals were being sent from Earth.
They found that most of the signals were being sent towards spacecraft near Mars. Others tended to be sent towards other planets and the Lagrange point between the Sun and the Earth, where the gravity of the two objects helps keep space objects in a stable position.
That means that scientists might be best looking for signals from alien spacecraft at points where planets line up, the researchers suggest.
Scientists already use the alignment of planets to find other worlds: when they move in front of their star, the small dip in light that can be seen from Earth is key to spotting them.
“However, because we are only starting to detect a lot of exoplanets in the last decade or two, we do not know many systems with two or more transiting exoplanets,” said Fan.
“With the upcoming launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, we expect to detect a hundred thousand previously undetected exoplanets, so our potential search area should increase greatly.”
The research is published in a new paper, ‘Detecting Extraterrestrial Civilizations That Employ an Earth-level Deep Space Network’, in the journal The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-might-have-just-worked-out-how-to-hear-from-aliens/ar-AA1KXFAw
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/adf6b0
https://www.ufonews.co/post/3i-atlas-is-nuclear-alien-craft-says-scientist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1El0dxQCYkw
https://avi-loeb.medium.com/security-risks-from-interstellar-objects-6f168b936e41
3I/ATLAS Is Nuclear Alien Craft - Says Scientist
August 21, 2025
The third confirmed interstellar object to enter our solar system continues to baffle scientists with unprecedented characteristics that challenge conventional understanding of cosmic visitors.
Discovered on July 1st, 2025, by NASA’s ATLAS telescope system in Chile, the object designated 3I/ATLAS has become the most controversial space phenomenon of the year, with some researchers suggesting it could represent alien technology.
According to NASA’s classification system, 3I/ATLAS holds the record for the most extreme hyperbolic trajectory ever recorded, with an orbital eccentricity of 6.141 that far exceeds its predecessors ‘Oumuamua (1.2) and Borisov (3.4).
Traveling at 130,000 mph, the object moves so fast that our sun’s gravity cannot capture it, yet its path through our solar system has raised significant questions about its origins and nature.
Groundbreaking Water Detection
A major breakthrough came through research published by Keith Cowing on August 7th, 2025, revealing that scientists using NASA’s SWIFT Observatory detected active water production in 3I/ATLAS at 3.51 astronomical units from the Sun.
According to the findings, the object produces 40 kilograms of water per second, placing it among the rare few comets showing activity beyond three astronomical units, where water ice sublimation typically becomes inefficient.
NASA’s SWIFT Observatory data shows that over 20% of 3I/ATLAS’s surface is actively releasing material — much higher than typical comets.
Even stranger, when scientists analyze its light, they’re only detecting water vapor signals without the carbon-nitrogen gases that should be there alongside it.
This is like expecting to smell both coffee and bacon when someone’s cooking breakfast, but only detecting the coffee.
This missing chemical signature suggests 3I/ATLAS is made of fundamentally different materials than normal comets, supporting theories that it could be something other than a typical space rock.
The Nuclear Spacecraft Theory
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has proposed the most controversial explanation for 3I/ATLAS’s anomalous behavior.
According to Loeb’s recent analysis, if the observed light comes from reflection of sunlight, the object would need to be larger than Manhattan Island, approximately 20 kilometers across.
However, Loeb argues there isn’t enough rocky material in interstellar space to deliver such a massive object naturally.
Loeb’s trajectory analysis reveals statistically improbable characteristics that have captured scientific attention.
According to his calculations, the object’s path has a probability of less than 0.2% of occurring naturally, with perfect timing to pass close to multiple planets at odds of one in 20,000.
Loeb suggests the trajectory could facilitate a “clandestine reverse solar Oberth maneuver,” potentially allowing a spacecraft to use the sun’s gravity to brake and remain bound to our solar system.
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Solar Activity Correlations
Geophysicist Stefan Burns has documented compelling correlations between 3I/ATLAS’s approach and increased solar activity.
According to Burns’ observations, massive solar eruptions occurred on August 20th, 2025, in the direction of both 3I/ATLAS and Mars.
Burns had predicted these electromagnetic disruptions weeks before they occurred, suggesting the interstellar visitor may be triggering unprecedented solar system effects.
Reference to Burns’ analysis indicates that as 3I/ATLAS becomes more ionized and plasmified during its approach, it may be contributing to or triggering solar outburst events.
Burns predicts continued increased solar activity as the object approaches its October 29th perihelion, with potential Earth impacts from associated coronal mass ejections around Halloween.
Scientific Observations and Implications
The Hubble Space Telescope captured images on July 21st, 2025, revealing a teardrop-shaped cloud of dust with streams pointing away from the sun, indicating clear cometary activity at 3.8 astronomical units.
According to NASA’s David Jewitt, who led the Hubble analysis, tracking the object is “like glimpsing a rifle bullet for a thousandth of a second,” emphasizing the extraordinary nature of capturing detailed images of something moving at such extreme speeds.
ESA scientists have contributed significant observational data, confirming that 3I/ATLAS is approximately 670 million kilometers from the Sun and will make its closest approach in late October 2025, passing just inside Mars’s orbit.
According to ESA’s safety assessment, the object poses no threat to Earth, maintaining a safe distance of over 240 million kilometers.
As 3I/ATLAS approaches its closest point to the Sun, scientists worldwide are preparing for intensive observation campaigns.
The object will disappear behind the Sun in late October but should reappear for renewed observations by early December 2025.
According to current research plans, data from JWST observations and Mars reconnaissance missions may provide definitive answers about the object’s true nature.
The combination of water activity at unusual distances, statistically improbable trajectory, and potential solar system effects makes 3I/ATLAS one of the most scientifically significant objects ever observed.
Whether it proves to be an ancient comet from another star system or something more extraordinary, 3I/ATLAS has already expanded our understanding of what’s possible in the cosmos and challenged our assumptions about interstellar visitors.
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https://www.ufonews.co/post/new-rendlesham-testimony-reveals-second-ufo-landing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P72dNMpbSU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21yW_XZR2LU (Rendlesham UFO incident: Does new film 'Capel Green' have new evidence? Aug 19, 2025)
New Rendlesham Testimony Reveals Second UFO Landing
August 20, 2025
Two former U.S. Air Force security police officers have come forward with explosive claims about a previously unreported UFO landing during Britain’s most famous UFO incident, alleging the encounter involved non-human entities and was captured on military film before being systematically suppressed.
Larry Warren and Steve Longero, both stationed at RAF Bentwaters during the December 1980 Rendlesham Forest incidents, revealed their accounts during a recent Reality Check interview with investigative journalist Ross Coulthart. According to Warren, who has faced decades of skepticism from both officials and UFO researchers, a large triangular craft landed at a location called Capel Green during a separate incident from the widely reported forest encounter involving Sergeant Jim Penniston and John Burroughs.
“I saw a triangular object that was about 20 feet across,” Warren stated during the interview. “It went up to a rounded kind of top. It had a reddish amber light at the top. It kept distorting and changing.”
Warren described the craft as snow white in color and completely silent, positioning himself just 15 feet from the object. According to his testimony, the craft appeared to defy conventional aerodynamics with parts that “just didn’t look aerodynamic.”
The most significant aspect of Warren’s account involves his claim that entities emerged from the craft. “This being, thing, or whatever, I’ve never said alien, came off the surface of this object,”
Warren explained. “It was like a bubble… just a part of the fabric of that craft separated on the ground.”
According to Warren, three humanoid figures with large black eyes appeared, resembling what UFO researchers commonly describe as “grey” entities that communicated telepathically.
For over four decades, Warren’s claims were largely dismissed. However, recent investigations have uncovered multiple corroborating witnesses.
According to the interview, Adrian Bustinza, who can be heard on Colonel Halt’s famous audio recording from that night, has confirmed Warren was present at Capel Green.
Steve Longero, Warren’s former roommate from security forces training, remained silent for 35 years before finally supporting Warren’s account.
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Significantly, Warren recently underwent polygraph testing with leading UK examiner Pat Ryder and passed every question.
Warren’s most explosive allegation centers on claims that the entire Capel Green incident was documented by both U.S. military personnel and British police.
“There were cameras, one camera and a still camera and a video light camera from that era,” Warren stated. “There was a film camera from Base Public Affairs, I was told later, and a video camera of that era.”
According to Warren, British police officers who responded to the scene also took photographs, but all equipment was immediately confiscated by military officials.
Steve Longero provides crucial context regarding the nuclear weapons angle of the incident. According to his testimony, he was initially patrolling the weapons storage area when the incidents began.
“I was patrolling the weapons storage area and that’s where I saw the craft,” Longero explained. “It was hovering over the weapons storage area… All the alarms went off in the weapons storage area.”
This account aligns with documented research by Robert Hastings in “UFOs and Nukes,” which catalogs similar incidents at nuclear facilities worldwide.
RAF Bentwaters was one of NATO’s largest nuclear weapons facilities in Europe during 1980, storing tactical nuclear weapons in heavily fortified underground bunkers.
According to historical records, the timing in December 1980 occurred during escalating Cold War tensions, making any unknown interest in these weapons a matter of extreme national security.
Warren alleges immediate suppression efforts followed the incident, including confiscation of film and cameras from British police, witness debriefings with threats that “bullets are cheap” if they spoke publicly, and systematic character assassination spanning over 40 years.
Official accounts of the Rendlesham Forest incident deliberately omit any mention of the Capel Green landing, according to Warren’s claims.
Documentary filmmaker Dion Johnson, who spent eight years investigating these claims for his film “Capel Green,” concluded that Warren’s account is credible and supported by multiple witnesses.
Even Adrian Bustinza, in interviews with researcher Georgina Bruni for her book “You Can’t Tell the People,” reportedly confirmed Warren’s story about three alien beings being present with the craft before later becoming more cautious about public statements.
Warren first revealed these details in 1983 to the News of the World under the pseudonym “Art Wallace,” but according to the interview, the entity encounter and filming details were largely suppressed or dismissed.
Recent validation by Gary Heseltine, who investigated the 7/7 London bombings, has confirmed Warren’s military service and presence at the base during the incident.
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