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Space Launch Delta 45 remains “GO” for Launch
May 29, 2026
Less than 12 hours after responding to a launch vehicle anomaly at Space Launch Complex 36, Space Launch Delta 45 successfully supported a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, demonstrating the resilience, responsiveness, and mission readiness of the Eastern Range.
On May 28, 2026, at approximately 9:00 p.m., a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket experienced an anomaly during a hot fire test.
Despite the unexpected emergency response efforts overnight, the Eastern Range remains fully mission capable for National Security Space Launch and continues to support operations at all other launch complexes.
Operating the Eastern Range requires a posture that anticipates contingencies without halting the broader mission. Space Launch Delta 45 is committed to remaining responsive, resilient, and ready to sustain the launch mission regardless of operational disruptions.
Our Guardians and Airmen stand prepared to adapt and overcome any obstacle to maintain our competitive advantage in space launch. This relentless focus ensures uninterrupted, assured access to space.
“Our first priority is always the safety of our personnel and the surrounding community.
I am incredibly proud of the rapid response demonstrated by our emergency management, fire, security forces, and mission partners.”, said U.S. Space Force Col Brian L. Chatman, Director of the Eastern Range and SLD 45 Commander.
“The professionalism displayed last night, and this morning is a direct result of the countless hours our team invests in training, exercises, and preparedness alongside our government and industry partners.
While we never want to respond to a real-world incident, we always prepare for the unexpected, demonstrating the expertise, discipline, and readiness that make the Eastern Range the world's premier gateway to space.”
SLD 45 prides itself not only on its mission-first adaptability, but also on its uncompromising commitment to safety. Before any operation occurs on Cape Canaveral SFS, hours of preparatory work take place to ensure hazard areas are established and the risk to all personnel is minimized.
From implementing strict keep-out parameters around the complex to securing adjacent airspace and maritime zones, these non-negotiable standards ensure the safety of the public, our workforce, or surrounding infrastructure.
“The Emergency Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is postured to rapidly respond to events just like this one,” said Cecil O’Bryan, director of the Emergency Operations Center.
“Representatives from several units ranging from fire to explosive ordnance disposal to civil engineering can respond within minutes. This helps clear the range to support 24/7 operations, even after an anomaly.”
As SLD 45 looks to the future of launch, we are driving innovation to rapidly increase launch capacity and enhance our mission capabilities. Central to this growth is a commitment to operational resiliency that ensures our infrastructure can adapt to and withstand any challenge.
By continuously modernizing our range infrastructure and refining our safety frameworks, SLD 45 will confidently continue to support an ever-increasing launch cadence, safeguard our capabilities and guarantee our position as the world’s premier gateway to space.
https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4503476/space-launch-delta-45-remains-go-for-launch/
extra Space Force
https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/Article-Display/Article/4502696/beyond-the-classroom-usafa-cadets-discover-the-real-world-impact-of-space-opera
https://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4503619/vice-president-secaf-congratulate-class-of-2026/
https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/epic-fury-highlighted-space-force-needs-for-distributed-ops-ew-sites/
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/4502466/unlocking-secrets-of-plasma-turbulence-in-space/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bIkGIHsr6k
Unlocking Secrets of Plasma Turbulence in Space
28 May 2026
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Senior Scientist for Intense Particle Beams & Plasma Processes, Gurudas Ganguli, Ph.D., pioneered and directed an experiment that has deepened our understanding about the evolution of electromagnetic turbulence in space.
NRL’s Space Measurement of A Rocket-released Turbulence (SMART) sounding rocket experiment, launched from Wake Island on February 12, stands as a landmark achievement, successfully bridging the gap between theoretical physics and the natural laboratory of space.
The Challenge
Our modern world relies on satellites for communication, navigation, observational science, and much more. Adverse space weather is a growing concern for these spacecraft.
“Space weather for spacecraft is like atmospheric weather for airplanes; both can create dangerous conditions that affect performance and safety,” Ganguli said.
“Unlike Earth’s atmosphere, space is filled with an electrically charged gas, plasma, whose turbulent behavior can pose dangerous conditions for spacecraft.”
To understand this environment, the NRL team conducted the SMART sounding rocket experiment, designed to study how plasma turbulence forms and how it evolves through space.
The Launch
Shortly after dusk in the North Pacific Ocean, a single four-stage sounding rocket carrying a two-part payload propelled into the darkness to an altitude of 537 kilometers.
Once beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, the two payloads separated. The first released a high-speed cloud of neutral vapor aimed at the second, which was equipped with a suite of sensors to collect data.
The experiment lit up the sky with an aurora-themed spectacle. As the released vapor was illuminated by sunlight, the neutral atoms glowed vibrant green while the ions created a blue and purple hue.
As the sunlight ionized the neutral atoms, they became confined by Earth’s magnetic field, triggering electrostatic plasma turbulence.
The Discovery
The SMART team had achieved their goal – the identification and characterization of a process never-before seen in space. They had successfully created strong plasma waves and turbulence in the surrounding space environment.
“For the first time, we are inducing turbulence in space and studying its evolution,” Ganguli said. “It has never been confirmed in a real-world environment and had only been demonstrated through theoretical models and laboratory tests.”
That turbulence caused a secondary reaction: the nonlinear conversion of electrostatic turbulence into electromagnetic “whistler” waves, which can travel far beyond the release region and carry energy deeper into space.
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“This experiment was a significant milestone in the understanding of a very difficult problem that affects everybody who is reliant on space,” said SMART Program Manager and NRL Dynamics and Control Systems Branch Head, Christopher Netwall.
“NRL's Plasma Physics team has been studying this for a long time, and this successful test was the culmination of a lot of hard work over many years.
I am proud of the whole team for their dedication to this program through all its highs and lows, and especially happy for Dr. Ganguli for this achievement. ”
From liftoff to the final measurements, the entire experiment lasted about 10 minutes. The small amount of vapor released dispersed quickly and safely recombined with atmospheric elements.
While scientists have conducted vapor release experiments since the 1960s, the SMART mission was unique in its scientific objectives and sophisticated instrumentation.
NRL scientists partnered with several agencies to accomplish this task, including the following:
Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division White Sands Detachment
Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division
Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center, Wake Island Detachment
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Reagan Test Site
U.S. Space Force 19th Space Defense Squadron
Missile Defense Agency Test Directorate
NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Washington
Sponsors for the SMART program include the following:
Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Office of Naval Research
Department of War Space Test Program
Rocket Systems Launch Program
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Space Security and Defense Program
About the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
NRL is a scientific and engineering command dedicated to research that drives innovative advances for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps from the seafloor to space and in the information domain.
NRL, located in Washington, D.C. with major field sites in Stennis Space Center, Mississippi; Key West, Florida; Monterey, and California.
NRL offers several mechanisms for collaborating with the broader scientific community, within and outside of the Federal government.
These include Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs), LP-CRADAs, Educational Partnership Agreements, agreements under the authority of 10 USC 4892, licensing agreements, FAR contracts, and other applicable agreements.
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ESA and EDF strengthen their partnership for energy efficiency at Europe’s Spaceport
29/05/2026
The European Space Agency (ESA) and French energy provider EDF (Électricité de France) have signed a partnership agreement to continue and expand energy efficiency at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.
Continuing the cooperation initiated in 2019 under the French Guiana Territorial Compensation Framework, this partnership aims to identify new opportunities to improve the energy performance of ESA infrastructure and support their implementation, while ensuring compliance with the French regulatory framework supporting the energy transition.
Since the partnership started in 2019, approximately €2 million in energy saving incentives have been generated and reinvested into operational assets to fund proof-of-concept projects.
The proof-of-concept projects test innovative technologies to enhance operational performance at Europe’s Spaceport and optimise energy consumption without relying on direct ESA funding.
Notable achievements of this approach include the ice storage system deployed at Europropulsion in 2024 whereby ice is made when electricity is readily available from solar sources to cool buildings when solar power is not available, as well as the introduction of a heat pump at the Regulus Premix 344 building.
These initiatives would not have been possible without the 2019 partnership.
Several proof-of-concepts have been validated and are being considered by ESA for wider deployment.
As part of the new phase of collaboration signed on 10 February 2026, ESA aims to generate an additional €1.2 million in energy savings.
Initial applications are already close to submission, with early indications suggesting that this target will be achieved.
https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/ESA_and_EDF_strengthen_their_partnership_for_energy_efficiency_at_Europe_s_Spaceport
extra ESA
https://www.esa.int/Applications/Connectivity_and_Secure_Communications/Wolves_and_quantum_bits_creating_the_Saga_mission_patch
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/05/Earth_from_Space_Batagaika_Crater
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2026/05/Journey_to_the_centre_of_a_galaxy_cluster
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/05/This_Month_at_ESA_May_2026
https://www.esa.int/About_Us/Week_in_images/Week_in_images_25-29_May_2026
3 astronauts from China return to Earth after nearly 7 months in space, a record for a Chinese crew
May 29, 2026
HONG KONG (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after spending nearly seven months in space, setting a record for the longest on-orbit stay by a Chinese crew.
The craft carrying Zhang Lu, Wu Fei and Zhang Hongzhang of the Shenzhou 21 crew touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia region in the evening.
Their return came as China prepares for its first lunar landing by 2030.
The crew had completed various tasks, from processing and transmitting experimental data to transferring remaining supplies, the official Xinhua News Agency quoted the China Manned Space Agency as saying.
They also shared their experience with the Shenzhou 23 crew who arrived at the space station on Monday, Xinhua said.
Xinhua reported earlier that the crew had completed three spacewalk activities.
Zhang Jingbo, the space agency's spokesperson, said that Zhang Lu, who was also on an earlier Shenzhou 15 mission to the space station, had completed seven such operations in total — becoming the Chinese astronaut with the most spacewalks, the report said.
Zhang Lu said he felt extremely emotional when he returned to China.
He said at the astronauts' mission wouldn't have been possible without the care and support from their families and comrades, as well as the the backing of leaders and those involved in the project.
Zhang Hongzhang recalled his time away from the planet.
“Looking at Earth from space, I really felt that humanity is an indivisible community with a shared future," he said.
One of the three astronauts who arrived at the Tiangong space station with the Shenzhou 23 craft is set to stay for a year. Tiangong means “Heavenly Palace" in Chinese.
The astronauts are Zhu Yangzhu, the commander, Zhang Zhiyuan and Lai Ka-ying, also identified by Chinese authorities as Li Jiaying, using the Mandarin transliteration of her name.
Lai, who was born and raised in Hong Kong, is the first astronaut from the city on a space mission.
As China steps up its space program, its astronauts have carried out multiple missions to the Tiangong space station, developed after China was effectively excluded from the International Space Station on U.S. concerns over national security.
The U.S. is seen as China’s top space rival, with NASA aiming to land astronauts on the lunar surface in 2028.
https://www.audacy.com/kdkaradio/news/business/china-space-shenzhou21-tiangong-009ac65502477afa9ebce59feb506ffe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqhpktuJtRA
Drone strikes residential building in Romania
29 May, 2026 00:36 | Updated 29 May, 2026 05:32
Romania’s Defense Ministry claimed that the UAV which injured two people in the city of Galati came from Russia
A drone crashed into an apartment block in eastern Romania near the Ukrainian border on Friday, injuring two people, emergency services said.
According to the regional emergency services department, a drone carrying explosives struck the 10th floor of the building, sparking a fire. Around 70 residents were evacuated.
Catalin Sion, a spokesman for the Galati emergency services, said two people were hospitalized with minor injuries, while two others were treated for panic attacks.
Firefighters, police officers, and a bomb squad are working at the scene.
A video posted on social media purports to show the moment of the strike.
The Romanian Defense Ministry later released a statement claiming that the drone originated from Russia and was involved in strikes in Ukraine. Moscow has not yet commented on the matter.
Romania has repeatedly accused Russia of violating its airspace with drones. During the most recent incident in April, Romanian officials said a UAV damaged a house and an electrical pole near Galati.
Moscow denied the allegations, arguing that there is no definitive proof that the drones were Russian.
Several suspected Ukrainian drones have veered into the airspace of the Baltic states in recent months. On May 7, a UAV damaged four empty oil storage tanks in eastern Latvia near the Russian border.
Moscow has accused the Baltic states of allowing Ukraine to use their airspace to conduct strikes deep inside Russia, which the NATO members have denied.
https://www.rt.com/news/640709-drone-strikes-house-romania/
https://x.com/sentdefender/status/2060148545596829721
https://www.rt.com/news/640737-romania-drone-incident-ukraine-russia/
https://www.rt.com/russia/640743-ukraine-lied-starobelsk-recap/
extra RT
https://www.rt.com/news/640694-zelensky-us-piggy-bank-congresswoman/
https://www.rt.com/news/640702-poland-us-troops-deployment/
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77091
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/05/29/ukrainian-drone-strikes-in-volgograd-and-bryansk-kill-3-a92878
https://t.me/astrapress/114037
https://t.me/exilenova_plus/21392
other Russia and Ukraine
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77135
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77127
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/zelenskyy-offers-romania-support-after-russian-drone-hits-apartment-building-across-nato-border-19304
https://united24media.com/world/nato-launches-massive-military-drills-near-russian-border-amid-drone-escalation-19323
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-statement-on-russian-drone-hit-in-romania-29-may-2026
https://everythinggp.com/2026/05/29/canadian-ukrainian-drone-firms-forge-pact-to-supply-ukraines-military/
Volgograd Refinery, Yaroslavl Fuel Sites Hit as Moscow Claims 208 Ukrainian Drones Downed
May 29, 2026, 11:57 am
Damage was reported in Russia’s Volgograd, Yaroslavl and Krasnodar regions overnight between Thursday and Friday after a reported Ukrainian drone blitz.
Russia’s defense ministry said 208 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones were shot down over Russia and occupied Crimea overnight.
Russian authorities said drones were intercepted over the Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Voronezh, Volgograd, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Saratov, Tver and Yaroslavl regions, as well as Krasnodar Krai.
Fuel plant hit in Volgograd
In the Volgograd region, Ukraine launched a massive drone strike on Russian “fuel and energy facilities” overnight between Thursday and Friday, according to regional governor Andrei Bocharov.
According to the Russian outlet Astra, the Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka refinery – the largest oil refinery in the Volgograd region – was hit.
The plant has a processing capacity of more than 15 million tons of oil per year. The refinery produces gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, fuel oil, bitumen and other petroleum products.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, it has reportedly been attacked at least 10 times – most recently in February, when operations were temporarily halted following a strike.
Drones also struck a synthetic fiber plant in the nearby city of Volzhsky. One person was killed, and two others were injured.
In addition, a multi-story residential building in Volgograd’s Krasnooktyabrsky district was damaged.
Bocharov said fires broke out as a result of falling drone debris but were quickly extinguished.
Later, Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces confirmed a strike on the Volgograd oil refinery, “Lukoil-Volgogradneftepererabotka.”
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“Industrial fuel storage” damaged in Yaroslavl
Drones also targeted Yaroslavl, a city northeast of Moscow, according to regional governor Mikhail Evraev.
“Industrial fuel storage facilities were hit. Emergency services are extinguishing the fire. There are no casualties,” he wrote, adding that traffic restrictions had been introduced on the outskirts of the city toward Moscow.
Astra reported that the area near Moskovsky Prospekt and the South-West Ring Road hosts a major industrial zone with oil-refining and fuel infrastructure, including the Slavneft-Yaroslavnefteorgsintez (YANOS) refinery and the Yaroslavl Spetstorg Plus oil depot.
The oil depot reportedly has a storage capacity of 300,000 cubic meters.
The industrial zone also includes a bitumen plant and Thermal Power Plant No. 3.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Telegram monitoring channel Exilenova+ claimed that the Yaroslavl-3 oil pumping station was also attacked.
“This is one of the systematic strikes that have been ongoing for weeks and months.
A significant portion of Russia’s oil pumping stations are located in forests, steppes and remote areas beyond public observation. The Defense Forces are ‘working over’ these oil pumping stations daily,” the channel wrote.
The channel added that many strikes are not reflected in official Ukrainian General Staff reports or monitoring channels, but that “important and difficult work continues.”
Seaport fire at Krasnodar Krai
Additionally, a fire broke out at the Temryuk seaport in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai following a drone attack, according to the regional operational headquarters.
Forty-seven personnel and 14 pieces of equipment, including units from Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry, were deployed to extinguish the fire.
Authorities said preliminary reports showed no casualties.
Later, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported the destruction of an important electronic intelligence facility belonging to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) in the Krasnodar Territory.
“Fulfilling the tasks set by President Volodymyr Zelensky, specialists from the SBU’s Alpha Special Operations Center struck the 16th Center of the FSB of the Russian Federation, which deals with electronic intelligence,” the statement said.
The control point, located in the Temryuk district of the Krasnodar Territory, was reportedly used by Russia to guide missiles and drones over Ukrainian territory, as well as to intercept signals from foreign satellites.
According to the SBU, the drone strike disabled key facilities at the Russian electronic intelligence center.
“Such special operations are of strategic importance, as they weaken Russia’s ability to control airspace, coordinate air defenses, and launch strikes on Ukraine,” the statement said.
“The destruction of electronic intelligence centers opens up new opportunities for Ukrainian drones and makes it more difficult for Russia to protect military facilities deep in the rear,” it added.
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https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/2026-05-29/live-updates-897725
other Israel
https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy-defense/artc-israeli-and-lebanese-military-talks-begin-at-the-pentagon
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/israel-expands-control-70-per-cent-gaza-ceasefire-tensions-1799565
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-897745
https://www.jns.org/news/israel-news/idf-top-hezbollah-commanders-eliminated-in-past-two-weeks
https://sundayguardianlive.com/world/lebanon-israel-conflict-idf-surges-across-key-lebanese-river-in-expanded-ground-offensive-198454/
Live Updates: Trump heads to situation room to 'make final Iran decision,' as Netanyahu says IDF crossed Litani
May 29, 2026
US-Iran ceasefire deal agreed upon, hangs on Trump, Khamenei approval • Iran's Ghalibaf says Tehran has no trust in words, will judge by actions
May 29, 8:49 PM
EU adopts further sanctions against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad
The European Union has adopted further sanctions against Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, said the EU on Friday.
"The EU decided to expand the scope of the EU's restrictive measures regarding Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad to also target members of the Political Bureau of Hamas (Politburo), who promote, defend, and justify violent actions. The EU also listed 10 individual members of the Politburo," it added in a statement.
The move comes a day after the EU had also imposed sanctions against some Israeli settlers.
May 29, 8:24 PM
Trump says he will make final Iran decision, agreement to lift Hormuz blockade
"I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination," said Trump.
US President Donald Trump is heading to the White House Situation Room to make a final decision on Iran, according to a Friday Truth Social post by the president.
"I will be meeting now, in the Situation Room, to make a final determination," Trump announced.
Trump added that he will lift the US naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the strait "must be immediately open, no tolls, for unrestricted shipping traffic, in both directions."
"Ships caught in the Strait due to our amazing and unprecedented Naval Blockade, which will now be lifted, may start the process of 'heading home!'" said Trump.
He stated that all naval mines remaining in the strait must be "terminated" by Iran, noting that US Navy minesweepers have already removed "numerous such mines."
May 29, 7:30 PM
IDF kills Hamas terrorists across Gaza
The IDF killed several armed Hamas terrorists across the Gaza Strip in two separate incidents, the military announced on Friday.
In an incident in southern Gaza on Thursday, IDF soldiers killed three Hamas terrorists who were operating nearby.
In another incident, in northern Gaza, the military killed a Hamas terrorist who had been planning attacks against IDF soldiers in the strip.
May 29, 6:06 PM
Iran's Ghalibaf says Tehran has no trust in words, will judge by actions
Iran's Foreign Minister also made comments on Friday, saying he had discussed the Strait of Hormuz and its future administration with Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi.
Iran's top negotiator, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, said on Friday in a post on X/Twitter that Tehran does not trust guarantees or words and would judge by actions, adding that Iran would not act unless the other side acted first.
"We seize concessions not through dialogue, but with missiles," said Ghalibaf. "In negotiations, we merely make them understand."
"The winner of any agreement is the one who is better prepared for war from the day after," he added.
May 29, 5:29 PM
Netanyahu confirms IDF soldiers crossed Litani River, military 'operating in Beirut, Bekaa Valley'
Netanyahu visited the border alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz and was briefed by Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo and 36th Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Yiftach Norkin on the IDF's Le
IDF soldiers crossed to the north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Friday during a visit to Israel's northern border.
"Our forces have crossed the Litani and advanced to controlling positions," said Netanyahu, and added, "We are operating in Beirut, in the Beqaa, across the entire width of the front, and are dealing Hezbollah a crushing blow."
Netanyahu visited the border alongside Defense Minister Israel Katz and was briefed by Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo and 36th Division Commander Brig.-Gen. Yiftach Norkin on the IDF's Lebanon operations.
"I spoke with the brigade commanders who are currently in the field," said Netanyahu. "I hear them, and I also hear the soldiers, some of whom are standing here behind me; there is an immense fighting spirit. From here, the battle against Hezbollah in the north is being managed."
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May 29, 5:21 PM
Hezbollah likely pushing Iran to secure its inclusion in any ceasefire agreement with US - report
The IDF ramps up strikes on Hezbollah amid fears a US-Iran ceasefire could limit Israeli operations in Lebanon, reporting 2,500 fighters killed since Operation Roaring Lion began.
Hezbollah is pushing for a complete ceasefire and requesting that Iranian negotiators ensure that the terror group is included in any agreement reached with the US, a senior IDF Northern Command official told Israeli public broadcaster KAN News on Thursday.
Israel's defense echelons fear that a deal between the US and Iran could cause a freeze on IDF counterterrorism operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon, KAN reported.
The defense establishment also fears that this could lead to a US demand that the IDF withdraw from southern Lebanon, KAN noted.
Israel has, so far, succeeded in ensuring that there is a disconnect between Hezbollah and the US-Iran talks, but the Northern Command fears that the agreement will include a clause in which the White House will instruct Israel to cease fighting in Lebanon.
May 29, 5:21 PM
IDF chief Zamir says military has 'solutions ready' to Hezbollah's FPV drone threat
In his comments, Zamir described the drone threat posed by Hezbollah as "a challenge," adding that the IDF "will overcome it."
IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Friday that "operational and technological solutions are already in the stages of development and implementation" for Hezbollah's FVP drone threats.
Zamir conducted an operational assessment of IDF observation posts overlooking the Ayoun Valley in Lebanon's Mount Dov area on Friday, speaking to soldiers about Hezbollah's drone threat.
"The drone threat is a challenge, but we will overcome it," said Zamir. "The battlefield is unpredictable and never will be, but we are dedicating the IDF's best resources, minds, and capabilities to this issue. Operational and technological solutions are already in the stages of development and implementation, and we will continue to rapidly integrate them into the battlefield."
Zamir, who was joined by Northern Command Chief Maj.-Gen. Rafi Milo, 210th Division Chief Brig.-Gen. Yair Palai, and 91st Division Chief Brig.-Gen. Yuval Gez, noted the military's consistent action against Hezbollah.
May 29, 1:57 PM
Trump's refusal to return to war with Iran will 'cost him dearly', Saudi expert claims
“The US is still a superpower, but not as it was a decade ago,” he opined.
Saudi Arabia no longer trusts the US to provide protection, Saudi analyst Mubarak al-Ati said in an interview on Russia Today TV last week.
"It seems that [US President Donald] Trump refuses to return to war and overthrow the Ayatollah's regime. This will cost him dearly,” Ati said, while claiming that the US president has shown that he is a paper tiger.
Ati said that the US’s first real sign of its failure in international affairs was Biden’s “humiliating exit” from Afghanistan in 2021. “The US is still a superpower, but not as it was a decade ago,” he opined.
May 29, 1:57 PM
Hamas likely possesses, uses FPV drones similar to Hezbollah, IDF Southern Command officer says
The army admitted that there is still no complete solution for intercepting fiber-optic drones.
The IDF believes that Hamas is operating fiber-optic drones in the Gaza Strip, similar to the drones Hezbollah uses to inflict casualties and injuries in the North, a Southern Command officer told Walla.
“We need to be prepared for a scenario involving the use of gliders (parachute drones) and rocket barrages,” the officer said.
He added, however, that at this stage, there is no assessment of escalation or any indication of immediate plans to use these weapons against Israel or IDF troops.
May 29, 1:29 PM
On average 11 children killed or injured every day in past week in Lebanon, says UN agency
An average of 11 children have been killed or injured every 24 hours in Lebanon in the last week, as Israel strikes across the country, according to UNICEF.
A total of 77 children have been killed or injured in the last seven days, UNICEF said. Since the ceasefire began in April 55 children have been killed, and 212 injured, according to the agency.
UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires described the toll as “staggering”.
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Underwater drone joins annual Loch Ness monster hunt
Updated May 29 2026 - 8:08am
An annual hunt for the Loch Ness monster has kicked off, with the search being aided by an underwater drone which will map the bed of the loch.
The Loch Ness Experience's yearly "quest" began on Thursday, inviting visitors and enthusiasts to take part in the search for Nessie.
On Saturday, a "surface watch" is expected to involve hundreds of onlookers scanning the water around the 37km loch.
On Thursday and Friday, the search delved below the surface as a company called Deep Sea Vision deployed its autonomous underwater vehicle Micro Millie to map the hidden depths of Urquhart Bay.
This area was chosen due to its varied underwater landscape, its proximity to Urquhart Castle and reputation as a recent hotspot for reported sightings of the cryptid.
Micro Millie uses its advanced sensors and autonomous programming to map the bed of the loch in unprecedented detail.
"Loch Ness has a unique power to fascinate people, whether they are lifelong believers, curious sceptics or simply captivated by the mystery," Nagina Ishaq, general manager of the Loch Ness Experience, said.
"The fact that 2026 has already brought new sightings shows that the intrigue around Nessie is as strong as ever.
"The quest is all about bringing people closer to that mystery, giving visitors the chance to hear from experts, explore the science and folklore of the loch, and play an active part in the search for themselves."
Alan McKenna, of the independent Loch Ness Exploration research group, said the quest "gives us a chance to look at the loch from different perspectives, from what is happening on the surface to what may be taking place beneath it".
https://www.thesenior.com.au/story/9257398/underwater-drone-joins-annual-loch-ness-monster-hunt/
https://x.com/BBCArchive/status/2060254814714695800
=Peru’s Conehead Mummies: Why Do DNA Tests Still Fail To Solve ‘Human Or Alien’ Mystery==
Last Updated: May 29, 2026 21:05:33 IST
New DNA tests on Peru’s Conehead Mummies (Paracas skulls) failed to confirm their origin, keeping the human vs alien debate alive.
Scientists say cranial binding is likely, but inconclusive DNA results continue to fuel extraterrestrial theories and global curiosity.
It remains a mystery whether the conehead mummies found in Peru are human or alien, some say. The latest DNA testing on the ancient skulls failed to find any evidence that they were not, in fact, human, according to science.
But conspiracy theorists have been quick to point out that how would we know if the ancient Peruvians were literally a bunch of aliens?
The Paracas skulls were found in Peru in the 1920s and include about 300 mummies with very elongated skulls, a feature that has aroused the curiosity of researchers and others.
Supporters of the paranormal claim that the odd skull shape is what would have been expected from a non-human species. But most archaeologists agree that the skulls in question are elongated as a result of intentional cranial deformation during the ancient past.
The skulls are a result of cranial binding, an ancient custom in some cultures of South America, which involved a hundred-year-old practice of gently pressing infants’ heads in a consistent way to create a similar elongated shape.
The skulls date between 800 BC and 100 BC and were intentionally deformed to signify social status, the prevailing cultural style of beauty and, probably, species differentiation.
Researchers at Liberty University in Virginia made DNA tests on some of the Peruvians, using a range of extraction methods from more conservative to more aggressive.
In both cases they were unable to recover enough DNA to provide a complete analysis; at least 20 is required, and the researchers were measuring less.
Why Did DNA Analysis Fail?
They had no DNA of the new cranial wraps. They’d ground the teeth to powder.
Teeth are great sources of DNA, and they alone had proven ideal for other famous fossils, but this powder was no good – even at their maximum recovery rate, it was below the real threshold necessary for genetic analysis.
This technical limitation prevents us from confirming and ruling out a particular origin of the remains for now.
The incomplete DNA results have fuelled speculation, but most anthropologists agree there’s no evidence to support alien origins.
Unless more revolutionary testing becomes available, the Paracas skulls will remain one of the most controversial archaeology cases ever.
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UFO and alien 'evidence' to take center stage on Capitol Hill in just DAYS
13:48 EDT, 29 May 2026 | Updated: 14:19 EDT, 29 May 2026
Supporters of UFO disclosure say the movement has reached a tipping point.
With President Donald Trump ordering the declassification of UAP-related materials and public interest surging worldwide, a coalition of lawmakers, whistleblowers and researchers is preparing what they describe as a historic push for transparency.
On June 9, David Grusch and several members of Congress will gather at the US Capitol to call for the public release of UFO-related evidence he says remains hidden in classified government channels.
Grusch previously testified under oath before Congress in 2023, claiming he had firsthand knowledge of secret government programs involving technology of non-human origin.
The former intelligence officer is expected to outline why he believes those materials should now be reviewed and released to the public.
'President Trump now has an historic opportunity; this press conference is about moving from testimony to action,' Grusch said. 'Let the American people judge the facts for themselves.'
The event comes after the Trump administration has released two batches of UFO files this month, with the first dump on May 8.
Investigative filmmaker and moderator of the meeting, James Fox, said: 'The public deserves real answers, Congress deserves access, and reality should not be classified. If our requests are fulfilled, this could change the course of history.'
The event, set for 1pm ET, will feature remarks from Representatives Eric Burlison, Jared Moskowitz, Anna Paulina Luna and Tim Burchett, with additional participants to be announced.
Burlison said in a press release: 'President Trump is the first president to take concrete steps towards transparency on UAP.
'The recent releases are an important start, so now it's the obligation of Congress to make sure career intelligence officials don't obstruct his directive, in order to prevent selective disclosure or another dead end.'
Officials said additional releases from agencies, including the CIA, are expected in the coming weeks as pressure grows for greater transparency surrounding UFO investigations.
For decades, many UFO-related records remained locked away due to Cold War secrecy, national security concerns and fears about exposing sensitive military technology detected by radar and surveillance systems.
Critics have long argued that successive administrations avoided publicly acknowledging unexplained cases out of concern over public backlash, institutional embarrassment and growing conspiracy theories surrounding UFO investigations.
On Wednesday, President Trump held a Cabinet meeting where he said: 'We’re releasing a lot of information having to do with extraterrestrial… things and people are totally fascinated by it.
'It's literally trending number one, can you believe it?'
Grusch testified alongside two other military whistleblowers, Ryan Graves, an esteemed former pilot, and Navy veteran fighter pilot Commander David Fravor, who witnessed the 2004 'Tic Tac' UFO.
House lawmakers held the hearing to pressure the executive branch to release more information about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) or UFOs.
This significant event was the first time these three men, or any individual, had sworn under oath about UFO encounters.
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Graves, a former F-18 pilot with over a decade of service in the US Navy, was the first to give opening statements.
'My testimony is based on information I've been given by individuals with a long-standing track record of legitimacy and service to this country, many of whom have shared compelling evidence in the form of photography, official documentation and classified oral testimony to myself and many various colleagues,' he told lawmakers, stating he was driven to share it by a 'commitment to truth and transparency.'
He told the committee that he and more than 30 aircrew members and veterans have experienced UAPs, unidentified aerial phenomena, along with members of Congress who have confided in him.
Graves said, as an F-18 pilot in the Red Rippers, their squadron was 'split by UAP' during a training mission near Virginia Beach in 2014.
He described the object as 'dark gray or black inside a transparent sphere.' It was about 15 feet in diameter and came within 50 feet of the lead aircraft.
The mission commander ended the flight, and the squadron submitted a safety report. Graves continued to explain.
'This story is more common than we expect,' Graves said, 'more than 30 witnesses had told his group about similar sightings.'
'Often, they are veterans with decades of flying experience,' he added.
Graves also said: 'UAPs are in our airspace but are grossly underreported.'
Grusch spoke next, providing details about how the US government has 'intact and partially intact' extraterrestrial vehicles.
He has previously said the US has run a top-secret UFO retrieval program for decades and claimed the 'Vatican was involved' in the first-ever UFO crash.
Grusch said last month that the first recovery of a UFO was in Magenta, Italy, in 1933, and Mussolini's Italian government held it until 1944 through 1945, when Pope Pius XII tipped America off about it.
'Due to my extensive executive-level intelligence support duties, I was cleared to literally all relevant compartments and in a position of extreme trust in both my military and civilian capacities,' Grusch said during Wednesday's hearing.
'I was informed in the course of my official duties of a multi-decade UAP crash retrieval and reverse engineering program to which I was denied access to that additional read-on when I requested it.'
Grusch also said he had faced brutal retaliation after coming forward about his firsthand accounts of UFOs.
'I do have knowledge of active planned reprisal activity against myself and other colleagues.
'There were certain colleagues of mine who were brutally administratively attacked. It makes me very upset as a leader to see that happen to other co-workers and superiors of mine in the last three years,' Grusch added.
Fravor reminded the world about his infamous 2004 encounter with the 'Tic Tac' UFO. 'I'd like to say that the tic tac object we engaged in 2004 was far superior to anything that we had at the time, have today or looking to develop in the next 10 years, he said.
'If we, in fact, have programs that possess this technology, it needs to have oversight from those people that the citizens of this country elected in office to represent what is best for the United States and best for the citizens.'
Fravor described the Tic Tac object as being 'perfectly white, smooth and had no windows,' with 'two little objects that came out of the bottom.'
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh525Sey7FA (White House Drops ALIENS.GOV, Saying THEY WALK AMONG US | Timcast IRL)
https://www.whitehouse.gov/aliens/
White House Stuns Internet With 'They Walk Among Us' Alien Message
29 May 2026, 2:03 PM BST
Trump Administration's Aliens.gov Blends Sci-Fi Imagery with Immigration Data.
The White House left social media users stunned after launching a new immigration enforcement website that borrowed heavily from UFO conspiracy language and alien disclosure culture.
The platform, called Aliens.gov, was unveiled by the Trump administration on Thursday and presents immigration data through a space-themed lens, complete with dramatic references to 'aliens' already living among Americans.
Rather than discussing extraterrestrial life, however, the website focuses on illegal immigration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations across the United States.
The unusual presentation immediately drew attention online because of its sci-fi tone and theatrical wording.
The site repeatedly leans into imagery often associated with UFO investigations and government secrecy while pushing a much sharper political message on immigration enforcement.
One line on the homepage reads: 'They walk among us.' Another claims that for decades, the government allegedly concealed the truth about 'aliens' living inside American communities.
The campaign combines humour, political messaging, and live immigration data in a way that quickly went viral across the internet.
White House Turns UFO Language Into Immigration Campaign
Fox News Digital reported that the White House website was reviewed ahead of launch and described as a 'first of its kind' effort from the administration.
The site frames immigration enforcement as an 'alien transparency' project, echoing the language commonly used in discussions about unidentified aerial phenomena and secret government files.
The homepage says: 'For 60 years, the U.S. government has kept a closely guarded secret. Aliens have been walking among us, living in our neighborhoods, and interacting with us in our daily lives.'
The website continues with even more dramatic wording, stating: 'They've shopped in the same stores, attended the same classes as our children, and lived seemingly normal human existences.'
While the language mirrors classic UFO narratives, the platform is entirely focused on illegal immigration.
Users are shown a live dashboard displaying immigration enforcement data, including migrant encounters and ICE arrests across the country. According to the website, there have been more than 3 million migrant encounters.
One of the main features is a nationwide heat map tracking what the site calls 'alien arrests.' Users can search by city, state, or alleged crime to see immigration-related arrests in their area.
The database includes arrest dates, criminal charges, countries of origin, and suspected gang affiliations.
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A White House official told Fox News Digital that the goal was to attract attention to immigration issues in a way that cuts through online noise.
'This is a first of its kind effort to draw eyeballs to the fact that the previous administration's porous border didn't just put families in border states at risk, many across the country were in harm's way,' the official said.
The site also promotes an ICE tip line, encouraging people to 'report suspicious aliens', another phrase that fuelled strong reactions online because of its double meaning and provocative wording.
Trump Positioned As Figure Who 'Told The Truth'
The messaging on the website strongly centres around President Donald Trump, portraying him as the leader willing to publicly address what the platform describes as the dangers linked to illegal immigration.
One section of the site states: 'Millions arrived under the cover of darkness and embedded themselves directly into our society. Countless presidents, congressmen, and senior officials knew exactly what was happening.'
The statement continues by accusing previous leaders of failing to protect Americans. 'Instead of protecting American citizens, they chose to cover it up and even accelerate the invasion,' the website says.
The platform then shifts directly into praise for Trump, saying: 'Until one man finally had the courage to tell the truth. Bold. Unapologetic. Unafraid.'
It adds: 'President Trump was the first to call out the real danger Aliens pose to every American family, every community, and the future of our nation.'
The final line ties the immigration messaging back into the UFO-inspired theme that runs throughout the site. 'The truth is no longer out there. It is right here. Right now.'
Fox News Digital also reported that the immigration data will continue to be updated regularly and will eventually be integrated into the existing White House app.
The timing of the launch comes shortly after the Department of War reportedly released two waves of declassified UAP files as part of a wider transparency effort surrounding unexplained aerial activity.
According to the report, agencies were directed to search internal databases for older reports involving UFO investigations following years of public scepticism over government secrecy.
That overlap between UFO transparency language and immigration enforcement appears to be exactly what the administration intended to highlight with the Aliens.gov rollout.
The result was a campaign that quickly grabbed attention online, with many users caught off guard by a government website using alien conspiracy imagery to discuss immigration policy.
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Steven Spielberg's New UFO Film Sparks Psyop Fears After Disclosure Day Review Sends the Internet Wild
29 May 2026, 10:41 AM BST
Steven Spielberg's return to science fiction has ignited far more than cinematic excitement, with his new UFO film 'Disclosure Day' sending shockwaves across social media after early reviews praised it as emotionally powerful, unsettling, and eerily timely.
While critics are calling it one of his strongest works in years, a growing corner of the internet is convinced the movie may be more than entertainment, with theories emerging that it reflects a wider psychological or political messaging effort. The debate has quickly transformed a summer blockbuster release into a cultural flashpoint about influence, storytelling and how public perception is shaped.
Critics Hail Disclosure Day
Early reviews of 'Disclosure Day' have been overwhelmingly positive, with critics describing it as a blend of science fiction wonder and emotional intensity, comparing its tone to a mix of classic alien narratives and spiritual allegory.
Emily Blunt's performance has been widely praised, while John Williams' score has been labelled one of his most memorable in years.
The film's story, centred on humanity discovering it may not be alone in the universe, has struck a chord with audiences already immersed in ongoing public UFO discussions.
However, alongside the praise, online speculation has erupted, with some users questioning why the film arrives during a period of increased government interest in unidentified aerial phenomena.
This timing has fuelled claims that the film may be shaping public expectations around disclosure narratives.
Spielberg Influence
Much of the online discussion centres not just on the film itself, but on Steven Spielberg's wider cultural legacy.
For over five decades, Spielberg has shaped global imagination through films that define how audiences think about aliens, technology, fear and government secrecy.
From 'E.T.' to 'War of the Worlds', his work has become deeply embedded in collective cultural memory.
Supporters of the psyop theory argue that because his storytelling has historically influenced how the public visualises unknown phenomena, any new UFO narrative carries natural political weight.
Critics of this view counter that Spielberg is simply reflecting societal anxieties rather than engineering them, pointing to historical examples where filmmakers respond to cultural fear rather than create it.
Still, the intensity of the current reaction highlights how powerful storytelling becomes when it intersects with real-world uncertainty.
Government And Hollywood History
The controversy has been amplified by long-standing awareness of cooperation between government institutions and Hollywood productions.
Historical records show that the Pentagon has provided input on numerous films involving military hardware, while past wartime productions openly served propaganda purposes.
During the Second World War, studios collaborated with government agencies to produce morale-boosting content, and more recently, public discussions have acknowledged that entertainment media can reflect policy messaging themes.
These precedents have led some online commentators to argue that modern blockbuster films may unconsciously align with broader institutional narratives.
However, there is no verified evidence linking 'Disclosure Day' to any official government programme. Most industry observers describe such collaborations as logistical or advisory rather than ideological influence operations.
Beyond conspiracy theories, a deeper cultural concern is emerging around how influence itself has changed in the digital age. Analysts note that Spielberg's era represents shared cultural experiences, where entire audiences consumed the same story at the same time.
In contrast, modern platforms use algorithm-driven systems that personalise content for individual users.
This shift means that instead of one collective narrative, audiences now receive tailored emotional messaging shaped by their digital behaviour.
Some commentators argue that this personalised media environment creates fragmented realities, where individuals interpret the world through entirely different informational streams.
In this context, the release of a major UFO film becomes part of a wider conversation about how perception is shaped not only by filmmakers, but also by technology systems that continuously adapt content to user psychology.
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https://eng.the-liberty.com/2026/10083/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opkmf7Q4daQ (Free Press: The Admiral Who Says Atlantis Is Real & the Aliens Are Already Here)
https://x.com/GallaudetTim
High-speed Flying Object ‘Not of Human Origin’: An Interview with Dr. Tim Gallaudet
May 29, 2026
Japan’s(Interview conducted on May 4, 2026 by Satoshi Nishihata)
Near-Collision During a Carrier Exercise: The ‘GO FAST’ Encounter
Q: You testified before Congress about a near-collision with a UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon) during a carrier exercise. Please tell us about that encounter.
Tim Gallaudet: It started in 2015, when I was a one-star admiral in the Navy. I had two offices: one in the Pentagon and one in Mississippi, at a NASA facility called Stennis Space Center. I was in Mississippi at the time, looking at my classified email.
At that time, a routine exercise was occurring off the east coast of the United States, an exercise I had participated in when I was on an aircraft carrier. The purpose was to prepare U.S. forces to deploy overseas. It involved an aircraft carrier strike group: the USS Theodore Roosevelt, the aircraft carrier, and other supporting ships. The primary purpose was to make sure all the pilots could be certified to land on the aircraft carrier before it deployed. It was a very busy exercise.
The pilots were trying to complete their required landings safely, and that was complicated by other training events, weather, and other factors.
When I looked at my secret network email, I had received a secret message. The title of the email was in all capital letters: “URGENT SAFETY OF FLIGHT ISSUE.”
The email had come from the operations officer of the command I was under, a two-star admiral. He sent it to subordinate commanders and staff members of the Fleet Forces Command to which I reported. The wording was very short.
He said: “If any of you have seen these, or know what these are, tell me ASAP, because we are having near midair collisions and might have to cancel the exercise.” Attached to the email was the GO FAST video.
We now know one of the pilots flying from the aircraft carrier was Ryan Graves, who has since come forward publicly to speak about UAP and their safety-of-flight concerns.
He founded Americans for Safe Aerospace (ASA) to encourage reporting by commercial pilots, to advocate for the government to declassify and release information and videos about UAP, and to remove the stigma associated with reporting UAP or UFOs.
That email changed everything for me. I had always thought there might be some validity to UFO reports, but I had never seen one. This was essentially seeing one on a secret network.
The Email Disappears
Gallaudet: The next day, the email was removed from my computer and everyone else’s. I later learned that someone involved in removing the email from the system was Jay Stratton, who later led the UAP Task Force in the Pentagon.
He told me that at the time, they were not sure what these objects were. There were many of them. It was not just one GO FAST. There was also GIMBAL and others.
One GO FAST object was operating in a formation of four. They were having these encounters almost every day, as Ryan Graves has testified.
Stratton was an intelligence officer, and in 2015 they did not know whether these were our adversaries monitoring us or something else.
Subsequently, they now know it was not ours, not China, not Russia, and not anyone they know of. It was not of human origin. They are convinced of that, and I was convinced of that as well.
I knew that in training ranges, and in that exercise, we do not test experimental technologies. When we do testing, we use test ranges that are instrumented with very precise sensors to capture data and inform the development of the technology being tested.
We also do not conduct experimentation and testing in training ranges because the exercises are very compressed, the pilots are obtaining certifications, and it would introduce too much risk. It is simply not done.
I had a top-secret clearance, so I knew the capabilities of our allies and our adversaries. I knew no one had technology like that.
After it was removed from my computer, it was odd. I would go to monthly meetings with my commander, a four-star admiral, his subordinate commanders, and his staff. The main topic every month was those exercises: preparing Navy forces to deploy overseas.
Yet no one ever talked about the safety incident. That was upsetting to me, because one of my jobs was to be the head meteorologist of the Navy. I viewed this as a real safety issue that was covered up and not discussed.
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‘UAP Technology Is the Work of Non-Human Intelligence’
Q: You have said that many UAP are associated with non-human intelligence. Why?
Gallaudet: As I said, I have seen our best technologies, and I have seen adversary technologies. We cannot reproduce the movements of these objects: the right-angle turns, the hovering with no visible engine exhaust, and the instantaneous accelerations.
We have nothing that could reproduce those motions. I am sure of that because I had a clearance and knew our capabilities. That is what has convinced me and others. I am not the only person. Remember all those people in The Age of Disclosure.
They had clearances like me. That includes the current Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio, who is in that film for the same reason: to speak to this, to acknowledge that these objects are not of human origin.
I was in The Age of Disclosure, and before that I testified in 2024. There was another hearing in 2025. Because of my testimony, many people in the U.S. military, or veterans, contacted me to tell me their stories about observing UAP.
Dozens of Videos on a Carrier Laptop
So many people have observed UAP. They have seen our systems collect video. One sailor on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in 2021 told me that his job was to take infrared video of these UAP.
On the laptop in his helicopter squadron aboard the aircraft carrier, there was a folder with dozens and dozens of UAP videos.
The helicopters usually captured low-altitude objects that looked like metallic spheres. Again, there were no flight control surfaces, no exhaust, and no evident means of propulsion.
They were moving, basically following the aircraft carrier at an altitude of about 300 feet. The F/A-18s, at higher altitude, would observe fleets of these objects moving erratically as lights.
They would make right-angle turns and instantaneous accelerations. That is technology we simply cannot reproduce.
UAP in the Ocean: The Transmedium Question
Q: What does the transmedium nature of UAP, moving between air and water, suggest from the standpoint of current physics?
Gallaudet: Let us step back for a moment. The occurrence of UAP in the ocean is not well documented, ultimately because we have not measured much of the ocean.
Only about 10 percent of the ocean volume has been explored, and only about 27 percent of the seafloor has been mapped. That leaves large areas of the ocean about which we know nothing. But UAP have still been observed in the ocean.
We know from the USS Omaha video, which you can find online, off Southern California, I believe in 2019, where a spherical-looking object was observed with no flight control surfaces. It was not moving in a linear way; it was just hovering.
Then it moved into the water, exhibiting transmedium travel. Another well-known object is called the Aguadilla UAP, observed by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which showed transmedium travel off Puerto Rico.
The momentum changes involved in going from air to water are so significant that we do not know how to design anything that could do that unimpeded. None of the platforms in the U.S. military inventory can do that.
I would not call this a problem of physics that we do not know. It could be physics we do not understand, but it is most likely that we simply do not know how to engineer anything that could do that.
My whole background is studying and working on the ocean. I was a Navy oceanographer for 32 years, and then I led America’s top ocean agency, NOAA. I have a Ph.D. in oceanography, as well as a master’s and a bachelor’s degree.
Because of my knowledge and professional network what I know, it is suitable for me to look at that aspect of UAP: their occurrence on and under the water.
Acoustic experts and former submarine officers have come to me and said that, on sonar, they have observed objects exhibiting motions, speeds, or characteristics that our undersea forces cannot demonstrate.
‘Could They Be From Another Galaxy?’ On the Question of Extraterrestrial Origin
Q: Some people argue it would be technologically impossible for extraterrestrial beings to travel to Earth. What is your view?
Gallaudet: First, we simply have not been able to engineer something that can go faster than the speed of light. But that does not mean it is impossible.
These visitors, these non-human intelligences, whose intentions we do not know, at least at the unclassified level, could potentially be from another galaxy. We just do not know. We have not discovered the engineering that would allow for that.
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Jacques Vallee and the 1945 New Mexico Crash
I am not necessarily wedded to the extraterrestrial hypothesis. Have you heard of Jacques Vallee? He is a very well-established UFO researcher. He has been studying the phenomenon for at least 50 years and has written many books.
His latest book, Trinity, is about a UFO crash in New Mexico in 1945. He interviewed witnesses. I would call it a smoking gun because he interviewed three witnesses who clearly saw an object, like the Roswell story, but two years before Roswell.
Army personnel ended up recovering the crashed object. I highly recommend reading this book.
Ultimately, I am sure the U.S. government is in possession of these recovered objects. I know people who have done some testing on materials from these objects. Jacques has also done a lot of research in Brazil and other Latin American countries as well.
Subterranean Civilizations, the Silurian Hypothesis, and Other Dimensions
Another possibility is that they are a highly developed race that evolved before us. If they did not want to be seen by us, the ocean is the perfect place to remain undiscovered.
They could be residing under the seafloor in facilities of their own construction. That is a possibility. There is also something called the Silurian hypothesis.
This hypothesis states that, when you look at ancient geology, the nature of erosion and plate tectonics could mean that an intelligent civilization could have evolved and then gone extinct one or two billion years ago, but with no geological record of it.
The Earth has existed for 4.6 billion years. It is possible that a race evolved and, at some point in the past, decided to live in a subterranean civilization, or even below the ocean.
They may have stayed somewhat removed from us and only come to visit us periodically. There is also the possibility of other dimensions. Our mathematics can explain it, although our physics does not yet know how it would work.
James Lacatski has written books about the government program, and this possibility is something that that U.S. government intelligence officers take seriously.
We do not know how to get to another dimension, but theoretically, it is a possibility. Potentially, they may have a technology that allows them to do that.
The U.S. Government Has Concealed UAP Information as Tightly as Nuclear Weapons
Q: How do you think the government or interest groups have monopolized and concealed information and technology related to UAP? What do you think are the motives behind this secrecy?
Gallaudet: I know with total certainty that the U.S. government has retrieved UAP materials, and in some instances, entire craft.
They have covered that up, and these are in very compartmented special access programs that only a few people know about.
They are working on a reverse-engineering program. It has been happening for over 80 years. The purpose is, of course, that we do not want to admit to the country or to our adversaries that we are not in complete control of our airspace.
There is also a higher-order non-human intelligence that could potentially dominate us or present a national-security risk.
Lethal Force and the Cover-Up
Luis Elizondo, whom I know well, has told me this: UAP information and materials have been protected to the same degree that we protect nuclear weapons, which means lethal force has been authorized to prevent disclosure of UAP data and materials.
We are talking about killing people. That should not be allowed in our country. It is totally against the Constitution
I believe most UAP materials have probably been transferred to contractors, especially defense contractors, so that federal authorities can claim plausible deniability and keep it hidden from Congress.
The Deaths and Disappearances of UAP-Related Scientists
Q: Deaths and disappearances of scientists connected to this field have been causing concern. What do you think?
Gallaudet: There are two questions here. Regarding the current reporting of thedozen or so scientists, I really do not know whether that is linked to anything.
I know that several of them can be explained by normal circumstances. A few, I am not so sure, but I do not know.
However, I do know for a fact that the history of intimidation in this field is real and documented.
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The Path to Disclosure: Universities, the Public, and the UAP Disclosure Act
Q: Do you think the government will reveal everything soon?
Gallaudet: There is a piece of legislation that Congress worked on for years called the UAP Disclosure Act. To me, the ideal future would be for that act to pass.
It would create a panel of experts in different fields who would review different types of UAP information and recommend to the president what information could be released gradually and deliberately, balancing national-security risk with the opportunity to advance human knowledge.
The term they developed is ‘controlled disclosure.’ We would not reveal everything at once. Rather, perhaps some videos would be released first, then perhaps the nature of a few of the materials we have recovered, and eventually perhaps the nature of some craft we have recovered.
What will actually happen, I am not sure. But several universities in the United States are now actively researching UAP in different ways: Stanford and the Sol Foundation, Harvard’s Galileo Project under Avi Loeb, the University at Albany in New York, which has received a grant of several million dollars, and Rice University’s Archives of the Impossible. There are others, and this is growing by the day.
Public interest, the media, and Hollywood support are growing significantly every day. Younger people are not stigmatized by this. They are open to new ideas and technology.
I think there will be a point when so many people in the public demand that the government release information that politicians will have to respond. I am certain it will happen in my lifetime. It is a very exciting time.
This would never have been talked about ten years ago.
Be Wary of China’s UAP Research
Q: There are concerns that China, meaning the CCP, may also be investigating and studying UAP. How serious is this issue for global security and for Japan in particular?
Gallaudet: This is a big concern, not only for Japan and U.S. security but for global security. That is why I think we should encourage Japan to address this in legislation and national policy, as the United States has been doing.
It is very likely that adversaries are competing to reverse-engineer these technologies. Knowing the way government secret programs are structured, I think the probability is very high.
They could advance the technology and application of that knowledge faster than we can. Therefore, it is in our interest not to sustain the cover-up, and not to avoid the issue in discussions and policy development. We really ought to be more assertive about this.
My friend Jay Stratton said it very well: ‘This is like the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic weapon, on steroids.’ If you take that statement on its own, I think it is completely valid.
That is why we should be researching this very actively, with well-funded programs, to ensure we do not get outpaced by China. Bilateral research efforts between our nations could only advance UAP research in a positive way.
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UAP Research Could Transform All of Human Civilization
Q: You have said that UAP could represent the discovery of the century. Why do you believe UAP may prove decisive for the future progress of humanity?
Gallaudet: When you look at the nature of the phenomena, it is very diverse. I will go out and say that it is not just physical. There is also a psychic connection.
Every observer has some kind of psychic response. Everyone who has witnessed a UAP experiences telepathic communication. That is real.
I think we may see advancements in physics from what we learn from the objects, but potentially also advancements in consciousness from what is communicated to witnesses.
Therefore, I think we will see transformations in every imaginable field: communications, energy, transportation, space exploration, agriculture, anthropology, human history, religions, and philosophy.
The U.S. government is having a hard time acknowledging this new reality. But in my opinion, the government does not have an exclusive right to knowledge of the nature of reality. Every citizen has a right to understand it.
Impact on World Religions and Traditional Beliefs
Q: The recognition of UAP and non-human intelligence raises unprecedented questions. From the perspective of traditional religious beliefs and other worldviews, what kinds of challenges or transformations do you think we will face?
Gallaudet: For a majority of the world’s religions, the idea of non-human intelligence is not new. In many world religions, this is part of their tradition. In the past it may have been presented in a different way, perhaps as angels and demons.
Ultimately, I do not think this is incompatible with many religions. Of course, some will have a hard time with it. But as a society, even our religious views have in many ways modernized, and are probably at a point where they can embrace and incorporate this new knowledge.
I am not too concerned. I am optimistic. I do believe that, for a majority of the world’s religions, our religious views can take in this new knowledge. As I said, it is a very exciting time. First Interview with a Witness from the U.S. Congressional UFO Hearing
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Trump’s Deadly Struggle with the Deep State over ET disclosure
May 29, 2026
This “Week in Review” from Exopolitics Today focuses on the latest in UFOs and alien secrets.
It discusses the Pentagon releasing new ufo files, a congressman’s statement about ufo disclosure, and NASA’s plans for a moon base.
The content also touches on MITRE reviewing uap archives and the potential involvement of aliens in abductions and reverse-engineering programs.
00:00:00 – Topics
00:01:19 – Trump is about to sign an executive order making it possible for whistleblowers to come forward without them being punished for violating their NDAs https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/205814843555178137
00:05:24 – President Trump is the driving force behind official UFO disclosure releases according to Anna Paulina Luna. https://x.com/ThePatriotOasis/status/2057985549730714039
00:08:14 – Dan Burisch a microbiologist who was tasked to look after “J-Rod”, an Alien being from the future. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2058566294689988795
00:12:30 – Mr X, came forward in 2006 to reveal that UFO files were being archived in a major aerospace company https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2058586535558005184
00:19:10 – The Trump Administration is consulting with religious leaders about how to reveal the truth about ET life. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2058866993223110926
00:21:53 – Disclosure Project Press Conference at the National Press Club used flying triangle image first released by Jorge Pabon (JP). https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2058872232164643041
00:25:59 – PENTAGON UFO FILES EXPOSED?! JP Reveals TR-3Bs, Nordic Beings & Secret AGI Suits https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2058881583055024607
00:26:32 – Rep. Tim Burchett says that “Trump will deliver UFO Disclosure – If The Deep State don’t kill him first”. https://x.com/InterstellarUAP/status/2058928847454716409
00:29:53 – Composite of three photos of a flying triangle-shaped craft taken near MacDill AFB on Sept 4, 2017, by Jorge Pabon (JP) https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2059258745977176398
00:31:06 – Here is the third in a sequence of three photos Jorge Pabon (JP) took of a flying saucer craft on January 12, 2018. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2059397634935357648
00:32:36 – NASA just officially unveiled their master plan for a permanent Moon Base at the lunar South Pole https://x.com/XFreeze/status/2059349030514094568
00:34:37 – HE TOOK THIS UFO PHOTO… Then Everything Changed https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2059593088671035551
00:37:18 – President Trump goes to the essence of what his UFO disclosure initiative is all about: “releasing information regarding extraterrestrials.” https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2059814411204788325
00:39:33 – Eric Burlison has received good advice to go after federally funded organizations such as MITRE in search of UFO-related records. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2059827358442434885
00:42:39 – The new false narrative is that alien spacecraft have only recently been successfully reverse engineered and they are being used to protect us from Gray aliens conducting abductions.
00:48:07 – Disclosure Day the Exopolitical perspective
00:49:57 – May 30 Webinar on Trump, Pentagon & Alien Secrets https://www.crowdcast.io/c/trump-pentagon-alien-disclosure
https://exopolitics.org/trumps-deadly-struggle-with-the-deep-state-over-et-disclosure/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3va_YHpElnI
extra disclosure dejour
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