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Hat trick: Seattle Space Needle adorned with soccer ball lid for World Cup kickoff
Fri, June 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM Updated Fri, June 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
SEATTLE — With the 2026 FIFA World Cup set to kick off in fewer than two weeks, excitement in the region is building.
The Space Needle unveiled a new paint job on its roof on Friday: a giant soccer ball.
The World Cup is the most-watched sporting event on the planet, with billions across the globe tuning in to watch the tournament.
The Space Needle said in a press release that the new coat of paint is a joint project between the Space Needle and the Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 (SeattleFWC26) local organizing committee, intended to welcome fans with "something they have never seen before."
"With just days until the world arrives in Seattle, this activation captures the energy building across our region," said Peter Tomozawa, CEO of SeattleFWC26.
"The Space Needle is one of the most recognizable landmarks on the planet. Seeing it reimagined as a soccer ball sends a powerful message that Seattle is ready to welcome the world."
Crews worked 605 feet off the ground above Seattle Center to carefully apply the custom soccer ball design to the tower's sloped roof, Space Needle said.
"Throughout its history, the Space Needle has played a role in some of the most defining moments for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest," said Ron Sevart, CEO of the Space Needle.
"This project celebrates not only soccer, but the global connections, community spirit and excitement that the tournament will bring to the city."
The World Cup begins on June 11 (6/11)in Mexico City, as Mexico hosts South Africa.
Egypt and Belgium will square off in the first game in Seattle on June 15. The U.S. Men's National Team will play Australia on June 19 at Lumen Field, although the venue will be known as "Seattle Stadium" during the World Cup.
There will be watch parties all over Seattle and the Puget Sound Region, including a massive 70-foot screen and a barge in Elliott Bay.
https://komonews.com/news/local/fifa-world-cup-2026-seattle-space-needle-soccer-ball-football-futbol-fwc26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrSrOzSM7bs
SpaceX Starlink Mission
June 6, 2026
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 21 Starlink satellites and two Starshield satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX.
This will be the 10th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Twilight, NROL-172, and seven Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
There is the possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl-17-43
Large-scale drone attack hits St. Petersburg
6 Jun, 2026 07:23
The raid came after Vladimir Zelensky suggested that Ukrainian drones could ‘pay a visit’ to the International Economic Forum
St. Petersburg has come under a major Ukrainian drone attack, according to the regional authorities, on the closing day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
More than 140 drones were downed in the early hours of Saturday morning, Leningrad Region Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on social media. No casualties or major infrastructure damage were immediately reported.
An air alert was declared overnight and residents were warned to stay indoors. Operations at St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport were suspended, with dozens of flights delayed and aircraft diverted to other airports.
The strike follows another major drone raid on the region on June 3, the opening day of the forum, which attracted participants from more than 130 countries this year.
The attack comes two days after Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky published an open letter in which he said many Ukrainians would support having drones pay “a visit” to SPIEF.
In the letter, he also called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with him to discuss a settlement of the conflict.
Responding on Friday, Putin said there is no sense in meeting at present, arguing that Zelensky’s actions have made meaningful negotiations impossible. He also criticized the tone of the message, describing it as inappropriate and insolent.
Putin reiterated that Russia is open to negotiations with Ukraine, but only if the root causes of the conflict are addressed. Russian officials have also questioned Zelensky’s legitimacy after his presidential term expired in May 2024 without a new election being held.
https://www.rt.com/russia/641109-ukraine-drone-attack-spief/
https://www.president.gov.ua/news/vidkritij-list-prezidentu-rosijskoyi-federaciyi-vid-preziden-104769
https://www.president.gov.ua/news/na-zhal-rosijska-storona-znov-obiraye-vijnu-vsi-pochuli-sogo-104781
extra RT
https://www.rt.com/news/641116-turkish-boat-attacked-crimea/
https://www.rt.com/russia/641095-ukraine-attack-ship-kills-five/
https://www.rt.com/news/641055-us-house-russia-sanctions-bill/
https://www.rt.com/news/641097-ukraine-draft-age-refugees-eu/
https://www.rt.com/russia/641043-eu-armenia-weaken-russia/
what about Futbol?
Russian attack hits Sumy region with guided bombs, drones; one killed
06.06.2026 14:27
Early Saturday morning, Russian invaders launched strikes using guided aerial bombs and drones on the Sumy region, killing a man.
Oleh Hryhorov, head of the Sumy Regional Military Administration, reported this on Telegram, according to Ukrinform.
“This morning, the Russians attacked the Vorozhba community with drones and guided aerial bombs. A civilian man was killed on the grounds of his own home as a result of the enemy strike,” Hryhorov wrote.
According to him, information regarding other consequences of the enemy attack is being clarified.
Earlier, the Sumy Regional Prosecutor’s Office reported that on June 6, the body of a 77-year-old woman was found in the Khutir-Mykhailivska community of the Shostka district; she had died the previous day as a result of a Russian drone attack.
“On June 6, 2026, in the Khutir-Mykhailivskyi community of the Shostka district, the body of a deceased 77-year-old woman was discovered on the site of a destroyed house,” the statement reads.
It has been established that her house was attacked by an enemy drone the day before.
Prosecutors, in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, are documenting the consequences of the attack.
As reported by Ukrinform, five civilians were injured in the Sumy region over the past 24 hours due to Russian aggression.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4131151-russian-attack-hits-sumy-region-with-guided-bombs-drones-one-killed.html
other Russia and Ukraine
https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/ukraine-apologizes-to-greece-over-sea-drone-incident-near-lefkada-19573
https://most.ks.ua/en/news/url/rosijskij-dron-atakuvav-avto-nachalnika-hersonskoji-morehodki/
https://news.online.ua/en/the-general-staff-confirmed-the-destruction-of-russian-oil-infrastructure-and-drone-control-points-on-the-tot-904726/
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/06/06/ukraine-fires-wave-of-drones-at-russia-on-last-day-of-key-economic-forum-a92947
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/77633
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/2026-06-06/live-updates-898514
other Israel
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-898524
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-strike-kills-lebanese-army-general-two-soldiers-idf-says-incident-under-review/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-confirms-launching-deadly-strike-on-lebanese-army-vehicle-says-it-moved-suspiciously-in-combat-zone/
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/428205
https://www.timesofisrael.com/nine-palestinians-reported-wounded-in-settler-rampage-through-hawara/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-troops-fire-at-vehicle-in-hebron-killing-7-month-old-baby-and-wounding-his-parents/
Live Updates: Trump says Iran military 'totally destroyed' as missiles are launched towards Kuwait, Bahrain
June 6, 8:54 PM
Trump does not 'need deal' to reach Iran's uranium, he says • Two IDF officers severely wounded in Lebanon • Lebanese army chief leaves for visit to Pakistan at invitation of counterpart
June 6, 8:12 PM
IDF strikes around 150 Hezbollah terror sites over the weekend
The IDF announced on Saturday that it had struck approximately 150 Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure sites in southern Lebanon over the weekend.
The sites targeted include weapons storage facilities, command centers, and rocket launchers used by Hezbollah terrorists to advance attacks on IDF soldiers.
June 6, 6:22 PM
Lebanese army chief leaves for Pakistan at invitation of counterpart
Lebanese army commander General Rudolf Haykal has left on a visit to Pakistan, Lebanon's army said on Saturday, amid Pakistani efforts to mediate an end to the US-Israeli conflict with Iran that has also spilled into Lebanon.
The army said the visit was at the invitation of Haykal's Pakistani counterpart, but did not immediately provide further details on its purpose or duration.
June 6, 5:58 PM
Iran condemns US strikes on Iranian military radar sites - report
Iran’s Foreign Ministry released a statement on Saturday condemning US strikes on Iranian military radar sites as a “clear violation of the ceasefire,” according to Iranian semi-official news outlet Tasnim.
The Foreign Ministry accused the US of showing “complete disregard” for “the fundamental principles of international law,” adding that any escalation resulting from the strikes is the responsibility of the American government.
The US strikes occurred in the early morning hours of Saturday after Iran launched multiple attack drones towards ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
June 6, 5:45 PM
Multiple clashes between Israelis, Palestinians reported in West Bank following alleged sheep theft
The clashes included incidents of stone throwing and the use of clubs between Israeli civilians and Palestinians, according to the IDF.
Multiple clashes were reported between a group of Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank town of Huwara, the IDF said in a statement on Saturday.
"IDF and Border Guard forces rushed to several locations in the Hawara area in the Samaria Brigade, following a report of suspected theft of sheep belonging to Israeli civilians, in order to remove the Israeli civilians and the sheep from the village and prevent friction in the area," the military said.
The clashes included incidents of stone throwing and the use of clubs between Israeli civilians and Palestinians, according to the IDF.
Army radio also reported that some of the settlers involved in the incident were masked and that several Palestinians were injured, something that was later denied by the IDF..
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June 6, 3:31 PM
Seven missiles intercepted in Kuwait, no injuries reported, according to the military
The Kuwait Army said on Saturday that its forces intercepted seven Iranian missiles during the day, with only material damage reported in the Gulf country.
"[The missiles] were intercepted over several residential areas, resulting in the fall of some debris. The Iranian criminal aggression caused material damage with no human casualties," said the Kuwait military.
June 6, 3:23 PM
IDF southern Lebanon strike may have hit Lebanese Army personnel, military investigating
The IDF said that all movement in the area requires coordination due to it being an active combat zone, emphasizing that Israel operates against Hezbollah and not the Lebanese military.
The IDF said it is investigating an incident on Saturday in which the military struck a vehicle in the Tebnit area of southern Lebanon, which may have been carrying Lebanese military personnel.
According to the military, the vehicle had been moving toward IDF soldiers in a suspicious manner, following earlier intelligence indications that Hezbollah was planning attacks from the area.
The vehicle was struck after soldiers had determined it posed a threat to their safety, the IDF said.
June 6, 1:23 PM
Bahrain says it intercepted missiles, drones from Iran
Bahrain says it intercepted three missiles and several drones from Iran on Saturday, according to a statement from the Bahraini Defense Force.
June 6, 11:56 AM
Iran says IAEA is politicizing oversight of Tehran's nuclear program
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said that the UN nuclear watchdog should avoid turning technical reports into "tools of political pressure" if it wanted to contribute to a diplomatic solution.
He said that the loss of the agency's oversight at some facilities resulted from the attacks rather than a lack of cooperation by Iran, adding that the International Atomic Energy Agency was using the consequences of US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites to create "ambiguity" about Tehran's nuclear program.
June 6, 10:41 AM
IDF issues evacuation warning for several towns in southern Lebanon
IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for several southern Lebanese towns and villages in an X/twitter post on Saturday.
The post instructed residents of Armati, Mashghara, Kafr Huna, Sajad (Jazin), and Ansariya to move north of the Zahrani River for safety as the IDF targets Hezbollah terrorists in the area.
June 6, 7:11 AM
Iran's foreign minister says Lebanon not a bargaining chip in war
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday rejected remarks by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that Lebanon was a bargaining chip for Tehran.
Aoun said on Friday that Iran was using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States and that Lebanese people were paying the price for Iran's interests.
"Had Lebanon been a bargaining chip for Iran, we'd have a deal long ago," Araghchi posted on X/Twitter. "Save Lebanon from your real foe, Mr. President."
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A large Chinese drone broadcasted a signal identifying itself as a RAF Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet
updated: June 5, 2026, 20:06 UTC
A recent incident over Chinese airspace has raised alarms among aviation security experts after a military aircraft—believed to be a drone—successfully broadcast a signal identifying itself as a Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet.
The event, which occurred around November 20, 2025, near Hainan Island, China, exposed a critical security flaw in the widely used civilian flight tracking system, Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast (ADS-B).
Drone Mimics RAF Fighter Jet
Flight tracking services, including Flightradar24, detected an aircraft broadcasting the distinct identification code and registration of a British military platform, specifically an RAF Typhoon with the registration ZK334 and the callsign YILO2400.
However, analysts noted that the track’s behavior was entirely inconsistent with a high-performance fighter jet.
The aircraft displayed a slow, stable speed and altitude pattern—characteristics typically associated with a Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) surveillance drone—while flying in a routine pattern near Chinese airspace before ultimately landing in an area on Hainan Island known for Chinese military drone activity.
The striking discrepancy led experts to conclude that a Chinese platform was deliberately broadcasting a foreign military identity it was not authorized to use.
The ADS-B Security Flaw
The incident highlights a long-standing vulnerability in the ADS-B system, which is mandatory for most commercial and private aircraft globally.
ADS-B works by having aircraft continually broadcast their position, speed, and identifying information (like registration and flight number) to ground stations and other aircraft.
However, the system lacks a built-in authentication mechanism. This allows any platform with a manually configurable transponder to spoof, or falsify, its identity, leading to potential confusion and security risks in contested or sensitive airspaces.
While the intent behind the choice of a British Typhoon code remains uncertain—whether it was a deliberate test of identity manipulation, a misconfigured transponder, or an attempt to obscure the drone’s true movements—the episode serves as a powerful reminder for military and civilian air traffic control to treat ADS-B data with caution in high-stakes operational environments.
https://airlive.net/military/2026/06/06/a-large-chinese-drone-broadcasted-a-signal-identifying-itself-as-a-raf-eurofighter-typhoon-fighter-jet/
‘No replies should be sent’: Scientists issue alien contact protocol after government declassifies top-secret UFO files
June 6, 2026, 10:23 a.m. PT
When ET phones, don’t pick up.
Scientists have outlined a set of protocols for responding to extraterrestrial contact, including a bizarre directive to refrain from answering cosmic correspondence.
Adopted by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), the eight principles were designed to guide “individuals, institutions and other entities participating in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), a scientific field dedicating to scanning the cosmos for radio and laser signals.
Originally developed by the IAA and SETI between 2022 and 2025, these guidelines were recently updated and released earlier this month.
This comes after the US government released two batches of files related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPS).
These included declassified pages from the FBI’s UFO case files, reports of bizarre encounters by military pilots, and footage taken by military aircraft that appeared to to show mysterious flying objects.
In the event of alleged contact, the extraterrestrial signal should be rigorously scrutinized in collaboration with other investigators and verified by multiple independent orgs employing different instruments or methods.
“It is crucial to uphold the highest standards of scientific responsibility and integrity throughout this process,” they write. As initial findings could be incomplete or hard to interpret, this vetting process could take months or even years.
If the evidence of intelligent ETs is confirmed, investigators must immediately inform the public, scientific community and even the United Nations.
In general, responses to inquires should be “prompt, accurate and honest” whether or not the signature in question is confirmed to be of extraterrestrial origin or not.
At the same time, per the principles, the signal should be kept safe from interference while scientists should seek international agreements that allow said records should be kept in secure archives around the globe.
One of the most important rules of receiving a cosmic communique? Don’t engage without consulting the proper authorities, per the doc.
“Pending the outcome of such consultations, no reply should be sent,” the doc warns. “These consultations should be conducted through the United Nations and other broadly representative international bodies.”
They add, “the specific procedures for such consultations are to be outlined in a separate agreement, declaration, or arrangement to ensure a coordinated and responsible approach.”
Naturally, any announcement of alien contact is bound to prompt accusations of conspiracy-mongering.
So while ensuring transparency and honesty, organizations should also take appropriate steps to safeguard the whistleblowers from harassment, security threats and “negative professional repercussions,” per the doc.
In this vein, it’s essential be wary of social media and nip rumors in the bud to prevent the world from being thrown into flux by misinformation and false alarms.
To aid in this regard, the IAA and SETI will convene an international post-detection committee — comprising experts in science, experts, law and other relevant fields — with the goal of guiding the global reaction.
Their primary directive: to assist humanity in handling the implications of discovering that we’re not alone in the universe. It’s perhaps a relevant mission during a time when once-fringe beliefs in extraterrestrials are becoming more accepted by the mainstream.
Included in the government’s disclosure offensive were multiple recent accounts by military personnel, including footage taken by an US Coast Guard’s infrared sensor that appeared to show an object flying near a plane over the Southeastern US in April 2024.
Meanwhile, a report from a US intelligence officer detailed how he spotted mysterious “orange orbs” next to his helicopter while on a mission late last year.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the documents and footage of the UAPs have long sparked speculation.
“It’s time the American people see it for themselves,” he said.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/science/dont-respond-to-alien-contact-scientists-warn/
https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15877969/scientists-plan-alien-contact-signal.html
https://iaaspace.org/wp-content/uploads/iaa/Scientific%20Activity/iaasetideclaration.pdf
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2026/06/06/ray-santilli-and-gary-shoefield-roswell-alien-autopsy/
‘We have seen the real Roswell alien autopsy film’
06 June 2026 10:00am BST
As a new documentary revisits one of the 20th century’s greatest hoaxes, the men behind the fake footage insist it was based on real events
At a time when X-Files mania was at its height, and many believed that “the truth is out there” about alien visitations to Earth, two British music entrepreneurs offered up something that was either an exposé of the biggest cover-up in human history… or the greatest fraud of the 20th century.
This was 1995, and the “world exclusive” was an 18-minute film of government officials performing an autopsy on the body of an extraterrestrial recovered from the Roswell crash site in New Mexico in 1947.
Ray Santilli and Gary Shoefield claimed to have bought the footage from a retired military cameraman and proceeded to make a fortune selling it to US television stations and then on home video as Alien Autopsy. “The whole thing just exploded around the world,” says Santilli.
Then, 11 years later, after, as Shoefield puts it, the film “had done its business”, they collaborated on a movie about their experience (also titled Alien Autopsy) – in which they were played by Ant and Dec – and, at that point, revealed in a TV interview with Eamonn Holmes that their original grainy footage had actually been shot, by them, in a flat in London’s Camden Town, and they had paid a homeless man to pretend to be the military cameraman and convince TV networks that the footage was genuine.
However, they maintained that did not invalidate its authenticity, as it was a precise reconstruction of a genuine 1947 film that had unfortunately degraded.
This bonkers tale is examined in The Alien Autopsy Scandal, a three-part documentary made by Louis Theroux’s production company Mindhouse for Sky.
By the mid 1990s, Santilli, who is talking from his home in London, had already made his name producing kitsch hits such as The Birdie Song and had befriended Shoefield (joining the video call from his home in Los Angeles), incredibly, after the latter had threatened to sue him over another novelty song – a Thunderbirds remix.
Shoefield had insisted he owned the rights to the theme tune, and that Santilli could not list the track for sale in his catalogue. Thirty-five years on, my question about it still prompts bickering between the two.
The story Santilli (who gives long, explanatory answers to each question) and Shoefield (to the point) tell today about the origins of their alien adventure is that they were in Florida offering cash in exchange for early film footage of Elvis. This was provided by an elderly ex-US Army cameraman, who mentioned he also had another film that might be of interest: about the purported mid-century UFO crash. “He told us the whole story of Roswell, which I’d never heard of,” says Santilli, who watched as the cameraman cracked open Army-branded canisters that had been sealed for 46 years.
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Although he tells me he has always had “some curiosity” about extraterrestrial life, and is in no doubt about it today, Santilli’s reaction to first seeing the footage was not one of shock or spiritual epiphany. “I saw it, obviously, as a commercial opportunity.”
The cameraman wanted $100,000 in cash. It took Santilli a year and a half to raise funds, after persuading his friend, German music investor Volker Spielberg (more on his namesake later), to finance the project. Santilli returned to Florida, negotiated the cameraman down to $40,000 and left with the film.
It was only when he got back to Britain that he opened the cans, to be confronted by a strong vinegary smell and the oxidised film coming away on his hands. According to Santilli, 70, “there was barely any imagery left on the celluloid at all”.
So they did what anyone with world-changing evidence on their hands would do – they “restored” it.
This would involve assembling a small film crew to recreate a US Army tent in a desert inside a North London flat. They also had to find the correct medical instruments, a 1947 camera and original film stock, as well as make-up from a funeral parlour to apply to a latex alien figure.
Sculptor and visual effects expert John Humphreys – creator of Channel 4’s Max Headroom, billed as “the first computer-generated TV presenter”, but actually an actor under extensive prosthetics – was brought on to manufacture the alien.
Its innards were largely composed of gruesome bits of offal (their butcher is also interviewed in the documentary).
Shoefield, 66, recalls how “someone broke into the apartment, and they must have seen what they thought was a dead body in the sink and left, because nothing was actually taken”.
Santilli, meanwhile, remembers the difficulties of the clean-up. “Disposing of a prosthetic body was as difficult as disposing of a real body, with arms and legs in different bin liners in different parts of London.”
With the new “old” footage complete, the story took another turn as Santilli’s friend – and crop-circle buff – Reg Presley, frontman of The Troggs, appeared on the BBC One show Good Morning with Anne and Nick, and sensationally revealed that he’d seen footage of an “actual” alien autopsy.
Next came the selling of said footage. Santilli and Shoefield had the bright idea of securing a big-money deal with US network Fox, while offering the 18 minutes of film to other territories free of charge.
The broadcasters were told that they could make documentaries, coming to their own conclusions about its veracity, while the duo would get all home-video rights. At the zenith of the Blockbuster era, it was a canny move.
In the new Sky documentary, the figure of an $18m profit is laughed off by Santilli. Was it more, I ask. “That’s just a fairy tale,” he tells me. But did they make millions? “Whatever we did, we did well out of it.”
The duo, who were also paid for their contributions to the documentary, reject the idea that Alien Autopsy has been the most lucrative venture of their careers.
Shoefield now produces hologram concert tours of deceased stars such as Maria Callas and Marvin Gaye, while Santilli ran a distribution company that reportedly distributed 60,000 music albums.
Both still resolutely stand by their “restoration” argument. Santilli compares their efforts to a Renoir canvas or da Vinci mural that has been worked on by a contemporary conservator, insisting – with a straight face – “I don’t believe what we did was any different”.
Well, it is, I suggest. No one has ever tried to pretend that every brush stroke of The Last Supper is original, whereas they waited 11 years to reveal the truth. “We’ve always said the film was restored,” says Santilli.
“We didn’t expect the broadcasters all to come back and endorse it the way they did. That was like winning the lottery.” Shoefield says they “carefully worded” what was offered to the TV companies. “Did we highlight the fact that we had restored it at that point? No.”
Philip Mantle, a UFO researcher brought on board at an early stage by Santilli, is unconvinced by their argument, telling the documentary makers: “If I get a job to restore the Mona Lisa, I don’t do another one, where she’s blonde and got a bigger chest.”
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For the defence, the series features Richard Doty, a retired Air Force special agent, and Mike Maloney, a former royal press photographer, who both state they were separately shown similar real footage in the late 1970s.
But for the prosecution, there is one of Santilli’s former video producer collaborators. Keith Bateman claims that, after Santilli returned from a prior trip to Roswell, Bateman speculatively shot an earlier version of the Alien Autopsy in 1993, which was rejected as too amateur by Santilli.
He says the “military cameraman” story only “came afterwards”.
Santilli tells me Bateman is a “scallywag” who “hijacked a good part of the story”. Meanwhile, he says the UFO community turned on them out of jealousy.
Shoefield, however, volunteers that they “did have some clips of the original [1947] film that were edited into the [1995] restoration – which just goes to show how good it was, because you can’t tell which was which”.
I am surprised he brings this up, given it was the basis for what I assumed Santilli found the most uncomfortable moment of the documentary. In the third episode, he holds up what he says are original 1947 frames, encased in plastic.
He then goes through the 1995 film with the director, Bafta-winner John Dower, pointing to the screen and saying, “Those bits of movement are inserts”. A slightly incredulous Dower responds: “You’re pointing at images of nothing, just white flashes.”
Shoefield goes further in our conversation, adamant that there were original images of aliens incorporated into their film. So has the director set Santilli up, making it look like he was pointing at a blank screen?
“No,” says Shoefield, who asserts that he and I simply saw that scene “in a different way”.
With congressional hearings on UFOs taking place in 2022 – the first time in over 50 years that witnesses had been invited to Washington to testify on the subject – the pair believe the world is only just catching up with them.
Then there is Steven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster, Disclosure Day – released on June 10 – about an alleged US cover-up of extraterrestrial life.
One of the conspiracy theories swirling around is that the film is funded by the American state as a soft launch to prepare us for the revelation of aliens.
Shoefield recalls a newspaper report that Spielberg and Michael Jackson were each “actually trying to buy [our] footage”.
“I know [Spielberg] knows about Alien Autopsy and I know he will be fascinated to see the documentary,” he tells me. Who informed him of that? “I can’t tell you,” says Shoefield.
“But I 100 per cent know that he is. A person very close to him was only discussing it with him last week. I think he, like everybody else who believes, sees our film as an important step forward in getting the public used to the idea.”
To some, that may sound like a profound achievement, but Shoefield is candid about their true motives. “We’re not ufologists trying to change the world,” he tells me. “We are people who make money.”
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https://sfl.media/america-desperately-needs-a-special-counsel-for-uap-disclosure/
America Needs a Special Counsel for UAP Disclosure
June 5, 2026
The debate surrounding UAP disclosure has evolved far beyond questions about strange objects in the sky. What began as a fringe topic discussed on internet forums has transformed into one of the most significant transparency battles in modern American history.
Today, lawmakers, military officers, intelligence officials, aerospace engineers, and career government employees are openly alleging that Congress and the American public have been denied access to information regarding highly classified programs operating behind layers of secrecy.
At the same time, a growing list of scientists, researchers, and military officials connected to advanced aerospace, nuclear, propulsion, and defense programs have died or disappeared under circumstances that continue to generate questions.
Whether those incidents ultimately prove connected or not, the public interest in understanding what is happening has reached a level that can no longer be addressed through routine congressional hearings and agency press releases.
Congress deserves credit for finally taking the issue seriously. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer and Representative Eric Burlison have begun asking questions that many Americans have wanted answered for years.
However, congressional inquiries alone are not enough. If the allegations being made by whistleblowers are even partially true, America needs something far more powerful: a Special Counsel with a large, experienced investigative team capable of following the evidence wherever it leads.
Congressional Hearings Have Reached Their Limits
For years, members of Congress have attempted to obtain information regarding unidentified aerial phenomena, Special Access Programs, and allegations that certain programs have operated outside meaningful oversight.
Despite hearings, classified briefings, whistleblower testimony, and document requests, lawmakers continue to encounter resistance. Current and former officials have repeatedly alleged that information is being withheld not only from the public but from elected representatives legally tasked with oversight responsibilities.
Congress can issue subpoenas. Congress can hold hearings. Congress can generate headlines. Congress cannot empanel grand juries. Congress cannot execute search warrants.
Congress cannot prosecute obstruction. Congress cannot force individuals to testify under oath under threat of criminal prosecution. A Special Counsel can.
If hidden programs exist that have evaded congressional oversight, if taxpayer dollars have been misappropriated, or if witnesses have been threatened or silenced, only an independent prosecutor possesses the authority necessary to determine the truth.
The Black Budget Cancer
The central issue is not whether every claim involving UFOs, reverse engineering programs, or advanced technology is accurate. The central issue is accountability. For decades, hundreds of billions of dollars have flowed through classified defense and intelligence programs.
While secrecy is often necessary for national security, the scale of black budget spending has created an environment where programs can potentially operate with little public visibility and limited oversight.
Americans are constantly told there is insufficient funding to address infrastructure challenges, reduce the national debt, modernize public services, or invest in transformative scientific breakthroughs.
Yet generation after generation, massive sums continue to disappear into classified compartments that few elected officials can meaningfully examine.
If even a fraction of the allegations being made by whistleblowers prove true, Congress may be confronting one of the largest accountability failures in American history.
The American taxpayer deserves to know whether programs funded with public money are operating within the law.
The Whistleblowers Keep Coming
What makes the disclosure issue impossible to simply dismiss is the caliber of the individuals stepping forward. These are not random internet personalities seeking attention.
They include military officers, intelligence officials, aerospace engineers, defense contractors, and government insiders who have risked their careers and reputations to publicly challenge the official narrative.
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Many of these individuals have made remarkably similar allegations. Some claim Congress has been intentionally denied access to programs it is legally entitled to oversee. Others allege the existence of advanced technologies decades beyond what has been publicly acknowledged.
Still others claim that private contractors and unelected bureaucracies have effectively captured programs that were supposed to remain accountable to elected government officials.
Whether those claims ultimately prove accurate is precisely why an independent investigation is required. The growing number of whistleblowers alone justifies serious scrutiny.
The Dead Scientists Problem
Perhaps the most troubling aspect of the entire controversy is the growing list of scientists, researchers, and military personnel who have died or disappeared under unusual circumstances. No responsible journalist should automatically conclude these cases are connected.
However, no responsible investigator should automatically dismiss the possibility either. The discovery of Melissa Casillas, a Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist whose remains were found nearly a year after she vanished, has renewed attention on the issue.
Her family has openly questioned aspects of the investigation, and a former homicide detective retained by the family has publicly suggested foul play should not be ruled out.
The case has drawn comparisons to the death of propulsion researcher Amy Eskridge. Before her death in 2022, Eskridge reportedly sent messages warning associates that she would never take her own life.
Her death was ultimately ruled a suicide, but questions surrounding the circumstances continue to circulate among researchers and investigators.
Other cases include the disappearance of retired Air Force General William McCasland, the former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory, as well as other scientists and researchers connected to NASA, Los Alamos, advanced materials research, fusion research, and nuclear security programs.
Taken individually, each case may have a reasonable explanation. Taken together, they create a pattern that demands scrutiny rather than dismissal.
The Potential Cost of Secrecy
If the allegations surrounding hidden aerospace programs are false, an independent investigation would finally put years of speculation to rest. If they are true, the implications are staggering.
The American public could be confronting unauthorized programs operating outside congressional oversight, massive financial misappropriation, illegal obstruction of government accountability, and the concealment of technologies capable of reshaping entire industries.
The potential consequences extend far beyond national security. Advances in energy generation, propulsion, materials science, transportation, and manufacturing could fundamentally alter the global economy.
If revolutionary technologies exist and are being withheld from public knowledge, the opportunity cost would be measured not merely in dollars but in decades of lost scientific and economic progress.
These are extraordinary claims. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary investigation.
Why a Special Counsel Is Necessary
A Special Counsel is uniquely designed for situations involving conflicts of interest, extraordinary public importance, and allegations that span multiple agencies and institutions.
This investigation would require far more than a single prosecutor. It would require forensic accountants capable of tracing classified spending. National security attorneys capable of navigating complex classification systems.
Former intelligence investigators capable of evaluating whistleblower testimony. Technical experts capable of understanding advanced aerospace and defense programs. Financial specialists capable of identifying hidden funding streams.
Investigators experienced in organized crime, corruption, and public integrity cases. This is not a task for a congressional committee.
It is not a task for an inspector general. It is not a task for another blue-ribbon panel. It requires a large, experienced team with subpoena power, grand jury authority, and complete independence.
The Time for Answers Has Arrived
The disclosure movement is no longer merely about UFOs. It is about transparency. It is about accountability. It is about whether elected representatives truly control the institutions funded by American taxpayers.
The allegations are too serious, the whistleblowers too numerous, the financial stakes too large, and the unanswered questions too significant to continue treating this issue as a political curiosity.
Congressional hearings have served their purpose. The next step is obvious. The Attorney General should appoint an independent Special Counsel with the resources, authority, and investigative team necessary to uncover the truth.
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Impact of UFO Disclosure on World Religions & Aliens.gov double entendre
June 6, 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, the launch of Aliens.gov, and eyewitness claim of seeing one of the Dead/Missing scientists.
The content also touches on MITRE reviewing UFO archives and the potential involvement of extra terrestrials in abductions and reverse-engineering programs, and highlighting various government secrets related to UFO encounters.
00:00:00 – Topics
00:02:00 – Remote viewing is not only used by the military intelligence community to get info about peer adversaries, but also in major corporations. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2060338183171194927
00:08:29 – Aliens.gov website launches as a double entendre – https://exopolitics.org/aliens-gov-website-launches-one-day-to-trump-pentagon-and-alien-secrets-webinar/
Announcement that Amy Eskridge is not dead according to an eyewitness report goes viral https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2060684402179391649
Eyewitness claims Amy Eskridge is working at an underground facility and wants info released. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2060870684117524497
00:20:36 – Investigative journalist Christopher Sharp says his sources have revealed that Trump’s inner circle, including RFK, Jr supports ET disclosure. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2061047722396766383
Private corporations are where all the top UFO/ET secrets are kept. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2061082786283282826
Australian news media cover President Trump’s UFO file releases. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H4GWZNkY5I0
Another member of the US Congress is speaking out about the classified briefings she has attended discussing the UFO phenomenon. https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2061386732315021512
The Watchers Were Real – Shocking Past-Life Memories, Atlantis, Lemuria & Humanity’s Hidden Origins https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2061418180967268526
Rep Tim Burchett says: “People are trying to block UFO disclosure because they’re worried about the disruption to religions.” https://x.com/InterstellarUAP/status/2061478652353679787
Portal Systems, Stargates, and Extraterrestrial Access Points https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2061926689668522464
Eyewitness claims dead scientist leads antigravity research at secret Spaceport under Green Mountain, Alabama https://x.com/MichaelSalla/status/2062130927749496845
Chief exorcist for the Archdiocese of Washington believes most UFO sightings are actually demons https://x.com/RedPandaKoala/status/2061577351742509344
Jay Stratton’s Out of the Shadows, will be published by HarperCollins on October 13, 2026. https://x.com/jaystratton/status/2062157735425130814
https://exopolitics.org/is-aliens-gov-a-double-entendre/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8-z9LvzddE
extra disclosure dejour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOSK26sXT1Q (Area 52: Bob Lazar's Jesus Files & The Wildest Story I've Ever Heard - Luigi Vendittelli | DEBRIEFED ep. 91)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YNwsz7pY1M (The Truth Can Change Your Life: They Are Here. And They Are Not Letting It Happen)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApD5nrIc_oM (David Nino Rodriguez: Channeler WARNS of an Alien Arrival in June—Should We Take It Seriously?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq2VC8s15Yk (John Kiriakou | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #661)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PVNz34IO4A (Sacha Stone / Laura Eisenhower: SILENCED INSIDERS EXPOSE the MOST CLASSIFIED NEW EARTH PLAN EVER (repost))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PffqezE32HU (Shaun Attwood: Cathy O’Brien MK Ultra - Part 1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpP43bJhGlw (Shaun Attwood: Cathy O’Brien MK Ultra - Part 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KEPyF_phAE (Shaun Atwood: MK ULTRA & DIDDY Roseanne Barr & Cathy O'Brien)
Interstellar
@InterstellarUAP
David Grusch to make an historic direct plea to President Trump in a call for the truth about UFO's & Non Human Intelligence. 👽🛸🇺🇸
On the steps of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, June 9 @ 1:00 pm to issue a call to action on behalf of the American people.
Amid surging global interest, an unprecedented gathering of senior government officials and civilians will make a direct plea to the President to declassify specific files and for Congress to pass disclosure-related legislation UAP whistleblower David Grusch, a highly credentialed former intelligence officer who has testified under oath before Congress, will discuss specific UAP and non-human intelligence-related evidence he encountered in deeply classified channels.
Grusch will explain why these records should now be reviewed and publicly released consistent with legitimate national security protections.
“President Trump now has an historic opportunity; this press conference is about moving from testimony to action. Let the American people judge the facts for themselves,” said Grusch.
This unique press event comes amid an initial declassification directive by President Trump issued in May. As a result, more than 1 billion users worldwide have accessed a government website featuring newly released records - evidence that the issue has reached a tipping point.
The event will feature remarks from Rep. Eric Burlison, Rep. Jared Moskowitz, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, Rep. Tim Burchett, with additional participants to be announced. It will be hosted by investigative journalist Leslie Kean and documentary filmmaker James Fox.
“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,” Representative Burlison says.
Congressional representatives are expected to rally around passage of the UAP Disclosure Act (a formal path towards full transparency), strengthening whistleblower protections, and a call for foreign governments to join the effort.
“The public deserves real answers, Congress deserves access, and reality should not be classified,” said James Fox. “If our requests are fulfilled, this could change the course of history.”
12:05 PM · Jun 6, 2026
https://x.com/InterstellarUAP/status/2063336370643550557
https://x.com/jamescfox/status/2063295638717018556
https://www.morningstar.com/news/pr-newswire/20260528ny70439/push-for-uap-ufo-transparency-intensifies-as-members-of-congress-and-whistleblowers-call-for-release-of-groundbreaking-conclusive-files