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Unsealed documents reveal UK agents were ordered to secure UFO technology over threat fears

Unsealed government files have revealed that the British military once seriously explored the idea of securing UFO technology, amid fears that unexplained craft could pose both a threat – and an opportunity – to national defence.

The documents, now available at the National Archives in London, show that during the 1990s, the UK’s Defence Intelligence staff was instructed to investigate a surge in ‘unidentified aerial phenomena’ (UAPs), following thousands of sightings reported over Belgium between November 1989 and April 1990.

At the time, intelligence officers were concerned that the strange sightings might not only be real, but technologically significant.

One internal memo from March 1997 read: “Logic would indicate that if significant numbers are reporting seeing strange objects in the sky then there may be a basis in fact. It could be argued that UAPs pose a potential threat to the defence of the realm since we have no idea what they are!”

Earlier reports focused on accounts of ‘large, silent, low-flying black triangles’ that appeared to outperform any known aircraft. Their apparent ability to hover, accelerate rapidly and evade military jets led officials to consider whether the technology itself could be exploited.

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Sources Blame Senator McConnell for UFO Transparency Law Failure

In 2025, Senator Mitch McConnell and his staff played a central role in the derailment of major Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) transparency legislation, according to sources who spoke to Liberation Times.

Sources identify Terry Carmack, McConnell’s chief of staff, as the staffer who they say pressed to have the UAP Disclosure Act (UAPDA) stripped from the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), after Representative Eric Burlison had submitted it as an amendment. 

One source claimed to Liberation Times, “Mitch has always worked against it [UAP disclosure] – he is the number one villain – number two is Terry.”

During a UAP hearing on 9 September 2025, convened by the House Oversight Committee’s Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, Burlison said he had only recently learned that his UAPDA amendment had not made it into the House NDAA package. 

He suggested the decision was made on ‘germaneness’ grounds—House procedure for whether an amendment is considered relevant to the underlying bill—and he added in frustration:

“Just last night, I tried to get an amendment onto the National Defense Authorization Act that fit in the germaneness [meaning relevant to a subject under consideration] of that bill to have UAP disclosure, and conveniently it was named non-germane, mostly deemed by staff, not even an elected official – this is the kind of stuff we repeatedly see.”

In a recent appearance on the Psicoactivo Podcast, Burlison said there was a final, narrow window to add the UAPDA during ‘conference’—the closed-door phase when House and Senate negotiators reconcile their competing NDAA versions into a single compromise bill. 

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Six and a Half Years Later, the DoD’s Reply to Harry Reid’s AATIP Memo Remains Missing

In June 2009, then–Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sent a letter to the Department of Defense requesting heightened protection for what he described as the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP). The four-page letter, addressed to then–Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn III, argued that portions of the program warranted Restricted Special Access Program (SAP) status due to sensitivity involving “unconventional aerospace-related findings,” advanced technologies, and national security implications.

The letter itself is no longer in dispute. After years of denials, confusion, and contradictory statements, the Department of Defense ultimately acknowledged its authenticity, and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) released the document publicly. What remains unresolved, even after more than six and a half years after a Freedom of Information Act request first sought it, is the Department of Defense’s response to Reid’s request.

A final FOIA response issued by the Office of the Secretary of Defense/Joint Staff on December 15, 2025, under case number 19-F-0948, again produced only Reid’s original letter, directing The Black Vault to the same DIA-hosted copy previously released years earlier. The response asserted that this constituted a “full grant” of the request and stated that no additional responsive records were found.

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Wyoming Dealing With Eerie UFO Problem Being Described As ‘New Normal’

According to a local Wyoming sheriff’s office, unidentified flying objects (UFOs) continue to gather at high altitudes above the Red Desert and the Jim Bridger Power Plant in Sweetwater County.

Sheriff John Grossnickle of Sweetwater County personally observed the drone-resembling aerial objects, according to his spokesperson Jason Mower who informed the Cowboy State Daily of the information.

Mower noted that this represents 13 months of illuminated objects resembling drones assembling in groups, frequently appearing in organized patterns, above the Red Desert and the power plant. He further mentioned that their extreme altitude makes them impossible to target or bring down from ground level.

“We’ve worked with everybody,” said Mower to the Cowboy State Daily. “We’ve done everything we can to figure out what they are, and nobody wants to give us any answers.”

According to Mower, the sheriff accompanied Wyoming U.S. House Rep. Harriet Hageman to view the aerial objects, and she personally witnessed them.

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UFO Swarms Puzzle Wyoming County Officials

Mysterious swarms of UFOs have been appearing over a Wyoming county for over a year, leaving officials scratching their heads and searching for answers. According to a local media report, the curious clusters were first spotted in December of 2025 in the skies above the Jim Bridger Power Plant and the Red Desert in Sweetwater County. Although thought to be drones, the exact nature of illuminated aerial objects remains uncertain to authorities despite their best efforts to get to the bottom of the odd mystery.

“We’ve done everything we can to figure out what they are,” Jason Mower of the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s office explained, “and nobody wants to give us any answers.” Remarkably, he indicated that the once-astonishing UFOs have now become so commonplace that residents no longer even report seeing them to police. “It’s like the new normal,” Mower mused, noting that, despite being something of an unnerving presence in the sky, the objects have posed no danger to the public nor done anything to necessitate police action. Should that change, Mower stressed, “we’ll certainly act accordingly.”

It would appear that the situation in Sweetwater County is not an isolated phenomenon, as law enforcement officials in another part of the state also reported seeing similar recurring UFO swarms beginning in late 2024 and into the first quarter of 2025 until they suddenly stopped visiting. The subject even came up during a state legislature meeting wherein Wyoming National Guard leader Greg Porter was reportedly asked about “any incidents of UAPs over your airspace,” to which he replied “no.” That said, he interestingly added that he knew of cases “near some other federal facilities,” but that he could not publicly discuss them.

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UFO Transparency Stalls Again as Congressional Leaders Fail to Act Despite Growing Attention

Congressional leadership has abandoned full enactment of the proposed Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act (UAPDA) after it was not included in the final National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026, due to be signed by President Trump.

Liberation Times understands that the proposed legislation—first introduced in 2023 by then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Democrat) and Senator Mike Rounds (Republican), a member of the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees—now faces an uncertain future.

After initial resistance in 2023—reportedly from some in House and Senate leadership—a mostly gutted version of the UAPDA was ultimately enacted via the 2024 NDAA. 

In response, Senators Schumer and Rounds entered into a colloquy on the Senate floor expressing their disappointment with House Republicans and pledged to continue pursuing the full legislation, including the creation of an independent Review Board: a nine-member panel of U.S. citizens appointed by the President, and confirmed by the Senate. 

Under the proposal, the Board would have authority to assess and advise on the public release of UAP-related information and records, alongside provisions requiring the government to secure possession of any recovered UAP material and related biological evidence that may have been transferred to private entities—potentially placing it beyond the reach of Congress and the American public.

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French Soldiers ‘Open Fire’ On Drones Threatening High-Secure Nuclear Submarine Base

A major security breach of French military airspace has been revealed Friday at a moment European officials have been hyping the ‘hybrid warfare’ threat from Russia, which has of late centered on many dozens of ‘mystery’ drone breaches in EU airspace especially near sensitive locations like airports.

French Marines opened fire on five unidentified drones that breached restricted airspace above a key nuclear submarine base Thursday evening, military officials said, according to EuroNews. But one official has said a “jammer” was hot and not necessarily live ammunition. 

At around 7:30pm local at the Île Longue naval base in Brittany, which importantly is the command center for France’s fleet of nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines, radar detected incoming unauthorized UAVs at the high-secure facility.

The marine infantry battalion responsible for protecting the site immediately deployed anti-drone procedures, which included firing several shots at the aircraft in an effort to disable and bring them down.

As it wasn’t confirmed whether the drones were actually hit, the security forces initiated a large-scale search operation. Authorities still haven’t confirmed that any drones were brought down or recovered.

The drones may have been electronically thwarted or intercepted, based on vague references from French military officials, but not much in the way of details have been offered: 

Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin confirmed that troops at the base intercepted an overflight, without detailing whether they fired shots, used electronic jamming or other means against the aerial intruders. It wasn’t clear who was responsible.

“Any overflight of a military site is prohibited in our country,” Vautrin said. “I want to commend the interception carried out by our military personnel at the Île Longue base.”

The installation is located near Brest in western France, and is guarded by more than 120 maritime forces alongside naval security forces, according to French media.

It hosts four ballistic missile submarines — Le Triomphant, Le Téméraire, Le Vigilant, and Le Terrible — and provides maintenance for the vessels which support the nation’s nuclear deterrent. According to official policy, at least one nuclear submarine is deployed on patrol at all times.

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‘Ice Volcanoes’ Are Erupting All Over 3I/ATLAS, as Scientists Say the Alien Visitor “May be a Primitive Carbonaceous Object”

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may be showing signs of active eruptions from “ice volcanoes” on its surface, according to new analysis of the unusual space object.

The discoveries, which build on observations that have revealed the comet’s surprisingly metal-rich interior, add to a growing number of factors that have prompted revised thinking on how comets form, and what future discoveries may await with the ongoing detection of similar interstellar objects in the years ahead.

3I/ATLAS, first discovered in July of this year, has been continuously tracked by astronomers throughout its visit through our solar system. These observations offered scientists a rare glimpse of a truly alien object, whose mysterious origins far beyond the gravitational or radiative influence of our Sun led it to exhibit several behaviors unique among comets.

Of key significance to observations of 3I/ATLAS is that its unusual behaviors offered clues to astronomers about how objects might exist in their natural state under cosmic conditions in which they formed billions of years ago.

The fact that the comet’s behaviors align with our expectations for how such pristine celestial objects would react once subjected to heat from a star like our Sun makes 3I/ATLAS a unique learning opportunity for studying not only interstellar comets, but also the chemistry and physics of distant planetary systems.

A Massive Surge in Ice Activity

Now, according to a new study by researchers Josep M. Trigo-Rodríguez, Maria Gritsevich, and Jürgen Blum, which recently appeared on the arXiv preprint server, photometric observations of the comet have revealed a significant sustained increase in brightness that occurred as the object approached approximately 2.5 astronomical units from the Sun.

This unique behavior was sudden, but it was hardly fleeting—the explosive outburst appeared to be long-lasting, and seemingly points to the activation of water ice as the comet was warmed during its approach toward the Sun.

However, the recent observations reveal more than just sudden evaporation due to ice melt, suggesting something even more fascinating may have been occurring: cryovolcanism.

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The UFO paradox has no easy solution

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Our government is spending many millions of dollars investigating UFOs (or UAPs).  There are certain paradoxes concerning these phenomena, and it seems that there are more inconsistencies all the time.  This is leading to chaos, confusion, and further distrust of institutions.  The government, to paraphrase President Reagan, is not the solution.  It seems to be the problem. 

The most noticeable paradox is that UFOs, with their supposed advanced technology, should have better stealth than do our supposedly, relatively primitive aircraft, such as the B-2 bomber — but they don’t.  UFOs, if they wish not to be seen, should never be detected at all — or, if they do not care whether they are seen, should be observed very frequently, and under conditions conducive to accurate, detailed photography.  Either one or the other of these should be likely, but neither is the case.

What is least likely is the halfway measure — that is, they only sometimes get seen, but never under conditions that would provide convincing proof of their existence, such as for example as we have with photographs of eagles or hummingbirds.  Instead, all we get are fuzzy, grainy pictures that never persuade reasonable skeptics.

It has long been stated by such skeptics that they would be persuaded of the existence of nonhuman advanced technology if they could see it firsthand, and analyze it, to show that it could not have been created with our present abilities.  Proof would consist of actual specimens of such technology or actual specimens of alien creatures themselves, with demonstrably different biology than anything that could have evolved on Earth.

To date, nothing of the sort has been presented for public examination.

What we have instead is sworn testimony by witnesses that they have seen advanced technology not of human origin — and even seen the aliens themselves.  Despite their high degree of credibility, that is not enough.  There is a disturbing gap, slight, but one in which even they might have been deceived.

We are therefore presented with two extraordinary claims.  One is that our government has in its possession, incontrovertible proof beyond doubt, that there are otherworldly spacecraft in our skies.  The other claim is that numerous expert witnesses of high repute are mistaken, deceived, or lying.  We cannot decide between either of these claims without extraordinary evidence, and that evidence has not been presented to the satisfaction of the public.

How long can this continue?

Our elected representatives have held public hearings that always seem extraordinary but inconclusive.  Those same representatives have also held “closed” secret hearings, in which they say they have heard compelling testimony from eyewitnesses, who offer strong evidence, perhaps extraordinary evidence, that our government has in its hands undeniable proof of the sort that will convince even the hardest skeptics that we have been visited by intelligent creatures from another planet, or even another universe.

Some of the claims are beyond extraordinary, such as that our government is in close communication with alien creatures who are influencing our own technological innovations.

There is an old adage by book reviewers in which the weakness of much science fiction is that when anything can happen, no sense can be made of what does happen.

If the extraordinary claims are true, if there is indisputable evidence, we should either be given it or be given a persuasive reason why it should be withheld.

Having neither, the next logical conclusion for many of us is that our government is up to no good, and/or it is utterly incompetent, or even worse.  What that “even worse” could be might be dreadful.  I will leave that territory to the writers of science fiction.

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‘No easy explanation’: Scientists are debating a 70-year-old UFO mystery as new images come to light

More than 70 years ago, astronomers at the Palomar Observatory in California photographed several star-like flashes that appeared and vanished within an hour — years before the first satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched into orbit.

New peer-reviewed research revisiting those midcentury sky plates reports that these fleeting points of light, called transients, appeared on or near dates of Cold War nuclear weapons tests and coincided with a spike in historical UFO reports. Could these things all be related? Researchers are trying to find out.

While such flashes can sometimes be traced to natural phenomena such as variable stars, meteors or instrumental quirks, several of the Palomar events share distinctive features — including some sharp, point-like shapes that appear to line up in straight rows — that the authors of the new research say defy known natural or instrumental causes.

“We’ve ruled out some of the prosaic explanations, and it means we have to at least consider the possibility that these might be artificial objects from somewhere,” study co-author Stephen Bruehl, an anesthesiologist at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Tennessee who is interested in UFOs, told Live Science. Bruehl co-authored two recent papers with Beatriz Villarroel, an astronomer at the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics in Sweden.

“If it turns out that transients are reflective artificial objects in orbit — prior to Sputnik — who put them there, and why do they seem to show interest in nuclear testing?” Bruehl added.

Not all researchers agree with this interpretation of the images, however — with some experts noting that technological restrictions of the time make this data very hard to interpret with any certainty. Michael Garrett, director of the University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics in the U.K. who was not involved with the new studies, praised Villarroel’s team for their creative use of archival data but cautioned against interpreting these results too literally.

“My main worry is not the quality of the research team but the quality of the data at their disposal,” he said. Before Sputnik, the data are poor — especially the anecdotal UFO, or UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon) reports, which Villarroel’s team acknowledges it did not assess for validity.

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