CEO, Ocean STL Consulting, LLC / Explorer's Cub Fellow / Former Deputy / Acting NOAA Administrator (2017-2021) Former Oceanographer of the Navy (2014-2017)

Washington DC
Good news on the UAP front: I ran into Representative Luna last night on the Hill and she asked if I would be willing to testify at a field hearing on USOs (undersea UAP). Of course, I said yes. More to follow! #uaptwitter @mufon @ExploreSCU @SafeAerospace
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Having been involved with #science and #policy at the highest levels of the U.S. Government, I thought it important to weigh in on this world-changing reality. Thank you for the ammunition @ChrisKMellon @uncertainvector @dwpasulka @GarryPNolan themessenger.com/opinion/mak…
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Looking forward to contributing to another historic UAP hearing.
Witnesses for the November 13th UFO Hearing “I wanted to have a military vet. I think it's important to have more than just academics. I need people who’ve maybe seen some sh*t and can tell us some stuff,” - Rep. Nancy Mace She also mentions Tim Gallaudet testifying about USOs.
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You are right @UFO_Rabbit_Hole! You can see here that it remains in the @USGS data on the web. Why would @googleearth do that?
YOU GUYS. They scrubbed the “underwater anomaly” off the coast of Malibu from Google Maps. (First picture is now. Other 3 are screenshots I’ve been holding onto because I have a completely normal level of obsession with this.) #UFOTwitter #UFOX
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Looking forward to testifying at this!
CONGRESSIONAL UPDATE "The Cyber Subcommittee and National Security Subcommittee will hold a joint hearing on UAPs on November 13.”--spokesperson, House Oversight Cmte, email to Douglas Dean Johnson, 10-25-24, 1:05 PM. Nancy Mace (R-SC) & Glenn Grothman (R-WI) chair the 2 panels.
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Headed to the House UAP hearing tomorrow, realizing that it marks an inflection point in our understanding of the universe & our place within it. Total respect for those testifying and all who support them!! @uncertainvector @SafeAerospace @rosscoulthart
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It is my honor to author the first @_SolFoundation white paper, this on on transmedium #UAP and unidentified submerged objects (USOs). thesolfoundation.org/wp-cont…
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Thrilled to be in the front row of attendees at today's historic House hearing on #UAP where we received confirmation of technology of nonhuman origin. This is the biggest #nationalsecurity and #scientificresearch story of our time!! BZ to @uncertainvector and @SafeAerospace !!
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I urge everyone who wants to see UAP disclosure to heed @SafeAerospace and call Senators Schumer and Rounds. Thank you for your leadership @uncertainvector !!
A source close to the negotiations tells us that the NDAA conference is wrapping up. The outcome of The UAP Disclosure Act is uncertain and key terms like the civilian review board are at risk. The time to contact Congress is NOW. We are sending letters to Senators Round and McConnell this morning expressing ASA’s support for The Disclosure Act and the civilian review board. If you support government transparency on UAP, it is critical that you call Senator Rounds and Senator McConnell now and ask them to support The UAP Disclosure Act and the civilian review board in conference. What to say: - “My name is ____.” - “I am calling to ask Senator ____ to support the UAP Disclosure Act.” - “I believe we need a civilian review board to oversee disclosure.” - Give a brief statement of support, such as: “I believe this is an important opportunity to restore trust with the public.” Please remember: - Be brief. - Be respectful. ☎️Senator Rounds: (202) 224-5842 ☎️Senator McConnell: (202) 224-2541 If you make the call, consider replying and RT to encourage others. #ufotwitter
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Epic day yesterday day with these titans of #UAP disclosure at the premiere of “The Age of Disclosure” at #SXSW
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This is the 2nd time Popular Mechanics Magazine has covered my March 2024 white paper on undersea and transmedium #UAP (formerly #UFO), which is representative of the rising tide of public interest in the phenomena. popularmechanics.com/science…
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For the baseless debunkers, I talked to a Chief Petty Officer who was on the bridge of the USS Omaha during this sighting. It was no conventional aircraft & it most definitely exhibited a transmedium trajectory. I thoroughly vetted this individual & know him to be credible
CONFIRMED TRANSMEDIUM EVENT: “Debunkers” claim that the USS Omaha video shows a plane flying away from the ship and disappearing behind the horizon. That is absurd on many levels. It is also easily ruled out: The UAP descends at vastly different rates in the video. @DoD_AARO
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My colleague Karl Nell knocked it out of the park with his latest @_SolFoundation paper calling for controlled #UAP disclosure! thesolfoundation.org/publica…
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One of the most astonishing observations by @LueElizondo is at 44:00-45:30 in his interview on @joeroganhq where he describes seeing high-res video of a USO going by an offshore oil rig at a speed of 500 knots, and the USO was bigger than the oil rig: piped.video/watch?v=9gLPtRwX…
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Thank you for your support and superb reporting, @rosscooulthart. Voices like yours are needed more than ever to erase the stigma and accelerate the scientific study of UAPs. Thanks also to @uncertainvector and @MvonRen for helping us reach this inflection point in understanding.
Terrific to see such candour and openness from former @NOAA boss Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, Ph.D., US Navy (ret), discussing what convinced him UAPs are real and why they deserve serious investigation: piped.video/rFvRnfGypCk via @YouTube
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Here is real progress in the #UAP disclosure arena - my letter to the White House Science Advisor on behalf of the Sol Foundation recommending UAP research become a national R&D priority. Even better if his office takes it onboard!
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Honored to join a distinguished group of former government authorities in this documentary advocating for UAP disclosure and research. Looking forward to attending the premiere at SXSW in Austin on March 9!
The truth is coming. Watch the explosive trailer for The Age of Disclosure, revealing the Government's cover-up of non-human intelligent life. 34 senior U.S Government insiders break their silence in this unprecedented documentary film. #AgeOfDisclosure #UAP #UFO
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Indeed, @rosscoulthart, and quite an amateur job at that when the authoritative source @USGS still has the original data as I depict here. Why would @googleearth filter out good data?
Hilarious that some clown thinks that by deleting an image off google maps, they'll somehow deter public interest in an issue legitimately raised by former @NOAA head Rear Adm. @GallaudetTim. All it does is underline why these issues must be rigorously investigated
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My favorite part of Karl’s interview: “We have a government for the people and by the people. That government does not have an exclusive right to the nature of reality. The people have a right to know that reality”
Anyone questioning the inherent logic of a nuanced, deliberate, and “controlled” *bipartisan* *congressional* disclosure process *over* a unilateral announcement by the U.S. president should watch COL Nell’s comments re: “crescendo of other questions.” piped.video/Rpl0FrdJWfs?t=635
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As I continue to advocate for government disclosure and scientific research regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena (#UAP, formerly #UFOs), I recently appeared on @ShawnRyanShow8. Thank you for the opportunity, @ShawnRyan762! piped.video/watch?v=2NVDCtSx…
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On the latest AARO #UAP report, @uncertainvector is right. It is an intentionally dishonest and clumsy coverup that will only pour more fuel on the fire of dissatisfied members of Congress and the public.
As a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot who works with other advanced UAP witnesses, I am very discouraged and disappointed by the Pentagon’s report. Once again, the Pentagon demonstrates it is more interested in discounting witnesses and whistleblowers than it is with actually identifying anomalous objects and phenomena in our airspace. The bottom line is that this report raises more questions than it answers. Here are the facts: In the actual report, the Pentagon again acknowledges that there are anomalous objects in our airspace demonstrating concerning performance characteristics. For example, the “UFO videos” -  2004 Nimitz incident, 2015 Gimbal and GoFast experienced by squadron remain completely unexplained and the Pentagon has no new update on this mystery. The Pentagon is unable to determine whether or not these advanced UAP are foreign just as the former director of AARO is calling advanced UAP, “a potential national security crisis. The Pentagon is dismissing UAP cases in this report without evidence while having previously said that they don’t have the resources or the proper authorities to adequately investigate. Here are my questions: Why is the Pentagon trying to dismiss cases they can’t explain? If reported cases of UAP are entirely innocuous, why is AARO right now deploying advanced hyperspectral sensors to military bases and training ranges? Is the Pentagon the right agency to investigate whistleblower claims or should Congress or the DOJ take a stronger role to ensure impartiality and justice? Rather than address head on the 80 year UAP mystery, the Pentagon succeeded in further misdirecting the public, discouraging military pilots and whistleblowers from coming forward, and perpetuating the stigma surrounding this topic.
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The witness here first came to me after my testifying before Congress in November. That’s exactly why I have begun advocating for UAP disclosure - to empower other witnesses and whistleblowers to do the same.
BREAKING: A new “Tic Tac” UAP video has emerged, thanks to @JeremyCorbell and @g_knapp. Recorded in the same area as the 2004 Tic Tac events, the two UAP are *NOT* aircraft or balloons (see thread below, including flight tracker data). weaponizedpodcast.com/news-1… Cc: @DoD_AARO
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Had a productive meeting this Tuesday with Rep. Burchett on UAP disclosure. He's considering: 1) holding another HOC hearing 2) mandating UAP reporting by commercial pilots 3) giving AARO more authority & ammunition #uap #uapx #UAPTwitter #UFO #ufox #ufotwitter
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My thoughts from the @_SolFoundation symposium on a whole of government approach for the U.S. regarding #UAP. I am meeting with Trump Administration officials this week to work towards that end. piped.video/MckLRrmzg-g
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Let's do this @uncertainvector !!
Let’s pass the UAP Disclosure Act to let people see for themselves what military pilots are encountering in our skies.
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Very excited to join @jaystratton and all of the @ageofdisclosure cast for the premiere at @sxsw tomorrow as well. This just may change the trajectory of humanity in the 21st century!
Very excited to attend the world premiere of @ageofdisclosure at @sxsw tomorrow. As @Variety said, “It’s not hyperbole to say that ‘The Age of Disclosure’ - and the conversations it creates - could change the world.” Again, congratulations on your monumental work @Dan_Farah! #ageofdisclosure
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I agree with Avi Loeb's assessment of the latest DOD AARO report as well: "Part of the problem is that AARO does not have many scientists, so their assessment might be superficial. It is easy to "resolve" cases because of poor data and scientific incompetence."
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Looking forward my #uap interview tonight. Thank you for the opportunity, @rosscoulthart !
Looking forward to this interview on NewsNation tonight with @GallaudetTim.
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Hard to believe my interview on The Shawn Ryan Show now has 1 million views! I believe it represents the surge of interest in #UAP since the 2017 story in @The_NY_Times_of about the @USDoDGov 's UFO program. piped.video/2NVDCtSxIac?si=hRQE…
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As a distraction to the damage being done to so many of my federal employee friends, here are shots from the red carpet and my attending the premiere of the #UAP documentary “Age of Disclosure” at #SXSW this week. Potentially a turning point in our understanding of reality!
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Considering my @ShawnRyanShow on undersea #UAP is approaching 850K views, it is worth posting that @SenatorRounds & @LeaderSchumer have re-introduced the UAP Disclosure Act of 2024, which includes language regarding "OCEAN-SURFACE AND UNDERSEA CRAFT" lnkd.in/e3cYUSJE
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My latest on #UAP, which unfortunately is too late for Congress. themessenger.com/opinion/wha…
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Just as Congress has acknowledged the new reality of #UAP / #ufos , we need to address the mental health challenges of witnesses which are fueled by the decades-long misplaced stigma tied to them. That is the mission of @uNHIddencharity, which I am proud to support.
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Despite our ongoing public health crisis, NOAA’s National Weather Service continues to provide lifesaving warnings, like here by NWS Memphis for a tornado in Jonesboro Arkansas yesterday afternoon. Thank you @NWSMemphis and all of Team NWS! #weather #nws #tornado #noaa
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Our #UAP briefing on the Hill yesterday was great success. A few photos and a video of my remarks here for anyone interested in this enigmatic topic. Thank you Caren Gallaudet for being such a stellar shipmate in this journey! 💙 piped.video/LeGZ3RfwQBc?si=Yv3E…
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I was honored to join an all-star lineup at @_SolFoundation's inaugural symposium last November at @Stanford. If you support #uap disclosure, my presentation might interest you. piped.video/watch?v=oq7of1A7…
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Very telling. When a former intelligence professional such as SK uses words like “lunatic” and “charlatan” it is not with analytical rigor but rather for counterintelligence effect. In other words: disinformation.
I asked Sean Kirkpatrick, the former director of the Pentagon's UFO office, to respond to Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announcing yet another Congressional UFO hearing featuring dubious UFO personalities. Kirkpatrick pulled no punches as usual. His comments are below. First, some backstory context for those unfamiliar: Over the last few years, Luna and her Scooby Doo team in Congress have been hunting UFOs and "interdimensional beings" on the taxpayer's dime. Luna says she views UFOs from "a Christian perspective" and Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), one of Luna's saucer-hunting cohorts, believes UFOs could be "angels" or "messengers of God". Luna and her Congressional team have brought on several "witnesses" to testify about UFOs but these witnesses were mostly grifters and charlatans from the UFO entertainment industry who have books, podcasts, TV shows or movies to sell. These "witnesses" provided lots of spooky stories, but zero evidence. It's been an all-around waste of taxpayer resources. Undeterred (and unchallenged by the media), Luna has now invited George Knapp, the final boss of UFO grifting, as a "witness" to testify at her new UFO hearing on Sept 9th. Knapp, the host of a late-night paranormal radio show, the author of several UFO books, and the star of a recent Netflix alien series, is a long-time celebrity in the UFO world. Joining Knapp on Sept 9th as Congressional "witnesses" will be other UFO storytellers who've either appeared on Knapp's dubious UFO podcast or who are directly associated with Knapp. It's going to be the George Knapp show - the final scene of a Hollywood movie years in the making. And I mean that literally... Hollywood is currently in production on a movie about Knapp's life. With red flags abound, I reached out to Sean Kirkpatrick, the former director of AARO, the Pentagon's "UFO office", for comment. For 18 months, Kirkpatrick investigated all these UFO claims and released a damning report in 2024 debunking the main UFO personalities and most of their claims as inaccurate, misinformed or completely fraudulent. The news media, of course, mostly ignored Kirkpatrick's report, choosing to instead continue publishing salacious alien clickbait nonsense. Here's what Kirkpatrick has to say about Rep. Luna's upcoming UFO hearing: --------------------------- 🔴🔴🔴 SEAN KIRKPATRICK: If Luna and her “Lunatics” want to continue to parade charlatans and grifters in front of an audience to satisfy her need for playhouse politics, then the American people should demand accountability of all the wasted taxpayer money and Congressional time she has derailed from more serious issues facing this country. Clearly she has been working quietly with these pseudo scientists and attention seekers to script a hearing and then launch it as a surprise onto the world, possibly to distract or more likely because that’s all she is qualified to do. In the face of international crises, where is the accountability? Where is DOGE when there is a legitimate target of fraud waste and abuse in Congress? Where is the DOJ investigation into the Congressional misappropriation and corruption associated with trying to funnel money to these grifters and actively obstruct legitimate work by the DoD and IC? It’s a disgrace to the Congress and the US government and only serves to provide reality TV. 🔴🔴🔴 --------------------------------- And here's some of my @nypost reporting on all this nonsense. I've been the only mainstream journalist consistently investigating this and calling it out. nypost.com/video/ufo-religio… nypost.com/video/ridiculous-… nypost.com/2023/03/21/ufo-be…
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Indeed @LueElizondo. @ChrisKMellon, This is the most thoughtful and balanced assessment of why the US Government should disclose information on #UAP. I hope it to guide our lawmakers and government agencies alike.
Excellent points made by @ChrisKMellon. I encourage everyone to read. thedebrief.org/disclosure-an…
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As a meteorologist & oceanographer in the US Navy for 32 years, I dedicated my career to the safety of flight in naval operations. So I am thrilled to be a part of the @SafeAerospace team under @uncertainvector 's superior leadership!!
I founded @SafeAerospace 48 hours ago, and the response has blown me away! We can’t wait to launch officially and name our advisory board. I believe in this mission, and I hope you will join us in the fight for transparency at safeaerospace.org. #trustpilots
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Because we have explored so little of the ocean, and many have observed transmedium & undersea UAP, we can learn even more by looking in the sea as well as the sky. I enjoyed exploring this with @Occultjourneys here.
@GallaudetTim my new documentary Transmedium is coming out in March. I'm proud of the research and work that went into making this film. Many interesting perspectives and facts presented regarding the phenomena in and around our oceans. Please share and support. #ufotwitter #ufox #UAP
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It is inspiring to see the courage demonstrated by @uncertainvector and @SafeAerospace in calling for UAP disclosure. Can't to see him on @MeetThePress this week!! #UAPtransparency #uapX
It was an honor to join @MeetThePress on behalf of pilots to discuss UAP.
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I stand by my quote here: “@NOAA is affecting every American every day in a positive way,” and I will add that I stand against the administration’s complete lack of respect and empathy for the federal workforce. vox.com/climate/400770/noaa-…
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Outstanding article here, @ChrisKMellon! It is a shame that the @DoD_AARO is not following the law in their #UAP report, but doing it so ineptly. Are our other counterintelligence efforts as error-prone as this?
AARO’s recent report on the history of the US government and UAP was perhaps the worst government report I've ever seen. Adding insult to injury, its findings were uncritically reported by the mainstream press. To help set the record straight, I consulted a group of UAP researchers and historians. I hope the resulting article will prove helpful to all concerned, including AARO itself: thedebrief.org/the-pentagons…
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I agree @timventura. Look for my #USO white paper on the @_SolFoundation website next week.
I'm working on an upcoming #UFO dive team show related to Unidentified Submerged Objects (#USO). This topic is neglected because people associate #UFOs with the skies, not the water - but there appears to be a strong ocean connection and a lot of history worth exploring.
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Totally agree on the need to study the implications of UAP disclosure on society, as the great Harald Malmgren advocated for.
I had the opportunity to briefly correspond with Dr. Harald Malmgren, and we had planned to meet. Sadly, this great American’s illness prevented that from happening. In an email exchange seeking to coordinate our meeting, he said: “When I casually made observations on Twitter on my early DOD work exposure to UAP happenings I had no idea I was stumbling into myriad hot controversies. I gently backed away from being portrayed as confirming the existence of UAPs and work being done with reengineering of objects left by them. I am not someone in need of or desirous of high public visibility on any subject, always preferring quiet interaction with real decision makers.” The mention of “tagalongs” in this article naturally brings to mind the famous case of Lieutenant Bob Jacobs and Major Florenz Mansmann, who described a nearly identical event involving official footage of a UAP circling a nuclear warhead during a 1967 weapons test. As I’ve said for years now, there are multiple reasons— including but beyond the sworn testimony of former intelligence official David Grusch—to take allegations of recovered off-world technology seriously. For example, I previously shared a segment of correspondence I received on Signal from a government official confirming the recovery of off-world materials. There are additional sources as well that lend credibility to these claims. Since the universe is infinite and unimaginably ancient, it is short-sighted to project our current technological and scientific limitations onto civilizations that may be billions of years older and vastly more advanced. As I’ve argued elsewhere—such as in my June 3, 2023 Politico article—humanity would benefit from knowing the truth. But I also recognize that the initial fear and paranoia such a revelation could trigger might prove costly and destabilizing. Before proceeding further with the investigation of these allegations, perhaps it is time for Congress or the Administration to sponsor an in-depth study of the social, economic, and national security consequences that could result from contact with an alien civilization. This is, after all, something that could happen at any time—even if it hasn’t already. dailymail.co.uk/news/article…
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I greatly enjoyed discussing #UAP with biotech entrepreneur @aneilbaboo and his innovative and open-minded colleagues in Austin this weekend. Part of a larger push by @_SolFoundation to advance research, education, & transparent public policy on UAP. Tks for the tip @GarryPNolan!
Thank you @GallaudetTim for coming to Austin to brief us on UAP. The crowd was very appreciative.
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Looking forward to presenting on #UAP #SCIENCE to @RepAnnapaulluna and the @HouseOversight Committee tomorrow.
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Outstanding interview, @dwpasulka! Every time I listen to you I feel like I am a step closer to the truth.
Honored to speak with religious studies professor/modern mystic Diana Pasulka (@dwpasulka). Full Video: rb.gy/je93wb. Key takeaways: 1) There's a secret space program in the US more focused on consciousness than UFO hardware. She's met a member (pseudonymously named "Tyler") 2) Historic "divine"/"angelic" contact may be what we now consider "alien"/"ufo" contact 3) Vatican archives have more to say on UFOs than meet the eye... 4) The history of rocketry is beyond bizarre 5) UFOs are becoming a new form of religion Special thanks to @YesTheory, Brian Muraresku and David Grusch who make cameos
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Honored to be a part of this #UAP science, national security, & innovation panel today!
Amazing people I had the honor and privilege to work with and serve today. Thank you to Congress for hosting the People’s forum today on excessive secrecy and UAP transparency. You are true patriots! Thank you to Nick Gold, Kirk McConnell, Avi Lobe and @ChrisKMellon @GallaudetTim @RepEricBurlison I hope to have an update on the week to share tomorrow.
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Excellent on assessment of the DOD AARO UAP report here by @LueElizondo here!
Apologies for the previous version, high-res here.
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Great news for @SafeAerospace. Congratulations @uncertainvector and I look forward to helping get this major milestone in improving our understanding of #uap over the goal line! #UAPTwitter @ExploreSCU #uapX
We are honored to announce @aiaa’s endorsement of the bipartisan Safe Airspace for Americans Act, which allows civilian pilots to report UAP with protections against retaliation. The AIAA is the world’s largest aerospace technical society representing over 30,000 professionals. This is an historic moment in the fight to protect pilots against UFO stigma and advance national security and aviation safety. @RepRobertGarcia @RepGrothman
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I appreciate your support @RobHeatherly1. My consulting business' CMO provided all of the non-UAP content, the sources of which were provided by me personally. So anyone doubting the sources is questioning my integrity. I believe my record of public service can speak to that.🇺🇸
GSoW editor jps aka ජපස Joshua Schroeder, hostile editor of Hal Puthoff, Kevin Knuth (2022 gutted his page) has now targeted distinguished veteran Timothy Gallaudet's Wiki page is targeted for gutting because "overly detailed." Check Susan Gerbic, Mick West, felon Brian Dunning, Neil Degrassi Tyson, other GS and CSI Fellows have fluff pages. Why does s skeptical career JC Penneys photographer, Susan Gerbic rate a Wiki bio page? These pages are shrines. Mick West Talk page argues for a criticism section. I'm certain plenty of mainstream critique of him worthy of adding. Science Writer Mick West is not immune to criticism. A few of his significant article writing contributions on Wikipedia, under his own name prior to September 2007 pan are highly disturbing. Pedophile, Nazi Youth, and the page expanding on urban slang usage of the N word is especially disturbing. His unsourced opinion examples are unacceptable and may be defined as hate speech, racial slurs.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipe…
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For those following #UAP, I enjoyed appearing in this new MGM+ documentary with fellow disclosure advocates @uncertainvector , @ChrisKMellon , @lesliekean. piped.video/watch?v=2wjr98tN…
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Many thank @uncertainvector - I continue to be inspired by your leadership and example!
Great work by my friend and advisor, @GallaudetTim on trans medium and unidentified submerged objects.
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Unfortunately, the near future will be status quo for Government disclosure of UAP
FY 2024 NDAA Conference Report is out. Here are the UAP Disclosure Act outcomes… “The agreement does not include the provisions that would establish an independent Review Board, a Review Board staff, eminent domain authority, or a controlled disclosure process.” “The conference agreement includes only the requirements to establish a government-wide UAP records collection; to transfer records to the collection; and to review the records for disclosure decisions under a set of authorized grounds for postponing disclosure.” docs.house.gov/billsthisweek…
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Well done and well said on the DOD AARO #uaP report, @rpowell2u !!
AARO Report: Flawed, Unresponsive, Clueless, and Knavish. Before I tear into this report, a few comments about the journals that were provided the report 48 hours before anyone else. @washingtonpost @politico @nytimes I was appalled at the minimal analysis done by each of these prestigious papers. They were obsessed with whether AARO stated evidence of ET had been unearthed and completely ignored that the report failed miserably in answering Congress's question regarding the history of UAP. Instead, it was the journal Defense Scoop that provided some valuable information. They reported that the DOD was developing the capability to help personnel collect real-time UAP data in the field with automated sensor units. tinyurl.com/4znaz8cz I would urge readers to subscribe to their journal. And a welcome thanks to the author of the article @BrandiVincent_ It's nice to see a journalist who seeks out important information. My review of this paper is my own personal view. Nor do I intend my response to reflect negatively on Tim Phillips, the current temporary director of AARO. He has not been in his role for any appreciable time. This review does expose the naivety of those who think that anyone can delve into the UAP/UFO subject for only 18 months and expect to understand its history, the nuances of the information, and the scientific challenges that this subject places on those who study it. The simplistic statement that "we have found no evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence" is made by someone who lacks a thorough understanding of the subject matter and has not clearly thought through the scientific requirements to make such a statement. This will be discussed more fully later. Flawed Let's begin with the many flaws and errors in this report. Some were trivial but were flaws that any check of a paper should have detected. There are many broken links in the references cited; more than I have bothered to count. References #3, #4, and #6 were broken links. Reference #5 and #6 were combined as "56" instead of "5,6". References #8, #10, and #12 are broken links. There are many more. This poor quality of work is just the harbinger of more to come. The Kenneth Arnold sighting is one of the most historical cases in the early days of the phenomenon. The AARO paper listed the date of the sighting as June 23, 1947. The correct date is June 24. This may seem trivial but it is considered one of the most important dates in UFO/UAP history. Furthermore, the AARO paper stated that Arnold saw "circular objects." This is incorrect. Arnold never said he saw circular objects and he drew objects with a curved front that tapered into a triangular form in back. Arnold clearly describes the objects in an audio recording still in existence. One of the most important evaluations of Air Force data on UFOs was done by the Battelle Memorial Institute. It was the first-ever statistical analysis of UAP/UFO reports. That project was called Project STORK. AARO called it Project BEAR. The name Project BEAR was an intentionally false name made by Edward Ruppelt in his book so as not to reveal the true name of the project. Additionally, the date of that project is on the front of the folder in Project Blue Book -- May 5, 1955. The AARO paper stated it was in late 1954. This next error can only be made by someone with a superficial understanding of the history of UFO/UAP. 1960 had one of the lowest numbers of sightings in many years (nitter.app/rpowell2u/status/17003…), yet the AARO paper claims the opposite! AARO states: "AARO’s review of Project BLUE BOOK cases shows a spike in reported UAP sightings from 1952-1957 and another spike in 1960. These reporting spikes most likely are attributed to observers unknowingly having witnessed new technological advancements and testing and reporting them as UFOs." AARO's factual error is further compounded by the completely unsupported claim that those reporting spikes are caused by new technological advancements. And this time they didn't even say "maybe"; they said "most likely." No proof of such a wild claim is provided by AARO? These errors in dates and facts of important historical events are indicative of someone who is quickly putting a report together and has a superficial knowledge of the subject. More alarming, is the amount of historical information that was left out of the AARO report. This will be discussed next. Unresponsive The AARO paper properly quotes on page 11 the Congressional mandate in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2023. There should be no doubt in anyone's mind that Congress wanted a compilation of the history of UFO/UAP from approximately 1945 and onwards. Yet early in the paper, AARO states that the goal of the report is, "to investigate past USG-sponsored UAP investigation efforts and the claims made by interviewees that the USG and various contractors have recovered and are hiding off-world technology and biological material." That is NOT what Congress requested. Instead of reviewing the history of UFO/UAP, the AARO paper spends almost half its efforts on arguments as to whether the government has ET technology in its possession and defending AARO against conspiracy theories. I consider this a flagrant disregard of congressional intent in favor of a pet peeve that individuals in AARO have developed related to ET conspiracy theories. AARO has fallen down the rabbit hole and has failed in its responsibility to provide a historical overview of the UFO/UAP subject. Broad swaths of history are ignored in the AARO paper. It would take a book to cover all of history that has been discarded by this "history paper." I will cover the major areas that have been dropped. For any reader that wants to understand the history of the UFO/UAP subject, they should read "UFOs and Government: A Historial Inquiry." The paper completely ignored the Foo Fighters of WW2. The modern phenomenon began in 1942 with reports of disk-like objects and glowing orbs that followed alongside U.S. fighters and bombers during the war. The U.S. sent scientists to Germany and Japan in 1945 to investigate these reports. It's important to understand this to realize reports of UFO/UAP did not begin due to extensive U.S. media coverage of the Kenneth Arnold incident in 1947. But no one would know this because the AARO paper ignored key historical parts of UFO history. The AARO paper does not deal with the government involvement in any of the major historical UFO/UAP cases. This is an egregious failure. Instead, it only covers Roswell because it matches up with AARO's stupor arguing against captured ET craft. All of the following cases are some of the most interesting sighting reports that were investigated by the government and should have been discussed in any historical report: May 11, 1950, McMinnville, Oregon photos; July 2, 1952, Tremonton, Utah film; Summer of 1952 East Coast events and military orders to fire on UFO/UAP; July 17, 1957, USAF RB-47 AWAC-type aircraft is trailed by a UFO for two hours; Nov. 2-3, 1957, Levelland, Texas with 81 pages in Project Blue Book; Oct. 24, 1968, Minot AFB, ND, B52/ICBM/radar, minotb52ufo.com/ ; Oct. 18, 1973, Mansfield, OH, Coyne helicopter incident; All of the above cases were closely investigated by the military yet the AARO report ignores them. Most of those events have government data that has never been released. The incident at Minot AFB included a report by a French physicist that documented extreme accelerations. tinyurl.com/329thhm3 Did AARO ever read this report or did they choose to ignore it? In 1975 there were multiple incursions by unknown craft near U.S. air bases with nuclear weapons. These included Loring AFB, Wurtsmith AFB, Malmstrom AFB, Minot AFB, and Falconbridge AFB in Canada. Nothing was mentioned by AARO. I could go on with well-documented incidents from the 1980s and 1990s that AARO either ignored or knows nothing about. Before leaving the topic of AARO's failure to document history, I must mention important reports from the 21st century. The famous November 14, 2004 incident involving the USS Nimitz carrier strike group is perhaps the best-documented case on record that demonstrates extreme acceleration. Yet AARO has failed to ever attempt to explain that event. The same is true of the events off the East Coast of the U.S. during 2014-2015 and the incident with the USS Roosevelt strike group. Radar data was available from ships as well as aircraft yet these events are ignored by AARO. To date, we are unaware of a single piece of radar data produced by AARO. Clueless There are statements made in the AARO paper that border on non-sensical. Twice, the paper discusses the Manhattan Project (pages 11 and 40). They must have a fetish with the subject. They actually say the following, "Any misunderstanding stemming from the intense secrecy surrounding this and similar programs could have been misconstrued for other efforts." They go on to say that the Manhattan Project and other national labs "probably contributed to the spike in reported UAP." Not only is that unproven assertion a nonsensical leap in thought that is lacking in critical thinking but those labs existed several years before UAP reports began in the continental U.S. Other statements made in the AARO paper are unsubstantiated guesses. For example, they state, "AARO assesses that some portion of sightings since the 1940s have represented misidentification of never-before-seen experimental and operational space, rocket, and air systems, including stealth technologies and the proliferation of drone platforms." This a meaningless claim. I could also say some portion is due to insects; some portion might be hoaxes; and some portion is the planet Venus. Unless they're prepared to quantify with evidence such a statement then it has zero value and tells us nothing that any 8th-grade student couldn't surmise. If I was teaching a course on logic and critical thinking, I could not think of a better example to show a failure in reasoning than this paragraph towards the end of the AARO paper. Perhaps this failure in thought processing is due to AARO's fixation on defending themselves regarding claims of captured ET technology. Here is what they say and pay close attention to the transition in logic from the first sentence to the second: "There is a conviction among some Americans that the USG has conducted a deception operation to conceal the fact that it has recovered extraterrestrial spacecraft and alien beings as well as systematically exploited and reverse-engineered extraterrestrial technology. This perception probably has been fueled by key UFO investigators’ public comments. For example, J. Allen Hynek of Project BLUE BOOK, said that the USAF expected him to perform the role of debunker; and Capt Ruppelt, the first chief of BLUE BOOK, later wrote that he was expected to explain away every report and that the USAF sought to produce press stories in alignment with the USAF’s position." Somehow, the author of this AARO paper believes that Ruppelt's and Hynek's admissions that they were debunkers for the Air Force have caused Americans to believe the USG is hiding the truth about the reverse engineering of ET spacecraft from them. I hope that the person who wrote such a statement had just drunk a few too many glasses of wine. Otherwise, I am just speechless. Knavish At first, I thought that knavish might be too harsh a term to describe some of the commentary within the AARO paper. But the more that I read the paper, the more that it is clear that this is not a paper about the history of UFO/UAP but a paper trying to do whatever is needed to strike back at the conspiracy crowd. And with the way AARO has operated, I must say that I have some sympathy for anyone who suspects foul play. There is a tendency in the AARO paper to pull the data that supports the AARO position and leave out the data that might argue against it. One example is the Robertson Panel. The AARO paper notes the conclusion of the panel but does not mention that the Robertson Panel met for only two days and only looked at a handful of the Air Force's several hundred unexplained cases and that one of the members didn't even show until the last day. The same was true with the Condon report. AARO noted its conclusion that "further extensive study of UFOs probably cannot be justified." But AARO failed to mention that the lead administrator of the project, Robert Low, was fired due to a memo he wrote that indicated the trick would be to concentrate on the psychology of the witnesses rather than the UFOs so that the scientific community would get the message. He was fired not for that unscientific thought but because he was caught saying it. Two other scientists on the Condon project were fired for leaking his memo to the press. Furthermore, the Air Force had indicated to Condon the type of conclusion that they were looking for before the project had even started. All of this information was left out in the AARO paper. One could likely conclude that was intentional. There are few scientists more adamant that there should be a scientific study of UFO/UAP than Dr. Peter Sturrock of Stanford University. Yet the AARO paper never mentions that and instead gives the reader a misguided view of the subject by stating that the Sturrock Panel in 1998 found no convincing evidence for an extraterrestrial origin of the phenomenon. I will end this review with where we began. The AARO statement that "we have found no evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence." AARO fails in the basic scientific requirement to make such a claim. One must first define the type of evidence that is required to make a claim of extraterrestrial intelligence before it can be stated whether or not such a signal is present. This is a definition that the world of science needs to determine, not AARO. Would multiple sensors identifying an object stopping and starting with acceleration of >100 g forces be a definition of non-human intelligence? Does it require direct communication with non-human intelligence to meet the evidentiary claims? Until we define the "evidence required" we cannot make claims as to whether that evidence exists. AARO should stick to its mission statement, leave science to scientists, meet its requirements as laid out by Congress, and stop its bickering with the claims of whether or not recovered ET craft exist. That is the job of Congress. @marcorubio @SenGillibrand @RepTimBurchett @RepLuna @SenatorHeinrich @SenatorRounds @SenSchumer @MarkWarner #uap #UFO #Aaro
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Really enjoyed this UAP interview with @BenHansen00 last night on NewsNation and giving @SafeAerospace and @uncertainvector a shot out! #ufotwitter piped.video/watch?v=l9T-Mz0i…
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I could not be more proud of NOAA’s NWS, NHC, Hurricane Hunters, and all our other offices that stepped up to prepare for and respond to this record-setting storm. The evacuations in Louisiana that we informed saved many lives. washingtonpost.com/weather/2… #noaa #hurricanes #FlyNOAA
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Amidst all the negative news, I was uplifted by the @NavalAcademy Women’s Swim & Dive Team posting my daughter putting out only positivity and setting an example in attitude. That’s always been my approach to leadership, so I'm proud of her taking that baton and running with it!
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I think it’s bogus. I’ve monitored unclas and classified ocean data for decades. If stuff like that can actually occur, I would have seen it before
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Keep the press on, @uncertainvector !!
I was disappointed to see the majority of disclosure-related items being stripped from the UAPDA. It is a setback, but not a defeat. The lines are drawn and we will continue to push. I want to thank @SenSchumer & @SenatorRounds for leading this historic amendment. We will continue to push for transparency and support open scientific exploration of UAP.
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Glad to be joining @uncertainvector & the team at @SafeAerospace. As the chief meteorologist for the @USNavy, I dedicated my career to the safety of flight.  I have seen firsthand how UAP have placed military pilots at risk. We need to better understand them to reduce that risk!
🚨 Call for aircrew We are looking for experienced aviation professionals to support our mission @SafeAerospace. If you are a pilot or aircrew: 1. Join us at safeaerospace.org 2. Reply to my email to let us know!
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Well said @uncertainvector ! We need to take UAP and their undersea occurrences (UUP) seriously and establish a national research program to better understand them. Thank you for your courage here!
How are we supposed to make sense of hundreds of reports of UAP that violate restricted airspace uncontested and interfere with both civilian and military pilots?  thehill.com/opinion/national…
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I greatly enjoyed our 2nd annual meeting of Harvard University's Galileo Project this week. For those interested in the UAP topic, this will be a fun read for you! avi-loeb.medium.com/recruiti…
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Honored to speak with the National Diet of Japan’s UAP Caucus about #UAP and #NationalSecurityRISK with Congressman @EricBurlison, @ChrisKMellon and the @_SolFoundation’s Peter Skafish this week. piped.video/live/Fmj-i3lL7tI…
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As I wind down my last week with the awesome agency that is NOAA, I wish to thank the many fine employees who expressed their appreciation to me. One example is the terrific team in NOAA's NCEI, who graciously made this beloved parting gift for me - Many many thanks! #noaa
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If it were blue-on-blue, the USG would have blocked David Fravor and Alex Dietrich from appearing on CBS 60 minutes. There's no chance it was ours or a foreign competitor's
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I enjoyed appearing on @chrisotis78's Lehto Files this week. He does a great job diving deeper into some of the #uap topics I covered in @uncertainvector's show a few weeks back. Thank you Chris! #ufotwitter piped.video/watch?v=n_UsFX0o…
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Congratulations to the fine women and men of NOAA‘s US National Weather Service for protecting life and property in America for 150 years! #noaa #nws150
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Like Galileo, those who take personal & professional risks to pursue the truth inspire me. I only recently met astronomer Beatriz Villarroel. Her #uap research on "disappearing stars" using pre-Sputnik astronomical images is amazing. Here's to out-of-the-box scientists like her!
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Thank you for the shout-out Kevin!
Dr Kevin Knuth On The New SOL Foundation Paper Authored By @GallaudetTim On USOs.
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I really enjoyed speaking at this event. Thank you @JayCKing78 and @lesliekean !!
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I am super excited to join Alex, @JayCKing78, and Leslie Kean for this soldout event in NYC next week!
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Amazing cruise on the Viking Octantis in the Great Lakes! Very grateful for the opportunity to serve as a guest lecturer on topics such as @NOAA, the @USNavy , #environmental #technology, and #UAP. The submersible dive 250 feet down to the bottom of Lake Huron was fantastic!
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What a day for women in the @USNavy! My wife @Atlantic9318 & her USNA roommate met with @USNavyCNO ADM Franchetti and USNA Supe VADM Davids - all inspirations for our daughter @AspenGallaudet, who enters USNA in June. Here's to future generations of fine role models like these!!
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This is great news. I personally know former US government officials who experienced Havana syndrome
SCOOP In response to our new investigation into Havana Syndrome or Anomalous Health Incidents (AHIs) @DNIGabbard said "the Biden Administration's assessment of the cause of AHIs was incomplete and in some cases contradictory." @DNIGabbard “I am committed to initiating a new investigation into Anomalous Health Incidents and making the findings public." Our investigation “Legacy of Suffering” drops Tuesday @X Full Statement below: "American intelligence professionals around the globe face constant targeting from adversaries. Ensuring their health and safety is a top priority, and I am committed to investigating the threats they face, including potential causes of AHIs. Unfortunately, the Biden Administration's assessment of the cause of AHIs was incomplete and in some cases contradictory. This is unacceptable, as is the mistreatment and dismissal of those who have been impacted by AHIs. I am committed to initiating a new investigation into Anomalous Health Incidents and making the findings public. This is an Administration of maximum transparency, and the American people deserve to know the truth." - DNI Gabbard
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Submitted my first scientific publication in nearly 20 years for Harvard University's Galileo Project on our upcoming expedition to recover fragments from the first observed #interstellar object to arrive on Earth!arxiv.org/abs/2208.00092
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This was my 3rd interview in 24 hours. The current slash and burn approach to @NOAA is self defeating for the administration. It will undermine economic growth and national security, which runs counter to their priorities. npr.org/2025/02/27/nx-s1-529…
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I appreciate your support. My consulting business' Chief Marketing Officer provided all of the non-UAP content, the sources of which were provided by me personally. So anyone doubting the sources is questioning my integrity. My record of public service can speak to that.
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For my #uap and #ocean science colleagues: it is remarkable how many forms of non-human intelligence we discover daily in different domains!
We're counting down the top WOW moments of 2023! Remember this mysterious #jellyfish spotted on a guyot north-northwest of #KingmanReef later identified as a member of the order Narcomedusae, an undescribed species within the genus Bathykorus? Watch: piped.video/watch?v=It4URLbI…
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Honored to be on the Advisory Board for @SafeAerospace. Thank you for your leadership @uncertainvector in reducing the risk from UAPs by calling for more scientific study to better understand their origin & nature.
It's official. 🚀 We are excited to announce ASA's launch as the first military pilot-led nonprofit organization focused on UAP by naming our Aircrew Leadership Council and Advisory Board. Aircrew Leadership Council - Alex Dietrich - David Fravor - Sam Fletcher - Lewis Harding - Mark Hulsey - Chris Van Voorhis We are honored to be supported by advisors who are leaders on the issue of UAP from a cross-section of relevant backgrounds—from national security, intelligence, Capitol Hill, journalism, sciences, and the aerospace industry. Advisory Board - Bryan Bender - Tim Gallaudet - Robin Hanson - John Lettieri - Avi Loeb - Susan McCue - Chris Mellon - Garry Nolan - Adam Ozimek - David Radzanowski - Terry Virts Checkout their profiles and statements of support, and join us in the fight for transparency at safeaerospace.org. Let's identify what's in our skies. #ufotwitter
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Today marks 20 years since we lost our home in #HurricaneKatrina. Our neighborhood in MS had 27.5’ of storm surge, causing every home to wash away from its foundation. Here Caren is carrying Laurel over the remains. Deep appreciation for growing stronger as a family through it 🙏
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