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  1. Mick West

    Site Updated

    I did a fairly significant site upgrade today, updating: Ubuntu (the server's operating system) from 20.0.4 LTS to 22.0.4 LTS PHP (the language used by the forum software, and a bit of Sitrec) from 7.2 to 8.3.6 Xenforo (the forum software) from 2.1.something to 2.2.16 This all should be good...
  2. Mick West

    Kona Blue - AARO Report on the Proposed AAWSAP Successor

    AARO has released two documents, and this statement (which is also the first paragraph of the report. : The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) first learned of the KONA BLUE program from interviews conducted as part of its historical review. Multiple interviewees identified KONA BLUE...
  3. Mick West

    Green Fireballs - UFOs or Meteors?

    Photo: Prasen Yadav Ufologists often like to make a connection between UFOs and nuclear power, and often quote historical incidents. A recent article by Marik Von Rennenkampff said: In late 1948, for example, dozens of pilots, defense personnel and scientists associated with the famed Los...
  4. Mick West

    Iran's Drone and Missile Attack on Israel. April 13 2024

    CNN — Iran has launched drones toward Israel, amid fears of a regional escalation following an apparent Israeli attack on an Iranian embassy complex in Syria last week. Several dozen drones were launched from within Iran, a senior US administration official told CNN. Iran state media also...
  5. Mick West

    Sparkles in the Sky After the 2024 Eclipse

    Source: https://www.tiktok.com/@misfitvibes/video/7355602705995320618 Not sure if that's the original. Here I've stabilized a segment of it that's most zoomed in It reminds me of circling seagulls, however there are times when they seem too bright. Here's a video I took: [Edit: my video...
  6. Mick West

    How to Determine the Start Time of an iPhone Video

    For accurate skydentification an accurate time is often very useful. "Accurate" here means within a second, and ideally down to the millisecond. iPhones, like most digital cameras, encode the date/time a video was taken. But they also encode other times, and these can change when you share or...
  7. Mick West

    Sean Kirkpatrick's Interview With Daniel Lavelle at The Guardian [Transcript]

    Daniel Lavelle just published an article about UAP and Sean Kirpatrick. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/22/ufologists-sean-kirkpatrick-pentagon-report-uaps He shared the audio of the interview with me, along with an AI transcript. I've edited the transcript to correct numerous AI...
  8. Mick West

    Emails From a Pilot Regarding Starlink and Other Objects

    I got this email from a pilot who wishes to remain anonymous. I'll refer to him as "Julian" (not his real name) Hi Mr. West, I'm [Julian - not his real name] an airline pilot and ex-USAF fighter pilot living in [the US], and your video "Why "Racetrack" UFOs are mostly Starlink Flares" is the...
  9. Mick West

    AARO's Historical UAP Report - Volume 1

    https://www.aaro.mil/Portals/136/PDFs/AARO_Historical_Record_Report_Volume_1_2024.pdf SECTION II: Executive Summary AARO found no evidence that any USG investigation, academic-sponsored research,or official review panel has confirmed that any sighting of a UAP represented extraterrestrial...
  10. Mick West

    Multiple Starlink (and other) UAP reports in FOIA document from FAA

    Source: https://twitter.com/rpowell2u/status/1765723752690508107 The PDF is attached, and I've converted it to a slightly more readable XLSX format, It's an interesting collection.
  11. Mick West

    Eglin AFB UAP

    Source: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/air-force-releases-details-about-2023-uap-sighting-first-brought-to-light-by-congressman-matt-gaetz/ DECLASSIFIED SUMMARY: On 26 Jan 23, an USAF pilot gained radar lock on four separate UAP. Upon approach, the pilot was able to make visual...
  12. Mick West

    Ukraine UFO on Thermal Camera Footage

    Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3vGfLDr-HB/ Original Instagram video: Partially stabilized: Looks like black-hot thermal footage. It seems not to move. I'd suspect something natural, like a cloud.
  13. Mick West

    METABUNK OUTAGE JAN 31 2024

    Due to a failed upgraded I had to roll back to a backup. The site was down for around 90 minutes. Post should all be restored, however attachments uploaded today will be lost. If you can't edit a post to fix this, send me the file attachments and I'll do it. Any DMs or likes/reactions are...
  14. Mick West

    Sitrec is Open Source on GitHub - How You Can Contribute

    I've made Sitrec (Metabunk's situation recreation tool) open source. https://github.com/MickWest/sitrec This means anyone can look at the source code to see how it works. You can also make you own version of the code, install it on your own server, make changes to the code, and request your...
  15. Mick West

    Jellyfish UFO - The Second Part - South Facing Footage

    Can we figure out where this is? Supposedly later in the same video, but I don't immediately see a match. Looks like the same type of camera, but the UI is green, whereas the earlier one is yellow The object is moving from left to right, seemingly in the opposite direction. The heading and...
  16. Mick West

    The "Chandelier" UFO

    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAG_JIqPcOQ [The above is a summary video of the this thread] Looks like a diffraction artifact - i.e. glare around a bright light. The following is the subtitles of the discussion between Jeremy Corbell and an unidentified person claiming to be from...
  17. Mick West

    Jellyfish UFO from TMZ's 'UFO Revolution'

    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojotsKjshHc [The above is a summary video of point from this thread] Source: https://tubitv.com/movies/200044921/s01-e01-the-breakthrough Higher quality video: https://www.metabunk.org/f/Jellyfish 720p High.mov Video viewer...
  18. Mick West

    How to download a KML ADS-B file from FlightAware.com and use it in Sitrec

    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNsbPU06-aE Short version: Go to FlightAware.com Enter the flight number Scroll down and select the day of of the flight Under "Flight Details" on the right, click "View Track log" Click the Google Earth button to download the file...
  19. Mick West

    Gimbal Range Fouler and Other Reports.

    Somewhat old material, but I was having trouble finding these, so I thought I'd make a thread to store them, and for more focussed discussion. There's a cache of Range Fouler reports, released in Jan 2023 https://www.secnav.navy.mil/foia/readingroom/CaseFiles/UAP INFO/UAP DOCUMENTS/RF Reports...
  20. Mick West

    Black Sphere over Porterville, CA

    Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rd-LL0i_ZV8 UFO / UAP Footage Recorded in 4k 60fps with DJI Mavic 3 Pro Cine Location: Porterville, California Time: Sunday, ‎December ‎17, ‎2023, ‏‎3:56:58 PM Interesting, if real. We see a black sphere. INitially it just looks like a balloon, but...
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