When a Hellfire Missile Meets a UFO: An Unexplained Incident

This week's top creature feature took place during the latest congressional UFO hearing in Washington when those in attendance viewed a military video taken off the coast of Yemen last year, showing a Hellfire missile attacking a UAP/UFO, where the detonated missile appeared to simply bounce off the object. First, I'm not sure about the wisdom of firing on something unknown, but maybe there was more going on than we know.

By Bob Barrow The UFO Chronicles 9-12-2025

Second, if this video didn't finally make a case for all of those reported incidents from at least World War II and going forward -- usually doubted by the skeptics -- of incidents where military pilots all but swore on their very lives that they KNOW they fired and made contact with things in the sky resulting in no apparent effect or damage whatsoever (except for cases where the pilots themselves were allegedly affected by intense heat sources after gaining on such objects), I don't know what will.

A close observation of this week's main video isn't required to note also that as the missile apparently hit its mark some smaller objects seem to have separated from the UFO -- which, unaffected, immediately followed the primary object as it soared along.

Reaching back to the early sixties, I fondly remember my file folders stuffed with letters from government officials and various authorities pretty much denying the very existence of UFOs. At least those days may meet a well-deserved end. We hope.

So what exactly was going on in that military video? Does established (or crazy) science have a clue? As we're all forced to bow to artificial intelligence, and risks to humans not yet imagined likely to accompany its progress, will AI make perfect sense out of the often nonsensical appearing UFO quagmire?

The video:

I don't know what's going on, but I had a thought or two, ASSUMING this is a real video of a genuine unknown.. For instance, did the UFO have an ability to "read" everything about the missile before it even struck? Did the object have a quality wherein it knew everything about the missile just as it hit, allowing a fractional split-second response? A precognitive sense? Did it know what the drone's pilot was thinking? We're already familiar with instances where UFOs appear to have locked on to and/or comprehended real-time conventional aircraft instrumentation well in advance of evasive or confrontational action initiated by human pilots.

Mirrors. I wondered. A mirror reflects an image. Does the UFO possess some technological mirror, somehow reflecting externally or internally what it encounters at light speed, duplicating what it then knows in order to react accordingly and swiftly? I suppose this would require some kind of protective external layer of plasma or electricity or whatever on the UFO, but like most mirrors busted into pieces by a smashing blow there would still be support structures behind them.

Could a UFO mimic precisely one and all the things it encounters in the sky to protect its environment? If atoms and molecules and substances of which we are perhaps unaware can be manipulated so that something as elaborate as a guided missile can instantly be detected in terms of force, mass and exact effects, can the mysterious sky-born enigma conjure up a similar force to cancel out its destructive qualities? A mirror image of what exists, in essence, causing said missile to collide with a duplicate, a clone if you will, of itself in an intricately altered space-time continuum, causing damage primarily to the dispensed missile?

In the realm of the impossible, is it possible that the UFO's very structure is composed so differently from our own aircraft that the meeting of missile and object have little or nothing in common with one another? Are UFOs like M&M candies, protected by a hard, impervious shell to keep the contents blissfully unaware of external forces? Exactly what keeps the strange objects out of harm's way, no matter what we throw at them? Can they be here and not here at the same time?

Anyway, this would be something for the physicists to contemplate, aside from historians perhaps mulling over troublesome theories of whether the UFO phenomenon's bright and shiny objects account for the origin of favored religions on Earth.

Beware or entertain the theories of an aging crackpot, but let's continue bringing on the military videos and films! If little else at the moment, science has been confounded by the UFO/UAP, and some of its cherished tenets appear to have been turned upside-down. Are we ready for more, or shall the UFO phenomenon remain the smiling Cheshire cat of the skies?

See Also:

	Bombshell UFO/UAP Claims and New Footage at Congressional Hearing
	UFO HEARING: Close Encounters with UFOs Described by Ex-Navy Fighter Pilot
	Opening Witness Statements For UFO / UAP Congressional Hearing

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Bombshell UFO/UAP Claims and New Footage at Congressional Hearing

In a highly anticipated hearing titled "Restoring Public Trust Through UAP Transparency and Whistleblower Protection," held on September 9, 2025, a House Oversight Task Force convened to scrutinize the U.S. government's handling of Unidentified

By The UFO Chronicles 9-10-2025

Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) AKA UFOs. The session, which featured compelling witness testimony and the public unveiling of new startling UAP footage, underscored a growing congressional push for greater transparency and robust protections for those who come forward with information.

Chaired by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, the Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets framed the hearing as a critical step towards holding government agencies accountable and rebuilding public trust. The overarching message from lawmakers and witnesses alike was clear: the era of secrecy surrounding UAPs must end, and individuals within the military and government who report these phenomena should be safeguarded, not silenced.

Eyewitness Accounts and Allegations of Retaliation

The hearing featured a diverse panel of witnesses, including U.S. Air Force veterans, a senior policy counsel at the Project On Government Oversight (POGO), an active-duty U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer (Operations Specialist) and seasoned Chief Investigative Reporter for KLAS-TV and longtime Ufologist, George Knapp. Their testimonies painted a picture of not only a long history of UAP/UFO encounters, but very recent incredible reports encased in a culture where reporting such incidents can lead to professional repercussions.

Chief Petty Officer Chief Alexandro Wiggins, provided a firsthand, fascinating account of a "Tic Tac-shaped" object emerging from the ocean (transmedium). The UFO was accompanied by 3 similar objects detected on multiple sensors, including radar, and video was recorded inside CIC using a Star SAFIRE multi-spectral EO/IR system. Wiggins stressed the critical need for "de-stigmatized channels" within the military to allow service members to report UAP encounters without fear of career damage or ridicule. His testimony highlighted the psychological and professional burden placed on those who witness unexplained phenomena.

Former “1N1” geospatial intelligence specialist for the U.S. Air Force, Dylan Borland stated that his professional career was "deliberately obstructed, and I have endured sustained reprisals from government agencies for more than a decade" after disclosing his own UAP experience at Langley Air Force Base in 2012. Such accounts resonate with a broader narrative among UAP proponents who argue that fear of reprisal has long suppressed valuable information.

Unveiling New Footage and Escalating Concerns

One of the most dramatic moments of the hearing came with the public release of new UAP/UFO footage by Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO). The video purportedly shows a U.S. military drone engaging a high-speed orb off the coast of Yemen in October 2024, with a Hellfire missile reportedly bouncing off the object. While the authenticity and full context of the footage remain subjects of ongoing discussion, its public presentation in a congressional setting marks a significant escalation in the official acknowledgment of UAP encounters.

This footage, alongside expert commentary from investigative journalist George Knapp and additional testimony from U.S. Air Force Veteran Jeffrey Nuccetelli, contributed to a sense of urgency among lawmakers. The implication that UAPs may not only be present but could also be demonstrating advanced capabilities beyond current human understanding, further fueled calls for serious investigation and open disclosure.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle emphasized the need for tangible legislative action. The calls included:

• Increased Transparency: Demands for government agencies to declassify and release UAP-related information currently withheld from the public and Congress.

• Ending Over-classification: A push to reform classification protocols that may be unnecessarily shrouding UAP data.

• Strengthened Whistleblower Protections: Proposals for robust legal frameworks to safeguard individuals who come forward with information about UAPs, ensuring they are protected from professional retaliation, harassment, or intimidation.

The hearing served as a powerful signal that UAP/UFOs are no longer a fringe topic relegated to speculative discussions. With compelling eyewitness testimony, new evidence, and a unified congressional push, the movement for UAP/UFO transparency and accountability appears to be gaining unprecedented momentum, moving from the shadows into the mainstream political discourse. The push for restoring public trust through open dialogue and protected disclosures marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing exploration of phenomena that continue to defy easy explanation.

See Also:

	UFO HEARING: Close Encounters with UFOs Described by Ex-Navy Fighter Pilot
	Lawmakers Warned, UFOs / UAP Are a Potential Threat To National Security | Congressional Hearing
	Opening Witness Statements For UFO / UAP Congressional Hearing

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Archival Interview: A Young George Knapp on UFOs and Government Secrecy

We've all seen so many people in this field where you've, you know, they want to convince you, you've got to believe. Uh I'm more of the opinion you put out the information and and let people make up their minds.

By Eyes On Cinema 9-8-2025

I wrote to President Carter to ask him a couple of questions and uh that that's another that's a whole other line is I never got through to him either. I wrote to virtually every NASA astronaut who has ever been associated with this phenomenon and never got a single response from any of them. You'd figure you'd at least get a form letter back and never got anything. I wrote uh I'm very disappointed with the Freedom of Information Act, how effective that is, too, because I didn't get diddly out of that. Wrote to NASA knowing that they had a certain body of information. I asked for all of it. Well, here it is. Here's all of it. And 6 months later, somebody else asks for all of it, and they got a lot bigger pile of all of it than I got. So, I I think, you know, there's very few checks and balances on that. They give you what they want in that system.

Some of the information is very disturbing. Um, it changes the way you view things. It changes the way you look at everything once this once it hits you, what really is going on? And uh I think the government could be right in a sense that that if the story came out in its entirety, if the president went on television and said, "They're here. We can't do anything about it." That it would shake our foundations. It would shake our belief in religion and shake our belief in in government. Maybe people would stop paying their taxes because it would change the way we view everything.

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Fmr Lt. Robert M. Jacobs Who Captured UFO On Film Takes AARO To Task

Messing With an American Hero

"I will not, however stand-by and let them defame and slander an American hero, fighter pilot, test pilot, photo interpreter, then-Major Florenze J. Mansmann, later Stanford Research Fellow, Doctor Florenze J, Mansmann, PhD. ..."

Dr. Bob Jacobs has asked me to forward this statement to members of AARO, past and present. It is also being sent to other interested parties, including prominent journalists, and will be posted at The UFO Chronicles website–Robert Hastings My name is Robert M. “Bob” Jacobs, PhD. I am Full Professor Emeritus in Communication at Bradley University located in Peoria, Illinois.

By Robert Jacobs 8-1-2025

Among many other things before this, I was First Lieutenant Robert M Jacobs, Officer in Charge of the Photo-Optical Instrumentation Section of the 1369th Photographic Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base. My section of 135 NCOs and Airmen provided high-speed motion picture coverage of every single ICBM launched down the Western Test Range from about 30 cameras located on and around the launch pad, as well four-to-six high-speed, long focal length lensed cameras mounted on trackers from three different locations around the pad.

During my three-and-one-half-year tenure there I became extremely well adept at analyzing thousands of feet of film showing up close and personal views of missiles launching and flying off to wherever. I’ve attached a copy of one of my Officer Efficiency Reports (OERs) to demonstrate the confidence my superior officers had in my performance of duties. I was also awarded The Air Force Guided Missile Badge for “Making a significant contribution to America’s Missile and Space Program.” I wrote a report entitled, “Deliberate Deception: A Critical Analysis of the Curious Events at Vandenberg Air Force Base in September, 1964.” It was published in The MUTUAL UFO Journal, Number 249, January 1989.

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I wrote that piece to clarify and specify what had been reported first in 1982 in a badly butchered version of my statement in the National Enquirer rag. That article had stimulated a flurry of calls and letters from “researchers” around the country. I stand behind the UFO Journal piece.

In short, many know that I reported having been in-charge of a new tracking site that I made near Anderson Peak at Big Sur, California. Corporate engineers from aerospace companies, the builders of the missiles, wanted to know if we could provide tracking coverage showing missile in flight downrange from a side view. I found such a site and began showing coverage that delighted those engineers.

One day I got a call from Major Florenze J. Mansmann, chief photo analyst in the Office of the Chief Scientist at the First Strategic Aerospace Division Headquarters on base. I had worked with Major Mansmann a number of times on other projects. He informed me that a new device for tracking missiles was being flown out from Cape Canaveral to our Big Sur site. I was dispatched to meet what was the Boston University Telescope and its creator Doctor Walt Manning.

My team and I did so, helped install the impressive scope on site and a day or two later, we captured on film a UFO firing four beams of light and disabling one of our dummy nuclear reentry vehicles in near-space on a trajectory to Eniwetok Lagoon. “Deliberate Deception” provides details of that event.

Some years later now, I received a note from a friend showing me that Wikipedia has published a factoid that Big Sur was all a mistake and that I had simply misinterpreted what I saw, even after analyzing hundreds of other film images of missiles in flight, and that my account—after numerous retellings by me in writing, in podcasts, TV series, a motion picture, and personal testimonies including to AARO—has been dismissed by that august body as my having mistaken what I saw as chaff and a few decoys of ours. This conclusion, reached by the then-AARO director Sean Kirkpatrick, is based on an article from the “esteemed” publication, Skeptical Enquirer, authored by the late Kingston A. George.

He was a civilian analyst who did, in fact, participate in bringing the BU Telescope to Vandenberg. He was on the site when the tool arrived, and we had pictures taken together to prove it. I never saw him again after that day, but I did read a report he issued after the experiments with it were over. In response to my MUFON article, he was solicited by the guy who ran Skeptical Enquirer to rebut me. George did so by testifying that he knew of an ‘anomaly’ on one Atlas launch code named, “Buzzing Bee” and that it involved some “chaff” and the releases of “decoys” and that he saw this film “a couple of weeks after the launch” and I believe him. However, “Buzzing Bee” was NOT the event that I filmed.

Mine, on 15 September 1964 was code named, “Butterfly Net” and my account of the UFO event in it has been verified by Major Mansmann and others who have actually seen the film image, including Lue Elizondo.

George’s testimony that he saw my film a couple of weeks later has been proven not to be true. And that is simply because, as Major Mansmann testified in writing, that film was snipped from the reel with a pair of scissors and taken back East that very day by the CIA. That film was never at Vandenberg after that day so, as Lt. Colonel Tim Phillips of AARO has falsely reported, they could not have recently gone back to Vandenberg, recovered the original 35mm and 45mm original film and verified George’s account. Well, there never was any 45mm film, and there was no 35mm or 16mm film left at Vandenberg for Tim or Sean to have looked at.

Period. They lied.

So, I am now relegated to the scrapheap of morons reporting on UFOs. Another victim of the ongoing, orchestrated campaign of propaganda and disinformation from our own government.

Tim and Sean may not have seen my film images. But other contemporaries have. It still exists, as Lue assured me.

My train is nearing the end of its long run sooner than I would have liked. At that moment of checking-out I would like to know that someone finally cleans out the barrel at AARO, DoD and the rest, and that full disclosure comes to the land. Asked by someone recently if I believed in UFOs. I said, “Certainly not. I believe in many things because I can’t know them based on lack of evidence. I do KNOW things though, and that transcends believing in them. I know, full-well that UFOs are real. They have been here a long time. I also know I filmed one committing what would have been an act of war by any terrestrial adversary.

And revealing that one event has cost me my honor, reputation, a couple of teaching jobs, an explosion in my mailbox, evil phone calls in the night and brooding anger at the pinheads who slander, defame, belittle, and deride anyone who makes them quiver in their cubbyholes by challenging their paradigm.

I will not, however stand-by and let them defame and slander an American hero, fighter pilot, test pilot, photo interpreter, then-Major Florenze J. Mansmann, later Stanford Research Fellow, Doctor Florenze J, Mansmann, PhD who examined my film frame-by-frame with a jewelers loupe and described in writing, in detail, the flying saucer-shaped UFO with a dome on top moving into position to fire beams of light four times, striking the reentry vehicle.

Damn you Sean Kirkpatrick, damn you Timmy Phillips you cowardly scum. I knew him well. You bozos did not. How dare you dismiss his verification of my account based on a mistake made by Kingston George. I can only hope that the preponderance of evidence catches up with you one day and proves “what fools you mortals be.”

See Also:

	Officer Who Filmed UFO Downing Missile Sets the Record Straight
	Big Sur UFO Film: Government Whistleblower Reveals He Watched It
	Mansmann Letters

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UFO Researcher Turned FBI Informant?

Recently declassified FBI documents obtained by Expanding Frontiers Research reveal how UFO researcher Ivan Sanderson assisted federal authorities during Cold War-era investigations involving the UFO research community.

By The UFO Chronicles 8-21-2025

Sanderson, a former British intelligence officer and prominent UFO researcher, initiated contact with the FBI in 1958 regarding what he described as subversive activities at New York Saucer Information Bureau (NYSIB) meetings. Working with Swedish-born writer and editor Hans Santesson, Sanderson reported that these meetings, ostensibly focused on UFO information, were actually being used to promote Communist Party activities.

According to the 1958 FBI memo, both Sanderson and Santesson were interviewed by the Bureau and expressed willingness to cooperate in furnishing information in the future.

A newly obtained 1963 FBI memo shows the Bureau approached Sanderson again, this time seeking assistance in an investigation of Robert Theodore Stark, who was employed in 1957 by the Bogen-Presto Division of Siegler Corporation in Paramus, New Jersey. The memo does not clarify the reasons for FBI interest in Stark.

During this interaction, FBI agents showed Sanderson a photograph of Stark. Sanderson indicated the man looked familiar but could not place him. He then provided agents with names of people who may have been more currently active with NYSIB and therefore better positioned to help identify Stark and provide related information.

Among the individuals Sanderson referenced was Isabel Davis, a longtime member of the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) and UFO community figure. The memo also mentions Lex Mebane and Ted Bloecher. Research indicates Davis had co-founded Civilian Saucer Intelligence of New York (CSINY) in 1954 with Bloecher and Mebane.

Interestingly, previous Freedom of Information Act requests for records on Isabel Davis had not produced responsive documents, possibly because her name appears in files focused on other subjects like Stark.

The FBI also archived materials related to Santesson's work beyond UFO research, including a clipping describing his role as a science fiction editor and his writings on Muslim ideologies and their implications for the United States. Santesson had also reviewed John McCoy's 1957 pamphlet "They Shall Be Gathered Together," which dealt with UFOs and extraterrestrial contact.

Expanding Frontiers Research continues submitting FOIA requests related to these investigations, with additional material expected to be received and posted as the research continues. The organization notes that standard FBI database searches may not locate all relevant documents when individuals are mentioned in files focused on other subjects.

These documents provide insight into how federal authorities interacted with civilian UFO researchers during the Cold War period, showing at least one case where a prominent UFO investigator voluntarily assisted FBI investigations on multiple occasions.

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	Sharp-Dressed Men: The Men-in-Black are Back
	Retired FBI Agent Reveals His UFO Experiences, One Involving Missing Time
	FBI UFO X-FILES | Personal Letter To J. Edgar Hoover Re 'The Green Fireball Phenomenon' 2-26-1952

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Huge UFO Emerges From The Ocean Wreaks Havoc - 1910

An extraordinary phenomenon witnessed by several people in the isle of Donagh, North Donegal, has caused great harm among the people. Fisherman working at Crops saw a huge object like

By Georgia Chronicle 6-5-1910

an airship coming from the ocean. It crossed the mainland, re-entering the sea at Culdaff Bay. In its course several fisherman's boats were smashed. Cattie were injured and an embankment deeply furrowed. Crops lying in the path were ruined. Some superstitious people looked on the manifestation as associated with the king's death. Other theories are that it was a dismantled dirigible balloon, and others still that it was meteoric in origin.

The affair has created great commotion among the fishing population.

See Also:

	JCS/CIA Telegram Describes UFOs Entering the Ocean in Same Locale
	First Update of the Catalogue of UFOs/USOs
	Underwater UFO/USO Events Revealed in Declassified Russian Naval Records

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UFO Investigation Still in a Familiar Holding Pattern

In “Blue Book Redux,” Billy Cox as only he can—lays bare the apparent history repeating, present-day government UFO investigation debacle. The repeated stepping on the UFO rake is demonstrated by Billy as he weaves through the historical

By The UFO Chronicles 8-2-2025

narrative, newly declassified documents and present day progress, or more accurately lack thereof salted with the Billy Cox style of editorial perspective.

In his latest piece, the longest, career mainstream journalist who regularly paid heed to UFO happenings dives in by recounting the recently uncovered facts (by way of declassified documents) that the CIA acted deceitfully in withholding information about Lee Harvey Oswald and orchestrated obstructions during Congressional inquiries into the JFK assassination. The exposure of George Joannides, a secret CIA operative who functioned under an alias and was deliberately positioned to manage the flow and suppression of information to Congress, highlights entrenched systemic deception and manipulation by intelligence agencies (surprise!) This is emblematic of the broader governmental pattern of secrecy and controlling narratives, particularly on contentious issues generally speaking and UFOs/UAP specifically.

The article then shifts towards contemporary efforts from lawmakers, specifically praising (in this instance) Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s activist role in pushing for declassification and transparency, contrasting it with the often superficial or ineffective declassification measures from White House directives. Luna’s pragmatic approach, involving direct engagement and negotiation with intelligence bodies, is recognized as a positive force but is portrayed as potentially facing significant obstacles as the scope of investigation widens—especially into the UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) domain, which eclipses even the JFK files in complexity and political sensitivity.

Billy’s core focus turns to the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the (relatively) newly established agency tasked with investigating UFOs/UAPs, and the skepticism and frustrations voiced by former insiders like Tim Phillips. His insider commentary reveals multiple dysfunctions: many reports labelled as UFOs are actually misidentified classified military tech; disinformation campaigns muddy the waters; and even critical evidence from high-profile events like the 2004 USS Nimitz Tic Tac encounter has vanished or been confiscated without transparent explanation. Phillips’ abrupt early termination from government service after speaking candidly is framed as indicative of the institutional resistance and punitive culture confronting those who push for genuine transparency within the UFO investigation apparatus.

The piece underscores a deep dichotomy between the kind of strategic, integrated analysis that independent researchers from the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) advocate—focusing on long-term behavioral patterns of UAPs—and the case-by-case, fragmentary approach taken by official agencies. Despite some academic rigor and well-received submissions to AARO from scientific groups, the agency demonstrates a preference of bureaucratic procedure over substantive inquiry and generalizable understanding. Moreover, military investigators exhibit a troubling tendency to deprioritize civilian UFO incidents, overlooking the threat or significance of non-military UFO encounters that could have national security implications.

Legislative efforts to fund and expand AARO’s capabilities, including advanced surveillance technology called “Gremlin” and mandated comprehensive data sharing with military commands, but Billy reminds us that it’s all for not without transparency. While publicly framed as a serious step toward accountability and national security, commentators including Larry Hancock from SCU caution that without provisions ensuring public transparency and independent oversight, such measures might become more efficient internal data collection tools rather than genuine disclosure mechanisms. Historical precedents from the 1950s Project Blue Book era inform this pessimism, where early promises of serious UFO investigations yielded decades of secrecy instead.

Billy paints the all-to-familiar picture of significant institutional inertia and intentional obfuscation with UAP research under governmental auspices, warning that efforts to establish independent, credible, and authoritative civilian bodies capable of enforcing disclosure and advancing scientific study have repeatedly failed in Congress. His article quotes and critiques key players within the intelligence bureaucracy who defer responsibility, avoid direct engagement with inquisitive lawmakers, and refuse to publicly share consolidated intelligence assessments on the nature and potential origins of UAPs—even while intelligence leaders publicly acknowledge that non-human or extraterrestrial origins remain viable hypotheses.

Billy’s disillusionment with the prospect that any government agency can deliver full disclosure or scientific clarity on the UFO mystery isn’t new—it’s the result of decades of investigative journalism and research. History repeats ….

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See Also:

	Pentagon's UFO Office (AARO) Seeks to Improve it's UFO Case Management System
	New Counter-Drone Task Force to Team with Pentagon UFO Office
	Senate Briefing on The Skinwalker Ranch and AARO’s Sean Kirkpatrick

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UFOs and Nukes Veteran Researcher, Robert Hastings — A Candid Interview

In a thought-provoking exchange on the New Thinking Allowed YouTube channel, host Jeffrey Mishlove PhD, interviews Robert Hastings, the foremost researcher on the connection between UFOs and nuclear weapons. Hastings, the author of UFOs and

By The UFO Chronicles 7-21-2025

Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites, shares highlights from decades of investigative work during which he interviewed more than 160 military veterans who either personally witnessed or were ancillary witnesses to unexplained aerial phenomena (UFOs/UAP) at ICBM sites, weapons storage facilities, and other nukes-related locations.

Hastings details multiple cases; in one terrifying incident, involving a “flight” of ten Minuteman ICBMs outside of Minot AFB, North Dakota, a UFO was reported in the sky by US Air Force security guards, as it moved from missile to missile. Meanwhile, down in the subterranean launch capsule, the two launch officers were shocked to see that their missile-status console suddenly displayed a “LAUNCH IN PROGRESS” indicator associated with each of those ICBMs! One of them, Captain David Schuur, was forced to repeatedly flip an Inhibit Switch each time the UFO moved toward and hovered over another missile, to stop the progression-to-countdown sequence.

Hastings adds that an equally frightening and inexplicable unauthorized launch activation also occurred in the then-Soviet Union, as evidenced by documents smuggled out of the country by journalist George Knapp. In that October 1982 incident, a large disc-shaped craft briefly hovered over an intermediate-range nuclear missile base, just as the missiles suddenly went into launch-countdown mode, before unaccountably returning to normal stand-by status.

Hastings speculates on an explanation: The Non-Human Intelligences associated with the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomenon seem intent on signaling to humanity the risks and disastrous consequences of nuclear conflict. Hastings emphasizes the consistent efforts by governments to suppress or downplay these reports, and suggests that the implications of these cases go far beyond national security, touching on larger existential and consciousness-related questions.

Beyond the technical and historical, Hastings discusses his own personal experiences with non-human entities since childhood, a secret he kept from the public for decades.

See Also:

	The UFOs-Nukes Connection Press Conference: Witness Affidavits and Declassified Documents
	Self-Confessed UFO Abductees Robert Hastings and Dr. Bob Jacobs to Appear on Coast to Coast AM
	Launch in Progress!
	UFOs, Nuclear Weapons and Drones – Interview with Noted Researcher, Robert Hastings

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Washington’s Secretive “Project Preserve Destiny”: A New Frontier in UFO Disclosure or Political Strategy?

The recent revelations surrounding a classified initiative known as "Project Preserve Destiny" have once again thrust the enigmatic topic of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) into the spotlight of U.S. political and military discourse. According to

By The UFO Chronicles 7-17-2025

insider reports covered by L’Espresso, this project represents a profound shift in how ultra-sensitive UFO-related data, previously managed by the Department of Defense (DoD), is now being funneled directly under the control of the White House.

This reorganization entails a multi-tiered security framework with six distinct classification levels , designed to tightly control access and dissemination of information pertaining not only to observed aerial phenomena but also to associated technologies that may have far-reaching implications—technologies that raise questions about their terrestrial or possibly non-terrestrial origin.

The strategic transfer of authority to the Oval Office signals a deliberate attempt by the current administration, led by Donald Trump, to monopolize the narrative surrounding UFO disclosures. Amid an increasingly curious and restless public, alongside mounting Congressional interest, this effort appears partly aimed at positioning Trump as the bold leader willing to confront decades of secrecy and bring “truth” to light.

However, such centralization of classified information also triggers tension within military ranks, where concerns over potential leaks and the politicization of intelligence have been voiced. The project’s classification ranges from supposedly “public” briefings that some insiders dismiss as mere storytelling, to highly compartmentalized layers accessible only to a select few—including some so restricted even the president might be excluded.

The overarching question remains whether "Project Preserve Destiny" will ultimately serve as a genuine step toward transparency or as a vehicle for political maneuvering amid an American landscape where reality, legend, and strategic communication continually intertwine.

In essence, the project underscores the continuing enigma of UAP phenomena in the U.S., reminding observers that for now, the line between disclosure and mystery remains as blurred as ever.

See Also:

	MJ-12, CIA, NSA, Secrecy & UFOs
	Non-Redacted UFO Files are Lost, says NSA
	Petition, UFOs, White House and Lies

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