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The Micah Hanks Program is a weekly podcast that covers science and the mysteries of our universe. Taking a critically-minded approach to the study of our world, each week Micah presents commentary and discussions with guests on subjects that include mysteries of physics and astronomy, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), UFOs, myths and folklore, archaeology and ancient mysteries, artificial intelligence, futurism, cryptozoology, science fiction, and entertainment. Each week we journey to the boundaries of human knowledge, in search of the most unusual things our world has to offer.

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The Micah Hanks Program is a weekly podcast that covers science and the mysteries of our universe. Taking a critically-minded approach to the study of our world, each week Micah presents commentary and discussions with guests on subjects that include mysteries of physics and astronomy, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), UFOs, myths and folklore, archaeology and ancient mysteries, artificial intelligence, futurism, cryptozoology, science fiction, and entertainment. Each week we journey to the boundaries of human knowledge, in search of the most unusual things our world has to offer.

    The AARO Historical Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

    The AARO Historical Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

    A new Defense Department report detailing the United States government's involvement in investigations of unidentified anomalous phenomena, more commonly known as UFOs, was released late last week, resulting in divided opinions over the merit of the research conducted by the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the mainstream media's coverage of the controversial new government UAP report before moving on to a fact-check of several errors it contains, in addition to revealing why AARO's over-reliance on past U.S. government studies set them up for failure, and finally, the few interesting tidbits we did notice in the completed historical assessment. 
    Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.
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    NEW YORK TIMES: Pentagon Review Finds No Evidence of Alien Cover-Up WASHPO: Pentagon report finds no evidence of alien visits, hidden spacecraft POLITICO: US once considered program to reverse-engineer alien spacecraft, Pentagon report reveals DEFENSE SCOOP: DOD developing ‘Gremlin’ capability to help personnel collect real-time UAP data AARO’S HISTORICAL REVIEW: AARO Historical Record Report: Volume 1; 2024 Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press Briefing  FACT CHECK: Pentagon UAP Report Says No Evidence U.S. Has Collected Exotic Technology, Kept Programs Hidden from Congress DEEP DIVE: Fragmented Facts: AARO Report Unearths Odd Claims Involving U.S. Recovery of Material From 1952 UFO Incident BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS.
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    • 1 hr 6 min
    Project Moon Dust: The Secret U.S. Crash Retrieval Program

    Project Moon Dust: The Secret U.S. Crash Retrieval Program

    In the 1970s, the existence of a once-secret program called "Project Moon Dust" first came to the attention of UFO researchers employing the Freedom of Information Act to obtain U.S. government documents about unidentified aerial phenomena. Although the U.S. Air Force initially denied its existence, it was later confirmed that Project Moon Dust, along with the similar Project Blue Fly, had been tasked with the acquisition of any fallen space objects believed to have originated within the Soviet Union... but is that all the program collected? 
    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the strange saga of Project Moon Dust, what is known about the Cold War-era program from official documents, and how claims about its alleged involvement with the recovery of crashed UFOs were amplified by a once-prominent UFO whistleblower. Could Project Moon Dust have actually had any relationship to the collection of objects of unknown origin?  
    Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.
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    NEWS: NASA Collects First Surface Science in Decades via Commercial Moon Mission  An Ocean Moon Thought to Be Habitable May Be Oxygen-Starved  The April total solar eclipse could snarl traffic for hours across thousands of miles  UFO News: National Archives launches UAP records collection Records Related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives   UAP SIGHTINGS UPDATE: Texas, 2013-2 014: UAPSRS Case No. 131  SCU Announces 2024 AAPC Conference in Huntsville, Alabama  PROJECT MOON DUST: Just Cause, June 1986 (via Sacred Texts) Project Moondust - Chapter 8, by Kevin Randle (via NICAP) UFO Crash Recovery - Sgt. Clifford Stone Testifies Project Moon Dust Official Documents (via Archive.org) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Disinfo and the UFO: True Tales of Saucers and Psyops

    Disinfo and the UFO: True Tales of Saucers and Psyops

    Since the late 1940s, stories about crashed flying saucers in the American Southwest have perplexed UFO researchers, and while many believe the stories have at least a grain of truth, others have wondered whether at least some of the tales could involve intentional efforts to mislead the public to help cover up legitimate secret programs maintained by the U.S. military.
    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the role of disinformation in the bizarre hall of mirrors of Ufology, and historical case studies involving how lies, misdirection, and psychological warfare have been used to steer the UFO narrative for more than half a century.
    Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.
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    NEWS: Intuitive Machines lands on moon in nail-biting descent of private Odysseus lander Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander tipped over on the moon during 'spicy' lunar landing Pyramid at Giza's Controversial Restoration Has Been Halted by Egyptian Authorities  New Russian PSYOPs mix disinformation, spam, and Navalny Military Officials Tracking High-Altitude Balloon Spotted Over Western United States All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office - Mission Brief DISINFO: Report of Air Force research regarding the "roswell incident" July 1994 executive summary Ex NASA scientist disputes Mogul balloon theory for Roswell  David Rudiak’s (and Brad Sparks) analysis Mirage Men (Documentary) - Watch on Youtube BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    UFOs & U.S. Presidents: Aerial Phenomena & the Oval Office

    UFOs & U.S. Presidents: Aerial Phenomena & the Oval Office

    Since the late 1940s, Americans have remained perplexed by stories of unidentified flying objects in our skies, a question that has also been viewed as a significant question--and a national security concern--by many who have held the office of the President of the United States. 
    This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a historical deep dive into investigations of aerial phenomena and their relationship to the Oval Office, separating the fact from fiction about past involvement of U.S. presidents with the UFO issue.
    Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena.
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    RUSSIAN THREAT: Leak of Russian ‘Threat’ Part of a Bid to Kill US Surveillance Reform, Sources Say PRESIDENTS & UFOs: Which Presidents Have Seen UFOs? Yep, It’s More Than One  FURTHER READING: The Presidents and UFOs: A Secret History from FDR to Obama  UFOs and The White House: What Did Our Presidents Know and When Did They Know It? BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS.
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    • 1 hr 2 min
    The Sol Foundation UAP Initiative: NHI, Research, & Policy

    The Sol Foundation UAP Initiative: NHI, Research, & Policy

    On November 17-18, 2023, a symposium of academics, current and former government officials, and other leading voices in the study of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) convened for the inaugural Sol Foundation Initiative for UAP Research and Policy event in Palo Alto, California.
    The event’s stated objectives were to “propose tangible government policies, programs of research, and investment strategies that can meet the challenge of the phenomena,” along with elevating the dialogue and generating new approaches toward resolving it. This week, joining us on The Micah Hanks Program are Dr. Garry Nolan and Dr. Peter Skafish, who discuss the Symposium, the release of new videos featuring lectures from the event, and the Sol Foundation's current efforts involving UAP research and policy. 
    Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider reporting your sighting to the UAP Sightings Reporting System, a public resource for information about sightings of aerial phenomena. 
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    NEWS: Opinion | The Challenges of an Aging President - The New York Times    Statement From Walter Reed Medical Center on Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Health Status  Super Bowl 2024 - Highlights from Chiefs' win vs. 49ers THE SOL FOUNDATION: The Sol Foundation, Academia’s New UAP Think Tank, Releases Videos of Lectures from Its Inaugural Symposium The Sol Foundation Website: UAP Research and Policy WATCH: The Official Sol Foundation YouTube Channel BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS.
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    • 1 hr 17 min
    Plasmas: UAP and Life-Like Luminous Phenomena

    Plasmas: UAP and Life-Like Luminous Phenomena

    For centuries, reports of strange lights moving through the skies have been reported around the world. Beginning in the late 1940s, popular reports of sightings involving mysterious aerial lights and other phenomena have formed the basis of the modern UFO phenomenon. But could some of these aerial apparitions have a natural explanation? 
    This week, we examine a new science paper that argues many modern UAP sightings could represent manifestations of plasmas in space and in the atmosphere, which at times have been known to take on very odd, even life-like qualities. Could some of these curious electrical events be connected to the origins of alien life, or even life on Earth? We explore all these questions, as well as some of the latest happenings in the ongoing UAP controversy in America in this installment of The Micah Hanks Program. 
    Have you had a UFO/UAP sighting? Please consider sending us your sighting report, which may be of great importance to our scientific understanding of these phenomena. You can submit your sightings here, and we are happy to ensure anonymity for those who prefer not to share their information publicly. 
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    Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:
    NEWS: Appeals court denies Trump immunity in 2020 criminal election case Record-setting storm that killed 3 dumps rain on Los Angeles; flash flood alerts still in effect  Study Calls for New Category 6 Mega-Hurricane Classification Amid Climate Change - The Debrief  A Mysterious Noise is Aggravating Florida Residents. One Woman is Working to Find Out It’s Causing The 'Guerrilla' Wikipedia Editors Who Combat Conspiracy Theories PLASMAS: We know what ‘foo fighters’ that buzzed Second World War pilots really were, say scientists  Extraterrestrial Life in Space. Plasmas in the Thermosphere: UAP, Pre-Life, Fourth State of Matter THE CONDIGN REPORT: Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region DoD IG REPORT: Unclassified Summary of Report No. DODIG-2023-109, “Evaluation of the DoD’s Actions Regarding Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena,” August 15, 2023  ‘Uncoordinated’: Internal watchdog raps Pentagon’s UFO tracking effort SILENCING SEAN: Former UFO boss: Pentagon needs to be less secretive The Government's Former UFO Hunter Found Something More Concerning than Aliens REPORT A SIGHTING: The Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS.
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Political review in a political year hiding as a concern

Mr. Hanks goes on a long rant about the President’s age on the same weekend that former President Trump had made a statement about encouraging Russia to attack an a NATO country if they didn’t pay up and attacked a political rival because her husband is serving in the military. Mr. Hanks never mentions the errors in Mr. Trumps verbal slips. This wouldn’t be an issue if he wasn’t such a false advocate to fair and unbiased reporting

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