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Join Matt Tones on 'UFO to UAP Explained' as we delve into the mysteries of unidentified aerial phenomena. From the Roswell incident to cutting-edge military disclosures, we uncover government secrets and advanced technologies. Each week, challenge your beliefs with expert interviews and in-depth discussions, whether you're a skeptic or a believer. Subscribe now for groundbreaking insights and your weekly dose of UAP knowledge. www.UFOtoUAP.com

  1. 11 hr ago

    ASIS and the UFO Question: Australia's Secret Intelligence Link to Flying Saucers

    In 1954, Australia’s Foreign Minister Richard Casey was quietly seeking answers about flying saucers through official government channels. Inside National Archives file M1148 — Flying Saucers 1954 to 1955, one line changes the significance of the story: “Dictated over telephone by Mr. Brookes on 23/2/1954.” Alfred Deakin Brookes was then leading the Australian Secret Service, the organisation that would soon become ASIS. In Episode 80 of UFO to UAP Explained, we investigate how Australia’s founding foreign-intelligence chief became involved in passing information between Casey and Britain’s Directorate of Scientific Intelligence—and why that archival connection matters. The investigation then jumps forward almost seventy years to the modern UAP era, where Australian Defence has confirmed receiving classified analysis from the United States while participating in Five Eyes discussions about unidentified anomalous phenomena. The episode separates what the evidence proves from what remains unknown: there is no public evidence of a dedicated ASIS UFO program, but there is a documented historical intelligence connection and a modern Australian role in allied UAP information sharing. The question is no longer simply whether Australian intelligence ever encountered the UFO issue—it is how much of that intelligence history remains outside the public record. Episode Timestamps: (0:00) The 1954 memorandum that changes the story(2:10) Alfred Deakin Brookes revealed as Australia’s secret intelligence chief(4:05) M1148 — Richard Casey’s flying-saucer investigation(6:20) The origins of the Australian Secret Service and ASIS(8:50) Britain’s Directorate of Scientific Intelligence enters the case(11:20) What Casey was actually trying to discover(13:35) Australia’s wider government and scientific UFO inquiry(15:45) ASIS vs ASIO — why the distinction matters(17:30) The archive goes dark: why ASIS records are difficult to trace(19:45) Seventy years later: Australia seeks UAP intelligence from the United States(22:20) Classified U.S. analysis and the Five Eyes UAP connection(24:40) What the evidence proves—and what it does not(26:45) Could ASIS collect foreign UAP intelligence today?(28:20) The one line that survived and the unanswered question Sources: National Archives of Australia — History of Australian intelligence and security; Australian Secret Intelligence Service — Our Story and Who We Are; National Archives file M1148 — Flying Saucers 1954 to 1955; Project 1947 — Australian government archival research documenting Richard Casey’s 1954–55 interest in flying saucers and his use of overseas and scientific channels; Australian Department of Defence — FOI 710/23/24; U.S. All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office — Five Eyes UAP Caucus Working Group records concerning the May 2023 Five Eyes UAP collaboration framework. Keywords: ASIS UFO, ASIS UAP, Australian UFO files, Alfred Deakin Brookes, Richard Casey UFO, Australian Secret Intelligence Service, Australian Secret Service, flying saucers Australia, Australian intelligence UFO, M1148 Flying Saucers, Australian government UFO files, Five Eyes UAP, classified UAP intelligence, Australia UAP, Australian Defence UAP, UFO intelligence, UAP intelligence sharing, British Directorate of Scientific Intelligence, UFO history Australia, UFO to UAP Explained

    ASIS and the UFO Question: Australia's Secret Intelligence Link to Flying Saucers
  2. 1 day ago

    The Hidden Histories: Indigenous Knowledge and UFO Encounters

    Long before UFOs, UAP or modern astronomy, cultures around the world were already looking to the sky for knowledge, origins and meaning. In Episode 79 of UFO to UAP Explained, Matt Tones investigates The Hidden Histories: Indigenous Knowledge and UFO Encounters — from Aboriginal Australian sky knowledge, Baiame and the Wandjina, to Wurdi Youang’s possible solar alignments, Lakota traditions of star beings and Fallen Star, and the controversial Dogon claims surrounding Sirius B. Rather than forcing ancient traditions into a modern extraterrestrial framework, this episode asks what these cultures actually said, what the evidence supports, and where later UFO interpretations may have rewritten the story. Could stories of beings descending from the sky preserve memories of genuine anomalous encounters — or are we seeing spirituality, astronomy, oral history and modern expectations collide? We examine Indigenous astronomical knowledge, sacred geography, songlines, “Star People” traditions, the Dogon Sirius controversy, colonial distortion of oral knowledge, and whether traditional observation can contribute meaningfully to modern UAP research. The conclusion is more complex than “ancient aliens”: Indigenous knowledge does not need extraterrestrials to be extraordinary. Episode Timestamps: (0:00) Ancient sky beings and the hidden-history question(2:17) UFO to UAP Explained introduction(2:34) The danger of reading modern UFO ideas into ancient traditions(4:13) Aboriginal Australia: Country, sky and celestial knowledge(5:42) Baiame — the being who came down from the sky(7:35) Wandjina imagery and the Grey-alien comparison(9:53) Wurdi Youang, stone astronomy and celestial mapping(12:25) Could Aboriginal sky beings represent extraterrestrial encounters?(13:16) Lakota star knowledge, Tapun Sa Win and Fallen Star(15:56) The problem with the universal “Star People” narrative(17:11) Do similar sky-being traditions imply a shared event?(18:05) The Dogon mystery and Sirius B(20:20) The 1844 reveal — Sirius B was already known to Western astronomy(21:39) Dogon Restudied and the anthropological controversy(23:12) Colonialism, translation and who controls ancient stories(24:35) Can Indigenous knowledge contribute to modern UAP research?(25:22) The Same Sky — conclusion. Sources: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies — Aboriginal Astronomy; Ray P. Norris, Dawes Review 5: Australian Aboriginal Astronomy and Navigation, Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (2016); Norris, Norris, Hamacher & Abrahams — Wurdi Youang: An Australian Aboriginal Stone Arrangement with Possible Solar Indications (2013); Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian — Oceti Sakowin Homelands and the Fallen Star tradition; U.S. National Park Service — Lakota Star Knowledge and Sacred Sites; Marcel Griaule & Germaine Dieterlen — Un système soudanais de Sirius (1950); Walter E. A. van Beek — Dogon Restudied, Current Anthropology (1991); Geneviève Calame-Griaule — On the Dogon Restudied (1991); American Museum of Natural History — historical astronomy of Friedrich Bessel, Alvan Clark and Sirius B. Keywords: Indigenous UFO encounters, Indigenous sky knowledge, Aboriginal astronomy, Aboriginal UFO stories, Baiame, Wandjina, Wurdi Youang, Aboriginal star maps, Indigenous astronomy, Native American Star People, Lakota Star People, Fallen Star, Tapun Sa Win, Dogon Sirius mystery, Dogon Sirius B, ancient astronauts, ancient alien theory, sky beings, celestial knowledge, Indigenous oral traditions, UFO history, UAP history, extraterrestrial contact, UFO to UAP Explained, Matt Tones

    The Hidden Histories: Indigenous Knowledge and UFO Encounters
  3. 2 days ago

    The Science of UAP: What Academic UFO Research Actually Reveals

    THE SCIENCE OF UAP: What Academic Research Actually Reveals asks a simple question: what happens when UFOs stop being a belief debate and become a measurement problem? In Episode 78 of UFO to UAP Explained, Matt Tones follows the scientific trail from the Condon Report and decades of academic stigma to NASA’s modern UAP framework, the Galileo Project, UAPx field experiments and the growing use of calibrated multi-sensor observatories. The episode also examines atmospheric effects that can mimic extraordinary objects—including temperature inversions, mirages, light pillars, sprites, blue jets and other transient luminous events—and asks how researchers separate strange natural phenomena from aircraft, satellites, sensor artefacts and genuinely anomalous observations. The investigation culminates in the Palomar photographic-plate controversy: pre-Sputnik transient objects, reported statistical links to nuclear tests and historical UFO reports, and the subsequent academic challenge to those findings. We also examine Hessdalen as a case where unusual luminous phenomena have been repeatedly instrumented without producing a single universally accepted explanation. The conclusion is deliberately evidence-first: no peer-reviewed study has established that UAP are extraterrestrial or non-human technology, but academic research is finally building the instruments, datasets and methods required to determine what survives serious scientific scrutiny. Episode Timestamps: (00:00) — Palomar: the photograph that should not be there(02:25) — Condon Report: when science closed the UFO file(05:10) — NASA and the modern UAP data problem(07:05) — Atmospheric refraction, inversions and mirages(08:20) — Academic stigma and UAP research(10:15) — Light pillars, sundogs and optical effects(11:20) — Galileo Project: building instruments for UAP(13:05) — Sprites, blue jets, ELVES and transient luminous events(14:15) — Calibrated multi-sensor detection(15:50) — Hessdalen: measurable lights, unresolved causes(17:15) — UAPx at Catalina: when anomalies disappear(19:05) — UAP enters mainstream aerospace journals(20:15) — Palomar controversy: claim, critique and response(23:15) — Pilot stigma and missing data(24:40) — What real proof would require(27:15) — What academic UAP research actually reveals Sources: NASA — Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report (2023);University of Colorado — Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects / Condon Report (1968);Yingling, Yingling & Bell — Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (2023–2024);Medina, Brewer & Kirkpatrick — Scientific Reports (2023);Watters et al. — Journal of Astronomical Instrumentation / Galileo Project (2023);Dominé et al. — Sensors (2025);Vervelidou et al. — Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems (2025);Szydagis et al. — Progress in Aerospace Sciences (2025);Bruehl & Villarroel — Scientific Reports (2025)lWatters et al. — Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (2026);Wooffitt — Sociology (2026);NASA and atmospheric-science research on transient luminous events;Peer-reviewed research into the Hessdalen luminous phenomena. Keywords: UAP science, UFO science, academic UAP research, scientific study of UFOs, NASA UAP, Galileo Project, UAPx, Palomar UFO, Palomar transients, Hessdalen lights, atmospheric UAP, temperature inversion UFO, sprites, blue jets, light pillars, UFO research, peer reviewed UAP, UAP evidence, UAP data, extraterrestrial technology, non-human intelligence, UFO to UAP Explained, Matt Tones.

    The Science of UAP: What Academic UFO Research Actually Reveals
  4. 6 days ago

    UFOs in China: The Hidden History of Chinese UAP Sightings

    China’s UFO history is far older, broader and more complicated than most Western accounts suggest. In Episode 77 of UFO to UAP Explained, Matt Tones investigates the hidden history of UFO sightings in China, from ancient astronomical records and Chinese newspaper coverage of the 1947 flying-saucer wave to the extraordinary UFO boom that followed the People’s Daily article “UFO — An Unresolved World Mystery” in November 1978. We trace the creation of China’s first major civilian UFO research organisation at Wuhan University, the nationwide 24 July 1981 luminous spiral sighting, the mysterious 1994 Guiyang “Flying Train” incident, and the 2010 unidentified object that temporarily shut down Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. The story then moves inside modern Chinese air defence. This episode separates documented Chinese UFO history from speculation about extraterrestrial technology and asks why China may represent one of the biggest missing datasets in the global UAP mystery. Episode Timestamps: (0:00) — UFOs in China: the forgotten global story (2:05) — Ancient Chinese sky records: UFOs or astronomy? (4:05) — 1947: flying saucers reach China (5:50) — 1978: the People’s Daily article that changed everything (8:05) — China’s UFO boom and the Wuhan research movement (10:20) — 24 July 1981: the massive luminous spiral over China (15:30) — Science, belief and China’s UFO culture (17:15) — 1994: the mysterious Guiyang “Flying Train” incident (20:05 — Chinese scientists who continued investigating UFO reports (21:20) — 2010: the UFO that closed Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport (23:35) — From UFO sightings to PLA air-defence surveillance (27:35) — Does China possess a secret UAP dataset? Sources: People’s Daily historical archive — UFO — An Unresolved “World Mystery”, 13 November 1978, page 6. The surviving archive confirms November 13 as the publication date; The Paper — Wuhan UFO Past — history of the China UFO Enthusiasts Liaison Office founded at Wuhan University on 20 September 1979, its transformation into the China UFO Research Association, and its early collection of hundreds of sighting reports; Liu Yan — “The UFO of July 24, 1981” — contemporary Chinese astronomical analysis translated by the U.S. Air Force Foreign Technology Division and retained in the U.S. Department of Defense archive; CCTV — Searching for the Airborne Strange Train — retrospective investigation of the November 1994 destruction near Guiyang that became one of China’s best-known UFO mysteries; China Daily / Xinhua — Hangzhou Xiaoshan Airport incident — contemporary reporting confirms that the airport closed for approximately an hour on 7 July 2010 after an unidentified aerial object was reported; later reporting attributed the event to an unauthorised private flight; South China Morning Post — Chinese military AI and UFO tracking, June 2021 — reporting on PLA researchers using AI to analyse what the military calls “unidentified air conditions.”; China Military Network / PLA Daily — documented examples of Chinese radar units investigating unidentified air situations that were subsequently identified as drones or bird formations; Chinese Ministry of National Defense — official description of PLAAF responsibilities including monitoring and verifying abnormal and unidentified air situations; Keywords: UFOs in China, Chinese UFO sightings, China UFO history, China UAP, Chinese UAP, UFO sightings China, China UFO files, Chinese UFO research, China UFO Research Association, Wuhan UFO research, 1981 China UFO, China spiral UFO, Guiyang UFO, Flying Train UFO China, Hangzhou UFO, Xiaoshan Airport UFO, China military UFO, PLA UFO, unidentified air conditions China, China UAP program, China UFO disclosure, Chinese military UAP, UFO history, UAP history, UFO to UAP Explained.

    UFOs in China: The Hidden History of Chinese UAP Sightings
  5. 6 Sept

    UAP Disclosure and The Human Mind: The Psychology of Belief, Stigma and Ontological Shock

    UAP disclosure could transform more than our understanding of the skies — it could challenge our understanding of reality itself. In Episode 76 of UFO to UAP Explained, Matt Tones investigates the psychology of UFO belief, UAP stigma and ontological shock: the profound disruption that could occur if credible evidence forced humanity to reconsider what exists, what is possible and whether we are alone. From cognitive dissonance and worldview disruption to religious belief, scepticism and the experiences of UFO witnesses, this episode asks what actually happens to the human mind when the impossible becomes possible. Could confirmation of non-human intelligence trigger mass panic, or would most people simply adapt? We examine NASA's efforts to reduce stigma around UAP reporting, emerging psychological research into reactions to disclosure, the potential consequences of government secrecy and institutional betrayal, and new calls for psychological preparedness if future UAP revelations become increasingly significant. Crucially, this episode does not assume that UAP represent extraterrestrial or non-human intelligence — it explores what established psychology and emerging research can tell us about how individuals and societies might respond if extraordinary evidence ever arrives. Episode Timestamps: (0:00) - Exploring the Human Mind and UAP Disclosure (2:40) - How Stigma Affects UAP Reporting and Data (5:48) - Understanding Beliefs, Interpretation and Mental Health in UAP (9:25) - The Personal and Social Consequences of UAP Stigma (11:44) - What is Ontological Shock and Disclosure Scenarios (14:39) - Humanity’s Adaptability Debunks Mass Panic Predictions (17:29) - How Disclosure Challenges Religion, Scepticism, and Identity (20:51) - Providing Neutral Support for Anomalous UAP Experiences (24:10) - The Psychological Harm of Institutional Betrayal and Secrecy (27:08) - How Secrecy Creates Chronic Uncertainty and Distrust (30:01) - Building Resilience and Adapting to Disclosure’s Aftermath (32:25) - Frameworks for Preparing for Extraordinary UAP Revelations (35:00) - Humanity’s History of Adapting to a Bigger Universe. Sources: NASA — Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team Report; Disclosure Foundation — The Psychological Impact of UAP/NHI Disclosure: A Framework for Understanding Public Response and Preparedness, June 19, 2026; Disclosure Foundation — A National Preparedness Framework for the Human Consequences of Disclosure, July 30, 2026; Tim Lomas — Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosure as Ontological Shock? Exploring Diversity Among Social Media Responses to a Congressional UAP Hearing, Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Keywords: UAP disclosure, UFO disclosure, ontological shock, psychology of UFO belief, psychological impact of UAP disclosure, UAP psychology, UFO psychology, UAP stigma, UFO stigma, non-human intelligence, NHI disclosure, alien disclosure, extraterrestrial life, cognitive dissonance, government UFO disclosure, UAP witnesses, UAP experiencers, institutional betrayal, NASA UAP, disclosure psychology, UFO to UAP Explained, Matt Tones.

    UAP Disclosure and The Human Mind: The Psychology of Belief, Stigma and Ontological Shock
  6. 6 Sept

    France's UFO Files - The Government Agency That Never Stopped Investigating UAP

    Discover the fascinating world of France's UFO files and the persistent investigation efforts by the country's esteemed UAP agency, GEIPAN. In this episode, we delve into the history and operations of GEPAN, SEPRA, and their current form within France's national space agency, CNES. Uncover how France systematically collects, analyzes, and classifies unexplained aerospace phenomena, including the striking revelation that 106 cases remain unidentified. Explore two of France's most enigmatic UFO incidents — the Valensole and Trans-en-Provence cases — with accounts of landing traces, scientific analyses, and unresolved elements. Contrast these with the 2016 Conches-en-Ouche sighting, where radar data unraveled what initially appeared otherworldly. Gain a deeper understanding of the intricate differences between what is simply unidentified and what may truly be extraterrestrial. Episode Timestamps: (0:00) - Introduction to France's UFO Files (5:20) - History of GEPAN, SEPRA, GEIPAN (10:55) - International UAP Sightings Overview (17:30) - Valensole UFO Case Study (22:45) - Trans-en-Provence Analysis (29:10) - 2016 Conches-en-Ouche Incident (34:30) - Conclusion: Unidentified vs. Extraterrestrial. Sources: CNES / GEIPAN institutional history and case archive; GEIPAN Statistics; GEIPAN Valensole case file; GEIPAN Trans-en-Provence case file; GEIPAN Conches-en-Ouche case file. Keywords: France UFO files, French UFO sightings, GEIPAN, CNES UFO, France UAP, French UAP investigation, GEPAN, SEPRA, Valensole UFO, Trans-en-Provence UFO, Conches-en-Ouche UFO, French UFO cases, government UFO investigation, official UFO files, unidentified aerospace phenomena, UAP investigation, UFO evidence, UFO landing traces, UFO government records, international UAP sightings, UAP France, UFO to UAP Explained.

    France's UFO Files - The Government Agency That Never Stopped Investigating UAP
  7. 1 Sept

    Five Eyes UAP Intelligence Network Revealed: Australia Received Classified US UFO Analysis

    Official U.S. and Australian Defence documents reveal that Five Eyes partners formally discussed UAP intelligence sharing, including classified reporting channels, shared sensor databases and joint collection planning. In this UFO to UAP Explained News Special, we examine the May 2023 Five Eyes UAP Caucus Working Group at the Pentagon, where Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and New Zealand joined U.S. officials to discuss unidentified anomalous phenomena, detection, identification and future collaboration. The released AARO records show UAP had moved beyond public UFO discussion and into the intelligence architecture of one of the world’s most important security alliances. The Australian documents add an even more significant development: the United States military released classified UAP analysis to Australian Defence, while Australia’s Air Commander prepared a classified assessment of relevant RAAF capabilities. Defence later confirmed that an Australian representative attended the Five Eyes forum—even as Australia continues to operate without a dedicated UAP reporting protocol. What was contained in the classified U.S. analysis, what intelligence is being exchanged between Five Eyes partners, and why does Australia still have no transparent national UAP framework? Episode Timestamps: (0:00) - Australia’s Secret Role in Five Eyes UAP Intelligence (3:57) - Inside the Inaugural Five Eyes UAP Working Group (9:27) - Australia Received Classified US UAP Analysis (14:47) - Five Eyes: UAP as a Critical Intelligence Problem (17:33) - Australia’s Paradox: No Public UAP Protocol, Active Role (22:18) - UAP: A Modern and Legitimate Security Threat (27:41) - UAP: A Five Eyes Intelligence Problem Revealed Sources: U.S. Department of Defense, All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office — Five Eyes UAP Caucus Working Group / FOIA 24-F-1426; Australian Department of Defence — FOI 710/23/24, Senate Estimates material confirming classified U.S. analysis and Australia’s Five Eyes participation; Australian Department of Defence — FOI disclosure records concerning UAP reporting and Defence policy; Keywords: Five Eyes UAP, Five Eyes UFO, Australia UAP, Australian UFO investigation, classified UAP intelligence, classified US UAP analysis, AARO, UAP Caucus Working Group, Five Eyes intelligence network, Australian Defence UAP, RAAF UAP, Pentagon UAP, UAP intelligence sharing, UFO intelligence, unidentified anomalous phenomena, classified UFO files, UAP disclosure, Australia UFO files, UAP national security, UFO to UAP Explained.

    Five Eyes UAP Intelligence Network Revealed: Australia Received Classified US UFO Analysis
  8. 1 Sept

    International UAP Sightings: Australia's Secret UFO Investigation System

    Australia once operated a formal government system for investigating UFOs and unusual aerial sightings. In Episode 3 of the International UAP Sightings mini-series, UFO to UAP Explained investigates the Royal Australian Air Force files, the 35-part archive of “Reports on Flying Saucers and Other Aerial Objects,” intelligence and civil aviation involvement, and unexplained activity around sensitive locations including Woomera and Maralinga. The episode examines how the RAAF assessed sightings, why some cases remained unidentified, and what Australia’s National Archives reveal about decades of official government interest in UFOs. The investigation then moves into the modern UAP era: why Australia abandoned its dedicated reporting system, what Defence now says about unidentified anomalous phenomena, Australia’s involvement in Five Eyes UAP discussions, and how recent pilot reports can become buried inside aviation databases. ATSB records include a 2022 Boeing 737 encounter near Sydney involving an unidentified object and a 2024 Moorabbin report involving another unidentified object during initial climb—raising an important question: did Australia stop encountering unexplained objects, or did it simply stop maintaining a system designed to identify them? Episode Timestamps: (0:00) - Uncovering Australia’s Secret Government UFO Investigation Programme (3:41) - National Security and Australia’s early UFO Files (9:07) - Turning Perception into Usable Intelligence for the RAAF (15:03) - Woomera and Maralinga: Unexplained Cases and Archival Limitations (24:01) - Understanding Unexplained Cases and Archival Limitations (30:58) - From Dedicated System to Re-categorised UAP Reports  (38:48) - Classified Discussions and the Shifting UAP Landscape (46:29) - Not Tracking UAP Create a National Blind Spot Sources: National Archives of Australia — Flying saucers: fact or fiction? ; National Archives of Australia — UFO sightings at weapons testing site, Woomera ; Australian Department of Defence — Senate Estimates / Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena material ; Australian Transport Safety Bureau — FOI 25-26(10), unidentified-object aviation occurrences; Keywords: Australian UFO files, Australia UAP, RAAF UFO files, Australian UFO sightings, National Archives Australia UFO, Australian government UFO investigation, Woomera UFO, Maralinga UFO, RAAF unusual aerial sightings, unidentified anomalous phenomena Australia, Australian UAP investigation, Five Eyes UAP, Australian Defence UAP, Sydney UFO sighting, pilot UFO sightings, ATSB unidentified object, government UFO files, UFO to UAP Explained, International UAP Sightings.

    International UAP Sightings: Australia's Secret UFO Investigation System

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Join Matt Tones on 'UFO to UAP Explained' as we delve into the mysteries of unidentified aerial phenomena. From the Roswell incident to cutting-edge military disclosures, we uncover government secrets and advanced technologies. Each week, challenge your beliefs with expert interviews and in-depth discussions, whether you're a skeptic or a believer. Subscribe now for groundbreaking insights and your weekly dose of UAP knowledge. www.UFOtoUAP.com

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