A very worthwhile cause that we, at the Sol of The Unexplained support wholeheartedly. Please give, if you have the means.
Thank you.
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Hi AARO (@DoW_AARO )
A few heartfelt words from an ordinary citizen in a small but very beautiful country on the other side of the pond.
Citizens of other countries are also affected by the UFO phenomenon and want to understand what we are seeing in our skies.
The digitization of historical material is extremely important. Open and transparent access to that digitized material is equally important. China understood the importance of preserving cultural and scientific heritage and, apparently, began a project two years ago to digitize every astronomical photographic plate archive it could access. It quickly completed the digitization of plates from observatories within China and is now reaching out to photographic plate archives in many smaller countries. At least some of this digitized material is publicly available for download. The rest I don't know.
We now know that these plates contain information about events that were far easier to observe in the historical sky than they are today. By combining China’s own digitized astronomical material with plates from the many observatories it has now helped digitize, including data that are still not publicly accessible, China has everything it needs to control Disclosure on its own terms. It can happen any moment.
You can do this too. Instead of placing digitized material behind proprietary commercial subscriptions, make everything you digitize publicly available. In addition, there is no need for closed AARO meetings with civilian scientists or for confidential contracts. If you wish to fund civilian scientists studying the UFO phenomenon, my suggestion is to do so through public calls, with clearly defined criteria and conditions, and to list all civilian scientists and groups who receives funding on your website. I have noticed that many civilian scientists in our community are vulnerable to stigma and the disapproval of their colleagues. They want nothing more than to have their work acknowledged by you so that they can defend its legitimacy within the scientific community. However, without transparency, this can easily become problematic.
Let us take one small step toward transparency. That way, no one needs to worry about conspiracy theories spreading. What we need is transparency and openness.
You can do this for humanity -- for people all over the planet. Make every archive you digitize publicly available through your website.
Blessings,
Beatriz Villarroel.
While chatting with a friend yesterday, we discussed what might happen to astronomy funding after Disclosure. In my view, there is a tension between a scenario in which the first recognised evidence of extraterrestrial life comes through SETI or conventional astrobiology, and one in which Disclosure arrives through the White House, or through the small amount of academic UAP research currently being conducted.
Let us consider a scenario in which there are zero indications of UAPs in astronomical data, and astrobiologists proudly announce that planet Huntabunta-32b exhibits a rich array of biosignatures, perhaps even accompanied by a small radio-emitting moon. News of that kind would almost certainly lead to a major increase in funding for astronomy.
Now consider the alternative, and in my view, the far more realistic scenario: the White House publicly acknowledges contact with non-human intelligence (NHI) within the coming years, and confirms that UFOs are real. Given the longstanding stigma surrounding the subject within academia, and how far ahead military and intelligence communities appear to be on the UFO question compared to academic researchers, such an acknowledgment would likely trigger a significant reshuffling of research priorities and funding.
I suspect that a significant fraction of resources would shift away from traditional civilian astronomy and towards more public-facing military programmes dedicated to studying UAPs. At least during the first few years, civilian astronomers would likely struggle to adapt to the new reality and have relatively little to contribute to the discussion. The public would also inevitably ask how astronomers could have missed something so obvious as extraterrestrial presence. At the same time, certain organisations, particularly independent organizations that have supported Disclosure efforts, would become increasingly important, serving as a bridge between civilian and government research and helping to maintain scientific transparency.
For this reason, I believe many astronomers are motivated to dismiss anything related to UFOs or Disclosure. Whether consciously or not, they may recognise that a confirmed UFO reality could eventually compete with existing research priorities and funding structures.
This was the low hanging fruit.
Apollo 17 photos.
Pilot accounts.
Predator drone footage.
More is still classified, and I've seen some of it. If the administration doesn't release it, I will, under Speech or Debate.
I will say, the release of this report sparked some really interesting new follow up FOIA requests I filed last week.
There is ALWAYS more to the story!
I’m calling on all of you out there to help spread this event far and wide (pretty please)! This is the biggest grassroots effort in the history of my career. Please help spread this far and wide. Oh and check out @chrisramsay52 latest podcast:
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2024 Artist of the Year award goes to….
@endpop 😃
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Congratulations to Claude on this well-deserved honour & recognition.
And THANK you for your brilliant music! 😎
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Best New Artist of 2024 honour goes to……
@MusicHyperfield 😃
Congratulations to Stanley MX, and his award-winning team of collaborators on this well-deserved recognition.
Here’s to an even better 2025. Cheers! 😎
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