Pentagon ‘fed Area 51 UFO claims in weapons programme cover up'
The efforts included fabricating and planting 'evidence' about alien research, helping to unleash persisting myths about extraterrestrial activity in the US, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal.
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The Irish Sun
3 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Trump's top US intelligence chief says she believes in aliens and vows to ‘share the truth' on UFOs
THE US intelligence chief has vowed to "share the truth" on UFOs after saying she believes in aliens and that extraterrestrials are real. Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence in Donald Trump's administration, hinted that she has a lot of classified information on aliens but is forced to remain tight-lipped due to her job. Advertisement 5 The US Department of Defense released footage of one UFO caught by an aircraft Credit: AFP 5 UFOs were spotted hovering over top-secret military bases and flying near aircraft, according to the US Navy (computer-generated image) Credit: Getty 5 Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has hinted that she has a lot of classified information on aliens Credit: The Mega Agency Speaking with Pod Force One podcast host Miranda Devine, Gabbard was asked if "there could be aliens". The US intel chief replied: "I have my own views and opinions. In this role, I have to be careful with what I share." Devine then asked Gabbard if she believes aliens and UFOs are real, to which she replied: "Yes." She said that right now she has "nothing to share with the public about aliens and UFOs today". Advertisement read more on UFOs UFO DECLASSIFIED First ever bombshell vid of infamous 'Mosul orb' UFO is released But she vowed to reveal the truth when the time comes. "We're continuing to look for the truth and share that truth with the American people," Gabbard told the New York Post podcast host. Americans are curious and fascinated about aliens more than ever. One Pentagon whistleblower who claims UFOs are real presented his bombshell testimony at a major "alien" hearing before the US Congress last year. Advertisement Former counterintelligence officer Luis Elizondo, who is said to have investigated UFO cases while at the Department of Defence, claimed America is in "possession of UAP technologies". In Elizondo's written testimony, the former defence expert said many "advanced technologies" that do not belong to the US or any other government exist around the world. First ever bombshell vid of infamous 'Mosul orb' UFO is released Trump has long pushed for more transparency on UFOs and ET life. He vowed last year to reveal exclusive UFO footage if he was elected back to the White House. Advertisement The MAGA prez said he would push the Pentagon to declassify the alleged UFO sighting videos in a sensational interview. He told popular American podcaster Lex Fridman that he would "surely" make secret footage of alleged UFO sightings public. During the chat, Fridman asked Trump: "Will you help push the Pentagon to release more footage, which a lot of people claim is available?" To which Trump readily agreed and said: "Oh yeah, sure, I'll do that. I would do that. I'd love to do that. I have to do that." Advertisement The Republican leader also claimed he had faced pressure to declassify previous records of alien encounters as he admitted "there could be life on other planets". 5 Donald Trump vowed to declassify footage of alleged UFO sightings Credit: AP 5 A whistleblower came forward with bombshell allegations that the US has a secret UFO retrieval program Credit: Getty He added: "People begged me not to do it but I'll be doing that very early on." Advertisement It comes after the first-ever bombshell footage of the infamous "Mosul orb" UFO captured by a US spy plane in Iraq has now been released. The declassified video, filmed in 2016 by a US MC-12 surveillance aircraft, shows a mysterious metallic spherical object flying over the city of Mosul. Interestingly, the four-second footage shows the UFO flying at a constant speed without dropping altitude. The object appeared suddenly and moved erratically in and out of the camera's view. Advertisement The clip was obtained by Dustin Slaughter, a leading UFO investigator, through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request - and was shown to the public by UFO podcaster Jeremy Corbell. It comes two years after the first still image from the video was declassified by the Pentagon. Meanwhile, another declassified UFO footage showed a similar mystery metal orb soaring above the ground - leaving US officials puzzled. In 2023, A testimony was heard at Capitol Hill, Washington DC, as the Pentagon's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office revealed the shocking clips. Advertisement The videos released in the declassified cases are said to have been observed by US military drones. The footage showed a mystery "metal orb" as it hovered and flew across open airspace. The incidents were believed to have been recorded in the Middle East and South Asia.
Irish Independent
23-07-2025
- Irish Independent
Trump administration puts Amazon in frame for US missile defence contract in possible sign of Elon Musk's waning influence
It is courting Project Kuiper and big defence contractors as tensions with Elon Musk threaten SpaceX's dominance in the programme. The shift marks a strategic pivot away from reliance on Musk's SpaceX, whose Starlink and Starshield satellite networks have become central to US military communications. It comes amid a deteriorating relationship between US president Donald Trump and Mr Musk, which culminated in a public falling-out on June 5. Even before the spat, officials at the Pentagon and White House had begun exploring alternatives to SpaceX, wary of over-reliance on a single partner for huge portions of the ambitious, $175bn (€149bn) space-based defence shield, two of the sources said. SpaceX did not respond to requests for comment. Responding to a post about the Reuters story on X, Mr Musk wrote: 'Federal acquisition regulations require using the best provider at the best price. Anything else would be breaking the law.' Due to its size, track record and experience in government procurement, SpaceX still has the inside track to assist with major portions of the Golden Dome. Project Kuiper, which has launched just 78 of a planned constellation of 3,000 low-earth orbit satellites, has been approached by the Pentagon to join the effort, signalling the administration's openness to integrating commercial tech firms into national defence infrastructure and going beyond traditional defence players. Jeff Bezos, Amazon's executive chairman, told Reuters in January that Kuiper would be 'primarily commercial', but acknowledged 'there will be defence uses for these [low-earth orbit] constellations, no doubt'. A spokesperson for Project Kuiper declined to comment. The Pentagon declined to comment. The White House did not respond to requests for comment. Golden Dome's ambitions mirror those of Israel's Iron Dome – a homeland missile defence shield – but a larger, more complex layered defence system requires a vast network of orbiting satellites covering more territory.
The Irish Sun
01-07-2025
- The Irish Sun
What is Putin doing in space? Secretive Russian ‘killer satellite' detected launching mystery probe near US spacecraft
A SECRETIVE Russian "killer satellite" deployed in space was detected launching another mysterious flying object near a US spacecraft. Kosmos-2558 is a Russian military satellite that is currently on an orbital path which is suspiciously close to USA-326 - an American spy satellite. Advertisement 5 Kosmos-2558 as seen on June 28 Credit: TU Delft 5 Just 16 seconds later, a new flying object called Object C can be seen moving in the same direction but on a different orbit Credit: TU Delft 5 Russians launched Cosmos-2576 on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome, some 497 miles north of Moscow Credit: East2West 5 The 14F150 Nivelir-type satellite was deployed into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO) - and has presumably been stalking the US space asset since 2022. It is believed to have the capacity to constantly monitor enemy spy satellites and potentially shoot them down if needed. Space program researchers have now detected a new object that appeared to have separated from the Russian inspector satellite on June 26. The new flying object, named 2025-089C or simply Object C, appeared to be a subsatellite that was launched by Kosmos-2558. Advertisement It was filmed on 28 June 2025 from Leiden, the Netherlands, using a powerful astronomy camera. The clip shows Kosmos 2558 passing through the frame. Just 16 seconds later, Object C can be seen moving in the same direction but on a different orbit. It is believed that Object C is a highly manoeuvrable sub-satellite with onboard high-speed kinetic anti-satellite weapons. Advertisement Most read in The US Sun Two earlier Russian satellites of the same type, Kosmos-2519 and 2542, also released subsatellites, which were designated Cosmos-2521 and 2543. Bart Hendrickx, a long-time space researcher and Russian space program expert, wrote in his blog: "Both of those [Russian] satellites showed significant manoeuvring capability and each fired a high-speed projectile that was interpreted by the Pentagon as an anti-satellite weapon. Billionaire battle goes interstellar as Musk v Bezos ignites 21st-century space race - who will win? "This happened when they were flying in the vicinity of other Russian satellites." Last year, Putin launched a terrifying weapon system into space capable of killing other satellites. Advertisement The Pentagon said that the The Russian space object believed to be Cosmos-2576 was launched on May 16 on a Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket from Russia's Plesetsk Cosmodrome, some 497 miles north of It is now following American spy satellite USA 314, operated by the US National Reconnaissance Office. An unofficial Russian source claimed the launch carried a "secret military device". Advertisement While it was previously reported as a Russian space satellite, the US has now warned it could be a counter-space weapon capable of attacking other such tech. Pentagon spokesman Brig Gen Pat Ryder said: "Russia launched a satellite into low Earth orbit that we assess is likely a counter-space weapon. Terrifying space weapons of the future Rods from God A strange but utterly terrifying weapon has been dubbed 'rods from the God' and is based on the concept of creating man-made meteorites that can be guided towards the enemy. Instead of using rocks, rods the size of telephone poles are deployed. These would be made out of tungsten — a rare metal that can stand the intense heat generated by entering Earth's atmosphere. One satellite fires the rods towards the Earth's atmosphere while the other steers them to a target on the ground. Reaching speeds of 7000mph they hit the ground with the force of a small nuclear weapon — but crucially creating no radiation fall out. As bizarre as it sounds, a US Congressional report recently revealed the military has been pushing ahead with the kinetic space weapons. Molten metal cannons This intriguing idea is being developed by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It is called the Magneto Hydrodynamic Explosive Munition or MAHEM. This game changing rail-gun can fire a jet of molten metal, hurled through space at several hundred miles per second by the most powerful electromagnets ever built. The molten metal can then morph into an aerodynamic slug during flight and pierce through another spacecraft or satellite and a munition explodes inside. Space force ships Already the United States is powering head with its spacecraft, although China is busy developing one of their own. The top-secret American XS-1 is under development by DARPA. It can travel ten times the speed of sound and launch missiles. Meanwhile an unmanned craft is currently being developed in the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre in Mianyang, Sichuan province, which is also known as Base 29. "It was deployed into the same orbit as a US government satellite and assessments further indicate characteristics resembling previously deployed counter space payloads from 2019 and 2022." Advertisement "We will continue to monitor the situation ... we have a responsibility to be ready to protect and defend the space domain and ensure continuous and uninterrupted support to the joint and combined force." Russia's Roskosmos state space agency said the launch was "in the interests of the defence ministry of the Russian Federation". In 2023, US intelligence chiefs warned that that would destroy satellites in a . Read more on the Irish Sun Military Advertisement 5 Russia is feared to be planning to use anti-satellite nuclear weapons in orbit Credit: Getty - Contributor
