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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
UFO expert on drone creep from Mexico: ‘A normal escalation'
Luis Elizondo, a former Pentagon insider who has researched UFOs, joins 'CUOMO' to talk about what the Trump administration considers a proliferation of drones used by cartels along the U.S. southern border. 'I think the cartel is probably more interested in conducting illegal business than they are trying to hurt U.S. citizens with lethal drones,' Elizondo says. #Drones #Border #Cartels Solve the daily Crossword
Daily Mail
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Joe Rogan stunned by disturbing 'alien photos leaked by ex-Pentagon chief': 'This is crazy'
A set of disturbing photos claiming to show a dead alien flooded the internet, catching the attention of Joe Rogan, who appeared stunned by the bizarre images. The three photos, which surfaced last week on X, have been linked to former military intelligence official Luis Elizondo, a prominent and polarizing figure in the world of UFO investigations. Elizondo has previously made headlines with unverified claims about extraterrestrials and advanced aerial technology. 'Did you see, Lou Elizondo, these photos that are supposedly of a real alien?' Rogan said. 'It's so dumb. The photos look blurry... of the photos of the dead alien. This is crazy.' Along with the photos, Rogan presented a 1993 document claiming they depicted 'an alien hybrid child born to a 15-year-old girl, subject of an ET genetic experiment.' The discussion quickly veered into speculation when Rogan and his guest, comedian Luis J Gomez, wondered if the figure in the images might be a baby with Harlequin ichthyosis, a skin disorder that causes thick, scaly plates on the body. 'It could be anything, man. I mean, it might not even be human,' Rogan said. The images have triggered intense backlash online, with many users convinced they depict a deceased baby rather than an extraterrestrial being. Critics have slammed Elizondo for allegedly promoting the photos without proper context. However, UAP (unidentified anomalous phenomena) researcher Rob Heatherly told that he, not Elizondo, sent the images to the former Pentagon official in hopes of getting clarification. 'His only reply to my inquiry, paraphrasing, was that he had absolutely no idea either,' Heatherly said. 'Lue gets accused of things frequently that he has no actual involvement in or cognizance of. It's not required that he address each accusation, especially the absurd one, as this is. He claimed the photos were sold at auction, saying: 'I didn't buy the albums. I found the auctions and saved the images. 'The person who listed them for sale was commenting about them with me in recent days regarding this.' contacted Elizondo and his lawyer Ivan Hannel last week for comment and has yet to receive a response. Elizondo, however, appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience in 2024, where he claimed the intelligence community and the Department of Defense have 'hundreds and hundreds of videos of UFOs.' Rogan did not say Elizondo had shared the images, only mentioned that the former military intelligence official was somehow involved with them. 'Like you can't even zoom in on that,' Rogan said during the podcast, highlighting how blurry the images were. 'You can't even f****** focus. Look at these. 'What is that? What's that? What is that dude? How about better pictures? These are the only pictures. Is this from the forties? Like, what's this picture from? What is this?' Elizondo recently came under fire after sharing an image he said was a UFO. While speaking in front of Congress on May 1, he held up what he said was a never-before-seen image of a cruise ship–sized craft he claimed was spotted hovering 21,000 feet in the air over the western US. The image quickly flooded social media and was debunked in less than 24 hours. Users analyzed the photo and located the object, discovering it was actually a snapshot of two irrigation circles in rural Colorado. Mick West, a British-American science writer and conspiracy theory investigator, wrote on X: 'This UFO photo shows two irrigation circles. Another mistake involved a high-resolution image of a 'mothership' in 2022, which looked at first glance to be piercing through the clouds in Romania, but was later debunked as the window reflection of an indoor chandelier lamp 'The roads are perfectly aligned, and the 'shadow' is in the wrong direction.' West also noted that this isn't the first time Elizondo, who led the Pentagon's program investigating UFO sightings for 10 years, has made a major UFO blunder. One glaring mistake involved a high-resolution image of a supposed 'mothership' in 2022, which appeared to be piercing through clouds over Romania. It was later debunked as the window reflection of an indoor chandelier lamp. Others in the Reddit thread were less forgiving toward Elizondo, with many accusing him of spreading disinformation. 'Trying to clown all of us,' one user wrote. 'If any of the people coming forward are serious, they'll distance themselves from him.' 'Really brings into question what they are doing with disclosure. Starting to think that Elizondo and co. are just disinformation agents,' another added. Despite the criticism, Elizondo doubled down on showing the photo at Thursday's hearing, saying on X Friday that it was an unvetted image he used to prove a point about civilian pilots lacking access to UFO-reporting resources. 'The purpose of me showing the photo was to illustrate the need for civilian and commercial pilots to have a central reporting mechanism to report potential anomalous sightings,' Elizondo posted on X Friday. 'In this case, the pilot who took the photo, using his own camera, did not have a way to report what he believed was anomalous,' he continued.
NDTV
19-05-2025
- NDTV
Swarm Of Unidentified Objects Seen Near US Military Sites: Report
An unidentified flying object struck a US Air Force F-16 fighter jet during a training mission over Arizona last year, damaging the aircraft and prompting concerns about a surge in mysterious aerial activity near American military sites, the New York Post reported. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents, first reported by The War Zone, the incident occurred in January 2023 when an "orange-white" uncrewed aerial system (UAS) collided mid-air with the canopy of a $63 million F-16 Viper, forcing it to be grounded. The term UAS typically refers to drones, though the object remains unidentified. The incident is one of several unexplained aerial encounters reported near US Air Force training zones in Arizona since 2020. A day after the fighter jet incident, three more UAS encounters were flagged in the same region, highlighting the frequency and unusual nature of these sightings. Former Pentagon investigator Luis Elizondo told News Nation that reports of unidentified aerial activity have spiked near Arizona's southern border. "There's been a lot of activity, a lot of people reporting a lot of things," he said. The FAA confirmed that it logs sightings of "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" (UAP) when pilots report them to air traffic control. If corroborated with radar or other evidence, the data is shared with the US Department of Defence's All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office - the agency handling such national security cases. Between May 2023 and June 2024, the office received 757 such reports, with only 49 cases marked "closed" so far. Many of the objects spotted near Arizona's military ranges appear in small swarms, sometimes in groups of eight, flying at high altitudes. Some US officials, including former Customs and Border Protection advisor Ron Vitiello, suspect these could be advanced drones operated by foreign cartels for smuggling or surveillance. "There's a possibility they're using cutting-edge technology we're not familiar with," Vitiello said, noting that cartel-funded drone systems have been used to smuggle drugs weighing up to 10 kilograms across the US-Mexico border. "These groups have the resources to innovate constantly. That's part of their business model," he added. The incidents come amid heightened scrutiny over aerial intrusions, following high-profile events like the Chinese spy balloon sighting in 2023.
New York Post
18-05-2025
- New York Post
UFO striking fighter jet is among swarm of mystery objects spotted near US military sites: reports
A UFO that struck and damaged a US fighter jet is just one of a swarm of mystery objects buzzing around Air Force training ranges in Arizona, according to multiple reports. One of the unidentified flying objects hit the clear bubble 'canopy' over the head of a pilot in a $63 million F-16 Viper jet in January 2023, damaging it and temporarily grounding the plane, according to Federal Aviation Administration documents first reported by The War Zone. Advertisement 3 A pair of F-35A Joint Strike Fighters assigned to the US Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing appear in flight. USAF The military jet was struck mid-air by 'an orange-white UAS,' or 'Uncrewed Aerial System,' the FAA documents said. The term refers to drones. Three more UAS encounters were flagged a day later, the outlet reported. Advertisement 'What I can tell you is that there has been a lot of activity, a lot of people reporting a lot of things out of Arizona, particularly on the border' with Mexico, former Pentagon investigator Luis Elizondo told News Nation this month. The FAA told The Post in a statement that the agency 'documents Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings whenever a pilot reports one to an air traffic control facility. 'If supporting information such as radar data corroborates the report, the FAA shares it with the UAP Task Force. The Department of Defense All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office serves as the centralized clearing house for UAP reporting impacting national security or safety.' 3 A map shows designated restricted airspace (outlined in red) and military operation areas (outlined in purple) used for military training in Arizona and neighboring states. DOD Advertisement The government filed 757 such reports between May 2023 and June 2024 — 708 of which took place in the air — with only 49 marked 'case closed' in the latest report issued by the 'Anomaly Resolution Office.' The small unidentified objects spotted in Arizona are known to fly in groups of up to eight and are sometimes characterized as drones, according to The War Zone, which noted the incidents took place at high altitudes in or near military air combat training sites since January 2020. Drones and other flying objects such as the Chinese spy balloon in 2023 are 'clearly being passed through multiple U.S. military reporting streams,' the outlet added. 3 An F-16 Fighting Falcon, or Viper, lands at Kleine Brogel Air Base EBBL in Belgium. NurPhoto via Getty Images Advertisement Some US officials, including Ron Vitiello, a senior adviser for US Customs and Border Protection, hypothesize that the mysterious flying objects could be drones used by foreign cartels for spying or smuggling drugs. The cartel has used the technology – which is difficult to track – to move up to 10 kilograms of drugs at a time, News Nation reported. Vitiello told 'News Nation Prime' earlier this month that 'unlimited funding' from cartels could explain the impressive 'cutting-edge' technology never seen before. 'Maybe they've got technology that we're not used to seeing in the drone space,' Vitello said. 'That's part of their business model, to always be able to iterate and innovate, so that they can continue to sell their poison into the United States.'
The Irish Sun
02-05-2025
- Science
- The Irish Sun
Photo showing ‘1,000ft silver UFO flying over US snapped by airline pilot' released by infamous Pentagon whistleblower
A PHOTO claiming to show a 1,000ft wide silver UFO flying over the US has been released by an infamous Pentagon whistleblower. The picture was allegedly snapped by an airline pilot in 2021 while flying 21,000ft above the Four Corners Monument - spanning New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Colorado. 4 The photo allegedly shows a 1,000ft-wide silver UFO Credit: X 4 Sceptics have shot back and claimed it is a crop circle Credit: X 4 Luis Elizondo is a Pentagon whistleblower who is best known for his work on the Pentagon's UFO program Credit: EPA Luis Elizondo revealed the photo during a UAP Disclosure Fund event. The spooky picture shows what looks like a circular object floating above the Earth. The UAP Disclosure Fund shared the image on X, and wrote: 'Captured near Four Corners at FL20 — estimated 600 – 1,000 ft in diameter, silver-hued, disc-shaped.' 'Several speakers confirmed Department of Defense and Intelligence Community hold hundreds of similar UAP images + sensor files still classified. read more on UFOs 'It's time for full declassification and open scientific analysis.' But sceptics were quick to challenge the discovery - claiming the photo merely showed irrigation circles that are common in desert climates. And the famed UAP debunker, Mick West, added that shadow patterns in the hills are counterfactual to the claim that the object is creating its own shadow, according to a blog post . This comes after Elizondo revealed a freaky photo of an alleged massive alien mothership back in October. Most read in The Sun He described the supposed spacecraft as a "huge mini city floating in the sky ." The picture appeared to show a distinctive disc shape, with a beaming light emanating from it's bottom. Leaked US military audio reveals pilot's stunning UFO encounter as 'cylindrical object' flew just 10ft from his plane The shape is universally recognised as what we understand an alien UFO would look like, as it hovers menacingly in the air over a road. The mysterious "mothership" was debuted at a private event in Philadelphia on October 28, by the former official at the Pentagon. He said: "Guess what we caught in Romania in 2022? By the way, the U.S Embassy,' as Elizondo told attendees at the paid event, gesturing to the photo: 'That.' "'There's a whole lot more here folks. "We're having pilots, military pilots and civilian pilots in Eastern Europe and in the Middle East, report what unimaginably seems impossible. "I just want to give you kind of a small taste of what's going on "behind the scenes." The startling claim directly links the US government to a deliberate alien cover-up, that he was exposing at the bizarre presentation. Elizondo is a former Pentagon official best known for his work on its UFO program - now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena. Who is Lue Elizondo? By Lydia Doye LUIS "Lue" Elizondo is a former U.S. Army veteran and intelligence officer. Elizondo served in various roles for the Department of Defense, including as the director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program But he is best known for his work on the Pentagon's UFO program - now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). Elizondo is a strong advocate for further research and disclosure of government information about UFOs. 4 Luis Elizondo is a former U.S. Army veteran and intelligence officer Credit: Alamy
