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Micah Hanks

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 Micah Hanks Program

For many decades, UFO researchers have obtained unusual samples alleged to be UAP materials recovered from crash events or other instances where physical traces of these anomalous aerial objects were present. In nearly every case where scientific analysis was undertaken, these unusual samples also revealed signatures that suggest Earthly origins. But should this necessarily mean they aren't worthy of further interest by UAP researchers? 
 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine a "cautionary tale" of alleged alien wreckage that turned out to have a down-to-Earth explanation, as well as the controversy surrounding materials allegedly recovered from the New Mexico desert in 1947, and what analysis by the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office and Oak Ridge National Lab revealed about them. We also examine why an analysis that reveals an Earthly provenance for some alleged UAP wreckage shouldn't preclude their possible relationship to understanding the broader mystery. 
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 DISCLOSURE FORUM: • 
 UAP Disclosure Forum in DC: Key takeaways SCU EVENT: • 
 UFO conference lands in Canada as Trump administration continues to release documents ALIEN HONEYCOMB: • 
 John Pinkney – UFOs, "Alien Honeycomb" & the Australian Lord "Flying Saucerer" AARO: • 
 "Supplement to Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Analysis of a Metallic Specimen" OAK RIDGE: • 
 "Synopsis: Analysis of a Metallic Specimen" - ORNL FLASHBACK: • 
 "Operation Paperclip of the East" and the Roswell Controversy (MHP 08.06.24.) SZYDAGIS: • 
 Matthew Szydagis | University at Albany 
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UAP Materials: 'Alien' Wreckage, or Earthly Oddities? | MHP 06.30.26.

In 1977, a U.S. Navy Pilot who was employed with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency was en route to Japan after conducting a pair of missions over the Pacific when, suddenly, a lonely midnight flight over international waters took a turn for the uncanny. 
 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine one of the best cases in the history of the U.S. intelligence community and its personnel's encounters with unidentified anomalous phenomena, as we analyze a harrowing incident report involving an unexplained "interloper" that followed a CIA aircraft across the Pacific. What was the strange object, and could this be one of the best—and yet, most overlooked UAP incidents in history? 
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 SCU EVENT: • 
 UFO conference lands in Canada as Trump administration continues to release documents DISCLOSURE DAY: • 
Disclosure Day | Rotten Tomatoes (80% Viewer Rating) CIA F4 PHANTOM: • 
 Approved For Release 2009/08/14 : CIA-RDP84T00864R000100190001-2 - NUFORC: • 
National UFO Reporting Center (Official Website) TRIANGLE UAP: • 
 Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation (Amazon) 
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Interloper: An Uncanny CIA UAP Encounter | MHP 06.23.26.

This week, the push for UAP transparency continues as lawmakers and whistleblowers unite on Capitol Hill amid the latest in a series of ongoing disclosures by the U.S. Department of War, and news of a new White House Advisory Council on UAP.
 
In this installment of The Micah Hanks Program, we look at all the new developments and also provide analysis of the most intriguing files and videos released in the latest "PURSUE" release, and what they reveal about the U.S. government's collection of data on the UAP phenomenon.
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 SCU EVENT: • 
 UFO conference lands in Canada as Trump administration continues to release documents UAP ADVISORY COUNCIL: • 
 Avi Loeb Announces New UAP Science Advisory Council UAP PRESS CONFERENCE: • 
 Push for UAP Transparency Intensifies PURSUE RELEASE 03: • 
 Department of War Publishes Third Release of UAP Files CIA Report of UAP from Zimbabwe FBI Forensic Sketch Interview of "Potato-shaped" UAP LINK TO IMAGE (artistic rendering) FBI Report of Orbs Below the Treeline SECOND OBSERVER, SAME FBI REPORT Suspected Chinese Lantern Video ANALYSIS: • 
 The Pentagon Just Released Its Third Batch of UAP Files—What Have We Learned from the PURSUE Releases So Far? 
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UAP in the United States: New Pentagon Releases and a White House UAP Initiative | MHP 06.16.26.

Congressional hearings, whistleblower allegations, and the release of new government records in recent weeks have continued to fuel public questions of whether long-hidden information about UFOs may finally be coming to light. And part of that fascination also extends to Hollywood, with the forthcoming release of Steven Spielberg's film Disclosure Day, which early reviews have called one of the Close Encounters of the Third Kind director's best films in decades.
 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the possibility of a real-life "Disclosure Day," and how a scientific committee long involved in the serious search for evidence of intelligent life on other worlds is working on establishing new protocols for how final proof of alien life should be revealed to the public if we find them.
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 BRAZIL UAP: • 
 Everything we know about the UFO Sighting in Brazil on May 31, 2026 DISCLOSURE DAY: • 
 Director Steven Spielberg on aliens: "I absolutely think that they have been here" CONSPIRACY: • 
 Steven Spielberg rejects Disclosure Day alien conspiracy theories SETI: • 
 Position Paper on Declaration of Principles Concerning the Conduct of the SETI ALIEN TECH: • 
 SETI Institute Looks for Signs of Technology in Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS 
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Disclosure Day: Revealing the Truth About Non-Human Intelligence | MHP 06.09.26.

In the 1980s, a small group of citizen FOIA activists went up against the United States Intelligence Community in an effort to secure the release of secret UFO files. That effort, led by the Citizens Against UFO Secrecy (CAUS), was largely successful, although a wealth of secret files related to UAP were withheld by the NSA. However, now there has been a break in the decades-old case, with an announcement by the Disclosure Foundation regarding the release of hundreds of pages of previously classified NSA records tied to UFO investigations, after successfully challenging the agency's denial of a request for materials.
 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at what the new file release tells us about the NSA's involvement in the collection of UFO information over the last several decades, as detailed in decades-old documents, many of which had been classified at the highly sensitive TOP SECRET UMBRA level.
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 NEWS: • 
 The Federal Government's Insect-Defense Agency Is Infested With Bed Bugs Melissa Casias' body found in New Mexico a year after disappearance In U.F.O. Files, Some Christians See Vexing Questions — and Demons DISCLOSURE FOUNDATION: • 
 NSA Releases Hundreds of Pages of Formerly Top Secret UMBRA UAP Records After Disclosure Foundation FOIA Appeal NSA RECORDS: • 
 NSA FOIA - Frequently Requested Information - Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) 
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Top Secret UMBRA: The National Security Agency's UAP Files | MHP 06.02.26.

Last week, the second batch in an ongoing series of releases involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) appeared at the website of the U.S. Department of War, revealing more than 50 never-before-seen examples of imagery which the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) says remain examples of unidentified phenomena it is currently tracking.
 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into the PURSUE initiative's latest "Release 02" and look at the knowns, the unknowns, and the most intriguing examples of unusual aerial phenomena showcased in the new files. What do these official U.S. government videos and historical documents reveal about the phenomenon, and what else can we expect in the days ahead?
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 NEWS: • 
 Tokyo analyzing Pentagon UFO file trove with sightings near Japan NSA Releases Hundreds of Pages of Formerly Top Secret UMBRA UAP Records PRELUDE: • 
 A New Batch of Pentagon UAP Videos Will Soon Be Released—Here's What to Expect DOW: • 
Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters | U.S. Department of War BALLOON: • 
 A Balloon Shoot-Down Over Lake Huron (LINK) NOTABLE UAP VIDEOS: • 
Spherical UAP Moving in Clouds (LINK) Eglin AFB UAP Video (LINK) "Instant Acceleration" (LINK) Kazakhstan UAP (LINK) The Spherical "Hidden" UAP (LINK) 
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The Pentagon's UAP X-Files: The DOW's PURSUE "Release 02" | MHP 05.25.26.

Among the most intriguing cases emerging from the Pentagon's newly launched PURSUE transparency initiative is a 2023 incident involving infrared footage captured by a U.S. military platform operating near the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. The case, which reportedly involved an object making abrupt "90-degree turns" at roughly 80 miles per hour, has sparked renewed debate about what military sensor systems are actually detecting—and how much the public is truly being shown.
 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we break down newly released mission reports, apparent discrepancies between separate witness accounts, and the sophisticated sensor systems involved in the observation, including references to mesh-networked battlefield surveillance technologies and full-motion video tracking systems commonly used in modern ISR operations. Then we shift our attention over to NASA's inclusion of historic Apollo and Skylab "UAP" materials in the recent release, including astronaut reports of mysterious flashes and anomalous lights in orbit—many of which have a likely explanation, and potentially offering a clearer picture of how the U.S. government is now approaching the long-running mystery of unidentified anomalous phenomena.
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 NEWS: • 
 Rep. Anna Paulina Luna endorses AARO Director Jon Kosloski PENTAGON UFOs: • 
 Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters THE "GREEK FLYER": • 
 Full Mission Report Document HERE Second Mission Report on Mediterranian Sighting, October 2023 NASA's UAP: • 
 References to "Sky Flashes" in this report involving a Skylab Technical Crew Debriefing SKYLAB SIGHTINGS: • 
 Some additional information on the "red satellite" observed by the Skylab III crew • 
ODDS AND ENDS: • 
 "Thoughts on the Space Alien Race Question" The Samford Memo (July 28, 1952) AUDIO: • 
Maj. Gen. John A. Samford's Statement on "Flying Saucers", Washington, DC, 07/31/1952 
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The Pentagon's UFO Files: The "Greek Flyer" and NASA UAP Revisited | MHP 05.20.26.

Recently, the Department of War's newly launched Presidential Unsealing & Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) initiative has begun releasing long-classified UAP files as part of what officials describe as a historic transparency effort. However, early reactions suggest that the disclosures may raise more questions than answers. While the release includes a mix of newly available material and previously known documents—now with fewer redactions—critics argue that the lack of context or analysis limits their value.
 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine the latest trove of U.S. government UFO files, which document unresolved cases, military imagery, NASA-era observations, and reports, including sightings of unusual "orb" phenomena and infrared footage of objects exhibiting unconventional movement. With additional tranches expected in the coming weeks, is the new initiative poised to function as a centralized archive of UAP records, and what will it offer in terms of solving the broader mystery surrounding UAP?
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 MIGUEL SANCHO: • 
 Evidence of the Extraordinary: Discoveries from the Series The Proof is Out There DOW'S UAP FILES: • 
Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) Department of War Releases Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Files in Historic Transparency Effort BACKGROUND: • 
 Trump drops hints of what's coming in new batch of UFO files set for release | PBS RESPONSES: • 
 The Pentagon just started releasing UFO files, but skeptics say they're not impressed BACKGROUND: • 
 The FBI and UFOs PURSUE Audio: Gemini UFO "Bogie" Sighting PURSUE Report: Apollo 11's UFO Sightings PURSUE Report: "Orbs Launching Orbs" PURSUE Video: The Greek "Transmedium" UFO 
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The Presidential Unsealing & Reporting System for UAP Encounters | MHP 05.11.26.

Since the early days of UFO studies, claims of sightings involving alleged occupants of these unidentified craft have been logged by both civilian and governmental investigative efforts. After many decades of sighting reports, only a handful of credible observations of UFO occupants have been logged, and the topic remains one of the most controversial issues in UAP studies. 
 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine several of history's most credible sightings of unidentified craft and their humanoid occupants, and look at the patterns, consistencies, questions, and challenges they present to the modern study of mysterious aerial phenomena. 
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 NEWS: • 
 Tikaboo Peak, Legendary Area 51 Viewing Spot, Closed by U.S. Government Area 51 just had 17 earthquakes in a single day | Popular Science COLLISION COURSE: • 
 Kirkpatrick and Gallaudet exchange FLASHBACK: • 
 Gallaudet on interactions with Kirkpatrick in 2024 SEAN K RESPONDS: • 
 Kirkpatrick email to Connors (via Dean Johnson on X) 
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UAP Occupants: Ufology's Greatest Controversy | MHP 05.05.26

In 1973, a bizarre encounter allegedly unfolded on the Isle of Wight, involving two children who claimed to meet an odd, clown-like humanoid figure near Sandown, England. Speaking in odd phrases and appearing to inhabit a strange, makeshift dwelling, the being called itself "All Colors Sam," and despite the obscure origins of the tale, it would eventually gain a cult following within the annals of UFO and high-strangeness lore, remembered today as the story of Sam "The Sandown Clown."
 
Joining us this week on The Micah Hanks Program to discuss this case from ufology's "Odd Files" is Ryan Whalen, a Brooklyn-based researcher, science reporter, and college instructor who holds an MA in History and a Master of Library and Information Science with a certificate in Data Science. Whalen, who also co-hosts the podcast "Cease to Exist", reveals what he and his colleagues recently uncovered about this bizarre 1973 urban legend. What new details have emerged about the case, and one of the alleged witnesses to these eerie events that have since become a mainstay in modern UFO folklore?
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 NEWS: • 
 Trump unharmed after shooting incident at White House correspondents' dinner WILCOCK UPDATE: • 
 UPDATE: (Police and Family Statement) Death Investigation Near Ridge Road Death Investigation Near Ridge Road - Boulder County SANDOWN CLOWN: • 
 The Mystery of the Sandown Clown: Britain's Answer to Bigfoot CEASE TO EXIST PODCAST: • 
https://ceasetoexistpod.com/ RYAN WHALEN: • 
Ryan Whalen (@mdntwvlf) / Posts / X 
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UAP in the United States: New Pentagon Releases and a White House UAP Initiative | MHP 06.16.26.

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