Fox31 Denver writes “Coloradans have reported sightings of ‘mysterious drones’ flying near their homes. FOX31’s Ashley Michels spoke with residents and an aviation professor at MSU Denver on what the situation could mean.”
Coloradans report seeing ‘mysterious drones’ flying near homes
Retired U.S. Air Force pilot Jeffrey Needles discusses the mysterious drone sightings happening throughout the U.S. and the potential possibilities of what the UAVs may be.
Retired Air Force pilot says drone sightings are ‘reaching a fever pitch’
Global News writes “Residents of Kingston, Ontario, were treated to a mysterious light show above their city Thursday night. “It was incredibly bright. The objects were sort of dancing around at times as well,” said Evan Ginsberg, describing what he witnessed. But while the strange display has some searching for answers, one astrophysicist suggests it probably has a simple explanation. Kaytlyn Poberznick reports.”
Mysterious lights above Ontario city leave residents perplexed
Concerned citizens are reporting more unexplained drone sightings, this time in Southern California. Video taken by residents of San Diego and Riverside Counties reportedly shows floating lights that move in ways helicopters and planes cannot.
Both the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and Camp Pendleton announced they weren’t responsible for the incidents. This comes as recent drone sightings in New Jersey have concerned U.S. officials, even as the White House says they’re likely not a threat, if they even exist.
NORTHFIELD, Minn. (FOX 9) – The federal government is investigating sightings of SUV-sized drones in the skies over New York and New Jersey as Northfield, Minn. residents continue to spot mysterious flashing lights in the night sky.
It is unclear what any of the objects are, but the White House said Tuesday that the FBI is looking into the East Coast sightings.
“We started trying to follow them, but they won’t be followed,” recalled Deborah Wagner. “They’re kind of like – they just like they disappear.”
Mysterious lights reported in Minnesota night sky
Her daughter Chrissy Graddy, who lives in the same neighborhood, also sees them. “Are these UFOs? Are they a government thing? Like, what are they?” she wondered.
Graddy recorded several videos with her cell phone that show orbs that hover and move and disappear. “Whenever anybody would kind of move – come towards them – they’d back off,” said Wagner.
Wagner and Graddy started seeing the lights over the summer and said sightings have become an almost nightly occurrence.
“Right now, just the unknown is driving us crazy – and making us mad,” said Graddy.
The New York Times writes “Small, unmanned craft were seen flying over four bases in England, the U.S. Air Force in Europe said. The Pentagon said that there had not been “any significant mission impact.”
Unidentified drones have been spotted flying over four bases used by the United States Air Force in Britain, prompting the British government to call in military staff to help protect the sites.
The U.S. Air Force said in a statement that “small unmanned aerial systems continue to be spotted in the vicinity of and over” four air bases in England since Nov. 20. It named the bases as R.A.F. Lakenheath and R.A.F. Mildenhall, both of which are in Suffolk; R.A.F. Feltwell in neighboring Norfolk; and R.A.F. Fairford in Gloucestershire.
“To date, installation leaders have determined that none of the incursions impacted base residents, facilities or assets,” the statement added. “The Air Force is taking all appropriate measures to safeguard the aforementioned installations and their residents.”
Asked about the drones in a news briefing on Tuesday, Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that they were being actively monitored. “The bottom line is it’s something that we’re going to take seriously,” he added. “We’re continuing to look into it, but as of right now has not had any significant mission impact.”
A spokesman for Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, said that the country’s “armed forces personnel are working closely with the Ministry of Defense police who are currently leading the U.K. investigation.”
Britain was also working closely with the United States on the issue and the British government maintained “robust measures at defense sites which include counter drone security capabilities,” he added. Dozens of British military personnel were involved in the operation, according to one British official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a security question.
The British Ministry of Defense said in a statement: “We take threats seriously and maintain robust measures at defense sites. We are supporting the U.S. Air Force response.”
Britain’s air force says it uses a capability known as the ORCUS Counter-Uncrewed Air System, to detect, track, identify and, if necessary, attack hostile drones, to protect key infrastructure including air bases around the country.
Neither the American nor the British governments have so far said who might be behind the incidents, or speculated on a motive. General Ryder said that the Pentagon had not excluded the possibility that the drones were operated by hobbyists.
Drones have caused significant disruption in Britain before at nonmilitary sights. In 2018 a drone sighting led to London’s Gatwick Airport being closed for more than a day. A similar incident caused more limited disruption at the passenger hub in May last year.
But the latest development comes at a time of rising international tension, in particular over the conflict in Ukraine, and as relations deteriorate between Moscow and London, which has been one of the most vocal supporters of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukraine has recently hit targets inside Russia using intermediate-range missiles supplied both by the U.S. and by Britain — which has provided its Storm Shadow system. This week, the Russian government expelled a British diplomat and added some politicians to a travel ban list.
“The U.K. has a special place in the Kremlin’s worldview as Russia’s most subtle and ingenious adversary,” said Nigel Gould-Davies, senior fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a think tank. He noted that Russian TV frequently singles out Britain for “dire consequences” over its support of Ukraine.
Mystery drones seen over US military bases in United Kingdom
“Relations have deteriorated further in recent days,” he added. “Britain has authorized the use of Storm Shadow missiles in Russia and stepped up its sanctions on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ of oil tankers. Russia has expelled another diplomat from the British Embassy and sanctioned several government ministers.”
In October Ken McCallum, the head of MI5, Britain’s domestic security service, said that Russian intelligence agents are on a mission “to generate mayhem on British and European streets,” and accused Russia’s military intelligence agency, the G.R.U., of “dangerous actions conducted with increasing recklessness,” including cases of “arson, sabotage and more.”
Mr. McCallum also cited other state actors, including Iran and China as potential threats to Britain, however.”
KGW News writes “At least four commercial pilots encountered mysterious lights darting through the skies above Oregon this past weekend.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Pilot Joe Buley has seen objects moving across the night sky before, including satellites and shooting stars. But the bright orange light seen zipping above the Eugene area was clearly different.
“The biggest thing that stood out was it was changing direction. Usually, things don’t change directions unless it’s an aircraft,” Buley told KGW Thursday.
Oregon pilot puzzled by mysterious, bright lights in sky
At least four commercial pilots encountered mysterious lights darting through the skies above Oregon this past weekend.
“I’m just as curious as everybody else. I’d like to know what we saw,” Buley said.
The 37-year-old Life Flight pilot and two medics onboard the fixed wing aircraft reported seeing bright orange lights streaking across the sky on a flight from Aurora to North Bend.
“It’s weird. It’s red circular shape and it keeps zipping out towards the ocean and then coming back about 20 miles or closer to us, then it zips back to the ocean,” the Life Flight pilot told air traffic controllers on Sunday night in an audio clip posted online.
Air traffic control confirmed there was no military activity in the area. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acknowledged that a pilot saw unidentified lights but did not provide further comment.
Buley said one of the lights was going in circles in a “corkscrew pattern” and showed up on his aircraft’s Traffic Collision Avoidance System.
“I saw a target that would stop right on that ring before it would go back out over the horizon, disappear out over the horizon off the ocean,” Buley explained. “ATC (air traffic control) said they couldn’t see it.”
Scientist and researcher Dr. Douglas Buettner and his colleagues believe the eye-catching lights may be reflection from Starlink satellites, launched by SpaceX to provide broadband internet.
Buley didn’t think it was a satellite because of the odd movement.
“They don’t change directions. If they do, not rapidly. Not at this rate of speed,” Buley said.”
I think I find these recordings of air traffic controller’s and pilots very interesting, the audio is raw. In this recording, multiple pilots reported UFOs over the Oregon coast. The pilot of a Pilatus PC12 reported they had an object on TCAS. Seattle Center advised the crew to maneuver as necessary.
“Buzzed an Aircraft” “It’s on TCAS” | UFOs Spotted Over Oregon
Strange Familiars writes “Brother Richard shares a story about a boy’s possible encounter with a faerie in the for of a white crow. He also shares stories of possible time-slips, disappearing shops, and more.”
Salish Sasquatch writes “We travel to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state to meet with a man named Zach, who has had encounters where he lives. One of our favorite guests on the channel!”
A listener writes “I had an encounter that wasn’t with a Sasquatch but resembled a small grey alien. I know it sounds crazy, but this experience has haunted me and scared me deeply. I was about 17 years old, living in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Mariposa County, close to Midpines and Highway 140.
It was around 1989, and my sister was living in San Diego with our aunt and uncle at the time. My home life wasn’t great, but I had a summer job in Yosemite, which kept me close to the area despite the many missing person signs I frequently saw! Our property was ten acres surrounded by hundreds of acres of forest, with a few neighbors about a quarter to half a mile away. We had two trailers situated in an L shape on a mountain, nestled among pines, cedars, and manzanita.
One afternoon in the fall, around 3 PM, I walked home from the bus stop, feeling an unsettling vibe in the air. I started to check around the trailers when I suddenly spotted a pearly-white disc hovering right above me. THERE WAS NO SOUND. My brain could not compute what I was looking at. I ducked behind a tree, and when I peeked out, it was just a couple of feet away, silently floating behind the tree – right above me. It was about three feet wide and seemed incredibly advanced, even compared to today’s technology.
Things got weirder from there.
After hovering for a moment, the disc began to drift away slowly, then picked up speed and vanished into the treetops on the other side of the hill. Later that night, however, after my mother and stepfather returned home and we had dinner, I went to bed in my trailer. Around 2 or 3 AM, I was jolted awake by a loud mechanical whirring sound. I opened my eyes, flat on my back, and thought my parents were arguing. But then I realized I couldn’t move. Panic set in as I sensed a presence in my room, and I could feel the trailer just slightly vibrating. Dim light from the other trailer illuminated the space through my window – just enough for me to see something moving in my peripheral vision. Overwhelmed with fear, I screamed silently in my head because I couldn’t vocalize. I kept screaming in my head cause I wanted my Mom. Suddenly, I felt as if my body “unlocked,” and I shot up, panting in terror.
I saw something dart into my dresser, (yes INTO) and I started to panic whimper/cry cause I didn’t know what was going on and really wanted my mom. As I sat there, I caught a glimpse of a curved face with a bulbous eye—like a grey about 3 feet tall—peering out at me from the dresser. I could barely make out features but it was clearly there. Like I scared it or something. It was so freaky. In sheer panic, I leaped out of bed and bolted through the front door, sprinting outside to the back door of mother’s bedroom in the dark. The light went out on my parents trailer. Scared me even more. I kept glancing back but could not see in the dark very good. I saw nothing. I pounded on the door, screaming to be let in. My mom eventually opened the door, confused, and I dove past her into bed between her and my stepfather, completely terrified.
Interestingly, my sister had a Sasquatch encounter on our property, when she moved back from SD – and we both experienced strange occurrences there that I now associate with Sasquatch activity after listening and learning from your show. I’m relieved to live in the Bay Area now, as I’m genuinely afraid to be in the woods at night, especially if it’s way out in the boondocks.”
A listener writes “Hey Wes, been a listener of your show for a while now and I had a strange encounter on Thanksgiving (Canadian thanksgiving Oct 14th). Been hesitant to contact you about it but I thought you might want to hear it.
I’m located in Northern Alberta. I’ll start from the absolute start, my brother and a family friend went hunting around two years ago a few miles from my family friends house down an overgrown cut line that turns very swampy. My brother and him are avid hunters. It rained the night before and the ground was very soft as they went in on ATVs so my brother got off to see how bad one spot was to cross and noticed large footprints in the ground spacing around 8 feet apart in a straight line. They both never seen anything like that before so after leaving my brother came back to the spot and casted the track (I can send photos of the tracks and the print he casted)
Fast forward to this Thanksgiving. Our family friend now lives in a different location, with a butcher living at that house. The butcher got a blood infection around a month before Thanksgiving and was in the hospital, so nobody was staying at that house for around a month. Me and my brother went to that place at around 11pm on the night before thanksgiving to use his smokehouse to smoke a biscuit for thanksgiving the next day. I stayed in my truck that was parked towards the overhead doors listening to music while it smoked while my brother stayed in the shop. I’m not very easily creeped out at all but the entire time I kept looking over my shoulder into the woods. I just had an eerie feeling the entire time sitting waiting for the meat to finish smoking. We finished up went back to my place in town and cooked it.
Fast forward to Thanksgiving day. Me and my brother went back at around 2pm in the afternoon to use the shops butcher equipment to cut and package the meat. While my brother was inside I went to my truck to charge my vape. Across the gravel road lies a run down yard where a farmer has a run down trailer without siding with white paper exposed half blowing off and a couple of old beat up trashed vehicles. As I looked up after plugging in my vape I noticed through an opening in the trees there was a black figure that resembled a head moving out from behind the trees looking at me and moving back in, doing this continuously. I only noticed it because the white siding paper was directly behind it so it really stood out and it was the only thing moving because there was no wind that day.
I stared at it for a few minutes trying to figure out what I was looking at and my brother eventually came looking for me and I pointed it out to him. We came to the conclusion that it was probably a person on a deck moving stuff in and out of the trailer. He went back inside and I kept looking at it and waved. About a minute after my brother went inside and after I waved this figure really started swaying fully into the opening and back behind the trees. I heard on your podcast of them doing this sort of thing but I blew it off thinking yeah right this has to be a person. I’m always teasing my brother about Bigfoot and now I’m seeing this from a yard that’s a 10 minute drive from town? I eventually went inside helped my brother pack the meat and we left. There was no vehicle parked on the road or in the yard when we drove by and there was no deck on the side of the trailer where I saw the figure. That creeped me right out.
We went back the next day to check out the yard and see if we could see if there was any evidence of something being there. We didn’t find anything but I dropped my brother off exactly where the opening was and went back to the same spot in the yard where I stood the previous day to gauge how tall this was (I thought there was a deck where it was because it was so high up). There was an old junk truck near the opening and my brother stood inside of the door and put his hand all the way in the air and I could see the bottom of his fingers through the opening. After seeing that I got chills man. My brother is 6’3’’ so whatever we saw was extremely tall.
Would love to come on the show and talk about it if you’d like, don’t want to use my actual name though. I feel like here in Northern Alberta Bigfoot encounters aren’t too uncommon, I’ve heard accounts from family friends and my grandfather had a man that worked for him with a strange encounter building a dam with a family of the workers work from the other side of the river.”
A listener writes “Hi, Wes! I discovered your channel this past year and I listen everyday. It has inspired me to tell my story. I didn’t see anything. I was too scared to move and try to open the tent window.
This thing walked directly by my side of the tent. I was awakened by the sound of someone walking on the leaves. It didn’t take long for me to realize it had to be a huge man by the sound of the steps. It came from the wood line about 20 feet from the tent and walked a straight line to the metal trash can which was about 30 feet from the tent. And it only took around 5 to 6 steps to get there once I was awake.
I was paralyzed and holding my breath because I didn’t want whoever to know I was awake. It went to the trash can and began ripping it apart. I knew for a fact that it would be torn up and trash would be everywhere. After it stopped at the trash can it walked the same path by the tent back into the wood line. Again very long strides.
I waited until the sun came out before I opened the tent. A few cars had driven past so I was fairly comfortable but still scared. I expected to see trash everywhere and I wanted to get it picked up. But there was nothing. Not one piece of everything. The trash can was still on the stake with the lid on.
I walked over and pulled the lid up and the entire trash bag was gone. That’s pretty much it. I’ve camped there my entire life and have never had this happen before or since. South west Arkansas at Lake Greeson. Camped out on the Dam Area campsite. I don’t know if this is related but once before while camped there I heard a very loud noise like a jet plane was about to fly over so I stood up to try and see it. But what flew directly over my head was not an airplane.
It was a long white rocket or something. I don’t know. About 3 school bus in length, maybe longer. No windows no markings it had a pointed tip and smooth sides. It was just barely above the tree line and I remember wondering how it was staying up there because it was so big. As it flew over it got quiet. And it just floated out of site. That happened on a separate camping trip. Anyway, that’s my story.
Thanks for all you do!”
Spoke to the young listener and his father. He writes “Me and my dad love nature I mean the mountains, hiking,camping anything with outdoors. One day me and my dad decided to do “bushcraft” for a day. Not clear about the time but I know it was reaching sunset so somewhere around 8 to 9 since it was summer. We shot up to Ashford WA which is known for bigfoot encounters.
After doing our little “bushcraft” we decided to head back. On our way back my dad parked in this little game made trail off the rode. At this point it was it was still light out but you can see the sun set. My dad suggested I should go with him down the trail to do our bigfoot call. Me being tired wet, sandy, just overall dirty I decided to stay behind. After a little bit my dad turned the corner of the trail till he was out of site. Keep in mind my dad is wearing blue jeans, orange shit, and a pair of brown shoes. After he turned the corner I thought it would be a good idea to hide in the back of our car to scare him when he comes back. After ten minutes of no return I peaked my head up to see when he was on his way back. That’s when I saw this thing it was at least 7-8 feet tall. It was jet black with some bark or moss tangled with us fur. My dad is wearing bright colors this thing was jet black.
No one was out there besides me and my dad. This thing was carrying a fallen tree or a huge log. He was carrying it like he was playing tug of war. Like both his hands on it while jumping back like something was pulling it back. Sometimes he would stop and pound the stick with his fist. I really couldn’t believe it so I peeked my head out the window to get clearer view. I saw more detail too much to write down so I prefer to explain it over call. I yelled “NEBRASKA” as that’s me and my dad’s code word for trouble. I went back into the car to grave my phone to see if I can record it but by the time I peeked back out he was gone and the trees were moving like something ran past it and keep in mind… There was no wind. There was so many more details I would like to tell you.”
A listener writes “I personally had 2 strange experiences at Paradise Rd in Jefferson County in Wisconsin. It’s known as one of the most haunted places in Wisconsin. I will never go there at night, as my 2 day time experiences were scary enough. But, I’ve heard some other people’s experiences there at night, and I would never go there at dark.
There’s definitely something wrong with that place, possibly demonic. I chased a creature that was like a deer running on 2 legs that my brother saw. The next time I was there at Paradise Rd, I felt I was being stalked, and the silence reminded me of the Kick The Can story I sent you, same feeling of creepy silence and being watched.”
NBC writes “There are more questions about the mysterious drone sightings in New Jersey, as mayors said a briefing on Wednesday failed to provide answers, and a congressman claimed an Iran “mothership” was involved. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.”
Seals are much easier prey, with a far greater reward for the effort. Dangerous encounters with humans are rare, but when hungry enough, polar bears will indeed attack and eat humans. As more polar ice permanently melts, the number of these encounters is expected to increase.
Polar bears can smell prey from up to 32 kilometers (20 miles) away. They can also smell seals breathing holes in the ice from almost 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) away.
Polar bears have a highly developed sense of smell that’s their most important sense for finding prey on land. Their sense of smell is over 2,000 times better than a dog’s, even though their brains are two-thirds smaller.
Polar bears use their sense of smell to track down their prey, which is primarily seals. They can sense prey through three feet of snow and ice.
A listener writes “Hey Wes! Thought you’d like to know since it’s been a news topic lately. This one aircraft flew directly over our house. There were twenty of them at least that night of September 29th, 2024. They flew in from the west where the US military has its drone testing facility near the Tooele Army Depot.
But nothing more came over it. Every now and then we see these but not as many as that night. Strange that people didn’t feel it odd, maybe they don’t look up because they’re too deep into looking at their phones.
A team of Paleontologists made a unique discovery that unearthed a fossil of a mammal that was the size of a muskrat, from a species that was believed to have lived during the time of the dinosaurs . The team led by paleontologist Jaelyn Eberle from the University of Colorado Boulder identified the fossil from the fragment of a jawbone and three molar teeth. Analysis from the recovered fossils was studied and published in the journal PLoS ONE . The fossil was identified to be from a period roughly 70 to 75 million years ago when a large part of Western America was submerged beneath an inland sea.
Paleontologists unearth 70-million-year-old ‘swamp dweller’ fossil in Colorado
The fossil was named Heleocola piceanus , a Latin phrase that meant “Swamp dweller.” This particular critter was excavated in 2016 from an area near Rangely, Colorado, which had also hosted several other fossil digs with successful results. Eberle, who was also the curator of fossil vertebrates at the CU Museum of Natural History commented, “Colorado is a great place to find fossils, but mammals from this time period tend to be pretty rare. So it’s really neat to see this slice of time preserved in Colorado,” according to Earth.Com . A slab of sandstone revealed under it the mammal’s jawbone and was witnessed by the co-author of the study John Foster, a scientist at the Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum.
Knewz.com noted that the name of the fossil was given based on the slab beneath which it was discovered, as it contained traces of swamps and river channels. Hence the species could have survived in an area that was a low-lying swamp. The area could have been home to various creatures that were native to such environments like turtles, duck-billed dinosaurs, and giant crocodiles, who inhabited marshes and estuaries, as mentioned in a statement to Newsweek . Though certain assumptions were made, researchers are yet to detail findings about the Heleocola, however, based on dental morphology, certain data about the swamp dweller’s livelihood could be discerned.
“Diet-wise, and based on its teeth, Heleocola was probably a plant-dominated omnivore, meaning it ate mostly plants but probably consumed some insects and/or small vertebrates too,” said Professor Jaelyn Eberle to IFLScience . “It’s a large mammal by Late Cretaceous standards (with an estimated body mass similar to today’s muskrat), whereas most mammals living at this time (70 – 75 million years ago) were mouse to rat-sized,” they added. CU Boulder Today stated that scientists had considered the size of this mammal to be insignificant until this discovery as it was not before the asteroid killed the non-avian dinosaurs 66 million years ago that this mammal increased in size. With the new find, researchers gained proof of life that was much bigger than scientists had previously anticipated it to be.
Though attention to this period was mostly reliant on dinosaur history, the Heleocola discovery was proof to establish the importance of ancient mammals in the process of understanding a region’s beginnings and the ecosystems of the Late Cretaceous period. It was also marked as a study into prehistoric Colorado, which cemented the significance of the area’s rich paleontological heritage and the need to preserve the location. Researchers urged people who came across any fossil findings to be mindful of their steps in documentation and information; and contact appropriate authorities to not tamper with the region’s identity and history, to protect it for generations to come.
USA Today writes “Wildlife photographer Henri Olckers and his father were driving down a dirt road in Kruger National Park hoping to spot a leopard relaxing on a branch. “But it wasn’t meant to be,” Olckers recalled to USA Today/For The Win Outdoors. “Or so it felt.”
They were driving on S125 for the first time in the iconic South African park.
“It is a beautiful, quiet 20-kilometer road, running parallel to a dry riverbed on the one side and dense bush on the other,” he told FTW Outdoors. “We were both scanning every tree next to the riverbed.
“Approximately 1 kilometer before the end of the road, we had almost given up all hope when I turned my head away from the riverbed and looked to the right. All I remember was seeing a few spots in the dense foliage, and I slammed on the brakes. I just remember yelling to my dad, ‘Leopard, leopard, leopard.’
“I grabbed my camera with my one hand and steered with the other. I couldn’t decide if I should reverse quickly and risk scaring it off or reverse slowly and miss a photo opportunity.”
He slowly got the vehicle into position. Luckily the leopard remained stationary and he started taking photos.
“It clearly wasn’t used to cars or people because it immediately lowered its head and ears as if trying to hide. Once we switched off the car, it relaxed a bit more, later seeming quite interested in us. After about 3-4 minutes, he got up and walked deeper into the bush where we lost visual.”
Several people viewing the image on Olckers’ Facebook page never could spot it. Among the comments:
“I would have driven straight past. Blissfully unaware.”
“Can’t see any animal, but just love the beautiful vegetation—especially the golden grasses.”
“I couldn’t find.”
“Took a while. I thought I was getting goofed on. I would not survive long in the jungle.”
The spots are what stand out the most, just as they did when Olckers first spotted them. “It was the highlight of our trip,” Olckers told FTW Outdoors.”