[News] Congressional hearing on UFOs

[BBassic]

Potentially big stuff happening this afternoon over the pond.

UFO congressional hearing: what to know and how we got here

David Grusch, a whistleblower former intelligence official, is among the witnesses slated to appear at hearing

www.theguardian.com

A House of Representatives committee is set to hold an eagerly-awaited hearing on UFOs on Wednesday, which is expected to see remarkable claims regarding extraterrestrial life repeated in the most high-profile setting yet.

David Grusch, a whistleblower former intelligence official who in June claimed the US has possession of “intact and partially intact” alien vehicles, is among the witnesses slated to appear, and will repeat his allegations in front of a seemingly supportive line-up of congressmen and women.

You can watch the hearing live on YouTube from 3pm GMT - https://www.youtube.com/live/KQ7Dw-739VY?feature=share

I'm pretty excited. Extra-terrestrial life has long been an interest of mine and the rumblings that have been happening this year are the most interesting yet. Or they're utter tosh, depending on what you believe.

But just imagine, if you're a sceptic, just imagine it is true. What that could mean for the human race.

I often wonder how religious groups would react. If we're made in God's image and then all of a sudden some enormous bug looking aliens show up...who's image are they made in?

Or if, as this whistleblower is alleging, we're able to reverse engineer some of the tech to create means of producing sustainable energy; what would that do to the global economy? Saudi would suddenly find their oil money doesn't quite stretch so far.

Maybe finding out we aren't alone would cause us to come together as a species and become a truly global community.

This is one of those rare occasions I imagine Swanny might have some interesting things to say.

 

[jcdenton08]

Potentially big stuff happening this afternoon over the pond.

UFO congressional hearing: what to know and how we got here

David Grusch, a whistleblower former intelligence official, is among the witnesses slated to appear at hearing

www.theguardian.com

A House of Representatives committee is set to hold an eagerly-awaited hearing on UFOs on Wednesday, which is expected to see remarkable claims regarding extraterrestrial life repeated in the most high-profile setting yet.

David Grusch, a whistleblower former intelligence official who in June claimed the US has possession of “intact and partially intact” alien vehicles, is among the witnesses slated to appear, and will repeat his allegations in front of a seemingly supportive line-up of congressmen and women.

You can watch the hearing live on YouTube from 3pm GMT - https://www.youtube.com/live/KQ7Dw-739VY?feature=share

I'm pretty excited. Extra-terrestrial life has long been an interest of mine and the rumblings that have been happening this year are the most interesting yet. Or they're utter tosh, depending on what you believe.

But just imagine, if you're a sceptic, just imagine it is true. What that could mean for the human race.

I often wonder how religious groups would react. If we're made in God's image and then all of a sudden some enormous bug looking aliens show up...who's image are they made in?

Or if, as this whistleblower is alleging, we're able to reverse engineer some of the tech to create means of producing sustainable energy; what would that do to the global economy? Saudi would suddenly find their oil money doesn't quite stretch so far.

Maybe finding out we aren't alone would cause us to come together as a species and become a truly global community.

This is one of those rare occasions I imagine Swanny might have some interesting things to say.

I wonder if Sepulveda has an opinion instead?

 

[brightn'ove]

Why do they always land in the US? Quite a lot more land to aim for than some desert in the american south west.

 

[BBassic]

Why do they always land in the US? Quite a lot more land to aim for than some desert in the american south west.

Sightings reported all over the world - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings#By_location

 

[sparkie]

I Want to Believe.

 

[Muzzman]

No chance. By 'Alien' I'm assuming they mean Alien to them, not to Russia or China where I suspect these 'vehicles' originate.

The logistics of FTL travel, navigation etc means we will never have Extra-Terrestrial life visiting us. The universe is so vast, people can't get their heads round it, they assume little green men pop over to Earth as if taking a trip to Tesco.

There's more chance of there being an entire alien civilisation doing their own thing in the deepest parts of Europa's oceans than being visited by Aliens from another star system.

 

[BBassic]

The logistics of FTL travel, navigation etc means we will never have Extra-Terrestrial life visiting us. The universe is so vast, people can't get their heads round it, they assume little green men pop over to Earth as if taking a trip to Tesco.

Yeah maybe.

Or maybe there's an especially advanced lifeform out there for whom popping to Earth is like going to Tesco. They do have a decent meal deal, after all.

 

[Muzzman]

Yeah maybe.

Or maybe there's an especially advanced lifeform out there for whom popping to Earth is like going to Tesco. They do have a decent meal deal, after all.

Personally, I don't think lifeforms can get that advanced, they would have wiped themselves out long before developing FTL drives.

 

[A1X]

Given the distances involved, isn't interstellar travel essentially impossible? So unless the aliens come from within our own solar system (which is unlikely) then the chances are there are no "vehicles" or the like.

Don't get me wrong, I am absolutely convinced that somewhere out in the universe there is indeed another race of intelligent beings. The universe is simply too vast and with too many planets, suns and galaxies for Earth to be alone in this regard. However, I don't believe we will ever find evidence of them.

 

[pb21]

 

[BBassic]

Personally, I don't think lifeforms can get that advanced, they would have wiped themselves out long before developing FTL drives.

Yeah that's also entirely plausible. We're certainly closer to self-annihilation than reaching warp 9.9

 

[BBassic]

Just going through an X-Files re-watch at the moment actually. Just watched the one about invisible zoo animals being abducted.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

 

[jcdenton08]

Just going through an X-Files re-watch at the moment actually. Just watched the one about invisible zoo animals being abducted.

Fearful Symmetry. I am a huge X-Phile - the first thing I did when visiting BC was a sightseeing tour of Vancouver X-Files locations the missus was thrilled…

 

[jcdenton08]

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

There's more chance of there being an entire alien civilisation doing their own thing in the deepest parts of Europa's oceans than being visited by Aliens from another star system.

Considering that the US Navy have filmed UAP's entering the water and continuing at break neck speeds, that is a possibility.
There are some very interesting theories and although some of them I can not get my head round, I am open minded on the subject, I do find it interesting that we have come on in leaps and bounds recently in terms of technology and that people like Robert Bigelow are interested in the subject and wonder if his company has benefited from reverse engineering.

There is more chance of alien life forms or drones visiting us than a god.

 

[BBassic]

Fearful Symmetry. I am a huge X-Phile - the first thing I did when visiting BC was a sightseeing tour of Vancouver X-Files locations the missus was thrilled…

That's the one.

My other half is the bigger X-Files nerd in our house. She bloody loves it. I prefer the episodes that progress the 'lore' more than the monster-of-the-week episodes.

Maybe I'll surprise her with a Vancouver X-Files tour!

 

[Greg Bobkin]

A political hearing about UFOs? I guess Stranger Things have happened, but I can't think of many.

 

[jcdenton08]

That's the one.

My other half is the bigger X-Files nerd in our house. She bloody loves it. I prefer the episodes that progress the 'lore' more than the monster-of-the-week episodes.

Maybe I'll surprise her with a Vancouver X-Files tour!

The lore (“mytharc”) is brilliant up to and including the first movie, for me then onwards it gets too ridiculous even for the show’s standards. Given I’ve seen every episode in seasons 1-6 at least 10 times, I favour the monster of the week episodes nowadays.

Favourites are “Pusher”, “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space”, “Darkness Falls”, “Squeeze/Tooms”, erm.. most of them actually…

 

[BBassic]

The lore (“mytharc”) is brilliant up to and including the first movie, for me then onwards it gets too ridiculous even for the show’s standards. Given I’ve seen every episode in seasons 1-6 at least 10 times, I favour the monster of the week episodes nowadays.

Favourites are “Pusher”, “Jose Chung’s From Outer Space”, “Darkness Falls”, “Squeeze/Tooms”, erm.. most of them actually…

Squeeze gave me nightmares.

I was only 8 years old when it aired and I'd begged my parents to let me watch the show. The first two episodes were OK but Squeeze scared the absolute shit out of me. Parents refused to let me watch the rest of the show

Now I'm writing a script for a YouTube video about why it's the scariest episode ever.