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Cosmologists Claim 36 “Intelligent” ET Civilizations
And that’s just in our Milky Way galaxy alone.
How many stars are there in the Milky Way galaxy anyway? Answer: 250 – 500 billion (well, ± 150 billion or so). That’s a lot of stars and the Sun is just one of them. Among many astronomers, it is generally accepted that there is, on average, at least one planet per star. What astronomers are really looking for is a habitable planet, with abundant water, about the size of the Earth orbiting a star about the size of our Sun. When you’re dealing with 250 billion, well, there just must be more than just one. Right? What if 18% of Sun-like stars had an Earth-like planet? That would mean there are up to six billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way galaxy alone. That’s the latest estimate from astronomers at the University of British Columbia where they made an extrapolation based on NASA’s Kepler space telescope. Just think about that. . .
So, What Are “Intelligent” Civilizations, Exactly?
Any intelligent civilization is generally one with the ability to use a written language and possess advances in the arts and sciences. Bear in mind that these scientists are not just referring to spacefaring civilizations with a fleet of starships at hand. They are referring to any carbon-based (perhaps even silicon-based) beings with the ability to reason, understand, perceive relationships and to communicate in a technical manner. The cosmologists are describing what are called “technologically-advanced” civilizations that have invented radio technology and have been broadcasting via radio, TV or by any other means into space.
Thirty-six Intelligent Civilizations
Published on June 15 in The Astronomical Journal, a paper titled “The Astrobiological Copernican Weak and Strong Limits for Intelligent Life” 2 estimated that there are roughly “36 civilizations within our Galaxy.” The paper was written by Tom Westby, Assistant Professor of Engineering, and Christopher Conselice, Professor of Astrophysics, at the University of Nottingham (UK). But let’s be clear, the paper’s authors claim that that number could be as high as 210 and as few as four civilizations, depending on their assumptions (that’s where the “strong” scenario and the “weak” scenario come into action). Their paper is limited only to Earth/Sun-like star systems, and that’s why the word “Copernican” is used in the title.
So, What Are “Intelligent” Civilizations, Exactly?
Any intelligent civilization is generally one with the ability to use a written language and possess advances in the arts and sciences. Bear in mind that these scientists are not just referring to spacefaring civilizations with a fleet of starships at hand. They are referring to any carbon-based (perhaps even silicon-based) beings with the ability to reason, understand, perceive relationships and to communicate in a technical manner. The cosmologists are describing what are called “technologically-advanced” civilizations that have invented radio technology and have been broadcasting via radio, TV or by any other means into space.
Thirty-six Intelligent Civilizations
Published on June 15 in The Astronomical Journal, a paper titled “The Astrobiological Copernican Weak and Strong Limits for Intelligent Life” 2 estimated that there are roughly “36 civilizations within our Galaxy.” The paper was written by Tom Westby, Assistant Professor of Engineering, and Christopher Conselice, Professor of Astrophysics, at the University of Nottingham (UK). But let’s be clear, the paper’s authors claim that that number could be as high as 210 and as few as four civilizations, depending on their assumptions (that’s where the “strong” scenario and the “weak” scenario come into action). Their paper is limited only to Earth/Sun-like star systems, and that’s why the word “Copernican” is used in the title.
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Mysterious balloon-like ‘UFO’ object spotted over Japan
https://ift.tt/uRtLh4 mysterious balloon-like “UFO” object has become a social media sensation after being spotted over Japan on Wednesday.
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Three Witnesses Observe Glowing Fireball
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Case 106099: Three witnesses were siting on the deck of an ocean front condominium in Litchfield, South Carolina. It was 9 PM at night under partially-cloudy skies. A large, round sphere appeared from the right and moved left and then hovered. According to the witnesses, it was greater than 300 feet in diameter and at various times pulsating red, red-orange and yellow-orange. See illustration as it moved left to right. As it cast light on the ground, it appeared to be a round, solid, hovering sphere about 10° above the horizon. The sphere appeared for three minutes and then vanished.
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Lost in Space Becomes a Reality
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Case 106026: At around 9 PM in Collinsville, Illinois, during the summer of 1965, a 12-year old girl found herself under a large, oval-shaped craft with white exterior lights. The craft was at no more than tree top level. She says that she didn’t know what a spaceship was, and then it was revealed to her while watching and episode of the Lost in Space TV show. She claims to have heard no sound whatsoever, but soon there were two “clunking” noises. She was “frozen” for some period of time, later she ran out from under the craft, stopped and turned around to view it.
Once out from under the craft, she could see a “long square door” that was “in the middle of this oval.” The craft also had one or two large windows, one with a blue light illuminating the interior and one with a red light. Behind each window was a “hairy creature . . . with very long arms.” She then ran to her home, went inside to a window and the craft had disappeared. Years later, she had a second sighting, and possibly more than she is able to acknowledge. |
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“Meteor” Spawns Orb Over Florida
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Case 105380: The witness is driving with her cell phone camera videoing moving traffic on US 19 at Suwannee River Bridge in Fanning Springs, Florida. At 6 AM, driving her car at speed in an easterly direction, there is a very prominent, white “meteor” with an elongated trail passing from south to north. It reminds one of the meteor that fell on the Russian city of Chelyabinsk in 2013 (see image below). The head of the meteor trail on the left is quite full and prominent as the trail gradually fades toward the right. The driver pulls over to the slow lane and then to an off-ramp and stops her car.
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Huge Disc Resembles a WW I Naval Cap
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Case 105266: The witness at age 12 and his 3-year old sister were living with their parents in US naval housing just west of Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes Naval Training Facility. Playing kickball in the backyard, his sister suddenly said, “What’s that?” They could see a disc-shaped flying saucer “of tremendous size,” now estimated to be 300 feet or more in diameter, apparently attempting to land into the lake. To this writer, the witness description sounds like a giant World War I naval seaman’s cap. But, instead of the black headband, the disc had the three colors of Germany: black, red and gold and in the proper sequence. To modern Germans, the colors represent freedom and unity. The colored sections of the disc’s “headband” were rotating in opposite directions (!).
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Unusual Orb Sighted Near Encinitas, California
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Case 108694: While the sole witness was watching a “surf webcam” video taken at approximately 10:30 PM at Beacon’s Beach, Encinitas, California, a small orb with an orange-red “tail/exhaust” moved slowly into view. This occurs at approximately the three-minute mark on the video. Beacon’s Beach is a popular spot for swimming, surfing, fishing, and other beach activities and is formally named Leucadia State Beach. The beach is operated by the City of Encinitas and is a California state park. According to the park’s website, the park is monitored daily by multiple video security cameras. Based upon the father of the witness’ testimony, the video camera was apparently on an automatic record setting, thus it is not clear exactly how the video was viewed by the son. The video camera was mounted on the bluff above the beach and at a 45° angle downward toward the beach. The witness was reported to be older than 18 years of age.
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Brazilian UFO Crash an Elaborate Hoax
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The MUFON investigation team has completed its investigation of the alleged crash of a UFO near MAGÉ BRAZIL. The case, which has been widely circulated on social media outlets, has been determined to be nothing more than an elaborate hoax.
Our National Director for Brazil, A. J. Gevaerd, reported his team’s disposition to MUFON headquarters earlier this week along with a narrative describing the team’s findings. A translated summary of the narrative highlighting the salient points is provided below: My team and I have intensively investigated this alleged case and found out that it is a TOTAL HOAX. It started with a fake audio about a supposed UFO crash published over the net, later assumed to be a fabrication by the female author. As time went on the story got bigger and bigger every day, with many alleged witnesses making all sorts of claims, all disconnected from each other, all exaggerated, and mostly lies. Some people even said things like they were “hearing” telepathic requests for help from aliens inside the alleged object crashed, or that there were children in the alleged object crashed crying for help, or that the aliens onboard the alleged crashed object are predatory and eat human meat. |
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Newly released incident reports detail US Navy’s ‘UFO’ encounters
https://ift.tt/2Lt8q1c released “hazard reports” detailing encounters between US Navy aircraft and “unidentified aerial phenomena,” reveal new details about incidents which were thrust into the spotlight when the Pentagon officially declassified and released videos of three encounters late last month.
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