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Well SOMETHING must have changed if so many people believe something sinister is going on, which I think is worthy of investigation in itself. But if it were as widespread as reported, wouldn't it be showing up on nearly every TV weather radar shot? And in great streaks as reported, not blobs...

@pixelsmith. The US weathermen say "Chaff" and even explain what it is. (It was used in WWII to confuse radar and I guess it is still being developed to confuse modern radar.) Not the same as chem trails, which presumably are microscopic aerosol particles that do whatever they do...

Yes, I read this. So... seriously? China and the USA fighting aliens? And no one has noticed ANY unusual changes in the military encoded communications along the US West Coast, or anywhere else for that matter? There are thousands of well-equipped hobby radio listeners who follow all modes of...

I've no doubt the secret spraying chemicals in the air is possible, but how about... Perhaps there are more aircraft trails in the sky because there are now more aircraft flying. The design of aircraft engines is evolving to be more fuel efficient and more prominent con-trails may just be a...

General point for Mike: In Victorian times it was widely believed that other "people" might live on the Moon, Mars etc. If confirmation had come in say 1890, it seems likely that religion and society in general would have just accepted it. What has happened to religion and society since...

Being a British citizen, I suspect this report is "just" a case of highlighting what the health service has known for years. The report is from the Independent newspaper - widely seen as a reliable source. (Unfortunately the source for many stories re-quoted on forums is often not taken into...

(Note: Geostationary satellites are in orbit above the equator. They appear stationary above that point and typically - but not exclusively - are used for satellite TV. Geosynchronous orbits are at the same height as geostationary orbits [OK, the molniya orbit is an exception], but in any plain...

The moon at about 238,857 miles from Earth takes 28 days to orbit; stand watching all night and you won't see it move much - apart from that caused by the Earth's rotation which we are not discussing here. Low earth orbit (i.e. just clear of the upper atmosphere) is 100 to 200 miles...

For anyone interested, part 1 of "The Ummo Affair" was published in the British magazine Flying Saucer Review, 1974, volume 20 no 4 available here. In fact the folks behind this website have gone to extraordinary lengths to scan hundreds of UFO magazines going back decades. Regards, Ian

If you really want to know about crop circles in the south-west UK, get yourself involved with Young Farmers' groups meeting in pubs in the West Country... Regards, Ian

Some of the ones I listen to: Binnal of America http://binnallofamerica.com (for archive click on “AUDIO” at the top of his page) USA. Approximately fortnightly in seasons. One to two hours long. Host is Tim Binnall. Not a very probing presenter, but does cover a fairly wide range of what he...

If it's a stunt, there don't have to be any boxes, just reports and a couple of photos! There are so many holes in this story. Why no local media coverage? Why no officials carrying out safety checks? Where did the report originally come from? I had a quick Google for the Sri Lanka version...

I think exo_doc is probably right - I reckon it's a publicity stunt. Too heavy to pull/lift away? Then they presumably didn't get washed there by the tide. But if they did, and "they may be from last year’s earthquake in Japan" and floated thousands of miles, they could just have easily come...

Are we serious about a UFO detector? I am “almost” interested myself, but held back by common sense... Assuming UFOs exist “out there” and not just in our heads, upon which scientific principle will a detector operate? Certainly in the past (I'm recalling the 1960s, 70s) it was assumed that...

I used to visit the forum almost daily to see what the latest chatter was, but not done so much since the alterations. I thought it was just me being "reluctant to engage in with change" - but obviously not. I'm not sure I want "four ways to check the latest and greatest postings", just one...

Yes, India has photographed Apollo 15's landing site. See here from Times of India and here from Pakistan defence.

Oh dear. "I believe at the time it eventually transpired that it was all part of an advertising campaign for a certain make of Swiss watch..." Unfortunately I have not yet been able to track down this advertising campaign. Nevertheless, it seems a much more likely explanation than time...

As Gene says, the ads are the price for free. Just skip through them on the podcast - it's not that difficult. But I think one of the main points in this repeated debate comes from us European listeners; the unbelievable pseudo-scientific 'snake-oil' ads! The UK Advertising Standards Authority...

Another analysis here: (The Battle of Los Angeles) Regards, Ian

Brian Dunning discusses the 1897 Aurora, Texas, crash in his latest episode of Skeptoid, at: The Alien Buried in Texas Dunning's analysis here seems perfectly reasonable to me, but not something MUFON's 199-page report concluded. I know some forum members have "issues" with Dunning, but I...