Hello, friends! Welcome to this week's edition of the UFO? UAP? WTF? newsletter. Catch up on the recent UFO-related headlines, research, events, and other content that you might find interesting.


Headlines

Government Transparency & UFOs: Inside Military Programs and Classified Briefings

Government Transparency & UFOs: Inside Military Programs and Classified Briefings
About this episode: Michael Shermer sits down with attorney and bestselling author Kent Heckenlively for a tense, thoughtful, and surprisingly cordial conversation about UFOs, government secrecy, and the idea of “catastrophic disclosure.” Heckenlively argues that something real is being hidden. Not necessarily aliens, but information powerful enough to disrupt energy

The ‘ET of Varginha’ captivates Brazil 30 years after sighting dismissed by a military investigation

The ‘ET of Varginha’ captivates Brazil 30 years after sighting dismissed by a military investigation
The city where the event took place, a ufology conference, and a documentary celebrate the alleged encounter in 1996 with the country’s most famous extraterrestrial

How The Enduring UFO Endings of ‘Silent Hill’ Started A Non-Canon Meta Multiverse

How The Enduring UFO Endings of ‘Silent Hill’ Started A Non-Canon Meta Multiverse
It’s been extremely satisfying to watch the video game industry’s survival horror genre blossom and evolve from a niche curiosity to a dependable juggernaut. Resident Evil helped put the survival horror genre on the map in 1996 and has gone on to spawn countless imitators. However, Konami’s Silent Hill is an equally important franchise that […]

Brazil’s 1996 UFO Crash Case — Witnesses Claim Encounters With Aliens

Brazil’s 1996 UFO Crash Case — Witnesses Claim Encounters With Aliens
Brazil’s UFO crash in 1996 still lingers on its mystery as witnesses gather to testify their encounters with extra-terrestrial beings!

Scientists Reveal Lightning Can Spawn UFO-Like Plasmoids in Shocking Experiments

Lightning Makes UFO Lookalikes in Stunning Science Breakthrough
Peer reviewed experiments suggest lightning can give birth to glowing plasmoids that look uncannily like UFOs, sparking fresh debate about nature, physics and mystery.

Warning Issued That Alien Revelations Could Spark Financial Crisis

Warning issued that alien revelations could spark financial crisis
A former policy expert of the Bank of England told The Times of London that politicians and bankers can’t afford to dismiss alien life.

A UFO beamed cryptic messages into a US soldier's mind... and they reveal a mysterious warning from the future

A UFO beamed cryptic messages into a US soldier’s mind
It is considered one of the most famous UFO encounters in history. A US sergeant said a UFO beamed a binary coded message into his mind.

Two veterans shaped the UFO phenomenon from a joke into real federal policy

Two veterans shaped the UFO phenomenon from a joke into real federal policy
Belief in Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena has come a long way since the Cold War.

Events

UFO CON

March 20-22, 2026 | Burlingame, CA

Ozark Mountain UFO Conference

April 10-12, 2026 | Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Imperial Valley Alien Con

April 18, 2026 | Heber, California

McMenamins UFO Fest

May 15-16, 2026 | McMinnville, Oregon

Pine Bush UFO Fair

June 6, 2026 | Pine Bush, New York


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Jason McClellan