The Micah Hanks Program

This week, following an unusual situation that erupted in the skies over El Paso, Texas, last week that placed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on high alert, the U.S. Department of Defense revealed the recent testing of a new counter-drone laser weapon that was reportedly deployed to neutralize a security threat at the U.S. southern border. However, as further reporting has revealed, it seems there was more to this story... and of course, plenty of UAP speculation involving alleged sightings of aerial objects in American airspace. 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at this alarming incident, what we know, and also its similarities to events in 2023 that resulted in the shoot-downs of several "unidentified aerial objects" over North America. Finally, what can we learn from a deeper look at the history of similar incidents involving alleged UFOs from over the decades? 
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Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser
UFO SPECULATIONS: Reddit thread on alleged 'crash retrieval' 
Eyewitness vid eo of mysterious craft hovering over El Paso upends Trump administration 'party balloon' claims
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On an April afternoon in 1964, a police officer's observation of an unusual, landed aircraft in New Mexico would become one of ufology's most baffling cold cases. Decades later, two women's unnerving encounter with a strange aircraft over a Texas highway would leave them suffering from health effects that led them to believe they had witnessed a U.S. government test gone awry. But could these two famous UFO cases have more in common than most would ever think? 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, our examination of some of America's most controversial UFO cases leads us to questions about a supposed "UFO legacy program," and what such a program—if it exists—might entail. Could some of history's most well-documented UFO cases point to something the U.S. government knows far more about than it's letting on?  
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CASH-LANDRUM: UFO Incident Near Dayton, Texas, in December 1980
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An early morning high-speed police chase involving a UFO... a military helicopter crew's encounter with something from out of this world... these are just a few examples of some of history's best-known and most credible UFO cases, both of which occurred in Ohio during the height of the Cold War. What were the objects these trained professionals observed, and what do their presence in the skies mean for U.S. National Security? 
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we cover a recent trip with the documentary team from "Small Town Monsters" into the heart of the Buckeye State in search of answers to the famous 1966 Portage County UFO Chase and the landmark 1973 Coyne UFO Incident. We also examine Cold War U.S. military history from the period, and why these famous Ohio UFO encounters remain some of the country's most compelling cases. You can support Small Town Monsters and all of their original productions this year by clicking here.
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PORTAGE CO. UFO: Famous 86-mile UFO chase in 1966 still defies Air Force 'explanation' 
THE COYNE INCIDENT: The Case of Ohio's Best Documented UFO 
Coyne Incident over Charles Mill Lake was most credible UFO sighting of 1973
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In January 1996, residents of the quiet Brazilian city of Varginha began reporting something unusual in the skies above their neighborhoods. Witnesses described a low-flying object—long, cylindrical, and trailing smoke—moving erratically over the city before disappearing from view. In the days that followed, the story took on a far stranger dimension, one that would transform a routine sighting into one of the most enduring and controversial UFO cases in modern history.
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, following a recent press conference held in Washington, D.C., involving a UAP case with international significance, we examine the famous Brazilian "Varginha Incident" and the reports from local civilians at the time who claimed to have encountered a small, non-human creature.
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NEWS: Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot 
James Webb telescope reveals sharpest-ever look at the edge of a black hole 
AI & LOST LANGUAGES: AI deciphers ancient scroll 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius erupted
AI translates 5,000-year-old cuneiform tablets instantly
7 Times A.I. Helped Unlock Ancient Secrets   
NASA BOOK: Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication
SAGAN 1962: "Direct Contact Among Galactic Civilizations by Relativistic Interstellar Spaceflight"
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Throughout history, scholars have sought ways to access the "lost knowledge" of the ancient world. In recent years, with the advent of artificial intelligence, major strides have been made toward decoding the mysteries kept within mysterious ancient texts like the famous "Voynich manuscript," which was composed centuries ago in a mysterious language that remains undeciphered. The challenges that such texts present to scholars also raise a question: would we be any more successful in decoding messages sent to Earth from space by intelligent aliens?
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the efforts by scientists to unlock mysterious ancient texts, as well as the search for evidence of communication from intelligent extraterrestrials, and finally, how the intersection between archaeology and interstellar communication culminates in the debate about possible "Paleo-SETI" and the prospect that Earth may have been visited by extraterrestrial visitors in ancient times.
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NEWS: Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS) Is An Actual Condition — And It Could Explain A Lot 
James Webb telescope reveals sharpest-ever look at the edge of a black hole 
AI & LOST LANGUAGES: AI deciphers ancient scroll 2,000 years after Mount Vesuvius erupted
AI translates 5,000-year-old cuneiform tablets instantly
7 Times A.I. Helped Unlock Ancient Secrets   
NASA BOOK: Archaeology, Anthropology, and Interstellar Communication
SAGAN 1962: "Direct Contact Among Galactic Civilizations by Relativistic Interstellar Spaceflight"
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