American Alchemy

Top Astronomer: “I Found 100,000 UFOs Above Earth!” (ft. Beatriz Villarroel)

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Oct 25, 2025
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Dr. Steven Brouel
Guest
Beatriz Villarroel
In this fascinating discussion, Beatriz Villarroel, an astrophysicist at Stockholm University, reveals her groundbreaking findings of over 100,000 transient light phenomena from historical photographic plates. She explains how many of these may represent real, reflective objects in orbit, predating modern space exploration. Joining her, Dr. Steven Brouel adds his statistical insights, linking transients with nuclear tests. The duo delves into historical data suppression, the implications of their findings, and the potential for an extraterrestrial explanation behind these mysterious flashes.
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INSIGHT

Short-Lived Transients On 1950s Plates

  • Transients are brief light flashes that appear and vanish within minutes on old photographic plates.
  • Beatriz Villarroel found multiple simultaneous transients from July 1952 that match a known Washington D.C. UFO flap.
INSIGHT

Earth's Shadow Test Reveals Real Objects

  • Beatriz tested whether transients vanish inside Earth's shadow to rule out plate defects.
  • She found a significant deficit inside the shadow, indicating many transients are solar reflections from orbiting reflective objects.
INSIGHT

Significant Fraction Appear Mirror-Like

  • About 30–35% of detected transients are estimated to be real solar reflections rather than plate defects.
  • These flashes imply extremely flat, mirror-like surfaces, not rocks or irregular objects.
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