Are we alone in the universe? Could intelligent aliens exist somewhere in the cosmos, and how close are we to finally discovering them? Or is it even possible that intelligent aliens are already in our own back yard, and have been visiting Earth, as evidenced by decades of sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UFOs?  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by astrophysicist Adam Frank, a leading expert on the final stages of evolution for stars like the sun and one of the leaders of the Categorizing Atmospheric Technosignatures (CATS) project. Frank is also author of "The Little Book of Aliens," and joins us to discuss SETI, UAP, and the search for alien life throughout the cosmos. The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: A NASA Spacecraft Just Had Its First Close Encounter with an Asteroid New Covid Pirola strain warning as mysterious JN.1 variant 'takes off' in Europe San Jose shipwreck dubbed 'the Holy Grail' to be exhumed off Colombia with $20 billion sunken treasure  Pentagon UFO chief Dr Sean Kirkpatrick will be REPLACED by end of the year ADAM FRANK: Adam Frank’s Official Homepage The Little Book of Aliens - By Adam Frank Categorizing Atmospheric Technosignatures (CATS) BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

In this Halloween special, the podcast explores encounters with eerie visitors from beyond our reality, diving into ghostly experiences, mysterious figures, and the connection between UFOs and the men in black.

A classified report detailing the Pentagon’s latest findings in its ongoing investigations into unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP, has been delivered to Congress, according to a statement issued by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) last week.  For the rest of us, an unclassified version of the 2023 Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena was made available on the website of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), but to limited fanfare from UFO advocates online. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we provide an in-depth analysis of the 2023 UAP report and highlight the key takeaways many missed, along with several historical UAP reports submitted by our listeners.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Israel hits Gaza with one of deadliest bombings so far in war against Hamas Hezbollah steps up attacks, IDF says, fueling fears of wider conflict  World’s oldest known dog dies aged 31 after being saved from shallow grave as pup In Utah, The Largest and Oldest Organism of Its Kind is Breaking Its Ancient Silence Why Do UFO Sightings Keep Happening Near Nuclear Sites?  2023 UAP REPORT: New U.S. Government Report Details Latest Findings in the Pentagon’s Investigations of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena  Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Discover the extraordinary lengths ancient builders went to construct Stonehenge. Uncover the hidden history of humanity through footprints in the American southwest. Explore mysterious discoveries pushing back timescales on early human achievements. Delve into the purpose and theories surrounding Stonehenge. Challenge assumptions about ancient Americas and find out about controversial discoveries in archaeology. Reflect on humanity's enduring relationship with the wild through the ancient tale of the sacred hunt. Explore the implications of the discovery of ancient wooden structures and how it challenges assumptions about our ancient ancestors. Embrace exploring unlikely theories and independent research in the scientific field.

For decades, sightings of unusual aerial phenomena have been logged by observers from around the world. Yet in only a handful of the countless number of sightings, observations of strange, tangent phenomena--including sightings of possible UAP occupants--have also been reported.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine a series of UAP incidents involving the observation of an unusual figure during a 1967 encounter in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as well as a pair of multiple witness military UAP sightings reported by a former member of the Air National Guard, who shares his recollections about these uncanny encounters with anomalous phenomena.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: What to know as Israel declares war, bombards Gaza Strip after unprecedented Hamas attack  Israel on war footing, Hamas threatens to kill captives  Confirmation of Oldest Fossil Human Footprints in North America Upends Once Accepted Timeline Annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into a spectacular 'ring of fire' this week Call them UFOs or UAPs, scientists need better data, according to weekend panel BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

Since the early years of the Atomic Age, sightings of unidentified flying objects near American facilities involved with nuclear research and power generation have been reported. Now, in the latest of a series of ongoing disclosures involving mysterious sightings logged by government agencies, the U.S. Department of Energy has released several incident reports involving observations at its facilities.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into the latest documents and examine a possible sighting of a metallic spherical UAP, as well as what the new files reveal about the government's attitudes--and possible misunderstandings--about unidentified flying objects.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Webb Telescope Has Spotted Something Lurking in the Orion Nebula That “Shouldn’t Exist” Hackers Take British Royal Family Website Down Amidst Inflammatory Statements by Russian Officials  The DOE’s UAP Files: 20220809 | Department of Energy  U.S. Dept of Energy UAP Documents   Reveal Puzzling Aerial Incursions Near American Nuclear Sites   UAP Indications Analysis,1945-1975 United States Atomic Warfare Complex DOE Document describing green fireball sightings BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

It was an ordinary late afternoon in the early 1980s, when something incredible happened to a rural family in Eastern Canada. As they looked out the windows of their home, they observed a massive, triangle-shaped object hovering motionless in the sky, in a sighting that would forever change their lives.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we interview a witness to these events, whose incredible recollections offer a unique perspective on the ongoing eerie appearances of large, triangular UAP over the decades.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: OSIRIS-REx Mission Achieves Historic Milestone with Successful Delivery of Asteroid Samples to Earth NASA's OSIRIS-REx lands samples of asteroid Bennu to Earth after historic 4-billion-mile journey NASA's Mars Sample Return mission may never fly  US exploring potential space force hotline with China  Scientists Estimate When Humans Could Become Extinct ChatGPT can now hear, see and speak as OpenAI gives the chatbot its most humanlike update  BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

"The study of Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) presents a unique scientific opportunity that demands a rigorous, evidence-based approach," reads a portion of a new report issued by NASA's UAP Independent Study Team. "NASA – with its extensive expertise in these domains and global reputation for scientific openness – is in an excellent position to contribute to UAP studies within the broader whole-of-government framework led by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)."  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at what NASA's new report details, and get commentary from Mark Rodeghier, Ph.D, the Director of the J. Allen Hynek Center for UFO Studies. What new approaches can be applied toward the phenomenon, and how can past data obtained on UAP move us toward obtaining a better understanding of them?  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: US military asks for help to find missing F-35 fighter jet after ‘mishap’ sees pilot eject  Baffling: $78 Million F-35B Stealth Fighter Reported Missing After Mysterious In-Flight ‘Mishap’ Exclusive: A close encounter with the 'alien bodies' in Mexico  Ryan Graves Responds to Mexican Mummy Incident  Alien mummies in Mexico? NASA's UFO study team says don't bet on it THE NASA REPORT: NASA Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team Report  NEWS CONFERENCE: Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Report  SPERGEL ON NEWS NATION: Taking UAPs from sensationalism to science | NewsNation Live  HANKS ON NEWS NATION: NASA report: no evidence UFOs were aliens | NewsNation Now  THE DIRECTOR IS NAMED: UPDATE: NASA Shares UAP Independent Study Report; Names Director BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

According to the DoD's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), a significant majority of UAP incidents reported by members of the military involve sightings of peculiar metallic spheres, which are often observed moving through the skies over strategic sites and military training areas. Although many presume the objects are likely to be balloons, a deeper look at the UFO literature may suggest otherwise.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the history involving sightings of strange metallic or translucent spherical UAP, and why the evidence suggests that these phenomena are more than just balloons or a new variety of drones used by foreign adversaries of the United States.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: More than 2000 dead after earthquakes in Morocco How to donate to charities working to help victims of Morocco earthquake   Mysterious Blue Light Flashes Moments Before Moroccan Earthquake  Read 'Secret' memo for Trudeau on unidentified object shot down over Yukon In U.S., most UFO documentation is classified. Not so in other countries.  UFOs and UAPs | National Archives  News Nation on UFO Document Digitization  UFO Tales and Witness Credibility Falling Apart After Congressional Hearings  Floating Mystery Ball Is New Nazi Air Weapon - The New York Times  ‘Mosul Orb’: US silent on UFO filmed by military over Iraq | Fox News  Senate Hearing: All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (April 2023)  Project Sphere — National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.

It seemed like any other clear Michigan evening as Wayne and Michelle drove their Jeep Wrangler home from a late-night game of bingo. Then, suddenly in the distance ahead, they saw three large bright white lights in the sky... and they appeared to be coming directly toward them.  This week on The Micah Hanks Program, Wayne and Michelle Braden join us to discuss their encounter with a triangular UAP in 2018, and the events that followed in the aftermath which fundamentally changed their lives.  The story doesn't end here... become an X Subscriber and get access to even more weekly content and monthly specials. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program? We have partnered with the fine folks at Gumball to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: Gumball: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: The Official Website of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office Has Finally Launched Its Website. Here’s What’s Missing  Michigan UFO Sightings and Paranormal Encounters Podcast Wayne and Michelle Braden on YouTube BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PODCASTS AND MONTHLY SPECIALS FROM MICAH HANKS. Sign up today and get access to the entire back catalog of The Micah Hanks Program, as well as “classic” episodes of The Gralien Report Podcast, weekly “additional editions” of the subscriber-only X Podcast, the monthly Enigmas specials, and much more. Like us on Facebook Follow @MicahHanks on Twitter Keep up with Micah and his work at micahhanks.com.