[ExI] Physicists detect UFOs on plates from old telescopic sky surveys

[Stuart LaForge]

Nature just reported that physicists using computer analysis of archived 
photographic plates from sky surveys by Mt Palomar observatory detected 
310 instances where formations of 3 to 6 transient objects appeared in 
orbit then subsequently disappeared before Sputnik was launched, ruling 
out manmade satellites. Furthermore the transients increased in 
frequency by 45% during historically documented UFO flaps and nuclear 
weapons tests.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21620-3

Abstract

Transient star-like objects of unknown origin have been identified in 
the first Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS-I) conducted prior to the 
first artificial satellite. We tested speculative hypotheses that some 
transients are related to nuclear weapons testing or unidentified 
anomalous phenomena (UAP) reports. A dataset comprising daily data 
(11/19/49—4/28/57) regarding identified transients, nuclear testing, and 
UAP reports was created (n = 2,718 days). Results revealed significant 
(p = .008) associations between nuclear testing and observed transients, 
with transients 45% more likely on dates within + /- 1 day of nuclear 
testing. For days on which at least one transient was identified, 
significant associations were noted between total number of transients 
and total number of independent UAP reports per date (p = 0.015). For 
every additional UAP reported on a given date, there was an 8.5% 
increase in number of transients identified. Small but significant 
(p = .008) associations between nuclear testing and number of UAP 
reports were also noted. Findings suggest associations beyond chance 
between occurrence of transients and both nuclear testing and UAP 
reports. These findings may help elucidate the nature of POSS-I 
transients and strengthen empirical support for the UAP phenomenon.
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Incidentally, on a related subject, dust around Tabby's star should be 
dispersing by solar winds over not getting thicker and darker over the 
last 100 years as had been previously reported in another different 
analysis of archived photographic plates suggests. Let me know if you 
want the link to that study.

What an interesting time to be alive. :)

Stuart LaForge