Are These the First Images of UAP in Orbit? With Dr. Beatriz Villarroel

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This is a compilation of interviews with Dr. Beatriz Villarroel, astrophysicist and lead researcher behind a series of studies on unexplained transients found in historic Palomar Observatory plates. Full interviews:https://youtu.be/DcuSNnuv4RIhttps://youtu.be/yLpy-ZFQSf8https://youtu.be/EvPrvB72uMwhttps://youtu.be/MsV9wI4J2ichttps://youtu.be/azW33jxaHPsVillarroel, Beatriz, et al. Aligned, Multiple-Transient Events in the First Palomar Sky Survey. 2024. ResearchGatehttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/394040040_Aligned_multiple-transient_events_in_the_First_Palomar_Sky_Survey"Is there a background population of high-albedo objects in geosynchronous orbits around Earth?" Villarroel et al, 2022https://arxiv.org/pdf/2204.06091.pdf"A bright triple transient that vanished within 50 minutes" Solano et al., 2023https://arxiv.org/pdf/2310.09035.pdf"A glint in the eye: photographic plate archive searches for non-terrestrial artefacts" Villarroel et al., 2021https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.15217"Exploring nine simultaneously occurring transients on April 12th 1950" Villarroel et al., 2021https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.11780"The Vanishing & Appearing Sources during a Century of Observations project: I. USNO objects missing in modern sky surveys and follow-up observations of a "missing star"" Villarroel et al., 2019https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.05068Music:https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com/https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/https://aeriumambient.bandcamp.com/FOOTAGE:NASAESA/HubbleESO - M.KornmesserESO - L.CalcadaESO - Jose Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org)NAOJUniversity of WarwickGoddard Visualization StudioLangley Research CenterPixabay0:00 On the Night of July 19th, 1952, Something Changed4:00 What Makes These Transients So Unusual?6:52 Shutter Timing and the Mystery of the Plates10:17 Could These Signals Be Artificial in Nature?11:34 Aligned Transients and the Search for Patterns13:24 Finding Recurring Events in Archival Surveys14:24 New Telescopes and the Future of Detection17:09 Could Transients Leave Atmospheric or Geological Evidence?20:24 When Does an Anomaly Deserve Scientific Attention?23:49 Why Understanding Natural Explanations Comes First25:58 The Future of Detecting Faint Orbital Technosignatures28:25 Are These Transients Nearby or Deep in Space?31:28 How Do We Distinguish Alien Technology From Natural Phenomena?37:19 Transient Candidates39:27 Using AI and Machine Vision41:29 Technical Hurdles44:26 Could Radar Help?49:31 The Societal Impact of Discovering NHI52:17 Laser SETI55:53 Non-Human Objects Are Already in Orbit?58:02 Why SETI Might Be Looking in the Wrong Places1:01:12 Scientific Resistance1:05:27 Would Society Even Care if Aliens Were Confirmed?1:07:13 A Quiet, Non-Invasive Alien Presence1:10:09 Microbes or Intelligence?1:12:01 Could Disclosure Be Met With Indifference?1:16:35 Does Any of This Resemble Past Anomalous Events?1:18:06 What This Work Means1:20:24 Evidence of UAPs in Pre-Space Age Observations1:23:00 What the Palomar Plates Might Contain1:24:40 Testing the Glint Hypothesis1:26:40 Could Vatican Observatory Plates Confirm the Transients?1:29:10 Searching for Orbiting Technosignatures Systematically1:31:10 the Search for Transients1:35:55 Geosynchronous Orbits1:37:59 What Non-Human Technology Might Actually Look Like1:40:22 Are There Still Untapped Astronomical Archives?1:44:04 Independently Verifying Candidates1:48:09 Could Earth Be a Trap for Passing Civilizations?1:51:07 Testing for Contamination and Optical Artifacts1:56:09 When Eight Objects Appear on a Single Plate1:58:06 Atmospheric and Nuclear Test Effects2:00:50 Space Junk vs. Genuine Unknowns2:03:02 Natural vs. Non-Natural2:04:23 Visual Glitches2:07:07 The Vera Rubin Observatory’s Role2:09:36 the Era of Space Archaeology2:10:54 Why Do Some Transients Appear in Perfect Lines?

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