Tools and techniques every "UAP/UFO/BLACK PROJECTS" investigator should use BEFORE reporting.

Photo Illustration (C)  Steve Douglass

Enough with the fuzzy videos (or for that matter) crystal clear videos with no provenance, no chain of evidence, wiped of meta-data and have no source who is willing to step forward, that video of a dancing light or black jet means nothing without confirmable data. 

Many will say they choose anonymity because they are afraid of being silenced by the MIBs or claim they've been threatened.  I think that's the fallback excuse for fakers and internet trolls.  

This author has been seeking out, listening for and investigating the black world since the mid- 1980s and so far the only contact I've had with government agents were FBI investigators looking into an incident where someone intercepted the (then) analog cordless phone call of a member of the U.S. house of Representatives who was trying to bed a woman by promising to take her on a junket to the Bahamas. After several interviews with the Feds and the U.S. District attorney for the Northern District of Texas (including telling them how it was done) the real person stepped forward and claimed making the recording of the Rep who was his neighbor. 

Since then I've written hundreds of articles, books, done dozens of TV interviews and posted photos of those unknown flying things that I've clicked away at without as much as the Feds driving past my house.

In that time I have never been denied access to Air Force Bases or government facilities when on a legitimate news assignment and in fact I've asked and been given permission to fly in military jets, tankers, fighters, bombers and even V-22C Ospreys with Special Forces Teams. 

photo (C) Steve Douglass 

I have also done thousands of interviews with government officials, governors, senators, law enforcement officials, Feds, DEA agents, Homeland Security and even President Donald Trump submitting my credentials and bona fides to the Secret Service with only 12 hours advanced notice of wanting an interview. 

I've also been allowed to photograph on and over many military bases, test ranges, bombing ranges, military contractor facilities and much more, including getting permission to fly a drone over one of the most highly guarded nuclear weapons facilities in the country. In fact I've been the ONLY one outside the government to be allowed to do so. 

Not to mention (and this is not a humble brag) I am a fully-authorized owner of a UAS remote pilot certificate as well as a being a licensed by the FCC as a amateur radio operator. 

There are some that say that just goes to prove I am somehow in cahoots with the Feds or a dis-infomationist myself, but I can assure you that's not the case. 

For example, after I photographed a trio of triangular craft flying over my city (and even after an expensive attempt by the USAF to cast doubt on those photos by staging a very public dog and pony show, in the end they only succeeded in affirming what I had captured was real. It's impossible to debunk the truth, only cast a little shade on it, especially backed by research, good solid investigation and expert peer review.  

As such, I've never trespassed on government property, taken photos where by law I can't  or divulged classified information. Everything I've written about, all that has been published, intercepted or photographed has been through purely legal ways, using open sourced information.

That can't be said of most "UAP IVESTIGATORS" who have published leaked documents, pressured those with classified clearances to talk and stepped over the legal line to obtain information of a Top Secret classification. 

All that being said, I'm also not afraid to reveal my methods - techniques UAV/UFO investigators should use to get the proof they seek, but only if that's what they are really after.  

Most "true believers" only want affirmation to an answer they've already accepted. 

Anyone whose pre-conceived beliefs are threatened (even with logic) that that their "proof" is based on not only incomplete data or bad or (faked) data, is a bad investigator or not really one at all. Videos and photos by themselves is not proof of anything. 

What they lack is a solid foundation of peer-reviewed data that brings us no closer to the truth. Always seek a second opinion and especially from someone who will do a critical analysis even if it proves you are wrong.

So here are my top methods, tools and techniques I use BEFORE going viral with a claim.

1: Seek a second opinion, one you trust to REALLY investigate the facts behind the claims.

2: Reject the anonymous. If you can't trace it back to a real person who can give you verifiable proof its legit, REJECT IT.

3: Ask questions. Where and when was the photo/video taken? What were the exact circumstances, time, date and other things like, location, direction (on a compass) lighting conditions, sky conditions. Ask for other images taken immediately before the sighting? Ask questions about the equipment used to take the video or photo? 

4: Ask for the RAW images, not a copy, not a screenshot but the actual raw images as they are on the device. Then look at the METADATA and compare it to the story. If they don't match REJECT it. If they won't give it to you (especially if they claim the government is out to silence them) REJECT it.

5: Research, Research, Research. Use a reverse image search to see if the photo or any elements of the photo exist anywhere on the Internet. A recent video claiming to be of "orbs" circling Malaysian Flight 370 was proven to be CG by the Corridor Crew. Even the clouds in the video were found to be stock video files.

Submit any video you find and they will put it to the  sniff test.

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6: Use other means to authenticate the story.

Tools I use are: 

GLOBAL ADS-B EXCHANGE which will show you a real-time view of aircraft squawking ADS-B in any given area. If you subscribe you can even go into past recording of what was flying (both civil and most military) in the airspace in question. Don't expect to see a "UAP/UFO" on ADS-B exchange but aircraft diverting to avoid colliding with it will be.

There are other flight tracking services as well. 

LIVE ATC.NET

You can search through their archives of Air Traffic Control communications and listen for yourself the incident you are investigating was reported to ATC.

Or do (as in my case) set up your own communications monitoring post. Yes, it's expensive and requires mastering a set of technologies but the payoff can be well worth it. I've been able to break hundreds of local, national and international news stories (including those involving UAPS) which are backed up with real-time recordings. 

Identifying objects at night? Try these links. 

N2YO LIVE SATELLITE TRACKING

FIND STARLINK

HOW TO CATCH AN IRIDIUM FLARE

HEAVENS ABOVE LIVE SKY VIEW 

THE WORLD IN REAL TIME

DEEP SPACE NETWORK

Just enter your location and track satellites in your sky. Is that light in the sky a UAP or just a Starlink satellite or an Iridium flare? If it's a manmade moon, you can track it. It's good to use the process of elimination to rule out all manmade space vehicles, including the I.S.S.

Other links of interest:

Was it a rocket launch? Check to see launch schedules here:

SPACEFLIGHT NOW

STELLARIUM ONLINE STAR MAP

Is it a UAP or just Venus? You can find out at the link above.

What about a sighting over the high seas? Find ships in the area in real time here:

MARINE TRAFFIC GLOBAL TRACKER

THE SKY LIVE

So it's not a aircraft or satellite? Maybe it's an asteroid or a comet? Click the link above.

DREAMLAND RESORT

The most comprehensive resource on America's most secret non-secret base. You can even join the discussion on all things Area 51 related. 

In closing, if you REALLY want to get to the truth, be skeptical, ask questions, do your research and question everything. Network with experts in communications monitoring, astronautics, aviation and military matters. 

Don't surround yourself with YesMen. Be an independent thinker and don't just regurgitate what you read online without questioning it. It gets you no closer to the truth. If someone claims to know "the whole truth" question them and ask them where's your proof? 

Approach your research like an intelligence analyst would, dis-compassionately, without pre-conceived bias or based on what you WANT TO BELIEVE. 

Expect to be disappointed most of the time but the knowledge you gain will aid you in future investigations. Post your conclusions along with your sources and data that others can examine. See if they come to the same conclusions you do. Don't help them, let them arrive at the answer  independently. Your bias could corrupt the result.

Encourage discourse, welcome skeptics, and don't dismiss them if they question your work. Only then will you be taken seriously. Once you have established yourself as a no-bullshit investigator, doors will open.   

With apologies to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle always remember, when you have eliminated the impossible ( and the fakery) whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth”

-Steve Douglass (webbfeat@gmail.com) 

Recently declassified Homeland Security documents detail government project to exploit UAPs and alien spacecraft.

A new Defense Department report released reveals that while the U.S. has not found any evidence of life on another planet, the feds had considered a program that would research mind reading and how to reverse-engineer any alien spacecraft. Of particular interest were possible impact from UAPS on nuclear weapons storage facilities. 

The program, dubbed Kona Blue, was proposed to the Department of Homeland Security and would restart UFO investigations, “paranormal research (including alleged “human consciousness anomalies”), and reverse-engineer any recovered off-world spacecraft that they hoped to acquire,” the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office’s report said.

Here are the recently declassified documents detailing the project. Federally funded wild stuff:

DOWNLOAD KONA BLUE PDF HERE

"To date, AARO has not discovered any empirical evidence that any sighting of a UAP represented off-world technology or the existence a classified program that had not been properly reported to Congress. Investigative efforts determined that most sightings were the result of misidentification of ordinary objects and phenomena. Although many UAP reports remain unsolved, AARO assesses that if additional, quality data were available, most of these cases also could be identified and resolved as ordinary objects or phenomena."

AARO DOCUMENTS

BREAKING: ATTACK AT CONCERT VENUE IN MOSCOW - MANY DEAD - COMPLEX IN FLAMES - LEADERS ASK TERRORISM OR FALSE FLAG?

COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES:


ABC NEWS: A shooting followed by an explosion were reported at Moscow's Crocus City Hall -- one of the biggest shopping and entertainment complexes in Russia -- on Friday evening, according to Russian state media. Russia's foreign ministry called the shooting and explosion a "terrorist attack."



Most of the building is engulfed in fire and the roof partially collapsed, Russian news agency Interfax reported.

More than 70 ambulance teams were sent to the sight of the attack, the governor of the Moscow region reported.

Several gunmen burst into the concert hall and opened fire with automatic weapons, state news outlet RIA Novosti reported.

Attackers then threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, starting a fire in the hall, according to Russian state media.

No official numbers on deaths or injuries have been released.

In Podolsk, near Moscow, public events were canceled due to the incident at Crocus City Hall, the head of the district said. The mayor of Moscow also cancelled all "sports, cultural and other mass events," in Moscow for the weekend.

The White House is aware of the incident in Moscow but has limited information as of now, according to National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby.

"The images are just horrible. And just hard to watch, and our thoughts, obviously, are going to be with the - the victims of this terrible, terrible shooting attack," Kirby said.

Kirby also reiterated the State Department's warning that all Americans in Moscow should avoid large gatherings, saying "they should stay put where they are, and stay plugged into the State Department for any additional updates and information."

The U.S. Embassy in Moscow had issued a warning on March 7, advising U.S. citizens to avoid large gatherings for 48 hours, saying extremists have "imminent plans" to target large scale gatherings in Moscow.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

UPDATES:
News outlets on social media app Telegram posted graphic videos that appeared to show several people being killed by the unidentified men and cited unverified death tolls several times higher than the FSB’s. Videos from outside the building showed an enormous blaze engulfing the roof, sending smoke billowing out into the night sky.


Officials described the attack as an act of terrorism. Some of them speculated that Ukraine, the country Russia launched a full-scale invasion against two years ago, was responsible, without providing any evidence.


Kyiv immediately denied any involvement. Dmitry Medvedev, a former president and current deputy chair of Russia’s security council, demanded the “total elimination of the terrorists and repressions against their families”. “If it is determined that these were the terrorists of the Kyiv regime [ . . . ] they must all be founded and mercilessly destroyed as terrorists, including officials from the country behind this evil deed,” Medvedev wrote on Telegram. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s administration, said “Ukraine certainly has nothing to do with the shooting/explosions in the Crocus City Hall”, in a post on X. “It makes no sense whatsoever.”


Ukrainian Presidential Advisor, Mykhailo Podolyak has stated that Ukraine had nothing to do with the Terrorist Attack on the Crocus Concert Hall tonight in the Russian Capital of Moscow.

Last week, the U.S. State Department, through the embassy there issued a notice to all Americans in Moscow to avoid any large gatherings, concerts, obviously shopping centers, anything like that, simply for their own safety."

The U.S. has repeatedly urged its citizens to leave Russia amid growing tensions between the two countries over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago and the United States’ support of Kyiv in the war.

The embassy’s warning came on the same day that Russia’s Federal Security Service said it foiled a plot by an Islamic State-linked group to attack a synagogue in Moscow.

“A stop was put to the activity” by the group, Wilayat Khorasan, in Russia’s Kaluga region, just southwest of Moscow, the Federal Security Service said in a statement, Russian news agency TASS reported.

The statement also said the terror group “put up armed resistance to Russian FSB staff and as a result were neutralized by return fire."

It’s not clear if that incident and the U.S. warning are related.

USAF future plans include AI piloted "ghost fighter" drone swams.

THE DAILY MAIL 

The US Air Force has launched a $6 billion contract for 1,000 AI-piloted fighter jets that can fly 30ft above the ground at 600mph and make moves that are too dangerous for manned planes.

The jets will bolster the current ailing and outdated fleet that leaders say is the smallest and oldest since the Air Force became a separate service in 1947.

The new fleet will be able to perform riskier maneuvers than unmanned aircraft, and will escort and protect crewed planes, carry weapons to attack targets on the ground and in the air and act as scouts.

Five companies are bidding for the contract: Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General Atomics and Anduril Industries, but only the Boeing Ghost Bat has been flown publicly.

The Pentagon will choose two of the companies by summer to start building the jets and hopes to have hundreds completed within five years at an estimated cost of $10 to $20 million per plane.

The drones, known as Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), will be smaller than existing fighters at 20 to 30 feet long. They will be made to deter China and its growing military strength.

The newest jets will travel at just below the speed of sound, carrying missiles and weaponry to fire at enemy aircraft and targets on the ground.

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told the Wall Street Journal: 'They offer a lot of things that traditional crewed fighter planes just aren’t designed to do.'

The newest models will be a step up from the small drones have become a key feature of modern battlefields in recent years in Ukraine and parts of the Middle East.

Larger drones, like the new fleet, are needed to tackle the vast distances of the western Pacific.

The planes rely on artificial intelligence to fly autonomously and adapt to changing conditions in combat.

One of the main new developers of flying software is Shield AI.

Their technology helped an uncrewed F-16 regularly beat some of the best Air Force pilots in simulated missions, allowing their planes to skim the ground at 600 miles an hour.

Ground controllers could manage 10 of the drones at once or they can be programmed to fly in swarms, overwhelming and confusing the enemy.

The planes should also be cheaper than manned aircraft as they are designed to be expendable, flying one or two missions before they are retired or destroyed, meaning they can be made with cheaper parts.

READ MORE HERE

Russia loses another A-50 early warning aircraft.

The Ukrainian Air Force downed a rare Russian A-50 early warning and control aircraft over the Azov Sea on the evening of Feb. 23, Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk reported.

Ukraine's military intelligence agency confirmed the aircraft had been downed as a result of a joint operation with the Air Force. The downing is "another serious blow" to Russia's military capabilities, the agency said.

Oleshchuk posted on Telegram at around at 8 p.m. local time (UTC+2) to thank "all those who ensured the result."

Russian state-owned news agency RIA Novosti reported minutes later that "an unidentified aircraft crashed in the Kanevskoy District in Krasnodar Krai."

A second report from RIA Novosti said that two aircraft had crashed in the area, causing a large fire to break out at the crash site. A third update at around 9 p.m. UTC+2 time claimed that there had in fact only been one aircraft involved in the crash.

Kanevskoy District is situated on the coast of the Azov Sea, 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the front line in Ukraine.

HUR later said that the aircraft was downed near the city of Yeysk, which is located around 50 kilometers (32 miles) north of Kanevskoy District and is home to a Russian military airfield.

According the agency, the plane was a modernized version of the Soviet-built jet.

The Ukrainian Air Force had previously downed a Russian A-50 over the Azov Sea on Jan. 14. An Il-22 airborne control center was also reportedly damaged beyond repair in the same operation.

The A-50 provides several critical functions for the ongoing war in Ukraine, such as detecting air defense systems, guided missiles, and coordinating targets for Russian fighter jets. Russia possesses less than ten of these planes.

A-50 aircraft have an estimated price tag of around $350 million. The destruction of the jet is the latest in a recent uptick of downed Russian planes.