Published on 5 Dec 2015
This month on Mac's UFO News: Mac's UFO News Is moving house / The Mac's UFO News Forums / The Mac's UFO News Webcast / How to submit material for Inclusion within the Mac's UFO News Webcast / Seasons Greetings / New Intro for season 4.
Due to the lack of views on the Season 4 Trailer video I have decided to put season 4 on the back burner and take a break from the UFO Field in general untill 2016. (I may also look at the formatt).
The site will remain on line for the next four months and will then probably go private just prior to Christmas.
The reason for this is to make private all inclusions into the 2016 Season 4 webcast. Plus time is always an issue these days. This way I can dedicate myself to a much more comprehensive webcast without the destraction of a weekly news distribution..
Should any of you need me you know how to cantact me, my sincere best to you all - now & always!
Kecksburg, a tiny village 30 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of a UFO incident there with the 10th annual Kecksburg Volunteer Fire Departtment UFO Festival Friday through Sunday, July 24-26.
The festival, some of which is unrelated to UFOs and could be transplanted to any small community in Pennsylvania, nevertheless has been named one of the top 40 festivals in the region by Pittsburgh Magazine.
Friday evening will see the fire company social hall, where the UFO Store is maintained in a small room off the bar room, will see exhibits by UFO and Bigfoot investigators mixed with a craft, woodworking and jewelry show. Outside the social hall will be additional food vendors, exhibitors and carnival games.
Among the UFO-centric events will be a parade at 2 p.m. Saturday. Participants are invited to enter with the best UFO costumes or UFO floats.
A UFO hot dog eating contest is scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, followed at 1:30 p.m. by a mini-paranormal conference featuring UFO and Bigfoot investigators from southwestern Pennsylvania.
Non-UFO events will include a bed race at 4 p.m. Saturday, the annual "Smoke in the Valley" burn-out competition at 6 p.m. Saturday, fireworks at 10 p.m. Saturday, a hay bale toss at 2 p.m. Sunday, and a kids' Pedal Power Tractor Pull at 3 p.m. Sunday.
For more information call 724-423-9540 or visit the Kecksburg Volunteer Fire Department website.
Colonel Charles Halt will address a conference on the Rendlesham incident
By Tom Potter
A former US airforce commander, described as an “unimpeachable” witness to events known worldwide as the ‘Rendlesham UFO incident’, is returning to Suffolk 35 years on.
Retired Colonel Charles Halt was at the centre of a mystery that unfolded outside RAF Woodbridge over two nights in late December 1980.
Next month he will fly back to Suffolk and address the local public for the first time since it happened.
As deputy commander of the twin bases of Bentwaters and Woodbridge, he prepared a memo to the Ministry of Defence describing “unexplained lights”, and recorded what became known as the Halt Tape – a documented investigation in the forest, during which Halt saw mysterious lights like those witnessed by airmen Jim Penniston and John Burroughs two nights earlier.
In 2010, Halt signed an affidavit claiming the encounter was extraterrestrial and had been covered up by the government.
A conference on Saturday, July 11, at Woodbridge Community Hall, has been organised by John Hanson and Dawn Holloway, authors of a series of UFO books entitled Haunted Skies, and by Brenda Butler, a local resident who became embroiled in the Rendlesham incident and will speak on behalf of the British witnesses on the night.
Mr Hanson said: “The Rendlesham incident is undoubtedly one of the most controversial of its kind in history. Everyone involved has their own version of events.
“Charles Halt has never been back to speak locally. He is looking forward to being granted an audience.
“There are some things about the incident we may never know but we hope Colonel Halt will reveal more.”
Nick Pope, who was formerly in charge of the Ministry of Defence’s UFO project, said: “I’ve met Colonel Halt several times. He’s a man of the utmost integrity and is an unimpeachable witness.
“The Rendlesham Forest incident is one of the world’s most compelling UFO sightings and even us sceptics at the MoD failed to come up with any conventional explanation.”
The conference will be preceded by a book fair from 5pm-7pm, including a ‘meet and greet’ with Mr Hanson, Mrs Butler and another guest speaker, David Bryant.
Lionel Beer, of the British UFO Research Association, will complete the line-up, headed by Colonel Halt himself and followed by a question and answer session. Tickets are £20 from Mr Hanson on 0121 445 0340 or at johndawn1@sky.com.
Full disclosure concerning UFOs and Extraterrestrial visitation remains a Top Secret issue among world governments. However, an un-official soft-sell, media campaign of governmental disclosure is actively conditioning the public to the reality of an Extraterrestrial presence engaging the Human Race. Get the facts in this feature length presentation.
A beautiful Wiltshire crop circle filmed from an aerial perspective.
This circle was reported on the 16th of June 2015 in Newton Barrow, near Stoford, Wiltshire. A fantastic design quite unlike anything we have seen so far this season.
This circle was reported on the 16th of June 2015 in Stanton St Bernard in Wiltshire.
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I don’t think I’m going too far when I boldly assert that the new sci-fi thriller, “Area 51,” has been the most talked about, anticipated UFO genre film since Spielberg made “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” in 1977. And when I heard the film was made found footage style with Oren Peli of “Paranormal Activity” fame writing and directing it, I was honestly over the moon, I couldn’t wait. So the $64,000 question is, did I like it, was it good? The answer: An overwhelming YES, I recommend this movie.
Here’s the long and short of it. A group of young adults, led by the intrepid Reid, hatch a plan to break into Area 51. Along for the ride is a girl whose father worked at the facility and died under mysterious circumstances. Among the assortment of important papers he left behind is a map that’ll guide our heroes in their quest to discover what secrets are kept at the base. The kids have figured out a way to breach the perimeter and enter the facility. And if you’re saying to yourself “why haven’t the Russians or Chinese figured this out yet?” that’s called a plot complication. Leave it alone. Just go with it. Remember, it’s only a movie, it’s not meant to be real.
Inside Area 51 we finally see what it looks like. The first floor is office space. Everything else beyond that is industrial & scientific. Lots of concrete, metal piping, gauges, air ducts and vault like rooms. Nothing fancy. It’s sparse, even bleak not to mention huge. It’s located a mile underground with 40+ floors.
Eventually we see a lab chock full of creepy strangeness, a captured UFO and become privy to things we should never be witness to. And that’s where I stop. I won’t go any further because I don’t want to give the movie away. Even if you hate found footage movies give “Area 51” an honest shot. It has some real, genuine tense moments plus Peli’s vision of Area 51 is quite intriguing in and of itself.
The obvious criticism, though, is that it plays out like a video game, like a “first shooter,” but that’s the downside of making a found footage movie — it’s going to have this look and feel since it’s primarily first person perspective that’s driving the flick.
And like most Oren Peli projects “Area 51” takes its time building the plot before we really get into the “meat” of the movie somewhere around the 35-40 minute mark slowly building suspense and tension in the viewer, priming us for whatever horrors might reside inside the non-existent base later on.
I would also expect the UFO crowd to notice that Peli might’ve taken a little artistic leeway combining bits and pieces of possible Dulce myth with Area 51. Not enough to sway the movie one way or another but enough nuance to cue in to it if you know what you’re looking for. To his credit, though, the scene where the kids touch the UFO might be loosely based on David Adair’s experience at Area 51 back in the early 70’s, so kudos to Peli for that great inclusion if indeed he intended to do that.
And we briefly see the aliens, quick shots, that’s it; Peli’s signature technique he developed with his “Paranormal Activity” franchise, showing us only what we need to see and nothing more. I know this bothered many people who were expecting some kind of big CGI reveal but it’s the fleeting glimpse of whatever these creatures are that get inside your head and play mind games with you. It’s not necessarily what you see that frightens you but rather what you don’t see that may be hiding or watching you from afar, that truly terrifies you. Peli has effectively used the power of mystery as a weapon to attack the viewer with.
Reid and Janna
The movie was shot in three distinct acts – Act I: Introduction to the characters. Act II: The build up to Area 51. Act III: Inside Area 51. He also did a fantastic job blending genres with this film effectively making “Area 51” both a horror movie and sci-fi thriller, treading that fine line without going too far in either direction. I use the term “horror movie” in the sense that the actual facility in the film can be thought of as a gigantic haunted house — there’s “something” evil in there, maybe many evil “things;” lurking, waiting. And our protagonists have to enter Area 51, the “haunted house,” complete their mission, confront the evil and live to tell the tale.
The sci-fi thriller aspect of “Area 51” is what drives the movie and triggers the horror component creating suspense, allowing it to build slowly, methodically, upping the scare factor so when we do see the aliens, what little we do see, we’re taken aback, and when we see the UFO or the mad scientist lab we’re properly shocked and amazed.
I’ve read negative reviews of “Area 51” and I think it may have to do with the fact that a lot of moviegoers have been brainwashed by Hollywood and their overuse of CGI special FX. Nowadays movie plots seem secondary to the special effects which more often than not are tasked with telling a story and in some cases, become characters within the film itself. It’s almost like we’ve become so used to the big Hollywood FX that when it comes to this style of film making we instantly go ADHD and hate the film.
Peli makes movies the old fashioned way. He tells stories and he takes time telling you these stories. He builds suspense, hits you with a kidney punch then ends the movie abruptly, not allowing you to process what you’ve seen. He makes you feel uncomfortable and he’s good at it.
From what I was told, there was no script per se, just a treatment. The actors were basically told to improvise their parts with the majority of the movie being shot in one take giving the film that “real time,” quick feel to it, as if it’s happening right here, right now. Peli also included appearances by Glenn Campbell, Norio Hayakawa and George Knapp, well-respected individuals in the UFO community to give the film that extra boost of authenticity, which they did, and very well I might add. Peli did his homework with this film and I commend him for that. It’s always the details that we take notice of.
If you’re looking for fast food movie making with lots of big, loud, flashy CGI and need a UFO fix, watch “Independence Day.” Show Will Smith a little love. If you’re interested in something more, something with teeth and edge, watch “Area 51.” Appreciate it for what it is. It won’t win academy awards but it damn well entertains.
Did you know that in Hamilton alone, there have been more than a dozen reported UFO sightings in the last two years? Did you know that in Canada, there have been 15,000 reported UFO sighting in the last two decades? Did you also know that you can get alien abduction insurance for up to $10 million?
The level of public interest in extraterrestrial existences is growing. Why? Google it: UFO sightings, alien abductions, government conspiracies attempting to hide extraterrestrial life. Is there something out there? Can they save us? Are we alone?
These are all questions that Rob McConnell has been dealing with for 23 years on his radio and television show, the "'X' Zone," a terrestrial radio and satellite programming.
"The interest is getting wider and wider," said McConnell, of Hamilton. "And whenever there is a story, no matter how far out it is, when you keep on peeling the layers of the onion, you're going to get to the truth eventually."
This year, however, McConnell is helping to merge extraterrestrial interest worldwide with the first-everAlien Cosmic Expo 2015,at the Best Western Plus Brant Park Inn and Conference Centre in Brantford.
Leading UFO researchers, authors, and ancient alien experts will be grappling with extraordinary questions June 26 to 28. But people interested in these elements do not have to physically attend the conference.
McConnell, as executive producer of the broadcast for Alien Cosmic Expo 2015, is offering an online pay-per-view live-stream of the entire expo. "I'm looking at a success because this is a worldwide interest, and it's going to bring Brantford and Hamilton to people who have never had the pleasure of bringing people into the community," he said.
One of the speakers at Alien Cosmic Expo 2015 will be former Canadian defence minister Paul Hellyer, who has alleged the government is hiding UFO data.
Other speakers who have appeared on McConnell's show, Stanton Friedman and Michael Horn, will be discussing flying saucers, science and spiritual teaching.
A new fleet of robots designed to withstand extreme cold and tunnel through ice may soon be heading to Jupiter's moon Europa, all in an effort to look for extraterrestrial life.
According to Astrobiology Magazine, Texas-based smart mechanics company Stone Aerospace has developed and been testing the Valkyrie (Very deep Autonomous Laser-powered Kilowatt-class Yo-yoing Robotic Ice Explorer): a "cryobot" that could one day be heading to Jupiter's frozen moon.
Valkyrie -- which, despite the name, is no relation to Nasa's very own Valkyrie robot -- uses lasers to tunnel through thick layers of ice. The nifty cryobot successfully completed tests at Alaska's Matanuska glacier last summer, where it's heading again in the next few months. On its latest test run, the Valkyrie will be trialling an instrument that can search for microbes under the glacier surface -- a technology that could be crucial for probing Europa, and other moons in the outer solar system, for signs of life.
Europa has a saltwater ocean buried deep under a crust of ice, which scientists believe could be home to life beyond Earth. The first mission to Europa is set for around 2025, when the Europa Clipper will attempt to venture into the moon's notoriously thin atmosphere. Nasa has already earmarked around $30 million dollars for the development of the project in 2016. However, the Clipper won't actually be able to land on the surface; it will simply be looking for suitable places to land.
Here’s the long and short of it. A group of young adults, led by the intrepid Reid, hatch a plan to break into Area 51. Along for the ride is a girl whose father worked at the facility and died under mysterious circumstances. Among the assortment of important papers he left behind is a map that’ll guide our heroes in their quest to discover what secrets are kept at the base. The kids have figured out a way to breach the perimeter and enter the facility. And if you’re saying to yourself “why haven’t the Russians or Chinese figured this out yet?” that’s called a plot complication. Leave it alone. Just go with it. Remember, it’s only a movie, it’s not meant to be real.
