India’s Robot UFO Sighting 🤖

mirageman
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posted on Dec, 7 2021 @ 07:35 AM
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This case is not one particularly well known in the West.

It occurred in the remote region of Northern India on September 27th 2004. Some 40 miles from the nearest inhabited town of Kaksar and around 15,000 ft above sea level.

A team of glaciologists/geologists from Space Applications Centre (SAC), were on an expedition to study the Samundri Tapu glacier in Himachal Pradesh. When at around 6.45 a.m., they spotted a bizarre object.

What appeared to be a white 3 to 4ft. high robot was hovering just above ground level. The head was cylindrical with two “balloon type” attachments, a body, hands and legs. The object looked like it was moving towards the group until it was approximately 50-60 yards away when it seemed aware of the scientists and stopped for a few seconds. It then retreated and reversed back up the hillside. Noiselessly receding into a tiny white dot in the sky.

Dr Anil Kulkarni the senior SAC scientist said the most striking thing about the object was its movement. “It manoeuvred itself in what appeared to be finely-controlled motion. Free-floating balloons don’t do that. It appeared to have the ability to manoeuvre itself around small boulders, elevations and depressions on the ridge”.

A digital photo of the object was released in the Indian Media.

Theories ranged between a UFO, a new Chinese spy drone from just over the border, to a cluster of balloons. But after the initial media reports public discussion faded rapidly.

Then in 2012, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBP) and Indian Army reported seeing over 100 UFOs in the Ladakh area north of Sama Tapu. They included sightings of yellowish spheres from the Chinese side of the Indian border crossing the sky for hours before vanishing. A ground based radar unit and spectrum analyser were deployed, but unable to detect anything when the objects passed.

© India Today

The Indian Astronomical Observatory, National Technical Research Organization and Defence Research Development Organization were all called in to investigate. None of them were able to solve the mystery of these UFOs. Although, officials refused to publicly entertain the idea that this was extra-terrestrial technology.

Astrophysicist Jayant Narlikar declared in India Today “There is no evidence of UFOS being of extra-terrestrial origin” and intelligence officials, believed the sightings might be a crude psychological operation by the Chinese.

Sunil Dhar, who was part of the 2004 expedition, claimed a more intensive study was required, saying. “Left unexplained, the Ladakh sightings risk slipping into the crack between fact and science fiction….”

Perhaps coincidentally, in April of 2019, Lue Elizondo wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India. Warning of the danger of not taking UAP seriously and highlighting the ongoing tensions between India and its neighbour Pakistan.

Further information
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Telegraph Online – Suspicious movements

India Today – Was it a spy drone from across the border? Was it a weather balloon? Was it a UFO?

India Today – Mystery Sighting Spooks Soldiers

Well, this is a bit different…

10-19-21 Alfred J. Quiroz, Vietnam UFO/USO Encounters

Martin Willis Live Shows
Streamed live on Oct 19, 2021

Vietnam War veteran, Alfred J. Quiroz his UFO/USO incidents while he served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. Alfred dropped out (neighborhood internet outage) and callers for the end of the show, including Linda Zimmermann.

BIO: Born on May 9, 1944 in Tucson, AZ. Upon graduation from High School in 1963, enlisted in the U.S. Navy, served in Vietnam, 1964-65 & 1966. Completed active duty as an Assistant Navigator (E- 5) and received an Honorable Discharge in 1967.
Accepted at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1968. Mentored by Peter Saul, Wally Hedrick, Jeremy Anderson, and Sam Tchkalien. Received two in-house scholarships in 1970 & 1971 and was honored with an early graduation in 1971 BFA Painting.
In 1973 was accepted to the R.I. School of Design, graduated with an MAT in Art Education, in 1974. Taught at two alternative high schools, both private and public and worked for the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts as a Visual Arts Specialist. Active artist in the Providence art scene, he founded and directed two galleries. 1978-79, he was hired as the Project Coordinator for an ESAA federal grant in the Central Falls, R.I. school district.
In 1979, moved back to Tucson to re-establish his studio and base of operations. In 1982, was accepted into the University of Arizona MFA Painting Program, graduated in 1984. Mentored by Robert Colescott, James G. Davis and Bruce McGrew.
In 1985-89, he was selected into the Artist-in-Education Program for the Arizona Commission on the Arts and was a member of the Dinnerware Artist Cooperative in Tucson in that interim. Travelled extensively throughout the state as part of the A.I.E. Program.
In 1988, received the Arizona Artist Award ($25,000) from the Tucson Community Foundation, one of five finalists. 1989, the University of Arizona hired him as an Assistant Professor. Appointed Area Director of Painting, 1993-1995, 1997-2003, 2004-2005 and was the 2D Chair until 2017. In 1995 his work was included in the publication “Redefining American History Painting”, Cambridge University Press. Received Clinton King Purchase Award at Museum of Fine Arts of Santa Fe, 1996. Applied for and received a sabbatical in 1996. Invited to San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico to conduct a mural workshop with members of Grupo Maya. In May 1998, was invited to the Academy of Art and Design in Bratislava, Slovakia as a guest professor to establish an exchange program. In July of 1999, participated in Vision 21 Art Exchange Program, Legends of China Foundation, Beijing, China. In November of 1999, had first international solo exhibition at Gallery B.A.I. in Barcelona, Spain. His work was selected for inclusion for the publication, “George Washington: American Symbol,” Hudson Hills Press, NY, 1999.
Complete bio & more recent sighting (image): podcastufo.com/show-notes/alf…

Excellent tales of sightings. His internet goes out after a while and then there are other good folks on reporting some more.