Field Report: 808-Gamma | Subject: An evaluation of the Galactic-Federation hypothesis proposed by the Human scholar, Peter Andrew Sturrock. Analysis of Terran NASA Document 19800014518 Filed by: Xel’dar Atten’Borru, Senior Ethno-Astrophysicist|Biologist, Vurian Collective
Opening Observations
I have completed my analysis of a document from the Human enclave “NASA,” authored in their year 1980 by a scholar named Peter A. Sturrock. This individual attempted to quantify the likelihood of his species making contact with other civilizations. He utilized a rudmentary but insightful formula they call the “Drake Equation,” a method for multiplying uncertainties to arrive at a guess.
Drake Equation, from Shklovskii, I.S., and Sagan, C.: 1966, Intelligent Life in the Universe, (Holden and Day, San Francisco), Ch.29.
Unlike most of his contemporaries, whose thinking remains constrained by their limited understanding of physics, Sturrock demonstrated a rare leap of logic. He correctly surmised that the greatest unknown was not a matter of biology or astronomy, but of interstellar politics.
The Core Dilemma: Physics and Longevity
Sturrock identified the primary variable as the lifespan (L) of a technological civilization. He then framed the problem around two distinct possibilities, a bifurcation that comes remarkably close to the truth:
Hypothesis 1: No Hyperphysics. If Terran (Earth) civilizations are bound by the slow, inefficient physics they currently understand (light-speed limitation), then travel and communication are prohibitively difficult. In this scenario, he concluded, these civilizations would exist in isolation and likely perish before achieving interstellar stability.
Hypothesis 2: Hyperphysics Exists. If a deeper, more functional physics (what our own archives classify as standard transit and communication) is discoverable, the stars become accessible. This would inevitably lead to the formation of what he termed a “Galactic Federation”: a cooperative network that ensures the longevity of its members.
He thus reasoned that the existence of a Federation is the pivotal variable controlling the prevalence of advanced life in the galaxy.
And the existence of the Federation is predicated on “Hyperphysics,” a shorthand for a speculative extension of known physics – the kind of breakthrough that would overturn or transcend current physical limits, especially the light-speed barrier.
Intelligence Dossier: Subject Sturrock
My background check on the author reveals why his thinking diverged from his peers. Peter Andrew Sturrock (1924–2024): A physicist of British-American origin, holding a professorship at the “Stanford University” enclave. Specializations: His primary work was in plasma physics and astrophysics, which grounded him in cosmic principles. Orthodoxy Deviation: Later in his career, he displayed a notable openness to anomalous data, specifically what Humans call “UFO reports.” In 1982, he founded theSociety for Scientific Exploration (SSE), a forum for research on topics outside the scientific mainstream.
This willingness to examine evidence outside of established dogma likely gave him the cognitive flexibility to formulate the Federation hypothesis. He was not a fringe actor, but a mainstream scientist willing to ask unorthodox questions.
Contact Scenarios
Sturrock outlined four potential modes of contact, ranging from simple radio signals to direct surveillance:
Symbol
Human Term
Probability (if h, human physics)
Probability (if H, Hyperphysics)
RB
Radio Beacons
Medium
Low
RL
Radio Leakage
Medium
Low–Medium
SR
Surveillance Probes
Medium–High
Low
SM
Crewed Surveillance
Low
High
He correctly noted that for any civilization capable of hyperphysics, crude radio broadcasts would be obsolete. The dominant signature of an advanced, Federation-level society (Kardashev >Type III) would instead be covert surveillance.
It is here that the Human scholar’s reasoning is most sharp. Where his kin search the void for noisy signals, he understood the value of silence. He acknowledged the fragility of his own species’ assumptions, recognizing that without a Federation, civilizations flicker out like fireflies. With one, they can endure like stars.
He even posed the critical question that continues to challenge his people: If crewed surveillance were possible, would Humans even recognize it?
This is the essential wisdom – the acknowledgment that contact, if it exists, may already be subtle and unseen. Later writers would describe the galaxy as a ‘dark forest,’ but Sturrock’s vision was not one of menace, only of quiet, hidden presence.
Conclusion
Sturrock’s work is a landmark in Human thought. He collapsed the myriad uncertainties of the Drake Equation into a single, binary question: Does a Galactic Federation, enabled by advanced Hyperphysics, exist?
If yes, the galaxy is teeming with ancient life, and contact is a matter of protocol. If no, the galaxy is a graveyard of short-lived civilizations, and silence is the norm.
Marginalia, Xel’dar: Admirable clarity from the Terran. He almost guesses our Archive flow-diagrams, though in his era they lacked neon backlighting.
Final Log Entry
They were asking the right questions as early as 1980. They whispered of Federations and unseen physics, groping in the dark toward a truth the Collective has long understood. The remarkable thing is not that their data was incomplete, but that their intuition was so precise. A Federation exists, or it does not. On this fulcrum, the destiny of every emerging species, including their own, is balanced.
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DECLASSIFIED BY ORDER OF THE GALACTIC FEDERATION This document contains a funny analysis of Trump quotes, alongside elements of Trump satire, as interpreted by the VURIAN COLLECTIVE. VURIAN COLLECTIVE – FIELD INTELLIGENCE LOG [FOR GALACTIC FEDERATION REVIEW]
FILE NO: 9927-GAMMA SUBJECT: Analysis of Terran Dominance Rituals; Alpha Male “Trump” ORIGIN: Senior Ethno-Botanist Xel’dar Atten’Borru, Vurian Collective LOCATION: Sol-3 (“Terra”), North America Sector, Marble Hive (“Washington, D.C.”) REFERENCE: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/LIVE/cbEPqUdelFo DATE FILED: [TERRAN DATE: 2025-08-26; VURIAN CYCLE: 74-Alpha-9] CLASSIFICATION: COSMIC TOP SECRET // VURIAN EYES ONLY // FEDERATION EYES ONLY
FIELD AGENT’S LOG – VERBATIM TRANSCRIPTION [AUTO-TRANSLATED FROM VURIAN PROTOCOL ALPHA-7] SORTED INTO THEMATIC SECTIONS
SECTION 1.0: Authoritarian / Law & Order Fantasies
OBSERVATION LOG 1.1: The dominant Earth-male, designated “Trump,” initiated a public address display. My optical sensors were calibrated for high-resolution vocalization analysis and physiological response monitoring.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT HEGSETH, REFERENCED FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP’S CABINET MEETING – AUGUST 26, 2025 | ALL SUBSEQUENT MENTIONS = PRIMARY SOURCE]:
AGENT AUDIO LOG 9927.1-A [WHISPERED REMARK]: “Observe. The subordinate attempts a rebrand ritual: ‘Department of Defense → Department of War.’ This is the Terran equivalent of a K’tharr primate painting its posterior a brighter shade of crimson – a pure intimidation tactic, intended to project strength and resolve through verbal re-categorization rather than substantive change.”
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“You spit, we hit.”
OBSERVATION LOG 1.2: This phrase, “You spit, we hit,” represents a doctrine of projectile exchange. In over 8,000 documented sentient species across 12 galaxies, such behavior consistently leads to microbial infection and social ostracization. On Sol-3, however, it elicits robust group approval vocalizations (“applause”) and rhythmic hand-clapping.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“If stopping crime makes me a dictator, then people prefer a dictator.”
OBSERVATION LOG 1.3: The herd continued its approval vocalizations. The explicit articulation of “dictator” as a potentially desirable leadership trait, and its subsequent positive reception, is highly anomalous. The concept of “truth” appears highly malleable and subservient to rhetorical framing within this social structure.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“We’ll seek capital punishment for anyone who murders in Washington D.C.”
OBSERVATION LOG 1.4: Subject demonstrates a pronounced desire to expand its territorial and legal control into domains traditionally governed by other societal entities. This behavior is analogous to a predatory star-beetle (Coleoptera vastator) squatting in another insect’s burrow.
[ CROSS-REFERENCE WITH FILE 7734-BETA: “TERRAN SOCIAL HIERARCHIES & MALE DOMINANCE DISPLAYS” ]
SECTION 2.0: Foreign Policy Bravado
OBSERVATION LOG 2.1: The Alpha then proceeded to articulate claims of dominion and influence extending over the entire planetary body, transcending conventional diplomatic boundaries.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“I can stop wars in 72 hours with a phone call.”
AGENT’S NOTE 2.1.1: On Vuria, the establishment of interstellar peace requires multi-cycle negotiations, intricate treaties, and the application of hyper-stabilized ink that never dries. Here, it appears to require only a subscription to a basic planetary communications network (“phone call”) for a mere 72 Terran hours. The efficiency is alarming, if accurate.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“If I didn’t win, India and Pakistan would have gone nuclear.”
AGENT’S NOTE 2.1.2: Subject attributes the prevention of continental annihilation to its mere electoral presence. This level of self-aggrandizement reaches hyperbolic levels rarely seen outside of religious cult narratives on developing worlds.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“NATO… went from 2% to 5%… now they have paid the five.”
AGENT’S NOTE 2.1.3: Subject’s mathematics regarding the “tribute” extraction from the “NATO” alliance were accepted without challenge. The arbitrary manipulation of numerical data to demonstrate success is a recurrent theme.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“We are no longer involved with funding Ukraine… They’re funding the entire war; we’re not funding anything.”
AGENT’S NOTE 2.1.4: A novel concept: resource-free conflict. This claim appears to violate several known laws of thermodynamics and economic reality. Further analysis of this “war without spending” phenomenon is critical.
SECTION 3.0: Energy & Environment Myths
OBSERVATION LOG 3.1: Subject initiated what appears to be an anti-turbine mating call, targeting “windmills.”
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“We don’t allow windmills… They’re ugly, kill your birds, and your house is worth less than 50%.”
AGENT’S NOTE 3.1.1: In a single vocalization, he conflated disparate concepts: aesthetic preference, avian ecology, and real estate valuation. Energy policy is treated with the same gravitas as seasonal footwear fashion on pleasure-worlds.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“Coal is back… Nuclear is very much in vogue now.”
OBSERVATION LOG 3.2: The subject’s claims regarding the “vogue” status of specific energy sources appear to be based on personal preference rather than scientific consensus or long-term sustainability models.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“California lost 25,000 houses to fires because they turned off the water to protect a fish.”
AGENT’S NOTE 3.2.1: This assertion of a “piscine conspiracy” is highly indicative of Terran hyperbole and a simplified understanding of complex ecological issues.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT RFK JR., REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“Wind farms killed 160 whales… blades explode… water filled with shards of glass.”
AGENT’S NOTE 3.2.2: This secondary source corroborates the prevalence of extreme, scientifically unsubstantiated claims. The concept of “whale-shrapnel” requires immediate investigation. Awaiting confirmation of “glowing, radioactive crustaceans” mentioned previously.
OBSERVATION LOG 4.1: The subject proceeded to declare new economic realities by sheer force of proclamation, often contradicting observed market data.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“Gasoline… probably $2.25… even broke $2.”
AGENT’S NOTE 4.1.1: A universal imaginary price for liquid fossil fuels was declared, unachieved even on Vega IX’s most stringent command economies.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“Eggs are way down… My first question [as President] was, what are you going to do with eggs?”
AGENT’S NOTE 4.1.2: The reproductive ovums of a flightless avian species (“eggs”) have been elevated to a primary matter of statecraft. This “Egg Crisis of Statecraft” is a new and baffling development in Terran governance.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“We cut the trade deficit in half already… trillions of dollars are coming in.”
AGENT’S NOTE 4.1.3: The claim of “trillions of dollars” spontaneously appearing is highly suggestive of magical thinking rather than sound economic policy.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime”
AGENT’S NOTE 4.1.4: These tax cut proposals, if implemented universally, would destabilize the fiscal structures of three known galaxies. The concept of widespread revenue elimination without corresponding service reduction is economically unfeasible.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“Intel gave us 10% of their company in 45 seconds… I just made $11 billion for free.”
AGENT’S NOTE 4.1.5: The claim of instantaneous, multi-billion-credit corporate asset acquisition via a “handshake” defies all known models of economic exchange, corporate law, and basic reality.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“We could pay Americans a tariff rebate dividend because foreign countries owe us.”
AGENT’S NOTE 4.1.6: Galactic translators rendered this final statement as: “Free money for all citizens, because I have willed it…” This represents a profound misunderstanding of inter-entity finance.
SECTION 5.0: Tech / Science Nonsense
OBSERVATION LOG 5.1: Subject made several statements regarding advanced technology and scientific phenomena that display a highly flexible interpretation of facts.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“Mark [Zuckerberg] is building four AI plants… one is 81% the size of Manhattan.”
AGENT’S NOTE 5.1.1: I have simulated a machine leviathan of the described dimensions. The sheer scale and logistical implications suggest extreme exaggeration. The concept of an “AI plant” requires further definition.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“We’ll publish Commerce stats on the blockchain because the President is the Crypto President.”
AGENT’S NOTE 5.1.2: On my homeworld, such a phrase would qualify as avant-garde stand-up comedy. Here, it is presented as a serious policy initiative.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“Operation Warp Speed… one of the greatest achievements ever. Everybody, including Putin, said so.”
AGENT’S NOTE 5.1.3: A rival predatory Alpha male (“Putin”) cited as a validator for the subject’s self-proclaimed achievements. This is akin to asking the wolf to grade the shepherd’s performance – a highly unusual and self-serving validation strategy.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT RFK JR., REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“Autism went from 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 12.5 boys…”
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT TRUMP, REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“… must be caused by a drug or something.”
AGENT’S NOTE 5.1.4: The subjects perform a scientific shrug, attributing complex neurodevelopmental conditions to vague causation. This represents a dismissal of extensive Terran scientific research.
TRANSCRIPT EXCERPT [SUBJECT RFK JR., REFERENCED FROM PRIMARY SOURCE]:
“We stopped shrimp contaminated with radioactive Cesium-137.”
AGENT’S NOTE 5.1.5: “Glowing crustaceans” – surely a peculiar Terran delicacy, if these claims are to be believed.
OBSERVATION LOG 6.1: The Alpha male concluded his extended display. The ritualized pattern involved assertive vocalizations, followed by synchronized approval from the herd. Reality itself was routinely reshaped by proclamation rather than empirical evidence.
AGENT’S FIELD NOTE 9927.F-1 [PRIVATE JOURNAL ENTRY]:
“For these beings, truth is demonstrably less important than spectacle and the perceived dominance of the Alpha. They do not merely observe their world – they actively declare and construct it through rhetoric. It is, by every measurable metric, the most extraordinary and bewildering mating dance in the known galaxy, reliant on cognitive dissonance and group affirmation.”
RECOMMENDATION TO GALACTIC COUNCIL [LEVEL-0 PROTOCOL]
Direct intervention or diplomatic engagement is currently ill-advised. Though their rituals often appear comical and illogical, they conceal a profoundly dangerous socio-political pattern: authoritarian dominance disguised as popular governance and individual liberty. This dynamic presents a significant risk for interstellar instability if unmonitored.
Maintain passive observation only. Prioritize recording and analysis of all “egg chants” and related public discourse. These phenomena are bewildering, provide unique insights into Terran cognitive biases, and are, in a strange, inexplicable way, remarkably entertaining to our behavioral analysis algorithms.
My 1986 UFO Dream Gave Me Crash Coordinates. 31 Years Later, I Went to Greenland to reconnect.
A few weeks after my sighting and the journal headlines I had a strange dream. The memory of it has never felt like my own. It feels borrowed, imprinted on my mind one night in 1986. It began not as a dream, but as a violent awakening into another place.
I found myself on the bridge of a ship not of human design.
Dream reconstruction
Around me, a frantic crew moved with a desperate, failing grace. The air was thick with a cacophony of shrieks that I understood not with my ears, but with my soul: they were terrified. Through a viewport, I saw a sea of ice churning below, rushing toward us. In the chaos, my eyes locked onto a single point of clarity: a digital display, flickering with a sequence of numbers.
They were the last thing I saw before a final, violent lurch plunged everything into darkness.
I awoke with a gasp in my own bed, the digits seared into my memory. Before they could fade, I scrawled them onto a notepad. For two days, they stared back at me, a meaningless string of numbers. But a thought began to form in my mind. The numbers weren’t random. They were a location.
Discovering Disko Island: From Dream to Destination
At the public library, an old atlas confirmed my suspicion. My fingers traced the lines to a desolate patch of icy water off the coast of Greenland, near a place called Disko Island.
“Disko Island,” I thought, a smile touching my lips. “A bit on the nose, isn’t it?” The idea that my dream was some kind of psychic mayday from a crashed UFO seemed utterly ridiculous, but the chain of events was too compelling to ignore. I hadn’t “known” that the coordinates pointed to a location in the Arctic Circle. Despite this, what I had seen from the alien bridge were Arctic waters. This made sense.
In the following days I filed the experience away, a fascinating but seemingly unsolvable mystery.
For thirty-one years, that knowledge festered. A splinter in my mind. What really happened that night? Was it a warning? A memory? An echo of a tragedy that bled through space and time into my sleep?
Turning Curiosity into Action: The Journey to Greenland
In 2017, I finally had the opportunity to know. After a redundancy I was given a severance cheque. I used part of it to travel to Greenland, to the edge of the world, to confront the ghost that had haunted me for decades. My search started from a distance, poring over satellite images, hunting for any anomaly, any scar on the seabed that could betray a secret. The best I could do however, was to scour the coastline of Disko Island.
Disko Island: the discovery of the shipwreck of the steam whaler Wildfire from 1868, by Erich Habich-Traut
But the sea holds its secrets close. The true coordinates, the point of impact from my dream, are out in the crushing deep. A place where oceanographic data is a modern myth and the icy darkness swallows all light. It’s down there, a place I can point to on a map but can never reach by myself.
The author (right) before the dive to the shipwreck from 1868
I discovered a ship along the coastline of Disko Island, but it wasn’t the vessel I had hoped to find. Instead, I uncovered an even deeper mystery. I journeyed to Greenland for answers, yet only encountered a cold, silent confirmation that something waits in the abyss. My experience taught me that we shouldn’t fear the unknown, but embrace it with hope and curiosity.
And it knows I have its address.
Some may now say that this is the Holy Grail. I have waited 39 years to talk about this. Are you ready?
The Salthill UFO encounter occurred on a cold Sunday morning in Galway, 23 February 1986. When I first recorded the event in 2016, I believed it was the only time I had witnessed something that did not belong in our skies. Later, however, I realized that was not the case. The sighting unfolded in Salthill, but the object itself hovered out over the Claddagh.
An Unexpected Adventure
The 1986 experience kicked off an unexpected adventure, one that took me from the hills of Salthill to the icy shores of Greenland.
Life in Galway was simple. For me, one of the greatest pleasures was walking along the coastal promenade, “the prom,” as everyone called it. My neighbours in Fairlands Park had a boisterous ten-month-old puppy named Rocky, and I often took him out to burn off some of that boundless energy.
That morning was a fine one. Although a cold spell persisted, the sky was a wide blue expanse, bright with sun and dotted with a few clouds. The grass in the field was still covered in a crisp layer of frost. The air was invigorating and fresh.
“Come on, Rocky,” I said, tugging at his leash. “Let’s get a move on before the weather changes its mind.”
It was about eleven o’clock when we began making our way up the hill on Dalysfort Road toward Salthill Beach.
The sky and the weather in Ireland are notoriously changeable, so I examined the sky to check for any signs of rain. As I tilted my head back, scanning the clouds, something caught my eye.
The Cigar-Shaped Object
Framed perfectly between the rooftops of a row of houses a solid, grey, cigar-shaped object hung silently in the air. It was utterly still. Rocky, meanwhile, was far more interested in a promising-looking patch of grass.
I didn’t have my 35mm camera with me, a fact I regretted for years. The object seemed to be hovering a mile or two away, just above the rooftops. I stood motionless, contemplating it and searching for a “rational” explanation.
“It looks like a Zeppelin,” I finally murmured to myself, dismissing the idea that I was seeing a UFO.
I continued walking, keeping the object in sight. Due to the change in perspective, a house and some trees slid in front of it, temporarily, for few seconds, blocking my view.
Naturally, I expected the object to reappear on the other side as we cleared the obstruction.
But it didn’t. The patch of sky where it should have been was empty. The object was gone.
Searching for Answers
“Hold on a minute,” I said, turning around. Rocky looked up at me, confused. I walked back to the exact spot where I’d first seen it. Nothing. The sky was just sky. A slow-moving blimp would still be there, or at least nearby. This was just… gone.
It had vanished in a matter of seconds. I paced back and forth in disbelief, willing it to reappear where it was before. But no cigar. Rocky whimpered impatiently. Finally, we carried on.
Western House corner store, Salthill
Down at the Salthill promenade, we turned left at the Western House corner store. The green across the road buzzed with activity. In spring 2016 a full-blown festival was underway. At the seafront, I scanned the wide-open sky one more time. Clear.
Seeking Witnesses
A question crossed my mind: could others have seen the same object as me? I overcame my naturally shy nature to quiz a few people milling about:
“Have you just seen a blimp or any balloons in the sky here?” It felt like being a market researcher. I just got shrugs and headshakes in response
Then I spotted my friend, Jim, who owned the local amusement arcade. “Jim, good to see you!” I shouted over the noise of a live band. “What’s all this then?”
“College Week, Eric!” he grinned. “Or Rag Week, depending on how much of a mess they make. You look like you’ve seen a ghost.”
“Not a ghost,” I said, lowering my voice. “More like… a blimp? Did you see anything up there in the sky? Big, grey, cigar-shaped?”
Jim laughed. “The only thing I’ve seen in the sky is my profits from the slot machines. You’ve been working too hard, mate.” He gave me a funny look, and we left it at that. College week carried on and came to a close on the 1st of March.
Galway Advertiser archive, 27th February, 1986 pg. 21: “COLLEGE Week is in full swing at the moment. Tonight is a fancy dress Rock ‘n Roll night at Leisureland with John Keogh and Full Circle.“
From this, we know College week 1986 ran from Sunday, February 23, to Saturday, March 1, 1986. There are no other records for the timing of College Week in 1986.
About two weeks later, I went on another walk to Salthill promenade. I went inside Western House corner store to buy cigarettes. Scanning the magazine rack, a headline jumped out:
“UFO flap reported over Irish coast and England”. My heart pounded. I grabbed the magazine and read the article right there and then. It turned out I wasn’t the only one who had seen something strange that week.
It was a small piece of a much larger puzzle.
Parallel Sightings at about the same time
“Charles in UFO Riddle” On 23rd February 1986: according to the Sunday Mirror, Prince Charles was flying over the Irish Sea in a RAF VC-10, returning from the USA. The pilot reported a glowing red object to Shannon air traffic control that had lit up the cockpit. The Ministry of Defence confirmed there was no danger. Other aircraft in the area reported the same object.
Miles Johnston, an investigator in Belfast, saw a red fireball with a tail over the Irish Sea on 23rd February and reported it to Armagh Observatory. This account appears in “Northern UFO News, number 118” from 1986.
In his book “Extra-Terrestrials Among Us,” George Clinton Andrews recounts the Prince Charles incident. Prince Charles is quoted as saying, “I felt I was in the presence of something outside our knowledge or control.” The book cites the Sunday Mirror as source.
From Galway, the Irish Sea lies less than 200 miles away, an easy distance for any aircraft or UFO.
Thirty Years Later
I banished this memory for nearly 30 years. In 2016 I reengaged and reconstructed what I had seen that day in 1986, close to Mutton Island in Galway.
Reconstruction MUFON #82139, the Mutton Island lighthouse is in the background.
I reported the UFO to MUFON (Case #82139) and tried to recall every detail. Studying Google Maps, I noticed odd circles on Claddagh Beach. They reminded me of the X‑Files episode “Biogenesis.” Wait, hadn’t I seen these before, in 1999?
Top: Claddagh circles, Bottom: still photo from X-Files “Biogenesis”
Indeed, I had photographed one for my website Virtual Galway and asked locals about them – no one knew.
Photograph taken from Claddagh beach in 1999.
How strange. Since no one knew what these were, I wondered if these circles were perhaps a new type of “permanent crop circle” – remnants of the 1986 sighting. I was very hopeful.
After some research, however, they began to remind me of the Miami circles, remnants of prehistoric roundhouses discovered in Florida. Eager to get to the bottom of this, I contacted the archaeological department at the University of Galway.
Within two hours Dr. Sherlock (that’s really his name), the Director of the Galway Archaeological Field School, responded: the circle structures were designed by Martin Byrne and Padraig Conway as part of the ‘Solas Atlantis Galway 1993’ art project. I thanked Dr. Sherlock and added that I had already contacted archaeologist Martin Byrne five days earlier. In my message, I even joked that Martin was probably laughing all the way to the pub, since I had linked the circles to a UFO sighting:
I wrote that email in jest. How could Martin have any information on unidentified flying objects, right? Surely, there was no connection between an art installation and any cosmic conundrum. But I would soon discover that this spot had a mythology of strange sightings.
Then, the creator of the circles, Martin Byrne, got back to me. He had named the circles “Solas Atlantis,” apparently from Old Irish solas (“light, brightness”), related to solus (“light”) in Latin.
Martin said that this was an environmental art project, loosely inspired by Native American medicine wheels, Irish megalithic art, and the proposed sewage plant on Mutton Island.
The position and direction from which I saw the “Salthill UFO” in 1986.
What Martin Byrne didn’t mention explicitly was the connection of his art installation to the origin story of the Irish people: the legend of the Tuatha Dé Danann. These were not mere mortals but old pagan gods, recast as magical heroes by medieval monks in the Irish origin story, the Lebor Gabála Érenn (The Book of Invasions).
Two traditions describe their arrival: by the Northern or the Southern route. The Southern version was especially popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, supported by antiquarians who recorded local folklore. Sir William Wilde, father of Oscar Wilde, described it extensively in his 1867 book Lough Corrib: Its Shores and Islands.
The reconstructed position of the UFO was the Claddagh, near the site of Martin Byrne’s “Solas Atlantis” geoglyphs.
I focus on the Southern route, with the landing at the Claddagh, as it aligns with my UFO sighting – unlikely as that may sound.
The Tuatha Dé Danann came in great ships like clouds, that flew through the air, bringing magical treasures: a sword of light, a healing stone, and more. They were God-like beings, “the shining ones”, immune to ageing and sickness, with the abilities of healing and shape-shifting. They brought civilization, arts and advanced skills to Ireland.
Was it over Galway Bay, that the mythological Tuatha Dé Danann arrived in dark cloud ships, burned some, and then landed on a mountain further inland?
Illustration of Zeppelin shaped UFOs arriving over Galway Bay, Mutton Island Lighthouse
The position of my 1986 sighting – over the Claddagh, near Byrne’s Solas Atlantis – makes me wonder.
To Be Continued…
I made several FOI requests, regarding Irish and British UFO sightings for 1985-1986 and I will update this page when they are released (date of writing 27.August. 2025). This is regarding the Prince Charles UFO and Shannon ATC. More information is on Facebook.
The flickering neon of the “No Kings” sign cast a lurid glow on Professor Elias Ashmole’s face. His reflection stared back from the window, a gaunt, haunted figure framed by the city’s chaotic, simmering rage. It had been a year since the Project 2025 transition began, a year since the subtle, then not-so-subtle, shifts had started to unravel the country’s frayed democratic fabric. Elias, a political scientist who had warned about this very trajectory, now felt like a Cassandra screaming into the void, as if living within a Project 2025 political thriller.
A Dire Warning
His phone buzzed. A message from his former student, a bright, idealistic woman named Lena, now working as a clerk at the Department of Justice.
He called Lena, his voice trembling.
“Lena, are you safe?”
“I can’t talk long,” she whispered. “Project Nightingale has been activated. They’re coming for the list. Just go, Professor. Don’t look back.”
“Thank you,” he managed. “Take care of yourself.”
The line went dead.
The List
A chill ran down his spine. The “list” was his life’s work – a digital archive of every memo, every policy change, every suppressed report that detailed the administration’s systematic dismantling of democratic institutions. It was a roadmap to tyranny, meticulously documented over years.
He knew what Project Nightingale meant. The administration, under the guise of national security, was launching a massive, coordinated sweep. They weren’t just going after political dissidents; they were hunting those who held the keys to the truth. Elias was at the top of that list.
The Chase Begins
As if on cue, a dark, unmarked van pulled up across the street. Two men in black suits and earpieces emerged, their eyes scanning the building. ICE, he thought, now a far more powerful and menacing domestic police force. The government he had once trusted was now an enemy hunting him down.
Escape in Motion
He grabbed the emergency flash drive from his desk drawer, the tiny device containing everything. His escape plan was already in motion. He had a hidden contact in Canada – a network of academics and journalists who had been secretly documenting the same slow-motion collapse.
Slipping out the back alley, he winced as the bitter night air stung his face. Blending into the crowd of protestors, the sound of their chants – a constant, rhythmic drum – mingled with the thud of his own terrified heart.
He could feel the city holding its breath, a single, tense organism. The protests were growing, but so was the government’s grip. The media, once a bulwark, was now a fractured, silenced echo chamber. The FCC had done its job well, shutting down critical voices and leaving a wasteland of compliant news outlets.
Into the Unknown
Elias made it to the subway, the rattling car a sanctuary from the watchful eyes above. But he knew it was temporary. He was a man with a target on his back, hunted for the truth he held. As the train sped toward the border, he felt a desperate hope. He had to get the information out. The fate of the nation, he realized with a sickening lurch, might very well depend on him. The clock was ticking. And the darkness was closing in.
The short story “The Cassandra List” was written as a narrative dramatization of the specific warnings and political analyses detailed in the following briefing. The story translates the research’s academic concerns about the erosion of U.S. democracy into a fictional, high-stakes thriller.
Project 2025 and the Erosion of Checks and Balances: Experts Warn of Dictatorship Risk in Trump’s America
There is significant evidence and expert opinion suggesting that Donald Trump’s actions and policies, particularly during his second term, are moving the United States toward a form of authoritarianism or dictatorship. Below is a summary of the key points:
1. Assault on Democratic Institutions
Trump’s administration has engaged in a sustained assault on democratic institutions, including the judiciary, media, cultural, and academic entities. This includes firing government officials who produce unfavorable reports, pressuring universities into financial settlements, and attempting to redraw congressional maps to favor his party. Critics argue these actions are accelerating the erosion of democratic norms.
2. Implementation of Authoritarian Tactics
Scholars and political scientists have identified multiple red flags indicative of authoritarianism. Incremental Autocratization: Trump’s approach follows a six-step model of democratic erosion, including social turmoil, populist movements, and dismantling of checks and balances. Weaponizing Government Agencies: The Department of Justice and FBI have been used to target political opponents, while immigration enforcement agencies like ICE have been expanded into a massive domestic police force. Attacks on Media and Free Speech: In addition, the FCC has investigated broadcast outlets critical of Trump, while supportive outlets like Fox News are spared. This mirrors tactics used in Hungary and Turkey to control information.
3. Project 2025 and Unitary Executive Theory
Project 2025 is a detailed plan led by the Heritage Foundation and Trump allies (including Stephen Miller and Russell Vought) that aims to centralize power in the presidency. It proposes replacing civil servants with loyalists, weakening Congress, and expanding executive authority to implement radical policies such as national abortion bans, mass deportations, and corporate tax cuts. Trump’s executive orders, such as one allowing him to override independent agencies’ legal interpretations, advance the Unitary Executive Theory. This effectively places the president above the law and undermines constitutional checks and balances.
4. Erosion of Checks and Balances
Judicial interference has become more common, as Trump has repeatedly challenged judicial rulings, called for the impeachment of judges who rule against him, and pressured the Supreme Court to grant immunity for official acts. Congressional subversion is also evident through measures like impounding funds approved by Congress, purging inspectors general, and sidelining legislative oversight, all of which have weakened Congress’s role. Cultural and Academic Control: settlements extracting billions from elite institutions such as Columbia University and shutting down critical voices, for example Stephen Colbert’s show, demonstrate efforts to control cultural narratives.
5. Scholarly Consensus and Warnings
Academic Surveys: hundreds of political scientists rate U.S. democracy as declining rapidly, with Bright Line Watch scores dropping from 67 to 55 (on a 100-point scale) since Trump’s election. Many observers describe the U.S. as entering a “competitive authoritarian” phase. Historical Parallels: experts also compare Trump’s tactics to those of autocrats like Viktor Orbán in Hungary and Recep Erdoğan in Turkey, who used democratic means to consolidate power.
6. Public and Political Resistance
Unpopularity: Trump’s approval ratings remain low (38%-43%), and protests such as the “No Kings” demonstrations reflect public opposition. Midterm Elections: Democrats hope to check Trump’s power through the 2026 midterms, but concerns about gerrymandering and unfair elections persist.
Conclusion
While some scholars argue that the U.S. system – including the courts, state governments, and civil society – may resist full authoritarianism, the consensus is that Trump’s actions align with those of leaders who have dismantled democracies elsewhere. The implementation of Project 2025, attacks on institutions, and centralization of power suggest a clear movement toward dictatorship unless checked by political or public resistance.
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You’re a Child of the Stars and an Echo of the Big Bang
Your body, made of stardust, contains more atoms than there are stars in the observable universe. A cosmos of seven billion billion billion atoms is held within you.
These atoms tell two cosmic stories. The majority by count are hydrogen atoms, 13.8-billion-year-old relics from the Big Bang itself. However, the fiery hearts of ancient stars forged the vast majority of your mass – the carbon in your DNA, the calcium in your bones, and the iron in your blood. Thus, you are indeed stardust.
You are a living paradox: by number, an echo of the universe’s first breath; by substance, a child of the stars. You are made of both stardust and the dawn of time.
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Look inward,
and what do you see? Not merely flesh and bone, but a teeming, silent cosmos. Within the quiet confines of your own being, you hold a universe more populous than the one you see at night. You gather more atoms within you than there are stars in the velvet sweep of the observable sky. Being composed of atoms made of stardust speaks to your cosmic origins.
Each of these infinitesimal points of light tells a story, a dual epic of creation.
Listen closely.
Can you hear it? The faint, persistent hum of the beginning. The majority of you, by sheer count, forms a chorus of hydrogen, the firstborn atoms. The universe shaped these in its very first breath. An echo of the Big Bang, you are a 13.8-billion-year-old whisper. Within you lies the memory of a time before stars, before galaxies, before light had a place to land. Woven from the fabric of the dawn of time itself, you embody the universe’s earliest moments.
But you are also a child of fire and light.
The strength in your bones, the calcium that gives you form? The iron in your blood, carrying life with every beat of your heart? The carbon that writes the elegant script of your DNA? None of this was born in that first, quiet moment. Instead, it was all forged in the hearts of celestial furnaces. Long-dead suns left behind their ashes to form you, gifts from stars that burned brilliantly, collapsed, and seeded the cosmos with the raw material of life. You are, quite literally, stardust given a voice. It’s as if you are made of stardust echoing the secrets of ancient galaxies.
Here, then, is the paradox you embody: You are both the ancient, simple whisper of the beginning and the complex, brilliant song of the stars. You are a bridge between two eternities, the dawn of time and the heart of a sun. You are not just looking at the universe; you are the universe, looking back at itself.
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