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The Black UFO Report: Prince Charles, a Jumbo Jet, and a Forgotten 1986 Night of Aerial Mysteries

This is an investigation into unexplained aerial phenomena (UAP) that occurred on February 23, 1986, when Prince Charles was allegedly aboard a plane that had a close encounter. The Sunday Mirror ran a story about this at the time. The palace never made any admission. I found seven or eight corroborating MOD UFO files.

The reason I am investigating this, is that I had a significant UFO sighting on the same day.

THE BLACK UFO REPORT

Royal jet, jumbo, and motorists caught in night of mystery lights

Sunday 23 February 1986 — In 1986 the skies over Britain and Ireland turned into a scene from Close Encounters.

At about 7.37pm, the RAF jet carrying Prince Charles home from California was suddenly flooded with a blinding red glow over the Irish Sea. The cockpit lit up like day. Other aircraft confirmed they saw it too.

Then, at 8.30pm sharp, witnesses from Scotland to Somerset reported brilliant green and orange fireballs tearing across the heavens. One motorist swore he saw a cube-shaped UFO, another observer, a retired police superintendent in South Wales, said it hovered for ten minutes.

By 9.50pm, an American 747 near Shannon told controllers their cockpit was bathed in a mysterious flash of light.

And earlier still, at 11am in Galway, a man said a huge, silent craft hovered over the bay in broad daylight before vanishing without a trace.

Experts muttered about a “super meteor” — yet no such fireball was logged by astronomers.

What is certain: a Prince, a jumbo, and hundreds of ordinary Britons all witnessed strange lights in the sky on the same day.

The Black UFO report

The title “Black UFO Report” is derived from the color of the MOD file addressing the Prince Charles sighting, partially redacted and sealed until 2071.

In the released MOD papers this document sticks out, because it’s a negative print, indicating that it had been microfilmed. I believe this document is linked to the Prince Charles VC10 encounter, as it references an airline pilot at Shannon who had a similar experience to the VC10 pilot, according to the Sunday Mirror.

In the report the sections A to K are missing.

The UFO reporting chain (according to Manual of Air Traffic Services MATS Part 1):

Reporting chain

The reporting chain graphic explains the black UFO report. The 747 Crew sighting is included via LATCC. But the VC10 crew report is redacted until 2071, presumably because one Very Important Passenger could be identified on that flight. That’s why only sections L-R are visible; A-K, which would have included the place of observation and the description, are missing.

Evidence Collection

The authors UFO sighting, MUFON 82139

In searching for evidence – beyond the Sunday Mirror tabloid story – that my own UFO sighting on 23 February 1986 was part of a UFO flap, I submitted several FOI requests regarding Irish and British UFO reports from that day. And, to my surprise, I got lucky! (Link to interactive map of all the sightings.)

The British National Archives responded with the Ministry of Defense UFO files DEFE/24/1924/1 and DEFE/31/174/1. Based on their response and other archival findings, I was able to reconstruct the entire day, including the notable Prince Charles flight. (A full listing with references is given towards the end of this report.)

✈️ Prince Charles’s Flight reconstruction per United Press International archive
Aircraft: RAF Vickers VC10 “Queen of the Skies”
Date: Sunday, 23 February 1986
Approx. Departure in California: 01:30 PST
Flight time: ~10:30h
Sunset in Ireland: about 18:02 GMT
Over the Irish Sea: ~19:37 GMT (UAP illuminates cockpit)
Arrival in UK: ~20:00 GMT (per UPI report)

Document Analysis

HOWEVER, the information released via the Freedom of Information request in the MOD documents is incomplete because:
“…the document contains the names and addresses of members of the public … Release could lead to press intrusion into their lives. This exemption will remain in place for 84 years (until) …2071.”

The released MOD papers provide only a partial view of the 23 February 1986 events. Several reports appear in summary form, but critical details are absent, particularly in the so-called “black UFO report,” which survives only as a negative microfilm copy. Strikingly, this document begins at section L, omitting sections A–K where the original sighting description, location, and movements would normally be recorded. This omission, combined with the MOD’s Freedom of Information response confirming that DEFE/31/174 remains closed until 2071 under Section 40 (personal data), strongly suggests that the withheld material includes the full testimony of the RAF VC-10 crew and possibly corroborating accounts from the American 747 near Shannon. 

Press vs. Official Record

In contrast, the Sunday Mirror article of 2 March 1986 – almost certainly based on an insider leak – contained far richer detail, citing multiple aircraft and the MOD’s own inquiry. The imbalance between what the press reported and what the archives reveal underscores both the sensitivity of the case and the deliberate withholding of information tied to high-profile witnesses.

The following table compares what’s known from the Sunday Mirror article (via a press leak) vs. the official MOD documentation:

SourceWhat is ReportedWhat is Missing / Withheld
Sunday Mirror (2 Mar 1986)• Prince Charles’s RAF VC-10 crew saw a red glowing object light up the cockpit.• Four other aircraft also reported the same UFO over the Irish Sea.• MOD launched immediate investigation; no missing aircraft found.• Experts ruled out meteors or space debris.• Official quote: “It’s a complete mystery.”• No names of pilots/airlines.• No times or positions of the other four aircraft.• No ATC transcripts or technical details.
MOD File (DEFE 31/174/1 extract)• A Lyneham Ops sighting report filed.• Remarks: “An American 747 captain reported similar sighting near Shannon, Ireland. Object/apparition lit up his flight deck. LATCC have knowledge of this particular incident.”• The 747’s original report (captain’s statement, ATC log) is not included.• No flight number, crew names, or airline identified.• Likely withheld under FOI Section 40(2) (personal data exemption).
MOD FOI Response• Confirms DEFE 31/174 is partly closed until 2071.• Cited Section 40(2) FOI exemption (Data Protection Act).• Withheld data includes names/addresses of witnesses (both public and MOD staff).• Any documents containing personal identifiers (pilots, airlines, MOD staff) remain unreleased.• This almost certainly includes the Shannon 747 report and possibly additional aircraft reports (VC10).

It appears the press had the full narrative.

Event Summary – 23 February 1986 UFO Events
On the 23 February 1986 nine unusual reports swept across Britain and Ireland – amounting to a previously unreported full UFO flap.

Interactive map: https://contactproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1986_UFO_sightings_interactive_cluster_purple.html

Report Summary – 23 February 1986 UFO Events

1. Galway, Ireland (MUFON #82139)

Screenshot of MUFON #82139 database

  • Date/Time: 23 Feb 1986, ~11:00 AM local
  • Description: Large structured UFO came into view from behind houses during uphill walk near Salthill/Claddagh. Hovered silently over Galway Bay, then disappeared after brief re-observation.
  • Observer: Erich Habich-Traut (submitted later to MUFON).
  • Notes: Only daylight structured craft sighting of the day; distinct from evening fireball events.

2. VIP Flight, RAF VC-10 (Prince Charles)

MOD file DEFE24/1924/1 Sunday Mirror & MOD file DEFE31/174/1 (missing sections A-K)

  • Date/Time: 23 Feb 1986, 19:37Z (reconstructed flight path, Irish Sea)
  • Description: Bright red luminous object illuminated cockpit. Reported by Prince Charles’s pilot, confirmed by multiple other aircraft over the Irish Sea.
  • Observer: RAF VC-10 crew on board VIP flight returning from Palm Springs, California.
  • Notes: Marker placed at 19:37Z position along reconstructed PSP → RAF Brize Norton track. Royal VIP involvement makes this event uniquely significant.

3. Ayrshire/Maybole, Scotland (file DEFE 31/174/1)

MOD file DEFE31/174/1

  • Date/Time: 23 Feb 1986, 20:30
  • Description: Glow seen above cloud followed by bright flash and orange vertical trail downward.
  • Observer: Motorist driving near Kilroy, halfway between Ayr and Maybole.
  • Meteorological: Cloud layer at 2,600 ft (Prestwick).
  • Duration: ~0.5 seconds.

4. Kilroy, Scotland (file DEFE 24/1924/1)

MOD file DEFE24/1924/1

  • Date/Time: 23 Feb 1986, 20:30
  • Description: Glow above cloud, followed by a bright flash and orange vertical trail.
  • Observer: Stationary outdoors at Kilroy, observed with naked eye.
  • Duration: ~1 second.
  • Direction: Southwest.
  • Reported to: SCATCC (Scottish Air Traffic Control Centre).

5. Cheddar/Weus, Somerset (file DEFE 24/1924/1)

MOD file DEFE24/1924/1

  • Date/Time: 23 Feb 1986, 20:30
  • Description: Cube/square-shaped object, bright green with red top.
  • Observer: Civilian on A371 road between Weus and Cheddar.
  • Duration: 4 seconds.
  • Weather: Clear skies, open moors.

6. Swindon, England (file DEFE 31/174/1)

MOD file DEFE31/174/1

  • Date/Time: 23 Feb 1986, 20:30
  • Description: Motorist reported a “great green ball of fire” while driving.
  • Observer: Civilian motorist, naked eye.
  • Weather: Cloudy.
  • Notes: Adds to the 20:30 multiple-location cluster across Scotland and England.

7. South Wales, near Pencoed (file DEFE 24/1924/1)

MOD file DEFE24/1924/1 (lower half)

  • Date/Time: 23 Feb 1986, 20:30
  • Description: Dome/pear-shaped luminous object, green and white exterior with orange middle.
  • Observer: Motorist on M4 motorway westbound to Pencoed; retired police superintendent.
  • Duration: 5–10 minutes.
  • Notes: Significantly longer than other fireball reports; suggests structured phenomenon rather than a brief meteor.

8. Shrewsbury, England (file DEFE 24/1924/1)

MOD file DEFE24/1924/1

  • Date/Time: 23 Feb 1986, 20:45
  • Description: Round glowing red ball, ~4 ft diameter, with fiery red tail.
  • Observer: Witness in stationary car, Sheinton/Cressage area.
  • Movement: Vertical descent, disappeared behind woods.
  • Duration: ~2 seconds.
  • Weather: Clear sky.

9. Shannon, Ireland (file DEFE 31/174/1)

MOD file DEFE31/174/1

  • Date/Time: 23 Feb 1986, 21:50Z (per MOD file receipt)
  • Description: American 747 captain reported cockpit suddenly illuminated by a brilliant apparition.
  • Observer: Airline crew near Shannon.

Notes: MOD time may reflect report filing, not the actual sighting. High reliability due to experienced airline witnesses.

Timeline of 23 Feb 1986 UFO flap In Ireland/England

Epilogue & Conclusion

The evening reports between 20:30 and 21:50 on 23 February 1986 could, in theory, be explained by a superbolide meteor: a 1–3 m object fragmenting at ~50 km altitude, producing a fireball visible across ~800 km. Yet no such event appears in scientific or astronomical archives, and aside from mentions in the MOD UFO files, the Northern UFO News and the Sunday Mirror, it left no official trace – no meteor bulletin, no press coverage of a continent-brightening event.

No official meteor record exists.

What stands out most is the five concurrent reports at 20:30 – from Scotland, England, and Wales – describing very different objects: fleeting flashes and trails, a cube-shaped luminous form, a green fireball, and a multicolored dome that lingered for minutes. These accounts resist being collapsed into a single meteor explanation.

Crucially, the Galway daylight sighting (11:00) and the VIP VC10 encounter over the Irish Sea (19:37) do not fit a meteor narrative, and the 747 cockpit illumination near Shannon further complicates the picture. While some accounts resemble fireball activity, the overall pattern suggests something more complex: a linked sequence of distinct aerial anomalies involving civilian, military, and royal actors. This makes the events of 23 February 1986 one of the most unusual and significant aerial mysteries of the decade.

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UFO over Galway Bay Chapter 3: The Tuatha Dé Danann as Cosmic Visitors

What began as a fleeting, personal encounter over the Claddagh soon unfolded onto a much larger canvas. That Sunday morning UFO sighting – a silent, hovering craft above Galway Bay – did not dissolve into forgetfulness; it seemed instead to point backward and forward at once – into the oldest invasion stories of Ireland, and into future echoes of cosmic alignment.

The Southern Route Reimagined

The Salthill sighting felt uncannily like a verification of the old southern tradition: the “Shining Ones,” the Tuatha Dé Danann, arriving in flying ships at Galway Bay, advancing up the River Corrib, and assembling at Cong for the First Battle of Moytura. Each landmark on their route resonated with my own memory of that morning: the Claddagh as chosen beachhead, Maigh Cuilinn as the navigator’s plain, Lough Corrib consecrated to Manannán, Knockma as beacon-hill, and Cong as ritual battlefield. My sighting seemed to re-illuminate the myth: otherworldly vessels descending in controlled formation, their presence etched into cairns, circles, and place-names.

The Arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann: imagination, melody and song.

Ancient Echoes, Modern Forms: The Arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann

Almost a decade later, the Claddagh beach became stage once more. The Solas Atlantis project (1993–94) inscribed medicine wheels and planetary symbols into the sand, geoglyphs oriented like ancient monuments. Where my sighting had opened a personal portal, these art-rituals made the connection communal.

The largest wheel, dedicated to Jupiter, became the emblem of the 1995 Galway Arts Festival, echoing both the Tuatha’s cosmic treasures and the skies I had watched in 1986.

The Comet and the Gods

At that very time, fragments of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 collided with Jupiter. For six days the world’s astronomers watched fire bloom in the giant planet’s atmosphere.

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, taken on May 17, 1994, NASA, ESA, and H. Weaver and E. Smith (STScI)

The synchronicity was breathtaking: as Galway artists marked Jupiter on the Claddagh, the real Jupiter bore scars from a cosmic bombardment unseen in human history. Myth, memory, and astronomy aligned: my sighting of an unknown craft, the Tuatha’s descent in cloud-ships, the comet’s fall on Jupiter – all variations of the same story: beings and bodies arriving from beyond, leaving marks on land and sky.

Credit: NASA, ESA, E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona), and G. Bacon (STScI)

A Living Continuum

The southern route of the Tuatha Dé Danann, my 1986 encounter, the Solas Atlantis geoglyphs, and the Shoemaker–Levy comet together form a living continuum. Galway Bay is not just a backdrop, but a threshold: a place where past and future, earth and cosmos, myth and event all intersect.

The manuscripts describe the Tuatha Dé Danann arriving in “ships that flew through the air,” a phrase that resonates uncannily with modern visions of spacecraft. They brought with them shining artifacts of immense power – tools or technologies that early chroniclers could only describe as magical treasures. Their arrival story functions as a mythic technology-transfer: beings descending from above, demonstrating feats of construction and energy beyond the scope of any human community of the time.

The Arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann – Southern Tradition (Galway → Cong)

(Interactive map)

✣☘︎ A Mythic Itinerary ☘︎✣

1. Poulnabrone Dolmen – Portal of the Ancestors | 53.0426, –9.1373


While not strictly part of the route, the great portal tomb of Poulnabrone on the Burren anchors the Tuatha’s arrival in deep time. Such monuments were seen as doorways to the Otherworld – a hidden continuum adjacent to known spacetime – fitting symbols for a people said to descend from the sky.

Dating to around 4200–3800 BC, Poulnabrone housed collective burials, linking the Tuatha tradition with Ireland’s oldest monuments.

2. Galway Bay / Claddagh – Landing Site | 53.269037, –9.056382

The fleet of the Tuatha Dé Danann made a controlled descent into Galway Bay, with the Claddagh serving as their chosen beachhead.

Then they performed the ritual burning of their ships, symbolically severing ties to the Otherworld and marking their irrevocable settlement.
From this vantage one can see both the cairn-dotted landscape of the Burren and the ancient stone forts of the Aran Islands, a symbolic bridge connecting the urban present with the monumental past.

The Tuatha Dé Danann then advanced inland in formation, following the River Corrib.

3. Maigh Cuilinn / Moycullen – The Navigator’s Plain | 53.3389, –9.1792

The plain honors Cuileann, star‑reader and pathfinder, who guided the newcomers inland. Cairns and tombs along the route memorialize this act of celestial navigation, each monument a waypoint that anchored their passage in both earth and sky.

By following the rivers and lakes, the Tuatha Dé Danann secured mobility, supply lines, and defensible positions.

4. The Passage Inland – River Corrib and Lough Oirbsean | ~53.45, –9.33

The fleet advanced inland into the lake Oirbsean (Lough Corrib), consecrated to Manannán mac Lir.

Their voyage was a strategic military advance, marking their transformation from otherworldly invaders into a sovereign power claiming the very arteries of the land.
The shores of Lough Corrib are dotted with cairns, crannogs, and megaliths – prehistoric staging points.

Knockma (Cnoc Meadha) as Signal Hill | 53.48186, –8.96054

The imposing limestone mass of Knockma rises along their route, crowned with ancient cairns that mark it as a natural command post – a hilltop beacon and observation point.

In later folklore it became the seat of Fionnbharr, king of the fairies, yet in the ancient astronaut perspective it evokes an elevated station from which the newcomers might have surveyed or directed their activities.

5. Cong – Plains of Moytura (First Battlefield) | 53.555384, –9.289087

The culmination of the Tuatha Dé Danann’s advance is at Cong, the narrow neck between Lough Corrib and Lough Mask, remembered as the battlefield of Moytura. Here they met the Fir Bolg, and legend situates their great war upon these plains.

According to tradition, the First Battle of Moytura unfolded here: Nuada lost his arm, and King Eochaid of the Fir Bolg was slain, sealing the Tuatha Dé Danann’s victory and their claim upon the land.

Archaeological echoes at Cong

Glebe Stone Circles (~53.538, –9.296): a rare cluster of Bronze Age rings west of Cong, echoing assembly and ritual space in the mythic battlefield zone.
Ballymacgibbon Cairn (~53.530, –9.280): vast unopened passage grave, linked to the slain of Moytura.
Ecohy’s Cairn (Carn Eochaid) (~53.568, –9.270): said to be the burial mound of King Eochaid.

A Landscape Reforged

What emerges is a cognitive map transformed into a sacred grid. Galway Bay, Corrib, Knockma, and Cong become stages in a procession of beings from beyond. Their story sanctifies the land, but it also encodes memory of technology and power beyond ordinary human means. Whether remembered as gods, fairies, or ancestors, the Tuatha Dé Danann fit within the wider pattern of ancient astronaut lore: those who descended from the skies, forged landscapes into symbols, and left behind monuments too great to forget.

⤓ Download a high-res version of the map

Myth and Mystery: The Arrival of the Tuatha Dé Danann

The story of the Tuatha Dé Danann arriving in ships that landed on a mountain is most prominently featured in the Lebor Gabála Érenn (The Book of the Taking of Ireland). This collection of poems and prose recounts the mythical origins of the Irish people.

According to these accounts, the Tuatha Dé Danann – a race of god-like beings with mastery over magic and craftsmanship – arrived in Ireland under a shroud of mystery. The texts describe them coming in “dark clouds” or “flying ships,” which enveloped the land in shadow for three days. The striking image of a people making their initial appearance on a mountaintop enhances the mythical nature of their arrival.

Reclamation, Not Refuge

Their journey is best understood as a reclamation of ancestral lands rather than a flight to asylum. Some scholarly interpretations draw parallels between the story of the Tuatha Dé Danann and the biblical narrative of the Israelites returning from exile.

Epilogue — The Prophecy of Return

The lasting folklore of the Tuatha Dé Danann is that they will return. Folk prophecy even speaks of a final battle – an apocalyptic confrontation in which they will emerge victorious.

Whether seen as gods, fairies, or cosmic visitors, the Tuatha remain figures of both memory and anticipation: messengers from beyond, whose story continues to shape the land and imagination.

  1. UFO Over Galway Bay Chapter 1: The 1986 Salthill Encounter
  2. UFO over Galway Bay Chapter 2:  Psychic Mayday from a crashed UFO
  3. UFO over Galway Bay Chapter 3: The Irish Tuatha Dé Danann as Cosmic Visitors
  4. UFO Over Galway Bay Chapter 4: Reverse Engineering The Quantum Coupled Transistor

The Book of Invasions
§55-64: The Tuatha de Dannan
https://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/lebor4.html

The Four Jewels of the Tuatha Dé Danann
https://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/jewels.html

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UFO over Galway Bay Chapter 2:  Psychic Mayday from a crashed UFO

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?

  1. UFO Over Galway Bay Chapter 1: The 1986 Salthill Encounter

  2. UFO over Galway Bay Chapter 2:  Psychic Mayday from a crashed UFO

  3. UFO over Galway Bay Chapter 3: The Irish Tuatha Dé Danann as Cosmic Visitors

  4. UFO Over Galway Bay Chapter 4: Reverse Engineering The Quantum Coupled Transistor
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UFO Over Galway Bay Chapter 1: The 1986 Salthill Encounter

The true story of a man who went up a hill and came down a mountain.

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

Reconstruction

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.

Thanks go to the archivist of the Galway Advertiser.

Headlines

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 Sea”

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

Thirty years later I began writing about this encounter. I searched online for any verification that I hadn’t dreamed the whole episode. So, in 2016 I found this pieces of information:

“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, allegedly 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 this publication the editor Jenny Randles expresses doubt at the Sunday Mirror reporters.

I have not found any record of Miles Johnstons report to Armagh Observatory (yet).

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 article as a source.

For a full update on sightings on the 23. Feb 1986 in Ireland and England jump to the BLACK UFO REPORT! There are 6-7 sightings from the MOD UFO desk on that night!

Different phenomena

My own sighting from 11:00 in Galway, Eire is not the same phenomenon reported later that night. They are separate events, occurring on the same date – 23 February 1986. What the Ministry of Defence UFO files (DEFE 31/174/1 & DEFE24/1924/1) do confirm is that other sightings were indeed logged that day, reported by airline crews, motorists, and air traffic controllers across the UK and Ireland. Actually, there were over 8 independent reports.

Thirty Years Later

I had 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?

Discovery of the Claddagh Circles

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 felt very hopeful. The mystery of these circles lingered in my mind. Their perfect geometry and unexplained origin seemed almost otherworldly, as if they were a message left behind.

A Possible Archaeological Connection

After some research 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. I wondered if perhaps there was some overlooked archaeological significance.

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:

Erich Habich <████████@gmail.com> Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 9:32 PM To: Rory Sherlock <████████@galway████████████████████.com>, Martin Byrne <████@gmail.com> Hello Rory, thank you very much for the information. 5 days ago I actually emailed Martin Byrne asking if he knew about these structures. Unfortunately he didn't respond. He probably laughed all the way to the pub, since I linked the circles to an UFO sighting. Maybe Martin Byrne has some information on that? Just kidding. Thanks, Eric

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. Curiosity turned into anticipation as I waited for Martin’s reply, wondering if there might still be a hidden story behind the art.

The Artist Responded

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. The translation therefore is “Light from Atlantis”.

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 artwork was a dialogue between the ancient and the modern, the natural and the constructed.

The position and direction from which I saw the “Salthill UFO” in 1986.

The intersection of art, and my own experience was becoming increasingly compelling, drawing me further into the web of Galway’s mysteries.

Connecting Art and Myth

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).

The Legend of the Tuatha Dé Danann

Two traditions describe their arrival: by the Northern or the Southern route. I focus on the Southern route, with the landing at Galway, as it aligns with my UFO sighting – unlikely as that may sound. 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 the Southern route extensively in his 1867 book Lough Corrib: Its Shores and Islands. The tales painted vivid pictures of ships emerging from the clouds, mysterious artifacts, and beings beyond comprehension.

Present Day: A Mythic Landing Site

As I explore these legends, I can’t help but draw parallels to what I had witnessed. The line between myth and memory feels thinner than ever.

The reconstructed position of the UFO was the Claddagh, near the site of Martin Byrne’s “Solas Atlantis” geoglyphs.

Could it be that the legends preserve some distant truth? The convergence of my sighting, the site of the circles, and the mythic landing place seems almost too coincidental. I see the landscape itself as a tapestry, woven from stories, memories, and mysteries waiting to be uncovered.

Gods from the Sky

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, (maybe burned some of them), 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. The border between what I have seen and what the legends describe feels blurred, as if the past and present were in quiet conversation across Galway Bay.

To follow the trail of the Shining Ones, we must turn from Salthill’s vanished sky-ship to the Southern route of legend – Galway Bay to Cong, where myth and mystery converge.

If you prefer, you can skip ahead to Chapter 3:

  1. UFO Over Galway Bay Chapter 1: The 1986 Salthill Encounter
  2. UFO over Galway Bay Chapter 2:  Psychic Mayday from a crashed UFO
  3. UFO over Galway Bay Chapter 3: The Irish Tuatha Dé Danann as Cosmic Visitors
  4. UFO Over Galway Bay Chapter 4: Reverse Engineering The Quantum Coupled Transistor

THE BLACK UFO REPORT
UPDATE – 1 Oct 2025

Sunday Mirror article, saved in the MOD UFO files

Evidence Collection

In searching for evidence – beyond the Sunday Mirror tabloid story – that my own UFO sighting on 23 February 1986 was part of a UFO flap, I submitted several FOI requests regarding Irish and British UFO reports from that day. And, to my surprise, I got lucky! (Link to interactive map of all the sightings.)

The British National Archives responded with the Ministry of Defense UFO files DEFE/24/1924/1 and DEFE/31/174/1. Based on their response and other archival findings, I was able to reconstruct the entire day, including the notable Prince Charles flight. And I found an additional 6-7 sightings listed in the MOD UFO files! (A full listing with references is given towards the end of this report.)

✈️ Prince Charles’s Flight reconstruction per United Press International archive
Aircraft: RAF Vickers VC10 “Queen of the Skies”
Date: Sunday, 23 February 1986
Approx. Departure in California: 01:30 PST
Flight time: ~10:30h
Sunset in Ireland: about 18:02 GMT
Over the Irish Sea: ~19:37 GMT (UAP illuminates cockpit)
Arrival in UK: ~20:00 GMT (per UPI report)

Document Analysis

HOWEVER, the information released via the Freedom of Information request in the MOD documents is incomplete because:
“…the document contains the names and addresses of members of the public … Release could lead to press intrusion into their lives. This exemption will remain in place for 84 years (until) …2071.”

The following table compares what’s known from the Sunday Mirror article (via a press leak) vs. the official MOD documentation:

Source What is Reported What is Missing / Withheld
Sunday Mirror (2 Mar 1986) • Prince Charles’s RAF VC-10 crew saw a red glowing object light up the cockpit.• Four other aircraft also reported the same UFO over the Irish Sea.• MOD launched immediate investigation; no missing aircraft found.• Experts ruled out meteors or space debris.• Official quote: “It’s a complete mystery.” • No names of pilots/airlines.• No times or positions of the other four aircraft.• No ATC transcripts or technical details.
MOD File (DEFE 31/174/1 extract) • A Lyneham Ops sighting report filed.• Remarks: “An American 747 captain reported similar sighting near Shannon, Ireland. Object/apparition lit up his flight deck. LATCC have knowledge of this particular incident.” • The 747’s original report (captain’s statement, ATC log) is not included.• No flight number, crew names, or airline identified.• Likely withheld under FOI Section 40(2) (personal data exemption).
MOD FOI Response • Confirms DEFE 31/174 is partly closed until 2071.• Cited Section 40(2) FOI exemption (Data Protection Act).• Withheld data includes names/addresses of witnesses (both public and MOD staff). • Any documents containing personal identifiers (pilots, airlines, MOD staff) remain unreleased.• This almost certainly includes the Shannon 747 report and possibly additional aircraft reports (VC10).

It appears the press had the full narrative.

The Black UFO report

In the released MOD papers one document sticks out, because it’s a negative print, indicating that it had been microfilmed. I believe this document is linked to the Prince Charles VC10 encounter, as it references an airline pilot at Shannon who had a similar experience to the VC10 pilot, according to the Sunday Mirror.

The only weird thing is, in the report the sections A to K are missing. And how does this relate to the MOD file which includes the Sunday Mirror article?

The UFO reporting chain (according to Manual of Air Traffic Services MATS Part 1):

Reporting chain

The reporting chain graphic explains the black UFO report. The 747 Crew sighting is included via LATCC. But the VC10 crew report is redacted until 2071, presumably because one Very Important Passenger could be identified on that flight. That’s why only sections L-R are visible; A-K, which would have included the place of observation and the description, are missing.

Event Summary – 23 February 1986 UFO Events

So, here’s an interactive map of 23 February 1986, showing the series of 9 unusual reports sweeping across Britain and Ireland – amounting to a previously unreported full UFO flap.

Interactive map: https://contactproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1986_UFO_sightings_interactive_cluster_purple.html

Report Summary – 23 February 1986 UFO Events

1. Galway, Ireland (11:00) screenshot of MUFON #82139 database
Large structured UFO hovered silently over Galway Bay in daylight before vanishing. Only clear daytime structured craft sighting of the day.

2. VIP Flight, RAF VC-10 (19:37, Irish Sea) from MOD file DEFE24/1924/1 Sunday Mirror & MOD file DEFE31/174/1 (missing sections A-K)
Prince Charles’s crew saw a red luminous object light up the cockpit, confirmed by other aircraft. Unique event with royal VIP involvement.

3. Ayrshire/Maybole, Scotland (20:30) from MOD file DEFE31/174/1
Motorist observed a glow above cloud, bright flash, and orange vertical trail downward. Brief meteor-like duration of ~0.5 seconds.

4. Kilroy, Scotland (20:30) from MOD file DEFE24/1924/1
Stationary observer saw glow, flash, and orange vertical trail toward the southwest. Event lasted ~1 second; reported to Scottish ATC.

5. Cheddar/Weus, Somerset (20:30) from MOD file DEFE24/1924/1
Civilian reported a bright green cube-shaped object with red top lasting 4 seconds. Observed clearly under open moorland skies.

6. Swindon, England (20:30) from MOD file DEFE31/174/1
Motorist saw a “great green ball of fire” while driving under cloudy skies. One of several reports forming the 20:30 cluster.

7. Pencoed, South Wales (20:30) from MOD file DEFE24/1924/1 (lower half)
Retired police officer reported dome/pear-shaped object with green, white, and orange hues. Visible for 5–10 minutes, unusually long for a meteor.

8. Shrewsbury, England (20:45) from MOD file DEFE24/1924/1
Witness in car observed a glowing red ball with fiery tail descend vertically. Lasted ~2 seconds before vanishing behind woods.

9. Shannon, Ireland (21:50, filed) from MOD file DEFE31/174/1
747 captain reported cockpit suddenly illuminated by a brilliant apparition. MOD record may reflect filing time, not sighting time; reliable airline crew witness.

Timeline of 23 Feb 1986 UFO flap In Ireland/England

Epilogue & Conclusion

The evening reports between 20:30 and 21:50 on 23 February 1986 could, in theory, be explained by a superbolide meteor: a 1–3 m object fragmenting at ~50 km altitude, producing a fireball visible across ~800 km. Yet no such event appears in scientific or astronomical archives, and aside from mentions in the MOD UFO files, the Northern UFO News and the Sunday Mirror, it left no official trace – no meteor bulletin, no press coverage of a continent-brightening event.

No official meteor record exists.

What stands out most is the five concurrent reports at 20:30 – from Scotland, England, and Wales – describing very different objects: fleeting flashes and trails, a cube-shaped luminous form, a green fireball, and a multicolored dome that lingered for minutes. These accounts resist being collapsed into a single meteor explanation.

Crucially, the Galway daylight sighting (11:00) and the VIP VC10 encounter over the Irish Sea (19:37) do not fit a meteor narrative, and the 747 cockpit illumination near Shannon further complicates the picture. While some accounts resemble fireball activity, the overall pattern suggests something more complex: a linked sequence of distinct aerial anomalies involving civilian, military, and royal actors. This makes the events of 23 February 1986 one of the most unusual and significant aerial mysteries of the decade.

  1. UFO Over Galway Bay Chapter 1: The 1986 Salthill Encounter
  2. UFO over Galway Bay Chapter 2:  Psychic Mayday from a crashed UFO
  3. UFO over Galway Bay Chapter 3: The Irish Tuatha Dé Danann as Cosmic Visitors
  4. UFO Over Galway Bay Chapter 4: Reverse Engineering The Quantum Coupled Transistor
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Hyperphysics: The Missing Link in Humanity’s Search for Extraterrestrial Civilizations?

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 the Society 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.

SIGNED: //Xel’dar Atten’Borru//
Senior Ethno-Botanist, Vurian Collective
Command Sequence: ETHNO-OMEGA-7-19
Security Clearance: ALPHA-PRIME

Source:
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19800014518/downloads/19800014518.pdf

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$500 Billion Beneath the Waves: Gaza’s Path to Freedom

Alternative logo for the GRC

The future of Gaza is at a crossroads. Will it be rebuilt through external control and dependency, or through Palestinian sovereignty and self-determination?

The answer lies beneath the waves. Gaza and Palestine hold vast oil and gas reserves – valued at over $500 billion – that have been kept inaccessible by occupation.

Models like the Trump administration “GREAT Trust,” that defer sovereignty and ignore this resource wealth, are rejected. Instead, The Gaza Renewal Compact (GRC) is proposed.

The GRC is a sovereignty-first plan based on 5 pillars:
1. Sovereignty First: Palestinian control from day one.
2. Resource Nationalism: A Palestinian wealth fund to manage energy revenues for the people.
3. Measured Development: Prioritizing homes, schools, and hospitals.
4. Right to Remain: Rebuilding communities in place, no forced relocations.
5. International Support, Not Control: Aid without strings attached.

This is a vision for a future where Palestine leverages its own energy wealth to fuel reconstruction, economic autonomy, and lasting dignity.

The choice is clear: dependency or sovereignty.

Here is the GRC Executive Summary as a downloadable PDF: https://contactproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The-Gaza-Renewal-Compact-GRC.pdf

Share to advocate for a sovereign future.

Full text follows:

Gaza’s Future: From Trusteeship to Self-Determination

The Gaza Renewal Compact (GRC): Leveraging Palestine’s Energy Wealth for Sovereignty and Reconstruction

Executive Summary

Gaza – and broader Palestinian territories – are endowed with significant undeveloped oil and gas reserves, estimated by UNCTAD at approximately 122 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 1.7 billion barrels of oil, valued collectively at $524 billion at 2017 prices. Yet occupation and political fragmentation have prevented Palestinians from harnessing this wealth.

The Gaza Renewal Compact (GRC) proposes a reinvigorated strategy: centering Palestinian sovereignty and economic autonomy in reconstruction, diverging sharply from dependency-inducing models like the “GREAT Trust.” Through the GRC, Palestinians can claim, manage, and benefit from their energy wealth directly – fueling a transition from occupation to self-determination.

1. Background: Gaza’s Strategic Energy Wealth

Levant Basin Reserves: Modern estimates place recoverable reserves at 122 trillion cubic feet (TCF) of natural gas and 1.7 billion barrels of oil, which UNCTAD values at approximately $524 billion – a potential windfall for regional peace and development.

Gaza Marine Field: The Gaza Marine offshore gas field alone holds about 30 billion cubic meters of gas (~1 TCF), potentially generating $4 billion in revenue – or around $100 million per year over 15 years, once legal and development barriers are removed.

Natural Gas Reserves of the Gaza Marine

This wealth is currently inaccessible under the occupation. The GRC frames these reserves as a foundation for economic sovereignty, not external profit extraction.

2. The GREAT Trust Proposal: A Missed Opportunity

The GREAT Trust outlines a high-investment reconstruction model (US$70–100 B public spending, $324 B returns) under U.S.-led trusteeship, featuring mega-projects, relocation incentives, and delayed Palestinian sovereignty. Critically, it:

  • Omits any recognition of Palestinian rights to vast energy reserves.
  • Risks transforming Gaza into a regional economic enclave managed externally.
  • Defers sovereignty to “deradicalization,” reinforcing dependency.

3. The Gaza Renewal Compact (GRC)

A sovereignty-first, resource-centered reconstruction framework based on the following pillars:

  • Sovereignty First
  • Full governance, energy rights, and border control rest with Palestinians from day one.
  • Resource Nationalism
  • Establish a Palestinian National Wealth Fund (PNWF), akin to Norway’s oil fund, to manage revenues from gas and oil extraction responsibly and equitably.
  • Measured Development
  • Prioritize housing, health, energy, and education, using extractive revenues to stabilize society before engaging in large-scale projects.
  • Right to Remain
  • No population incentives or relocations – reconstruction must rebuild communities in situ, honoring Palestinians’ connection to their land.
  • International Support, Not Control
  • Provide UN and international technical and financial aid that supports Palestinian-led decisions, without conditionality tied to sovereignty or relocation.

UN Charter & International Law: Palestinians retain rights to their resources and self-determination (UNGA 1803; ICJ Wall Opinion; Hague Regulations; Fourth Geneva Convention).

UNCLOS Rights: Gaza’s verified Mubarak Marine field and broader Levant Basin reserves fall within Exclusively Economic Zone entitlements – Palestinian state recognition would cement these legal claims.

5. Policy Recommendations

For Palestinian Leadership

  • Formally recognize and declare Gaza’s EEZ under UNCLOS; press UN and allies to back long-standing jurisdictional claims.
  • Launch the PNWF under the GRC, ensuring transparency, anti-corruption, and inclusive distribution of revenues.
  • Ratify a Resource Sovereignty Charter affirming that resource wealth benefits all Palestinians, in perpetuity.
  • Categorically reject relocation policies and ensure communal investment in Gaza’s redevelopment.


For Civil Society & Diaspora

  • Advocate for energy ownership narratives: from dependency to self-provision.
  • Collaborate with global resource-rights movements (e.g., Bolivia, Namibia) to build solidarity and effective governance principles.
  • Establish civilian-led monitoring mechanisms to ensure equitable distribution of resource revenues.

For the International Community

  • Recognize Palestinian sovereignty – including resource jurisdiction – and support GRC-aligned plans.
  • Provide technical support for setting up the PNWF, sustainable energy infrastructure, and legal defense of resource rights.
  • Pressure Israel to cease exploitation of disputed resources and allow Palestinian access to Gaza Marine.

Even with optimistic growth, Gaza’s economy faces a long recovery, highlighting the need for transformative economic strategies like the GRC.

6. Conclusion

The GRC offers a fundamentally different vision for Gaza: one rooted in Palestinian self-determination, economic autonomy, and resource justice, rather than externally imposed trusteeship. Harnessing Gaza’s proven gas and oil reserves – estimated at $524 billion in the broader basin, and $4 billion from Gaza Marine itself – can be the bedrock of a sovereign, dignified, and sustainable rebuilding. The choice between dependency or sovereignty has never been clearer.

References

“Recognised Palestinian state could develop disputed gas resources, expert says,” by Patrick Wintour, Diplomatic editor, 20 Jul 2025

#GazaRenewalCompact #PalestinianSovereignty #Gaza #Palestine #SelfDetermination #ResourceRights #EnergySovereignty #GazaReconstruction #EconomicAutonomy #GazaMarine #EndTheOccupation #ResourceJustice #RightToRemain #BuildGaza #LevantBasin

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DECLASSIFIED: The Galactic Federation’s Field Report on Terran Alpha “Trump.”

The alpha males egg chant.

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.

[ CROSS-REFERENCE WITH FILE 8421-DELTA: “TERRAN PISCINE & CETACEAN CONSPIRACIES” ]

SECTION 4.0: Economic Hyperbole & Magical Thinking

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.

SECTION 6.0: Ritual Applause & Concluding Analysis

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.

The egg chant.

SIGNED: //Xel’dar Atten’Borru//
Senior Ethno-Botanist, Vurian Collective
Command Sequence: ETHNO-OMEGA-7-19
Security Clearance: ALPHA-PRIME

— END OF REPORT —

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Collapse of the Healing Outposts

VURIAN DISPATCH | ETHNO-OMEGA-7-27

Filed by: Xel’dar Atten’borru, Senior Ethno-Botanist, Vurian Collective
Location: Sector Terra → Province “Afghanistan” → Sub-region Badakhshan. The Vanishing Mothers of Badakhshan maternal health crisis is a pressing issue in this region.

Vurian Dispatch

The Vanishing Mothers of Badakhshan

By Xel’dar Atten’borru
From the perspective of an off-world ethnographer, this is no ordinary health crisis. It is a systemic unravelling – a quiet genocide carried out by omission, decree, and abandonment.

OBSERVATION LOG 1.0

Collapse of the Healing Outposts

A modest four-room sanctuary, built with empire funds (USAID), once welcomed new life into the world. Today its doors are chained, its paint flakes, its wards are silent. The empire withdrew, citing “terror” and “siphoned coins.” What remains is absence – and absence breeds death.

“We reached the clinic, but it was closed. She gave birth by the roadside. She bled. She died. Then the infant died too.”
– Abdul Wakeel, local witness

OBSERVATION LOG 2.0

The Graves Speak

Names whispered by villagers: Shahnaz. Daulat Begi. Javhar. Gul Jan. Maidamo. Each mound of stones conceals a mother who died while delivering life.
Their stories rhyme:

  • Journeys too long
  • Roads too rough
  • Clinics too far
  • Budgets cut from 80,000 to 25,000
  • Beds outnumbered 3-to-1 by bleeding bodies

A pattern emerges: mortality is not merely biological. It is political.

OBSERVATION LOG 3.0

Systemic Strangulation

At the main hospital, three hemorrhaging mothers share a single mattress.

Razia Hanifi, a local healer, confides:

“This is the toughest year. Overcrowding. Shortage of staff. Shortage of hope.”

But the cruelest decree: females forbidden from studying medicine.
The healer pipeline is cut.
The womb becomes a battlefield.

OBSERVATION LOG 4.0

The Double Denial

  • Empire claim: “No one has died because of the aid cuts.”
  • Taliban ruler claim: “This is our internal matter.”

Among interstellar collectives, such contradictions trigger emergency arbitration. Here, they dissolve into silence.
But the earth does not lie. Its graves testify otherwise.

BADAKHSHAN MATERNAL HEALTH CRISIS

  • Clinic budget slashed: from $80,000 → $25,000
  • Travel time to care: 4–8 hours on rough terrain
  • Hospital wards: 3 patients sharing a single bed
  • Female medical students: banned since 2022
  • Maternal deaths (documented): rising, underreported

Source: BBC News, local testimonies

CONCLUSION

The Quiet Genocide of Neglect

This is not one tragedy. It is an engineered cascade.
To withdraw aid in mountainous terrain is to cut the cord of survival.
To forbid midwives is to salt the wound.

Among the Vurian Collective, such acts are not policy. They are infanticide by omission.

Humans cloak it in bureaucracy. The earth reveals the truth: women die, children die – not of nature’s indifference, but of human indifference multiplied.

The abandoned clinic, walls flaking with empire insignia, now stands as monument and indictment. Where once survival was painted on plaster, only names remain, etched in soil.

SIGNED
//Xel’dar Atten’borru//
Senior Ethno-Botanist, Vurian Collective
Transmission Tag:
Population viability: Critical
Recommend Intercession: Immediate – deploy covert aid via neutral vectors

🔗 Source: BBC News Report

https://youtu.be/kQjW-RnrkxU