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Those lights in the sky above Alamogordo and seen often by civilians questioning what is that may not be a UFO or friends checking on their buddies at Rosswell nor Area 54. Those lights if they appear strung together are more likely the Starlink Satellites. You can enter your town and zip code and verify via the link below…
https://findstarlink.com/?fbclid=IwAR22dQrGCon_Yi7b29qqT7ueKN5qmlp8lJ0V6Icokoyj8xvYPJW_VyE_Z-k#5454627;3
If, however, it’s not Starlink and you are convinced you’ve seen something other worldly then the Federal Aviation Administration suggests That Persons wanting to report UFO/unexplained phenomena activity should contact a UFO/unexplained phenomena reporting data collection center, such as the National UFO Reporting Center, etc.
If concern is expressed that life or property might be endangered, report the activity to the local law enforcement department.
More than a year since the Pentagon launched an office to investigate UFO sightings, there is still no hotline for pilots and others to report mysterious objects directly to the investigators.
Some witnesses say they’re getting frustrated and feel forced to turn to Capitol Hill or outside groups to tell their stories. Others say it discourages them from attempting to flag such incidents at all because they’re worried about recrimination if they report to the FAA or military supervisors.
“There is an immense amount of data that could be collected out there, from general aviation or commercial aviation pilots that are afraid to come forward at this point in time,” said Chris Van Voorhis, a commercial airline pilot reporting to Politico who says he regularly sees “self-luminous” orbs high up in the atmosphere flying in strange formations.
Van Voorhis said he hasn’t reported those through any official channel because the methods for doing so are so opaque.
“I’m not even sure what they are, to tell you the truth,” he said. And even if he were to report the incidents, he believes it would “fall on deaf ears.”
The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, which was launched by the Biden administration in July 2022 to investigate UAP the new term for UFO sightings, has made strides in recent months to set up internal channels for service members to report such incidents.
In May, the military services and geographic combatant commands for the first time standardized UAP reporting, and required the information be transferred to AARO, Pentagon spokesperson Susan Gough said in an email to Politico. The group is also working to expand UAP reporting to the rest of the government, including the weather and oceanic agency NOAA, the Coast Guard, FAA and Department of Energy, she said.
AARO is required by law to launch a public-facing website where witnesses can directly report potential UFO sightings. But the website is tied up in Pentagon red tape: It is still “under development” after officials submitted a first version to Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks for review.
Then of course there is the nongovernmental route to tracking and reporting. The National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) is a non-governmental, non-profit corporation registered in Washington State, the United States that investigates UFO sightings and/or alien contacts and MUFON, the most prominent UFO data collectors in the US, have worked with the National UFO Reporting Center, to publicize trends in public sightings reporting.
The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is a US-based non-profit organization composed of civilian volunteers who study reported UFO sightings. It is one of the oldest and largest organizations of its kind, claiming more than 4,000 members worldwide with chapters and representatives in more than 43 countries and all 50 states. The organization has been criticized for its focus on pseudoscience, and critics say its investigators fail to use the scientific method.
So next time you look up and see “something odd” there are resources to reach out to.
Living around Alamogordo is the perfect place to get that telescope out and search amongst the starts. Just be careful what you’re peeping at as they just might swoop down and peep back!
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