May 20, 2026
Among the most intriguing cases emerging from the Pentagon’s newly launched PURSUE transparency initiative is a 2023 incident involving infrared footage captured by a U.S. military platform operating near the surface of the Mediterranean Sea. The case, which reportedly involved an object making abrupt “90-degree turns” at roughly 80 miles per hour, has sparked renewed debate about what military sensor systems are actually detecting—and how much the public is truly being shown.
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we break down newly released mission reports, apparent discrepancies between separate witness accounts, and the sophisticated sensor systems involved in the observation, including references to mesh-networked battlefield surveillance technologies and full-motion video tracking systems commonly used in modern ISR operations. Then we shift our attention over to NASA’s inclusion of historic Apollo and Skylab “UAP” materials in the recent release, including astronaut reports of mysterious flashes and anomalous lights in orbit—many of which have a likely explanation, and potentially offering a clearer picture of how the U.S. government is now approaching the long-running mystery of unidentified anomalous phenomena.
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Show Notes
Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:
- NEWS: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna endorses AARO Director Jon Kosloski
- PENTAGON UFOs: Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters
- THE “GREEK FLYER”: Full Mission Report Document HERE
- Second Mission Report on Mediterranian Sighting, October 2023
- NASA’s UAP: References to “Sky Flashes” in this report involving a Skylab Technical Crew Debriefing
- SKYLAB SIGHTINGS: Some additional information on the “red satellite” observed by the Skylab III crew ODDS AND ENDS: “Thoughts on the Space Alien Race Question”
- The Samford Memo (July 28, 1952)
- AUDIO: Maj. Gen. John A. Samford's Statement on "Flying Saucers", Washington, DC, 07/31/1952
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