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Iowa connections again!

Kevin D. Randle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_D._Randle​

Randle has a degree from the University of Iowa in journalism (1973). He has many UFO connections and is regarded as one of the top resources on the Roswell crash. He holds a high level of skepticism on many aspects of the UFO phenomenon, especially abductions, but contends there was a crash in Rowell, and more.
 
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History Channel's Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Season 7 starts May 19, 2026 at 7/8:00 PM. https://seriesreminder.com/series/the-secret-of-skinwalker-ranch

Dragon's ongoing absence due to family health concerns: https://thedirect.com/article/skinwalker-ranch-dragon-what-happened-season-6

Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites: A Catalyst for the Kessler Syndrome? https://opentools.ai/news/elon-musks-starlink-satellites-a-catalyst-for-the-kessler-syndrome​


Some of your tax money at work! Billionaires (Musk) hate Government that often contributed to their wealth: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/20/business/elon-musk-wealth-government-help

The Central WI night sky has grown quiet after a months of odd, if not inexplicable, nocturnal lights. One of the most memorable were three dim orbs a little faster than a typical passenger jet moving together across the sky then come to a standstill. After about 10 seconds they disappeared.
 
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StClone said:
History Channel's Secret of Skinwalker Ranch Season 7 starts May 19, 2026 at 7/8:00 PM. https://seriesreminder.com/series/the-secret-of-skinwalker-ranch

Dragon's ongoing absence due to family health concerns: https://thedirect.com/article/skinwalker-ranch-dragon-what-happened-season-6

Elon Musk's Starlink Satellites: A Catalyst for the Kessler Syndrome? https://opentools.ai/news/elon-musks-starlink-satellites-a-catalyst-for-the-kessler-syndrome​


Some of your tax money at work! Billionaires (Musk) hate Government that often contributed to their wealth: https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/20/business/elon-musk-wealth-government-help

The Central WI night sky has grown quiet after a months of odd, if not inexplicable, nocturnal lights. One of the most memorable were three dim orbs a little faster than a typical passenger jet moving together across the sky then come to a standstill. After about 10 seconds they disappeared.
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Oh man, I saw some crazy stuff in the sky around that area of Wisconsin 25 years ago. My friends said it was the northern lights but I don't think so. There was this purple swirly light and a ton of really bright gold shooting stars. It's hard to remember that far back, and we were definitely not sober, but it was amazing.
 
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Oh man, I saw some crazy stuff in the sky around that area of Wisconsin 25 years ago. My friends said it was the northern lights but I don't think so. There was this purple swirly light and a ton of really bright gold shooting stars. It's hard to remember that far back, and we were definitely not sober, but it was amazing.
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Covering late summer until late winter from another post:

Though no daylight sightings are noted, Central Wisconsin for months has people reporting an assortment of suspicious nocturnal lights (no, these are not space junk hazards ala Musk). The most puzzling: three times I have seen stationary small ruby red blinking lights that flash briefly then disappear. Bright flashes like camera flashes may be highly reflective satellites, and caught my attention several times. A greenish fast-moving rectangle seen back in November left me confused as it was very distinct and about half the width of my thumb at arm length.

The last was a very fast moving greenish-white orb, dimmer than Venus, but nearly as big, and may have been self-luminous. But I consider its horizontal arc was above city lights and so reflecting them. In my experience this was as "UAP" as it gets for me. It was seen for less than two seconds and traversed about 10% of the sky.
 
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Covering late summer until late winter. from another post:

Though no daylight sightings are noted, Central Wisconsin for months has people reporting an assortment of suspicious nocturnal lights (no, these are not space junk hazards ala Musk). The most puzzling: three times I have seen stationary small ruby red blinking lights that flash briefly then disappear. Bright flashes like camera flashes may be highly reflective satellites, and caught my attention several times. A greenish fast-moving rectangle seen back in November left me confused as it was very distinct and about half the width of my thumb at arm length.

The last was a very fast moving greenish-white orb, dimmer than Jupiter, but nearly as big, and may have been self-luminous. But I consider its horizontal arc was above city lights and so reflecting them. In my experience this was as "UAP" as it gets for me. It was seen for less than two seconds and traversed about 10% of the sky.
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That's pretty strange. Not at all what I saw, but what I saw was just a one time thing (as far as I know) and happened in the summer of 2000.

I enjoy watching Skinwalker Ranch, but I don't think they will ever find answers. Beings from somewhere else will not allow them to find the answers because humans are not meant to have this knowledge just yet. We have been destroying our own planet for many years now, and if we were to discover portals and whatever else is going on there, our military would try to use such things for their own gain. I personally feel like these beings are peaceful but they will do what they have to do to keep us from finding the answers.
 
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I have some doubts about whether the deaths of certain UFO experts are beyond coincidental. One notable exception is James E. McDonald, a Ph.D. atmospheric physicist from Iowa State University who was a prominent UFO researcher during the 1960s. McDonald investigated numerous UFO sightings and was instrumental in pushing the UFO mystery into mainstream scientific discourse. He died in 1971 near Tucson, Arizona. The circumstances surrounding his death—officially ruled a suicide—raise questions, given the personal struggles he faced and the intense professional attacks he endured from CIA operatives and the broader scientific establishment.

I'm skeptical about the current administration's approach to UFO disclosure. Rather than a genuine effort to release classified records, I see the UFO topic being used as a political distraction. Additionally, I'm concerned that conspiracy theories about missing UFO scientists may themselves be weaponized online. This pattern isn't new—similar rumors have gained traction before, only to dissolve under scrutiny.

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Cyclones_R_GR8 said:
I'll just assume it will be more rockets shot into the air and strange mechanical failures, except for the cameras of course.
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First episode of SSWR aired last night preluded by running the finale/recap from last season .

You hit it on the head. ROCKETS! Travis has been a a rocket maker, enthusiast, and launcher from what I know since forever. So yeah he loves 'em. They are also somewhat cheap. The fire, smoke and speed really gets the viewer involved in the action. And above the eye candy is it gets results as the Skinwalker energies respond moments before the rockets are even launched.

Replay of end of last season recap showed the crazy ceramic-like material's properties of heat conductivity, magnetism, reassembly, and possible superconductivity rekindled my interest. There was standard interference issues and a small brief orb, and giant cool blob in the sky.
 
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I saw an episode the other day. I see they are still drilling holes into the mesa. After 5 years at failing with the drill you would think they would try a bulldozer to see what's in there.
I'm just going to assume they are still shooting bigger rockets into the air.
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Hey the motley SSWR crew is using a four foot wide drill/excavator from the top of the mesa to get at what's underground. Not a bulldozer but good as it gets. I got to watch this unfold!
 
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Hey the motley SSWR crew is using a four foot wide drill/excavator from the top of the mesa to get at what's underground. Not a bulldozer but good as it gets. I got to watch this unfold!
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I don't think they will ever get a clear answer to what is in the mesa, but it's probably a debris field from an asteroid impact thousands of years ago. The last couple seasons have been a little boring because it's the same experiments over and over. I get that they want to focus on the blob above the triangle and the object(s) inside the mesa but they have completely abandoned researching homestead 2 and the tunnel-like feature that is underground. I also wish they would research the top of the mesa more, the area where there is that spiral rock formation.
 
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Thought that I would check up on Robert Estes. Turns out that he is famous in the Southern California automobile dealership scene including building and racing cars. He was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame that is located in Knoxville, Iowa in 2001. He did two years at UCLA in automotive engineering but dropped out when his father, Clifford passed away. His father was an engineer.

In the recorded report by Bob, he tells how he encountered a "machine" that landed next to his car while driving from Sioux City. He describes it as a machine like a tank and with wheels. The guy that got out of it said "Bob, what do you think of this?" and turned around and got back in and the machine left. The machine made no sound and had nothing on it to produce flight.
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Preston Dennett covers Sioux City's Bob Estes's CE-III in the fourth chapter (29:10 mark) of his Weekly pod:

Upon edit: Preston notes this occurred in Nebraska SW of Sioux City, so not in Iowa. Nevertheless, Estes was from around Sioux City. He refers to U.S. HWY 20 as I-20, a rare mistake for Preston. For some reason Dennett believes that there were reversed engineered crafts from the 50s on as he considered this craft. Also, Estes was likely abducted as the timeline suggests such.


 
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I have some doubts about whether the deaths of certain UFO experts are merely coincidental. One notable example is James E. McDonald, a Ph.D. atmospheric physicist from Iowa State University who was a prominent UFO researcher during the 1960s. McDonald investigated numerous UFO sightings and was instrumental in pushing the UFO mystery into mainstream scientific discourse. He died in 1971 near Tucson, Arizona. The circumstances surrounding his death—officially ruled a suicide—raise questions, given the personal struggles he faced and the intense professional attacks he endured from CIA operatives and the broader scientific establishment.

I'm skeptical about the current administration's approach to UFO disclosure. Rather than a genuine effort to release classified records, I see the UFO topic being used as a political distraction. Additionally, I'm concerned that conspiracy theories about missing UFO scientists may themselves be weaponized online. This pattern isn't new—similar rumors have gained traction before, only to dissolve under scrutiny.

Read related Article:

​

How the “Missing Scientists” Conspiracy Theory Went Mainstream After Others Failed​

The fate of similar rumors suggests how our news ecosystem and political environment have mutated.​


www.motherjones.com

How the “missing scientists” conspiracy theory went mainstream after others failed

The fate of similar rumors suggests how our news ecosystem and political environment have mutated.
www.motherjones.com www.motherjones.com
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Now we are up to 12 UFO-related Scientist missing. Is there a connection? The InBetween podcast covers this:

 
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If it were just a couple then you could say it's a coincidence, but 12???
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Other 11:

The list of scientists and researchers associated with the high-clearance aerospace, defense, and UFO-related conspiracy theories includes individuals who have died or vanished under mysterious or tragic circumstances since 2022. Due to growing public concern, these disappearances are currently under review by federal agencies and the White House. [1, 2, 3, 4]
A breakdown of key figures and their backgrounds:
  • Maj. Gen. William "Neil" McCasland (68): A retired U.S. Air Force major general who oversaw classified aerospace research and directed the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He vanished on foot from his Albuquerque home, leaving behind personal items but taking a handgun.
  • Monica Jacinto Reza (60): An aerospace engineer and metallurgist who worked on burn-resistant metal alloys at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). She vanished while hiking in the Angeles National Forest.
  • Michael David Hicks (59): A NASA JPL research scientist specializing in the physical properties of comets and asteroids. He passed away in July 2023, with his cause of death initially kept private and later revealed as heart disease.
  • Nuno Loureiro (47): A leading theoretical physicist and director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT. He was fatally shot at his home in December 2025 in an unrelated homicide.
  • Carl Grillmair (67): An astrophysicist who collaborated with Caltech on NASA's Spitzer and NEOWISE missions. He was killed at his home in California in February 2026.
  • Amy Eskridge (34): An independent researcher focused on anti-gravity and related propulsion technology. She passed away in June 2022, a death that local police and her family investigated and ruled a suicide.
  • Frank Maiwald (61): A JPL researcher who specialized in microwave radiometry and contributed to Earth science missions. He passed away in July 2024 without a publicly disclosed cause of death.
  • Melissa Casias (53): An administrative assistant holding sensitive clearance at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. She left her home without her work badge and has been missing since June 2025.
  • Anthony Chavez (78): A former construction foreman at the Los Alamos National Laboratory who went missing from his New Mexico home in May 2025.
  • Jason Thomas (45): A chemical biologist at the Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research who had Department of Defense contracts. He was found drowned in a Massachusetts lake in December 2025.
  • Steven Garcia (47): A contract property custodian at the Kansas City National Security Campus. He disappeared in August 2025 after leaving his home on foot with a
 
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Other 11:

The list of scientists and researchers associated with the high-clearance aerospace, defense, and UFO-related conspiracy theories includes individuals who have died or vanished under mysterious or tragic circumstances since 2022. Due to growing public concern, these disappearances are currently under review by federal agencies and the White House. [1, 2, 3, 4]
A breakdown of key figures and their backgrounds:
  • Maj. Gen. William "Neil" McCasland (68): A retired U.S. Air Force major general who oversaw classified aerospace research and directed the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He vanished on foot from his Albuquerque home, leaving behind personal items but taking a handgun.
  • Monica Jacinto Reza (60): An aerospace engineer and metallurgist who worked on burn-resistant metal alloys at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). She vanished while hiking in the Angeles National Forest.
  • Michael David Hicks (59): A NASA JPL research scientist specializing in the physical properties of comets and asteroids. He passed away in July 2023, with his cause of death initially kept private and later revealed as heart disease.
  • Nuno Loureiro (47): A leading theoretical physicist and director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT. He was fatally shot at his home in December 2025 in an unrelated homicide.
  • Carl Grillmair (67): An astrophysicist who collaborated with Caltech on NASA's Spitzer and NEOWISE missions. He was killed at his home in California in February 2026.
  • Amy Eskridge (34): An independent researcher focused on anti-gravity and related propulsion technology. She passed away in June 2022, a death that local police and her family investigated and ruled a suicide.
  • Frank Maiwald (61): A JPL researcher who specialized in microwave radiometry and contributed to Earth science missions. He passed away in July 2024 without a publicly disclosed cause of death.
  • Melissa Casias (53): An administrative assistant holding sensitive clearance at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. She left her home without her work badge and has been missing since June 2025.
  • Anthony Chavez (78): A former construction foreman at the Los Alamos National Laboratory who went missing from his New Mexico home in May 2025.
  • Jason Thomas (45): A chemical biologist at the Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research who had Department of Defense contracts. He was found drowned in a Massachusetts lake in December 2025.
  • Steven Garcia (47): A contract property custodian at the Kansas City National Security Campus. He disappeared in August 2025 after leaving his home on foot with a
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The places they worked and/or disappeared from are highly interesting.
 
StClone said:
Other 11:

The list of scientists and researchers associated with the high-clearance aerospace, defense, and UFO-related conspiracy theories includes individuals who have died or vanished under mysterious or tragic circumstances since 2022. Due to growing public concern, these disappearances are currently under review by federal agencies and the White House. [1, 2, 3, 4]
A breakdown of key figures and their backgrounds:
  • Maj. Gen. William "Neil" McCasland (68): A retired U.S. Air Force major general who oversaw classified aerospace research and directed the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. He vanished on foot from his Albuquerque home, leaving behind personal items but taking a handgun.
  • Monica Jacinto Reza (60): An aerospace engineer and metallurgist who worked on burn-resistant metal alloys at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). She vanished while hiking in the Angeles National Forest.
  • Michael David Hicks (59): A NASA JPL research scientist specializing in the physical properties of comets and asteroids. He passed away in July 2023, with his cause of death initially kept private and later revealed as heart disease.
  • Nuno Loureiro (47): A leading theoretical physicist and director of the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT. He was fatally shot at his home in December 2025 in an unrelated homicide.
  • Carl Grillmair (67): An astrophysicist who collaborated with Caltech on NASA's Spitzer and NEOWISE missions. He was killed at his home in California in February 2026.
  • Amy Eskridge (34): An independent researcher focused on anti-gravity and related propulsion technology. She passed away in June 2022, a death that local police and her family investigated and ruled a suicide.
  • Frank Maiwald (61): A JPL researcher who specialized in microwave radiometry and contributed to Earth science missions. He passed away in July 2024 without a publicly disclosed cause of death.
  • Melissa Casias (53): An administrative assistant holding sensitive clearance at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. She left her home without her work badge and has been missing since June 2025.
  • Anthony Chavez (78): A former construction foreman at the Los Alamos National Laboratory who went missing from his New Mexico home in May 2025.
  • Jason Thomas (45): A chemical biologist at the Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research who had Department of Defense contracts. He was found drowned in a Massachusetts lake in December 2025.
  • Steven Garcia (47): A contract property custodian at the Kansas City National Security Campus. He disappeared in August 2025 after leaving his home on foot with a
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The relation to UFOs for some of those is a bit of a stretch.
 
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The relation to UFOs for some of those is a bit of a stretch.
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Yeah, a lot of these people are older anyway and there is a lot of coincidence. I am not convinced of a connection but its a curiosity that needs resolution. Sabine gives her take and I can see it.

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The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (TSSR or SSR) was mild last night. Odd radio frequencies, changing detection signals (metal there, then its not) in Mesa #2 bore hole, and rockets in Triangle area deflecting from vertical to horizonal. Next week a 4 foot borehole is said to commence.
 
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I'm skeptical about the current administration's approach to UFO disclosure. Rather than a genuine effort to release classified records, I see the UFO topic being used as a political distraction. Additionally, I'm concerned that conspiracy theories about missing UFO scientists may themselves be weaponized online. This pattern isn't new—similar rumors have gained traction before, only to dissolve under scrutiny.
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Why are things being released in chunks like this is a reality show with cliffhangers at the end? Why not just release it all? I hate that the big shots think they're doing us little people a favor by releasing anything.
 
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According to American legal commentator and television journalist Nancy Grace:

There are 17 Scientists dead or missing.

Nancy Grace, a stern-faced sensationalist, pushes up the body count, damn aliens?!


 
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