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Astrophysicist Beatriz Villarroel discusses her findings of unexplained flashes in historical sky photographs and their implications for non-human technology.

Astrophysicist Beatriz Villarroel found point-like flashes in sky photographs taken before a single satellite existed. Nine of them lit up simultaneously on one 1950s plate. Nothing in orbit could have made them — because nothing was in orbit yet. Beatriz Villarroel leads VASCO, which scanned 600 million objects across 70 years of photographic sky surveys hunting for things that appear, then vanish. We cover: why finding zero vanishing stars pointed at something stranger than what she was looking for, the 8.7-degree deficit in Earth's shadow that a 22-sigma signal says cosmic rays cannot fake, the 68% transient spike clustered around nuclear test dates, how telescope aberration patterns prove these are real photons and not plate defects, and why she now says she fears for her safety. Pre-Sputnik plates may hold evidence of non-human technology in Earth orbit. She wants you to check the math before you decide. Chapters 00:00 It appeared, then it was gone 00:48 The obsession that built VASCO 06:10 What a Palomar glass plate really is 09:16 600 million objects, zero vanishing stars 13:47 Nine flashes, one plate, same instant 21:11 Why asteroids and cosmic rays are ruled out 26:47…

People in this episode

Host: Brian Keating

Guest: Beatriz Villarroel

Topics covered

• UFOs
• astrophysics
• sky surveys
• non-human technology
• cosmic rays
• transient phenomena

Keywords

• UFOs
• Beatriz Villarroel
• VASCO
• sky photographs
• transient spikes
• cosmic rays
• Palomar glass plate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: VASCO, Big Bang Productions Inc.

Books & works: Palomar glass plate

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