The AARO Files: The 2025 Annual UAP Report, Official Responses, and Conspiracies | MHP 07.29.26.
Release Date: 07/29/2026
Invasion of the Orbs: Spherical UAP in Our Skies | MHP 08.18.26.
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For decades, sightings of unusual, spherical objects have been reported in our skies. Often described as metallic silver, translucent, or illuminated in fiery orange or red, flying objects matching this description were even reported by Allied pilots over Europe during WWII as a possible new advanced weapon developed by Nazi Germany. Today, the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office continues to collect reports about these mysterious "orbs," which constitute the single largest category of UAP reports it collects. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at striking examples...
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08.16.26. X Podcast: Secret of the Triangle UAP
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In this week's installment of the X Podcast for subscribers, we look at the possible secrets behind the mysterious appearances of triangle UAPs, including ideas involving classified aerospace research, as well as the deeper history of sightings documented by UFO researchers.
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Triangle UAP: The Pentagon's 'PURSUE' Release 05 | MHP 08.11.26.
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It began on a summer night in 2011, when someone in the vehicle noticed three odd lights overhead. Curious, one of the occupants stepped out of the vehicle and looked up. Now, according to a witness interview released years later by the U.S. Department of War, what appeared above them was not simply three lights, but a massive, dark, triangular object moving silently across the night sky. This case, and several others involving mysterious triangle UAPs in our skies, are among those included in the Pentagon's fifth tranche of UAP files released under its PURSUE initiative. This week on The...
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08.09.26 X Podcast: Return of the Skinwalkers
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In this week's installment of the X Podcast for subscribers, we take a deep dive into the lore surrounding the mysterious Skinwalker Ranch, and the range of hypotheses about the phenomena that may be occurring there.
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Anatomy of an Enigma: Black Projects, Hidden Aircraft, and UFO Encounters | MHP 08.04.26.
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Since the dawn of the new millennium, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) have gradually evolved from a fringe subject into a legitimate national security issue. Key developments that include the 2000 Illinois police triangle sighting, reporting on classified "black" military programs and the Pentagon's "shadow military," and other events illustrate how intelligence agencies and defense analysts increasingly viewed unexplained aerial reports not as curiosities, but as potential intelligence problems worthy of systematic investigation. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at how...
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07.31.26. X Podcast: Incident at Falcon Lake
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In this installment of the X Podcast for subscribers, we revisit the famous case of the Falcon Lake Incident involving prospector Stefan Michalak and other famous Canadian UFO cases with researcher Chris Rutkowski.
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The AARO Files: The 2025 Annual UAP Report, Official Responses, and Conspiracies | MHP 07.29.26.
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Last week, the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released its Fiscal Year 2025 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, revealing its latest findings involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). Among its key findings, AARO’s report conveys that the Office continues to collect data on hundreds of objects it cannot yet identify and states that some sightings over sensitive military facilities could represent an “unmitigated threat vector” to U.S. national security. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, in addition to an analysis of...
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07.23.26. X Podcast: When UFOs Attack
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In this installment of the X Podcast for subscribers, we look at allegations involving UFO attacks in South America, and the unsolved death of Todd Sees in rural Pennsylvania.
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Nimitz: The DIA/BAASS Investigations | MHP 07.21.26.
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On November 14, 2004, the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Eleven steamed through the clear waters roughly eighty nautical miles west of San Diego beneath cloudless California skies. Unbeknownst to many on board, for nearly a week, operators deep inside the strike group’s Combat Information Center aboard the USS Princeton had been watching something they could not explain. Initially dismissed as equipment anomalies, the contacts refused to disappear, returning repeatedly and exhibiting flight characteristics that seasoned radar operators struggled to reconcile with anything they had...
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07.19.26. X Podcast: The Estimate of the Situation
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In this week's installment of the X Podcast for subscribers, we look at the secretive "Estimate of the Situation" produced by the U.S. Air Force's original UFO investigation, Project Sign, and the historical evidence supporting this once-Top Secret report's existence.
info_outlineLast week, the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) released its Fiscal Year 2025 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, revealing its latest findings involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). Among its key findings, AARO’s report conveys that the Office continues to collect data on hundreds of objects it cannot yet identify and states that some sightings over sensitive military facilities could represent an “unmitigated threat vector” to U.S. national security.
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, in addition to an analysis of AARO’s latest findings, we also recap the recent 2026 Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) event held in Toronto, Canada. Finally, we examine recent conspiracy theories related to the topic and explore why some unfounded speculations persist despite the uncertainty inherent in UAP studies.
SHOW NOTES
Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode.
- NEWS: Rep Burchett unmasks 'deep state' plot to hide UFO truth after two-hour Pentagon meeting
- Pentagon investigating mysterious UAP event reported by the Navy near Virginia’s coast | DefenseScoop
- Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse! Astronomers capture clearest image yet of famous star's elusive companion
- 2025 AARO REPORT: FY 2025 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
- SCU: Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies
- 2026 EVENT: These Toronto scientists are studying UFOs — and fighting to be taken seriously
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