Michael Swords, retired professor of Natural Sciences and UFO historian, returns to his labour of love. Exploring tales of the faery kingdom and how it may well  cross over into our reality is handled with the same skill and enthusiasm Swords brought to the subject in years past. Here he begins his presentation of a catalog of cases of folkloric entities that he nicknames LEPRECAT. For those readers who thought the Professor had put down his pen for good, we have a backstory of sorts in Maybe a Return in a Small Way, as he seeks to find his way back to active participation in anomalous research. A new chapter in Swords' life, a new set of data for anomalists to devour. Thank you, Professor. (CM)

Whew! is the one-word summation after reading this detailed and referenced work on BAASS/MUFON/Pentagon relationships in the 21st century. Curt Collins partners with researcher Roger Glassel to produce a far-reaching expose that will take us some time fully to digest. And Collins and Glassel promise a sequel "tentatively titled: 'Breaking the Silence: The Pentagon UFO Program's Secret Partner Speaks,'" featuring comments from some of the principals in the relationship. While elucidating such seemingly-Byzantine arrangements and specifics don't speak directly to the core UFO phenomenon, they certainly help illustrate how elaborate formal efforts have been to study it. And certain elements in the saga seem to have been foreordained, while other results are unsurprising. We'll be interested in Billy Cox' reactions to this article, when he gets hold of it. In the meantime, his Drowning My Fears in Bacon yanks us firmly into the speculative present, though it's a set of separate ruminations that at first might seem unconnected. (WM)

Nick Redfern gets into speculation on the idea of whether or not the UK has its own Bigfoot, starting with a couple sightings in recent years from a small area in England's northeast. Next he asks The UK's Wild People and Bigfoot: What Are They? He is convinced that that the "very weird and perplexing" variety of accounts mean that "the British Bigfoot most certainly lives." (LP)

Fascinating UFO history, presented three different ways. David Halperin engages in some reflection on his youth while promoting his new book Intimate Alien from Stanford University Press. A thoughtful retrospective and effective preview. Courtesy of collaborator Claude Falkstrom, Curt Collins provides a look back at certainly another time in Flying Saucers & the Regatta Queen Contest: Two Case Studies from 1947. Another outstanding example of an interesting sidelight of UFO history being preserved. And Brent Swancer resurrects a lesser-known British case in Fighter Jets and UFOs: The Rissington Incident. (WM)

On February 22nd, The Anomalist shared Paul Seaburn's Scientist Claims Coronavirus Was Brought to Earth By a Meteorite with Duncan Phenix's It Came From Space — Scientist Links Coronavirus To Meteorite on March 9th, and only now Chelsea Ghod's gotten up the gumption to rejoinder with her paen for sanity in the midst of a pandemic. She gives some background on Chandra Wickramasinghe's other maverick theories in this vein but everything else is outright dismissal due to a lack of evidence. And yet it's wholly cromulent to share discoveries like Scientists Claim to Have Found The First Known Extraterrestrial Protein in a Meteorite, as shared on March 8th, in addition to citing extraterrestrial amino acids and the contentious propositions surrounding Allan Hills 84001, the fragment of a Martian meteorite that was found in the Allan Hills of Antarctica in 1984. Are those alive? Nope. Are Viruses Alive? Well it all depends. Viruses may be extraneous bits of biological code that will readily interface with DNA, organisms, et al. without truly being life as we expect. And if viruses are no better than amino acids and proteins, shouldn't Wickramasinghe's prospect still be plausible? (CS)

This is the penultimate of four interviews with paranormal researcher and master storyteller Christopher O'Brien. If you've not caught the first two installments, they're on the SLVoices site and you might want to listen to them in order. In this third segment Chris regales us with Bigfoot sightings and evidence, and an explication of the Skinwalker phenomenon that's more than unsettling. He also tells his droll--and nearly fatal--Laurance Rockefeller tale. The concluding The Mysterious San Luis Valley-Part 4 gets into hauntings, some apparently sentient lights, and "prairie dragons," as well as a reference to his information-packed website and his UFODAP project. Kevin Randle welcomes David Halperin to a discussion of Halperin's new book Intimate Alien. The two get a little contentious over Halperin's attitude toward trace cases, which Kevin has trouble reconciling with Halperin's thesis that UFOs are at base not really physical phenomena. But it's a worthwhile and civil debate. Kevin also has "UFO Attorney" Michael Hall on for a discussion of Hall's "UFOiTeam" and a promising-sounding invention they've got for detecting truly anomalous aerial stuff. (WM)

The paranormal world has lost another light in the passing of Sherry Hansen Steiger, wife to and co-author with the late Brad Steiger on over 60 books. Loren Coleman tells us that minister Sherry was a sole author, as well, and "an expert on health and healing, spirituality, and the unexplained." A number of the works Sherry wrote or collaborated upon are featured in the obituary. Loren also notes the passing of Ted Phillips, whose remembrance by Kevin Randle has been noted, and that Canadian Ufologist and Ufology Artist Gene Duplantier Dies, leaving another hole in the overall field. Loren includes a detailed obituary on the man and his many interests, as well as a selection of his illustrations and publications. Requiescant in pace. (WM)

When you wish upon a star...you find out it's not as big or as old as you once thought. That's the study of stellar evolution and Polaris seems to be breaking the rules. But it can darn well stand in line because 2020 has already been a freaky year so far--and we are not just imagining things. New Analysis of Large Hadron Collider Results Confirms Something Weird Is Happening. Evidently there's an anomaly occurring with the LHC that contradicts the laws of physics. Don't be alarmed, that just means there are New Physics to learn. Unless it points to a rip in our dimensional construct, which would explain so very much lately. Not to mention a Time Travel Proof: The Mounting Evidence Of A Broken Timeline. (CM)

While summarizing the MJ Banias Vice Motherboard piece we profiled on the 12th, Greg Haas adds his title information from a Newsweek article. More importantly, Haas references the Mystery Wire report on the Utah real estate magnate who bought the Skinwalker Ranch from Robert Bigelow. That article contains an almost-20-minute Nugent video interview/monologue by purchaser Brandon Fugal on his business journey. One senses that Fugal has been a strategic thinker and willing to embark upon endeavors that may not bring instant results. Jason Colavito seizes upon some other things he's learned about Fugal. Jason's New Owner of Skinwalker Ranch Credits Hal Puthoff for Inspiring Purchase actually begins with a retraction, as Jason's preparation for his first stab at Fugal was not complete. Jack Brewer, on the other hand, has only praise for Sarah Scoles' new effort on the UFO community. Scoles's 'They Are Already Here' a Page-Turner That Works perhaps predictably honors a book for which Jack consulted, but he does make you want to read it. However, reviewer Jack seems to have been transported by the book on "a journey to the UFO Watchtower" in the wrong state (it's actually in Colorado). (WM)

Well, after running three posts on those who have predicted the current outbreak, we promise this will be the last. It seems everybody and his cousin have known this would happen. Now Jocelyne LeBlanc tells us that a woman known as the “Balkan Nostradamus” foresaw the coronavirus outbreak in 1996, that it would start in China, and that it “will be all over us.” Apparently she also called it “Corona.” Which is more that can be said for The Movies that Predicted an Outbreak Like Coronavirus. But who needs movies about it when we are experiencing the real thing? Hold on, this just in, a denial for a change: The Simpsons Writer Slams Fans For Joking About The Show’s Coronavirus Prediction. (PH)

Nick Redfern does numerous interviews, but seems always to plow new ground and provide fresh insights. Paracasters Gene Steinberg and J. Randall Murphy have their usual good time with the affable and prodigious writer. Nick launches from a tragic but mysterious death possibly connected with a contactee gathering into a conspiratorial session, but based upon actual facts. The trio then move through new vistas, including Nick's acknowledged magical experimentation and Nick's candid opinions about the state of ET-ufology and his own particular "UFO belief." Gene and Randall also recently talked with Curt Collins about matters current and past, beginning with the Big UFO Story and moving through fake abductees and UFO writers with low factual standards. Also discussed: Collins' excellent blogs, the Cash-Landrum case--one of Collins' fortes--and similarities between Loch Ness investigation and ufology. (WM)

Paleontologists in Ecuador have uncovered a series of remains of what they believe to be an undiscovered species of giant sloth. What makes this discovery so remarkable are the adaptations it appears these creatures made over time to climate change. And of course there’s the possibility the species was so hardy it never really went extinct. So here’s more good news from the cryptid world: Previously Unseen Thylacine Footage Found in Government Archive. Given that this particular 69 second snippet contains the eighth filmed record in existence of the extinct Tasmanian Tiger, its find is invaluable and of the "needle in a haystack" variety. More significant is its subject, the last living Thylacine, who passed away shortly after the film was made.  (CM)

Three interesting bits of UFO news. The first concerns a change of venue for the annual Roswell experience, a switch that has local merchants understandably up in arms. There's also a promo for this year's festival, currently scheduled for July 4-6. Greg Haas covers the fallout when the Navy's Reply Falls Short after Congressman Presses for UFO Details. Haas is actually recalling a last-year Naval blockade response to a Congressman's pointed questions, but the article and its also-last-year video are still worth reviewing. A fully-current Haas piece reports 'On the Trail of UFO's a New Direction for Crew that Made 'Minerva Monster'. The article covers a five-year anniversary showing of "Small Town Monsters"' first film, as a promo for a mini-series on UFOs. As the name might imply, the group specializes in retelling lesser-known paranormal events that captured the imagination and scared the dickens out of modest burgs across America. Their website provides more information on the intriguing range of offerings from this company. (WM)

Tim Binnall saves the best guess for last about this video of something weird taken over Sao Paulo. A quick internet check for "giant jellyfish kite" makes that candidate--or an octopus-like version--seem most probable. And it's a fun bit of viewing all of the sometimes whimsical, sometimes downright creepy, products. Costa Rica: Possible CE-2 in the Zurqui Region, without additional information, doesn't scream "UFO candidate" to us. Perhaps we'll hear more about this. And George Knapp recycles a 2005 report that a Cave at Nevada State Prison Holds Secrets, Mysterious Footprints. This is a totally fun story and we hope that efforts to preserve the now-closed historic lockup are successful. (WM)

There's something to be said for someone never ceasing to surprise us, at least when the surprises involve cryptids and monster hunting. Granted, the efforts of Mr. Sheen seem more like reality TV than actual reality, but since we've never paddled our own rowboat on Loch Ness we aren't in a position to judge. Speaking of the Scottish Lake, the Loch Ness Monster Gets Coronavirus Protection and its Own Media Site. Nessie is clearly an endangered species, so we're thrilled someone is watching out for her. She might want to hide that case of beer from the intrepid monster hunters, however--assuming they could recognize her under that surgical mask. (CM)

Rather than a hundred words of schadenfreude over this museum's situation, it's important to know legit and mainstream museums without a thorny agenda have been hoodwinked with forgeries. Michael Greshko makes a point about the Museum of the Bible's attempt to be transparent, the original reasons for suspicion, and the CSI-esque process of sussing out the truth rather than The Truth. Now if this Ancient Maya Kingdom Unearthed In A Backyard In Mexico winds up being a forgery too, it still deserves to be in a museum to celebrate the forger's sheer moxie. Why? Archaeologists have been unearthing this sucker since 2018, illustrating more about the myths and military of mysterious Mayan culture while under the constant threat of... cows? With a name like Lawrence Goodman, you know he's on the level. For a touch more about mesoamerican history, look no further than George Dvorsky heralding a Discovery In Mexico Sheding New Light On An Ancient Ballgame and its cultural significance being one of the oldest mesoamerican ballgame sites found to date. Somewhere between fake scrolls and ancient cities lay DHWTY's analysis of the The Buache Map — A Controversial Map That Shows Antarctica Without Ice. No, it wasn't drawn by elder things nor the fungi from Yuggoth but an eponymous frenchman with a maverick approach to cartography utilizing 18th century science. What's most interesting are the differences between it and the Piri Reis map and how Mssr. Buache was upfront about how his baby was speculative. (CS)

While Adam Castillejo's remarkable remission came about after being treated for lymphoma. What's behind this miracle? Genetics, stem cells, and a whole lotta science which needs to be followed up on to put the kibosh on the scourge of HIV according to the pen of Patrick Galey. Three years ago, The Anomalist and Mike McRae shared the astonishing news how Physicists Find That As Clocks Get More Precise, Time Gets More Fuzzy. Following up on that particular dispatch, Elizabeth Fernandez learned how Scientists Measured An Exact Moment In Quantum Time - And It Was Fuzzy. So what's the big deal? To keep it simple, it illustrates the subjectivity of reality on a fundamental level and the indecisiveness of electrons. Indecisiveness? You gotta read to truly appreciate Elizabeth's point. Amidst these gee-whiz discoveries by science, Walter Veit asks a challenging question "Does Science Lead To Atheism?" He interviewed Alex Rosenberg on this question, and apparently the answer is "yes". But is Rosenberg projecting himself on the entirety of the scientific community for an easy response? After all there are religious scientists like Erwin Schrödinger, Francis Collins, Isaac Newton, Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg and many others bucking Rosenberg's assertation without being Pat Robertson-esque zealots. (CS)

Folks only hear about near-death experiences from those who've returned to tell the tale, but to witness one may be considered farfetched. Yet Michael Grosso relates Scott Taylor's remarkable experience which gives one a moment to pause and reflect upon the potential reality. Makes one wonder why ghosts don't make a point of yammering on and on about their experiences while crossing over. Perhaps someone like Jocelyne LeBlanc can get them to open up. Why Jocelyne? She's been to Saratoga Springs where Several Ghosts Are Said To Haunt A Famous New York Casino. Amid its familiar, and unfamiliar, spooky goings-on, Jocelyne points out two other paranormal points of interest in Saratoga Springs. For those of you breaking the quarantine by travelling to the Happiest Place On Earth™, Paul Seaburn wants to warn you Disney’s Haunted Mansion Has Gremlins And Ghosts at both the California and Florida locations. (CS)

Paracasters Gene Steinberg and Randall Murphy get the opinions of Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies (SCU) Executive Board Member Rich Hoffman about a full menu of standard UFO questions. Rich's positions are worthwhile and relatively traditional-scientific, but the dialogue never flags and Rich and Randle do have an entertaining tussle over Randall's obsession with holographic UFOs. Rich's main focus is the second yearly SCU meeting in Huntsville, Alabama, June 5-7, and he unfurls the conference's speaker/poster-presenter slate and their associated topics. Kevin Randle has David Schindele on for coverage of a lesser-known nuclear missile shutdown and its aftermath. Kevin scores heavily with why such cases pack national security implications, no matter what the University of Colorado UFO Project (Condon Committee) was instructed to discover and publish. We come to "The End of the Line" in this review with a timely Keith Basterfield rumination upon the ageing of the UFO research community. Keith emphasizes the importance of not losing the work done in collecting and hopefully archiving files, and what folks should be doing about it. (WM)

Long before Sojourner, Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity were a twinkle in Never A Straight Answer's eye, the CIA were pursuing more maverick methods to visualize the red planet. Whether you buy into remote viewing or not, Greg Haas summarizes and links to some provocative and entertaining information about this enterprise. In case you've been living under a rock, or remote viewing one, bone up on Extrasensory Perception as Joshua Hehe waxes poetic upon the history and validity of psychic phenomena. But what about Modern Experiments with psi? Welp, Susan MacWilliam's written an eponymous book covering her otherworldly art which finds a muse in parapsychology. Best of all, Shannon Taggart argues how MacWilliams's book is an inspiration for further inquiry and opening new conversations on the topic. One thing folks tend to gloss over is the role of women in paranormal phenomena, but not Andreas Sommer. Meet Eleanor Mildred Sidgwick who contributed to the standardization of commercial electrical units, also worked hard to apply the same rigorous standards to metaphysical inquiry. (CS)

We all love Loren Coleman, but nobody more than his brother-in-arms — Nick Redfern. Despite the headline, there's hardly anything salacious beyond two cases of misidentification. One being Loren himself, and the other being a certain late night visitor. To do justice to Mr. Coleman, link to Tim Maestas's recent dispatch on how a Professor Sees A Possible Reason Behind Many 'Chupacabras' Reports. Unsurprisingly this grayface's postulate boils down to a theory beaten to death by well-meaning pseudoskeptics throughout the years. Less controversial, since everyone loves cats, is Karl Shuker's alliterative meditation upon Madagascan Mystery Cats replete with feline felicitations from the fitoaty and the fossa! Dr. Shuker notes Madagascar has no felines nor canids, rather their endemic Eupleridae which kindasorta resemble weasels. Curiously this African footnote of an island has its own population of myths and cryptids which Karl picks apart to uncover the truth about these reports. (CS)

A Nick Redfern quartet begins with three detailed and data-rich radar cases from the 1950s. Hard to explain away, given the multiple radars involved. But wait, there's More About Those "Invisible UFOs" - This Time in the USA. And, acknowledging an "oldie but goodie" contribution by colleague Micah Hanks, Nick launches into A Classic UFO Encounter: Military & FBI Interest. This case makes the Kenneth Arnold sighting all the more difficult to sweep under the proverbial rug. And finally Nick gets some vindication against some detractors on the occasions When a Whistle-Blower Proves to be Useful in his research and writing. (WM)

An man claims to have seen the Mogollon Monster, aka Bigfoot, several times in the area of Patagonia, Arizona. He theorizes that the reason more people don't have sightings is because most people only see what they expect to see. In other words, open your minds and your eyes all non-believers out there, because weird surprises await just as in this next report: Bigfoot x 2: Northern Minnesota report describes encounter. A mother and daughter got the shock of their lives driving through the woods back in April 2012. Enjoying the scenery, they had to suddenly slam on the brakes when an enormous pair of hairy bipeds lumbered onto the road and disappeared over the opposite embankment. Expect the unexpected, as the saying goes. (CM)

First we heard that Dean Koontz had predicted the corona virus outbreak in 1981 in one of his books. Then we heard that a Buddhist Monk predicted it 100 years ago. Now we hear that Sylvia Browne did so when she wrote in her book End of Days: "in around 2020 a severe pneumonia-like illness will spread throughout the globe, attacking the lungs and the bronchial tubes and resisting all known treatments." But wait, also in that book she predicted that 2020 would see the end of IRAs, mutual funds, pension, retirement plans, and the stock market. But that's peanuts, as she went on to say "The year 2020 will mark the end of the U.S. presidency and the executive branch of government." To which she commented, "Let's just say the American public will finally be fed up by then and leave it at that." Before you rejoice just remember that Browne was flat out wrong in many of her predictions. (PH)

George Knapp's 2019 UFO Mega Con presentation is well worth the listen, even for those who feel they're well-informed about the alphabet-soup in this article's title. Knapp's presentation ties together many threads within the larger phenomenon of how the UFO-world has changed since December 2017. It's useful to get his special perspective to weigh against the assertions made by some critics. George defends the work and good faith of Hal Puthoff, Harry Reid, Luis Elizondo, and George himself. Noteworthy specifics include a take on why Harry Reid requested SAP status for the AATIP, and Knapp's statement that there were two dozen GIMBAL-like encounters between Naval pilots in the 2015 practices off the US East Coast. If this presentation energizes you, you might ask What Can I Do, To Make a Contribution to UFOlogy?" Well, Keith Basterfield has the perfect answer, and his article is extraordinarily spot-on. Keith really means the ratio of serious researchers who persist to those who don't is actually "quite low"! (WM)

Premier UFO trace case investigator Ted Phillips has passed away. The UFO community has lost a dedicated researcher and a friend to those of us fortunate enough to have met him. Kevin Randle offers a tribute to the man, his work, and his legacy. In particular, this reader honors Ted for--as Dr. J. Allen Hynek termed it--his "pioneering work" in developing the classic compilation Physical Traces Associated with UFO Sightings, for the Center for UFO Studies. Requiescat in pace. (WM)