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The Micah Hanks Program
The Micah Hanks Program is a weekly podcast that covers science and the mysteries of our universe. Taking a critically-minded approach to the study of our world, each week Micah presents commentary and discussions with guests on subjects that include mysteries of physics and astronomy, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), UFOs, myths and folklore, archaeology and ancient mysteries, artificial intelligence, futurism, cryptozoology, science fiction, and entertainment. Each week we…
Episodes
The Micah Hanks ProgramPhysics of the Phenomenon: A New Scientific Perspective on Aerial Mysteries | MHP 03.06.23.
In a recent bombshell scientific paper, Harvard astronomer and head of the Galileo Project Avi Loeb joined forces with Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, the director of…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSecrecy: Classification of the UAP Mystery | MHP 02.28.23.
Recent incidents involving objects the Pentagon has, to date, refused to identify have renewed debate over excessive secrecy in the United States, especially…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUnidentified Aerial Objects: A Presidential Dilemma | MHP 02.20.23.
Last week, as controversy following the recent downing of unidentified objects over North America continued, President Joe Biden finally spoke out on the…
The Micah Hanks ProgramShoot-Down: Unidentified Objects in North American Airspace | MHP 02.14.23.
On Friday, February 10, 2023, a dramatic series of events began to unfold involving the shoot-down of what the Pentagon characterized as an "object" over…
The Micah Hanks ProgramIncursion: Spy Balloons, UAP, and the New Cold War | MHP 02.07.23.
Recently, a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor as it drifted over the Atlantic off the South Carolina coast, ending an…
The Micah Hanks ProgramCold-Flyer: The DHS 'Rubber Duck' UAP: An Analysis | MHP 01.31.23.
On November 23, 2019, a FLIR camera system onboard an RC-26B aircraft with the Air National Guard managed to film an unconventional flying object as it passed…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe ODNI Report: AARO and the DOD's UAP Problem | MHP 01.17.23.
On October 31, 2022, the second installment of a series of reports involving the Department of Defense's ongoing evaluation of unidentified aerial phenomena…
The Micah Hanks ProgramDisinformation Nation: Truth, Lies, and Flying Saucers |MHP 01.10.23.
For decades, rumors of an alleged film depicting the landing of a flying saucer at Holloman Air Force Base have persisted, following the depiction of a story…
The Micah Hanks ProgramDeception: UAP and the Military: Ours or Theirs? MHP 01.03.23.
In a recent series of Wall Street Journal opinion editorials, columnist Holman Jenkins Jr. has argued that military UAP encounters might be the result of a…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUnidentified Anomalous Phenomena: The Pentagon's 'X-Files' | MHP 12.27.22.
As 2022 draws to a close, some have argued that the last twelve months were a "slow year" for developments regarding UFOs, or what the Department of Defense…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Chrononauts: UAP and the Science of Time Travel | MHP 12.20.22.
Unidentified Aerial Phenomena have received renewed attention in recent years, following the U.S. government's focus on resolving incidents with anomalous…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSecrets of the Skies: Area 51 Black Jets & Skunk Works UFOs | MHP 12.12.22.
Since the Cold War era, the United States has worked to build the world's most advanced stealth aircraft, which produced the famous U2 spyplane, the SR-71, the…
The Micah Hanks ProgramPilot Encounters With UAP: Aviation Safety and UFOs | MHP 12.06.22.
In recent months, reports of sightings involving unidentified aerial phenomena by pilots have been making news, involving a variety of observations of unusual…
The Micah Hanks ProgramTerror of the Men in Black: Fear, Folklore, & Flying Saucers | MHP 11.28.22.
Since the late 1940s, people who have claimed to be UFO witnesses have occasionally come forward with strange stories of visits from "men in black," giving…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Pascagoula UAP Encounter | MHP 11.22.22.
It was an otherwise ordinary evening for coworkers Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker were fishing at an abandoned shipyard along Mississippi's Pascagoula…
The Micah Hanks ProgramStill Living? The Relict Hominoid Enigma | MHP 11.14.22.
In 1917, a curious discovery was made within an ancient cave on the island of Malta: several unusual teeth that did not appear to belong to modern humans…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Great Pyramid Void: Unlocking an Ancient Mystery | MHP 11.08.22.
For centuries, myths and legends have hinted at the existence of hidden chambers within the Egyptian pyramids and the surrounding Giza complex. From an alleged…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUAP: History of the Mystery | MHP 10.31.22.
In 1947, Pilot Kenneth Arnold observed a series of strange objects flying over Mount Rainier, Washington... and once the story made its way into American…
The Micah Hanks ProgramExotic Artifacts: Material Recovered From UAP | MHP 10.25.22.
In May 2022, Representative Tim Burchett told reporters that he had been told about wreckage from UFOs that had allegedly been recovered in the past by the…
The Micah Hanks ProgramClose Encounters at the UFO Congress | MHP 10.20.22.
In recent days, a unique gathering of UAP researchers descended on Mesa, Arizona, for an international meeting of minds to address the lingering mystery of…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Cops Who Chased a UFO | MHP 10.10.22.
It began a routine patrol for Deputy Sheriff Dale Spaur in the early morning hours of April 17, 1966, as he and his partner, Mounted Officer Barney Neff…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Magonia Effect: In Search of Ancient Aerial Mysteries | MHP 10.03.22.
For centuries, folk tales from various parts of the world have told tales of "visitors" that hailed from distant regions of the sky. Believed by some ancient…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Socorro Incident: Project Blue Book's Best Case | MHP 09.27.22.
Friday, April 24, 1964. Lonnie Zamora, a police officer in Socorro, New Mexico, was chasing a speeding motorist when he heard a loud roaring noise, accompanied…
The Micah Hanks ProgramIncident at Fort Monmouth: Radar UFOs in the Grudge Era | MHP 09.20.22.
In September 1951, a radar facility along the New Jersey coast began to detect fast moving, unidentified aircraft traveling at high altitudes. Less than a half…
The Micah Hanks ProgramBlack Triangle UFOs: Phantom Giants of the Skies | MHP 09.13.22.
Within the broader range of UAP reports that have been collected over the last several decades are the so-called "flying triangle UFOs", objects which are…
The Micah Hanks ProgramJacques Vallee: Anatomy of a Phenomenon | MHP 09.07.22.
Unidentified aerial phenomena is a topic that has long perplexed scientists around the world, as well as militaries of various countries, and hosts of others…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUAP at Nuclear Weapons Sites | MHP 08.31.22.
Throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s, a rash of unsettling incidents involving UAP at nuclear weapons sites were logged throughout the American northern…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSasquatch and Government: Encounters, Investigations, and Official Files | MHP 08.23.22.
For centuries, stories have been shared about encounters with strange, humanlike "monsters" in the remote regions of the Pacific Northwest and other rugged…
The Micah Hanks ProgramIncident at Kecksburg: A Cold War UFO Cover-Up? | MHP 08.15.22.
On December 9, 1965, residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and several other states, as well as Canada, observed a strange ball of fire streaking through the…
The Micah Hanks ProgramAbduction: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Incident | MHP 08.10.22.
On the evening of September 19-20, 1961, New Hampshire residents Barney and Betty Hill were returning from a vacation in Canada when they noticed a strange…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Search for Non-Terrestrial Artifacts | MHP 08.01.22.
For decades, humans have sent probes into space to explore distant planets, and to go in search of evidence of things like life on other worlds. If humans…
The Micah Hanks ProgramMoon Anomalies: Lunar Phenomena and Mysterious Structures | MHP 07.25.22.
For centuries, astronomers have claimed to see strange lights and other phenomena on the Moon. Ranging from points of light, to mysterious colored bands, and…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSETI: Aliens, A.I., NASA, and UAP | MHP 07.18.22.
As the search for extraterrestrial intelligence from beyond Earth continues, many scientists are now wondering whether the eventual discovery of ET may come in…
The Micah Hanks ProgramAriel Phenomenon: The 1994 Ruwa UFO Incident | MHP 07.12.22.
On September 16, 1994, sixty-two students at Ariel School in Zimbabwe witnessed something incredible that has impacted many of their lives to this day. Today…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Secret Space Age: Black Projects, NASA, and UAP | MHP 07.05.22.
Since the dawn of the Space Age, there have been questions about the development of experimental technologies, and whether some aerospace innovations may have…
The Micah Hanks ProgramDisintegration: The Cuban Jet UFO Incident | MHP 06.27.22.
In March 1967, Spanish-speaking intercept operators with the U.S. Air Force Security Service at Homestead AFB south of Miami, Florida, supposedly overheard…
The Micah Hanks ProgramFlying Saucers in '47: 75 Years of the UFO Mystery | MHP 06.22.22.
On June 24, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold was flying over Mount Rainier Washington when he observed a group of unusual flying objects that he could not identify…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUnclear Intent: Analyzing UAP Behavior and Intention | MHP 06.14.22.
Widespread interest in unidentified aerial phenomena, as well as their possible nature and origins, has surged since 2017. World governments, scientists, and…
The Micah Hanks ProgramPath of the Skinwalker: Mysteries of the Uintah Basin | MHP 06.08.22.
The Uintah Basin is one of Utah's most diversely scenic regions. Nestled in the northeastern corner of the state, it is also the location of one of the most…
The Micah Hanks ProgramHigh Strangeness: UFOs Over the Keystone State | MHP 05.30.22.
Since the late 1940s, sightings of unidentified flying objects have made headlines across America and other parts of the world. While a seemingly global…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Congressional Hearing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena | MHP 05.23.22.
In recent days, a historic Congressional hearing was held before the House Intelligence Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUAP Incident Aboard the USS Ronald Reagan | MHP 05.16.22.
In 2004, a high-profile UFO incident involving the USS Nimitz occurred off the California coast. It now represents one of the most widely recognized cases of…
The Micah Hanks ProgramPursuing the Phenomenon: Dialogues on the State of Ufology | MHP 05.09.22.
Since 2017, many surprising developments have occurred within the study of UFOs, or what the U.S. government and many scientists now prefer to call UAP. But…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUFO Disinformation: Spies, Saucers, and Counterintelligence | MHP 05.02.22.
During the 1980s, several members of the UFO research community were targeted as part of one or more disinformation campaigns that aimed to plant false…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSecret History: Roswell, Black Projects, and 19th Century UFOs | MHP 04.26.22.
In the summer of 1947, news broke that a crashed flying saucer had been recovered by the U.S. Air Force on a remote ranch in New Mexico. Then, just one day…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Mystery Drones: Unidentified Aircraft in U.S. Airspace | MHP 04.18.22.
Since the early 2000s, several high-profile incidents involving Navy and other military encounters with unidentified aircraft have occurred. While some of the…
The Micah Hanks ProgramOrigins of the Gods: UAP, Plasmas, and Ancient Enigmas | MHP 04.11.22.
Throughout human history, stories have been shared that involve unusual occurrences and meetings with other forms of intelligence. According to many ancient…
The Micah Hanks ProgramAnomalous Archaeology: High Technology of the Ancient World | MHP 04.04.22.
It represents one of history and archaeology's greatest mysteries: how did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids? While much is known about the construction…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUAP Confidential: The ODNI's Secret UFO Report, Revealed | MHP 03.28.22.
Last summer, just days before a controversial report on unidentified aerial phenomena appeared online at the website of the Office of the Director of National…
The Micah Hanks ProgramFree Speech for Flying Saucers: UAP, Transparency, and Alt-Tech | MHP 03.21.22.
Since the late 1940s, unidentified aerial phenomena reported in our skies have remained an issue on the public mind, and an occasional focus of various…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Sword in the Clay: A 2000-Year-Old Mystery | MHP 03.14.22.
During World War I, a Canadian soldier named Will Bird was serving in Europe when he recovered a remarkable artifact from a crater left by explosives that…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Humanoids: Credible Sightings of UFO Occupants | MHP 03.07.22.
Since the early years of the modern UFO enigma, sightings of strange aircraft of unknown origins have been reported in countries throughout the world. Less…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Cash-Landrum Incident: Physical Effects from UFO Encounters | 02.28.22.
On the night of December 29, 1980, Betty Cash, her friend Vicky Landrum, and Vicky's grandson Colby were traveling home from dinner when they observed a bright…
The Micah Hanks ProgramTrail of the Saucers: Presidents, UAP, and Disclosure with Bryce Zabel | MHP 02.21.22.
For more than 70 years, unidentified aerial phenomena have been observed over the United States, and since the end of World War II, several U.S. Presidents…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Kinross Incident: The Disappearance of Felix Moncla | MHP 02.14.22.
In 1953, an unidentified flying object was spotted on radar as it passed over the Great Lakes. Lt. Felix Moncla and his radar observer were scrambled to…
The Micah Hanks ProgramChris Mellon: The Air Force's UAP Issue | MHP 02.08.22.
Since the end of Project Blue Book, the longest-running systematic government study of UFOs, the United States Air Force has kept the study of unidentified…
The Micah Hanks ProgramAlienology: ET, UAP, and Ideas with Cristina Gomez | MHP 02.01.22.
In June 2021, a widely-anticipated report on unidentified aerial phenomena was delivered to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which resulted…
The Micah Hanks ProgramFriend or Foe? The UAP Communication Problem | MHP 01.25.22.
In 1951, a series of strange UFO sightings occurred over the United States where USAF pilots, radar operators, and others attempted to establish the identities…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUFOs: The Art of Misdirection | MHP 01.17.22.
In 1980, Paul Bennewitz was convinced that he was about to crack open the entire UFO mystery... and as his paranoia over what he believed were alien signals he…