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UFOs and Extraterrestrial Life

US pilot talks about UFO incident ahead of landmark report

The US Office of the Director of National Intelligence will release a landmark report based on the work of a US Navy-led task force established by the Pentagon in August 2020 examining unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) incidents. US Senator Marco Rubio was instrumental in commissioning the report, ordered as part of broader legislation passed in 2020. Retired Lieutenant Commander Alex Dietrich experienced a UAP incident in 2004, and has spoken to the media about it and her thoughts on the upcoming report.

June 25, 2021
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The Hong Kong UFO Club has organised Asia’s first Extraterrestrial Expo, building on its decades of experience holding conferences and smaller events. The August 3, 2019, event in Hong Kong...06:14
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Want to believe? Asia’s first ET expo in Hong Kong
November 21, 2019
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Nasa names new UFO czar
September 15, 2023
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Purported ‘alien’ bodies shown to Mexican congress
September 14, 2023
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A secret rocket launch in South Korea on December 30, 2022, has set social media abuzz. Many citizens reported seeing a suspicious flying object and mysterious lights across the country. But the...01:57
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Secret rocket launch spooks South Koreans
January 2, 2023
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Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson is one of the most recognisable scientists in the world. The American astrophysicist is renowned for combining wisdom and wit to break down complex ideas for his millions of...25:44
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‘China is a frenemy’: Neil deGrasse Tyson on space race
November 19, 2022
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While many may know him for singing David Bowie’s Space Oddity in orbit, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield is a man of many more accomplishments. A former International Space Station (ISS)...21:16
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Are we alone? Chris Hadfield on UFOs and China in space
January 15, 2022
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From UFOs to hypersonic weapons and China in space, American theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku covers it all in the fourth episode of Talking Post with SCMP chief news editor Yonden...22:01
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Michio Kaku on aliens, the space race and hypersonic weapons
November 13, 2021
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A woman trapped herself in a part of a lift while moving a whiteboard in northwestern China’s Gansu province.01:07
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Woman in China moves whiteboard into lift, ends up trapping herself
January 3, 2025
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A skilful driver in southern China’s Guizhou province made an elaborate “three-point” turn on a narrow road that was captured in footage that went viral online.01:07
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Chinese driver skilfully manoeuvres car on narrow road
March 6, 2025
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Tourist injured after slipping headfirst down snowy mountain trail in China
March 5, 2025
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A taxi driver in eastern China escaped from his vehicle after a sudden explosion. The taxi later went up in flames.01:15
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Taxi in China goes up in flames after explosion
March 4, 2025
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A group of villagers in southern China’s Guizhou province helped a neighbour move his wooden house by lifting the structure and shifting it to another location.  01:17
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Chinese villagers help neighbour move house – literally
February 28, 2025
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A street cleaner and a passer-by narrowly escaped a landslide in southwestern China’s Sichuan province.00:51
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Passers-by narrowly escape landslide in China
February 25, 2025
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A live-streaming host promoted products in front of more than 100 phones in order to list her shop’s offerings on different platforms in China.00:56
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Chinese woman holds live streams on 100 phones to promote shop
February 24, 2025
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A woman’s hair caught fire after she put it too close to a candle at a restaurant in southern China.  00:53
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Candle sets woman’s hair on fire at restaurant in China
February 14, 2025
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Footage of a freight train in China “wriggling” on tracks, resembling a snake, has gone viral on the country’s social media.00:52
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‘Wriggling’ freight train in China goes viral for resembling snake
February 12, 2025
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A woman and her dog were sent into the air after the dog leash was caught between elevator doors in eastern China’s Zhejiang province.  00:56
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Dog leash trapped by elevator doors in China, pulling woman into the air
February 11, 2025
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A man in southern China put his feet up in the direction of the passengers behind him to get back at them for not allowing him to recline his seat on a high-speed train.01:15
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Man in China puts feet up to get back at other train passengers
February 10, 2025
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A 10-year-old boy in eastern China saved his mother, who was choking on a grape seed.01:47
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Quick-thinking Chinese boy puts down phone to save choking mother
February 6, 2025
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A mermaid performer at an aquarium in southwestern China was bitten on the head by a sturgeon.01:10
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Fish attacks ‘mermaid’ at aquarium in China
February 5, 2025
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A tourist site in central China included robot dogs in a lion dance performance for Lunar New Year celebrations.01:51
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Robot dogs in China perform lion dance during Lunar New Year celebrations
February 4, 2025
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A school canteen worker was fired after being caught stepping on ingredients at a middle school in eastern China. The incident sparked controversy online over food safety.01:41
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School canteen worker in China found stepping on ingredients with boots
January 24, 2025