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In July 2021, a team of scientists from the University at Albany, working with the group UAPx, set up camp in Avalon, California, on Catalina Island. Their mission: to collect hard data on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), the modern term for what many still call UFOs. Led by physicist Matthew Szydagis, the week-long expedition aimed to bring rigorous science to a topic often dismissed or sensationalized. The team deployed an array of advanced tools, including a dual-camera system with a pan-tilt-zoom and a fisheye lens, eight infrared cameras, night-vision goggles, and a radiation detector called Cosmic Watch, developed by MIT to measure high-energy particles like muons. They also used Doppler radar to track objects in the sky. This mix of equipment was meant to capture multiple types of data—visual, thermal, and particle-based—to spot anything unusual and rule out common explanations like airplanes, drones, or weather phenomena. Around 4 a.m. on July 14, cameras recorded a dark spot in the sky that faded over several video frames, followed by the appearance of white dots. At nearly the same time, the Cosmic Watch detected high-energy particles, and nearby radar picked up signals suggesting something solid, possibly the size of a bird or small aircraft. The team tested explanations like insects on the camera lens, clouds, or cosmic rays hitting the camera’s sensor, but no single theory fully explained the data. For example, cosmic rays typically affect a camera’s entire field, not just one spot, and no meteors were reported that night. It was a test run to refine methods for studying UAPs. The researchers learned key lessons: they needed better synchronization between devices, more cameras to capture different angles, and continuous recording to avoid missing critical moments. Working with a film crew for a documentary added distractions, sometimes pulling focus from data collection. Future outings will use smaller, more portable infrared cameras and multiple radiation detectors to better pinpoint unusual events. Most UAP sightings, they note, turn out to be misidentified objects like planes or satellites—anywhere from 60% to 96% based on past studies. But a small fraction, showing extreme speeds or maneuvers like those reported by the U.S. Navy (faster than Mach 40 with accelerations thousands of times Earth’s gravity), defy easy answers. These cases drive the need for more data, collected systematically. The team plans to set up semi-permanent sensor stations in areas known for frequent UAP reports, like rural New York, to gather long-term data. They also hope to involve citizen scientists, as other projects like VASCO have done to analyze old astronomical images for unexplained lights. The team’s findings, published in a 2025 academic paper, call for more research to separate fact from fiction in the skies above us. The post Scientists Hunt for Answers in Catalina Island UAP Study appeared first on Anomalien.com.

A 19-year-old man is facing 40 criminal charges for numerous incidents, including one where he is accused of raping a mother and her daughter at gunpoint in Ohio.Doyral Wynn was indicted on the charges by a Cuyahoga County grand jury, according to a press release by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley.'Doyral Wynn’s violence knows no boundaries. ... He is capable of harming anyone at any time.'Wynn is accused of sexually assaulting a 37-year-old mother and her 19-year-old daughter on May 2, 2024, as they were walking home from a local store in East Cleveland. He was dressed in all black and armed with a gun when he told them to put their possessions into a bag.Afterward he forced them into a nearby field, where he sexually assaulted the two of them before firing two shots in the air and telling them to flee. The two sought medical treatment at a hospital, and police said they were able to recover two shell casings from the scene.Wynn was identified as the suspect in a shooting in March as well. In that incident, a 34-year-old male said Wynn followed his vehicle in a black Jeep Cherokee before Wynn fired two shots into the car. The man was driving with his wife and his two children in the car, but none of them were injured.Police said they were able to recover one shell casing from the scene, and after entering it into a database, they found that it matched the casings in the double rape case.In April, police executed a search warrant at Wynn's Cleveland residence and recovered seven firearms in a safe. About a week later, Wynn was arrested, and police found in his possession the firearm that matched the casings in the two incidents.Police said the firearm had been reported missing two years earlier.In addition to the firearm evidence, prosecutors said they had DNA evidence and eyewitness testimony to charge Wynn.He is also charged in four other shootings at a vacant lot between February and July in 2024.RELATED: 'Just end him': 5th-grade girls allegedly plotted to stab boy to death at school and make it look like a suicide “Doyral Wynn’s violence knows no boundaries,” reads a statement from O’Malley. “He sexually assaulted a mother and her daughter at gunpoint in a field in East Cleveland, then he fired two shots at a car with his relative and family members inside. He is capable of harming anyone at any time."The suspect is charged with seven counts of rape, four counts of kidnapping, two counts of gross sexual imposition, four counts of felonious assault, and numerous gun charges.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Blizzard has rolled out a much-needed Diablo 4 hotfix that solves two of the biggest issues in its demon-blasting RPG. The new update for Diablo 4 Season 9 addresses missing Nightmare Sigils, a problem that was proving a serious roadblock for anyone trying to grind through the endgame, and also improves the payout of the newly introduced Horadric Strongrooms. If you’ve been finding yourself frustrated by constant progression walls, the experience should now feel much smoother. Continue reading Diablo 4 hotfix returns missing Nightmare Sigils and fixes endgame roadblocks MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Diablo 4 builds, Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred review, Diablo 4 classes

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