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- By Shivangi Sharma
- Wed, 29 Oct 2025 04:44 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A new study has ignited global intrigue and debate, claiming that unidentified objects may have been observing Earth’s most dangerous nuclear activities for more than eight decades. The research, led by Dr. Beatriz Villarroel of the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics in Sweden, suggests that non-human intelligence could have been monitoring above-ground nuclear testing during the formative years of the atomic age.
The findings, highlighted by the Daily Mail, link mysterious sky anomalies, known as “transients”, to nuclear tests conducted by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union between 1949 and 1957. These transients appear as sudden, star-like points of bright light in astronomical images, vanishing just as quickly as they materialise. Crucially, they were spotted long before humanity launched its first satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957.
A Spike In Sky Activity During Nuclear Testing
Researchers discovered these unidentified bright objects were 45 per cent more likely to appear immediately before or after a nuclear test. In addition, the total number of objects photographed increased by 8.5 per cent on nuclear test days alone.
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To investigate further, Villarroel and co-author Dr. Stephen Bruehl analysed thousands of historical photos from the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey in California. The dataset included imagery captured during 124 above-ground nuclear detonations, the very explosions that released radiation and shockwaves into the atmosphere before underground testing became standard.
Flattened, Reflective And Possibly Spinning
What makes the transients even more puzzling is their physical appearance. According to Villarroel, the objects appeared to be flattened, mirror-like, and possibly spinning, reminiscent of the iconic “flying saucer” shape described in mid-century UFO sightings.
“These are objects before Sputnik One when humans had nothing up there,” Villarroel stated. “No matter what they are, they need to be really flat, reflective like a mirror, and I personally don’t know anything natural that looks like that.”
The results mark a rare milestone: the study successfully passed peer review, a hurdle that most papers discussing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) fail to overcome. This validation means other scientists examined the data and found no grounds to dismiss the work as speculative.
Across all sky regions studied, scientists identified over 100,000 transients, roughly 35,000 in the northern hemisphere alone. Nearly 60 appeared on days with nuclear activity.