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#75 Is the Tic Tac Really Lockheed Martin Technology? - Need to Know - July 2026
A Need to Know episode investigates whether the famous Tic Tac UAP encounter was actually classified Lockheed Martin technology rather than a genuine unidentified phenomenon.
Gov dropsPURSUE Release 2
70 new records — Department of War, Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Energy
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- 1.DOW-UAP-D077 to D083: Western US Event(metabunk.org)
Analysis of Western US UAP documents from Release 3 suggests 60% of sightings are identified as flares, with 40% remaining indeterminate; the evidence base is primarily eyewitness accounts with nothing conclusively anomalous.
- 2.PR050 - Boats and .... Birds?(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk user analyzed a video initially appearing to show a low-flying craft over water and concluded it was actually four birds, with camera parallax creating the illusion of a structured object.
- 3.Imagery Analyst Sarah Gamm Is Not Impressed by the UFO Release(r/UFOs)
Reddit discussion of imagery analyst Sarah Gamm's skeptical assessment that recent UFO releases likely depict balloons or mundane objects, with inconclusive cases, differing from what she witnessed during UAPTF work.
- 4.DoW second release - NASA-UAP-D013, Mercury Atlas 7, May 24, 1962(metabunk.org)
Audio from NASA's Mercury-Atlas 7 mission (May 1962) captures astronaut Scott Carpenter observing luminous particles during sunrise, which were subsequently identified as ice crystals from the spacecraft.
- 5.DoW R2 - PR-071 - (Lake Huron F16 vs UAP)(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk analysis documents poor redactions in Department of War video PR-071, which reportedly shows an F-16 intercepting a UAP near Lake Huron, allowing hidden metadata to be read.
- 6.PR067 probably contains a bird(r/UFOs)
A user analyzes released UAP video PR067, arguing that a bright spot's wavering movement at approximately 3Hz is consistent with seabird wing-flapping rates rather than a UAP.
- 7.PR055: Corbell's "U.S. Military Films Huge Disc Hiding In The Clouds" new video 06/17/25(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk analysis examines a thermographic video from November 2020 attributed to Corbell, reportedly showing a large disc captured by U.S. Air Force reconnaissance equipment at coordinates in Afghanistan.
- 8.DOW-UAP-PR067 Multiple Spherical UAP USO near Sub(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk forum user analyzes government video of spherical UAPs near a submarine, proposing balloon explanations for some observed phenomena.
- 9.Guys, really, I would love to see "no-birds", but they are birds(r/UFOs)
A Reddit user argues that several UAP videos from a recent release, including footage labeled 'UAP USO Formation,' actually depict birds, citing visible wing flapping at specific timestamps.
- 10.How Analysts Catch Sensor Artifacts in UFO Claims(youtube)
A video examining how analysts identify sensor artifacts and instrumental errors in UFO/UAP claims.
- 11.[Serious] A chemist/biologist’s visual analysis of the alleged Exo-Biospheric Organism (EBO) claims(r/UFOB)
A chemist and biologist critically analyzes the biological claims made about alleged Exo-Biospheric Organism remains, examining internal scientific consistency of the reported details.
- 12.I read the FBI 302 from the September 2023 PURSUE case. The witness statement is striking, and the press summaries are off(r/UFOB)
A Reddit user claims press coverage of the September 2023 PURSUE case mischaracterized the witness and object details from the original FBI 302 document.
- 13.PR-48 INDOPACO, 2024 (Wind Farm + Dot Changing Apparent Direction)(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk analyst applies geolocation and satellite imagery analysis to an INDOPACOM 2024 UAP report, suggesting the sighting may be explainable by offshore wind farm infrastructure.
- 14.NPR: An astrophysicist's take on the government's UAP files: 'Just more fuzzy blob videos'(r/UFOs)
Astrophysicist Adam Frank critiques the U.S. government's UAP file releases as lacking sufficient evidence, describing the videos as poor-quality imagery that fails the standard for extraordinary claims.
- 15.PR-46 — INDOPACOM 2024 (Irregular shaped balloon-like object)(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk analysis examines INDOPACOM 2024 footage of an irregular balloon-shaped object with radial projections, suggesting mundane explanations for the reported UAP sighting.
- 16.PR39 - Undisclosed Location 2020 [Farsi Island](metabunk.org)
A Metabunk analysis of a 2020 Department of Defense infrared video from the Middle East showing a five-second UAP clip submitted to AARO; the analysis suggests the video quality is poor and insufficient for definitive conclusions.
- 17.PR38: The "Chandelier" UFO(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk analysis of the "Chandelier" UFO from a Jeremy Corbell interview concludes the object is likely a diffraction artifact or glare around a bright light source.
- 18.Parachute Flares Explained: Craft Movement & Lens Flare Secrets!(youtube)
A Need to Know video provides explanations for parachute flares and discusses optical artifacts such as lens flare as potential sources of UFO reports.
- 19.F-16 Pilot Chris Lehto's Interpretation of the GoFast footage [Focus, Parallax, Inaccurate Range](metabunk.org)
F-16 pilot Chris Lehto rebuts skeptical analysis of the Navy's GoFast UAP footage by arguing that optical physics and camera focal length constraints make the debunking explanation implausible.
- 20.Yankee Blue - The Hazing Ritual Responsible for Some Military Belief in UFOs?(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk analysis examines whether military hazing rituals and psychological conditioning ("Yankee Blue") may explain some military officers' UFO beliefs and accounts.
- 21.Researcher deaths, disappearances not related: Ex-FBI agent(newsnationnow.com)
A former FBI agent with 30 years of law enforcement experience states that deaths and disappearances of researchers are unrelated after examining individual cases.
- 22.Astronomers Observing a Supermassive Black Hole Just Had an Unexpected UFO Sighting(thedebrief.org)
Astronomers detected a strong astronomical transient event classified informally as a "UFO" while observing a supermassive black hole; the term refers to an unidentified astronomical phenomenon, not an aircraft or craft.
- 23.No UFO records in Vatican archives despite whistleblower claim: Source(newsnationnow.com)
Vatican archives reportedly contain no UFO records, contradicting earlier claims by whistleblower David Grusch regarding government possession of retrieved objects.
- 24.FBI-UAP-PR001 to PR004 - "NorthEastern Orb" UAP Cases(metabunk.org)
Analysis of Northeastern Orb UAP cases suggests witness descriptions of plasma spheres or energy objects may be misidentifications of sky lanterns.
- 25.DOW-UAP-PR054, "SPHERICAL UAP ERRATIC MOVEMENT [CALLSIGN] (MISSION) 2022"(metabunk.org)
Forum discussion of military video DOW-UAP-PR054 labeled as spherical UAP with erratic movement in 2022, with speculation about mundane explanations.
- 26.Is there a “UAP phenomenon” worth studying?(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk forum user argues against studying UAPs scientifically, claiming the phenomenon does not exist outside of ambiguous instrument readings and sensor limitations.
- 27.PR069 - New ATFLIR Footage, Maybe Helpful for Gimbal, etc?(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk contributor analyzed rare ATFLIR infrared footage showing an F-18 maneuvering and suggested the tracked object was likely a balloon.
- 28.DOW-UAP-PR059, "NAG UAP 1 JUN 20"(metabunk.org)
Metabunk forum analysis of a declassified UAP video (DOW-UAP-PR059) showing apparent instant acceleration and an unidentifiable object shape, with comparison to another UFO case.
- 29.PR038: The "Chandelier" UFO(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk user analyzed the 'Chandelier' UFO video (PR038) and concluded it was a diffraction artifact caused by glare around a bright light source, possibly from a Jeremy Corbell discussion.
- 30.PR074: Bad Redactions.(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk post identifies additional poor redactions in Department of War video releases, particularly in PR-074 and PR-076, where drone camera positions were inadequately obscured.
- 31.I'm sorry guys but I think it's a balloon(r/UFOs)
A user proposes that the widely-discussed 2015 Sequoia Park humanoid UAP is likely a Storm Trooper balloon that became airborne.
- 32.Some UFO files, including Apollo moon 'lights,' explainable: Avi Loeb(newsnationnow.com)
Astrophysicist Avi Loeb suggests that optical effects may explain some of the most prominent images in the first release of government UFO files, including Apollo moon observations.
- 33.Could some fighter pilot UFO encounters be advanced EW systems?(r/UFOs)
A Reddit post speculates that some reported fighter pilot UAP encounters, including those by pilot Ryan Graves, may be attributable to advanced electronic warfare and sensor deception systems rather than anomalous objects.
- 34.PR43 Africa - Djibouti(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk post analyzes a Defense Department video labeled PR43 showing a small area of contrast moving across a sensor field in Djibouti.
- 35.PR23 - Baghdad, Iraq(metabunk.org)
A Metabunk post geolocates and analyzes a December 2022 UAP video from Baghdad, Iraq, noting discrepancies with satellite imagery from September 2025.
- 36.Government not sitting on space alien evidence, Obama reiterates(newsnationnow.com)
Former President Obama reiterates that the government is not concealing evidence of space aliens, arguing such a secret could not remain confidential.
- 37.The Secret Space Program Scam? Darcy Weir Exposes the Gaia TV "UFO" Business(youtube)
A video examining alleged commercialization and marketing practices associated with UFO content on Gaia TV and related platforms.
- 38.The 'Gimbal' UFO: Marik Claims "New Findings" Falsify Prosaic Explanations(metabunk.org)
Metabunk user discusses Marik's YouTube claims about 'Gimbal' UAP footage, suggesting his arguments are recycled from prior years with added speculation.
- 39.Amy Eskridge's father denies her death is suspicious amid scientist probe(newsnationnow.com)
The father of scientist Amy Eskridge, who died in 2022, denies that her death was suspicious, contradicting claims that link her to a list of deceased or missing scientists.
