Forbes: UFOs, Plasma Lasers, And The Pentagon’s ‘Voice Of God’ Weapon

As previously reported by Forbes, the U.S Navy is looking at ultra-short laser pulses which create glowing plasma in mid-air to decoy missiles away from aircraft. This might explain some of the “UFOs” described in the recent Pentagon report on Unexplained Aerial Phenomena. It turns out that interest in this technology goes back further than you might think — and not just in the U.S.

Back in 1966, commentators were trying to make sense of a previous report on UFOs, the Air Force’s Project Blue Book. Like the modern version, this concluded there was no evidence that UFOs were extraterrestrial craft, but was thin on explanation. Philip Klass, avionics editor at Aviation Week and notable UFO skeptic, wrote his analysis with the added perspective of a background in electrical effects. He concluded that some UFOs were “luminous plasmas of ionized air, a special form of ‘ball lightning’ generated by electric corona that occurs on high-tension power lines under certain conditions.”



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