The Countdown to Armageddon
Mainstream Consciousness

         The concept of Jesus returning in the clouds is repeated several times in scripture. Forty days after his resurrection he ascended up into the sky. As his apostles watched him go two beings appeared with them and told them that the way he left was exactly the way he would return; from the sky in a cloud.
         "And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight. And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." (Acts 1:9-11)
Here are other scriptures where this concept is found: Return in the Clouds



Major Modern Exposure

            The number of UFO sightings throughout human history is incalculable but the number of reported and recorded sightings is slightly more manageable.  What escapes the attention of many is that these sightings of strange unidentified flying objects have maintained a consistent presence in the historical record from the earliest records up to the present day.   We have an extensive collection of historical UFO sightings here: Close Encounters of the Historical Kind 

            Recently. there is an awareness emerging in the mainstream spurred by some interesting events.  In the last decade the internet has gone from a strange concept to an absolute necessity. With that growth, has come an incredible explosion of UFO related information. Digital cameras and video sharing has boosted the interest in UFOs to a level not even dreamed of by ufologists just a decade ago.  Simply Googling the word 'UFO' will bring up 42 million websites. 

             There was a beginning of this awareness, which occurred in Phoenix, Arizona in 1997.


1997
March 13, 1997
The Phoenix Lights
             Known as the Phoenix Lights, thousands of witnesses reported multiple slow moving lights flying in formation low over the Phoenix metro area.   They were reported by all major media sources in the area and picked up by national and international sources and even the local government was petitioned to enter the debate that followed. 
            It was considered the most witnessed and credible sighting in our modern era.  Here are a few of the more reliable resources for information on the Phoenix Lights.  

Phoenix Lights UFOs Documentary  YouTube
The Phoenix Lights, 1997, Arizona, UFO Casebook Files
CNN - What were those lights in the Phoenix sky - June 19, 1997

Phoenix Lights - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

            It was four years before anything having a major impact on mainstream media happened.

2001
May 9, 2001
National Press Club Press Conference on UFO Disclosure
            Over twenty military, intelligence, government, corporate and scientific witnesses appeared at the National Press Club in Washington, DC to establish the reality of UFOs or extraterrestrial vehicles, extraterrestrial life forms. Dr. Steven M. Greer, director of the Disclosure Project which hosted the event never followed up on the momentum generated by this momentous event but chose to attempt to make profit from the technology he thought he had access to through Space Energy Access Systems  
            Although it was a "flash in the pan" much valuable information was added to the UFO paradigm and gave higher credibility to the UFO community.   Here is where you can gain access to the entire Press conference video:
National Press Club Press Conference UFO Disclosure

           Another four years before the mainstream media recognized the presence of UFOs.

2004
March 05, 2004
Mexican Department Of Defense Acknowledge UFOs in Mexico

Mexican UFO Incident - Wikipedia

           A year passed before there was anymore mainstream recognition.

2005
Feb. 24, 2005
Peter Jennings UFO Special
            ABC News aired a special hosted by news anchor and highly respected journalist Peter Jennings.  For two hours in prime time the American public was exposed to the first major network, or even mainstream, airing of the UFO phenomenon.  
The UFO Phenomenon -- Seeing Is Believing
Special: Peter Jennings Reporting - UFO: Seeing is Believing: 2/24/05 - ABC News Store 

           Then the O'Hare UFO  Incident occurred almost and it was as though a veil had been lifted from the dusty chamber the mainstream media had kept the UFO phenomenon.   It proved to be the most widely publicized UFO event in history.  One journalist was even prompted to state that if you didn't claim to be abducted you were no longer considered a "kook" if you made a UFO report.  And, the mainstream press has been very upfront with UFO reporting and no longer restricting it to the oddity slots. 

2006
November 7, 2006
O'Hare UFO Incident

            A large ovular object was reportedly sighted by United Airlines pilots and mechanics over O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois on the afternoon of November 7.  Although it was dismissed by public officials, and a conspiracy was assumed, the evidence is not yet in on this event.  The important aspect is that this sighting gained more mainstream press attention than any UFO report in history. 

Update - UFO over Chicago O'Hare Airport  YouTube
O`Hare UFO - Jon Hilkevitch and Richard Dolan  YouTube
O'Hare UFO Witness Interview and Sketch CNN  YouTube
UFO over Chicago O'Hare airport

           Major UFO events and reports are showing up all over the mainstream press in the first part of 2007.  It is refreshing but that will certainly change as soon as the powers that be find the need to cast UFOs in a threatening light.

2007

January 2, 2007 
UFO Crashes in South Africa
UFO Crash in SA


January 7, 2007
Iran UFOs

Iranian news agency reports UFO has crashed in Kerman province

January 9, 2007
Arkansas UFOs

Arkansas UFO Frenzy Ignited by Air Force officer

January 16, 2007

Another Iran UFO
UFO Observed in Western Iran

January 24, 2007
Another UFO in Arizona
Large UFO Spotted Near Winslow

January 26, 2007
UFO in North Carolina
911 Callers Report Lights in Sky
UFO in Charlotte, North Carolina - Wikinews

January 26, 2007
UFOs in West Sussex, England in the Snow
Aliens are Snow Joke

January 29, 2007
A Mysterious Light Appears Above Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Locals Claim to Have Seen a UFO in Honolulu, Hawaii
UFO’s seen over South Shore sky

February 2, 2007
UFOs are Spotted over North London, England
Locals Claim to Have Witnessed Multiple UFOs over North London - Wikinews

February 7, 2007
More Phoenix Lights!
Return of the Phoenix Lights?
C'mon, guys, those lights in the sky weren't flares - More Phoenix Lights
Look! Up in the sky, it's . . .

February 7, 2007
Major UFO Revelation China
Ex-China Foreign Ministry Official Says Extraterrestrials Live Among Us

February 8, 2007
Major UFO Revelation from Chile 
Armed Forces Reveal UFO Presence in Chile

February 9, 2007
UFOs in London
Archway UFO Video

February 9, 2007
UFOs in Hertfordshire, England
Close Encounter Makes Couple Believe in UFOs

       

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