Stealth Civilization
With 80 percent of our oceans unmapped and revealing ancient mysteries like Yonaguni Jima, the “Japanese Atlantis,” along with unexplored caves and the far side of the moon, they argue there is ample space for a “stealth” civilization.
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With 80 percent of our oceans unmapped and revealing ancient mysteries like Yonaguni Jima, the “Japanese Atlantis,” along with unexplored caves and the far side of the moon, they argue there is ample space for a “stealth” civilization.
Crytoterrestrial Species
The study represents a collaboration among scientists ensuring that all viable theories about the UFO mystery are considered, particularly amid recent government efforts for declassification.
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Government entities like Congress and the Pentagon now refer to UFOs as UAP, or “unidentified aerial (or anomalous) phenomena.” The new study highlights several regions on and near Earth as potential locations for a cryptoterrestrial species’ secret base.
UFO Hotspot
One such area is the “Alaskan Triangle,” a remote, sparsely populated zone between Anchorage, Juneau, and Utqiagvik, which the authors describe as a “hotspot” for UAP sightings and other anomalies.
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This triangle has been the site of over 20,000 unexplained disappearances since the 1970s, in addition to frequent UFO sightings.
Japanese Atlantis
The researchers also reference intriguing archeological finds suggesting ancient civilizations that could predate known advanced species and might still exist in hiding.
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They discuss a large submerged stone structure discovered off Yonaguni Jima in Japan, which some marine geologists believe could be remnants of a 5,000-year-old pyramid from a Japanese Atlantis.
Mysteries on Earth
Underground regions with the potential to support life also remain unexplored.
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“The internal structure of Earth is still mostly a mystery,” the team writes. “For instance, it was recently found that the mantle transition zone (255 to 410 miles underground) acts as a large reservoir of water.”
Hominid Species
They speculate that another hominid species, or even a branch of Homo sapiens, could have adapted to live hundreds of miles below the surface, though they would likely look quite different from us.
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Photos taken by Luis Guerra in Atlixco, Mexico, have fueled similar speculation about a hidden UFO base beneath the Popocatépetl volcano, a known UFO hotspot.
Unexplored Side of the Moon
The researchers also consider deep underwater ocean trenches and the far side of the moon as potential locations for long-term bases, possibly built by an ancient advanced terrestrial race or extraterrestrial co-inhabitants.
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Although NASA’s LROC moon-mapping mission debunked the theory that a lunar image showed a 3.5-mile “alien tower,” much of the moon’s far side remains unexplored and could still hold such discoveries.
Keeping an Open Mind
“Of course,” the researchers caution, “the limits of our knowledge provide no particular argument for the CTH (cryptoterrestrial hypothesis).”
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They emphasize the need for humility and open-mindedness, noting that we cannot dismiss the hypothesis merely because it contradicts the conventional historical narrative. This new research builds on the authors’ previous exploratory work conducted independently.
Possible Time Travelers
Dr. Michael Masters, a co-author and professor of biological anthropology at Montana Technological University, previously suggested that beings piloting UFOs might be “extratempestrials” or time travelers.
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“The phenomenon may be our own distant descendants coming back through time to study us in their own evolutionary past,” Dr. Masters told KBZK News 7 in Bozeman.
“Grey” Aliens
He argued that the “grey” aliens often described in UFO abduction stories resemble what future humans might evolve to look like in a highly advanced society.
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Co-author Tim Lomas, a psychologist with Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, had recently detailed the traditional “extraterrestrial hypothesis” in an earlier article for Philosophy and Cosmology.
Scientific Exploration
Brendan Case, the associate director for research at Harvard’s Institute for Quantitative Social Science, joined them in advocating for scientific exploration of the cryptoterrestrial UFO hypothesis.
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“The hope is that we can begin a new dialogue and get past some of this stigma. And not have to defend this as science, because it is very scientific.” Dr. Masters said.
