MITRE high-frequency gravitational wave workshop
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| Date | 6 May 2003 |
|---|---|
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 152 |
| Year | 2003 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 2003 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 7 |
From 6 to 9 May 2003 the MITRE Corporation, a federally funded research centre, hosted what was billed as the first international conference on high-frequency gravitational waves (HFGWs) at its offices in McLean, Virginia. Its supporters suggested such waves might be used for communication, imaging or even propulsion.[1][2]
The conference
The meeting was co-chaired by Paul A. Murad and Robert M. L. Baker Jr., who became the leading advocate of HFGW research; physicist Ning Li, known for earlier anti-gravity claims, was honorary co-chair. Papers presented included an invited talk by physicist Leonid Grishchuk, "Electromagnetic Generators and Detectors of Gravitational Waves", and a paper by Fang-Yu Li and colleagues from China on detecting waves in the gigahertz-to-terahertz range. Murad and Baker edited the proceedings, published by MITRE.[2][3][4]
The science
Gravitational waves are real: they were first detected directly by the LIGO observatories in 2015, from colliding black holes. But the waves observed are extremely weak and of low frequency, and generating detectable high-frequency waves in a laboratory would require enormous energy.[1][5]
The JASON review
In October 2008 the JASON scientific advisory group completed a review of HFGW claims for the U.S. intelligence community. It concluded that "No foreign threat in HFGW is credible", rejecting suggested uses for communication, detecting or imaging objects, and propulsion, and warned about the risks of pseudo-science reaching government decision-makers. Baker published a rebuttal and continued to advocate for the research.[5][6]
People and topics
- MITRE Corporation — A federally funded research center that administers the JASON group.
- High-frequency gravitational waves — Proposed gravitational waves at high frequencies, studied by JASON in 2008.
- JASON — An elite group of scientists that advises the U.S. government.
- Defense Intelligence Agency — The Pentagon's military intelligence agency, which ran AAWSAP.
On the Timeline
- Socorro rock analysis (3 May 2003) — Kit Green says rock from the 1964 Socorro landing was analyzed at NASA Goddard.
- Charles Hall and the Tall Whites (7 May 2003) — Former airman Charles Hall writes he was watched by 'tall whites' at Nellis AFB in the 1960s.
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References
- Gravitational wave — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- "Dr. Ning Li and her anti-gravity", UFOs Scientific Research (Jun 2022) · ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com · archived copy
- L. P. Grishchuk, "Electromagnetic generators and detectors of gravitational waves" (2003), arXiv · arxiv.org · archived copy
- Fang-Yu Li et al., "Electromagnetic response for high-frequency gravitational waves in the GHz to THz band" (2003), arXiv · arxiv.org · archived copy
- Steven Aftergood, "JASON study debunks gravitational wave 'threat'", Federation of American Scientists (Dec 2008) · fas.org · archived copy
- Robert M. L. Baker Jr., response to the JASON report (PDF) · drrobertbaker.com · archived copy
- gravwave.com · gravwave.com · archived copy
Further reading
- Robertson Panel — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Harold E. Puthoff — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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