An innovative 48-page medical literature review, published by the Unhidden Foundation, documented measurable physical injuries allegedly caused by UFO encounters, revealing a concerning gap between government knowledge and civilian medical care. This is the first comprehensive public medical analysis of its kind, written by a physicist and reviewed by an advisory board that includes neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical psychologists. The report, which features a foreword by the renowned researcher Dr. Jacques Vallee, examines cases documented with hospital records, disability claims, and government documentation, rather than relying on anecdotal reports.
The findings highlight several key points that challenge current medical understanding. The report confirms the reality of UFOs, as acknowledged in U.S. and U.K. government documents. More significantly, it demonstrates that UFOs can affect human health through various mechanisms, including exposure to radiofrequency and electromagnetic radiation, autoimmune disorders, physical injuries, and psychological trauma. The most critical finding, however, reveals that civilians and their physicians lack access to knowledge about the health effects of UFOs, creating a dangerous medical blind spot.
Historical cases examined in the report show consistent patterns of injury spanning decades. The 1980 Cash-Landrum incident in Texas provides compelling evidence, involving Betty Cash, Vicki Landrum, and seven-year-old Colby Landrum, who encountered a diamond-shaped object escorted by military helicopters. According to Cash’s own testimony included in the report, all three developed symptoms consistent with radiation exposure, including burns, hair loss, digestive problems, and severe eye injuries. Cash described how the car door handle became so hot it burned her ring, and how she suffered eye swelling so severe that she could neither read nor watch television.
The medical stigma surrounding UAP encounters creates additional barriers to proper treatment. A reference from the podcast Weaponized highlights the case of Paul Sinclair, who woke up with three deep puncture wounds following a strange encounter but chose to lie to doctors to avoid being labeled mentally ill. Professor Thomas Rabeyron of the University of Lorraine coined the term “pathologization” to describe this dual trauma, in which witnesses face both the frightening experience and subsequent ridicule when seeking help. According to the research cited in the report, 69% of university academics fear conducting UAP-related studies due to concerns about ridicule and professional damage.
Perhaps most revealing is evidence suggesting that the military possesses specific knowledge about treating injuries related to UFOs that has not been shared with civilian medical professionals. The 1980 Rendlesham Forest incident provides a striking example: U.S. Air Force serviceman John Burroughs developed heart problems years after his encounter with a UFO. According to the report, during Burroughs’ surgery, a military doctor contacted the hospital with precise instructions on how to repair his heart injury, indicating that the military has documented protocols for dealing with electromagnetic effects associated with UFOs. Dr. Kit Green concluded that Burroughs’ injuries were caused by broadband non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation linked to classified directed-energy technologies.
The Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Weapon Systems Applications Program (AWSAP), which operated from 2007 to 2012 with a budget of $22 million under the management of Robert Bigelow, conducted extensive studies on UFO encounters and their health effects. According to declassified reports cited in the analysis, AWSAP documented 42 medical cases and 300 unpublished cases in which humans sustained injuries following encounters with anomalous vehicles. Documented injuries include burns consistent with electromagnetic radiation exposure, brain damage, neurological effects, heart problems, and autoimmune disorders.
The current disconnect between government knowledge and public medical care raises serious public health concerns. According to the latest AARO report from November 2024, the organization stated it had not received any reports involving adverse psychological or health effects during the period covered by its most recent report. However, civilian researchers continue documenting cases that suggest otherwise, creating what the report describes as a dangerous gap.
First responders, emergency room physicians, and general practitioners may encounter patients with UAP-related injuries without any framework to understand or treat them effectively. This medical knowledge gap, combined with the stigma that prevents honest patient disclosure, leaves both healthcare professionals and patients vulnerable to misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment of potentially serious electromagnetic- and radiation-related injuries.
Check out the report from The Unhidden Foundation here.
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Below, watch the episode of Weaponized, with Jeremy and George, joined by British physicist John Priestland, founder of the Unhidden Foundation, as they discuss the topic.
