A study claimed UFOs orbited Earth in the 1950s. Then scientists checked the math.
The announcement made headlines. In October 2025, a group of researchers published a paper in a well-regarded, peer-reviewed astronomical journal claiming the extraordinary: They’d found evidence of objects orbiting the Earth years before the launch of any human-made artificial satellites. In another paper, they also claimed links between when these objects appeared in the sky and the dates of…
In October 2025, a group of researchers published a paper in a well-regarded astronomical journal, claiming evidence of objects orbiting Earth prior to the launch of human-made satellites. They also suggested links between the appearance of these objects and nuclear tests in the 1950s, implying that the objects could be non-human technological artifacts interested in our nuclear capabilities.
This news garnered significant attention and sparked interest in the topic. Concerns about the validity of these claims arose, prompting a detailed critique of the original studies.
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