eye to the skies’:

Researcher sees uptick in sightings of UFOs

Canada’s preeminent ufologist has seen an uptick in reported sightings of unidentified flying objects in recent days suggesting more Canadians are turning their eyes to the sky after U.S. fighter jets shot down three separate objects over the weekend.

see an increase in reports when events like this happen but cautions it doesn’t mean there is an increase in the number of flying objects, only that more people are paying attention.

If you are the person who has been betrayed—whether it’s by an affair, losing savings to your spouse’s gambling, or learning that your spouse spoke harshly about you behind your back—rebuilding trust can be staggeringly difficult. But it can also bring several rewards.

Although a complex subject it is my understanding that Betrayal Trauma can be summed up as occurring when the people or institutions we rely on violate us.

While most betrayal is caused by a problem in the marriage, the betrayed person can use the crisis of betrayal to better understand his or her partner, and this understanding can help reduce the probability that the traumatic behavior will occur again—a vital step toward rebuilding trust.

A friend is caught up in the middle of a horrendous “wife dumps him for inlaw” best friend” saga. Although barely eleven years now and still suffering, he could perceive that although deeply upset that his relationship, on rocks, now apparently ship wrecked; the real pain he feels is not with the loss of his wife- but with the deception of him.

The in-law was close to him and had really betrayed him.

Being betrayed is, arguably, the worst part of a relationship. The story of Jesus is in a way the story of betrayal. The man who betrayed Jesus was of course Judas [and to a lesser extent Peter] and yet there is no record in the gospels that Judas was any less involved with Jesus or his ministry than any of the others, so we can see Jesus experienced deep betrayal by an intimate person.

The legacy for most people who have experienced deep betrayal is that they suffer their current relationships which can often be characterized by fear and sabotage. Betrayed people can often feel they do not want to risk another heartache and disappointment and are suspicious of relationships and intimacy. Inevitably as various researches have revealed it leaves betrayed persons leading an isolated life where closeness is avoided.

Most friendships will be temporary or seasonal. Only in rare instances will friendships last a lifetime. The friendships that matter the most are the deepest ones, whether they are lifelong or somehow curtailed by life

A friend who is trustworthy and true will remain available to you at any time or in any place. A choice friend, in-law is worth going to war for. You cannot find another one easily.

For many people, their very best friend is their spouse. Being married to your best friend is wonderful when you are trying to stand against the powers of darkness.

A husband and wife who are not only united in their commitment to marriage and to the Lord, but who are the closest of friends, can make the devil’s job very difficult indeed. Being united in marriage and in trust means you are double troubled to the enemy.

In fact, I would go so far as to say that the genuine Christian family is the single most powerful institution on the face of earth for opposing the kingdom of darkness. Getting married is an act of spiritual warfare. Getting married declares war on sexual sin and the temptations of lust.

Marriage is much more than a marriage license on a piece of paper. It is a spiritual union. Two are much more powerful than one. Two plus God is the strongest of all.

“Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken” Eccles. 4:12.

Naturally, the devil attacks close friendships and marriages with vehemence. He hates them. He introduces unfaithfulness, betrayal, disagreement, violence and more. He also inspires lawmakers to pass laws that allow watered down and sinful unions and ungodly behaviors.

These devilish strategies cause havoc but they do not bring down the kingdom of God. God’s love is stronger still and he equips the saints with alliances that the enemy cannot replicate. In the words of Martin Luther:

Though this world, with devilish filled Should threaten to undo us We will not fear, for God hath willed

His truth to triumph through us

Surrounded by friends who are trustworthy and true, you can fight to the finish with passion.

Are you betrayed, pray and meditate to heal from betrayal?

Chris Rutkowski, with Ufology Research in Winnipeg, has been collecting and analyzing Canadian data on unidentified flying objects, or unidentified aerial phenomena as it’s more recently been referred to as, for nearly 35 years.

Following the U.S. and Canadian governments’ “unprecedented” decision to take action against the objects, Rutkowski has received a number of sighting descriptions, including one on an Ontario highway near Cambridge where someone said they saw a “black rectangle” move across the highway.

“People are keeping a closer eye to the skies and thankfully are reporting them so that we can get some data on what people are seeing,” said Rutkowski.

Reported sightings of unidentified flying object reached an all-time high in Canada in the 2010s but have been on a steady decline since then.

Ufology Research’s latest study released earlier this month suggests there were 768 UFO sightings in the country last year — a slight increase of about six per cent from the previous year. Rutkowski found one person in Quebec reported nearly 40 separate sightings, which accounted for the higher number. The number of reported sightings in Canada last year was the fourth-lowest over the past 20 years.

The study said these numbers likely don’t show the full picture as individuals are reluctant to report sightings out of fear of being ridiculed or concern for their reputation.

But Rutkowski stresses times have changed in the field. While the mere mention of the term UFO used to conjure images of alien invasions, tin hat wearing conspiracists and pop culture extraterrestrial icons Alf and E.T., research around the phenomena has evolved in government and academic circles.

Canadians are in “good company” if they believe they’ve seen a UFO as polls conducted suggest that 10 per cent of people in the country believe they’ve seen an unidentified object in the sky, said Rutkowski.

“When a person reports seeing a UFO, whether you’re a pilot or just an average person on the street, you may be seeing something that is quite significant and potentially of value to researchers,” he added.

Chris Styles said it’s not uncommon to

“Sightings breed sightings,” said the renowned UFO researcher from Halifax.

American fighter jets took down three unidentified objects over the weekend including one over central Yukon. The flurry of close encounters followed what officials said was a Chinese surveillance balloon that floated across the continent two weeks ago and was shot down off the coast of South Carolina.

While it’s not clear where the objects came from or who might have dispatched them, the prevailing theory is that they were “benign,” posing only a threat to passing civilian aircraft, the White House said this week.

Search efforts are underway in a remote stretch of central Yukon to locate the remnants of the object, which chief of Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre said is a “suspected balloon” in a tweet Wednesday.

Government officials on both sides of the border have stated there is no indication the objects were the work of aliens or “extraterrestrial activity.”

Recent data from Google Trends points to peoples’ innate curiosity about interplanetary visitors and the world beyond Earth. On Saturday, UFOs were the third most-searched topic in Canada with more than 100,000 searches.

Rutkowski said every year there are well-documented cases from “good observers” that go unexplained but it would be, “presumptuous to say those are from outer space and extraterrestrials.”

“There probably is life out there somewhere, and somewhere out there they might have developed the ability to travel between the stars...we don’t have any proof of that, but the probability is never zero.”

Ufology Research’s study found in 2022 about eight per cent of all UFO reports were classified as unexplained while 14 per cent were explained — meaning researchers determined the sightings were a known object such as a Chinese Lantern, a photographic defect, satellite or astronomical object. Another 44 per cent matched the description of a conventional object and therefore had a probable explanation, while 34 per cent of the sightings lacked sufficient evidence to make a determination.

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