Your Out There editor just saw this one, and I’m intrigued. Contrary to a couple of the comments from other viewers, this isn’t an insect or a bat. No animal moves like that. And I am fairly sure that it’s not a CGI effect, although I can’t be certain of that. I’d grade this as an interesting possible unknown.
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The National UFO Center reports that professional photographer Jim Montanus of Montanus Photpgraphy photographed an unusual object while taking shots of an incoming storm over Braddock Bay in Greece, New York. He did not see the objects with the naked eye, but they were visible through the camera’s preview window on his digital SLR.

It’s not clear what the images show. Probably not lens effects, given Mr. Montanus’s knowledge of cameras. If a meteor, it would appear to be moving very slowly as these are long-exposure shots. At this time, we’re calling this a probable unknown.

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The pyramids of Egypt are some of the most fascinating and enigmatic structures on the planet; to date the secret of their unique construction has yet to be determined.

The pyramids were built using massive blocks of stone, and one of the most unfathomable mysteries is how the early Egyptians managed to transport the blocks across the desert and lift them into place.

New theories are constantly being mooted by experts around the world, ranging from the complex to the fantastic, but a recent study conducted by the University of Amsterdam claims to have discovered a very simple and rather mundane method whereby the ancient people were able to achieve this amazing feat.
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An important new report released this week has revealed that the United States is being severely affected by human-induced climate change across the whole of the nation.

The report, entitled the National Climate Assessment, was compiled by a large panel of experts who were selected to represent a fair cross section of the American population, including scientists and oil company delegates. Two similar reports have been composed over the past fourteen years, but this latest version is the most earnest in its warnings of impending climatic catastrophe.
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