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ACTIVE INVESTIGATIONS

active confidence: Low

Long COVID — What Are the Mechanisms?

What are the biological mechanisms driving Long COVID?

active confidence: Medium

Skinwalker Ranch — Real Anomalies or Mundane?

Are the anomalies reported at Skinwalker Ranch genuine unexplained phenomena, or mundane and/or manufactured?

active confidence: Medium

Cicada 3301 — Who Is Behind the Puzzles?

Who created the Cicada 3301 puzzles, and to what end?

active confidence: High

Dyatlov Pass — What Killed the Nine Hikers?

What killed the nine hikers at Dyatlov Pass in 1959?

active confidence: High

Interstellar Visitors — Natural or Artificial?

Was 'Oumuamua (and the class of interstellar objects) a natural body, or — as a minority argue — possibly artificial?

active confidence: Medium

US Drone Incursions — What Are the Mystery Drones?

What are the unexplained drone sightings over US bases and the Northeast — misidentified conventional objects, hobbyist/commercial drones, classified US operations, or adversary activity?

active confidence: Low

Havana Syndrome — What Causes the Anomalous Health Incidents?

What causes the Anomalous Health Incidents (Havana Syndrome) — a directed-energy weapon, environmental/biological factors, or psychogenic/social spread?

active confidence: High

UAP Hearings — What Is the US Government Actually Saying?

Are recent UAP sightings best explained by non-human intelligence, secret terrestrial technology, or prosaic misidentification — and what does current government testimony and the released file actually reveal?