Green Beret Claims Alien Photo Is Real & New Comet C/2025 R2 (SWAN) Found

Former Green Beret “Magic” Mike Battista isn’t holding back. He claims he can psychically call in unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) like it’s just another Tuesday. In an interview with journalist Ross Coulthart on NewsNation’s Reality Check, Battista dropped exclusive footage he shot in his own backyard in 2023.

The clip allegedly captured a shapeshifting “non-human entity” with a football-shaped head, tiny eyes, insect-like features, and even wing-like appendages—think praying mantis meets ancient petroglyph.

But here’s where it gets spicy. Viewers are split. Some hail it as “the best footage yet” of an otherworldly being, tying it to historical rock art depictions of similar entities. Others find it a total letdown. The low-res video (shot on a phone, apparently) has sparked backlash, with critics saying it looks like a blurry bug or a hoax, potentially tarnishing the whole UAP disclosure movement.

Join Ben Chasteen and Rob Counts on this Edge of Wonder Live as they show the footage so viewers can decide.

In related news, astronomers just spotted a new interstellar-ish object dubbed C/2025 R2 (SWAN) that’s headed towards Earth. Could it be a probe from 3I/ATLAS or just a comet passing through?

“Dig Deep” Live Q&A: “What’s your dream vacation?” “What’s the best piece of advice you can give people?” “Is there any connection between the interstellar object and ‘wormwood’ spoken of in Revelation?”

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7. A scuba-clad man was accused of robbing a Disney Springs restaurant of up to $20,000.

6. A school administrator was suspended after selling the district’s lawn mowers on Facebook Marketplace.

5. A study showed senior citizens can reduce falls by learning the art of the Samurai. There’s just one problem.

4. One deep sea alien-like fish looks like Jim Henson’s Muppets met Nightmare Before Christmas.

3. Companies are trying to buy helium from the moon.

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