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Vanishing Stars: Dr. Villarroel’s search for pre-Sputnik satellites
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- It’s a Very Exciting Time
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- Nov 17, 2025
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- 5574
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Summary
Dr Beatriz Villarroel is a Swedish astronomer and a member of the Sol Foundation, who has recently published three peer-reviewed papers showing evidence for artificial objects in Earth’s orbit before the launch of Sputnik in 1947. The evidence for these claims, and the correlation with historical UFO reports is notable, both for laying out a path for other researchers to reproduce her work at other observatories and for the way it resists any conventional explanations. You can find show notes and references at our website, VeryExcitingTime.com , or support us at patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:13:03 Transient Research 00:33:18 Earth’s Shadow 00:47:00 Nuclear Tests and UFOs 00:58:12 Conclusions 01:05:23 Alternate Hypotheses 01:24:40 Non-Human Tech?