Our American Alchemist this week is Beatriz Villarroel. | Thanks To Our Sponsors | Shopify: Start your business for just $1/month at https://shopify.com/jesse. Sponsored by Shopify, the commerce platform behind millions of businesses and 10% of all U.S. e-commerce. iRestore: Head to https://www.irestore.com/Jesse25 and use code JESSE25 for an exclusive discount. Working with digitized plates from the Palomar Observatory taken before satellites even existed, Beatriz and her colleagues have identified over 100,000 transient light flashes brief, mirror-like reflections that appear and vanish within minutes. Their findings suggest that a significant percentage of these may be real, physical objects orbiting Earth long before the space age began. Even more provocative, these transients show a statistically significant correlation with nuclear detonations and UAP sightings from the 1950s, forming a triangulated pattern between nuclear activity, unidentified aerial phenomena, and reflective orbiting bodies. Beatriz speaks candidly about academic resistance, pressure from peers, and her choice to publish this research openly despite the risks, all while challenging the scientific establishment to confront what may be one of the most ontologically shocking discoveries of our time. For a deeper dive into all of these crazy topics, please join our Substack: (New!) American Alchemy Magazine ➤ https://substack.com/@americanalchemymagazine | Beatriz Villarroel | X ➤ https://x.com/DrBeaVillarroel Sol Foundation➤ https://thesolfoundation.org/people/beatriz-villarroel-3/ Press release (Stockholm University): https://www.su.se/english/news/unexpected-patterns-in-historical-astronomical-observations-1.855042 Scientific Reports: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-21620-3 PASP: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1538-3873/ae0afe -------------------------- JOIN OUR WHOP (Early/Ad Free Episodes) ➤ https://whop.com/jessemichels Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsofficial TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjessemichels X ➤ https://twitter.com/AlchemyAmerican Spotify ➤ https://tinyurl.com/jessemichelsspotify Clips Channel ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@jessemichelsclips Apply For Jobs ➤ apply@jessemichelsmedia.com Sponsor Inquiries ➤ sponsor@jessemichelsmedia.com Media Inquiries ➤ media@jessemichelsmedia.com Special thanks to Benji Fields for research and writing help here. Videography: Robin Danehav & Isak Friberg (Check them out here: https://impactdocs.studio)