VASCO Papers Published: Pre-Sputnik Transients Linked to Nuclear Tests and UAP

Dr. Beatriz Villarroel's VASCO project published two peer-reviewed papers in Scientific Reports and the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The research identified over 107,000 transient light events on 1950s sky survey plates, finding transients were 45% more likely near nuclear test dates and documenting a 22-sigma deficit of transients in Earth's shadow, consistent with solar reflections from objects in pre-Sputnik orbit.