Skywatcher Group’s Experiments May Be Reaching 3I/ATLAS as Debate Grows Over Private Alien Contact and SETI Protocols

Barber himself has made no explicit claim that Skywatcher is in contact with 3I/ATLAS, but his team’s growing confidence in their ability to “summon intelligences” has fueled public speculation. Social media posts and independent investigators have begun linking Skywatcher’s experiments to the timing of specific 3I/ATLAS observations, noting apparent correlations in energy readings and visual anomalies. While these connections remain speculative, they reflect the growing cultural fascination with the object and the notion that private groups—not state-run observatories—may be the first to bridge the cosmic gap.

The Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) has reportedly visited Skywatcher’s testing range to observe their methods. Officially, the Defense Department maintains that no evidence supports extraterrestrial contact, but unofficial curiosity remains strong. The visit alone suggests that the government is at least monitoring what Skywatcher is doing, if only to understand whether their activities could interfere with military or scientific operations.