MADAR Screen
See LIVE at   madar.site

Updated 9 April 2018

PURPOSE & SCOPE
A network of devices that are known to be very sensitive and reliable for the betrayal of the presence of some Unidentified Aerial Phenomena.

WHO IS BEHIND MADAR?
The beginnings of the MADAR Project began with Fran Ridge in 1960 but the idea for MADAR-III came about in April of 2016.  Work on the new Project began in September.

MADAR-III
The idea to build a newer, smaller, and deployable system came about in early 2016. Others had been working on such an idea but were having technical issues. By April of 2016  Fran Ridge had put out a status report to the MADAR Team mentioning a system that was already being used extensively in the U. S. and other parts of the world for radiation that could be devised and used to log and store geomagnetic and electromagnetic information. Data could be stored in a database and displayed on a Map.  Within months a working model was created and about a dozen devices were online.

WHAT WILL MADAR-III DO?
A small and affordable sensor system and processor will be in place at many locations in the U.S. and other parts of the world. A hundred such DataProbes are planned by end of 2018.  These devices transmit data to a dedicated server and without the need for a computer, although a pc offers many advantages. The primary purpose of the MADAR-III DataProbe is to detect a change in the local geomagnetic field and display live readings on a Map or "MADAR Screen" and alert the operator. A beginning threshold (referred to as "limits") set by the electronics engineers that can then be adjusted by the operator based on the local geomagnetic field signature, determines the sensitivity or when the system will be triggered.

LATEST TECHNOLOGY:

1. The device will read and store 24/7 the actual compass deflections, detect a change in the ambient reading in milligaus, and activate the system. On the MADAR Screen the device icon goes into a "red" alert status.
   

2. The sensor module will also display and record ambient and anomalistic BMP or Barometric Pressure.
   

3. All data is stored on the MADAR server and time-stamped in UTC (Universal Time Code).

4. If desired, at the instrumentation site, a modified device can activate a mode control panel (MCP) or power strip which powers up other devices, all depending on the level chosen by the operator. (All models may soon have this feature built in).

5. Upon alert status the device sends out an email alert message. Soon, the text message will also go out and received via cell phone. The designated operator fills out an application upon startup, which can be modified at any time by said operator.

6. Upon alert, the operator can take a special kit to a nearby observation point. *

SOURCES / INTEL ON SIGHTINGS
In the event that a UAP sighting takes place in the region, the operator/team may be able to provide interesting data in the form of slight changes just under the triggering threshold. We already have several sources for the latest sightings to use as support data and leads for further investigation:

1. The National UFO Reporting Center in Seattle, Washington

2. Mutual UFO Network

ANALYZING THE DATA
By going to the MADAR website, the operator can go into the data from his MADAR Node and look at the one minute datalines before and after an event. These are what we refer to as the background readings for geomagnetic field in degrees of heading, milligaus readings and normal barometruic pressure. During an alert things begin to move at a quicker pace,  in fact 60x's faster.

SAMPLE RATES
The sensor looks at the data 15 times a second but logs data routinely at 60 sec intervals. DURING an event the data flow goes into high gear and is stepped up to the one second rate. So you have "status" lines every minute, then "alert start" with alert lines every second, then followed by "alert end" and the one minute status resumes. The time calculated between the "alert start" and the "alert end" is the event duration. The magnitude is based on the degree of swing of heading and/or milligaus readings.

BASE UNITS
For the operation of the MADAR System it is desired that most units/devices would be utilized as Base Units. These “robot” devices would receive and gather data at all times and without the need for an on-site operator.

FIELD UNITS
Field Units (and possibly “mobile” units) would be built in the same manner but their use would be different. Such a modified device could be made to be used for Field use which could have a display of its own and a battery pack, but it could also be placed at the base location for the bulk of the time and operated as a Base Unit.

WHAT CAN BE GATHERED

1. Detection - The module provides baseline and anomalistic EME data in milligaus and is the detection source.

2. Datalogging - There are at least 150 documented incidents of compass needle/UFO incidents (Herr/Ridge). The module we selected has several sensors built in and is well-suited for this operation and gives baseline and anomalistic readings of azimuth.

3. BMP - Baseline and anomalistic Barometric Pressure measurements would be valuable IF any correlations were noted. Up until now there has been little precedent since the witness(es) in past events have little if any notification being possible. But recent data searches have turned up numerous potential BMP correlations.

4. Event Time is provided with a Universal Time Code stamp.

5. Duration is calculated from alert start to alert end.

6. Magnetude is based on swing of EM data.
   

SUGGESTED SKYWATCH OR RAPID DEPLOYMENT KIT

Binoculars
Cell phone and important numbers to call
Flashlight
Strobe Light (for signalling UAP)
Compass
K-II type meter
Voice Recorder
Video or body camera
Polarized sun glasses (for observation of possible "Faraday rings")
Notepad and Pens
Laptop with FlightRadar24

MADAR  CONTROL CENTER
Attn: Fran  Ridge
5847 River Walk Circle
Newburgh, Indiana   47630
(812) 490-0094
skyking42@gmx.com
franridge42@gmail.com