Will aliens really phone Earth in 2025?
Short answer: There is no solid evidence that a famous mystic ever predicted it, and no scientist expects it.
Now, here’s how that headline-grabbing story took off—and what is actually true.
The Missing Prophecy: Baba Vanga’s Quote That Never Was
The most eye-catching claim is that the late Bulgarian psychic Baba Vanga “foresaw” alien contact during a major 2025 sporting event.
Problem: researchers who combed her surviving notes, tapes and interviews say the quote doesn’t exist.
- Her sayings were never written down systematically while she was alive.
- Post-1996 tabloids began attaching fresh “predictions” to her name—everything from 9/11 to COVID-19.
- Snopes, EUvsDisinfo and academic historians all label the alien-sport prophecy untraceable folklore.
Sources: Snopes, Wikipedia, BitterWinter
Why the story spread
- We do have eye-catching 2025 sports dates—Women’s Euro final (July 27) and Women’s Rugby World Cup (Aug 22–Sept 27).
- Add the public’s hunger for extraterrestrial news, and the myth practically writes itself.
Enter “The Living Nostradamus”
Brazilian paranormal influencer Athos Salomé really is predicting that the James Webb Space Telescope will reveal alien life in 2025—and that humanity may “lose control of technology.”
- Salomé has given multiple interviews repeating those forecasts.
- Unlike the Baba Vanga quote, we can confirm he did say it—though, of course, a forecast isn’t a fact.
Sources: 7NEWS, Firstpost
What the James Webb Telescope Can—and Can’t—Do
True: NASA calls Webb “the largest, most powerful and most complex telescope ever launched.”
False hope: Webb detecting a clear, indisputable alien signal next year is unlikely.
- Webb can spot molecules such as water or methane in exoplanet atmospheres.
- A “biosignature” is suggestive, not a knock-on‐the-door greeting from E.T.
- Official confirmation of life beyond Earth would require additional, years-long verification.
Other Vanga Claims—Fact-Checked
| Claim often repeated | Verdict | What investigators found |
|---|---|---|
| She predicted organ farms that wipe out transplant lists in 2025 | ⚠ Unproven. No primary source; real science still experimental. | |
| She foresaw earthquakes and a catastrophic European war next year | ⚠ Unproven. Again, no record from her lifetime. | |
| “Russia will dominate the world” and Putin would be re-elected “next year” | ✗ Fabricated quote; Russia’s next election isn’t until 2030. |
How Folklore Becomes “News”
- An eye-catching rumour appears in a tabloid.
- Dozens of outlets copy-paste, citing one another as proof.
- The story trends on social media; memes cement it in public memory.
- By the time fact-checkers weigh in, repetition has made the claim feel true.
What Is Scheduled for 2025
- UEFA Women’s Euro final in Basel – July 27.
- Women’s Rugby World Cup in England – Aug 22–Sept 27.
- Multiple Formula 1 grands prix.
- Ongoing James Webb observations of distant exoplanets.
Exciting? Absolutely. Evidence of incoming aliens? None so far.
The Bottom Line
Baba Vanga never verifiably said 2025 would bring alien contact.
Athos Salomé does say it—but it remains a personal prophecy.
Science, meanwhile, keeps scanning the skies with the Webb telescope, inching forward through data, not clairvoyance.
So when you see next year’s sports broadcast, keep an eye on the scoreboards—just don’t hold your breath for a UFO halftime show.
Want to dig deeper?
- Snopes dossier on Vanga myths
- NASA’s official James Webb page
- UEFA and Rugby World Cup 2025 schedules
(All links embedded above.)