Temel Kavramlar
The author argues that the U.S. government's UFO cover-up is not about hiding extraterrestrial life but rather concealing classified projects and foreign technologies.
Özet
The U.S. government's UFO cover-up is not centered on extraterrestrial beings but rather on concealing classified projects, foreign technologies, and a lack of understanding. The secrecy surrounding UFO sightings stems from the government's ignorance and its desire to protect national security interests while avoiding admitting to its own limitations in explaining these phenomena.
İstatistikler
"test and development flights of the U-2 and the Oxcart spy planes 'accounted for more than one-half of all UFO reports during the late 1950s.'"
"the Pentagon said at a congressional hearing in 2022 that what first appeared to be out-of-this-world, glowing, triangle-shaped crafts were actually just terrestrial drones photographed through night-vision lenses."
"of 366 recent UAP sightings it had collected, a little more than half seemed normal—either drones, balloons, or trash in the sky it described as 'clutter.'"
Alıntılar
"I don’t know" is a terribly uncomfortable response for a bureaucracy that spends more than $900 billion a year on homeland security and national defense."
"There are two kinds of cover-ups...You can cover up knowledge and you can cover up ignorance. I think there was much more of the latter than of the former."
"The secrecy surrounding UFO sightings stems from the government's ignorance and its desire to protect national security interests while avoiding admitting to its own limitations in explaining these phenomena."