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>The Navy previously confirmed it was treating these objects as UFOs — which means they are being treated as unexplained but not necessarily extraterrestrial.

>The Navy previously confirmed it was treating these objects as UFOs — which means they are being treated as unexplained but not necessarily extraterrestrial. Very important point here that I think laymen gloss over as the term UFO has come to be (incorrectly) synonymous with extraterrestrial (due in large part to sensationalist media including, shamefully, outlets like the once educational history channel). Probably just some cutting edge tech that we don't want other states knowing exist.

AnimalMuppet 7y ago
Yeah. Three scenarios exist. Either it's aliens, or it's natural, or it's terrestrial tech. Releasing info on which of those would damage national security? Not natural phenomena. Not aliens, unless they're helping us against other nations, and would stop doing so if we exposed them. And not terrestrial tech, unless it's our terrestrial tech. My money is on it being our terrestrial tech.
- dekhn 7y ago
  it could be something far more boring, like "the videos contain enough information about the planes that collected them that an adversary could learn more about our operational capabilities". IE, the spotting airplane's radar range, etc.
- greenyoda 7y ago
  If it's aliens, releasing that information could cause mass panic over the entire planet, which could indeed impact national security. But I'd agree with you that it's most likely of human origin.
  - ksaj 7y ago
    If those aliens have the technology to get here, and mostly be only accidentally spotted as the odd blip in the sky and some yokel's recounting of an anal probe (a weirdly common reporting, so they must account for something!), then I'd surmise that even the government and military folk are completely out of their league, and gain nothing by hiding the facts. Ever wondered why an alien ufo has never accidentally started a war with all these oddball sightings? Surely they don't just appear everywhere except around contentious zones. It's most likely because those oddball sightings aren't alien ufos. But I only have as much proof as those who believe "they're here."

AnimalMuppet 7y ago

Yeah. Three scenarios exist. Either it's aliens, or it's natural, or it's terrestrial tech. Releasing info on which of those would damage national security? Not natural phenomena. Not aliens, unless they're helping us against other nations, and would stop doing so if we exposed them. And not terrestrial tech, unless it's our terrestrial tech. My money is on it being our terrestrial tech.

dekhn 7y ago
it could be something far more boring, like "the videos contain enough information about the planes that collected them that an adversary could learn more about our operational capabilities". IE, the spotting airplane's radar range, etc.
greenyoda 7y ago
If it's aliens, releasing that information could cause mass panic over the entire planet, which could indeed impact national security. But I'd agree with you that it's most likely of human origin.
- ksaj 7y ago
  If those aliens have the technology to get here, and mostly be only accidentally spotted as the odd blip in the sky and some yokel's recounting of an anal probe (a weirdly common reporting, so they must account for something!), then I'd surmise that even the government and military folk are completely out of their league, and gain nothing by hiding the facts. Ever wondered why an alien ufo has never accidentally started a war with all these oddball sightings? Surely they don't just appear everywhere except around contentious zones. It's most likely because those oddball sightings aren't alien ufos. But I only have as much proof as those who believe "they're here."