There are too many possibilities to list why government might’ve decided to share this information, but couple of them that I can think of: 1. They want to cre

There are too many possibilities to list why government might’ve decided to share this information, but couple of them that I can think of: 1. They want to create misinformation for other countries and waste their time. Perhaps to capture some high-up spy. 2. They want public to be open for existence of aliens. With new TESS and JWST satellites, there is good chance we will find proof of intelligent life very soon. 3. Perhaps they already captured some scout craft and want people not to panic when they release such information.