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I don't agree with #1. Why would it be surprising government incompetence? Government is not one person with infinite knowledge, plenty of them are elected offi

I don't agree with #1. Why would it be surprising government incompetence? Government is not one person with infinite knowledge, plenty of them are elected officials with questionable level of understanding of various phenomena. Most sightings can be easily explained with misinterpretations and mistakes just like Mick West shows. Recent number of videos (gimbal, tic tac, ...) are probably released to muddy the waters and the Navy knows what they are showing.

tgflynn 5y ago
Because the government presumably has access to large numbers of highly competent individuals, some at least as smart as Mick West, who should have been able to conclude that all of these sightings amount to nothing, if that is indeed the case. They also presumably have access to far more data on the subject than West or anyone else.
- saberdancer 5y ago
  My suggestion is that they did conclude that. Best proof is that there is no widespread research into UFOs funded by the government or the military. Military even released couple of videos captures by their own aircraft, if it was anything sensitive or secretive they wouldn't release these videos to the public (and to the adversaries).
  - tgflynn 5y ago
    > My suggestion is that they did conclude that. Then why haven't they said so instead of telling the American people and Congress that the objects shown in the videos are considered unidentified, to the extent that Congress has ordered a report on UAP's and that an investigation by the DoD Inspector General has been initiated ?
    - Loughla 5y ago
      Because funding? We need better equipment, better sensors, and more data due to the investigation. That requires more funding. Call me cynical, but I legitimately believe anytime a government agency releases information like this, it is just a cash grab.

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I don't agree with #1. Why would it be surprising government incompetence? Government is not one person with infinite knowledge, plenty of them are elected offi

by saberdancer 5y ago

tgflynn 5y ago
Because the government presumably has access to large numbers of highly competent individuals, some at least as smart as Mick West, who should have been able to conclude that all of these sightings amount to nothing, if that is indeed the case. They also presumably have access to far more data on the subject than West or anyone else.
- saberdancer 5y ago
  My suggestion is that they did conclude that. Best proof is that there is no widespread research into UFOs funded by the government or the military. Military even released couple of videos captures by their own aircraft, if it was anything sensitive or secretive they wouldn't release these videos to the public (and to the adversaries).
  - tgflynn 5y ago
    > My suggestion is that they did conclude that. Then why haven't they said so instead of telling the American people and Congress that the objects shown in the videos are considered unidentified, to the extent that Congress has ordered a report on UAP's and that an investigation by the DoD Inspector General has been initiated ?
    - Loughla 5y ago
      Because funding? We need better equipment, better sensors, and more data due to the investigation. That requires more funding. Call me cynical, but I legitimately believe anytime a government agency releases information like this, it is just a cash grab.