3 ms·
"UFO" means precisely what it always means: A motte-and-bailey term which denotes any unidentified flying object up until someone wants to be flashy, at which p
by msla 5y ago
"UFO" means precisely what it always means: A motte-and-bailey term which denotes any unidentified flying object up until someone wants to be flashy, at which point it's aliens in cutting-edge military technology spying for Them. Are they space aliens? Well, will space aliens get you to click the damn link?
It's tiresome. It's a massive game of "I don't know, therefore my theory is correct" being played by, or on, people who don't quite get that ignorance isn't evidence in favor of their pet theory.
- weswpg 5y agoI feel the exact same way every single time this comes up but for the first time this one is actually interesting. Has there ever been any incident like this before? Even if it is just a bunch of drones, it is interesting to see that they're flying without any kind of wings and for there to be this many of them swarming a navy ship is at the very least militarily significant even if it isn't aliens
- gfodor 5y agoThe most interesting aspects to some but not all of these reports are the dynamics which imply novel propulsion tech (in terms of energy expenditure or non-thrusting mechanisms) and are confirmed on radar. The other stuff is noise (and as seen elsewhere in this thread effectively serves as chum for people who presume themselves smart skeptics.)
- kevinmchugh 5y agoMy understanding is that a number of earlier UFO reports were skunkworks projects using then-unknown technologies. The difference this time is how much reputable footage has been released and how available it is, I think.
- deleted 5y ago[deleted]