Extraordinary claims, extraordinary evidence etc. We should never underestimate human capacity for self delusion and fighter pilots are certainly not privileged

Extraordinary claims, extraordinary evidence etc. We should never underestimate human capacity for self delusion and fighter pilots are certainly not privileged in that regard. It’s also worth considering why this seems to be a phenomenon that exclusively effects military aircraft. I can certainly imagine that the military would not mind if it was seen as the last line of defense against a mysterious, extremely powerful force, especially when we’re effectively in peacetime. Apparently the aliens didn’t pick up an interest in the tens of thousands of sorties flown over Afghanistan or Iraq. It’s also worth remembering that the CIA was recently extremely vocally concerned about a mysterious “sonic weapon” death ray that turned out to be either frog noises or simply non-existent. The US government has shown that its quite willing to completely fabulate or at least tacitly support bullshit if it serves their purposes.