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My favorite theory is that the government periodically leaks this stuff so that junior military members are less scared to report weird stuff they see (stuff th
by curiousllama 3y ago
My favorite theory is that the government periodically leaks this stuff so that junior military members are less scared to report weird stuff they see (stuff that could be new enemy tech)
“Sergeant, I’m telling you, I saw floating meta orbs - it’s aliens! The pentagon said they exist!”
- lolinder 3y agoAs I recall this was explicitly spelled out as the reason when the Pentagon first started being more open about their UAP programs. I can't find the source now because "UAP" is ungoogleable now under all the sensationalized sources. EDIT—found it with "site:*.mil": > The Department of Defense and the military departments take any incursions by unauthorized aircraft into our training ranges or designated airspace very seriously and examine each report. This includes examinations of incursions that are initially reported as UAP when the observer cannot immediately identify what he or she is observing. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2314280/establishment-of-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-task-force/ https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pre...