I figured the model was that they're all keeping it secret for competitive reasons, especially if they're all trying to derive tech from it. Maybe if you admit

I figured the model was that they're all keeping it secret for competitive reasons, especially if they're all trying to derive tech from it. Maybe if you admit aliens are real, the public demands you show off the resulting new toys, and the skunkworks types don't like that. Especially if they're not actually ready.