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Pentagon ex-UFO chief says conspiracy theorists in government drive spending (www.theguardian.com)

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Pentagon ex-UFO chief says conspiracy theorists in government drive spending::Sean Kirkpatrick, the first director of the all-domain anomaly resolution office, blames ‘core group’ of government workers

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[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

What his team was able to deduce, Kirkpatrick said, was that at least 90% of recorded UFO sightings, including some videos of military encounters declassified by the Pentagon in recent years, have a perfectly logical explanation.

Yea but what about the other 10%! They have no explanation so it must be aliens, why are they hiding that from us!? Wake up people.

Honestly I actually think the government should spend a lot of money looking for aliens. But by that I mean with a giant telescope or by doing a flyby and taking a sample of Enceladus' water.

My favourite conspiracy theory is that the US government is behind most conspiracy theories. The reason they do this is they throw so much crap and useless information out there it makes all conspiracy theories seem like they are fake. Some conspiracy theories have been shown to be true, so not all of them a bunk and that's just a factual logical statement. But the words conspiracy theory makes you think it is trash.

Let's say for a moment the JFK thing was done by the CIA and all those Internet people are right. The CIA goes out and blows up all this information about flat earth and suddenly a JFK conspiracy, which has at least has some possibility if being true is roped with something that definitely isn't true. "Ooohhh JFK got kill by the CIA. Yea good one, I bet you also think the earth is flat"

[–] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As Kirkpatrick described in his own words, the extent of his investigation of whistleblower claims amounted to asking the government’s secret-keepers if a certain illegal program existed. Kirkpatrick’s approach, as astute observers have noted, is roughly akin to asking a mob boss if he is engaging in illegal activity, and subsequently being satisfied with a “no.”

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4432225-what-has-happened-to-the-pentagons-former-ufo-hunter/

[–] Wanderer@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But why is it always just the Americans?

There are many other countries out there. You'd expect something to come from them

[–] HM05_Me@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

If such programs exist, other countries may not want to show their hand if they know they trail behind the US. Sightings themselves could always be concealed due to national security concerns. Then there's just the possibility of lack of interest or negligence in documenting UAP.

[–] kromem@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

My favourite conspiracy theory is that the US government is behind most conspiracy theories.

Look into Gene Pope, the guy who bought up the National Enquirer and Weekly World News and turned them into conspiracy fodder.

Would you expect that he had graduated MIT in only three years?

How about that his job right before buying the Enquirer was in the CIA's psyops division?

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

why are they hiding that from us!?

You have not read the article. It is explained there.

Wake up people.

This behaviour is explained there, too.
LOL.