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In reply to the discussion: UFO Hearing totally erased all other coverage. Not. [View all]Willto
(292 posts)People are always saying how the possibility of this being alien spacecraft should be taken more seriously and investigated more thoroughly. But what exactly does that mean? In 99% of the cases were someone claims to have seen something they don't even have a photo. What are you going to look into? Their mind? Some guy claims a spaceship sucked him up out of a corn field in Arkansas back in 1965 and aliens rammed a metal probe up his ass. How do you verify that? Is there some kind of metallurgy test they can do on the lining of the rectum that will show trace metal residue? Would there still be residue there after all those decades. And if so would the test confirm it was metal of extraterrestrial origin? I doubt it. So right off the bat any old claim such as that is a non starter. There is simply no where to go with it.
As for these recent photos and videos? I have watched them and they are just completely inconclusive as to exactly what they are. They could be any of a dozen entirely mundane things. And since we live in a world where things like prop planes, jet planes, missiles, drones, weather balloons, etc, etc, all exist I would put my money in that ballpark for an answer. Also instrument indicated sightings on radar or FLIR are notorious for false or misleading readings. A fact that can be easily verified with a little objective reading on the subject. But of course if you "Want To Believe" you tend not to seek any skeptical information.
And finally further muddying the waters is that a whole cottage industry has cropped up around flying saucers. Books, movies, documentaries, tv shows, conventions, and even tourist destinations like Roswell are dangling out there to suck cash from the pocket of the "Motivated Believer". Even without a perceivable motive humans are known to lie and exaggerate. And sometimes even when trying to be honest they are just flat wrong. But man you throw the potential for fame and money into the mix and it's like gas on a fire. The end result is a clear motivation by participants in this industry and their followers to attach far more significance to these videos and photos than they really deserve.