During the COVID-19 pandemic, the US government released confirmation that three military videos containing unidentified objects are real and that the unidentified objects are unidentified. Does that mean that these unidentified objects are extraterrestrial? Alien UFO theories have been popular since the 30’s and provide a possible explanation for Fermi’s paradox. Since the UFO sightings in Roswell, the mainstream dismissed those who believe in alien exploration of earth and that the UFOs are alien vehicles as kooks. Many are.
During this crisis, the UFO news passed with little fanfare. In the past, UFO sightings were explained as weather balloons, government experiments, or camera errors. In this case, the US government admits that it is not aware of the objects’ identity? With better cameras than were possible in the earliest conspiracies, what is the explanation now?
- Extraterrestrial activity
- Civilian/NGO Prank
- Other country’s military activity
- US government attempt to downplay covid by creating a compelling news story
- Other
None of the explanations above are comforting. Yet, UFOs have less interest than murder hornets in a google trends report. Even if there is a 1% chance it is alien activity and a 1% chance that it is military action, we certainly aren’t concerned enough about UFO activity. The possible implications of military action the US can’t explain, or alien visitors are significantly larger than even the COVID-19 pandemic.
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