[flarg]

I doubt the US govt is doing any such thing. There is no advantage for them in doing so even if extraterrestrial intelligence does exist. Space is too vast to allow for visitation or effective communication between planets never mind solar systems.

[qawwads]

I'd expect that information to come first from arXiv or Nature. Or even maybe The Daily Mirror. Why would a governments be involved?

[yreg]

The research could be done using military equipment with strings attached. Alternatively, in US the researchers could be under some national security gag order by one of the agencies, no?

[gfodor]

They are. Google the UAP act. Things are apparently about to get very weird.

[austinjp]

UAP = unidentified anomalous phenomena

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/senators-move-require-relea...

[sph]

I've heard this for months, and the only thing is obvious is that there are a lot of crooks.

I mean, the recent Ezra Klein podcast with the journalist that is "researching" these phenomena and oral accounts is quite telling of the state of things.

[gfodor]

Yes, you have heard this for months. It’s a progression that started in 2017. It’s a train moving very clearly in one direction and it’s not meandering or regressing, it’s advancing while most people aren’t paying attention. The UAP act this week basically assured disclosure in 2024 if it passes in the NDAA.