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by ipython 48 days ago
Have you looked through the “releases”? Ooooo! Blurry dots on the horizon combined with an “artist rendition” of an oblong flying object.

And believe me I so wish we could be visited by intelligent life. Maybe they can share some tips on how to reclaim sanity.
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stevenhuang 48 days ago
I haven't really. Yes, it's reasonable to feel underwhelmed. I'm more interested in the normalization and development towards further disclosure than the exact specifics of digital records being released, which I expect to be relatively mundane.

That's why it's not enough these days to just see something weird. There preferably needs to be elements of the 5 observables, and extensive witness testimony of the exact nature of the sighting. Many of the sightings include no such testimony, so there's just not much to go on.

An example of good sighting with detailed testimony is https://www.narcap.org/blog/narcaptr20

We need to get to the point where the scientific community gets access to these supposed crashed craft and study them. Physical evidence.

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ipython 48 days ago
These releases are nothing new - this is why it’s so frustrating. Trump just takes credit for everything.

CIA releases from 2016: https://www.cia.gov/stories/story/take-a-peek-into-our-x-fil...

NARA files related to ufos: https://www.archives.gov/research/topics/uaps

UFO info from the UK: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/... (also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_UFO_Files and https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ufo-reports-in-th...)

I can go on… if you care about ufos then believe me there’s way more info out there than this crappy release!! Again, there is no reason to publicize this except to draw attention away from … unpopular wars, economic trouble, high energy prices, you name it.

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stevenhuang 48 days ago
Correct.

But I disagree on one point: the publicity does help normalize discussion around UAPs. That’s arguably the main value of these releases. They simply get more people openly talking about the subject, and it moves the subject forward.

Whether it also conveniently serves other political purposes is beside the point as far as advancing UAP discourse is concerned.

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