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LA TIMES: Calling occupants of interplanetary craft — we are here
The much-anticipated report on UFOs does not have much to relay — maybe because humans are so destructive
According to the New York Times, a much-anticipated Pentagon report on UFOs concludes ... well, not a lot. It will reportedly say UFO sightings by credible witnesses, including military pilots and ship crews, are of unknown origin. They might be optical illusions of sun, sky and other natural factors. Or tricks cameras can play on us. The latter two are why the trendier term for UFO is UAP (unidentified aerial phenomena) because they might not be objects at all. Or, for that matter, flying.
It still seems the biggest argument against extraterrestrial visitation is that these intelligent beings never want to get in touch with us. All that travel and no sushi or fried chicken or meeting Uncle Joe. The other possible explanation being floated is that China or Russia, or both, have developed hypersonic technology far beyond what the US has managed. Hypersonic aircraft are capable of travelling at five times the speed of sound and follow highly erratic flight paths. Both foreign po...
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