UAP Investigations: Secrecy, Disinformation, and the Quest for Verifiable Truth

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Investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena describe a decades‑long culture where some officials may use “aliens” as cover for secret work while others insist there’s something real, highlight serious disclosures with bipartisan interest but no verifiable evidence, and, through Sean Kirkpatrick, propose non‑ET explanations like psychological operations, pranks, hazing, or secret experiments, showing how disinformation and misinterpretation can shape sightings and leaving skepticism as the default.

Did the ‘Deep State’ Invent the U.F.O. Craze?
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Did the ‘Deep State’ Invent the U.F.O. Craze?

The last few times I wrote about unidentified flying objects, in the spring and fall of 2023, there had been a series of curious happenings — reveals and leaks and would-be whistle-blowing — that convinced me that some group...