REALITY SHOCK: A beginner's guide to UFOs, Aliens and Disclosure Do you find the mass release of UFO files confusing? Have you noticed that the federal government seems to be on the fence about whether aliens are regularly flying around in the skies above the Earth? Are you curious why leaders in Congress keep expressing concerns that private military contractors may be hiding alien craft? After spending the last decade at POLITICO — reporting on the rise of Donald Trump, Hunter Biden's business dealings, and tech policy — I spent much of the past year digging into the UFO flap. The first result is Reality Shock, a deep-dive overview of a mystery that is enthralling growing cohorts across government, academia, business and culture. Below you can find a link to the full piece, where you can also subscribe to follow the investigation as it develops. But first, four initial takeaways: 1. The study of UFOs, and concern about them, have long been more serious than you’d think: Scientists, intelligence analysts and senior military figures in the U.S. and allied nations have repeatedly concluded that the highest-quality UFO reports stem from real objects whose behavior defies apparent explanation. Now, a new generation of UFO studies is starting to enter peer-reviewed academic journals. 2. While a case can be made for presuming that some UFOs really do represent one or more exotic phenomena, the available evidence that humans are retrieving and reverse-engineering alien craft is much weaker: These extraordinary claims, made before Congress, have not been matched with equally extraordinary evidence. At the same time, the serious concerns demonstrated by people with access to classified information about these claims signal a need for additional transparency and investigation. 3. The ongoing controversy presents a threat to the already-weakened legitimacy of many existing institutions: The risks are twofold: One is the excessive mobilization of government, scientific, and philanthropic resources to explore claims that turn out to be nonsense. The other is that alternative institutions discover, publicize and exploit the existence of non-human intelligence or other breakthroughs related to UFO anomalies while incumbents miss the boat. 4. The current UFO flap need not lead to proof of alien life to produce a major technological shock – or even a shock in our understanding of reality: All of this clamor about UFOs could end up being about something other than non-human intelligence. Persistent anomalies have often led to scientific paradigm shifts. And some longtime observers of UFO anomalies speculate that militaries have already exploited secret scientific breakthroughs to develop mind-bending technologies. Possible breakthroughs include new understandings of gravity or new aircraft propulsion systems far outside of known human capabilities. To understand why these possibilities are being discussed, read on...

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The lenient sentence in this case is outrageous.

I've noted that inconsistency in today's edition of Signs of Life paradigm.news/p/the-science-… I'd also note that it's not implausible that a person in their eighties might have just forgotten about something from 40 years ago when first asked about it ... and then remembered it later Of course, I remain interested in any further evidence that comes to light about this, no matter which way it points

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