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No, there is no Area 51. Damn. (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by DevCat@lemmy.world to c/politicalhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] yojimbo@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well - didn't he try? If I am not wrong - the latest string of UFO / UAP reports started during the Trump presidency. I wouldn't be surprised if Trump was the one who asked the Pentagon to "show the people the aliens" - in hopes that it will change the nations focus from his own mental or moral disabilities. And the Pentagon has obliged - and showed people the aliens in all their glory. 👽

The result is that now we know much more about various optical illusions that happen in military binoculars, telescopes and such - than we did ever before.

[–] CaptnNMorgan@reddthat.com 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wait, so you're attributing things that were seen on scanners and with the naked eye of military pilots were optical illusions? Has this been confirmed with any credibility? Or are you using your "common sense"

[–] yojimbo@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

Well - the videos don't look very persuasive to me, I am not an expert though. But judging from the same wikipedia article experts weren't impressed either... I mean even Pentagon itself comments that

"UAP probably lack a single explanation", and proposed five possible categories of explanation: airborne clutter, natural atmospheric phenomena, US government or industry development technology, foreign craft, and an "Other" category

When you say aliens - I am thinking something like the "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" - and all I got was learning about bokeh and paralax 😇

[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Presidents don't get that information. It's on a need-to-know proprietary basis only. I was in the Army in military intelligence and there was indeed a portal in our computer system regarding UFOs and aliens but I did not have access to it because it was not part of my job. The closest we've heard of Presidents knowing about aliens is when Bill Clinton pontificated about it on some late-night talk show.

https://youtu.be/lQNevl2BuxM?si=LQTbGL2MyFozchIH?t=5m21s

https://youtu.be/Y4Pr9Zjxja0?si=V_40d2G8iTACzkdc

[–] ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Alien conspirarcy theories worked as a baseline test for the CIA to track how effective propoganda and misinformation is before they rolled out the same techniques in places that it mattered for US foriegn policy interests.

[–] el_abuelo@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Source?

[–] ghost_of_faso2@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

https://sgp.fas.org/library/ciaufo.html

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-truth-was-out-there-on-the-legacy-of-art-bell

https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/03/us/cia-admits-government-lied-about-ufo-sightings.html

I should say, this is mostly speculation based on reading a lot of COINTELPRO and MKULTRA stuff, it seems likely a way to test obsfoucating military technology through misinformation.

Furthermore if you notice the global UFO reported sightings, it seems to only line up with where American media has a hegemony, which is strange considering China has nearly 2 billion people in it, you'd think one of them might have seen one; it seems to only be where american media has reach that 'UFOs' start to appear and I dont think thats an accident.

[–] el_abuelo@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago

Interesting stuff - thanks

[–] Zendaya@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Didn't Snowden say he checked all the government databases and saw zero proof of aliens

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

Lol you think he holds all government secrets in his head?

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[–] drwstr@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

I’ve been saying that since his dumb ass was elected lol

[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yes he could, for money.

If any of it is true, he sold that information to the highest bidder.

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[–] jomoo99@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

Worst comic I ever read

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