Officials deny that they’ve found evidence of extraterrestrial activity, which only fuels conspiracy thinking. Tabloids amplify the story, fanning public interest and demanding that the government reveal whatever it must be hiding. They have no hard evidence but, given their background, are perceived by some to be a reliable observer anyway. The cycle has usually moved this way: Someone with military or government experience comes forward with a strange experience or encounter. The only problem is, there’s nothing backing it up.Įver since UFOs-now also known as UAPs, for “unidentified anomalous phenomena”-first became a cultural sensation, in the technology-fueled postwar era, people have latched onto stories like this one. And why wouldn’t it be? This story has everything: a seemingly authoritative source spilling secrets about a government operation designed to keep the American public in the dark. Grusch’s account has spread quickly across social media and been repeated by news outlets including The Guardian, Fox News, and New York magazine, as well as plenty of local network affiliates. “Believe it or not, as fantastical as that sounds, it’s true,” he said. In a separate interview with NewsNation, which has advertised itself as an alternative to major cable networks, Grusch said the military had even discovered the “dead pilots” of these craft. (A section of The Debrief is dedicated to coverage of UFOs.) Officials, Grusch said, sought to avoid congressional oversight while reverse-engineering these materials for the government’s own purposes. government has spent decades secretly recovering “intact vehicles” and “partial fragments” that weren’t made by humans. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-human Origin.”Ī website called The Debrief-which says it specializes in “frontier science” and describes itself as self-funded-reported this week that a former intelligence official named David Grusch said that the U.S. If ever a headline has demanded a wide-eyed, scrambling-to-click reaction, it might be this one: “Intelligence Officials Say U.S.
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