Summary The U.S. Government UFO Cover-Up Is Real—But It’s Not What You Think - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com
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Declassified documents reveal a US government cover-up of classified projects and technologies, rather than extraterrestrial life.
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- The U.S. government has been involved in a UFO cover-up.
- Declassified memos and reports suggest that the government lacks satisfying answers for UFO sightings.
- John Brennan, former CIA director, expressed puzzlement about recent UFO reporting.
- The author believes in a cover-up, but not one that would drastically change our understanding of the world.
- The government may be withholding information about unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) due to secret projects or technologies.
- The military has numerous secret test flights and development projects.
- The Pentagon's new B-21 stealth bomber recently had its first test flight.
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Declassified documents and research indicate a US government cover-up, not of extraterrestrial life, but of classified projects and technologies.
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Declassified documents and research suggest the US government is concealing information about UFO sightings. Garrett M. Graff, author of a book on the subject, argues that the cover-up is not about hiding groundbreaking discoveries or extraterrestrial life, but rather protecting classified projects and technologies. The government may be withholding information about unidentified anomalous phenomena to shield its own secret projects.
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Declassified memos, internal reports, and study projects suggest that the U.S. government is withholding satisfying answers about UFO sightings. Garrett M. Graff, who researched the government's involvement in UFOs for his book, believes that there is a cover-up, but it's not what people might expect. The government likely withholds information about unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs, because some of these reports may actually be the government's secret projects or technologies. Graff argues that the cover-up is not about concealing intelligence that would drastically change our understanding of ourselves and the universe, but rather about protecting classified projects and technologies. While the government is still hiding information about its knowledge and theories regarding what exists in the skies above, this cover-up is not about extraterrestrial life or groundbreaking discoveries.
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Decades of declassified memos, internal reports, and study projects suggest that the U.S. government is withholding satisfying answers about UFO sightings. Even someone as knowledgeable as John Brennan, a former CIA director, admitted to being flummoxed by recent reports on UFOs. This piqued the interest of Garrett M. Graff, who spent two years researching the government's involvement in UFOs for his new book. He became convinced that there is a cover-up, but it's not what people might expect.
Graff believes that the cover-up is more mundane and has basic reasons behind it. The government likely withholds information about unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAPs, because some of these reports may actually be the government's secret projects, technologies, or operations. For example, during the late 1950s, the test and development flights of the U-2 and Oxcart spy planes accounted for over half of all UFO reports. The military has more secret test flights, development projects, and special craft than most people realize.
While there may be active deception and ongoing concealment of information, Graff argues that it is not about concealing intelligence that would drastically change our understanding of ourselves and the universe. Instead, it is likely due to the government's need to protect its own classified projects and technologies.
Graff's research suggests that the government is still hiding information about its knowledge and theories regarding what exists in the skies above. However, he emphasizes that this cover-up is not about extraterrestrial life or groundbreaking discoveries.
In conclusion, the U.S. government's UFO cover-up is real, but it is not what people might think. It is a more mundane cover-up aimed at protecting classified projects and technologies. While there may be active deception and ongoing concealment of information, it is not about concealing evidence of extraterrestrial life or revolutionary discoveries about our universe.