The explanation about alleged UFOs is dead simple and not sexy

The Pentagon finally explains what the alleged UFOs are, but actually the explanation is simple and not at all exciting.

A shocking statement from the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence came out this weekend; more than 140 unidentified flying objects have been sighted by the US military. The conclusion ‘aliens’ is then quickly made. But there is one part of the report that is all too often overlooked. The bit of nuance.

Spotted UFOs?

First the facts. In the past 17 years, 144 strange flying objects have been sighted by the US Navy. The Pentagon has investigated the viewings and the report is unprecedentedly bland: one incident can actually be explained. It turned out to be a deflating weather balloon.

The government also concludes that 18 cases are truly mysterious because they appear to be advanced technology. Objects would move so fast, contrary to nature or even unnaturally that they would have to be very unique drive technology.

There are therefore only a few explanations for the UFOs. For example, the US military fears that enemies like China and Russia have developed revolutionary technologies. It could also be natural phenomena. Or of course to real alien objects. But there’s one more answer that, admittedly, isn’t sexy at all.

The answer: measuring = knowing

The viewings are completely unreliable. Now, before you explain to me that the universe is infinite and with it the possibilities for the origin of life; I believe that too! It is very likely that extraterrestrial life exists and that they come to observe in what we call UFOs. But the chance that pilots have ‘seen’ that here on earth is extremely small. The report says it best:

The sensors on military platforms are usually designed for very specific missions. Therefore, those sensors are usually not intended to detect UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomenon).

Or as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson explains to Joe Rogan (somewhat pompously and arrogantly), this is the crux of the Pentagon’s story. Sensors picked up on something, but we have no idea what. The wrong conclusion is quickly drawn by alien wappies (like myself).

Scientifically, on the other hand, we have nothing. The Pentagon agrees: “While coverage varies widely and the dataset is currently too small to make detailed analyses, a pattern appeared to emerge regarding shape, size, and especially propulsion.”

They are assumptions, interpretations and speculations; the dataset is not large enough to be able to make analyses. The sensors are unreliable and not at all intended to pick up such things. Scientifically speaking, there is a thinly formulated hypothesis, that’s all. Like everyone else, I want to believe that aliens are visiting us, but so far there is really no evidence that this is happening yet…