Despite a recent government report that found no evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence, some academics are urging reconsideration. Harvard and Montana Technological University published a paper that suggests UFO sightings could be the activities of intelligent beings.
The paper proposes various origins for these beings; they might be remnants of an advanced, ancient human civilization, descendants of intelligent dinosaurs, or visitors from Earth’s future.
The ideas aim to broaden the usual debate beyond simple misidentifications or extraterrestrial explanations.
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Before diving deeper, it’s important to identify what is actually known.
Former President Barack Obama addressed the topic of aliens back in 2021 on “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” However, getting a direct answer from U.S. leaders has been a struggle.
“So but what is true and I’m actually being serious here, is that there are — there is footage and records of objects in the skies that we don’t know exactly what they are,” Obama said. “We can’t explain how they move their trajectory. They did not have an easily explainable pattern.”
Just days after Obama appeared on late night television, reporters pressed President Joe Biden on the issue.
“President Obama says that there is footage and records of objects in the skies of these unidentified aerial phenomena and he says we don’t know exactly what they are,” a reporter said. “What do you think that it is?”
“I would ask him again, thank you,” Biden said before walking off stage.
More recently, the topic entered public attention in 2023 when a House oversight subcommittee conducted a hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena, commonly referred to as UAPs.
During the session, members received testimony about sightings of unexplained objects and claims that the government possesses “nonhuman” biological matter.
Former President Donald Trump shared his take on the possibility of extraterrestrial beings on Thursday, June 13.
“And am I a believer? No, I probably can’t say I am,” Trump said on a podcast with Jake Paul. “People that are very smart and very solid have said they believe there is something out there and you know makes sense that there could be. I’ve never been convinced even despite that, you know. I just for some reason it’s not my thing but a lot of people believe that it’s true a lot of very good, solid people believe it’s true.”
In March, the Pentagon released a report saying that since the end of World War II, no evidence has been found suggesting that aliens have visited or crash-landed on Earth. The report concluded that most sightings were misidentified ordinary objects.
“I’m not running a story about aliens walking among us.”
[lauren taylor]
LUCKILY FOR YOU — HE’S NOT OUR EDITOR.
WE ARE GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT ALIENS WALKING AMONG US.
IT’S A THOUGHT EXPERIMENT FROM HARVARD RESEARCHERS..
LET ME EXPLAIN.
DESPITE A RECENT GOVERNMENT REPORT THAT FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE — SOME ACADEMICS ARE URGING US TO RECONSIDER
HARVARD AND MONTANA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ARE SPEARHEADING THIS EFFORT.. WRITING A PAPER THAT SUGGESTS SIGHTINGS OF UFOS COULD BE THE ACTIVITIES OF INTELLIGENT BEINGS — AND THEY MIGHT BE CLOSER THAN WE THINK — HIDDEN UNDERGROUND, ON THE MOON, OR EVEN AMONG US.
THE PAPER PROPOSES VARIOUS ORIGINS FOR THESE BEINGS: THEY MIGHT BE REMNANTS OF AN ADVANCED ANCIENT HUMAN CIVILIZATION, DESCENDANTS OF INTELLIGENT DINOSAURS, OR EVEN VISITORS FROM EARTH’S FUTURE.
WILD STUFF – BUT THAT’S THE POINT.
THESE IDEAS AIM TO BROADEN THE USUAL DEBATE BEYOND SIMPLE MISIDENTIFICATIONS OR EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL EXPLANATIONS.
BEFORE WE DIVE DEEPER, LET’S TAKE A MOMENT TO FOCUS ON WHAT WE ACTUALLY KNOW.
BARACK OBAMA
FORMER PRESIDENT
“So but what is true and I’m actually being serious here, is that there are– there is footage and records of objects in the skies that we don’t know exactly what they are. We can’t explain how they move their trajectory. They did not have an easily explainable pattern.”
FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ADDRESSED THE TOPIC OF ALIENS BACK IN 20-21 – BUT GETTING A DIRECT ANSWER ON IT FROM U-S LEADERS HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE.
MORE RECENTLY – THE TOPIC ENTERED PUBLIC ATTENTION IN 2023 — WHEN A HOUSE OVERSIGHT SUBCOMMITTEE CONDUCTED A HEARING ON UNIDENTIFIED AERIAL PHENOMENA, COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS U-A-Ps.
DURING THE SESSION, THEY RECEIVED TESTIMONY ABOUT SIGHTINGS OF UNEXPLAINED OBJECTS AND CLAIMS THAT THE GOVERNMENT POSSESSES “NONHUMAN” BIOLOGICAL MATTER.
BOTH PRESIDENT BIDEN AND FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT THOSE CLAIMS – BUT THIS MAY BE ON OF THE FEW ISSUES WHERE THE TWO SHARE COMMON GROUND. TAKE A LISTEN.
JOE BIDEN
“President Obama says that there is footage and uh records of objects in the skies of these unidentified aerial phenomena and he says we don’t know exactly what they are. What do you think that it is? I would ask him again thank you.”
DONALD TRUMP
FORMER PRESIDENT
“And am I a Believer no I probably can’t say I am.”
“People that are very smart and very solid have said they believe there is something out there and you know makes sense that there could be. I’ve never been convinced even despite that, you know. I just for some reason it’s not my thing but a lot of people believe that it’s true a lot of very good solid people believe it’s true.”
[lauren taylor]
IN MARCH THE PENTAGON RELEASED A REPORT SAYING THAT SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR TWO — THEY HAVE FOUND NO EVIDENCE SUGGESTING THAT ALIENS HAVE VISITED OR CRASH-LANDED ON EARTH. THE REPORT CONCLUDED THAT MOST SIGHTINGS WERE MISIDENTIFIED ORDINARY OBJECTS.
IN THE MEANTIME…
“There ain’t no such thing as aliens or men in black.”
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