Ufology's court jester, Jim Moseley, used to say that he believed that the flying saucers were all secret weapons of one sort or another.
Whether real or serious, he ultimately abandoned that theory by the 1960s.
Now it appears that the people who handle the Pentagon's current UFO probe are agreeing with him:
Not that we should believe the government of course. They also seem not to be terribly aware of sightings by regular civilians unrelated to military installations or possible test facilities. But there you have it — at least for now.
Whether real or serious, he ultimately abandoned that theory by the 1960s.
Now it appears that the people who handle the Pentagon's current UFO probe are agreeing with him:
US says UFO sightings likely secret military tests
Researchers say they found "no evidence" that the US government had interactions with aliens.
www.bbc.com
Not that we should believe the government of course. They also seem not to be terribly aware of sightings by regular civilians unrelated to military installations or possible test facilities. But there you have it — at least for now.