What do you make of all the recent UFO stuff?

Mick West and Phil "Thunderf00t" Mason have released videos debunking several of the "genuine UFO" videos that have come out recently, and I've found their explanations convincing.

I'm more interested in the motivations of the U.S. military for releasing footage that appears to be so easily debunked. If the reason is truly that they're fishing for higher budgets, that's taking a pretty cynical view of those responsible for making those decisions... Like, tossing a pie plate in the air, and showing that video to halfwit politicians and asking for more money for defense. It's a bummer, if that's what's going on.

I had an encounter in my teens in the 90’s. As such I don’t think these are radar glitches or psyop. These are in fact real.

Interestingly most video accounts I see are of gently floating ufo’s. The thing I saw was zipping around and treated the sky like an air hockey table.

I did a lot of digging to reconcile what I saw and came down to the conclusion that these are probably projected masses. (Not real objects)

Recently however I think I’m adapting the thought that these may in fact be real craft.

Definitely ours.

If aliens exist and have the ability to travel interstellar distances, why are they wasting their time on inane stunts like buzzing fighter pilots? Unless that means they're just as dumb as we are, which is an incredibly depressing insight.

I doubt they're from other systems. Long time and distance to other habitable (pick your criteria) systems.

If they're from other systems, they're likely uncrewed and fully autonomous. The same thing we may one day attempt, if we make it that long.

Interesting question: What if the goals of their civilization have completely changed since launch? It's likely been a long time.

Will we account for that when we launch?

Videos are still in the realm of "big foot" to me. A shadowy figure or a spec on the screen. Grainy footage.

I am not closed minded or dismissive to the possibility of alien flying saucers. Gyros or whatever it may be to propel something that almost seems like perpetual motion. I just need some harder evidence.

The US military does not broadcast its vulnerabilities. These objects aren't even from other countries.

When everything comes out, there will be some people able to say "I've told you so, for the last 40 years"... They still won't be listened to, and the general "known Truth" will resemble the actual reality about as much as it does now, even if society comes to believe we're vassals of an intergalactic feudalistic state.

It could be pure propaganda entirely focused on getting the Navy in control of the nacesnt "space force"; that'd be a bit more cynical and farsighted than I expect from large parts of government.

Let me put my tin foil hat on.

Most probably some new tech been tested by Air force. They deliberately creating noise to suppress accidental discovery of tests.

> Especially curious to hear from folks with a background in physics

I believe these to be early trisolaran probes; their aim is to intimidate Earth's leadership into stunting the technological progress of the planet by investing resources in Blue Origin and ULA. This will prevent humans from bringing up effective orbital defences in time.

Seems to be a great way to justify higher budgets for the Air Force. But most of the news is quite blurry and murky.

Until it affects me or concretely confirmed, what's the point in guessing about the stuff?