Are UFO'S real?

Something extraordinary is happening - after decades of ridicule and stigma, the UFO question is being taken seriously at the highest levels of government. With recent revelations, it feels like we are on the path to an unprecedented acknowledgment of the UFO phenomenon. Here's a look at the building momentum and what may lie ahead.

The government breaks its silence

For years, UFO sightings by civilians and military personnel were dismissed or ignored. But several watershed moments in recent years signaled a monumental shift.In 2017, the New York Times broke the story of the Pentagon's secretive Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. This revealed that the government was actively researching UFOs, interviewing witnesses and studying video footage. While the program officially ended in 2012, this showed the government took the subject more seriously than it had publicly indicated.Then in 2019, the Navy updated its pilot reporting guidelines to encourage aviators to document unexplained aerial phenomena, or UAPs. No longer could encounters be brushed aside - the Navy wanted reports to analyze these incidents.In April 2020, the Pentagon officially released three videos of UFOs encountered by military pilots, confirming the footage's authenticity. These UAPs displayed astonishing maneuverability that defied known aeronautical physics.Finally, in June 2022, Congress held its first open hearing on UFOs in over 50 years. Pentagon officials confirmed that UAP sightings were on the rise and some cases could not be explained.

Establishing legitimacy

While these revelations would have been unthinkable just a few years earlier, they represented tentative steps by the government to remove the stigma around UFOs and establish legitimacy.The rebranding from "UFOs" to "UAPs" helped distance the topic from its kooky associations. By presenting UAPs as an airspace safety issue, it became worthy of serious examination by aviation and defense agencies.The Pentagon's formation of the Airborne Object Identification and Management Synchronization Group in 2020, and then the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's establishment of the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) in 2022, further institutionalized the study of the phenomenon.While the government has avoided explicitly confirming the extraterrestrial origins of UAPs, these organizational changes signaled acknowledgment that something important was going on in our skies.

Mounting evidence

Yet it was the evidence itself that compelled the government to take action. Military pilot encounters with UAPs have risen dramatically in recent years. In May 2022, Congress held a classified briefing on UAPs that focused on the uptick in sightings.Some of the most dramatic cases include:

• The 2004 Nimitz incident, where fighter pilots chased a white oval UAP off the coast of San Diego, captured in the famous Tic Tac video

• The 2015 Roosevelt incidents, where Navy pilots repeatedly encountered UAPs near their carrier group off Florida

• The 2019 Virginia incidents, where Navy pilots reported UAPs nearly colliding with their jets, captured on radar and infrared video

These cases, along with hundreds of others, present a compelling mystery. The appearance of advanced technology not belonging to any Earthly power demands investigation.

Pushing for disclosure

While the government has made strides in taking UAPs seriously as a defense issue, disclosure advocates want more.Groups like the Disclosure Project and the Coalition for Freedom of Information have long lobbied for transparency. Their efforts helped lead to the 2022 Congressional UAP hearing.Some key figures are also pressing for more disclosure. Senator Marco Rubio pushed for the ODNI report on UAPs. Former President Obama called for more sharing of UAP data. NASA's new chief scientist wants to remove the stigma from UAP research.And in Congress, the House Oversight Committee has held recent hearings taking testimony from UAP whistleblowers. They have heard astonishing allegations, including claims of UAP crash retrievals and secret Pentagon reverse-engineering programs.This mounting pressure for transparency across party lines shows that the time for UAP secrecy has passed. The people demand the truth.

What's next?

We may be approaching a profound turning point in human history. The government knows more than it is saying publicly. Leaked and officially released videos are likely just the tip of the evidence iceberg.The recent Congressional amendment requiring UAP reporting in 180 days indicates they are ready to share more widely. While full disclosure may still take time, this period of UAP acknowledgment has built momentum that won't stop.Seventy-five years of secrecy and stigma is coming to an end. We must remain patient, yet persistently optimistic. The road to disclosure is coming into view. If UAPs manifest advanced alien technology, then humanity is on the cusp of the greatest revelation imaginable - we are not alone.