If the gov. is having UFOs built...is it fair to not tell us and scare us..letting us think they're alien?

Question

Wouldn't it make more sense to let us know? I know they want to keep them secret from the enemy...but don't you think the enemy already knows?

Answer 1

They don't want to reveal new technology.  No, there's a good chance our enemies don't know about it.  And most people realize they're just new planes and not aliens.  

Answer 2

Well, the n**i's started testing with UFO's and there were rumors that they had succeded in making a craft that was able to move better than an airplane and was just all around better. The n**i's kept it a secret, so I am assuming that we would do the same thing, its all about having the upperhand on the enemy. I think that almost every country has UFO's but I am pretty sure that other countries have better UFO's, so that would need to be kept a secret.

Answer 3

Let's go through a little scenario (completely hypothetical, mind you):

Joe s*****k, an employee of American Government Research, Inc., makes a discovery while researching agricultural soil compositions which could change everything in the entire world. However, the government decides it wants this new discovery--let's say a new high-temperature metallic alloy with electrostatic properties that make it naturally generate electricity in amounts that could operate the electronics on a plane, provided there's airflow past it (how that could work, I don't know... like I said, it's a theoretical, and I'm making it up)..

Now, imagine what would happen if al-Qaeda (or whomever the terrorists-du-jour are) got hold of it. Its very existence makes it a target for theft. Therefore, keeping it a secret means keeping it out of the hands of terrorists until the upper hand can be obtained and the material can be used.

Now, imagine this material also has another side effect: it glows a bright blue color while in use because of the effect of ionizing gasses (and air is, in fact, a gas). They don't discover this until they're test-flying one of the craft. And thus, they botch the secrecy of the object by test-flying it.

But because there are already stories that abound about "little green men" and such, people think it's a space ship, even though it's something built by your country. It was seen. What do you do? Do you cop to building a plane that might be dangerous in the hands of your enemy, or do you proceed to promote the public in believing it's something out of this world?

The only problem with this scenario is the level of secrecy involved. How do you keep a secret of this magnitude for 50+ years, when the names of undercover CIA agents and the plans for the US Space Shuttle can't even be kept a secret? The bigger the secret, the harder it is to hang on to, in general. Human nature is to want to bring others in on a secret.

Enter Robert Lazar. Robert (or "Bob" as he prefers to be called) is one of the few people who has come forward with any UFO story that I would even call close to credible without a lack of evidence. Bob's main issue is that he was angry with the government for their interference in his life, and does actually have verifiable claims for the believable parts of his story. But as to pieces of the UFO, or photos, or effects from anything... his story is lacking.

The only problem is, the only person who has said anything about this is the only person with direct credibility to his story, and can't seem to get any backup. He now just wants to drop the whole story altogether, but has never rescinded his previous statements. But is he credible?

It's a good bet that if what most people think are ETV's are actually craft created by a government, the government couldn't keep a tight lid on it.

Answer 4

If advanced aircraft is being built we don't know about, it is being built by private industry, which may be doing it under a government contract or not.  Information about that would likely be a business secret.   They wouldn't want the competition to get hold of if, not to mention people in other countries.

There is a good chance that foreigners know, possibly enemies and allies alike.