UFO's-Why does the gov't need to cover it up?

Question

I never understood this. And this question is for those who either believe or don't believe in the existence of UFO's.

Let's say the Gov't has evidence of UFO's. Why the cover up? Why the "men in black?" What harm will it cause if it was verified, by our gov't, that UFO's do indeed exist?

Answer 1

First of all a UFO is simply that, an Unidentified Flying Object. Just because it is unidentified does not make it an alien craft. Most of the so-called UFO sightings can be explained. They are caused by natural phenomena some of which we don't completely understand I must admit.

The types of UFO's that the government may be "covering" up apply to new military aircraft technologies that are undergoing testing. There is no doubt that there are military aircraft that the public has no idea exist. Even though they are super secret technology they must still be tested. Sometimes the public inadvertently sees the craft(s) during tests but the government cannot explain or divulge the technology so they simply deny it. Cover up? Maybe. National security? Absolutely.

Answer 2

Our government doesn't have the capability to cover anything up.

If UFO's with space aliens flew over our heads everyday it wouldn't matter. A sensation at first, but we would soon get used to it.

Answer 3

Well, the reason the Gov covers it up, is becuase they then have to admit that not only they are in contact with off world civilizeations, but that the have technologies VERY advanced that could change the world. For example we could have care that work on some free engery generators. daddy bush and the gang like thier petro's too much.  A second reason is that we been brain washed to think that the "american way" is the best way. They don't want us to think thatthere are other ways of liveing then working our asses off on jobs that we hate and spending our free time at the mall.

Answer 4

There is no alien or UFO. If it had been there it would have either destroyed us or would have developed some friendly relations with us. It will not be like God who remains hidden and interacts without letting us know.

Answer 5

perhaps bcuz there is nothing to cover up?

conspiracy theories have never been proof of anything.

Answer 6

If there are UFOs, then the US government, which is responsible for the nation's security, would have to admit that it can't provide security in its airspace.  Therefore, they have adopted the policy of plausible denial.  Not so in other countries, however.

Answer 7

It will not cause harm at all. All psychologists agree, that human mass behavior in such a situation will result in humans uniting against the new situation. There will be no panic at all, even if the Aliens would be hostile.

Did you see any mass panic in European Cities during the bombing raids? No. The people just moved closer together and started helping each other.

The idea of the government keeping evidence secret is needed for crackpot scientists to give them a loop hole for their makeshift theories.

Answer 8

I don't think you've given this a lot of thought.  The earth has about 150 governments.  Are they all covering it up?  Or do you think that UFOs recognize our moral superiority and visit only the good old USA?  Is that what you are suggesting... That UFOs realize that GOD loves the USA best and thus ignore the rest of the planet?  Is that your suggestion?

Answer 9

There can be few possibilities for a cover up

like the government using the technology to make stuff and they don't want the information to leak out to foreign nations and the government don't want to be monitored.

Answer 10

Because most people aren't ready to accept that we are special and the only form of life in the universe. Plus all the religions don't really explain aliens so that would confuse people and make them go crazy.

Answer 11

They don't need to cover it up.  Ergo, they are not covering it up.  End of story.

The simplest answer is almost always the correct answer.

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Answer 12

The public would go into shock, possibly affecting our economy; It would drive people crazy, and send fear throughout the world.

(It's funny that all of the governements in the world agree to not reveal alien life, this tells me that contact with aliens hasn't happened)

Answer 13

They are OUR craft. If you had known of their suppression of all their technology and tapping of zero point energy all this time while they have been getting rich off everyone by selling them primitive energy and transportation systems, you all would have overthrown them years ago when you could actually have made a difference.

What do you think Eisenhower was hinting at:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=8y06NSBBRtY

Answer 14

look up kecksburg pennsylvania....that really happened because I know some one personally who saw the "acorn"

Answer 15

The world would just go crazy.

But really, If aliens really did come visit the earth (at least in the last 30 years or so) do you think the gov't could cover it up with all the news media, people with camcorders, cameras in most every phone, youtube, etc.

Unless the movie "Men in Black" is true, then ...

Answer 16

forgive me if this offends you i do not meen it to but its because the Goverment are over reactive and are obsessed with nukes and feel that if ET Visits he only has an intention to destroy the human race MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! FOOLISH HUMANS!

Answer 17

If they have absolute evidence, that means those flying objects are no longer "unidentified" but are know "unknown" and people fear things they don't know or understand.  

I was alive and can remember when we thought that Russia would fire missles on the US.  I cannot imagine the world finding out that a civilization more advanced than our own has truly been visiting us.  

(I'm a Christian.  Folks get bent out of shape when Jesus is mentioned.  It would really be whack if the world had to deal with extraterrestrials and couldn't even handle the Son of God.)

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Answer 18

The government believes that if religious people find out that UFOs are real, they will lose their faith. I don't it think they would though, because the Bible and other religious documents make mention of UFOs and Extraterrestrials.

EDIT: Also, like someone else mentioned, if the government announces that UFOs exist, they have to share all of the technology with other countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kecksburg_U...

Answer 19

A much better question is "how?"

I mean, come on, what do people mean by "the government?"  The United States government?  Why would aliens work in collusion with the US government?  There are 200 countries on Earth.  The US government does not control them all.

Do people think that aliens have made a deal with every government on the planet and that NOBODY is leaking it?

True believers simply do not apply any sort of critical thinking to their delusions.

Answer 20

exactly! why cover it up! so there r no UFOs!

Answer 21

It must be some part of a greater plan. and thus they can't allow the public to know.

Answer 22

Yeah, I don't know why they even bother. Don't they know that there are people like YOU out there, in possession of the REAL truth?

What absolute arrogance.

Answer 23

Not only does the government not need to cover up UFO reports, they can't.  UFOs are reported by millions of people all over the world.  No single government has jurisdiction everywhere.  It is also not the case that every government cares.  The US is a democracy, and shouldn't care. The "government conspiracy" theories are easily attributable to simple paranoia.

The US government hasn't helped.  The Roswell incident was a case of a classified Army experiment that landed on private property.  They encouraged a UFO explanation, as that deflected attention from what they were doing.  When the project was declassified, a statement was issued about what they were really doing.  However, UFO enthusiasts claimed that "they lied before, and so they aren't credible".  This leads to a new policy of not bothering to correct misinterpretations.

Men in Black was a hilarious movie, lampooning UFO enthusiasts, tabloid newspapers and the like.

Carl Sagan's book, The Demon Haunted World asks and answers this question:  With millions of people reporting UFOs (but with little credible evidence), are we looking at mass hypnosis, or are we really being visited by aliens at high rates?  Carl's answer is mass hypnosis.  The book is a must-read, and available in your local library.

In the mean time, we have SETI - the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence. This search takes place in multiple countries.  When a researcher finds a promising signal, they typically get someone else to perform a followup check.  To do that, they broadcast the location to look to people who might do the follow up.  So this community does not work in secrecy. In fact, it's not an easy task to perform in secret.  So if and when a signal is found, it will be public.

I don't expect that people will panic.  Major religions have already given some thought to their reactions, and expect they will be cool with it.

I expect that evidence of non-Earth intelligent life will eventually be found.  I don't think we have already been visited.  I have reasons to believe that we will not visit other inhabited solar systems in the next million years with anything more than a robotic probe. Basically, it's difficult, and we won't feel the need to do it. I expect this will be true for ETI.

Answer 24

I think this deals with the general question of - Why are 'truths' kept hidden from the public?  This not only applies to UFOs (ETs) but also other such controversial issues...

Watch the 1987? television programme / documentary "The Secret Government" Constitution in Crisis - while highlights the 1985 Iran - Contra Oliver North fiasco, when Regan was in office - it really was about the secret activities of the CIA, which was present at the start of the Vietnam war, going back to the Cuban missile crisis.

Back to the UFO question - it has long been used as an excuse - that it was because of National Security (Oh, this comes out in the above documentary ...) that UFO information would be withheld from the public --- but since there has been no such activity on the part of UFOs (over 50 years and more) to be hostile towards us - this can no longer be used as a valid excuse.

The subject of UFOs is not limited to UFOs alone - but actually it impacts upon our society and knowledge as a whole.  That UFOs have always featured in our history - our ancient ancient history (is even mentioned in the Bible - reread the Book of Ezekiel), our world history - right up into our modern times.  ie. They have always been present - and are nothing new at all...

If you read up about Colonel Corso and Roswell - you will see that they are responsible for our emergence with our modern electronics age - and almost all our new techologies, etc.

Governments as a whole - are not noted for their sincerity and honesty, integrity, etc - but rather the opposite.  If you would gage the public opinion about politicians - you will see that they are lowly regarded - and are not viewed as being 'trustworthy'.  Governments are always noted for their conservativeness and slow acceptance of new ideas, etc - ie. are not noted for their forethought and innovation, etc.  Few governments have acted towards the good of their fellow citizens and common humanity - even in modern western countries.  The US government, in particular fails to meet up with it's own public image - it presents to the world.  Witness what happened with hurricane Katrina - and also what really happened during 9-11 (the real story is not told to the public - read/listen to anything that Dr David Ray Griffin says about 9-11 in "9-11 The Myth and the Reality" documentary)

For the real story about UFOs, etc I would recomend www.figu.org (English Discussion Board) Use the search engine there, to check through archives on this site. I consider this site reliable with such information.

There is a lot of information to absorb ... concerning UFOs, to comprehend the full implications thereof.  It requires a complete change in mindset - of how we think... Our religions would no longer be tolerated - being shown to be false.  And that is only one area - there are many others, it will impact upon too...