Are UFOs a Threat to National Security?
The evidence is thin, but the possibility explains why Congress is treating them with bipartisan respect.
More than just a bumper sticker.
Photographer: David McNew/Hulton ArchiveLast week’s congressional hearings on UAPs, more popularly known as UFOs, were unusual even by the standards of US politics — in both content and style. Not only did members of the military and intelligence community claim, under oath, that truly inexplicable events occur on a regular basis, but members of Congress from both parties treated them with respect.
In all, the proceedings restored my faith in one of my favorite maxims: Sincerity is the most underrated motive in politics. The hearings themselves send the signal that it is OK to talk and even speculate about this topic — and may even help us get closer to the truth.