Ever since the first reported sighting of an unidentified flying object (UFO) and its alleged crash in the desert near Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, people have been fascinated by the prospect of space aliens walking among us, and conspiracy theorists have warned of a government cover-up of massive proportions.

Whether you are a believer (also known as a UFOlogist), a non-believer, or a somewhat open-minded skeptic, it is a subject worth exploring as we delve farther and farther into space exploration, and people like Elon Musk rhapsodize about colonizing Mars.

Personally, I fall into the skeptical-but-curious category. Lacking hard evidence of extraterrestrial life, and based on what scientists and astronauts have thus far found (or not found) within the realm they’ve been able to explore, I remain unconvinced that we have actually been contacted by space aliens.

On the other hand, whether they exist at all is a separate question. Our galaxy is only one of an estimated two trillion in the Universe. Isn’t it presumptuous of us to insist that our planet is the only one in our galaxy — and in all of the other galaxies — to be inhabited by sentient life forms?

And if there has been no evidence of such life, why has the U.S. government maintained secrecy for nearly 80 years about their ongoing investigations of UFOs (now referred to as UAP’s, or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena)?

But, more to the point, why has the Pentagon, at the direction of Donald Trump, suddenly released what it calls “never-before-seen files” on its investigations of reported sightings spanning decades? In a post on X, the Defense Department said:

“The American people can now access the federal government’s declassified UAP files instantly. The latest UAP videos, photos, and original source documents from across the entire United States government are all in one place — no clearance required” . . . and that the DoD will be “releasing new materials on a rolling basis as they are discovered and declassified, with tranches posted every few weeks.” [Kaanita Iyer, Michael Williams and Marshall Cohen, CNN, May 8, 2026.]

But before you get too excited, there is also a disclaimer on the Pentagon website stating that the “descriptive and estimative language” in the military memos reflect the “subjective interpretation” of the person who wrote the report and therefore “should not be interpreted as a conclusive indication” of actual events. [Id.]

So whom, and what, are we supposed to believe? If this is “estimative” and “subjective” information, where is the objective data? And these are identified as the “declassified” files . . . so does that mean there are still classified ones we’re not being shown? Who is making the selection of files to be included in the publicly-available data base?

In other words, is this being presented as another “full disclosure” on the same order as the Epstein Files?

Or, more ominously, is this latest Trump-Hegseth Production another red herring to further distract the American people from the Epstein Files altogether?

And if that doesn’t work, what’s next? A clone of the Loch Ness Monster swimming up the Potomac toward Washington? Bigfoot spotted in Chicago’s Loop? Harry Potter seen boarding the Hogwarts Express at Grand Central Station?

I haven’t accessed the new Pentagon website, nor do I plan to. I’ll just wait for a little green man to show up at my front door declaring that he comes in peace. Then I’ll believe.

And in the meantime, I don’t intend to forget about the other three million Epstein Files. I’m not that easily distracted.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/9/26