There is one problem with the government playing games with the UFO situation. What for? Was it just to entertain themselves? Make fun of the citizenry? Waste taxpayer’s money? I think their story is too cute by half. They sure spent a lot of time and money on something they claim is only science fiction.
Maybe the use the UFO disinformation to hide the fact that they don’t have a clue as to what’s really happening.
Suppose we have a craft that will fly at the speed of light. We don’t want anyone to know we have it. So, it must be aliens flying around out there.