“There are a few more reasons stated in declassified documents, but I don’t remember them offhand.”
That’s because you are reading between lines that don’t exist. The government NEVER stated they were keeping genuine information secret, just that they had classified their research. If they are releasing it now it is because it has passed the date of classification and they are required to release it under FOIA. From what I have seen the documents have nothing in them that show any existence or belief in the existence of extra terrestials. I defy you to give me one website that has the declassified documents you claim exist.
The silly Roswell incident you all seem to latch on to was a secret government mission to send balloons over the Soviet Union to collect air samples for evidence of nuclear testing. When those classified documents were released the true believers screamed it was a cover up. You can’t have it both ways, believing the stuff released under FOIA is sometimes genuine, and sometimes a cover up.
IF you believe that, then there's clearly little anyone can do to have an intelligent conversation with you about anything in this ballpark.
1. THE AIR FORCE ITSELF RELEASED IMMEDIATELY A DOCUMENT TO THE PRESS THAT THERE WAS A ROSWELL UFO CRASH etc. ONLY LATER when higher ranks decided to cover it up was it trashed. There are still newspapers from that day proving it.
2. The Mogul project you referred to did NOT USE DUMMIES that the AIR FORCE CLAIMED A FEW YEARS AGO WERE MISTAKEN FOR UFO CRITTERS--THE AIR FORCE DID NOT USE THOSE OR ANY OTHER DUMMIES IN THAT PROJECT UNTIL 5 YEARS
ROSWELL.
Can you spell S T U P I D to the max?
AND YOU BELIEVE THAT STUPID SMOKE SCREEN????
No wonder cluelessness abounds about the topic. Sheesh!
Boggles my mind that anyone could come remotely close to believing such tripe.
PART IV Political Consideratons
Given the existing political climate in the US and the unstable conditions in Europe, it is the considered opinion of the members, that if the Administration went public with the information as found in this report now, the results would be damaging, even fatal to the world political structure as it now exists. The following considerations were reviewed and debated which lead the mission to the following opinions:
a. Public trust of the political institutions may be eroded and possibly held in disrepute.
b. A complete revisioning make take place among institutions of higher learning, thus calling into question the certainty of scientific knowledge.
c. The ability of the Armed Forces to secure National Security would be put in jeopardy and possibly lead to undie public fear and disorder.
d. (Blotted out)
e. History and religion in the political context would probably suffer the most damage causing unprecedented upheaval in social and psychological well-being.
f. Political repercussions may occur in our diplomatic efforts of containing the Communist treat to our diplomatic interests.
g. If such an announcement were made by the current Administration, it could be percieved by the opposing party as a trick, laying open the accusations of unethical posturing and manipulation of the public's mind.
... We feel that such a disclosure would most certainly cause great embarressment to our elected officials and to the military, not to mention the panic felt by the citizenry. To counter such a threat, it is recommended that a conterintelligence program be drawn up and held in abeyance if at such time the situation should present itself. It might be suggested that we should make a preempted use of these objects for the purpose of phychological warfare once the true nature of these objects are known and understood.
To further assist and aid all MAJCOM in the US and overseas, it is recommended that a standard intelligence reporting system be implemented through standard reporting channels with technical data forwarding instructions. At present, there is no specific intelligence guidelines available to military commanders in dealing with sightings and material evidence collection. It would be advisable for the respective Secretaries of the Armed Forces to devise a security policy of plausible denial, if and when the public becomes aware of the reality of these objects and the interest of the military of such incidents.
In conclusion, for reasons o national security and the public well-being, the US must be perceived as being the top of the heap, and every effort must be made to insure that there is, and never has been, a threat to the country.
1947