Some people are just going to take time dealing with this. I suspect that's a big reason the DOD and ODNI are reluctant to say very much.
Tell you what... It took 2 days to fully grasp what had happened the first time. Two days of being sure it could somehow be explained. There were four of us saw it. And after those two days we realized were never going to be able to explain it and just didn’t talk about it except for side looks at each other when the topic of UFOs was mentioned.
So I understand why folks are having trouble accepting the possibility. Even when you do see it for yourself it is still hard to accept possibility for quite awhile. Until you have a second experience like I did, then you know for sure without question what you witnessed the first time. Solid irrefutable confirmation.