I think these things need a good hard look. From a variety of approaches.
Even the USN might not be above hoaxing the public.
Jacque Vallee has studied this stuff for decades—and concluded that the military industrial complex has created lots of hoaxes.
Their agenda:
—Hide classified projects with disinformation
—Test social control, mind control, and psychological warfare programs
—Test loyalty of members of military with access to classified intelligence with “tidbits” that the individuals would be tempted to leak