Do The UFO Videos Released By Pentagon Show Aliens Are Among Us?

BY BENNETT MACDONALD

With the recent authorized release of videos from the Pentagon, society might be one step closer to figuring out the answer to a question many often ask - are humans alone in the universe or is there something else out there.

Since the Roswell U.F.O. incident in mid 1947, there has always been a question about if Earth is the only inhabited planet in the universe? This event created a question that helped to fuel a fascination with space and what might dwell in it. From the Vulcan's in Star Trek to the Gungans in Star Wars that brought us Jar Jar Binks, the world has been thinking about what these otherworldly lifeforms or aliens might look like. The classic appearance of an alien, shown often in movies and shows, is of a thin being with either green or grey skin, and large eyes compared to a normal human, and arriving in what is most often an oval-shaped U.F.O. Some shows take creative liberty with this, but usually have some sort of depiction of the classic shape everyone knows, such as Rick's spaceship in Rick and Morty.

As pointed out by in a recent Wired article, in 2017, the New York Times released an article covering a Pentagon program researching what was called Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification. This program was developed to investigate possible threats that the military deemed unidentified aerial phenomena or objects. This original article was based on three videos that were released in 2015 where a Tic Tac-shaped flying object moved through the sky and over the ocean in front of Navy Pilots. Though the Navy acknowledged that the videos were authentic, the Pentagon never authorized them for release until recently. In a press release the DOD claimed that "these unclassified videos does not reveal any sensitive capabilities or systems, and does not impinge on any subsequent investigations of military air space incursions by unidentified aerial phenomena."

Despite the authorization of these videos, the Pentagon still has not admitted that aliens exist. When the DoD labels things as "unidentified," it just means that they have seen something that cannot be explained, not that it is extraterrestrial. Often, they turn out to be an atmospheric illusion, or a satellite rather than Ghost Rider's Doge Charger. So, what does this mean for alien enthusiasts who are hoping to one day see a little green man taken to their leader? Or, for those who are hoping to one day have to phone home for a friend of their own? At this point, hopes should not be down about that happening in the future, nor should they be up. Though the Pentagon took three years to "authorize" the video, when it comes to the DoD, things often just take that long. Not only this, but after the Storm Area 51 Event that was scheduled for September 20th, 2019, many were disappointment at the lack of evidence found. In releasing this "new" evidence, it helps to spark hope.

Whether this was a way for the DoD to showcase to the world that aliens exist without directly saying it, or a spark of hope for humanity in these dark times, one thing is for sure - these videos are still unidentified flying objects and the imagination of the world will run wild until they get an answer. Like a magic trick, maybe the real treat for humanity is not knowing, as it allows people to continue to feel as though they are special and the only lifeforms in the universe. After all, who knows how humans would actually feel if they knew they were just a small piece in a much bigger puzzle.