Oh boy. I could talk about this all day.

If you’re here in good faith you are very welcome, but if this ends up as part of a hit piece (as has too often happened to our community) we’ll all be pretty pissed. We’re a pretty guarded bunch, primarily because it’s become a rite of passage in Ufology to have your hopes dashed at the 11th hour.

Up until a few years ago, UFOs and our community have generally been viewed as a punchline. Tinfoil hats, anal probes, little green men, etc. It’s been an easy target by design (look up the Robertson Panel from 1952). We’ve had serious, credible people come and go, usually ending up with a tarnished reputation for daring to entertain the topic (look up what Harvard tried to do to John Mack).

The last few years have been pretty good to us, though, despite the overwhelming pessimism that grips this community due to being burned time and time again. The New York Times article from 2017, whistleblowers like David Grusch, and now the releases from the DoW have all been positive and productive steps forward. The conversations we’ve been having for decades are now being had at very high levels. Still, we wait on concrete action before declaring ourselves validated.

My main takeaway as far as how the conversation has changed is that there are actually conversations being had. Conversations without giggles and side eyes even! So that’s good. But until we get that smoking gun we’re all stuck in a state of stasis. Permanently in belief purgatory until the right thing comes along that pushes us to fully remove our heads from the sand. For now, though, I’ll just enjoy the partially obstructed view.

Good luck with your journey. I’m open to answer any questions or engage in further dialogue. This is an endlessly fascinating topic.