Coulhart’s use of the word, “feeble” is apt. The Pentagon doesn’t even try to do plausible cover-ups anymore. It is no surprise. The gutting of the disclosure act inside the defense budget a couple months ago emboldened the powers that be to mimic the ghost of Condon and go into dismissive mode – despite the contradiction of their own admissions in the past few years and of course, the overwhelming body of evidence brought to the public by independent researchers.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/coulthart-pentagon-report-feeble-coverup/
The linked document is a report from the Department of Defense’s Office of Prepublication and Security Review, covering the U.S. Government’s historical involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) as detailed by the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO). Volume I of this report dated February 2024, provides a comprehensive review of US government investigatory programs concerning UAP since 1945, leveraging classified and unclassified archives, USG research, and interviews with approximately 30 individuals.
The document outlines various investigatory programs since 1945, including Project SAUCER, Project SIGN, Project GRUDGE, Project TWINKLE, the CIA Special Study Group, The Robertson Panel, The Durant Report, Project BLUE BOOK, and several others up to contemporary efforts such as the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Application Program (AAWSAP), Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), and the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force (UAPTF).
Key findings from the summary include:
- No confirmed evidence that sightings of UAP represented extraterrestrial technology.
- Most UAP sightings could be attributed to misidentification of ordinary objects or phenomena.
- A persistent lack of high-quality data has hindered the conclusive resolution of many UAP cases.
- No empirical evidence supports the claims of reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology by the USG or private companies.
Several named and described alleged hidden UAP reverse-engineering programs either do not exist, are misidentified authentic, highly sensitive national security programs not related to extraterrestrial technology, or are baseless.
The report underscores a consistent theme in popular culture around the belief that the USG has recovered off-world spacecraft and extraterrestrial biological remains, operating programs to reverse engineer this technology while keeping it secret from the public and Congress. However, AARO’s rigorous investigation into these claims, applying scientific and intelligence analysis, found no empirical evidence to support these beliefs. The document’s goal is not to prove or disprove any particular belief set but to analyze past USG-sponsored UAP investigation efforts using a robust analytic and scientific approach.
Pages 21 – 40 cover a broad spectrum of topics, including debunked claims of UAP nondisclosure agreements, assessments of alleged materials recovered from UAP crashes, and the analysis of claims regarding U.S. government involvement in hidden UAP programs. It also discusses the findings from investigations into named and unnamed sensitive programs alleged to involve UAP exploitation.
The document outlines the primary and secondary narratives emerged from the interviews with about 30 individuals, categorized based on their insights into alleged U.S. government possession and testing of off-world technology, and claims of UAP sightings in proximity to U.S. nuclear facilities causing malfunctions. It thoroughly investigates these narratives, providing detailed findings on various claims such as the authenticity of a Special National Intelligence Estimate on UFOs from 1961, involvement of former CIA officials, and alleged reverse-engineering of extraterrestrial technology.
Additionally, the summary touches on historical context, drawing comparisons between past and present UAP investigations, emphasizing common themes such as secrecy, public interest, and the influence of popular culture. It also highlights the technological and political factors influencing sightings and reports of UAP, suggesting that many sightings can be attributed to misidentifications of new or secret technological advancements rather than extraterrestrial origins.
The document continues to detail the United States’ extensive history with reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering projects, providing context to many UAP sightings. This section specifically delves into numerous high-profile projects from the mid-20th century to the present day, illustrating how advancements in technology, particularly in aerial and space reconnaissance, likely contributed to the increase in UAP sightings.
* Project Aquatone/Dragon Lady: Development of the high-altitude U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, responsible for a significant number of UFO reports in the 1950s and 1960s.
* WS-117L/CORONA: A satellite reconnaissance program initiated in 1956 with film-return capabilities, leading to numerous launches that could have been mistaken for UAPs.
* VZ-9AV Avrocar/Project Silver Bug: An effort to develop a supersonic, vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, which bore a “flying saucer” appearance.
* Project Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo: The United States’ early manned space programs, which undoubtedly contributed to unidentified sightings given their historical and technological significance.
* Advanced Aerospace Projects: Including Oxcart/A-12/SR-71, the stealth aircraft programs (e.g., HAVE Blue and the B-2 Spirit), and the Strategic Defense Initiative, all of which involved technologies that could easily be misconstrued as UAP.
* Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): The development and deployment of UAVs, like the GNAT 750, Predator, Reaper, Dark Star, Polecat, Sentinel, and Global Hawk, have capabilities and appearances that may lead to UAP reports.
The concluding remarks highlight that, to date, there is no empirical evidence that any UAP sighting represented off-world technology or that there was a classified program related to UAPs that had not been properly disclosed to Congress. Most sightings are attributed to the misidentification of human-made objects and natural phenomena. The document suggests that given sufficient quality data, most unresolved cases could also be explained similarly.
This detailed recounting underscores the complexity and breadth of technological advancements in reconnaissance and surveillance, suggesting that what is often perceived as unidentified or anomalous may, in fact, be well within the realm of human ingenuity and secretive military projects.
Some hot takes from Metron Deep Research:
The report falls back on the tried and true, “witnesses mistook our super-secret spy planes as UFOs” trope that has been in use since at least the 50’s. Remember, the U2 spyplane was blanketly blamed for UFOs in a tweet from the CIA a few years back. No, seriously. Prior to 2017 they actually attempted to chalk all UFO sightings up to the U2 or SR71.
Project Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo were mistaken as UFOs. Pardon my French but are you fucking kidding me? This point doesn’t even warrant further comment.
WS-117L/CORONA: A satellite reconnaissance program initiated in 1956 : Does this satellite hover at low altitudes and make sudden 90-degree turns at speeds of Mach 27? Didn’t think so…
I think the report clearly indicates some “adult” in the Pentagon got ahold of the situation and decided to shut it all down. The UAP talk must’ve gotten out of hand and official disclosure got a little too close for comfort. Too many Congressfolks asking too many questions. In short, the government lies to you on an industrial scale. It has been doing so on this topic for close to 100 years now. Understandably, there are legitimate national security concerns. I believe the public was appreciative of the efforts to discuss the UAP situation since the 2017 reveal of the AATIP program by the New York Times. Information was coming out incrementally and by way of government channels of bureaucracy that I don’t think were a surprise to anyone. Sensitive information has to be analyzed, scrutinized, and approved before it is leaked or revealed. We all get it. But a total about-face reversal on the subject in such a reckless fashion in an attempt to undo the progress that was made demonstrates ultimately a disdain for the opinions and demands of the very citizens whose tax money funds this government and its military. I don’t think anyone thought actual disclosure would pass in Congress. But a continued measured drip of information regarding what the Pentagon knows, including periodic data dumps, would be greatly appreciated by a majority of the citizens.
Would it be so hard to announce yes, these things exist but we can’t say much more than that due to national security? They have ostensibly already admitted this in previous reports and statements. Professor Gary Nolan made the best case for this in an interview with Ross Coulhart. Think of your crazy neighbor getting access to this technology. Who is to stop him from nudging a meteor toward Earth because some men just want to see the world burn? It’s understandable much of this information needs to be under lock and key for the time being. However, moving back toward a dismissive attitude is counter-productive for society.
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