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Comment by LorenPechtel | Hacker News Reader

Of course the military is concerned.

UFO is commonly interpreted as alien spaceship but it really only means unidentified--and that could be a recon drone from China or the like.

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It might even be a CIA/etc drone, using the unwitting USN for testing.

The CIA is the spy bureau, not an engineering firm. Why would James Bond prove more competent at building drones than Q?

The CIA has operated spy aircraft before, built by aircraft manufacturers obviously. The U-2 and A-12 (immediate predecessor to the SR-71) have both been operated by the CIA.

Not to mention the Glomar Explorer [0],[1]. The CIA might not be in the engineering business itself, but definitely has the money and the resources to fund those who are.

[0] https://interestingengineering.com/culture/glomar-explorer-t...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glomar_Explorer

Q works for the same spy agency as James Bond..

This is why I tell my friend who is passionate about extraterrestrials visiting Earth that I believe in UFOs but not flying saucers or alien spacecraft. Hard to argue with true-believers though.

It could also simply be unexplained weather phenomena (UWP).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning

the military industrial complex is pushing ufo propaganda because they hope they can use the fear to increase the military budget

Why should anyone sane worry about UFO's if there are none real damage done?

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