A lot has changed in the way the American government, the media, and the public in general view and talk about the subject of UFOs in a relatively short period of time. Dating back to at least the 1940s, there were civilian groups studying the topic and investigating sightings, but they generally tried to fly below the radar, figuratively speaking. Those who went public were generally regarded as kooks and people could lose their careers in some cases. It didn’t help that the government typically jumped on the bandwagon and wrote such ideas off as nonsense. But the world has changed. At the Wall Street Journal, science reporter Alexander Saeedy (!) has a lengthy article examining the idea of the “UFO movement” and how it has gone mainstream, particularly since 2017. Arguments over the topic have moved from coffee shops and festivals to the halls of Congress and even the White House….
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