{"id":6502,"date":"2025-03-25T15:39:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/the-why-would-they-of-uap-4\/"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T15:39:39","slug":"the-why-would-they-of-uap-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thataintnoplane.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/25\/the-why-would-they-of-uap-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The “Why would they?” of UAP"},"content":{"rendered":"

The “Why Would They?” of UAPs<\/strong><\/p>\n

With nearly 40 years of experience in UFO\/UAP research as a scientist, I often find myself frustrated by a common response from skeptics and debunkers. This was brought to mind while watching an old clip of Muhammad Ali on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In that segment, Ali mentioned seeing a mysterious bright orb in the sky on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

Back in the 1970s, the audience definitely had a giggle factor regarding such claims. After some lighthearted banter, Carson asked Ali why he thought aliens would be behaving that way. It was surprising that Carson expected someone who witnessed a phenomenon to be able to explain it! This approach is typical of agenda-driven debunkers and can also reflect a lapse in logic from otherwise credible skeptics.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s essential to recognize that witnessing an event does not obligate the witness to provide an explanation; that responsibility lies with scientists. Yet, due to the giggle factor and a tendency to dismiss, even notable figures like Neil deGrasse Tyson have fallen into this trap, shifting the burden of understanding onto the observer.<\/p>\n

This is a flawed perspective.<\/p>\n

On a related note, I remember a particularly narrow-minded critique often levied by debunkers: \u201cIf UFOs were real, we\u2019d see them on RADAR!\u201d It’s astounding that even some scientists continued to make this claim long after the introduction of stealth technology.<\/p>\n

For those who have been involved in the field for a while, I\u2019ve had the privilege of knowing influential figures like Maccabee, Friedman, Deardorff, and Ed Mitchell, and I’ve spent time discussing their experiences with witnesses such as Ret. Col. Halt.<\/p>\n

I always intended to reach out to Travis Walton to treat him to dinner in exchange for a lengthy conversation, but I never followed through on that.<\/p>\n

And yet, there’s more to critique! Now we hear from the “yeah, but” crowd, who argue, \u201cYeah, but some witnesses try to explain what they saw!\u201d <\/p>\n

I maintain that my argument is based on factual evidence and irrefutable logic: the majority of witnesses do not attempt to explain their experiences, and any claims to the contrary are simply untrue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\nThe “Why Would They?” of UAPs With nearly 40 years of experience in UFO\/UAP research as a scientist, I often find myself frustrated by a common response from skeptics and debunkers. This was brought to mind while watching an old clip of Muhammad Ali on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. In that segment, Ali…\n<\/div>\n
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