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There has been a noticeable increase in UFO sightings in the past years, and a team of researchers suggests that they could be activities of extraterrestrials "concealed in stealth."
UFO Sightings Linked to Alien Activities Disguising as Humans?
A new study from Harvard and Montana Technological University suggests that a technologically superior population may live covertly among humans on Earth. Still, it appears to be more of a "thought experiment" than an attempt to find evidence for this theory.
Unidentified flying objects (UFOs), now known as Unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), "may reflect activities of intelligent beings concealed in stealth here on Earth... and/or even walking among us," the team said about the UFO sightings.
The researchers speculated that the aliens might be from Earth's future, descended from sentient dinosaurs, or dressed like humans to fit in.
They believe creatures known as "remnant forms," originating from a highly developed, ancient human civilization, coexist with humanity. Additionally, the researchers discussed the potential presence of an underground civilization of non-human creatures that could be "descendants of unknown, intelligent dinosaurs."
Third, undiscovered inhabitants might have journeyed to Earth, akin to terrestrial angels or fairies.
For Nick Pope, who ran the British government's UFO program, it was more of a "thought experiment" to break away from this fairly binary "either it's aliens or it's just a misidentification" idea. He added that they don't claim to have discovered any proof of this. Still, they want to start a conversation with the general public, academics, and scientists who have historically been quite stuffy and doubtful.
According to Pope, a UFO sightings analyst with the British Ministry of Defense, many UAP sightings are just indistinguishable objects, such as satellites or drones, despite the common belief that they are spaceships.
Every year, they review between 200 and 300 reports, most of which are misidentifications. However, some reports catch their attention, especially when pilots see them.
The researchers acknowledged that many could view their study suspiciously, but they invited the scientific community to examine their assertion "in a spirit of epistemic humility and openness."
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Are There Aliens on Earth?
The UFO sightings are linked to aliens, and the increased UAP reports have sparked debate about whether extraterrestrial beings are already living among us. Jason Sands, who claimed to have first-hand knowledge of the US government's secret about the UFO reverse-engineering program, said he encountered a non-human intelligence (NHI) close to Area 51 in the Nevada desert when he was working for the USAF's secret UFO crash retrieval team.
The person reportedly approached them, and when he saw the individual close by, he realized that it was "not a human being" but "another type of being." However, in the UFO circle, Sands is a controversial figure who has made several absurd claims about his time working with the USAF.
William Shatner previously reacted to the UFO hearing last year and called it "ridiculous." The "Star Trek" alum was skeptical about the reports that the UFO sightings were highly developed spacecraft from another planet. For him, there are no aliens amongst us. Otherwise, they will let their presence known.
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