“U. S. Government's De Facto Acknowledgement of the Existence of UFOs.”

[William Seger]

1. Well, technically...

... the US government has always acknowledged that "the UFO phenomenon is real” -- that's why they did Project Blue Book -- they just haven't acknowledged that they're strange visitors from another planet. Even if there was a UAP over Rendlesham spewing radiation that caused Burroughs' medical condition, ruling out an Earthly source (e.g. a secret government project or fuck up) isn't easy, and that might also explain the secrecy.

That still wouldn't make denying Burroughs' benefits justified, of course. I'm 100% in favor of "full disclosure," and much more than willing to have startling things revealed. I'm just less optimistic than some that it would be all that startling, but being surprised would be awesome.