We know the craft exist. Ok.
We know humans didn’t build the craft. Ok.
Based on most descriptions, “they” are not us (as we currently exist anyway). Ok.
That’s really all we “know” at present.
The standard theory is ET and that is understandable. If it’s not us then it must come from somewhere else, right? But it’s a long way to get here from anywhere else. Even if you did have an FTL drive, warp drive, etc it’s still a long way. Most of the piloted ships that are described seem more like scout ships with just a couple occupants. They don’t seem like they are designed for a long trip (from our perspective anyway).
Coming here from another star system is still a lot of bother for a spacefaring ET civilization when we must be very primitive and barely worth paying attention to compared to them. I have the technical ability to drive from Florida to Alasaka to observe an ant colony, but why would I bother? They aren’t bothering me and even though I can get there it’s not worth my time.
Ok. So now some are saying maybe it’s not ET, but maybe they are extra-dimensional or even time travelers. I would call these the more “exotic” theories. We have no data either way, but I would still say these are even more “out there” than the standard ET hypothesis. However, in the absence of any data about their origins, why would we jump to the most outlandish explanation? Shouldn’t we instead mainly consider the simplest explanation? Occam’s razor? .
We know that life exists here. Ok.
We know that intelligent life evolved here. Ok.
We even know that other intelligent humanoids evolved here on Earth besides us: denisovans, neanderthals, etc. Ok.
So, wouldn’t the simplest explanation then be that we are actually observing another humanoid intelligence that evolved on Earth that has managed to (mostly) hide itself from us? That could be one reason to “conceal” information about it from the public. Discovering an ET civilization more advanced than us would be a blow to the human ego, sure, but pop culture has been pushing that idea for decades. However, discovering that we aren’t even the most advanced species to evolve on our own planet? Talk about getting knocked down a peg.
We have seen UFOs coming out of and returning to the ocean. Some UFO media likes to describe this as evidence of “underwater alien bases”. However, isn’t it a simpler explanation that there is an underwater civilization on Earth that we have not discovered? Our own myths speak of such an idea in the lost city of Atlantis. Much of our oceans are unexplored, and it is where life on Earth began. The most common “alien” described is a being with large black eyes. This seems like an adaptation to a low light environment on earth, either deep underwater or perhaps deep underground. This also explains why they seem concerned with how we are treating the planet and our use of nuclear weapons. This would not affect an ET civilization, but would be a great concern for an underwater or underground NHI civilization from Earth.
The other big clue that they are from here is that the most commonly described “alien” looks so much like us. One would imagine an ET to be vastly different from us. However, what we tend to see has two arms, two legs, two eyes, is bipedal, etc. Also, they seem perfectly compatible with our atmosphere and are not dying from exposure to our bacteria or viruses. This suggests that they might simply be another member of the genus homo. Ultimately, I tend to lean towards what I see as the simplest idea which is that UFOs are the product of a previously unknown terrestrial NHI. Sometimes the answers you seek are actually right under your nose (or feet, as it were).
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