I got into UFOs after my grandfather, who served in the Vietnam war, told me about some paranormal stories during his time in the military. He was hit by an explosive in Vietnam which caused him to be reassigned elsewhere. His injury wasn’t too bad, it was shrapnel mostly, so he was still able to serve his country. He obtained clearance and was assigned to classified missions. He was mostly tasked transporting or guarding nuclear objects (I don’t remember exactly what but I do know it was nuclear related). My memory is fuzzy, but he told me he was one of two guards that protected the entrance to a classified nuclear facility. For the door to open, he and the other guard had to use special access cards simultaneously.
During his time guarding this facility, he claimed to see odd lights in the sky. I cannot remember where this facility was, but it was not in the United States. It was either Japan or Germany, one of the two.
He said these lights freaked him out and appeared consistently. There were times when he had to report the incidents but nothing much ever came of it. It puzzled him his entire life.
Fast forward many years. He is now an old man in his home and I his young grandchild. He told me a ton of stories about his life but my favorite was about the UFOs. I asked him one day what he thought those strange lights were. He answered quickly and said aliens. I was pumped and ever since then, I’ve been a rabid “UFO fan.”
I’ve followed for awhile though not as long as most. As we all know, this dates to 1947 when the famous Rosswell crash happened. Since then, UFOs have evolved and as our science evolves, so do the extraordinary claims. We went from grey aliens in flying saucers to big triangles and cigar shaped objects, to jellyfish and orbs. It went from extraterrestrial to time travelers to interdimensional beings and in some extreme cases, an ancient reptilian race that skews the perception of human consciousness. I’ve followed and believed the whole way (except the lizard part), regardless of the ever-evolving UFO/UAP lore until a friend of mine asked me something.
Do people who believe in UFOs believe in God? This perplexed me. Such a mundane yet fruitful question.
If I truly believe in UFOs what difference is that then believing in God? There is not one ounce of solid proof of UFOs. There is a couple compelling UFO videos, but then again, we cannot confirm they are real. For the most part, we are believing in someone else who witnessed it (in some cases didn’t even witness it!). Sounds a lot like the Bible.
We claim “they” are hiding something. But when you stop and think, why is it that the United States is the gatekeeper of UFOs? The US’s adversaries, China and Russia, are just as capable of UFO detection. We only hear rumors and “classified” documents of UFOs. How is it that all world governments can keep this all under wraps? The more we make excuses for the concealment of UFOs the more we become a religion which believes in blind faith. The UFO community is no different than Muslims or Christians (and other). Blind faith in a higher power that may or may not be watching over us and that may or may not be protecting us.
In fact, this is clearly a profitable market. You have UFO believers like Jeremy Corbell and others who continue to publish books and documentaries claiming to have that next “big proof” that gets us closer to the truth. Yet, we run into a wall time and time again. What is this wall and how can people generation after generation keep it firm? Occam’s razor will tell us what none of us want to hear: It’s not real, but a small group profit off people thinking it is real. Between defense budgets and freelance book publishers, this is no different than rabid conspiracy chasers.
I asked my father once what he thought of the UFO world. We even watched the briefing with David Grusch. I was hyped about it and couldn’t believe it. My father’s response was “this is just a sales pitch”.
The more I investigate it, the more I realize I’m practicing blind faith when I say I believe it. With all of this I wrote, I still feel there is “something” else going on behind the scenes. But then again, what do I know? I’m just trusting the words from others.
Thanks for reading. Hopefully, you can all rub this in my face once we get disclosure.
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