Sorry for the multi-answers on this - time is short today:
QUOTE(Lilly @ Jun 20 2007, 05:14 AM)

I think what Jj is getting at is that the focus of many people seems to be exclusively that UFOs are alien space craft and that the government is covering up this knowledge. Consequently, these people never ask any questions that might lead in any other direction (for example, that UFOs might be some type of natural phenomena).
Correct me if I have it wrong here Jj!
Lilly – you are ‘spot on’, my friend!
QUOTE(Lt_Ripley @ Jun 20 2007, 05:25 AM)

actually it isn't fact. plenty of people from the military and government have come forward.
as for the whole kit and kaboodle ? as long as we have a government that thinks it is justified in hiding facts it will.
other countries have already come forward.
Ripley – what have they come forward with?
That UFO’s exist. That’s all. Umm, ‘big deal’, in that that isn’t actually headline news anymore.
See this what I’m getting at: Look at what’s been said and better yet what’s not been said.
Military state:
“UFO’s exist…” <= Nothing extraordinary about that.
They do NOT tell us, facts like: We have had specific contact w/aliens from, “Pleiadian’s, on 02-13-2007. They were at a secret base in Alaska.” Showing a play on a large map of Alaska.
They basically tell us nothing if you really and seriously look at.
Those that tell us the ‘buzz word’ – “access to classified secrets” have to be given red flags of caution. As I have, as well as other have stated, anyone that states this and then hints to or tell classified secrets are, A: Lying to us or B. Lying to us. No one that this level of security is going to screw up their lives of 25+ years w/a slip of the tongue, it’s just not going to happen.
Here is an interesting point that I’ve noticed w/those ‘witnesses’ in the above. No one has ever actually challenged their “classified level”, w/a follow-up questions about their security at all. Why?
QUOTE(morrison1976 @ Jun 20 2007, 05:38 AM)

I have heard some really stupid explanations about some ufo cases, so bad that it seems more logical that it could be ET. So maybe the question should be are skeptics asking the wrong questions? Are they asking the right questions? Are they too busy trying to prove the ET explanation is rubbish? At the end of the day do they really care about ufo's?
From who, and more importantly, Morrison, R U any closer now to an answer, even with ‘stupid explanations’ then you or the planet was – 5, 10, 15 or 20 years ago? No, not really. “Stupid happens, especially with humans.” That doesn’t prove or bring you any closer, if you are totally honest.
QUOTE(eqgumby @ Jun 20 2007, 07:21 AM)

But these military people have no real evidence, and often their credentials are no more amazing than my own (pretty generic). In addition, I would like to remind folks that if they learned of something in the military, the fact that they are retired or separated does NOT mean they can disclose classified information. If they did so, they would be ARRESTED.
These other countries that have come forward have revealed NOTHING of any importance.
I wish, I really do. But I have seen nothing.
Eggxactly! (sorry…) They too are doing nothing more than saying, “UFO’s exist.” That they are clueless to what some might even be.
See this is one of the points that, I think – MID, Lilly, U and few others have tried to point out: When UFO is stated, it’s thought: ET/Alien. This is NOT what they mean, unless they specifically state such. To them UFO means nothing more and nothing less then: UN-identified, nothing more and nothing less.
In the case of the former ‘head of ‘MOD’ from Canada, his statements in legal terms was, “Fishing” – he had/has no clue what the US has or doesn’t have. So he like many others was simply fishing to see if something bites. Nothing did. He was doing what Disclosure Project was trying to do and failed. He didn’t have any specific documents, inside information or anything else. He didn’t come ‘out’ w/any ‘startling new revelation’.
As for the Arrested part – that is what 99% of most believers do not get. They have had zero exposure to the realities of what pre-screening and legal issues are stated and signed, BEFORE one has access to Classified Secrets. If they did, some of the believers wouldn’t be so easily fooled by the ‘buzz word’ – access to classified secrets.
“Well maybe they felt they had to ‘come clean’?” – Maybe, but totally unlikely. BTW, again – not one believer ever has addressed w/these so called ‘whistle blowers’, things like, “did you really?”, ‘what about your NDP’s?’ – ‘what about the welfare of your family?’ – and the clincher – “can your lawyer validate to us, that you did indeed have these NDP’s and security status?’
QUOTE(J.G. Snake Pliskin @ Jun 20 2007, 09:00 AM)

I have my own reason(s) to believe why ETs may just be visiting this planet. When I was younger, as most of you all probably know, I saw a UFO hovering above the Victorian General hospital. The thing I saw was a disc-shaped craft, which made no noise as it hovered.
If the object I saw was man-made, it wouldn't have been in our airspace. We do not possess technology advanced enough to function like this object did. We haven't any NEED for it. The closest base I know of is about 60 - 100 kilometres away from this city, and even then, they don't have any kind of advanced technology. We have MODERN planes, that's about it...
I have constantly asked myself if ETs are truly visiting this planet. I think, deep down inside, I know the answer.
Nova Scotia is Canada's hotbed for unidentified craft. Ever hear of the Shag Harbour incident? They call it Canada's "Roswell". If you haven't read about it, then you should. Great case.
Umm, “We do not possess technology advanced enough….” ---- Says who? People seem to think and rationalize, IF we had this, it would be public domain. No. If it’s advanced enough and gives a serious edge military wise and/or would not be best to give it out at this point. They would and do use it to their advantage, why not?? Think about it – U and other’s believe this is “alien” – so while you ‘blame aliens’ then they have a blank check to do w/it as they see fit. Why not?? U think it’s alien and that works just fine for them! U give their cover story, “Silver Platter” service. They do not even have to work at it. U do it for them. Think about that for just a little bit!
QUOTE(supervike @ Jun 20 2007, 09:23 AM)

You are onto it right here, I feel. Starting with honorable intentions, I think these types of projects get mired into the one truth. This stuff sells. It makes people a living...and when money becomes an issue, sometimes the truth gets ignored...or maybe just hidden a bit.
Exactly right. $$$, is a great motivator and since they have nothing to ‘disclose’ – well fine! “We’ll just take the listeners hard earned money – because: They hand it over willingly!
I have to believe, IF they were honest about their initial intent, that they had lawyers working for them. These lawyers go over what they have and do NOT have. I can hear their lawyers now: “You have no case, UFO sightings is not ‘a case’. You have nothing to reveal, nothing to offer. The Congress will ‘shoot you down and make you look like fools, with what you have, or do not have.” See even with their military list of names – even these guys have offered up N O T H I N G! Believer’s think about that for a minute. Not one military person has offered up anything to help prove the existence of ET/Aliens on planet Earth. The only thing that they’ve offered up: “I’ve seen a UFO….” UN-identified flying object, nothing more and well actually a whole lot less.