Why on earth would the whistleblower have to be a scientist here? That's utter nonsense.
This guy has worked exactly where it is necessary in order to get hold of the claimed information, in a faculty with the necessary clearances.
Again, you are putting the cart before the horse by demanding "evidence" of some mystical quality, while entirely ignoring the information that is actually presented.
Here, the guy has supporting testimony from a whole array of decorated people in important positions. The context checks out. To assume he was "lying" is what is preposterous.
You frame the events as if some noname-guy came up in a vacuum claiming incredible stuff. That is not at all what is happening.
You not knowing about all that and not even recognizing that this circumstance is affecting your judgement is remarkable.
I'm sorry, are you under the impression that high level government agents don't lie?
That he isn't no-name makes the lie more plausible of course. We're talking hypothetical and possibilities here, that you're completely rejecting the possibility of a government lie is pretty silly.
>supporting testimony from a whole array of decorated people in important positions
I don't think you understand in the slightest what is being said here.
If you assume, this guy was lying on behalf of the government you might want to try to rationalize that, because it doesn't make any sense whatsoever.
That idea about the US wanting to impress other nations with bogus UFO tech is ridiculously stupid. You completely underestimate other countries for instance.
You're largely attacking the person here, instead of their argument.
I think "lying on behalf of the government" happens like...constantly. (See: war in ukraine) I don't really think this guy is lying, but ruling it out is...well, "ridiculously stupid."
It doesn't have to be rationalized. There's a littany of reasons we could invent that could justify lying about UFOs. This government has many foolish people in positions of power. Those people in, in theory, can do foolish things that don't make any sense whatsoever.
And the claim we're up against is literally aliens. You gotta bring receipts on that, and war medals aren't enough.
I'm highly interested to see this develop, and I haven't chosen sides yet. I would fucking LOVE to see what the world does if they get smacked in the face with proof of aliens. I am giddy with excitement.
Given the history of this subject, it’s not unreasonable to assume that a mundane explanation like “he’s lying” is more likely than the extraordinary explanation of a worldwide decades-long conspiracy theory.
I mean, I hope it’s true. Aliens would be cool. But we’ve been here before.
This guy has worked exactly where it is necessary in order to get hold of the claimed information, in a faculty with the necessary clearances.
In a world of agencies famously riddled with incompetence, whose people have not only have been shown to be liars, time and time again -- but guess what: Their very purpose is to lie.
That's why we need something more to seek our teeth into than some whistleblower who says he's seen reports about such and such.
Witness testimony is evidence. You don't have to believe him, but it is specious to reject a witness's testimony primarily on the grounds that it is not evidence.
I mean sure -- he's a great guy, and has served his country and all. But still.