There was an opinion piece in the New York Times today containing a link to the article below. The Times article was skeptical, but the author wondered why this kind of information is being permitted to get through channels all of a sudden.
It could be an elaborate hoax, though it seems plausible. In any case, I'm withholding judgment for obvious reasons. We haven't seen evidence beyond this official's report. So I'm a bit skeptical myself.
On the other hand, I found it a fascinating read. So I'm sharing!
thedebrief.org
One other tidbit I'll add:
A couple of years ago I read a book by Avi Loeb, who is the founding director of Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative, director of the Institute for Theory and Computation within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, chair of the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative, chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies, etc., etc.
He's for real.
His book is called 'Extraterrestrial'. In it Loeb demonstrates (using the math and science) why he is convinced from the scientific evidence that the cigar shaped object that was discovered in 2017 as the first object known to enter the Solar System from outside (from a direction 25 light years away), is in fact of extraterrestrial origin. Probably most of us read about this object that was named Oumuamua by the scientific community, at the time.
Obviously, this is controversial, and I can only take the discussion so far. In fact, I can only take it as far as 'it's an interesting book'. But it is a decent, if not entertaining read, and it's short and breezy. I make no claim that the object was or wasn't extraterrestrial in origin.
I'll admit I love an intriguing discussion. Have at it, if so inclined.
EDIT: I'm not trying to prove anything at all. I just think it's a fun topic, and kind of interesting.
It could be an elaborate hoax, though it seems plausible. In any case, I'm withholding judgment for obvious reasons. We haven't seen evidence beyond this official's report. So I'm a bit skeptical myself.
On the other hand, I found it a fascinating read. So I'm sharing!
Intelligence Officials Say U.S. Has Retrieved Craft of Non-Human Origin - The Debrief
In a Debrief exclusive, Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean report that a former official says the U.S. has retrieved craft of non-human origin.
thedebrief.org
One other tidbit I'll add:
A couple of years ago I read a book by Avi Loeb, who is the founding director of Harvard’s Black Hole Initiative, director of the Institute for Theory and Computation within the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, chair of the Breakthrough Starshot Initiative, chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Academies, etc., etc.
He's for real.
His book is called 'Extraterrestrial'. In it Loeb demonstrates (using the math and science) why he is convinced from the scientific evidence that the cigar shaped object that was discovered in 2017 as the first object known to enter the Solar System from outside (from a direction 25 light years away), is in fact of extraterrestrial origin. Probably most of us read about this object that was named Oumuamua by the scientific community, at the time.
Obviously, this is controversial, and I can only take the discussion so far. In fact, I can only take it as far as 'it's an interesting book'. But it is a decent, if not entertaining read, and it's short and breezy. I make no claim that the object was or wasn't extraterrestrial in origin.
I'll admit I love an intriguing discussion. Have at it, if so inclined.
EDIT: I'm not trying to prove anything at all. I just think it's a fun topic, and kind of interesting.
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