The Gazette reports that the Department of Defense finally released a batch of photos, videos, and files related to unidentified anomalous phenomena, and Colorado’s Mutual UFO Network director was not exactly impressed. Seth Feinstein, who serves as Colorado State director and Northwest Regional director for MUFON, said the release did not contain much “real stuff.”
Feinstein says MUFON has researched about 147,000 cases worldwide and uses a scientific process to examine UFO and UAP reports, including sightings, alleged abductions, and claims of lost time. He has worked on 570 cases with the group’s photo analysis team, so when he calls the Pentagon release disappointing, he is not just yelling at clouds. He is yelling at blurry dots near clouds.
The DOD files include material dating back to the 1940s, plus more modern videos, including a 2013 clip of an object that looked like an eight-pointed star. Former Pentagon anomaly office director Sean Kirkpatrick told the Associated Press that one such pattern was likely a jet engine creating a diffraction pattern in the camera. Translation: the government may have opened the vault and handed America a shiny stack of “maybe balloons, maybe camera weirdness.” Peak Washington.
The Bullet Point Brief
- The Department of Defense released a batch of UAP files, and Colorado MUFON director Seth Feinstein said he was “very disappointed.” That is government transparency for you. Years of pressure, and the big reveal lands like a damp paper plate.
- Feinstein suggested some of the released files could show ordinary objects, like balloons, that may have already been identified internally. Nothing says “trust us” like releasing the leftovers from the junk drawer.
- The DOD put the files on a dedicated website with text styled like the 1990s show “The X-Files.” Because if the evidence is thin, at least the branding can cosplay as spooky.
- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., told News Nation he expects more files every two weeks and said this first batch may have been low-hanging fruit found through basic search terms. So the first tranche was apparently the federal equivalent of typing “alien???” into the office computer and calling it disclosure.
- MUFON says only about 4% to 5% of its cases remain “unknown” after investigation, and the group does not classify objects as extraterrestrial. In other words, the UFO people are showing more restraint than half the political class. Let that marinate.
My Bottom Line
That’s it. Formally, everyone is now mad at this administration. The border folks are mad. The budget hawks are mad. The liberty people are mad. And now the UFO crowd is mad because the Pentagon finally opened the curtain and revealed, apparently, a fog machine and a balloon receipt.
The funny part is that MUFON sounds more serious than the government here. Feinstein says they check flight paths, elevations, photos, and logical explanations before they call something unknown. Meanwhile, Washington drops a stylized “X-Files” website and expects applause. That is not disclosure. That is a federal intern with a font package.
If the government has nothing, say it plainly. If it has more, release it responsibly. But this slow-drip mystery theater is exactly why people do not trust institutions. The public is not crazy for wanting straight answers. The public is tired of being treated like a toddler who needs the airplane spoon every time the bureaucracy serves mush.
Maybe the next release will be better. Feinstein seems willing to give them that chance. Good for him. I admire the optimism. Personally, I have seen enough Washington “transparency” to know that when they promise the truth is coming in two weeks, you should pack a lunch, bring a flashlight, and expect the file to be mostly redactions and government-grade disappointment.
Source: The Gazette
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