Re: Serious question from a skeptic - practical realities of taking clear video/stills of UFO's?

"Bill" <trash@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:xZadnfHCKusDwCHanZ2dnUVZ_rmjnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> You know, if the Air Force really did want to keep some of their
exercises 
> a secret, why wouldn't they just say, "Golly, yes, I guess you must have

> seen a UFO..." and leave it at that.
>
> It seems odd when they sometimes say there was no UFO.  It is 
> understandable that they would say "it wasn't us", but how could they 
> possibly know for sure it wasn't somebody else?  Everybody stay calm.
>
Well, I can understand how discussing the difficulties of catching a UFO
in 
clear detail might fit into this newsgroup, but second guessing military 
responses seems a bit outside the purpose of alt.photography.  However,
I'm 
a sucker for this kind of discussion, so I'll bite.

If the military actually said, "Hey, isn't that neat!  You folks saw a UFO

over Vegas last night.  Cool!"  Wouldn't that lead to a bit of anxiety on 
the part of Vegas residents?  Wouldn't the people of that fair city then
be 
saying:  "So, with all the money in your budget you missed it?  Are you
also 
going to miss a missile coming in over the Atlantic or Pacific?"

Given our system of command and control and accountability, the powers
that 
be need to maintain the impression that they are like God, omnipresent and

ever vigilant.  To admit that something happened that cannot be
rationalized 
underminds the whole system and will never be admitted.

Take Care,
Dudley