America’s Long, Strange History of UFO Whistleblowers
AtlanticAPR 2023
Congressional UFO Hearing: US Aware of 'Non-Human' Activity, Witness Says
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The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
While these supposedly bombshell claims will reignite our fascination with UFOs, Grusch's story is entirely predictable, with his claims being as specious as all prior UFO whistleblowers. An appealing narrative of a brave truthteller coming forward with evidence of a shadowy government plot cannot hide the absolute dearth of evidence to back it up. For the sake of a good story, Congress suspended its disbelief to hear tired tales of little green men, with the hearing being just as anticlimactic as every other UFO story.
Establishment-critical narrative
Once ridiculed, UFO claims are being taken seriously by elected representatives, and perhaps it would be wise to heed their new concerns. If the Pentagon is hiding a shred of information from Congress, it would be a breach of the trust of the American public. Despite their repeated denials, there has been a startling lack of transparency, with both parties bearing down on the Three Letter Agencies to finally come clean about what they know. For the sake of government integrity, we must take these allegations with respect and seriousness.