That statement doesn't even make sense.
No one took it seriously at the time. Beyond the initial denial, there was no need for a cover up. The story was completely forgotten for the next 30 years.
There are anecdotes and a few contradiictions. That is not great evidence for ETs. There is great evidence something unusual happened. But even some of the Roswell researchers gave up because people like the mortician were found to be lying. And much of the so-called evidence is not what is clamed.
For example, consider the memo where Hoover asked to see the disc retieved from the Lousiana case. In fact it had already been established, as is seen in a previous memo, that the disc was only a about two feet in diameter. Hoover was interested because of concerns that it might be some sort of spy device. But when you watch these lame shows on TV, they always ignore the size of the disc - it was a toy.
The very first teletype to arrive at the FBI stated that what was found at Roswell was a disc tethered to a balloon. You never see this memo on TV, do you.
Does ET use balloons?
The official government position is that some UFOs are seemingly inexplicable and should be studied by the appropriate scientific groups. There is just no evidence for ET or a threat to the nation. Most of the explanations that you cite come from the academic community, not the Government.
That actual number from Bluebook was 14.7%, IIRC. The number commonly cited by people like Stan Friedman is 10%. I personally think the number is now 1% or less because it is far easier to file a report. It used to takes some work. Now one only needs to make a post at the reporting center. So every teenager with a wild imagination can file a report now.
Arguments like yours are the reason it is difficult for people like me to discuss the subject. You fly off the deep end far too easily. You want it to be true so badly that logic goes right out the window.
Case in point. I argued that there is plenty of evidence that there is no cover up. You responded "Exactly", and then argued for a cover up.
Are you an English speaking person, I don't understand why you can't understand this:
''I think the point to remember about this dishonesty by the Gov. is that it is common knowledge that one only lies when trying to conceal a much more graver truth''
In other words,
the point to remember is that the dishonesty by the Government is that it is common knowledge to lie about something to hide a greater truth.''
And why can you not understand this?
Now, to the Roswell case. I know for a fact it was taken seriously - I don't understant how you can sit there and say it wasn't. It was published on the front pages of many newspapers, how is that not taking it seriously? Let us also remember, the Americans are not the brightest gene pool in the world, I very much doubt that no one read that paper and was not startled by the claims.
And yes, there are many anecdotes, many contradictions. Even project mogul contains a few gems. But saying something unusual happened, is a very safe bet. I have not once said they are aliens, but I have come to note that if they are, it would answer for a lot; like thousands of years of paintings depicting these objects in the skies, to a more more in-depth documentation of sightings only within the last 100 years. Thousands upon thousands (and dare I say it again) upon thousands of sightings have been reported, so something independant of the Roswell case, one can honestly admit something ''strange is happening''. Again, it is a very conserved answer.
As for liars, at the Roswell scene, I have not seen many and none of the researchers simply ''gave up''. That is without good understanding into it's history. In fact, many notable investigators have spent years investigating what happened, how it happened, who saw it ect ect. One notable investigator is Stanton Freidmann who has studied the UFO phenomenon for many years. There are many other investigators who have not simply ''gave up''.
As for the memo, who cares?
Something extraordinary crashed that day, the military changed their claims on what it was three times, plus we have first hand witnesses saying this was no balloon. And if it was a saucer, it is doubtful it was ours. It wasn't until decades later the military tried to create a flying saucer, a secret project which was soon a case of the cat had been let out of the bag. Why did they do this? Why were they tampering with what looks like, blatent attempts are recreating flying saucers usinga specific type of propulsion system? Fair enough, their attempts failed miserably as it hardly even got off the ground, but one might say that is evidence that what crashed at Roswell, that
flying disk was not ours. And by the look of the witness reports, had markings suggesting it might not have been of this world.
''The very first teletype to arrive at the FBI stated that what was found at Roswell was a disc tethered to a balloon. You never see this memo on TV, do you.''
Let me see it, because there are plenty more memo's which contradict the weather balloon statement, such as the Guy Hottel Memorandum which many take to be the smoking gun. This FBI memo clearly states that two UFO's went crashing down in the New Mexico region. Military informants informed him they crashed due to strange technical disabilities. Not to mention, there are now thousands of perviously top secret memorandums which clearly shows the FBI was full of deceit at one point. In fact, the FBI director Mr Kelly, once said that the investigation of UFO's have never been within the jurisdiction of the FBI, it was only a few years later, the FBI released about 1,100 documents on UFO's.
What does this tell me about your teletype, it tells me I cannot trust it.
''The official government position is that some UFOs are seemingly inexplicable and should be studied by the appropriate scientific groups. There is just no evidence for ET or a threat to the nation.''
Soo unbelievably wrong.
There have been tens upon tens of pilots who have suffered ill-fates trying to search these objects down. Some of their last video recordings are spine chilling to say the least.
It was, according to some officials, decided that interception of these objects would no longer happen.
Nick Pope, who worked for the Ministry of Defence has also been correctly stated saying:
''Anything that penetrates the airspace is a matter of National Security.''
True no?
''That actual number from Bluebook was 14.7%, IIRC. The number commonly cited by people like Stan Friedman is 10%. I personally think the number is now 1% or less because it is far easier to file a report. ''
14%, I'd rather agree with that. 1% is silly.