Yes, I was one of those naysayers and was highly skeptical when the existence of these slides was announced and that they would be presented at a later time. I had rotten vegetables thrown at me by people that wanted to believe so badly that these slides were of an alien from the Roswell crash they never saw one red flag after another. As I've said before, a huge red flag went up when just like the meme it portrays, was in effect, "I have pictures of aliens but you can't see them, not yet anyway." I knew that no matter what, the photo could only say so much. No one can determine an unknown species with only a photograph. The bottom line is that this huge earth shattering revelation ended in a fiery crash.And from the looks of things seems to still have some fire that's not put out as there is a daring attempt at presenting this drama of the absurd once again. The good thing is that this time it's free. Yeah, good luck with that one.
I'm not here to bash any of the ones involved.They all played their part and will have to face their own music. I'm still mystified at how two people that have worked on a case so long could have missed all the red flags. I learned a lot of things during this whole affair. I learned that photographs are not near as important as the demeanor and actions of witnesses to a sighting or the key players in an event such as this one. Learning to read people is a very valuable skill in this field. I learned that there are many people out there that want to believe so badly that they seem to stop their ears up with cotton when alternatives to what something might or might no be is presented. I re-learned something that I learned long ago.That the UFO arena always has this three ring circus attached to it and it is very problematic. The trouble is, how does the scientific and serious side of the field divorce itself from that clown show? Truth is, I don't know. I am dismayed at how many seemingly intelligent people out there seem to be lacking in science, researching topics and basic critical thinking skills when it comes to this topic.
Here is the biggest lesson that I'd like to impart to people. Do you really want to believe that you saw a UFO when in fact it was a balloon, Venus, a plastic bag floating on the wind or even a drone outfitted with LED lights? Do you really want to believe that a mere photographic slide could prove that a body was an alien and said alien was attached to the Roswell event when in fact there was no mention of Roswell attached to the slides. I, myself want to know the truth of the matter. What a fool I'd feel like if I thought I'd seen a UFO and wouldn't see it any other way even if it could be proved without a doubt that in actuality it was a Hello Kitty kite. Yes, I do believe in this phenomenon but I don't believe in BS. I believe in going about this in a sane, logical and in as a scientific manner as possible because I know how elusive these critters are.
This won't be the last time something like this latest sideshow shows up. Claims that this has killed or irreparably damaged Ufology are false. Ufology already has problems and damage. It's a cross the field bears and goes with the territory as I mentioned before. What I'm hoping is that lessons were learned from all this. The worst thing of all was that there were a lot of people that really don't know how all this works, want to believe, are really nice folks and are gullible and there are a lot people that take advantage of them and will gladly take their money.
So to end this, I wish this thing would just fade on out into nothingness. That we just ignore it, chalk it up as another UFO debacle as this certainly isn't the first and won't be the last and move on to something more positive.
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