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Japan to Draw Up UFO Encounter Protocols After U.S. Footage

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Re: Japan to Draw Up UFO Encounter Protocols After U.S. Footage

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Post by jfengel »

Zenst wrote: post #4

Given https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/index.htm - nothing surprises me, though I would of thought this would of been something all country air forces would have - procedures in encountering unknown flying craft! Certainly would have a friend or foe identification procedure and with that, the ability to also identify neutral/civilian/..... and other avenues grown into that procedure over time.

The zombie page is an educational tool, not a serious plan for dealing with the living dead. It sets up a scary (but clearly fictional) threat to teach people to make plans, have supplies, and prepare evac bags that would also apply to actual threats.

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Post by Zenst »

jfengel wrote: post #11
Zenst wrote: post #4

Given https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/zombie/index.htm - nothing surprises me, though I would of thought this would of been something all country air forces would have - procedures in encountering unknown flying craft! Certainly would have a friend or foe identification procedure and with that, the ability to also identify neutral/civilian/..... and other avenues grown into that procedure over time.

The zombie page is an educational tool, not a serious plan for dealing with the living dead. It sets up a scary (but clearly fictional) threat to teach people to make plans, have supplies, and prepare evac bags that would also apply to actual threats.

Yip and a good one as certainly engaged with the tv culture of the time.

Though best read then watch Canadian response https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XZ9R2TUq94

Always makes me chuckle.

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Post by compartment »

spacefearing wrote: post #9

If there are aliens flying around, it would be nice if at least one country made high quality evidence public. The U.S. Navy videos are intriguing but very far from conclusive. And yet they are likely withholding a ton more data that citizens should have access to. If it's all a cover story for top secret stuff, then it's likely an unnecessary deception. I doubt any U.S. military project is actually safe from Chinese…

> I doubt any U.S. military project is actually safe from Chinese and Russian spies.

Your doubt is reasonable, based on the string of mishaps this past decade, but likely not the case given the nature of compartmentalization. Also, appearing weak when actually strong is a strategy. It’s quite possible the USG has amassed futuristic tech in secret, while playing the fool.

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Post by YarickR2 »

everyone wrote: post #8

It is 1999 and Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) have started appearing with disturbing regularity in the night skies. Reports of violent human abductions and horrific experimentation struck terror into the hearts of millions. The mass public hysteria has only served to expose Earth's impotence against a vastly superior technology. Many countries initially attempted to deal independently with the aliens. In August 1…

Feeling myself old on getting the reference. Heavy lasers for the win

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Post by jiggawatts »

m3kw9 wrote: post #12

I find it curious that all unclassified UFO videos are blurry and very hard to decipher

Currently, the human race has several billion cameras readily available to take footage of rare occurrences. Not just mobile phones, but think also of CCTV security cameras, dash cams, etc...

The simple logical conclusion is that footage of rare but real events ought to be more readily available.

And in fact, that's exactly what's observed! There is now a wide variety of high quality videos to choose from, if what you want to see is things like bright meteors. They're real, in the sky, fleeting, and rare. We now have hundreds, maybe even thousands, of full colour, high resolution, in-focus videos of them.

Flying saucers? Not one.

https://www.google.com/search?q=meteor+dash+cam&tbm=vid

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Post by mattkrause »

Zenst wrote: post #5
baxtr wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Use a mask and don’t touch their faces?

Yeah, if only Aliens had face masks that filter out bacteria and viruses, would totally of changed the whole War of the Worlds ending. [EDIT ADD WOTW reference for those who missed out upon that at school] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds

Still better than Signs, where the aliens have interstellar travel but not spectroscopy--or tools that can deal with wooden cellar doors.
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