RT> FA> Every heard of statistical probabilities....
 RT> If we are to use statistical probabilities we must admit that out of
 RT> the literally millions of UFO sightings, thousands of encounters of
 RT> various kinds, and alien visitations over the eons that have been
 RT> reported, at least ONE piece of tangible alien evidence would have
 RT> been found, preserved and made public. No government is big enough,
 RT> smart enough, and quick enough to suppress it all that well this
 RT> long.
 Perhaps, I does cross my mind too.  However, there are a few point you 
missed.  Firstly, the general public is too willing to fool themselves, 
accepting government explanation without question....in fact, I remember 
reading that the number of letters sent to the average local state politician 
on the subject is measured not in thousand but less than a hundred per each 
big man.  The public deep down does not really give a damn....  The second 
point is that a large percentage of these million of sightings are most 
likely natural phenomena.....The real reliable witness which include military 
personal make up a smaller number of sightings.  Thus we would be dealing 
with a much small figure of supposed ET crafts.  Now I ask you, how often 
does a civilian discover pieces of some top secret aircraft, say a F-117?, 
not forgeting that these objects would most likely by more reliable. 
       On the matter of keeping secrets, remembering the general laziness of 
the general public to looking in the matter, I do not see it as a major 
problem.  You must understand, that the military in the past has had (and 
naturally has now) classified projects we never knew about, it was ONLY after 
THEY evaluated the threat to national security as minimal due to disclosure 
of the projects, when the public found out about them.  Secret can be kept, 
although it would require some co-operation on the other side I'd expect. 
This is all very hypothetical as you can tell... 
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