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UFOs in the UK: An Interview with Nick Pope

2024/8/28
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Nick Pope: 英国政府虽然声称已终止UFO项目,但实际上可能仍在秘密进行相关调查。公开的UFO报告数量有所增加,但同时也带来了更多的问题。政府对UFO现象的处理方式,以及公众的反应,都值得关注。 Nick Pope: UFO大会的内容涵盖范围很广,从UFO目击事件到超自然现象都有涉及。大会规模逐年扩大,并且与以往相比,场地和参与者都发生了变化。 Nick Pope: 调查UFO目击事件需要收集各种信息,并运用常识和技术手段进行分析。雷达数据是政府UFO调查的重要组成部分。图片和视频分析可以帮助确定UFO的尺寸、高度和飞行方式等信息。 Nick Pope: 通常情况下,政府不会在人口稠密地区测试高度机密的设备,而是在偏远地区或海上进行测试。政府可能会在人口稠密地区测试秘密军事技术,以观察公众的反应。 Nick Pope: 在政府工作期间,伪造的UFO证据并不多见。随着人工智能技术的进步,辨别真假UFO证据将变得更加困难。 Nick Pope: 大多数国家将UFO项目嵌入国防部或军队中,只有法国将其嵌入航天局。军事部门处理UFO调查时,主要关注的是潜在威胁和技术获取。 Nick Pope: 如果UFO降落,政府首脑需要向公众发表讲话,以稳定民心。克林顿总统在1996年关于火星陨石的讲话可以作为处理地外生命事件的参考。 Nick Pope: 高度发达的外星文明可能对人类构成威胁,即使其初衷是友好的。政府会从威胁和机遇两个角度看待UFO现象。 Nick Pope: 近年来,关于UFO现象的信息公开程度有所提高,但同时也带来了更多的问题。越来越多的科学家开始公开研究UFO现象。 Nick Pope: UFO领域存在一些不准确或虚假的信息和人员。UFO研究需要更严格的科学方法和批判性思维。应该对UFO信息进行严格审查,剔除不准确的信息,以便更好地理解该现象。 Henry Zebrowski: UFO现象可能包含多种因素,包括人类尚未理解的技术、外星飞船以及政府的秘密军事技术。美国海军近期发布的UFO报告中,一些不明飞行物可能实际上是人类的军事技术。 Henry Zebrowski: 一些宗教人士认为UFO现象是邪恶的,因此不应与之接触。由于政治分歧,即使政府公布地外生命存在的消息,也可能无法获得所有人的信任。 Henry Zebrowski: 新冠疫情期间,各国政府的应急计划并未有效发挥作用,这表明即使有预案,公众也可能出现恐慌。即使面对外星入侵,人们的反应也会因人而异,有些人可能会支持外星人,有些人可能会支持政府。 Henry Zebrowski: 如果与外星文明接触,我们是否有理由感到害怕?

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Henry Zebrowski and Ed Larson interview Nick Pope, a journalist and former civil servant for the UK Ministry of Defence, at the Contact in the Desert 2024 conference. They discuss Pope's role investigating UFO sightings and assessing national security implications during his time at the UFO desk. The conversation also touches upon the continued existence of UFO programs within governments and the recent announcement of a study on how to announce the discovery of extraterrestrial life.
  • Nick Pope worked at the UK Ministry of Defence's UFO desk from 1991 to 1994.
  • His role involved investigating UFO sightings and assessing national security and flight safety concerns.
  • While the UK government officially ended its UFO program in 2009, sources suggest it may still be active in some capacity.
  • A recent study focuses on how to announce the discovery of extraterrestrial life.

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Summer Break is in full effect at LPN so this week Henry & Ed bring you a very special Side Stories dispatch from Contact in the Desert 2024 as the boys sit down with journalist and former civil servant for the UK Ministry of Defence from 1985 to 2006 - the "real Fox Mulder", Nick Pope) joins the show to discuss his time handling the UFO phenomenon from the UK's military perspective, exactly what would happen if Aliens touched down on the lawn of Buckingham palace, bringing his unique expertise to Hollywood, and the first ever - Inside the Alien Studio.

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