Can't it be both? Can't some small subset of the gov want to cover up the presence of aliens, while others (without the clearance) and their deep-pocket'pocket'ed private industry relatives whip up stories that drive budget / business?
If there aliens the number of ppl in gov has to be small[1].
[1] And before someone mentions the secrecy of the Manhattan Project, that was different. No one was going to be a hero for leaking that. It was also different times when most had more faith and trust in the Fed gov.
> If there aliens the number of ppl in gov has to be small
Not trying to nitpick, but what was this supposed to mean? I am genuinely struggling to understand what you were trying to say, so here is the best possible interpretation I could come up with. Please correct me if I got it wrong.
Was it something like “If there [are] aliens [that the US government is aware of, then] the number of ppl in gov [who are in the know] has to be small”?
If there aliens the number of ppl in gov has to be small[1].
[1] And before someone mentions the secrecy of the Manhattan Project, that was different. No one was going to be a hero for leaking that. It was also different times when most had more faith and trust in the Fed gov.