> (and ally?)

Oh right. The rest of the world. It exists. USA is only 6% of global land area.

Oft forgot in these conspiracies.

It would require not just cooperation and secrecy in the United States government/military over 75 years, but that every nation-state in the world including those with comparable ability in space and etc. is in on the conspiracy. Japan, India, China, the old Soviet Union...

Or do the aliens only visit the contiguous 48 states?

The U.S. government, or whatever, lies about so-called things. They’ve done it before with the Guatemala syphilis experiments, putting people in leadership positions in other countries and whatnot… Give me a break.

Whenever I see people get sucked into this rabbit hole, it feels like The Revenge of Pascal's Wager. We would know if UFOs existed and presented any causal consequences for the human race. The only remaining question is whether or not you choose to put your faith in those empty beliefs.