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What Happened
The Pentagon has released a new batch of files related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), also known as Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs). This release is part of an ongoing effort by the U.S. government to increase transparency and public understanding regarding such sightings.
Our Take
Alright, folks, gather ’round, because today we’re talking about the Pentagon! Specifically, their latest revelation: a whole ‘swath of UFO files.’ Now, when I hear ‘swath of UFO files,’ my brain immediately goes to ‘Independence Day’ level stuff, right? Like, alien blueprints, detailed schematics of a cloaked mothership, maybe even a blurry selfie with a grey guy. What did we get? What did we ACTUALLY get? It’s like asking for a gourmet five-course meal and getting a lukewarm hotdog from a street vendor who looks suspiciously like your cousin, Dave. With mustard already on it, and you didn’t even ask for mustard!
They released these files, and I’m picturing some poor intern, probably named Kevin, sifting through decades of ‘unexplained phenomena.’ Kevin’s probably seen things. Not alien things, mind you, but more like, ‘Did someone leave a half-eaten tuna sandwich in the filing cabinet from 1987?’ things. The ‘UFO’ they’re showing off in my comic? It’s a key. My key. And it’s chewed. Which, let’s be honest, is probably more mysterious than half the stuff they’ve ‘declassified.’ Because how did it get chewed? Was it a tiny alien with surprisingly strong teeth? Or just my dog, Barkley, who has a penchant for existential crises and car keys?
This whole ‘release’ feels like when your parents say they’re going to tell you a ‘big secret,’ and it turns out the secret is that they hid your vegetables in your mashed potatoes. We were promised cosmic mysteries, intergalactic intrigue! Instead, we got the bureaucratic equivalent of finding your missing sock and realizing it was just under the bed the whole time. But now, it’s ‘classified’ information that it was under the bed! And it’s redacted! ‘CLASSIFIED: Under the [REDACTED] bed.’
I’m just saying, if the Pentagon’s best evidence of ‘unexplained aerial phenomena’ is what looks suspiciously like my car keys after a particularly rough Tuesday, then maybe we need to redefine ‘unexplained.’ Or perhaps, just perhaps, the aliens are just really, really good at misplacing their keys, just like the rest of us. They’re probably up there, looking down, going, ‘Dang it, Zorp, I told you to put the keys in the designated key holder! Now the humans are going to think it’s a ‘UFO’!’ And Zorp’s like, ‘My bad, I was distracted by reruns of ‘The Office’ on the Earth’s broadcast waves.’ Relatable, even for aliens.
💬 “IT’S FINALLY HERE!” — 💬 “That’s… my house key.”
Inspired by: Pentagon releases swath of UFO files – Politico
