The Age of Anecdotal Disclosure: Nothing New, Nothing of Substance.

Greetings. The Age of Disclosure? The age of bullshit. 

"The Age of Disclosure" is a newly released documentary that claims to make a strong case for the existence of extraterrestrial life that has visited the Earth. Directed and produced by Dan Farah, pictured below with CNN's Jake Tapper during the course of a promotional appearance, the film was released just today for public viewing, for a price of course, of course. 

I begrudgingly paid that particular price today, in an effort to see what all the hubub is about.

A recent promotional post states that the documentary “shockingly reveals an 80-year global cover-up of non-human intelligent life and a secret war among major nations to reverse-engineer advanced technology of non-human origin." That is a tall statement, and as expected, not a shred of hard evidence to support it appears in the film, as with all previous documentaries about unidentified flying objects. A ufological house of cards, something that is to be expected by anyone who uses some critical thinking skills. 

As I sat back and watched the film begin to unfold, I searched for any non-anecdotal evidence, anything that could be reasonably falsified or independently examined, but nothing ever appeared on the screen. All I was witness to were the same faces, the same names, and the same tired old stories and declarations. As it pertained to the UFO problem itself, some of the same old historical cases were discussed, if only in passing: Roswell (of course,) Holloman, Vandenberg, and Malmstrom Air Force Bases, Stephenville, in Texas, among a few others. The claims of recovered alien bodies were also a part of the show, devoid of any medical or scientific research results to support the excremental story. 

“The film represents a paradigm shift,” a promotional release stated, “reframing the UAP issue from fringe speculation to a credible issue globally with consequences that can no longer be ignored.” Really? "The Age of Disclosure" is simply a new version of any of a number of James Fox documentaries, all consisting of anecdotal claims and speculative thinking. No real evidence at all, just the sort of merchandise the UFO faithful keep eating up, willingly abandoning their ability to rationally process what is being pushed in their direction along the way. 

Marco Rubio, Kirsten Gillibrand, Anna Paulina Luna, Andre Carson, Tim Burchett, David Fravor, Tim Gallaudet, Robert Salas, Karl Nell, Alex Dietrich, Ryan Graves, Lue Elizondo, Jeffrey Nuccetelli, Jay Stratton, Christopher Mellon, Garry Nolan, Hal Puthoff, Eric Davis, Travis Taylor are all featured in the film, but not a single one of them produces anything but anecdotal claims totally void of proof or evidence. Sounds familiar doesn't it? Notably, Jay Stratton, a former Pentagon official, has claimed that his house is haunted by poltergeists and that a werewolf occasionally makes its way into his backyard, yet, has no evidence for it. If a werewolf were occasionally entering my own backyard, I would sure as hell have some photographic evidence of it, but Mr. Stratton is evidently incapable of using his cellular phone's camera in such a reasonable manner. Bullshit. 

Leslie Kean, obviously pictured above, has recently claimed that her journalistic activity has been more a form of ufological activism, as opposed to hard journalism. Talk about an embarrassment. 

Dan Farah even appeared on Joe Rogan's podcast to promote the "documentary." Not exactly a platform that offers accurate, quality information on any topic. The fact that Mr. Farah made the decision to appear on Rogan's podcast says all you need to know about his own professional integrity. 

Joshua Semeter, a professor of electrical engineering at Boston University who recently served on a NASA panel charged with studying classified evidence for the existence of unidentified flying objects, has stated, and I quote: "I have seen no evidence that the government has been hiding anything," further elaborating "Ultimately, testimonies are simply not enough. They need to be backed up with evidence. Thus far, whenever there is an extraordinary claim, there is insufficient evidence to support it. And whenever there is sufficient evidence, the explanation is non-extraordinary." Mr. Semeter's statements perfectly capture the current situation in the UFO subculture, and the unconfirmed storytelling being shamelessly promoted in the "Age of Disclosure." 

Bullshit for sale to the UFO believers, get your tinfoil hats ready.

Thank you for your time and patience.