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In article <1993Jan21.150347.8162@udel.edu> mm@brl.mil writes:
>In article <C1675J.1yF@apollo.hp.com>, nelson_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Nelson)
>writes:
>|>   Really big secrets have a way of getting out and NOTHING IN HUMAN HISTORY
>|>   would be bigger than aliens at an Air Force or Army base.
>
>I agree.  To study an extraterrestrial vehicle or crew would require a
>large and diverse group of scientists and engineers.  It's very unlikely
>that these would all be military sympathizers to the extent that they
>would seal this off from the world.  Someone would tell his wife or best
>friend or let it slip on his death bed, etc.
>

This isn't intended as a flame, but it seems to me that something
is flawed in your reasoning here.  I think this is a Circular Argument
or something:

   Somebody claims that X happened.
   Someone else says, "Don't be ridiculous.  If X had happened,
                       somebody would be _saying_ that X happened.
                       X is _too big_ to be kept secret."

Doesn't the Roswell case contain a sort of "deathbed confession" by
one of the players who claims to be too old now to care about threats 
of reprisals? 

(BTW, whatever happened to ol' Gluteus Maximus?  We haven't seen
any kneejerk reactions from Mr. Shaeffer for some time now.  I hope
he didn't get Abducted!) :-)


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