No Reporting is Necessary?

Greetings. I thoroughly enjoy interacting with people who have a vested interest in the UFO issue. I don't always agree with their points of view, but I always respect their perspectives. It invariably makes for some thoughtful conversations.

Occasionally I receive a comment or question that leaves me downright flabbergasted. One comment I received a couple days ago left me in just such a discombobulated state. The comment in question was, and I quote:

"Why is reporting so essential for investigation?"

Yes, you read it correctly. In my humble opinion, the process of investigation begins with witness testimonials, collected when reported to an investigative organization not named MUFON. If an event transpires, and the witnesses to the event don't bother to report the occurrence, then there is no way for investigators to examine the event, much less know an event took place at all. The reporting of potentially anomalous events is absolutely essential to any investigative effort. Anything less is simply unacceptable. 

Would law enforcement authorities be able to investigate crimes without witness testimonials? It would be almost impossible, extremely difficult to say the very least. 

Would UFO investigators be able to investigate events without witness testimonials? Again, it would be almost impossible, extremely difficult to say the very least. 

In the spirit of this particular blog posting, I have begun to think that the biggest roadblock to the effort to investigate the UFO problem is the reticence of alleged witnesses to report their alleged events. Why is this so? I have no idea, but it holds the entire UFO investigative community back. We have enough trouble attempting to examine events that suggest anomalous phenomena without having to resort to begging witnesses to report their alleged events. It should not be this difficult, but it is. 

Thank you for your time and consideration.