Artificially Leading UFO Sheep.

Greetings. The capabilities of artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly apparent, and to some, disquieting. One aspect of artificial intelligence that has some importance to the UFO "field" is the increasing prevalence of artificially created images of unidentified flying objects. 

The above image is one such artificial creation. Crystal clear and full of details. Not the kind of photographs that UFO investigators usually have to deal with, but that may be changing with the times. Moving forward, such artificially created images may end up covering the desks of UFO field investigators, muddying the waters, obscuring the objective facts and truth underneath a layer of artificially constructed nonsense. Just take a look at social media and the Internet. Artificially created images of UFOs are dime a dozen, as the saying goes, used to advertise, to self-promote, and by business entities like MUFON to sell and promote merchandise, memberships, and other ufological chaff. 

The above image was allegedly taken in Passaic, New Jersey back on July 31st of 1952. It is the featured photo on the Wikipedia page dedicated to unidentified flying objects. The photo is a hoax, yet it is consistently used to validate the reality of UFOs. 

The above image is contained in the late Philip J. Corso's abhorrent book, "The Day After Roswell." Mr. Corso evidently was unaware of the fact that the photo is, you guessed it, a hoax. Putting aside the nonsensical and unsubstantiated claims made by Mr. Corso, tales that are completely void of supporting evidence, his embracing of the image in question says quite a bit about his credibility, or as it turns out, his lack thereof. 

Finally we have a button. Yes, a button. The general story behind the above photograph is as follows: An Avena Airlines commercial pilot testified to having captured an unidentified flying object over the country of Venezuela in 1963. The pilot's claim was void of any details that would have made a thorough investigation possible, but his claims were embraced by many in the UFO community at the time, including some researchers. After being examined by image analysts and UFO researchers, the image turned out to be a button, a hoax. Notably, the researchers that embraced the image as being valid and showing a daylight disk did not change their positions on the image's validity, despite what the objective examination showed. Imagine that, UFO people doubling down despite what investigative efforts demonstrate. 

Hoaxes account for only a small percentage of UFO sighting reports, a miniscule number, but with the advent of artificial intelligence, that percentage will be growing and growing, and that will be challenging to UFO field investigators. The UFO subculture, on the other hand, will likely not bat an eye, or even take notice of the change, which is not surprising, and to be expected. 

Thank you for your time and consideration.