The DOD and the Pentagon have their minions, like Musk. It is all part of the misdirection.
Conspiracy.
Intelligent lifeforms observing our world have a science better than our science.
Are you confusing science (the method through which we learn) with technology (the practical application of science), or are you suggesting that they have something superior to the scientific method?
Programs in the military that truly exist.
There are many military programs that result in nothing. I'm not just talking about R&D. Sometimes they'll try to buy equipment and subsequently decide it's a bad idea. I find it more likely that:
- The military is just curious and/or paranoid.
- This is some kind of political move.
- It's a shame to misappropriate funds.
- Someone is exploiting a legal loophole.
- There's something that none of us in this thread have thought about.
If the military had significant evidence that extraterrestrials visited Earth, then I think we would see the records on the War Thunder forums.
Intelligent lifeforms are observing us. This is what they see. A race that does not act like one race, the human race. We are a collection of tribes (read countries) who struggle with the human condition (war, poverty, climate change.).
We are a socially aggressive species. Primitive and dangerous.
Why do you think this? How do you know they don't think we're a surprisingly collaborative and peaceful race? Of all the creatures that we know of, none are as unified, sophisticated, and careful as humanity. So why do you think they're better than us?
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. The feasibility of interstellar travel is debated, let alone extraterrestrial life. I don't think any of the evidence out there is sufficiently extraordinary. Granted, I don't know anything about these witnesses, programs, or spacecraft.