The vibe around the UFO coverage feels like a spin on an old WWII submarine movie. The dorsal fins of a newly invigorated news media make beelines for the oil slick on the surface, and fling depth charges with increasing accuracy. The target below is getting pounded by fresh leaks spewing through impact fissures in the hull, and the drama tightens with each new official image and video the deep coughs up.
Meanwhile, back in Washington, top-level public servants are finally being held to account, but they do little more than fire blanks. Former President Obama manages to restate the obvious – “… there is footage and records of objects in the skies that we don’t know exactly what they are” – but ventures nothing more. For White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, it’s Keep Calm and Carry On: “We take reports of incursions into our airspace by any aircraft, identified or unidentified, very seriously and investigate each one.” A presidential press conference ends with a reporter asking the Commander in Chief to weigh in on Obama’s UFO ad lib. Joe Biden exits the stage with the best he can do: “I would ask him again. Thank you.” Press corps laughter gives him a pass.
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