In reply to Jones Beene's message of Mon, 28 Jun 2021 01:14:21 +0000 (UTC): Hi, [snip] >Frank - Don't you love the way the brass likes to exert a bit of unnecessary >control every story by ignoring the common designation (in wide use by the >public - which is UFO) - and inserting their own name? > >Why invent "UAP" when UFO is equally unknown and ambiguous, since it adds >zero real info, other than a layer of confusion ?
Maybe that's why. :) Actually "phenomena" is somewhat more encompassing than "object", which tends to imply a solid thing. "Phenomena" also allows for cloud formations etc. So they are either trying to be objective ;) or trying to "explain away" as much as possible. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[email protected]>

