Follow the Money to understand Who is responsible : UFO reporting hotline is MIA – POLITICO

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Could it be the defence industry? Unwilling to forfeit the Golden Jackpot?
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Some witnesses say they’re getting frustrated and feel forced to turn to Capitol Hill or outside groups to tell their stories. Others say it discourages them from attempting to flag such incidents at all because they’re worried about recrimination if they report to the FAA or military supervisors.

“There is an immense amount of data that could be collected out there, from general aviation or commercial aviation pilots that are afraid to come forward at this point in time,” said Chris Van Voorhis, a commercial airline pilot who says he regularly sees “self-luminous” orbs high up in the atmosphere flying in strange formations

(https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/10/pentagon-ufo-reporting-00110566)