^ Nothing new there. A military public relations officer at Roswell made up the crashed flying saucer story back in 1947. It was effective at diverting attention from the top secret Project Mogul but of course it backfired by attracting massive attention to the area from alien enthusiasts that persists to this day. I'm surprised they didn't learn their lesson.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein