Is very curious that after years denying the existence of UFOs now the USA government decide to support this crazy theory. And what a coincidence! now that they want to use a huge budget to support the newly created Space air force, a proyect that Trump personally wanted to approve.
As another commenter said I also believe in the possibility of intelligent life out there but I doubt that any civilizated form of life would want to travel across the universe to contact with such barbarians as our civilization.
The technology to do that of course should be very developed compared with ours and the history show us that at least between humans, that always end in a extermination of the less advanced civilization. Happened with the conquer of America but there are other good examples of that (the tribes of micronesia were also victims of that behaviour).
But if you try to convince an ufologist that the facts don't support their theory you are praying in the desert, I understand that this article don't pretend that but tries to expose the reasons why these theories are so useful for some people.
I guess people believe in even less reasonable things. It's impressive how competent some people are at suspending reason and factual understanding to conform to society. I can see how that would be an evolutionary advantage when warring tribes were seeking to control fertile steppes from enemies, but it's sure a liability today when the banksters are seeking to divide and oppress society to aggrandize themseleves.
I have lamented being somewhat socially distant at times in my life. I don't today. My inability to suspend disbelief leaves me with bare reason and logic to consider fairy tales, rather than the urge to join the herd parroting what they're told.