UFO hearing in front of US congress is happening tomorrow. Curious to get a temperature check on people's thoughts. Lou Elizondo & Co. have largely been uninspiring with all of their evasive descriptions of things, despite some interesting info about DoD hiding their clearances or whatever.
I would say I am less convinced of "aliens visiting Earth" now vs 2/3 years ago, but the fact that it is still in the public discourse and that the military/intelligence apparatus has to share findings/info with our elected officials is... something I guess.
One afternoon (daylight) around the late 90s or early 2000's I was resting on the tailgate of a pickup truck, gazing at the daytime sky. I noticed what seemed a star or perhaps planet near the zenith. Intrigued, I fixated on it until I noticed two other very similar 'objects'. The formation was three points in an L-shape, with the L expanded from 90 to approximately 120 degrees. At this point I was fascinated and continued watching them for 10 minutes or so. I viewed them through a cheap pair of 8x binoculars which made no visible difference. I also watched commercial aircraft in their regular flightpath pass seemingly well beneath the 'objects'. They remained apparently stationary until I called a friend who lived within 2-3 miles, unfortunately for that particular incident, under a large canopy of live-oaks. He was unable to spot them, but quite strangely, the moment he asked if they were moving and before I replied, they began moving south. I told him they were moving and quickly ended the call. They continued south in similar formation until pausing and essentially spiraling into an equilateral triangle, then into a single point. They then re-expanded back into their original formation and began drifting east. This occurred over a period of 20-30 minutes. I phoned in to what was then a small private airport and asked to be transferred to the radar/control tower and was. I awkwardly asked if anything unusual had been observed on radar and was told in a very cordial manner that nothing had been. I doubt such efforts would have the same result these days, but I did spend significant time there as a youth.
I've remained uncertain of their nature or purpose since, but haven't stopped wondering. I've had several similar sightings since, with witnesses, but only of single 'objects'. All witnesses were of sound mind and one was an employee of the establishment where I spotted the object from. Two of the sightings were at cafes, both having suspiciously good java.
I'm not a believer nor am I a fervent skeptic. There are certainly strange things up there, but for me they remain unidentified in the true sense of the term. I definitely keep fine optics on hand though, and continue looking up as often as I can without drawing the unwanted attention of overly imaginative, silly people. Two years ago, a friend and I spotted some kind of strange operation involving a large round object with what seemed a ladder or long appendage extending from it. That one was surely human.