So, I went ahead and tried to read further about the author -- Doug Bonderud. Interesting that his articles are pretty much about aliens, "Aliens in the Ocean", "Proof of Mermaids", "Area 51: Aliens, or Just a Simple Myth-Understanding?", "What do Astronauts do in Space?", "5 Odd Theories of the Universe That Might Just Be True", "The Great Conjunction Curse: Creative Conjecture or Concerning Coincidence?"
I think we might see more and more forays into odd-ball theories by the likes of Northrop, Boeing, and other defense contractors/aerospace companies.
With the relatively new "Space Force" spinning up, it's in their best interests to have the American public talking about these things mainstream. They want money. How else to get money? Terrestrial terrors are sort of played out. So why not dip some low-cost toes into the wacky alien technology theories?
Alternate option; they know more than we do and are preparing for something.
One used to seriously consider the existence of aliens, UFOs, etc. Since the Pentagon and armaments manufacturers started talking about them, these things have seemed much less plausible.
