It occurred to me while reading about UFO whistleblower news. Why do the majority of UFO things occur in the United States rather than Russia, China, and other countries?

Edit: Thank you all for answers, they’re really helpful.

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Usa’s society is very susceptible to conspiracy theories in general, and the UFO story is one. The question, whether there are actually aliens or not, steps back behind the conspiracy accusation against government/secret services/etc.

    • Mewtwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      This is an interesting point. I know the military pushed the narrative back in the 50s about UFOs to hide their military tech and it snowballed (successfully?) from there.

      Does the Chinese populace have an attraction toward conspiracy theories or UFOs?