Why did people start reporting fewer abductions by extraterrestrial intelligence

 The question of believing in aliens may seem completely innocent. But the reality is much more complicated. If one believes in the existence of extraterrestrial life (primitive or intellectual) it is related to beliefs in abductions, UFOs, and government secrets. But let's think about it. Why have there been fewer alien abduction reports with cameras on mobile phones?

UFO hunters and ufology perceive June 8, 1947, as the official date for the beginning of the mass commotion around newcomers. Simply put, this is the date of the Roswell incident. Rumors say that a group of aliens crashed on a spacecraft in Roswell, New Mexico, after which the government concealed all evidence.

But the problem is that all the clues and witness stories about this incident have no evidence whatsoever. There is no solid scientific research. In a 1975 essay, The Missile Dutchman, Isaac Asimov explained the problem by merely considering the UFO evidence as "evidence."

Isaac Asimov wrote:

“A testimony from a small number of witnesses, unsupported by any other evidence, is useless. There is not a single mystical belief that is not confirmed by numerous eyewitness accounts. "

Azimov believed that unbiased data was needed for real scientific research. Of course, fans of X-Files will say that the lack of evidence confirms the cover-up. But Azimov calls such arguments "one of the main charms of intellectual weakness."

In recent years, the phenomenon of UFO sightings and alien abduction tales have been viewed as social fashions rather than scientific news and facts. Writer Jack Womack has compiled a collection of UFO ephemeris in his book "Flying saucers 2016". He tries to catalog the beliefs of those who have been obsessed with bizarre stories.

Womack says:

“I can study tuberculosis without hurting them. I can study the Bible as an atheist. And I can research UFOs without endorsing this idea. "

But Womack came to more interesting conclusions in his work:

"Thanks to research and empirical observations, the number of UFO reports dropped significantly in the early 2000s."

The author believes that the main reason was the increase in the number of smartphones with cameras. It makes sense. The 1980s and 1990s were the peaks of UFO interest in the United States. Where is the evidence? The rumors were based on the testimony of witnesses who could not confirm their observations. Now it is enough for the smartphone to do everything in the camera. Of course, if you have work to do. In 2012, Joe Nickell and James McGaha introduced their theory of the Roswell syndrome. They believe that all these UFO stories are just a consequence of the mass attention, panic, and abundance of rumors spread by the media. They also predict that this topic will soon disappear and something else will take its place.

However, there are predictions that the topic of UFOs will come alive again. If for a long time something is considered wrong and absurd, faith in it grows with revenge. McGah compares it to "a new and more dangerous strain of the virus."

The authors argue that modern space hunters are always looking for any quirks to validate their faith, ignoring other theories, facts, and scientific explanations. Nickell and McGaha are happy to believe in the existence of the aliens and your stories. Just don't forget the next contact event to take a selfie with the alien.