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Originally Posted by GGG
Based on Lanny’s comments on compartmentalization of information this report is false. A new phd was told he was working on aliens and told about their religion and culture.
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I agree to an extent. There is some really strange stuff in this account that doesn't seem consistent with being involved in special access programs where TS/SCI clearances are involved, and this would certainly be one of those. A lot of what the individual relates to their involvement as a biologist seems to check out. The details about handling, examining, and testing tissues seems consistent with someone working in such lab environments. The disclosures on genetics seem consistent with our understanding of the subject. Those aspects seem to make the story credible to those with experience and understanding of the topic of genetics.
The description of how they got involved and the process is also consistent with recruitment efforts, although the backgrounding aspect is left out of the account. There is no way that anyone works on one of these programs without first getting vetted out the wazoo (SF-86 questionnaire, full background investigation with multiple interviews, investigation of family and friends, polygraph, behavioral monitoring, and consistent reinvestigation) so it seems strange to leave that out based on the recruitment details. Their introduction to the project and being read into program is also consistent with the process. Everything was good up to the point of the inclusion of details about culture and religion. That's when the warning flags really went up.
Why would an exobiologist be given reports/details on the culture/beliefs of the subject of study? An exobiologist wouldn't care. This is beyond what they need to know or would care to know. You throw a sociology report at someone who is not a involved in cultural examination and it normally gets brushed aside quickly. The immediate response here was no need for such information so they would not be provided such data. The only reason for this information is the addition of misinformation to identify potential leakers.
When being read into a secure access program you are given reports/research to bring you up to speed to complete your duties. There is normally a lot of information you have to get familiar with and you sit and read through the materials required. I have been told that during this process unique misinformation will be added to every packet so if information does get out the exposure of the misinformation will pinpoint who leaked. The addition of such unrelated cultural/religious information could be the misinformation meant to pinpoint a possible leaker. To me, that would be the only explanation for inclusion, and the person disclosing such details may have unwittingly exposed themselves and cooked their own goose.
I normally take everything on reddit as total bull#### so I'm inclined to think the same here. Some really interesting details that seem to pass muster but why would anyone take to a little know reddit subreddit to disclose such information? There are other and better avenues to disclose such information and provide protections from possible retribution. Going to reddit is the just not the smart way of doing this. Would be awesome if true, but I'm highly skeptical.