The Epistemic Trickster Hypothesis: Do UAP Deliberately Remain at the Edge of Proof?

Some UAP and encounter reports seem to offer enough evidence to transform witnesses while withholding enough clarity to prevent public agreement. One possibility is that an intelligence deliberately manages that asymmetry. Another is that poor observations, human perception, secrecy, and the selection of unresolved cases produce the same pattern. This essay explores the first possibility while asking what evidence could distinguish it from the second. The hypothesis concerns a possible strate...