Author @WhitleyStrieber says that Brigadier General Arthur Exon once told him that part of the secrecy around aliens is based on a fear that public awareness itself could open the door to contact. Aliens may be avoiding direct contact with humanity because sudden awareness could be destabilizing to human society and our evolutionary trajectory. If humanity becomes psychologically and culturally aware of non-human intelligence, that awareness becomes a bridge to open contact. [Quoted] "Whitley...