Mark Pilkington, author of Mirage Men, gave a presentation at BASES2024 arguing that the greatest national security threat associated with UFOs may not be the objects themselves, but the conspiracy theories and disinformation surrounding them. He revisits the [CIA's 1953 Robertson Panel], which warned that UFO hysteria could overwhelm intelligence systems, distract from legitimate threats, and create public distrust vulnerable to exploitation by foreign adversaries. Pilkington traces how inte...