Hello again. Yes, a central question is what constitutes as evidence. That is a very complicated question. However, I think where we are at odds is in constituting the questions regarding UFOs. I see that there are two separate questions, each of which has the further question of what constitutes as evidence for addressing that question.

First there is the question of is there a real phenomena called "UFOs." That's the discussion about a sighting--did you see something real or was it an illusion, a mistake, a plane, bird, or so on. There are important considerations of what evidence can demonstrate that what was sighted was a true unidentified phenomenon.

The second very important but too often neglected question is what is the cause behind the sighting of a UFO. THAT is the question that my current article, and my previous one (https://medium.com/inserting-philosophy/ufos-what-if-theres-nothing-to-disclose-68daad64743) addressed. What is behind the UFO phenomena?

What constitutes as evidence for Question 1 is different than what constitutes as evidence for Question 2. What is true for the sightings you have mentioned and every other sighting you could mention is that saying "this person saw something with high strangeness" (Question 1) is not the same as proving what that person saw (Question 2). I am talking about Question 2, and you are responding with the incorrect claim that I am disputing the reality of UFOs, which is Question 1. I remind you that the title of my current article says "UFOs Are Real."

Put another way, this is my argument:

1. There is sufficient evidence that UFO phenomena point to something real happening that we cannot yet explain. Question 1 is resolved as "UFOs are real."

2. There is not sufficient evidence to conclude that UFOs are extraterrestrial craft (ASA) or that the government knows that is the case (Disclosure narrative). Question 2 is not resolved.

Therefore, if we want to discover what is behind UFO phenomena, we need to drop the assumptions of ASA and the Disclosure narrative and the wild goose chases that spawn from it.

We need a real investigation of the UFO phenomena. I do not see much of that. I see a bunch of whataboutery, fantasizing, and hucksterism.