Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert Questions UFO Experts on Underwater Civilizations

Boebert's UFO Hearing

On May 17, 2022, Republican representative Lauren Boebert of Colorado questioned a panel of UFO experts at a congressional hearing. She asked them about the possibility of underwater civilizations on Earth.

Rep. Boebert's interest in underwater civilizations stems from a 2021 report by the Pentagon that acknowledged the existence of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs). The report did not rule out the possibility that UAPs could be of extraterrestrial origin.

Expert Opinions

The UFO experts on the panel were divided on the question of underwater civilizations. Some experts said it was possible that such civilizations could exist, while others said there was no evidence to support that claim.

Robert Powell, a retired Air Force colonel and former head of the Pentagon's UFO investigation program, said he believed there was a "good chance" that underwater civilizations exist. He cited the vastness of Earth's oceans and the fact that we have only explored a small fraction of them.

However, other experts were more skeptical. Jacques Vallée, a French scientist and ufologist, said there was no credible evidence to support the existence of underwater civilizations.

The Fermi Paradox

One of the arguments against the existence of underwater civilizations is the Fermi paradox. The Fermi paradox is the apparent contradiction between the high probability of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations and the lack of evidence for them.

If underwater civilizations exist, one would expect them to have made their presence known by now. However, there is no evidence of any such contact.

Conclusion

The question of whether or not underwater civilizations exist is a complex one. There is no easy answer, and the evidence is inconclusive. However, the possibility of such civilizations is intriguing, and it is a topic that is likely to continue to be debated for many years to come.