"... the whole area would be sealed off faster..." ....but if they were clever and determined aliens, who were now ready to show themselves to EVERYBODY, instead of the lucky "hundreds of people", of which you were a chosen member, they could easily defeat any attempt at censorship, nicht wahr?

BTW--I saw the video today of the latest 'sighting' over Mexico...lights, in formation...blurry sets of 4, 'some' of which got a radar ping...*shrug*
   I don't know what to say about the possibility of li'l 'ol me getting one of the rare "up close & personal" encounters BEFORE they do the big show...I'd like to think I'd say "...well, THAT was interesting! I wonder what it was?" .....rather than "wow, what funny looking shapes and lights---it MUST be visitors from the stars"

I guess it would depend on how clear it all was and what they did...and whether I was alone...and whether I'd had anything to drink,,,etc.

(did you ever read "Stranger in a Strange Land?"...my hero in the book was what they called a "fair witness"...a guy trained to observe and report, but not speculate, for legal proceedings. I'd try to report any personal sighting/encounter with that model in mind.)

(Did YOU ever wonder why you haven't seen more?...Why DO a few folks see lots, and most people see nothing? 'Taint fair!)