UFOs and government secrecy
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No, he didn't answer the question. He evaded the question---and you are using confirmation bias to construe it as a positive answer. The vastness of space could equally well mean that there is no possibility of alien life (like the vastness of a desert, or the antarctic ice cap). Or no possibility of effective contact.
"Highest classification" most likely because we have data, but we have no clue...and it is not helpful for prestige to be admittedly clueless. And futile. Plenty of the encounters seem to illustrate our technological impotence in the face of the phenomenon.
Don't be so eager to open Pandora's Box. This foolish boldness comes from a complete lack of imagination. (Best to read Stanislaw Lem for an attempt to picture actual alienness.)
"Highest classification." Meaning that he's not allowed to say yes. But if the answer were "no" don't you think that would be permitted?
The rule is neither confirm nor deny. "Sorry, I can't say." It's really simple. The best way to protect classified information is not to talk about it. At all. Ever.
Which proves that there's something to discuss.
Actually, no. They may have lots of data, but disclosure may reveal the characteristics and utilization of our sensor technology. The data itself may be inconclusive. Or might implicate limitations of our operational systems.
All it proves is that you are curious. That's not a need to know. Don't expect too much.