No replies should be sent: Scientists issue alien contact protocol after government declassifies top-secret UFO files

When ET phones, don’t pick up.Scientists have outlined a set of protocols for responding to extraterrestrial contact, including a bizarre directive to refrain from answering cosmic correspondence.Adopted by the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), the eight principles were designed to guide “individuals, institutions and other entities participating in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), a scientific field dedicating to scanning the cosmos for radio and laser signals.Originally developed by the IAA and SETI between 2022 and 2025, these guidelines were recently updated and released earlier this month.

This comes after the US government released two batches of files related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPS).These included declassified pages from the FBI’s UFO case files, reports of bizarre encounters by military pilots, and footage taken by military aircraft that appeared to to show mysterious flying objects.In the event of alleged contact, the extraterrestrial signal should be rigorously scrutinized in collaboration with other investigators and verified by multiple independent orgs employing different instruments or methods.“It is crucial to uphold the highest standards of scientific responsibility and integrity throughout this process,” they write.As initial findings could be incomplete or hard to interpret, this vetting process could take months or even years.If the evidence of intelligent ETs is confirmed, investigators must immediately inform the public, scientific community and even the United Nations.

In general, responses to inquires should be “prompt, accurate and honest” whether or not the signature in question is confirmed to be of extraterrestrial origin or not.At the same time, per the principles, the signal should be kept safe from interference while scientists should seek international agreements that allow said records should be kept in secure archives around the globe.One of the most important rules o...