The original post: /r/aliens by /u/LilPenny on 2024-12-03 03:20:38.
Kind of a fun thing to think about and maybe this explains the timing of UAP sightings ramping up. Bob and Betty Hill as well as Bob Lazar all mention Zeta Reticuli as the place where the Greys are from. Not saying I believe that but just roll with it for this thought experiment.
Zeta Reticuli is 39.3 lightyears away. Which means the fastest any information or even object moving at lightspeed could go there and come back to Earth is 78.6 years. Maybe a little longer if there's acceleration/deceleration/steering around known debris fields or other things we aren't aware of.
The first nuclear detonation was 79 years ago.
I'll let you guys speculate on the implications.
It's possible that the craft here are like scientists and don't have weapons, in the same way humans going to Antarctica don't bring tanks. Once they observed the detonation, maybe they sent a signal informing the homeworld who immediately sent some scout ships now ahead of the armada or whatever to wipe us our before we become a threat to them.
Or maybe they sent a signal back and now are finally receiving a response in terms of how they can or can't interact with us.
Just thought the timing was interesting based on this commonality between some of the most famous alien experiences of the 20th century.