Anyone else here remember an Air Force program called Project Blue Book? That was a program to study UFOs. That was back in the 60s or early 70s, I believe.
Point is, the government studying UFOs is nothing new.
Project Blue Book was a disinformation scam from day one.
An excellent source on this topic:
https://www.amazon.com/UFOs-National-Security-State-Chronology/dp/1571743170