“The Truth is Out There”: UFO’s and Government Disclosure—A Brief Look into Exploring Recently Declassified Government Documents

Abstract

The extraordinary growth of information and information technologies in modern times have irrevocably changed the way participants of a democracy access, navigate, share, and normalize information retrieval practices. The unprecedented access afforded by these technologies, the fluency with which people use to navigate it and a government seemingly moving toward more transparency have further democratized information access for all citizens. The commitment of government to ensure the sustainable relationship between citizen and information has been helped by the synergy of government publications and the internet. Barnes et al. state,