There's a glaring inconsistency here that would catch any investigator's eye. On the one hand, NASA has swiftly classified the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as a mere natural comet, effectively resolving the issue. But things get strange when the CIA enters the conversation. When pressed for records on the same object, the agency remained completely silent, not even acknowledging the existence of a file on 3I/ATLAS in their system.
This clash between a 'case closed' scientific verdict and a highly guarded intelligence response has reignited the debate over what, exactly, is passing through our solar system. Harvard professor Avi Loeb argues that the CIA's secrecy is 'baffling' if the object is truly mundane and suggests the agency may be hiding records while preparing for a 'black swan event.
