Editing Controlled disclosure (section)

== Motivations behind controlled disclosure == 
Supporters of the theory argue that controlled disclosure serves multiple purposes:

1. Secrecy maintenance: By controlling the narrative, information controllers can suppress unauthorized disclosures while allowing limited truths to emerge on their own terms.


2. Community division: Figures such as [[William Moore]] are often cited as examples of individuals used to create discord and distrust within the [[UFO community]]. This fragmentation is believed to prevent unified efforts to uncover the [[truth]] about phenomena.


3. Retaliation avoidance: Cooperation with information controllers allegedly spares agents from physical or reputational harm that might befall those who resist, as some whistleblowers have reportedly faced [[targeted attacks]], [[character assassination]], or worse.

4. Disclosure: The controllers may prefer that the publicly available information encompass at least the broad outlines of certain operations, perhaps to serve an intention to eventually [[Disclosure|release all of the information]] and they don't want to completely blindside even the credulous "crank" media.