Watch William Shatner call the U.S. government's UFO hearings 'ridiculous'

William Shatner calls UFO hearings ‘ridiculous’ | Elizabeth Vargas Reports - YouTube

Whether you believe that we're being visited by extraterrestrial voyagers from galaxies afar or are simply amused by the thought that these Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) have traveled inconceivable distances only to play hide-and-seek with Earth's easily-spooked inhabitants, there's no doubt that the subject continues to spark furious interest and debate.

"Star Trek" luminary William Shatner definitely had something to say regarding all of the hoopla surrounding the recent congressional hearings during an interview with NewsNation, where the legendary actor, author and director spoke his mind about these unexplained aerial happenings.

"You mean, some highly intelligent being goes 10,000 light years with advanced technology, arrives here and hides?" Shatner told NewsNation anchor Elizabeth Vargas. "It doesn’t make any sense. If they're going to make that journey all the way here, it just beggars the imagination that they would hide and make it, like, 'Peekaboo, I'm here, no I'm not.'"

One contributing factor that triggered these controversial Washington D.C. hearings was an ex-Air Force officer and intelligence official named David Grusch going viral with his insistence that our government is purposely hiding evidence of non-human intelligence and needs to come clean with the classified information.

An illustration of a flying saucer above a country road. — Are we alone? Shatner believes not! (Image credit: Aaron Foster/Getty Images)