---
title: "Elon Musk Has an Interesting Argument Against UFOs"
description: "Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk waded in to the world of UFO sightings, claiming his latest meme is the \"strongest argument against aliens.\""
date: "2021-03-23"
modified: "2021-03-23"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/elon-musk-argument-aliens-ufos"
categories:
  - "Astronomy"
  - "Elon Musk"
  - "Exobiology"
  - "Future Society"
  - "Space"
  - "The Industrialists"
tags:
  - "aliens"
  - "elon musk"
  - "the digest"
  - "ufos"
---

# Elon Musk Has an Interesting Argument Against UFOs

![Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk waded in to the world of UFO sightings, claiming his latest meme is the "strongest argument against aliens."](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/elon-musk-argument-aliens-ufos.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: Futurism\</em\>*

## The Strongest Argument

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk waded in to the world of UFO sightings this week, claiming his latest meme is the "strongest argument against aliens."

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1374167754404630528

The graph shows how the resolution of cameras has risen since the 19th century — even while images of UFO sightings have remained [incredibly pixelated](<https://futurism.com/the-byte/video-blue-ufo-ocean-hawaii>) and low quality.

He even [got a like](<https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/elon-musk-aliens-jack-dorsey>) from Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey.

## No Direct Evidence

Musk isn't a believer, that's for sure.

"To the best of my knowledge... there is no direct evidence \[of\] alien life \[on Earth\]," Musk told Joe Rogan in a [February interview](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDQa40B9Lxo>).

"Honestly, I think I would know if there were aliens," he told Rogan, to which Rogan replied, "I would hope so."

Musk also told the podcaster that it's a "waste of time" to search for aliens.

"If they wanted us to know they would they could just show up and walk down Main Street and say 'Hey I’m an alien. check me out,' you know."

On the other hand, some pointed out, there's always the possibility that Musk himself is in an alien in desperate need of a [ride back home](<https://futurism.com/elon-musk-landing-starships-mars-well-before-2030>).

"That's exactly what an alien would tweet," one Twitter user [responded](<https://twitter.com/lexfridman/status/1374168719941861377>) to Musk's graph.

**READ MORE:** [Elon Musk posts viral meme with 'strongest argument against aliens,' drawing like from Jack Dorsey](<https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/elon-musk-aliens-jack-dorsey>) \[*Fox Business*\]

**More on Elon Musk:** *[Elon Musk Says He’ll Be Landing Starships on Mars “Well Before 2030”](<https://futurism.com/elon-musk-landing-starships-mars-well-before-2030>)*

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

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