Let me get this straight. They spent decades connecting "UFO" to little green men as a way to denigrate and sideline anyone that was asking inconvenient questions, and now they need to change the name to avoid the connection they put so much effort in to creating?
Yep sounds about right.
Musk is the shiny object. His role is to attract the flak. If he accomplishes something at the same time great.
Notice how after all the histrionics about their confirmations (with he exception of Bondi's muffed Epstein reveal which may have been another distraction) Bondi, Patel, Hegseth, Gabbard, and Kennady have all gone almost radio silent?