We might be like an aquarium. The fish are completely unaware they are owned. They are there just to be watched. When one goes belly up, it gets removed. When one has a poo strand three inches long hanging from it, nobody plucks it loose. If one continuously swims right at the sides, (bonk!) nobody stops it. If all the fish die off, the owner goes out to get a new batch.
Maybe the increased UFO sightings is linked to concern that we might be close to extincting ourselves.
Would it make any difference if it were true?
Doubtful.