Ordinary citizens are typically curious and open-minded.
When speaking in public, however, scientists tend to be dismissive of the UFO question. Just think a few minutes about the variety of life that there is. And then you see that the thing that comes out of the flying saucer isn't going to be anything like what anybody describes. . . . It is very unlikely that flying saucers would arrive here, in this particular era. . . . The problem of trying to understand the cause or causes of UFO reports has become more difficult since Feynman gave his lecture in Seattle.