MOD UFO files release—timing seems suspicious?

The MOD released a bunch of UFO files a few years back and everyone made a big deal about it at the time, but I'm looking at the release now and something feels off about it.

Specifically: the files they released seem to be deliberately curated. They've released enough information to seem transparent, but not enough to actually answer any real questions. It's like they're showing us their working while keeping the actual conclusions classified.

More suspicious is the timing. Why release anything at all? And why that selection of files? Is there a reason they needed to seem cooperative at that moment? Were they trying to get ahead of some other story or divert attention from something else?

The MOD release was strategic absolutely. They released enough to seem transparent (wins them PR points with UFO believers) while releasing nothing that actually contradicts official policy or suggests they know something hidden. Classic government playbook - controlled transparency.

Could also just be bureaucratic. Someone in the MOD probably decided that files from the 1960s-70s were old enough to release without affecting national security, and they released them. Sometimes incompetence or just changing standards is more likely than deliberate conspiracy.

Why release anything at all?

What's more interesting is what's NOT in those files. If the MOD was genuinely tracking UAP sightings, there should be way more documentation than what they released. The fact that it's relatively sparse suggests either they never took it seriously (unlikely given the witnesses) or they're holding most of it back.

The US government is slowly becoming more transparent about this stuff because they can't control the narrative anymore. The UK following suit but less transparently is just standard British government - we're about 20 years behind the Americans on every transparency issue.