Apart from the fact that this movie is so grainy that I thought my projector lens was dirty1, it's actually a really good movie. Some parts dragged on for too long, but given the fact that The Vast of Night was filmed on a $700k budget makes it even more remarkable.
I watched this three days after whistleblower David Grusch's UFO claims2, which made the entire story more intriguing, whether there's any truth to Grusch's claims or not.
1 the grain-effect is intentional, but I didn't like it at all
2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Grusch_UFO_claims_and_whistleblower_complaints