The New York Times
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| Type | Book, film or media |
|---|---|
| Also known as | New York Times |
| On the Timeline | 13 events, 1978–2021 |
The New York Times is a major American newspaper. Its 16 December 2017 article by Helene Cooper, Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean revealed the Pentagon's AATIP program and published Navy videos of unidentified objects, starting the modern UAP era.
Later reporting
The same team reported pilot encounters in 2019 and claims about recovered materials in 2020. Their reports prompted congressional interest, the UAP Task Force and the 2021 intelligence report. Critics have questioned some sourcing, but the reports changed how the subject was covered by mainstream media.
On the UAP Timeline
- CAUS lawsuit and the CIA UFO papers (15 December 1978) — Researchers claim the CIA ran secret emergency UAP studies during sighting waves.
- Samuel Stratton and the SAC base overflights (20 December 1978) — Rep. Samuel Stratton raises concerns over unknown aircraft flying over Strategic Air Command bases.
- Cheyenne Mountain and Lake Kickapoo sighting (1986) (December 1986) — A Navy officer says sensors at Cheyenne Mountain detected a UAP.
- CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947–90 (3 August 1997) — A CIA history by Gerald Haines covers the agency's role in UAP study from 1947 to 1990.
- Advanced Deep Space Transport group (2001) — A deep-space propulsion study group examines exotic propulsion.
- USS Princeton data recordings claim (14 November 2004) — USS Princeton radar staff say two men took the Tic Tac encounter data recordings.
- DIA interest in Skinwalker Ranch (21 October 2007) — Bigelow says the DIA expressed interest in strange events at Skinwalker Ranch.
- DeLonge on hidden crashes (April 2016) — DeLonge says advisers told him of multiple crashes hidden by counterintelligence.
- Christopher Mellon goes public (2016) (9 May 2016) — Former Pentagon intelligence official Christopher Mellon speaks publicly about UAP for the first time.
- DeLonge's research groups (2016) (31 August 2016) — Tom DeLonge says he became involved with groups studying crashed craft and biology.
- Eric Davis on an existing crash-retrieval program (24 June 2018) — Eric Davis says a crash retrieval program still exists.
- Eric Davis on underfunded reverse-engineering (30 April 2019) — Eric Davis says crashes happened and reverse engineering is split into small, underfunded efforts.
- Elizondo on interference with AATIP (26 May 2021) — Elizondo says some officials interfered with AATIP's work.
References
- The New York Times — 2017 AATIP story · nytimes.com · archived copy
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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