Brief
The New York Times
The claims the writer was given for The New York Times, in the order they were given.
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Jacques Vallée checked the lists of trustees, directors, and advisers of major UFO groups against the computer database of the New York Times and references such as Who's Who.
“I checked the lists of trustees, directors, and advisers of the major UFO groups. Some aspects of the mystery became a little clearer when their names were checked against the computer data base of the New York Times, or in such commonly available references as Who's Who.”
Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch13:3450-3718 testimony first hand
2
Frank Bristow, head of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) press office, personally escorted the unidentified man into the press room, where reporters including Walter Sullivan of the New York Times, Frank Pearlman of the San Francisco Chronicle, Jules Bergmann of American Broadcasting Company (ABC), and Bill Stout of Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) were introduced to him.
“There, in an office where space correspondents, like Walter Sullivan (New York Times), Frank Pearlman (San Francisco Chronicle), Jules Bergmann (ABC), and Bill Stout (our local guy from CBS) hung out... a handful of reporters were now being introduced, again by Bristow, to "great coat guy."”
Dark Mission 2010-07-22 ch7:28796-29148 observation first hand
3
Local science teacher Phillip J. Imbrogno collected hundreds of closeup UFO sighting reports that were not explained by either the official Discover magazine story or Philip J. Klass's advertising-airplane explanation.
“Neither the official story nor Mr. Klass's offering explains the hundreds of closeup sighting reports collected by local science teacher Phillip J. Imbrogno whom the Times described as "one person working hard to provide a rational explanation."”
Communion 2013-06-16 ch9:42127-42361 observation second hand
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The only information about Leslie Kean's brother available on the Internet was a three-sentence New York Times obituary, so short that a search would not have found it even if attempted, and searches for "Leslie Kean death," "Kean obituary," or "Leslie Kean brother death" in Google do not surface it.
“I can confirm that all that was available on the Internet about my brother was a three-sentence *New York Times* obituary. It is so short that even if Laura had attempted a search, she would not have found it. When you put “Leslie Kean death,” “Kean obituary,” or “Leslie Kean brother death” in Google, it does not come up.”
Surviving Death 2017-03-07 ch23:17321-17641 testimony first hand
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Mona Simpson reported in a 2011-10-30 New York Times op-ed eulogy that her brother Steve Jobs experienced something notable just before he died.
“sister of Steve Jobs reported that just before he died / Mona Simpson, "A Sister's Eulogy for Steve Jobs," New York Times, October 30, 2011 (op-ed).”
Surviving Death 2017-03-07 ch41:32046-32190 testimony first hand
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In response to questions from The New York Times, Pentagon officials in December 2017 acknowledged the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), which began as part of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
“In response to questions from The Times, Pentagon officials this month acknowledged the existence of the program, which began as part of the Defense Intelligence Agency.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:5026-5188 administrative second hand
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For years, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) investigated reports of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), according to Department of Defense officials, interviews with program participants and records obtained by The New York Times.
“For years, the program investigated reports of unidentified flying objects, according to Defense Department officials, interviews with program participants and records obtained by The New York Times.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:665-858 administrative second hand
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Contracts obtained by The New York Times show a congressional appropriation of just under $22 million for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) beginning in late 2008 through 2011.
“Contracts obtained by The Times show a congressional appropriation of just under $22 million beginning in late 2008 through 2011.”
Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program 2017-12-16 char:8991-9115 measurement second hand
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Brett Baer said on Fox News, days after the New York Times broke the story on the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), that a lot of people were taking the revelation seriously.
““You can laugh if you want, but a lot of people are taking this revelation seriously,” Brett Baer said on Fox News days after the New York Times broke the story”
The Media Loves This UFO Expert Who Says He Worked for an Obscure Pentagon Program. Did He? 2019-06-01 char:11741-11943 opinion first hand
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Shortly before an article about the 2004 USS Nimitz UFO incident appeared in The New York Times, a Navy commander called David Fravor regarding a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for material about the incident.
“I actually got called by the Navy. I had a commander in a Navy call me about right before the article came out in the New York Times. This was starting to come back, and she had called me because there was a FOIA request for stuff about the Nimitz incident.”
David Fravor: UFOs, Aliens, Fighter Jets, and Aerospace Engineering | Lex Fridman Podcast #122 2020-09-08 01:55:21.7-01:55:35.0 testimony first hand
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In December 2017, The New York Times revealed the existence of a Pentagon unit secretly investigating UFOs, with accompanying videos.
“Then in December 2017, everything changed. One of the world's greatest newspapers, the New York Times, revealed the existence of a Pentagon unit secretly investigating UFOs. And even more extraordinary, it had the videos to prove it.”
The UFO Phenomenon | Full Documentary 2021 | 7NEWS Spotlight 2021-09-06 00:12:11.8-00:12:31.4 administrative second hand
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On 2017-12-15, based on information contained in The New York Times inquiry, Garry Reid notified the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Security Officer that Luis Elizondo may have misused government systems and may intend to release US government footage or information he obtained during his employment with the office.
“On December 15, based on information contained in the NYT inquiry, I notified the OUSDI Security Officer that Mr. Elizondo may have misused government systems and may intend to release USG footage or information that he obtained during his employment with OUSD (I).”
FOIA Response 18-F-0324: AATIP and Luis Elizondo Documents 2022-08-17 char:7788-8050 administrative first hand
13
A friend pestered David Fravor into testifying, telling him he was the one person that could not be discredited and would add credibility to the New York Times article.
“I was pestered by a friend, and I asked why and he said, you are the one person that they cannot discredit, and you will add credibility to the New York Times article. And so after about six times I said OK.”
Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Implications on National Security, Public Safety, and Government Transparency 2023-07-26 char:140266-140472 testimony first hand
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Daniel Sheehan acted for The New York Times during the furore over its Vietnam War Pentagon Papers leak in 1971.
“acting for *The New York Times* during the furore over its Vietnam War Pentagon Papers leak in 1971”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch11:16240-16335 administrative
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John Alexander initiated what New York Times reporter Howard Blum revealed in 1990 to be a secret UFO Working Group at the Pentagon, evaluating UAP sightings and investigating alleged unexplained objects entering Earth from orbit.
“It was John Alexander who initiated what New York Times reporter Howard Blum revealed in 1990 to be a secret UFO Working Group at the Pentagon, evaluating UAP sightings and investigating alleged unexplained objects entering Earth from orbit.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch15:16025-16262 administrative second hand
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According to The New York Times, GRU Unit 29155's purpose is to mount a coordinated and ongoing campaign to destabilize Europe and the US, executed by operatives skilled in subversion, sabotage and assassination.
“There is a GRU unit known only by the number 29155 and its purpose, according to The New York Times, is to mount a 'coordinated and ongoing campaign to destabilize Europe' (and the US) executed by operatives 'skilled in subversion, sabotage and assassination'.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch20:3701-3948 hearsay second hand
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The first two Defence Department UAP videos posted by To The Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences were posted in mid-December 2017, timed for impact when Politico, The Washington Post, and The New York Times broke the story of the Department of Defense's Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) investigations into UAP.
“The first two were posted in mid-December 2017, timed for impact when Politico, The Washington Post and The New York Times broke the story of the Defence Department's AATIP investigations into UAPs.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch21:20924-21123 administrative
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One of the Super Hornet pilots involved in the translucent sphere incident filed an official mishap report with the US Navy, which was ignored.
“The Times story revealed that one of the Super Hornet pilots filed an official mishap report with the navy, only for it to be ignored.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch22:2771-2899 administrative second hand
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In July 2020, in an interview with The New York Times conducted apparently before he joined Aerospace Corporation, Eric Davis admitted that the US held recovered physical UAP samples.
“He then surfaced in July 2020 in an interview with The New York Times (an interview apparently conducted before he joined Aerospace Corporation), where he admitted that the US held recovered physical UAP samples.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch24:18922-19128 testimony second hand
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Eric Davis told The New York Times that he gave a classified briefing to a Defence Department agency in March 2020 about retrievals from off-world vehicles not made on this earth.
“He also told the Times that he had given a classified briefing to a Defence Department agency three months earlier in March 2020 about retrievals from 'off-world vehicles not made on this earth'.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch24:19276-19466 testimony first hand
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As rumours of an imminent New York Times story mounted in June 2020, Tom Wilson issued a strong denial that any such meeting with Eric Davis ever happened.
“as rumours of an imminent *New York Times* story mounted in June 2020, Wilson finally issued a strong denial that any such meeting with Davis ever happened.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch26:1819-1966 testimony first hand
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Covering UFO crash retrievals has been particularly difficult to get published in The New York Times because of the controversy involved and because the underlying information is classified.
“It's probably been the most difficult . . . topic to get out into The Times because for all the reasons you could imagine, because of its controversy and because the information about it is classified, and there's only so much that we can bring forward and that makes it particularly difficult to report on that topic, as well as it being so sensational.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch28:25127-25471 opinion first hand
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The New York Times reported that of the cases that have been resolved, most Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings proved to be either errant junk in the sky like balloons, or surveillance activity, and incidents recorded in the past year for which more data had been collected turned out to have ordinary earthbound explanations.
“The *Times* stated that, 'of the cases that have been resolved, most have proved to be either errant junk in the sky, like balloons, or surveillance activity … Incidents recorded in the past year for which more data has been collected, have turned out to have ordinary earthbound explanations.'”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch29:25378-25653 administrative second hand
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Readers of the New York Times were not allowed to see the intelligence report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings and were told this was necessary to protect intelligence collection methods.
“Readers of the *Times* were told they were not allowed to see this intelligence report; we had to take the Pentagon's word for this because it was necessary to protect intelligence collection methods.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch29:25668-25886 administrative second hand
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In January 1945, The New York Times reported that the Germans had introduced 'foo-fighter' balls of fire into the night skies over Germany that raced alongside the wings of American Beaufighter aircraft flying intruder missions over the Reich.
“‘The Germans have thrown something new into the night skies over Germany – the weird, mysterious “foo-fighter” balls of fire that race alongside the wings of American Beaufighters flying intruder missions over the Reich,’ The New York Times reported in January 1945.”
In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch7:110-372 observation second hand
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Ralph Blumenthal was a contributor and former staff reporter for the New York Times.
“she had immediately contacted Blumenthal, a contributor and former staff reporter for the *New York Times,* to see if he was interested.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch29:16341-16466 administrative
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At the Pentagon's Christmas party, aides told Secretary of Defense James Mattis that the New York Times was running a front-page Sunday story reporting a secret Department of Defense program investigating UAP and asking why Luis Elizondo had resigned.
““Sir, the *New York Times* is running a front-page story in the Sunday paper saying that we have a secret program investigating UAP. They are asking why Lue resigned.””
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch29:19049-19205 hearsay second hand
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Reporter Helene Cooper phoned Luis Elizondo and confided that she had met with a since-departed Pentagon official regarding the New York Times UAP story.
“Then one of her colleagues, the reporter Helene Cooper, phoned and confided that she had met with the now-r”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch29:19873-19975 testimony first hand
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On the afternoon of 2017-12-16, the New York Times broke online news of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), followed seconds later by Politico and then the Washington Post.
“The news exploded that afternoon. The New York Times broke the news online and was followed seconds later by Politico, then the Washington Post.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch29:21978-22122 observation first hand
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On 2017-12-17, the New York Times published two articles about the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) on the cover of the print edition of the Sunday paper.
“The Times stories appeared the following day on the cover of the print edition of the Sunday paper.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch29:22190-22285 administrative
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The front-page New York Times story revealed the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), a secret programme investigating Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP), and Luis Elizondo's role in it.
“Their front-page story revealed the existence of AATIP—that is, a secret program investigating UAP—and my role.”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch29:22376-22482 administrative
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Luis Elizondo and his colleagues considered the New York Times' cautious disclaimer on the Tic Tac article absurd and believed the headline should have been "We are not alone!"
“My colleagues and I thought that was absurd. The headline should have been "We are not alone!"”
Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs 2024-08-19 ch29:24363-24450 opinion first hand
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In 2017, when The New York Times article on the Pentagon Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) programme was published, the r/UFOs subreddit had 70,000 members.
“the UFO subreddit. In 2017, when the New York Times article came out, it had 70,000 people on it.”
The UFO Cover-Up Leads to One Secret Society — and One Final Event 2026-07-14 00:30:13.6-00:30:19.2 measurement first hand
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When Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal published the Tic Tac story in The New York Times in 2017, the United States Air Force said nothing, and it still says nothing.
“when Leslie Kane and Ralph Blumenthal came out with the story in 2017, the Tic Tac story in the Times, the Air Force said nothing. The silence became deafening after a while because the Air Force still says nothing.”
The Terrible Truth About the Visitors - Whitley Strieber | ep. 96 2026-07-24 01:28:48.0-01:29:06.7 observation first hand
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Whitley Strieber's book Communion, about being taken by non-human sentient beings, was a New York Times bestseller.
“his book, Communion, where he wrote about being taken by non-human sentient beings was a huge New York Times bestseller”
Whitley Strieber Reveals What 40 Years of Encounters Taught Him | Reality Check Rewind 2026-08-14 00:00:58.2-00:01:07.6 administrative first hand