The New York Times Story
Reporters Helene Cooper, Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean revealed the Pentagon's AATIP program and published the Nimitz and Gimbal videos. The same week, To the Stars Academy, co-founded by musician Tom DeLonge, released them too. Luis Elizondo became the public face of the story.
The ledger
What the record shows, what people say, and the best explanation available so far.
What's documented
- The article is public, and the program's existence was confirmed by the Pentagon.
What's claimed
Nothing on this side of the ledger.
Best explanation so far
The start of the modern UAP era. It moved UFOs from late-night radio to Congress.
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AAWSAP and AATIP
A small Pentagon study, pushed by Senator Harry Reid, that nobody knew about.
The Nimitz 'Tic Tac'
Navy pilots chase a smooth white object that the radar ship had tracked for days.
Gimbal & GoFast
Two Navy infrared videos that changed the conversation, and the analysts who picked them apart.
The Navy Videos Go Official
The Pentagon formally releases FLIR1, Gimbal and GoFast.