Estimate of the Situation

The New York Times Says Crashed UFOs May Exist

In a heavily edited piece, the Times says UFO studies, reports and briefings are on-going, and crash wreckage is probably a reality, too.

“No Longer in the Shadows, Pentagon U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public” by Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Keane. | Image: Duane Loose

After weeks of build-up, rising tension and the usual thrust-and-parry in the UFO echo chamber, the New York Times finally published its latest article trying to normalize a subject that the paper, politicians and the public have been in denial about for over seven decades.

Expectations were high for what was widely rumored to be game-changing coverage from reporters Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean.

Instead of a Smoking Gun with a shocking headline to match, the Times published a committee report, probably the result of friction between the natural conservatism of editors and the passion of reporters. Oh, it’s full of bombshells, but they have buried the lead (or lede) because it’s too wild — that we probably have crashed UFOs in our possession and have for a while.

So, flaws and all, the article is going to go down in the history yet to be written about the early days of the confirmation of UAP reality. It does not, and probably cannot, answer the two obvious follow-up questions. If these…