Pentagon ↔ UFO research program

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The Pentagon is directly linked to the UFO research program as the entity that operated the surreptitious initiative, as revealed in [1] and [2], and was the subject of the New York Times article detailing the program's existence in [3] and [4].

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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com The New Yorker 10 facts

accountOn December 16, 2017, Leslie Kean and two New York Times journalists published a front-page story in the New York Times revealing that the Pentagon had been running a surreptitious U.F.O. program for ten years.

accountOn December 16, 2017, Leslie Kean and two New York Times journalists published a front-page story revealing that the Pentagon had been running a surreptitious U.F.O. program for ten years.

claimThe New York Times published the article "Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program" online on December 16, 2017, and in print the following day.

claimLuis Elizondo claimed the Pentagon's U.F.O. program continued operating after 2012 despite the lack of dedicated funding.

perspectiveThe Pentagon was initially unenthusiastic about the U.F.O. research program funded by the 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Bill, with some officials viewing it as a waste of money.

claimThe New York Times article "Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program" included two videos, one of which was titled "FLIR1."

accountOn December 16, 2017, Leslie Kean and two New York Times journalists published a front-page story revealing that the Pentagon had been running a surreptitious U.F.O. program for ten years.

accountThe Pentagon was initially unenthusiastic about the U.F.O. program funded in the 2008 Supplemental Appropriations Bill, with some officials viewing it as a waste of money, though Senator Harry Reid pressured them to continue.

quoteSenator Harry Reid stated regarding the Pentagon's U.F.O. program: 'I’m not embarrassed or ashamed or sorry I got this going.'