Leslie Kean ↔ Ralph Blumenthal

Relations (1)

related 3.58 — strongly supporting 11 facts

Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal are professional collaborators who have co-authored numerous investigative reports for The New York Times regarding UAP and UFO phenomena since 2017, as evidenced by [1], [2], and [3].

Facts (11)

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How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously | The New Yorker newyorker.com The New Yorker 7 facts

claimA July 2020 article by Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal in The New York Times referenced unclassified slides, reportedly shown at congressional briefings, that mentioned "off-world" vehicles and "crash retrievals."

accountRalph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean pitched a story to The New York Times about a senior U.S. intelligence official who had recently quit and intended to expose a secret government program.

claimJournalists Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal initially reported that Senator Harry Reid believed that vehicles from other worlds had crashed and that retrieved materials were being studied secretly by aerospace companies under government contracts.

claimLeslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal reported in The New York Times that Senator Harry Reid believed crashes of vehicles from other worlds had occurred and that retrieved materials had been studied secretly for decades, often by aerospace companies under government contracts.

claimLeslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal have covered the U.F.O. beat for The New York Times since 2017.

accountSince 2017, Leslie Kean has covered the U.F.O. beat for The New York Times, often sharing a byline with Ralph Blumenthal.

accountIn an article published in July 2020, Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal referenced unclassified slides, reportedly shown at congressional briefings, that mentioned 'off-world' vehicles and 'crash retrievals.'

Ufology: From Fringe to Mainstream to Fringe? - Skeptic Magazine skeptic.com Skeptic 2 facts

claimThe New York Times article regarding UAP was authored by Helene Cooper, Ralph Blumenthal, and Leslie Kean.

accountChristopher Mellon facilitated a meeting between Leslie Kean and Luis Elizondo, which enabled Kean to bring the UAP story to The New York Times via Ralph Blumenthal.

Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 2 facts

claimHelene Cooper, Ralph Blumenthal, and Leslie Kean reported on the Pentagon's mysterious UFO program in a New York Times article titled 'Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program' on December 16, 2017.

claimRalph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean reported on Navy records describing encounters with unexplained flying objects in a New York Times article published on May 14, 2020.