Section D · Investigative journalists · 1941–

Ralph Blumenthal

45 years as a NYT staff writer + part of the 2017 Pulitzer-winning investigative team + co-author of the NYT piece (17 Dec 2017)

Biography

An investigative journalist with 45 years at the New York Times and a member of a Pulitzer-winning team. He co-signed the 2017 report that broke the serious press's silence on the Pentagon's AATIP program; his prior track record in organized crime and politics gave him the institutional weight needed so the revelation could not be dismissed as enthusiasts' fare. He later wrote the biography of psychiatrist John Mack.

Why they're here · 2 pieces

  1. 2017

    NYT 'Glowing Auras and Black Money' (co-autor)

    Public revelation of the AATIP program

  2. 2021

    The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack

    Biography of John Mack — a bridge between Harvard and abduction research

Sources

  • Ralph Blumenthal, 'The Believer: ... the Passion of John Mack' (2021) — Biography of John Mack.

Associated cases (1)

United States.

USS Nimitz Tic-Tac· 2004

USS Princeton's Aegis radar tracked objects dropping from 80,000 to 20,000 feet in under a second; Cmdr. Fravor and seven other military witnesses observed the 'Tic-Tac', and the ATFLIR video was officially released by the Pentagon. The modern benchmark case.

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Synthesized bio from the UAP disclosure ecosystem — categorized by epistemological section (A-F).