Section D · Investigative journalists · 1958–

Leslie Kean

Investigative journalist + co-author of the NYT piece (17 Dec 2017) + author of 'UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record' (2010, NYT bestseller)

Biography

She co-wrote the New York Times report of December 2017 that changed the public conversation on the topic in the United States. Her 2010 book already anticipated that agenda, with verifiable testimonies from military pilots and former officials and without sensationalist language. She was a key piece in the shift from the term 'UFO' to 'anomalous phenomenon' tied to national security.

Why they're here · 2 pieces

  1. 2010

    UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record

    NYT bestseller — anticipated the 2017 disclosure frame

  2. 2017

    NYT 'Glowing Auras and Black Money'

    Mainstream article that revealed AATIP to the public

Sources

  • Cooper, Blumenthal & Kean, 'Glowing Auras and Black Money', The New York Times (16 dic 2017) — Report that revealed the AATIP program.

Associated cases (2)

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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Kecksburg· 1965

On 9 December 1965, thousands of witnesses saw a fireball cross the U.S. northeast; in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, residents and firefighters reported an acorn-shaped metallic object settling into the woods, followed by a military cordon. A later FOIA suit against NASA exposed the Project Moon Dust recovery program.

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