Philadelphia: Kean and Blumenthal Interview Elizondo for NYT
In November 2017, Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal interviewed Elizondo in Philadelphia for what would become the landmark New York Times UAP article.
Background
In November 2017, Leslie Kean traveled to Philadelphia to meet her colleague Ralph Blumenthal, a veteran New York Times contributor. Together they conducted a detailed interview with Luis Elizondo about AATIP, UAP encounters, and the three declassified videos.
Blumenthal had been working on a biography of Dr. John Mack, the Harvard psychiatrist known for studying UAP experiencers, making him uniquely receptive to the story. The interview provided the foundation for the December 16, 2017 New York Times article that would reshape the global conversation about UAP.
Significance
The interview that provided the factual foundation for the most consequential UAP media report in modern history.