The New York Times

The New York Times, founded in 1851 in the United States, is a civilian news organization renowned for investigative journalism. In UAP/UFO research, it played a pivotal role by publishing on December 16, 2017, U.S. Navy videos of unidentified aerial phenomena (FLIR, GIMBAL, GOFAST) from the Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt carrier groups, confirmed authentic by the Pentagon. The article also revealed the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), a secretive Pentagon initiative studying UAP, led by Luis Elizondo, sparking congressional interest, hearings, and whistleblower testimonies. This coverage shifted UAP from fringe to mainstream discourse, influencing ODNI's 2021 report and ongoing government inquiries. Currently active, it continues reporting on UAP developments.