Ralph Blumenthal

45-year NYT journalist (1964–2009). Co-author of the groundbreaking NYT article of December 16, 2017 ('2 Navy Airmen and an Object That Accelerated Like Nothing I've Ever Seen') together with Leslie Kean and Helene Cooper — revealed the secret AATIP program and triggered the modern disclosure movement. On June 5, 2023, co-author of the Debrief article with Leslie Kean that first published David Grusch's statements about NHI recovery programs. Book 'The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack' (2021) about Harvard psychiatrist John Mack. Children's book 'UFOhs! Mysteries in the Sky' (2023). Connections: Leslie Kean, Helene Cooper, David Grusch, John Mack, Harry Reid.