Leslie Kean
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American Alchemy · 0:23:55
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedAmerican Alchemy · 2:01:54
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedAmerican Alchemy · 1:38:52
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedKean wrote UFOs: Generals, Pilots and Government Officials Go on the Record (2010) and co-wrote the December 2017 New York Times story revealing AATIP and the June 2023 Debrief article introducing David Grusch. The corpus cites her reporting as a hinge in the modern era.
Who
| Role | Journalist; co-author of the 2017 New York Times AATIP story and the 2023 Grusch report |
|---|---|
| Side | journalist |
| Status | verified public figure (does the person exist and hold the stated position — not whether their claims are true) |
Interviews and appearances
- 0:23:55 I Debated UFOs With America’s Top Skeptic (It Got Ugly…) | MEMBERS RELEASE 8 July 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 2:01:54 How The UFO Phenomenon Has Engineered Human History 13 July 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 1:38:52 Army Captures Live Alien (Hospital Report Revealed!) 21 December 2025 discussed ▶ YouTube
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I Debated UFOs With America’s Top Skeptic (It Got Ugly…) | MEMBERS RELEASE 8 July 2026
How The UFO Phenomenon Has Engineered Human History 13 July 2026
Army Captures Live Alien (Hospital Report Revealed!) 21 December 2025
Named in 4 uploads (automatic name matching, 4 mentions)
On the map
New York Times reveals AATIP and releases Navy videos, House Oversight UAP hearing (26 July 2023), David Grusch goes public (NewsNation, 5 June 2023), Chilean Navy helicopter infrared video. Open the full map filtered to this record.
Sources on this record
- 0:23:55 I Debated UFOs With America’s Top Skeptic (It Got Ugly…) | MEMBERS RELEASE ▶
I'm going to give you um Leslie Keane's list of um uh ordinary terrestrial explanations.
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