Ralph Blumenthal
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American Alchemy · 1:18:08
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedAmerican Alchemy · 1:15:19
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedAmerican Alchemy · 1:15:14
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedBlumenthal, a longtime New York Times reporter, co-wrote the December 2017 story with Leslie Kean and Helene Cooper and published The Believer, a biography of John Mack, in 2021. The corpus cites both.
Who
| Role | Journalist; co-author of the 2017 New York Times AATIP story; biographer of John Mack |
|---|---|
| Side | journalist |
| Status | verified public figure (does the person exist and hold the stated position — not whether their claims are true) |
Interviews and appearances
- 1:18:08 Hollywood, The CIA & UFOs: The History Beyond Spielberg 20 June 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 1:15:19 “Aliens” Drove This Man Insane! (Ft. Greg Bishop) 5 July 2025 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 1:15:14 Hollywood, The CIA & UFOs: The History Beyond Spielberg 20 June 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
Mentioned in the corpus
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Hollywood, The CIA & UFOs: The History Beyond Spielberg 20 June 2026
- 1:18:08 ▶
He's got it cuz you watch Disclosure Day and it's just like there too many deep cut things where it's just a little in inongruous with his interview where like he'll say like yeah I don't know his 2017 New York Times article Leslie Kane and Ralph Blumenthal it's like you know got me into this this stuff
- 1:18:08 ▶ interview
- 1:18:08 ▶
“Aliens” Drove This Man Insane! (Ft. Greg Bishop) 5 July 2025
Hollywood, The CIA & UFOs: The History Beyond Spielberg 20 June 2026
Named in 5 uploads (automatic name matching, 5 mentions)
- UFO Skeptic Mick West Challenged To A Debate ×1
- The Defense Secretary Killed Over UFOs (Ft. Richard Dolan) ×1
- “Tesla's Technology is Still Classified!" (Ft. Senate Staffer Kirk McConnell) ×1
- Hollywood, The CIA & UFOs: The History Beyond Spielberg ×1
- Hollywood, The CIA & UFOs: The History Beyond Spielberg ×1
On the map
New York Times reveals AATIP and releases Navy videos. Open the full map filtered to this record.
Sources on this record
- 1:18:08 Hollywood, The CIA & UFOs: The History Beyond Spielberg ▶
He's got it cuz you watch Disclosure Day and it's just like there too many deep cut things where it's just a little in inongruous with his interview where like he'll say like yeah I don't know his 2017 New York Times article Leslie Kane and Ralph Blumenthal it's like you know got me into this this stuff