The New York Times, AATIP, and the Tic Tac, 2017
Guide:“The 2017 New York Times AATIP/Tic Tac Disclosure” is a featured entry in the AlienResearch archive. Around 2017, while keeping the original footage and citations, this page adds a readable guide and search points, improving information density and how readily it can be indexed. Existing body summary: 📋 Case information table Item Information Event name 2017 New York Times AATIP/Tic Tac Disclosure Time December 16, 2017 Location Washington, D.C., United States / global media Event type media discl
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📋 Case information table
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Event name | 2017 New York Times AATIP/Tic Tac Disclosure |
| Time | December 16, 2017 |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States / global media |
| Event type | Media disclosure / institutional turning point |
| CE classification | Not applicable |
| Confidence | ★★★★★ (5 stars — Pentagon confirmation + Navy video) |
🔍 Event details
On December 16, 2017,The New York Timespublished on its front page a report that changed the shape of the global conversation about UFOs:Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program. For the first time, the report disclosed a program the U.S. Department of Defense had secretly run for many years:AATIP (the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program)。
The core of the report:
- From 2007 to 2012 the Pentagon secretly funded a $22 million UFO research program
- The program was led by former intelligence official Luis Elizondo (Luis Elizondo)
- It releasedthree UFO videos shot by Navy F/A-18 fighters: FLIR (the Tic Tac incident), GIMBAL, and GOFAST
Encountered by the USS Nimitz carrier strike group in 2004, the“Tic Tac” incidentwas especially stunning—a white oval object about 40 feet long, with no visible propulsion system, displayed“impossible” flight performance: dropping instantly from 80,000 feet to sea level and showing astonishing maneuverability in front of F/A-18 pilot David Fravor (David Fravor).
This disclosurefundamentally changed how seriously UFOs are discussed worldwide—from a fringe topic of doubt and ridicule to the subject of congressional hearings and front pages in the mainstream press.
📚 References
- The New York Times, Dec 16, 2017
- DoD: Release of UAP videos (2020)
- To The Stars Academy: AATIP disclosures
