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In a stunning reversal, the New York Times just published a piece that appears to retract their former position on UFOs. Back in 2017, the famed publication shook the world with an article about a secret Pentagon program dedicated to the study of unidentified aerial phenomena. The revelation - which caused a veritable media shitstorm - rekindled the fire of alleged alien visitation in the hearts and minds of a populace grown accustomed to treat the subject as nothing more than a peculiarity endowed with significant entertaining value but very little real-world gravitas.
Much to the chagrin of the defense apparatus - which had tried to keep the 'alien' cork from ever popping back up to the proverbial surface - UFOs regained a modicum of credibility and even managed to gain the attention of certain individuals embedded in academic circles, whom were more than eager to push the boundaries of science by publicly tackling a subject fraught with social stigma and potential career-ending unpleasantries.
For a little while, it appeared as though nothing would be able to stop the ever-increasing acceptance of a phenomenon that did not overtly manifest itself but nevertheless refused to completely disappear from the collective psyche. Laws were passed and the Pentagon was compelled to address the uncomfortable subject in public. The mood in the UFO community sweetened and the future was beginning to look bright. But behind closed sensitive compartmented information facility (SCIF) doors, the gatekeepers were not having it ....
