Even though the Times broke the 2017 story that started the whole modern UFO ball rolling, they have for the most part been ignoring and back-burnering the whole topic ever since. This article seems like a tentative step forward.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/us/ufo-files-pentagon.html
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The NYT wades back in (finally)
For many of the pastors in the room, and some other Christians, there’s only one possible explanation for extraterrestrial beings: They are not neutral visitors from other planets or dimensions, but demonic entities.
Julian Virek
Julian Virek is a writer and cultural researcher tracking the evolution of modern anomalous mythology. As the editor of 8PointedStar, his work bypasses bureaucratic theatre to examine the phenomenon through the lens of folklore, anthropology, and humanity's age-old intersection with the unknown.