And to those reporters who are reading this, doubting this, I say, shame on you, you have snickered and laughed your way past this long enough. It's a long time overdue that you got busy, got to work, paid your investigative dues, start asking questions and, most importantly, reporting facts.

One of you will finally did this! John Hilkevitch of the Chicago Tribune did it in January 2007. Halkevitch broke this, the biggest UFO story ever.

But this was merely the tip of the iceberg.
As the courageous reporter/detective/columnist, Dorothy Kilgallen, used to say:

Who will "break the case wide-open"?

It could be you.

However, you'll have to demonstrate true investigative spirit, unlike Mr. Kristof who evidently hasn't done any serious reading or research on this subject yet preaches and pontificates on the subject as if he were an expert.

Roll up your sleeves, Kristof, challenge the editorial barriers, get to work, do some research. Do I hear Mr. Kristof protesting that there are no serious books?

Well, there are a hundred, at least. But I challenge Mr. Kristof to read just one of the two books referenced below.

Read them and weep, for the isolated world you think you exist in hasn't existed since The Forties, and it is time for the NY Times to deal with its long, long overdue obligation to report facts accurately, to its (albeit, dwindling) readership.

For Mr. Kristof's education and edification, I highly recommend the two following books:

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