Indio, CA. 11/30/25
By Michael Kayser
And Rich Scheck
More on Tic Tac as Disinfo: The Crumbling Foundation of the 2017 Disclosure Narrative
La Quinta, CA — 11/29/25
The Farah documentary Age of Disclosure leans heavily on the credibility of the now-iconic December 16, 2017 New York Times Tic Tac story — an article that many researchers argue is not a historic disclosure moment, but a carefully engineered narrative whose claims are increasingly collapsing under scrutiny.
DJ, Scoles, Greenewald, Scheck, Warner, Farrell, and numerous others have long pointed out major inconsistencies in the NYT story and the way it was deployed into the public sphere.
But recent developments — including statements from the original program head, clarifications from key promoters, admissions from the NYT’s own co-author, and a significant exposé from The Wall Street Journal — push this story into new territory.
Below is a consolidated overview of what has emerged.
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1. Lacatski Calls the NYT Tic Tac Story “Totally Inaccurate”
In a recent Weaponized podcast appearance, Dr. James Lacatski, head of AAWSAP (the actual program underlying the NYT article), delivered one of the most consequential statements to date.
At minute 9:40, Lacatski says the December 2017 New York Times Tic Tac story was:
“totally inaccurate.”
Source:
https://www.thewowsignal.news/latest-news/updates-from-the-new-paradigm-institute-dr-jim-lacatski-reveals-insights-on-weaponized-podcast
For a story that launched the modern disclosure movement, this is nothing short of a direct repudiation from its primary insider.
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2. Mellon’s Commentary Further Undermines the Original Framing
Chris Mellon — a central figure in pushing the Tic Tac narrative and shaping policy responses — has recently issued comments that subtly but meaningfully distance him from the original NYT framing.
See this thread:
https://x.com/MiddleOfMayhem/status/1770109796123058545
Mellon’s remarks reinforce what many researchers have argued for years:
The NYT story was shaped, curated, and incomplete.
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3. Kean Admits She Omitted Facts “to Get People to Accept UFOs”
Leslie Kean, co-author of the 2017 NYT piece, later acknowledged that she intentionally avoided certain facts to make the subject more palatable.
Her own admission:
She left out information “to help get people to accept UFOs.”
This is an extraordinary statement — not only because of the content she admits omitting, but because it reveals the intentional narrative engineering embedded in the original article.
The obvious question:
What else was curated, omitted, or framed to produce a desired public reaction?
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4. Vallée Working With Peter Thiel on a Private UFO Database
As recently reported, Jacques Vallée is assisting Peter Thiel on a privately held UFO data project.
Source:
https://x.com/RedPandaKoala/status/1993570818438349027?s=20
This fits a broader pattern we’ve been tracking:
The real UFO research — the deep data, the high-value information — is increasingly being pulled into private hands, outside public oversight.
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5. The Wall Street Journal Exposé: UFO Disclosure as Cover for Defense Spending
Perhaps the most damning development comes from The Wall Street Journal.
The WSJ reported that the modern disclosure push, including the Tic Tac narrative, was used to justify or obscure new streams of defense and intelligence spending.
Article:
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/ufo-us-disinformation-45376f7e
The implication is blunt:
The “Age of Disclosure” may have been, in part, a budgetary maneuver.
The WSJ connects the dots between:
• defense contractors
• congressional appropriations
• “black budget” expansions
• and UFO narratives framed as national security threats
…suggesting that the Tic Tac story functioned as strategic disinformation rather than revelation.
This is perfectly aligned with longstanding research into how UFO narratives have been weaponized historically — both psychologically and financially.
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6. Context From Recent Articles (Scheck 2025)
To understand the larger context, Rich Scheck’s recent pieces are essential:
1. https://stateofthenation.info/?p=37972
2. https://stateofthenation.info/?p=38934
These articles document a patterned, historically consistent use of UFO narratives to manipulate public perception, steer policy, and mask classified work.
When placed alongside the WSJ revelations, they provide a broader timeline showing that the 2017 Tic Tac story fits neatly into decades of similar operations.
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Conclusion: The Foundation of the Disclosure Narrative Is Crumbling
The Farah documentary treats the NYT Tic Tac story as if it represents an uncontested, well-documented, reliable turning point — the beginning of an “Age of Disclosure.”
But the emerging evidence directly contradicts that view:
• The program head says the NYT story was totally inaccurate.
• A chief promoter (Mellon) is now distancing himself from the original framing.
• A co-author admits she intentionally manipulated the narrative.
• Vallée is collaborating on private UFO data vaults with billionaire interest.
• And now, the Wall Street Journal has revealed the disclosure push may have been used to justify or disguise defense spending priorities.
Together, these developments support what many independent investigators have argued since 2017:
The Tic Tac story was never a disclosure event.
It was manufactured consent — engineered, curated, and strategically deployed.
As insiders continue to speak and new reporting emerges, the public may finally understand that the “Age of Disclosure” rests not on solid evidence, but on a shaky scaffold of narrative construction, psychological operations, and financial motives.