“Boom, boom, boom,” flashes of artillery fire rip across the night vision sky. After weeks of airstrikes, coalition ground troops launch Operation Desert Storm. As rockets rain down, most news outlets pull out, except for one fledging new network named CNN. Bravely reporting live breaking news from the battle zone was the pivotal moment that made it the must-watch news network in the world for years to come.
Thirty years later, a military whistleblower has come forward with an out-of-this-world story. Instead of blowing the lid off the possible scoop of the century, the major news outlets passed. Ultimately it was published by a tiny aerospace blog where it would’ve totally gotten lost under the radar, if not for a bold new cable TV network.
