“Dated story?” That link is only two years old, and Elizondo has been out peddling his nonsense for much, much longer than that. Do a bit of reading about the guy, and then decide if you want to put faith in what he says.
On top of that, the military has itself said all these images are theirs and they don't know what they are...so Elizondo and Mellon have been backed up by the Pentagon.
And you keep focusing on one person....What about all the Navy personnel, witnesses, radar operators, radar tracks, ship/aircraft video from Navy aircraft and Navy warships?