New York Times: How Blink-182's Tom DeLonge became a UFO researcher

As news of the Navy’s statement confirming UFO sightings spread, many people took note of the To the Stars Academy of Arts & Sciences and more specifically one of its founders: Tom DeLonge, who was from 1993 until 2015 a guitarist and singer for the band Blink-182. How, many wondered, did the guy from Blink-182 become involved in UFO research?