List of UFO researchers
Encyclopedia
The following is a worldwide list of Ufologists
(UFO researchers).
Ufology
Ufology is a neologism coined to describe the collective efforts of those who study reports and associated evidence of unidentified flying objects . UFOs have been subject to various investigations over the years by governments, independent groups, and scientists...
(UFO researchers).
Finland
- Rauni-Leena Luukanen-KildeRauni-Leena Luukanen-KildeRauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde is a Finnish physician who has been an author and lecturer on parapsychology, ufology and mind control since 1982. She now lives in Norway....
, (b. 1939), has spoken openly about the hiding of UFO evidence. - Juhan af GrannJuhan af GrannJuhan af Grann is a Finnish film director and producer known for his UFO documentaries...
, (b. 1948), is a FinnishFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
film director and producer known of his UFO documentaries.
Italy
- Monsignor Corrado Balducci, (1923–2008), a Roman Catholic theologian of the Vatican CuriaRoman CuriaThe Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Catholic Church, together with the Pope...
long time exorcistExorcistIn some religions an exorcist is a person who is believed to be able to cast out the devil or other demons. A priest, a nun, a monk, a healer, a shaman or other specially prepared or instructed person can be an exorcist...
for the Archdiocese of RomeRomeRome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
Spain
- Iker Jiménez Elizari (b. 1973) is a journalist born in the BasqueBasque Country (autonomous community)The Basque Country is an autonomous community of northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay and Gipuzkoa, also called Historical Territories....
city of Vitoria. He's licensed in Sciences of the Information by the Complutensian University of Madrid and the European University of Madrid. His wife, Carmen Porter, is also a journalist and investigator on paranormal activity; both work together in the show Cuarto Milenio, in the TV network Cuatro, and its radio version Milenio 3 in Cadena SERCadena SERLa Cadena SER is Spain's premier radio network in terms of both seniority and audience share...
, about paranormal activity, Ufology and other mysteries.
Switzerland
- Erich von DänikenErich von DänikenErich Anton Paul von Däniken is a Swiss author best known for his controversial claims about extraterrestrial influences on early human culture, in books such as Chariots of the Gods?, published in 1968...
, (b. 1935), is a controversial Swiss author best known for his books which examine possible evidence for extraterrestrialExtraterrestrial lifeExtraterrestrial life is defined as life that does not originate from Earth...
influences on early human culture.
United Kingdom
- George KingGeorge King (Aetherius Society)George King was Founder-President of The Aetherius Society, a UFO religion. He was also an inventor, author, lecturer and spiritual teacher.-Early years:...
, (1919–1997) regarded himself as "Primary Terrestrial Mental Channel" for great and evolved extraterrestrial Intelligences. - Elizabeth KlarerElizabeth KlarerElizabeth Klarer was a South African who claimed to have been contacted by extraterrestials between 1954 and 1963. She was one of the first women to claim a sexual relationship with an extraterrestrial.-Biography:...
, (1910–1984), South African contactee and UFO photographer. - Nick PopeNick PopeNick Pope worked for 21 years at the British Government's Ministry of Defence from 1985 to 2006. He is best-known for a job that he did from 1991 to 1994, where his duties included investigating reports of UFO sightings, to see if they had any defence significance...
, Former head of the UFO desk, Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Defence (United Kingdom)The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
; author of Operation Thunder ChildOperation Thunder ChildOperation Thunder Child is a book by British civil servant Nick Pope. It is the prequel to his novel Operation Lightning Strike. He is most notably known for working in for the British Ministry of Defence on the subject of unidentified flying objects. Operation Thunder Child was first published in...
. - Jenny RandlesJenny RandlesJenny Randles is a British author and former director of investigations with the British UFO Research Association , serving in that role from 1982 through to 1994.-Career:Randles specializes in writing books on UFOs and paranormal phenomena...
, (b. 1951), is a BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
author and former director of investigations with the British UFO Research AssociationBritish UFO Research AssociationThe British UFO Research Association or BUFORA is a UK organisation formerly registered as "BUFORA Ltd"; dedicated to investigating UFO phenomenon in the British Isles...
(BUFORA). - Brinsley Le Poer TrenchBrinsley Le Poer Trench, 8th Earl of ClancartyWilliam Francis Brinsley Le Poer Trench, 8th Earl of Clancarty, 7th Marquess of Heusden was a prominent ufologist. He was an Irish peer, as well a nobleman in the Dutch nobility.-Biography:...
, (1911–1995), a Ufologist and a firm believer in flying saucers, and in particular, the Hollow EarthHollow EarthThe Hollow Earth hypothesis proposes that the planet Earth is either entirely hollow or otherwise contains a substantial interior space. The hypothesis has been shown to be wrong by observational evidence, as well as by the modern understanding of planet formation; the scientific community has...
theory.
Ukraine
- Artem Bilyk, head of the Center for Abnormal Space Phenomena Studies at the National Technical University of Ukraine (KPI).. Author of over 30 publications, numerous publications in the media and the Internet. Inherited a lot of public material on UFO activity in sections of the Academy of Sciences. Upstream developer of several innovative methods of identification of atmospheric phenomena, mathematical processing, automatic process of peer review.
Canada
- Stanton Friedman, (b. 1934), U.S. born Canadian professional ufologist, former nuclear physicist, did early research on Roswell and also MJ-12 documents.
- Paul HellyerPaul HellyerPaul Theodore Hellyer, PC is a Canadian engineer, politician, writer and commentator who has had a long and varied career. He is the longest serving current member of the Privy Council, just ahead of Prince Philip.-Early life:...
, (b. 1923) a Canadian politician. Officially inaugurated a UFOUnidentified flying objectA term originally coined by the military, an unidentified flying object is an unusual apparent anomaly in the sky that is not readily identifiable to the observer as any known object...
landing pad in St. Paul, AlbertaSt. Paul, AlbertaSt. Paul is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada. It was formerly called St. Paul de Métis and was originally a French-Catholic settlement and mission to the Metis people....
; the first in the world. - Wilbert Brockhouse Smith (1910–1962) was a Canadian electrical engineer, radio engineer, ufologist and contactee.
Mexico
- Jaime MaussanJaime MaussanJosé Jaime Maussan Flota is a Mexican journalist and Mexico's leading ufologist.- Career :Jaime Maussan studied journalism at the UNAM and the Miami University in Ohio, United States....
, (b. 1953), is a MexicanMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and ufologist.
United States
- George AdamskiGeorge AdamskiGeorge Adamski was a Polish-born American citizen who became widely known in ufology circles, and to some degree in popular culture, after he claimed to have photographed ships from other planets, met with friendly Nordic alien "Space Brothers", and to have taken flights with them...
(April 17, 1891 – April 23, 1965) - Controversial UFO contactee of the 1950s, wrote several bestselling books about his encounters with friendly "space brothers" from other planets. - Orfeo AngelucciOrfeo AngelucciOrfeo Matthew Angelucci was one of the most unusual of the mid-1950s contactees who claimed to be in contact with extraterrestrials....
(aka Orville Angelucci) (June 25, 1912 – July 24, 1993) - One of the most unusual of the mid-1950s UFO contactees. - Art BellArt BellArthur W. "Art" Bell, III is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland...
(birth name: Arthur William Bell, III) (b. 1945) - US radio broadcaster and author, known primarily as the founder and longtime host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AMCoast to Coast AMCoast to Coast AM is a North American late-night syndicated radio talk show that deals with a variety of topics, but most frequently ones that relate to either the paranormal or conspiracy theories. It was created by Art Bell and is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. The program currently...
. - Paul BennewitzPaul BennewitzPaul Bennewitz was an American businessman who played a major role in shaping the development of UFO Conspiracies since the 1980s. After uncovering secret U.S...
(September 29, 1927 – June 23, 2003) - US businessman who played a major role in shaping the development of UFO conspiracy theories since the 1980s. - Greg BishopGreg BishopGregory Lawrence Bishop was an American football offensive tackle in the NFL for the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at the University of the Pacific and high school football at Lodi High School....
- Author of Project Beta and co-founder of the magazine The Excluded Middle. Also, hosts a weekly radio program, Radio Misterioso, and co-writes the blog UFO Mystic with Nick RedfernNick RedfernNicholas "Nick" Redfern born 1964 in Pelsall, Walsall, Staffordshire is a British best-selling author, Ufologist and Cryptozoologist now living in Dallas, Texas, U.S.....
. - Jerome ClarkJerome ClarkJerome Clark is an American researcher and writer, specializing in unidentified flying objects and other anomalous phenomena; he is also a songwriter of some note....
(b. 1946) - UFO historian, author of the UFO Encyclopedia - Philip J. CorsoPhilip J. CorsoPhilip J. Corso was an American Army officer.He served in the United States Army from February 23, 1942, to March 1, 1963, and earned the rank of Lieutenant Colonel....
(1915–1998) - Army Intel officer, wrote highly-disputed book on Roswell UFO incidentRoswell UFO incidentThe Roswell UFO Incident was the recovery of an object that crashed in the general vicinity of Roswell, New Mexico, in June or July 1947, allegedly an extra-terrestrial spacecraft and its alien occupants. Since the late 1970s the incident has been the subject of intense controversy and of...
. - Robert DeanRobert Dean (Ufologist)Robert Orel Dean is a UFOlogist from Tucson, Arizona.Dean retired from the US Army as a command sergeant major after a 28 year career. He has appeared on radio programs, TV documentaries and at conferences discussing the subject of UFOs and an alleged government "cover up" of alien visitations to...
(b. 1929) Ufologist, reportedly read a document called An Assessment (1964), a NATO report on UFOs prompted by an incident on February 2, 1961 during which 50 UFOs allegedly appeared over Europe. - Glenn DennisGlenn DennisGlenn Dennis is a founder of the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico which opened in September 1991 and self-professed witness to the 1947 Roswell UFO incident.-Biography:...
(b. 1925) - A founder of the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico, which opened in September 1991. Dennis is a self-professed witness to the Roswell UFO incident (1947). - Richard M. DolanRichard M. DolanRichard Michael Dolan is an American historian, author and television personality, whose areas of expertise are in History and Ufology.-Education:...
(b.1962) - Author of UFOs and the National Security State, Vol. I: Chronology of a Cover-Up 1941–1973, and a frequent speaker at UFO conferences. Also, a co-host of the television series Sci-Fi Investigates. - Danielle EgnewDanielle EgnewDanielle Egnew is a psychic, musician, actress, media personality, and activist known in the areas of music, film, radio and television for both performing and producing in all four genres...
(February 28, 1969) - American PsychicPsychicA psychic is a person who professes an ability to perceive information hidden from the normal senses through extrasensory perception , or is said by others to have such abilities. It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot...
/ MediumMedium- Communication :* Medium , storage and/or transmission tools used to store and deliver information or data* Transmission medium, in physics and telecommunications, any material substance which can propagate waves or energy...
and Paranormal Radio, TV and Film host. Contactee who regularly reports on first-hand communication with extraterrestrial species along with detailed physics / design of extraterrestrial propulsion systems. - Raymond E. FowlerRaymond E. FowlerRaymond E. Fowler is an author and UFO researcher. He received a B.A. degree in liberal arts from Gordon College . He graduated with honors when he received the degree magna cum laude...
(b. 1934) long-time UFO investigator, details one of the best multiple witness alien abduction cases on record, author of The Andreasson Affair and The Allagash AbductionsAllagash AbductionsThe Allagash Abduction is a purported UFO sighting and alien abduction which is alleged to have occurred in 1976.-The UFO incidents:The witnesses said the incident started on August 20, 1976 when four men, all in their early-twenties, ventured on a camping trip into the wilderness near Allagash,...
. - Daniel FryDaniel FryDaniel William Fry was an American contactee who claimed he had multiple contacts with an alien and took a ride in a remotely piloted alien spacecraft on July 4, 1949....
(July 19, 1908 – December 20, 1992) was an AmericanUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
contactee who claimed he had multiple contacts with an alien and took a ride in a remotely piloted alien spacecraft on July 4, 1949. - Allen H. GreenfieldAllen H. GreenfieldAllen H. Greenfield , also known by his ecclesiastical name Tau Sir Hasirim, is an American occultist, ceremonial magician, UFOlogist, writer, editor, and Gnostic Bishop of Ecclesia Gnostica Universalis who resides in Atlanta, Georgia. His book The Story of the Hermetic Brotherhood of Light is one...
(b. 1946), is an American occultOccultThe word occult comes from the Latin word occultus , referring to "knowledge of the hidden". In the medical sense it is used to refer to a structure or process that is hidden, e.g...
ist, UfologistUfologyUfology is a neologism coined to describe the collective efforts of those who study reports and associated evidence of unidentified flying objects . UFOs have been subject to various investigations over the years by governments, independent groups, and scientists...
, writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, editorEditingEditing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
. - Steven M. GreerSteven M. GreerSteven M. Greer is an American physician and ufologist who founded the Orion Project and The Disclosure Project.-Biography:Greer claims that he is a contactee who has coined the term "close encounter of the fifth kind" to describe human-initiated contact with extraterrestrials.-The Disclosure...
(b. 1955), is an American physicianPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
known as a proponent of opennessOpennessOpenness is the quality of being open. It sometimes refers to a very general philosophical position from which some individuals and organizations operate, often highlighted by a decision-making process recognizing communal management by distributed stakeholders rather than a centralized authority...
in government, media and corporations when it comes to advanced technologies that he and others believe to have been shelved and hidden from public awareness for reasons of profitProfit (economics)In economics, the term profit has two related but distinct meanings. Normal profit represents the total opportunity costs of a venture to an entrepreneur or investor, whilst economic profit In economics, the term profit has two related but distinct meanings. Normal profit represents the total...
and influenceInfluenceInfluence may refer to:In science and technology:*Sphere of influence , the region around a celestial body in which it is the primary gravitational influence on orbiting objects...
. - Richard H. HallRichard H. HallRichard H. Hall was a leading Ufologist and proponent of the extraterrestrial hypothesis to explain UFO sightings; he also wrote books and articles dealing with the role of women in the American Civil War.-Biography:...
(December 25, 1930 – July 17, 2009), former assistant director of NICAP in the 1960s, former director of the Fund for UFO ResearchFund for UFO ResearchThe Fund for UFO Research is an UFO research group based in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1979, FUFOR states its aims as being to further the scholarly research of UFOs and the extraterrestrial hypothesis , and to secure the release of classified U.S...
in the 1980s. - Charles I. Halt, retired USAF Colonel who was a key figure in the Rendlesham UFO incident in 1980.
- Allan HendryAllan HendryAllan Hendry is an American astronomer and ufologist. UFO historian Jerome Clark calls him "one of the most skilled investigators in the history of UFO research." He was the main investigator for the Center for UFO Studies in the 1970s....
(b. 1950), astronomer, full-time UFO investigator for the Center for UFO StudiesCenter for UFO StudiesThe Center for UFO Studies is a privately-funded UFO research group. It was founded in 1973 by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, the Chairman of the Department of Astronomy at Northwestern University in Illinois....
in the late 1970s and early 1980s. - Budd HopkinsBudd HopkinsBudd Hopkins was an American painter, sculptor, and prominent figure in abduction phenomenon, and related UFO research.-Life:Born in 1931 and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia...
(b. 1931), alien abduction researcher. - Linda Moulton HoweLinda Moulton HoweLinda Moulton Howe, born January 20, 1942, is an American investigative journalist and documentary producer-writer-director-editor who is currently based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.-Early life and education:She was born as Linda Moulton in Boise, Idaho...
(b. 1942), journalist known for cattle mutilationCattle mutilationCattle mutilation is the apparent killing and mutilation of cattle under unusual or anomalous circumstances...
investigations. - J. Allen HynekJ. Allen HynekDr. Josef Allen Hynek was a United States astronomer, professor, and ufologist. He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research. Hynek acted as scientific adviser to UFO studies undertaken by the U.S. Air Force under three consecutive names: Project Sign , Project Grudge , and Project Blue Book...
(May 1, 1910 – April 27, 1986) - Astronomer, consultant to Project Blue BookProject Blue BookProject Blue Book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects conducted by the United States Air Force. Started in 1952, it was the second revival of such a study...
(USAF). Founded CUFOS (Center for UFO StudiesCenter for UFO StudiesThe Center for UFO Studies is a privately-funded UFO research group. It was founded in 1973 by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, the Chairman of the Department of Astronomy at Northwestern University in Illinois....
). - Morris K. JessupMorris K. JessupMorris Ketchum Jessup , had a Master of Science Degree in astronomy and, though employed for most of his life as an automobile-parts salesman and a photographer, is probably best remembered for his pioneering ufological writings and his role in "uncovering" the so-called "Philadelphia...
(March 2 or 20, 1900 – April 20, 1959), a photographer, is probably best remembered for his pioneering ufological writings and his role in uncovering the so-called Philadelphia ExperimentPhiladelphia ExperimentThe Philadelphia Experiment is the name of an alleged naval military experiment said to have been carried out at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA sometime around October 28, 1943. It is alleged that the U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Eldridge was to be rendered...
. - John KeelJohn KeelJohn Alva Keel, born Alva John Kiehle was an American journalist and influential UFOlogist best known as author of The Mothman Prophecies.-Biography:...
(birth name: Alva John Kiehle) (March 25, 1930 – July 3, 2009), journalist, investigated the famous MothmanMothmanMothman is a legendary creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia from 15 November 1966 to 15 December 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register dated 16 November 1966, entitled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird...Creature...Something"...
Sightings in West Virginia in 1966 and 1967. - Donald KeyhoeDonald KeyhoeDonald Edward Keyhoe was an American Marine Corps naval aviator, writer of many aviation articles and stories in a variety of leading publications, and manager of the promotional tours of aviation pioneers, especially of Charles Lindbergh.In the 1950s he became well-known as an UFO researcher,...
(June 20, 1897 – Nov. 29, 1988), aviator and Marine Corps officer, was the leader of NICAP, the largest civilian UFO research group in the US, in the 1950s and 1960s. - Philip J. KlassPhilip J. KlassPhilip Julian Klass was an American journalist and UFO researcher, known for his skepticism regarding UFOs. In the ufological and skeptical communities, Klass tends to inspire strongly polarized appraisals. Klass has been called the "Sherlock Holmes of UFOlogy"...
(November 8, 1919 – August 9, 2005), senior editor of Aviation Week and Space Technology, leading UFO skeptic/debunker from mid-1960s until his death in 2005. - George KnappGeorge Knapp (journalist)George Knapp is an award-winning American investigative journalist.A longtime fixture in Las Vegas media, he works at KLAS-TV and is also a frequent host of the Sunday night/Monday morning Coast To Coast AM syndicated radio show...
(b. 1952) - American investigative journalist. - Bob LazarBob LazarRobert Scott Lazar or Bob Lazar , has said to have worked from 1988 until 1989 as a physicist at an area called S-4 , allegedly located near Groom Lake, Nevada, at the location also known as Area 51...
(b. 1959) is a physicist and owner of a mail-order scientific supply company who claims to have worked from 1988 until 1989 at an area called S-4 (Sector Four). - Bruce MaccabeeBruce MaccabeeBruce Maccabee is an American optical physicist formerly employed by the U.S. Navy, and a leading ufologist.- Biography :MacCabee received a B.S. in physics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., and then at American University, Washington, DC,...
(b. 1942), retired US Navy optical physicist, has analyzed numerous UFO videos and photos. - Jim MarrsJim MarrsJim Marrs is an American former newspaper journalist and New York Times best-selling author of books and articles on a wide range of alleged cover ups and conspiracies. Marrs is a prominent figure in the JFK conspiracy press and his book Crossfire was a source for Oliver Stone's film JFK...
(b. 1943), is a conspiracy theorist, news reporter, college professor, and author of books and articles on a wide range of assorted conspiracy theories. - Riley MartinRiley MartinRiley L. Martin is a self-described alien contactee, author, and radio host. Martin is the author of the book The Coming of Tan, which describes his life and his alleged abduction by aliens. He hosts The Riley Martin Show on the Sirius Satellite Radio channel Howard 101...
(b. 1946), is a self-described alien contactee, author, and radio host. - John Edward MackJohn Edward MackJohn Edward Mack, M.D. was an American psychiatrist, writer, and professor at Harvard Medical School...
(1929–2004), HarvardHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
psychiatrist/professor, alien abduction researcher. - Donald Howard MenzelDonald Howard MenzelDonald Howard Menzel was one of the first theoretical astronomers and astrophysicists in the US. He discovered the physical properties of the solar chromosphere, the chemistry of stars, the atmosphere of Mars, and the nature of gaseous neblulae.-Biography:Born in Florence, Colorado in 1901 and...
(1901–1976), professor of astronomy at Harvard UniversityHarvard UniversityHarvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, leading UFO skeptic of the 1950s and 1960s. - James W. MoseleyJames W. MoseleyJames W. Moseley is an American ufologist.He has exposed UFO hoaxers and perpetrated fraud in his career and, according to Jerome Clark, has "entertained just about every view it is possible to hold about UFOs, without ever managing to say anything especially interesting or memorable about any of...
(b. 1931), editor of Saucer Smear, longtime observer and commentator of the UFO field. - George NooryGeorge NooryGeorge Ralph Noory is a Lebanese-American radio talk show host.As of 2010, he is the weekday host of the late-night radio talk show Coast to Coast AM. He is heard across the United States and Canada on many AM and FM stations as well as on XM Satellite Radio. His show is one of the most listened...
(b. 1950), broadcaster of the popular "Coast to Coast" radio broadcast; the program discusses paranormal events. - Curtis PeeblesCurtis PeeblesCurtis Peebles is an aerospace historian for the Smithsonian Institution and the author of several books dealing with aviation and aerial phenomena....
, aerospace historian for the Smithsonian InstitutionSmithsonian InstitutionThe Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
, also a leading UFO skeptic. - Kevin D. RandleKevin D. RandleDr. Kevin D. Randle , is a prominent ufologist. Within the UFO community he is often regarded as one of the preeminent experts on the reported crash of a UFO near Roswell, New Mexico in July 1947....
(b. 1949), Captain in the US Air Force Reserves; also a leading investigator of the Roswell UFO IncidentRoswell UFO incidentThe Roswell UFO Incident was the recovery of an object that crashed in the general vicinity of Roswell, New Mexico, in June or July 1947, allegedly an extra-terrestrial spacecraft and its alien occupants. Since the late 1970s the incident has been the subject of intense controversy and of...
in 1947. - Nick RedfernNick RedfernNicholas "Nick" Redfern born 1964 in Pelsall, Walsall, Staffordshire is a British best-selling author, Ufologist and Cryptozoologist now living in Dallas, Texas, U.S.....
(b. 1964), is a British Ufologist/Cryptozoologist now living in Dallas, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, USUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. - Edward J. RuppeltEdward J. RuppeltEdward J. Ruppelt was a United States Air Force officer probably best-known for his involvement in Project Blue Book, a formal governmental study of unidentified flying objects...
(July 17, 1923 – September 15, 1960), Air Force Captain who supervised Project Blue BookProject Blue BookProject Blue Book was one of a series of systematic studies of unidentified flying objects conducted by the United States Air Force. Started in 1952, it was the second revival of such a study...
, the Air Force's official study of the UFO phenomenon in the 1950s and 1960s. - Harley RutledgeHarley RutledgeDr. Harley D. Rutledge was a U.S. physics professor, and ufologist.- Early life and career :In 1966, Harley Rutledge completed his Ph.D. in solid state physics at the University of Missouri. He subsequently took the position of Professor and Chairman of the Physics Department at Southeast Missouri...
(1926–2006), solid-state physicist, Southeast Missouri State UniversitySoutheast Missouri State UniversitySoutheast Missouri State University, is a public, accredited university located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States, near the banks of the Mississippi River. The institution, having started as a normal school, has a traditional strength in teacher education...
. - Michael SallaMichael SallaMichael Emin Salla is an international politics scholar who in 2001 became interested in the study of exopolitics and subsequently embarked on a personal effort to disseminate his exopolitical beliefs and hypotheses via the mediums of the internet, UFO and Newsconferences and radio appearances...
(b. 1958) is an international politics scholar who in 2001 became interested in the study of exopolitics. - Robert SheafferRobert SheafferRobert Sheaffer , in Chicago, IL is a freelance writer and a prominent investigator of unidentified flying objects, Christianity, academic feminism, and many other subjects...
(b. 1949), member of CSICOP's UFO subcommittee, a leading UFO skeptic/debunker. - Rob SimoneRob SimoneRob Simone is an American ufologist and a radio and TV talk show host.Simone was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and became a key figure in the East Coast alternative music scene....
Author of "UFOs In The Headlines" and "UFOs Crop Circles and the Mayan Calendar" The Rob Simone Talk Show. - Whitley StrieberWhitley StrieberLouis Whitley Strieber is an American writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, a non-fiction account of his perceived experiences with non-human entities. Strieber also co-authored The Coming Global Superstorm with Art Bell, which inspired the film about...
(b. 1946), author of CommunionCommunion (book)Communion: A True Story is a book by American ufologist and horror author Whitley Strieber that was first published in February 1987. The book is based on Strieber's alleged experiences with non-human, possibly extraterrestrial entities....
, UFO researcher and paranormal phenomena expert. - Leonard H. StringfieldLeonard H. StringfieldLeonard Stringfield was an American Ufologist who took particular interest in crashed flying saucer stories. His contacts in the medical field gave him the first descriptions of the alien bodies allegedly recovered at Roswell or elsewhere....
, (1920–1994) was an American Ufologist who took particular interest in crashed flying saucer stories. - Michael D. SwordsMichael D. SwordsMichael D. Swords is an American scientist.In 1962 Swords graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.S.. He studied biochemistry at Iowa State University , and at Case Western Reserve University Michael D. Swords is an American scientist.In 1962 Swords graduated from the University of...
, biophysicist at Western Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan UniversityWestern Michigan University is a public university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. The university was established in 1903 by Dwight B. Waldo, and as of the Fall 2010 semester, its enrollment is 25,045....
, prominent ufologist for the Center for UFO StudiesCenter for UFO StudiesThe Center for UFO Studies is a privately-funded UFO research group. It was founded in 1973 by Dr. J. Allen Hynek, the Chairman of the Department of Astronomy at Northwestern University in Illinois....
. - Jacques Fabrice ValléeJacques ValléeJacques Fabrice Vallée is a venture capitalist, computer scientist, author, ufologist and former astronomer currently residing in San Francisco, California....
(b. 1939), scientist, author. - Alfred WebreAlfred WebreAlfred Lambremont Webre, J.D., M.Ed. is an author, lawyer , futurist, peace activist, environmental activist, and a space activist who promotes the ban of space weapons. He was a co-architect of the Space Preservation Treaty and the Space Preservation Act that was introduced to the U.S...
(b. 1942), is an author, lawyerLawyerA lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
(member of the District of Columbia Bar), futurist, peace activistPeace activistThis list of peace activists includes people who proactively advocate diplomatic, non-military resolution of political disputes, usually through nonviolent means.A peace activist is an activist of the peace movement.*Jane Addams*Martti Ahtisaari...
, environmental activist, and a space activist who promotes the ban of space weapons. - Jason MurphyJason MurphyJason Murphy is an American football guard and offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He was signed by the San Diego Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
(b.1970), is writer and 25 year ufo researcher living in Connecticut. - Steve Hopkins (b.1978), is a full-time Ufologist, Cryptozoologist, North Carolina, U.S.A.
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- Fabio Zerpa, (b. 1928), is a parapsychologist and UFO researcherUfologyUfology is a neologism coined to describe the collective efforts of those who study reports and associated evidence of unidentified flying objects . UFOs have been subject to various investigations over the years by governments, independent groups, and scientists...
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