Forbidden Science
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| Type | Book, film or media |
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| On the Timeline | 6 events, 1965–2020 |
Forbidden Science is the title of the published journals of French-American scientist and UFO researcher Jacques Vallée, which record his work on computing, venture capital and the scientific study of UFOs from 1957 onwards. The first volume appeared in 1992 and the series has continued in later volumes.[1][2]
Volumes
The first volume, Forbidden Science: Journals, 1957–1969, was published by North Atlantic Books in 1992 and reissued by Anomalist Books in 2017. Later volumes cover 1970–1979, 1980–1989, 1990–1999, 2000–2009 and 2010–2019, and a seventh, covering 2020–2025, was listed in 2026.[1][2]
Content
The first volume describes how, amid a wave of sightings in the 1960s, UFOs became a "forbidden" subject for science, and records Vallée's collaboration with astronomer J. Allen Hynek, the Air Force's UFO consultant. In a journal entry from May 1967, Vallée describes the informal network of scientists interested in UFOs that Hynek called the "Invisible College", after the group of scholars that preceded the Royal Society; a later entry records a reunion of the group in 1969.[1][3]
Reception
Reviewing the sixth volume in the Journal of Scientific Exploration in 2026, George M. Eberhart described the series as Vallée's ongoing memoirs.[4]
On the UAP Timeline
- Martin Marietta engineer's papers (1965) (17 May 1965) — Jacques Vallée says a Martin Marietta engineer was upset when his papers were seen.
- Request for Vallée's best cases (1966) (23 July 1966) — Vallée receives a request from engineers to send their best cases to unnamed Wright Field scientists.
- National Bureau of Standards 1943 UFO claim (1969) — A former intelligence officer tells Vallée the National Bureau of Standards studied UAP as early as 1943.
- Puthoff's report of a new secret study (1972) (7 October 1972) — Hal Puthoff tells Vallée a former NSA colleague said a new secret UAP study was underway.
- Vallée meets Kit Green (1974) (11 February 1974) — Vallée meets Kit Green, who describes officials interested in UAP.
- Vallée on a contractor controlling the issue (2020) (4 December 2020) — Vallée says a private contractor controls the UAP issue.
References
- "Forbidden Science: Journals 1957–1969", Powell's Books · powells.com · archived copy
- "Forbidden Science", Anomalist Books · anomalistbooks.com · archived copy
- "Visible College", Anomaly Archives · anomalyarchives.org · archived copy
- George M. Eberhart, review of Forbidden Science 6, Journal of Scientific Exploration (2026) · journalofscientificexploration.org · archived copy
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