1974 in UFO history
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| Year | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Events | 9 |
| Decade | 1970s |
| Topics | Beings & bodies (topic), Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Nuclear & missile sites (topic), Military encounters (topic) |
| Timeline | 1974 on the UAP Timeline |
1974 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 9 events in 1974, mostly about beings & bodies and secrecy & cover-up. People named in these events include Christopher "Kit" Green, Jacques Vallée, Robert Hastings, Leonard Stringfield, Gerald Ford.
Overview
The timeline's 1974 entries centre on Jacques Vallée's private contacts with people inside the U.S. intelligence world. On 11 February Vallée met Christopher "Kit" Green, a CIA physician and analyst, who described contacts in the executive branch and intelligence community interested in UFOs. Harold Puthoff had asked Vallée not to share this with J. Allen Hynek.[1] Green later said that as early as 1974 he had worked with Uri Geller and with nuclear scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory who reported orbs and entities in their homes.[1] On 2 June Puthoff relayed a message from Green that 12 highly placed government officials had decided to create a focus for the study of UFOs.[2] On 16 June Vallée wondered whether his talks with Green were a "cover" and whether he was being fed disinformation.[2] On 10 December Green "reluctantly" told him of a group of 15 Midwest engineers secretly researching UFOs for the CIA under the cover of aeronautical research.[3]
There were also military reports. In March a large, self-illuminated object was said to hover over the Romeo-29 launch facility at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, where a missile officer reported that a launch countdown had started.[1] See Malmstrom Romeo-29 incident. On 17 July an Army spokesman at Redstone Arsenal said "unexplained aerial phenomena" had been observed during ballistic missile exercises the year before, including a Minuteman test from Vandenberg to Kwajalein.[2]
Other entries are unverified claims. They include an expectation that the government would announce a crashed saucer and recovered occupants within months and a story that a guard at a defence contractor broke down after seeing a non-human being in a secure facility.[1][2]
Events
- Expected 1974 disclosure rumor (1974) — A sergeant says a retired Army official told him crash and occupant information would soon be released.
- Livermore scientists' paranormal experiences (1974) — Kit Green says he worked with scientists who reported orbs and entities in their homes.
- Vallée meets Kit Green (1974) (11 February 1974) — Vallée meets Kit Green, who describes officials interested in UAP.
- Malmstrom Romeo-29 incident (1974) (March 1974) — A large glowing object hovers over a Minuteman launch facility at Malmstrom AFB, Montana.
- Contractor guard breakdown claim (1974) (April 1974) — A defense contractor employee claims a guard broke down after seeing a non-human being.
- Twelve officials to study UFOs (1974) (2 June 1974) — Puthoff relays that 12 senior officials have decided to focus on UAP study.
- Vallée's doubts about Kit Green (1974) (16 June 1974) — Vallée wonders whether his UAP talks with Kit Green are a CIA cover story.
- Army missile exercise phenomena (1973–74) (17 July 1974) — An Army spokesman says unexplained aerial phenomena were seen during missile exercises.
- Midwest engineers group claim (1974) (10 December 1974) — Kit Green tells Vallée 15 engineers in the Midwest secretly research UAP for the CIA.
People
- Christopher "Kit" Green — CIA physician and analyst who became a long-time contact of Jacques Vallée and studied UAP-related injuries.
- Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
- Robert Hastings — Researcher who has collected accounts of UFOs at nuclear weapons sites, author of UFOs and Nukes.
- Leonard Stringfield — Former Air Force intelligence officer and NICAP researcher who collected anonymous crash-retrieval accounts from 1978 to 1994.
- Gerald Ford — U.S. congressman and later president who called for UFO hearings in 1966.
- Uri Geller — Israeli psychic tested at SRI in the 1970s.
- Annie Jacobsen — Journalist and author of Area 51 and Phenomena.
- Garry Nolan — Stanford immunologist who studies UAP-related injuries and claimed materials.
- Harold Puthoff — Physicist who co-founded the SRI remote-viewing research and later worked on AAWSAP and To The Stars Academy.
- Robert M. Wood — McDonnell Douglas engineer who ran an in-house UFO study and later promoted the MJ-12 documents.
Nearby years
1973 in UFO history · 1975 in UFO history
References
- UAP timeline published with Michael Shellenberger's 2024 congressional testimony, entries for 1974 to March 1974 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for April to 17 July 1974 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entry for 10 December 1974 · oversight.house.gov
This page was last edited on 29 October 2026. Articles are written in our own words from the sources listed under References; disputed claims are attributed to the people who made them.
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