1978 in UFO history
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1978 in UFO history
| Year | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Events | 14 |
| Decade | 1970s |
| Topics | Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Government programs (topic), Beings & bodies (topic), Crashes & retrievals (topic) |
| Timeline | 1978 on the UAP Timeline |
1978 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 14 events in 1978, mostly about secrecy & cover-up and government programs. People named in these events include Leonard Stringfield, Jacques Vallée, Todd Zechel, Brad Sparks, John Keel.
Events
- Project Windfall claim (1978) — John Keel says the CIA ran Project Windfall, an investigation of UAP contactees.
- Charred body in Colorado claim (1978) (1978) — An Air Force technician says he saw a charred alien body at an underground site in Colorado.
- Ohio crash with survivor claim (1978) (1978) — An Air Force officer reportedly heard of a crash with two dead and one live occupant near Ohio.
- McDonnell Douglas close-encounter database (1978) (5 January 1978) — A McDonnell Douglas engineer tells Vallée of a well-funded secret UAP project.
- NASA physical evidence policy (1978) (17 January 1978) — A NASA memo describes a program to analyze physical UAP evidence.
- Fort Dix–McGuire incident (18 January 1978) — An alleged Air Force form describes a UAP incident and body recovery at Fort Dix and McGuire AFB.
- State Department "no records" reply (1978) (19 January 1978) — The State Department says it has no UAP records; a requester sends it one of its own documents.
- McDonnell Douglas caller to Vallée (1978) (8 June 1978) — A McDonnell Douglas caller tells Vallée a secret UAP project is monitored by the CIA.
- Three air bases claim (1978) (August 1978) — A source tells Leonard Stringfield that three air bases held alien craft or bodies.
- 1978 House SETI hearing (19 September 1978) — A NASA official testifies to the House about searching for extraterrestrial intelligence.
- United Nations decision 33/426 (8 December 1978) — A UN draft resolution to create a UAP study body fails; Hynek and Vallée speak at the UN.
- CAUS lawsuit and the CIA UFO papers (15 December 1978) — Researchers claim the CIA ran secret emergency UAP studies during sighting waves.
- Claims of CIA funding of UFO researchers (15 December 1978) — The same researchers claim the CIA secretly funded selected UAP researchers.
- Samuel Stratton and the SAC base overflights (20 December 1978) — Rep. Samuel Stratton raises concerns over unknown aircraft flying over Strategic Air Command bases.
People
- Leonard Stringfield — Former Air Force intelligence officer and NICAP researcher who collected anonymous crash-retrieval accounts from 1978 to 1994.
- Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
- Todd Zechel — Researcher who co-founded Citizens Against UFO Secrecy and sued the CIA in the 1970s.
- Brad Sparks — UFO analyst known for his catalogue of Blue Book unknowns and work on the CIA lawsuit.
- John Keel — Writer and author of The Mothman Prophecies who popularized the Men in Black.
- Robert M. Wood — McDonnell Douglas engineer who ran an in-house UFO study and later promoted the MJ-12 documents.
- Christopher "Kit" Green — CIA physician and analyst who became a long-time contact of Jacques Vallée and studied UAP-related injuries.
- Jeffrey Morse — Air Force security policeman linked to the 1978 Fort Dix–McGuire story.
- Richard Hall — NICAP assistant director and author of Uninvited Guests.
- George Filer — Retired Air Force major who promoted the Fort Dix–McGuire story.
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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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