1990 in UFO history
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1990 in UFO history
| Year | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Events | 12 |
| Decade | 1990s |
| Topics | Government programs (topic), Beings & bodies (topic), Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Propulsion & physics (topic) |
| Timeline | 1990 on the UAP Timeline |
1990 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 12 events in 1990, mostly about government programs and beings & bodies. People named in these events include Eric Walker, Robert Sarbacher, Nick Cook, Dan Sherman, David Grusch.
Events
- Dan Sherman on programs above special access (1990) — Sgt. Dan Sherman says some secret programs are hidden above the usual special access level.
- Eric Walker interview (1990) — An interview attributed to scientist Eric Walker discusses secret UAP knowledge.
- Jim Goodall and Groom Lake black programs (1990) — Writer James Goodall says at least eight secret programs fly from Groom Lake.
- TRESTLE facility and Ron Blackburn (1990) — A Lockheed engineer tells Vallée he helped build the TRESTLE facility.
- Project Blue Heaven claim (1990) — A physicist claims he worked on Project Blue Heaven at Edwards AFB.
- Steven Greer's 1990s private meetings (Mid-1990s) — Steven Greer alleges he met wealthy and connected figures at a private San Francisco gathering about UAP.
- Nick Cook's Skunk Works chart (Late 1990s) — Author Nick Cook claims he glimpsed a chart of secret Skunk Works projects.
- Naval Research Laboratory parapsychology claim (21 February 1990) — A journalist claims the Naval Research Laboratory had a parapsychology unit.
- AGARDograph 313 and gyroscopic drives (March 1990) — A NATO aerospace study discusses a gyroscopic device said to counteract gravity.
- SAIC electromagnetic-gravity coupling study (1990) (August 1990) — An SAIC study tests whether electromagnetism and gravity can be coupled for space propulsion.
- Eric Walker and the Penn State alumnus (6 September 1990) — A Penn State alumnus says former university president Eric Walker attended secret UAP meetings.
- Aviation Week secret aircraft report (1990) (1 October 1990) — Aviation Week reports 45 sightings of craft in the Southwest that hover, then go supersonic.
People

- Eric Walker — Penn State president and Institute for Defense Analyses chairman named in MJ-12 claims.
- Robert Sarbacher — Physicist who wrote in 1983 that he heard recovered UFO materials were studied.
- Nick Cook — Jane's Defence Weekly aviation editor and author of The Hunt for Zero Point.
- Dan Sherman — Former Air Force sergeant who claimed in Above Black that he was trained to communicate with aliens.
- David Grusch — Former intelligence officer who testified in 2023 that the U.S. has recovered non-human craft.
- William Steinman — Researcher who corresponded with Robert Sarbacher and Eric Walker.
- James Goodall — Aviation historian of Area 51 and the Skunk Works.
- Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
- Ron Blackburn — Former Air Force officer and Lockheed engineer linked to the ATP group and NIDS.
- John B. Alexander — Retired Army colonel who organized the 1985 Advanced Theoretical Physics group and wrote UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies and Realities.
Programs, places and terms
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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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