1998 in UFO history
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| Year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Events | 11 |
| Decade | 1990s |
| Topics | Government programs (topic), Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Propulsion & physics (topic), Beings & bodies (topic) |
| Timeline | 1998 on the UAP Timeline |
1998 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 11 events in 1998, mostly about government programs and secrecy & cover-up. People named in these events include Robert Bigelow, Thomas Townsend Brown, Eugene Podkletnov, Edgar Fouché, Jacques Vallée.
Overview
In 1998 the Sturrock panel carried out a comprehensive review of UFO cases with physical evidence. The cases included radar tracking, photographs, ground traces, physiological effects and electromagnetic interference.[1] See also Peter Sturrock. In the same year The X-Files released its first feature film.[2] Astronomers also discovered that the universe's expansion is accelerating, which implies that empty space has some intrinsic energy. See zero-point energy.[3]
Several 1998 entries on the timeline concern exotic propulsion. In August Harold Puthoff, Lockheed's Bernard Haisch and a California State University colleague published work on the zero-point field and inertia.[4] On 1 March University of South Carolina researchers confirmed they were developing a "gravity generator."[4] Retired Air Force sergeant Edgar Fouché claimed to have worked at a facility beneath Groom Lake and described a secret triangular craft, the "TR-3B."[5] On 11 January Robert Bigelow told Jacques Vallée he felt certain a dramatic development, either a display by "the phenomenon" or a government announcement, would come soon.[4]
On 22 August CSETI said it believed a covert group using an "Unacknowledged Special Access Program" framework managed parts of the UFO issue outside normal oversight.[6] On 11 March author Nick Redfern said a source told him of the "Collins Elite," a group of intelligence personnel who believed UFOs were demonic. See demonic UFO hypothesis.[7] Other entries include an Air Force security officer's account of an encounter at a Nevada nuclear depot, an anonymous colonel's claims of underground facilities, and an alleged CIA "Jehovah" teletype.[8][6]
Events
- James Cox antigravity classification (1998) (January 1998) — An antigravity newsletter proposes seven possible types of antigravity devices.
- Edgar Fouché and the TR-3B (1998) — An Air Force sergeant claims a secret facility lies beneath Groom Lake.
- Bigelow's expectation of a UFO announcement (1998) (11 January 1998) — Bigelow tells Vallée he feels a dramatic UAP development is coming soon.
- University of South Carolina gravity generator (1 March 1998) — University of South Carolina scientists say they are developing a 'gravity generator'.
- Collins Elite (11 March 1998) — Nick Redfern's source says a group of officials believed UAP were demonic.
- Former colonel's underground facilities claim (1998) (17 June 1998) — A researcher says a former colonel claims he worked in underground facilities.
- Zero-point field theory of inertia paper (1998) (August 1998) — Puthoff and Lockheed researchers publish a paper on inertia and vacuum energy.
- CSETI on unacknowledged special access programs (22 August 1998) — CSETI says a covert group using unacknowledged programs manages the UAP issue.
- Blackburn–Warmkessel drag reduction patent (22 August 1998) — Lockheed's Ron Blackburn patents a technology to improve vehicle efficiency.
- Area 2 encounters at Nellis (October 1998) — A security airman at a Nevada nuclear depot describes a UAP encounter.
- Jehovah teletype (Cooper documents) (November 1998) — An allegedly leaked CIA teletype is given to a researcher.
People
- Robert Bigelow — Businessman who founded NIDS and Bigelow Aerospace and ran the AAWSAP contract.
- Thomas Townsend Brown — Physicist and inventor who promoted "electrogravitics" and proposed Project Winterhaven.
- Eugene Podkletnov — Russian engineer who claimed spinning superconductors reduce gravity.
- Edgar Fouché — Man who claimed to have worked on the TR-3B and other secret aircraft.
- Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
- Ning Li — Physicist who tested superconductor gravity claims at NASA Marshall.
- Nick Redfern — British author of books on government UFO secrecy including Final Events.
- Luis Elizondo — Former Army counterintelligence officer who says he ran AATIP.
- Paul Bennewitz — Albuquerque physicist targeted by Air Force disinformation in the Bennewitz affair.
- Steve Wilson — Self-described retired colonel who claimed Project Pounce shot down UFOs.
Nearby years
1997 in UFO history · 1999 in UFO history
References
- Unidentified flying object — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- The X-Files — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Zero-point energy — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- UAP timeline published with Michael Shellenberger's 2024 congressional testimony, entries for 11 January to August 1998 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entry for 1998 (Edgar Fouché) · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for 17 June and 22 August 1998 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entry for 11 March 1998 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for October and November 1998 · oversight.house.gov
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