1999 in UFO history
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1999 in UFO history
| Year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Events | 10 |
| Decade | 1990s |
| Topics | Beings & bodies (topic), Crashes & retrievals (topic), Disinformation & hoaxes (topic), Congress & law (topic) |
| Timeline | 1999 on the UAP Timeline |
1999 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 10 events in 1999, mostly about beings & bodies and crashes & retrievals. People named in these events include Steven Greer, Harold Puthoff, Jacques Vallée, John Petersen, Tim Cooper.
Events
- Jim Westwood's MJ-12 disinformation theory (1 January 1999) — A former CIA consultant suggests the MJ-12 briefing document was a fake to fool the KGB.
- David Adair's Area 51 engine claim (1999) — Engineer David Adair says he saw a strange craft at Groom Lake.
- Bigelow's contact contingency planning (1999) (8 January 1999) — Bigelow discusses the need for a plan if alien contact were confirmed.
- CAUS Phoenix Lights lawsuit (22 January 1999) — A civilian group sues for records on the Phoenix Lights.
- Burned Kennedy MJ memo (23 January 1999) — An alleged JFK-era 'MJ' memo is sent to a researcher.
- Homer Rowlette deathbed account (March 1999) — A man says his father told him on his deathbed about the Roswell crash.
- Cold fusion and the Energy Department (1999) (17 May 1999) — A journalist reports concerns about the Energy Department and cold fusion research.
- Privatized control group claim (1999) (7 July 1999) — An alleged CIA source says the UFO control group became privately funded after 1969.
- Puthoff–Green emails on a pseudonymous article (31 July 1999) — Puthoff emails Kit Green about a UFO magazine story.
- Arlington Institute board meeting (1999) (3 December 1999) — A defense think tank with former CIA chief James Woolsey holds a board meeting.
People
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- Steven Greer — Physician who founded CSETI and the Disclosure Project.
- Harold Puthoff — Physicist who co-founded the SRI remote-viewing research and later worked on AAWSAP and To The Stars Academy.
- Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
- John Petersen — Futurist who founded the Arlington Institute.
- Tim Cooper — California researcher who said he received many MJ-12-style documents from anonymous sources in the 1990s.
- Jim Westwood — Former CIA consultant who studied the MJ-12 papers.
- Robert M. Wood — McDonnell Douglas engineer who ran an in-house UFO study and later promoted the MJ-12 documents.
- David Adair — Man who claims he saw an alien engine at Area 51 as a teenager.
- Curtis LeMay — Air Force chief of staff who reportedly refused Barry Goldwater access to UFO material.
- Robert Bigelow — Businessman who founded NIDS and Bigelow Aerospace and ran the AAWSAP contract.
Programs, places and terms
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