1999 in UFO history
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| 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.
Overview
The UAP Timeline's 1999 entries centre on the continuing debate over the MJ-12 papers and on private efforts to prepare for possible disclosure. On 1 January former CIA consultant James Westwood, hired by Harold Puthoff to analyse the documents with Robert M. Wood, suggested that the MJ-12 "Eisenhower Briefing Document" was a fake once meant to fool the KGB.[1] On 23 January researcher Tim Cooper received an alleged "burned memo" from an MJ group of the Kennedy era, and on 7 July a supposed CIA source told him the UFO "control group" had left government in 1969 and become privately funded.[1][2] The FBI had declared the MJ-12 documents "completely bogus," and from 1989 people involved in the deception campaign had admitted fabricating MJ-12 material.[3]
Robert Bigelow's National Institute for Discovery Science was active in Las Vegas from 1995 to 2004.[4] At a NIDS meeting on 8 January Bigelow said he was fascinated by futurist John Petersen's "Day After" disclosure scenarios. He said there should be a contingency plan in case it was confirmed that humans shared the Earth with non-human entities.[1] On 3 December the Arlington Institute held a board meeting whose members included former CIA director R. James Woolsey. See Arlington Institute board meeting.[5] On 22 January Peter Gersten of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy sued in federal court in Phoenix for records on the 1997 Phoenix Lights and a triangular sighting in St. Clair County, Illinois.[1]
Other entries are claims. In March Larry Rowlette said his father, a sergeant at Roswell in 1947, told him on his deathbed that he had helped clean up a saucer crash site.[2] Engineer David Adair said he had been shown a strange engine at Groom Lake in 1971.[6] On 17 May a journalist reported concerns about the Energy Department's handling of cold-fusion research.[6]
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
- 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.
Nearby years
1998 in UFO history · 2000 in UFO history
References
- UAP timeline published with Michael Shellenberger's 2024 congressional testimony, entries for 1 to 23 January 1999 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for March and 7 July 1999 · oversight.house.gov
- Majestic 12 — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- National Institute for Discovery Science — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entry for 3 December 1999 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for 1999 (David Adair) and 17 May 1999 · oversight.house.gov
Facts in this article are drawn in part from the Wikipedia articles “Majestic 12”, “National Institute for Discovery Science”, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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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