2012 in UFO history
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| Year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Events | 6 |
| Decade | 2010s |
| Topics | Beings & bodies (topic), Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Government programs (topic), Bases & Area 51 (topic) |
| Timeline | 2012 on the UAP Timeline |
2012 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 6 events in 2012, mostly about beings & bodies and secrecy & cover-up. People named in these events include Andrew Basiago, Stanton Friedman, Ronald Reagan, Annie Jacobsen, Robert Hastings.
Overview
In 2012 funding for the Pentagon's secret UFO program ran out. The Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP), which began as AAWSAP in the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2007, had received $22 million over five years. The Defense Department said it ended in 2012 when the money stopped.[1] Luis Elizondo, who says he ran AATIP, later claimed the work continued with support from Navy and CIA officials. Reports in 2020 confirmed a successor program existed.[1] Its existence was not made public until December 2017.[1]
The timeline's 2012 entries are mostly claims. On 8 July retired CIA entertainment liaison Chase Brandon said he had once seen a box labelled "Roswell" in the agency's Historical Intelligence Collection. He said it held material showing Roswell was the crash of a craft "that clearly did not come from this planet."[2] See Chase Brandon's Roswell box. Author Bryce Zabel relayed a second-hand story that former Energy Secretary John Herrington had been briefed for weeks at an underground site near Washington.[2] On 19 September a Montana sheriff's log recorded a caller reporting two silent V-shaped objects near a Malmstrom Air Force Base missile alert facility. The base said it had no aircraft in the area.[2] The Office of Naval Research announced research into a "sixth sense" and intuitive decision-making.[3] Other entries concern claims of a teleporting "jump room," associated with Andrew Basiago's Project Pegasus story.[4]
Events
- John Herrington briefing story (2012) — An author relays a story told by a neighbor of a former Energy Secretary.
- ONR intuition and sensemaking research (2012) — The Office of Naval Research studies 'sixth sense' and intuitive decision-making.
- Jump room school claim (July 2012) — A man alleges he attended a 'jump room' school with a future DARPA director.
- Daniel Brad MacBolen III (8 July 2012) — A man claiming to be a former Air Force sergeant describes 'jump room' technology.
- Chase Brandon's Roswell box (8 July 2012) — Retired CIA officer Chase Brandon says he saw a box labelled 'Roswell' at the agency.
- Fergus County sheriff's log sightings (2012) (19 September 2012) — A sheriff's log records a report of two silent V-shaped UAP near a Montana missile site.
People
- Andrew Basiago — Lawyer who claims he took part in a secret time-travel program called Project Pegasus.
- Stanton Friedman — Nuclear physicist and leading Roswell researcher.
- Ronald Reagan — 40th U.S. president whose diary and speeches touched on space and alien threats.
- Annie Jacobsen — Journalist and author of Area 51 and Phenomena.
- Robert Hastings — Researcher who has collected accounts of UFOs at nuclear weapons sites, author of UFOs and Nukes.
- Robert Salas — Former Minuteman officer who described the 1967 Malmstrom incident.
Nearby years
2011 in UFO history · 2013 in UFO history
References
- Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- UAP timeline published with Michael Shellenberger's 2024 congressional testimony, entries for 2012 to 19 September 2012 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entry for 2012 (Office of Naval Research) · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for July 2012 · oversight.house.gov
Facts in this article are drawn in part from the Wikipedia article “Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program”, 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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