2013 in UFO history
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Contents 5
| Year | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Events | 5 |
| Decade | 2010s |
| Topics | Crashes & retrievals (topic), Beings & bodies (topic), Government programs (topic), Nuclear & missile sites (topic) |
| Timeline | 2013 on the UAP Timeline |
2013 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 5 events in 2013, mostly about crashes & retrievals and beings & bodies. People named in these events include Arthur Stancil, Curtis LeMay, Barry Goldwater, David Adair, Catherine Austin Fitts.
Overview
On 25 June 2013 the CIA publicly acknowledged the existence of Area 51 for the first time. It released declassified documents on the base's history and purpose in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed in 2005.[1] The Air Force and CIA had acquired the site in 1955, mainly to test the U-2 spy plane, whose high-altitude flights prompted many UFO reports.[1] From 29 April to 3 May 2013 the Paradigm Research Group held a "Citizen Hearing on Disclosure" at the National Press Club in Washington. It paid six former members of Congress about $20,000 each, plus expenses, to hear roughly 30 hours of testimony from researchers and witnesses.[2]
The timeline's 2013 entries are claims. In June stealth aircraft researcher Joseph Jones described "Brilliant Buzzard," which he said was a codename for airborne surveillance in the 1980s Strategic Defense Initiative involving a large boomerang-shaped craft.[3] On 1 November retired Marine captain Bill Uhouse said he had worked for decades on a "flying disc simulator" and on real discs for defence contractors.[3] An anonymous former Boeing engineer claimed General Curtis LeMay had told him of a crash at Roswell.[3] On 18 November a Defense Finance and Accounting Service accountant said she had been told for years to insert false numbers to reconcile Navy and Treasury figures.[4] See also Catherine Austin Fitts. On 24 December retired Army officer Thomas Bearden claimed to have seen experiments that extracted energy from the quantum vacuum. The timeline notes that modern electrodynamic theory does not allow this.[4] See zero-point energy.
Events
- Brilliant Buzzard (June 2013) — A researcher claims Project Brilliant Buzzard was used to track objects during SDI.
- Bill Uhouse (1 November 2013) — A retired Marine captain says he tested exotic aircraft and worked on alien technology.
- Boeing engineer's LeMay story (1 November 2013) — An anonymous former Boeing engineer claims Gen. Curtis LeMay told him of a UAP crash.
- Pentagon accounting plugs (18 November 2013) — A defense accountant says she was told to enter false numbers in Navy budgets.
- Bearden's vacuum energy claim (2013) (24 December 2013) — Thomas Bearden claims he saw energy extracted from the quantum vacuum.
People
- Arthur Stancil — Engineer who, as "Fritz Werner", signed an affidavit describing the 1953 Kingman crash recovery.
- Curtis LeMay — Air Force chief of staff who reportedly refused Barry Goldwater access to UFO material.
- Barry Goldwater — U.S. senator and Air Force Reserve general who said he was denied access to UFO material at Wright-Patterson.
- David Adair — Man who claims he saw an alien engine at Area 51 as a teenager.
- Catherine Austin Fitts — Former HUD official who argues trillions flow to secret programs.
- Thomas Bearden — Retired Army officer who promoted "scalar" free-energy claims.
Nearby years
2012 in UFO history · 2014 in UFO history
References
- Area 51 — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- Unidentified flying object — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- UAP timeline published with Michael Shellenberger's 2024 congressional testimony, entries for June to 1 November 2013 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for 18 November and 24 December 2013 · oversight.house.gov
Facts in this article are drawn in part from the Wikipedia articles “Area 51”, “Unidentified flying object”, 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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