2019 in UFO history
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| Year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Events | 12 |
| Decade | 2010s |
| Topics | Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Beings & bodies (topic), Congress & law (topic), Crashes & retrievals (topic) |
| Timeline | 2019 on the UAP Timeline |
2019 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 12 events in 2019, mostly about secrecy & cover-up and beings & bodies. People named in these events include Luis Elizondo, Eric W. Davis, Joseph Ralston, Thomas Wilson, Tom DeLonge.
Overview
In 2019 the Navy moved to take UFO reports seriously. In April a Navy spokesperson said the service had received "a number of reports" of unidentified aircraft entering military ranges and was "updating and formalizing" its reporting process.[1] The 2021 intelligence report later noted that no standard reporting mechanism had existed until the Navy created one in March 2019.[1] In May The New York Times reported that Navy pilots had repeatedly encountered unidentified objects off the East Coast between the summer of 2014 and March 2015.[1] In July Navy personnel recorded videos of "pyramid-shaped objects" over USS Russell and a spherical object that seemed to descend into the sea near USS Omaha. The Pentagon confirmed both in 2021. Science writer Mick West attributed the "pyramids" to out-of-focus lights.[2] On 6 September Representative Mark Walker accused the Navy of withholding UFO information.[6]
In popular culture, more than two million people responded in July to a joke Facebook proposal to "storm Area 51" on 20 September. Two festivals in rural Nevada drew between 1,500 and 3,000 people, over 150 people reached the base's gates, and seven people were reportedly arrested.[4] Religion scholar Diana Walsh Pasulka's book American Cosmic, published on 20 February, described a scientist, "Tyler," who said he had examined artefacts of non-human origin.[5]
The timeline's other 2019 entries concern the alleged Wilson–Davis notes and To The Stars Academy. Retired General Joseph Ralston said on 5 July that he met Admiral Wilson daily in 1997 but did not recall discussing UFOs. On 29 November former Pentagon official Noel Longuemare said UFOs never came up at the special access program oversight committee.[6][7] On 30 April Eric Davis said the government held recovered crashed and landed UFO hardware.[3][6] On 12 July Tom DeLonge said TTSA had spent 18 months briefing the Senate. On 8 August TTSA briefly posted a claimed "technical collaboration" with several aerospace firms.[6] A TV producer also sued former officials over a company called InterNASA.[5]
Events
- American Cosmic (20 February 2019) — Diana Pasulka's book describes a scientist, 'Tyler', who handled claimed non-human artifacts.
- InterNASA lawsuit (26 February 2019) — A TV producer sues former officials over a company called InterNASA.
- Elizondo on shoot-downs and recoveries (2019) (15 March 2019) — Lue Elizondo is asked about shoot-downs and recoveries and doesn't answer directly.
- NNSA rescues the JASON group (25 April 2019) — The nuclear security agency takes over the JASON advisory group contract.
- Eric Davis on underfunded reverse-engineering (30 April 2019) — Eric Davis says crashes happened and reverse engineering is split into small, underfunded efforts.
- Eric Davis on recovered hardware (2019) (30 April 2019) — Eric Davis says the government holds recovered crashed and landed UFO hardware.
- Joseph Ralston on the Wilson notes (5 July 2019) — Gen. Joseph Ralston says he met Vice Adm. Wilson daily but doesn't recall UAP discussions.
- TTSA Senate briefings (12 July 2019) — DeLonge says To The Stars spent 18 months briefing the Senate and committees.
- USS Russell drone swarm logs (30 July 2019) — Logs from the USS Russell UAP incident are heavily redacted.
- TTSA technical collaborations (2019) (8 August 2019) — To The Stars announces technical collaborations with aerospace companies.
- Mark Walker and the Navy (2019) (6 September 2019) — Rep. Mark Walker accuses the Navy of withholding UAP information.
- Noel Longuemare on the Wilson notes (29 November 2019) — A former Pentagon acquisitions official describes how secret programs were overseen.
People
- Luis Elizondo — Former Army counterintelligence officer who says he ran AATIP.
- Eric W. Davis — Physicist who worked on AAWSAP and has said the U.S. holds recovered craft.
- Joseph Ralston — Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs named in the Wilson–Davis notes.
- Thomas Wilson — Former DIA director named in the Wilson–Davis notes.
- Tom DeLonge — Musician who founded To The Stars Academy.
- Diana Walsh Pasulka — Religious studies professor and author of American Cosmic.
- Garry Nolan — Stanford immunologist who studies UAP-related injuries and claimed materials.
- Robert Kiviat — TV producer who sued over the InterNASA venture.
- Ron Pandolfi — CIA scientist who appears in several UFO stories.
- Bruce Maccabee — Navy optical physicist and leading analyst of UFO photographs.
Nearby years
2018 in UFO history · 2020 in UFO history
References
- Unidentified flying object — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- UAP timeline published with Michael Shellenberger's 2024 congressional testimony, entries for 30 April 2019 · oversight.house.gov
- Area 51 — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for 20 February to 25 April 2019 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entries for 5 July to 6 September 2019 · oversight.house.gov
- UAP timeline (Shellenberger testimony), entry for 29 November 2019 · oversight.house.gov
Facts in this article are drawn in part from the Wikipedia articles “Unidentified flying object”, “All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office”, “Area 51”, 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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