2022 in UFO history
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2022 in UFO history
| Year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Events | 44 |
| Decade | 2020s |
| Topics | Government programs (topic), Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Beings & bodies (topic), Crashes & retrievals (topic) |
| Timeline | 2022 on the UAP Timeline |
2022 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 44 events in 2022, mostly about government programs and secrecy & cover-up. People named in these events include David Grusch, Grant Cameron, John B. Alexander, Luis Elizondo, Christopher "Kit" Green.
Events
- Energy Department custody claim (2022) (13 January 2022) — Coulthart says non-human material was held by the Energy Department before moving to industry.
- John Ramirez finds no CIA program (2022) (30 January 2022) — A former CIA analyst says he never found an official UAP program.
- Puthoff on withheld materials science (11 February 2022) — Puthoff says private companies withhold materials science information.
- Bobby Ray Inman on plausible explanations (2022) (16 March 2022) — Adm. Bobby Ray Inman says he found plausible explanations for all UAP.
- Nuclear lure plan claim (18 March 2022) — A reporter says a plan exists to draw UAP out using nuclear materials.
- AAWSAP DIRD release (25 March 2022) — The DIA releases 37 research papers from the AAWSAP program.
- USS Ronald Reagan orange orb (9 May 2022) — USS Ronald Reagan crew members report a fiery orange UAP above the deck.
- Politico "Skull and Bones" faction report (16 May 2022) — An official tells Politico a 'secret society' withholds UAP information from Congress.
- 2022 House UAP hearing (17 May 2022) — Rep. Mike Gallagher asks a Pentagon official about the 'Admiral Wilson memo' at a hearing.
- Coulthart on contractor scientists (2022) (May/June 2022) — Coulthart describes scientists said to work on secret UAP research.
- Doty's five Area 51 projects claim (13 June 2022) — Richard Doty claims five UAP-related projects at Area 51.
- Death of Amy Eskridge (15 June 2022) — Scientist Amy Eskridge dies in Huntsville; a former UK officer makes claims about it.
- 1962 nuclear test UFO records reply (29 July 2022) — A FOIA reply suggests files exist on UFOs and a 1962 nuclear test but need expert review.
- Ultraterrestrial hypothesis paper (31 July 2022) — Puthoff releases a paper on the 'ultraterrestrial' hypothesis.
- Garry Nolan on crash materials and contractors (3 August 2022) — Stanford's Garry Nolan discusses claims that crash materials went to aerospace companies.
- Calvine UFO photograph (12 August 2022) — Researcher David Clarke publishes the 1990 'Calvine' UFO photo from MoD files.
- NRO underwater objects claim (Forgotten Languages) (23 August 2022) — An anonymous website posts claims about the NRO and underwater objects.
- Elizondo's Space Force contract (23 August 2022) — The Pentagon confirms Elizondo works for the U.S. Space Force.
- Mellon on off-the-books operation allegations (September 2022) — Mellon says there are many allegations of an off-the-books aerospace UAP operation.
- Mellon on the Majestic documents (September 2022) — Mellon says the 'Majestic' documents are very controversial.
- Mellon on conflicting insider claims (September 2022) — Mellon says credible people claim a cover-up, and equally credible people deny it.
- Puerto Rico underwater object (September 2022) — Elizondo describes a helicopter crew seeing a dark object underwater near Puerto Rico.
- Jim Semivan's DARPA lab sample (5 September 2022) — Former CIA officer Jim Semivan says material about his experience went to a DARPA lab.
- Oke Shannon and Los Alamos UAP interest (24 September 2022) — A former Los Alamos manager says staff studied UAP unofficially.
- 1980s CIA programs email inquiry (26 September 2022) — A researcher emails a former CIA science official about 1980s UAP programs.
- ATP meeting notes release (26 September 2022) — The former Los Alamos manager publishes notes from a 1985 advanced physics meeting.
- Franc Milburn's directed-energy claim (7 October 2022) — A former UK officer claims directed-energy weapons were used against UAP scientists.
- Elizondo and the Mansfield Amendment (13 October 2022) — Elizondo highlights the Mansfield Amendment, which limited military research funding.
- John Warner and AUTEC (14 October 2022) — Former Navy Secretary John Warner's son says his father saw something at a Navy test center.
- Cosmos Club MJ-12 forerunner claim (14 October 2022) — Warner's son describes a 'Cosmos Club' as a forerunner of a group like MJ-12.
- Bradshaw Ranch black site claim (14 October 2022) — Steven Greer suggests a ranch near Sedona was turned into a black site.
- Liberation Times whistleblower hearings report (14 October 2022) — Insiders tell a journalist that congressional whistleblower hearings are coming.
- Grant Cameron's UFO pilot accounts (20 October 2022) — Grant Cameron publishes accounts of people who say they piloted a UFO.
- Jim Penniston meets Kit Green (20 October 2022) — Cameron describes a meeting between Rendlesham witness Jim Penniston and Kit Green.
- Kit Green psychic interview tape (20 October 2022) — Cameron releases a tape of Kit Green interviewing a psychic about UAP hotspots.
- Pandolfi's "another world" story (20 October 2022) — Cameron says a CIA officer spoke of an entrance to 'another world' in a desert.
- Hughes Aircraft painting (20 October 2022) — Cameron shares photos of a painting inside the old Hughes Aircraft building.
- Brandon Fugal's conviction (27 October 2022) — Skinwalker Ranch owner Brandon Fugal says senior figures convinced him reverse engineering is real.
- FY2023 NDAA UAP provisions (6 December 2022) — The UAP sections of the 2023 defense bill are published with late changes.
- December 2022 Pentagon UAP briefing (17 December 2022) — Pentagon officials say they've seen no evidence that crashed UAP are from another world.
- Dulles–Kennedy meeting of 28 June 1961 (17 December 2022) — A declassified calendar shows CIA chief Allen Dulles met President Kennedy on 28 June 1961.
- Committees told more than the public (2022) (18 December 2022) — A journalist says certain congressional committees have been told more than the public.
- George Knapp's four legacy programs (19 December 2022) — George Knapp says he knows of at least four 'legacy' UAP programs.
- John Ramirez on a Navy compartment (20 December 2022) — A retired CIA official describes a Navy compartment as sensitive as the Manhattan Project.
People
- David Grusch — Former intelligence officer who testified in 2023 that the U.S. has recovered non-human craft.
- Grant Cameron — Canadian researcher of UFOs and U.S. presidents.
- John B. Alexander — Retired Army colonel who organized the 1985 Advanced Theoretical Physics group and wrote UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies and Realities.
- Luis Elizondo — Former Army counterintelligence officer who says he ran AATIP.
- Christopher "Kit" Green — CIA physician and analyst who became a long-time contact of Jacques Vallée and studied UAP-related injuries.
- Harold Puthoff — Physicist who co-founded the SRI remote-viewing research and later worked on AAWSAP and To The Stars Academy.
- Christopher Mellon — Former deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence who helped release the Navy UAP videos.
- Ross Coulthart — Australian journalist who reported David Grusch's claims.
- Eric W. Davis — Physicist who worked on AAWSAP and has said the U.S. holds recovered craft.
- Tim McMillan — Journalist and co-founder of The Debrief.
Programs, places and terms
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