Kit Green on MJ-12 (1988)
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| Speaker | Christopher "Kit" Green, physician; CIA 1969–1985, then General Motors |
|---|---|
| Recorded by | Jacques Vallée, journal entry of Sunday 23 October 1988 (Forbidden Science vol. 3) |
| Meeting | The preceding Tuesday, from Detroit airport, in Green's car, over dinner and at his house |
| Claim | MJ-12 existed, with the scientists ufologists list, including Menzel, reporting to Truman and Eisenhower |
| But | It "had nothing to do with UFOs": it studied impacts of, and reactions to, a psychological-warfare attack |
| Verification | Only Vallée's journal; no documents |
| Date | 23 October 1988 |
| Topics | Government programs (topic), Disinformation & hoaxes (topic) |
| People | Christopher "Kit" Green, Jacques Vallée |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 101 |
| Year | 1988 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 1988 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 11 |
In a journal entry dated 23 October 1988, Jacques Vallée recorded a conversation with Kit Green, a physician who had worked for the CIA from 1969 to 1985.[1] Green "assured me that there was indeed an MJ12", employing the scientists named by ufologists and reporting to Truman and Eisenhower. But "that project had nothing to do with UFOs". It was, Green said, "a vast program to study impacts and possible reactions against a psychological warfare attack directed at the United States".[1] The entry is a rare insider claim that MJ-12 was real but not about flying saucers. It cannot be checked beyond Vallée's journal.[1][2]
Kit Green
Christopher "Kit" Canfield Green's career, as summarized by the researcher Keith Basterfield:[1]
- Education. He graduated from Northwestern University in 1962 and earned a doctorate from the University of Colorado Medical School in 1969.
- The CIA. From 1969 to 1985 he worked there, first as an analyst and later in higher posts. A small part of his work concerned remote-viewing research and UFOs.
- Later. He moved to General Motors, and returned to full-time medicine around 2002–2005. In March 1986 Vallée saw him wearing the presidential Medal of Intelligence, which Green said he received from Reagan for work on "Yellow Rain" in Indochina.
- UAP injuries. In later years he compiled a database of people who reported injuries after close UAP encounters, and worked with the immunologist Garry Nolan.[1][6][11]
One writer places Green in the CIA's Life Sciences Division.[5] A TweakTown article on UFO-related injuries refused automated access. The Wikipedia link listed under Green's name describes an English performer of the same name.[7][10]
The entry
Vallée's entry for Sunday 23 October 1988 describes a meeting earlier that week: "I went to Detroit Tuesday night. Kit was at the airport." They talked "for a long time; in his car, over dinner… at his new house".[1] Green made these points:[1]
- It existed. There was "indeed an MJ12".
- The members. It "had employed the list of scientists quoted by the ufologists, including Menzel", meaning the astronomer Donald Menzel.
- Reporting. It "had reported to Truman and Eisenhower".
- Not UFOs. It was "a vast program to study impacts and possible reactions against a psychological warfare attack directed at the United States".
Earlier summaries of this entry said Green told Vallée that MJ-12 was real in the sense of a UFO control group. As quoted, the entry says the opposite.[1] The meeting itself took place on the Tuesday before the entry's date, not on 23 October.[1]
The MJ-12 papers
The MJ-12 papers had reached UFO researchers in December 1984 on a roll of film mailed to Jaime Shandera. They included the "Eisenhower Briefing Document", dated 18 November 1952, describing a secret committee handling crashed saucers. They became widely publicized in 1987.[2] In September–November 1988, just as Green spoke to Vallée, the FBI investigated a copy and declared it "completely bogus" after the Air Force said no such committee had existed.[2] The papers listed Menzel among the committee's "designated members".[2]
Other entries
Vallée's journals record further remarks by Green over the following year:[1]
- December 1988. Green had found a doctor allegedly involved in an alien autopsy, through Dr Richard Neal.
- January 1989. He was receiving anonymous copies of what he said were authentic Air Force OSI reports of near-landings at military bases. He took them to CIA specialists "quietly following the field".
- April 1989. He had indirect contact with Richard Doty, "alias Falcon", and planned to check names Doty supplied at the Pentagon.
- May 1989. He confirmed that Bill Moore and Doty had been in England "seven years ago trying to sell a novel, the story of what has become known as MJ12".
- September–October 1989. Green followed up a lead on a Pentagon project behind "deadly force" signs. "Either I have solved the problem, or I have found the cover story," he said. He later reported that it provided "aerial coverage against certain types of threats" and "has nothing to do with UFOs".
- Eric Walker. Green heard that Penn State's president, Eric Walker, had asked people to keep quiet about his role in MJ-12, and wondered "which version of MJ12 is in question here?"
- December 1989. Green said he now had confirmation "from the inside" of an alien presence. "That doesn't mean I believe it," he added.
Green's role in these years has been controversial. Asked later why he had stayed close to scams such as MJ-12 and Project Serpo, Green said he was "continuously ashamed I didn't see the risk".[1] In another conversation recorded in the journals, Vallée's wife Janine reacted to a contradictory exchange with Green by saying "the Spooks are trying to use me."[9]
Assessment
Green's 1988 remark offers an alternative to both the believers' and the sceptics' readings of MJ-12. In his version a real committee existed, but it dealt with psychological warfare, not UFOs.[1] No document supports it. Green has not discussed the conversation publicly, and it survives only through Vallée's journal, published in the third volume of Forbidden Science.[1][3][4] Later volumes continue Vallée's record of intelligence contacts.[8] The MJ-12 documents themselves are generally considered forgeries.[2]
People and topics
- Christopher "Kit" Green — CIA physician and analyst who became a long-time contact of Jacques Vallée and studied UAP-related injuries.
- Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
- MJ-12 — Disputed documents describing a secret committee managing crashed saucers.
- Central Intelligence Agency — The U.S. foreign intelligence agency, which has followed UFO reports since the 1940s.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation — The U.S. federal police agency, which helped check flying disc reports from 1947 to 1950.
On the Timeline
- SAIC electric propulsion study (1988) (April 1988) — SAIC studies electric propulsion for Edwards AFB.
- Edmund Gomez and Dulce (23 October 1988) — A New Mexico rancher claims he saw troops and an aircraft crash near Dulce.
See every 1988 event on the UAP Timeline →
Further reading
- Majestic 12 — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Majestic 12 file — FBI Vault · vault.fbi.gov · archived copy
- Jacques Vallée — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Dwight D. Eisenhower — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Harry S. Truman — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
References
- Keith Basterfield, "Christopher 'Kit' Canfield Green – further", UFOs – scientific research (Apr 2018) · ufos-scientificresearch.blogspot.com · archived copy
- Majestic 12 — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Forbidden Science — the journals of Jacques Vallée (Anomaly Archives) · anomalyarchives.org · archived copy
- Forbidden Science series — Anomalist Books · anomalistbooks.com · archived copy
- Kit Green in Vallée's journals — Forbidden Science Dispatches · tannerfboyle.substack.com · archived copy
- Kit Green, Garry Nolan and UAP-related injuries — IBTimes · ibtimes.co.uk · archived copy
- Former CIA officer on UFO-related injuries — TweakTown · tweaktown.com · archived copy
- Review of Forbidden Science 6 — SFCrowsnest · sfcrowsnest.info · archived copy
- Forbidden Science Dispatches — Tanner Boyle (journal summaries) · tannerfboyle.substack.com · archived copy
- Kit Green — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Garry Nolan on UFO materials and Kit Green's patient studies (Vice interview) · exo.substack.com · archived copy
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