Vallée on privatized UFO research (2002)
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| Date | 6 May 2002 |
|---|---|
| People | Jacques Vallée, David Grusch |
| Testimony | Shellenberger testimony, p. 148 |
| Year | 2002 in UFO history |
| Timeline | 2002 on the UAP Timeline |
| Sources | 6 |
Vallée on privatized UFO research (2002) — Vallée writes that UFO research has likely been privatized in the U.S.
In May 2002, Jacques Vallée wrote in his journal that UFO research in the U.S. had likely been moved into private hands, outside government oversight. He based this on years of conversations with insiders who described contractor involvement and on the absence of any visible government program.
The idea of privatized UFO research anticipates later claims. In 2023, former intelligence officer David Grusch told Congress that the government had recovered non-human craft and that defence contractors held material, outside proper oversight. In 2024 the Pentagon's AARO said in its historical report that it found no evidence for such programs.
Vallée's view was a judgment from his own experience, not based on documents. It's one of the earliest clear statements of the "privatized program" theory.
People and topics
- Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
- Unidentified flying object — An object in the sky that can't be identified; the older term for UAP.
- David Grusch — Former intelligence officer who testified in 2023 that the U.S. has recovered non-human craft.
- Non-human intelligence — A term for intelligent beings of non-human origin, used in UAP legislation.
- AARO — The Pentagon office set up in 2022 to investigate UAP.
On the Timeline
- Thomas Bearden's list of energy researchers (May 2002) — Thomas Bearden lists researchers he says work on related energy technology.
- Alexander's A-12 explanation for Holloman (11 May 2002) — Col. John Alexander says the Holloman landing story covered up a failed spy-plane test.
See every 2002 event on the UAP Timeline →
References
- Forbidden Science — the journals of Jacques Vallée (Anomaly Archives) · anomalyarchives.org · archived copy
- Forbidden Science series — Anomalist Books · anomalistbooks.com · archived copy
- National Institute for Discovery Science — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Review of Forbidden Science 6 — SFCrowsnest · sfcrowsnest.info · archived copy
- Forbidden Science Dispatches — Tanner Boyle (journal summaries) · tannerfboyle.substack.com · archived copy
- amazon.com · amazon.com · archived copy
Further reading
- Jacques Vallée — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
- Skunk Works — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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