Ryan Wood
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| Type | Person |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Robert and Ryan Wood |
| On the Timeline | 8 events, 1949–2001 |
Ryan Wood is an American researcher and the son of aerospace engineer Robert M. Wood. Together they spent many years collecting, analysing and publishing documents connected to the Majestic-12 (MJ-12) story, which they made available on their Majestic Documents website.
Work
In 2005 Ryan Wood published Majic Eyes Only, a catalogue of more than 70 claimed crash-retrieval incidents around the world, each graded by how credible he judged the evidence. He has organised conferences on crash retrievals and promoted the view that the U.S. government has recovered non-human craft.
Assessment
The Woods argued that many MJ-12 documents, including those supplied by Tim Cooper, were authentic. Most researchers reject this, citing historical and formatting errors. The catalogue is still used as a reference list of claimed incidents.
On the UAP Timeline

- Alleged CIA report on recovered disc technology (1949) (17 August 1949) — An alleged CIA report names a secret Defense Department program for exploiting recovered disc technology.
- MJ-12 Fifth Annual Report (1952) — A disputed, possibly hoaxed 'Majic' report describes the 1947 recovery of craft and five bodies.
- SOM1-01 Special Operations Manual (1954) — Engineer Bob Wood reportedly suspects the 'SOM1-01' manual was created as Cold War disinformation.
- Kennedy MJ-12 memo of June 1961 (28 June 1961) — An alleged Kennedy memo asks the CIA to review 'MJ-12' operations.
- Tim Cooper's German saucer source (1991) (July 1991) — A retired colonel says early UAP were first thought to be German and used unknown materials.
- Jehovah teletype (Cooper documents) (November 1998) — An allegedly leaked CIA teletype is given to a researcher.
- Burned Kennedy MJ memo (23 January 1999) — An alleged JFK-era 'MJ' memo is sent to a researcher.
- Westwood on MJ-12 disinformation (2001) (5 May 2001) — A consultant tells Vallée the MJ-12 documents are disinformation.
References
- Majestic Documents · majesticdocuments.com · archived copy
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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