1983 in UFO history

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1983 in UFO history
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Year1983
Events3
Decade1980s
TopicsNuclear & missile sites (topic), Propulsion & physics (topic), Remote viewing & psi (topic), Bases & Area 51 (topic)
Timeline1983 on the UAP Timeline

1983 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 3 events in 1983, mostly about nuclear & missile sites and propulsion & physics. People named in these events include John Hutchison, John B. Alexander, Albert Stubblebine, Nick Cook, Preston Nichols.

Events

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  • Hutchison Effect (1983) — An Army intelligence group studies the 'Hutchison Effect', claimed to produce antigravity.
  • Montauk Phoenix and Rainbow claims (1983) — Alleged Montauk projects reportedly used radio and microwaves in mind experiments.
  • Sarbacher letter (1983) (29 November 1983) — Physicist Robert Sarbacher writes that he heard of recovered UAP materials while consulting for the Pentagon.

People

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  • John Hutchison — Canadian inventor of the claimed "Hutchison Effect".
  • John B. Alexander — Retired Army colonel who organized the 1985 Advanced Theoretical Physics group and wrote UFOs: Myths, Conspiracies and Realities.
  • Albert Stubblebine — Army intelligence commander who championed psychic research.
  • Nick Cook — Jane's Defence Weekly aviation editor and author of The Hunt for Zero Point.
  • Preston Nichols — Engineer who claimed in The Montauk Project that he worked on secret experiments at Camp Hero.
  • Peter Moon — Co-author of The Montauk Project books.
  • Robert Sarbacher — Physicist who wrote in 1983 that he heard recovered UFO materials were studied.
  • Wilbert Smith — Canadian radio engineer who ran Project Magnet and recorded talks with Robert Sarbacher.
  • William Steinman — Researcher who corresponded with Robert Sarbacher and Eric Walker.
  • Vannevar Bush — Wartime science leader named in the MJ-12 papers.

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