1988 in UFO history
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1988 in UFO history
| Year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Events | 5 |
| Decade | 1980s |
| Topics | Government programs (topic), Propulsion & physics (topic), Nuclear & missile sites (topic), Disinformation & hoaxes (topic) |
| Timeline | 1988 on the UAP Timeline |
1988 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 5 events in 1988, mostly about government programs and propulsion & physics. People named in these events include Franklin Mead, Mark McCandlish, Thomas Townsend Brown, Pharis Williams, Christopher "Kit" Green.
Events
- Veritay propulsion report (1988) (April 1988) — A contractor submits a propulsion report to the Air Force led by Franklin Mead.
- SAIC electric propulsion study (1988) (April 1988) — SAIC studies electric propulsion for Edwards AFB.
- Kit Green on MJ-12 (1988) (23 October 1988) — Kit Green tells Vallée that 'MJ12' was real.
- Edmund Gomez and Dulce (23 October 1988) — A New Mexico rancher claims he saw troops and an aircraft crash near Dulce.
- Norton AFB diamond-shaped craft claim (1988) (12 November 1988) — A researcher claims a diamond-shaped craft was tested at Norton AFB.
People
- Franklin Mead — Air Force propulsion engineer who edited Project Outgrowth and commissioned advanced propulsion studies.
- Mark McCandlish — Aerospace illustrator who drew the alleged "Alien Reproduction Vehicle".
- Thomas Townsend Brown — Physicist and inventor who promoted "electrogravitics" and proposed Project Winterhaven.
- Pharis Williams — Physicist with an unconventional theory of gravity cited in UFO propulsion debates.
- 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.
- Edmund Gomez — Rancher near Dulce, New Mexico, who reported cattle mutilations.
- Gabe Valdez — New Mexico State Police officer who investigated cattle mutilations near Dulce.
- Paul Bennewitz — Albuquerque physicist targeted by Air Force disinformation in the Bennewitz affair.
- John Lear — Pilot and son of Bill Lear who spread claims of alien treaties in the late 1980s.
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