2000 in UFO history

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2000 in UFO history
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Year2000
Events7
Decade2000s
TopicsGovernment programs (topic), Secrecy & cover-up (topic), Propulsion & physics (topic), Military encounters (topic)
Timeline2000 on the UAP Timeline

2000 in UFO history — the UAP Timeline records 7 events in 2000, mostly about government programs and secrecy & cover-up. People named in these events include Jacques Vallée, Harold Puthoff, Christopher "Kit" Green, Will Miller, Peter Gersten.

Events

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People

Jacques Vallée 2024
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  • Jacques Vallée — Computer scientist and astronomer, author of the Forbidden Science journals and a central figure in UFO research.
  • Harold Puthoff — Physicist who co-founded the SRI remote-viewing research and later worked on AAWSAP and To The Stars Academy.
  • Christopher "Kit" Green — CIA physician and analyst who became a long-time contact of Jacques Vallée and studied UAP-related injuries.
  • Will Miller — Retired Navy commander who discussed UFO secrecy with researchers.
  • Peter Gersten — Lawyer who directed Citizens Against UFO Secrecy and sued federal agencies for UFO records.
  • Leslie Kean — Journalist who co-wrote the 2017 New York Times story on AATIP.
  • Luis Elizondo — Former Army counterintelligence officer who says he ran AATIP.
  • David Grusch — Former intelligence officer who testified in 2023 that the U.S. has recovered non-human craft.
  • Robert Bigelow — Businessman who founded NIDS and Bigelow Aerospace and ran the AAWSAP contract.
  • Harry Reid — Senate Majority Leader who arranged funding for AAWSAP.

Nearby years

1999 in UFO history · 2001 in UFO history

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