Brad Sparks
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| Type | Person |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Sparks |
| On the Timeline | 10 events, 1957–1997 |
Brad Sparks is an American UFO researcher known for his detailed, document-based study of cases and of official investigations. He worked on the Citizens Against UFO Secrecy lawsuit against the CIA in the late 1970s, which helped force the release of agency UFO records.
Research
Sparks compiled a comprehensive catalogue of Project Blue Book "unknowns", arguing that the Air Force wrongly explained away many strong cases. He has written detailed studies of the 1957 RB-47 radar-visual case, in which an Air Force aircraft tracked an object across several states, and of the 1952 Washington, D.C., sightings. He also investigated the MJ-12 documents and the intelligence figures connected to them.
Reputation
Fellow researchers regard Sparks as one of the most careful historians of official UFO investigations, though some of his conclusions about government cover-ups remain disputed.
On the UAP Timeline
- Mach 3 radar target alert (1957) (24 September 1957) — The Air Force intelligence chief warns of a radar target crossing the U.S. at Mach 3.
- Ekuk, Alaska sighting (1960) (19 May 1960) — Alaska residents report a silver object hovering and dragging trash cans; the Air Force investigates.
- Philip Corso's Roswell claims (1961) — Army Col. Philip Corso claims he handled autopsy reports and recovered alien artifacts.
- House Armed Services Committee UFO hearing (1966) (5 April 1966) — The Blue Book chief tells Congress there are no unexplained radar cases, contradicted by records.
- Transfer of the Blue Book files (1975) (April 1975) — Blue Book files are withdrawn from public access; some papers are allegedly destroyed or redacted.
- CAUS lawsuit and the CIA UFO papers (15 December 1978) — Researchers claim the CIA ran secret emergency UAP studies during sighting waves.
- Claims of CIA funding of UFO researchers (15 December 1978) — The same researchers claim the CIA secretly funded selected UAP researchers.
- Spread of the Bennewitz disinformation (1980s Undefined) — Doty's fake document spreads to the public and into books and media.
- Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit (16 May 1984) — An Army FOIA reply says an informal 'Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit' once studied UAP.
- The Day After Roswell (June 1997) — Philip Corso claims he helped seed recovered UAP technology into U.S. industry.
References
- CIA memo on the 20 Sept 1957 radar object — CIA reading room · cia.gov · archived copy
- NORAD national air defense UFO alert, Sept 20 1957 — Christopher Mellon · christophermellon.net · archived copy
- September 20, 1957: radars track a very fast target · uapdiscovery.discourse.group · archived copy
- Intelligence Advisory Committee / Watch Committee memo — UFOScans · ufoscans.com · archived copy
- May 19, 1960: Ekuk, Alaska case write-up · uapdiscovery.discourse.group · archived copy
- Blue Book file, 4 miles north of Dillingham, May 1960 — UFOScans · ufoscans.com · archived copy
- Blue Book unknowns catalogue (PDF) — NICAP · nicap.org · archived copy
- The Day After Roswell — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.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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