CSETI
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| Type | Organization |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence |
| On the Timeline | 7 events, 1990–2009 |
The Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) was founded by Steven Greer in 1990. Its main activity is "contact" fieldwork, in which groups go to remote locations and use meditation, lights and sounds to try to signal UFOs and invite contact, an approach Greer calls CE-5, or close encounters of the fifth kind.
Disclosure work
CSETI led to Greer's Disclosure Project (1993), which collected testimony from military and government witnesses. In the 1990s Greer said he had briefed officials including CIA Director James Woolsey on behalf of CSETI.
Criticism
Critics say CSETI's contact events produce sightings of aircraft, satellites and other ordinary lights, and they have questioned the cost of attending its retreats. Supporters report personal experiences they consider meaningful.
On the UAP Timeline
- Steven Greer's 1990s private meetings (Mid-1990s) — Steven Greer alleges he met wealthy and connected figures at a private San Francisco gathering about UAP.
- Laurance Rockefeller's two UFO projects (10 December 1994) — Vallée says Laurance Rockefeller funded two UAP projects.
- Denise McKenzie's SAIC account (30 August 1996) — A former SAIC employee says she learned of UAP-related work there.
- CSETI site list for Congress (1996) (30 August 1996) — Greer's CSETI allegedly briefs Congress with a list of sites tied to UAP.
- CSETI on unacknowledged special access programs (22 August 1998) — CSETI says a covert group using unacknowledged programs manages the UAP issue.
- Disclosure Project briefing to Congress (2001) (April 2001) — CSETI briefs members of Congress that a covert group controls parts of the UAP issue.
- CSETI energy briefing (2009) (13 February 2009) — CSETI allegedly briefs Obama officials and senators on breakthrough energy.
References
- 'Group calls for disclosure of UFO info' — ABC News (2001) · abcnews.go.com · archived copy
- Greer's Disclosure Project — Patrick Gross · ufology.patrickgross.org · archived copy
- A historian on the Disclosure Project — History News Network · historynewsnetwork.org · archived copy
- Disclosure Project briefing document (2001, PDF) — Internet Archive · archive.org · archived copy
- Greer's Disclosure Project event, 9 May 2001 — Patrick Gross · ufology.patrickgross.org · archived copy
- Disclosure Project National Press Club event, 9 May 2001 (video) · amara.org · archived copy
- 'Deafening Silence': media response to the 9 May 2001 event — Jonathan Kolber · lifeboat.com · archived copy
- Forbidden Science — the journals of Jacques Vallée (Anomaly Archives) · anomalyarchives.org · 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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