Department of Energy
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Department of Energy
| Type | Organization |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Energy Department, DOE, Atomic Energy Commission, AEC |
| On the Timeline | 18 events, 1947–2023 |
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) runs the national nuclear weapons laboratories, including Los Alamos, Sandia and Lawrence Livermore, and their predecessor, the Atomic Energy Commission, oversaw atomic research from 1946.
UFO connections
Because sightings often clustered near nuclear sites, DOE and its labs appear in many UFO stories. Some researchers argue that crash material would be held under the Atomic Energy Act's "born secret" rules, outside Defense Department oversight. The 2023 UAP Disclosure Act proposal drew on this idea, and DOE has been named in claims by David Grusch and others.
On the UAP Timeline
- Twining memo (1947) (23 September 1947) — Gen. Nathan Twining writes that the flying discs are real and could be a secret U.S. or Soviet project.
- Kingman UFO crash (21 May 1953) — An engineer using the pseudonym Fritz Werner swears he investigated a crashed craft near Kingman, Arizona.
- Pantex nuclear plant sightings (1957) (7 November 1957) — Guards at the Pantex nuclear plant in Texas report three flashing objects landing nearby.
- Indian Point nuclear plant sighting (1984) (24 July 1984) — Guards at the Indian Point nuclear plant reportedly see a UAP as security systems fail.
- Advanced Theoretical Physics group (20 May 1985) — A secure facility hosts a conference on whether UAP evidence supports a research program.
- Moriches Bay crash claim (28 September 1989) — An anonymous colonel claims a Star Wars weapon downed a UAP in Long Island's Moriches Bay.
- TRESTLE facility and Ron Blackburn (1990) — A Lockheed engineer tells Vallée he helped build the TRESTLE facility.
- Southaven Park crash claim (24 November 1992) — A book says locals believed a UAP crashed near Brookhaven Lab on Long Island.
- Cold fusion and the Energy Department (1999) (17 May 1999) — A journalist reports concerns about the Energy Department and cold fusion research.
- Bill Richardson and the Roswell records (28 June 2008) — Bill Richardson says Los Alamos and the Pentagon refused his questions about Roswell.
- Alexander's no-secret-program conclusion (15 February 2011) — Alexander says there was no secret UAP project at the Pentagon or the energy labs.
- NASA–NNSA planetary defense partnership (22 March 2017) — The nuclear security agency discloses its planetary defense partnership with NASA.
- NNSA rescues the JASON group (25 April 2019) — The nuclear security agency takes over the JASON advisory group contract.
- Atomic Energy Commission UFO materials claim (29 April 2020) — A journalist's source says the Atomic Energy Commission had UAP materials as early as 1947.
- Energy Department labs as analysts claim (2 October 2021) — Eric Davis says Energy Department labs analyzed UAP materials for another owner.
- Energy Department custody claim (2022) (13 January 2022) — Coulthart says non-human material was held by the Energy Department before moving to industry.
- ATP meeting notes release (26 September 2022) — The former Los Alamos manager publishes notes from a 1985 advanced physics meeting.
- Alfred O'Donnell's Area 51 saucer story (28 February 2023) — George Knapp says a former Area 51 contractor manager told him of a recovered saucer.
Connected articles
References
- United States Department of Energy — Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org · archived copy
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