List of Ufologists

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This is a list of UFO researchers from around the world.

Contents 1 Asia 1.1 China 1.2 Indonesia 1.3 Japan 1.4 Pakistan 1.5 Philippines 2 Europe 2.1 Finland 2.2 France 2.3 Italy 2.4 România 2.5 Switzerland 2.6 United Kingdom 3 North America 3.1 Canada 3.2 Mexico 3.3 United States 4 Oceania 4.1 Australia 5 South America 5.1 Brazil 5.2 Argentina 5.3 Ecuador 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Asia

[edit] China

• Wang Sichao, is currently working as a researcher at Nanjing's Zijinshan Astronomical Observatory.^[1][2]

[edit] Indonesia

• J. Salatun, pioneer of UFO research in Indonesia.^[3]
• Nur Agustinus, (1966 - ), is an Indonesian ufologist, psychologist and writer, director of BETA-UFO Indonesia.^[4]
• Michael Gumelar (UFO-IC)^[5]

[edit] Japan

• G.Garrison Jr,American engineer,based in southern Japan:Kyushu Reporting Agency^[6]

[edit] Pakistan

• Syed Muhammed Khurram Reaz (Member of NSPIRES, NASA, USA)^[7]

[edit] Philippines

• Antonio Israel (Contactee, First-hand experiencer with extensive video recordings of his personal UFO encounters], ^[8]

[edit] Europe

[edit] Finland

• Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, (1939 - ), has spoken openly about the hiding of the UFO evidence and other conspiracy theories.^[9]
• Juhan af Grann, (1948 - ), is a Finnish film director and producer known of his UFO documentaries.^[10]

[edit] France

• Yves Sillard (Engineer, former director of CNES, 1976-1982, head of new French government UFO investigation GEIPAN)^[11]

[edit] Italy

• Enrico Baccarini, is a journalist, writer and researcher. He is an award winner in Experimental Psychology with a focus on the anthropological world.^[12]
• Monsignor Corrado Balducci, (1923 - ), is a Roman Catholic theologian of the Vatican Curia, a close friend of the pope, long time exorcist for the Archdiocese of Rome.^[13]
• Roberto Pinotti, (1944 - ), Sociologist, journalist and author; he is the main Italian scholar in ufology.^[14]

[edit] România

• Doru Davidovici, (1945 - 1989), was an aviator and writer.^[15]

[edit] Switzerland

• Erich von Däniken, (1935 - ), is a controversial Swiss author best known for his books which examine possible evidence for extraterrestrial influences on early human culture.^[16]
• Billy Meier, (1937 - ), is a citizen of Switzerland and an alleged, self-claimed and controversial contactee which many times has been proven to be a fraud.^[17]

[edit] United Kingdom

• Georgina Bruni, Investigative journalist, Rendlesham UFO incident researcher.^[18]
• Dr. David Clarke, is a British university lecturer.^[19]
• W. Raymond Drake, (1913 - 1989), published nine books on the ancient astronaut theme.^[20]
• Timothy Good, is a British Ufologist and professional violinist.^[21]
• Dr. George King, regarded himself as "Primary Terrestrial Mental Channel" for great and evolved extraterrestrial Intelligences.^[22]
• Elizabeth Klarer, (1910 - 1984), South African contactee and UFO photographer.^[23]
• Nick Pope, Former head of the UFO desk, Ministry of Defence; author of Operation Thunder Child.^[24]
• Jenny Randles, (1951 - ), is a British author and former director of investigations with the British UFO Research Association (BUFORA).^[25]
• Brinsley Le Poer Trench, (1911 - 1995), a Ufologist and a firm believer in flying saucers, and in particular, the Hollow Earth theory.^[26]
• Nigel Watson, (1954 - ), UFO writer and consultant.^[27]

[edit] North America

[edit] Canada

• Francois C. Bourbeau, UFO researcher, radio/television host and author. Founder of the OVNI-ALERTE network in Québec.^[28]
• Errol Bruce-Knapp, Moderator UFO UpDates - Toronto and host of 'Strange Days... Indeed' - The Podcast.^[29]
• Geoff Dittman, Ufology Research of Manitoba, compiles annual survey of Canadian sightings statistics since 1998.^[28]
• Paul Hellyer, a Canadian politician. Officially inaugurated a UFO landing pad in St. Paul, Alberta; the first in the world.^[30]
• Jennifer Jarvis, UFO researcher from St. Catharines, Ontario. A member of CSETI, her ongoing observations can be found at http://orbwatch.com
• Martin Jasek, UFO*BC, investigated and created a comprehensive report on the Little Fox Lake UFO Incident December 11, 1996.^[31]
• Don Ledger, author of a book entitled "Dark Object", a comprehensive report on the Shag Harbour incident October 4, 1967.^[32]
• Peter Millman, (1906 - 1990), was a Canadian astronomer.^[33]
• Chris Rutkowski, Ufology Research of Manitoba, compiles annual survey of Canadian sightings statistics since 1998. The Canadian Federal Government currently (2007) directs all UFO sightings to Chris Rutkowski of Ufology Research of Manitoba.^[28][34]
• David Sereda, (1961 - ), is a Canadian UFOlogist and ecologist.^[35]
• Wilbert B. Smith, (1910 - 1962), was a Canadian electrical engineer, radio engineer, ufologist and contactee.^[36]
• Chris Styles, co-author of a book entitled "Dark Object", a comprehensive report on the Shag Harbour incident October 4, 1967.^[32]
• R Scott Fitzgerald, Author: LV426. UFO/EBE Field Investigator

[edit] Mexico

• Jaime Maussan, (1953 - ), is a Mexican journalist and notable ufologist.^[37]

[edit] United States

• George Adamski, (1891 - 1965), controversial UFO "contactee" of the 1950s, wrote several bestselling books about his encounters with friendly "Space Brothers" from other planets.^[38]
• Rob Simone Author of "UFOs In The Headlines" and "UFOs Crop Circles and the Mayan Calendar" Rob Simone hosts a two hour UFO radio show, topics include consciousness, science, phenomenon and more. Rob Simone produces this talk show from Los Angeles, CA. It can be heard on 104.4 FM and online world-wide. Recent guests include Uri Geller, David Icke and Chris Angel (Mondays 4 pm and Friday Nights at 2 am Pacific) The Rob Simone Talk Show
• Orfeo Angelucci, (1912 - 1993), was one of the most unusual of the mid-1950s contactees who claimed to be in contact with extraterrestrials.^[39]
• Tom Bearden, is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the U.S. Army who is in his own judgement "active in the study of scalar electromagnetics, advanced electrodynamics, unified field theory, and overunity systems."^[40]
• Art Bell, (1945 - ), is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as the founder and longtime host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM.^[41]
• Paul Bennewitz, (? - 2005), was an American businessman who played a major role in shaping the development of UFO Conspiracies since the 1980s.^[42]
• Ted Bloecher, (1929 - ), Ufologist, also actor/singer and computer data analyst; inactive in ufology since early 1980s.^[43]
• Dr. Thomas E. Bullard, (1949 - ), folklorist at Indiana University, also a ufologist with the Center for UFO Studies.^[44]
• Jerome Clark, (1946 - ), UFO historian and author of the authoritative UFO Encyclopedia^[43]
• Albert Coe, was an American contactee who supposedly made contact with an alien.^{[citation needed]}
• Philip J. Corso, (1915 - 1998), Army Intel officer/author, wrote highly-disputed book on Roswell UFO incident.^[45]
• Robert Dean, (1929 - ), reportedly saw a document called An Assessment, a purported 1964 NATO report on UFOs prompted by an incident on 2 February 1961 during which 50 alleged UFOs appeared over Europe.^[46]
• Glenn Dennis, (1925 - ), is a founder of the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, New Mexico, which opened in September 1991 and self-professed witness to the 1947 Roswell UFO incident.^[47]
• Don Ecker, author, served as the Director of Research for UFO Magazine for over 20 years.^[48]
• Stanton T. Friedman, (1934 - ), nuclear physicist, author-lecturer, ufologist.^[49]
• Daniel Fry, (1908 -1992), was an American contactee who claimed he had multiple contacts with an alien and took a ride in a remotely piloted alien spacecraft on July 4, 1949.^[50]
• James Gilliland, is an author, teacher, ufologist, spiritual counselor, energetic healer, and the founder of the Enlightened Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence (ECETI) organization.^[51]
• Allen H. Greenfield, (1946 - ), is an American occultist, UFOlogist, writer, editor.^[52]
• Dr. Steven M. Greer, (1955 - ), is an American physician known as a proponent of openness in government, media and corporations when it comes to advanced technologies that he and others believe to have been shelved and hidden from public awareness for reasons of profit and influence.^[53]
• Dr. Bernard Haisch, physicist with an interest in ufology.^[54]
• Richard H. Hall, (1930 - ), former assistant director of NICAP in the 1960s, former director of the Fund for UFO Research in the 1980s.^[55]
• Dr. James Harder, (1926 - ), Professor of Engineering, University of California, Berkeley.^[56]
• Allan Hendry, (1950 - ), astronomer, full-time UFO investigator for the Center for UFO Studies in the late 1970s and early 1980s.^[57]
• Paul R. Hill, (1909 - 1990), NACA/NASA research engineer.^[58]
• Budd Hopkins, (1931 - ), alien abduction researcher.^[59]
• Linda Moulton Howe, (1942 - ), journalist known for cattle mutilation investigations.^[60]
• Dr. Josef Allen Hynek, (1910 - 1986), astronomer, consultant to USAF Project Blue Book, founded the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS).^[61]
• Morris K. Jessup, (1900 - 1959), was a photographer, is probably best remembered for his pioneering ufological writings and his role in uncovering the so-called Philadelphia Experiment.^[62]
• John Keel, (1930 - ), journalist, investigated the famous Mothman Sightings in West Virginia in 1966 and 1967.^[61]
• Donald Keyhoe, (1897 - 1988), deceased aviator and Marine Corps officer, was the leader of NICAP, the largest civilian UFO research group in the USA, in the 1950s and 1960s.^[63]
• Philip J. Klass, (1919 - 2005), deceased senior editor of Aviation Week and Space Technology, leading UFO skeptic/debunker from mid-1960s until his death in 2005.^[64]
• George Knapp, is an American investigative journalist.^[65]
• Bob Lazar (Robert Scott Lazar), (1959 - ), is a physicist and owner of a mail-order scientific supply company who claims to have worked from 1988 until 1989 at an area he alleges exists called S-4 (Sector Four).^[66]
• Jim Lorenzen and Coral Lorenzen, deceased founders and directors of Aerial Phenomena Research Organization (APRO), one of the most prominent civilian UFO research groups of the 1960s and 1970s.^[67]
• Dr. Bruce Maccabee, (1942 - ), retired US Navy optical physicist, has analyzed numerous UFO videos and photos.^{[citation needed]}
• Jim Marrs, (1943 - ), is a conspiracy theorist, news reporter, college professor, and author of books and articles on a wide range of assorted conspiracy theories.^[68]
• Riley Martin, (1946 - ), is a self-described alien contactee, author, and radio host.^[69]
• Jordan Maxwell, (1940 - ), is a speaker in the fields of astrology, theology, religion, secret societies, the occult, and UFOlogy since 1959.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. James E. McDonald, (1920 - 1971), atmospheric physicist, University of Arizona, leading ufologist of the 1960s.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. John Edward Mack, (1929- 2004), Harvard psychiatrist/professor, alien abduction researcher.^{[citation needed]}
• Guy Malone, author-lecturer, ufologist, alien abduction researcher, founder of Alien Resistance HQ in Roswell, NM.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Donald Menzel, (1901- 1976), professor of astronomy at Harvard University, leading UFO skeptic of the 1950s and 1960s.^{[citation needed]}
• James W. Moseley, (1931 - ), editor of Saucer Smear, longtime observer and commentator of the UFO field.^{[citation needed]}
• George Noory, (1950 - ), broadcaster of the popular "Coast to Coast" radio broadcast; the program discusses paranormal events.^[70]
• Curtis Peebles, aerospace historian for the Smithsonian Institution, also a leading UFO skeptic
• Dr. Kevin D. Randle, (1949 - ), Captain in the US Air Force Reserves; also a leading investigator of the Roswell UFO Incident in 1947.^{[citation needed]}
• Nicholas "Nick" Redfern, (1964 - ), is a British Ufologist/Cryptozoologist now living in Dallas, Texas, U.S..^{[citation needed]}
• Edward J. Ruppelt, (1923 - 1960), Air Force Captain who supervised Project Blue Book, the Air Force's official study of the UFO phenomenon in the 1950s and 1960s.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Harley Rutledge, (1926 - 2006), solid-state physicist, Southeast Missouri State University.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Carl Sagan, (1934 - 1996), was an American astronomer and astrochemist and a highly successful popularizer of astronomy, astrophysics, and other natural sciences.^[71]
• Dr. Michael Emin Salla, (1958 - ), is an international politics scholar who in 2001 became interested in the study of exopolitics.^[72]
• Robert Sheaffer, (1949 - ), member of CSICOP's UFO subcommittee, a leading UFO skeptic/debunker.^{[citation needed]}
• Warren William (Billy) Smith, (1929-2003) A prolific author of novels, paranormal magazine articles and books, including UFO titles.
• Whitley Strieber, (1946 - ), author of Communion, UFO researcher and paranormal phenomena expert.^[73]
• Leonard H. Stringfield, (1920 - 1994), was the first UFOlogist to take crashed-saucer stories seriously. His contacts in the medical field gave him the first descriptions of the alien bodies allegedly recovered at Roswell.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Peter A. Sturrock, (1924 - ), astrophysicist, Stanford University.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Michael D. Swords, biophysicist at Western Michigan University, prominent ufologist for the Center for UFO Studies.^{[citation needed]}
• George Van Tassel, (1910 - 1978), was an American ufologist.^{[citation needed]}
• Dr. Jacques Vallée, (1939 - ), scientist-author.^{[citation needed]}
• Alfred Webre, (1942 - ), is an author, lawyer (member of the District of Columbia Bar), futurist, peace activist, environmental activist, and a space activist who promotes the ban of space weapons.^[74]
• Kenny Young, (1966 - 2005), was a webmaster of UFO Research: Cincinnati!, a multi-award winning television producer, director and writer and a State Section Director for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) and a public relations director of Tri-State Advocates for Scientific Knowledge (TASK).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Oceania

[edit] Australia

[edit] South America

[edit] Brazil

• Milton Aloisio, is attorney, historian and UFO researcher.^[75]

[edit] Argentina

• Fabio Zerpa, (1928 - ), is a parapsychologist, historian and UFO researcher.^[76]

[edit] Ecuador

• Dr. Carol Rosin, (1944 - ), is an award-winning educator, author, leading aerospace executive and space and missile defense consultant.^[77]

[edit] See also

• Hermann Oberth (Physicist, rocketry pioneer)
• Wernher von Braun

[edit] References

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[edit] External links

• UFO Seek: UFOlogists

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