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Douglas Dean Johnson

2025

Independent investigative journalist; used declassified FBI background reports and Harald Malmgren's own 1960s federal job applications to debunk Malmgren's 2024 UFO and intelligence claims, finding no evidence he held the clearances, roles, or personal connections he described.

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Connections (4)

reportedTrinity Test
investigated and disputed claims of a 1945 crash there
Source: Douglas Dean Johnson investigation, 2024
disputedOppenheimer-Einstein Report
investigated and found no credible evidence for the document
Source: Vallee & Harris, Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret (2021)
disputedHarald Malmgren
his claims were investigated and refuted
Source: Douglas Dean Johnson investigation, May 2025
disputedJacques Vallee
Johnson's investigation found his witness account's credibility "implodes"
Source: Douglas Dean Johnson investigation, 2024
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