Government / Military

Richard Doty

1980

Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) agent who, by his own later admission, ran disinformation operations in the UFO world - most notoriously feeding Paul Bennewitz fabricated alien evidence. A living emblem of official UFO disinformation, and a caution the map's credibility layer exists to flag.

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Connections (2)

confirmedRobertson Panel

continues the official UFO-debunking/disinformation posture the 1953 Robertson Panel first recommended (analyst note)

Source: analyst note; Greenwood & Bishop, Project Beta; R. Doty AFOSI disclosures (HuffPost 2014; The Debrief)

disputedPaul Bennewitz

the AFOSI agent who fed him fabricated alien evidence, contributing to his breakdown

Source: Greenwood & Bishop, Project Beta; R. Doty AFOSI disclosures (HuffPost 2014; The Debrief)

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