UAP Personalities

Adamski, George
- Defined the “contactee” template: friendly “Space Brothers” + spiritual messaging.
- Popularized the 1952 Orthon (Venus) contact story in contactee lore.
- Brought contactee ufology mainstream through bestselling 1950s books.
Agrest, Matest
- Early ancient-astronaut advocate
- Paleocontact theory (1959)
- Academic-to-fringe crossover
Aho, Wayne
- 1950s contactee figure
- UFO-spiritual message blend
- New Age group founder
Alexander, John
- Army colonel UFO author
- Anti-conspiracy stance voice
- Modern ufology debater
Alford, Alan
- Ancient-astronaut bestseller author
- Later rejected key alien-gods ideas
- Shifted to “cataclysm myth” framing
Alvis, Brandon
- Modern paranormal investigator
- APRA founder / TV-era presence
- UFO-adjacent “unexplained” overlap
Alzofon, David
Alzofon, Frederick
- A physicist (1919–2012) best known in “breakthrough propulsion” circles for proposing practical antigravity/gravity-control concepts decades before the modern UAP boom.
- Authored an influential 1981 propulsion-conference paper, “Anti-Gravity with Present Technology,” and later became associated with claims of weight reduction via nuclear spin polarization experiments.
- His legacy is sharply disputed: supporters treat him as an overlooked pioneer; critics argue replications point to instrument/thermal artifacts rather than true gravity modification.
Angelucci, Orfeo
- Classic 1950s contactee author
- Spiritual “Space Brother” messaging
- The Secret of the Saucers (1955)
Apostol, Dan
- Romanian UFO/mysteries writer
- Prolific popular nonfiction output
- UFOs + ancient mysteries crossover
Appel, Jean-Paul
- French UFO religion founder
- Contactee + apocalyptic themes
- Siderella / Iso-Zen leader
Appelle, Stuart
- Psychologist in abduction discourse
- Focus on perception and hypnosis
- Academic-adjacent anomalous research
Applewhite, Marshall
- Heaven’s Gate founder-leader
- UFO “Next Level” theology
- 1997 mass suicide tragedy
Arnold, Kenneth
- 1947 modern UFO-era catalyst
- “Flying saucer” media ignition
- Early wave investigator-commentator
Auerbach, Loyd
- Parapsychology + ufology overlap
- Method-first investigator voice
- Long-running anomalous research figure
Aykroyd, Dan
- Celebrity UFO enthusiast-host
- Amplifies UFO interest mainstream
- Pop-culture gateway influence