An Encyclopedia and Go to Source for All Things UAP

UAP Personalities

  • Caluag, Ed
    • Filipino paranormal investigator and TV personality.
    • Known for investigations/exorcism-style segments on Philippine media.
    • Represents modern “paranormal celebrity” culture adjacent to ufology.
  • Cameron, Grant
    • Canadian UFO researcher focused on government secrecy/disclosure.
    • Known for research tied to “Charlie Red Star” sightings.
    • Prolific author connecting UFOs with politics and consciousness themes.
  • Campbell, Steuart
    • Skeptical writer who argued many UFO reports have mundane explanations.
    • Wrote a major “debunking” style book aimed at investigators.
    • Also published skepticism-focused works on other mysteries.
    • Conducted a study "Asymmetrical Capacitors for Propulsion" for NASA on the Biefeld-Brown effect inside a vacuum chamber in 2004 with a static DC voltage of up to 50kV. Pulsed voltages were not tested.
    • Of the four capacitors tested only one used a solid dielectric in between the electrodes and it was also the only one that moved when the initial pulse of static DC current was applied to the capacitor when the power supply was turned on.
    • An arc occured at these moments and the capacitor would rotate an eighth of a rotation. The movement was dismissed as an ejection of material during the arc but no explanation was given why no arcs and movement occured with the other capacitors.
  • Cannon, Dolores
    • Hypnotherapist-author central to modern “experiencer” ufology.
    • Popularized regression-based alien-contact narratives.
    • Massively influential in New Age UFO culture and publishing.
  • Carlson, Amy
    • Leader of the “Love Has Won” movement (“Mother God”).
    • Used online New Age + conspiracy content to attract followers.
    • Relevant as a modern cult / fringe-belief ecosystem figure.
  • Cassirer, Manfred
    • Author linking parapsychology and UFO themes.
    • Known for a small, focused book often cited in niche discussions.
    • Represents “psi + UFO” crossover literature.
  • Cathie, Bruce
    • Pilot-author who promoted “Earth grid” / harmonic theories for UFO power.
    • Best known for Harmonic 33 and related grid-energy claims.
    • A classic example of “theory-first” ufology writing.
  • Chalker, Bill
    • Australian UFO researcher and author.
    • Known for The Oz Files and investigative writing on Australian cases.
    • Also wrote on forensic-style abduction claims (“Hair of the Alien”).
  • Chauvin, Remy
    • French scientist who wrote about UFOs and “unknown” phenomena.
    • Represents European scientific-curiosity engagement with the topic.
    • Often cited in French-language ufology literature.
  • Childress, David
    • Alternative-history author strongly tied to “ancient mysteries” ufology-adjacent culture.
    • Known for Lost Cities series and fringe archaeology.
    • A major bridge between UFO lore and “ancient advanced civilization” narratives.
  • Clancy, Susan
    • Psychologist known for analyzing alien-abduction belief and memory.
    • Argued many “abduction memories” can be explained without literal kidnapping.
    • Important in the scientific/critical literature around experiencers.
  • Clark, Jerome
    • One of ufology’s major reference-encyclopedia authors.
    • Compiled people, cases, and concepts into widely used UFO encyclopedias.
    • A core “librarian of ufology” figure.
  • Clarke, David
    • British academic and journalist who researched UK UFO files and folklore.
    • Known for work tied to National Archives UFO material and case history.
    • A key “documents + cultural context” ufology figure.
  • Cohane, John
    • Author associated with ancient-astronaut style speculation.
    • Wrote Paradox arguing for extraterrestrial involvement in human origins.
    • A classic “deep history + ET” bridge figure.
  • Colby, C. B.
    • Author/illustrator known for eerie “true or tall tale” compilations.
    • Not a core ufologist—more a popularizer of the weird/strange.
    • Relevant as a feeder source for “mystery culture” adjacent to UFO lore.
    • Retired U.S. Air Force captain whose name is frequently linked (in UFO subculture) to the alleged insider “Aviary” network under the bird-name CONDOR.
    • Often described as having worked in Air Force intelligence/FTD-adjacent contexts and later becoming a prolific online voice in UFO-forum culture and “insider” narrative debates.
    • Public notoriety in ufology largely stems from claims about involvement with, or proximity to, UFO Cover-Up? Live (1988) and later commentary on contentious “leak” storylines (e.g., MJ-12/Serpo-era discourse).
  • Condon, Edward
    • Physicist associated with the Colorado UFO study (“Condon Committee”).
    • The “Condon Report” became a major turning point in official UFO discourse.
    • Often cited as a key institutional skepticism milestone.
  • Cook, Nick
    • Aerospace/defense journalist who wrote a landmark “anti-gravity” investigation.
    • Connected UFO lore with classified R&D narratives.
    • A key modern influence on propulsion speculation communities.
  • Cooper, Bill
    • Conspiracy broadcaster/author who heavily influenced modern UFO-conspiracy culture.
    • Behold a Pale Horse became a foundational text for many communities.
    • A major amplifier of “UFOs + government + hidden history” narratives.
  • Coppens, Philip
    • Author who popularized ancient-aliens and historical mystery themes.
    • Known for The Ancient Alien Question and related works.
    • A major “history channel era” influence on UFO-adjacent culture.
  • Corbell, Jeremy
    • Los Angeles–based filmmaker/artist turned “UFO celebrity” best known for UAP-focused documentaries and for releasing widely discussed U.S. Navy UAP media (notably the 2019 “USS Omaha” clip and the “pyramid/triangle” night-vision images).
    • Co-host (with George Knapp) of the WEAPONIZED podcast, a major distribution channel for interviews, claims, and “new footage/documents” within modern UAP media.
    • A polarizing figure: praised for forcing UAP material into the mainstream conversation, criticized for sensational framing and for releases that skeptics argue have mundane explanations (e.g., “bokeh” optics for triangular shapes).
  • Corliss, William
    • Compiler of anomaly handbooks across astronomy and natural phenomena.
    • Not a ufologist, but widely used by anomaly researchers.
    • A major “catalog the weird” reference-builder.
  • Cornell, Tony
    • Long-time psychical researcher and investigator.
    • Known for field-method style writing on paranormal investigation.
    • Relevant as “how to investigate anomalies” adjacent to ufology.

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