UAP Personalities

Gairy, Eric
- Grenadian prime minister who brought UFOs into diplomatic and UN-adjacent conversations.
- Portrayed UFOs as a serious international matter, seeking legitimacy through official channels.
- Remembered for blending politics, advocacy, and high-profile public claims about the phenomenon.
Gallaudet, Timothy
- Former U.S. Navy rear admiral and oceanographer who publicly endorsed stronger transparency around UAP reporting.
- Promoted the idea that multi-sensor military encounters deserve systematic scientific study, not stigma.
- Frequently appears in media discussing UAP policy, naval observations, and national-security implications.
Geller, Uri
- Celebrity performer whose alleged psychic abilities became intertwined with UFO claims and intelligence lore.
- Promoted narratives about extraterrestrials, remote viewing, and anomalous influence.
- A long-running, highly disputed figure at the boundary of entertainment, paranormal belief, and ufology.
Gersten, Peter
- Attorney who pursued UFO-related litigation and FOIA strategies to force government disclosure.
- Known for aggressive legal framing of “secrecy” claims and public assertions about hidden knowledge.
- A polarizing figure celebrated by disclosure activists and criticized for overreach and speculation.
Gevaerd, Ademar
- Brazilian UFO journalist and publisher who built one of the most influential South American ufology platforms.
- Known for large-scale case coverage, conferences, and promoting Brazilian military/UFO narratives.
- A major node connecting Brazilian sightings, investigators, and international UFO media.
Gilliland, James
- UFO “contact tourism” organizer known for building a recurring skywatch community near Mt. Adams.
- Promotes a spiritual/experiential model of contact and hosts frequent retreats and events.
- Influential in New Age–oriented ufology and criticized for unverifiable spectacle.
Gilroy, Rex
- Australian “mysteries” promoter known for linking UFOs to cryptids, lost civilizations, and Forteana.
- Built a long-running public persona through books, tours, and sensational claims.
- Widely criticized for weak standards and myth-making, yet influential in pop-Fortean culture.
Godfrey, Alan
- British police officer whose investigation of a strange 1980 incident became a landmark UK UFO case.
- Central figure in the Todmorden incident, mixing policing documentation with high-strangeness claims.
- Frequently cited in debates over hypnosis, memory reliability, and “missing time.”
Good, Timothy
- High-profile British author who popularized “cover-up” narratives and elite testimony about UFOs.
- Known for compiling claims of governmental secrecy, military encounters, and alleged insider sources.
- A major influence on late-20th-century UFO culture, criticized for evidentiary looseness.
Gordon, Stan
- Pennsylvania-based investigator best known for chronicling the 1973 UFO “flap” and high-strangeness events.
- Documented cases blending UFO sightings with creature reports and unusual phenomena.
- A longtime regional researcher whose archives are heavily cited in flap-era studies.
Graves, Ryan
- Former U.S. Navy pilot who became a leading public advocate for UAP reporting reform.
- Known for describing recurring training-range encounters and pushing safety-first transparency.
- A modern “pilot-witness” figure shaping policy conversation more than classic ufology lore.
Green, Gabriel
- Early “contactee-era” political figure who blended UFO claims with a fringe presidential campaign.
- Presented himself as a public advocate for “space contact” and cosmic messaging.
- A niche but enduring name in contactee history and UFO subculture.
Greenewald Jr., John
- FOIA-driven UAP researcher who built The Black Vault into a major document archive.
- Known for relentless public-records requests and publishing declassified materials.
- A central “paper trail” figure in modern disclosure discourse.
Greenfield, Allen
- Occult-oriented ufologist who blended esotericism, intelligence lore, and UFO narratives.
- Known for linking UFO phenomena to magical traditions, secret societies, and “Men in Black” motifs.
- A fringe-influential voice shaping the esoteric wing of American ufology.
Greenwood, Barry
- UFO historian and co-founder of the UFO Historical Revue who focused on archival rigor.
- Helped preserve documents and trace institutional histories of UFO research.
- Influential among researchers who prioritize primary sources over rumor.
Greer, Steven
- Physician-turned-disclosure activist who built a high-profile “Disclosure Project” brand.
- Known for organizing press events with witnesses and promoting CE-5 contact protocols.
- Highly influential and highly controversial for commercialization and extraordinary claims.
Grossinger, Richard
- Counterculture writer/publisher who treated UFOs as part of a broader “high strangeness” reality.
- Known for blending ufology with consciousness studies, alternative history, and literary speculation.
- Influential in the “UFO as cultural/paranormal” interpretation space.
Grusch, David
- Former U.S. intelligence officer who alleged hidden UAP programs and became a central modern whistleblower figure.
- Known for high-profile public claims about secrecy, oversight failures, and alleged recovered materials.
- A catalytic personality in contemporary UAP politics, praised by some and disputed by others.