UAP Personalities

O'Brien, Christopher
- American UFO and cattle-mutilation researcher best known for long-term investigation of anomalies in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.
- Co-authored influential regional studies linking UFO reports, animal mutilations, and broader “high strangeness” patterns.
- A respected chronicler-investigator in the Fortean tradition, emphasizing field interviewing and regional case ecology.
Oberg, James
- A NASA/spaceflight analyst who became one of the most visible “prosaic explanation” voices for astronaut- and satellite-related UFO claims.
- Best known for debunking misidentifications involving reentries, rocket launches, space debris, and misreported “astronaut sightings.”
- A major influence on skeptical ufology, shaping how space-age UFO claims are investigated and contextualized.
Obsequens, Julius
- A late Roman-era compiler whose surviving work preserved older reports of “prodigies” (portents) including celestial anomalies.
- Frequently cited by UFO writers as an early historical source for strange aerial phenomena—though his intent was religious-omen cataloging.
- Important mainly as a classical antecedent used in “ancient UFO” argumentation.
Oechsler, Robert
- American UFO investigator and media figure associated with 1980s–1990s “photo case” controversies and televised UFO coverage.
- Known for investigating and promoting contentious imagery and witness narratives, including the Gulf Breeze wave.
- A polarizing figure: influential in popularizing cases, criticized for endorsing weakly verified evidence.