William R. Ferguson is primarily known in UFO history as a contactee-era author associated with pamphlet-like publications describing extraordinary off-world or “outer space” experiences. On UAPedia, he belongs to the contactee/cosmic-revelation tradition rather than investigative ufology.

Ferguson’s profile is tied to his role as a movement-style religious/contactee figure and author. His works are often cited in bibliographies of contactee literature as examples of mid-century belief publishing.

His ufology involvement is publishing-based: producing claims and messages intended to persuade readers through narrative and revelation rather than evidence.

He contributes a window into contactee-era subculture: how claims were produced, circulated, and used to form groups and identities.

As with most contactee-era claims, verification is weak and interpretations are highly contested. UAPedia should present him as historically influential within a sub-genre, not as a confirmed source.

Ferguson is a reference point for understanding the contactee era’s breadth—from famous names to lesser-known pamphleteers whose material still circulates among collectors.