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The UAP Disclosure Act: The proposed Pentagon/AARO re-write of November 2023

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter My gmail address is my full name Original publication: July 24, 2024, 10:00 AM EDT. Any substantive revisions to the original article will be noted in a log found at the end of the article. Those reading this article in the

What's next for AARO?

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter [my gmail address is my full name, with periods between the names] Initial publication date: June 7, 2024, 4:45 PM EDT. Any substantial revisions made after initial publication will be noted in a log at the end of the article. Readers

Who is Tonya P. Wilkerson, and what does it have to do with UFOs?

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter // my gmail address is my full name Original publication: May 21, 2024 8:35 AM EDT. Any substantive changes after initial publication are noted in a log at the end of the article (latest update: January 4, 2025). I first published a

The Ray Stanford UFO-Alien Legacy

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter. My gmail address is my full name. Originally published on April 8, 2024. This is not an article, but rather, a portal or "hub page" for all of my investigative reports about the claims and stories of Ray Stanford pertaining

Gravity waves and Faraday rings-- or imaginary things? The Ray Stanford movie of December 4, 1980

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter. My Gmail address is my full name Original publication date: April 4, 2024. Any post-publication substantive additions or revisions are noted in a log that will appear at the bottom of the article (no stealth edits). Note that if you are reading

FOIA Release: Joint Chiefs issue worldwide UAP reporting requirements (May 19, 2023)

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter /// gmail address is my full name Publication date: March 26, 2024. Any substantive post-publication changes will be noted in a log placed at the end of the article. I published a shorter version of this article on my X/Twitter account, @ddeanjohnson,

Crash Story File: "Witness" credibility implodes for Jacques Vallee's Trinity UFO crash tale

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter January 25, 2024. Updated March 12, 2025. "Jose Padilla was an officer with the Highway Patrol in California for many years, and fought in Korea– had two bullets in his body. I mean, this is the best witness you could have,

Quick guide to UAP-related provisions in the final FY 2024 National Defense Authorization Act

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter Originally posted: December 13, 2023. Latest update: December 22, 2023, 4:50 PM EST. A log of substantive changes/updates after initial publication appears at the bottom of this article. My gmail: full name as above. On December 22, 2023, President Biden

Crash Story File: "My dad is a pathological liar"

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter [Regarding controversy over the book Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret, the story of purported UFO-crash witnesses Reme Baca and Jose Padilla:] "We recognized this appetite for fame on the part of Mr. Baca, and as a result I wrote the book very

Quick guide to UAP-related provisions currently under consideration in Congress

by Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter Originally posted: September 3, 2023 The purpose of this page is mainly to provide easy access to the texts of the latest versions of the array of legislative proposals currently under consideration in Congress that deal directly or indirectly with Unidentified Anomalous

Senate Intelligence bill gives holders of "non-earth origin or exotic UAP material" six months to make it available to AARO

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on Twitter Original publication: June 24, 2023. 10:30 AM EDT. Any substantive updates or corrections added after the initial publication are logged at the end of the article. Latest update: December 24, 2023, 1 PM EST. [UPDATE (December 24, 2023): On December 22, 2023,

Senate committees advancing new language seeking possible secret UFO-tech programs

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson NOTE: As of June 24, 2023, this article is superseded by an updated article, "Senate Intelligence bill gives holders of 'non-earth origin or exotic UAP material' six months to make it available to AARO," which incorporates most of the material below,

Crash Story File: The Reme Baca Smoking-Gun Interview

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter Original publication: May 20, 2023. All substantive changes or updates after that date are summarized in a log that appears at the end of the article. Most recent update: March 12, 2025. Note: I made a very significant "Key Update"

Trinity UFO crash, Jacque Vallee, Paola Harris, Reme Baca, Jose Padilla, William Brophy,

Crash Story: The Trinity UFO Crash Hoax

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter Original publication: May 1, 2023. All substantive changes since initial publication are logged at the bottom of the article. “So we have a very unusual situation there, where we have the best possible witnesses.” – Jacques Vallee, A Different Perspective, June 3, 2021

Trinity UFO crash, Jacques Vallee, Paola Harris, Eddie Apodaca, New Mexico State Police, Reme Baca, Jose Padilla

Crash Story File: Eddie Apodaca, the Real Policeman Who Cracked The Trinity UFO Crash Case

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on Twitter Original publication: May 1, 2023. Latest update: December 21, 2023 (refer to the log of substantive updates that appears at the end of the article). You are in the Crash Story Files, a series of investigative reports examining claims that a UFO crashed

Reme Baca, Trinity UFO crash, Jacque Vallee, Paola Harris, Atomic Energy Commission, Alex Wellerstein, Tim McMillan, UFO crash story

Crash Story File: The “Secret File” of Governor Dixy Lee Ray

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on Twitter Original publication: May 1, 2023 You are in the Crash Story Files, a series of investigative reports examining claims that a UFO crashed and was recovered near San Antonio, New Mexico, in August 1945. To go back to the Crash Story hub story

Trinity UFO crash, Wiliam Brophy, Billy Brophy, Jacques Vallee, Paola Harris, Sean Brophy

Crash Story File: The Morphing Fantasies of Billy Brophy About His Airman Father

By Douglas Dean Johnson Original publication: May 1, 2023 @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter You are in the Crash Story Files, a series of investigative reports examining claims that a UFO crashed and was recovered near San Antonio, New Mexico, in August 1945. To go back to the Crash Story hub

Crash Story File: The Suppressed Tale of the Captured Alien

By Douglas Dean Johnson Initial publication: May 1, 2023 You are in the Crash Story Files, a series of investigative reports examining claims that a UFO crashed and was recovered near San Antonio, New Mexico, in August 1945. To go back to the Crash Story hub and index, click here.

Trinity UFO rash, Jacques Vallee, Paola Harris, Jose Padilla, Joseph Lopez Padilla, California Highway Patrol, Jan Harzan, Rick Mattos

Crash Story File: Jose Padilla's "Stolen Valor" Claims to Service in the California Highway Patrol

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on Twitter Original publication: May 1, 2023 ‌ You are in the Crash Story Files, a series of investigative reports examining claims that a UFO crashed and was recovered near San Antonio, New Mexico, in August 1945. To go back to the Crash Story hub and

Crash Story File: The Shifting Narratives of the Trinity UFO Crash and Recovery

By Douglas Dean Johnson Original publication: May 1, 2023 You are in the Crash Story Files, a series of investigative reports examining claims that a UFO crashed and was recovered near San Antonio, New Mexico, in August 1945. To go back to the Crash Story hub story and index, click

Trinity UFO crash, Jacque Vallee, Paola Harris, Reme Baca, Jose Padilla, Ray Stanford, Kevin Randle,

Crash Story File: The Sources of the Trinity Tale

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on Twitter Original publication: May 1, 2023. All substantive changes and updates to this article after that date are listed in a log that appears at the bottom of the article. You are in the Crash Story Files, a series of investigative reports examining claims

Trinity UFO crash, Reme Baca, Jacque Vallee, Paola Harris, Dixy Lee Ray

Crash Story File: Reme Baca (AKA Ray Baca)-- Fantasy Kingmaker, Fabricator of Tall Tales

By Douglas Dean Johnson Original publication: May 1, 2023. Any later updates and revisions are noted in a log that appears at the end of the article. @ddeanjohnson on X/Twitter You are in the Crash Story Files, a series of investigative reports examining claims that a UFO crashed and

Crash Story File: The “Alien” Artifact with Metric Dimensions

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on Twitter Original publication: May 1, 2023. A log of subsequent updates appears at the end of the article. The most recent update was on August 22, 2024. You are in the Crash Story Files, a series of investigative reports examining claims that a UFO

"Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena": A look at the UAP-related provisions of the final FY 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7776)

By Douglas Dean Johnson (@ddeanjohnson) Posted December 6, 2022, 11:30 PM EST. Latest update: December 23, 2022, 11:30 AM EST. A list of substantive changes since the initial posting appears at the bottom of the page. The first PDF document linked below contains all of the provisions relating

Congressional Intelligence and Armed Services Committees Advance New Measures to Probe for Possible Hidden UFO Data

By Douglas Dean Johnson @ddeanjohnson on Twitter July 14, 2022 (To receive articles such as this for free by email as soon as they are published, click the "Subscribe" button and enter your email address. My gmail address is my full name, with periods on each side of