Contactees

People who say they have met or spoken with non-human beings. Filed here as claims, and interesting cultural objects regardless of literal truth. Each carries its own credibility rating.

85 people

Emanuel Swedenborg1688–1772SwedishEvidence rated Documented18th-century Swedish scientist and mystic who documented visionary encounters with non-human intelligences from other planets.- Documented detailed encounters with non-human intelligences from Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Moon - Claimed to have achieved out-of-body states and spiritual travel to other worlds - Reported accurate clairvoyant knowledge of distant events occurring simultaneously - Emphasized that extraterrestrial beings exist as spiritual entities in an afterlife realm - Asserted he was divinely appointed to document and disseminate knowledge of cosmic pluralism
Eugene H. Drake1889–1973AmericanEvidence rated FringeObscure 1950s UFO contactee whose claimed extraterrestrial encounters and spacecraft illustrations predated more famous contactees like George Adamski.- Contact with extraterrestrial beings since 1930 near Santa Monica - Beings operate at etheric level and materialize during contact - Published spacecraft illustrations predating George Adamski's famous 1954 accounts - Described Venusian civilization and interplanetary contact - Claims of being able to physically shake hands with materialized space beings
George Adamski1891–1965Polish-AmericanEvidence rated FringePioneering UFO contactee whose 1952 Desert Center encounter launched the 'space brother' movement of the 1950s–60s.- November 20, 1952 telepathic communication with Orthon of Venus - Claimed rides aboard alien spacecraft and visits to Venus, Mars, and the Moon - Asserted that Venusians and other space beings walked freely among Californians, undetected - Produced plaster casts of Orthon's footprints bearing geometric symbols
Samuel Eaton Thompson1895–1987AmericanEvidence rated FringeEarly North American UFO contactee whose 1950 Venusian encounter claim may predate George Adamski's widely publicized contacts.- Claimed 40-hour aboard Venusian flying saucer on March 28, 1950 - Among the earliest North American contactee claims, predating George Adamski's publicized contacts - Described humanoid beings as tall, tanned, blonde-haired, and concerned about military attacks on their craft - Witnessed by Kenneth Arnold (the UFO pioneer), who believed Thompson was sincere despite doubting the story's veracity
Buck Nelson1895–1982AmericanEvidence rated FringeMissouri farmer and early UFO contactee whose 1956 account of interplanetary travel became a landmark of 1950s-60s contactee movement.- Healed chronic back pain and vision loss via alien beam (July 1954) - Face-to-face contact with Venusian entities "Bucky" and "Bob" and their massive dog "Bo" (March 1955) - Four-day interplanetary voyage to Mars, Moon, and Venus (April 24–27, 1955) - Described Venus as a utopian society without government, police, or warfare - Left American flags on Mars, Moon, and Venus as proof - No physical evidence independently verified; accounts remain unsubstantiated
Reinhold O. Schmidt1897–1974AmericanEvidence rated DebunkedNebraska grain buyer and twice-convicted fraudster whose 1957 'Kearney Incident' contactee claim became a footnote in Carl Sagan's own writing after Sagan testified against him at his fraud trial.- November 5, 1957: claimed a car-stalling encounter with a ~100-foot craft along the Platte River near Kearney, Nebraska, followed by paralysis by a beam of light and a thirty-minute contact aboard the vessel. - Said the craft's six occupants spoke fluent High German and identified themselves as visitors from Saturn (some retellings say Venus). - Pointed investigators to a greenish residue at the landing site as physical evidence; police traced it to a discarded can of motor oil. - Claimed his alien contacts had directed him to a quartz-crystal deposit — the 'Saturn Quarry' near Bishop, California — with healing properties, and solicited over $30,000 from believers to fund its development. - Promised an investor an Alaskan mine that would yield $30,000 per month; the deeds were later found worthless and the crystals commercially purchased.
Truman Bethurum1898–1969AmericanEvidence rated Contested1950s contactee who claimed repeated encounters with Aura Rhanes, female captain of an extraterrestrial spacecraft from the hidden planet Clarion.- Eleven encounters with female extraterrestrial captain Aura Rhanes from July 1952 to February 1953 - Visited spacecraft "The Admiral's Scow" originating from hidden planet Clarion on far side of Moon - Received instruction to establish Sanctuary of Thought communal organization - Possessed alleged document written by Clarion inhabitants (refused analysis)
Maria Orsitsch1898Austrian-GermanEvidence rated FringeAustrian-German medium and founder of the Vril Society who claimed telepathic contact with extraterrestrials from Aldebaran in 1917.- Received telepathic messages from extraterrestrial beings from Aldebaran in 1917 at age 19 - Claimed to possess technical specifications for interdimensional flying machines provided by Aldebarans - Founded the Vril Society, an all-female circle of mediums claiming ongoing extraterrestrial contact - Allegedly disappeared in 1945 with a final cryptic message to society members
Richard Sharpe Shaver1907–1975AmericanEvidence rated FringePulp author and self-proclaimed contactee whose 'Shaver Mystery' narratives of underground civilizations profoundly influenced post-war UFO and paranormal mythology.- Heard telepathic voices from underground Dero civilization beginning in the 1930s - Described Deros and Teros as descendants of ancient Lemuria/Mu with advanced technology - Claimed Deros used mind-ray weapons to control surface human behavior - Stated underground cavern networks exist beneath Earth's surface - Portrayed underground civilization as actively hostile to humanity
Daniel William Fry1908–1992AmericanEvidence rated ContestedEarly UFO contactee and founder of Understanding Inc., claiming a 1950 spacecraft encounter at White Sands Proving Ground.
Daniel W. Fry1908–1992AmericanEvidence rated Contested1950s contactee who claimed telepathic contact and a flight in a flying saucer near White Sands, then built Understanding, Inc., one of the movement's longest-running groups.- Telepathic conversation with an extraterrestrial pilot named 'Alan' at White Sands, New Mexico (1949 or 1950) - A flight in an alien craft over New York City and back in about thirty minutes - Physics and prehistory lessons (including Atlantis and Lemuria) from the pilot - Authentic 16mm films and photographs of saucers (judged faked by independent commentators)
Elizabeth Klarer1910–1994South AfricanEvidence rated ContestedSouth African aviator and contactee who claimed repeated extraterrestrial encounters and a romantic relationship with an alien being named Akon.- First contact on December 27, 1954 in the Drakensberg Mountains - Romantic and sexual relationship with an alien named Akon from planet Meton - Four-month stay on Meton and alleged birth of a hybrid alien-human son - Multiple encounters between 1954 and 1963 - Reception of peaceful, utopian messages regarding environmental and social issues
Chico Xavier1910–2002BrazilianEvidence rated ContestedBrazilian spiritist medium who claimed extraterrestrial contact and prophesied humanity's galactic future.- **Psychography:** Claimed to channel deceased spirits through automatic writing, producing ~496 books and 50 million copies sold - **1969 Extraterrestrial Contact:** Attributed to celestial beings from the solar system a 50-year deadline (to 2019) for humanity to achieve moral evolution and peace - **Galactic Admission:** Prophesied that if humanity succeeded, Earth would join a "planetary community of the Solar System" with access to advanced knowledge and technology
George Van Tassel1910–1978AmericanEvidence rated FringeAeronautical engineer and pioneering contactee who orchestrated the Giant Rock UFO conventions and built the Integratron time-travel machine.- August 1953: First telepathic contact with a Venusian visitor who provided rejuvenation frequency formula - The Integratron was designed by extraterrestrials and capable of time travel, anti-gravity, and cellular rejuvenation - Giant Rock represented a natural electromagnetic vortex favorable to UFO contact - Multiple follow-up contacts with Venusian entities and other extraterrestrials over two decades
Orfeo Matthew Angelucci1912–1993AmericanEvidence rated ContestedItalian-American UFO contactee who claimed repeated encounters with extraterrestrial beings starting in 1952 and published influential accounts of space travel and alien messages.- **May 23, 1952**: First sighting—blue ball of light with emanating green spheres over Los Angeles River bridge - **August 2, 1952**: Face-to-face encounter with 'Neptune' near Hyperion Avenue Freeway Bridge - **July 1952**: Alleged out-of-body experience aboard UFO viewing Earth from orbit; claimed viewing of massive mother ship - **Missing Time**: Week-long missing time episode with claimed consciousness transfer into 'Neptune's' body - **Spiritual Mission**: Aliens portrayed as concerned about humanity's spiritual evolution and working to guide civilization toward peace and higher consciousness
Paul Villa1916–1981AmericanEvidence rated ContestedAlbuquerque mechanic and UFO contactee who claimed prearranged photographic encounters with extraterrestrial beings from 1963 onward.- Received telepathic contact from extraterrestrial beings beginning at age five - Beings granted him prearranged photographic sessions of their spacecraft - Documented over 50 UFO photographs between 1963 and the late 1970s - Claimed spacecraft ranged from a few feet to over 30 feet in diameter - Beings originated from the Coma Berenices star system - Craft deliberately posed and hovered for photography purposes - Allegedly targeted or threatened by unknown parties after publicizing his encounters
Stefan Michalak1916–1999Polish-CanadianEvidence rated DocumentedPolish immigrant mechanic whose close encounter at Falcon Lake, Canada (1967) left grid-pattern burns and became the country's most-documented UFO case.- Witnessed two UFO craft near Falcon Lake on May 20, 1967 - Craft was approximately 35 feet in diameter with gray metallic exterior - Approached craft and observed interior through opening - Received severe thermal burns from exhaust grille matching its pattern exactly - Burns persisted and recurred over following months - Developed radiation-sickness-like symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss - Lymphocyte counts dangerously low after incident - Maintained identical account for 32 years until death
Paul Trent1918–1998AmericanEvidence rated ContestedOregon farmer who captured the most famous UFO photographs in history on May 11, 1950.- Photographed what many ufologists consider the most credible UFO images ever captured - Evelyn Trent was the initial observer; Paul retrieved the camera and took two frames - Received serious analysis from astronomer William K. Hartmann, initially concluding the photographs showed a genuine, engineered craft - Never profited from the photographs, setting them apart from many UFO experiencers - Maintained consistency and public restraint regarding their account for nearly 50 years
George King1919–1997BritishEvidence rated FringeBritish yogi and taxi driver turned self-proclaimed 'Primary Terrestrial Mental Channel' who founded the Aetherius Society after claiming a disembodied voice ordered him to become the voice of an Interplanetary Parliament.Claimed to have been contacted telepathically in May 1954 by a Cosmic Master named Aetherius, based on Venus, who appointed him 'Primary Terrestrial Mental Channel' for an Interplanetary Parliament; said he channeled over 600 subsequent transmissions from Aetherius and other Cosmic Masters over four decades. Claimed the Masters used him to carry out 'Operation Starlight' (1958–61), physically charging eighteen mountains worldwide, including Holdstone Down and Mount Shasta, into permanent 'Spiritual Energy Batteries' still used in pilgrimage and prayer today. Claimed a Cosmic Master diverted an asteroid threatening Earth in 1954 ('Operation Space Power'), and that group prayer channeled through physical 'Spiritual Energy Battery' devices has averted wars and mitigated natural disasters via the ongoing 'Operation Prayer Power' mission.
Eugenio Siragusa1919–2006ItalianEvidence rated FringeItalian UFO contactee and founder of Fratellanza Cosmica who claimed direct contact with extraterrestrials beginning in 1962- Direct physical contact with two luminous extraterrestrial beings on Monte Manfrè, Mount Etna, April 30, 1962 - Ten years of prior telepathic communication beginning in 1952 - Received cosmic teachings on planetary history, reincarnation, and extraterrestrial presence - Extraterrestrial warnings about nuclear weapons and promotion of world peace - UFO landing at Catane prison with hexagonal burn mark (1978) - Founded Fratellanza Cosmica as conduit for extraterrestrial spiritual guidance
Ted Owens1920–1987AmericanEvidence rated FringeAmerican UFO contactee and alleged "PK Man" claiming psychokinetic powers granted by extraterrestrial intelligences.- Telepathic contact with 'Space Intelligences' who performed 'psychic surgery' on his brain - Psychokinetic abilities to influence weather, earthquakes, hurricanes, and electrical systems - Remote influence over UFO sightings and manifestations - Claimed Mensa membership and genius-level IQ - Positioned himself as a 'UFO prophet' comparable to Moses
Marius Dewilde1921–1996FrenchEvidence rated DocumentedFrench railway worker whose 1954 encounter with small humanoid beings became the centerpiece of the historic French UFO wave.- Direct visual contact with approximately 1-meter-tall humanoid beings with helmets and broad shoulders - Observation of a silent, metallic craft capable of instantaneous vertical ascent - The beings appeared to acknowledge his presence before retreating - The encounter occurred on the railway tracks near his home in broad daylight conditions despite occurring at night
Fernando Sesma1921SpanishEvidence rated ContestedSpanish contactee and UFO researcher who founded one of Europe's first organized UFO groups and became the central figure in the UMMO affair.- Founded Los Amigos de los Visitantes del Espacio (1954), one of Europe's first organized UFO groups - Received 200+ typewritten documents allegedly from the Ummite civilization (1965–1985) - Hosted regular meetings at La Ballena Alegre café in Madrid attracting Madrid's cultural intelligentsia - Made a June 1, 1967 public prediction of a spacecraft appearance, reportedly corroborated by 30–40 witnesses - Published two major works on UFOs and the Ummite correspondence
Albert K. Bender1921–2016AmericanEvidence rated ContestedPioneer UFO researcher and founder of the International Flying Saucer Bureau who claimed contact with mysterious Men in Black.- Founded the International Flying Saucer Bureau in 1952, the first major civilian UFO research organization - Claimed telepathic contact with three Men in Black in March/July 1953 - Reported receiving a metallic disk from the visitors - Alleged the visitors revealed they had infiltrated human society - Asserted they threatened him to stop his UFO research
Howard Menger1922–2009AmericanEvidence rated ContestedNew Jersey sign painter turned 1950s contactee whose photographs of Venusian visitors and 'reincarnated' romance became a foundational — and thoroughly disputed — chapter of the saucer movement.- Claimed a first alien contact in 1932, age 10, with a blonde 'Venusian' woman near High Bridge, NJ - Said he took two trips toward the Moon in August and September 1956 and photographed a lunar dome structure - Produced photographs of flying saucers and Venusian visitors starting August 1956, later admitted some were Polaroids of his own sketches - Released an LP, *Authentic Music from Another Planet* (1958), of piano music he said was taught to him by aliens - Claimed his wife Connie was the reincarnated sister of the alien woman ('Marla') from his childhood encounter - Later claimed the CIA had encouraged or exploited his contactee story as a disinformation campaign - Revised his claim that the aliens were native to Venus, saying instead they merely had bases there or were visiting, similar to human moon exploration
Matilda O'Donnell MacElroy1923–2007AmericanEvidence rated FringeArmy Air Force nurse who claimed to have telepathically interviewed the Roswell alien being in July–August 1947- Possessed telepathic ability enabling communication with extraterrestrial intelligence - Interviewed sole Roswell crash survivor, entity named "Airl," over several weeks in July–August 1947 - Received death threats to maintain secrecy for 60+ years - Documented conversations about non-biological civilization, advanced technology, and human evolutionary history - Account published 2008 in *Alien Interview*, becoming influential in disclosure communities
Maurice Masse1924–2004FrenchEvidence rated DocumentedFrench lavender farmer whose close encounter with a landed UFO and humanoid beings became one of Europe's best-documented contact cases
Gabriel Green1924–2001AmericanEvidence rated ContestedUFO contactee, founder of AFSCA, and write-in presidential candidate advocating for Space Brothers disclosure.- Regular telepathic contact with 1.5-meter-tall humanoids from Korender (Alpha Centauri) - Received political and social policy guidance from the Space Masters - Maintained continuous contact with extraterrestrials throughout his life - Claimed to have contributed to the Standard Model of particle physics - Believed aliens were orchestrating a gradual human uplift and disclosure program
George Hunt Williamson1926–1986AmericanEvidence rated FringeEarly 1950s contactee and occultist who pioneered radio and Ouija board communications with alleged extraterrestrials.- Conducted Ouija board sessions yielding direct messages from extraterrestrial entities (1952 onward) - Claimed to have received radio communications from UFO pilots on short-wave frequencies - Witnessed (though marginally) George Adamski's November 1952 encounter near Desert Center, California - Proposed that extraterrestrials guided ancient human civilizations - Founded an occult organization (Brotherhood of the Seven Rays) based on contact theology
Gloria Lee Byrd1926–1962AmericanEvidence rated Fringe1950s–60s airline flight attendant and UFO contactee who claimed Venusian communication through automatic writing and founded the Cosmon Research Foundation with ~2,000 members before her death in a Washington D.C. hunger strike in 1962.- Claimed continuous telepathic communication with J.W., a Venusian entity, from 1953 onward - Received automatic writing messages from extraterrestrial intelligences on a 'space command hierarchy' - Possessed alien spacecraft designs provided by J.W. that she attempted to present to U.S. officials - Believed her 66-day hunger strike in Washington D.C. would induce a transformative spiritual coma - Founded organization claiming 2,000 members based on her contactee teachings
Father William Booth Gill1928–2007AustralianEvidence rated DocumentedAnglican missionary whose two-night sighting at Boianai, Papua New Guinea in June 1959 — 38 witnesses, waving humanoid figures, and independent corroboration by J. Allen Hynek — remains one of the best-attested mass-witness UFO encounters on record.- Observed a large, structured disc-shaped craft with four humanoid figures visible on its deck, hovering near-stationary for roughly three hours on 26 June 1959 - On 27 June, reported apparent two-way interaction: he and other witnesses waved and signaled with a torch, and the craft's occupants and the craft itself appeared to respond in kind - Led a mission community of 38 witnesses; roughly 25 adults, including teachers and medical staff, signed a written corroborating statement - Took real-time field notes during the encounter that were later scrutinized by RAAF investigators and J. Allen Hynek - Never claimed further contact or extraterrestrial certainty; remained publicly agnostic about the beings' origin for the rest of his life
Philip K. Dick1928–1982AmericanEvidence rated ContestedVisionary science fiction author who reported a profound contact experience with a transcendental intelligence in 1974.- Received a coherent body of knowledge transmitted by pink beam of light from transcendental intelligence named VALIS - VALIS revealed accurate medical diagnosis of undiagnosed birth defect in Dick's son - Experienced temporal overlap: ancient Rome and 1970s California existing simultaneously - Claimed extended telepathic communication with entity he sometimes identified as first-century Christian named Thomas - Produced 8,000+ pages of philosophical documentation (The Exegesis) attempting to reconcile the experience with science, theology, and psychology
Gustavo Gonzalez1929CubanEvidence rated DocumentedCuban businessman and truck driver involved in the famous 1954 Petare humanoid encounter in Venezuela.
Dr. Shirley Wright1930–2015AmericanEvidence rated ContestedEinstein's assistant who claimed she and the physicist examined extraterrestrial crash debris and beings at Roswell in 1947, documented via 1993 taped testimony.
Paco Rabanne1930–2023SpanishEvidence rated ContestedRevolutionary fashion designer who publicly claimed extraterrestrial visitations and divine encounters- Claimed to have been visited by extraterrestrials - Claimed to have seen God three times in person - Believed he knew Jesus Christ in a previous life - Predicted Mir space station would crash on Paris in 1999 during solar eclipse (failed prophecy) - Claimed to have lived multiple past lives including ancient Egyptian priestess and French courtesan - Claimed Virgin Mary instructed him to continue making apocalyptic predictions after 1999 failed prediction
Michel Desmarquet1931FrenchEvidence rated FringeFrench-Australian contactee who claimed benevolent abduction to an alien planet in 1987 and authored *The Thiaoouba Prophecy*.
Marshall Herff Applewhite Jr.1931–1997AmericanEvidence rated DocumentedCofounder and leader of Heaven's Gate, who taught that human bodies were vessels for consciousness that could ascend aboard alien spacecraft, leading 39 followers in a coordinated mass suicide in 1997.- Human bodies are temporary 'containers' for consciousness - The 'Next Level' (Higher Evolutionary Level) exists aboard alien spacecraft orbiting Earth - Bonnie Nettles (deceased 1985) was transported to an alien vessel and awaited the group's ascension - Comet Hale-Bopp's passage in March 1997 signaled imminent rescue by extraterrestrials - Death is the gateway to transformation into 'Next Level bodies'
Paul Laffoley1935–2015AmericanEvidence rated FringeVisionary artist and architect who mapped a claimed alien brain implant into decades of intricate cosmological paintings, becoming a singular bridge between contactee testimony and outsider art.- Claimed a small metallic object discovered next to his pineal gland during a 1992 CT scan was an extraterrestrial implant, per his own account of a MUFON consultation (no independent record exists) - Believed the implant functioned as nanotechnology feeding him knowledge of the fourth dimension and higher realities, which he translated into his paintings and theories - Conceived the *Levogyre* (1975), a theorized gyroscopic time machine that would expand consciousness across time rather than physically transport its operator - Created *Thanaton III* (1989/2006), a painting he described as a functional "psychotronic" device capable of enabling communication with extraterrestrial intelligences when its instructions were followed - Held that mystical symbols, properly composed through art, could actively shape the course of human history
Billy (Eduard) Meier1937SwissEvidence rated DebunkedSwiss farmer who claims ongoing contact with extraterrestrials from the Pleiades star system since 1942, producing hundreds of UFO photographs widely regarded as elaborate hoaxes.- Claims ongoing contact with Plejaren (Pleiadian) extraterrestrials since 1942, beginning with a being called Sfath - Alleges face-to-face meetings with Semjase, a female Plejaren from the planet Erra, beginning 28 January 1975 - Produced over 1,000 photographs and multiple films of alleged Plejaren beamships over the Swiss countryside - Claims to have received metal samples from the Plejaren that allegedly exhibited anomalous properties - Asserts spiritual teachings and prophecies transmitted to him by extraterrestrial contacts, compiled in hundreds of Contact Reports - Claims to have travelled aboard Plejaren spacecraft and visited other star systems - Alleges that hostile intelligence agencies tampered with his evidence to discredit him
John Salter Jr.1940AmericanEvidence rated DocumentedCivil rights organizer and sociology professor who reported a 1988 UFO abduction encounter with his son, later known as Hunter Gray.- Both he and his son experienced simultaneous UFO abduction on March 20, 1988 - Reported benevolent contact with non-hostile extraterrestrial beings - Claimed improved health and significant reduction in sleep requirements post-encounter - Described encounter as "most extraordinary event of my life" - Maintained experiencer perspective throughout his academic and activist career
Dr. Fred Bell1943–2011AmericanEvidence rated FringeNASA/DoD consultant and Pleiadian contactee claiming extraterrestrial technological transfer- Claimed direct Pleiadian contact with entity 'Semjase' - Asserted he received advanced technological knowledge from extraterrestrial source - Developed and patented 'Nuclear Receptor' device (unverified function) - Claimed creation of 'Andromedan Holographic Projector' (space-time manipulation) - Marketed 'X-1 Healing Machine' with miraculous healing claims - Described government involvement in UFO detection and tracking programs - Linked to Billy Meier contactee narratives via shared Semjase reference
Charles James Hall1943AmericanEvidence rated ContestedUSAF weather observer who claimed prolonged contact with tall white aliens at Nellis AFB in the 1960s- Claimed two-year span (1965–1967) of repeated contact with extraterrestrial beings called Tall Whites - Described aliens as 6–9 feet tall with pale white skin, large blue eyes, and telepathic abilities - Alleged encounters occurred near Nellis Air Force Base during weather observation duties - Claimed presence of a secret underground alien facility at or near Nellis AFB - Reported coexistence of multiple alien species in Nevada region, including Greys and diplomatic "Norwegians" - Maintained that his weather balloon assignment was cover for a covert liaison role with extraterrestrials
Carla L. Rueckert1943–2015AmericanEvidence rated ContestedLibrarian and channel who transmitted the Law of One, a multi-volume cosmological teaching attributed to the extraterrestrial intelligence Ra (1981–1984).- Channeled Ra, a sixth-density extraterrestrial intelligence, beginning in 1981 - Ra claims to have visited Earth multiple times (18,000 and 11,000 years ago) and to have influenced Egyptian civilization - The Law of One teaches that all consciousness is unified expressions of infinite Creator - Described her channeling as a deep trance state where Ra could directly control her vocal production - Continued channeling Q'uo (another claimed non-human intelligence) until her spinal surgery in 2011
Whitley Strieber1945AmericanEvidence rated ContestedHorror novelist turned abduction advocate whose 1987 bestseller *Communion* defined the modern alien-encounter narrative.- Abducted in December 1985 by small humanoid entities; recovered memories via hypnotic regression - Claims implant in left ear as physical evidence - Distinguishes between phenomenological reality and literal extraterrestrial origin - Frames abduction as mystical or spiritual encounter, not primarily as crime or trauma
Giorgio Dibitonto1945ItalianEvidence rated FringeFormer Catholic seminarian turned Italian contactee whose 1980 encounters with beings he called "extraterrestrial Angels" produced a bestselling book and a small devotional movement.Reported repeated contact in 1980 near Genoa, Italy, with entities identifying as extraterrestrial "Angels" — including one calling itself the archangel Raphael, and others named Orthon, Firkon, Kalna, and Ilmuth (names echoing George Adamski's 1950s contactee claims). Also reported experiences involving figures identified as Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary. Claimed the beings delivered a prophetic message that UFOs ("starships") would return heralding the biblical Second Coming of Christ, reinterpreting scriptural "clouds of heaven" as literal spacecraft.
Enrique Barrios1945–2024VenezuelanEvidence rated FringeVenezuelan author and UFO contactee whose Ami book series conveyed extraterrestrial messages of universal love to millions.- Received spiritual teachings from extraterrestrial being Ami - Claims Ami visits Earth to help humanity achieve universal love and peace - Positioned as messenger for extraterrestrial consciousness focused on environmental and spiritual awakening
Uri Geller1946IsraeliEvidence rated ContestedIsraeli psychic and paranormal performer who claims extraterrestrial contact and CIA-tested remote viewing abilities.- Claims childhood UFO contact experience in Tel Aviv, Israel (1949), which allegedly activated his paranormal powers - Claims communication with extraterrestrial intelligences through sessions with paranormal researcher Andrija Puharich - Successfully tested by CIA-funded Stanford Research Institute researchers (1972–1973); achieved one-in-a-million odds on remote-viewing tasks - Claims knowledge of alien contact preparations and thousands of years of UFO visitation to Earth - Claims Obama admitted to knowledge of UFO activity at Area 51
Raël (Claude Vorilhon)1946FrenchEvidence rated FringeFrench contactee who says a small extraterrestrial anointed him messenger of humanity's creators in 1973, and who built that encounter into the Raëlian movement, a global UFO religion later entangled in a disputed human-cloning claim.- Claims a face-to-face encounter with a small extraterrestrial being on 13 December 1973 near Clermont-Ferrand, France, who identified itself as one of the "Elohim" and named Vorilhon its messenger to humanity - Claims the Elohim genetically engineered all life on Earth, including humans, roughly 25,000 years ago, and that Moses, Jesus, Buddha, and Muhammad were earlier Elohim-sent messengers - Claims a second encounter on 7 October 1975 in which he was taken aboard an Elohim craft to their home planet - Founded Clonaid in 1997; its CEO Brigitte Boisselier announced the birth of a cloned baby ("Eve") on 27 December 2002 and four further cloned births soon after — no independent evidence or verification of any clone was ever produced - Promotes "Geniocracy," a proposed system of governance restricted to high-IQ individuals, and has long sought to build an "embassy for the Elohim" in Jerusalem
Sheldan Nidle1946–2025AmericanEvidence rated FringeAmerican Sirian contactee and founder of the Planetary Activation Organization; channeled messages about galactic first contact for three decades.- Lifetime telepathic contact with Sirians and Galactic Federation of Light - Recipient of extraterrestrial implant for ongoing direct communication - Channeler of weekly/monthly messages from Spiritual Hierarchy and ascended masters - Predicted world transformation and galactic first contact by December 17, 1996 (unfulfilled) - Claims education aboard Sirian mothership in advanced scientific disciplines - Asserts PAO mission to prepare humanity for imminent contact and consciousness evolution
J.Z. Knight1946AmericanEvidence rated FringeNew Age author and purported channeler of Ramtha, a 35,000-year-old Lemurian being; founder of Ramtha's School of Enlightenment and prominent advocate for extraterrestrial contact.- Ramtha first manifested to her in 1977 in her Tacoma kitchen - Ramtha is a 35,000-year-old Lemurian warrior who ascended to an interdimensional plane - Multiple extraterrestrial races are actively guiding human evolution - Human consciousness is capable of direct communication with non-human intelligence - Grapes and other agricultural gifts came from extraterrestrials 450,000 years ago
Claude Vorilhon (Raël)1946FrenchEvidence rated FringeFrench journalist and former pop singer who, as "Raël," turned a claimed 1973 alien encounter into the International Raëlian Movement, a global UFO religion built around genetic-engineering cosmology, cloning research, and a prophesied 2035 return of humanity's extraterrestrial creators.- Claimed direct physical contact with an extraterrestrial being (identifying itself as an emissary of the Elohim) at the Puy de Lassolas crater near Clermont-Ferrand, France, on December 3, 1973 - Claimed a second encounter on October 7, 1975, including transport to the Elohim home planet and a "Planet of the Eternals" where he met reincarnated versions of Buddha, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad - Taught that humanity was created through genetic engineering by the Elohim, not by a supernatural god, and that all world religions are corrupted transmissions of this same message - Identified himself as the 40th and final prophet in a lineage that included Buddha, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad - Founded the International Raëlian Movement (1974/1976–present), claiming 80,000–100,000 adherents worldwide - Founded Clonaid (1997), which claimed in December 2002 to have produced the first cloned human baby, "Eve" — a claim never independently verified - Proposed "Geniocracy," a political system weighting voting rights and office-holding by measured intelligence - Prophesies the Elohim's return to Earth in 2035, contingent on the completion of a dedicated embassy
Diane Tessman1948AmericanEvidence rated FringeAmerican contactee, former APRO/MUFON field investigator, and self-described psychic channel who says a being named Tibus — part of a crew she believes to be time-traveling humans from Earth's own future — has communicated with her since a childhood abduction in November 1952.- Reports first face-to-face contact with a UFO entity at age four, in Iowa in November 1952, followed by two childhood abductions in 1952–53. - Identifies her primary contact as "Tibus," whom she says leads a crew of humans from Earth's own future rather than extraterrestrials — a time-travel alternative to the standard extraterrestrial hypothesis. - Describes herself as a "clear channel" for Tibus and publishes ongoing "earth changes" predictions of coming geological and social upheaval. - Claims research into five distinct propulsion methods used by visiting craft and into the nature of ghosts as a related paranormal phenomenon. - Worked as a field investigator for APRO and as MUFON's Florida State Section Director in the late 1970s/early 1980s, giving her a formal investigative background distinct from most contactees. - Has counseled hundreds of self-reported abductees and experiencers over a 40+ year career, building on her own regression work with psychologist R. Leo Sprinkle.
Barbara Marciniak1948AmericanEvidence rated FringePleiadian contactee and trance channeler whose bestselling books became foundational texts in post-New Age spirituality and UFO contact lore.- The Pleiadians are a collective of multidimensional beings from the Pleiades star system traveling backward in time from their future - Humanity was genetically engineered and is undergoing an evolutionary shift from fear-based to love-based consciousness - Earth functions as an intergalactic trade center and schoolhouse for spiritual development - The Pleiadians have expressed interest in humanity's choices at this critical juncture in planetary history
Robert Morning Sky1950AmericanEvidence rated FringeArizona storyteller and UFO contactee claiming family recovery of 1947 Roswell-area crash survivor.
Dr. Italo Venturelli1950BrazilianEvidence rated ContestedBrazilian neurosurgeon who claims he examined a non-human being brought to a hospital during the 1996 Varginha UFO incident, remaining silent for 30 years before testifying publicly in 2025–2026.- Examined a non-human being at Regional Hospital, Varginha, in January 1996 - Described the being as white-skinned, teardrop-headed, with lilac eyes, resembling a 7-year-old child - Assessed the being's intelligence as equal to or exceeding human cognition - Remained silent for ~30 years due to fear and institutional pressure - Testified before Congress in closed sessions and publicly at the National Press Club (January 20, 2026)
Ed Walters1952AmericanEvidence rated ContestedGulf Breeze UFO photographer whose 1987 mass sighting sparked national interest but was later suspected of hoax- Claimed repeated immobilization by blue beam from craft - Alleged 40+ photographs and video documentation of UFO over multiple weeks - Contends model UFO found in attic was planted by unknown party to frame him - Maintains genuine UFO encounters despite overwhelming skeptical analysis
Nancy Lieder1952AmericanEvidence rated FringeWisconsin-based self-described contactee and founder of ZetaTalk, best known for predicting a catastrophic Nibiru-driven pole shift in May 2003 — one of the internet era's most documented failed prophecies.- Claims the Zeta Reticuli implanted a brain-based communication device during her childhood, enabling ongoing telepathic contact. - Asserts she was specifically selected to warn humanity of the periodic passage of Nibiru (Planet X), a large rogue body whose gravitational influence causes catastrophic Earth pole shifts. - Predicted a catastrophic Nibiru pole shift in May 2003; after it failed to occur, declared the date a deliberate Zeta-sanctioned "white lie" to deceive monitoring establishment forces. - Claimed Comet Hale–Bopp (perihelion 1997) was not a genuine comet but a distant star used by authorities as a distraction from the real approaching threat. - Maintains that governments, intelligence agencies, and astronomical institutions are aware of Nibiru and are actively concealing this information to prevent panic. - States that the Majestic 12 documents are authentic and that world leaders are classified by extraterrestrial observers according to their spiritual orientation.
Jim Sparks1954AmericanEvidence rated ContestedAmerican contactee with claimed 95% conscious recall of 19 years of contact with non-human beings, author of 'The Keepers'- Maintains 95% conscious, unaided recall of 19 years of UFO contact without hypnotic regression - Witnessed and describes advanced technologies: time travel, teleportation, invisibility, gravity/EM field manipulation - Claims knowledge of extraterrestrial genetic hybridization program targeting humanity - Describes transition from unwilling abductee to willing participant in ongoing contact (1996) - Asserts US government possession and misuse of transferred extraterrestrial technology for military purposes - Advocates that contact represents educational outreach and warning regarding Earth's environmental crisis
Alex Collier1954AmericanEvidence rated FringeAmerican contactee who says he has been in telepathic and physical contact with blue-skinned "Andromedans" since childhood, and whose 1996 book Defending Sacred Ground became a touchstone of 1990s alien-contact literature.- Claims continuous contact, beginning in 1964 at age 10, with extraterrestrials from Andromeda whom he calls the Zenetae - Says his two primary Andromedan contacts, beginning in 1985, are named Vissaeus and Morenae, who communicate telepathically via color patterns rather than speech - Describes a three-month stay aboard an Andromedan spacecraft during which 92 subjective days passed while only 18 minutes elapsed on Earth - Asserts humanity's history has been altered and suppressed, and that Earth governments covertly interact with multiple non-human factions, including reptilian groups - Has made repeated predictions about near-term planetary and geopolitical upheaval since the 1990s - His own website acknowledges he served time related to tax issues and changed his name, without confirming critics' claim that his birth name is Ralph Amigron
Carlos de Souza1955BrazilianEvidence rated DocumentedPrimary witness to Brazil's Varginha UFO incident (1996) who emerged publicly in 2026 to testify before Congress after three decades of silence.- Witnessed cigar-shaped craft in distress near Varginha, Brazil, January 1996 - Touched and manipulated exotic material that reshaped itself after being crumpled - Direct confrontation with armed military personnel at crash site - Received explicit death threats and threats against family to maintain silence - Maintained silence for 26 years despite knowing about widespread international interest in the incident - Re-emerged publicly in 2026 to testify before U.S. Congressional representatives
Sixto Paz Wells1955PeruvianEvidence rated ContestedPeruvian author and contactee who founded the Rahma Mission, a systematic protocol for facilitating extraterrestrial contact through group meditation.- First contact via automatic writing with beings from Ganymede (January 22, 1974) - Founded the Rahma Mission (1974), systematizing group contact protocols - Organized 10+ scheduled public sightings with advance international press notification - Claims contact is a learnable skill, not a rare phenomenon - Works emphasize spiritual evolution and ethical transformation as prerequisites for contact
Shaun Ryder1962BritishEvidence rated ContestedHappy Mondays frontman and public UFO/alien contactee who claims ongoing extraterrestrial encounters since age 15.
Giorgio Bongiovanni1963ItalianEvidence rated FringeItalian stigmatized contactee and UFO researcher who claims direct extraterrestrial contact and mystical experiences.- Direct (non-telepathic) contact with Ashtar Sheran and other extraterrestrials - Ongoing stigmata (bleeding hands, feet, forehead, chest) since 1989 as a sign of extraterrestrial-spiritual urgency - Virgin Mary instructed him to travel to Fatima in 1989 - Interviewed military and KGB officials about extraterrestrial knowledge (1997) - Spoke to United Nations on extraterrestrial contact and human evolution (1994)
Luis Fernando Mostajo Maertens1964BolivianEvidence rated FringeBolivian architect and UFO contactee claiming direct ET contact since age 13; author and international speaker on extraterrestrial contact and spiritual preparation.- Claims direct physical contact with extraterrestrial guides since 1977 - Alleges teleportation to bases on Venus and Ganymede - Describes underwater ancient city at Lake Titicaca housing spiritual artifacts - Claims knowledge of Great White Brotherhood relocation from Himalayas (~1950) - Published international bestseller on ET contact experiences - Established retreat center for contact preparation and spiritual initiation
Corey Goode1967AmericanEvidence rated FringeSelf-described secret space program whistleblower and Blue Avian contactee, central figure in modern disclosure narratives despite heavy skeptical criticism.- Secret space program service spanning 20 years with time-regression technology - Direct physical contact with Blue Avian beings of the Sphere Being Alliance - Mars and Moon base operations as part of Solar Warden program - Delegate status to extraterrestrial federations and councils - Foreknowledge of humanity's imminent ascension event - Warnings against elevation of messengers or cult formation
Joe Firmage1970AmericanEvidence rated FringeSilicon Valley internet entrepreneur who resigned from a billion-dollar company after claiming an extraterrestrial contact experience, then spent two decades and a fortune chasing exotic propulsion — a saga that ended in fraud and elder-abuse allegations.Claims a 1997 bedroom encounter with a being of light that telepathically asked "Why have you called me here?" and transmitted a ball of blue energy — the experience he says convinced him extraterrestrials have periodically visited Earth and influenced human technology. Founded ISSO (1998–99) and later ventures (Motion Sciences, ManyOne's 'Black Logo' division) claiming to be close to breakthrough antigravity/propulsion technology and a $200 million Pentagon contract, none of which materialized; later accused in a 2023 federal suit of running an alleged Ponzi scheme around these claims.
Robbert van den Broeke1980DutchEvidence rated ContestedDutch paranormal medium and self-described UFO-contactee claiming crop circle prediction and spirit photography abilities.- Predicts crop circle formations with claimed 100% accuracy - Claims to have witnessed crop circles forming in real time with witnesses present - Spirit photography allegedly capturing deceased and extraterrestrial beings - Heat-emitting orbs hovering above fields preceding crop circle formation
Elena Danaan1981FrenchEvidence rated ContestedFrench archaeologist and self-described extraterrestrial contactee claiming decades-long contact with benevolent off-world civilizations and the Galactic Federation.- Rescued as child from Grey abduction by positive extraterrestrials; ongoing contact relationship maintained via neural implant since 2020 - Serves as official emissary for the Galactic Federation of Worlds; receives real-time intelligence from "Thor Han Ereydyon" on Federation activities and Earth's galactic position - Catalogs 110+ extraterrestrial species with physical descriptions, origin worlds, and technological capabilities - Claims first-hand experience aboard extraterrestrial vessels, visits to Ganymede facility, Antarctica, and the Moon - Describes Federation's role in preventing Grey exploitation of humanity and coordinating positive disclosure - Maintains that her information is verifiable through later public events and that no channeling or astral projection is involved
Matías De Stefano1987ArgentineEvidence rated ContestedArgentine spiritual educator and indigo child claiming lifelong memories of extraterrestrial existence and non-human contact.- Claims continuous past-life memory since age three, including existences on planet Gludok (Sirius A system) - Asserts that beings from Gludok visited Earth before Atlantis to activate planetary kundalini energy - Describes intricate system of gold-disk portals placed strategically on Earth by extraterrestrial visitors - Positions himself as a 'Rememberer' with mission to guide humanity toward dimensional consciousness shift - Founded global energy-activation projects (Harwitum, 11/11/11, Path of the Dragon) spanning 2011–present
Dr. Frank E. StrangesAmericanEvidence rated FringeEvangelical minister and UFO researcher who claimed contact with Valiant Thor, a visitor from Venus, in 1959.- Met Valiant Thor, claimed Venusian visitor, at the Pentagon in 1959 - Alleged that Valiant Thor had meetings with President Eisenhower - Claimed Venusian civilization possessed advanced spiritual knowledge - Founded National Investigations Committee on UFOs to investigate contactee phenomena
André MaldonadoPuerto RicanEvidence rated FringePuerto Rican fisherman who claims ongoing contact with an advanced non-human entity named Amaron- Claims multiple interactions with a non-human entity named Amaron - Asserts Amaron possesses advanced knowledge, longevity, and technological capabilities - Believes strongly in the presence of extraterrestrial beings operating in Puerto Rican waters and airspace - Featured as central witness in major 2025 UAP documentary
Patricia CoriAmericanEvidence rated FringeUFO contactee and author claiming communication with the Sirian High Council since 1996- Contact with sixth-dimensional Sirian High Council since July 1996 - Received teachings about Earth's true history, Atlantis, and the Anunnaki - Multiple extraterrestrial civilizations have seeded Earth in a vast experiment - Humanity is undergoing collective ascension into higher dimensions - Starseed doctrine: many humans are incarnate extraterrestrials aiding Earth's evolution - Information from Sirians on contemporary issues ahead of mainstream discourse
Bruno SammacicciaItalianEvidence rated ContestedItalian scholar and primary witness to the Friendship case, claiming decades of contact with tall humanoid extraterrestrials in post-WWII Italy.
James GillilandAmericanEvidence rated FringeFounder of ECETI Ranch, prominent contactee and multi-dimensional contact researcher based in Washington.- ECETI Ranch is a sustained multi-dimensional contact site with documented UFO sightings and CE-5 phenomena occurring on an ongoing basis - Extraterrestrial and ultra-terrestrial beings of advanced consciousness regularly communicate with prepared humans at ECETI through meditation, intention-setting, and collective awareness - Multiple Near Death Experiences have given him direct access to non-physical dimensions and intelligence networks - Contact with off-world visitors is part of a larger galactic/inter-dimensional community engagement with humanity during a period of great planetary transformation - Documented orb phenomena at ECETI represent technological manifestations of higher-dimensional consciousness
TuellaAmericanEvidence rated FringeChanneler who shifted the Ashtar Command narrative from technological intervention to spiritual ascension through UFO contact claims.- Channeled messages from Ashtar, commander of an Intergalactic Space Confederation - Claimed intimate guidance from theosophical Ascended Masters including Saint Germain - Described UFO-based emergency evacuation protocol for spiritually advanced humans - Proposed that extraterrestrial contact operates primarily through consciousness rather than physical intervention - Taught that lifting-beam technology would transport enlightened individuals to higher dimensions
Gerald LightAmericanEvidence rated ContestedOccultist and UFO witness who claimed to observe five types of alien aircraft at Muroc Air Force Base in 1954- Witnessed five distinct types of alien aircraft at Muroc AFB in April 1954 - Claimed Franklin Allen, Edwin Nourse, and Bishop MacIntyre accompanied him - Alleged President Eisenhower was taken to Muroc to meet extraterrestrials - Believed UFOs originated from the fourth dimension, not other planets - Described the aircraft as products of 'Etherian' thought-construction
Cedric AllinghamBritishEvidence rated DebunkedFictional UFO contactee created by Patrick Moore as a satirical hoax exposing UFO research credulity.
Woodrow DerenbergerAmericanEvidence rated ContestedWest Virginia salesman whose November 1966 highway encounter with a self-described visitor named 'Indrid Cold' helped seed the Mothman legend and a decades-long contactee mythology.
Carlos Diaz VilchisMexicanEvidence rated ContestedMexican photographer who documented decades of alleged direct contact with extraterrestrial beings through the 'Ships of Light' encounters beginning in 1981.- Decades of direct physical contact with extraterrestrial humanoids referred to as 'Ships of Light' - Transport into spacecraft and visits to underground bases - Encounters with tall, blonde humanoid beings described as human-like in appearance - Claims of being shown Earth's ecosystems and receiving environmental awareness - Regular repeated contact events in Mexico City area since 1981 - Photography and video documentation of luminous craft - Alleged social interaction with extraterrestrials living among humanity
Miriam DelicadoAmericanEvidence rated FringeExtraterrestrial contactee and founder of The Great Gathering of Humanity, bridging Tall Blonde alien contact claims with indigenous prophecy advocacy.- Direct contact with Tall Blonde humanoid beings in 1988 - Travels to extraterrestrial 'safe lands' - Correlation between alien teachings and Hopi Blue Star Prophecy - Tall Blonde beings appointed her as emissary to humanity - Extraterrestrial guidance focused on preventing human self-destruction
Jason ShurkaAmericanEvidence rated FringeEntrepreneur and self-proclaimed alien contactee who founded UNIFYD World and leads the DISCLOSURE interview series on non-human intelligence contact.- Claims direct knowledge of extraterrestrial contact through TLS (The Light System) affiliation - Frames alien contact as fundamentally connected to human consciousness expansion and spiritual awakening - Positions his interview platform as direct channel between ET-contact communities and human public - Describes TLS as undercover organization with access to advanced technology and classified information
Kewaunee LapseritisAmericanEvidence rated ContestedSasquatch-UFO contactee and telepathy researcher claiming 40+ years of interdimensional ET communication- Simultaneous telepathic contact from Sasquatch and extraterrestrials in 1979 - Developed full psychic abilities overnight following initial contact - Claims 408–409 documented cases of Bigfoot-ET-psychic connection - Asserts Sasquatch are interdimensional beings with UFO links - Maintains ongoing communication with "Starpeople" (extraterrestrials) for 40+ years
Jay AndersonAmericanEvidence rated ContestedYouTube UFO researcher and self-identified experiencer who founded Project Unity, gaining mainstream attention through the Joe Rogan Experience.- Founder of Project Unity, which platforms credible UFO researchers and government insiders - Claims personal contact experience that catalyzed his UFO research - Argues for consciousness-UAP connection rather than purely mechanical explanations - Links modern UAP phenomena to ancient archaeological anomalies - Featured interviewer on The Joe Rogan Experience (episode #2430, December 2025)
Enrique Castillo RincónCosta RicanEvidence rated FringeCosta Rican electrical engineer and Pleiadian contactee whose detailed contact narratives became one of the most documented extraterrestrial contact cases in South America.- Repeated physical contact with Pleiadian beings from 1973–1976 - Direct conversations with extraterrestrial entities named 'Krishnamerk' and 'Orion' - Telepathic initiation of contact experiences - Claimed transportation into extraterrestrial spacecraft via solid light technology - Underwent interrogation under truth serum in Washington, DC (reportedly conducted by U.S. government officials) - Advocacy for the peaceful, spiritual nature of extraterrestrial visitors - Documentation of extraterrestrial technological demonstrations
Chris Bledsoe Sr.AmericanEvidence rated ContestedNorth Carolina contractor and contactee whose 2007 UFO encounter sparked NASA and CIA interest and claimed healing from chronic illness.- Miraculous healing from chronic Crohn's disease immediately following the 2007 encounter - Multiple independent witnesses (son + three employees) to initial UFO event - Four hours of missing time recovered through regressive hypnosis - Ongoing contact with entity known as "the Lady" since 2012 - Claimed physical landing marks in his yard - Government investigation by NASA, CIA, DIA, Pentagon, and Vatican officials