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Richard Dolan

Disciplines:
usa
history/cold war
uap/ufo/ufo history
uap/ufo/disclosure

Summary

American historian who wrote UFOs and the National Security State — the most comprehensive historical account of US government engagement with UFO phenomena during the Cold War — and who has become one of the most prominent advocates for UAP disclosure.

Core Contribution

Provides the historical evidence that US government agencies have consistently taken UFO phenomena seriously while publicly denying it — using declassified documents and government records to demonstrate the gap between public statements and internal concern.

Notable Works & Achievements

UFOs and the National Security State

A.D. After Disclosure

Historical Influences

Cold War history UAP research tradition

Intellectual Lineage

Rochester New York Alfred UniversityUFO research

Contemporaries & Peers

ValleeSemivan

Minds Influenced

UAP disclosure movement Jungian tradition

Intellectual Posterity

UFOs and the National Security State UAP disclosure movement

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