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Journalist or investigator

Philip J. Klass

1985-01-01year known, day not recorded

Aviation journalist and prominent UFO skeptic; his investigation found the "Cutler-Twining memo" used a pasted-on photocopy of Truman's signature and that Robert Cutler was out of the country on the date he supposedly wrote it, undermining the MJ-12 documents' authenticity.

In the UAP recordRuled into the unidentified-phenomena thread on 2 September 2026 from this entity's own name and role text, which contain: "ufo". An editorial classification of what thread this entity belongs to; it rests on no page and does not claim to. Neighbours were not used - see apply-subjects-2026-09-02.mjs for why.

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…n attempting to account for UFO reports. More recently, Mr. Philip J. Klass, Senior Avionics Editor of Aviation Week, has written a boo…

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  • rejected his atmospheric-plasma explanation as a scientist in that field
    Symposium on Unidentified Flying Objects
    printed p. 80  ·  PDF p. 86 checked against the page
  • his plasma hypothesis was argued against in the record
    same document as the row above
    printed p. 80  ·  PDF p. 86 checked against the page
  • Majestic 12 (MJ-12) names a source we do not hold
    found the Cutler-Twining memo used a pasted-on Truman signature
    MJ-12 documents (widely regarded as disputed/forged); Stanton Friedman analysis
  • Stanton Friedman names a source we do not hold
    publicly debated him about MJ-12 on Nightline, 1987
    MJ-12 documents (widely regarded as disputed/forged); Stanton Friedman analysis
  • William Moore names a source we do not hold
    accused him of perpetrating the MJ-12 hoax
    MJ-12 documents (widely regarded as disputed/forged); Stanton Friedman analysis