Journalists & Investigators

Douglas Dean Johnson

2025

Independent investigative journalist; used declassified FBI background reports and Harald Malmgren's own 1960s federal job applications to debunk Malmgren's 2024 UFO and intelligence claims, finding no evidence he held the clearances, roles, or personal connections he described.

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Connections (4)

reportedTrinity Test

investigated and disputed claims of a 1945 crash there

Source: Douglas Dean Johnson investigation, 2024

disputedOppenheimer-Einstein Report

investigated and found no credible evidence for the document

Source: Vallee & Harris, Trinity: The Best-Kept Secret (2021)

disputedHarald Malmgren

his claims were investigated and refuted

Source: Douglas Dean Johnson investigation, May 2025

disputedJacques Vallee

Johnson's investigation found his witness account's credibility "implodes"

Source: Douglas Dean Johnson investigation, 2024

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