Whistleblowers & Witnesses

Philip Corso

1997–1998

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel who claimed in his 1997 book "The Day After Roswell" that the crash was real and recovered technology was secretly reverse-engineered, indirectly leading to fiber optics, lasers, integrated circuits, and Kevlar. Claimed a covert retrieval group was assembled under CIA first director Roscoe Hillenkoetter's leadership.

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Connections (4)

confirmedJohn Alexander

organized his Roswell interview at NIDS

Source: NIDS / Skinwalker Ranch research history; Kelleher & Knapp, Hunt for the Skinwalker

reportedRoswell Incident

claimed in 1997 book the crash was real

Source: Roswell case histories; Berlitz & Moore, The Roswell Incident (1980)

reportedJacques Vallee

interviewed him on Roswell claims

Source: Philip Corso, The Day After Roswell (1997)

reportedRoscoe Hillenkoetter

claimed a covert retrieval group was assembled under his leadership

Part of The Red Thread Files — an independent, evidence-first investigation into the UAP, USO, and consciousness question. Confidence labels (confirmed / reported / disputed) are an automated approximation based on the wording and directness of each source, not a verdict. Corrections: [email protected].