Robert Orel Dean (March 2, 1929 – October 11, 2018) was an American
ufologist
Ufology, sometimes written UFOlogy ( or ), is the investigation of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) by people who believe that they may be of extraordinary claims, extraordinary origins (most frequently of extraterrestrial hypothesis, extrate ...
from
Tucson
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,
Arizona
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.
Dean retired from the
U.S. Army
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as a
Command Sergeant Major after a 28-year career. He appeared on radio programs, TV documentaries and at conferences discussing the subject of UFOs and a government cover up of
alien visitations to Earth.
[New York Times "For U.F.O. Fans, Question Is Not 'If?' but 'How Was the Trip?'", November 21, 1993]
/ref> Dean claimed to have viewed a classified government document called "The Assessment" that allegedly discussed threats posed by alien activity on Earth, and concluded that no such threats existed.[Denzler, Brenda (2003) "The Lure of the Edge: Scientific Passions, Religious Beliefs, and the Pursuit of UFOs", University of California Press, ] Dean said he considers himself a professional UFO researcher and had "Cosmic Top Secret
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" clearance while in the military. In 1992 while employed as emergency services coordinator for Pima County, Arizona
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, Dean sued his employer for discrimination, saying he was treated unfairly because of his belief in UFOs, and because of his age, reportedly settling for $100,000.
See also
* List of ufologists
* UFO conspiracy theories
Some conspiracy theories argue that various governments and politicians globally, in particular the United States government, are suppressing evidence that unidentified flying objects (UFO) are controlled by an extraterrestrial or "non-human" i ...
Bibliography
*''Greatest Story Never Told'' (video), Margana Anagram Production, 1997 (author/host)
*''UFO - Cosmic Top Secret'' (video), Visual Corporation Ltd, 1996, ASIN: B000057YNB (presenter)
*''The UFO Anthology CD-ROM'', Dreamland Interactive, 1998, (host)
*''Secrets from the Underground - Hybrid 101 Vol 6: Military Coverup & Hybrids'', Alien Secrets, 2007, ASIN: B000TRILM8 (DVD interview with Robert O. Dean)
References
External links
*
Tucson Weekly feature from 1995Report by Dr Gregory Pedlow, SHAPE historian (PDF)
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Ufologists
1929 births
2018 deaths
People from Tucson, Arizona