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Interested in UFOs since he was a teenager, Moore attended [[Thiel College]], located in [[Greenville, Pennsylvania]], graduating in 1965. He taught [[language]] and [[humanities]] at various [[high schools]] and later became the Arizona state section director of the [[Mutual UFO Network | Interested in UFOs since he was a teenager, Moore attended [[Thiel College]], located in [[Greenville, Pennsylvania]], graduating in 1965. He taught [[language]] and [[humanities]] at various [[high schools]] and later became the Arizona state section director of the [[Mutual UFO Network]] (MUFON). He eventually left teaching to pursue a career as a [[freelance writer]]. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Goldberg |first=Robert Alan |url=https://books.google.nl/books?id=Z8e5YELGGFAC&pg=PA195&redir_esc=y |title=Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America |date=2008-10-01 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-13294-6 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Moore wrote ''[[The Philadelphia Experiment - Project Invisibility (book)|The Philadelphia Experiment - Project Invisibility]]'' with Charles Berlitz in 1979, about an alleged naval military experiment popularly known as the [[Philadelphia Experiment]] aboard the [[USS Eldridge|USS ''Eldridge'']] in 1943. | Moore wrote ''[[The Philadelphia Experiment - Project Invisibility (book)|The Philadelphia Experiment - Project Invisibility]]'' with Charles Berlitz in 1979, about an alleged naval military experiment popularly known as the [[Philadelphia Experiment]] aboard the [[USS Eldridge|USS ''Eldridge'']] in 1943. | ||
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In 1980, Moore wrote ''[[The Roswell Incident]]'' with writing partner Charles Berlitz, which alleged the [[Roswell incident]] involved the crash of an [[extraterrestrial spacecraft]]. | In 1980, Moore wrote ''[[The Roswell Incident]]'' with writing partner Charles Berlitz, which alleged the [[Roswell incident]] involved the crash of an [[extraterrestrial spacecraft]]. | ||
In May 1987, Moore, along with [[ufologists]] [[Jaime Shandera]] and [[Stanton Friedman]], circulated the [[Majestic 12|MJ-12 documents]], which purported the existence of a high-level policymaking group overseeing UFOs and extraterrestrials. <ref>https://books.google. | In May 1987, Moore, along with [[Ufology|ufologists]] [[Jaime Shandera]] and [[Stanton Friedman]], circulated the [[Majestic 12|MJ-12 documents]], which purported the existence of a high-level policymaking group overseeing UFOs and extraterrestrials. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Frazier |first=Kendrick |url=https://books.google.nl/books?id=iJ1v3bggyr8C&dq=%22Charles+Berlitz+and+William+L.+Moore+in+their+book%22&pg=PA323&redir_esc=y |title=The Hundredth Monkey |date=2010-03-05 |publisher=Globe Pequot |isbn=978-1-61592-401-1 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
At a 1989 | At a 1989 MUFON conference, Moore admitted to engaging in [[disinformation]] activities against [[Paul Bennewitz]] on behalf of [[Richard Doty]] and the [[Air Force Office of Special Investigations|AFOSI]]. | ||
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Moore has been associated with claims that he was a [[controlled disclosure agent]] and/or [[disinformation]] agent. At a 1989 | |||
Moore has been associated with claims that he was a [[Disinformation#Controlled Disclosure Agents|controlled disclosure agent]] and/or [[disinformation]] agent. After the publication of ''The Roswell Incident'', [[Richard Doty]] and other individuals presenting themselves as Air Force Intelligence Officers approached Moore.<ref name="Goldberg-2001-p213">{{harvnb|Goldberg|2001|p=213}}</ref> They used the unfulfilled promise of hard evidence of extraterrestrial retrievals to recruit Moore, who kept notes on other ufologists and intentionally spread misinformation within the UFO community.<ref name="Goldberg-2001-p213"/> | |||
At a 1989 Mutual UFO Network conference, Bill Moore [[Bill Moore/Documents/Partial transcript of 1989 MUFON conference speech|confessed]] that he had intentionally fed fake evidence of extraterrestrials to UFO researchers including [[Paul Bennewitz]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Gulyas |first=Aaron John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F3etCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT89 |title=Conspiracy Theories: The Roots, Themes and Propagation of Paranoid Political and Cultural Narratives |date=2016 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476623498 |location=Jefferson, North Carolina}}: "Bill Moore, in 1989, gave a talk at the Mutual UFO Network symposium which he revealed his role in the Bennewitz affair and other connections with government and military intelligence operatives [...]"</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Donovan |first=Barna William |url=https://books.google.nl/books?id=bJkhqU1IXHAC&pg=PA104&redir_esc=y |title=Conspiracy Films: A Tour of Dark Places in the American Conscious |date=2014-01-10 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-8615-1 |language=en}}</ref> Doty later said that he intentionally gave fabricated information to UFO researchers while working at [[Kirtland Air Force Base]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kloor |first=Keith |author-link=Keith Kloor |date=2019 |title=UFOs Won't Go Away |journal=Issues in Science and Technology |volume=35 |issue=3 |pages=39–56 |jstor=26949023}}</ref> According to a theory, Moore may have agreed to his controversial role in exchange for access to classified information and personal safety, while also being tasked with dividing the [[UFO community]] and obscuring sensitive truths. | |||
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William Leonard Moore (born October 31, 1943), known as Bill Moore, is an author and former researcher of unacknowledged official activities involving secret government interactions with aliens and development of exotic technologies, prominent from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He co-authored two books with Charles Berlitz, including The Roswell Incident.
Activities[edit | edit source]
Interested in UFOs since he was a teenager, Moore attended Thiel College, located in Greenville, Pennsylvania, graduating in 1965. He taught language and humanities at various high schools and later became the Arizona state section director of the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON). He eventually left teaching to pursue a career as a freelance writer. [1]
Moore wrote The Philadelphia Experiment - Project Invisibility with Charles Berlitz in 1979, about an alleged naval military experiment popularly known as the Philadelphia Experiment aboard the USS Eldridge in 1943.
In 1980, Moore wrote The Roswell Incident with writing partner Charles Berlitz, which alleged the Roswell incident involved the crash of an extraterrestrial spacecraft.
In May 1987, Moore, along with ufologists Jaime Shandera and Stanton Friedman, circulated the MJ-12 documents, which purported the existence of a high-level policymaking group overseeing UFOs and extraterrestrials. [2]
At a 1989 MUFON conference, Moore admitted to engaging in disinformation activities against Paul Bennewitz on behalf of Richard Doty and the AFOSI.
Alleged disinformation activities[edit | edit source]
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 Bill Moore addresses MUFON, July 1 1989 |
Moore has been associated with claims that he was a controlled disclosure agent and/or disinformation agent. After the publication of The Roswell Incident, Richard Doty and other individuals presenting themselves as Air Force Intelligence Officers approached Moore.[3] They used the unfulfilled promise of hard evidence of extraterrestrial retrievals to recruit Moore, who kept notes on other ufologists and intentionally spread misinformation within the UFO community.[3]
At a 1989 Mutual UFO Network conference, Bill Moore confessed that he had intentionally fed fake evidence of extraterrestrials to UFO researchers including Paul Bennewitz.[4][5] Doty later said that he intentionally gave fabricated information to UFO researchers while working at Kirtland Air Force Base in the 1980s.[6] According to a theory, Moore may have agreed to his controversial role in exchange for access to classified information and personal safety, while also being tasked with dividing the UFO community and obscuring sensitive truths.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Goldberg, Robert Alan (2008-10-01). Enemies Within: The Culture of Conspiracy in Modern America. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-13294-6.
- ↑ Frazier, Kendrick (2010-03-05). The Hundredth Monkey. Globe Pequot. ISBN 978-1-61592-401-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Goldberg 2001, p. 213
- ↑ Gulyas, Aaron John (2016). Conspiracy Theories: The Roots, Themes and Propagation of Paranoid Political and Cultural Narratives. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 9781476623498.: "Bill Moore, in 1989, gave a talk at the Mutual UFO Network symposium which he revealed his role in the Bennewitz affair and other connections with government and military intelligence operatives [...]"
- ↑ Donovan, Barna William (2014-01-10). Conspiracy Films: A Tour of Dark Places in the American Conscious. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-8615-1.
- ↑ Kloor, Keith (2019). "UFOs Won't Go Away". Issues in Science and Technology. 35 (3): 39–56. JSTOR 26949023.