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'''William Leonard Moore''' (born October 31, 1943) is an author and former UFO researcher, prominent from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He co-authored two books with [[Charles Berlitz]], including ''[[The Roswell Incident (book)|The Roswell Incident]]''.

'''William Leonard Moore''' (born October 31, 1943) is an [[author]] and former [[UFO researcher]], prominent from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He co-authored two books with [[Charles Berlitz]], including ''[[The Roswell Incident (book)|The Roswell Incident]]''.

== Activities ==

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~~. He~~ became Arizona state section director of the [[~~MUFON|~~Mutual UFO Network]] ~~and~~ left teaching to pursue a career as a freelance writer.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8e5YELGGFAC&pg=PA195</ref>

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>https://books.google.com/books?id=Z8e5YELGGFAC&pg=PA195</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.

In 1980, Moore wrote ''The Roswell Incident'' with writing partner [[Charles Berlitz]], which alleged the [[Roswell ~~incident|Roswell UFO~~ incident]] ~~had~~ involved the crash of an extraterrestrial ~~space ship~~.

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~~|Majestic 12~~]] ~~documents that~~ purported the existence of a high-level ~~policy making~~ group overseeing UFOs and extraterrestrials.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=iJ1v3bggyr8C&dq=%22Charles+Berlitz+and+William+L.+Moore+in+their+book%22&pg=PA323</ref>

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.com/books?id=iJ1v3bggyr8C&dq=%22Charles+Berlitz+and+William+L.+Moore+in+their+book%22&pg=PA323</ref>

At a 1989 [[MUFON]] conference, Moore ~~claimed that he had been engaged~~ in "[[~~Men In Black|~~disinformation]]" activities against [[Paul Bennewitz]] on behalf of [[Richard Doty]] and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=bJkhqU1IXHAC&pg=PA104</ref>

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]]. <ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=bJkhqU1IXHAC&pg=PA104</ref>

== Alleged disinformation activities ==

Moore has been associated with claims that he was a [[controlled disclosure agent]] and/or [[disinformation]] agent. 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. For more, see [[Disinformation#Controlled Disclosure Agents]].

== Sources ==