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'''Steven Macon Greer''' (October 20, 1955) is an American [[Ufology|ufologist]]<ref name="newyorker1">Lewis-Kraus, Gideon (April 30, 2021) [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/10/how-the-pentagon-started-taking-ufos-seriously How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously]. ''The New Yorker''. Retrieved on July 5, 2021.</ref> and retired physician who founded the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) and the Disclosure Project, which seeks the [[UFO conspiracy theory#Disclosure|disclosure of alleged classified UFO information]]. |
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'''Steven M. Greer''' (June 28, 1955) is an American [[physician]], [[ufology|ufologist]], author, lecturer and founder of the Orion Project and The Disclosure Project.<ref>[http://www.disclosureproject.org Disclosure Project web site]</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Greer was born in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], in 1955. He claims he saw an [[unidentified flying object]] at [[Close encounter|close range]] when he was eight years old. He claims he saw another UFO when he was 18.<ref name="Yoga Journal">{{cite news |
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According to Greer, he enrolled in [[Appalachian State University]] in [[Boone, North Carolina]], but in 1974 he "left traditional college at Boone to enter teacher training at [[Maharishi International University]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Chapters 1 &2|first=Steve|last=Greer|url=http://www.disclosureproject.org/PDF-Documents/chapters_1_&_2.pdf|date=July 23, 2006|accessdate=January 10, 2010|publisher=[[The_Disclosure_Project ]]}}</ref> As of 2007, Greer was licensed to practice medicine in Virginia and has also been licensed in North Carolina.<ref>Internet Archive, [http://www.archive.org/details/StevenM.GreerVirginiaDoctorLicense][http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Steven%20M.%20Greer%22]</ref> Greer is former chairman of the Department of [[Emergency Medicine]] at [[Caldwell Memorial Hospital]] in [[Lenoir, North Carolina]], and a lifetime member of the [[Alpha Omega Alpha|Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society]].<ref name="ec1">{{cite book | last = Greer | first = Steven | coauthors = | title = Extraterrestrial Contact: The Evidence and Implications | publisher = Cataloging-in-Publication (Quality Books, Inc.) | year= 1999 | location = USA | pages = 525–526 |chapter=About Steven M. Greer, M.D.| url =http://www.disclosureproject.org | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-96-732380-0}}</ref> |
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| title = If We Call Them, Will They Come? |
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| newspaper = [[Yoga Journal]] |
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| pages = 70–77, 1–154 |
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| date = October 1989 |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=eOkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70 |
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| access-date = March 8, 2013 |
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| quote="page 70: By day, he is chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at a medium-sized hospital, frequently on call for periods of 12 to 24 hours." |
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}}</ref> Greer was trained as a [[Transcendental Meditation]] teacher and served as director of a meditation organization.<ref name="Yoga Journal" /><ref name="Heard1994">{{cite news |
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| author-link = Alexander S. Heard |
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| title = Alien douglas brothers, come on down! |
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| journal = [[Outside (magazine)|Outside]] |
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| date = September 1, 1994 |
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| url = http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/Alien-Brothers--Come-on-Down-.html |
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| access-date = March 12, 2013 |
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}}</ref> He received a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] degree in [[biology]] from [[Appalachian State University]] in 1982 and an [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] degree from the [[East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine|James H. Quillen College of Medicine]] of [[East Tennessee State University]] in 1987. He received his [[Virginia]] medical license in 1989, worked as an emergency room physician,<ref name="newyorker1"/> and in 1998 retired as a physician in favor of his ufology activities.<ref name="Columbian">{{cite web | title=Founder of UFO Project is Coming to Portland | publisher=[[The Columbian]] | date=September 11, 2001 | access-date=March 10, 2013 | author=Oppegard, Brett| url=http://www.columbian.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010625064857/http://www.columbian.com/ | archive-date=June 25, 2001}} [http://www.mysticbroadcast.net/ndn/columbian.html Alt URL]</ref><ref name="Internal Med">{{cite web | title=Doctor UFO | publisher=Internal Medicine News | date=December 1, 2001 | access-date=March 10, 2013 | author=Berger, Joanne | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Doctor+UFO.+(Indications).-a080899504 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509130356/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-81217718.html | archive-date=May 9, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Ufology career== |
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Greer and his wife Emily have four daughters and reside in the [[Charlottesville, Virginia]] area.<ref name="ec1" /> According to Greer he is a [[contactee]] who has coined the term "[[Close encounter#Fifth kind|close encounter of the fifth kind]]" (a.k.a. CE5) to describe alleged human initiated contact with extraterrestrials.<ref>{{cite web| last =McCarthy| first =Paul| title =Close encounters of the fifth kind. (communicating with UFOs)| publisher =Omni (magazine)| date= December 1, 1992| url =http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-9263395_ITM| accessdate = 2007-05-12|archiveurl=http://nbgoku23.googlepages.com/Closeencountersofthefifthkind.commun.htm|archivedate=2007-05-12}}</ref> CE5 encounters are "characterized by mutual, bilateral communication rather than unilateral contact."<ref>[http://www.cseti.org/ce5.htm CSETI - The CE-5 Initiative<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Greer founded the Center for the Study of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) in 1990 to create a diplomatic and research-based initiative to contact [[Extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] civilizations.<ref name="Daily Record">{{cite web |title=They're Here; UFO watchers to reveal proof that aliens have visited Earth |publisher=The Daily Record |date=May 9, 2001 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-74321804}}</ref><ref name="Courier">{{cite news |last = Masselos |first = Poppy |title = The aliens on the Internet |newspaper = Courier Mail |location = Queensland, Australia |page = H04 |date = September 26, 2000 }}</ref><ref name="Ottawa"/> The group defined CE-5 or '[[close encounter]]s of the fifth kind' as human initiated contact and communication with extraterrestrial life.<ref name="Ottawa">{{cite news |last = Heard |first = Alex |title = Apocalypse soon: A close encounter in the wilds of Minnesota |newspaper = The Ottawa Citizen |page = C4 |date = March 21, 1999 }}</ref> CSETI claims to have over 3,000 confirmed reports of UFO sightings by pilots and over 4,000 of what they describe as landing traces.<ref name="Courier"/> The organisation utilizes 'Rapid Mobilisation Investigative Teams' with the aim of arriving at landing sites as quickly as possible. CSETI has defined a protocol for human initiated contact to UFOs using consciousness.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last = Hulse |first = Tim |title = Make friends with an alien, says UFO man |newspaper = The Independent |location = London, UK |page = 4 |date = July 26, 1998 }}</ref><ref name="Heard1994" /> |
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In 1993, Greer founded the Disclosure Project, the goal of which is to publicly disclose the government's alleged knowledge of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and advanced energy and propulsion systems.<ref name="Daily Emerald">{{cite news |
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In 1990 Greer founded the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence, and offers how-to training on initiating contact with [[extraterrestial life|extraterrestrial intelligence]].<ref name="cseti.org">http://www.cseti.org/programs/Trainings2008.htm</ref> Greer also teaches the use of [[meditation]] techniques that he claims allow attendees to "[[remote view]]" locations and times (past and present), and develop "[[cosmic consciousness]]" and [[supernatural]] abilities such as [[precognition]]. Three years later, Greer founded the Disclosure Project, claiming evidence of [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] visits to Earth, and a wide-ranging [[conspiracy theory]]. Greer is also the founder of the Advanced Energy Research Organization (AERO) and The Orion Project.<ref>http://www.theorionproject.org/en/about.html</ref> Both seek funding for research into [[perpetual motion]] and other [[free energy]] devices.<ref> |
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|title = Alien theorist offers proof of government coverup |
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{{cite web |url=http://www.theorionproject.org/en/hydroxy.html |title=Hydroxy Gas Energy Systems |accessdate=2009-02-12 |work= |publisher= |date= }}</ref> |
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|last = Schmidt |first = Brad |url = http://dailyemerald.com/2002/04/25/alien-theorist-offers-proof-of-government-coverup/ |newspaper = [[Daily Emerald |Oregon Daily Emerald]] |date = April 25, 2002 |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.disclosureproject.org/ |
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|title = The Disclosure Project Website |year = 2010 |publisher = The Disclosure Project |access-date = March 7, 2013 |quote = The Disclosure Project is a research project working to fully disclose the facts about UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and classified advanced energy and propulsion systems. |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |
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| title = Alien Culture |
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| newspaper = [[SF Weekly]] |
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| date = September 26, 2001 |
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| url = http://www.sfweekly.com/2001-09-26/news/alien-culture/ |
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| access-date = March 10, 2013 |
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}}</ref> Greer describes the Disclosure Project as an effort to grant amnesty to government whistleblowers willing to violate their security oaths by sharing classified information about UFOs.<ref>{{cite news |title = Admiral: Never looked for UFO data |last = Cox |first = Billy |url = http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080806/blog32/525095430 |
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| newspaper = [[Sarasota Herald-Tribune|Herald Tribune]] |
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| date = August 6, 2008 |
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In October 1994, Greer appeared in [[Larry King]]'s TV special ''The UFO Coverup?''<ref>{{cite news |
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==The Disclosure Project== |
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The Disclosure Project is an organization started by Greer in 1993 that alleges the existence of a [[conspiracy theory|US government cover-up]] of information relating to [[unidentified flying objects]] (UFOs). The Project has adopted Greer's contention that UFOs are spacecraft piloted by intelligent [[extraterrestrial life]], and that the [[United States government]] is keeping this secret. Greer also uses the project to disseminate his beliefs that the government has concealed advanced energy technologies obtained from the extraterrestrials by suppressing and hiding them in top secret "[[black projects]]" in order not to upset the global geo-political power and energy-sector financial status-quo and its oil industry "special interests". |
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| title = Alien Obsession Hits Even Larry King |
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| newspaper = [[The Wichita Eagle]] |
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| date = October 10, 1994 |
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| access-date = March 8, 2013 |
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| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121011212252/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADB63AF20E2DA6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |
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| archive-date = October 11, 2012 |
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}} [http://nbgoku23.googlepages.com/ALIENOBSESSIONHITSEVENLARRYKING.htm Alt URL]</ref> |
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In May 2001, Greer held a press conference at the [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] that featured 20 retired Air Force, [[Federal Aviation Administration]] and intelligence officers.<ref name="Daily Record" /><ref name="washtimes">{{cite news |title = Government is covering up UFO evidence, group says |first = Julia |last = Duin |url=http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010510-19816390.htm |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20010516132431/http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010510-19816390.htm |
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Greer and the Disclosure Project call for [[congressional hearing]]s of all data regarding UFOs, including the large amount of information they claim is being hidden, and for release of the technology they claim is being suppressed, particularly [[free energy suppression|free energy]] sources. He uses written statements and accounts from military personnel and defense industry employees as evidence for the various claims associated with the Disclosure Project.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.disclosureproject.org/aboutexecsumm.htm|title=ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY|publisher=The Disclosure Project Homepage|accessdate=2008-08-13}}</ref> |
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| archive-date = May 16, 2001 |
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| newspaper = [[The Washington Times]] |
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|date = May 11, 2001 |access-date = March 8, 2013 |
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}}</ref><ref name="abcnews">{{cite news |
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| title = Group Calls for Disclosure of UFO Info |
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| author = Katelynn Raymer |
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| author2 = David Ruppe |
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| url = https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98572 |
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| newspaper = [[ABC News]] |
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| date = May 10, 2001 |
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1322432.stm|title=UFO spotters slam 'US cover-up'|work=BBC News|date=May 10, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last =Kehnemui |first =Sharon |title =Men in Suits See Aliens as Part of Solution, Not Problem |work=[[Fox News]] |date=May 10, 2001 |url =http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,24364,00.html |access-date = May 10, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last =McCullagh |first =Declan |author-link =Declan McCullagh |title =Ooo-WEE-ooo Fans Come to D.C. |magazine=Wired News |date =May 10, 2001 |url =http://archive.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/05/43526 |access-date = May 10, 2007 }}</ref> |
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== Documentaries == |
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The Disclosure Project has been well-received by [[ufology|UFO enthusiasts]], with speeches from Greer and various other witnesses being presented at various UFO-themed conferences. Greer has held press conferences and embarked on a continuing series of lectures and television appearances trying to raise popular support.<ref>{{cite web | last =Schmidt | first = Brad | title =Alien theorist offers proof of government coverup | work =[[Oregon Daily Emerald]] | date =April 25, 2002 | url =http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2002/04/25/UndefinedSection/Alien.Theorist.Offers.Proof.Of.Government.Coverup-1976977.shtml | accessdate =2007-04-26 }}</ref> Mainstream media coverage of the group mostly centered around a 2001 conference at the [[National Press Club (USA)|National Press Club]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98572|title=Group Calls for Disclosure of UFO Info|publisher=[[ABC News]]|date=May 10, 2001}}</ref> which was described by an attending BBC reporter as the strangest he had ever seen.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/1322432.stm|title=UFO spotters slam 'US cover-up'|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=May 10, 2001}}</ref> Greer convened the conference with more than 100 other contactees offering testimony and arguing for investigations into a [[UFO conspiracy theory]]. Such arguments were met with by derision by [[skepticism|skeptics]] and spokespeople for the [[U. S. Airforce]] who claim that there is no convincing evidence for the [[Extraterrestrial hypothesis|speculation that UFOs are alien spacecraft]].<ref>{{cite web | last =Kehnemui | first =Sharon | title =Men in Suits See Aliens as Part of Solution, Not Problem | work=[[Fox News]] | date=May 10, 2001 | url =http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,24364,00.html | accessdate = 2007-05-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last =McCullagh | first =Declan | authorlink =Declan McCullagh | title =Ooo-WEE-ooo Fans Come to D.C. |work=Wired News | date =May 10, 2001 | url =http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/05/43526 | accessdate = 2007-05-10 }}</ref> |
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In 2013, Greer co-produced ''[[Sirius (2013 film)|Sirius]]'', a documentary detailing his work and hypotheses regarding extraterrestrial life, government cover-ups and close encounters of the fifth kind.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Paul |title=New documentary proves aliens exist. We're dead Sirius |url=http://metronews.ca/voices/just-saying/627672/new-documentary-proves-aliens-exist-were-dead-sirius/ |publisher=Metro News |date=April 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428014638/http://metronews.ca/voices/just-saying/627672/new-documentary-proves-aliens-exist-were-dead-sirius/ |archive-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> The film was directed by [[Amar Kaleka|Amardeep Kaleka]] and narrated by [[Thomas Jane]], and covers Greer's 2006 book ''Hidden Truth, Forbidden Knowledge''. The movie premiered on April 22, 2013, in Los Angeles, California, and features interviews from former government and military officials.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/tiny-alien-humanoid-claimed-exist-steven-greers-upcoming-documentary-sirius-photo-video-1181439 |title=Tiny Alien Humanoid Claimed To Exist In Steven Greer's documentary 'Sirius' [PHOTO, VIDEO] |publisher=Ibtimes.com |date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> ''Sirius'' depicts a {{convert|6|in|cm|adj=on|spell=in}} [[human]] [[skeleton]] known as the [[Atacama skeleton]], which they claimed was an alien skeleton.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/ufo-film-to-provide-proof-that-aliens-exist_841077.html |title=UFO film to provide proof that aliens exist |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=April 10, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6119/20130409/ufo-film-provide-proof-tiny-extraterrestrial-aliens-six-inch-body.htm |title=UFO Film May Provide Proof of Tiny Extraterrestrial Aliens: Six Inch Body Dissected (Video) : Space |publisher=Science World Report |date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> However, genetic evidence demonstrated that it was human, with genetic markers found in "indigenous women from the Chilean region of South America". The director of the center that did the analysis said: "It's an interesting medical mystery of an unfortunate human with a series of birth defects."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.medicaldaily.com/atacama-humanoid-human-researchers-say-245416 |title=Atacama Humanoid is Human, Researchers Say |publisher=[[Medical Daily]] |date=May 1, 2013 |access-date=September 9, 2013}}</ref> |
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In 2017, ''Unacknowledged'', a crowdfunded documentary featuring Greer was released. It was directed by Michael Mazzola and narrated by [[Giancarlo Esposito]]. After debuting on iTunes and digital platforms on May 9, 'Unacknowledged' moved to the number 1 documentary spot on those platforms internationally, and number 2 in the U.S.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hillary-clinton-championed-ufo-disclosure-doc-filmmakers-say-1009039/ Hillary Clinton Championed UFO Disclosure, Doc Filmmakers Say]. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (May 31, 2017). Retrieved on 2021-07-05.</ref> |
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==Media appearances== |
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Greer has appeared on ''[[Larry King Live]]'',<ref>{{cite web| last =Mendoza| first =Manuel| title =Alien Obsession Hits Even Larry King| publisher =The Wichita Eagle| date= October 10, 1994| url =http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADB63AF20E2DA6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |
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| accessdate =2007-05-12| archiveurl= http://nbgoku23.googlepages.com/ALIENOBSESSIONHITSEVENLARRYKING.htm| archivedate = 2007-05-12}}</ref> [[CBS]], [[BBC]], [[Nippon Television|NTV]] in Japan, ''[[Sightings (TV series)|Sightings]]'', ''[[Encounters (TV series)|Encounters]]'', [[Ancient Aliens]] on the [[History Channel]],<ref>http://www.legendarytimes.com/index.php?op=news&func=news&id=6677&PHPSESSID=154498ddec8bdfea9b4fadce393be523</ref> ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]'',<ref>[http://www.coasttocoastam.com/search_results.html?query=steven+greer&x=0&y=0 Coast To Coast Am With George Noory<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> the Art Bell show, and the [[Armstrong Williams]] radio show and hosts an [[Internet]] radio segment called "Conversations with Dr. Steven Greer".<ref name="NEMspeakers">New Energy Movement [http://www.newenergymovement.org/speakers.php]</ref> |
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''Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact has Begun'' was released April 2020. The documentary was directed and written by Michael Mazzola and features Greer, [[Daniel Sheehan (attorney)|Daniel Sheehan]], [[MUFON|Jan Harzan]], and [[Russell Targ]].{{fact|date=May 2023}} |
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==Publications== |
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*''Contact: Countdown to Transformation'' 2009. ISBN 0967323831. |
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*''Hidden Truth - Forbidden Knowledge'' 2006. ISBN 0967323827. |
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*''Disclosure : Military and Government Witnesses Reveal the Greatest Secrets in Modern History'' 2001. ISBN 0967323819. |
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*''Extraterrestrial Contact: The Evidence and Implications'' 1999. ISBN 0967323800. |
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Writing in [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']], film critic [[Owen Gleiberman]] described the film: {{quote|"...fantasy propaganda...a conspiracy documentary built around the thesis that the 'national security state' has concealed it from all of us,... [Greer is] like a [[1970s|'70s]] computer nerd played by [[John Waters]] with a touch of [[Guy Pearce]]."<ref name="Gleiberman">{{cite web |last1=Glieberman |first1=Owen |title='Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind': Film Review |date=2020-04-08 |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/close-encounters-of-the-fifth-kind-review-dr-steven-greer-1234574140/ |access-date=2021-07-07 }}</ref>}} |
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==References== |
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Writing in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', critic Noel Murray reported that the film was "overlong and rambling — more concerned with disconnected anecdotes than making a compelling case or telling an interesting story."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Noel |title=Review: Five new movies to watch at home (or not), ranked from must-see to skip it |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-09/sea-fever-stray-dolls-we-summon-the-darkness-review |access-date=2023-02-08 |work=Los Angeles Times |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=2020-04-09}}</ref> |
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John Defore of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote that the film "is far too impassioned in its nuttiness to be a purely cynical, Scientology-style sham," that it "rather strangely squeezes the last few years of UFO-related news coverage into a misleading frame, arguing that journalists, pundits and the government are collaborating to build fear in the public that would justify the establishment of a "one-world government" that could wage an "interplanetary war", and notes that "though [Greer's] been summoning [UFOs] from across the galaxy for decades, he can never convince an alien ship to travel an extra couple of miles and hover for a good photograph."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Defore |first1=John |title=‘Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/close-encounters-fifth-kind-1288806/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. |date=2020-04-06}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category|Steven M. Greer}} |
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{{Wikiquote}} |
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* [https://drstevengreer.com Dr. Steven Greer]. Home page. |
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* [https://drstevengreer.com/about-us/index.html Steven Greer biography]. Scroll down a bit. |
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* [https://drstevengreer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ExecutiveSummary-LRdocs.pdf Executive Summary of the Disclosure Project Briefing Document]. Copyright April 2001 – The Disclosure Project. And [https://web.archive.org/web/20231012220954/https://drstevengreer.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ExecutiveSummary-LRdocs.pdf archive] when website is problematic. |
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* [https://geni.us/DPIArchive Disclosure Project Intelligence Archive (DPIA)]. |
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Revision as of 16:10, 5 June 2024
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| Born | October 20, 1955 |
| Occupation(s) | Physician (retired) Ufologist |
Steven Macon Greer (October 20, 1955) is an American ufologist[1] and retired physician who founded the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) and the Disclosure Project, which seeks the disclosure of alleged classified UFO information.
Early life
Greer was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1955. He claims he saw an unidentified flying object at close range when he was eight years old. He claims he saw another UFO when he was 18.[2] Greer was trained as a Transcendental Meditation teacher and served as director of a meditation organization.[2][3] He received a B.S. degree in biology from Appalachian State University in 1982 and an M.D. degree from the James H. Quillen College of Medicine of East Tennessee State University in 1987. He received his Virginia medical license in 1989, worked as an emergency room physician,[1] and in 1998 retired as a physician in favor of his ufology activities.[4][5]
Ufology career
Greer founded the Center for the Study of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) in 1990 to create a diplomatic and research-based initiative to contact extraterrestrial civilizations.[6][7][8] The group defined CE-5 or 'close encounters of the fifth kind' as human initiated contact and communication with extraterrestrial life.[8] CSETI claims to have over 3,000 confirmed reports of UFO sightings by pilots and over 4,000 of what they describe as landing traces.[7] The organisation utilizes 'Rapid Mobilisation Investigative Teams' with the aim of arriving at landing sites as quickly as possible. CSETI has defined a protocol for human initiated contact to UFOs using consciousness.[9][3]
In 1993, Greer founded the Disclosure Project, the goal of which is to publicly disclose the government's alleged knowledge of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and advanced energy and propulsion systems.[10][11][12] Greer describes the Disclosure Project as an effort to grant amnesty to government whistleblowers willing to violate their security oaths by sharing classified information about UFOs.[13]
In October 1994, Greer appeared in Larry King's TV special The UFO Coverup?[14]
In May 2001, Greer held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. that featured 20 retired Air Force, Federal Aviation Administration and intelligence officers.[6][15][16][17][18][19]
Documentaries
In 2013, Greer co-produced Sirius, a documentary detailing his work and hypotheses regarding extraterrestrial life, government cover-ups and close encounters of the fifth kind.[20] The film was directed by Amardeep Kaleka and narrated by Thomas Jane, and covers Greer's 2006 book Hidden Truth, Forbidden Knowledge. The movie premiered on April 22, 2013, in Los Angeles, California, and features interviews from former government and military officials.[21] Sirius depicts a six-inch (15 cm) human skeleton known as the Atacama skeleton, which they claimed was an alien skeleton.[22][23] However, genetic evidence demonstrated that it was human, with genetic markers found in "indigenous women from the Chilean region of South America". The director of the center that did the analysis said: "It's an interesting medical mystery of an unfortunate human with a series of birth defects."[24]
In 2017, Unacknowledged, a crowdfunded documentary featuring Greer was released. It was directed by Michael Mazzola and narrated by Giancarlo Esposito. After debuting on iTunes and digital platforms on May 9, 'Unacknowledged' moved to the number 1 documentary spot on those platforms internationally, and number 2 in the U.S.[25]
Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact has Begun was released April 2020. The documentary was directed and written by Michael Mazzola and features Greer, Daniel Sheehan, Jan Harzan, and Russell Targ.[citation needed]
Writing in Variety, film critic Owen Gleiberman described the film:
"...fantasy propaganda...a conspiracy documentary built around the thesis that the 'national security state' has concealed it from all of us,... [Greer is] like a '70s computer nerd played by John Waters with a touch of Guy Pearce."[26]
Writing in the Los Angeles Times, critic Noel Murray reported that the film was "overlong and rambling — more concerned with disconnected anecdotes than making a compelling case or telling an interesting story."[27]
John Defore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film "is far too impassioned in its nuttiness to be a purely cynical, Scientology-style sham," that it "rather strangely squeezes the last few years of UFO-related news coverage into a misleading frame, arguing that journalists, pundits and the government are collaborating to build fear in the public that would justify the establishment of a "one-world government" that could wage an "interplanetary war", and notes that "though [Greer's] been summoning [UFOs] from across the galaxy for decades, he can never convince an alien ship to travel an extra couple of miles and hover for a good photograph."[28]
References
- ^ a b Lewis-Kraus, Gideon (April 30, 2021) How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously. The New Yorker. Retrieved on July 5, 2021.
- ^ a b Thompson, Keith (October 1989). "If We Call Them, Will They Come?". Yoga Journal. pp. 70–77, 1–154. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
page 70: By day, he is chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at a medium-sized hospital, frequently on call for periods of 12 to 24 hours.
- ^ a b Heard, Alexander S. (September 1, 1994). "Alien douglas brothers, come on down!". Outside. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ Oppegard, Brett (September 11, 2001). "Founder of UFO Project is Coming to Portland". The Columbian. Archived from the original on June 25, 2001. Retrieved March 10, 2013. Alt URL
- ^ Berger, Joanne (December 1, 2001). "Doctor UFO". Internal Medicine News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ a b "They're Here; UFO watchers to reveal proof that aliens have visited Earth". The Daily Record. May 9, 2001.
- ^ a b Masselos, Poppy (September 26, 2000). "The aliens on the Internet". Courier Mail. Queensland, Australia. p. H04.
- ^ a b Heard, Alex (March 21, 1999). "Apocalypse soon: A close encounter in the wilds of Minnesota". The Ottawa Citizen. p. C4.
- ^ Hulse, Tim (July 26, 1998). "Make friends with an alien, says UFO man". The Independent. London, UK. p. 4.
- ^ Schmidt, Brad (April 25, 2002). "Alien theorist offers proof of government coverup". Oregon Daily Emerald. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
- ^ "The Disclosure Project Website". The Disclosure Project. 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2013.
The Disclosure Project is a research project working to fully disclose the facts about UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and classified advanced energy and propulsion systems.
- ^ Tudor, Silke (September 26, 2001). "Alien Culture". SF Weekly. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
- ^ Cox, Billy (August 6, 2008). "Admiral: Never looked for UFO data". Herald Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ^ Mendoza, Manuel (October 10, 1994). "Alien Obsession Hits Even Larry King". The Wichita Eagle. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2013. Alt URL
- ^ Duin, Julia (May 11, 2001). "Government is covering up UFO evidence, group says". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on May 16, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ Katelynn Raymer; David Ruppe (May 10, 2001). "Group Calls for Disclosure of UFO Info". ABC News. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ "UFO spotters slam 'US cover-up'". BBC News. May 10, 2001.
- ^ Kehnemui, Sharon (May 10, 2001). "Men in Suits See Aliens as Part of Solution, Not Problem". Fox News. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
- ^ McCullagh, Declan (May 10, 2001). "Ooo-WEE-ooo Fans Come to D.C." Wired News. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
- ^ Sullivan, Paul (April 9, 2013). "New documentary proves aliens exist. We're dead Sirius". Metro News. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013.
- ^ "Tiny Alien Humanoid Claimed To Exist In Steven Greer's documentary 'Sirius' [PHOTO, VIDEO]". Ibtimes.com. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ "UFO film to provide proof that aliens exist". Zeenews.india.com. April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ "UFO Film May Provide Proof of Tiny Extraterrestrial Aliens: Six Inch Body Dissected (Video) : Space". Science World Report. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ "Atacama Humanoid is Human, Researchers Say". Medical Daily. May 1, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ Hillary Clinton Championed UFO Disclosure, Doc Filmmakers Say. The Hollywood Reporter (May 31, 2017). Retrieved on 2021-07-05.
- ^ Glieberman, Owen (April 8, 2020). "'Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind': Film Review". Retrieved July 7, 2021.
- ^ Murray, Noel (April 9, 2020). "Review: Five new movies to watch at home (or not), ranked from must-see to skip it". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ Defore, John (April 6, 2020). "'Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
External links
- Dr. Steven Greer. Home page.
- Steven Greer biography. Scroll down a bit.
- Executive Summary of the Disclosure Project Briefing Document. Copyright April 2001 – The Disclosure Project. And archive when website is problematic.
- Disclosure Project Intelligence Archive (DPIA).
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