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{{Short description|American ufologist}}
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'''Steven Macon Greer''' (June 28, 1955) is an American [[Doctor of Medicine|medical doctor]] and [[ufology|ufologist]] who founded the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) and The Disclosure Project, which seeks the [[Disclosure (ufology)|disclosure of suppressed UFO information]].
'''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]].


==Early life and education==
==Early life==
Greer was born in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] in 1955. Greer saw an Unidentified Flying Object {UFO} when he was about eight years old, which he saw at close range. Upon seeing the UFO he instantly knew that the Aliens were here to help and to understand, that they were from other Star Systems, also that we have never been alone and that we shall never be alone
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
| first = Keith
| last = Thompson
| title = If We Call Them, Will They Come?
| newspaper = [[Yoga Journal]]
| pages = 70–77, 1–154
| date = October 1989
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=eOkDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA70
| access-date = March 8, 2013
| 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."
}}</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
| author-link = Alexander S. Heard
| first=Alexander S.
| last= Heard
| title = Alien douglas brothers, come on down!
| journal = [[Outside (magazine)|Outside]]
| date = September 1, 1994
| url = http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/Alien-Brothers--Come-on-Down-.html
| access-date = March 12, 2013
}}</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>


==Ufology career==
}}</ref><ref name="Daily Record"/> He was trained as a [[Transcendental Meditation]] teacher and served as director of a meditation organization.<ref name="Yoga Journal"/><ref name="Outside Magazine">{{cite news
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" />
|author = [[Alexander S. Heard]]
|title = ALIEN BROTHERS, COME ON DOWN!
|newspaper = [[Outside (magazine)]]
|date = 1 September 1994
|url = http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/Alien-Brothers--Come-on-Down-.html?page=all
|accessdate = 12 March 2013


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
}}</ref> Greer completed his graduate work at [[East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine]] in 1987.<ref name="Virginia">[http://www.vahealthprovider.com/results_cert.asp?License_No=0101057732 Steven Macon Greer] Virginia Board of Medicine, accessed Jan 20, 2013</ref> He attended MAHEC [[University of North Carolina]] where he completed his internship in 1988 and received his Virginia medical license in 1989.<ref name="Virginia"/> That year he became a member of the [[Alpha Omega Alpha]] Honor Medical Society.<ref>{{cite web | title=The Pharos of Alpha Omega Alpha - Volume 50 | publisher=Alpha Omega Alpha | year=1987 | accessdate=March 11, 2013 | author=Author Unknown | page=page 54}}"COLLEGE OF MEDlClNE—Oelta of Tennessee Class of I987: Steven Macon Greer"</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.alphaomegaalpha.org/search.php | title=Locate A Member | publisher=Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society | accessdate=March 11, 2013 | author=Unknown author | pages=Use the search term: Greer to yield this result: Steven Macon Greer 115-R-1987-0069199}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://com.etsu.edu/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1995 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060908010936/http://com.etsu.edu/default.asp?V_DOC_ID=1995 | archivedate=2006-09-08 | title=AOA Members from James H. Quillen College of Medicine | publisher=Quillen College of Medicine | author=Unknown author}}</ref>
|title = Alien theorist offers proof of government coverup

|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
==Career==
|access-date = December 12, 2012
Greer founded the Centre for the Study of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence in 1990 to create a diplomatic and research-based initiative to contact 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=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-74321804.html}}</ref><ref name="Outside Magazine"/> In 1993 Greer founded The Disclosure Project, a nonprofit research project, whose goal is to disclose to the public the government’s alleged knowledge of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and advanced energy and propulsion systems.<ref name="Daily Emerald"/><ref>{{cite book
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.disclosureproject.org/
|title = Life With a Cosmos Clearance
|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.
|first1 = Daniel M
|last1 = Salter
|first2 = Nancy
|last2 = Red Star
|url = http://books.google.com/books?id=KUqLKSWPrvQC&pg=PA1
|publisher = Light Technology Publishing
|year = 2003
|isbn = 1891824376
|pages = x–ix, 1–4
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url = http://www.disclosureproject.org/
|title = The Disclosure Project Website
|year = 2010
|publisher = The Disclosure Project
|accessdate = 7 March 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."
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|last = Tudor
| last = Tudor
|first = Silke
| first = Silke
|title = Alien Culture
| title = Alien Culture
|newspaper = [[SF Weekly]]
| newspaper = [[SF Weekly]]
|date = 26 September 2001
| date = September 26, 2001
|url = http://www.sfweekly.com/2001-09-26/news/alien-culture/
| url = http://www.sfweekly.com/2001-09-26/news/alien-culture/
|accessdate = 10 March 2013
| access-date = March 10, 2013
}}</ref> The Disclosure Project was allegedly founded in an effort to grant amnesty to government whistle-blowers willing to violate their security oaths by sharing insider knowledge about UFOs.<ref>{{cite news
}}</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
| newspaper = [[Sarasota Herald-Tribune|Herald Tribune]]
|title = Admiral: Never looked for UFO data
| date = August 6, 2008
|last = Cox
| access-date = March 21, 2013
|first = Billy
|url = http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080806/blog32/525095430
|newspaper = [[Sarasota Herald-Tribune|Herald Tribune]]
|date = 6 August 2008
|accessdate = 2013-03-21
}}</ref> Greer says he gave a briefing to [[Director of Central Intelligence|CIA director]] [[R. James Woolsey, Jr.|James Woolsey]] that same year.<ref name="The Independent">{{cite web | title=Make friends with an alien, says UFO man | publisher=The Independent (London) | date=July 26, 1998 | accessdate=March 14, 2013 | author=Hulse, Tim}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Strange Phenomena Investigations (SPI). | publisher=Hastings & St. Leonards Observer (St. Leonards-on-Sea, England) | date=Sept 21, 2012 | accessdate=March 14, 2013 | author=Unknown author}}"From 1993, he spent considerable time and resources briefing the Clinton administration, including CIA director James Woolsey, senior military officials at the Pentagon, and select members of Congress, among others."</ref><ref>{{cite news
|title = ETs waiting on Denver's invite, lecturer says
|last = Bunch
|first = Joey
|url = http://www.denverpost.com/ci_9834363
|newspaper = [[The Denver Post]]
|date = 10 July 2008
|accessdate = 2013-03-21
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


In October 1994 Greer appeared in [[Larry King]]'s TV special ''The UFO Coverup?''.<ref>{{cite news
In October 1994, Greer appeared in [[Larry King]]'s TV special ''The UFO Coverup?''<ref>{{cite news
|last = Mendoza
| last = Mendoza
|first = Manuel
| first = Manuel
|title = Alien Obsession Hits Even Larry King
| title = Alien Obsession Hits Even Larry King
|newspaper = [[The Wichita Eagle]]
| newspaper = [[The Wichita Eagle]]
|date = 10 October 1994
| 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 = 8 March 2013
| access-date = March 8, 2013
| 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
|archiveurl = http://nbgoku23.googlepages.com/ALIENOBSESSIONHITSEVENLARRYKING.htm
| archive-date = October 11, 2012
|archivedate = 2007-05-12
}} [http://nbgoku23.googlepages.com/ALIENOBSESSIONHITSEVENLARRYKING.htm Alt URL]</ref>
}}</ref>
In 1995, Greer was working as a physician at the department of emergency medicine at [[Caldwell Memorial Hospital]],<ref name="Outside Magazine"/><ref>{{cite news
|title = Asheville physician's hobby is chasing extraterrestrials
|first = Britt
|last = Nelson
|url = http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XjcfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K88EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7002,2766210
|newspaper = Herald-Journal
|date = 23 April 1994
|accessdate = 8 March 2013
}}</ref> where he was chairman.<ref name="Yoga Journal" />


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
In 1997, Greer along with other members of CSETI, including Apollo astronaut [[Edgar Mitchell]], made a presentation at a background briefing for members of [[United States Congress|Congress]].<ref>{{cite news
| archive-date = May 16, 2001
|title = The Unending Search for UFOs
| newspaper = [[The Washington Times]]
|first = Mary
|date = May 11, 2001 |access-date = March 8, 2013
|last = Lord
|url = http://www.usnews.com/usnews/culture/articles/970414/archive_006675.htm
|newspaper = [[U.S. News & World Report]]
|date = 14 April 1997
|accessdate = 10 March 2013
}}</ref> In 1998 Greer gave up his career as an emergency room physician, in favor of the Disclosure Project.<ref name="Columbian">{{cite web | title=FOUNDER OF UFO PROJECT IS COMING TO PORTLAND | publisher=[[The Columbian]] | date=Sept 11, 2001 | accessdate=March 10, 2013 | author=Oppegard, Brett| url=http://www.columbian.com/ | archiveurl=http://www.mysticbroadcast.net/ndn/columbian.html | archivedate=September 11, 2001}}</ref><ref name="Internal Med">{{cite web | title=Doctor UFO | publisher=Internal Medicine News | date=Dec 1, 2001 | accessdate=March 10, 2013 | author=Berger, Joanne | url='http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Doctor+UFO.+(Indications).-a080899504' | archiveurl=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-81217718.html | archivedate=Dec 1, 2001}}</ref>
In May 2001, Greer held a press conference at the [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]] in [[Washington, D.C.|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
|archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20010516132431/http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010510-19816390.htm
|archivedate = 2001-05-16
|newspaper = [[The Washington Times]]
|date = 11 May 2001
|accessdate = 8 March 2013
}}</ref><ref name="abcnews">{{cite news
}}</ref><ref name="abcnews">{{cite news
|title = Group Calls for Disclosure of UFO Info
| title = Group Calls for Disclosure of UFO Info
|author = Katelynn Raymer
| author = Katelynn Raymer
|author2 = David Ruppe
| author2 = David Ruppe
|url = http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98572
| url = https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=98572
|newspaper = [[ABC News]]
| newspaper = [[ABC News]]
|date = 10 May 2001
| date = May 10, 2001
|accessdate = 11 March 2013
| access-date = March 11, 2013
}}</ref><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><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> According to a 2002 report in the [[Oregon Daily Emerald]], Greer has gathered 120 hours of testimony from various government officials on the topic of UFOs, including astronaut [[Gordon Cooper]] and a Brigadier General.<ref name="Daily Emerald">{{cite news
}}</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>
|title = Alien theorist offers proof of government coverup
|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 = 25 April 2002
|accessdate = 2012-12-12
}}</ref> That year, Greer appeared on the radio show ''[[Coast to Coast AM]]''.<ref>[http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/greer-steven/6081 Guest: Steven Greer - Coast to Coast AM with George Noory]</ref>


== Documentaries ==
Greer was the keynote speaker for the 2008 International Conference on Science and Consciousness held in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.<ref>{{cite web | title=INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SANTA FE MELDS SPIRIT WITH SCIENCE | publisher=[[The Taos News]] | date=April 24, 2008 | accessdate=March 10, 2013 | author=Greenwood, Phaedra|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-197394389.html}}</ref>
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&#93; |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>


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>
In 2013 the documentary ''[[Sirius (documentary)|Sirius]]'' was produced, inspired by Greer's work.<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 Upcoming Documentary ‘Sirius’ [PHOTO, VIDEO&#93; |publisher=Ibtimes.com |date=2013-04-09 |accessdate=2013-04-24}}</ref><ref>http://metronews.ca/voices/just-saying/627672/new-documentary-proves-aliens-exist-were-dead-sirius/</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/16659352/filmmaker-gets-serious-about-aliens/ |title=Filmmaker gets serious about aliens - The West Australian |publisher=Au.news.yahoo.com |date=2013-04-10 |accessdate=2013-04-24}}</ref> It prominently features images of the [[Atacama humanoid]], a {{convert|6|inch|mm|adj=on}} long [[humanoid|humanoid shaped]] object, which Greer alleges is a deceased lifeform found in the [[Atacama desert]] in [[Chile]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/07/tiny-alien-humanoid-among_n_3017854.html |title='Sirius,' Steven Greer's Film, Claims To Unveil Tiny 'Alien' Humanoid (VIDEO) |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-24}}</ref><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=2013-04-10 |accessdate=2013-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author= |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=2013-04-09 |accessdate=2013-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author= |url=http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/1292/20130409/aliens-exist-according-upcoming-documetary.htm |title=Aliens Exist, According To This Upcoming Documetary : News |publisher=Nature World News |date=2013-04-09 |accessdate=2013-04-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10591131.htm |title=Sirius Film Feat. Dr. Steven Greer By Emmy Winning Amardeep Kaleka Opens April 22 |publisher=Prweb.com |date=2013-04-03 |accessdate=2013-04-24}}</ref>


''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}}
==See also==

*[[Conspiracy Theory]]
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>}}
*[[Ufology]]

*[[Exopolitics]]
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>
*[[Free energy suppression]]

*[[Extraterrestrial life]]
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>


==References==
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*[http://www.disclosureproject.org/presskit/sgbio.shtml Steven Greer bio at The Disclosure Project web site]
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*[http://etcontactnow.com/about-us/ Steven Greer bio at ET Contact Now web site]
* [https://drstevengreer.com Dr. Steven Greer]. Home page.
* {{IMDb name|2806853}}
* [https://drstevengreer.com/about-us/index.html Steven Greer biography]. Scroll down a bit.
* [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.
* [https://geni.us/DPIArchive Disclosure Project Intelligence Archive (DPIA)].


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Steven M. Greer
Greer in 2007
Born (1955-10-20) October 20, 1955 (age 68)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Heard, Alexander S. (September 1, 1994). "Alien douglas brothers, come on down!". Outside. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Berger, Joanne (December 1, 2001). "Doctor UFO". Internal Medicine News. Archived from the original on May 9, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "They're Here; UFO watchers to reveal proof that aliens have visited Earth". The Daily Record. May 9, 2001.
  7. ^ a b Masselos, Poppy (September 26, 2000). "The aliens on the Internet". Courier Mail. Queensland, Australia. p. H04.
  8. ^ a b Heard, Alex (March 21, 1999). "Apocalypse soon: A close encounter in the wilds of Minnesota". The Ottawa Citizen. p. C4.
  9. ^ Hulse, Tim (July 26, 1998). "Make friends with an alien, says UFO man". The Independent. London, UK. p. 4.
  10. ^ Schmidt, Brad (April 25, 2002). "Alien theorist offers proof of government coverup". Oregon Daily Emerald. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ Tudor, Silke (September 26, 2001). "Alien Culture". SF Weekly. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  13. ^ Cox, Billy (August 6, 2008). "Admiral: Never looked for UFO data". Herald Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  14. ^ 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
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Katelynn Raymer; David Ruppe (May 10, 2001). "Group Calls for Disclosure of UFO Info". ABC News. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  17. ^ "UFO spotters slam 'US cover-up'". BBC News. May 10, 2001.
  18. ^ Kehnemui, Sharon (May 10, 2001). "Men in Suits See Aliens as Part of Solution, Not Problem". Fox News. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
  19. ^ McCullagh, Declan (May 10, 2001). "Ooo-WEE-ooo Fans Come to D.C." Wired News. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
  20. ^ Sullivan, Paul (April 9, 2013). "New documentary proves aliens exist. We're dead Sirius". Metro News. Archived from the original on April 28, 2013.
  21. ^ "Tiny Alien Humanoid Claimed To Exist In Steven Greer's documentary 'Sirius' [PHOTO, VIDEO]". Ibtimes.com. April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  22. ^ "UFO film to provide proof that aliens exist". Zeenews.india.com. April 10, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
  23. ^ "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.
  24. ^ "Atacama Humanoid is Human, Researchers Say". Medical Daily. May 1, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  25. ^ Hillary Clinton Championed UFO Disclosure, Doc Filmmakers Say. The Hollywood Reporter (May 31, 2017). Retrieved on 2021-07-05.
  26. ^ Glieberman, Owen (April 8, 2020). "'Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind': Film Review". Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  27. ^ 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.
  28. ^ 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

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