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Ex-AFOSI agent Richard Doty describes misleading UFO researchers in 'Mirage Men'

When: 2013
Sources: 2 public sources

Richard Doty, the former AFOSI agent who described misleading UFO researchers in 'Mirage Men' The Evening Times, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

In the 2013 documentary Mirage Men, former Air Force Office of Special Investigations agent Richard Doty admitted infiltrating UFO circles. The film says Doty and colleagues fed false material to researchers, notably New Mexico businessman Paul Bennewitz.

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PressThe real Men in Black, Hollywood and the great UFO cover-up (opens in a new tab)The Guardian / 2014-08-14
OtherMirage Men (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia

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