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Steven Greer

The physician who ran the Disclosure Project and its 2001 press event. 3 events, newest first.

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2010s

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First Contact in the Desert UFO conference opens in Joshua Tree

The first Contact in the Desert conference ran Aug. 9-11, 2013, at the Joshua Tree Retreat Center, with dozens of speakers including Steven Greer and George Noory. Local press counted more than 500 attendees on opening day; it later became an annual event.

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Documentary Sirius premieres with claims about the Atacama specimen

Sirius, a film built around ufologist Steven Greer's claims, premiered in Hollywood. It promoted a six-inch specimen found in Chile's Atacama Desert as a possible non-human being and argued UFO secrecy protects energy interests. Its origin was unresolved when the film came out.

2000s

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Disclosure Project press event at the National Press Club

Steven Greer's Disclosure Project presented about 20 former military, government and security workers at the National Press Club who said they had witnessed UFO evidence, and called for congressional hearings. Their claims of a secret program were not substantiated.

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