Researched witnesses
Witnesses with explicit research profiles. Each has a credibility score (0-10) and a separate confidence-in-that-score. Anonymous and unresearched witnesses are not shown.
| Name | Role at sighting | Credibility | Confidence | Info completeness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Nathan Twining | — | 10.0 | 10 | 9 |
| David Spergel | Dr. | 9.0 | 8 | 9 |
| General Hoyt S. Vandenberg | — | 9.0 | 8 | 9 |
| Sen. Harry Reid | — | 9.0 | 10 | 9 |
| Lonnie Zamora | Patrolman | 9.0 | 8 | 8 |
| Chad Underwood | — | 8.5 | 8 | 6 |
| Lawrence J. Coyne | Captain | 8.5 | 8 | 7 |
| Belgian Air Force pilots (1989-1990 wave) | Major General + F-16 pilot officers (joint) | 8.5 | 8 | 8 |
| J. Allen Hynek | Astronomer / scientific consultant | 8.0 | 9 | 9 |
| Capt Edward J. Ruppelt | — | 8.0 | 9 | 9 |
| James R. Clapper Jr. | — | 8.0 | 9 | 8 |
| Sean Kirkpatrick | Dr. | 8.0 | 8 | 8 |
| Cash-Landrum witnesses | Civilian (joint, 3 witnesses) | 7.5 | 8 | 8 |
| Lubbock professors | Academic faculty (joint, 4+ professors) | 7.5 | 7 | 7 |
| David Marler | Researcher / archivist | 7.5 | 8 | 8 |
| Alex Dietrich | — | 7.5 | 8 | 8 |
| Phoenix Lights witnesses | Civilian + Phoenix City Councilwoman (joint, 4+ witnesses) | 7.5 | 8 | 7 |
| David Fravor | Commander | 7.0 | 7 | 8 |
| Ryan Graves | Lieutenant | 7.0 | 7 | 7 |
| Scott Bray | Deputy Director | 7.0 | 7 | 7 |
| Ronald Moultrie | — | 7.0 | 7 | 8 |
| Jon Kosloski | Dr. | 7.0 | 6 | 7 |
| William Lynn III | — | 7.0 | 8 | 8 |
| John Callahan | — | 7.0 | 7 | 7 |
| Fife Symington III | Governor of Arizona (R) | 7.0 | 7 | 8 |
| Robert Bigelow | Founder/CEO/Chairman | 6.5 | 8 | 8 |
| Charles Halt | — | 6.5 | 8 | 8 |
| Stephen Lovekin | Brigadier General (retired) | 6.5 | 6 | 5 |
| Kenneth Arnold | — | 6.5 | 9 | 9 |
| Tim Gallaudet | Rear Admiral | 6.0 | 7 | 8 |
| Gordon Cooper | Colonel / Mercury Seven astronaut | 6.0 | 7 | 8 |
| President Ronald Reagan | — | 6.0 | 7 | 8 |
| John Burroughs | — | 6.0 | 8 | 7 |
| Thomas Mantell | — | 6.0 | 9 | 9 |
| Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker | Shipyard workers (joint) | 6.0 | 7 | 8 |
| Robert Salas | First Lieutenant | 6.0 | 7 | 9 |
| Mike Gold | — | 6.0 | 7 | 7 |
| Timothy Phillips | — | 5.0 | 6 | 7 |
| Wilbert B. Smith | — | 4.0 | 7 | 7 |
| Michael Shellenberger | — | 4.0 | 6 | 8 |
| Travis Walton | Crew member | 3.5 | 7 | 9 |
| David Grusch | Major (USAF reserves) | 3.0 | 3 | 4 |
| Jim Penniston | — | 3.0 | 8 | 7 |
| Bob Lazar | Claimed physicist; documented technician | 2.5 | 8 | 9 |
| Guy Hottel | Special Agent in Charge | 2.0 | 8 | 6 |
| Sen. Joseph Lieberman | — | 2.0 | 3 | 4 |
| Luis Elizondo | — | 2.0 | 4 | 4 |
| Frank Edwards | — | 2.0 | 9 | 8 |
| Dr. Vannevar Bush | — | 1.0 | 9 | 9 |
| Silas Newton | — | 1.0 | 9 | 8 |
| General Leslie R. Groves | — | 1.0 | 9 | 9 |