List of contactees
Beginning with George Adamski's November 1952 Desert Center, California encounter with the Venusian "Orthon", the public figures subsequently known as contactees have allegedly reported direct — physical, telepathic, or both — meetings with non-human intelligent beings, compiled below in approximate chronological order of first claimed contact. The term "contactee" is distinguished from "abductee" in that contactees typically describe voluntary or benevolent interactions, though the categories overlap. The number of individuals publicly claiming contactee status has grown significantly in recent years, prompting methodological discussion about how such claims might be evaluated or corroborated through independent means such as remote viewing.
| Name | Period | Alleged contact | Key claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Adamski | 1952–1965 | Venusian "Orthon" and other humanoids | First widely publicized contactee; claimed meetings with Venusian, Martian, and Saturnian beings; authored Flying Saucers Have Landed (1953) and Inside the Space Ships (1955) |
| George Van Tassel | 1952–1978 | "Ashtar" and other beings via telepathic reception | Founded the Giant Rock conferences; built the Integratron based on instructions from the "Council of Seven Lights" |
| Howard Menger | 1956–1991 | Venusian and Saturnian humanoids | Described meetings with humanoid beings since childhood; authored From Outer Space to You (1959) |
| Daniel Fry | 1954–1992 | "A-Lan" (extraterrestrial being) | Claimed a 1950 ride in an unmanned craft at White Sands Proving Ground; authored The White Sands Incident (1954) |
| Truman Bethurum | 1953–1969 | "Aura Rhanes" of planet Clarion | Described meetings with a female captain of a flying saucer; authored Aboard a Flying Saucer (1954) |
| Billy Meier | 1975–present | Plejaren (from the Pleiades region) | Swiss contactee; extensive photographic and film evidence; ongoing contact with "Semjase" and other Plejaren; authored hundreds of contact reports |
| Sixto Paz Wells | 1974–present | Beings from Ganymede and other locations | Peruvian contactee; organized group contact events; Rama Mission |
| Alex Collier | 1985–present | Andromedans ("Moranae" and "Vissaeus") | Described contact with beings from the Andromeda constellation; claims regarding galactic history, the Orion group, and a Council of Zenae |
| Enrique Castillo Rincon | 1973–1990s | Pleiadean beings | Colombian contactee; described meetings and a flight aboard an ET craft; authored UFOs: A Great New Dawn for Humanity |
| Carlos Diaz | 1981–present | Light beings; plasma craft | Mexican contactee; extensive photographic evidence of plasma-type UFOs |
| Phyllis Schlemmer | 1970s–1990s | "The Nine" (Council of Nine) | Channeled communications from a group of nine universal beings; sessions documented by Andrija Puharich |
| Elena Danaan | 2020–present | Galactic Federation of Worlds; contact with "Thor Han Eredyon" (Ahil) | French-born experiencer; described operations of the GFW, detailed star nation taxonomy, and SSP-related events; authored A Gift from the Stars and subsequent books |
| George Kavassilas | 1960s–present | Multiple ET species | Australian experiencer; described contact from age seven, 2003 out-of-body journey, SSP service with time-loop missions; distinguishes "ascension" (ET control mechanism) from "integration" (organic spiritual process) |
| JP | 2008–present | Galactic Federation of Worlds; Ahil and other species | SSP experiencer and contactee working with Michael Salla; described missions to spacecraft, Ganymede, underwater cities, and Arks |
| Tony Rodrigues | 1981–2001 (20 and Back) | Multiple species via SSP | Described a 20-year-and-back service including Ceres, Mars, and a German breakaway colony; authored Ceres Colony Cavalier |
| Rebecca Rose | 1970s–present | Multiple species via SSP | Described recruitment into SSP as a child; training on Mars; authored Unshackled: A Survivor's Story of Mind Control |
| Jean-Charles Moyen | childhood–present | Galactic Federation of Worlds and others | French-Canadian experiencer; described SSP service, contact with multiple ET species, joint missions with JP |
| Megan Rose | 2020–present | Galactic Federation of Worlds; contact with "Val Nek" | Described telepathic contact with GFW representative; published channeled communications |
| Daryl James | 1970s–present | Multiple species via US Army SSP | Army veteran; described SSP recruitment, service on extraterrestrial craft, and 20 and Back experience |
| Corey Goode | 1986–2007 (20 and Back) | Blue Avians, Anshar, multiple SSP factions | Described service in multiple secret space programs; interactions with inner Earth civilizations; detailed the "Sphere Being Alliance"; former co-host of Cosmic Disclosure |
| Emery Smith | 1990s–present | Multiple species; underground facility work | Described working in underground compartmentalized labs at Kirtland Air Force Base examining non-human tissue samples |
| Dan Sherman | 1990s | "Above Black" intuitive communicator with ET beings | USAF veteran who described being trained as an intuitive communicator with ETs as part of Project Preserve Destiny; authored Above Black |
| Whitley Strieber | 1985–present | "The Visitors" | Described abduction and ongoing contact experiences; authored Communion (1987) and numerous follow-up books |
| Dolores Cannon | 1968–2014 | Multiple species via past-life regression hypnosis | Developed QHHT (Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique) (QHHT); documented ET contact accounts from thousands of regression sessions; authored The Custodians and The Three Waves of Volunteers |
| Haim Eshed | 2020 | "Galactic Federation" | Former head of Israel's Defense Ministry space directorate; stated publicly that humans are in contact with a "Galactic Federation" and that there is a joint underground base on Mars |
See also
- List of anonymous alleged UFO witnesses
- List of people who have participated in secret space programs