Episode 12 - Tom Whitmore
Analysis Summary
Summary
Tom Whitmore is a retired financial analyst and a board member of MUFON. He has been involved in UFO research since 1990. In his recent work, he focuses on the MJ12 affair and its connection to national security. He discusses Paul Benowitz, a physicist who observed strange activities near Kirtland Air Force Base in the late 1970s. Benowitz believed he was witnessing UFOs and reported his findings to the Air Force. This led to a counterintelligence operation against him, resulting in his mental and physical collapse. Whitmore's ongoing research aims to clarify the complexities of the MJ12 controversy and its implications for UFO studies. He continues to publish papers and maintain a blog on the subject.
Program Intelligence Analysis
The podcast features Tom Whitmore discussing his research on the MJ12 affair and the Paul Benowitz case, highlighting the counterintelligence measures taken by the Air Force against Benowitz. Whitmore emphasizes the complexities of government secrecy and the potential disinformation campaigns surrounding UFOs.
Tom Whitmore is working on a detailed timeline of the Paul Benowitz Affair, which involves counterintelligence measures taken against him by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
Tom Whitmore
“I'm fascinated by the possibility that the intelligence agencies are messing with the US public, especially through documents.”
Paul Benowitz
“He believed that he was seeing extraterrestrial spacecraft.”
Richard Dodie
“He was acting under orders of people that were above him.”
William Moore
“He made a deal with the government to inform on Paul Benowitz.”
Managed by: U.S. Government
Alleged secret committee to manage UFO-related information
Managed by: U.S. Government
To monitor and manage UFO-related information and individuals
Tom Whitmore is working on a detailed timeline of the Paul Benowitz Affair, which involves counterintelligence measures taken against him by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
The Air Force was conducting highly classified programs at Kirtland Air Force Base, which included experiments on blinding Soviet satellites and possibly testing drone technology.
Paul Benowitz experienced a complete nervous and physical collapse due to the counterintelligence operations against him.
William Moore had a relationship with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and informed on Paul Benowitz as part of a counterintelligence operation.
The MJ12 documents may have been part of a disinformation campaign by the intelligence community to confuse the public and UFO researchers.