Person
Philip J. Corso
Author of The Day After Roswell (1997) on alleged alien technology
1997 · Historical figures (1933–2007) · Witness
In the book The Day After Roswell (Pocket Books, 1997), written with William J. Birnes, he maintains that the United States used extraterrestrial technology recovered at Roswell. The claims are unverified and disputed: Senator Strom Thurmond, who had signed the foreword believing it to be a memoir, stated that he knew of no cover-up and did not believe that one had existed, and Skeptical Inquirer published a critique of it (Brad Sparks, 1998). The producer Neil Russell sued Corso and his son; according to the Wilson–Davis notes, Greer spoke of Corso at the Pentagon in 1997.
- Key claims
- Maintains that the United States used extraterrestrial technology recovered at Roswell (The Day After Roswell, 1997).
- Controversies
- Strom Thurmond, who wrote the foreword, distanced himself by stating that he knew of no cover-up.
- The producer Neil Russell sued Corso and his son.
- Today
- Cited in the Wilson–Davis notes, which have been in the record of a House hearing since May 2022 and which attribute to Wilson the opinion that Corso had told the truth about having seen alien hardware; other recent mentions are not confirmed.
Documented authority
It measures how documented and verifiable what the person claims is, not their honesty. Each criterion is scored from 0 to 2.
- Credentials not applicable
- Insufficient data: the sources collected do not describe his military career.
- Direct access 1/2
- Claims direct knowledge, but the account is not documented.
- Evidence provided 0/2
- No document or material in support: the book is the only source.
- Claims track record 0/2
- Thurmond, who wrote the foreword, denied knowing of a cover-up; the book was criticized by Skeptical Inquirer.
- Conflicts of interest 0/2
- The claims coincide with a commercial book, also the subject of a lawsuit by a producer.
Sources
- The Day After Roswell, English Wikipedia (other)
- B. Sparks, “Philip Corso's Roswellmania,” Skeptical Inquirer (March-April 1998) (analysis, skeptical)
- Wilson–Davis notes, document SD001 of the House hearing of May 17, 2022 (primary source)
On this site
Where the claims come from 2
- Non-human biological remains, that is, bodies or “biologics,” were recovered together with the craft.
- In 1947 at Roswell non-human bodies were recovered: four according to Elizondo (2024), with some of the…
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