Brief

John Keel

The claims the writer was given for John Keel, in the order they were given.

1. 1

   John Keel suggested in public statements and private conversations with Jacques Vallée that there may be a link between UFO events and occult phenomena.

   “A few investigators – notably Ray Palmer, John Keel, and Salvatore Freixedo – have suggested both in public statements and in private conversations with me that there may be a link between UFO events and “occult” phenomena.”

   Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch13:36972-37185 opinion second hand

2. 2

   Jacques Vallee has verified observations made previously by Jerome Clark, Donald Hanlon, Gordon Creighton, and John Keel, though he does not accept all of their conclusions.

   “I have been in a position to verify observations that others like Jerome Clark and Donald Hanlon, Gordon Creighton and John Keel had made before me; although I do not buy all their conclusions I have convinced myself of the validity of their reports.”

   THE INVISIBLE COLLEGE: What a Group of Scientists Has Discovered About UFO Influences on the Human Race 2014-09-27 ch13:12059-12301 opinion first hand

3. 3

   Jonathan Caplan spoke to John Keel once and met him once, and considers Keel to have been a frightened man at the time they spoke.

   “I mean, I spoke to John once and I met him once and he was, I think, a frightened man at the time I spoke to him.”

   Watergate, the JFK assassination and a UFO secret at the center of it all | Reality Check 2026-06-18 01:23:50.5-01:23:57.2 opinion first hand