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'''Steven Macon Greer''' (born 1955) is an American [[Ufology|ufologist]] and retired physician. He founded the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) and the Disclosure Project, which seeks the [[UFO conspiracy theory#Disclosure|disclosure of alleged classified UFO information]].
'''Steven Macon Greer''' (born 1955) is an American [[Ufology|ufologist]] and a retired physician. He founded the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) and the Disclosure Project, which seeks the [[UFO conspiracy theory#Disclosure|disclosure of alleged classified UFO information]].


==Early life and education ==
==Early life and education ==
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== Medical career ==
== Medical career ==
Greer received his [[Virginia]] medical license in 1989, worked as an emergency room physician.<ref name="newyorker1"/>
Greer received his [[Virginia]] medical license in 1989, worked as an emergency room physician.<ref name="newyorker1"/>
In he 1998 retired as a physician in favor of his ufology activities.<ref name="Columbian">{{cite web | title=Founder of UFO Project is Coming to Portland | publisher=[[The Columbian]] | date=September 11, 2001 | access-date=March 10, 2013 | author=Oppegard, Brett| url=http://www.columbian.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010625064857/http://www.columbian.com/ | archive-date=June 25, 2001}} [http://www.mysticbroadcast.net/ndn/columbian.html Alt URL]</ref><ref name="Internal Med">{{cite web | title=Doctor UFO | publisher=Internal Medicine News | date=December 1, 2001 | access-date=March 10, 2013 | author=Berger, Joanne | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Doctor+UFO.+(Indications).-a080899504 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509130356/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-81217718.html | archive-date=May 9, 2013}}</ref>
In 1998 he retired as a physician in favor of his ufology activities.<ref name="Columbian">{{cite web | title=Founder of UFO Project is Coming to Portland | publisher=[[The Columbian]] | date=September 11, 2001 | access-date=March 10, 2013 | author=Oppegard, Brett | url=http://www.columbian.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010625064857/http://www.columbian.com/ | archive-date=June 25, 2001 }} [http://www.mysticbroadcast.net/ndn/columbian.html Alt URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030411/http://www.mysticbroadcast.net/ndn/columbian.html |date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Internal Med">{{cite web | title=Doctor UFO | publisher=Internal Medicine News | date=December 1, 2001 | access-date=March 10, 2013 | author=Berger, Joanne | url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Doctor+UFO.+(Indications).-a080899504 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509130356/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-81217718.html | archive-date=May 9, 2013}}</ref>


==Ufology career==
==Ufology career==
Greer founded the Center for the Study of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) in 1990 to create a diplomatic and research-based initiative to contact [[Extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] civilizations.<ref name="Daily Record">{{cite web |title=They're Here; UFO watchers to reveal proof that aliens have visited Earth |publisher=The Daily Record |date=May 9, 2001 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-74321804}}</ref><ref name="Courier">{{cite news |last = Masselos |first = Poppy |title = The aliens on the Internet |newspaper = Courier Mail |location = Queensland, Australia |page = H04 |date = September 26, 2000 }}</ref><ref name="Ottawa"/> The group defined CE-5 or '[[close encounter]]s of the fifth kind' as human initiated contact and communication with extraterrestrial life.<ref name="Ottawa">{{cite news |last = Heard |first = Alex |title = Apocalypse soon: A close encounter in the wilds of Minnesota |newspaper = The Ottawa Citizen |page = C4 |date = March 21, 1999 }}</ref> CSETI claims to have over 3,000 confirmed reports of UFO sightings by pilots and over 4,000 of what they describe as landing traces.<ref name="Courier"/> The organisation utilizes 'Rapid Mobilisation Investigative Teams' with the aim of arriving at landing sites as quickly as possible. CSETI has defined a protocol for human initiated contact to UFOs using consciousness.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last = Hulse |first = Tim |title = Make friends with an alien, says UFO man |newspaper = The Independent |location = London, UK |page = 4 |date = July 26, 1998 }}</ref><ref name="Heard1994" />
Greer founded the Center for the Study of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) in 1990 to create a diplomatic and research-based initiative to contact [[Extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] civilizations.<ref name="Daily Record">{{cite web |title=They're Here; UFO watchers to reveal proof that aliens have visited Earth |publisher=The Daily Record |date=May 9, 2001 |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-74321804 |access-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-date=July 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723225147/https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-74321804/they-re-here-ufo-watchers-to-reveal-proof-that-aliens |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Courier">{{cite news |last = Masselos |first = Poppy |title = The aliens on the Internet |newspaper = Courier Mail |location = Queensland, Australia |page = H04 |date = September 26, 2000 }}</ref><ref name="Ottawa"/> The group defined CE-5 or '[[close encounter]]s of the fifth kind' as human initiated contact and communication with extraterrestrial life.<ref name="Ottawa">{{cite news |last = Heard |first = Alex |title = Apocalypse soon: A close encounter in the wilds of Minnesota |newspaper = The Ottawa Citizen |page = C4 |date = March 21, 1999 }}</ref> CSETI claims to have over 3,000 confirmed reports of UFO sightings by pilots and over 4,000 of what they describe as landing traces.<ref name="Courier"/> The organisation uses 'Rapid Mobilisation Investigative Teams' with the aim of arriving at landing sites as quickly as possible. CSETI has defined a protocol for human initiated contact to UFOs using consciousness.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |last = Hulse |first = Tim |title = Make friends with an alien, says UFO man |newspaper = The Independent |location = London, UK |page = 4 |date = July 26, 1998 }}</ref><ref name="Heard1994" />


In 1993, Greer founded the Disclosure Project, the goal of which is to publicly disclose the government's alleged knowledge of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and advanced energy and propulsion systems.<ref name="Daily Emerald">{{cite news
In 1993, Greer founded the Disclosure Project, the goal of which is to publicly disclose the government's alleged knowledge of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and advanced energy and propulsion systems.<ref name="Daily Emerald">{{cite news
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}}</ref> Greer describes the Disclosure Project as an effort to grant amnesty to government whistleblowers willing to violate their security oaths by sharing classified information about UFOs.<ref>{{cite news |title = Admiral: Never looked for UFO data |last = Cox |first = Billy |url = http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080806/blog32/525095430 |newspaper = [[Sarasota Herald-Tribune|Herald Tribune]] |date = August 6, 2008 |access-date = March 21, 2013 |archive-date = September 25, 2013 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130925174053/http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080806/blog32/525095430 |url-status = dead }}</ref>
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In October 1994, Greer appeared in [[Larry King]]'s TV special ''The UFO Coverup?''<ref>{{cite news
In October 1994, Greer appeared in [[Larry King]]'s TV special ''The UFO Coverup?''<ref>{{cite news
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In May 2001, Greer held a press conference at the [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] that featured 20 retired Air Force, [[Federal Aviation Administration]] and intelligence officers.<ref name="Daily Record" /><ref name="washtimes">{{cite news |title = Government is covering up UFO evidence, group says |first = Julia |last = Duin |url=http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010510-19816390.htm |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20010516132431/http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010510-19816390.htm
In May 2001, Greer held a press conference at the [[National Press Club (United States)|National Press Club]] in Washington, D.C. that featured 20 retired Air Force, [[Federal Aviation Administration]] and intelligence officers.<ref name="Daily Record" /><ref name="washtimes">{{cite news |title = Government is covering up UFO evidence, group says |first = Julia |last = Duin |url=http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010510-19816390.htm |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20010516132431/http://www.washtimes.com/national/20010510-19816390.htm
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| archive-date = May 16, 2001
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== Documentaries ==
== Documentaries ==
In 2013, Greer co-produced ''[[Sirius (2013 film)|Sirius]]'', a documentary detailing his work and hypotheses regarding extraterrestrial life, government cover-ups and close encounters of the fifth kind.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Paul |title=New documentary proves aliens exist. We're dead Sirius |url=http://metronews.ca/voices/just-saying/627672/new-documentary-proves-aliens-exist-were-dead-sirius/ |publisher=Metro News |date=April 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428014638/http://metronews.ca/voices/just-saying/627672/new-documentary-proves-aliens-exist-were-dead-sirius/ |archive-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> The film was directed by [[Amar Kaleka|Amardeep Kaleka]] and narrated by [[Thomas Jane]], and covers Greer's 2006 book ''Hidden Truth, Forbidden Knowledge''. The movie premiered on April 22, 2013, in Los Angeles, California, and features interviews from former government and military officials.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/tiny-alien-humanoid-claimed-exist-steven-greers-upcoming-documentary-sirius-photo-video-1181439 |title=Tiny Alien Humanoid Claimed To Exist In Steven Greer's documentary 'Sirius' [PHOTO, VIDEO&#93; |publisher=Ibtimes.com |date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> ''Sirius'' depicts a {{convert|6|in|cm|adj=on|spell=in}} [[human]] [[skeleton]] known as the [[Atacama skeleton]], which they claimed was an alien skeleton.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/ufo-film-to-provide-proof-that-aliens-exist_841077.html |title=UFO film to provide proof that aliens exist |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=April 10, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6119/20130409/ufo-film-provide-proof-tiny-extraterrestrial-aliens-six-inch-body.htm |title=UFO Film May Provide Proof of Tiny Extraterrestrial Aliens: Six Inch Body Dissected (Video) : Space |publisher=Science World Report |date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> However, genetic evidence demonstrated that it was human, with genetic markers found in "indigenous women from the Chilean region of South America". The director of the center that did the analysis said: "It's an interesting medical mystery of an unfortunate human with a series of birth defects."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.medicaldaily.com/atacama-humanoid-human-researchers-say-245416 |title=Atacama Humanoid is Human, Researchers Say |publisher=[[Medical Daily]] |date=May 1, 2013 |access-date=September 9, 2013}}</ref>
In 2013, Greer co-produced ''[[Sirius (2013 film)|Sirius]]'', a documentary detailing his work and hypotheses regarding extraterrestrial life, government cover-ups and close encounters of the fifth kind.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Paul |title=New documentary proves aliens exist. We're dead Sirius |url=http://metronews.ca/voices/just-saying/627672/new-documentary-proves-aliens-exist-were-dead-sirius/ |publisher=Metro News |date=April 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428014638/http://metronews.ca/voices/just-saying/627672/new-documentary-proves-aliens-exist-were-dead-sirius/ |archive-date=April 28, 2013}}</ref> The film was directed by [[Amar Kaleka|Amardeep Kaleka]] and narrated by [[Thomas Jane]], and covers Greer's 2006 book ''Hidden Truth, Forbidden Knowledge''. The movie premiered on April 22, 2013, in Los Angeles, California, and features interviews from former government and military officials.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/tiny-alien-humanoid-claimed-exist-steven-greers-upcoming-documentary-sirius-photo-video-1181439 |title=Tiny Alien Humanoid Claimed To Exist In Steven Greer's documentary 'Sirius' [PHOTO, VIDEO&#93; |publisher=Ibtimes.com |date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> ''Sirius'' depicts a {{convert|6|in|cm|adj=on|spell=in}} human [[skeleton]] known as the [[Atacama skeleton]], which they claimed was an alien skeleton.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/ufo-film-to-provide-proof-that-aliens-exist_841077.html |title=UFO film to provide proof that aliens exist |publisher=Zeenews.india.com |date=April 10, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6119/20130409/ufo-film-provide-proof-tiny-extraterrestrial-aliens-six-inch-body.htm |title=UFO Film May Provide Proof of Tiny Extraterrestrial Aliens: Six Inch Body Dissected (Video) : Space |publisher=Science World Report |date=April 9, 2013 |access-date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> However, genetic evidence demonstrated that it was human, with genetic markers found in "indigenous women from the Chilean region of South America". The director of the center that did the analysis said: "It's an interesting medical mystery of an unfortunate human with a series of birth defects."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.medicaldaily.com/atacama-humanoid-human-researchers-say-245416 |title=Atacama Humanoid is Human, Researchers Say |publisher=[[Medical Daily]] |date=May 1, 2013 |access-date=September 9, 2013}}</ref>


In 2017, ''Unacknowledged'', a crowdfunded documentary featuring Greer was released. It was directed by Michael Mazzola and narrated by [[Giancarlo Esposito]]. After debuting on iTunes and digital platforms on May 9, 'Unacknowledged' moved to the number 1 documentary spot on those platforms internationally, and number 2 in the U.S.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hillary-clinton-championed-ufo-disclosure-doc-filmmakers-say-1009039/ Hillary Clinton Championed UFO Disclosure, Doc Filmmakers Say]. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (May 31, 2017). Retrieved on 2021-07-05.</ref>
In 2017, ''Unacknowledged'', a crowdfunded documentary featuring Greer was released. It was directed by Michael Mazzola and narrated by [[Giancarlo Esposito]]. After debuting on iTunes and digital platforms on May 9, ''Unacknowledged'' moved to the number 1 documentary spot on those platforms internationally, and number 2 in the U.S.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/hillary-clinton-championed-ufo-disclosure-doc-filmmakers-say-1009039/ Hillary Clinton Championed UFO Disclosure, Doc Filmmakers Say]. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' (May 31, 2017). Retrieved on July 5, 2021.</ref>


''Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact has Begun'' was released April 2020. The documentary was directed and written by Michael Mazzola and features Greer, [[Daniel Sheehan (attorney)|Daniel Sheehan]], [[MUFON|Jan Harzan]], and [[Russell Targ]].{{fact|date=May 2023}}
''Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact has Begun'' was released April 2020. The documentary was directed and written by Michael Mazzola and features Greer, [[Daniel Sheehan (attorney)|Daniel Sheehan]], [[MUFON|Jan Harzan]], and [[Russell Targ]].{{fact|date=May 2023}}


Writing in [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']], film critic [[Owen Gleiberman]] described the film: {{quote|"...fantasy propaganda...a conspiracy documentary built around the thesis that the 'national security state' has concealed it from all of us,... [Greer is] like a [[1970s|'70s]] computer nerd played by [[John Waters]] with a touch of [[Guy Pearce]]."<ref name="Gleiberman">{{cite web |last1=Glieberman |first1=Owen |title='Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind': Film Review |date=2020-04-08 |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/close-encounters-of-the-fifth-kind-review-dr-steven-greer-1234574140/ |access-date=2021-07-07 }}</ref>}}
Writing in [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']], film critic [[Owen Gleiberman]] described the film: {{quote|"...fantasy propaganda...a conspiracy documentary built around the thesis that the 'national security state' has concealed it from all of us,... [Greer is] like a '70s computer nerd played by [[John Waters]] with a touch of [[Guy Pearce]]."<ref name="Gleiberman">{{cite web |last1=Glieberman |first1=Owen |title='Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind': Film Review |date=2020-04-08 |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/close-encounters-of-the-fifth-kind-review-dr-steven-greer-1234574140/ |access-date=2021-07-07 }}</ref>}}


Writing in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', critic Noel Murray reported that the film was "overlong and rambling — more concerned with disconnected anecdotes than making a compelling case or telling an interesting story."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Noel |title=Review: Five new movies to watch at home (or not), ranked from must-see to skip it |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-09/sea-fever-stray-dolls-we-summon-the-darkness-review |access-date=2023-02-08 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2020-04-09}}</ref>
Writing in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', critic Noel Murray reported that the film was "overlong and rambling — more concerned with disconnected anecdotes than making a compelling case or telling an interesting story."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murray |first1=Noel |title=Review: Five new movies to watch at home (or not), ranked from must-see to skip it |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-04-09/sea-fever-stray-dolls-we-summon-the-darkness-review |access-date=2023-02-08 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 9, 2020}}</ref>


John Defore of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote that the film "is far too impassioned in its nuttiness to be a purely cynical, Scientology-style sham," that it "rather strangely squeezes the last few years of UFO-related news coverage into a misleading frame, arguing that journalists, pundits and the government are collaborating to build fear in the public that would justify the establishment of a "one-world government" that could wage an "interplanetary war", and notes that "though [Greer's] been summoning [UFOs] from across the galaxy for decades, he can never convince an alien ship to travel an extra couple of miles and hover for a good photograph."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Defore |first1=John |title='Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/close-encounters-fifth-kind-1288806/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. |date=2020-04-06}}</ref>
John Defore of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote that the film "is far too impassioned in its nuttiness to be a purely cynical, Scientology-style sham," that it "rather strangely squeezes the last few years of UFO-related news coverage into a misleading frame, arguing that journalists, pundits and the government are collaborating to build fear in the public that would justify the establishment of a "one-world government" that could wage an "interplanetary war", and notes that "though [Greer's] been summoning [UFOs] from across the galaxy for decades, he can never convince an alien ship to travel an extra couple of miles and hover for a good photograph."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Defore |first1=John |title='Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/close-encounters-fifth-kind-1288806/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. |date=April 6, 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Steven M. Greer
Greer in 2007
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation(s)Physician (retired)
Ufologist

Steven Macon Greer (born 1955) is an American ufologist and a retired physician. He founded the Center for the Study of Extraterrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) and the Disclosure Project, which seeks the disclosure of alleged classified UFO information.

Early life and education

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Greer was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1955. He claims he saw an unidentified flying object at close range when he was eight years old, and another UFO when he was 18.[1]

He received a B.S. degree in biology from Appalachian State University in 1982 and an M.D. degree from the James H. Quillen College of Medicine of East Tennessee State University in 1987.[2]

He was also trained as a Transcendental Meditation teacher and served as director of a meditation organization.[when?][1][3]

Medical career

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Greer received his Virginia medical license in 1989, worked as an emergency room physician.[2] In 1998 he retired as a physician in favor of his ufology activities.[4][5]

Ufology career

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Greer founded the Center for the Study of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (CSETI) in 1990 to create a diplomatic and research-based initiative to contact extraterrestrial civilizations.[6][7][8] The group defined CE-5 or 'close encounters of the fifth kind' as human initiated contact and communication with extraterrestrial life.[8] CSETI claims to have over 3,000 confirmed reports of UFO sightings by pilots and over 4,000 of what they describe as landing traces.[7] The organisation uses 'Rapid Mobilisation Investigative Teams' with the aim of arriving at landing sites as quickly as possible. CSETI has defined a protocol for human initiated contact to UFOs using consciousness.[9][3]

In 1993, Greer founded the Disclosure Project, the goal of which is to publicly disclose the government's alleged knowledge of UFOs, extraterrestrial intelligence, and advanced energy and propulsion systems.[10][11][12] Greer describes the Disclosure Project as an effort to grant amnesty to government whistleblowers willing to violate their security oaths by sharing classified information about UFOs.[13]

In October 1994, Greer appeared in Larry King's TV special The UFO Coverup?[14]

In May 2001, Greer held a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. that featured 20 retired Air Force, Federal Aviation Administration and intelligence officers.[6][15][16][17][18][19]

Documentaries

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In 2013, Greer co-produced Sirius, a documentary detailing his work and hypotheses regarding extraterrestrial life, government cover-ups and close encounters of the fifth kind.[20] The film was directed by Amardeep Kaleka and narrated by Thomas Jane, and covers Greer's 2006 book Hidden Truth, Forbidden Knowledge. The movie premiered on April 22, 2013, in Los Angeles, California, and features interviews from former government and military officials.[21] Sirius depicts a six-inch (15 cm) human skeleton known as the Atacama skeleton, which they claimed was an alien skeleton.[22][23] However, genetic evidence demonstrated that it was human, with genetic markers found in "indigenous women from the Chilean region of South America". The director of the center that did the analysis said: "It's an interesting medical mystery of an unfortunate human with a series of birth defects."[24]

In 2017, Unacknowledged, a crowdfunded documentary featuring Greer was released. It was directed by Michael Mazzola and narrated by Giancarlo Esposito. After debuting on iTunes and digital platforms on May 9, Unacknowledged moved to the number 1 documentary spot on those platforms internationally, and number 2 in the U.S.[25]

Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind: Contact has Begun was released April 2020. The documentary was directed and written by Michael Mazzola and features Greer, Daniel Sheehan, Jan Harzan, and Russell Targ.[citation needed]

Writing in Variety, film critic Owen Gleiberman described the film:

"...fantasy propaganda...a conspiracy documentary built around the thesis that the 'national security state' has concealed it from all of us,... [Greer is] like a '70s computer nerd played by John Waters with a touch of Guy Pearce."[26]

Writing in the Los Angeles Times, critic Noel Murray reported that the film was "overlong and rambling — more concerned with disconnected anecdotes than making a compelling case or telling an interesting story."[27]

John Defore of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that the film "is far too impassioned in its nuttiness to be a purely cynical, Scientology-style sham," that it "rather strangely squeezes the last few years of UFO-related news coverage into a misleading frame, arguing that journalists, pundits and the government are collaborating to build fear in the public that would justify the establishment of a "one-world government" that could wage an "interplanetary war", and notes that "though [Greer's] been summoning [UFOs] from across the galaxy for decades, he can never convince an alien ship to travel an extra couple of miles and hover for a good photograph."[28]

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