Eric W. Davis

Registry record

Past roles

Physicist; advanced propulsion researcher

Credentials

Physicist; advanced propulsion researcher

UAP involvement

Advanced aerospace studies and government/contractor research associations

Principal disclosures

Advanced aerospace studies and government/contractor research associations | V99: NYT (2020-07-23) quotes Davis that some examined materials were of undetermined origin ('We couldn't make it ourselves') and reports he briefed SASC staff (2019-10-21), SSCI staff (2019-10-23) and a DoD agency (March 2020) on retrievals from 'off-world vehicles not made on this earth'; no briefing records inspected. Attributed author of the disputed 2002 Wilson–Davis notes (CASE-091); an Aug 2024 Facebook comment attributed to him appears to acknowledge the notes but is unauthenticated.

Evidence contributed

Research publications, field observations or official study participation

Knowledge type

Scientific research and attributed program claims; verify individual statements

Corroboration

Participation documented to varying degrees; specific extraordinary explanations unconfirmed

Assessment

Include research and competing explanations; no automatic endorsement

Last reviewed

2026-10-29

Evidence (5)

• Advanced aerospace studies and government/contractor research associations DocumentedAnalysis
  E078 · Historical / ongoing · Research / investigative activity
• 15-page notes headed EWD NOTES purport to record Davis meeting Adm. Thomas Wilson at the EG&G Special Projects building in Las Vegas and Wilson's account of being denied access to a contractor-run program said to hold a recovered craft DisputedFirsthand
  E-V99-061 · 2002-10-16 (document date) · Disputed document
• Screenshot of a Facebook comment attributed to Davis refers to 'our meeting' and 'my interview notes', objects to their circulation, and says he gave the notes to a friend before they were released with Edgar Mitchell material and publicized by Grant Cameron Unverified
  E-V99-063 · 2024-08 (reported) · Screenshot of purported firsthand comment
• Davis told the NYT some examined materials were of undetermined origin ('We couldn't make it ourselves') and that he briefed a DoD agency in March 2020 on retrievals from 'off-world vehicles not made on this earth' VerifyFirsthand
  E-V99-064 · 2020-07-23 · Attributed statement in published journalism
• Davis reportedly gave classified briefings on retrievals of unexplained objects to Senate Armed Services Committee staff (21 Oct 2019) and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence staff (23 Oct 2019) ReportedFirsthand
  E-V99-065 · 2019-10-21 and 2019-10-23 (reported) · First-person claim reported by journalists