{"type":"documents","slug":"2002-wilson-davis-memo","title":"Wilson–Davis Memo","url":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2002-wilson-davis-memo","description":"Leaked notes recounting an alleged 2002 meeting about secret UFO reverse-engineering programs","date":"2002-10-16T00:00:00.000Z","tags":["Memo"],"updated":"2025-06-13T13:26:43.000Z","disclosureRating":5,"connectionCount":1,"content":{"markdown":"## Alleged Conversation\n\nThe so-called Wilson–Davis document surfaced online in 2019,[^2] purporting to capture Eric Davis’s notes from a 2002 discussion with Admiral Thomas Wilson about deeply hidden crash retrieval programs.[^1] Critics question its authenticity, but the notes remain widely circulated among researchers.[^2][^3] No official confirmation has been offered, leaving the memo a controversial piece of UFO lore.[^4][^5]\n\n<PDF src=\"https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG05/20220517/114761/HHRG-117-IG05-20220517-SD001.pdf\" />\n\n\n[^1]: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG05/20220517/114761/HHRG-117-IG05-20220517-SD001.pdf\n[^2]: https://www.theblackvault.com/casefiles/the-admiral-wilson-leak-an-analysis/\n[^3]: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IG/IG05/20220517/114761/HHRG-117-IG05-Transcript-20220517.pdf\n[^4]: https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/dod/AARO_Historical_Record_Report_Volume_1_2024.pdf\n[^5]: https://www.theblackvault.com/casefiles/the-admiral-wilson-leak-an-analysis/","readingTime":"1 min read"},"relatedRecords":[{"ref":{"type":"people","slug":"thomas-wilson","title":"Thomas R. Wilson","url":"https://disclosdex.com/people/thomas-wilson"},"direction":"inbound","weight":1}],"citation":{"canonicalUrl":"https://disclosdex.com/documents/2002-wilson-davis-memo","title":"Wilson–Davis Memo","publisher":"Disclosdex","retrievedFrom":"https://disclosdex.com/api/v1/documents/2002-wilson-davis-memo","license":"CC-BY-4.0"}}