Dewey J Fournet
Major Dewey J. Fournet Jr. was a United States Air Force officer who served as the Pentagon's UFO desk coordinator for one year circa 1952–1953. Fournet coordinated UFO affairs for the Pentagon and personally supported the extraterrestrial hypothesis as an explanation for some unidentified cases. He is notable for his testimony before the Robertson Panel and for his collaboration with civilian UFO researchers.
| Role | USAF Major; Pentagon UFO desk officer |
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Robertson Panel Testimony
Fournet was invited to speak before the Robertson Panel during its fourth and final formal session in January 1953. He presented his assessment that some unexplained UFO cases were best accounted for by the extraterrestrial hypothesis — a position directly at odds with the panel's predetermined directive to debunk all presented cases. According to the video, the panel spent the remainder of that fourth day discussing Fournet's briefing rather than case files, suggesting his arguments generated significant internal debate. Despite this, the panel's final report ignored his position entirely.