A groundbreaking 48-page medical literature review released by the Unhidden Foundation has documented measurable physical injuries allegedly caused by UFO encounters, revealing a disturbing gap between government knowledge and civilian medical care. This represents the first public comprehensive medical analysis of its kind, authored by a physicist and reviewed by a medical advisory board that includes neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical psychologists. The report, which features a foreword by respected researcher Dr. Jacques Vallee, examines documented cases with hospital records, disability benefits, and government documentation rather than anecdotal stories.

The findings establish several key points that challenge current medical understanding. The report confirms that UFOs are real, as acknowledged by U.S. government reports and UK government documents. More significantly, it demonstrates that UFOs can affect human health through various mechanisms including exposure to radiofrequency and electromagnetic radiation, autoimmune conditions, physical wounds, and psychological trauma. However, the most critical finding reveals that civilians and their doctors lack access to knowledge about UFO health effects, creating a dangerous medical blind spot.

Historical cases examined in the report show consistent injury patterns across decades. The 1980 Cash-Landrum incident in Texas provides compelling evidence, where Betty Cash, Vicki Landrum, and seven-year-old Colby Landrum encountered a diamond-shaped object escorted by military helicopters. According to Cash’s own testimony included in the report, all three developed symptoms consistent with radiation exposure including burns, hair loss, digestive issues, and severe eye damage. Cash described how the car door handle became so hot it burned her ring into her finger, and she suffered eye swelling so severe she couldn’t read or watch television.

The medical stigma surrounding UAP encounters creates additional barriers to proper treatment. Reference to the Weaponized podcast reveals the case of Paul Sinclair, who woke up with three deep puncture wounds after a strange encounter but chose to lie to doctors rather than risk being labeled mentally ill. Professor Thomas Rabeyron of the University of Lorraine has coined the term “pathologization” to describe this double trauma, where witnesses face both the frightening experience and subsequent ridicule when seeking help. According to research cited in the report, 69% of university academics fear conducting UAP-related research due to concerns about ridicule and professional damage.

Perhaps most revealing is evidence suggesting the military possesses specific knowledge about treating UAP-related injuries that hasn’t been shared with civilian medical professionals. The Rendlesham Forest incident of 1980 provides a striking example, where U.S. Air Force personnel John Burroughs developed heart problems years after his UFO encounter. According to the report, during Burroughs’ surgery, a military doctor called the hospital with exact instructions on how to repair his heart injury, suggesting the military has documented protocols for UAP-related electromagnetic effects. Dr. Kit Green reportedly concluded that Burroughs’ injuries were caused by broadband non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation associated with classified direct energy technologies.

The Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Applications Program (AWSAP), which ran from 2007 to 2012 with a $22 million budget under Robert Bigelow, studied UFO encounters and their health effects extensively. According to declassified reports referenced in the analysis, AWSAP documented 42 medical cases and 300 unpublished cases where humans sustained injuries after encounters with anomalous vehicles. The documented injuries include burns consistent with electromagnetic radiation exposure, brain damage, neurological effects, heart problems, and autoimmune conditions. 

The current disconnect between government knowledge and public medical care presents serious public health concerns. According to the latest AARO report from November 2024, the organization claims to receive no reports involving adverse psychological or health effects during their most recent reporting period. However, civilian researchers continue documenting cases that suggest otherwise, creating what the report describes as a dangerous gap. First responders, emergency room doctors, and general practitioners may encounter patients with UAP-related injuries without any framework for understanding or treating them effectively. This medical knowledge gap, combined with the stigma that prevents honest patient disclosure, leaves both medical professionals and patients vulnerable to misdiagnosis and inadequate treatment of potentially serious electromagnetic and radiation-related injuries.