Person

Richard Doty

AFOSI agent who admits spreading UFO disinformation; linked to Bennewitz, Project Serpo and, by Woods and Michels, to the Ellsworth 1977 cover story.

Former Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent at Kirtland AFB. He admits he ran UFO disinformation, including the forged documents fed to Paul Bennewitz from 1980. Project Serpo (2005) is widely tied to him. Mario Woods says Doty was at his 1977 debrief, and Jesse Michels argues Doty planted the L-9 Ellsworth report.

Witness profile

Former Air Force OSI special agent at Kirtland who admits he spread UFO disinformation, including forged documents fed to Paul Bennewitz. Mario Woods says Doty sat in on his 1977 debrief. His profile is here because his record bears on other witnesses.

Describes the witness from the record, their own retellings and how they come across. No score for the person; the factors at the end belong to the cases.

From the record service · posting · clearance · testimony

Service	Air Force Office of Special Investigations special agent, Kirtland AFBAFOSI	documented
Disinformation	Fed forged documents to Paul Bennewitz from 1980His own admission; Bennewitz files	documented
Serpo	Project Serpo (2005) is widely tied to himResearchers	disputed
Ellsworth	Present at Mario Woods' 1977 debrief, per Woods; said to have forged the L-9 paperWoods; Robert Hastings says Doty confessed to the forgery and said the incident really happened	disputed

Retellings over time from the transcript library and records

Following: His job was to spread false UFO stories

1980s Bennewitz affair · recordForged documents passed to Bennewitz.
2005 Project Serpo · detail addedAn exchange-program story widely tied to him.
2000s-2020s Interviews and podcasts · heldAdmits the disinformation; says some real events lay behind it.

first tellingheldclarifieddetail addeddetail shiftedrecord

On camera demeanour notes, timestamped

How they look and speak: hesitations, self-corrections, emotion. Dashed slots still need the video.

Podcast with Mario Woods

Casually admits being at Woods' debrief: tone matters here. Video needed.Needs the video on Igor's PC

Feeds case plausibility consistency · restraint · character

Current factor values from the case ratings. The arrow shows which part of this profile backs each one.

Disinformation by designplausibility High

Consistent over time1Doty consistent. ← Consistent about his role.Character record1Doty is a self-confessed liar. ← The record table: a self-confessed disinformation agent.

Profile updated 2026-10-23

Claims (3)

His job was to spread false UFO stories, including to Paul Bennewitz.firsthandSourced, unconfirmedRichard Doty (Project Beta, 2005; Mirage Men, 2013)

Doty wrote the SERPO documents and much of that lore.UFO Crash Retrievals, Disclosure & Extended QnA - UAP Gerb LiveanalysisLeadKermit (CPA co-host)

He was AFOSI, attached to the UFO portfolio, and ran information operations for the CIA.UFO Crash Retrievals, Disclosure & Extended QnA - UAP Gerb LivefirsthandSourced, unconfirmedRichard Doty

What Richard Doty said (1 claims)

On the record 1

“Doty fed Paul Bennewitz fake stories and documents.”On the recordMario Woods and Michael Johnson reunite after 49 years

Doty's own admissions; Greg Bishop's Project Beta.

Cases (3)

Connected

Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI) org Kirtland Air Force Base org Deep Prasad person Mario Woods person Robert Hastings person The 'Lima-9' security report, Ellsworth AFB (Nov 1977) document NSA confirms a TOP SECRET 'Aquarius' record (1986) document