William Steinman

William S. Steinman is an American UFO researcher known primarily for his investigative work on the alleged 1948 UFO crash near Aztec, New Mexico. He co-authored the book 'UFO Crash at Aztec: A Well Kept Secret' with Wendelle C. Stevens, published in 1987, which details claims of a flying saucer crash-landing twelve miles east of Aztec on March 25, 1948. Steinman asserts that military intelligence and scientific personnel recovered the intact craft of unknown origin, dismantling it for transport to a secret location. The book references MJ-12 oversight, government surveillance of Aztec residents, and entry into the disc via a porthole and pushbutton mechanism. His pioneering research has been praised as foundational in ufology, though criticized for reliance on unverified sources like Frank Scully's earlier accounts. No birth or death dates are documented in available records; Steinman focused on crash retrievals and government cover-ups without formal testimony before Congress.