David Rudiak

David Rudiak is an American UFO researcher with a bachelor's degree in physics and a doctor of optometry. Specializing in the 1947 Roswell incident since 1994, he is renowned for deciphering the blurred telex in General Roger Ramey's hand, suggesting a cover-up of a 'disc' crash. With Brad Sparks, he recalculated Project Mogul Flight 4 trajectories, proving it could not explain the debris field, as the balloon stayed over 17 miles away. Rudiak compiled extensive regional UFO reports from 1947 newspapers, contextualizing Roswell amid a saucer wave and military debunking efforts. He debunked balloon explanations for the 1964 Socorro/Zamora sighting using wind data and refuted hoax claims on the 1950 McMinnville/Trent photos. A frequent speaker at UFO conferences (Aztec 2005, Ozark 2003/2007, Roswell 2009/2012) and featured in documentaries like UFO Chronicles, he analyzed the 1994 Nellis video and contributed to Roswell research teams. Rudiak has also written science fiction.