Donald R. Schmitt
Author, founder of the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell, and former co-director of the J. Allen Center for UFO Studies.
Donald R. Schmitt, an author, journalist, lecturer, and former co-director of the J. Allen Center for UFO Studies, CUFOS, founded the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell. The museum aimed to preserve any material or media related to Roswell and to be a source for information on UFO incidents globally. During his time at CUFOS, Schmitt sered ten years as the director of special investigations. Along with Thomas J. Carey, he also co-authored the books "Witness to Roswell," "The Children of Roswell," and "Inside the Real Area 51" that all became best-sellers.