Clifford Stone Ufology research papers
Content Description
This collection contains Clifford Stone’s ufology research. Materials in this collection include articles, reports, correspondence, essays, newsletters, and materials related to UFO encounters within the United States and worldwide. Additional topics include United States government and military history, paranormal activity, science, technology, space, and interstellar travel. Many of the articles or printed materials contained within this collection were printed off of the internet in the 1990s and are currently not easily retrievable in an internet search.
Within this 13 box collection, 10 boxes include information on correspondence, FOIA requests for government reports, newsclippings related to UFO sightings, etc., and approvimatley 3 boxes pertaining to personal correspondence, his military career, and his original writings. Clifford Stone had a UFO experience in 1969, and wrote many books on the topic. He died in 2021 in Roswell, NM.
The collection contains primarily text, with few photos, and no video or audio.
Dates
- Creation: 1970 - 2000
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is stored offsite at the Library Service Center and can be requested by email at woodson@rice.edu. Please allow 24 hours turnaround time.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish from this material must be facilitated through the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Cifford Stone served more than 20 years as an Administrative/Legal Specialist in the United States Army. Stone had a UFO experience in 1969, was a part of the UFO community, and wrote books on the topic, including “Eyes Only - The Story of Clifford Stone and UFO Crash Retrievals” and “Ufos Are Real: Extraterrestrial Encounters Documented by the U.S. Government.” He died in 2021 in Roswell, NM.
See boxes 12 (or 13) for a folder containing information on Stone and his military history.
(See Ballard Funeral Home & Crematory. "Clifford Stone, 1949-2021." Accessed October 31, 2025. https://www.ballardfuneralhome.com/obituaries/clifford-stone)
Extent
13 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains Clifford Stone’s ufology research. Materials in this collection include articles, reports, correspondence, essays, newsletters, and materials related to UFO encounters within the United States and worldwide.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Clifford Stone estate via Paola Harris.
- Title
- Guide to the Clifford Stone Ufology research papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Matt Furman and Madison Teague
- Date
- 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu