Richard Hoagland
Also: Richard C. Hoagland
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American Alchemy · 1:09:08
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedAmerican Alchemy · 0:57:43
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedHoagland, a former science-museum curator and television consultant, argued from the 1980s that Viking images of Cydonia showed artificial structures and that NASA conceals lunar ruins. The corpus discusses his claims alongside the later higher-resolution imagery that most analysts say resolves them.
Who
| Role | Author who promoted the 'Face on Mars' and lunar-artefact claims; Dark Mission (2007) |
|---|---|
| Side | civilian |
| Status | verified public figure (does the person exist and hold the stated position — not whether their claims are true) |
Interviews and appearances
- 1:09:08 “The Air Force Captured a 12 Foot Giant in Afghanistan!” -Tim Alberino | MEMBERS RELEASE 3 April 2026 discussed ▶ YouTube
- 0:57:43 Life on Mars Destroyed by Nuclear War! (Ft. Dr. John Brandenburg) 13 March 2025 discussed ▶ YouTube
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“The Air Force Captured a 12 Foot Giant in Afghanistan!” -Tim Alberino | MEMBERS RELEASE 3 April 2026
Life on Mars Destroyed by Nuclear War! (Ft. Dr. John Brandenburg) 13 March 2025
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Sources on this record
- 1:09:08 “The Air Force Captured a 12 Foot Giant in Afghanistan!” -Tim Alberino |… ▶
familiar with the Cydonia region of Mars, the alleged face on Mars, and Richard Hoagland was, uh, um, instrumental in in in in, um, in publicizing this back in the '90s.
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