David M. Jacobs, Ph.D., is an American historian and retired Associate Professor of History at Temple University specializing in 20th-century American history and culture. However, Jacobs is best known for his controversial work in the field of ufology and his research into alleged alien abductions. Born on August 10, 1942, Jacobs has been a prominent figure in the study of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and the abduction phenomenon for several decades.
Jacobs received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1973, with a dissertation on the controversy over unidentified flying objects in America. Over the years, he has shifted his academic focus from traditional history to the study of UFOs and abductions, a topic that has fascinated him since his childhood.
One of Jacobs’s significant contributions to the field is his methodology in researching alien abductions. He has conducted extensive interviews with individuals who claim to have been abducted by aliens, using hypnotic regression techniques to help them recall their experiences. Jacobs argues that these encounters are part of a complex and alarming program by alien beings to hybridize humans with aliens. This theory is outlined in his books, including “The UFO Controversy in America” (1975), “Secret Life: Firsthand Accounts of UFO Abductions” (1992), “The Threat” (1998), and “Walking Among Us: The Alien Plan to Control Humanity” (2015).