According to Cooper, he served in the US Air Force and the US Navy and was discharged in 1975. He caused a sensation in UFOlogy circles when in 1988 he claimed to have seen secret documents while in the US Navy that referred to government knowledge and involvement with extraterrestrials
David Wilcock Dead at 53 in Apparent Suicide — 48 Hours After Livestream Warning About Missing Scientists
UFO researcher David Wilcock was found dead April 20, 2026 near Nederland, Colorado in what Boulder County deputies are calling a self-inflicted gunshot. Less than 48 hours earlier, Wilcock livestreamed a three-and-a-half-hour show thanking his audience, warning that scientists are going missing, and saying he would keep going.
