Peter Skafish (Anthropologist, Sol Foundation Co-Founder, 'Rough Metaphysics,' Sol White Paper on Secrecy)
01 Executive_Summary
ASSESSMENT: Dr. Peter Skafish is the INTELLECTUAL ARCHITECT of the Sol Foundation — bringing anthropology, philosophy, and metaphysics to UAP research. PhD anthropology, UC Berkeley. Positions: UC Berkeley, Collège de France, McGill, Bauhaus-University Weimar. Funding: NSF, Mellon, Fyssen. Director, Institute of Speculative and Critical Inquiry. Director social sciences, Sol Foundation. Co-founder + Executive Director (research), Sol Foundation. 'ROUGH METAPHYSICS' (Univ of Minnesota Press): Examines medium Jane Roberts (1929-1984) and channeled 'Seth' (inspired New Age). 'Philosophies ahead of their time.' 'Untrained writers, occult visionaries.' Judged 'absolutely original' for 'vast expansion of scope and possibility of anthropology.' 'COMPARATIVE METAPHYSICS' (co-edited): Descola, Latour, Strathern. Translated Viveiros de Castro 'Cannibal Metaphysics,' Malabou 'Heidegger Change.' UAP RESEARCH: 'Anthropological perspectives on pluralism, cosmology, modernity, religion to anticipate how nonhuman beings that design UAP might think.' 'Commensurate and incommensurate with our own.' 'Genuinely democratic, whole of society approach.' CURRENTLY COMPLETING BOOK ON US GOVERNMENT UAP DATA. NHI Project: multiyear research seminar on 'Concepts and Experiences of UAP-related Nonhuman Intelligences.' SOL WHITE PAPER Vol 1 No 6 (Nov 2024): 'The Prospect of Executive Branch UAP Secrecy: The Harm to Congress and Potential Remedies.' Sections: AARO's Errors Exposed, Reality of Nonanthropogenic Vehicles, CIA/DoD Corroboration, Evidence for Crash Retrieval Secrecy (CLINTON CABINET + HARRY REID), Testimony from Intelligence Community, Confidence from Senators, Existential Threat/Existential Gain, Harm to Congress, Proposal for Congressional Response. CRITICAL: 'Nonanthropogenic vehicles' = not made by humans. Clinton Cabinet knowledge = NEW. 'Whole of society' = democratic approach. NHI thinking = most advanced theoretical question.
03 Deep_Dive_Intelligence
Overview
ASSESSMENT: Dr. Peter Skafish is the INTELLECTUAL ARCHITECT of the Sol Foundation — bringing anthropology, philosophy, and metaphysics to UAP research. PhD anthropology, UC Berkeley. Positions: UC Berkeley, Collège de France, McGill, Bauhaus-University Weimar. Funding: NSF, Mellon, Fyssen. Director, Institute of Speculative and Critical Inquiry. Director social sciences, Sol Foundation. Co-founder + Executive Director (research), Sol Foundation. 'ROUGH METAPHYSICS' (Univ of Minnesota Press): Examines medium Jane Roberts (1929-1984) and channeled 'Seth' (inspired New Age). 'Philosophies ahead of their time.' 'Untrained writers, occult visionaries.' Judged 'absolutely original' for 'vast expansion of scope and possibility of anthropology.' 'COMPARATIVE METAPHYSICS' (co-edited): Descola, Latour, Strathern. Translated Viveiros de Castro 'Cannibal Metaphysics,' Malabou 'Heidegger Change.' UAP RESEARCH: 'Anthropological perspectives on pluralism, cosmology, modernity, religion to anticipate how nonhuman beings that design UAP might think.' 'Commensurate and incommensurate with our own.' 'Genuinely democratic, whole of society approach.' CURRENTLY COMPLETING BOOK ON US GOVERNMENT UAP DATA. NHI Project: multiyear research seminar on 'Concepts and Experiences of UAP-related Nonhuman Intelligences.' SOL WHITE PAPER Vol 1 No 6 (Nov 2024): 'The Prospect of Executive Branch UAP Secrecy: The Harm to Congress and Potential Remedies.' Sections: AARO's Errors Exposed, Reality of Nonanthropogenic Vehicles, CIA/DoD Corroboration, Evidence for Crash Retrieval Secrecy (CLINTON CABINET + HARRY REID), Testimony from Intelligence Community, Confidence from Senators, Existential Threat/Existential Gain, Harm to Congress, Proposal for Congressional Response. CRITICAL: 'Nonanthropogenic vehicles' = not made by humans. Clinton Cabinet knowledge = NEW. 'Whole of society' = democratic approach. NHI thinking = most advanced theoretical question.
Entity Type: Assessment — Peter Skafish (Anthropologist, Sol Foundation Co-Founder, 'Rough Metaphysics,' Sol White Paper on Secrecy) is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.
Source Documents
Intelligence derived from 5 source documents:
- thesolfoundation.org — Peter Skafish
- thesolfoundation.org — Sol White Paper Vol 1 No 6 (Nov 2024)
- theinstitute.com — Peter Skafish
- upress.umn.edu — Rough Metaphysics
- thesolfoundation.org — The NHI Project
07 Key_Findings
- ▸ Entity Type: Assessment — Peter Skafish (Anthropologist, Sol Foundation Co-Founder, 'Rough Metaphysics,' Sol White Paper on Secrecy) is an analytical assessment synthesizing multiple data points.
- ▸ thesolfoundation.org — Peter Skafish
- ▸ thesolfoundation.org — Sol White Paper Vol 1 No 6 (Nov 2024)
- ▸ theinstitute.com — Peter Skafish
- ▸ upress.umn.edu — Rough Metaphysics
09 Timeline_Mentions (10)
Mitchell Institute of Noetic Sciences (1973): Apollo 14 astronaut (6th man on Moon) founds consciousness research org, later emails Podesta on ET disclosure
Apollo 14. 6th man on Moon. IONS 1973. Consciousness research. Podesta emails: 'Disclosure + ZPE.' 'Vatican's awareness of ETI.' 'Nonviolent ETI.' 'Battelle/Brookings/RAND secrecy.' UN + ESA speeches.
uap-researchGarry Nolan (1993-2026): Stanford professor, 350+ papers, 50 patents, 7+ biotech companies, David Baltimore trainee, Sol Foundation co-founder
Stanford professor. 350+ papers. 50 patents. Top 25 Stanford inventors. David Baltimore trainee. 7+ biotech companies. DoD/FDA grants. CyTOF/CODEX/MIBI. Sol Foundation. UAP materials + brain damage.
uap-researchMack 'Abduction' (1994): Harvard psychiatrist + Pulitzer winner documents 200 alien abduction experiencers, survives Harvard investigation
Harvard Medical School dept head. Pulitzer 1977. 200 experiencers. 'No pathologies.' Thomas Kuhn endorsed. Bestseller. Grays. Harvard investigation — not censured, warned. 4M Americans (Roper).
uap-researchAAWSAP/BAASS (2008-2010): $22M DIA program, 50 scientists, Skinwalker 'living lab,' 100+ reports — largest US UFO investigation
$22M DIA program. BAASS contractor. 50 scientists. 100+ reports. Skinwalker Ranch living lab. All 5 DIA personnel experienced anomalies. Harry Reid funded. Lacatski + Stratton + Kelleher architects.
uap-researchPodesta UFO advocacy (2002-2016): Clinton chief of staff, Kean foreword, FOIA lawsuits, Mitchell/DeLonge emails, 'can't say it in public'
Clinton chief of staff. 2016 campaign chair. Kean foreword (2010). NASA FOIA (Kecksburg). Clinton FOIA. Mitchell emails (extraterrestrial disclosure). DeLonge emails (classified science). 'Politicians
uap-researchSol Foundation launched (Aug 2023) — Stanford UAP think tank: Nolan + Grusch + Davis + McCullough (former IC IG)
Stanford UAP think tank. Nolan (brain damage), Grusch (whistleblower COO), Davis (AAWSAP), McCullough (former IC IG legal counsel), Gallaudet, Loeb, Vallée. Academic arm.
uap-researchNolan co-founds Sol Foundation (Aug 2023) + tests UAP materials at Stanford — Ubatuba, Council Bluffs, brain damage research
Stanford professor co-founds Sol with Skafish + Grusch. 350+ papers, 40 patents. Tests UAP materials with Vallée (secondary ion mass spec). Ubatuba, Council Bluffs. Brain damage ~100 personnel.
uap-researchBerte co-founds Sol Foundation (Aug 2023): Robovision AI entrepreneur brings computer vision to UAP research + Disclosure Foundation CTO
Robovision founder (1,000+ AI deployments, $200-300M revenue). Sol co-founder. Disclosure Foundation CTO. Computer vision = UAP image analysis. ETH Zürich + Ghent.
uap-researchSol Foundation 2024 Symposium (Nov 22-23): Nell+Davis+Gallaudet+Graves+Mellon+Loeb+Vallée — Stanford-sponsored, sold out
Most comprehensive academic UAP conference. 17+ speakers. Nell+Nolan NHI framework. Davis+McConnell executive secrecy. Gallaudet all-of-government. Loeb Galileo Project. Stanford sponsored.
uap-researchMcConnell at Sol 2024 (Nov 22): 'Politics of Executive Branch UAP Secrecy' — 37-year insider confirms 'potentially illegal' UAP programs
37-year SASC/SSCI/HPSCI staffer with compartmented clearances. 'Multiple individuals with firsthand knowledge spoken to Congress.' 'Potentially illegal UAP programs.' Disclosure Foundation policy brie
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Last updated: 2026-08-09