Phil Schneider spent the last year of his life giving public lectures about what he said he had witnessed during his career as a government geological engineer and explosives expert. He described the construction of underground military bases, classified materials from non-human origin, and a violent underground confrontation at Dulce, New Mexico. In these lectures, he repeatedly stated that he expected to be killed for speaking out. On January 17, 1996, he was found dead in his apartment in Wilsonville, Oregon. A catheter cord was wrapped around his neck. Klamath County authorities ruled it a suicide. His former wife and colleagues have never accepted that ruling.
Who Phil Schneider Was
Schneider claimed to have worked as a structural engineer for the US government and private contractors on black-budget construction projects from the 1970s onward. Specifically, he claimed involvement in drilling and excavating deep underground military bases — facilities that appear in UAP Gerb’s DUMB network research. He claimed to have security clearances at multiple levels and direct knowledge of classified programmes involving non-human technology and entities.
His physical condition was notable to those who met him: he claimed to have been shot during an underground confrontation with non-human entities at Dulce — displaying what appeared to be chest wounds and missing fingers on his left hand that he attributed to a laser or energy weapon. Medical examination of these physical characteristics was apparently not conducted before his body was cremated under disputed circumstances.
The Dulce Claim
Schneider described a 1979 incident during construction work at Dulce, New Mexico — the location UAP Gerb’s research identifies as a major DUMB site beneath Archuleta Peak. Schneider claimed he and colleagues broke into a cavern system that was already occupied by non-human entities. A confrontation occurred. Several government personnel were killed. Schneider claimed he shot and killed two entities and was himself seriously wounded before being pulled out by a Green Beret. The incident was covered up, he said, and participants were ordered to silence.
The Death
The physical evidence at the scene was consistent with strangulation rather than self-inflicted ligature. His former wife Cynthia Drayer has maintained publicly that Phil was right-handed and the physical evidence was inconsistent with self-infliction. His personal files and research materials disappeared from his apartment between his death and the arrival of family members. His body was cremated before family could arrange independent examination. The Klamath County ruling stood.
Schneider had been warned, had warned others, and described specific threats in his final lectures. Whether his account of Dulce was accurate or fabricated, the manner of his death and the handling of his remains and effects are documented anomalies in the official record. He is one of 13 researchers in the active congressional inquiry.
Sources: Phil Schneider public lectures, 1995-1996 (multiple recorded). Cynthia Drayer public statements. Klamath County official death record. UAP Gerb research corpus.