Bushman, Boyd

Introduction

Boyd B. Bushman (20 July 1936 – 7 August 2014) was an American engineer and inventor who spent much of his career working for major U.S. defense contractors, including Hughes Aircraft, General Dynamics, Texas Instruments, and Lockheed Martin. He is credited on dozens of U.S. patents in areas such as electro-optical sensors, missile systems, and unconventional propulsion concepts.

In the years following his retirement, Bushman became widely known in UFO and conspiracy circles for a recorded “deathbed” interview in which he claimed personal knowledge of extraterrestrial beings, recovered craft, and research conducted at highly classified facilities, including Area 51. These claims have been heavily disputed and remain unverified.

History

Early Life and Education

Boyd Bushman was born in Globe, Arizona, and raised in Show Low, Arizona. He graduated from Snowflake Union High School and went on to study at Brigham Young University (BYU), where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in both mathematics and physics.

His early interest in science and engineering was reportedly encouraged by family members and local mentors, setting the stage for a career in the aerospace and defense industries.

Aerospace and Defense Career

Over a career spanning roughly four decades, Bushman worked for several major defense contractors, including:

• Hughes Aircraft
• General Dynamics
• Texas Instruments
• Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

At Lockheed Martin he has been described as a senior scientist or senior research engineer involved in advanced aircraft concepts and the development of laser systems, electro-optical sensors, and power systems.

Bushman’s name appears on numerous U.S. patents, including designs related to:

• Detection of aircraft or missile exhaust plumes
• Metal detection systems
• Radiation-detection equipment
• Novel thrust-producing and magnetic-field devices

He retired from Lockheed Martin around 2000.

Patents and Technical Contributions

Publicly available patent databases list Bushman as inventor or co-inventor on multiple patents. Examples include:

• US 5,511,044 – Thrust Producing Apparatus: A device that uses acoustic standing waves in a chamber to generate thrust and move fluids.
• US 5,929,732 – Apparatus and Method for Amplifying a Magnetic Beam: Describes a configuration of coils and capacitors to create and measure disturbances in a directed magnetic field, sometimes later discussed in fringe literature as a basis for “magnetic beam” or antigravity experiments.

While these patents are real and assigned to defense contractors, later claims that they directly demonstrate “anti-gravity” or exotic propulsion remain speculative interpretations by others rather than statements found in the patent text itself.

Bushman also appears in court records from a 2001 case with Lockheed Martin, which further confirm his employment and role as an engineer/inventor at the company.

His Work and Controversial Claims

UFOs, Aliens, and “Deathbed” Interview

Bushman gained notable public attention after a video interview recorded shortly before his death was posted online in 2014. In this interview he claimed:

• To have had access to classified programs involving recovered extraterrestrial craft.
• That he had interacted, directly or indirectly, with aliens allegedly housed at or associated with Area 51.
• That some of these beings came from a planet he referred to as “Quintumnia” and were significantly older than humans.

That American personnel were allegedly working “around the clock” on UFO-related technology.

He also displayed photographs he claimed showed alien bodies and advanced craft, and he described experiments involving magnets and gravitational effects, suggesting that certain magnetic configurations could alter falling behavior or produce anomalous forces.

Reception and Criticism

Bushman’s engineering credentials and patent history are verifiable, but his UFO-related claims have been met with considerable skepticism:

Mainstream scientists and aerospace engineers generally regard his alien and antigravity statements as unsubstantiated, noting that he presented no independently verifiable technical data or physical evidence that could be tested.

Investigators and skeptics have pointed out that some of the “alien” images he shared closely resemble commercially available plastic dolls, raising doubts about their authenticity.

No official confirmation has been issued by Lockheed Martin or U.S. government agencies regarding his accounts of extraterrestrials or reverse-engineered craft.

Within UFO and conspiracy communities, however, Bushman is often cited as a significant “whistleblower,” and his interview continues to circulate widely online, where it is discussed, promoted, and critiqued.

Legacy

Boyd Bushman died on 7 August 2014 in Tucson, Arizona.

His legacy is twofold:

Conventional Engineering Legacy – As an engineer and inventor, he contributed to U.S. defense technologies and holds multiple patents in sensing and propulsion-related fields.

Controversial Public Figure – Through his late-life public statements about UFOs, aliens, and exotic propulsion, he became a polarizing figure. Supporters see him as a courageous insider revealing hidden truths, while critics view his claims as uncorroborated and inconsistent with the evidence available in his technical record.