Donald R. Schmitt is a best-selling author, a former co-director of special investigations at the J. Allen Hyneck Center for UFO Studies in Chicago, and a founder of the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell. He has been interviewed on a number of media outlets including Oprah, 48 Hours, the Today Show, and the New York Times. Together with Thomas J. Carey, they have written many bestselling books such as Witness to Roswell.