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The Cult Dossier · No. 067 · Ufo / Extraterrestrial
Raëlism
International Raëlian Movement
1974 – present · France; Quebec, Canada; worldwide
VII. THE 1980s — SIEGE AND SCANDAL
Fully religious — atheistic UFO religion
### Who led it
### What it worshipped and taught
### Who was in it
### How it ended, or where it stands
### The dead
### Of note
### Its timeline
- 13 December 1973 Claimed first contact at Puy de Lassolas.
- 1975 Claimed second encounter, including a trip to the Elohim planet and meetings with Jesus, Buddha and Muhammad.
- 1976 Movement established; headquarters later moves to Quebec.
- 1997 CLONAID founded, days after the announcement of Dolly the sheep, offering human cloning services.
- 27 DECEMBER 2002 Brigitte Boisselier announces the birth of EVE, claimed as the first cloned human. NO EVIDENCE IS EVER PRODUCED — the promised independent verification is abandoned, purportedly to protect the child from a custody suit. Widely regarded as a hoax.
- 2003 Further cloning claims; US and French authorities investigate; nothing substantiated.
- 2007 UFOland theme park in Quebec closed.
- 2010s–present Continues with campaigns including GoTopless Day and the Clitoraid project.
### Its people
### Raël
Claude Vorilhon
Founder, the International Raëlian Movement · born 30 September 1946 · active 1974–present
Before the law. Never convicted. Investigated in the US and France over the cloning claims; nothing substantiated.
Where things stand. LIVING, AGED 79 — he turns 80 on 30 September 2026. The firmest recent anchor is the Netflix documentary series RAËL: THE ALIEN PROPHET, released 7 FEBRUARY 2024, for which he gave interviews. He continues to lead the movement; under its constitution the guides re-elect him every seven years in a vote of confidence, and the top position can be held by no one else. ONE CLAIM FLAGGED: this file says he is BASED IN JAPAN. That has been widely reported for years, but THE SOURCES CONSULTED IN THIS CHECK DID NOT CORROBORATE IT, so it is carried as unconfirmed rather than removed. The movement remains small and non-violent.
- 13 December 1973 Claimed first contact.
- 1975 Claimed trip to the Elohim planet.
- 1997 Founds Clonaid days after the Dolly announcement.
- 27 December 2002 Announces the birth of 'Eve' — never substantiated.
- 2010s–present Continues with GoTopless Day and the Clitoraid project.
Checked 2026-08-24 · living: health details are kept at home
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