| 76 | Sonoftobac Museum opens in Vincennes, w/ Ward as curator. | |
| 82 | Apr | RB falls into oubliette. |
| 83 | Sep | RB meets JW for first time. |
| 84 | Jan | RB first visits JW in Vincennes; meets Norman Cullen. |
| Mar | RB gives first Cave talk, to the Old Northwest Corp. JW gives first talk to ISAC (a disaster), (non-Cave). | |
| 86 | Cave offered to Old Nortwest Corp., offer rejected. | |
| May | Field Museum pronounces Cave artifacts bogus. JW ousted from Sonoftobac Museum. | |
| mid | Enter VH, with camera. | |
| Aug | RB invited on a helicopter ride. Landowner installs tight security system; restricts access. | |
| Oct | Early Sites meeting, VH shows photos; Jim Whittall enthralled; tries to take over Project. RB attacked with Uzis. | |
| 87 | Feb | The Two Warrens see VH’s photos. Fell denounces Cave on basis of “elephant tablet.” The second cave system found, w/ crypt #13 & sarcophagus. |
| Jun | VH & the 2 Warrens to Vincennes; also Jordan & Robin. VH and 2 Warrens meet RB, JW, Cullen; see Landowner, meet Thelma McClain. Gold & oaths of secrecy. Warren Dexter visits the cave (entrance foyer only). | |
| mid | Bart Jordan and Jim Scherz surveying in Chaco Canyon. VH returns to Vincennes w/ Gloria Farley, who’s convinced. VH again to Vincennes, finally gets to visit cave entrance. Landowner offers to set it all up, w/ Cook in charge of archaeology. Landowner appoints Cook head of Cave investigation. | |
| 88 | mid | ISAC Conference: FR attends, meets RB, JW; interest in Cave sparked. RB gives talk on the Cave; (JW speaks on his obsession). Response by ES members is very negative. Mahan is supportive. Carter initially supportive, asks for photos of ship petroglyphs |
| Sep | FR visits RB, sees the artifacts. | |
| 89 | Carter, receiving no photos, concludes Cave is a fraud. | |
| Dec | At Cook’s insistence, RB writes to Fell, repudiating “elephant tablet.” Death of Cook. Investigation of Cave slows. | |
| 90 | ISAC conference: RB presents on Cave; JW stays home; The Myth Makers for sale. Enter JS; Cave Committee formed, chaired by Covey. | |
| 91 | Jun | ISAC conference: Cave Committee tightened up, JS is CEO. Gordon supportive. Deaths of John Ward and of Norman Cullen. |
| Jul | First Public Disclosure: lecture to Upper Michigan audience. | |
| Oct | Gordon intends to visit Cave; is frustrated. |