USAF; Blue Book director 1958-63 · US · b. 1920–2019
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U.S. Air Force colonel and Tuskegee Airman. Directed Project Blue Book from 1958 to 1963. In late-life interviews suggested he had been frustrated by the limited resources of Blue Book and felt the topic warranted more serious treatment.
Background
U.S. Air Force colonel and Tuskegee Airman. Directed Project Blue Book from 1958 to 1963. In late-life interviews suggested he had been frustrated by the limited resources of Blue Book and felt the topic warranted more serious treatment. Their main public affiliations include U.S. Air Force (retired). They are most often discussed in connection with military service, official reporting, or statements about specific incidents or programs.
Affiliations
U.S. Air Force (retired)
Key quotes
“Project Blue Book was meant to apply scientific rigor to UFO reports. In practice, the institutional pressure to provide conventional explanations often exceeded the pressure to find accurate ones.” — Interview, National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) files, 1963