Former Blue Book chief Edward Ruppelt dies

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Captain Edward J. Ruppelt, left, at an Air Force base
Edward Ruppelt, former head of Project Blue Book Associated Press, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Edward J. Ruppelt, the Air Force officer who led the UFO project during the 1952 wave and later wrote a book about it, died of a heart attack on September 15, 1960, at age 37.

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  1. OtherCaptain Edward J. Ruppelt (opens in a new tab)NOUFORS
  2. OtherEdward J. Ruppelt (biographical article) (opens in a new tab)Saturday Night Uforia

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