House Armed Services UFO hearing

Portrait of Harold Brown in suit and tie
Air Force Secretary Harold Brown, who testified at the 1966 House Armed Services hearing United States Department of Defense, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

The House Armed Services Committee held an open hearing on UFOs with Air Force Secretary Harold Brown, Blue Book consultant J. Allen Hynek and Maj. Hector Quintanilla. Brown said an advisory board found no threat and urged contracts with universities to study selected sightings.

Sources

  1. OfficialUnidentified Flying Objects: Hearing by Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, 89th Congress, April 5, 1966 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) / 1966-04-05
  2. OfficialFord Press Releases - UFO, 1966 (letter urging hearings) (opens in a new tab)Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library / 1966-03-28

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