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Lt. Col. Robert Friend takes over Project Blue Book

Name: Lt. Col. Robert Friend takes over Project Blue Book
Start: 1958
Location: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH

When: 1958
Where: Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Sources: 1 public source

Tuskegee Airman Robert Friend led the Air Force's Project Blue Book from 1958 to 1963. He tried without success to have the project moved to a civilian agency such as NASA.

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PressRobert Friend, Tuskegee Airman Who Flew in 142 Combat Missions, Dies at 99 (opens in a new tab)Smithsonian Magazine (Meilan Solly) / 2019-06-26

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