Maj. Gen. John A. Samford's Statement on "Flying Saucers"
U.S. Air Force Major General John Samford's famous July 1952 press conference was meant to calm the public after a rash of UFO sightings across Washington, D.C.
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July 29, 1952
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US National Archives
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History Channel profiled this 1952 incident over Washington, D.C.
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The Washington Merry-Go-Round
July 1952
The events over Washington D.C. in July 1952 are some of the most famous events in the history of the UFO phenomenon. Many credible witnesses–including air traffic controllers and USAF pilots dispatched to intercept the objects–believe they saw physical objects in the sky and on radar...
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Major Keyhoe claimed some of the sightings would prove to be of "interplanetary origin."
John A Samford
U.S. Air Force & Intelligence
John A Samford
U.S. Air Force & Intelligence
Director of Air Force intelligence when the study of UFOs began with Project Blue Book.
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Samford claimed most UFO sightings could be explained but stated a certain percentage of the sightings were reported "by credible observers of relatively incredible things."
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