John A. Samford
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John Alexander Samford was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as Director of the National Security Agency.
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Lieutenant General Samford.
Project Blue Book
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Project Blue Book was the code name for the systematic study of unidentified flying objects by the United States Air Force from March 1952 to its termination on December 17, 1969. The project, headqua
John A. Samford
…Director of NSA for five months before becoming DIRNSA on 24 November 1956. It was during Samford's tenure as director of Air Force intelligence that Project Blue Book, which investigated unidentified flying objects (UFOs) was started. On July 29, 1952, Samford conducted a press conference at the Pentagon related to…
Captain Edward J. Ruppelt (left), head of Project Blue Book, at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base project office in March 1953
Hector Quintanilla became chief of Project Blue Book in August 1963
Project Blue Book, complete status reports (1 to 12 and 14), including Project Grudge data, and up to May 1955