Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg (Official Statement) (1948) — CTD-0049

DATE1 Oct 1948

LOCAL TIME—

LOCATIONUnited States

COORDINATES38.88°N, 77.02°W

Air Force Chief of Staff rejected Project Sign's 'Estimate of the Situation' citing lack of physical evidence. All copies ordered burned. Marked turning point toward institutional skepticism.

[ PRIMARY CITATION // HOWSTUFFWORKS · CTD-0049 ]

WITNESSES & UNITS

Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

On-record official statement

Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

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