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Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt (Gov Program)

DATE1 Mar 1952
LOCAL TIME—
LOCATIONUnited States
COORDINATES39.87°N, 84.11°W

Project Blue Book established under Capt. Ruppelt, becoming the longest-running USAF UFO investigation program (1952-1969). Cataloged 12,618 sightings with 701 remaining 'unidentified.'

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WITNESSES & UNITS

Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Institutional program record
Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB