February 19, 1951: Robert H. Wood, "Saucers, Secrecy, and Security," Aviation Week 54 - praises the upcoming article in LOOK magazine identifying UFOs as balloons.
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February 19, 1957: UFO History - In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics officials Hugh Latimer Dryden and Jimmy Doolittle are asked about UFOs. They "flatly denied the existence of such space vehicles." When asked why they don’t speak out more often, they remark that they "cannot compete with the science-fiction people."
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Source: US House Appropriations Committee, Hearings, Independent Offices Appropriations for 1958, National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, February 19, 1957, pp. 1417–1419.
Article reprinted by Project 1947
February 19, 1957: UFO History - In testimony before the House Appropriations Committee, National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics officials Hugh Latimer Dryden and Jimmy Doolittle are asked about UFOs. They "flatly denied the existence of such space vehicles." When asked why they don’t speak out more often, they remark that they "cannot compete with the science-fiction people."
Source: US House Appropriations Committee, Hearings, Independent Offices Appropriations for 1958, National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, February 19, 1957, pp. 1417–1419.
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