Robert Ginna, (1925-2025) was the coauthor of the article, "Have We Visitors from Space?" that appeared in Life magazine on April 7, 1952, and reported on the revitalized USAF Project Blue Book.
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Robert E. Ginna Jr., Whose Article Bolstered U.F.O. Claims, Dies at 99
UFO History - Have We Visitors from Space?
April 7, 1952 — Henry B. Darrach Jr. and Robert Ginna’s article, “Have We Visitors from Space?" It comes close to advocating the ET Hypothesis, and its primary sources are high-ranking Air Force officers. Sounds familiar.
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H. B. Darrach Jr. and Robert Ginna, “Have We Visitors from Space?” Life, April 7, 1952, pp. 80–96 >
Full PDF article
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Michael D. Swords, "1952: Ruppelt’s Big Year" International UFO Reporter, Vol 28, no. 4 (Winter 2003–2004): pp 8–9. PDF copy
Here's a NICAP, "Scholarly Commentary on LIFE Article of April 7, 1952" - that might change or make you go hmmmm, or confirm any suspicions you might have about the LIFE article.
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Robert E. Ginna Jr., Whose Article Bolstered U.F.O. Claims, Dies at 99
UFO History - Have We Visitors from Space?
April 7, 1952 — Henry B. Darrach Jr. and Robert Ginna’s article, “Have We Visitors from Space?" It comes close to advocating the ET Hypothesis, and its primary sources are high-ranking Air Force officers. Sounds familiar.
![[Image: dSRoXqP.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/dSRoXqP.jpg)
![[Image: eemFYf4.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/eemFYf4.jpg)
![[Image: KK4WdAm.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/KK4WdAm.jpg)
H. B. Darrach Jr. and Robert Ginna, “Have We Visitors from Space?” Life, April 7, 1952, pp. 80–96 >
Full PDF article
![[Image: CAXZpcP.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/CAXZpcP.jpg)
Michael D. Swords, "1952: Ruppelt’s Big Year" International UFO Reporter, Vol 28, no. 4 (Winter 2003–2004): pp 8–9. PDF copy
Here's a NICAP, "Scholarly Commentary on LIFE Article of April 7, 1952" - that might change or make you go hmmmm, or confirm any suspicions you might have about the LIFE article.
"It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong." – Thomas Sowell