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Allen Dulles

1953–1969

First civilian Director of Central Intelligence (1953-1961), the CIA's longest-serving director. Appointed by Eisenhower; commissioned the CIA's Robertson Panel weeks into his tenure. Forced to resign by JFK after the 1961 Bay of Pigs failure. Later served on the Warren Commission investigating JFK's assassination - a role widely scrutinized given his own prior dismissal by Kennedy.

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confirmedRobertson Panel
commissioned it weeks into his CIA tenure
Source: F.C. Durant, Report of Meetings of the OSI Scientific Advisory Panel on UFOs (Durant Report), CIA, Jan 14-18 1953
confirmedProject Blue Book
oversaw CIA involvement in reviewing its work
Source: USAF Project Blue Book records; Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (1956)
confirmedJohn Foster Dulles
his older brother
Source: John Foster Dulles bio (brothers)
confirmedCentral Intelligence Agency
Director of Central Intelligence (1953-61)
Source: Wikipedia: Allen Dulles
confirmedDwight Eisenhower
appointed him first civilian CIA Director in 1953
Source: Official government / corporate service records
reportedMajestic 12 (MJ-12)
named as an alleged member in the disputed documents
Source: MJ-12 documents (widely regarded as disputed/forged); Stanton Friedman analysis
disputedJohn McCone
forced to resign after the Bay of Pigs; replaced by McCone
Source: Official government / corporate service records
disputedJohn F. Kennedy
JFK forced his resignation after the 1961 Bay of Pigs failure
Source: RTÉ Brainstorm — JFK & Bay of Pigs
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