Government / Military

Dwight Eisenhower

1954–1969

34th U.S. President (1953-1961); Project Blue Book operated throughout his presidency. Persistent, unsubstantiated rumors allege he met with extraterrestrials at Edwards Air Force Base in 1954; official records contain no such meeting.

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Connections (6)

confirmedHerbert York

his administration's first Director of Defense Research and Engineering (1958)

Source: Wikipedia: Herbert York

confirmedProject Blue Book

Project Blue Book operated throughout his presidency

Source: USAF Project Blue Book records; Ruppelt, Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (1956)

confirmedAllen Dulles

appointed him first civilian CIA Director in 1953

Source: Official government / corporate service records

confirmedJohn Foster Dulles

served as his Secretary of State (1953-1959)

Source: Official government / corporate service records

confirmedHarry Truman

successor continued his UFO investigation program

reportedMajestic 12 (MJ-12)

alleged in disputed documents to have been briefed on it

Source: MJ-12 documents (widely regarded as disputed/forged); Stanton Friedman analysis

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