feb 27, 1960 - 2/27/1960 Ret. CIA director (1947-1950) and Vice Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter in New York Times "It is time for the truth to be brought out in open Congressional hearings... behind the scenes, high-ranking Air Force officers are soberly concerned about the UFO's. But through official secrecy and ridicule, many citizens are led to believe the unknown flying objects are nonsense... to hide the facts, the Air Force has silenced its personnel"
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https://www.wanttoknow.info/600228nytimeshttps://www.nytimes.com/1960/02/28/archives/air-forge-order-on-saucers-cited-pamphlet-by-the-inspector-general.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roscoe_H._Hillenkoetter
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