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Index Edward J. Ruppelt

Edward James Ruppelt (July 17, 1923 – September 15, 1960) was a United States Air Force officer probably best known for his involvement in Project Blue Book, a formal governmental study of unidentified flying objects (UFOs).[1]

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  1. 33 relations: Aerospace engineering, Aerospace manufacturer, Air Medal, Bachelor of Science, Bombardier (aircrew), Captain (United States), Distinguished Flying Cross (United States), Donald Keyhoe, Doubleday (publisher), Flying saucer, Grundy Center, Iowa, Iowa, Iowa State University, J. Allen Hynek, Jerome Clark, John A. Samford, Korean War, Long Beach, California, Myocardial infarction, National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena, Northrop Grumman, Project Blue Book, Project Grudge, Robertson Panel, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Service star, The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects, Unidentified flying object, United States Air Force, United States Army Air Corps, Virginia Tech, World War II, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

  2. American UFO writers

Aerospace engineering

Aerospace engineering is the primary field of engineering concerned with the development of aircraft and spacecraft.

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Aerospace manufacturer

An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft.

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Air Medal

The Air Medal (AM) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.

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Bachelor of Science

A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin scientiae baccalaureus) is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years.

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Bombardier (aircrew)

A bombardier or bomb aimer is the crew member of a bomber aircraft responsible for the targeting of aerial bombs.

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Captain (United States)

In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a commissioned-officer rank.

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Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)

The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.

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Donald Keyhoe

Donald Edward Keyhoe (June 20, 1897 – November 29, 1988) was an American Marine Corps naval aviator, Donald E(dward) Keyhoe. Edward J. Ruppelt and Donald Keyhoe are American UFO writers, military personnel from Iowa and ufologists.

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Doubleday (publisher)

Doubleday is an American publishing company.

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Flying saucer

A flying saucer is a purported disc-shaped UFO.

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Grundy Center, Iowa

Grundy Center is a city in Grundy County, Iowa.

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Iowa

Iowa is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.

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Iowa State University

Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa.

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J. Allen Hynek

Josef Allen Hynek (May 1, 1910 – April 27, 1986) was an American astronomer, professor, and ufologist. Edward J. Ruppelt and J. Allen Hynek are American UFO writers and ufologists.

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Jerome Clark

Jerome Clark (born November 27, 1946)"Jerome Clark". Edward J. Ruppelt and Jerome Clark are American UFO writers and ufologists.

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John A. Samford

John Alexander Samford (August 29, 1905 – December 1, 1968) was a lieutenant general in the United States Air Force who served as Director of the National Security Agency.

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Korean War

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.

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Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Myocardial infarction

A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle.

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National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena

The National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) is an unidentified flying object (UFO) research group most active in the United States from the 1950s to the 1980s.

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Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense company.

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Project Blue Book

Project Blue Book was the code name for the systematic study of unidentified flying objects by the United States Air Force from March 1952 to its termination on December 17, 1969.

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Project Grudge

Project Grudge was a short-lived project by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to investigate unidentified flying objects (UFOs).

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Robertson Panel

The Robertson Panel was a scientific committee which met in January 1953 headed by Howard P. Robertson.

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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public airport located in Crystal City, in Arlington County, Virginia, United States, from Washington, D.C. It is the closest airport to Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, the 24th-busiest airport in the nation, the busiest airport in the Washington metropolitan area, and the second busiest in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area.

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Service star

A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or service period.

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The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects

The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects is a 1956 book by then-retired Air Force UFO investigator Edward J. Ruppelt, detailing his experience running Project Bluebook.

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Unidentified flying object

An unidentified flying object (UFO), or unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP), is any perceived airborne, submerged or transmedium phenomenon that cannot be immediately identified or explained.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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United States Army Air Corps

The United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) was the aerial warfare service component of the United States Army between 1926 and 1941.

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Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech (VT), officially the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI), is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene and Montgomery counties.

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See also

American UFO writers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_J._Ruppelt

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