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Donald Keyhoe
Also known as: Donald E. Keyhoe
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Disclosure movement - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 5 facts
referenceIn the 1955 book 'The Flying Saucer Conspiracy', Donald Keyhoe argued for an end to a supposed government cover-up regarding UFOs.
claimIn 1963, Donald Keyhoe called for full disclosure of UFO facts after citing conversations with members of the United States Congress, though no major announcement occurred.
claimDonald Keyhoe argued for an end to a supposed government cover-up of UFOs in his 1955 book, The Flying Saucer Conspiracy.
claimIn 1963, Donald Keyhoe called for full disclosure of UFO facts and predicted that government action would occur within a few months, though no major announcement followed.
claimDonald Keyhoe, citing conversations with members of Congress, called for full disclosure of UFO facts and predicted that some action would occur in a few months in 1963.
Unidentified flying object - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimVice Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter, the first director of the CIA, wanted public disclosure of UFO evidence, according to NICAP official Donald E. Keyhoe.
referenceDonald E. Keyhoe wrote the book 'Aliens from space; the real story of unidentified flying objects', which posits the existence of extraterrestrial visitors.
claimIn 1950, three influential books were published: Donald Keyhoe's 'The Flying Saucers Are Real', Frank Scully's 'Behind the Flying Saucers', and Gerald Heard's 'The Riddle of the Flying Saucers'.
Aliens in America - The New York Times nytimes.com 2 facts
referenceIn the book 'Flying Saucers: Top Secret', Donald Keyhoe lists several credible UFO witnesses whose signed reports are held in NICAP files, including three pilots, Baltimore astronomer Dr. James C. Bartlett, Jr., and Lutheran minister Rev. Kenneth R. Hoffman and his wife.
referenceDonald Keyhoe's book 'Flying Saucers Are Real' and Frank Scully's book 'Behind the Flying Saucers' were published in 1950, alleging a government cover-up of UFOs and shifting the credibility issue from witnesses to the U.S. government and military.