Richmond, Virginia: Blue Book chief Quintanilla tells press no UFO report is genuine
On 11 February 1965, Project Blue Book chief Maj. Hector Quintanilla, sent by the Pentagon on a debunking tour, told reporters in Richmond, Virginia, that not a single UFO report was genuine and displayed false UFO photos and fake debris.
Background
The Pentagon sent Project Blue Book chief Maj. Hector Quintanilla to Richmond, Virginia, on what the entry calls a debunking tour. Stressing delusions and hoaxes, he told reporters that not a single UFO report was genuine. His press conference display included false UFO photos and fake debris. "I am a facts man," Quintanilla said. "I cannot explain why people want to see UFOs." NICAP's UFO Investigator reported on the appearance under the headline "AF Misleads Senator." The account follows the entry in George M. Eberhart's chronology UFOs and Intelligence (CUFOS) and the sources cited there; it is not an independent determination by From Beyond Space.