Chief of Staff

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Disambiguation: NOT to be confused with Major General Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr. (his son), also a U.S. Air Force officer. Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was named after General Hoyt S. Vandenberg in 1958.

General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (1899–1954) was the second Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, serving from April 30, 1948, to June 30, 1953, under Presidents Truman and Eisenhower. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he rose through the ranks during World War II as commanding general of the Ninth Air Force in Europe. Prior to his Air Force role, he served as the second Director of Central Intelligence (June 1946–May 1947). During his tenure as Air Force Chief of Staff, Vandenberg received Project Sign briefings regarding unidentified flying objects; Project Sign personnel had proposed an "Estimate of the Situation" suggesting an extraterrestrial hypothesis, but Vandenberg rejected it due to insufficient evidence and allegedly ordered related documents destroyed. He died of prostate cancer at Walter Reed Medical Center on April 2, 1954.

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Desambiguação: NOT to be confused with Major General Hoyt S. Vandenberg Jr. (his son), also a U.S. Air Force officer. Vandenberg Air Force Base in California was named after General Hoyt S. Vandenberg in 1958.

General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (1899–1954) foi o segundo Chefe de Estado-Maior da Força Aérea Americana, servindo de 30 de abril de 1948 até 30 de junho de 1953, sob os presidentes Truman e Eisenhower. Nascido em Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ascendeu através das fileiras durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial como comandante-geral da Nona Força Aérea na Europa. Antes de sua função na Força Aérea, serviu como segundo Diretor da Inteligência Central (junho de 1946 – maio de 1947). Durante seu mandato como Chefe de Estado-Maior da Força Aérea, Vandenberg recebeu briefings do Projeto Sign sobre fenômenos aéreos não identificados; os investigadores do Projeto Sign haviam proposto uma "Estimate of the Situation" sugerindo hipótese extraterrestre, mas Vandenberg rejeitou-a por falta de evidências suficientes e, supostamente, ordenou a destruição de documentos relacionados. Faleceu por câncer de próstata no Centro Médico Walter Reed em 2 de abril de 1954.

External Sources

• Hoyt Vandenberg · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Born January 24, 1899, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Died April 2, 1954, at Walter Reed Medical Center; Chief of Staff USAF April 30, 1948 – June 30, 1953; Second Director of Central Intelligence June 1946 – May 1947; Commanded Ninth Air Force during WWII
• General Hoyt Vandenberg · The UFO Database · reliability: medium — Received Project Sign briefings on UFO investigations; Rejected extraterrestrial hypothesis despite Project Sign recommendation; Reportedly ordered documents supporting extraterrestrial theory destroyed; Made 1952 statement denying UFOs were extraterrestrial machines; Conflicting accounts regarding Roswell incident involvement
• Biography of General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg (1899 – 1954), USA · Generals.dk (Military History Database) · reliability: high — Graduated USMA June 12, 1923; Commissioned second lieutenant Army Air Service; Advanced through ranks to General; Died of cancer at Walter Reed Medical Center

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