KEYHOE

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Disambiguation: Donald Edward Keyhoe (1897–1988), American Marine Corps officer and UFO disclosure advocate. Not to be confused with other researchers or persons with the surname Keyhoe.

Major Donald Edward Keyhoe (June 20, 1897 – November 29, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps naval aviator, writer, and prominent UFO researcher. A 1919 graduate of the Naval Academy, he served as a fighter pilot and later tour manager for Charles Lindbergh. After returning to active duty during World War II in the Naval Aviation Training Division, he retired at the rank of major. In 1949, Keyhoe investigated UFO phenomena for True magazine, publishing his landmark article "The Flying Saucers Are Real" in January 1950, which proposed that UFOs might be extraterrestrial spacecraft and sparked public discourse about government secrecy. In 1956, he co-founded and became director (1957–1969) of the National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena (NICAP), the largest and most influential civilian UFO research organization in the United States during the late 1950s–1960s. Leveraging his military credentials and Pentagon contacts, Keyhoe systematically challenged the U.S. government's UFO secrecy and demanded public release of government UFO files, becoming the first major public figure to legitimize UFO research beyond "kooks and fuzzy thinkers."

Enriquecimento (PT-BR)

Desambiguação: Donald Edward Keyhoe (1897–1988), American Marine Corps officer and UFO disclosure advocate. Not to be confused with other researchers or persons with the surname Keyhoe.

Major Donald Edward Keyhoe (20 de junho de 1897 – 29 de novembro de 1988) foi um oficial aviador naval do Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais dos Estados Unidos, escritor e proeminente pesquisador de fenômenos UAP/UFO. Formado pela Academia Naval em 1919, serviu como piloto de combate e posteriormente como gerente de tour do aviador Charles Lindbergh. Após retornar ao serviço ativo durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial na Divisão de Treinamento de Aviação Naval, aposentou-se com patente de Major. Em 1949, Keyhoe investigou fenômenos UFO para a revista True, publicando seu artigo marcante "The Flying Saucers Are Real" em janeiro de 1950, propondo que UFOs poderiam ser naves extraterrestres e desencadeando debate público sobre sigilo governamental. Em 1956, co-fundou e tornou-se diretor (1957–1969) do National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena (NICAP), a maior e mais influente organização civil de pesquisa UFO nos Estados Unidos durante o final da década de 1950 e 1960. Aproveitando suas credenciais militares e contatos no Pentágono, Keyhoe desafiou sistematicamente o sigilo do governo dos EUA sobre UFOs e exigiu a divulgação pública dos arquivos UFO do governo, tornando-se a primeira figura pública de grande relevância a legitimar a pesquisa UFO além de "excêntricos e pensadores confusos".

External Sources

• Donald Keyhoe · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Born June 20, 1897; died November 29, 1988; Naval Academy 1919, Marine Corps officer, retired as major; Published 'The Flying Saucers Are Real' (1950) in True magazine; Co-founded NICAP in 1956, served as director 1957–1969; Most influential civilian UFO researcher of the 1950s–1960s
• UFO Investigator, Author Donald E. Keyhoe, 91, Dies · The Washington Post · reliability: high — Died November 29, 1988, age 91; Career in UFO investigation and disclosure advocacy; Published several influential books on UFOs
• National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena · Wikipedia · reliability: high — NICAP founded in 1956 as civilian UFO research organization; Keyhoe became director after Fahrney's departure in April 1957; Largest and most influential civilian UFO research group (late 1950s–late 1960s); Advocated for congressional hearings and release of government UFO files

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