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Leonard H. Stringfield (1920–1994) is the prominent American ufologist and UFO crash-retrieval researcher. Not to be confused with other Stringfields in different fields.
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- Leonard H. Stringfield — WikipediaWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Birth: December 17, 1920, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Death: December 18, 1994, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Army Air Force Intelligence officer (WW2)
- Founder of CRIFO, publisher of ORBIT newsletter
- NICAP public relations adviser (1957+)
- Condon Committee Early Warning Coordinator (1967–1969)
- Leonard H. Stringfield: Architect of the Crash-Retrieval Narrative — UAPediaUAPedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Pioneered pattern-based testimonial analysis methodology
- Cultivated military, medical, and mortuary personnel as sources
- Established research vocabulary adopted by MUFON and NICAP
- MUFON received 60 volumes of his papers in 2012
- Work focused on Wright-Patterson AFB as alleged repository
- Compiled accounts from over 70 alleged crash-retrieval incidents
- UAP/UFO Crash Retrieval Researcher/Author Leonard Stringfield was Army Air Force Intelligence During WW2 — MediumMedium▎ medium· 2026-05-14
- Confirmed Army Air Force Intelligence background during WW2
- Observed unusual aerial phenomena in 1945 aboard military transport
- Recognized by Major General John A. Samford (Air Force Intelligence Director) for UAP observation work
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Disambiguation: Leonard H. Stringfield (1920–1994) is the prominent American ufologist and UFO crash-retrieval researcher. Not to be confused with other Stringfields in different fields.
Leonard Harry Stringfield (1920–1994) was an American ufologist and primary architect of organized UFO crash-retrieval research. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he served as an Army Air Force Intelligence officer during World War II. In the 1950s, he founded CRIFO (Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects) and published the monthly newsletter ORBIT. From 1957 onward, he served as public relations adviser for NICAP under Donald Keyhoe and later as director of public relations for MUFON. He is best known for his pioneering seven-volume "UFO Crash Retrieval Status Report" series (1978–1994), which compiled accounts from over 70 alleged incidents based on interviews with military, medical, and mortuary personnel. His work established foundational methodology for collecting and analyzing testimonial evidence regarding alleged government recoveries of extraterrestrial craft.
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Desambiguação: Leonard H. Stringfield (1920–1994) is the prominent American ufologist and UFO crash-retrieval researcher. Not to be confused with other Stringfields in different fields.
Leonard Harry Stringfield (1920–1994) foi um ufologista americano e arquiteto principal da pesquisa organizada sobre recuperações de UFOs acidentados. Nascido em Cincinnati, Ohio, serviu como oficial de Inteligência da Força Aérea do Exército durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Na década de 1950, fundou a CRIFO (Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects) e publicou o boletim mensal ORBIT. A partir de 1957, atuou como conselheiro de relações públicas da NICAP sob Donald Keyhoe e posteriormente como diretor de relações públicas do MUFON. É mais conhecido por sua série pioneira de sete volumes "UFO Crash Retrieval Status Report" (1978–1994), que compilou relatos de mais de 70 incidentes supostamente baseados em entrevistas com pessoal militar, médico e funerário. Seu trabalho estabeleceu metodologia fundamental para coletar e analisar evidências testemunhais relativas às alegadas recuperações governamentais de naves extraterrestres.
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- Leonard H. Stringfield — Wikipedia · Wikipedia · reliability:
high— Birth: December 17, 1920, Cincinnati, Ohio; Death: December 18, 1994, Cincinnati, Ohio; Army Air Force Intelligence officer (WW2); Founder of CRIFO, publisher of ORBIT newsletter; NICAP public relations adviser (1957+); Condon Committee Early Warning Coordinator (1967–1969); Published seven-volume UFO Crash Retrieval Status Reports (1978–1994); Director of Public Relations for DuBois Chemicals (retired 1981) - Leonard H. Stringfield: Architect of the Crash-Retrieval Narrative — UAPedia · UAPedia · reliability:
high— Pioneered pattern-based testimonial analysis methodology; Cultivated military, medical, and mortuary personnel as sources; Established research vocabulary adopted by MUFON and NICAP; MUFON received 60 volumes of his papers in 2012; Work focused on Wright-Patterson AFB as alleged repository; Compiled accounts from over 70 alleged crash-retrieval incidents - UAP/UFO Crash Retrieval Researcher/Author Leonard Stringfield was Army Air Force Intelligence During WW2 — Medium · Medium · reliability:
medium— Confirmed Army Air Force Intelligence background during WW2; Observed unusual aerial phenomena in 1945 aboard military transport; Recognized by Major General John A. Samford (Air Force Intelligence Director) for UAP observation work