STRINGFIELD

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Disambiguation: Leonard Henry Stringfield (1920–1994), American ufologist and crash-retrieval researcher. Not to be confused with other individuals with the surname Stringfield.

Leonard Henry Stringfield (1920–1994) was an American ufologist and civilian researcher who pioneered systematic documentation of alleged UFO crash-retrieval incidents. A World War II Army Air Force Intelligence officer who witnessed an unexplained aerial phenomenon in 1945, Stringfield became director of CRIFO (Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects) in the 1950s and served as public relations adviser for NICAP (1957 onward) and Early Warning Coordinator for the Condon Committee (1967–1969). He is best known for publishing seven "Status Reports" on UFO crash retrievals (1978–1994), drawing on testimonies from over 25 military personnel and intelligence sources, establishing crash-retrieval research as a distinct investigative methodology within ufology.

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Desambiguação: Leonard Henry Stringfield (1920–1994), American ufologist and crash-retrieval researcher. Not to be confused with other individuals with the surname Stringfield.

Leonard Henry Stringfield (1920–1994) foi um ufólogo americano e pesquisador civil que pioneou a documentação sistemática de incidentes alegados de recuperação de crashs de OVNIs. Um oficial de inteligência da Força Aérea do Exército dos EUA durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial que testemunhou um fenômeno aéreo inexplicado em 1945, Stringfield tornou-se diretor da CRIFO (Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects) nos anos 1950 e serviu como conselheiro de relações públicas para a NICAP (a partir de 1957) e coordenador de alerta antecipado para o Condon Committee (1967–1969). Ele é mais conhecido por publicar sete "Status Reports" sobre recuperações de crashs de OVNIs (1978–1994), extraindo testemunhos de mais de 25 fontes militares e de inteligência, estabelecendo a pesquisa de recuperação de crashs como uma metodologia investigativa distinta dentro da ufologia.

External Sources

• Leonard H. Stringfield · Wikipedia · reliability: high — Born 1920, died December 18, 1994; Army Air Force Intelligence officer in WWII; Director of CRIFO, public relations adviser for NICAP; Early Warning Coordinator for Condon Committee; Published 7 UFO Crash Retrieval Status Reports (1978–1994)
• Leonard H. Stringfield: Architect of the Crash-Retrieval Narrative · UAPedia · reliability: medium — Cincinnati-based civilian researcher; Systematized UFO crash-retrieval investigations; 1978 MUFON Dayton Symposium presentation 'Retrievals of the Third Kind' marked major impact; Focused on military and mortuary personnel testimonies, Wright-Patterson AFB; Active 1945–1994
• UAP/UFO Crash Retrieval Researcher/Author Leonard Stringfield was Army Air Force Intelligence During WW2 · Medium / Richard Geldreich Jr. · reliability: medium — August 28, 1945 sighting of three brilliant white objects during C-46 aircraft flight; Sighting occurred en route from Ie Shima to Iwo Jima; Incident catalyzed lifelong UFO research interest

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