Person
Harold Brown
- Secretary of the Air Force (1965–1969); later Secretary of Defense (1977–1981)
- Physicist
Harold Brown (1927–2019) was a physicist who served as Secretary of the Air Force from 1965 to 1969 and later as Secretary of Defense (1977–1981). He testified at the House Armed Services Committee hearing on UFOs on 5 April 1966.
Sources: House Armed Services hearing (1966)
Facts and claims
- claimed Asked in 1966 what the Air Force was hiding, Secretary of the Air Force Brown said: “We have not been hiding anything; the investigations have been made public.” — Harold Brown Source: Hynek and Air Force Secretary Harold Brown at a press conference (1966 news footage) at 0:30
Connected files
Claims
- The U.S. government has deliberately spread false or misleading information about UFOs (disputes claim)
Documents
- Hearing transcript: Unidentified Flying Objects — House Armed Services Committee (April 5, 1966) (statement about)
Hearings & briefings
Videos
- CBS Reports: “UFO: Friend, Foe or Fantasy?” (Walter Cronkite, 10 May 1966) (appears in)
- Hynek and Air Force Secretary Harold Brown at a press conference (1966 news footage) (appears in)