Person

Hector Quintanilla

Also known as Quintanilla

Major (later Lt. Col.), U.S. Air Force; head of Project Blue Book (1963–1969)

Hector Quintanilla was a U.S. Air Force officer who headed Project Blue Book from 1963 until its closure in 1969. He testified at the House Armed Services Committee hearing on UFOs in April 1966.

Sources: House Armed Services hearing (1966)

Facts and claims

documented Maj. Hector Quintanilla Jr. attended the 5 April 1966 House Armed Services hearing as the Air Force's UFO project officer. Source: doc-transcript-1966-04-05.pdf