Harold Brown
Secretary of the Air Force who announced the selection of the University of Colorado to conduct the Condon Committee's independent UFO study in 1966, following Gerald Ford's push for a congressional investigation. Later served as Secretary of Defense under Jimmy Carter (1977-1981). After leaving the Pentagon, was a partner at private equity firm Warburg Pincus for 17 years and served as a corporate director for over a dozen companies including IBM, Cummins Engine, and Philip Morris/Altria, alongside a 36-year run as a RAND Corporation trustee.
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announced the selection of his committeeCaveat Claim: Harold Brown announced the selection of the Condon committee. The caution says one passage does not name Condon - and the same citation then gives Brown stating the decision himself at printed 6044. The claim is carried.scope: scoped · reviewed 2026-08-21
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later served as his Secretary of DefenseCaveat THE ROSTER CARRIES THE OFFICE, NOT THE YEARS. It lists each Secretary under the president they served and gives no dates.scope: scoped
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gave the Air Force statement as Secretary of the Air ForceUnidentified Flying Objectsprinted p. 5991 checked against the page
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served as a trustee for 36 yearsOfficial government / corporate service records