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Richard Hall

1966-01-01year known, day not recorded

Deputy Director of NICAP; held what the 1966 SAB Ad Hoc Committee described as the era's most credible pro-UFO position, actively arguing (rather than reasoning by elimination, as James McDonald did) that UFOs were real, solid, extraterrestrial craft.

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No title recorded DOW-UAP-D092 1966-04-19/1967-05-16

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…hesis that UFOs exist appears to be the one proposed by Mr. Richard Hall, Deputy Director of NICAP. His is an active hypothesis wher…

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← James E. McDonald

both leading 1966-era pro-UFO scientists; McDonald reasoned by elimination while Hall argued directly

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