{"id":14318,"date":"2021-05-31T14:06:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-31T14:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=14318"},"modified":"2021-05-31T14:06:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T14:06:07","slug":"july-31-1952-flying-saucer-ufo-press-conference-with-maj-gen-john-a-samford-and-donald-keyhoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/july-31-1952-flying-saucer-ufo-press-conference-with-maj-gen-john-a-samford-and-donald-keyhoe\/","title":{"rendered":"July 31, 1952, &#8220;Flying Saucer&#8221; \/ UFO Press Conference with Maj. Gen. John A. Samford and Donald Keyhoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<div class=\"_1cCXb sc-bwCtUz dJRKRo\">\n<div class=\"_1DKxU sc-hrWEMg eeLlBH\">\n<div class=\"_wMel\" dir=\"auto\" data-description-content=\"true\">\n<p class=\"first\">This film reel is of a press conference held by the Air Force to address the rash of UFO sightings over Washington, D.C. in 1952.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first\">In this interview, Major General John A. Samford explains the Air Force\u2019s objective to identify and analyze potential threats from the UFO phenomenon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"first\">Appearing in the video after Maj. Gen. Samford is Donald Keyhoe.<\/p>\n<p>The press conference was held on July 31, 1952, and this film reel is found within the National Archives &amp; Records Administration.<\/p>\n<p>According to General Samford, between 1947 and the time of the interview (a span of about five years), there were between 1,000 and 2,000 reports collected. \u201cThe great bulk\u201d of them could be explained as hoaxes, mistakes, or naturally occurring phenomena. The rest of the sightings, which were made by \u201ccredible observers of relatively incredible things\u201d were what the Air Force was \u201cattempting to resolve\u201d with Project Blue Book.<\/p>\n<h3>Video Archive<\/h3>\n<p><iframe title=\"July 31, 1952, &quot;Flying Saucer&quot; \/ UFO Press Conference with Maj. Gen. John A. 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