Brief

Hector Quintanilla

The claims the writer was given for Hector Quintanilla, in the order they were given.

1. 1

   When a shower of bright objects was reported in the Midwest, Héctor Quintanilla, who headed Project Blue Book, jumped out of bed at 4:00 a.m., ordered the area sealed by Air Force police, and supervised a square-inch by square-inch search of an entire forest for possible debris.

   “the same man who headed up Blue Book, Major Quintanilla, jumped out of bed at 4:00 a.m., ordered the area sealed by Air Force police, and supervised a square-inch by square-inch search of an entire forest for possible debris.”

   Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch13:31295-31513 administrative

2. 2

   The bright object sighted in that Midwest incident was a Soviet spacecraft expected to re-enter the atmosphere over the United States.

   “The object sighted was a Soviet spacecraft which had been expected to reenter the atmosphere over the U.S.”

   Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch13:31521-31625 administrative

3. 3

   Picking up foreign satellites was Héctor Quintanilla's primary assignment at the Foreign Technology Division.

   “Picking up foreign satellites was Quintanilla's primary assignment at the Foreign Technology Division.”

   Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch13:31628-31721 administrative

4. 4

   In 1964, Héctor Quintanilla wrote a thoughtful article on UFOs for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s internal magazine.

   “It is interesting to me that in 1964 Major Quintanilla wrote a thoughtful article on UFOs for the CIA's internal magazine.”

   Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch13:32114-32227 administrative

5. 5

   Héctor Quintanilla authorised Jacques Vallée to study the UFO cases gathered by the United States Air Force.

   “I went through the French Air Force data, and later Major Quintanilla authorized me to study the cases gathered by the U.S. Air Force.”

   Messengers of Deception: UFO Contacts and Cults 0101-01-01 ch4:9678-9806 administrative first hand

6. 6

   Declassified CIA files reveal that Hector Quintanilla, the Project Blue Book officer in charge of the Zamora investigation, was convinced Lonnie Zamora was telling the truth and described the case as 'the best-documented case on record'.

   “Declassified CIA files reveal the Project Blue Book officer in charge of the Zamora investigation, Hector Quintanilla, was convinced Zamora was telling the truth, describing the case as 'the best-documented case on record'.”

   In Plain Sight 2023-11-17 ch10:8498-8713 testimony second hand

7. 7

   Project BLUE BOOK was led successively by Capt Charles Hardin, Capt George T. Gregory, Lt Col Roger J. Friend, and Lt Col Hector Quintanilla, Jr.

   “Capt Charles Hardin, Capt George T. Gregory, Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Roger J. Friend, and Lt Col Hector Quintanilla, Jr.”

   Report on the Historical Record of U.S. Government Involvement with Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP), Volume I 2024-02-01 char:41959-42080 administrative