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UFO Interview: Tacker and Quintanilla on Blue Book

Lt Col Tacker and Maj Quintanilla discuss Project Blue Book's UFO identification efforts.

Event

Pending

Location

Pending

Source

National Archives UAP Bulk Downloads

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AI assisted

Reported Object Read

No specific UAP object described; records an interview concerning Project Blue Book and UFO identification.

Notable Characteristics

  • Sound: Sound
  • Environment: unknown

Reported Motion

No confident entries yet.

Evidence Notes

  • NARA shot list describes interview content on Project Blue Book.

1966 interview footage with Project Blue Book principals offers primary source insight into official USAF UFO investigation protocols, absent specific sighting details.

Shape read

Unclear

Sensors

Pending

AI confidence

95%

Prosaic Leads

  • Official USAF public information interview.

Anomalous Indicators

  • Direct discussion of UFO identification by program leads.

Evidence Gaps

  • No embedded UFO sighting descriptions or visuals; content limited to interview.
  • Exact interview date and location unspecified.
External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

Open archive
Program DisclosureExact quote
"Covers interview with Lt Col Lawrence J. Tacker and Maj Hector Quintanilla, Jr., concerning Project Blue Book, which relates to identification of unidentified flying objects (UFO)."

Unknown speaker

NARA catalog shot list summary.

Source

Pattern Mesh // linked sightings

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Chronology Trace // before & after

No dated sibling signals are available yet.

Official Files // source material

1 linked
Json

UFO Interview

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