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AI Summary
- Paul Bennewitz reported UFO sightings and alien-government conspiracy; an Air Force counterintelligence agent fed into his beliefs for years, eventually leading to his institutionalization
- Edward J. Ruppelt of Project Blue Book investigated the 1952 Washington D.C. UFO flap; after a scientific panel recommended downplaying UFO reports to prevent hysteria, he retired and criticized the policy change
- Both Bennewitz and Ruppelt asked too many questions about UFO phenomena and were marginalized by their respective institutions
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