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Maj. Dewey J. Fournet Jr.

U.S. Air Force Major, World War II - c.1953 (U.S. Air Force)

Case File
Bornc. 1920s - United States
AliasesDewey Fournet, Major Fournet, D.J. Fournet
ServiceWorld War II - c.1953 (U.S. Air Force)
ClearanceTop Secret (former)

Summary

Major Dewey J. Fournet Jr. served as the Pentagon's direct liaison and project monitor for Project Blue Book from 1951 to 1953, giving him a unique vantage point as the senior Washington-level officer tracking UFO intelligence during the program's most active period. He was personally present during the 1952 Washington D.C. radar flap and compiled a classified analysis concluding that UFO flight characteristics could not be explained by known science or human technology. After leaving the Air Force, he was among a small number of senior officers - named alongside Ruppelt and Admiral Hillenkoetter in a 1971 Australian JIO classified intelligence assessment - who publicly stated the U.S. government knew UFOs were extraterrestrial but was suppressing this from the public.

Roles

  • -U.S. Air Force Major
  • -Pentagon Project Monitor, Project Blue Book (1951-1953)

Organizations

U.S. Air ForceProject Blue BookAir Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC)

Early Career

  • -Served as a U.S. Air Force officer during and after World War II
  • -Assigned to the Pentagon as liaison officer to Project Blue Book and its predecessor ATIC investigations c.1951