



by Anthony Bragalia





One of the most acclaimed Naval scientists in U.S. military history has stated unequivocally that the Roswell crash of 1947 was not of a balloon nor was it a hoax. Based on evidence he had seen in an official capacity, the Commander was instead convinced that the crash represents an event with deep implications for all of mankind. Universally acknowledged as the “grandfather” of satellite technology – and a close associate of Dr. Werner von Braun – Commander George W. Hoover has revealed that the truth about Roswell is far stranger that we have ever dared to think.



THE GENIUS COMMANDER







COMMANDER GEORGE W. HOOVER, SEATED (LEFT) WITH FRED DURANT (ROBERTSON PANEL ON UFOS) AND WERNER von BRAUN (SEATED ACROSS)





Commander George W. Hoover was long associated with the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR). He was also a space program pioneer and innovator of numerous avionic and astronautical devices. Hoover was highly awarded for his technical achievements including the Aviation Week Laureate Award, the American Astronautical Society’s Space Flight Award, the Legion of Merit and the British Interplanetary Society’s Bronze Medal.





Hoover made enormous contributions to atmospheric balloon research leading to Project Skyhook; the X-15 Jet Aircraft (in developing the D-558-1) and to Werner von Braun’s Project Orbiter (resulting in the launch of Explorer I, the first American satellite.) When retired from service, Hoover was a leading consultant to organizations including NASA (providing human standards development for Apollo) General Dynamics, McDonnell Douglas and Curtis Wright. Hoover was also instrumental in the development of the first advanced flight instrumentation and of the first flight simulators. A highly decorated pilot as well, he personally logged over 5,000 flight hours in over 100 types of aircraft.





Dr. Werner von Braun said of Hoover in the early 1950s, “Everybody talks about satellites, then nobody does anything. George Hoover’s contribution should never be forgotten.” Vice Chief of the Navy, Admiral Harry D. Felt said of Hoover that he offered “the driving spirit, organizing genius, imagination and foresight which set in motion the mighty effort toward the first man-made earth satellite, man’s first step toward space flight.”



HOOVER THE VISIONARY





Hoover was not only a technical genius, but also a scientist with far-ranging interest, including studies in cosmology and philosophy. Hoover also had developed theories on the technical feasibility of lunar and Mars bases with the likes of Harvard astronomer Fred Whipple, Arthur C. Clarke and German scientist Krafft A. Ehricke. Hoover’s interest extended to the subject of UFOs.





Developing evidence shows that Hoover may well have been assisting Fred Durant of the early UFO government study group “The Robertson Panel” as well as on other official UFO studies with others.





His private interest in such things though is demonstrated in a strange “side” episode in his career: In 1957, Admiral N. Furth (who helped lead the Office of Naval Research) had received in the mail in a manilla envelope a copy of the book “The Case for the UFO” by astronomer Morris K. Jessup. The copy made its way to Major Darrell L. Ritter of ONR. Ritter presented George Hoover and Captain Sidney Sherby with a copy of the book. The version of the book sent to ONR, however, had handwritten comments on the top, bottom and margins of the pages. Now known to have been the scrawls of a dubious character named Carlos Allende, the annotations were nonetheless “interesting.” Though clearly amateur, they did in fact speak coincidentally to some of the very areas of technical and theoretical development that George Hoover himself was then engaged. This included notes by Allende about “magnetic fields” “gravity fields” “cosmic rays” and “cloaking technologies.” Because of this, Hoover reviewed the material (in a strictly personal capacity) to see if anything of any value could be culled. Of course there was not, but the strange episode demonstrates that Hoover was one of the Navy’s foremost “outside of the box” thinkers. Hoover reported back that Allende’s wild ideas of naval ship “invisibility” likely found their impetus in routine ship degaussing exercises made at the time.



THE COMMANDER’S NAMESAKE SON: “WHAT HE TOLD ME ABOUT ROSWELL”





GEORGE HOOVER JR.





George W. Hoover Jr. is the namesake son of Commander George Hoover. Hoover Jr. is himself highly accomplished. He is Berkeley-educated and degreed in Engineering Physics with an MBA from UCLA and a JD from Loyola Law. Hoover Jr. is today a Partner with one of the most prestigious and successful patent law firms in the nation. Hoover Jr. holds US Patents in technologies as far ranging as Energy Storage and 3-D Mapping. Prior to this, Hoover Jr. was a Senior Manager in Advanced Control Systems for Hughes Aircraft.





In extended email correspondence with a research associate of mine named Aurimas Svitojus, George W. Hoover Jr. recently revealed some remarkable things about his father, Commander George Hoover:





· Hoover was -in an official capacity – made privy to Roswell crash information in the 1950s or earlier





· Hoover related some of this information to Hoover Jr. as early as the 1960s!





· Hoover told his son “on a number of occasions” the he had personally “seen the evidence about the Roswell crash event that convinced him that it was neither a balloon nor a hoax”





· Hoover Sr. either would not, could not or did not wish to elaborate any further on this with his son, even after several conversations





· Hoover Sr. had “both a personal and a professional interest in UFOs”





George Hoover Jr. confirms that his father spoke of the Roswell crash – by name – as early as the 1960s. This is yet another powerful example of people privately speaking of the Roswell crash well before “all of the hoopla” of media attention in beginning in the 1980s and 1990s.





Hoover Jr. also confirms that his father was “professionally” involved in the study of UFOs while at the Navy. He further confirms that his father knew positively – by personal examination of evidence that he deemed conclusive – that the Roswell crash was not resultant from the crash of a balloon and that it was not a hoax. Just what exactly it was though, Hoover Sr. did not seem to want to tell his namesake son.



CIA’S FRED DURANT ON ROSWELL AND HOOVER









This author reached out to Fred Durant to see if any more information could be obtained on this. Durant is the former Secretary of the CIA’s UFO study group “The Roberston Panel” of 1952, resulting in what is sometimes called the “Durant Report.” Fred Durant and George Hoover were very close for a very long time, including when both were at the ONR.





Durant is now 94 years old and living in North Carolina. He is still well-spoken and sharp, but very guarded. He was extraordinarily evasive with me in both emails (sent through his assistant, as Durant is now nearly blind) as well as in phone conversation. Durant still speaks like a spook. The former CIA Agent qualified his responses to me several times and prefaced his answers with seemingly well-rehearsed phrases common to those in Intelligence: “I have no reason to believe” and “To my knowledge.”

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