DOW-UAP-D180, Final Personnel Record for McCoy, Howard M., U.S. Air Force, 1954

Official Description

This file contains the final personnel record of U.S. Air Force officer Howard M. McCoy, who left service as a Colonel, a senior field-grade officer responsible for significant operational and administrative duties. From December 1946 to August 1949, Colonel McCoy served as Deputy Commanding General for Intelligence (T-2), and later as Chief of the Intelligence Department, Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, at what is now known as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. During his tenure, the Air Force initiated two significant studies centering on unidentified anomalous phenomena: Project SIGN and Project GRUDGE. He was among the senior Air Force intelligence officers involved in the early design, administration, and execution of those programs.

Key Findings

• →Described as the final personnel record of USAF Colonel Howard M. McCoy, dated 8/31/54.
• →Per the description, McCoy was Deputy Commanding General for Intelligence (T-2) from December 1946 to August 1949.
• →Per the description, he later served as Chief of the Intelligence Department, Headquarters, Air Materiel Command, at Wright-Patterson AFB.
• →Per the description, Project SIGN and Project GRUDGE, early UAP studies, were initiated during his tenure.
• →Per the description, he was among the senior Air Force intelligence officers involved in designing, administering and executing those programs.

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