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Capt. Charles HardinCharles Hardin (USAF)Hardin (Blue Book)Mr. Hardin
Disambiguation
Captain Charles Hardin was a U.S. Air Force officer; distinct from Lieutenant General Ernest C. Hardin Jr. and Major General Thomas O. Hardin (different individuals in Air Force records).
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U.S. Air Force Officer; Director of Project Blue BookUnited States Air Force
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- Project Blue Book - WikipediaWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Captain Charles Hardin appointed head of Project Blue Book in March 1954
- Hardin had dismissive views toward UFO investigation; per Ruppelt: 'thinks that anyone who is even interested [in UFOs] is crazy. They bore him'
- Delegated investigations to 4602nd unit rather than pursuing investigations himself
- 1955: Air Force redirected Blue Book's mission from investigation to minimizing unidentified reports
- Percentage of unidentified reports fell from 20-25% (Ruppelt era) to <1% by late 1956
- Succeeded by Captain George T. Gregory in 1956
- Project Blue Book Directors and History - NICAPNICAP (National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Charles Hardin served as one of the successive directors of Project Blue Book
- Blue Book directors succession: Ruppelt → Hardin → Gregory → Friend → Quintanilla
- Hardin's tenure part of overall history of USAF UFO investigation efforts (1952-1969)
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Mr. Hardin
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