AudioBlog: The Best Hoax in UFO History

There are cases throughout UFO history that continue to inspire
debate, even though they’ve been declared hoaxes by most of the
people who have looked into them. One such case came up early on
near the beginning of the UFO mystery. It was investigated by Capt.
Edward J. Ruppelt, then head of Project Blue Book, and 2nd Lt.
Robert M. Olsson. In his 1956 book, The Report on Unidentified
Flying Objects, Ruppelt tells the reader that it was officially
labeled a hoax, and calls it “the best hoax in UFO history.” Even
so, there were a couple of unexplained details that have left some
researchers, such as Karl Pflock, wondering.According to Ruppelt in
his book, he got a call from Air Technical Intelligence Command
(Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio, where Project Blue Book had
its office) while he was in the shower getting ready for work. An
“operational immediate” wire had just come in and Ruppelt was told
that he should come in as soon as he could. When he got to ATIC, he
learned that the wire was from an intelligence officer at a Florida
airbase. It told of a report of a UFO encounter by a scoutmaster
and three boy scouts. The scoutmaster was reportedly burned after
getting too close and was described as a “solid citizen.” According
to Ruppelt, transport on a B-25 was arranged, and he and Olsson
headed to Florida. Read more