No doubt the 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron was an elite kickass unit. Formed in 1951 during the Korean War and headquartered in Japan, the 6004th sent its operatives behind enemy lines, interrogated POWs, analyzed gun-cam footage and examined foreign technology, among many other things. As retired USAF colonel and historian Michael Haas wrote, its skills “were so unique that never since has the U.S. Air Force attempted — or been allowed to — duplicate an organization like the wartime 6004th AISS.”

So when one of its former members steps forward with allegations about UFOs, it demands at least some cursory attention. He identified himself as retired USAF lieutenant colonel Dick French. Here’s what he told veteran UFO investigator Antonio Huneeus earlier this year.

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