Albert M. Chop

Albert M. Chop (birth and death years unknown) was an American public relations officer in the U.S. Air Force and aerospace industry. Initially skeptical of UFOs, as Chief of the Press Section at Air Materiel Command (AMC) at Wright-Patterson AFB, he shifted views after consulting pilots, scientists, and officials convinced of unknown craft origins. Transferred to the Pentagon in 1952, he served as spokesman for Project Blue Book, developing Air Force UFO policy and briefing media on sightings. He witnessed the July 26, 1952, Washington, D.C. UFO incident in the radar room at National Airport, observing radar returns and speaking to pilots as jets scrambled unsuccessfully. Later, as NASA's Deputy Public Relations Director, he made Snoopy a safety mascot. His experiences inspired the 1956 documentary 'Unidentified Flying Objects,' portraying him as protagonist convinced UFOs were real, possibly extraterrestrial.