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G. Johnson
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Kelly Johnson (1910-1990) was an American aeronautical engineer and aviation pioneer who played a crucial role in early U.S. government aerospace programs. As the chief engineer at Lockheed's Advanced Development facility in Burbank, California, known as the Skunk Works, Johnson led the development of the U-2 high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft beginning in 1955. The U-2 program, conducted in partnership with the CIA, inadvertently contributed to UFO reports when the aircraft's unusual appearance and flight characteristics led to misidentifications as unidentified flying objects during the Cold War era.