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<title>William M. Garland</title>
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<p>Le général Garland est le chef de <span class="people">Edward J. Ruppelt</span> à l'<a
href="/org/us/dod/af/amc/atic">ATIC</a> de <time>1952-09</time> jusqu'au départ de Ruppelt, and was a moderately
confirmed believer, according to Ruppelt's unpublished papers. He was Gen. Samford's Assistant for Production in the
Pentagon, the no. 2 man in AF Intelligence, then transferred to ATIC as Commander in September 1952. He was the
inspiration behind the Life article by Robert Ginna. (Ruppelt: He gave Ginna his ideas and prompted Life to stick
their necks out.) After he got out of the Air Force in September 1953, Gen. Garland became a consultant to Rand</p>
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