Maj. Hector Quintanilla

Registry record

Past roles

Head of USAF Project Blue Book during the Socorro investigation

Credentials

USAF officer

UAP involvement

Oversaw Blue Book when Case 8766 was designated unidentified

Principal disclosures

Allegedly called Socorro his most puzzling case (retrospective quotation, unverified)

Evidence contributed

Blue Book case disposition

Knowledge type

Official program investigator

Corroboration

Disposition reported in dossier; quotation lacks a first-person source

Assessment

Official role documented in case file; attributed remark unverified

Rank source

Jason's V93 Socorro Case Evidence tab

Last reviewed

2026-11-12

Evidence (1)

• Maj. Hector Quintanilla allegedly called Socorro his most puzzling case Unverified
  E-V99-092 · Undated (retrospective) · Attributed remark