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Today in History – January 16, 1984 – Death of aviator who made first widely reported UFO sighting in the U.S.

January 16, 2021

16 January 1984 With the release of the UFO papers almost to the day of his death, this Today in History seems most timely. On …

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Today in History – January 16, 1984 – Death of aviator who made first widely reported UFO sighting in the U.S.

January 16, 2021

16 January 1984 With the release of the UFO papers almost to the day of his death, this Today in History seems most timely. On …

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Cooley, Robert “Bob”

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Robert Cooley

Preferred Name: Bob
Nickname/Call Sign: Spade
Date of Birth: February 17, 1932
Headed West: November 8, 2016
Highest Military Grade Held: 0-5 – Lieutenant Colonel
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Robert "Bob" Cooley - before
Robert "Bob" Cooley - now
Biography
Pilot Information
Biography

Bob Cooley flew the F-100 from 1962-1965 with the 4511th and 4517th TFTS out of Luke AFB, AZ.

Pilot Information

Units Assigned

  • 12/1953 Graduated from Aviation Cadets
  • 1954 39th FIS, 51st FIW ROK (F-86)
  • 1954-1956 339 FIS Japan (F-86)
  • 1956 95 FIS Andrews AFB, DC (F-86)
  • 1956-1961 197th FIS, Arizona Air National Guard (F-86, F-104)
  • 1961-1962 162nd FBS Ohio Air National Guard (F-84F)
  • 1962-1965 4511th and 4517th TFTS, Luke AFB, AZ (F-100)
  • 1965-1966 9th TFS Spangdahlem AB, Germany (F-105)
  • 1966 357th TFS Tahkli AB, Thailand (F-105)
  • 1966-1970 Tac Fighter Weapons Center, Nellis AFB, NV (F-105)
  • 1970-1973 Hq TAC, Langley AFB, VA
  • 1973-1974 Incirlik AB, Turkey
  • 1974-1978 390th TFS and The RTU, Mountain Home AFB, ID (F-111F)

Awards & Decorations

Flight Info

F-86
F-104
F-84F
F-100
F-105
F-111F

Military & Civilian Education

Military Education:

  • Air Command and Staff College
  • Industrial College of the Armed Forces

Civilian Education:

  • Arizona State University graduate

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