A US Air Force officer who went missing in 1983 has been found in California living under an assumed name, authorities said, adding that he absconded from the military because he was depressed.
William Howard Hughes Jr, who had top secret clearance while in the Air Force, was arrested without incident last week during a passport fraud investigation, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations said in a statement.
It said Hughes, who changed his name to Barry O'Beirne, admitted his true name after being confronted with inconsistencies about his identity.
Hughes, now 66, deserted after a brief assignment in the Netherlands where he worked with NATO officers.
At the time of his disappearance, reports said intelligence officers believed he may have been abducted by Soviet agents or had defected to the Soviet Union.
"Until we have the whole story, we don't have the story," she added.
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William Howard Hughes Jr, who had top secret clearance while in the Air Force, was arrested without incident last week during a passport fraud investigation, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations said in a statement.
It said Hughes, who changed his name to Barry O'Beirne, admitted his true name after being confronted with inconsistencies about his identity.
Hughes, now 66, deserted after a brief assignment in the Netherlands where he worked with NATO officers.
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At the time of his disappearance, reports said intelligence officers believed he may have been abducted by Soviet agents or had defected to the Soviet Union.
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"Until we have the whole story, we don't have the story," she added.
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(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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