SpyTHINK 002: "Andromeda Strain" Army General Named After Brad C. Sparks?

"Andromeda Strain" Army General Named After Brad C. Sparks?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut9ejKRuni0

Was teenage UFOLOGIST Brad C. Sparks famous enough in 1970 to get a shout-out from Hollywood/Author Chrichton as U.S. Army General Thomas C. Sparks?

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