18_100754_ General 1946-7_Vol_2

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TSDIN/HMU/ig/6-4100
23 September 1947
TSDIN
SUBJECT:
AMC Opinion Concerning "Flying Discs11
TO:
Commanding_ General
Arizy Air Forces
Was~.ington 25, n. c.
ATTENTION: Brig. G~neral George Schulgen
AC/AS-2
1.
As requested by AC/AS-2 there is presented below the considered
opinion of this Command concerning the so-called 11Flying Discs11 •
This
opinion is based on interrogation report data furnished by AC/AS-2 and
preliminary studies by personnel of T-2 am ~ircraft Laboratory, Engineer­
ing Division T-3. This opinion was arrived at in a conference between
personnel from the Air Institute of Technology, Intelligence T-2, Office,
Chief of Engineering Division, am the Aircraft, Power Plant and Propeller
Laboratories of Engineering Division T-3.
2.
It is the opinion that:
a.
The phenomenon reported is something real and not visionary
or fictitious.
b.
There are objects probably approximating the shape of a
disc, of such appreciable size as to appear to be as 1a rge as man-made
aircraft.
c.
There is a possibility that soroo of the incidents may be
caused by natural phenomena, such as meteors.
d.
The reported operating characteristics such as extreme
rates of climb, maneuverability (particularly in roll), and action 'Which
must be considered evasive when sighted or contacted by friendly air­
craft ans radar, land belief to the possibility that sona of the objects
are controlled either manually, automatically or remotely.
e.
The apparent common description of the obje cts is aa follows:
(1) Metallic or light reflecting surface.
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