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Flying Saucer Phenomena
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Deputy Chief of Air Staff for Research & Development
DATE
22 August 1947
COMMENT No. --"1,---....,....
FROM: AC/AS-2, Air Intelligence Requirements Division
Lt Col Garrett/nc/4544
Collection Branch
1. From a detailed study of certain reported observations on the flying saucers,
selected for their veracity and reliability, it is appar ent that several aspects of
their appearance have a common patterne
2.
Before pursuing its investigation of these objects any further, this Office
r equests assurance that no research project of the Army Air Forces, at present being
t-flown, has the following characteristics and that it may therefore be assumed
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recent flying saucer 11.ll\Ystery11 is not of United States origin:
a. Surface is metallic - indicating a metallic skin, at least.
b. When a trail is observed, it is a lightly col ored blue-brown haze, similar
to a rocket engine's exhaust. Contrary to a rocket of the solid type, one observati on
indicates that the fuel may be throttl ed, which would indicate a liquid rocket engine.
c. As to shape, all ob@ervationo @tate that the object i a circular, or at
least ellipticai, r i at on the bottom and s11ght1y domed on the top.
d. Size estimates pl ace it somewhere near the size of a C-54 or Constellation
as they would appear while flying at 10,000•.
e. Some reports describe t wo tabs located at the rear and symmet rical about
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a,d.s of flight motions
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Flights have been r eported containing f rom thr ee t o nine objects, flying
good formation on each other, with speeds always above 300 knots.
g. The discs oscillate laterally while flying along, which could be snaking.
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ROBERT TAYLO!i 3RD
Colonel, Air Corps
Chief, Collect ion Branch
Air Intelligence Requirements Division
AC/ AS-2
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