18_100754_ General 1946-7_Vol_2

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HEADQUARTERS
' AIR MATERIEL COMMAND
IN
REPL~Y-DRESS
BOTH
TSNAD-2B/ACL/Qlllb
COMIAUNIC
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ATTENTION OF
FOLLO
NG OFFIC~
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WRIGHT FIELD, DAYTON, OHIO
TSNAD- 2B
18 NOV 1947
SUBJECT:
Flying Discs
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TO:
Chier of Staff
United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. c.
ATTENTION;
Offi ce. Directer 0£ Intel ligence
Lt Colonel George Garrett, Jr.
1. The inclosed newspaper clippings are submitted fer your informa.­
t i on and comment.
The incident reported in Seattle appeared in the "Dayton
on 12 November 1947, and should be followed up if possibl e.
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2 .
The story by Lionel Shapi ro r egarding wa.r weapons developed i n
Spain evidently was printed in a number of leading newspapers throughout
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the country. The significance of this article will be dependent upon cer-
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t~in essenti al el ements for such alleged important developments, such-as
funds, m.a.terials, experimental t esting faci lities, and technological
"Jcnow- howll.
The latter is supposed to be suppUed by German scientists.
The German scientists a.t this Hq indicate that no i mportant scientists
from Germany are worlci.ng in Spain, and those mentioned in this article
are not lalown to them.
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If possible, th,re:t'ore.
&n. e:t'tort should be made to obta.in names, ~\
qual ifications, or any ini'ormation that might help to identify the alleged
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German scientists working in Spain.
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4. A brief statement was nads in a recent intelligence report .from J
Bq
USAF, AC/AS-2, reg&rding a f lying diso incident in Al aska in September.
Tb; close range sighting reported should render a mor e detailed observati n
than what was reported, which also suggests a foll~-up.
s. It is .further requested that this office be advised as to progresa ~~
being m,ade on the plot ting of all f l ying disc i ncidents to date, particu­
larly in North America. It was understood that Dr. Carroll was goint to
~•the,e incidents, but no further word was received regardi"l: this 0£­
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