18_6369445_General_1948_Vol_1

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SECRET

AIR MATERIEL COMMAND

TSNAD-2B/ACL:000
Wright Field, Dayton, O.
24 September 1947

TSNAD-2B

"Flying Disc"

Commanding General
Army Air Forces
Washington 25, D. C.

ATN: AC/AS-2
Major General George McDonald

1. In compliance with General McDonald's telephone conversation, this date, to Colonel H. M. McCoy, T-2, Hq. AMC, attached herewith is a copy of a drawing entitled, "Loedding Flying Disc", designated LD-2. Because of patent rights involved, it is requested that a record be kept of all persons reviewing this drawing by witnessing with signatures and dates directly on the drawing.

2. This drawing should be returned to this office when it has served its purpose so that it can be turned over to the Patent Office Hq. AMC for official record.

3. Inclosed herewith is also a report prepared by the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Technical Note, AERO 1703, which describes the Horton tailless aircraft. The following references are invited which is considered significant in relating the Horton brothers perspective thinking and accomplishments toward the alleged "Flying Saucer" case:

a. Page 5, Paragraph 4 and 6.

b. Page 6, Paragraph 1 and 7.

c. Page 26, Paragraph 3 and 10.

d. Page 27, Paragraph 12.

e. Page 28, Paragraphs 1 through 5.

f. Page 54, Photograph of Horton "Parabola".

SECRET

U.38942