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1be disc .1iielf wae approx1111ately two reet thick
in the center, tapering to a reather edge at tll• rim.
On
the outalde or the disc, near the rill, there were tunnel
shaped cupa bradded on and these were apace4 all around
on both aides, each cup ti-.C approxiMtel,- twenty tnehea
apart.
The openings of these cups were to the rear. The
d1ac 1teelr was natural al'UD'linum with no paint on it except
ot the type or aluminum which waa 24 S.T. and 1t bore th1a
stamp.
'l'he ·wings were painted a yellow.green cuaoutlage
color.
The wing has a leading edge similar to that ot
an airplane and tapera to the rear to a teather edge.
ll'he
wing••• ribbed throughout with altiJDinum r1ba ror substantial
atrength. Each wing had a s1.m1lar rocket cartridge on each
tip tutened by two bolts.
I bad one ot the winga in my
po■ aeea1on and have turned it over to the proper authorities.
'l'he cartridge on the one I had waa apparently knocked orr
1n the craeh.
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There were two strut bars attached approxi•tel7
twenty 1nchea h-011 the disc leading to the rear with an
elevator.
Alao, the two struts protruded toward ·the front
with something attached, a weight or aome tow a)'Btem, which
waa during the oraeh anchored into the ground and bent
and we could not exactly determine how 1t waa weighted or
controlled.
I would say the elevator wu approximately
twenty-two inches long and about 5/8 inch thick with a alight
taper to the rear and probably ten 1nchea wide.
'nle at"'•
extending trom the trailing edge or th• wing to the •levator
were •d• ot 5/8 inch steel tubing. The di■ c, in being
lifted,
would J~dge to weigh rro~ 80 to 100 pounds.
With respect to the picture• taken, I took
approximately 15 reet ot colored 8 mm film.
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Tbe diec was built where they had the proper
equipment to do ttie neceeaaey work because the7 had to have
a epot welder and bu1ldµig equipment to male• the d1t'ferent
angles.
I ll1ght add that I ua an in■ tru■ent Ulcer tor the
BUlllble 011 and Ret1n1ng. ColllJ)any and haYe a generally good
knowledg• of machine and metal work.
There was nothing on
the object to 1nd1oate ita origin, whether .American or foreign
•ke. It would appear, however, from the alum1nwa,worlalianah1p,
etc. that it probably waa American 11&.de.
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