Analysis of Flying Object Incidents in the United States, 1948

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33567 A.C.-WRIGHT FIELD, OHIO -- The Horten 229, flying wing twin-engine jet fighter, was in its finishing stages at the end of the war. The pilot of this airplane sat in the nose, between the two jet units. The soundness of this design was proved as early as 1938 when a Horten glider, prototype of the 229, soared to an altitude of 14,200 feet.

CREDIT: "U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO., WASH. D.C."