Analysis of Flying Object Incidents in the United States, 1949

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d. FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHTS OVER U.S. TERRITORY. This possible reason ls perhaps the
most lmproo Ele. It r assum d: th t. hoti.la Hi£ purpose oe involved, other purposes are prob­
ably also accomplished in its execution. Provided the U .S.S.R. has wiusually high performance
aircraft they might. find 1t advantageous to familiarize themselves with the topography of the U.S.
1n antlclpation of future combat missions to strategic targets.
6. CONCLUSION. The conclusion that some type of flying object has been observed over the U.S.
see~tantiated. It 1s not known at thls time whether these observations are xn1sidentifl­
cations of domestically launched devices, natural phenomena, or foreign unconventional aircraft·. It
ls, therefore•, impossible to make any rellable explanation for their appearance over the U.S. or the
tactics wh1ch they may employ 1f the objects observed include any forelgn developments 1n aero­
nautical fields. It 1s likewise impossible ·at this time to contain discussions of possible perform­
ance characteristics or tactics within limits of practical reason, i:f for no other reason than the
fact that proof of. the existence of a foreign development of this type would necessarily . introduce
considerations of new principals and means not yet considered practical possibll1t1es 1n our own
research and development.
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