Joint U.S.-Canadian Aviation Projects and UFO Sighting Reports, 1954-1955

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DEPARTMENT OF TBE AIR FORCE
Head.quarters United States Air Foree
Washington 25, D. C.
10 December 1954
Lieutenant General Donald I .. Pu·tt
Deputy Chiet of Staff, Development
Headquarters United States Air Force
Washington, D. C..
Dear Don:
In response to your request tor BAB commen·t,s on the Avco
"Saucer'' project, the SAB baa taken the following action:
The Aircraft and Propulsion Panels were brieted on September
28 ·by represente.tivea ot Bq. ARDC, at ·the time of the Fall meet~j.ng
of the Board in Omaha.
The tentat:ive conclusions ot bo·tb panels
immediately atter this briefing were to the ettect that th.is pro­
.Ject warranted no more than limited support. l!oveve:r, to assu1·e
·thoro\lgb. consideration ot this project, I requested rt:?presentatives
of these two panels to supplement. the briefings given 'to -them at
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by a. Tisi·t to A. V. Roe- Canada Ltd., Malton., Ontario.
With the advice of Clark Millikan and Dean Soderberg., a select
committee ,ms choaen to conclude this study. It was c~sed ot
Dean Soderberg, Chairman of the Propulsion Panel and senior member
o'f the group; Professor Markham, of the Aircraft Panel; and Mr ..
Donovan, who has been serving both as a member or 'the Aircraft Panel
and as lie..:I.son member with the Propulsi,on Panel.
The attached report ot this ,group is ~orwarded with my «.PPt•oval,
representing the results ot the SAB's ccapleted study.
Sincerely,
/a/
J. H. DOOLr.rTLE
Actins Chairman
Scient.itic Advisory Board
Office ot the Chief of Sta.ff
Inclosure
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