Sighting in Lieu non précisé, 1950
Item released by the US government (PURSUE, CIA): a document, "German Scientist's Article on 'Flying Discs'". Incident: 1950, Lieu non précisé. According to the government, no definitive determination could be made.
What happened
This 1950 CIA Information Report from Chile discusses a German scientist's article theorizing that "Flying Discs" could be explained as a new type of aircraft based on aerodynamic principles developed in German research facilities during and after WWI, using rotating cylinders or gas-turbines to create lift through boundary layer manipulation, rather than conventional wings. A redacted version of this report has been available on CIA's public website.
Summary written by AARO, the Pentagon's UAP office, and released by the US government (public domain).
- Date
- 1950
- Location
- Lieu non précisé · country only
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
Sources
- See the original document
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
n° CIA-UAP-005
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.