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Fri 5 Oct 90 1:10p
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By: Harrison Hopper
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To: All
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Re: Aviation Week/Groom Lake
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@EID:bc9f 15456940
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@MSGID: 1:19/19.10 270cd4e3
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AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY HAS FINALLY ADMITTED
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THERE IS SOMETHING GOING
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ON IN THE NEVEDA DESERT!!!!!
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The following series of messages is quoted from two different
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articles in this weeks issue:
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AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY October 1, 1990
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SECRET ADVANCED VEHICLES DEMONSTRATE TECHNOLOGIES
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FOR FUTURE MILITARY USE
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Advanced secret aircraft developed at highly classified
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government facilities in the Nevada desert over the last decade are
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demonstrating and validating new technologies for the U.S.'s future
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fighters, bombers and reconnaissance platforms.
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Although facilities in remote areas of the Southwest have been
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home to classified vehicles for decades, the number and
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sophistication of new aircraft appear to have increased sharply over
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the last 10 years, when substantial funding was made available for
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"deep black" projects.
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Vehicles now flying from these well-guarded sites include both
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manned and unmanned hypersonic-capable aircraft designed to perform
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strategic reconnaissance and other, less conventionally defined
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missions. The classified fleet also comprises a number of large-
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winged concept demonstrators that evolved into the Air Force's B-2
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bomber and the Navy's A-12 next-generation attack aircraft. Several
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vehicles, though, appear to incorporate technologies that outstrip
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those now employed by engineers charged with developing more
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traditional, current-generation aircraft.
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A number of these aircraft have been seen and heard repeatedly
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by ground-based and airborne observers in the western U.S. over the
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last few years. Based on about 45 reports provided by people who
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have seen, heard or had access to the advanced aircraft, there now
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appear to be at least two - but probably more - distinct types of
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vehicles!
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* A triangular-shaped, *quiet* aircraft seen with a flight of
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Lockheed F-117A stealth fighters several times since the
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summer of 1989. This may be a demonstrator or prototype of
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the General Dynamics/McDonnell Douglas A-12. Navy officials
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recently noted that full-size test models will soon be
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"exposed to public view" during testing, suggesting that
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predecessors of the A-12 are already flying.
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* A high-speed aircraft characterized by a very loud, deep,
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rumbling roar reminiscent of heavy-lift rockets. When
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observed at medium altitude, this aircraft type often makes a
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pulsing sound and leaves a thick, segmented smoke trail or
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contrail. Lighting patterns indicate the aircraft is on the
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order of 100+ ft. long, but no reliable description of a
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planform has been reported to Aviation Week & Space
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Technology.
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* A high-altitude aircraft that crosses the night sky at
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extremely high speed. Normally, *no engine noise or sonic
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boom is heard*. The vehicle typically is observed as a
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single, *bright light* - sometimes pulsating - flying at
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speeds far exceeding other aircraft in the area, and at
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altitudes estimated to be above 50,000 ft. Such aircraft have
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been reported by both ground-based and airborne observers.
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This may be the same vehicle as the one characterized by a
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loud, pulsing noise when flying at lower altitude and slower
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speed...
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...These primary types of "black" aircraft appear to employ
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relatively conventional propulsion systems, although more advanced
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than those available to the "white" world. In addition, there is
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substantial evidence that another family of craft exists that relies
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on *exotic propulsion and aerodynamic schemes not fully understood
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at this time*. Data pertaining to this type of vehicle are being
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studied by Aviation Week and several consultants.
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The variety of highly classified "black world" aircraft ha
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prompted industry experts to suggest that the term "Aurora," which
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has been used in reference to a purported new classified hypersonic
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aircraft, may be inappropriate. Instead, Aurora may be one of
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several code names, all referring to a class of aircraft designed
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for multiple missions.
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A line item identified as "Aurora" in a Fiscal 1986 Procurement
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Program document dated Feb. 4, 1985, supposedly was simply one
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"site" for B-2 bomber funds when that program was highly classified,
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according to a government official. Listed under the "Other
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Aircraft" category, "Aurora" was projected to receive sharply
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increased funding. The Fiscal 1986 budget request for Aurora - $80.1
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million - jumped to $2.272 billion in Fiscal 1987, according to the
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document.
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Several of the secret aircraft believed to be based in Nevada
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may be experimental or prototypes. At least one type has advanced to
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the production and deployment phases, and may be capable of
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hypersonic flight, according to officials who have been closely
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associated with classified programs at several Nevada test sites in
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recent years. One senior official said, "We don't really do anything
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strictly for experimental reasons. There's usually an operational
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twist." Several of these people had hands-on experience with a
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number of the classified vehicles.
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Although prevented from discussing specific projects, these
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individuals said, "There are bigger and better things out there,"
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referring to aircraft based at the Nevada test locations...
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...Knowledgeable government officials, charged with oversight
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and funding of military programs, however, continue to be extremely
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skeptical of reports about secret hypersonic aircraft based in
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Nevada. One respected official said he is confident that there is no
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such thing as a class or family of high-speed aircraft code-named
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Aurora, either in name or in fact.
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Industry experts who have worked on "deep black" programs,
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however, believe that it would be highly unusual for all but a very
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few political officials to have access to or knowledge of these
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programs. History has shown, they maintain, that elected officials
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and their staffs are poor security risks. Sensitive information,
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they say, will invariably be leaked through these channels if it is
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perceived politically advantageous to do so. *
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The preceeding article was quoted only in part. It was much
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too long to quote in its entirety. I suggest that you find the
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Oct. 1, 1990 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology for it
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is a fascinating article. This is the first time they have even
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admitted to any unusual activity at the Nevada test site other
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than earlier sightings of F-177As.
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Be sure to read the next message for another article pertaining
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to the same thing from the same issue.
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MULTIPLE SIGHTINGS OF SECRET AIRCRAFT
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HINT AT NEW PROPULSION, AIRFRAME DESIGNS
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Multiple reports from well-qualified observers lend substantial
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credence to the existence of numerous secret aircraft flying from
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remote bases in the southwestern U.S., regardless of the political,
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funding or technical arguments against that probability.
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Over the past 13 months, large, triangular wing-shaped aircraft
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characterized by a relatively quiet propulsion system have been the
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objects of at least 11 sightings near Edwards, AFB, Calif., and one
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near Fresno, Calif. These are supported by additional reports of
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similar vehicles seen and heard around remote central Nevada
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communities near government ranges operated by the Energy Dept. and
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the Air Force.
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Possibly prototypes of concept demonstrators of the Air Force
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B-2 or Navy A-12, the fairly flat, triangular-shaped vehicles have a
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rounded nose, rounded wingtips and probably no vertical tail
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surfaces. The flying wings' trailing edges may be slightly curved,
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but definitely are not sawtooth-shaped like those of the Air Force's
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B-2 bomber, according to reports received so far. One ovserver in
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Nevada described the shape as "like a manta ray."
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Key sightings include:
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* A daytime observation near the Tehachapi mountains (about 30
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mi. northwest of Edwards AFB) in early May verified this
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craft's triangular shape. Numerous earlier sightings had
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been at night, although several were under a near-full moon
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that provided enough illumination to identify a large,
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triangular planform. The Tehachapi report noted that the
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aircraft was light-colored, but had a dark area near the
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center of the trailing edge, presumed to be the engine
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exhaust area.
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* On the night of May 3, 1990, a quiet aircraft matching the
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triangular description was reported by five different
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observers over a 4-hr. period. One or more of the aircraft
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made multiple passes over Tehachapi, Mojave, Lancaster and
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Palmdale, Calif., during this time.
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* A triangular aircraft also has been seen flying with
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multiple-ship Lockheed F-117A flights. Typically, the stealth
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fighters fly alone, spaced about 8-10 min. apart - a general
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pattern that has characterized F-117 operations since they
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were first observed in California in mid-1989.
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However, on several occasions, the larger, traingular aircraft
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appeared on the same general flight path as the F-117As. It was seen
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after about three or four of the stealth fighters had passed, yet
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was ahead of another three or four. It has been spotted repeatedly
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over the northern end of the Antelope Valley, near Edwards AFB and
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Mojave, Calif., as well as in central Nevada.
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This vehicle is quiter that the F-117As - which already are
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substantially quieter than an F-15 or F-16 - and definitely larger.
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It normally displays a lighting pattern similar to that of the F-
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117s - single amber lights under the wingtips and a red beacon near
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the nose - but can be distinguished by its characteristic hushed
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engine noise and larger planform.
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All observer descriptions of the triangular aircraft correlated
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closely, and the observer who reported seeing the vehicle before
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sunset sketched a top view. That sketch matched descriptions of
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similar vehicles supposedly seen in Nevada-based government hangars
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several years ago and flying in military operating areas nearby...
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...A totally separate, distinctly different type of aircraft
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seen and heard in California and Nevada over the last year is
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characterized by a loud, very deep, rumbling engine noise, At times,
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the exhaust noise is punctuated by a slow-frequency (about 1 Hz.)
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pulsing sound, which has prompted observers to call this aircraft
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the "pulser." The aircraft also produces a sausage-link-shaped smoke
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trail or vapor contrail when it is pulsing. This vehicle is not
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the triangular-shaped aircraft discussed earlier, and may be capable
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of hypersonic speeds.
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At other times, however, the aircraft exhibits a more
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continuous noise without the pulsing characteristic. Observers are
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confident it is the same type of aircraft, based on its distinctive
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deep, loud roar.
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There have been multiple reports of "pulser" flights,
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including:
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* The first, in July, 1989, at about 3 a.m. near Edwards AFB,
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Calif. The vehicle was at medium altitude, flying very fast
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and exhibiting the characteristic pulsing sound. The
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"pulser's" position was marked by a *white glow*, rather than
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a distinct point of light.
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* An early evening takeoff from Edwards AFB on Oct. 18, 1989.
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* Multiple reports of an aircraft having a deep, pulsing roar
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flying over central and eastern Nevada during the early
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morning hours throughout the past year.
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* Eight separate reports of an aircraft exhibiting the same
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characteristics, always flying on a northerly heading near
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Mojave, Calif., between midnight and about 5 a.m. It was
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typically at lower altitude and slower speeds than when first
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seen in July, often had a slower pulsing sound and displayed
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only two position lights.
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* Six reports of an extremely fast-moving vehicle in southern
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California's skies, ranging from Santa Barbara on the Pacific
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coastline to near George AFB at the eastern end of the
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Antelope Valley. These aircraft typically were flying at very
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high altitude, were seen as a *single bright light*, and
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seldom changed direction. Speed changes have been observed,
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and, on occasion, a pulsing red or white light was seen.
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Whether these so-called fast movers also are the "pulser"
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aircraft is not known.
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A Santa Barbara observer estimated the aircraft crossed "some
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350 mi. of night sky off the Pacific Missile Range bases in about 6
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min." (about 3450 mph!) One Aviation Week & Space Technology editor
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estimated a similar aircraft - seen as a bright point of white light
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- required less than 20 sec. to transit about 70 deg. of sky...
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...On Oct. 18, 1989, the "pulser" apparently took off from
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North Base, an airfield at the north end of the Edwards AFB complex
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primarily devoted to classified programs. The noise from that
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takeoff was described as extremely loud, with a deep, throaty rumble
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that shook houses 16 mi. away, drawing residents into the street.
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One observer claimed the noise compared with that of Saturn 5 rocket
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tests conducted at Edwards AFB in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Although no lights were seen, the deep, vibrating roar
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continued for about 5 min., and its source appeared to be climbing
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steeply to the north. "Your eyes tended to follow the noise;
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something was climbing at a very steep angle," one observer noted.
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Residents of surrounding communities reported that the sound "was
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like the sky ripping," and was unlike anything they had heard in the
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Edwards area for years.
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The same pulsing, very loud, rumbling type of engine noise has
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been reported by multiple observers in central Nevada as well. It
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typically was heard in the early morning hours and was described as
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having a 1-2 Hz. pulse rate. One Nevada-based observer said tha same
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pulsing aircraft departed from the Groom Lake range and flew over a
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nearby community as recently as Aug. 6. It was "the loudest thing
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I've ever heard. It wasn't breaking the sound barrier, but it was
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rattling the window!" *
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An interesting note: one of the drawings accompanying the text
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shows the object as a very rounded triangular shape glowing
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orange!
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Again, this was only part of the article. I'll be watching
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future issues of Aviation Week & Space Technology for any
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updates. They are justifiably very reluctant to speculate very
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much on things of this nature. I'm sure you're aware that Phil
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Klass is a contributing editor to the magazine.
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* Origin: From Locale II? <someday!> Clearwater, Florida (Quick
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If you have comments or other information relating to such
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topics as this paper covers, please upload to KeelyNet or
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send to the Vangard Sciences address as previously listed.
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Thank you for your consideration, interest and support.
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Jerry W. Decker.........Ron Barker...........Chuck Henderson
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