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127 lines
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SUBJECT: The Majestic Twelve FILE: UFO1065
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PART 22
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23 September 1947
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SUBJECT: AMC Opinion Concerning "Flying Discs"
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TO: Commanding General
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Army Air Forces
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Washington 25, D.C.
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ATTENTION: Brig. General George Schulgen
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AC/AS-2
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1. As requested by AC/AS-2 there is presented below the considered
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opinion of this command concerning the so-called "Flying Discs."
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This opinion is based on interrogation report data furnished by AC/AS-2
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and preliminary studies by personnel of T-2 and Aircraft Laboratory,
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Engineering Division T-3. This opinion was arrived at in a conference
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between personnel from the Air Institute of Technology, Intelligence
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T-2, Office, Chief of Engineering Division, and the Aircraft, Power
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Plant and Propeller Laboratories of Engineering Division T-3.
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2. It is the opinion that:
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a. The phenomenon reported is something real and not visionary or
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fictitious.
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b. There are objects probably approximately the shpe of a disc,
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of such appreciable size as to appear to be as large as man-made
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aircraft.
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c. There is the possibility that some of the incidents may be caused
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by natural phenomena, such as meteors.
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d. The reported operating characteristics such as extreme rates
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of climb, maneuverability (particularly in roll), and action
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which must be considered evasive when sighted or contacted by
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friendly aircraft and radar, lend belief to the possibility
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that some of the objects are controlled either manually, automatically
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or remotely.
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e. The apparent common description of the objects is as follows:
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(1) Metallic or light reflecting surface.
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(2) Absence of trail, except in a few instances when the object
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apparently was operating under high performance conditions.
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(3) Circular or elliptical in shape, flat on bottom and domed
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on top.
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(4) Several reports of well kept formation flights varying from
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three to nine objects.
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(5) Normally no associated sound, except in three instances
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a substantial rumbling roar was noted.
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[6] Level flight speeds normally about 300 knots are estimated.
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Continued on Next One
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LETTER FROM GENERAL N.F. TWINING TO COMMANDING GENERAL,
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ARMY AIR FORCES 23 SEPTEMBER 1947
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f. It is possible within the present U.S. knowledge - provided
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extensive detailed development is undertaken--to construct
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a piloted aicraft which has the general description of the
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object in subparagraph (e) above which would be capable of
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an approximate range of 700 miles at subsonic speeds.
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g. Any devlopments in this country along the lines indicated would
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be extremely expensive, time consuming and at the considerable
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expense of current projects and therefore, if directed, should
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be set up independently of existing projects.
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h. Due consideration must be given the following:
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(1) The possibility that these objects are of domestic
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origin the product of some high security project not
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known to AC/AS-2 or this command.
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[2) The lack of physical evidence in the shape of crash
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recovered exhibits which would undeniably prove the
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existence of these objects.
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(3) The possibility that some foreign nation has a form
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of propulsion possibly nuclear, which is outside of
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our domestic knowledge.
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3. It is recommended that:
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a. Headquarters, Army Air Forces issue a directive assigning a
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priority, security classification and code name for a detailed
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study of this matter to include the preparation of complete
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sets of all available and pertinent data which will then be
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made available to the Army , Navy, Atomic Energy Commission,
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JRDB, the Air Force Scientific Advisory Group, NACA, and the
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RAND and NEPA projects for comments and recommendations, with
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a preliminary report to be forwarded within 15 days of receipt
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of the data and a detailed report thereafter every 30 days
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as the investigation develops. A complete interchange of data
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should be effected.
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4. Awaiting a specific directive AMC will continue the investigation
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within its current resources in order to more closely define the
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nature of the phenomenon. Detailed Essential Elements of Information
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will be formulated immediately for transmittal thru channels.
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N.F. TWINING
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Lieutenant General, U.S.A.
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Commanding.
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end of part 22
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