"Finally Declassified: US Military made "Flying Saucers"" Topic
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| Tango01 | 04 Oct 2019 10:32 p.m. PST |
"A once top-secret military project has now become part of American history. It dates back to 1959 during the Cold War when a scientist named Jack Frost was working hard on some new technology – flying saucers. Nicknamed ‘Avrocar', these saucers were genuine, all American made, UFO style aircraft which were sanctioned by the US military, but why? After World War II, America went through a UFO craze with hundreds upon hundreds of sightings being reported. Coincidentally, this was around the same time as the Cold War as well as the Avrocar's development. There has been some speculation surrounding the increase in UFO sightings and many say that they were in fact connected to the US military's anxiety about the Cold War with some suggesting that they were spreading paranoia. For obvious reasons, if someone saw the Avrocar, they would be pretty taken back by it. link
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| dwight shrute | 05 Oct 2019 5:10 a.m. PST |
yep at 35 mph and flying at the height of a big dog , it fooled hundreds |
| Tango01 | 05 Oct 2019 11:54 a.m. PST |
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| Zephyr1 | 05 Oct 2019 2:18 p.m. PST |
But it did pioneer the way for the hovering skateboard in Back To The Future II… ;-) |
| khanscom | 05 Oct 2019 6:36 p.m. PST |
To quote from "The World's Worst Aircraft": "Although they proved the ability to take- off vertically and operate in ground effect, they proved unstable above about 1m (3 ft. 3 in.) altitude, despite an electromechanical stabilization system. NASA wind tunnel tests confirmed the Avrocar's inherent instability." F7U is a much better flying saucer. |
| Ryan T | 05 Oct 2019 7:27 p.m. PST |
"These saucers were genuine, all American made, UFO style aircraft." No – they were designed by a British designer and built in Canada. But wait, doesn't that mean they were…hmmm…ALIEN? |
| Tango01 | 06 Oct 2019 4:05 p.m. PST |
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| Bowman | 06 Oct 2019 5:50 p.m. PST |
Illegal aliens. And yes built in Canada by the A.V. Roe company. |
| rmaker | 08 Oct 2019 8:15 p.m. PST |
Finally declassified? I remember this craft being discussed in one of the Colby books back in the '50's! disclose.tv is evidently as wacky as the Midnight Enquirer! |
| Zephyr1 | 09 Oct 2019 2:26 p.m. PST |
IIRC there was even a plastic model kit of it back in the 60's… |
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