That Time the US Military Made Flying Saucers

The first reported sighting of a flying saucer was in 1947. The Air Force invited the public to contact them about sightings, and between 1952 and 1969, there were over 12,000 reports. Were they alien invaders, or could this be new Russian technology for spying on us? The Air Force sometimes tried to reassure frightened people that those saucers were classified military technology, but they were cagey about the details. There was some media coverage now and then about the Air Force's new Avrocar, which was a real flying saucer project. It was definitely top secret, since even the man behind it had an obviously made up name.    

It’s mastermind, Jack Frost, was bit of a legend. The British engineer had pioneered many supersonic aircraft designs, specifically what are called “vertical take-off and landing” (VTOL) vehicles that can hover, take off, and land vertically.. Most notably, he worked on fighter jets whose speed and agility earned nicknames like, “the Hornet” and “the Vampire”. So if anyone was going to cook up the next ferocious fighter aircraft, it was Frost…

Read about the Avrocar flying saucer project at Messy Nessy Chic.


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