DISCLOSURE / FILE
A 1954-1955 U.S. Air Force intelligence file (released by the Department of War) on the Avro Canada Project Y2, a joint U.S.-Canadian circular VTOL aircraft, and its overlap with flying-saucer reports, plus related UFO, radar, and reporting-program correspondence.
DOW-UAP-D095, Joint U.S.-Canadian Aviation Projects and UFO Sighting Reports, 1954-1955
A 1954-1955 U.S. Air Force intelligence file (released by the Department of War) on the Avro Canada Project Y2, a joint U.S.-Canadian circular VTOL aircraft, and its overlap with flying-saucer reports, plus related UFO, radar, and reporting-program correspondence.
The file gathers Scientific Advisory Board reviews and Directorate of Intelligence memoranda on Project Y2 (called "Ladybird" inside the USAF), a near-circular vertical-take-off "Flat Vertical Take-Off Supersonic Gyroplane" built by A. V. Roe Canada under a one-year study contract dated 29 December 1954. A 1 October 1954 special-project report by Mr. C. W. Bollum, Sr. argues such saucer-shaped aircraft could be mistaken for UFOs and recommends re-examining UFO sightings near Soviet territory as possible advanced foreign VTOL craft. The same report catalogs four Germans tied to wartime "flying disc" projects and warns the Soviets may hold comparable capability. Per the description blurb, the file also carries correspondence on a July 1955 USAF KC-97 incident near Newfoundland that a USAF committee found inconsistent with known Soviet, American, or Canadian systems and was "unable to explain the simultaneous ground radar returns and aircrew visual sightings," along with material on AN/FPS-17 meteor-radar data and the CIRVIS reporting program; those pages are not in the extractable text provided here.
for developing and producing a Vertical Take-Off Aircraft which might bep.13
c. Rudolf Schriever, who died in 1945, was a designer/test pilotp.14
will revolutionize aircraft design and air warfare.p.15
b. All reports of sightings of UFO's in areas immediately adjacentp.16
divorce the reports, analysis, and estimates of earth produced flying saucersp.16
In January of 1954 the Canadian government agreed to finance the project to the extent of $2,000,000.p.18
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4 gpaner 442-27 [oo —*s=~C“‘#SSOA;EINICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER oe ee | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE oe ee _ | (9 Mar Gisele A Gee LE . Director of int elligence a | a : ao “ S : Le ee ‘ ae LE Washington 25,D. CG. == ee _ “I thought you might be interested in what is being done inthe mat- ter of the A. V. Roe (Canada) Project Y-2 (ecret) which we dis- : _ eussed recently and the subject of which was recently given "pop- : : ular" treatment in the AID. hoe : oO Me Bog oe ” 2 oe oe | = Re Bave bees thoteuenly bribind Hy ihe Daninardment Auow ye _ Sion, Director of Weapons Systems Operations, WADC, ontheir | present knowledge. This Division of WADC has issued a one-year — see |) shady contract, dated 29 December 1954, toA. V. Moe, Gamada, on | subject project. This study will attempt to develop sufficient ana~ |... Tytical, design and test data to determine the practicability of utiliz- = | ing the well known design principles which are employed,in the pro; — -@ —_ As you know, we feel very strongly that some truly factual datas | == must be obtained to correct (or substantiate) the picture sofar pre~ | sented on this device by the Press and by the Air Intelligence Di- | gest, a picture which doubtless provides comfort and supportto id ya me cm piel nO | ——___-ecordingly, we have initiated a joint WADC/ATIC project which | will result in a Technical Report to be ready 15 February 1955. | —-— Phis report will assemble all available information on the subject | and will present such conclusions as can safely be drawn, this far i ee eee rrt—“‘“‘—~—sr”O”—C”C”C”C™C*;:*:si‘(CSSCOi*C®SC*C‘“C(;RSE:C;*;*SCSC*ésCiésrésCOistsCSC. le . — : Be 7 Sincerely, pe i oo oo : Lo ee ee I ees ee i lL. .,rtrt”s”s—”s:—Ci«*w”wsi‘CséCStsSssess”—C‘ Cl em mee
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.. ,r NOV 3 1955 IIBIIORANDt111 FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: CIBVIS Program 1. In accordance with AFR 200-3, Bq KATS, is responsible for contacting commercial airlines and pilots to indoctrinate them and secure their participation in the CIRVIS program as outlined in the JAMAP 146 series. 2. Intelligence Division, Rq JIATS, has done an out standing job in this indoctrination, having contacted coJD.ercial airlines, the National Business Aircraft Association, and the pilots in both. They have secured the cooperation of all coapanies and associations through writing a multitude of letters. They have gone into the field and personally lectured to regional pilots' meetings and have succeeded in getting a real interest in CIRVIS aroused for the first tiae. This has been a treaendous task a.nd has only been accomplished by an' exceptional effort. However, the only way to keep the interest at a peak is to keep. eaphasizing the illlportance of the CIRVIS program to them.. MATS' efforts aust continue. 3. Al'OIK-lA-P, wherein lies the responsibility for 11.oni toring the CIRVIS program. for APOIN, and in part for Hq USAF, has long felt that JIATS should be compliaented in writing on their fine job, and ~t the same tiae be urged to continue their prograa. It is felt that any letter of recognition or comaendation should COJl.e originally from CINCON.AD and an in foraal suggestion has been made along these lines. 4. However, this seeas like a good opportunity for us to easily and naturally show our awareness of and satisfac tion for a job well done. Hence, the forwarding of the correspondence from ADC by the letter indicating our apprecia tion.· It is felt that we should take this chance to help the• continue the good work.
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4 gpaner 442-27 [oo —*s=~C“‘#SSOA;EINICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER oe ee | WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE oe ee _ | (9 Mar Gisele A Gee LE . Director of int elligence a | a : ao “ S : Le ee ‘ ae LE Washington 25,D. CG. == ee _ “I thought you might be interested in what is being done inthe mat- ter of the A. V. Roe (Canada) Project Y-2 (ecret) which we dis- : _ eussed recently and the subject of which was recently given "pop- : : ular" treatment in the AID. hoe : oO Me Bog oe ” 2 oe oe | = Re Bave bees thoteuenly bribind Hy ihe Daninardment Auow ye _ Sion, Director of Weapons Systems Operations, WADC, ontheir | present knowledge. This Division of WADC has issued a one-year — see |) shady contract, dated 29 December 1954, toA. V. Moe, Gamada, on | subject project. This study will attempt to develop sufficient ana~ |... Tytical, design and test data to determine the practicability of utiliz- = | ing the well known design principles which are employed,in the pro; — -@ —_ As you know, we feel very strongly that some truly factual datas | == must be obtained to correct (or substantiate) the picture sofar pre~ | sented on this device by the Press and by the Air Intelligence Di- | gest, a picture which doubtless provides comfort and supportto id ya me cm piel nO | ——___-ecordingly, we have initiated a joint WADC/ATIC project which | will result in a Technical Report to be ready 15 February 1955. | —-— Phis report will assemble all available information on the subject | and will present such conclusions as can safely be drawn, this far i ee eee rrt—“‘“‘—~—sr”O”—C”C”C”C™C*;:*:si‘(CSSCOi*C®SC*C‘“C(;RSE:C;*;*SCSC*ésCiésrésCOistsCSC. le . — : Be 7 Sincerely, pe i oo oo : Lo ee ee I ees ee i lL. .,rtrt”s”s—”s:—Ci«*w”wsi‘CséCStsSssess”—C‘ Cl em mee
f , DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE Head.quarters United States Air Force Washington 25 1 D. C. SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD TO THE CHIEF OF STAFF, tJSAF' scn;NrIFIC ADVISORY BOARD :REPORT ON AVRO PROJECT Y2 ~ Novembex· 1951+ ----------:" This document consists of ______ pages Copy Number~-- of _,l.1,, ··- copies. 0 ECRB±'
.... . , t DEPARTMENT OF TBE AIR FORCE Head.quarters United States Air Foree Washington 25, D. C. 10 December 1954 Lieutenant General Donald I.. Pu·tt Deputy Chiet of Staff, Development Headquarters United States Air Force Washington, D. C.. Dear Don: In response to your request tor BAB commen·t,s on the Avco "Saucer'' project, the SAB baa taken the following action: The Aircraft and Propulsion Panels were brieted on September 28 ·by represente.ti vea ot Bq. ARDC, at ·the time of the Fall meet~j.ng of the Board in Omaha. The tentat:ive conclusions ot bo·tb panels immediately atter this briefing were to the ettect that th.is pro .Ject warranted no more than limited support. l!oveve:r, to assu1·e ·thoro\lgb. consideration ot this project, I requested rt:?presentatives of these two panels to supplement. the briefings given 'to -them at ~ by a. Tisi·t to A. V. Roe- Canada Ltd., Malton., Ontario. With the advice of Clark Millikan and Dean Soderberg., a select committee ,ms choaen to conclude this study. It was c~sed ot Dean Soderberg, Chairman of the Propulsion Panel and senior member o'f the group; Professor Markham, of the Aircraft Panel; and Mr .. Donovan, who has been serving both as a member or 'the Aircraft Panel and as lie..:I.son member with the Propulsi,on Panel. The attached report ot this ,group is ~orwarded with my «.PPt•oval, representing the results ot the SAB's ccapleted study. Sincerely, /a/ J. H. DOOLr.rTLE Actins Chairman Scient.itic Advisory Board Office ot the Chief of Sta.ff Inclosure • S E C Ft B 'f -
Headquarters United States Air Fores es ee @ Washington, DB. C. San oe | Dear General. Doolittle: ee . At your request we constituted ourselves an ad hoc group to con clude the studies of the A.V. Roe Company project Y2, which was pre= 7 -—— gented to the Selentific Advisory Board at the Onsha neetings in Sop- 2 oe Reser of thie your. We visited the A. V. Roo Company in Toronto on | | == ground, The aixplane i designed for supersonic flight @ high
hovering; for level flight the intake is changed to a novel ne 7 : frontal inlet by a set of elides and doors. In leter versions the =| radial engine has boon replaced by radially disposed axial ov equal promise, | a |
| ‘ such an undertaking must depend on (a) the significance of the ob- | jeotives which the new airplane claims to fill and (b) the sound- ness of the means proposed to attain these objectives. | The key feature on which the design of the Y2 is based is the | utilization for hovering of the pressure built up in the center of | & an ennuler jet stream. This presaure build-up increases the lift at stendstill close to the ground in such a fashion as to indicate ; the practicablility of hovering a few feat off the ground with en- | gines whose static sea level thrust, without this augaentetion from ground effect, would be less than the airplane gross weight. Also, | becauge of the nature of the ground effect, the aircraft would be z stable with respect to height when hovering; that is, it would not require pilot attention to hold a height above the ground, although | it would require control to maintain its attitude. The thrust aug- | @ mentation for hovering obteined by A. VY. Ree in small scale tests is | of the order of 60 to 80%. Because the appropriete variables were | not investigated and the pertinent measurements not made during the tests, data are not available to extrapolate this result preperly to | predict accurately full acale augmentation factors, There are many | features which could make the full scale augmentation fectors smaller | but very little likelihood of their being larger than in the model. The possibility of stable hovering is, nevertheless, an engaging feature. Unfortumeately, 1% has dominated the evolution of the con- '
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lengthy end expensive experiments are needed to settle these questions | with finality. | The inventor has assumed thet some improvement in the drag situ- ation might be obtained through boundary layer suction. The alleged | gain from this source is associated with the distribution of the ex- [: haus. jet over the trailing edge of the airplane. It is not wholly o impossible that such a gain might in fact be present, but no reliable | test information is available at the present time @ this point. In this respect this airplane differs from more conventional types only because the exhaust jet ie distributed over the trailing edge of the . wing. The circular plan form offers no particular advantage in this : . connection. ; | We ave confronted, therefore, with an airplane development which does not appear to possess any intrinsic advantages either with the @ original radial engine or with the spoke arrangement of conventional turbojete. The pressure recovery on the induction side is certain to be poor for both alternetives; even with the utmost development | of details it could not approach the performance of conventional air- Planes, The ducting on the exheus* side presents equally formidable | difficulties from the point of view of losses, and the gain due to | boundary layer suction is only conjectural. These things might have | been compensated for if the drag characteristics of the plane con- | figuration could be denonstrated to be favorable. There is no
been transgressed in the design, It is merely a question of overempha~ . a sie on the hovering characteristics without any aseurence that the “og In arriving at s recommendation for action by the United States oe 2 @ Air Force, we have attempted to bring into focus several considerations, gs : haps not enough of it in the plenning operations of the USP, When — - / - - certain considerations are essential. The dreams must stand the oe te a Flight article of some kind, is en undertaking of such amagni- oe ; te thet it simply cannot be undertaken on ¢ mere hunch. Wedonot
feel that there has been a preoccupation with the hovering char | | ad aircraft have besn Lost sight fe. 7 oe Se Le |
| > eS see | On the basis of the above, we recommend against any contractual | support for this project until much greater potentialities have been | demonstrated by A. V. Roe's oun analysis, | Sincerely yours, | C. Richard Soderberg, Chairman | | 3 la : ee | | | i | “se - CUM AE UUTStS! [ivan ka bean 724 an 73)
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PROBLEM;
i 1. o make a final report on a special project assigned to Mr. ¢. W.
| Bollum, Sr., for the purpose of investigating poesible Soviet capabilities
for developing and producing a Vertical Take-Off Aircraft which might be
similar in appearance to a "Flying Saucer",
i FACTS AND DISCUSSION:
| 2. In the Magazine Section of the Washington Post, dated 13 December
b 1953, there appeared an article which reported the development of a flying
| @ saucer by the A.V. Roe Canada, Limited of Toronto. The article stated that
Lt, Gen. Donald L, Putt, Director of ARDC, had visited this company and had
i viewed this flying saucer. Other information given in the article impressed
| Mr, Bollum with the thought that here was the first factual evidence that it
{ was possible to build a flying saucer. If it was possible for Canada to
| build a flying saucer, then it was also possible for the Soviets to build
one. Mr. Bollum requested that he be authorized to initiate a special pro-
ject for the purpose of determining Soviet capabilities in this field. Such
permission was granted by Col. 1. W. Wolfe, Chief of the Future Estimates
: Branch,
| 3. With the aid and assistance of Squadron Leader George C. Wainwright,
RAF, the project was laumched by going to the U.S. Patent Office and reading
| a@ patent filed by the A.V. Roe people on a device entitled "A Gas-Turbine
| Engine Aircraft". ‘The patent application for this device was first filed in
| the U.K. on 21 August 1952. This patent pointed out the feasibility of the
o project. Bollum and Wainwright then traveled to Baltimore to discuss the
| project with personnel of ARDC, It was on this visit that Lt. Col, V. L,
| Gossick first disclosed the information regarding the application of the
| Coanda Effeet to the Project "Y" design. Several more visits were made to
| ARDC and after discussing the project with several engineers and officers,
Mr. Bollum and Squadron Leader Wainwright decided that there was little
| doubt that a "state of the art" capability did, in fact, exist, and that
| their next step was to investigate the possibility that the Soviets already
| : had possession of such information,
1s 4, Through contacts with intelligence officers in the Office of the
oe Director of Air Intelligence, Ottawa, Canada, Squadron Leader Wainwright
| : learned of the existence of intelligence information concerning possible
| - German Flying Saucer projects. These were rumored te have existed at the :
i end of World War If. TDY was authorized for Bollum and Wainwright to travel
to Ottawa to discuss the subject with the Air Intelligence personnel, As @
| result of this trip cepies of the pertinent information were forwarded to
: Mr. Bollum from D.A.1. Ottawa. In brief, there is information on four
| Germans,
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| Ds S$-0323-3[_ a. George Klein who, as of April 1953 resided in Hamburg, 4 | De claims to have been chief engineer of all flying disc projects, How- ever, his principal importance seems to be that he kmew of the exist- » ence of such projects and has called attention toe other Germans in this field, be Otto Habermohl, who has not been heard of since the end of the war, is reported to have had a project for a 16 meter diameter fly- | ing saucer which was test flighted on 14 February 1945 at Helice, | c. Rudolf Schriever, who died in 1945, was a designer/test pilot | at BMY Worke at Prague. He is reperted to have constructed a flying i gaucer, which at a trial in April 1945 failed to leave the ground. | o) d. Robert Miethe, whe is supposed to have entered the U.S, in | 1953, is reported to have constructed a 43 meter diameter flying saucer | called the "V-7", which is reported to have flown with a crew of three | in 1944, In August 1944 the Cesko-Moravske Works in Prague is reported | to have received a production order for a short series, but none had been | finished by the end of the war, Miethe remained in Breslaw, whence he | escaped in an MH-163 one jump ahead of the Russians. The Russians captured three of Methe's principal assistants and his workshops. Miethe, according to the Canadians, came into this country as an emigrant. j It is of interest to note that in March of 1954, a man using the name Bruno | Berberich and who claims to have entered this country in 1953, forwarded to | a Senator from Ohio a manuscript and drawings depicting how he would build | a flying saucer, These were in turn forwarded to the Legislation and liaison | Division of Headquarters, USAF, who sent them to AFOIN, AFOIN forwarded the | documents to ATIC for translation and evaluation. Mr. Bollum was assured by | Mr. Avcier of ATIC that he would receive a copy of the resulta as soon as | (= Atic naa completed the translation, Yo date no such information has been : received and therefore Mr. Bollum ig not able te report the results obtained, : The big question would seem to be whether or not this man Berberich could be | Miethe, 5. Upon return to Washington Bollum and Wainwright again went to ARDO Baltimore where they were briefed on the U.S. interest in Canada's project and informed of the political and international complication involved. At this time both were requested to handle the whole project on a sensitive basis until notified by ARDC that arrangements between U.S, and Canada had been completed. In accordance with such request, briefings were limited to General Samford, General Lewis, Colonel Morrow, Colonel Eriksen, Colonel : True, Colonel Wolfe, Captain Reomey, USN, and Lt. Golonel Farrior. a ; 6. In April Colonel True received permission for an Air Reom briefing ; of key APOIN personnel, which was attended by the Branch and Division Chiefs. : About the lst of May | request came for briefing the Classen Committee, who were considering the future material requirements for the Strategic Air : Command. On 26 May 1954 key analysts of the Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, | California, were briefed at the request of Colonel frue and permission was
| ' +. given to brief the engineering personnel of the Les Angeles Air Force + Development Office. 7. An “Air Force Only" restriction was dropped in June 1954 and the following have been briefed since: Chief of Naval Operations and Staff, Chief of Staff U.S, Army and Staff, Commandant of the Marine Corps and | Steff, Key Personnel of CIA-OS51, Mr. Hiselstein of ATIC, Intelligence per— sonnel of SAC, TAC, ADC, ARDC, AFSS, AFSSOP, NSA, and Requirements Officer of the Air War College. A copy ef the briefing is attached as TAB A. : | 8. On 15 June 1954, Bollum and Wainwright visited the A.Y. Roe Limited, | Toronte, Camada, One day was spent discussing Project "Y" and information of | German and/or Soviet interest in such unconventional aircraft. Mr. Frost, | the Chief Engineer on the project and designer of the radial flow jet engine, / demonstrated by use of laboratory modela all the principles of the Coanda e | @ Effect, the alr bearings, and the control system contemplated. Such demon— ‘ strations left little doubt im the minds of anyone present that the project 4 | would be a success. Mr. Frost had previously gone to Europe to interrogate 4 ; George Klein and in addition had had access to many flying saucer reports ’ from Hurope, He firmly stated that there was no doubt in his ménd that the | Soviets are ahead of the Western Nations in the develepment of a true verti- ' | cal take-off aircraft. ‘ : 9. Recent news articles indicate that both the U.S. and U.K. have other | projects in being which are in the field of Vertical Take-Off Aircraft (V%0). SONGLUSIONS; | 10. Im conclusion, it appears that the chances of success are good for | Project "Y" or Project “Ladybird” as it is kmown in the USAF. If this is the j case a breakthrough in the aeronautical "State of the Art" has occurred which i @ . will revolutionize aircraft design and air warfare. If we accept the possi- “ bilities of such designs then we must also conclude that the Soviets must at | the least have the capability te have such aircraft almost as soon as the i Western Nations. At the other end of the possibilities, we must consider the chance that the Soviets are several years ahead of the U.S. at this time. i Perhaps one of the most important results of this investigation has been that such unconventional aircraft are not considered as fantastic as previous%and | the emphasis will shift from disproving flying saucer reports to proving such | reports, ‘he effect of a successful flight will be far reaching. A new look | will have to be taken at the design of many categories of military equipment; i i.e. radars, guided missiles, armament, entiaircraft artillery, etc. It is | possible that such capabilities could very radically change estimates for the | period of 1960-65, | | 11. Im the last part of the briefing (Tab A) certain recommendations have i been made, It was felt at the time that the various offices of the Directorate | of Intelligence would take some action as a result of the briefing, As of this | date Mr. Bollum is unaware of any action being taken by amy other office to : é : | 3 - q ‘ q
‘assund any responsibility in this field. Informally, ATIC personnel have ; Se indicated to Mr. Bollum opinion that the success of Project "Y2" is very | doubtful and that it is not expected that ATIC will show amy great inter- | est or take any action other than that normally taken by the Unidentified | Flying Object (UFO) personnel. As a result of this inactivity, very little ; new has been accomplished in the last few months toward ascertaining Soviet | capabilities. It is therefore recommended that the following actions be | requested by the Director of Intelligence. | a. Inasmuch as Vertical Take-Off aircraft similar in appearance to | a flying saucer will be test flown in a matter of 18 months with a possible | production within three years, it is believed appropriate at this time to | divorce the reports, analysis, and estimates of earth produced flying saucers i from the UMO activity at ATIC. Such items of intelligence should be handled | @ through normal material and equipment channels in the D/I. b. All reports of sightings of UFO's in areas immediately adjacent | to the Soviet Union and Satellites should be re-examined in light of the | possibility that the Soviets could be well ahead of the U.S, and Canade in | the development and service testing of such an aircraft. ec. A section should be inserted in the Basic Air Intelligence ‘ Requirement Manuel and an AFM should be prepared on "Intellicence Collection | Guidance Manual on Vertical Take-Off Aircraft", d, Necessary support should be requested of other government agencies i in an attempt te locate Robert Miethe and Bruno Berberich, After location of | the above men, steps should be taken to have them interrogated by personnel | familiar with the entire background on this project. | e. A project should be established to estimate probable military | applications for such an aircraft and the extent te which requirements and designs for other military equipment would be affected. As a part of this | project, a short discourse on airfield requirements might be included. _ £, Acollection requirement should be placed on all agencies in the field including Attaches. ge All intelligence estimates for the 1960-65 period should include a statement on the possibility of operational use of saucer shaped aircraft and the effect of such use om other equipment estimates, - he fo ineure that intelligence information and requirements for i action are properly integrated into the existing intelligence organization, / ; it is suggested that an individual who is knowledgeable on the background i of this project be appointed as coordinator for the Director ef Intelligence, i HQ, USAF, on Unconventional Vertical Take-Off Aircraft. This coordinator, in / addition to his fumetion with the Director of Intelligence, should also be | the active liaison contact between the D/I and other interested commands and agencies when requests are received for briefings, etc,
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| The purpose of this briefing is two~fold. First, I will attempt to tell you of a project being financed by the U.S. Air Force and as a result thereof to dispel to the greatest extent possible any doubt in your minds thet such a project is feasible and desirable. Second, I will attempt to show that there is a very good possibility that we may not be the first nation to successfully fly such an aircraft. In order not to take up your | Ge time with uninteresting technical considerations and information, I will make the first part very brief. However, if anyone desires more infornm- : ation on the design, performance, operation, etc., I am prepared to go into a more detailed discussion complete with slides at the end of the regular briefing. eR ee ee ew The "State of the Art" being one of the most important considerations } in a technical estimate, we have attempted to ascertain what effort is be- ; ing made in thie field. Through various sources it was determined that | the foremost authority on the theories surrounding such an aircraft was a Mr. Jack Frost, an aeronautical engineer presently employed by the A.V. j Roe Limited of Canada. Some indication of Mr, Frost's capability may be | derived from the fact that he was project engineer on the CF-100 in | Canada. The principal sources of information covered in this brief | were ARDC, Baltimore; AFDRD, Washington; DAI, Ottawa; and A. V. Roe | & Limited of Canada. Before going any further, I wish to emphasize that the interest of the HQ, USAF D/I in this subject is solely from the i foreign aspect and particularly as it concerns the Soviet capabilities, (| Any emphasis that we may give to the Research and Development program in this country is a bonus and not intentional, ee eee ee ee | j ' The project of which I amdout to speak is known as Project "Y2" | in Canada and as Project "Ladybird" by the USAF. This vehicle is desig- : nated as a "Flat Vertical Take-Off Supersonic Gyroplane" by the 4,¥.Roe | Company. Inappearance it is similar to the normal conception most people | have of a flying saucer. This is probably the beat reason for not call~ | ing this vehicle a flying saucer. This unconventional aircraft is net | strictly a new idea. This particular idea has been in existence for ' several years and during the last four years attempts have been made in Great Britain,Gamada, and the U.S.A. to interest someone in financing | the development of the gyroplane. In January of 1954 the Canadian govern- ment agreed to finance the project to the extent of $2,000,000. However, | due to some belief that Canada might be somewhat limited in facilities and finances to complete the development in the least possible time, and the | psss-osa3-¥
>. further possitity and danger that a foreign power not entirely friendly ‘ oe to the U.S. might achieve the desired results sooner, the USAF has made an agreement with the Canadian government and A,¥. Roe Company to take : : over the complete development effort. The prime contract appears to be with the A.V. Roe Canada,Limited and upen my last visit to the factory, they were well along the way in the preparation of drawings and pessibly at this time are starting fabrication of parts. As of the last report known to us, it was expected that the Flight test of the first model would take place in the Spring of 1956, By this time some of you would like to gee & picture of this aircraft. I have two artist conceptions (Slide 1). This slide is to depict landings and take-offs from other than established | airfields. (Slide 2). This slide is for the purpose of showing a naval | or marine use by launching from a submarine, An earlier model called ( Project "Y" or Project "OMEGA" which would have used the same engine | (Slide 3) but would have been flat on the aft end similar in shape to | | the letter Omega. Two versions of small research type Vertical Take-Off i aircraft, identified as Project "Y" and Project "Y2" have now been de- | signed, Each project is essentially a simple proposal for the construction | of a very large radial flow gas turbine engine, suitably shaped and covered | to form a flying wing which is said to be the minimum aircraft that can be | designed around a turbo-jet engine. | The engines are designed to fly “edge-on" to the wind instead of axially, i as in the case of the more conventional types, Each engine is basically a } large diameter airborne rotor disc, supported by an air bearing which employs \ compressor bleed air as its only form of lubrication. Stability and control, bE will be dominated by the gyroscopic reactions of the rotor. : | Such an aircraft would have some very fundamental advantages; such as: | a, ‘he manufacturing simplicity that results. : oo b, The much greater than one thrust/weight ratio. i ¢@. The very high thrust/frontal area ratio. i d, ‘The gyroscopic stability. | ee he ability to operate without prepared landing fields; this i being the most important consequence of the thrust/weight | ratio being much greater than one. : | fhe Project "Y" design which utilized the same engine, but had a | slightly different configuration was designed to take off and land with | its longitudinal axis at an angle of approximately 60 degrees with the | ground and was supported by a landing gear which gave it the appearance of a "Praying Mantis", ‘The Project “Y2", unlike the earlier model, is | designed to take off and land with its longitudinal axis parallel to the | ground and hes no lending gear whatsoever. One other great differente ) between the two designs is that the first design required surface controls — | or elevons while the latter design has no surface controls at all. ‘The ; / "flat vertical take-off" technique, in the Project "Y2" version, has a ( further fundamental advantage of great significance in that the peripheral ] jet using the Coanda Effect produces a powerful cushion of air between the : ; WLAeih 7
+ @ireréft and the ground which eliminates the possibility of severe impact on | - tlanding. Tests have shown that the jet lift is increased several times over that of a flat disc near the ground. Advantages of such ea technique are as ' fellows: a. It is safer and more acceptable to pilots. } b. The gyroscopic plane is parallel with the ground, | c. It improves the use of the aircraft in the transport category. | ‘ | (Slide 5). In general, the proposed aircraft consists of a very large radial | flow gas turbine engine disposed between two concentric rings. It is estimated | that the engine will produce nearly 50,000 lbs. Sea Level Static Thrust. De- | pending on the final design and balance the circular plan form may need to be | modified to accommodate trim flaps. The air intakes are also circular in plan, | > the sking extending acroag the central part of the plane, The pilot, fuel and | dispogable loads are containéd in the central compartment which is well insul- | ated against aerodynamic heating by the fuel. The aircraft is shown in the | take-off configuration with both air intakes closed and relieving doors on the | top intake open all the way around. This arrangement permits the alr to sink | in and over into the intake annulus, then radially outwards to the jet exhausts | which are normal to the surface around the whole periphery; about 15 inches from the edge. . | (Slide 6) ‘Typical streamlines of the airflow through the aircraft are shown in this slide which represents any section through the circular form of the | aircraft. This aircraft will have neither an oil system nor a hydraulic j system, inasmuch as the engine is air lubricated and there is no retractible under carriage nor hydraulic operated controls employed, The control equip- | ment in the cockpit will be much simpler. Normal flight and navigational | inatrumente and equipment will be installed in the aircraft. A simplified form of ejector seat is fitted, as high ejection velocities are not considered | Oo necessary for this tailless aircraft. Now for a few general operational characteristics, ‘The first model to be i tested is expected to be able to have speeds up to Mach. 2.5, fly at altitudes up to 85,000 feet, and have a range of 1500 n.m. (one way), A later model | with a diameter of 100 ft. and configured as a bomber, recon, or transport ; version is expected to have speeds up to Mach. 3.5 and ranges sufficient for / intercontinental operations. Time to climb frem the ground to 65,000 feet : would be about 2 minutes. | | Let us now review briefly what we have in the offing. We have an air- i eraft capable of taking off and landing vertically climbing to altitude in | an exceedingly short period of time, and able to cruise at very high speeds. i In addition, it can hover, and has great lifting capabilities, And what does i this mean? No requirements for leng runways ef concrete or other hard surface. | No need for the new type alreraft carriers. Amy naval vessel of sufficient i size can carry an aircraft of this type. We have here an aircraft capable of great maneuverability and high altitudes, What would such capabilities mean | to an invasion force. And how about ite uses for pursuit, reconnaissance, | ambulance, bomber, or transport, ‘The artist conception of its use with a | submarine is a particularly deadly combination. The installation of armament
4s no6 seen to present any specific difficulty. Guns or rockets may be ~ mounted in the nose, or to fire out of the intake. Similarly, radar may be inatalled im a nose pod or if scan is considered adequate, inside the ' intakes, where the drag penalty will be less. New types of side look antennas may work very well on this type of configuration. Guided Missiles may be carried externally. A larger bomber version of the aircraft is visualized as having more available payload space in the central well. The aircraft under study has an ample margine of thrust/weight to lift | additional military load from the ground. Performance penalty will there- | fore only be felt at a somewhat reduced range and ceiling. Top speed is unlikely to be affected, since the drag due to lift is extremely small fer this condition. Larger aircreft may be expected to have a longer range, ' but mo detail figures are yet available. However, intercontinental ranges | do not appear to be impossible, ; : @ When such an aircraft has been proven by tests, it will mo doubt have | a great affect on the design and requirements for many other types of mili- bo tary equipment. let us for a minute review some of the changes that might i be apparent. | RADAR - Due to the speeds involved, it is possible that the present type | of airborne radar will be entirely inadequate. And, due to the possible | speeds and altitudes, our presently designed ground radar equipment might be useless for most purposes. i ANTIATRCRART ARTILLERY - It is very doubtful that such weapons as now available in this field would be very useful. SURVACE-TO-AIR GUIDED MISSILES - The presently kmown G/M designs would j hardly be adequate for use against bombers with speeds up to Mach. 3.5 i flying at 80,000 ft, Especially if those bombers had a good capability | @ for maneuvering. : | As one of the principal requirements for SAM appears to be to overcome the ; time delay in getting interceptor 4/C into the air and to the target, it is possible that the job could be done better with an interceptor model of | the gyroplane. | AIR-TO-AIR GUIDED MISSILES - There is some doubt present designs would be very useful against such bombers. | SUB LAWICH G/M - What would be better - a manned gyroplane flying from a | sub from 500 n,m. out, or a guided missile launched from 200 to 200 nm, with the inherent errors of such a system? From an intelligence aspect this type of aircraft should be watched | very closely. Mr. Frost has stated that the idea is not entirely his ewn. | All of the basic information on the first model has been available to other | nations for many years, especially those nations in Central Europe. Mr. Frost | believes that other engineers could very easily have duplicated his effort. |
++ While’ the application of the "Coanda Effect" appears to be Mr. Frost's idea, - he feels that such an application could have been apparent to engineers in Germany and the Soviet Bloc nations. Two particular reports, although of - low reliability, are of interest. The first deals with an individual who, | while riding a bicycle down a country road in one of the Satellite countries, | observed a flying saucer descending from above and hovering above the ground. | He stated that suddenly the saucer accelerated rapidly and while gaining speed | and altitude wobbulated with a slight counter clockwise rotation until a cer | tain speed was attained. Mr. Frost has been quoted as making the statement | that his prototype would act in the same manner if full thrust was applied i after hovering. ‘he second report deals with a PW fieldhand who, with others, was at work when a saucer~shaped aircraft landed in a nearby field. He re- / ported that the aircraft had Soviet markings on it and that one or more i persons climbed out of the aircraft. Immediately police or some sort of | & authority appeared on the scene, placed a cordon around the aircraft and | arrested this man's co-workers, ‘The informant escaped and reported the incident. While 1t is admitted that such reports may be fabricated, the | possibility cannot be overlooked that the information is essentially true. | As an example, in the electronic field a review of low reliability reports has indicated that a large proportion of the sources gave an honest | description of what they observed and that intelligence analysts failed to | identify the equipment from euch descriptions, We have reports of the i French interest in flying saucer designs and of reported German activities in this field during the Werld War. Of the Germans supposedly in this field | of activity we have four names. George Klein, who in April 1953 resided in Hamburg, claims to have been the chief engineer of all flying disc projects. However, his principal importance seems to be that he knew of the existence | ef such projects and has called attention to other Germans in the field. : Otte Habermohl, who has not been heard of since the end of the war, is re- | ported to have had a project for a 16 meter diameter flying saucer which was | test flighted on 14 February 1945 at Holice. Rudolf Schriever, who died in ' a 1945, was a designer/test pilot at BMW Works at Prague, He is reported to i have constructed a flying saucer, which at a trial in April 1945 failed to | leave the ground, Robert Miethe, who is supposed to have entered the U.S. j in 1953, is reported to have constructed a 43 meter diameter flying saucer : (V7) which was flown with a crew of three im 1944. In August 1944, the | Ceske-Moravske Works in Prague is reperted te have received a production | order for a short series, but none was finished by the end of the war. | Miethe remained in Breslaw, whence he escaped in an ME-163 one jump ahead i of the Russians. The Russians captured three of Miethe's principal assist- i ante and his worksheps. In March of 1954, @ man by the name of Brune i Berbevich, who claims te have entered this country in October 1953, forwarded i to the Senator from Ohie a manuscript and drawings of how he would build a | flying saucer. These were in turn sent te the Legislation and Liaison Division j of Headquarters, USAF, who sent them to AFOIN. General Samford's office had | them sent to ATIC for translation from German to English. The big question | is "Gould this mam be Robert Miethe?" last, projects on the Coanda Effect | ' have existed at twe Satellite universities. It has been ate _that Mr. Frost : has made the statement he personally believes that the Soviets could be as | much as twe years ahead of Canadaat this time, If such be the case, the | intercepter application would have a serioue effect on the effectiveness | of the Soviet Air Defense capabilities. ‘
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ee, (1) Despite the unfavorable tone of the Scientific Lee Advisory Board, report,responsible key technicians within DCS/D are split into two groups on the feasibility of the project. (2) In view of this feeling within pcs/D, General Putt's letter to ARDC the last week in December | was, in effect, a compromiseg position. The letter directed ARDC to award a contract to A. V. Roe, Ltd., for certain wind tunnel tests, and further Indicated that additional U. S. : development funds would be decided on the | basis of the data analysis produced. a 5. During General Watson's last visit here he discussed with me i a letter (Tab B) which had been prepared for his signature by one of his i staff but which he refused to sign to you because of its tone. He feels | strongly, however, that the monitorship of this project should be the province of ATTIC and differs greatly in his personal views with the article in AID. | 6. The Memorandum for Record (Tab C) explains the full background i of the entry of OIN-2 into this project which briefly was governed by two considerations: : 4 | a. A feeling in OIN-2C that this project was "hot" and that | no one else was acting for OIN. i b. Availability and "entree" afforded OIN-2 by Squadron Leader Wainwright. j a No action has been taken on any of the recommendations made | in the M/R by Colonel Morrow and he has instructed Mr. Bollum verbally | to discontinue further work and briefings on the project. 7. In view of the above I offer the following recommendations: | @. Because of the divided opinions within and outside of the ' Air Staff on the feasibility of Project "Y", no further articles or 4 | briefings on this project should be accomplished without your personal | approval. (Colonel Adams and Colonel Morrow concur.) i b. Wo attempt should be made in an early issue of AID to : | state the case for Project "Y" in more objective terms since any attempt : to do so would only serve to further “muddy the waters." OIN-2 and yo | pes/D concur. ' | c. At their earliest convenience, General Watson and Colonel on — : Morrow should heave a discussion directed toward the transition of gh i responsibility for monitorship of Project "Y" from OIN-2C to ATIC. ;/y-2 )~”, i Colonel Morrow and General Watson concur. a Gin /
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•· COYER$ SUSPENSE OIIIIIII a, DATE AIIISICiiNED .., .,. -..:r ( Un.cl) Memorandua for Record Iniiial "lN" column to denote review prior to action. Initial "OUT~' column to denote review of completed action. {X for action; ; for coordination.) 18: AJOD-X .... .Af0Df-2X C0IIMIIITI (U. ...... ~-·•,,,.) ---,---- IN OUT Olll-2X 1Porwar4ec1. ror your approval and signature. 2 Incl• n./o d,...) inal{s) Bo. ---·--"·- --------- /ar• •1)ed1:am (or not ~tt~obt4}, ------~----- cl:lSSL. icatlOD this Co ...,...et"!•..,c·., .. ,.,11 ... e uill b, down- ~.... '.;.)k-' ..........,.,,,, ; .ed to !~"'-"~ -·---- ln cordance with Par • A1B 20&-1. OFFICE OFFICE OIN-Xl OfN•lU Sit ARMY OFF o.\TI 2 5 JUL 1955 C:OMlfENT NO. c. Colonel, USAF Directorate of Intelligenoe PR!YIOUI EDITIONS OF THIS FORII AFHQ "~: 53 0-86COVER ORIGIN OF SIC .. SUSPENSE ASS l&NED BY ROUTIIQ TE 12 Ju 55 SUBJECT lleaonm4111. for Beeonl prior to act ioi.. bi tial "OOT• column to det.ote re..-iev of C<npleted 1 : .aoD-2 P'RON: DOil-20 Att&oMt. 1a an Air Statt 8wr7 Suet oGIIIIPlY1Jac nth paragrapll 2.a. of CWu 2. 2·Incla Incl 1 MM~-1 Incl .... ueet 2 1u1a Colon.el, USAJ Directorate of Inte1111..,. VIRGIL L. ZOLLER - ..i..... t•) ... .. ....,. .1~ •• "°' ...,...... .. ilasalf!catlon ot thia - or__. \e ........... 0-88 'EltVfOUS EDfTIONJ 0, Tttt• J'eRM W.Y K USED,
SUSPENSE at 161H OF &AS IC DATE 0IN-2Cl~ D IY TE TYPE SUBJECT Memorandum. for Record ROUTING r to &ctioa. Initial "OUT" column to deuote reTiew of completed T : AFOIN-2 f'ltOM: AFOIN-2C Col. Ma.cDuff COMi£NTS( !Ot AJOD-2C 15 JlllJ' 1,,, e-..•.a l AftD-lt' 1. A con ot ~ •'"aebM. te .UOD•ll ..._ .UOD-2.A.. 1. tt ia teaint tbat yow. tau the.tollolt1.nc two ~iou; it. •· PrQue a letter to t1ae »cs ,eJ=-tina, r.r .....-.i SUrtor4'• a1patve, GOat&iaiJla the i-ec-alat1ca of~ 9 of~ :a. 'b. Prepare a ,-er for :rel-• to the BCD coataill1Jlc the 1.afort111.t1• 1:aclde4 iJl ~ 1 ~ 6 ~ ,-r . '!Ilia pqer alllul4 -• cocml1u.te4 tbnq'b .DGD-2 prior to rel-•. .E. SCHIIIDD ·.·•·~:,~ Illcl Colonel, US.A.1' ~b7 Directorate ot Intellia•DO• 4M ll .r.l 55 COl. 7 FCRM AFHQ tt JUL 94 0-88 . ,£Rvtous u1n0Ns o, THtl '°""' MAY H usro. l
* ., ,. • . ;,' ,. .AFOIN-2C4 ' Col. MacDuff/bps/524-66 w/11 July 1955 MEMORANDtM FOR RECORD PROBUM: .. .... - - 1. To evaluate Kc 97 crew sightings and ground radar returns of object in the Newf'o,mdland.. area ( 491 5950W) . FACTS AND DISCUSSION: --··· .... ·----- ...... - 2. OIN-2C directed ·the OIN-2C cotmllJ.ttee 011 8 July to evaluate the 6 July Kc 97 sightings and GCI radar returns over Newfound.land as summarized and detailed inCAF IN 15592, dtd 6 JuJ.y 55 and CAF IN 90703 dtd 7 July 55. 3. In arriving at the following conclusions the conmittee reviewed reports summarizing the incident, the crew interrogations and the NEAD evaluation of the j_nc1.dent. In addition certain new U.S. and Canadian developments in high performance unconventional aircraft were considered. CONCLUSIONS: 4. It was concluded that no intelligence is available to support or deny the existence of unconventional Soviet aircraft comparable to those un.der consideration in the US and Canada and provid1.ng performance such as reported. 5. The committee was unable to explain the simultaneous ground radar returns and aircrew visual sightings, and tentatively accepts the NEAC evaluation attributing the :i.ncident to electrical phenomenon on the one hand and mis interpretation of -the s:i.ghtings by aircrew members on the other. 6. It was further concluded that this inc:f.dent should be classified as UFOB. 7. This i ten1 is not consj_dered suitable for inclusion in D/I Policy Book or the Daily Staff Di..gest. RECCMOOIDATIONS: ....... 8. Due to the serious technological threat should tmfriendly nations succeed in developing high performance unconventional ai.rcraft increased effort should be made by all collec·tion agencies to penetrate the Soviet Research and Development establishments a.nd programs in order to give the U.S. adequate warning of any developments in this area. 9. It is further recommended that in the event of future incidents of this nature fighter scrambles be effected without delay. COORDINATION: ....... i···• ■ •· I ■■ ■ - ■ U AFOIN-2C4, Col. MacDuff, ext. 52 AFOIN•-2Cl, Lt. Col. Farrior, ext. AFOIN-2C2, CoJ.. Gould, ext. 56200 AFOIN-205, Col. OWynne,,ext. 55538
TO DEPARTMEN ----,---------+-----+--------«-------'I GRADE - SUMMARY l. On 6 July the cm ot a e'b.1ect 1n the l'elffnndlaa4 aNt& 1 CICI raclar in the aaae ar-. obtaiaed a raclar r•~ o~,aa !b.1ect vllich apparently,,.. 14-'tical to 1:he one the KC-97 crew ba4 Dier viaual obeenation. by tbia Directorate t. eV&l:ct&te this sighting reviewed r-.,orta n111~:riz1Dg the inciclent by the Bortlleaat Air CCIIIIM4. ' A.F RQ- 50 fl!."' 21 June 48) 44► ....,' Hf}I 10-5 I OFFICE OF PREPARATION .UOil-204 TEL. SURNAME Col Whitaain/t>PS 52466 l'.C-97 taker ~rtecl the aigb:tillg ot an Wli4entifie4 ) • At the tiae ot the aightiq a A CQllllittee, appoiatec1. !he e-:1 ttee ten:tativel.1' attribute4 the sighting to electrical ph-.eacm and visual Jliainte17retaticm by aircrew J1811ltera. . At the auae tiae, honver, the P--~ttee 41acuee4 the poaaibility that the object might have been an hip pertomu.ce 'IUlCODva.ticmal aircraft. !bi• Directorate is or the op1Jlien that tbe clevelopaent of such an aircraft by u untri~_nation woucl. conetitute a aeriou teolmelopcal threat to the Uaited states, and therefore eve-ry ettort mat be aa4e to 14eatity ·aightiaga 1n the tature. . .. 2. In ita cliacuaaioa of aethecla to be uaed to obta:f.B 1i.ent11'1catien or objects aighte41a a similar fashion ill th.e tuture, the CGIIM:Jttee eoael114ecl that the aetho4 po•••••iD& the ••t l1ke.l.ihoe4 of su.ceeaa YWl4 1-e interceptio ot the ob.1ect by tia;b.ter 'tile •~t •t :tat.are incicleJlta ot.thia natve fighters ulq. , , •. •• . .• . 3•. Atta.cul u !ab A ia a JropNe4 •••ace to the ee.uMr IIACCII, tirectiBg •• • aCJ:'lllllJi. ot llaJra aa reecaanua 1t7 tu Nll■i ttee. • •• DCCIIIIIDA.TIOJI FRANK B. CHAPPELL It.. Sipature of attached •aaage. Colonel USAF Directorate ot Intelligex1ce l Incl PrQoae4 ••a to C4r DAC ~1703 I 00 11579
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.. ,r NOV 3 1955 IIBIIORANDt111 FOR THE RECORD SUBJECT: CIBVIS Program 1. In accordance with AFR 200-3, Bq KATS, is responsible for contacting commercial airlines and pilots to indoctrinate them and secure their participation in the CIRVIS program as outlined in the JAMAP 146 series. 2. Intelligence Division, Rq JIATS, has done an out standing job in this indoctrination, having contacted coJD.ercial airlines, the National Business Aircraft Association, and the pilots in both. They have secured the cooperation of all coapanies and associations through writing a multitude of letters. They have gone into the field and personally lectured to regional pilots' meetings and have succeeded in getting a real interest in CIRVIS aroused for the first tiae. This has been a treaendous task a.nd has only been accomplished by an' exceptional effort. However, the only way to keep the interest at a peak is to keep. eaphasizing the illlportance of the CIRVIS program to them.. MATS' efforts aust continue. 3. Al'OIK-lA-P, wherein lies the responsibility for 11.oni toring the CIRVIS program. for APOIN, and in part for Hq USAF, has long felt that JIATS should be compliaented in writing on their fine job, and ~t the same tiae be urged to continue their prograa. It is felt that any letter of recognition or comaendation should COJl.e originally from CINCON.AD and an in foraal suggestion has been made along these lines. 4. However, this seeas like a good opportunity for us to easily and naturally show our awareness of and satisfac tion for a job well done. Hence, the forwarding of the correspondence from ADC by the letter indicating our apprecia tion.· It is felt that we should take this chance to help the• continue the good work.