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Project Magnet

Canada's Department of Transport established Project Magnet in December 1950 inside its Radio Regulations Engineering Division, making a civilian radio-engineering office one of the earliest government homes for a sustained flying-disc study.

Canada's Department of Transport established Project Magnet in December 1950 inside its Radio Regulations Engineering Division, making a civilian radio-engineering office one of the earliest government homes for a sustained flying-disc study.

Brief

Canada's Department of Transport established Project Magnet in December 1950 inside its Radio Regulations Engineering Division, making a civilian radio-engineering office one of the earliest government homes for a sustained flying-disc study. The project was led by senior radio engineer Wilbert B. Smith. The June 1952 interim report, archived by Library and Archives Canada, concluded that flying-disc reports could not be dismissed and warranted further scientific investigation. The program ran until 1954.

Metadata

Date
1950-12-01
Year
1950
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Region
Canada
Status
confirmed
Tag
foreign government record
Primary
Smith's Flying Disc Assessment, Transport Canada 1952
Source type
Disclosure file
Sources
2

Key Points

  • Canada's Department of Transport established Project Magnet in December 1950 inside its Radio Regulations Engineering Division, making a civilian radio-engineering office one of the earliest government homes for a sustained flying-disc study.
  • The project was led by senior radio engineer Wilbert B. Smith.
  • The June 1952 interim report, archived by Library and Archives Canada, concluded that flying-disc reports could not be dismissed and warranted further scientific investigation.
  • The program ran until 1954.

Most Interesting

  • The June 1952 interim report, archived by Library and Archives Canada, concluded that flying-disc reports could not be dismissed and warranted further scientific investigation.
  • Canada's Department of Transport established Project Magnet in December 1950 inside its Radio Regulations Engineering Division, making a civilian radio-engineering office one of the earliest government homes for a sustained flying-disc study.
  • The program ran until 1954.

Timeline

  1. 1950-12-01 · Encounter

    Canada's Department of Transport established Project Magnet in December 1950 inside its Radio Regulations Engineering Division, making a civilian radio-engineering office one of the earliest government homes for a sustained flying-disc study.

  2. 1952 · Source record

    Smith's Flying Disc Assessment, Transport Canada 1952 is the preferred source material attached to this encounter.

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