18_100754_ General 1946-7_Vol_2, Air Materiel Command Correspondence Including AMC Opinion on "Flying Discs", 1947
- Date
- Sept. 23, 1947 (AMC letter; index gives 12/30/47)
- Location
- Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio (letterhead)
- Agency
- Department of War
- Release
- Release 01 (May 8, 2026)
- Type
- document
Summary
The file includes an Air Materiel Command letter, "AMC Opinion Concerning 'Flying Discs'," to the Commanding General, Army Air Forces, attention Brig. General George Schulgen. It states: "The phenomenon reported is something real and not visionary or fictitious," and lists an apparent common description that includes "Circular or elliptical in shape, flat on bottom and domed on top." Other items include newspaper clippings, a note on the Horten brothers, and correspondence about a Mrs. Merchant's theories.
Note
The AMC opinion letter is dated 23 September 1947 on the copy at p.12; the index date (12/30/47) is not explained by the file.