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DOW-UAP-D095, Avro Canada 'Saucer' Project and Related UFO Intelligence Memoranda, 1954–1955

Date
1954-10 to 1955
Location
Malton, Ontario (A.V. Roe Canada Ltd.) and Washington, D.C.
Agency
Department of War
Release
Release 04 (July 10, 2026)
Type
document

Summary

USAF Scientific Advisory Board papers on the A.V. Roe Canada 'Project Y,' a circular-planform aircraft designed for vertical take-off, including a 10 December 1954 cover letter signed by J. H. Doolittle forwarding a committee report after a visit to the company on November 17–18. Related intelligence memoranda discuss reported German saucer designs (Schriever, Miethe), possible Soviet capabilities, and recommend re-examining UFO reports from areas near the Soviet Union.

Note

Several pages are poorly scanned and partly illegible.

Original file on official government site (PDF) ↗

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