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Page ID (PID)	MAXW-PBB4-23
Collection	NARA-Maxwell


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Roll Description	Maxwell Blue Book 4
Document Code	N/A

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Intelligence Department.              ,
Wright -FL-t t erson   ''-J3, TJayt on, Ohio
d.     ""he f.bove estimates regarding weight,  controllability,   stability,  etc,
am not  intended to represent deductions- regarding the oxact  n-''.ture of t-ie torpedo
or cigar-shaped aircraft w ich were  sighted by the airline pilots-,   -uiitted and Chilesj,
and otherr,   they ?-p merely  statements of poE''ibilitior,  whici". are intended to  show
that   sucn en aircraft could  support  and contr 1  itself ty aerodynamic rneani.    The
nropulfive cyjte.i. of t:iir  type of vei.icle wguld ar-pear  ti V 9 jet  or rocket engine.   ''
The  specific fuel  consumption of online''7  of  r   i?  type wouli be rather '' igh.    Ti.it,
coupled v.lti   tue fact  tr.at  aerot^/naiaic lift or: such r. body would be nccon^finied by
high dra,  plfice1? a ^eriout llrnitstlrin on the rni^e of the aircraft for any particu-
lar gross?  weight.     If t! if  type of uniientified aerial object h; s pxtretr.ely long ranj.e
it if probable t''.ii t  the method of proi^ulsion in oneW.ich i?i fur in odvcirice of
presently known engines.                                                                         I
POWER 3ajRClS3:
{a)
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 Tne foregoing diecus-.-i,oij is predicated0upon  the a&iiun^ption th.-it ]?ower   
?ources presently available would hiive  to be uyed.     If an ; tomic    ''       I
energy poweredaEngine wFre. available,  a Lmall ma^^ flow a:  a l:.rge        j
velocity would accornplish ''the. required lift f-.rid propulsive forcos i.nO.   ,
the large energy expenditure -would  be of emtill  importance.
(b)
However, t:,e hr-.t exenari^^e requirement ''j for ti.o atoY.ic^powrred engine!
appear to demand Jp-riyi-ic&l liinensi^ri* of inorainat^ ;-ize that present-j ,
ly wouli preclurle t-ieau-e of t-''is power plant for aircraft. F.xperi- !
mental work in progre-p: to convert tue energy of tlie atomic pile dire^tl.
to electricity, "ather t.:.aii ho. t, offer V.c- promise of .--"more
atonic (>owpr T)laiit. "         ,
. .  e.  It hoi; been eptLblis-lied by Project Ran''i investigations t.ii:t v. rid re-
sources, technical attainment? cri''1. *-xif=t ing ,-naterial:? are adequate ti perr..j.t
l    rtruction of e
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CONCLUSIONS:
-i-.e flying anomaly obr-erved, remains unidentified a? to origin, construction
an-i now r source.
2. A iefinite trend of TlJ.ght heaiiingc has evolved a? generally south in bearing.
3.     ''Jupporting evidence fr^-rr. ,^\ arate "e1.i-''blfe pourcee nstabl''ish exi^tFrn^e of thi,
c.^nfigurat''ir>n. ,                                                      .                      ,                  .
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li. An ai"crf.ft o^ t-.e configuration depcribed c;n:ld ruaport it.self in flight by
aero-.i,'',Tiamic mears   ''                                                                          ''                                                          .--
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