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Maxwell Blue Book 4
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THi:. PACK IS , . -AIR IN" "... ~~" .""Teen" Intel"! oencV 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) . * i 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 ^ ip. I 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. , . , . 1 " I '' li. An ai"crf.ft o^ t-.e configuration depcribed c;n:ld ruaport it.self in flight by aero-.i,'',Tiamic mears '' '' .-- UNCLASSIFIED Project Officer Ti-gO2OO ji AKii.!.1'' ''a. ami ''. IT M..v itol in rn 1NT[ I I.LCL.iILi. ''i''^A !. Mi''MbN (j''. HI1 Mi''"ilL.Mi ''. ill II m,. 1.. ........,,,.- 1 !'', .-,.(.,,.,, 11,- , ;( , ,, ...Mh . 1 1 -. 1 ,. 1 -,;., -n. '' T 1 G E 1 s u N c L A S S I F I E D
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