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CIA Information Report

Summary

CIA Information Report from July 1950 forwarding a translated article by German scientist Dr. Eduard Ludwig on 'Flying Discs'. The article theorizes that these craft utilize boundary layer control and Flettner rotors, possibly developed from advanced German WWII research.

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Approved for Release 2026 CLASSIFICATION [REDACTED] CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO. SO DC-27143 CD NO. COUNTRY Chile/Germany DATE DISTR. 31 July 1950 SUBJECT German Scientist's Article on "Flying Discs" NO. OF PAGES 1 PLACE ACQUIRED Chile, Santi…
Dr. Eduard Ludwig CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CIA FBI NAVY
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RESTRICTED CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SO DE-271/3 Attachment 1 -1- THE MYSTERY OF THE "FLYING DISCS" A contribution to its possible explanation. By Dr. Eduard Ludwig, Santiago, Chile. Av. Cristobal Colon 1916 Though the continuously reappearing reports on the appearance o…
Dr. Eduard Ludwig Professor Junkers Dr. Bock Professor Jukowski Dr. Kutta H. C. Bauman CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Ministry of German Airways German Institute of Airways Research
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RESTRICTED CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SO DB-27143 Attachment 1 --2- procedure was later applied to a great extent to the fighter plane luster Ju. 88 under the name of "dive-brake". This patent had to be handed to the English factory Handley-Page after World War I, which explain…
Professor Prandtl Professor Betz Flettner Professor Junkers Professor Dr. Bock CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Aerodynamic Experimental Institute of the Gottingen University Gottingen University
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RESTRICTED CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY SO DB-27143 Attachment 1 -3- with a positive starting angle in connection with the enormously high starting speed. The attaching of speedily rotating tops assures side stability. There is also the possibility of attaching horizontal auxilia…
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