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This is Government Attic's posting of a 1969 Library of Congress annotated bibliography, UFOs and Related Subjects, compiled by Lynn E. Catoe for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The Defense Technical Information Center released it under FOIA in November 2014. The bibliography lists more than 1,600 items and was requested to support the University of Colorado UFO study led by Edward U. Condon. Its preface concludes that no simple, single explanation of the UFO phenomenon applies to all cases.
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Nollet, A. R. Flying saucers ... a hard looit. Marine corps gazette, v. 43, Dec. 1959: 20-25. States that hopes for a U.S. scientific breakthrough based on Apr. 29, 1959, article in U.S. News and World Report entitled "Flying Saucer Age for the U.S. --It's Getting Nearer" were misplaced since the saucers turned out to be Ground Effect Vehicles. Describes the different types of GEV's 'Yorldwide and suggests military uses. One man's flying saucer. Pace, v. 11, Aug. 1966: 62-63. A flying-saucer-shaped personal commuter aircraft designed by Univ. of California aerodynamics professor Pz.d Moller is discussed. Eignt feet, in diameter, it weighs 400 lbs., will reach 5,000 ft. altitude, and attain speed of 150 mph. Russia claims "flying saucer.'' The UFO investigator, v. 2, Dec. -Jan. 196~- 1964: 1-2. Krasnaya Zvezda is cited in article as having reported early in 1963 that Soviet engineers had successfully tested a "flying saucer" aircraft. State- ments fro&n U.S. S. R. on UFOs 1952-1961 are listed. Saucer blue book. Time, v. 66, Nov. 7, 1955: 52. Secretary of the Air Force Donald A. Quarles released information about a vertically rising jet aircraft soon to be tested by Ryan Aeronautical Co. that might be mistaken for a flying saucer. He also released a Project Blue Book analysis of 4,965 reported flying saucer sightings. Saucer-eyed dragons. Time, v. 55, Apr. 17, 1950: 52-54. Discussion of controversy surrounding statement in U.S. News & World Report (Apr_. 7, 1950) that the Navy had developed a revolutionary air- craft, a combination of helicopter and jet plane, capable of outflying any other. This plane was said to be "t11e flying saucer." Stine, G. Harry. The prowling mfod of Henri Coanda. Flying, v. 80, "Mar. 1967: 64-68. Among inventions of Henri Coanda was ?. lenticular aerodyne (flying saucer) designed in 1935. Coanda effect (tendency of a moving jet of air or water to adhere to an adjacent surface) would be used to create vertical lift without forward motion and to control aircraft. Although aerodyne was never built, tests on critical portions of it were made in France and results indicate it is practical. 320
Document, cited by the archive. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is under it. 419 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.