Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Comments on 00-B-90229, Sighting of Unconventional Aircraft
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This memorandum assesses a sighting report (00-B-90229), concluding the object was likely a missile or vertical take-off aircraft rather than a 'flying saucer.' It also notes the 1954 cancellation of 'project Y' due to technical deficiencies.
This memorandum, addressed to the Director of Central Intelligence from the Assistant Director of Scientific Intelligence, provides an assessment of a sighting report identified as 00-B-90229. The author notes that the distance and lighting conditions during the sighting made it difficult to definitively identify the object. However, the author suggests that the description of the object's behavior—specifically its spiraling motion upon leaving a launcher—is more consistent with a missile or a vertical take-off aircraft launched from a zero-length rail than with a 'flying saucer.' The author notes that such a launch would have produced a large flame and smoke, which would have been highly visible. Furthermore, the document references a 1954 evaluation of 'project Y' by a Scientific Advisory Board committee. This committee determined that the project suffered from significant flaws in payload, drag factors, and mechanical design, leading to a recommendation against further Air Force support for the project. The document concludes that while the specific object in report 00-B-90229 cannot be identified, the evidence does not support the conclusion that it was a 'flying saucer.'
The very small amount of details given in the referenced report does not permit an identification of the object sighted. It does, however, tend to indicate that it was not a "flying saucer".
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Official Assessment
The report does not permit an identification of the object sighted. It does, however, tend to indicate that it was not a "flying saucer".
The object sighted was likely a vertical take-off aircraft or a missile launched from a zero length rail, as the spiraling motion and characteristics described do not fit a flying saucer. In 1954, a Scientific Advisory Board committee evaluated project 'Y' and recommended against further support due to issues with payload, drag, and mechanical design.