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Declassified Project 1794 shows a 1950s Air Force flying-saucer aircraft plan

When: Sep 2012
Sources: 2 public sources

The Avrocar, the saucer-shaped craft that grew out of the same Avro Canada work as Project 1794 Bzuk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Newly declassified 1956 Air Force records released through the National Archives described Project 1794, a disc-shaped vertical take-off aircraft that contractor Avro Canada projected could reach Mach 4 and 100,000 feet. The project never produced a working saucer.

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PressSecret flying saucer plans declassified (opens in a new tab)Military.com (DefenseTech) / 2012-10-09
PressUSAF declassifies 'flying saucer' design (opens in a new tab)The Register / 2012-10-09

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