341_110448_Records_Relating_to_the_Collection_and_Dissemination_of_Intelligence_1948-1955-TS_CONT_No.2_2-5300-2-5399
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341_110448_Records_Relating_to_the_Collection_and_Dissemination_of_Intelligence_1948-1955-TS_CONT_No.2_2-5300-2-5399
An Air Force intelligence report from November 1948 relating to unidentified flying objects and flying saucers.
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| eon after first seen, A/C began leaving saoke trails and condensation trails
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| Intelligence Service, This Guestion was put to the Swedes, Their answer
| was that soms reliable and fully technically oualified people have reached
| the conclusion that "these phenomena are obviously the result of a high
| ‘#echnical skill which cannot bs credited to sny presently known culture on
\ . earth," Theyare _therefore assuming that these objects originate from some
| previdusly wiknom or unidentified technology, poseidly outeide the earth.
. and he cardfully noted its agimuth from his point of observation, Swedish
| intelligence was sufficiently confident in his observation that a naval =
| salvage team was sent to the lake, Operations were underway during the
. we have been promised knowledge of the results. In their opinion, the
{ of the lake, which did not appear on menfim@gr&me charts, was in
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(5. BU¥ of Alrfield, near the town of Mhelonie), This type eetis
© called "Redut". fe belicves persomnsl of this sst to be amy, assigned
e FW, but s nob certain. Bis reginemt comducted fiying scoperation
exercises with the seb, presunsbly %o train Whe sob opermtors, sinse
. the pek wes [iret located st iheloala in Spring 1947, iie eireraft, fn
- Uclober 1948, lost the set on such an sxercise sl & distuase of 150 idlemeters
. and altitude of 1200 meters. Rollowing instructions, he then olimbed be
3000 meters, vhen the set agaln picked iim wp. he stebes he beiieves this
. e set ls standard throughout the PW, and Lhst he believes ite meclmem
Covrenge fo be 130 idloueters, because no traising flights of gresber disterses
| in e tall of the sirerafh wnd operated by & switeh in the radlo operstor’s
| eompartment. RPurther, experimente with sirborne pader (i tell warming
| device) werecavried oub in I9A7 and TWe2 of ks reginent. This equipment
| dovolved tbe installsblon of a smali externsl arrey, sets were rmmved after
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| stmply u lvel pesture, 600 neters §/S by 1400 meters B/N, but & paved rumeay
| are o %o wubjeos, os work has Just comienced., The alrfield oumvenbly has
| o installationsj alreraft are perked in tho open, and fuel is brought
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| of thrws, nd witiout the dorsal turret mechine gwn in place (mor swplase
| ontho aircraft). Subject sbates that the sir pumner serceants wio showld
| cocuny this fourth positicn sr on duty with the regluent, but are eugaged
L B Boe uais, 40 B MUY cienied o Seatsing S, .
| et s mwhed that a plaque fn the airovaft stated that it had buen prodused
. A fuller report will shortly be underway, based on M
. conducted w far, abd many wore deballs are espestod o be obialned in the
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i . CIC source reports that the Russians heve ordered GSR Missions in forelgs
. sountries %o purchase radar tubes in large quantities regardless of eosts,
- itesion also instructed to purchase & complete radar set,
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