Engineer Claims 'Saucer' Plans Are in Soviet Hands; Sightings in Africa, Iran, Syria

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ENGINEER CLAIMS "SAUCER" PLANS ARE-IN SOVIET HANDS ;

SIGHTINGS IN AFRICA,—IRAN, - , SYRIA ___. :

GERMAN ENGINEER STATES SOVIETS HAVE- GERMAN FLYING SAUCER EXPERTS AND: PLANS «= = =
Athens, I Vradyni, 13 May-53 eee

Vienna (Special Service) -- According to recent reports from Toronto, &
number of Canadian Air Force engineers are engaged in the construction of a ——
"flying saucer" to be used as a future weapon of war. The work of these engi-
neers is teing carried_out in great secrecy at the A. B. Roe Company /translit-

eration from the Greek/ factories. __.

“Flying saucers” have been known to be an actuality since the possibility
of their construction was proven in plans drawn up by_German engineers toward
the end of World War II.

. Georg Klein, a German ergineer, stated recently that though many people —-.-:=-..-.-. 5°
believe the "flying saucers" to be a postwar development, they were actually
in the planning stage in German aircraft factories as early as 1941.

WMlein said that he was an engineer in the Ministry of Speer [probably re-~
fers to Albert Speer, who, in 1942, was Minister for Amnament and Ammunition
for the Third Reich7 and was present in Prague on 14 February 1945, at the
first experimental flight of a "flying saucer.

During the experiment, Klein reported, the "flying saucer” reached an al- .. .
titude of 12,400 meters within 3 minutes and a speed of 2,200 kilometers per
hour. Riein emphasized that in accordance with German plans, the speed of
these " saucers” would reach 4,000 kilometers per hour. One difficulty, ac-

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ENGINEER CLAIMS "SAUCER" PLANS ARE IN SOVIET HANDS ;

SIGHTINGS IN AFRICA, IRAN, SYR nce

GERMAN ENGINEER STATES” SOVIETS: BRAVE GERMAN FLYING SAUCER EXPERTS AND PLANS «<->
Athens, I Vradyni, 13 May 53

Vienna (Special Service).-- According to recent reports from Toronto, a tC
number of Canadian Air Force engineers are engaged in the construction of &
"flying saucer" to be used-as a future weapon of war. The work of these engi- _ 7
neers is being carried out in great. seoreey. at the A. is Be Roe. Company /translit-e oo

eration from the Greek/- ‘factories. — wo

"Flying saucers" bave boen known to be an actuality since the possibility = =
of their construction was-proven_in. phans a1 @ravn up dy German engineers toward
the end of World War II.

.. Georg Klein, a German” ergineer,: > Stated recently that though many people —
believe the "flying saucers" to be a postwar development, they were Betually- ; a

in the planning stage in German aircraft factories ss early.as 194). 0

Klein said that he was an engineer in the Ministry_of_| Speer /probably_r res 2 ——
fers to Albert Speer, who, in 1942, was Minister for Amsament and Ammunition - ,
for the Third Reich/ and was present in Prague on on_ 14 February 1945, at the
first experimental flight of a "flying saucer.

During the experiment; ,Kléin réportéd, the "flying saucer” reached an al-° 2 0 i
titude of 12,400 meters within 3 minutes and a speed of 2,200 kilometers. per. -
hour. Nein emphasized that in accordance with German fy plans, the speed. of... —
these "saucers” would reach 4,000 kilometers per hour. One difficulty, ac- - ~ 5 ee
cording to Klein, was the problem of obtaining the materials to be used for
the construction of the “saucers,” but even this bad been solved by German
engineers toward the end of 195, and construction on the- * objects was sched-
led to begin, Klein added. -- ae be fas

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. Klein went on to state that three experimental models had been readied fa.
for tests by the end of 1ig4h /eic/, built according to two completely differ-_-. _--_-
ent principles of aerodynamics. One type actually haa the shape of a disc,
with an interior cabin, and was built at the Mite fanidentified; translitera-

tion from the Greek/ factories, which bad also built the V2 rockets. This

model was 42 meters in diameter. The other model had the shape of a ring, with = =~
raised sides and a spherically shaped-pilot's-cabin-placed on the outside, in

the center of the ring. This model was built_at the Habermo) and Schreiver fac-

torles fanidenti fied; voth names trareliterated from the Greek/, — pane a

Both models kad the ability to take off vertically and to land in an ex-
tremely restricted area, like helicopters. = = wa ; ;

had teen abandoned, the engineers in thé group stationed in Prague carried °°

out orders to destroy completely.all their plans on their model before the Sos5

viet forces arrived. The éaginéers atthe Mite factories in Breslau, however, --

were not warned in sufficient time of the Soviet approach, andthe Soviets,—--—- ----"- —=

therefore, succeeded in seizing their-material. Plans, as well a6 specialized ._ ao

personnel, were immediately sent directly to the Soviet Union under heavy gumrd, 9

. coincidental with the departure from Berlin_of the creator of the Stuka, /JU-87
dive bonber/, who later developed the MIG 13 and_15 in the Soviet Unions “~~~

During the last few days of the war, when every hope for German victory ~ So

—— — hoe

According to the report, nothing 18 known of the vhereabouts of Hanbernol ~~ a

since his disappearance from Prague;-Schreiver died recently in Bremen; and

Mite, who escsped ina Messerschmitt 163, is in the US. |

Klein was of the-opinion that_the "saucers". are at present-being-con-.—.
structed in accordance.with German technical principles ard expressed the be-
lief that they will constitute serious_competition to. jJet-propelled airplanes: > ~~~

Klein further stated that it was very possible to construct—"flying sau-
cers" for civilian air travel; that they could carry 30-0 passengers at-@ o> so ca
speed of 4,000 kilometers per hour. He added, hovever, thet the tremendous =
amount of materiel necessary-for-their construction did not warrant their be-
ing built exclusively for-civilian air travel. His opinion was shared, he ~ :
stated, by Giuseppe Belluzzo, the Italian specialist with whom Klein has been.
corresponding for some time ...——.—-__----_-—._

DELAYED REPORT ON FOUR "SAUCERS" SEEN IN UBANGI-SHARI -- Brazzaville, France-
Equateur, 11 Mar 53 : :

The Meteorological Service ‘of ‘French ‘Equatorial Africk has authorized this  -
newspaper to publish today tke following account sbout four "flying saucers"
seen on 22 November 1952.over Bocaranga,. Ubangi-Shari.

At approximately 2200 hours, Father Carlos Maria, (a Capuchin missionary),
Lasimone, his companion, and four other persons were driving on the road to
“Bocaranga, when they suddenly noticed a large aise traveling overhead in the
same direction as they. Lasimone extinguished the car's lights, but the disc
disappeared in the distance. A short while later, in the same spot, they saw
four dises motionless in the air. Father Maria's aescription follows:

"We could see them clearly. - Two were above and two below, but all four
had no point of contact. At that moment » they,Had @ silvery color like that
of the moon. I would say that their diameter was somewhere between 30 and

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raised sides and a spherically shaped pilot's cabin placed on the outside, in
the center of the ring. This model was built at the Hsbermol and Schreiver fac-

tories fanidentified; both names transliterated from the Greek/,

Both models had the ability to take off vertically and to land in an ex-
tremely restricted area, like helicopters. ne, .

During the last few days of the var, then every hope for German victory
had been abandoned, the engineers in the group stationed in Prague carried
out orders to destroy completely.all their plans on their model before the So-
viet forces arrived. The engineers at the Mite factories in Breslau, however,
were not warned in sufficient time of the Soviet approach, and the Soviets, wet ee
therefore, succeeded in seizing their matertal. Plans, as well as specialized e
personnel, were immediately sent directly to thé Soviet Union under heavy > *
. coincidental with the departure from Berlin of the creator of the Stuka, /JU-87
dive bomber/, who later developed the MIG 13 and 15 in the Soviet Union.

According to the report, nothing is known of the whereabouts of Hambermol
since his disappearance from Prague; Schreiver died recently in Bremen;-and -
Mite, who escaped in a Messerschmitt 163, is_in_the US.

Klein was of the. opinion that the "saucers" are at present being con-
structed in accordance with Germsn technical principles and expressed the be-—. 0.
lief that they will constitute serious competition to jet-propelled airplanes. > ~~

Klein further stated that it was very possible to construct _"flying sau-
cers" for civilian air travel; that they could carry 30-4C passengers at-@-- === =>
speed of 4,000 kilometers_per hour. He added, however, that the tremendous
amount of materiel necessary_for their construction_did not warrant-their be-
ing built exclusively-for-civilian air travel. His opinion was shared, he ~~~
stated, by Giuseppe Belluzzo, the Italian specialist with whom Kléin has been

corresponding for some time.

DELAYED REPORT ON FOUR "SAUCERS" SEEN IN UBANGI-SHARI -- Brazzaville;°Franceé- > ~~ >
Equateur, 11 Mar 52 .

The Meteorological Service of French Equatorial Africa has-authorized this... ...-
newspaper to publish today tre following account about four "flying saucers"
seen on 22 November 1952 over Bocaranga, Ubangi-Shari.

At approximately 2200 hours, Father Carlos Maria, (a Capuchin missionary); ~~"
Lasimone, his companion, and four other persons were driving-on the road to”
Bocaranga, when they suddenly noticed a large disc traveling overhead in the- ~~
same direction as they. Lasimone extinguished the car's lights, but the disc

disappeared in the distance.- A short while later,

» in the same spot, they saw —--— ----- -
four discs motionless tn the air. . Father Maria's description follows! Le a

"We could see them clearly. Two vere above and two below, but all four

bad no point of contact. At-that moment, they, Had a silvery color like that

of the moon. I would say that their diameter was somewhere between 30 and

kO centimeters. 3 es
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“They moved several times, but each time it seemed that only the two lover
ones were rotating. Just before they feu four] began to move, they lit up

brightly, like suns. Then it looked as though they arranged themselves to move —-

in circular fashion so as to return to their starting point. On stopping,
they lost their brilliant color and regained the silvery one. During their ro-

tation, they seemed slightly oval. I cannot say whether it was due to a new> >> >

- shape they assumed while in flight or to the oblique position they had assumed
while moving. Each time they turned, they had that shape and that profusion of
light. We observed them for about 20 minutes. After their final turn, they |

remained motionless-.in-their initial position for several moments. Then they =---=-- =->

disappeared, headed in the direction from which we had come. What I saw vas
no eerolite, shooting star, or anything of the kind. It could only have been

& man-made machine." __
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Lasimone’ then gave an equally detailed version, as follows: =

"At about 2200 hours, we observed four halos Of silvery light grouped in

@ square formation and located above light clouds. The night was very clear. --.--------—--

"At one point, the four halos were on the horizon, ranged-in a-lineé-iny o>

the direction of Bouzoum. Suddenly, one of them lit_up in-_vivid.red, causing
its shape to be distinguished._—It was like a cigar, thicker in the fore sec-
tion. . The center section constituted about one third of the - total - length, and

appeared opaque in the light, with perfectly symmetrical lines... Flying SOW Gs :

the clouds, this object headed-in our direction at considerable speed,: about _

equal to that of an average plané.. About 5 or 6 kilometers avay, it halted” TT -

without changing ite lights and then climbed again, vertically.” The stop 1 wes
abrupt and the glow-became silvery again... The other three on the horizon then—

began to move in the same way as the first and joined it:to form & square once - -

again."
REPORT "FLYING SAUCERS" SEEN IN- SYRIA -- Athens, Le Messager a' Athenes, oe
19 May 53

The Damascus newspaper Al. Al Ahays _reports “that "t\ying saucers" were seen -
recently above the “city of Homs, Syria, coming-from-the south. = =.

LUMINOUS OSJECT SEEN IN SKY OVER ARADAN +> Tebran, Btela'at, 20 May 53.0 ~~ -- ee

This newspaper was informed by its ¢ correspondent in Abadan that at. --
1855 hours, on 18 May 1953, & luminous object was seen in the sky over Abadan.
The object vas reported to ve ‘as bright.as_the sun_and to have the shepe of a
new moon (but several times larger than anew moon): It traveled extremely
fast and could be seen for 20 minutes. It was also reported that the same ob-
ject was seen over all-the oll areas in Khuzistan.

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while moving. Eash time they turned, they had that shape and that profusion of
light. We observed them for about 20 minutes. After.tbheir final turn, they
remained motionless in. their initial position for several moments. Then they
disappeared, headed in the direction from which we hed come. What I saw was
no serolite, shooting ster, or anything of the kind. It could oly have been
® man-made machine." oe

Lasimone’ then gave an equally detailed version, as follows:

o "At about 2200 hours » we observed four halos of silvery light grouped in
& square formation and located above light clouds. The night was very clear.

"At one point, the four halos were on the horizon, ranged in a line in.
the direction of Bouzoum. Suddenly, one of them lit up in vivid red, causing.
So its shape to be distinguished. It was like a cigar, thicker in the fore sec- .... ~ 2.1...
tion. . The center section constituted about one third Of the total length, and
appeared opaque in the light, with perfectly symmetrical lines... Flying above .___ eee
the clouds, this object headed in our direction at consicerable speed, about .__.
equal to that of an average plane. About_5 or_6 kilometers away, it halted -
-____ without changing ite lights and then climbed again, Vertically. The stop was
abrupt and the glow became silvery again.._The other three on the horizon then
began to move in the same way as the first and joined it to form a square once
eagein.”

REPORT "FLYING SAUCERS” SEEN IN-SYRIA---~- Athens, -Le Messeger a'Athenes, oo
19 May 53

The Damascus newspaper Al Ahaya- -reports. tt that "s\ying saucers" vere seen >
recently above the veity of Homs, Syria, coming from the south: ~~ -

LUMINOUS OBJECT SEEN IN SKY OVER ARADAN -- Tehran, Etela'tat, 20 May 53...

This newspaper was informed by_its correspondent in Abadan that at...
1855 hours, on 18 May 1953, @ luminous object was seen in the sky over Abadan. == 9 = - >
The object was reported to be_as_bright as the sun and to have the shape of ea
nev moon (but ‘several_times larger than a new moon). It traveled extremely
fast and could be seen for_20 minutes. It was also reported that the same ob- =
ject was seen over all-the ofl areas In Khuzistan..__

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