Anonymous German-language letter on V-Weapon Flying Saucers
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An anonymous sender wrote in German to the Cincinnati Enquirer describing flying saucers as experimental V-Weapons since 1944 with disc-like bodies approximately 40-50 meters in diameter, equipped with heating nozzles and a central plexi-glass sphere containing measurement and remote control devices.
“Fliegende Untertasse. Seit 1944 - ausprobierte Waffe welche jetzt wohl schon serienmässig hergestellt wird und zur Zeit viel von sich reden macht ist eine V. Waffe, welche einen diskusähnlichen Körper hat, der im Durchmesser etwa 40-50 m Durchmesser hat, hat am Aussenring etwa 45-50 automatische Heindüsen.”
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Case details
- Date
- 1952-07-31
- Precision
- day
- Location
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Ohio
- Branch
- FBI
- Shape
- disc-like round body
- Size
- approximately 40-50 metres in diameter
Resolution
Described as V-Weapon, reportedly experimental since 1944, attributed to German V-Weapon constructor Riedel.
Source document
Agency: FBI
File: 65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_6
Case ID: 1952-FBI-FE0F
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