The article explores the historical context of disc-shaped aerial vehicles, commonly associated with UFOs. It discusses early experiments in the aviation field, including the Lee-Richards Annular Biplane. It examines German advances during WWII, where rumors suggested they were designing disk-like aircraft, potentially influencing post-war technology in the U.S. Notably, the U.S. and Canada developed the VZ-9 Avrocar project, a disc-shaped aircraft reflecting the era’s fascination with flying saucers. While some claims remain unverified, the overlap of military innovation and UFO mythology continues to intrigue many.
In the popular consciousness, disc-shaped UFOs immediately bring space aliens to mind. In reality, though, several countries have actually designed, built, and flown "flying saucers."
Did the Nazis build a UFO? In the 1950s, rumors circulated that during World War II, Germany and Italy were working on disk-like craft...a crew took one of these on a test flight in 1945.
In the 1950s, the United States developed a number of different flying wing designed military aircraft, hovercraft, and discs. The most notable project was the VZ-9 Avrocar.
These claims cannot be substantiated, but many German engineers were brought to the United States after the war to help develop missile technology...the advanced designs the U.S. began testing after the war could help support those claims.
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