This paper discusses the impact on the radar cross section of aircraft of the design of different regions of the vehicle — including the nose, tail, broadside — as well as the impact of skin material. It also discusses the design a low RCS missile. This briefing book consists of five tabs, which concern the value and evolution of stealth, the F, the B-2, the F, and the advanced cruise missile.
Document 15 : Major General Peter T. This extract provides a statement of facts concerning the fatal crash of a FA aircraft on July 11, It covers, inter alia , crew qualifications, the history of the flight, the mission, the briefing and preflight, the flight, impact, rescue, and crash response.
Document 16 : Lt. John T. This extract is a summary of facts concerning the October 14, crash of a FA that claimed the life of its pilot. As with the report of the on the July crash Document 15 , it covers — inter alia — crew qualifications, the history of the flight, the mission, the briefing and preflight, the flight, impact, rescue, and crash response.
Document 17 : Harold P. A two-page introduction is followed by a page chronology of FA information related to operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, from August 17, to February 28, The information include concerns personnel, deployments, administrative matters, exercises, and operations pp.
Document 18 : Arthur P. Army War College, This study focuses on the history of stealth development, the roles and missions of the FA and its performance during Desert Storm, and an assessment of how stealth technology fits into Air Force aerospace doctrine. It also discusses next generation stealth aircraft, specifically the F fighter and B-2 bomber.
Document 19 : Vincent C. In addition to a chronology of events, this history includes a discussion of the creation of the 37 th Fighter Wing established to replace the covert group established to oversee development of the FA while it was still a classified program , the "quest for normalization," F operations in Panama Operation Just Cause and Iraq Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm , and events from the end of Desert Storm to the end of Document 20a , 20b : Vincent C.
This history contains a discussion of the inactivation, fully redacted sections on mission revision and an operational readiness exercise - as well as treatments of the the employment of the FA in airshows, transfer of aircraft to Holloman, and a number of other topics. These fact sheets, issued twelve years apart, describe the mission, features, background, and general characteristics of the FA.
The second fact sheet contains details of the plane's employment in Desert Storm, the Balkans, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Document 22 : Ronald H. The focus of this history is the involvement of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Joint Staff in the planning and direction of combat operations in Panama.
Part of the history discusses the decision to use the FA as part of the operation — its first operational use — and its employment. This study focuses on the use and performance of aircraft and other munitions in Desert Storm, including the F, the validity of Defense Department claims about weapon systems' performance particularly systems using advanced technology , the relationship between weapon system cost and performance, and the extent to which Desert Storm air campaign objectives were satisfied.
Among its findings was that while F bomb hit range varied between 41 and 60 percent, which the report characterized as "highly effective," the range was less than the percent rate report after the war by the Defense Department. Document 24 : Gregg S. This history focuses on mission and organization, operations and training including operations against Iraqi targets, and partcipation in the Red Flag exercise , and aircraft upgrades.
Document 25 : Gregory S. As with the history for the preceding eighteen months Document 24 the main focus of this history is mission and organization and operations and training.
In addition to its discussion of FA deployment to Southwest Asia in response to developments in Iraq the history also discusses several exercises — Spirit Hawk '98 described as "the Air Force's first ever low observable combat exercise" , Combat Hammer a weapons system evaluation program exercise — as well as deployment in support of Fighter Weapons Instructor Course.
Document 26 : Gregory S. This history discusses deployments to in support of operations in the Balkans and Southwest Asia. Security Council resolutions and did not result in combat operations. Document 27 : William P. Alexander and Gregory S. This history follows the standard format for 49 th Fighter Wing histories — covering mission and organization, operations and training, and maintenance.
The chapter on operations includes a discussion of the FA deployment to Europe and its use against Serbian targets. Document 28 : William P. In addition to discussing the role of FA aircraft in two exercises — Spirit Hawk 99 at Mountain Home Air Base, Idaho and EFX at Nellis AFB, Nevada — the history also contains a discussion of upgrades to the F, including an upgrade to the infrared acquisition designation system that "would allow F pilots to 'look' through clouds, greatly increasing the aircraft's capability.
Document 29 : William P. Alexander and Tracey S. Document 30 : William P. Document 31 : William P. As with earlier 49 th Fighter Wing histories, this one discusses mission and organization, operations and training, and miscellaneous activities including maintenance. While there were no operational deployments, the history reports on the deployment of aircraft, equipment, and personnel to several bases around the United States as well as FA involvement in RED FLAG This history covers mission and organization and deployments of the 49 th Fighter Wing.
Document 33 : William P. Alexander and Terri J. Despite its classification this history is heavily redacted, but does discuss FA participation in a European theater exercise named Operation Coronet Nighthawk. Document 34 : William P. This manual is intended to provide "aircrew the information need to make the right decisions during any phase of a tactical mission.
This study explores the role of FA aircraft in the conflict with Iraq. In addition to an examination of the FA background, it examines the orders to deploy the FA for combat, the attempted decapitation strike, subsequent combat missions, maintenance, and assessment of F performance, and redeployment. Document 37 : William P. Document 38 : John N. This brief memo from the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence notes that he had asked the Deputy Director for Intelligence Robert Gates to produce a paper on Soviet stealth technology.
Document 39 : Lawrence K. This the two main sections of this assessment cover Soviet radar cross section technology including the theoretical base, measurement capability, materials, and transfer of technology and applications to submarines, reentry vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft, cruise missiles, and ground vehicles. The key judgments section states that the authors "feel certain that the Soviets did not have a Stealth program in the s" but that "the Soviets probably began an intensified research effort in the early s which may have led to a developmental program now under way.
Document 41 : Julian C. This note to the Director of Central Intelligence summarizes efforts under throughout the Intelligence Community to produce assessments and other products concerning Soviet stealth technology. Document 42 : Julian C. This memo concerns limiting the distribution of the a special national intelligence estimate on Soviet reactions to stealth. This estimate is described as "an effort to assess at the national level the Soviet capability and intention to respond to the US [stealth] challenge.
This paper examines the intersection of Soviet examination of Western press reports on U. The attachment to the February 1, memo notes that the CIA's Office of Scientific and Weapons Research had been providing direct support to US stealth efforts since and provides specific examples. It also describes "several initiatives Document 46 : William J. This memo reports on the number of clearances necessary for the CIA to carry out the analytical program concerning stealth suggested by the Director of the Office of Scientific and Weapons Research.
It indicates the both the national intelligence and CIA entities that would be involved as well as the specific topics to be investigated. Document 48 : Thomas R. The Department collected reports from defence force members, pilots and air traffic controllers, meteorologists and the general public. During the peak of interest in UFOs, the department investigated some reports, trying to establish whether the sightings could be attributed to low flying aircraft, weather balloons or meteorological phenomena.
The files contain a wide range of UFO-related documents covering the years Start by reading the highlights guide PDF, kb to help you navigate your way through the files released in August The files contain a wide range of UFO-related documents, drawings, letters and parliamentary questions ranging from up to Discover the role of the UFO Desk Officers, what they really thought of alien visitors, their ideas to harness alien technology as a weapon, and their briefings to Tony Blair on UFO policy.
During a policy review in into the handling of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena sighting reports received by the Ministry of Defence, a study was undertaken to determine the potential value, if any, of such reports to Defence Intelligence. Consistent with Ministry of Defence policy, the available data was studied principally to ascertain whether there is any evidence of a threat to the UK, and secondly, should the opportunity arise, to identify any potential military technologies of interest.
The Ministry of Defence has released this report in response to a Freedom of Information request and we are pleased to now make it available to a wider audience via the MOD Freedom of Information Publication Scheme. The Twining Memo. As a result of the opinions expressed by Twining, Gen Schulgen issued his now famous Collection Memorandum.
Twining requested that investigations be conducted that might shed some light on the recent rash of Flying Saucer sightings. The closest the the letter comes to considering alien origin is the opinion that [there is] "The possibility that some foreign nation has a form of propulsion possibly nuclear, which is outside of our domestic knowledge.
Project Grudge August Project Grudge was a short-lived project by the U. Air Force to investigate unidentified flying objects UFOs. The project formally ended in December , but actually continued on in a very minimal capacity until late The Bolender Memo October 20, Robert Todd obtained the release of the Bolender memo in January The implications of this memo, issued in order to justify the shutdown of Project Blue Book, is clear, and is found on page 2: " Similar statements about UFO reports bypassing the BB system were made in AF documents going back to , when similar efforts to justify closure of BB were made then.
In an interview on March 16, , retired BB chief Col. Robert J. Friend told me that he knew there were classified intelligence channels for reporting UFO's that completely bypassed BB and he knew of specific UFO cases involving classified sensor systems that were reported that way and never went to him at BB.
The memo also stated that, "After an extensive study of this Condon Report report as well as the review of the report by a panel of the National Academy of Sciences, past studies, Project Blue Book operations and other inputs, the Office of Aerospace Research concluded, and we agree, that the continuation of Project Blue Book cannot be justified, either on the ground of national security or in the interest of science.
Not only had the AF's operational reporting procedures bypassed BB already, as mentioned above, but a highly classified AF global sensor system which Gen. Bolender was heavily involved in was about to go operational in This imminent development finally allowed the AF to be able to close down its PR headache Project BB without worrying that some important intelligence data were being lost.
But the Top Secret system had run into numerous technical and budgetary obstacles which delayed its initial operational capability for many years, thus giving BB reprieves from closure in the late 50's and early 60's.
Project Moondust. July 29, The Blue Book Unknowns. Salla, Ph. Below is a selection of over 10, records in the Archives' collection that relates to UFOs. To find further records of interest, you can search the collection.
MP UFO sightings at weapons testing site. I have in my possession five 16mm microfilm reels which I purchased from the National Archives back in the early s, and contains an even greater number of documents, including the very same ones that are available here. The Smith Memo. Smith Memo. New Zealand. United Kingdom. Previously Released Records. Find out more about close encounters, stray satellites, bright lights and Britain's very own Roswell - Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk.
Start by reading the highlights guide PDF, kb to help you navigate your way through the files. Start by reading our highlights guide PDF, kb to help you navigate your way through the files.
Due to the large size of some of these files, I recommend you save them to your PC before opening them. The original papers were released by The National Archives in February Declassified UFO Documents - 1. Declassified UFO Documents - 2. Declassified UFO Documents - 3. The odd one is Major Luther D. Miller, Chief of Chaplains. Additionally, notice the Collection Directive number A This file number also appears on other declassified documents that are related to UFOs.
The absence of a date and the reference to CIA SI suggests the possibility of evidence of deliberate altering for some purpose, such as psychological warfare. The challenge is finding the memo at NARA to prove the document is either real or fake. White Shot Memo , October 24k. Prepared for signature for both Watson and McCoy, it correctly follows the format of other intelligence reports. This document discusses propaganda as it relates to the alleged use of biological weapons BW by the U.
The thirteen point information report is rich with specifics and history, of particular note is general sophistication of the propaganda and spin on both sides. The CIA declassified this in The table of contents appears to be the standard content covered during the 1st-5th annual reports because it perfectly aligns with the remaining report. Lots of sensational information is contained in the seventeen pages of single-spaced, specific, checkable details.
It will take several man-years to validate every phrase and claim. The initial checks we have performed provide no clear indication of fakery at all. See the authentication sections for a discussion of subtle issues here.
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