Wilbert Smith Archives Files Box 1130 16 1130-16-p008

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American development of nuclear propul sion for aircraft and guided missiles. It was Gasser’s private, confidential opin: ion that the “man-made” devices were Soviet nuclearpropelled missiles. Gasser apparently misunderstood Project Sign’s use of the adjective “man-made.” taking it to imply earthly origin when it really meant “artificial” and extraterrestrial. G asser claimed that it had been known since about 1944 or 1945 that the Soviets were experimenting with e “flying disc.” CIA reports...