The Objects: 1947

In the Schulgen Memo of 1947 specific characteristics of the  unidentified objects were being reported and these elements were compiled into one collection document. This is an official document of Brigadier General George Schulgen of the USAF, Chief Air Intelligence Requirements Division and the elements that are noted are those that were of most concern to officials at the time.

The Craft :

• Had flat relatively flat bottoms
• This surface was extremely light reflective
• No sound (except in a vary instance of a small roar as the object underwent super performance)
• Extreme levels of maneuverability
• Hovering or apparent hovering capability
• Oval or disc shaped plan form (structure)
• Dome shape on the top
• No exhaust ( a few rare times a blue one reported (like a diesel engine exhaust and it persisted for about an hour. Other rare cases reported a brownish color - possibly related to a special catalyst or chemical agent for enhanced speed)
• High speed disappearance or disintegration
• Sudden appearance (as if descended from extreme altitude)
• Size of a C-54 or Constellation type aircraft
• Evasive, maneuvered actions

In this memo dated  28 October 1947, revealed some clues that authorities were exploring the possibility of German craft begun by the Horton's and others in Germany might have some

First jet - Horton Ho229

connection. The planet where several Horton Flying Wings were built was, at the time of the memo, in Russian hands ( http://project1947.com/fig/schulgen.htm).  With the Russians actively engaged in espionage and the development of an atomic weapon of their own, nerves and suspicions were in play. It will be recalled that in many newspapers at the time of Roswell, the big story was the leak that secret files had been stolen some months before from a New Mexico facility. The timing is interesting given both the Roswell event and the seriously interesting events of three sightings at and around Muroc Base in California on July 8 (the day the Roswell story broke and was front page).

Wikipedia: "The Ho 229 had potential, but was too late to see service. The Horten brothers also worked on the Horten H.XVIII, an intercontinental bomber that was part of the Amerikabomber project. Among other advanced Horten designs of the 1940s was the supersonic delta-wing H.X, designed as a hybrid turbojet/rocket fighter with a top speed of Mach 1.4, but tested only in glider form (as the Horten H.XIII)."

Mention of the two untrained but gifted designers is clear, less certain is why Schulgen included a search "particularly, for the sister."  Was she too a designer of merit? 
Read more at this page (http://www.ufopages.com/Control/Reference/AF_R01.htm?Sign-01a,Default-01a).

In other, later (1952), reports there will be mention of speculative plans for glider craft and other alternative designs that bear exploration to uncover if they were part of what kept Project Blue Book operating to protect top secret craft development by1) Military (the three main branches kept united through division of tasks and research related to the Missile and Space Program, 2) CIA/Covert Agencies, and 3) the Government. Those designs included the Lippisch delta wing designs (SF5U and XP5U-1, the Horton H-VIII ( a 60  passenger craft with a 50 wing span) and a glider, DM-1, from Lippisch delta wing collection with a wing span of 19.7 feet and wighed only 1000 pounds. There are some later, uttlerly silent craft sightings that, given the years sighted might better reflect development of a larger glider aircraft.  The fact the CIA and Northrup both destroyed a fast collection of project records and test results from the early years is highly suggestive.