Project Y (Avrocar)
USAF- and Avro Canada-funded program to build a saucer-shaped VTOL aircraft, projected to reach up to 100,000 feet and 1,800 mph. A 1955 CIA memo cited it internally as evidence that "unconventional saucer-like aircraft" were within the era's engineering reach, offering a mundane explanation for some reported sightings. The prototype never approached its projected performance; the program stayed classified until 1960.
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his SAB report reviewed and limited support for the program
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advised the SAB's review of the programsame document as the row above
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cited it internally as evidence unconventional saucer-like aircraft were within engineering reachAvro Canada Project Y / VZ-9 Avrocar declassified history
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led the programAvro Canada Project Y / VZ-9 Avrocar declassified history