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Avrocar Disc VTOL Progress Report, 1959

Official footage documents static tests, first flight, and wind tunnel trials of disc-shaped Avrocar aircraft.

Event

Pending

Location

Pending

Source

National Archives UAP Bulk Downloads

AI Disclosure Brief

AI assisted

Reported Object Read

Archival film shows development and testing of Avrocar, a disc-shaped vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft, including static tests, first flight on 12 November 1959, and wind tunnel modifications at Ames Research Center.

Notable Characteristics

  • Sound: sound
  • Environment: ground

Reported Motion

  • static testing and first flight

Evidence Notes

  • NARA shot list summary
  • Metadata subjects including 'Avrocar (VTOL airplane)'

NARA archival footage of experimental disc-shaped Avrocar VTOL aircraft testing; prosaic military aviation development often misidentified in UAP contexts due to shape similarity.

Shape read

Disc

Sensors

visual

AI confidence

90%

Prosaic Leads

  • Avrocar VTOL project (1959-1961)
  • USAF aviation R&D film

Anomalous Indicators

  • Disc shape resembling classic UFO reports

Evidence Gaps

  • No direct UAP sighting claim; experimental craft context clear
  • Detailed flight performance specs unavailable here
External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

Open archive
Sensor ContactExact quote
"Coverage of Avrocar developments and progress including scenes of static testing of Avrocars Nos. 1 and 2, first flight on 12 November 1959 and modification and testing of Avrocar in wind tunnel at Ames Research Center, California."

Unknown speaker / NARA Catalog

Shot list summary

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Chronology Trace // before & after

First similar traceNov 7, 2006

O'Hare Airport Sighting

Chicago O'Hare Airport

Later relatedNov 7, 2006

O'Hare Airport Sighting

Chicago O'Hare Airport

Official Files // source material

1 linked
Json

Disc Flight Development, Avrocar I Progress Report

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