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J. Th• first sicht.inga in t.l1• U.S. were ri.:port.ed llruwid thu middle uf Kt.y.
lb. la•t. r•port.ud eighting• t.ook plac• in Toronto, Cnnwia, 14 ~apt.ember. The
gru•t~•t. activity in t.h• U.~. w.e during the laat. week ot Jun• unit tho fint
\luuk o(' July.
i.. nuu uLr•rn~• ol.,Juct., or plumu11unun, muy w cu~iuurtkl, in viow of c•rt.-.in
OUM&.:l"VC&t.iuru., .&.UI l"ng-runge, u.ircra.rt cai,ubl• of " high r&&Lc, ur climb, hit:h c:nu•-
in~ :.1pewd ,'1\J highly aa.nauv1tr11.ble u.nd capable c! bttint: fluvn io v,Hy ti1:ht fonaa-
tion. l'ur t.hu pllrμO•• ot a.nalyaie and ev&ll.L&.Ltion of t.h,utw ao-cal 1ud "fly iutr a11u~ur• ",
the object. •i6:ht.od ia beizig uaWDed to be a iaann•d cl"'LL!'t or unknown origin. IJhil•
ther• r•1M1irut U1• poH.ib.ilit.y or lwatti1111 ma.nu!act.ur-,, bu11•d on t.h• pur1tp•ct.i••
th.iuk.ing "'~ cact.ua.l accompliahmur.t.e or the Ciurmw1:s, it ia lha cont1iduruc.l 011~n\on
uf uoau u lumunt.u llu,t. th• obJuct. auy in tac:t. rt:pr•,Hmt. wi int.cr!ilnn■ L"ry crllft. or
euuao Jund. ,.
.~. n,.,,.., iat ,o1uu " j:,,),.jllibilit.y t.hut. Lhu llort.on br1.>Lh11r1t' 1w:rupucLiv• Lhiua-
iug may huv• inupir.d th.;... l.ypo of aircraft, - part.1c:ularl1 Lhu "l'urubulu", vhicl.
bau • cruatcuut. plu.n form. J-wcon1Aa ehow only t.hat a glidttr vur1tiun wu&1 built. or
thi• type a.i rcru.rt. It. i-, report.•d to have been built iD Heilegenbttrg, Cenu.ny,
lxat w1111 d, ·ut.ruyuJ by tire b.,for• boring •v•r been tlovn. Th• Hort.un bruthc.:l"'8 •
lut.m,t LrunJ uf JM.ll"Upectivo thinking wu d•finitoly tuwnrd 11irc:rurt. conrigur1at.iu11u
of low 11uJ1uct. l"llt.iu. 'rhu :,,uwig•r brothur, Ri11mur, et.uLoJ Llwt. Lha "l'ur11wlu•
conficura.t.iun would have · ~~e lout. iDduced drag - · which i:, u. v11ry :ii1!11.i.fic11nt.
at.a.t.amant. Thd thttory •~;;,;>ning thia at.at.ement should bd obt.ainud if poauiblc.
6. ,. Tho l14.tMllltfl Hi~h .:.:.::uallnd indicutud u d,!rini L~ inlurcut. in t.hu llort.un t.ypu
of fJy inc win~ u.nJ vere '6Ju1.&t. t.o •■ lNl.rlc on u. ri1:urouu c11apu..i..:11 t.., Jc.:vu I op uuch
ai.rcra.fL uurin1~ Lhu enc.1 c.: th• var. A llort.on 1J.:t1 i. K,1 , kn1.1wn ,,u Lhc.: !I, wliich wu11
dediKJlu.hd au the Go-8~'$ a.net Go-1'-<>0 (night fight.or) vu.ts Lu b-= caw1ufucLurc.:d lly
the Got.hu Plllnt. It id J"\.:;,.)ned that. a contract for titt.y 3ucb "1rcrurt. wue
plannud, but unly three c.: :our w.r.. bl.Lilt. Th.its pl~t i~ now in t.he hW\J:J ur
the &u.:,iuna.
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Cont.rul No. A-1917
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1. To HA'u t-n•~luud, Frunco, !,;vucJun, P'inlnn.a, u:::.;u, Turkuy, c;r.....:.. , lr,an,
Chinu, tlun1ay. J•hilipμinoe, Nld tu Co.aunJur-in-Ch.i.,r, t'ur ~;,.11t., ou•I ,:.,...,uaJiuY.
<.ia&u,ru I, Uni t.uJ :;tat.■• JJ.r torco• in ~P41, t.hruugh CuamwaJiug wuur1• l, 1-;Ut:OH.
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