1953 Photo Project

erickson

Honorable
From time to time I have been interested in news reports of a 1953 Air Force project to use special cameras to take photos of Flying Saucers at select bases throughout the country. I had often imagined that the cameras would have had super lenses that even today would make me envious.

Although the lenses used were said to separate colors, perhaps these pictures explain why no follow up reports were released solving the mystery. Or perhaps that is what they want me to believe. The photos showing Prince Naga waving to the fighter pilots at Hamilton AFB might simply be hidden from public view.

In any event, I think the technology offers a fascinating glimpse into the times.

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karl 12

Noble
Interesting thread mate and there's an article below which reports that as far back as 1947 there were U.S. fighter planes with gun and telescopic cameras being kept ready to take off and pursue 'flying saucers'.


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“FLYING SAUCER SCARE IN U.S.”, 7 July 1947

Six Oregon National Guard fighter planes, equipped with gun and tele-scopic cameras are being kept ready to take off after any flying saucers. The Army last night announced that it had a fighter plane standing by at Muroc airbase, California, to join in the chase..

News Archive


Also a 1952 one Barry Greenwood's archive stating that a new type of camera that photographs luminous phenomena has been ordered and 'will be distributed to jet plane pilots as soon as they become available' - it also mentions the Air Force is receiving new reports of flying saucers at the rate of 100 a month and that jets have been ordered to 'shoot them down'.


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Cheers.
 
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