Capabilities In 1945, which, somehow, had eluded the censors (5). In that summary report German devices called by American Intelligence “Phoo Bombs” are discussed. Sources for this summary were reports of pilots and testimony of prisoners of war. Phoo bombs were described as “radio-controlled, jet-propelled, still-nosed, shortrange, high performance ramming weapons for use against bombing formations.” Speed was estimated at 525 miles per hour.
Further demands were made using FOIA as to the raw data used to compile the summary evaluation. Of course, denials followed, but finally, after an Appeal, the government indicated that more information did exist concerning Phoo Bombs. Most of this was a repeat or re-statement of the summary document. One document was hand-written and may have served as the basic text of the report.
The First Reports of German Foo Fighters
Top: A Reuters report from December 13, 1944
Bottom: The New York Times, December 14, 1944
Foo Fighters In Flight
Top: At night or in dim light foo fighters appeared luminescent. Bottom: In strong light foo fighters appeared as silvety balls. This picture taken over the Pacific in 1943. There are many stories speaking of small, round flying balls sent to Japan by the Germans via submarine.
It seems the U.S. Air Force was never aware of a threat to aircraft engines coming from over ionization of the air around these devices. Likewise, the claim by Vesco that they possessed klyston tubes which pulsed at the same frequency of Allied radar and so jammed radar on board was not recognized. Vesco cites the aircraft radio research institute at Oberpfaffenhofen (F.F.O.) as having invented such devices (6).
The Combined Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee report on this facility, Report 156, states that work there involved several types of klystron tubes and that one of this facilities principal functions was inventing technology to jam Allied radar. Unfortunately, all the secret material held at this facility was burned in the face of the advancing Allies. Individual scientists later produces some copies of documents which represent what the Allied intelligence strike teams took away. Exactly how complete this sample was we will never know (7).
Other very exotic research did go on at the F.F.O. installation which might be mentioned. They not only did work on klystron tubes but on magnetrons also. They did work on generation of millimeter range radio wave through the use of crystal vibrations. They also experimented with silicon and germanium “crystals” (8). These two substances figure prominently in the making of what we call today semiconductors which form the basis of the transistor. Invention of the transistor is credited to William Shockley, for which he won the Nobel Prize, about two years after the Second World War.
This bit of research explodes an argument made by the late Col. Philip J. Corso in his book The Day After Roswell that transistors were, at least in part, based upon alien technology (9). The only questions which remain are: exactly how far the Germans progressed in their work on semiconductors and should the scientists at the F.F.O. have been given credit for this discovery, the transistor, instead of Shockley. This example also illustrates exactly how far the military will go, or at least individuals in the military, to perpetuate the notion of high-technology derived from aliens. It also illustrates the willingness of large establishment publishing firms to assist in the propagation of these ideas.
Returning to the subject of foo fighters and the governments suppression of this information, it seems the government feels it has the right to deny FOIA requests, no matter how detailed the description may be, unless the requestor uses exactly the same name as the government uses. Was the name “foo fighters” as opposed to “Phoo Bombs” just not close enough to trigger a response under the law or was this just another example of
Further demands were made using FOIA as to the raw data used to compile the summary evaluation. Of course, denials followed, but finally, after an Appeal, the government indicated that more information did exist concerning Phoo Bombs. Most of this was a repeat or re-statement of the summary document. One document was hand-written and may have served as the basic text of the report.
The First Reports of German Foo Fighters
Top: A Reuters report from December 13, 1944
Bottom: The New York Times, December 14, 1944
Foo Fighters In Flight
Top: At night or in dim light foo fighters appeared luminescent. Bottom: In strong light foo fighters appeared as silvety balls. This picture taken over the Pacific in 1943. There are many stories speaking of small, round flying balls sent to Japan by the Germans via submarine.
It seems the U.S. Air Force was never aware of a threat to aircraft engines coming from over ionization of the air around these devices. Likewise, the claim by Vesco that they possessed klyston tubes which pulsed at the same frequency of Allied radar and so jammed radar on board was not recognized. Vesco cites the aircraft radio research institute at Oberpfaffenhofen (F.F.O.) as having invented such devices (6).
The Combined Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee report on this facility, Report 156, states that work there involved several types of klystron tubes and that one of this facilities principal functions was inventing technology to jam Allied radar. Unfortunately, all the secret material held at this facility was burned in the face of the advancing Allies. Individual scientists later produces some copies of documents which represent what the Allied intelligence strike teams took away. Exactly how complete this sample was we will never know (7).
Other very exotic research did go on at the F.F.O. installation which might be mentioned. They not only did work on klystron tubes but on magnetrons also. They did work on generation of millimeter range radio wave through the use of crystal vibrations. They also experimented with silicon and germanium “crystals” (8). These two substances figure prominently in the making of what we call today semiconductors which form the basis of the transistor. Invention of the transistor is credited to William Shockley, for which he won the Nobel Prize, about two years after the Second World War.
This bit of research explodes an argument made by the late Col. Philip J. Corso in his book The Day After Roswell that transistors were, at least in part, based upon alien technology (9). The only questions which remain are: exactly how far the Germans progressed in their work on semiconductors and should the scientists at the F.F.O. have been given credit for this discovery, the transistor, instead of Shockley. This example also illustrates exactly how far the military will go, or at least individuals in the military, to perpetuate the notion of high-technology derived from aliens. It also illustrates the willingness of large establishment publishing firms to assist in the propagation of these ideas.
Returning to the subject of foo fighters and the governments suppression of this information, it seems the government feels it has the right to deny FOIA requests, no matter how detailed the description may be, unless the requestor uses exactly the same name as the government uses. Was the name “foo fighters” as opposed to “Phoo Bombs” just not close enough to trigger a response under the law or was this just another example of
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