Secret Aircraft Programs Probed in New FAS Study

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    From:  Mike Keithly               Submitted:  23 Apr 92 22:21:00  

 Subject:  Unid AC - Fed Am Scientis     Status:  Public

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 * Forwarded from "ParaNet UFO Echo"

 * Originally by Steve Beatty

 * Originally to All

 * Originally dated 23 Apr 1992, 21:43


** Forwarded from Fido ANEWS - News of the US & World - 4-23-92 **

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press release from Federation of American Scientists


 Secret Aircraft Programs Probed in New FAS Study

 To: National Desk, Defense Writer

 Contact: Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists,

          202-675-1012


   WASHINGTON, April 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- A new study by the

Federation of American Scientists titled "Mystery Aircraft" surveys

the public literature on classified aircraft programs, reviews the

history of such aircraft, and argues that the secrecy surrounding

them has become excessive and self-defeating.

   A recent spate of "lights in the sky" has led to considerable

speculation about the existence of classified aircraft programs.

Purported sightings of high-speed, high-altitude, maneuvering

vehicles have led some to conclude that the United States has

developed a fleet of new aircraft and is either testing them or

already flying several types in operational service.  The public

unveiling of one or more such aircraft is rumored to be imminent.

   "Mystery Aircraft," authored by Christopher Bolkcom, Steven

Aftergood, and John Pike, reviews past classified aircraft programs

-- the U-2, the little-known CL-400 Suntan, the SR-71, and the F-117A

-- and provides a framework for evaluating the persistent reports of

current "black" aircraft programs.

   The study concludes that secrecy in military aerospace has

exceeded all reasonable justifications and that it functions above

all as a mechanism for enhancing the political fortunes of

questionable programs.

   "It seems that many black aircraft programs are designed only to

penetrate Congressional airspace," said Aftergood, a co-author of the

FAS study.

   ------

   Editors: To request a copy of the study, contact Steven Aftergood

at 202-675-1012.

 -0-

 /U.S. Newswire  202-347-2770/



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