Operation Paperclip

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Kiinnostava pätkä Michael Heiserin kirjasta The Facade, sivut 110-112.



In 1944, reports by Allied military pilots began
occurring that their fighter planes were being pursued by fiery balls which moved at
terrific speed, and which could maneuver in all directions."
"The foo-fighters," Father Benedict commented.
"That's right, Father. You've obviously heard of them." "Yes, I met several pilots
who'd flown combat missions in World War II who actually encountered them."
"For the rest of you," the major explained, "the French word for fire is feu, so our
pilots anglicized the term into `foo'—hence `foo-fighters."
"So what were they?" asked Malcolm.
"The U.S. Army's 8th Air Force—remember, the service branches of today were
not separated back then—conducted an extensive inquiry into them, but could come to no
conclusion about what they were. Explanations like Saint Elmo's fire or ball lightning
didn't fit the descriptions of the behavior, and so were ruled out. Generals Douglas
MacArthur and George Marshal also initiated investigations into the phenomenon by
establishing the Interplanetary Phenomenon Unit, which operated under the aegis of the
Director of Counterintelligence."
"Interplanetary?" Melissa repeated in amazement.
"You heard correctly."
"Too bad they couldn't have just asked the Nazis," Brian quipped.
"So you're familiar with the Nazi Feuerball, Doctor?" asked the Major.
"Yes, I am," Brian answered. "Actually, this is the part of UFO studies in which
I'm most interested. I think all the sightings that can't be ruled out by weather phenomena,
visual inaccuracies, or hoaxes are explainable by our own R & D into Operation
Paperclip technology. I've felt for a long time that, rather than visitors from space, UFOs
were our own experimental aircraft derived from knowledge gained from Operation
Paperclip."
"What in the world is `Paperclip?' And what's this crap about Nazis?" asked
Kevin bluntly.
"We're getting a little ahead of ourselves to talk about the Nazi angle and
Paperclip," the major commented, "but I guess we can do that. It isn't an understatement
to say that our own country's involvement with UFOs stems directly from the Second
World War," he continued. "It's no secret that the Nazi war machine was quite advanced
for its day, having produced a number of breakthrough military technologies during the
course of the war. Most people know they perfected the V-I buzz bomb and the V-2
rocket, and that one of their leading scientists, Werner von Braun, was an integral
contributor to our rocketry and space programs. Less well known but equally effective
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weapons that never quite got into the mass production stage included guns that could fire
lethal `bullets' of air or beams of sound and a host of strange flying machines. One such
model was the unmanned Feuerball—the `Fireball,' which was guided by remote control
and designed to interfere with the ignition and radar systems of Allied bombers. It was
flat, circular, armored, and jet-powered. In flight it gave off a good deal of flame."
"So that's what the foo-fighters were?" asked Father Benedict.
"Most likely. Our military didn't know anything about them until after the advent
and successful implementation of Operation Paperclip. But even after we learned of their
existence, there was no evidence of any connection between them and the event I just told
you about in Los Angeles—or, I might add, other similar stateside events."
"Sounds to me like you aren't helping your case, Major," Melissa challenged. "To
this point, I'd say that there were very human technological explanations to UFOs."
"We've barely started, Dr. Kelley," the major reminded her. "You must remember
that, while it is true that many UFOs were or are experimental aircraft, the actual
percentage is lower than Dr. Scott's wishful estimation. We know the secrets guarded so
closely by the Nazis at the time, and, clever as they might have been, they don't answer
all the cases—neither then nor now."
"And none of this addresses where the Nazis got the technology, either," offered
Neil, glancing at Brian.
"Back to our subject," the major said, guiding the discussion. "Feuerball
technology was eventually applied to another larger, circular aircraft, the Kugelblitz, or
`ball lightning'—not to be confused with the meteorological phenomenon of the same
name. The Kugelblitz eventually became the V-7. The British actually stumbled onto the
plans for this craft, the prototype having been destroyed by the SS when it became
apparent that the war was lost. This and other versions of flat, round craft were developed
and tested by the Nazis during the 1940s. In case any of you are interested in the
technical aspects, our library has a copy of an important work by a British military officer
entitled, German Secret Weapons of the Second World War."
"Were any of the `foo-fighters' ever shot down?" Deidre asked. The major shook
his head.
"Where do we get the name `flying saucer' anyway?" asked Malcolm. "Is that
what the Germans called their machines?"
"No, Dr. Bradley. As far as the term goes, it's an invention of the American
media. An American pilot named Kenneth Arnold reported seeing an object in June of
1947 that flew, in his words, `like a saucer would if you skipped it across the water.' The
media picked up on the description, and the term stuck."
"If all this is true, why weren't the more famous German engineers in on these
craft—I mean, we've never heard any of this from guys like von Braun," noted Kevin
skeptically.
"They were all privy to these craft," countered the Major. "Just because they
didn't publicly acknowledge their existence when UFO reports started increasing doesn't
mean they were ignorant. Besides, these were highly guarded secrets, the divulgence of
which would provide a catalyst for people to start digging into the pasts of many of the
scientists here in the U.S. working in our military industrial complex whose identities had
been changed as part of Paperclip."
"Again with this `Paperclip' thing. Could you tell us what this project was before
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we go any further?" Kevin pressed him in an irritated voice.
"One question at a time, Dr. Garvey," the major replied, unmoved by his
irritation. "I still need to address your other question more fully. I'm sure you and the
other scientists have all heard of Viktor Schauberger—correct?"
The three men nodded.
"Schauberger, of course, was an Austrian scientist kidnapped by the Nazis for the
purpose of tapping his technological expertise. During his `employ' under the Nazis,
Schauberger designed a number of flying disks powered by cutting-edge electromagnetic
propulsion."
"Why weren't these disks destroyed during the war?" asked Father Benedict. "I'm
the only one here old enough to remember when the British destroyed Germany's topsecret
rocket facility, Peenemunde, in 1943."
"That's only partially correct, Father. It's true that Peenemunde was bombed, but
most of it was underground, so it was relatively undamaged. Even so, Dr. Hans
Kammler, the SS's Obergruppenrfeahrer who was in charge of the Nazi weapons
technology program, decided to distribute the various weapons projects at the facility to
other locations throughout Germany after the attack. I should point out here that,
eventually, the SS, under the direction of Heinrich Himmler, was given complete
oversight of this technology and financial independence by Hitler. In effect, the secret
weapons technology overseen by Kammler became what we would call in this country a
`Black-Op'—a project whose funding is secret and independent of governmental
oversight."

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