SCIENCE

real flying saucers, the

The first ‘flying saucer’ was spotted by an American pilot over Mount Washington in 1947. Under cover of the popular hysteria that fuelled sensationalist newspaper reports and Hollywood movie scripts – there were small teams of brilliant scientists secretly designing, building and piloting real flying saucers. This is the story of the Real Saucermen and man-made flying saucers.

programme information

Duration

1 x 60'

Production Company

David Monaghan Productions & HTV West in association with Top Notch & Off the Fence

YOP

2004

Definitions

SD

Episode Information

The first ‘flying saucer’ was spotted by an American pilot over Mount Washington in 1947. He coined the phrase to describe the disc-shaped craft which hovered above him and heralded the age of UFOs. Many UFO spotters became convinced these were space craft flown by aliens; others just blinked – bewildered. Governments and the media scoffed at the idea of alien transport – but others knew better. Under cover of the popular hysteria that fuelled sensationalist newspaper reports and Hollywood movie scripts – there were small teams of brilliant scientists secretly designing, building and piloting real flying saucers. This is the story of the Real Saucermen and man-made flying saucers. A story of more than 50 years of development during which governments invested heavily in the promising future of anti-gravity flying machines. From these secret projects came the mysterious lights seen in the skies.

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