Project 1794: Declassified Air Force Program to Build a Flying Saucer - Strange and Scary Stories

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Project 1794: The Declassified U.S. Air Force Program to Build a Flying Saucer The U.S. Air Force declassified records in 2012 of a secret project called Project 1794. This project aimed to build a flying saucer-type aircraft to shoot down Soviet bombers in the 1950s. The goal was to create a disc-shaped vehicle that could reach supersonic speeds and altitudes of 100,000 feet. However, the project was cancelled in 1961 due to concerns over the design's aerodynamic instability and potential lack of control at high speeds. The estimated cost of the project was over $26 million in today's dollars. Like and Subscribe for more.