October 19, 1955🇨🇦Program
Congressional
CIA Official Links Senator's UFO Sighting to Avro Canada Project
CIA Applied Science Division head Wilton Lexow identifies similarities between objects observed by Senator Russell and the Avro Canada Project Y-2 (Silver Bug), an experimental vertical takeoff aircraft under U.S. Air Force development.
Background
Official Assessment Wilton E. Lexow, head of the CIA's Applied Science Division, documented observations made by Senator Russell regarding unidentified aerial objects. Lexow noted striking parallels between these sightings and classified military aircraft development.
Project Identification The objects resembled the Avro Canada Project Y-2, designated "Silver Bug," a proposed vertical takeoff gyroplane under active development by the U.S. Air Force. This connection suggested the senator may have witnessed advanced domestic aerospace technology rather than anomalous phenomena.
Significance This assessment reflects CIA efforts to correlate UFO reports with known military projects, helping distinguish between genuine unknowns and classified aircraft development programs during the Cold War era.
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