of the incidents had been enlightening. By now, I was certain that
Project "Saucer" was trying hard to explain away the sightings and
hide the real answer.

{p. 87}



CHAPTER X

WHEN I reached home, I found a brief letter from Ken Purdy.

Dear Don:
The Mantell and Eastern cases both look good. I don't see how they
can brush them off. It looks more like the interplanetary answer
to me, but we won't decide on treatment until we're sure. [I had
suggested two or three angles, if this proved the real answer.]
Who would be the best authority to check our disk operation theory
and give us more details on directional control? I'd like to have
it checked by two more engineers.

KEN

Next day, I dug out my copy of Boal's interview with D------, the
famous aircraft designer.

"Certainly the flying saucers are possible," the designer had told
Boal. "Give me enough money and I'll build you one. It might have to
be a model because the fuel would be a problem. If the saucers that
have been seen came from other worlds, which isn't at all Buck