From: Paul Michael Keller <pkeller@engin.umich.edu>
Subject: Re: ISO Aurora info
Organization: NCR Corporation -- Law Department
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:25:32 GMT


From Paul Michael Keller <pkeller@engin.umich.edu>

In <ByyApM.8B9@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> David O Hunt <bluelobster+@cmu.edu>
and in <Bz06pu.Er6@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> eriks@lin.foa.se (Erik Svensson FOA2)
information about Aurora is requested.  The following is a list of references,
mainly from Avleak, about Aurora:

[1] Aviation Week (AW&ST) Dec. 18, 1989, pp. 42-43, A VISTA issue, discussion 
of 'pulser' sightings and of possible mach 6 aircraft program named 'Aurora.'  
This is probably the first AW&ST reference to Aurora.

[2] AW&ST, Jan. 8, 1990, p. 74, letter to the editor reporting sighting
of mach 6 aircraft off California Coast.

[3] AW&ST, Oct. 1, 1990, pp. 20-23, two articles dealing with technology and
possible sightings of 'black' aircraft, with artist's conceptions.

[4] AW&ST, Dec. 24, 1990, pp. 41-43, a VISTA issue, article on advanced air-
craft technology.

[5] AW&ST, October 28, 1991, pp. 68-69, article on pulse detonation engine
engine technology (possible Aurora propulsion).

[6] AW&ST, Nov. 11, 1991, pp. p. 15, News Breaks Dep't, short report on 
accoustic/seismic tracking of two high speed aircraft at mach 3 over coastal 
S. California.

[7] Jane's Defence Weekly (JDW), Feb. 29, 1992, report of RAF ATC radar 
tracking an aircraft departing RAF-NATO Machrihanish, Scotland at mach 3.

[8] AW&ST, March 9, 1992, pp. 66-67, report of sighting of possible 'black'
aircraft near Beale AFB, Calif.

[9] AW&ST, May 11, 1992, pp. 62-63, report of sightings of high speed air-
craft and interceptions of possible associated UHF radio communications.
Includes photographs of 'donuts-on-a-rope' contrails.

[10] AW&ST, July 6, 1992, p. 13, Industry Observer Dep't, more reports
of sightings of 'donuts-on-a-rope' contrails.

[11] AW&ST, July 20, 1992, p. 13, Industry Observer Dep't, report on
'impulse motor,' another possible Aurora propulsion mechanism.

[12] Flight International, July 22-28, report of possible magnitude of 
Lockheed Advanced Development Company's (aka Skunk Works) revenues
derived from 'black' programs.

[13] AW&ST, Aug. 24, 1992, pp. 23-25, report and technical analysis of 
XB-70-like aircraft sightings in Edwards AFB area.  Includes artist's
conception of aircraft.  This issue also contains on p. 24 a widely-quoted 
report of a near-collision of a UAL 747 with a mysterious supersonic aircraft.

[14] The Wall Street Journal, Dec. 4, 1992, p. B6 (Midwestern Edition), summary
of to-be-published JDW article on possible 1989 sighting over UK North Sea
waters.  Includes artist's conception diagrams.


A UPI article also summarizing the upcoming JDW article was posted to 
Rec.aviation.military earlier this week.  If you'd like it but can't find
it, e-mail me, I'll send it to you.  There have also been reports of a
highly classified triangular reconnaissance aircraft supporting the F-117As,
designated TR-3A (AW&ST, June 10, 1991, pp. 20-21).  It is possible that
reference [8], and possibly other 'black' aircraft sightings, are sightings
of TR-3A, and not Aurora.

I believe that this is a fairly complete collection of the headline articles
from AvLeak, but I may have missed some from the AW Industry Observer and
Newsbreaks departments since I only looked for the department articles for 
which I had a specific reference and/or recollection of the publication and 
approximate date they appeared.

Acknowledgement:  The author wishes to thank Larry Smith for permission to
use his list of Aurora references, which is updated and expanded upon here.

Cheers.  Now take this to a library and do some research of your own.

Paul Keller
pkeller@engin.umich.edu

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