[Richard T. Eger]

Dear Ed,

At the risk of repeating myself, because of the fringe nature of the subject of your heart, I would caution you not to take much note of secondary material until you have, first hand, found the primary material upon which the claim might possibly be based.

For instance, you directed me to David Master's book. Did you take a look at Master's sources? Except for A.I.2(G) Report No. 2383, German Aircraft: New and Projected Types, all his sources noted are secondary. While he claims that he utilized far more sources than he lists, he also points out that the ones he lists are his most significant references. Total listed references: 8. Some were significant for their time, but have since been superceded. None is actually focused on the topic of German flying discs, but on German aircraft, in general. I probably would have a hard time with any of them coming up with a decent primary reference dealing with the flying discs.

As for the sole primary reference, A.I.2(g) Report No. 2383, a quick review of its table of contents doesn't reveal any coverage of German flying discs.

I can't urge you strongly enough to use as many primary references as possible and to not rely on the hearsay of books on such a topic. Then, with these, see if they can truly stand up to scrutiny.

Good luck.

Regards,
Richard