EXPOSED: Declassified FBI Files Confirm Nazi “Flying Saucer” Existed Years Before Modern UFO Hysteria
Declassified FBI documents released under the Trump administration’s UFO transparency initiative contain a detailed account from a man who claimed to have observed a secret Nazi flying saucer during World War II. According to the FBI memo, dated June 8, 1967, an individual named Paul L. Peyerl told agents he saw a saucer-shaped vehicle approximately 50 feet in diameter with a dome above. The craft was reportedly radio-controlled and could reach speeds of 1,500 mph and altitudes of 40,000 feet, according to the Daily Mail. The files are part of a broader disclosure ordered by President Donald Trump in February 2025.
Declassified FBI Memo Alleges Nazi Disk-Shaped Aircraft
The FBI memo, originating from the bureau’s Miami field office, states that Peyerl claimed to have observed the craft in 1943 in the Black Forest region of Germany. The document describes a ‘saucer-shaped vehicle approximately 50 feet in diameter with a dome above’ that was ‘radio-controlled’ and capable of remarkable maneuvers, including vertical takeoff, sideways movement, and hovering motionless. Joseph Farrell, in his book “Roswell and the Reich,” argues that such Nazi aviation projects may have influenced early postwar UFO reports, though he notes a lack of verified evidence [1].
The memo further states that the object was designed and engineered by German scientists as part of a secret weapons program intended to attack Allied forces. Peyerl allegedly said the aircraft could ‘rise vertically, maneuver sideways and hover motionless in the air’ before accelerating to extreme speeds. The Daily Mail reported that Peyerl claimed the outer portion of the craft rotated around a stationary central dome, creating a disc-like appearance.
Peyerl’s Background and Alleged Involvement
According to the FBI file, Peyerl first approached the bureau in 1957 after attempting to contact the Central Intelligence Agency. He stated that he graduated from the German Luftwaffe Officer Training School in Vienna during the war and became connected to the secret aviation program. Peyerl further alleged that he personally piloted one of the disk-shaped craft before being shot down by British forces over France on January 10, 1945, and later imprisoned by the British before immigrating to the United States.
The memo notes that Peyerl appeared ‘genuinely concerned about the existence of vehicles of allegedly Nazi origin operated since November 1944.’ The FBI forwarded the information to the U.S. Air Force due to rising public interest in UFO sightings during the 1960s, but the document explicitly states it contains ‘neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI.’
Technical Claims About the Aircraft
Peyerl provided specific technical details to investigators, describing a craft with one central vertical jet engine and six jet engines mounted around the outer perimeter. He said the outer portion rotated around the stationary central dome, allowing the vehicle to hover silently and then rapidly accelerate and change direction. These maneuvers, as reported by the Daily Mail, resemble many modern UFO sightings reported decades later.
Researcher Jim Marrs, in “Alien Agenda,” documented how similar advanced craft descriptions have fueled theories that secret Nazi technology was transferred to other nations after the war [2]. However, no photographs, engineering diagrams, or physical evidence accompany the FBI memo to substantiate Peyerl’s claims.
