According to this F.B.I. file which was secluded by the National
Archives, Epp became disenchanted with the Soviets after working
for them for about a year. He then defected to the West. Epp
re-drew their designs from his seemingly photographic memory. He
provided detailed test and technical specifications, including
his apparent area of specialty, the steering linkage system. His
comments were that the type of flying craft being built for the
Soviets was especially designed for polar conditions.
After settling in Bavaria, Epp continued design work on flying
discs himself. He designed the "Omega Disc" which is remarkably
similar to the Soviet design. Epp was very interested in working
for Bell Aircraft, builders of the X-l which broke the sound
barrier in 1947. Epp sent me copies of correspondence with Dr.
Walter Dornberger, at this time executive of Bell Aircraft, who,
at one time was Dr. Wernher von Braun's boss at Peenemuende. Epp
did mention the flying saucer in this correspondence. Nothing
came of it, however. To his death in 1997, Andreas Epp was still
trying to realize this dream of building a flying saucer.
These are the stories of saucer designers of which we know
something. There were others of which we have completely lost
track. Otto Habermohl is one of these. Habermohl was presumed
captured by the Soviets. This presumption seems to be solely
based on the fact that he disappeared after the capture of Prag.
What about the post-war disposition of the flying saucers
themselves? We know, for instance, that examples were destroyed
by the Germans so the advancing Allies would not benefit from
them. This very thing happened to saucers designed by the
Schrlever-Habermohl team at Prag. The scorched earth policy was
a standing solution and ruthlessly imposed by the SS, especially
concerning German high technology. Yet we all know flying
saucers did not disappear after the collapse of Germany, as a
matter of fact quite the contrary. Michael X. Barton tells us
that their earliest appearance was not over the State of
Washington in 1947 as usually given but in South America. In
fact, there were many sightings of U d