Claims
The Foreign Technology Division translated Ufimtsev's edge-wave work in 1971, which Lockheed used for the F-117
Unproven What these labels mean →In 1971 the Foreign Technology Division published an English translation of Pyotr Ufimtsev's edge-wave diffraction theory, which Ben Rich's Lockheed team used to design the F-117A.
Evidence
| Relation | Record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| reports | migflug.com | Blog: 1971 FTD translation, DTIC AD 733203, Lockheed used it; Ben Rich's own role not shown. |
| pending | — | DTIC record not retrieved. |
Sources
| Source | Relation | At |
|---|---|---|
| NASIC crash retrieval and reverse engineering (UAP Gerb) | asserts | 00:35:50 |
Ties
| To | Role | Years | Verdict | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Rich | named | Structural |
Claim
In 1971 the Foreign Technology Division published an English translation of Pyotr Ufimtsev's edge-wave diffraction theory, which Ben Rich's Lockheed team used to design the F-117A.