Nazi Space Dreams: The Silbervogel, Paperclip, and Postwar UFO Lore
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Nazi Germany pursued a secret space program that fused bold engineering with militaristic aims, produced ambitious yet unrealized ideas like the Silbervogel, involved leaders such as Adolf Hitler, Hermann Göring, Wernher von Braun, Walter Dornberger, and Eugen Sänger, and left a postwar trail of Cold War rivalry and UFO lore that underscores how secrecy and power can turn groundbreaking technology into dangerous possibilities.