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39 Project Magnet - Wilbert B Smith 39 Project Magnet - Wilbert B Smith Project Magnet: the story Transport for Air Services, accepted the proposal. Illuminating Engineering Society's Canadian Project Magnet: the story of Wilbert B. Smith, The project, named Magnet, was kept classified, Regional Conference. He stated that gravity is a of Wilbert B. Smith, as there was a potential to create new technologies ‘derived function’, that researchers know what Canadian UFO Researcher with unknown potentials. gravity is, and that researchers have a good idea of Canadian UFO Researcher In 1953 Project Magnet moved into by Paul McManus by Paul McManus borrowed Department of Transport facilities at how to control gravity. Smith claimed that experiments had verified that ‘artificial’ gravity Shirley’s Bay, just upstream of Ottawa, on the could be created, and that it is possible to alter Ottawa River. His research equipment included a Earth’s gravitational field, and that, in fact, both Wilbert Smith was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, in magnetometer, a gamma-ray detector, a powerful these goals had been accomplished. 1910. He graduated from the University of British radio receiver, and a gravimeter (to measure Although Smith did not officially spin the Columbia, with degrees in electrical engineering, gravity fields in the atmosphere). line that there were no UFO's, he did stoke the and worked as the chief engineer for radio station The press fairly quickly noticed Smith’s fires a bit shortly before his death. Smith claimed CJOR in Vancouver. By 1939 Smith was working work on UFOs, and questions were asked of the that in 1952, a time of the great UFO wave, the for the federal Department of Transport, designing Department of Transport. Denials were made, but U.S.A.F. had recovered a piece of a UFO that had Canada’s wartime monitoring systems. it became obvious that something unusual was been shot at near Washington, D.C. He said that Smith made many important contributions under way at Shirley’s Bay. the U.S. Air Force had loaned him a piece of the to the development of radio technology, and had a On August 8, 1954, a ‘contact’ was made, recovery. He showed it to a friend, Rear Admiral particular interest in geo-magnetism. Smith was at 3:01 pm. The gravimeter results, recorded on H. B. Knowles. When asked later if he returned convinced that energy could be extracted from the graph paper, showed a very large and the piece to the Air Force, he replied, "Not the Air magnetic fields that surround Earth. In the late unexplainable deflection, and the researchers Force. Much higher than that." "Was it the CIA?" 1940s, he found another interest, after reading a rushed outside to have a look. All they saw was he was asked. Smith's reply was, "I’m sorry, magazine article on ‘flying saucers’; Smith dense cloud cover. gentlemen, but I don’t care to go beyond that became convinced that flying saucers exist, and On August 10, 1954, the Department of point. I can say to you that it went into the hands that they are propelled, somehow, by magnetic Transport issued a report/press release admitting of a highly classified group. You will have to forces. that they had been performing UFO research for solve that problem, their identity, for yourselves." In 1950 Smith attended a North American three-and-a-half years, and that considerable data Late in his life, Smith published many of Radio Broadcast Association conference in had been collected, though no definite his ideas in a book titled “The New Science”. Washington, DC, where he became further conclusions had been reached. Although the Wilbert B. Smith died of cancer December 27, convinced of the existence of UFOs, and that they report/press release indicated that initial data had 1962, and was posthumously awarded the used magnetic forces to operate. Upon returning been supported by additional research, the Lieutenant-Colonel Keith S. Rogers Memorial to Canada Smith met with Dr. Solandt, chairman Department of Transport terminated Project Engineering Award for dedicated service in the of the Canadian Defence Research Board (DRB). Magnet. advancement of Technical Standards in Canadian Solandt agreed to provide laboratory space, It appears Smith was under pressure to Broadcasting. equipment, and personnel for research into geo- deny his research results, and on May 17, 1955, Smith’s former laboratory still exists at magnetism. Smith testified at a Commons’ Special Committee Shirley’s Bay, though it is much changed from In his project proposal of November 21, on Broadcasting that no UFOs had been detected what he started his research in. Most of the 1950, Smith outlined seven areas of geo-magnetic at Shirley’s Bay. documentation regarding Project Magnet remains research; UFO research was not mentioned. Smith continued to work on gravity classified. [] Commander C.P. Edwards, Deputy Minister of research, and gave a presentation in 1959 to the The ‘X’ Zone Radio & TV Show The ‘X’ Zone Radio & TV Show DAVID CHAMPION is DAVID CHAMPION is Syndicated Syndicated Internationally Internationally by by The The TalkStar Psychic TalkStar Psychic Radio Network Radio Network with Readings with Readings Master Control Master Control and and Satellite Satellite Uplink Uplink in in Titusville, Titusville, Florida. Florida. www.davidchampion.com www.talkstarradio.com www.talkstarradio.com www.davidchampion.com