WWII-era circular craft with rotating mid-section — Germany (KRASUSKI account), ca. 1939-1944
On November 7, 1957, the FBI Detroit field office interviewed WLADYSLAW KRASUSKI, who reported a sighting he made during World War II while a prisoner-of-war laborer in Germany. Krasuski stated he surreptitiously observed a circular enclosure approximately 100-150 yards in diameter, protected by 50-foot tarpaulin walls. From within this enclosure, a large circular vehicle approximately 75-100 yards in diameter and approximately 14 feet high slowly rose vertically, then moved horizontally. The vehicle had a stationary dark gray upper section approximately 5-6 ft high, a stationary dark gray lower section approximately 5-6 ft high, and a rapidly rotating middle section approximately 3 ft high that produced a continuous blur comparable to an airplane propeller extending around the entire circumference. Cables approximately 1.5-2 inches in diameter ran from the vehicle to a small concrete structure. Tractor engines reportedly stalled on two occasions when the vehicle was operating. The precise date during WWII was not established.
“KRASUSKI described a circular vehicle approximately 75-100 yards in diameter and 14 ft high with a 'stationary dark gray top and bottom sections approximately 5-6 ft high and a rapidly rotating approximately 3-foot middle section producing a continuous blur similar to an airplane propeller but extending the circumference.' Tractor engines stalled on two occasions when the vehicle was present. Associated cables (1.5-2 inch diameter) ran to a small concrete structure.”
Single witness, retrospective account (ca. 12-18 years after the event), no corroboration. Observer was a POW with restricted movement and access. Could represent a German WWII experimental aircraft program (Flugkreisel concepts are documented). Could also be a misidentification of conventional German equipment under poor viewing conditions. No coordinates available; POW work camp location in Germany unknown. Confidence lowered for single witness, retrospective report, and inability to verify. Despite these limitations, the description is internally consistent and unusually detailed.