Reply #16: I suppose the question is, how does a blimp go as fast as they said?

[originalpckelly]

Why wouldn't a blimp have external motors on it, like propellers? If they were inside the blimp, why weren't there any vents for air to pass through the outer surface of the blimp?

A saucer is not a great shape for a blimp, because it has so much drag. It's got a large cross section.

Now it might be possible they saw a cylindrical shape, and mistook it for a saucer.

I'm very interested in this, because I know the government has violated it's own safety regulations at Area 51. (Specifically hazmat regs.) It might be possible they are testing some new aircraft and are violating flight safety rules.

Hell, it's a great cover story, everyone thinks it's an alien space craft, and not something from our country.