Mexican Inventor Proposed Aircraft Faster Than Light

Miguel Ángel García Macías, from Veracruz, Mexico, wrote to the president of a U.S. committee. In his letter, he proposed an aircraft that he claimed would move faster than light or sound.

The proposal appears in a 1950 letter found in an FBI file. García Macías addressed the U.S. Committee for Scientific Investigations, located in New York. In the letter, he presented an idea for a flying craft and a grand promise: to use it to prevent an atomic explosion on Earth.

A Flying Craft with an Unusual Name

García Macías called his creations “stratospheric aircraft”—meaning, craft designed to move high in the sky. He wrote that they would be propelled by nuclear power, energy derived from the atom. According to him, their speed would exceed that of light or sound, depending on the amount of atomic material used in their construction.

He also described a unique shape for the craft. He claimed this shape would allow it to be launched from land or water. In the letter, he compared the craft's power to the power of thought, which is not stopped by mountains or clouds. He wrote that it could also be used for exploring the stars.

Speed Meant to Prevent Disaster

His central proposal was to use these craft to prevent an atomic explosion on Earth. He hoped the committee would examine and approve the idea. This way, he wrote, the craft could serve the advancement of humanity instead of its destruction.

He didn't just describe a fast craft. He linked its power to preventing disaster and asked the committee to promote the idea. The letter combines a description of an aircraft, a promise to stop an atomic explosion, and a vision of exploring the stars.

What Remains Unknown

The letter does not state whether the committee responded or investigated the proposal. It also doesn't explain how the craft was supposed to move faster than light or prevent an atomic explosion. The document offers no conventional explanation for the idea.

What remains on the page is a proposal for a craft meant to launch from land or water—and reach the stars.