It's been said there are only two phases to any large military initiative; too early to tell and too late to stop. This was never truer than at the height of the cold war in the 1950s, as America and the U.S.S.R. were locked in a lethal game of one-upmanship.

It was in this perverse environment of loathing and paranoia that a small group of Canadian scientists began to design and build a flying saucer for the American military.

Lead by Chief Designer John Frost, the Special Projects Group operated under an umbrella of secrecy at aviation giant A.V. Roe Canada. Inspired by reports of strange shapes in the sky, Frost was driven to pursue a radical new idea, a circular wing aircraft with performance characteristics superior to anything else in the sky. It was this promise of vertical take off and landing, blinding speed, and evasive aerobatics that first attracted the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army.

What followed was an eight-year roller coaster ride of innovation and folly as millions of U.S. and Canadian dollars were poured into a project that inspired both awe and ridicule.

AVROCAR! Saucer Secrets From The Past is a thought-provoking, educational, and entertaining documentary. The fantastic notions of the day are brought to life through a wealth of archival footage, photos, and documents.

Featured interviews include author Bill Zuk (Avrocar; Canada's Flying Saucer) plus original members of the Special Projects Group including designers, engineers and aerodynamicists. Rare insight is offered from former NASA Ames Chief Test Pilot Fred Drinkwater, who test-flew the Avrocar on behalf of the American military.

John Frost and the Special Projects Group were redefining traditional aviation design when their funding was cancelled. To this day, some circles think of the Avrocar as an infamous failure while others consider it a vital and inspirational link to the future.

AVROCAR! Saucer Secrets From The Past is the story of a technical marvel and, perhaps, the answer to whether or not "UFOs" could exist. Only amidst the rampant paranoia of the 1950s could a flying saucer become an international object of desire.