Part 14 of a series reassessing the documentary record behind the 1933 Magenta narrative. TL;DR A military interviewer took Arnold seriously. His early speed claim depended on estimated distances; identity and speed remain disputed. Officials considered a secret American project; a September survey found no matching AAF project. Garrett’s “Something is really flying around” did not rest on Arnold’s report, which had not yet been analyzed. Flight 105 supplied three crew witnesses to a separate...