I think far more likely, they thought "Saucer? How would that even fly? But wait...

aninhumer on Oct 8, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: US Air Force’s 1950s supersonic flying saucer decl...

I think far more likely, they thought "Saucer? How would that even fly? But wait, what if it was spinning really fast? Hmm... let me get my slide rule...".