CIA Memo Logs Global UFO Sightings from Early 1954

CIA Memo Logs Global UFO Sightings from Early 1954

A declassified CIA report titled "SIGHTINGS OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS, 19 JANUARY–15 MAY 1954", catalogued as DOC_0000015478, compiles a string of UFO sightings logged across Europe, Asia, and Africa during the first half of 1954. The memo contains no...
CIA Briefing Reveals U.S. Strategy for Handling UFO Reports

CIA Briefing Reveals U.S. Strategy for Handling UFO Reports

A declassified CIA memo titled CURRENT STATUS OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECTS (UFOB) PROJECT, filed under DOC_0000015365, provides a rare internal snapshot of how the U.S. Air Force was managing growing concern over unidentified aerial sightings by the mid-1950s. The...
Cold War UFOs Logged by U.S. Military Around the Globe

Cold War UFOs Logged by U.S. Military Around the Globe

A declassified intelligence summary, catalogued as DOC_0000015481, compiles a series of UFO sightings reported by U.S. military personnel between 1951 and 1956. The incidents span multiple continents and involve trained observers, radar tracking, and objects...
Cold War CIA Memo Reveals Mounting Concerns Over UFO Sightings

Cold War CIA Memo Reveals Mounting Concerns Over UFO Sightings

A declassified CIA memo from the early years of the Cold War reveals how deeply the U.S. intelligence community was concerned about the growing number of unidentified flying object reports-and how quickly that concern turned from investigation to suppression. The...