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CIA-UAP-D020, Memorandum on Unconventional Aircraft Sightings, 1955

This memorandum summarizes a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) debriefing of a group of four individuals who reported observing a “flying saucer” or “unconventional aircraft” in 1955. The group, which included U.S. Senator Richard Russell, a U.S. military service member, and two

Media type
document
Archive path
Release_4/CIA-UAP-D020_Memorandum-on-Unconventional-Aircraft-Sightings_1955.pdf
Source agency
CIA
Event date
1955
Location
Azerbaijan
Release date
7/10/26
Last updated
2026-07-10
Source URL
https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/071026/release_04/documents/CIA-UAP-D020_Memorandum-on-Unconventional-Aircraft-Sightings_1955.pdf

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This memorandum summarizes a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) debriefing of a group of four individuals who reported observing a “flying saucer” or “unconventional aircraft” in 1955. The group, which included U.S. Senator Richard Russell, a U.S. military service member, and two

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