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CIA-UAP-D021, Analysis of Unconventional Aircraft Sightings, 1955

Sections 1 and 2 of this memorandum document a 1955 analysis of reports of “flying saucers” or “unconventional aircraft,” referencing the incident described in observer debriefings contained within CIA-UAP-D020. The memo summarizes the incident as consisting of two lights rising

Media type
document
Archive path
Release_4/CIA-UAP-D021_Analysis-of-Unconventional-Aircraft-Sightings_1955.pdf
Source agency
CIA
Event date
1955
Release date
7/10/26
Last updated
2026-07-10
Source URL
https://www.war.gov/medialink/ufo/071026/release_04/documents/CIA-UAP-D021_Analysis-of-Unconventional-Aircraft-Sightings_1955.pdf

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Sections 1 and 2 of this memorandum document a 1955 analysis of reports of “flying saucers” or “unconventional aircraft,” referencing the incident described in observer debriefings contained within CIA-UAP-D020. The memo summarizes the incident as consisting of two lights rising

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