CIA-UAP-D020 - CIA Memorandum on Unconventional Aircraft Sightings (1955)
CIA-UAP-D020 - CIA Memorandum on Unconventional Aircraft Sightings (1955) is a declassified Case File from Central Intelligence Agency. The record is dated 1955, was released in Release 04 on 2026-07-10 under the PURSUE initiative, and contains 1 file.
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CIA-UAP-D020 - CIA Memorandum on Unconventional Aircraft Sightings (1955) is a declassified Case File from Central Intelligence Agency. The record is dated 1955, was released in Release 04 on 2026-07-10 under the PURSUE initiative, and contains 1 file.
A 1955 Central Intelligence Agency memorandum on the handling and reporting of unconventional aircraft sightings. Written two years after the Robertson Panel, it shows how the agency routed, evaluated, and discussed sighting reports during a period when official interest was publicly downplayed.
Key Facts
Internal CIA memorandum dated 1955 concerning unconventional aircraft sighting reports.
Reflects post-Robertson Panel reporting procedures inside the agency.
Released as part of PURSUE Release 04 on July 10, 2026.
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