Release 03 UAP archive

CIA-UAP-017, Placement on High Alert Due to Perceived Aggressive Foreign Posturing 

July, 2008 · Harare, Zimbabwe

A never before released July 2008 report on a UFO sighting at the Harare International Airport. Individuals debated if the sighting was an advanced reconnaissance device of a foreign government or of extraterrestrial …

CIA-UAP-012, Combating Fatigue In Crewmembers 

November, 1976

This November 1976 CIA Foreign Intelligence Information Report summarizes Soviet Aeroflot's involvement in aerospace medical research, including their methods for combating crew fatigue through physical conditioning, …

CIA-UAP-011, The Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range 

December, 1973 · USSR

This CIA Intelligence Information Report from December 1973 provides information on the Soviet Sary Shagan Weapons Testing Range, including details about its facilities, weapons systems (System-75 SA-2 and System-300/…

CIA-UAP-008, Speculative Paper By N Kardashev and A Sakharov on Charged Mass in Space at Conference on Origins Of Life, Armenia, 6-8 September 1971/Low Scientific Level Of Other Soviet Papers 

1972

This 1972 CIA Intelligence Information Report summarizes a US attendee's observations of a speculative paper regarding charged mass behavior in space presented by Soviet scientists N.S. Kardashev and A. Sakharov at a …

CIA-UAP-019, Australian Dept of Defense Scientific and Intel Aspects of the UFO Problem 

1971 · Australia

Dated to 1971, an Australian review of the USAF Project Blue Book. This document was released by the National Archives of Australia. 

CIA-UAP-016, Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan 

1968 · Ladakh, Nepal | Sikkim, India | Bhutam

A 1968 report about UFO sightings in Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim and Bhutan. Seven UFO sightings are listed that took place between 19 Feb. to 25 Mar. 1968. A more redacted version of the report has been available on CIA's …

CIA-UAP-010, Report on Conversations with Soviet Scientists on Subject of Unidentified Flying Objects in the USSR

August, 1967 · USSR

This CIA document from August 1967 reports on conversations about UFO sightings with Soviet scientists during a US astrophysicist's trip to the USSR.

CIA-UAP-004, CASE 17708 (CLOSED) and DR. Leon Davidson 

1958

This 1958 CIA memorandum discussing a phone conversation with Dr. Leon Davidson regarding concerns about a destroyed "space message and its transmitter." A redacted version of this memorandum has been available on CIA…

CIA-UAP-009, Unknown Flying Objects Observed Over Budapest 

1957 · Budapest, Hungary

This is a 1957 CIA Information Report regarding UFO sightings over Budapest. A more redacted version of this report has been available on CIA's public website. 

CIA-UAP-013, Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity 

1956 · Budapest, Hungary

This 1956 CIA Information Report describes flying object sightings reported by a Budapest-based sub-source, including a sketch showing the objects' suspected formation and flight path between Budapest and Moscow. A mo…

CIA-UAP-018, Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity 

1955 · Hungary

A 1955 report on a UFO sighting in Hungary. The information came from a letter between Hungarian relatives, living in the USA and Budapest. A more redacted version of the report has been available on CIA's public webs…

CIA-UAP-006, Sighting Of Unconventional Aircraft

November, 1955 · Baku, Azerbaijan

This CIA information report from November 1955 describes a US national's eyewitness account of triangular aircraft with wing lights launch at a steep angle from an airfield near Baku, Azerbaijan on October 4, 1955. A …

CIA-UAP-003, The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Programs, 1954-1974

1954-1974

This CIA History Staff document chronicles the complete history of the U-2 and OXCART (A-12) high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft programs from 1954 to 1974, detailing their development, operations over the Soviet Un…

CIA-UAP-007, Current Status Of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Project. 

December, 1953

This December 1953 memorandum provides a status update on the Air Force's UFO project activities, including ongoing intelligence operations, equipment procurement for photographing UFOs, and Canada’s establishment of …

CIA-UAP-014, British activity in the Field of "Unidentified Flying Objects" 

December, 1952

A December 1952 Memo on the activities the British are taking to identify UFOs. The memo references a UFO sighting at an RAF field seen by high officials and RAF pilots. A more redacted version of the memo has been av…

CIA-UAP-002, Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, Report, 1952-1953 

1952-1953

This file contains correspondence and reports dated 1952–1953 from the Scientific Advisory Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects, convened by the CIA’s Office of Scientific Intelligence. The panel’s primary conclusion …

CIA-UAP-005, German Scientist's Article on 'Flying Discs'

1950

This 1950 CIA Information Report from Chile discusses a German scientist's article theorizing that "Flying Discs" could be explained as a new type of aircraft based on aerodynamic principles developed in German resear…

CIA-UAP-015, Project Blue Book Special Report No. 14 (Analysis of Reports of Unidentified Aerial Objects) 

This is the USAF Project Blue Book with a CIA cover sheet stating the document is "Official Record Copy." With the exception of the handwritten note on the first page, the content of this document has been available o…