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Sighting Of Unidentified Flying Objects

Defense Intelligence Agency · 148 pages · text by OCR

This Defense Intelligence Agency compilation brings together several Department of Defense intelligence information reports on UFO sightings from 1968 to 1976. It includes 1968 reports of UFOs over South China and the Taiwan Strait, a 1970 South Korean report on possible North Korean balloons, and a table of Spanish sightings from 1973 to 1974 taken from the local press. It also contains a Pakistani report of a light seen before an earthquake and the USDAO Tehran account of F-4 jets losing instruments while chasing a UFO in September 1976.

  • p. 15 …Despite DAO Kabuls skepticism, we would appreciate an evaluation from DIA.
  • p. 16 …SECDEE(07) DP8ECDEF NMIC SECDEF1 A8D11SA(10) :DIA(15) SECSTATE WASH DC: C I A NSA…
  • p. 20 …APR 78 FM USDAO/OTTAWA TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC INFO RUENAAA/CNO WASHDC RUEDAJD/NISC WASHDC…
  • p. 23 …ASD:ISA(10) DIA(15) NMIC CMC WASHINGTON DC CMC CSAF WASHINGTON DC CSA WASHINGTON DC…
  • p. 25 …DIA (original) USCINCEUR EUDAC COMIDEASTFOR CINCUSAFE DIA DB-3B2 19. DOWNGRADING AND DECLASSIFICATION DATA: 20. ENCLOSURES…
  • p. 26 …The above information is submitted in response to DIA DB-3B2's evaluation of IIR 6…
  • p. 27 …78 FM USDAO TEHRAN IR TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC//DB-3B2// RUSNAAA/EUDAC VAIHINGEN GE RUFRBAA…
  • p. 30 …RUEKJCS/DIA WASH DC RUEKJCS/DIA WASH DC//DT-3// INFO: RUEKJCS/DIA WASH DC//DC…
  • p. 33 …BE FOREARDED BY POUCH ON 790820 TO DIA DT-3. THE COORDINATES FOR THE TOWN OF…
  • p. 34 VZCZCHAYBRA MULT ACTION DIA: BEST COPY AVAILABLE IADR(01) J5 J3:NMCC SECDEF(07) SFCDEF: ASD…
  • p. 36 …COPY OF THIS ARTICLE AND PICTURE WERE FORWARDED TO DIA/DT-3 BY STATE DEPT POUCH…
  • p. 43 …U) TIR 6 809 0179 85 PASS: DIA PASS TO AIG 11881 COUNTRY: (U) BRAZIL (BR…
  • p. 44 …MAR 90 FM TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC INFO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC//DAT-7// RUSNNOA/USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN…
  • p. 47 …MAR 90 FM TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC INFO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC//DAT-7// RUSNNOA/USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN…
  • p. 51 …Rof c, Part Eight, Request you take no action unlaws tasked by DIA. GP 1 M…
  • p. 52 …AUG 67 FM USDAO AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM TO DIA WASHDC PRIORITY INFO SECSTATE. WASHDC PRIORITY 0209 AUG…
  • p. 53 Department of State TELEGRAM E276 0171 OCT 70 ## JOINT STATE DIA MESSAGE DIA FOR DIACO-2…
  • p. 56 …2511122 FM USDAO AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU TO RUEOJFA/DIA WASH DC INFO RUEFHQA/1127TH USAF FAG FT…
  • p. 57 ACT.. DIA-5 FILE-1(6)ZIM/KS
  • p. 58 …SAFE R 201412Z AUG 87 FM TO DIA WASHDC BT CONTROLS SECTION 01 OF 02 SERIAL…
  • p. 61 …SAFE R 201412Z AUG 87 FM TO DIA WASHDC BT CONTROLS CONTROLS CONFIDENTIAL SECTION 02 OF…
  • p. 62 …11853 R 191325Z JUL 90 TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC INFO RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ2…
  • p. 65 …SAFE R 201418Z AUG 87 TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC//DAH-6// BT CONTROLS 444-87 BODY…
  • p. 66 …RUEALGX/SAFE R 231200Z OCT 87 FM DIA WASHINGTON DC//DAH-6// BT CONTROLS 15,412…
  • p. 68 …SAFE R 280056Z JUN 90 TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC INFO RUHQHQA/USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI//J233// BT…
  • p. 70 …SAFE R 200224Z JUL 92 TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC INFO RUETIAA/DIRNSA FT MEADE MD//T5232…
  • p. 74 VZCZCMAY312ILN845 UNCLASSIFIED MULT ACTION & DIA(15) DISTR CJCS(01) DJS(03) J38(04) J5(02) NMCC…
  • p. 76 INQUIRE=DOC20D ITEM NO=00028919 HEADER R 241124Z NOV 92 FM OCRINPUT TO DIA BT CONTROLS…
  • p. 78 VZCZCMLT520 MULT MULT 8ECT 01 OF 53557 ACTION DIA! DISTR J3(14) J5(82) J3:NMCC…
  • p. 81 J3(14) J5(02) J3:NMCC 8ECDEF(07) 8ECDEF1 A8D1I8A(10) DIA1(85) DIA(28) NMIC…
  • p. 91 …PROPERTY OF THE DIA DOCUMENT LIBRARY
  • p. 97 PROPERTY OF THE DIA DOCUMENT LIBRARY ## FIG. 2 DETAILS OF FAILURES NOTED ON THE WRECKAGE FOUND…
  • p. 104 …articles reported on by ref mag. COMMENT: DIA copies are original, others reproduced in AmEmbassy Kathmandu…
  • p. 106 …DIAST) and IR the latter pouched to DIA on 23 May 68. 2. Based on the…
  • p. 128 …22 AFSAC WPAFB OH//INO// TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASH DC//DAH-2/DAT-4/DT-1B…
  • p. 129 …FOR FTD/SCIS -- ENCLOSURES MUST BE FORWARDED TO DIA WITHIN 30 DAYS OF IIR DATE. SECRET
  • p. 133 …11865 R 311018Z OCT 90 TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC INFO RUSNNOR/USCINCEUR ECJ2 VAIHINGEN GE//ECJ2…
  • p. 147 …at least CONFIDENTIAL.) 16. DISTRIBUTION BY ORIGINATOR: DIA 1 ACSI, DA 1 CINCPAC 1 USARPAC 6…

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