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Flying Saucers over Belgian Congo Uranium Mines (Report No. 00-W-23602) Report

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952· 4 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION DURCE Die Presse. ## FLYING SAUCERS OVER RELGIAN CONGO URANIUM MINES Fritz Sitte Recently, two fiery disks…
- p. 2 …THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION FLYING SAUCERS OVER BELGIAN CONGO URANIUM MINES Fritz Sitte Recently, two fiery disks were sighted over…
- p. 3 The sketch below shows the construction principle of the "flying saucers." The captions are, in part, purely conjecture, based on…
Saratov Plant's Successes, Future Plans Reported FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1993-07-08· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 2 …The sphere of application of the Saratov "flying saucer" will be very wide-ranging. It will be able to carry…
Minister's Predictions on Satellites, 'Flying Saucers' FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1993-04-27· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …27 Apr 93 SUBJ Minister's Predictions on Satellites, 'Flying Saucers' Full Text Superzone of Message Text Moscow, 27 April…
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 005 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 209 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 35 …FLYING SAUCERS 3-1 SECURITY MATTER - X ELBERT W. FARRIS of OSI, Benjamin Harrison Air Base called at this office…
- p. 75 …FLYING SAUCERS Reference is made to your inquiry on the attached routing slip: Mr. Tolson Mr. Clegg Mr. Glavin Mr…
- p. 111 …FLYING SAUCER COMPLAINT EIMIRA, NEW YORK PD INFORMANT Reference teletype dated April 8, 1950, from the Buffalo Office advising that…
- 48 more pages mention it
FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 5 Document

Department of War· 209 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 35 …FLYING SAUCERS 3-1 SECURITY MATTER - X ELBERT W. FARRIS of OSI, Benjamin Harrison Air Base called at this office…
- p. 75 …FLYING SAUCERS Reference is made to your inquiry on the attached routing slip: Mr. Tolson Mr. Clegg Mr. Glavin Mr…
- p. 111 …FLYING SAUCER COMPLAINT EIMIRA, NEW YORK PD INFORMANT Reference teletype dated April 8, 1950, from the Buffalo Office advising that…
- 49 more pages mention it
(EST Pub Date) CIA's Role in the Study of UFO's, 1947-90, by Gerald K. Haines FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1999-07-01· 18 pages · CIA reading room · 10 stories
- p. 7 claims that German engineers held by the Soviets were developing a "flying saucer" as a future weapon of war. $ ^{40…
- p. 14 10. (S) See Edward Tauss, memorandum for Deputy Assistant Director, SI. "Flying Saucers," 1 August 1952. See also United Kingdom…
- p. 15 …Miller, Deputy Chief, SAD/SI, "Possible Soviet Flying Saucers, Check On;" Lexow, memorandum, "Possible Soviet Flying Saucers, Follow Up On…
- 11 more pages mention it
Nothing But the Facts on UFOs or Which Novosti Writer Do You Read? (with 2 Articles Attached) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1968-04-09· 8 pages · CIA reading room · 4 stories
- p. 3 …The next encounter with saucers had a tragic outcome. In January 1948, an immense flying saucer appeared over the Nox…
- p. 5 …One of them is the book "Flying Saucers" by Donald Menzel who explains almost all cases of their appearance by…
- p. 6 …Flying Saucers, the Sea Serpent (sometimes it is substituted by the Loch Ness Lake monster), and the Snow Man. It…
- 4 more pages mention it
F-2018-01132 Initial Request FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2018-03-13· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Smith's Weekly Friday Black Book Briefing for 19 December 1952 to President Truman on the subject of "flying saucers…
Comments on Oo-B-90229, Sighting of Unconventional Aircraft (PUBD Is Un Known) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1954-05-01· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …It does, however, tend to indicate that it was not a "flying saucer". In 1954, the Scientific Advisory Board to…
- p. 2 …It does, however, tend to indicate that it was not a "flying saucer". In 1954, the Scientific Advisory Board to…
ARGENTINA ANTARTIC FLYING SAUCERS (PAGE BBBB 1 ONLY) Document

CIA· 1965-07-06· 1 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 1 …The flying saucers were also seen flying in formation over the South Orkney islands in quick circles. (Buenos Aires ANSA…
Are Flying Saucers a Myth? FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1968-02-17· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Are flying saucers a myth? SOURCE: Fravda Ukrainy, no. 40, 17 Feb 68, p. 4, cols. 2-7 TOPIC TAG…
Flying Saucers Problem FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-10-14· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Flying Saucers Problem 1. At an informal discussion between DD/I, AD/IC, and Acting AD/SI, it was agreed…
Argentina Antartic Flying Saucers (Page Bbbb 1 Only) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1965-06-03· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …The flying saucers were also seen flying in formation over the South Orkney islands in quick circles. (Buenos Aires ANSA…
Argentina Antartic Flying Saucers (Page Bbbb 1 Only) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1965-07-07· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …The flying saucers were also seen flying in formation over the South Orkney islands in quick circles. (Buenos Aires ANSA…
Unknown Flying Objects Observed Over Budapest FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-03-01· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …As official announcement appeared in "Bushed Rep" declaring the entire "Flying saucer" scare was a myth. An intermittent observation of…
- p. 2 …An official announcement appeared in "United Rep" declaring the entire "Flying saucer" scare was a myth. * An interesting observation of…
Flying Saucers--Student Papers Thereon Received from Dr. Thornton Page FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1960-01-02· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Flying Saucers--Student Papers Thereon Received from Dr. Thornton Papa 1. The following comments are submitted for your information and…
- p. 2 …Flying Saucers--Student Papers Thereon Received from Dr. Thornton Papa 1. The following comments are submitted for your information and…
UFO research guide Document

The National Archives· 13 pages · Cited by the stories · 10 stories
- p. 1 …Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) 1. What is a UFO? The first reports of 'flying saucers' being sighted were on 24…
- p. 3 …Reports of ghost rockets preceded by six months the first sightings of „flying saucers‟ over the mainland of the United…
- p. 4 …In June 1951 the working party produced a brief final report that debunked the sightings and concluded that flying saucers…
- 6 more pages mention it
Group Says Radar Traced Saucers at 3,600 Mph FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2014-06-12· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Douglas an eight-point plan of cooperation to end controversy and public confusion over flying saucers.
The UFO files extract Document

The National Archives· 22 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories
- p. 4 BOOK CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 7 ONE STRANGE LIGHTS IN THE SKIES 11 TWO THE FLYING SAUCER AGE 32 THREE COLD WAR…
- p. 5 CHAPTER TWO ‘There may be flying saucers and there may not be. But this was something I have never seen…
- p. 10 ‘What does all this stuff about flying saucers amount to? What can it mean? What is the truth? Let me…
- 12 more pages mention it
FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 7 Document

Department of War· 205 pages · Cited by the stories · 3 stories
- p. 3 fUG FB/sAVANNAH 8-9-52 6 - 46 PM EST fu;c;oR, FBI URGENT e~ FLYING SAUCERS, SAVANNAH RIVER…
- p. 90 …It is pointed out here that, although the Bureau did at one time conduct some investigations regarding flying saucers, a…
- p. 92 …When the recent publicity regarding flying saucers appeared in newspapers, Lang renewed his interest in flying saucers and attempted to…
- 47 more pages mention it
Flying Saucers FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-08-01· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 Deputy Assistant Director/SI Acting Chief, Weapons & Equipment Division "Flying Saucers" 1. Pursuant to your request for overall evaluation of…
Project Blue Book case file (combined PDF) Document

US Air Force, hosted by NICAP· 40 pages · Cited by the stories · 1 story
- p. 28 —Unified Press International Telephone WHAT'S THIS IN SOUTHLAND SKY? A FLYING SAUCER OR AN OLD HAT? Rex Heflin photographed…
- p. 30 ## A Flying Saucer? Some people don't believe in flying saucers, but what's this? The picture was taken near…
- p. 38 …But he has photographed a saucer-shaped flying object that has still to be identified. Skeptics may say his pictures…
- 5 more pages mention it
Flying Saucers (Match Magazine Carried an Article on UFO Sighting; Mar S Will FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1956-02-01· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Assistant Director/Scientific Intelligence SUBJECT Flying Saucers 1. At Arden House my attention was called to the 17 March 1956…
- p. 2 …Assistant Director/Scientific Intelligence SUBJECT Flying Saucers 1. At Arden House my attention was called to the 17 March 1956…
Flying Saucers FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-11-03· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 2 stories
- p. 1 …Flying Saucers 1. At 1100 yesterday morning I met with Dr. Julius A. Stratton, Executive Vice President and Provost of…
- p. 2 …Flying Saucers 1. At 1100 yesterday morning I met with Dr. Julius A. Stratton, Executive Vice President and Provost of…
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 001 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 185 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 1 story
- p. 52 …It was the first time any noise had ' been attributed to flying saucers. J. U. Watts, jr., Darlington (S. C…
- p. 55 …If the thing is silhouetted flying saucers flt with the com against a bright sky, as some of mon maneuvers…
- p. 103 …BAILEY stated that the topic of "flying saucers" had caused considerable comment and concern to the present day scientists and…
- 16 more pages mention it
FBI file 62-HQ-83894, section 1 Document

Department of War· 185 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 52 …It was the first time any noise had ' been attributed to flying saucers. J. U. Watts, jr., Darlington (S. C…
- p. 55 …If the thing is silhouetted flying saucers flt with the com against a bright sky, as some of mon maneuvers…
- p. 103 …BAILEY stated that the topic of "flying saucers" had caused considerable comment and concern to the present day scientists and…
- 16 more pages mention it
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Section 007 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 205 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 2 stories
- p. 3 fUG FB/sAVANNAH 8-9-52 6 - 46 PM EST fu;c;oR, FBI URGENT e~ FLYING SAUCERS, SAVANNAH RIVER…
- p. 90 …It is pointed out here that, although the Bureau did at one time conduct some investigations regarding flying saucers, a…
- p. 92 …When the recent publicity regarding flying saucers appeared in newspapers, Lang renewed his interest in flying saucers and attempted to…
- 47 more pages mention it
Flying Saucers FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-20· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Deputy Director/Intelligence SUBJECT Flying Saucers REFERENCE : DD/I Memo, 26 March 1955, same Subject 1. The article in the…
- p. 2 …Flying Saucers event may precipitate a large number of reports on "flying objects" and "little green men" from Mars. This…
Secret of 14 Years UFO Debunking Laid to CIA by Scientist FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2004-01-06· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 …McDonald also charged that the country has "been misled" about flying saucers and that the UFO problem "has been mishandled…
Untitled (Refer Flying Saucer Letter Davidson. Copy of ATIC Letter Not Received Here) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-08-05· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 VA CITE CHGO-B731 SCIENTIFIC APC E 1137.2M 37 COVA REFER FLYING SAUCER LETTER DAVIDSON, CASE COPY OF ATIC…
UFO research guide, August 2011 Document

The National Archives· 2011-08· 15 pages · Cited by the stories · 12 stories
- p. 1 …Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) 1. What is a UFO? The first reports of 'flying saucers' being sighted were on 24…
- p. 3 …Reports of ghost rockets preceded by six months the first sightings of ‘flying saucers’ over the mainland of the United…
- p. 15 …Semiannual Unclassified Edition 1 (1997), 67-84 • Jones, R.V. ‘The natural philosophy of flying saucers,' Physics Bulletin 19 (July…
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Correspondence Relating to Project Blue Book, 1955 Case file

U.S. Department of War· 1955· 220 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 1 story
- p. 16 these Flying Saucers I would very much like to hear from you. I am very interest ed in the reports…
- p. 73 …I am writing my research theme on flying saucers. I would appreciate it if you could send me any information…
- p. 101 …I am highly interested in the phenomena called "Flying Saucers" and would appreciate all available reports on the flying saucers…
- 23 more pages mention it
Minutes of Branch Chief's Meeting of 11 August 1952 FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-08-11· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …ATTC has the job of finding out about three flying saucers and keeping records. It is responsible for getting information…
- p. 2 …Distribution: * where so many " flying saucers " have been reported of late . Although Mr. Strong now many species there and travelled…
Nothing But the Facts on UFOs or Which Novosti Writer Do You Read? (Wit H 2 Ar FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1968-03-02· 11 pages · CIA reading room · 4 stories
- p. 4 "FLYING SAUCERS"? THEY'RE A MYTH! Villen Lyustiberg; APN Science Commentator In the last 20 years publication of literature on…
- p. 6 …One of them is the book "Flying Saucers" by Donald Menzel who explains almost all cases of their appearance by…
- p. 7 …Flying Saucers, the Sea Serpent (sometimes it is substituted by the Loch Ness Lake monster), and the Snow Man. It…
- 6 more pages mention it
Flying Saucers FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-06-05· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories

…16 December 1953 Chief, Operations Staff, 0/ST FLYING SUCCESS In view of the fact that over-all…
The Air Force Stand on Flying Saucers- as Stated by CIA, in a Briefing on 22 August 1952 (with Attachments, Flying Saucers, Dated 520819 and 520814) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1952-08-22· 29 pages · CIA reading room · 11 stories
- p. 1 …II. (A) The air force officially denies that "flying saucers" are: (1) U.S.secret weapons (2) Soviet secret weapons…
- p. 21 ## FLYING SNJCERS During the past weeks, with the phenomenal increase in the number of Flying Saucer reports there has been…
- p. 22 …which we will cover in a brief summary of Flying Saucers history, an analysis of the ATIC work, and a…
- 2 more pages mention it
Untitled (to George Wyllie from Herbert Scoville About Book 'They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1959-07-02· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Dulles referred the book, "They Knew Too Much About Flying Saucers," and your letter to me, and asked that I…
Washington State ‘UFO’ Investigation, 1952-1960 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 1952· 55 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 3 # More Saucer Witnesses Further reports of "flying saucers" over the Kennewick Pasco area continued to pour in last night. Thomas…
- p. 8 ## 'FLYING SAUCER' SEEN OVER CITY A "flying saucer" that hung motionless for nearly five minutes, then streaked away, was observed…
- p. 49 …FLYING SAUCERS BERTHA HARRISON, Compaainant On 12/1/58, Mrs. BERTHA HARRISON, 2812 Moore Street, Bellingham, Washington appeared at the…
- 15 more pages mention it
Flying Saucers FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-12· 11 pages · CIA reading room · 11 stories
- p. 1 # Approved For Release 2001/04/08 A-RDP81R0000R000100020013-6 Security Information ## FLYING SAUCERS During the past weeks, with the phenomenal…
- p. 2 …It must be mentioned that outside knowledge of Agency interest in Flying Saucers carries the risk of making the problem…
- p. 3 …The Saucer furore in this country started in June 1947 when Kenneth Arnold, a reputable business man flying his own…
- 1 more page mentions it
COMMENTS ON(Sanitized), SIGHTING OF UNCONVENTIONAL AIRCRAFT FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-20· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …It does, however, tend to indicate that it was not a "flying saucer". In 1954, the Scientific Advisory Board to…
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 Serial 220 Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 15 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 0 stories
- p. 5 THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS CF A "FLYING SAUCER", OBTAINED IN DURANGO AT AN ALTI'!UDE OF 9000 FEET (Caption under photographs…
65 HS1-834228961 62-HQ-83894 SUB A Official release

Federal Bureau of Investigation· 124 pages · PURSUE release (war.gov) · 4 stories
- p. 40 -- / 1954n I GANADA PIJNS FLYING SAUCER 08SERVATORY Not Optical Illusions, Top Experts Hold OTTAWA, Nov. 12 lCTPSl Establlshment of a…
- p. 91 • • "FLYING saucers" are back in the news. , From New · York comes a eport that Captain Jack dams, pilot of t…
- p. 96 …NO REAL PROOF An Air Force officer last night described the two craft as "definite prototypes o.f flying saucers…
- 72 more pages mention it
Sightings of Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1954-04-20· 4 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …The objects, coming from the southeast and thought to be flying saucers, disappeared in the direction of Afghanistan. Witnesses who…
- p. 3 …same time as the explosion he saw a luminous flying saucer cross the sky at a very great speed. ## SWEDEN…
- p. 4 …Some persons thought a jet plane had exploded and others thought it was a flying saucer. Reports streamed into the…
- 1 more page mentions it
Project Blue Book file: Trinidade Island, 16 Jan 1958 Document

USAF via The Black Vault· 54 pages · Cited by the stories · 2 stories
- p. 5 ROB MERCERFINAL GALLEY PROOF Galley 79- THE WORLD OF FLYING SAUCERS ficers and crewmen who examined it allegedly agreed that…
- p. 10 ROB MERCERFINAL GALLEY PROOF Galley So-THE WORLD OF FLYING SAUCERS The lcarai Submarine Ii lmtil1 g Club The accounts…
- p. 50 …0 GLOBO published a story .,ith photographs by photographeI'~ Jeap ' l1anzon 7 of flying saucers (china) ta1ren a·c Cabo…
- 18 more pages mention it
Responsibility for Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2001-03-20· 8 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 7 Assistant Director/Scientific Intelligence Flying Saucers ## STATINTL my attention was called to the 17 March 1956 in the French popular…
- p. 8 # Saucer Station Shut At Shirley Bay: 'Nothing Came of It' The Transport Department's Flying Saucer Sighting Station at Shirley…
Unidentified Flying Objects (Flying Saucers) FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2000-01-06· 2 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Unidentified Flying Objects (Flying Saucers) 1. The IAC has reviewed the current situation concerning unidentified flying objects which have caused…
- p. 2 …causes of unidentified flying objects (Flying Saucers). 2. This it is recognized that the implications of Flying Sencors are of…
UFO files briefing guide Document

The National Archives· 15 pages · Cited by the stories · 10 stories
- p. 1 …Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) 1. What is a UFO? The first reports of 'flying saucers' being sighted were on 24…
- p. 3 …Reports of ghost rockets preceded by six months the first sightings of „flying saucers‟ over the mainland of the United…
- p. 4 …In June 1951 the working party produced a brief final report that debunked the sightings and concluded that flying saucers…
- 5 more pages mention it
Analyses of Flying Saucers, from 'Able' to 'Zowie!' FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 2010-07-23· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 1 story
- p. 1 # - Analyses of flying saucers, from 'able' to 'zowie!' ## By CHARLES FOSTER RANSOM Flying saucers haven't gone away yet, at…
Flying Saucers- Student Papers Thereon Received from Dr. Thornton Page FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1960-01-26· 1 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …Flying Saucers-Student Papers Thereon Received from lr. Thornton Pags 1. The following comments are submitted for your information and…
Interview with (Deleted) on the Subject of Unidentified Flying Objects FOIA release

Central Intelligence Agency· 1957-06-05· 3 pages · CIA reading room · 0 stories
- p. 1 …On this flight, he reported, they were accompanied on the a different occasion by flying saucers. Fractions of the saucers…
- p. 2 …On this flight, he reported, they were escaped on the a different occasion by flying saucers. Because of the saucers…