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

Source label

CIA

Catalog date

2026-06-12

Record type

pdf

Record summary

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 was that “flying saucers” did not pose a direct physical threat to the national security of the United States. The panel found no evidence that these phenomena were attributable to hostile foreign artifacts or indicated a need to revise existing scientific concepts. However, the panel identified a significant indirect threat stemming from the public’s fascination with the subject…

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