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

Source label

CIA

Catalog date

2026-06-12

Record type

pdf

Record summary

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 a "laboratory" for recording observable phenomena. A more redacted version of this memorandum has been available on CIA's public website.

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