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A U.S. Department of State cable from AMEMBASSY MEXICO, dated Sep 16, 2023, summarizing key political events in Mexico for Sep 11-15. Topics include internal MORENA party disputes, election preparations, and a congressional hearing on UAP featuring alleged alien remains.
FBI Newark Field Office file (100-36998) from 1952-1960, documenting investigations into UFO sightings. Includes a detailed 1952 case of photographs from Passaic, NJ, and numerous public reports of aerial objects across New Jersey, coordinated with the USAF OSI.
FBI file from 1966 containing correspondence between a New Hampshire woman and J. Edgar Hoover regarding the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America (AFSCA), expressing concern about potential communist influence. The file includes AFSCA literature as an enclosure.
Each of these incident summaries includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narrative reports or descriptions.
A collection of USAF Incident Summary Sheets from 1947-1948, detailing UFO sightings across the United States and Japan. Reports include witness statements from civilians, pilots, and military personnel, with descriptions of object shapes and behaviors.
FBI file from 1947 containing memoranda on 'Flying Disc' sightings in Portland, OR, and Bethel, AK, by police and pilots. Also includes letters from the public speculating on the phenomenon and the FBI's response.
FBI file from 1954 detailing investigations into flying saucer claims. Includes reports on Truman Bethurum's lectures, Frances Swan's telepathic contacts with aliens, and citizen correspondence regarding saucer groups and magazine articles.
This file contains an independent report on UFOs written by the French association COMETA (previously published in the French magazine VDS in 1999), which details the results of a study by the Institute of Higher Studies for National Defence. The file also includes a letter from Carol Rosin in which she notes that she was spokesperson for von Braun during the last years of his life.
Preliminary transcript of the Gemini GT-4 flight crew debriefing, Part II, prepared by NASA's Spacecraft Operations Branch in June 1965. It details systems operations, visual sightings, and experiments from the mission.
NASA correspondence from 1998 responding to inquiries from Senators Snowe and Grassley about UFO sightings by astronauts. The file includes a 1976 article by James E. Oberg debunking famous astronaut UFO cases from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs.
This file contains memorandums, correspondence, and forms related to the reporting of information on flying discs and investigations into sightings.
FBI file 62-83894, containing newspaper clippings from 1954-1960 about UFO sightings across the U.S. and expert opinions. Includes an official U.S. Air Force summary of its Unidentified Flying Object Program and a sighting report form.
Transcript of a debriefing with an early US astronaut about visual phenomena observed from orbit. Topics include dark adaptation, celestial objects, atmospheric effects, and a detailed account of mysterious luminous particles seen outside the space capsule.
A CIA History Staff monograph detailing the development and operation of the U-2 and A-12 OXCART overhead reconnaissance programs from 1954 to 1974. The document covers the technological, bureaucratic, and political context of these pivotal Cold War intelligence efforts.
Section 6 of the FBI's 62-HQ-83894 case file — investigative records, eyewitness testimonies, and public reports concerning Unidentified Flying Objects and flying discs documented between June 1947 and July 1968. Includes high-profile incident accounts, photographic evidence from sites like Oak Ridge TN, and technical proposals regarding potential propulsion systems.
FBI file from July-August 1947 compiling public correspondence, newspaper clippings, and internal memos regarding the nationwide "flying saucer" phenomenon. Includes witness reports from Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Texas, and official commentary on the events.
US Department of State cable from AmEmbassy Dushanbe, dated Jan 31, 1994, reporting a UFO sighting by an American pilot, Ed Rhodes, and his crew while flying a Boeing 747SP for Tajik Air over Kazakhstan on January 27, 1994.
Collection of USAF flight service center reports from 1949-1950 detailing unidentified flying object sightings in Kansas, New York, Washington, and South Carolina. Reports include witness statements, object descriptions, and official correspondence.
A 1985 US Embassy cable from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, reports an inquiry from the PNG National Intelligence Organization about sightings of high-altitude, high-speed aircraft on January 24, 1985, including radar contact by an Air Niugini pilot.
CIA memorandum from December 1953 detailing the current status of the Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOB) project. It discusses the transfer of Project Bluebook to the Air Defense Command, camera programs, and intelligence interests from other countries.
A 1986 newsletter from the Pajarito Astronomers of Los Alamos, NM, announcing a meeting with guest speaker Dr. John Warren to discuss 'Why Should a Scientist be Concerned about UFO's?'.
Collection of NASA internal documents from 1966 concerning the Gemini IX mission debriefing. Includes typed and handwritten notes, memoranda, and routing slips detailing scientific experiments, astronaut observations, and operational feedback from the mission.
A 2004 Department of State cable from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, reports on the Union of Ufologists (UOU), an NGO that uses its popular focus on UFOs to conduct civil society work, including assisting other NGOs and businesses, with support from USAID.
Technical debriefing transcript for the NASA Gemini V (GT-5) mission, dated September 1965. The document details the flight crew's experiences with spacecraft systems, including platform alignment, OAMS thrusters, and control modes during the mission.
FBI file from 1949 containing a letter from Reverend Charles C. Barnes of McMinnville, OR, reporting four light beams and an explosion over the Cascade Mountains. The file includes the FBI's reply and a memo forwarding the information to the Air Force and AEC.
A 1949 Department of the Army file from the Plans & Operations Division (P&O) concerning an 'Evaluation Study of Phenomenon (Flying Saucers)'. The file contains memos, routing slips, and a radio news digest discussing Walter Winchell's broadcast on the topic.
FBI file from 1966 concerning the 'Flying Saucers International' magazine. The file includes an FBI memo about the publication's potential Communist ties and contains numerous pages from the magazine itself, featuring articles and a vast collection of newspaper clippings on UFO sightings.
FBI file from 1957-1958 containing memos on various UFO sightings, including a Cuban report and a civilian group, the Inter Continental Aerial Research Foundation (ICARF), soliciting public reports. Also includes a letter from a woman in Indiana.
Preliminary transcript of the Gemini 4 (GT-4) flight crew debriefing, conducted aboard the USS Wasp on June 9, 1965. This document, Part I, covers the countdown, powered flight, and initial orbital phases of the mission, as recounted by the crew.
A collection of Allied military correspondence from early 1945 concerning 'Night Phenomena' or 'Foo Fighters' reported by the 415th Night Fighter Squadron and other units. Includes detailed sighting reports and inter-agency discussions of possible explanations.
FBI file from August 1952 containing a teletype about a flying saucer sighting at the Savannah River Plant and correspondence from J. Edgar Hoover forwarding citizen letters on 'Flying Disks' to the U.S. Air Force for investigation.
A 2001 US Department of State cable from Moscow reports on Russian denials of military aircraft over Georgia's Kodori Gorge. A Russian official dismisses the reports, sarcastically suggesting they might as well have been 'UFOs'.
Technical debriefing transcript for the NASA Gemini VII mission, dated December 23, 1965. The document details the flight crew's experiences from countdown and powered flight through orbital operations, as recounted by astronauts Borman and Lovell.
Each of these incident summaries includes a "Check-List - Unidentified Flying Objects" that contains details about the incident. Many summaries also include witness lists or statements and other narrative reports or descriptions.
