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CIAJuly 4, 1953CIA UFO Fact or Fiction — FOIA 0000015472
Danish Defense Leaders Take Serious View of Flying Saucers
Summary
This memo from the CIA discusses the Danish military leadership's serious consideration of flying saucers. It summarizes their perspective on unidentified aerial phenomena and reflects a growing concern within the defense community regarding these sightings.
Key highlights
Danish defense authorities take flying saucers seriously.p.1
“Danish defense authorities take a serious view of the problem of flying saucers.”
Reports suggest saucers may come from Soviet bases.p.1
“saucers are dispatched from Soviet bases in the Arctic Ocean.”
Danish Air Force Command reports on radar observations.p.2
“The report is based on observations from Danish Air Force radar stations.”
Incident involving an officer and seven privates in 1952.p.2
“an officer and seven privates from Karup Airfield on Jutland, on 12 November 1952, sighted an object”
Flying saucer traffic over Scandinavia is of great interest.p.3
“flying saucer traffic over Scandinavia seems to be a fact of great aerotechnical interest.”
Outliers
A jet was unable to reach a mysterious object in Norway.p.3
“A jet plane was sent up, but it was not able to reach the object”
Source
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