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CIAJune 2, 1955CIA UFO Fact or Fiction — FOIA 0000015374
Unusual UFOB Report
Summary
This memo from the CIA is part of the 'Fact or Fiction' collection and is titled 'Unusual UFOB Report.' It contains information regarding unidentified flying objects, but specific details about the content or conclusions are not provided in the summary.
Key highlights
A UFO was observed by a KC-97 pilot and ground radar.p.1
“observed by a tanker aircraft (KC 97) pilot (visually) and by a ground radar”
The UFO's direction changes matched radar site observations.p.1
“Direction changes correlated exactly with those painted on scope by controller.”
The sighting lasted at least 49 minutes.p.1
“observed by radar, at least, for 49 minutes.”
Outliers
The report is a preliminary cable, not a full analysis.p.1
“The attached copy of a cable is a preliminary report”
Source
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