CIA-UAP-018: Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity

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    1.             In l'lOirEIIIJlle'r 19,55· I received f!. l e ~ .frGIII ~ niece in ·~ e s t . ·fbis letter
                   cont.llined tlla f«!llow:tng intere~ i:tellt /Jree tftzlslati~:
                        ~e a o ~ " f ~ saucera (roc~ts) [rde7 for Se"reral wee~ kept
                        the people in a nervous state. These very raet spe!Nllllg t ~ ~eyt
                        tfcl.en.ti:fic: UOU.PIJ· v-:, busy-. :i: 0m sure you heard alreeq bdDJ 'tllo •
                        ~ , ;Ja ~ km per b®r was eetilllatecl on these f~ers."

     2.            I n r ~ ~tb the l.e'tter was the fo~ng sketch 1ndicat1ng the :t'onmstion
                   m:i.d SU11,Pected course of the above obJects:

                                   Bwlapest


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     3.            ~s :i,_s the first t:lme iq .niece has mentioned such obJeets in her J;etters.

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Dear Uncl

     I don't J:r.nm;r whether the letter I sent before will arrive. I wish you

all a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.      Here, the children are
preparing for Christmas.     "rhe shops are full of toys and Christmas trees . •

 The streets are crowded with window shoppers.

     The three of us are spending the holidays in Pest
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          fhe childre~ will have a vacation from 20 December through 17 January,

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                  you write so little.    How are your·   Has the family grown7

 Are you all well?

~ - - - ~ i s having a lot of trouble with her back.ohas been sent

 off for a week to do some work in the province, he won't return till the

 evening of the 24th.

      A famous German circus is on tour here now with many animals and artists ..

 They say it is very good.    We   are planning to see it with the children~

      Ev.eryone has been ·excited by the so-called saucers for the past few

 weeks.   These fast-rushing heavenly phenorna have been and still are keeping

 scores of scientists busy -~I_____~ras surely seen them or read about them;

 these amazing ~liers moved at a speed of 12,000 kilometers per hour.

      We wish you all good health and send our regards and affection to mother

 and the children.   Much love and many prayers,

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