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CIA-UAP-D020: Memorandum on Unconventional Aircraft Sightings, 1955

Released: July 10, 2026

This memorandum summarizes a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) debriefing of a group of four individuals who reported observing a “flying saucer” or “un…

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