CIA-UAP-007, Current Status Of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Project.
This December 1953 memorandum provides a status update on the Air Force's UFO project activities, including ongoing intelligence operations, equipment procurement for photographing UFOs, and Canada’s establishment of a "laboratory" for recording observable phenomena. A more redacted version of this memorandum has been available on CIA's public website.
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- Source
- War.gov PURSUE
- Type
- Report
- Classification
- Unclassified
- Agency
- CIA
- Reference #
- RELEASE-03-FILE-016-CIA-UAP-007-CURRENT-STATUS-OF-UNIDENTIFIED-FLYING-OBJECTS-UFO-PROJECT
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Content Type
- application/pdf
- Pages
- 3
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The Air Force continues to maintain, but with apparently decreasing emphasis, its interest in UFOB's.
The Air Force continues to ,1JS.1.Gtain, but with aJ)parently decreasing emphasis, .Lts interest in UFOB's.
ATIC personnel no longer conduct field investigations of UFOB sightings.
ATIC personnel no longer conduct field investigations of UFOB sightings.
Approximately ten percent of the reported sightings have been tagged as unsolved.
For about the past year, apprcxbiately ten percent of the reported s.i.gb.tlngs have been tagged us unsolved.
ATIC is in the process of transferring project Bluebook to Hq., Air Defense Command.
ATIC is i n the process oi' transterring pr9Ject Bluebook ~6 Hq., Air Defense Command.
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Verbal request by Mr. Brent
Mr. Brent made a verbal request for a resume of the current status of unidentified flying objects activities.
Memorandum approved for release
The memorandum providing a status update on the Air Force's UFO project activities was approved for release.
P&E Division assumed responsibility
P&E Division assumed responsibility for the OSI project on unidentified flying objects.
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