CIA-UAP-014, British activity in the Field of "Unidentified Flying Objects"
A December 1952 Memo on the activities the British are taking to identify UFOs. The memo references a UFO sighting at an RAF field seen by high officials and RAF pilots. A more redacted version of the memo 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-023-CIA-UAP-014-BRITISH-ACTIVITY-IN-THE-FIELD-OF-UNIDENTIFIED-FLYING-OBJECTS
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Content Type
- application/pdf
- Pages
- 2
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The British have a standing committee on flying saucers.
The British have be.4 a standjng committee created a.bout sixteen months ago on f'lyillg saucers.
The observations are not enemy aircraft and none have been over Britain.
The graup bas c~ncludea. that the observations are not eneiq aircraft and ~t none have been. over Brita.in.
A 'perfect flying saucer' was seen by high officials of the RAF and RAF pilots during a demonstration.
During the show, a 'perfect f~g saucer 11 -~•seen by these officials as well..as BAF pilots.
Articles appeared in the public press about the Yorkshire incident.
So.Dlal:lY peaple saw it tbat ~ articles appeared in the pulic presa.
There are potential dangers related to UFO sightings, including difficulty in identification, mass hysteria, and communication overload.
While there is no indication that these objects represent a direct threat to the national defense, there are certain potential dangers which are related to these sightings.
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Report from recently arrived messenger from Britain
Memo on British activity in the field of UFOs
Yorkshire incident
A 'perfect flying saucer' was seen by high officials and RAF pilots.
Swedish incident
Referenced by R.V. Jones in the memo.
Publication of paper on the origin of meteorites by Chladni
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