PURSUE archive · catalogue card
CIA-UAP-003
The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Programs, 1954-1974
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- Agency
- CIA
- Incident date
- 1954As the catalogue writes it: “1954-1974”
- Place
- The catalogue gives no place.
- Published in PURSUE
- Jun 12, 2026
- Records
- 1 record · Document
01 Official description
This CIA History Staff document chronicles the complete history of the U-2 and OXCART (A-12) high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft programs from 1954 to 1974, detailing their development, operations over the Soviet Union and other targets worldwide, the famous downing of Francis Gary Powers in 1960, organizational reforms following that incident, and the eventual transfer of operations from CIA to Air Force control. A more redacted version of this document has been available on CIA's public website.
02 Catalogue records · 1
CIA-UAP-003 · Document · CIA · Jun 12, 2026
The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Programs, 1954-1974
1954-1974
03 Related cases
Other catalogue cards from the same area or the same decade.
04 Sources
- [1]
Record · U.S. Department of War
Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE)
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Checked on Oct 4, 2026 · Open the original ↗
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