PURSUE archive · catalogue card
CIA-UAP-007
Current Status Of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Project.
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- Agency
- CIA
- Incident date
- Dec 1953As the catalogue writes it: “December, 1953”
- Place
- The catalogue gives no place.
- Published in PURSUE
- Jun 12, 2026
- Records
- 1 record · Document
01 Official description
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.
02 Catalogue records · 1
CIA-UAP-007 · Document · CIA · Jun 12, 2026
Current Status Of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFO) Project.
December, 1953
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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