Sighting in Lieu non précisé, 1954
Item released by the US government (PURSUE, CIA): a document, "The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Programs, 1954-1974". Incident: 1954-1974, Lieu non précisé. According to the government, no definitive determination could be made.
What happened
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.
Summary written by AARO, the Pentagon's UAP office, and released by the US government (public domain).
- Date
- 1954
- Location
- Lieu non précisé · country only
- Type of sighting
- From the ground
Sources
- See the original document
PURSUE (gouvernement des États-Unis)
n° CIA-UAP-003
Summary written by SkyUnknown from the facts published by the source.