CIA-UAP-018, Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity
WAR.gov / Department of War PURSUE Release 03
Official WAR.gov Release 03 pdf record CIA-UAP-018: CIA-UAP-018, Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity. Agency: CIA; incident context: 1955, Hungary.
Document Highlights
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Short overview
This 1955 report concerns a UFO sighting in Hungary, based on correspondence between relatives in the United States and Budapest. It includes a free translation of a letter excerpt and a sketch of suspected formation and route. The information should be read as letter content and source reporting, not as a CIA-confirmed observation.
Why this is interesting
- Shows an everyday correspondence source behind early UFO reporting.
- Links Budapest, Moscow, and a sketched flight path.
- Notes that the niece had not previously mentioned such objects.
- The OCR text is heavily noisy, so some terms remain uncertain.
Selected passages
- p. 0: The title identifies a report on unusual flying-object sightings and attendant scientific activity.
- p. 1: The source is described as a naturalized U.S. citizen regularly corresponding with two nieces.
- p. 1: The letter excerpt refers to “saucers/rockets” and very fast objects that kept people nervous.
- p. 1: A sketch is said to show the objects’ formation and suspected Budapest–Moscow course.
Background
A 1955 report on a UFO sighting in Hungary. The information came from a letter between Hungarian relatives, living in the USA and Budapest. A more redacted version of the report has been available on CIA's public website.