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Agency CIAFiled JUL 18 · 2026Runtime 3 min

1950 05 9614980 Wilmette Ill Chicago

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated July 18, 2026

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Document: Unidentified Aircraft Commending General Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. Agency: Headquarters, Fifth Army. Date: 26 June 1950. S. Army's investigation into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in 1950. The document was released through The Black Vault, a website providing declassified government records.

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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date
JUL 18 · 2026
Release
Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/1950-05-9614980-Wilmette-Ill--Chicago-
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Document: Unidentified Aircraft Commending General Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. Agency: Headquarters, Fifth Army. Date: 26 June 1950. Notable: This document is part of the U.S. Army's investigation into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in 1950. The document was released through…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/1950-05-9614980-Wilmette-Ill--Chicago-

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What was 1950 05 9614980 Wilmette Ill Chicago about?
Document: Unidentified Aircraft Commending General Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. Agency: Headquarters, Fifth Army. Date: 26 June 1950. S. Army's investigation into Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) in 1950. The document was released through The Black Vault, a website providing declassified government records.
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