1952 04 6311345 Waco Texas
COLD OPEN. ” The document originates from the United States Air Force, dated April twenty‑four, nineteen fifty‑two, and records an unidentified flying object sighting near Waco, Texas. It is notable as an early official record of a civilian observation of multiple orange‑colored aerial phenomena.
- Agency
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Date
- JUL 18 · 2026
- Release
- Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
- Source document
- View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/1952-04-6311345-Waco-Texas
Episode notes
COLD OPEN. This is a declassified Air Force intelligence report titled “1952‑04‑6311345‑Waco‑Texas.” The document originates from the United States Air Force, dated April twenty‑four, nineteen fifty‑two, and records an unidentified flying object sighting near Waco, Texas. It is notable as an early…
Source document: https://archive.org/details/1952-04-6311345-Waco-Texas
Questions about this case
- What was 1952 04 6311345 Waco Texas about?
- COLD OPEN. ” The document originates from the United States Air Force, dated April twenty‑four, nineteen fifty‑two, and records an unidentified flying object sighting near Waco, Texas. It is notable as an early official record of a civilian observation of multiple orange‑colored aerial phenomena.
- Why was this case declassified?
- This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.
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