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Agency CIAFiled JUL 18 · 2026Runtime 2 min

1952 04 6311701 Pheonix Arizona

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

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1952-04-6311701-Pheonix-Arizona. Released through The Black Vault. This document, dated April 5, 1952, is a report of an unidentified flying object sighting in Phoenix, Arizona. The document, labeled as AF FORM 112—PART I, was approved by the Director of Intelligence, USAF, on June 1, 1948.

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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/1952-04-6311701-Pheonix-Arizona
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1952-04-6311701-Pheonix-Arizona. Released through The Black Vault. This document, dated April 5, 1952, is a report of an unidentified flying object sighting in Phoenix, Arizona. The document, labeled as AF FORM 112—PART I, was approved by the Director of Intelligence, USAF, on June 1, 1948. It is…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/1952-04-6311701-Pheonix-Arizona

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What was 1952 04 6311701 Pheonix Arizona about?
1952-04-6311701-Pheonix-Arizona. Released through The Black Vault. This document, dated April 5, 1952, is a report of an unidentified flying object sighting in Phoenix, Arizona. The document, labeled as AF FORM 112—PART I, was approved by the Director of Intelligence, USAF, on June 1, 1948.
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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