1952 04 6313712 Darmstadt Germany
Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “1952‑04‑6313712‑Darmstadt‑Germany,” issued by the United States Air Force on twenty‑six April, nineteen‑fifty‑two. The document records an aerial observation over Darmstadt, Germany, and is notable for its early reference to an unidentified high‑speed object observed by military pilots.
- 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/1952-04-6313712-Darmstadt-Germany
Episode notes
Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “1952‑04‑6313712‑Darmstadt‑Germany,” issued by the United States Air Force on twenty‑six April, nineteen‑fifty‑two. The document records an aerial observation over Darmstadt, Germany, and is notable for its early reference to an unidentified…
Source document: https://archive.org/details/1952-04-6313712-Darmstadt-Germany
Questions about this case
- What was 1952 04 6313712 Darmstadt Germany about?
- Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “1952‑04‑6313712‑Darmstadt‑Germany,” issued by the United States Air Force on twenty‑six April, nineteen‑fifty‑two. The document records an aerial observation over Darmstadt, Germany, and is notable for its early reference to an unidentified high‑speed object observed by military pilots.
- 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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