1952 04 6313816 Selfridgeafb Michigan
COLD OPEN. This is a declassified record titled “1952‑04‑6313816‑Selfridge AFB‑Michigan,” issued by the United States Air Force, dated twenty‑seven April, nineteen‑fifty‑two. It is notable because it documents an unexplained aerial observation made by an air‑force officer at Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, and it was released through The Black Vault archive.
- 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/1952-04-6313816-SelfridgeAFB-Michigan
Episode notes
COLD OPEN. This is a declassified record titled “1952‑04‑6313816‑Selfridge AFB‑Michigan,” issued by the United States Air Force, dated twenty‑seven April, nineteen‑fifty‑two. It is notable because it documents an unexplained aerial observation made by an air‑force officer at Selfridge Air Force…
Source document: https://archive.org/details/1952-04-6313816-SelfridgeAFB-Michigan
Questions about this case
- What was 1952 04 6313816 Selfridgeafb Michigan about?
- COLD OPEN. This is a declassified record titled “1952‑04‑6313816‑Selfridge AFB‑Michigan,” issued by the United States Air Force, dated twenty‑seven April, nineteen‑fifty‑two. It is notable because it documents an unexplained aerial observation made by an air‑force officer at Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, and it was released through The Black Vault archive.
- 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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