1952 08 6997225 Norfolk Virginia
COLD OPEN. This episode presents the document titled “1952‑08‑6997225‑NORFOLK‑VIRGINIA,” a record from the United States Air Force dated August fifth, nineteen fifty‑two. The file is notable because it contains one of the earliest declassified observations of unidentified aerial phenomena reported from the Norfolk, Virginia area, and it appears in the Project One‑zero‑seven‑three series.
- 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/1952-08-6997225-NORFOLK-VIRGINIA
Episode notes
COLD OPEN. This episode presents the document titled “1952‑08‑6997225‑NORFOLK‑VIRGINIA,” a record from the United States Air Force dated August fifth, nineteen fifty‑two. The file is notable because it contains one of the earliest declassified observations of unidentified aerial phenomena reported…
Source document: https://archive.org/details/1952-08-6997225-NORFOLK-VIRGINIA
Questions about this case
- What was 1952 08 6997225 Norfolk Virginia about?
- COLD OPEN. This episode presents the document titled “1952‑08‑6997225‑NORFOLK‑VIRGINIA,” a record from the United States Air Force dated August fifth, nineteen fifty‑two. The file is notable because it contains one of the earliest declassified observations of unidentified aerial phenomena reported from the Norfolk, Virginia area, and it appears in the Project One‑zero‑seven‑three series.
- 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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