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Agency CIAFiled JUL 18 · 2026Runtime 2 min

1952 Xx 8581063 Thedallesoregon

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

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COLD OPEN: This is a 1952 report from the USAF, detailing an unusual sighting by a Ground Observer Corps member in The Dalles, Oregon. org. The canonical PDF can be found at the same URL. PROVENANCE: The document was released through The Black Vault, with no specific FOIA case number or declassification authority provided.

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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-xx-8581063-THEDALLESOREGON
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COLD OPEN: This is a 1952 report from the USAF, detailing an unusual sighting by a Ground Observer Corps member in The Dalles, Oregon. The document is part of The Black Vault's archive, available at archive.org. The canonical PDF can be found at the same URL. PROVENANCE: The document was released…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/1952-xx-8581063-THEDALLESOREGON

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What was 1952 Xx 8581063 Thedallesoregon about?
COLD OPEN: This is a 1952 report from the USAF, detailing an unusual sighting by a Ground Observer Corps member in The Dalles, Oregon. org. The canonical PDF can be found at the same URL. PROVENANCE: The document was released through The Black Vault, with no specific FOIA case number or declassification authority provided.
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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