Cold Open: This Is A 1952 Report From The USAF Detailing An
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.
- Agency
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Date
- JUL 18 · 2026
- Release
- Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
- Source document
- View the primary source document
Episode notes
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…
Questions about this case
- What was Cold Open: This Is A 1952 Report From The USAF Detailing An 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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