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Case File · ARCHIVE-048Declassified
Agency CIAFiled JUL 18 · 2026Runtime 3 min

1953 04 6384732 Syracuse Newyork

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

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This is a declassified United States Air Force intelligence report dated April twenty‑ninth, nineteen fifty‑three, documenting an unidentified flying object observed over Syracuse, New York. The record is notable as a primary source of the early Air Force UFO investigations that were collected under the Form A reporting system.

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/1953-04-6384732-Syracuse-NewYork
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This is a declassified United States Air Force intelligence report dated April twenty‑ninth, nineteen fifty‑three, documenting an unidentified flying object observed over Syracuse, New York. The record is notable as a primary source of the early Air Force UFO investigations that were collected…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/1953-04-6384732-Syracuse-NewYork

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What was 1953 04 6384732 Syracuse Newyork about?
This is a declassified United States Air Force intelligence report dated April twenty‑ninth, nineteen fifty‑three, documenting an unidentified flying object observed over Syracuse, New York. The record is notable as a primary source of the early Air Force UFO investigations that were collected under the Form A reporting system.
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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