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Case File · ARCHIVE-035Declassified
Agency CIAFiled JUL 18 · 2026Runtime 3 min

1954 07 8715097 Slakewood Newjersey

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

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COLD OPEN. ” It was filed by the United States Naval Air Station Lakehurst on the twenty‑third of July, nineteen‑fifty‑four, and it documents an unidentified flying object sighting that was reported later that month. txt. PROVENANCE. The document was released to the public through the Black Vault, a repository of government records.

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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date
JUL 18 · 2026
Release
Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/1954-07-8715097-SLakewood-NewJersey
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COLD OPEN. This is a declassified record titled “1954‑07‑8715097‑S Lakewood, New Jersey.” It was filed by the United States Naval Air Station Lakehurst on the twenty‑third of July, nineteen‑fifty‑four, and it documents an unidentified flying object sighting that was reported later that month. The…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/1954-07-8715097-SLakewood-NewJersey

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What was 1954 07 8715097 Slakewood Newjersey about?
COLD OPEN. ” It was filed by the United States Naval Air Station Lakehurst on the twenty‑third of July, nineteen‑fifty‑four, and it documents an unidentified flying object sighting that was reported later that month. txt. PROVENANCE. The document was released to the public through the Black Vault, a repository of government records.
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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