1958 08 8861179 Concord California
Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “1958‑08‑8861179‑Concord‑California,” originating from the United States Air Force, dated August nineteen fifty‑eight. It documents a civilian sighting of multiple unidentified aerial phenomena over Concord, California, and was made publicly available through The Black Vault archive.
- 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/1958-08-8861179-Concord-California
Episode notes
Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “1958‑08‑8861179‑Concord‑California,” originating from the United States Air Force, dated August nineteen fifty‑eight. It documents a civilian sighting of multiple unidentified aerial phenomena over Concord, California, and was made publicly available…
Source document: https://archive.org/details/1958-08-8861179-Concord-California
Questions about this case
- What was 1958 08 8861179 Concord California about?
- Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “1958‑08‑8861179‑Concord‑California,” originating from the United States Air Force, dated August nineteen fifty‑eight. It documents a civilian sighting of multiple unidentified aerial phenomena over Concord, California, and was made publicly available through The Black Vault archive.
- 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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