U.S. Air Force Flying Discs File, 1952
Summary
DOW-UAP-D105 is a 253-page U.S. Air Force file on flying disc reports from 1952, released under R6 on 2026-09-18. The declassified compilation, bearing authority NND 841508, contains internal transmittals of flying object reports routed among HQ USAF, the Directorate of Intelligence, and the Chief of ATIC at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. Documents in the file carry routing and action endorsements from December 1952, including correspondence signed by Colonel William A. Adams, Chief, Tactical Division, and comments attributed to CIA. The material also covers photographs of unidentified objects taken on 16 July 1952 at Salem Air Station, Massachusetts, with a note of appreciation to the United States Coast Guard.