The UFO FilesDocument
CIA-UAP-013, Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity
- Kind
- Document
- Agency
- CIA
- Incident date
- 1956
- Location
- Budapest, Hungary
- Released
- Jun 12, 2026
The file opens on war.gov, the Department of War's PURSUE site.
WHAT THE RECORD SAYS
The government's own description, as released.
This 1956 CIA Information Report describes flying object sightings reported by a Budapest-based sub-source, including a sketch showing the objects' suspected formation and flight path between Budapest and Moscow. A more redacted version of this report has been available on CIA's public website.
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