📍 United States Central Intelligence Agency 📅 1940s — 1970s 🔍 Intelligence files, government cover-up

The role of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in UFO research has always been shrouded in mystery. According to declassified files, the CIA actively collected UFO intelligence from the 1950s to the 1970s, with a primary focus on:

1. National security threats: Could UFOs be secret Soviet weapons?
2. Intelligence cover-up: The CIA once assisted the Air Force in downplaying UFO incidents
3. Psychological warfare: Assessing the impact of the UFO phenomenon on public psychology

Cover of declassified CIA UFO-related files

Key declassified content:

• 2016: The CIA released over 2,700 pages of UFO-related documents
• OSA (Other Space Agencies): A mysterious abbreviation appears in the files
• 1952 Washington Invasion: Internal CIA memos show high-level concern
• Robertson Panel (1953): A CIA-led panel recommended using debunking tactics to “handle” UFO reports

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📚 References: CIA FOIA Reading Room, The Black Vault