CIA: British Activity in the Field of Unidentified Flying Objects
Date
Document Type
Intelligence Assessment
Authentication
Official - DeclassifiedRedaction Status
▐ Partially RedactedIssuing Authority
Central Intelligence Agency
Summary
CIA assessment of British government and scientific activity in the field of unidentified flying objects. This document reveals CIA interest in allied-nation UAP investigations, tracking what the UK government and British scientists were researching regarding anomalous aerial phenomena. The UK's Directorate of Scientific Intelligence and Air Ministry both maintained formal UFO investigation programs in this period.
Significance
Demonstrates CIA surveillance of allied-nation UAP investigation programs. British UFO investigation was significant given the UK's independent scientific community and the multiple high-profile RAF incidents. CIA tracking of British UAP research shows the phenomenon was treated as an intelligence-level matter across the entire Anglo-American intelligence sharing apparatus.