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FBI Flying Discs Memos, 1957 Cuba Sighting

Declassified FBI documents log witness reports of silent hat-shaped disc over Cuban mines.

Event

May 8, 2026

Location

Pending

Source

PURSUE Program

65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_9

AI Disclosure Brief

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Reported Object Read

Jose Maria Nieto and Carmelo Aguzman reported seeing a flying disc shaped like a man's hat hovering silently over Matahambre mines for several minutes before accelerating towards the sea.

Notable Characteristics

  • Size: larger than ordinary airplanes
  • Duration: several minutes
  • Sound: completely silent

Reported Motion

  • hovered stationary then high-speed departure

Evidence Notes

  • Newspaper report in Diario de la Marina, November 12, 1957.
  • FBI Legal Attache memo from Havana, November 20, 1957.

Declassified FBI file compiles 1957 flying disc reports including a detailed Cuban witness account, referred to Air Force without Bureau investigation; Air Force deemed U.S. cases nonauthentic.

Shape read

Disc

Sensors

visual

AI confidence

75%

Prosaic Leads

  • Newspaper-sourced witness anecdote
  • Post-Sputnik hysteria noted in memos
  • Air Force negative investigations

Anomalous Indicators

  • Silent, hat-shaped disc larger than local aircraft
  • High-speed sea-ward departure after hover

Evidence Gaps

  • No corroborating reports received
  • No Bureau or further inquiry conducted
  • No sensor data or photos
External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

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Craft SightingExact quote
"they had seen a flying disc in the shape of a man's hat hovering over the general area of Matahambre for several minutes. They claimed that this disc was larger than ordinary airplanes normally seen in that area and that it was completely silent in its flight."

Unknown speaker

Witness claims reported via Havana Legal Attache.

Official DenialAttributed claim
"All the cases mentioned above have for all practical purposes been resolved as being nonauthentic or there was no basis for the sightings."

Unknown speaker, Air Force Intelligence officials / U.S. Air Force

FBI liaison discussion on U.S. UFO reports post-Sputnik.

Pattern Mesh // linked sightings

No mesh nodes yet. As more vault dumps land, this graph teeth out.

Chronology Trace // before & after

No dated sibling signals are available yet.

Official Files // source material

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65_HS1-834228961_62-HQ-83894_Section_9

4-5 REV. 15-20-73) 0062 83894 Class / Case # HQ - HEADQUARTERS FBI - CENTRAL RECORDS CENTER L ment of Justice JAN 19 1979 VED FROM OR ADDED TO THIS FILI RRP003IXGO 8/11/1274182 9 Vol. 385 Serial # DE of Sevial 4:26 FOIPA #2 404718 406 INVESTIGATION COPIED FOR LIPA NOV 2 COPIED FOR FOIPA MAY 13 1311 BY R232 COPIED FOR FOIPA FEB 28 1978 3Y DO NOT USE CARE IN HANDLINDESSTROY - FOIPA # 993087 Declassification authority derived from FBI Automatic Declassification Guide, issued May 24, 2007. Transfer-Call 3421 SHAW-WALKER SERIALS 385-447 SECTION 9 SECTION 9 + SERIALS 385-447 62- HQ-83894 BUREAU COPIE FOI APR 17 1876 BY *62-HQ-83894-9* 447 Sub STANDARD FORM NO. 64 Office Men dum · UNITED GOVERNMENT DATE: 11-14-57 TO : DIRECTOR, FBI SAC, Dallas (62-1311) SUBJECT : FLYING DISCS INFORMATION CONCERNI