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CIA UFO Film from Montana and Utah, 1956

Silent footage of unidentified flying objects analyzed by Air Force and Navy labs, unidentifiable.

Event

Pending

Location

Pending

Source

National Archives UAP Bulk Downloads

AI Disclosure Brief

AI assisted

Reported Object Read

Silent black-and-white footage depicting unidentified flying objects filmed in Montana and Utah.

Notable Characteristics

  • Sound: Silent
  • Environment: sky

Reported Motion

No confident entries yet.

Evidence Notes

  • NARA catalog scope note describes UFO footage.
  • Studied by military photo labs.

NARA catalog entry documents declassified CIA-held UFO footage from 1956, with official lab analysis unable to identify objects depicted.

Shape read

Unclear

Sensors

visual

AI confidence

85%

Prosaic Leads

  • Possibly misidentified aircraft or natural phenomena, pending footage review.

Anomalous Indicators

  • Military photo labs at Wright-Patterson and Navy center could not identify objects.
  • Captions assert footage authenticity.

Evidence Gaps

  • No specific shapes, motions, or timestamps described.
  • Actual footage content not accessible via catalog JSON.
  • Exact filming dates and locations within states unknown.
External reference status: Unverified

Evidence Quotes // source statements

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"This item consists of silent footage of unidentified flying objects from both Montana and Utah. Captions included at the beginning and the end of the film maintain that the footage was authentic and that the footage was studied by the Photo Reconnaissance Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the US Navy Photo Interpretation Center in Washington DC, adding that staff were unable to identify the objects."

Unknown speaker

Item description in CIA records series.

Pattern Mesh // linked sightings

Score 108 shared tags

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NASA archival audio tape features Walter Cronkite and astronaut Gordon Cooper discussing UFOs.

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Fort Belvoir Saucer Lab, 1952

Army physicist crafts flying saucers to order in Virginia laboratory.

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Score 108 shared tags

Flying Saucer Wreck in Tobacco Shed, 1949

Air Force discovers novel round-wing craft in Maryland shed amid saucer stir.

Same source archive

Shared tags: item, json, moving

Score 108 shared tags

UFOs Fact or Fiction Broadcast, 1974

WWDC radio documentary probes Project Blue Book and UFO debates with military, scientists, aviators.

Same source archive

Shared tags: item, json, moving

Score 108 shared tags

NARA Catalog Export: Unidentified Flying Objects

National Archives metadata compilation on UFO records from moving images and sound.

Same source archive

Shared tags: item, json, moving

Score 108 shared tags

Atlas F Test 103 Nose Cone Anomaly, 1962

Film captures missile breakup with smaller object trailing nose cone on parallel path.

Same source archive

Shared tags: item, json, moving

Chronology Trace // before & after

First similar traceMar 13, 1997

Phoenix Lights

Phoenix, Arizona

Later relatedMar 13, 1997

Phoenix Lights

Phoenix, Arizona

Official Files // source material

1 linked
Json

Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs)

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