Events in 1955
CIA Information Report from April 1956 detailing a November 1955 letter from Hungary. The letter describes public excitement over 'flying saucers' moving at 12,000 km/h, with a sketch showing a course from Budapest to Moscow.
USAF correspondence from January 1955 responding to public inquiries about UFOs and the Sylacauga, Alabama meteorite incident. Includes internal memos and letters from citizens, with standard replies enclosing an Air Force summary on the topic.
Air Intelligence Information Report, 14 October 1955, Report of eye witness account of the ascent and flight of a unconventional aircraft in the trans-Caucasus region on the USSR.
CIA memorandum from October 1955 detailing the debriefing of Senator Russell and his party regarding their sighting of unconventional aircraft, described as glowing balls, while traveling by train from Baku to Tiflis in the Soviet Union.
A collection of USAF memoranda and reports from 1954-1955 concerning the A.V. Roe (Canada) Project Y-2 "Flying Saucer." Documents include a negative technical assessment by the Scientific Advisory Board and intelligence concerns about potential Soviet VTO aircraft development.
CIA report from Nov 1955 on a sighting of a triangular aircraft by a US tourist near Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, on Oct 4, 1955. The object performed rapid spirals after a missile-like launch from an airfield, witnessed from a train.
