Central Intelligence Agency
The CIA's declassified UFO holdings and historical studies, released through its FOIA Electronic Reading Room.
Role in UAP Records
The CIA's Office of Scientific Intelligence convened the 1953 Robertson Panel and monitored the UFO controversy in the following decades. Its declassified files and in-house historical studies are released through the CIA FOIA Electronic Reading Room. These records reflect intelligence-community interest in the UFO question rather than the U.S. Air Force's own case investigations.
Official Source
https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/collection/ufos-fact-or-fictionDocuments are linked to official source pages; copyright and license notes are recorded per source.
Collection Status
Every record links to its official source page. Many records also include an AI-assisted summary, a Chinese translation, machine-extracted full text, and a hosted preservation copy — see each record page.
Related records
- CIA's Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947–90 (Gerald K. Haines, Studies in Intelligence, 1997) Report landing 1990s Official link verified
- Report of the Scientific Panel on Unidentified Flying Objects (Robertson Panel, 1953) Report landing 1950s Official link verified
Future Record Areas
- ◦ Declassified UFO documents (FOIA reading room)
- ◦ Scientific-panel and historical studies