Central Intelligence Agency (Declassification) (1978) — CTD-0248

DATE14 Dec 1978

LOCAL TIME—

LOCATIONUnited States

COORDINATES38.86°N, 77.02°W

CIA released 298 of 355 UFO documents (~800 pages) as result of Ground Saucer Watch FOIA lawsuit. First significant release of CIA UFO records, setting precedent for government UFO document disclosure.

[ PRIMARY CITATION // FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SCIENTISTS · CTD-0248 ]

WITNESSES & UNITS

Central Intelligence Agency

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Declassified archival release

FOIA compliance, Washington, D.C.

## RELATED FILES

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1977-09-01William Spaulding / Peter Gersten (Declassification)United StatesCTD-0234 →1977-01-01A 1977 FOIA Dispute Reportedly Prompted a Large CIA UFO-Record ReleaseUnited StatesCTD-0221 →1980-06-24Peter Gersten / Eugene F. Yeates (Declassification)United StatesCTD-0268 →