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This CIA memorandum from the Office of Scientific Intelligence, dated February 1965, analyzes reported UFO incidents from November 1964. It concludes there was no high altitude, ultra-high-speed UFO. It finds that the object a US Navy F-8C pilot saw on 19 November was probably a delta-wing fighter, possibly on MiG-21 reconnaissance during missile test firings. Also attached is a 1958 memo from Herbert Scoville, Jr. that refers a Photographic Intelligence Center report on a Mr. Fine's UFO photographs to the Air Force.
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b. At the time, the ratin was undergoing an evaluation leaf program - house, the use of a recording camera. 3. In view of the bad pilot observation, it is concluded that the so-called U.S.C on 19 November was probably a deltawing fighter of a type having a significantly higher climb performance than the S-8C at the 50,000 foot altitude regime. Based on the limited information provided in the associated correspondence, other objects reported during the period of 16 to 24 November would appear to be unidentified aircraft. 4. Apparently, missile test firings were scheduled during this time period, and it is conceivable that the area in question could have been an attractive target for reconnaissance. The locatd 325 n.m. from the eastern during the 19 November incident, well within MiG-21 range. The USSR has a MiG-21 reconnaissance configuration There is no evidence at hand to suggest or deny any MIC-21 reconnaissance activity caused Karl H. Lucker DONALD F. CHAMBERLAIN Assistant Director Scientific Intelligence A. ! D1s= = = = = Cy i i 2 - Address (w/attach) Cy 3 2 4 - A D / S Cy > Z Z - DSZ / ZZ Cy 7 ≡ 8 - ADD/DSD/SI 40 OSI/DSD/ADS:4AGay:1d1/6621 (10 FoS 65)
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FOIA release, from the cia-readingroom collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. The text was read from the page images by GLM-OCR; expect the odd misread word. 3 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.