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This is a Secret History Staff monograph by Gregory W. Pedlow and Donald E. Welzenbach of the Central Intelligence Agency, published in 1992. It gives a history of the CIA's manned overhead reconnaissance program from 1954 to 1974, covering the development and operation of the U-2 and the A-12 OXCART aircraft. It covers overflights of the Soviet Union, the 1960 downing of Francis Gary Powers, and later operations. One section is titled "U-2s, UFOs, and Operation BLUE BOOK."
From the source:Release of 2026-06-12 This CIA History Staff document chronicles the complete history of the U-2 and OXCART (A-12) high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft programs from 1954 to 1974, detailing their development, operations over the Soviet Union and other targets worldwide, the famous downing of Francis Gary Powers in 1960, organizational reforms following that incident, and the eventual transfer of operations from CIA to Air Force control. A more redacted version of this document has been available on CIA's public website.
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378 Seu et NOfOfUd Index Pyroceram 268, 271 Q Quarles, Donald 81, 127, 144-145, 161-162, 263, 267 Quarters Eye 42 quartz glass window 282 Que Building 83, 111 Quemoy 215, 229 QUICK KICK 216 quick-reaction capability 301,313 R Raborn, William F., Jr. 240, 301, 332 radar 3, 7, 15, 19, 23,, 82, 87, 94, 97, 101. 104- 106, 110-111, 123, 128-130, 132-134, 139, 142, 144, 148, 168, 175-176, 178, 197, 211,215,230, 234-237, 239, 241-243, 247,257, 259-260, 263, 267-271, 273-274, 277,289,294,300, 303-307, 310-311, 317, 331-332, 335-336, 339, 341-342 radar camouflage 128 radar cross section 15,260,263, 267-270, 271, 273-274, 277, 300, 332, 339, 341-343, 110 radar deception 130 radar defense systems 343 radar image 259,332 radar pulses 87, 110, 130, 175, 268, 335 radar signature 341-342 radar technology 7 radar-absorbing 111, 260 radar-deflecting 260 radar-homing unit 342 Radford, Arthur W. 122-124, 126 Radhakrishnan, Savepalli 232 Radiation Laboratories 330 RADINT 189 radio 2, 7, 19, 75, 87, 175-176, 186, 268, 289, 332 RAINBOW 111. 129-130, 259 Ramenskoye, Soviet Union 20. 105 Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico 211 ramjet-powered 262-263. 268. 291 Ramo-Wooldridge firm 335 RAND Corporation 20, 26, 85 Randolph AFB, Tex.as 73 Randsburg Wash 340 Ray, Walter 302 "ray-tracing" programs 52, 55 RB-29 aircraft 3-4 RB-47 aircraft 3, 22. 182. 186 RB-52 aircraft 22 RB-57 aircraft 26, 35, 40, 134. 223 RB-57D aircraft 6, 126. 162 Seeret
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