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CIA-UAP-003, The Central Intelligence Agency and Overhead Reconnaissance; The U-2 and OXCART Programs, 1954-1974

Central Intelligence Agency · 1954 · 406 pages · text from the file's own layer

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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Index
WHALE TALE
247,249
Wheelon, Albert (Bud)
240, 287, 333
Wheelus AFB
121
White House
33, 43, 97, 109, ll 1-112, 120, 122.
128, 154, 172, 186, 189
Wienberg, Charles F. {Bud)
7, 11-12
Wiesbaden, Gennany
80, 95, 104-105, 108. l 14-ll5,
120-121
Wiesner, Jerome B.
37
Williams, John J.
185
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
222
Wilson. Charles
126
wind currents
87
wind tunnels
269
wing teeth
277
wings
5, 8. 1I. 23-25, 42, 45, 47, 66. 68.
72. 75-76, 80. 89, 95. 129, 148-149,
199. 242,248, 25!, 271. 274,277,
286, 312, 340
wiretaps
2
Wonsan Harbor
307
Worcester, Massachusetts
62
world press
85, 122
World Warr
l
World War II
1-2. 4, 7-8. 13, 15. 17. 22. 42,
49, 56, 62. 87, 95. 97, !24. 135,
214, 222, 232. 317, 322. 327-33!
Wright Air Development Command
4-5, 8, 12, 14, 18, 35, 73
Wright-Patterson
73
WRINGER
2
WS-461L
144-145
Wu-ch'ang. China
228
X
XF-104
(See Lockheed Day Fighter)
X-16
9. 13, 15. 26, 34-35
X-band radar pulses
335
X-rays
291
y
YAK-25RM
(See Mandrake)
YAK-26
(See Mandrake)
Yakov!ev
148
Yakovlev-25
148
Yale University
15
Yancey, William f.
75, 77-78
YC-97 Boeing Stratocruiser
13
Yerevan, Soviet Union
124
YF-!2A
285, 291, 294, 308
50z(See also AF-12)
Yokota AFB. Japan
134
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