Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Report of Unidentified Flying Objects — Belgian Congo
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AI-Generated Summary
This CIA report contains an excerpt from a 1955 letter from Kivu, Belgian Congo, in which the author claims frequent sightings of 'flying saucers' in the region while requesting a telescope.
This document is an Information Report prepared and disseminated by the Central Intelligence Agency, dated January 6, 1956. It serves to document an excerpt from a letter received in early November 1955 from an individual located in Kivu, Belgian Congo. The primary purpose of the original letter was to request price and delivery information for a compact, 60x telescope manufactured for sportsmen. Within the body of this request, the author of the letter makes a claim regarding the presence of 'flying saucers' in the region. The author asserts that these objects are being seen 'more and more' over the country and suggests that they are a significant phenomenon. The author further requests that the telescope be packed in an 'almost army-proof' manner to prevent damage by local vandals during transit. The CIA report classifies this information as 'unevaluated'.
The UFO /Unidentified Flying Objects/ are seeing more and more over this country, and owing perhaps to the very nature of this land and its beautiful sights, we here look more often in the sky then the busy Americans.
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Official Assessment
The document contains an excerpt from a letter received in early November 1955 from Kivu, Belgian Congo, requesting a telescope. The author of the letter claims that 'flying saucers' are being seen frequently in the region.