Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Guided Missiles in Afghanistan
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1955 intelligence memorandum regarding unidentified flying objects in Afghanistan, noting the agency's inability to identify the objects and requesting further information from a pending trip.
This memorandum, dated 10 November 1955, from the Assistant Director of Scientific Intelligence, Herbert Scoville, Jr., addresses reports of 'Guided Missiles' in Afghanistan. The document references two previous communications from October 1955. The author states that the agency has no desire to interview the individuals mentioned in the first reference, though they remain interested in the results of a forthcoming trip mentioned in the second. The agency explicitly states that it is unable to determine the nature or use of the observed objects, noting that any debris or remains would be considered extremely valuable for analysis. Furthermore, the memorandum highlights a significant similarity between an attached army attache report and a United Press article dated 4 October 1955, which also concerned 'flying objects' in Afghanistan.
We are unable to determine the nature and use of the observed object.
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Official Assessment
We are unable to determine the nature and use of the observed object.
The agency expressed no desire to interview individuals mentioned in reference a, but requested results of a forthcoming trip. They noted a close similarity between an army attache report and a United Press article regarding flying objects in Afghanistan.