Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Memorandum for Deputy Director (Intelligence): USSR and Satellite Mention of Flying Saucers
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This 1952 memorandum assesses Soviet and satellite media coverage of flying saucers, concluding that such reports are framed by these nations as American propaganda designed to incite war hysteria. It notes that no factual evidence of saucer sightings was found in the Soviet press.
This memorandum, dated 22 August 1952, was addressed to the Deputy Director (Intelligence) regarding the mention of 'Flying Saucers' within the USSR and its satellite states. The document reports that a search of files yielded no factual evidence of such mentions in the Soviet satellite press over the preceding two years, though it notes a potential, unverified reference in a Russian newspaper from 1948. The document highlights two specific instances of Soviet-aligned media coverage. The first, a broadcast from 10 June 1951, claims that the Chief of Nuclear Physics at the US Naval Research Bureau explained that US government circles were aware of the harmless nature of these objects, but that the US was intentionally spreading 'false reports' to create war hysteria. The second instance, derived from a State Department cable regarding the 14 August issue of Szabad Nep in Budapest, describes flying saucers as an American attempt to fan war hysteria, specifically mentioning that radar detection of saucers is cited in the article as part of American propaganda to threaten Western countries. The document concludes by noting that FEID has been requested to alert field stations to any further mentions of flying saucers within the Iron Curtain countries.
Flying Saucer stories are another American attempt to fan war hysteria.
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Official Assessment
A search of files revealed no factual evidence of Flying Saucer mentions in the Soviet Satellite press within the previous two years. Intelligence reports indicate that Soviet-aligned media characterizes reports of flying saucers as American propaganda intended to incite war hysteria.