The CIA and Overhead Reconnaissance: U-2 and Oxcart
CIA-UAP-003
- Agency
- CIA
- File type
- Incident date
- 1954–1974
- Location
- N/A
- Released
- June 12, 2026
- Verification
- Official government release
What this record is
A historical account of the CIA’s U-2 and Oxcart reconnaissance programs. It provides important context because secret high-altitude aircraft contributed to some Cold War-era unusual-object sightings.
Preliminary summary based on the official government listing and record metadata.