UNCLASSIFIED // PUBLIC RELEASERELEASE 03 · JUNE 12, 2026

PENTAGON UFO FILE · DOCUMENT · CIA-UAP-004

CASE 17708 (CLOSED) and DR. Leon Davidson

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This 1958 CIA memorandum discussing a phone conversation with Dr. Leon Davidson regarding concerns about a destroyed "space message and its transmitter." A redacted version of this memorandum has been available on CIA's public website.

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The description is the government’s own, from war.gov/UFO, released on June 12, 2026. The Pentagon calls these unresolved cases — publishing a file does not mean it shows anything anomalous.

Last updated October 13, 2026