UNCLASSIFIED // PUBLIC RELEASERELEASE 03 · JUNE 12, 2026

PENTAGON UFO FILE · DOCUMENT · CIA-UAP-006

Sighting Of Unconventional Aircraft

CIAIncident: November, 1955Baku, Azerbaijan521 KB

This CIA information report from November 1955 describes a US national's eyewitness account of triangular aircraft with wing lights launch at a steep angle from an airfield near Baku, Azerbaijan on October 4, 1955. A redacted version of this report 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