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USAFE top secret cable on flying saucers over Europe (TT 1524, Item 14)

When: 4 Nov 1948
Where: Wiesbaden, Germany
Sources: 3 public sources

U.S. fighters at Neubiberg Air Base, one of the sites named in the 1948 cable USAAF, United States Air Force Historical Research Agency, Maxwell AFB Alabama., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A top secret U.S. Air Forces in Europe intelligence cable reported recurring saucer sightings, including an object over Neubiberg Air Base, and relayed Swedish officers' view that some reflected advanced technology. The Pentagon included it in its May 2026 UFO records release.

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PressUFO files spanning decades are released by Defense Department (opens in a new tab)NPR (via OPB) / 2026-05-08
OtherUSAFE Item 14, TT 1524 (4 November 1948), transcription (opens in a new tab)Project 1947 / 1948-11-04
OtherTT 1524 article (Jan Aldrich; NARA RG 341, Entry 214, TS Control 2-5317) (opens in a new tab)Project 1947 / 2000-04

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