Unknown Flying Objects Observed Over Budapest
This declassified Central Intelligence Agency report, marked 'unevaluated information,' recounts a source's account of unidentified flying objects observed over Budapest and other parts of Hungary during May and June 1950. According to the source, in early May 1950 several engineers he considered reliable told him the Ministry of Defense had been alerted about the over-flight of a formation of unknown flying objects moving in an easterly direction. The objects reportedly resembled aircraft flying in formation at extremely high speed and at approximately twenty-five thousand meters, and were observed by radar units of the Hungarian Air Defense Command. No action was taken to disturb the flight, the probable reason being that the Air Defense Command had no weapons capable of reaching such altitude. Throughout May and June 1950, numerous reports from across Hungary described 'flying saucers' as fast-flying objects able to change direction, accelerate, and decelerate abruptly. The source relates discussions among Hungary's leading mathematicians, engineers, and technicians at the War Technical Institute, who concluded the objects did not exist and that the reports were spread by propaganda. An official announcement in a Hungarian publication declared the entire 'flying saucer' scare a myth. The report closes with a quipped observation from one of the observers hoping the objects were 'on their way to bomb Moscow.' The document is heavily degraded and partially illegible.
Description
A CIA information report describing sightings of unidentified flying objects over Hungary in May and June 1950, based on accounts from engineers who reported that Hungarian Air Defense radar detected a high-speed formation of unknown aircraft, and that widespread 'flying saucer' reports were subsequently dismissed as myth by Hungarian authorities.
Claims
Hungarian experts at the War Technical Institute concluded the objects did not exist and attributed the reports to U.S. propaganda.
60%Numerous 'flying saucer' reports appeared almost daily across Hungary during May and June 1950, describing objects that could change direction and rapidly accelerate and decelerate.
50%An official announcement declared the entire flying saucer scare a myth.
45%In early May 1950 the Hungarian Ministry of Defense was alerted to an overflight of a formation of unknown flying objects moving in an easterly direction.
40%The objects flew in formation at an extremely high speed at roughly 25,000 meters altitude and were observed on radar by the Hungarian Air Defense Command.
40%No action was taken against the objects because the Air Defense Command lacked weapons capable of reaching that altitude.
40%The Hungarian Ministry of Defense was alerted in early May 1950 about a formation of unknown flying objects flying easterly.
40%Radar units of the Hungarian Air Defense Command observed aircraft-like objects flying in formation at approximately twenty-five thousand meters at extremely high speed.
40%The Air Defense Command took no action because it lacked weapons able to reach the objects' altitude.
40%
Events
Apr 30, 1950
Radar observation of unknown flying object formation
Hungarian Air Defense Command radar units reportedly tracked a formation of unknown high-speed objects over Hungary.
Apr 30, 1950
Wave of 'Flying Saucer' reports across Hungary
For two to three weeks during May and June 1950, near-daily reports described fast-maneuvering flying objects.
Official denial published
An announcement in 'Szabad Nép' declared the flying saucer scare a myth.
Apr 30, 1950
Over-flight of unknown flying object formation
A formation of unknown flying objects flying easterly at high speed and ~25,000 meters altitude was reportedly detected by Hungarian Air Defense radar in early May 1950.
Apr 30, 1950
Widespread flying saucer reports across Hungary
For two to three weeks during May and June 1950, near-daily reports across Hungary described fast-flying, maneuverable objects.
Official dismissal of the flying saucer scare
An official announcement in a Hungarian publication declared the flying saucer reports a myth, following expert discussions at the War Technical Institute.
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