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- Central Intelligence AgencyWikipedia▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Founded September 18, 1947 under National Security Act
- Established by President Harry S. Truman
- Successor to OSS (Office of Strategic Services)
- Headquarters: Langley, Virginia
- Principal foreign intelligence agency
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | History, Organization, Responsibilities, Activities, & CriticismBritannica▎ high· 2026-05-14
- Independent civilian intelligence agency
- Reports to Director of National Intelligence (since 2004)
- Conducts covert operations and intelligence analysis
- No domestic law enforcement authority
- Records Related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National ArchivesNational Archives▎ high· 2026-05-14
- CIA maintains declassified UFO/UAP records spanning decades
- Primary concern was potential foreign intelligence threats
- Active UFO monitoring from 1940s through early 1990s
- Records available for research and FOIA requests
CIA
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The CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) is the principal foreign intelligence and counterintelligence agency of the United States, established on September 18, 1947, by the National Security Act under President Harry S. Truman. As an independent civilian agency within the U.S. Intelligence Community, it is tasked with collecting, analyzing, and disseminating foreign intelligence and conducting covert operations to support national security policy. The CIA has a documented history of monitoring and evaluating UFO/UAP reports from the 1940s through the 1990s, with particular interest during the early Cold War period and subsequent reviews ordered under former Director R. James Woolsey in response to public and congressional pressure.
Enriquecimento (PT-BR)
A CIA (Agência Central de Inteligência) é a principal agência de inteligência estrangeira e contrainformação dos Estados Unidos, estabelecida em 18 de setembro de 1947, pela Lei de Segurança Nacional sob o Presidente Harry S. Truman. Como agência civil independente dentro da Comunidade de Inteligência dos EUA, está encarregada de coletar, analisar e disseminar inteligência estrangeira e conduzir operações encobertas para apoiar a política de segurança nacional. A CIA possui um histórico documentado de monitoramento e avaliação de relatórios de ÓVNI/UAP desde os anos 1940 até os anos 1990, com interesse particular durante o período inicial da Guerra Fria e revisões subsequentes ordenadas pelo ex-Diretor R. James Woolsey em resposta à pressão pública e do Congresso.
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- Central Intelligence Agency · Wikipedia · reliability:
high— Founded September 18, 1947 under National Security Act; Established by President Harry S. Truman; Successor to OSS (Office of Strategic Services); Headquarters: Langley, Virginia; Principal foreign intelligence agency - Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) | History, Organization, Responsibilities, Activities, & Criticism · Britannica · reliability:
high— Independent civilian intelligence agency; Reports to Director of National Intelligence (since 2004); Conducts covert operations and intelligence analysis; No domestic law enforcement authority - Records Related to Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) and Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) at the National Archives · National Archives · reliability:
high— CIA maintains declassified UFO/UAP records spanning decades; Primary concern was potential foreign intelligence threats; Active UFO monitoring from 1940s through early 1990s; Records available for research and FOIA requests