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Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow

CIA-UAP-013, Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity

A 1956 CIA Information Report relaying a Hungarian niece's letter describing fast-moving flying objects seen over Budapest, with a sketch of their suspected formation and course toward Moscow.

Brief

CIA Information Report No. 00-B-93674 documents flying object sightings reported by a Budapest-based sub-source through a naturalized US citizen who received a letter from a niece in Budapest in November 1955. The letter describes objects that "for several weeks kept the people in a nervous state" with an estimated speed of roughly 12 thousand km per hour, and included a sketch indicating the formation and suspected course of the objects between Budapest and Moscow. The report notes this is the first time the niece had mentioned such objects in her letters, and that a photostatic copy of the original German letter and an English translation were on loan from the CIA Library. The source information dates to November-March 1955, and the report is marked unevaluated information.

Metadata

Agency: CIA
Release: 6/12/26
Incident: 1956
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Type: PDF • .pdf
Length: 1 pages
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: flying objects, formation, Budapest, Moscow, 1956, high speed

Key points

The report carries CIA Report No. 00-B-93674 and the subject 'Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity.'p.1
In November 1955 a naturalized US citizen received a letter from a niece in Budapest describing the sightings.p.1
The objects' speed was estimated at roughly 12 thousand km per hour, per the niece's letter.p.1
A sketch accompanying the letter indicated the formation and suspected course of the objects, labeled along a Budapest-Moscow line.p.1
The report states this was the first time the niece had mentioned such objects in her letters.p.1
A photostatic copy of the original German-language letter and an English translation were on loan from the CIA Library.p.1
The report is marked 'THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION' and carries NOFORN / NO DISSEM ABROAD handling controls.p.1

Verbatim

Report or Unusvsl.
p.1
THIS IS UNEVALUATED I NFORMATION
p.1
kept the people 1n a nen-ous state.
p.1
Inelw.d With the 1.e1;ter was the f'ol.J.9r,riJJg sketch 1ndieatillg the :formation and suspected course of tlte
p.1
~s .i..s the first t:lme IIV .niece bas mentio1ted such obJects 1ll her l.e1;ters.
p.1

Most interesting

The description notes a more redacted version of this report has long been available on the CIA public website; this release exposes additional detail.
The sketch placed the objects' course along a Budapest-Moscow axis, tying the sighting to Cold War-era interest in Soviet activity.
The original letter was written in German and held as a photostatic copy in the CIA Library, with the quoted excerpt bracketed in the source letter.

Cited in

TAKEAWAYThe Cold War collection deskp.1War.gov June 12, 2026

Common questions

What is Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow?: A 1956 CIA Information Report relaying a Hungarian niece's letter describing fast-moving flying objects seen over Budapest, with a sketch of their suspected formation and course toward Moscow.
What does Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow reveal?: The report carries CIA Report No. 00-B-93674 and the subject 'Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity.' In November 1955 a naturalized US citizen received a letter from a niece in Budapest describing the sightings. The objects' speed was estimated at roughly 12 thousand km per hour, per the niece's letter.
Which agency produced Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow?: Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow is a primary-source record from CIA. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.
When is Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow dated?: Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow is dated 1956. It was declassified 2026.
What programs and topics appear in Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow?: Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow references flying objects, formation, Budapest, Moscow and high speed.
What does Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow say, in its own words?: "Report or Unusvsl." (source p. 1).

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_____________________________ Approv e d for Re l ease 202 6 :---.--~ - . ,-------""'s""E,.,.t'"'B"'o:::cr"'r"""""ok or PAG£' roB ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONTROLS, JF ANY Coo&-ff f•f•JM! M [i'.«-fi lbls: malG?kr.1 contalns iDfol'lllO't!9,a al.ftcti119 th~ National O.len.. ol the Unlud Slate• wilhla !ho Dle<lllln~ ol ~ E1ploruzcie Laws; 'Ill\e 18. U. S.C. INFORMATION f<EPORT 1 1 5eca, 793 and 794. Ibo ttanamlloloa. or ,e,-!.-::lon PREPARED ANO DISSEMINATED .BY o( which I.II CIIIJ man.n.r lo .... aaaulhor~~- !.>9'· 'O" la prohlbllod by~-/) ,YSZ) ).') J/ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AG.ENCY RE.POAT NO, COUNTRY 00- B--93674 Jl\:m.sal'Y $VSJECT Report or Unusvsl. ~ng Ob.1ect Sightings and Attendant Scimif'ic ACJ't1Vity ~UPPU:M£NT TO H£f'0Rl -, 00/C, Guide O AT I' OF INFORMATION (Daro 01' da.t-, OD OJ' bo1w-•o.a. · wl.fdi, ctfeOU 01. cl>OdltfoAJ dCJ:etfbcd iD roi>olf uist,d) :Nov l\lar 55 THIS IS UNEVALUATED I NFORMATION souRc.E Naturalized UB· ci.tisen ot • an extraction. H:e corre 'Id.th t"lro .m:ecos livi in · at. 1. In Boi7elDl.1er' 19.55 I received ~ letter 1".rom '!!!,I niece in ~est.. rus l.etter contatllffll tM· follow:l.ng int&re.stdng i tent .['tree t.ttlnslatioy': "~e ao.-cel.lecl ':f~ simcere (r~ta) [sie7 for seY"eral wee~ kept the people 1n a nen-ous state. ~se ver, 'fast speedi.Ilg t.qers~t acienti:Uc: QOUJ?l}- Ve'Z'Y bus,r.. :t0m sure you heard. QJ.r~ frdl!I tho • p~, J:2 'tllowlawi km per hour was estimated on these !.eyers." 2. Inelw.d With the 1.e1;ter was the f'ol.J.9r,riJJg sketch 1ndieatillg the :formation and suspected course of tlte QC>Ve obJeets: 3. ~s .i..s the first t:lme IIV .niece bas mentio1ted such obJects 1ll her l.e1;ters. 4. .ffi.~le on loan f'rOlli CIA Li.brt:l.'ey is a ·i,b.otoatatic co_py at or1giml· letter .-'·tn.~i.9n- a:ii a.r., Ehgl: !."eh t1.·sn1:J.a.ti;or.r, ._The excex .l't quoted in "para.. l • i,:; . l!',a-,~ ked 11'.l brackets in this le,~te1·, UNCLASSIFIED/ - fL. J ,..,L.,__,,:::f"' - <C,T'~ p -, - eJld - 111nn1u ,,w111B1llfe "', ,..- ....~o£s. ,..__ Bu&tpest· Moscow SFATi E ,o.vr I w • - ~ • • ... • • • • .. •• - NOFOBN ,: NO DlSStM, ABIIOAD ~ WIIITED: Di.ssemination ,li,njled to lv.ll•tim.e employees ;i ClJI .• .II.EC· a-nd FBI: qad. wJthi.ll Stat• and D~fen,c, to the JntcJUge::ce c.:ompone.ol:s* otber ollic-fts producing NJS elemenf.r.. and hl9bcr «chelo;,s with thell Immediate supp0rtinq stolJs. Not lo. he di.uem1nalod '° eon,s,:tltants, cnctor.naJ projc-:o,::. o.,r 103crl'4t personP~I on ff!ort rerm active duty l • xr.:eptlnq- J_ ndJviduals who at• norm«lJy l&Jl-tl.mc empJoye~.t ol ClA, AEC, FBI, Stole or Dele.nse-) DJS"Sem nariort. up.lf!.ss !'1p•w:rlltkn p,!tminim:1 of t&o 4d9inotio9 olii~ h"" bcon ohltTiai:d,lhrough the Aulstant Director /or CoUcc:fior. end i CIA.

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_____________________________ Approv e d for Re l ease 202 6 :---.--~ - . ,-------""'s""E,.,.t'"'B"'o:::cr"'r"""""ok or PAG£' roB ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONTROLS, JF ANY Coo&-ff f•f•JM! M [i'.«-fi lbls: malG?kr.1 contalns iDfol'lllO't!9,a al.ftcti119 th~ National O.len.. ol the Unlud Slate• wilhla !ho Dle<lllln~ ol ~ E1ploruzcie Laws; 'Ill\e 18. U. S.C. INFORMATION f<EPORT 1 1 5eca, 793 and 794. Ibo ttanamlloloa. or ,e,-!.-::lon PREPARED ANO DISSEMINATED .BY o( which I.II CIIIJ man.n.r lo .... aaaulhor~~- !.>9'· 'O" la prohlbllod by~-/) ,YSZ) ).') J/ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AG.ENCY RE.POAT NO, COUNTRY 00- B--93674 Jl\:m.sal'Y $VSJECT Report or Unusvsl. ~ng Ob.1ect Sightings and Attendant Scimif'ic ACJ't1Vity ~UPPU:M£NT TO H£f'0Rl -, 00/C, Guide O AT I' OF INFORMATION (Daro 01' da.t-, OD OJ' bo1w-•o.a. · wl.fdi, ctfeOU 01. cl>OdltfoAJ dCJ:etfbcd iD roi>olf uist,d) :Nov l\lar 55 THIS IS UNEVALUATED I NFORMATION souRc.E Naturalized UB· ci.tisen ot • an extraction. H:e corre 'Id.th t"lro .m:ecos livi in · at. 1. In Boi7elDl.1er' 19.55 I received ~ letter 1".rom '!!!,I niece in ~est.. rus l.etter contatllffll tM· follow:l.ng int&re.stdng i tent .['tree t.ttlnslatioy': "~e ao.-cel.lecl ':f~ simcere (r~ta) [sie7 for seY"eral wee~ kept the people 1n a nen-ous state. ~se ver, 'fast speedi.Ilg t.qers~t acienti:Uc: QOUJ?l}- Ve'Z'Y bus,r.. :t0m sure you heard. QJ.r~ frdl!I tho • p~, J:2 'tllowlawi km per hour was estimated on these !.eyers." 2. Inelw.d With the 1.e1;ter was the f'ol.J.9r,riJJg sketch 1ndieatillg the :formation and suspected course of tlte QC>Ve obJeets: 3. ~s .i..s the first t:lme IIV .niece bas mentio1ted such obJects 1ll her l.e1;ters. 4. .ffi.~le on loan f'rOlli CIA Li.brt:l.'ey is a ·i,b.otoatatic co_py at or1giml· letter .-'·tn.~i.9n- a:ii a.r., Ehgl: !."eh t1.·sn1:J.a.ti;or.r, ._The excex .l't quoted in "para.. l • i,:; . l!',a-,~ ked 11'.l brackets in this le,~te1·, UNCLASSIFIED/ - fL. J ,..,L.,__,,:::f"' - <C,T'~ p -, - eJld - 111nn1u ,,w111B1llfe "', ,..- ....~o£s. ,..__ Bu&tpest· Moscow SFATi E ,o.vr I w • - ~ • • ... • • • • .. •• - NOFOBN ,: NO DlSStM, ABIIOAD ~ WIIITED: Di.ssemination ,li,njled to lv.ll•tim.e employees ;i ClJI .• .II.EC· a-nd FBI: qad. wJthi.ll Stat• and D~fen,c, to the JntcJUge::ce c.:ompone.ol:s* otber ollic-fts producing NJS elemenf.r.. and hl9bcr «chelo;,s with thell Immediate supp0rtinq stolJs. Not lo. he di.uem1nalod '° eon,s,:tltants, cnctor.naJ projc-:o,::. o.,r 103crl'4t personP~I on ff!ort rerm active duty l • xr.:eptlnq- J_ ndJviduals who at• norm«lJy l&Jl-tl.mc empJoye~.t ol ClA, AEC, FBI, Stole or Dele.nse-) DJS"Sem nariort. up.lf!.ss !'1p•w:rlltkn p,!tminim:1 of t&o 4d9inotio9 olii~ h"" bcon ohltTiai:d,lhrough the Aulstant Director /or CoUcc:fior. end i CIA.

DISCLOSURE / FILE

Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow

A 1956 CIA Information Report relaying a Hungarian niece's letter describing fast-moving flying objects seen over Budapest, with a sketch of their suspected formation and course toward Moscow.

Brief

Key points

The report carries CIA Report No. 00-B-93674 and the subject 'Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity.'p.1

In November 1955 a naturalized US citizen received a letter from a niece in Budapest describing the sightings.p.1

The objects' speed was estimated at roughly 12 thousand km per hour, per the niece's letter.p.1

A sketch accompanying the letter indicated the formation and suspected course of the objects, labeled along a Budapest-Moscow line.p.1

The report states this was the first time the niece had mentioned such objects in her letters.p.1

A photostatic copy of the original German-language letter and an English translation were on loan from the CIA Library.p.1

The report is marked 'THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION' and carries NOFORN / NO DISSEM ABROAD handling controls.p.1

Most interesting

The description notes a more redacted version of this report has long been available on the CIA public website; this release exposes additional detail.

The sketch placed the objects' course along a Budapest-Moscow axis, tying the sighting to Cold War-era interest in Soviet activity.

The original letter was written in German and held as a photostatic copy in the CIA Library, with the quoted excerpt bracketed in the source letter.

Common questions

What is Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow?

A 1956 CIA Information Report relaying a Hungarian niece's letter describing fast-moving flying objects seen over Budapest, with a sketch of their suspected formation and course toward Moscow.

What does Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow reveal?

The report carries CIA Report No. 00-B-93674 and the subject 'Report of Unusual Flying Object Sightings and Attendant Scientific Activity.' In November 1955 a naturalized US citizen received a letter from a niece in Budapest describing the sightings. The objects' speed was estimated at roughly 12 thousand km per hour, per the niece's letter.

Which agency produced Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow?

Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow is a primary-source record from CIA. Its original classification was UNCLASSIFIED.

When is Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow dated?

Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow is dated 1956. It was declassified 2026.

What programs and topics appear in Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow?

Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow references flying objects, formation, Budapest, Moscow and high speed.

What does Niece's Sketch, Budapest Objects Toward Moscow say, in its own words?

"Report or Unusvsl." (source p. 1).

_____________________________ Approv e d for Re l ease 202 6 :---.--~ - . ,-------""'s""E,.,.t'"'B"'o:::cr"'r"""""ok or PAG£' roB ADDITIONAL SPECIAL CONTROLS, JF ANY Coo&-ff f•f•JM! M [i'.«-fi lbls: malG?kr.1 contalns iDfol'lllO't!9,a al.ftcti119 th~ National O.len.. ol the Unlud Slate• wilhla !ho Dle<lllln~ ol ~ E1ploruzcie Laws; 'Ill\e 18. U. S.C. INFORMATION f<EPORT 1 1 5eca, 793 and 794. Ibo ttanamlloloa. or ,e,-!.-::lon PREPARED ANO DISSEMINATED .BY o( which I.II CIIIJ man.n.r lo .... aaaulhor~~- !.>9'· 'O" la prohlbllod by~-/) ,YSZ) ).') J/ CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AG.ENCY RE.POAT NO, COUNTRY 00- B--93674 Jl\:m.sal'Y $VSJECT Report or Unusvsl. ~ng Ob.1ect Sightings and Attendant Scimif'ic ACJ't1Vity ~UPPU:M£NT TO H£f'0Rl -, 00/C, Guide O AT I' OF INFORMATION (Daro 01' da.t-, OD OJ' bo1w-•o.a. · wl.fdi, ctfeOU 01. cl>OdltfoAJ dCJ:etfbcd iD roi>olf uist,d) :Nov l\lar 55 THIS IS UNEVALUATED I NFORMATION souRc.E Naturalized UB· ci.tisen ot • an extraction. H:e corre 'Id.th t"lro .m:ecos livi in · at. 1. In Boi7elDl.1er' 19.55 I received ~ letter 1".rom '!!!,I niece in ~est.. rus l.etter contatllffll tM· follow:l.ng int&re.stdng i tent .['tree t.ttlnslatioy': "~e ao.-cel.lecl ':f~ simcere (r~ta) [sie7 for seY"eral wee~ kept the people 1n a nen-ous state. ~se ver, 'fast speedi.Ilg t.qers~t acienti:Uc: QOUJ?l}- Ve'Z'Y bus,r.. :t0m sure you heard. QJ.r~ frdl!I tho • p~, J:2 'tllowlawi km per hour was estimated on these !.eyers." 2. Inelw.d With the 1.e1;ter was the f'ol.J.9r,riJJg sketch 1ndieatillg the :formation and suspected course of tlte QC>Ve obJeets: 3. ~s .i..s the first t:lme IIV .niece bas mentio1ted such obJects 1ll her l.e1;ters. 4. .ffi.~le on loan f'rOlli CIA Li.brt:l.'ey is a ·i,b.otoatatic co_py at or1giml· letter .-'·tn.~i.9n- a:ii a.r., Ehgl: !."eh t1.·sn1:J.a.ti;or.r, ._The excex .l't quoted in "para.. l • i,:; . l!',a-,~ ked 11'.l brackets in this le,~te1·, UNCLASSIFIED/ - fL. J ,..,L.,__,,:::f"' - <C,T'~ p -, - eJld - 111nn1u ,,w111B1llfe "', ,..- ....~o£s. ,..__ Bu&tpest· Moscow SFATi E ,o.vr I w • - ~ • • ... • • • • .. •• - NOFOBN ,: NO DlSStM, ABIIOAD ~ WIIITED: Di.ssemination ,li,njled to lv.ll•tim.e employees ;i ClJI .• .II.EC· a-nd FBI: qad. wJthi.ll Stat• and D~fen,c, to the JntcJUge::ce c.:ompone.ol:s* otber ollic-fts producing NJS elemenf.r.. and hl9bcr «chelo;,s with thell Immediate supp0rtinq stolJs. Not lo. he di.uem1nalod '° eon,s,:tltants, cnctor.naJ projc-:o,::. o.,r 103crl'4t personP~I on ff!ort rerm active duty l • xr.:eptlnq- J_ ndJviduals who at• norm«lJy l&Jl-tl.mc empJoye~.t ol ClA, AEC, FBI, Stole or Dele.nse-) DJS"Sem nariort. up.lf!.ss !'1p•w:rlltkn p,!tminim:1 of t&o 4d9inotio9 olii~ h"" bcon ohltTiai:d,lhrough the Aulstant Director /or CoUcc:fior. end i CIA.