National Security Agency

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National Security Agency
The seal of the U.S. National Security Agency . The first use was in September 1966, replacing an older seal which was used briefly. For more…
The seal of the U.S. National Security Agency . The first use was in September 1966, replacing an older seal which was used briefly. For more… Photo: U.S. government · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
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Also known asNSA
On the Timeline19 events, 1954–2022

The National Security Agency (NSA) is the U.S. agency responsible for signals intelligence and code-breaking, created in 1952. Its UFO role became public in 1980, when a lawsuit by Citizens Against UFO Secrecy forced it to acknowledge about 135 UFO-related documents, which it withheld for national security reasons. A judge upheld this after reviewing a classified affidavit.

Released material

National Security Agency headquarters circa 1950s. Note: NSA gratefully acknowledges Presidential Libraries and Museum entities and their staffs for…
National Security Agency headquarters circa 1950s. Note: NSA gratefully acknowledges Presidential Libraries and Museum entities and their staffs for… Photo: Unknown photographer · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

Heavily redacted versions of these documents were later released, along with a few NSA papers on UFOs, including a 1968 essay urging study. Several people in UFO stories claim NSA connections, including Dan Sherman, who said he was trained to receive alien messages.

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